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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
A Clever American Girl.

Here's bit of story that comes from
pndon and has the rare merit of truth.
ISIS Banks tells it-Miss Banks, the clever
merican girl whose newspaper methods
t London by tho ears even before she
rote Campaigns OF Curiosity" There
as certain young American girl In
pndon who had como over with only the
urage of youth and the point of pen to
Bop the wolf away. She hadn the easiest
bne in the world lot mo tell you. One
by she presented herself at the Office of an
itor who had bought "stuff" of her.
he great man was busy, but as she in
sted on seeing him she was allowed to
hter. She had bundle of manuscript in
br hand, and she begged the editor to
lad it, and at once. Oddly enough, no
Pnsented. 1t was story.
1t was a story about young woman
ritter who purchased typewriting ma
hino on the installment plan. All went
ell till the final payment Of 81 was due.
he hadn't the money and couldn't get It,.
vice the people who sold the machine
i've hor additional time. At last they
mt man to take 1t away. At her wit's
bd the poor girl begged him to wait just
70 hours. She gave him something to
ad, and she wheedled him q little and
offered to wait. So she sat down at the
aohine and ratified off pathetic story OF
pr own struggles with fato and of her
uitless efforts to raise money to pay for
20 typewriter. When she finished, she
Ut on her bonnet and went to newspa-
pr office, sold tho story and brought back
% money In time to save the machine.
was prettily told story and pathetic
be.
"By Jove," said the editor as he finish
reading II, ~ always said you could
fiction, but you never would. Come
uud noxt woek, and III lot you know
bether Well publish It,"
The girl hesitated.
III you please" she said, "won'1 you
eide nows"
"Why" asked the editor In surprise.
'iWoll, /" said the girl, lyon 500 the man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
Eskimo Story Telling.

The Eskimos arc great story tellers.
When they arc lying around the three sides
OF a'hut some one will call out, Tell q
story" and then the man who makes q
business Of that sort of thing will spin O
long yarn, until he finds that every one
else has dropped off to sleep. That's what
his business is-to talk them to sleep. The
stories that are told nre always of the blood
and thunder kind, and l have never heard
any one of them in the least degree I'M
pcr.-Alaska Letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
A Fragrant Freshener.

If your room BIO stuffy because 1t has
been lived in too much, or because home
domesticus has INDUCED too freely In the
soothing nicotine, you may easily render
1t sweet and habitable once more by plao.
Ing one-hnlf ounce of spirits of lavender
and lump of salts of ammonia In wide
mouthed fancy jar or bottle and leaving
1t uncovered. This makes pleasant
deodorizer and disinfectant, filling the
room with delicate perfume which Will
be soothing to the nerves and senses, espe
oially during warm weather. Try 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
400 Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be please
to learn that there rs at least one dreaded
disease that science has been been able e cure
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease. ne
Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the disease, and giving the patient
and essistfne nature In doing Its work
The proprietors have so much faith In its
curative powers. thrt they vffer One Hun
cure. Send for list Of Testimonials.
FL. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Drugglstss 7oc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

Tho great mistake of overindulgence Is
30 common that every one understands
what Is meant by the term 'spoiled child, I"
for spoiled child Is synonymous with over
INDUCED child.
1t is common thing for young mothers
to give q child whatever he cries for, II 1t
Is possible to- do 1t, and establish u habit
of crying on tho part of the child and u
habit of giving on their own part that
makes the child tho worry worst sort of q
tyrant imaginable. 1t is no unusual thing
to 500 mother completely under tho
thumb of her child. The child knows
his power even at the early age Of years.
He has only TO cry II little to have small
concessions made to him and to cry II lit
tie longer and louder and harder to have
larger concessions made.
Sometimes mother wakes up to this
petty but still terrible tyranny in timo to
change such stnto of affairs. But more
frequently tho knowledge comes too late
TO tho sufferer, and after making repeated
endcavors to regain lost ground rather
than face tho tempest of tears and the
louder storms her resistance invokcs, the
mother relapses into the easier position OF
acquiescence to every demand. The result
of this weakness, and those weaker con-
cessions that preceded 1t, Is spoiled baby,
spoiled child and almost inevitably q
wayward youth, growing to solflsh un-
disciplined, uncontrolled manhood. The
parents Of tho spoiled child should be
made to realize tho fact that they are re-
sponslblo If their pride and overindulgence
bring them only griof and anxiety In the
future. From the time the little one Is
ablo to distinguish between right and
wrong firinnoss should be tho watchword
And the habit once formed 1t will be quite
as easy to insist upon prompt and cheerful
obedience as to follow the selfish and sinful
practice of "humoring the child to avoid O
scene ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
Cannon's wit.

Congressman Cannon hos dry wit. To
q constituent who was urging him to favor
certain appropriation recently the ILL
nois veteran replied: "You do not under
stand my duties to the governments. / am
not chairman of this committee for tho
purpose of making appropriations but to
prevent appropriations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
WOMAN AND HOME.
RS. JAMES MONROE AND HER "Doc-
Urine" IN SOCIAL MATTERS.

eminine Atbleticism-A Clever American
Girl - The Nursing of Children - The
Spoiled walking as an Art-Rus-
|sian Peasant Women.
| No young woman in Tho old society OF
lew York was pretticr O. moro charming
Ian Eliza Kortright, who became tho
life of James Monroe long before that cell
|Drated man was president or announced
! o doctrine of international polity that
bars his name Aftcr the Revolution
Ionroc, n handsome young fellow of a3,
|ent to New York from Virginia ms dele
hto to congress- then sitting there. He
Iid been captain, and in Washington s
! ial set met Miss Kortright, who was
o belle Of the town. Tho two young poo
10 pleased each other and were maieled.
was n flno wedding, attended by all the
kntry and tho browning social evont of
10 gay winter that succeeded tho first In
hguration of George Washington. Mrs
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
WEDDING AT MILFORD.
Marriage of William L. McCaIum and Miss
Elizabeth Townsend Willis.

In the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church at noon Wednesday, William
H. McCallum, of Philadelphia, was
married to Miss Elizabeth Townsend
Willis, only daughter of Congressman
Jonathan Spencer Willis. The cere-
mOny was performed by the brides
father, who is a Methodist minister.
He was assisted by the Rev. T. E.
Martindale, D. D.
A hundred palms and ferns were
beautifully arranged around the alter,
and great banks of cut flowers were
everywhere. An immense marriage
bell swung above the bridal party, and
a 1,OO0-candle power electric light shed
its rays upon the gathering.
Hen. William T. Warburton of
Maryland gave the bride away Irving
McCallum, brother of the groom, was
best man, and Thomas B. Homer, DIR.
Frank W. Thomas, Harry Grisse, Ed
ward I. Comfort, Charles Henry Gum
mey and Frank J. Sheble, all of Phila-
delphia, were the ushers. Miss Cor
inne Sherwood was maid of honor, and
Miss Florence Jones of New York, Miss
Fannie Pennewill of Dover and Miss
Prettyman and Miss Ella Prettyman, of
Milford were the bridesmaids.
The bride wore a gown ofivory white
duchesse satin, court traine, broad
square neck with duchesse and point
lace bertha, tulle veil, fastened by dia-
mOnd star. The bertha was caught up
by a gorgeous diamond harvest moon
crescent, the gift of the groom. She
, carried large bouquet of Bride roses
and valley lilies.
Fifteen hundred invitations were
issued for the ceremony at the church
and 800 for the wedding breakfast at
the brides home. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Callum left at P. NJ. on an extended
wedding tour, at the termination of
which they will reside on Germantown
avenue, Philadelphia.
The presents were numerous and in
value represents a small fortune. The
gifts of the groom to the bride were val
ued at $4,000 alone, and the cut glass
and silver will, in addition, reach
total value of $4,000
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

ton are w. T. Cavender, William
Salisbury, L. L. Sapp, Nathan Pratt
and E. W. Cooper. The total vote cast
at election was as follows, for the Dem
ocrats: William Salisbury, 3156;
Charles G. Harmonson, 3148; E. F.
O'Day, BAG; L. L. Sapp, 3145; John
H. Scabinger, 3142; E. W. Cooper,
3141; d. V. Hutchins. 3141; w. T..
Cavender, 314O: R. R. Kenney, 318S;
Nathan Pratt, 3135.
The Republicans seated were d. S.
Clark, W. L. Smithers, G. H. Murray,
Paris t. Carlisle and J. w. Herring.
The total vote for the Republican
candidate was: John B. Cooper, 3599;
A. X. Cole, 3545; G. H. Murray, 3543;
Paris 7. Carlisle, 1884; W. H. Frank
lin, 1886; John W. Herring, 1888; d.
S. Clark, 1887; w. T. Smithers, 1878;
P. Aaron, 1871; Beniah Watson, 1866;
All of the foregoing candidates were
nominated and voted for by the Union
Republicans of the county.
The Republicans voted for the Union
Republican candidates, and they were
the five who received the highest votes.
In addition the Regulars voted for five
other candidates who polled a little
more than 100 votes each.
The convention seated three of the
Union Republicans who did notreceive
the full Regular vote, and two of the
men supported by both factions.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
WIN. B. SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON. DEL
WILMINGTON. DEL

Our store begins TO put on
it Holiday dress, and we are
making great efforts to show
an attractive line of standard
holiday goods that will be of
great interest and beauty for
purchasers of holiday gifts.
Our Handkerchiefs are all
ready for your looking and
judgement. Our sales are
always large on these goods.
and the assortment here will
please you. We show all
kinds, in plain, initial, en-
broidered, and hemstitched,
with and without fancy boxes,
from S. up to $3.50 each.
Our Umbrellas are selected
with the holiday-giving in
view. There's over a thous-
and in stock now awaiting
your choosing in all the newest
things of handles and qualities,
from SOC. to IS.
We have just IS large and
heavy German Linen Table
cloths. They are 8-4 and 1914
in size and have red, blue, yell
low or all white borders. The
regular price of these goods is
$500 and $3.50 each. We
shall make a holiday offering
of them for 81 and SI.25.
Twelve hundred Fringed
Napkins or Doyles with red,
blue, yellow and all white
borders. All pure linen at SC.
each. They will make up a
nice linen set and we can give
you the same patterns in the
Table cloths.
Special for Saturday:
1000 yds. best quality Indigo Blue
CalicOes, &c. per yard.
5000 yds. Hill bleached Muslin, at
&C. per yard.
1000 yds. pure Linen Crash Towel
ing, at &c. per yard.
500 yds. White Flannel, extra fine
and soft-5Oc. quality-for Csc.
per yard.
There is good giving here
and you should look up your
bargains.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
VITAL DEFECTS OF THE RAINES
LIQUOR LAW In new YORK.
The Fake Hotels Must Go.

The results of the Senate to investi
cation of the operations of the Raines
Liquor law confirm the belief that has
prevailed for some time that the new
law, although an improvement upon
the old one, in that it reduces the num-
of saloons, does away with the oppor-
tunities for police blackmail and raises
a larger revenue for the State and the
cities, is, nevertheless, defective in
two or three vital respects. Doing
away with one evil it has opened the
door to another. This is the fault in
part Of the manner of its enforcement.
but more largely of its working, and if
1t is TO be perfected the law will have
to be amended. 1t is a great thing
that the saloon is no longer source of
political corruption, but it is a matter
OF public menace that the new law has
turned so many of the saloons into
houses of ill-repute. In order to be
able to sell liqur in prohibited hours
thousands of the saloons have been
made into so-called "hotel;" that is to
say ten rooms have been partitiOned off
somewhere back or above the saloon.
and in a majority of the cases these
rooms are rented for immoral purposes
Chief COnlin referred to the evil in his
testimony. Police Captain Schmitt-
good many of these places have become
''slnks of iniquity, and the police are.
III a large measure, pOwerless to pre-
vent. W. E. johnson testified, giving
the names of several saloons which he
had visited and found to be worse than
mere drinking places. He quoted the
Superintendent of the Bowery Mission
as saying that the Rains law is being
used for immoral purposes. Not only
Is this true, but there is evidence that
the reduction in the number of saloons
has not decreased drunkenness. In
seventeen cities, from March to Sep
tember inclusive, there was heavy in
crease in the number of arrests for
drunkenness. Rev. DIR. Funk, the
publisher and Prohibitionist, told the
committee there was more drunkenness
III Brooklyn under the new than under
the old, as well as an increase in i'm
morality. Now, there would seem to
be some way Of remedying the defects
IN the law without impairing its good
features. Its enforcement will always
dependin great measure on the strength
Of the public opinion behind it. but
certainly the law can be changed so as
to make it impossible for the officials
charged with its enforcement to Law
the blame for their inaction upon the
| enactment itself. Such, in fact, is the
opinion of Senator Raines himself, who.
after Wednesday hearing, declared de-
liberately that the committee would
| close the fake hotels and clubs on Sun
day, even if every bona fide hotel and
club has to be closed also. This would be
hardship for the latter, he said, but it
would result in the greatest good for
the greatest number. This talk means
that the law will be amended so as to
make it even more stringent than it was
originally thought to be-
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
Tours to California.

California has been most fittinglv
termed the Italy of America" All
the delicious balm, the cloudless skv.
and the rich verdure of the great
European peninsula are duplicated in
this sunny land of the Pacific. Here
nature basks in the sunshine of her
own beauty; and here she has estab-
hshed her own sanitarium, where
eternal spring inspires everlasting
youth. With the snowmantled peaks
Of the Sierras upon the one hand. the
calm Pacific with its soft breezes upon
the other, and veritable paradise of
flowers, fruits, and plants between.
man can find and needs no lovelier land.
10 visit such country is a privilege. a
blessing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, recognizing the need Of a more
comfortable and pleasant way of eros
sing the continent, inaugurated series
of annual tours to California, running
a through train of Pullman palace cars
from New York to the Pacific Coast,
and stopping at the principal points of
interest en- route. The great popu-
larlty Of these tours demonstrates the
wisdom of the movement.
For the season of 1897 three tours
have been arranged to leave New York,
Philadelphia, and Pittsburg, January
q, February "a, and March 81.
The first tour will run direct to San
Diego via st. Louis and the Santa Fe
Route, and return from San Francisco
via Salt Lake City, Denver, and Chica-
go, allowing five weeks in California.
The second tour will run via the
Mammoth Cave and New Orleans to
San Diego, stopping at the Crescent
City during the Mardi Gras CARNIVAL.
This tour will return via Salt Lake
City, Denver, Omaha, and Chicago,
allowing four weeks in California.
The third tour will run via Chicago,
Denver, and Salt Lake City, allowing
passengers to return by regular trains
via differentroutes within nine months.
All of these tours, either going or re-
turning, will pass through the famous
Colorado region, Glenwood, Springs
Leadville, and the Garden of the Gods.
Rates from all points on the Pennsy-
lvania Railroad system east of Pitts
burg: First tour, 1910; second tour,
$3.50; third tour, $21O round trip and
$3.50 one way.
For detailed itineraries and other in
formation, apply at ticket agencies,
special booking offices, or address
George w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

Under the time limit, Charles NJ.
Wharton, the Delaware boy, who has
been the captain of the University of
Pennsylvania football team this season
played his last game with the team on
Thanksgiving Day. In the seasons to
come he may assist the team which
will then represent the University, as
coacher. According to ex-full-back
George H. Brooke, Woodruff and
Wharton have been the mainstays of
the Pennsylvania system of defence for
the last three years and they have de-
veloped the guard system into what it
is at present, under the coaching of
George Woodruff. "
A later paper says: George Wood
ruff, the Pennsylvania football, has
resigned from that position. He will
take up the practice of law at Scranton,
Pa. Among those mentioned to sue
ceed him as a coach is Charles NJ. Whar-
ton, of Smyrna, captain of the Penn
sylvania eleven for the past season.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

HARPER's MONTHLY.-The Harper has
an old fashioned and orthodox faith in
Christmas and its rites. From the
cover of the present number, with its
decorative cover of the Madonna and
Child, through song and story and
picture, the festival is kept. And yet
abundant space is devoted to other sub
jects. Poultney Bigelow writes a Sec
Ond instalment of "White Mans
Africa, and presents portraits of Pres
ident Kruger and Mrs. Kruger, with
text as vivid as pictures. In "The
Martian," Part III, Leah Gibson,
beautiful Jewess, is introduced as the
eternal feminine element in the story.
Howard Pyle, Gertrude Hall, Octave
Shanet, Ruth McEnery Stuart and
Annie Trumbull Slosson make bril-
liant galaxy of the short-story writer's
in the number, while the Editors
Drawer and Study" are uncommOnly
clever and reliable.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR
DELAWARE.

After one of the most exciting con-
tests ever witnessed in Dover the con-
stitutional convention, for which the
people have for years been striving, was
organized Tuesday, of last week.
The convention stands Is Democrats,
9 Regular Republicans and Addicks
Republicans, and so far as the Consti-
tutional Convention is concerned the
Kent county election contests it is
claimed are settled. Itwas all brought
about by compromise, between the
Higgins Republicans and Democrats
although the Democrats gain every
material point.
New Castle county - Democrats:
John Biggs, John 2. DOnahOe, Robert
G. Harman, Charles B. Evans Andrew
l.. Johnson, J. Wilkins Cooch. Re-
gular Republicans; W. G. Spruance,
Edward G. Bradford, Martin B. Bur-
ris, Elias N. Moore.
Kent ntcounty-Democrats: Wilson T.
Cavender, William Salisbury, DR.. E.
w. Cooper, DR.. Nathan Pratt, Louder,
L. Sapp. Union Republicans: David
S. Clark, William 7. Smithers, George
Fl. Murray, DIR. Paris 7. Carlisle, J ohm
W. Herring.
Sussex county-Democrats Edward
d. Hearn, Woodburn Martin, Robert
W. Dasey, A. J. Horsey, Joshua A.
Ellegood. Regular Republicans: Chas.
F. Richards, DIR. w. ?. Orr, Joseph B.
Gilchrist, w. A. Cannon, Jabob L.
Wright.
The convention elected John Biggs.
Esq, permanent chairman, he received
16 votes to fol Mr. Bradford the Re
publican candidate. By the same vote
Charles R. Jones, of Sussex, was
elected permanent secretary over Nor
gan L. Gum. Daniel V. Hutchins, of
Kent was elected sergeant-at- t-arms by
acclamatiOn and Arthur Hutchins,
page. Mr.. Gum was chosen assistant
secretary and Rev. Walter E. Avery,
chaplain.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

We know of but one community in the
world where dyspepsia is practically I'M.
known, and that is the Shakers of'Mount
Lebanan, N. Y These good people have
been studying the subject of digestion for
understand it pretty thoroughly, is evil
denced in the foregoing fact Their Di-
gestive Cordial is the safest and best remedy
in cases of indigestion that we know of. A
trial hottie can be had through your drug
gists FOR the trihing sum of 10 cents.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies
the system with food already digested, and
at the same time aids the digestion of other
foods. 1t will almost instantly relieve the
ordinary symptoms of indigestion, and no
sufferer need to be told what these are.
LaSol is the best medicine for children.
Doctors recommend itin place of Castor Oil.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
TESTIMONIAL. +.
From Citizens Of Pennsylvania Who Have
Been Cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

Mr.. w. w. Spillen, drug clerk, with
j. w. Mcdonnell, Parnassus, Pa. says:
81 was out all one night last winter
and contracted a severe cold. I was so
hoarse for a week could hardly speak.
Knowing how well customers of our
store spoke of Chamberlains's Cough
Remedy, 1 concluded to try it. One
half of bottle cured me entirely"
j. A. Van Talzhh, Hugesville, Pa. i,
says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has proven so valuable that l do not
hesitate to recommend it to any one. u
DR. f. Winger, Ephrats, Pa, saws
''Mr. J. ID. Kline, a cigar maker of
this place, reports a complete cure OF
his cough with so cent bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after he
had tried others which had failed"
For sale at % and 90 cents per bottle
by Clifton & Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09
GRADUATION DAY.

at Pierce School, Philadelphia, is an
important day, not only to those who
on that day make their formal entrance
into the business world, but to the pub
lie, also. Great statesmen and great
orators have esteemed it an honor to
take part in these exercises and bid the
graduates "God Speed" Carnegie,
Depew, General Harrison, Speaker
Reed, have appeared in recent years.
At the last exercises Congressman
Quigg and the Honorable John Field
presided. The class of '96 will be pub
licly graduated January 10, 1897. Hon
orable Theodore Roosevelt will make
the annual address, Rev. DIR. Palmer
the address to the graduates, and His
Honor Mayor Warwick will preside.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

HOW THE KENT DELEGATION STAND.
There has been considerable talk
over the selection Of the Kent county
men who are to sit in the Constitution
al Convention. The men finally seated
were not seated according to the votes
they received at the election. The
five Republicans and the five Demo
Gratis seated were picked from the list
Of 10 candidates by conferences of the
party leaders.
The Democrats seated by the conven-
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

A murderer down in Maryland had
been sentenced to death and when
asked what he had to say blamed his
downfall to woman. 1t is a towards
way to blame woman for all misfortune
in tlis world, whereas in most cases it
is the mans evil passions that are the
root Of the trouble.
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

Excuse me, observed the man in spec
taeles. "but am a surgeon, and that is not
where the liver is. )" Never you mind where
his liver is, :" retorted the other. IF it was
in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's Little
Early Risers would reach it and shake it for
him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps." !"
Clifton & Raymond,
Smyrna times., 1896-12-09

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. 1t is at present the article
most used for piles, and it always cures
them. Clifton 6 Raymond.