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Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
The Political Bachelor.

The Woman's Rescue League, of
Boston, has come to the rescue of the
unmarried women of the country by
declaring war against "the American
bachelor politician, who, it asserts in
solemn resolutions, ''shirks his duties
to the human family when he fails to
provide a home for some good woman
before he engages in the profession of
politics. "
This, the league intimates, is the
real cause of corruption in American
politics. The bachelor politician has
no one to keep him straight when he
enters the political arena, in which
temptations surround him on all sides,
and consequently he goes wrong, be-
comes a bold, bad boss, who delights
in fraudulent elections, stands in
with lObbies, trusts and corporations,
manipulates Legislatures and city
councils, uses his party's machinery
for his own advantage and becomes
wealthy on small salary that would
scarcely support him if he had wife
with a healthy appetite for bonnets.
If corruption in American politics is to
be abolished, the bachelor politician
must be reformed, and reform must
begin at home. Civil-service reform is
we'll enough in its way, the Rescue
League thinks, but marital reform is
much better. The bachelor politician
is the dangerous factor in our system
of government and he must be elm
mated, if republican institutions are
to be restored to their pristine glory
and purity. The Rescue League, how
ever, does not content itself with de-
nouncing the ''bachelor politician" and
pointing to him with scorn and con-
tempt, but it has adopted a resolution
that will make him tremble when he
reads it. This resolution provides
that ga list of bachelor politicians
who are aspirants for public offices be
obtained in the States of Massachu-
sets and New York, and formal pro-
tests be sent out against their election
or reelection, on the ground that they
are ineligible to hold public office. "
While thus providing punishment for
the guilty, the league proposes a
system of rewards for bachelor sinner
who repents and takes to himself a
wife, or, at least, it is fair to infer that
it proposes a general system of this
sort from the generous suggestion it
makes to ex-Mayor Edwin Upton
Curtis, of Boston, who is soon to be
married. The league congratulates
him on his approaching happiness,
and recommends him to take a two
years vacation in which to enjoy his
honeymoon. The ladies say nothing
as to the support of the ex-mayor and
his bride during that time, but it is to
be presumed that they intend to supply
them with the necessary funds. If
two years vacation with salary is to be
given to all the bachelor politicians
who consent to rescue poor damsels
from a state of single misery, the
league will soon have more applicants
than it will be able to take care.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
The Hog Pen Nuisance.

1t has been said by some people that
both in the past and in the present of
our town officials have lacked the
courage to inaugurate crusade
against hog pens. This we can hardly
believe. If no effort has been made to
reduce the annoyances arising from
the presence of such things, it has not
been from the lack of courage, but
merely because the officials have not
realized the extent of the nuisance.
This is proved by the fact that our
board of town commissioners has de-
termined to take some active steps
toward abating the existing nuisances.
Some of these pens are so Extensively
kept that they are both a menace to
good health and are destroyers of COM
Portable living. The odors araising
from badly kept pens are certainly of
a character never intended for a per-
fumery establishment. Nor are they
of a character which adds very much
to the attractiueness of a town. A
visit to several different sections of
this town will verify the truth of this
assertion. We can locate a number of
instances where these abominable nui-
sances emit such nOxiOus odOrs that
they assume the character of public
nuisances.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
Sunday Excursions.

Many of the Sussex county papers
are OutspOken in condemnation, and
Justly so, of the new Queenstown Rail
road because of its open and wilful
violation of the Sabbath day in run
ming excursions. We regret exceed
ingl y that this new enterprise, which
promises so much of benefit to our
farming community of Sussex county,
and incidentally to the whole State,
should so far forget what is due to a
Christian community, and wantonly
run counter to the sacred traditions of
the people of our State. The railroad
officials we believe will see and realize
that they have made serious mistake.
The people, the whole people, if true
to themselves and their Christian an
cestry, will make themselves heard on
this question of Sunday excursions in
such unequivOcal language that those
who have the management and the ma
terial interests of the road at heart will
stop all Sunday business. Every min
lister of the gospel should be heard in
denunciatiOn, until the whole business
is stopped. We want no Sunday ex-
curslons in Delaware. Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
DELAWARE STATE FAIR, DOVER.
REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
For the benefit of persons visiting the
Delaware State Fair, to be held at
Fairview Park, Dover, September IA,
10 and 16, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad) will sell ex-
cursion tickets, including admission to
the grounds, from principal stations on
the Maryland Division and from all
points on the Delaware Division and
Branches, and Queen Anne's and
Kent r. r., at greatly reduced rates.
Tickets will be sold from September
IA to 10 inclusive, good to return until
September 19 inclusive.
The Fair this year promises to exceed
all former years in interest and attrac-
tions. Bicycle racing will be made a
special feature. Large premiums will
be offered, and the grand display of
cereals and live stock will prove most
interesting and instructive.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
Literary Notes.

hARPER's MAGAZINE. A paper enti-
tied Around London by Bicycle
opens the September number of Har-
per. 1t is by those delightful collab-
orateurs in pen and pencil, Josepb
and Elizabeth Pennell, and describes
series of rides, with the METROPOLIS
as a starting point, to places of great
literary and traditional interest. Henry
James writes of George Du Maurer
from the point of view of an intimate
friend and fellow craftsman. One
could wish that Mr.. James interpreta-
tiOns were as lucid as his admiration is
generous. "The Lotus Land of the
Pacific" by John Harrison Wagner. is
beautifullyillustrated byI MacFarlane.
Captain Mahan takes a glance at the
coming century, and forecasts a time
when the only safety against the in
vaslon of the semi-barbaric Asiatics
will lie in armed resistance by sea and
land.
BOOK NeWS (JOhn Wanamaker, Phil
adelphia) for September contains a
complete story By Clinton Ross, a
bright young author, whose portrait is
also printed. In addition there is'a re-
view of the aims and autographs of au-
thors, letters from literary centres and
the usual reviews of current publica-
tions.
The interiors of one thousand of the
most attractive homes in the United
States have been photographed by
the Ladies Home Journal. One hun
dred of the best of these pictures will
be reproduced in that magazine. The
first article of the series Inside of a
Hundred Homes" will appear in the
October Journal. Bed-chambers, re-
ception and dining rooms, bathrooms,
halls and apartments of every kind will
be pictured just as they are in daily
use. Each picture contains dozens of
suggestions. Every woman is inter
ested in taking peep into the most
attractive homes in the land
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

wuz painted a panoramy of outrages
committed: There wuz the Return-dav
OF 1896; a collection of old delinkent
lists; portraits of contemplate tax
collectors; a pictur of the present Leg
islater-that was a steal engravin; a
large bundle of falsifide returns, run
ming back fer twenty years, and lots of
others that 1 cant remember. Still,
this Nemisis cum on. l turned in pitv
and lookt agin at the old feller
munchin hiz plums, and sed to nv
self:
cold friend, 1 must part company
with you, at Onc't, er some of this ret
ribution may hit me"
Jest then, there cum an awful crash.
that wokeme, and found mysef standin
in the middle of the room, tremblin
like an aspen leaf. 1t wuz a clap of
thunder. L had sprung ten feet outen
bed, under the impression that old
Nemises wuz about to pounce right
down upon me.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

The Middletown NeU Era in not
ing the hospitality of its people says
(and the same is true of other tOwns)
that during the months of July and
August we noted in our personal col
umns the names of 29S visitors, and there
were not more than five at one house
at the same time, in fact it only twice
occurred. During the same period We
have noted the going of 1914 of our res
idents to various towns, cities, and
to visit resorts, relatives and friends,
all of whom were beautifully enter
tanned.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

Mr.. James E. Ferrell, of Burnt
House, w. Va, has discarded all other
diarahea medicines and now handles
only Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhma Remedy. He has used it in
his family and sold il to customers for
wears, and has no hesitation in saying
t.at it it is the best remedy for collie
and diarrhea, he has ever known. 1t
not only gives relief, but effects per-
manent cure. 1t is also pleasant and
safe to take, making it an ideal remedy
for bowel complaints. For sale by
Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, COM
munity of simple, honest, God-fearing men
and women, have prepared the Shaker
always the same, simple, honest. curative
medicine that has helped to make the
Shakers the healthy, long-lived people tha-
they are. The Shakers never have indigesl
ton. This is partly owing to their simple
mode of life, partly to the wondeful prop
critics of Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indiges-
ton is caused by the stomach glands not
supplying enough digestive juice. Shaker
Digestive Cordial supplies what's wanting.
Shaker Digestive Cordial invigorates the
stomach and all its glands so that after
awhile they don't need help. As evidence
of the honesty of Shaker Digestive Cordial,
the formula is printed ON every bottle.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.OO
per bottle
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

The apple crop may I've of little con-
Germ to some of our farmers, while to
ex-Recorder of Deeds James T. Shall
cross it means considerable. He has
already made large shipments and yOu
cannot miss them from his orchard, as
his crop this year is estimated at $4,000
baskets or about 10000 barrels. His
pear crop is also an abundant one.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

Corn does not promise well from
Kansas. There may be the crop to
burn in other Western States, but Sec
retary COburn says, except in few
counties along the northern border of
Kansas, the lack of rainfall during
August checked the growth of ears and
stalk, hastened their ripening and di-
minished bulk, weight and quantity.
In the southern counties much that
has been harvested shows only shrivel-
led nubbins and more or less inferior
fodder. The yield for the entire State
is estimated at twenty bushels to the
acre.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

William Thompson, colOred, charged
with rObbing the house of Joseph
Stats, at State Road, in July, of $500
in cash and some household articles,
was held under $500 bail for hearing,
by Magistrate Sasse, at Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

There are still some people who be-
lieve that Bryan will be nominated and
elected in 1900. There are some peo-
pie who believe that the world will
come to an end before that time; but
they both can't be right.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
CHIEF CAUSE.

Unhealthy urine from unhealthy
kidneys is the chief cause of bladder
troubles. So the womb, like the blad-
der, was created for one purpose. and
If not doctored too much is not liable
to weakness or disease, except in rare
cases. 1t is situated back of and very
near TO the bladder, therefore any
pain, disease or inconvenience mani
tested in the kidneys, back, bladder or
urinary passage is often, by mistake,
attributed to female weakness or womb
trouble of some sort. The error is
easily made and may be easily avoided.
70 find out correctly, set your urine
aside for twenty four hours; a sedi-
ment or settling indicates kidney or
bladder trouble. The mild and extra
ordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney, and bladder
remedy is soon realized. If you need
a medicine you should have the best.
At druggists fifty cents and one dollar.
You may have a sample bottle and
phamphlet, both sent free by mail.
Mention THE SMYRNA TIMES and send
your ADDRESS to DR.. Kilmer & Co..
Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors
OF this paper guarantee the genuine
ness of this offer.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
nctic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Dac. the w0nder-worlEer, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran'
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
ONE OR TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur
pose, namely, receptacle for the urine.
and as such it is not liable to any form
OF disease except by one of two ways.
The first way is from imperfect action
OF the kidneys. The second wav is
from careless local treatment of other
diseases.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

To heal the broken and diseased tissues,
to soothe the irritated surfaces, to instantly
relieve and to permantly cure is the mission
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Clifton d
RAYMOND,
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

No man or woman can enjoy life or ae-
complish much in this world while suffer
ing from torpid liver. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the pills that cleanse that or
gan nquickly. Clifton & Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

'sMe no lost, said the Indian in the
story. ''Wigwam lost Iniun here"
Same way with Mr.. Harrity and his
party.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

NO-TO-HaC Tor ElTLY OenIIs
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
j. B. COOPER.

Staple Goods in all usual
lines, Groceries, Provisions,
Fruits, Cedarware, Baskets,
Crockery, Glass, China,
Lamps, Blank Books, Sta
tionery, Albums, Bibles,
Hymnals, Miscellaneous
Books, Cutlery, Brushes,
Musical Sundries, Twines,
Ropes, Shoe Findings, Am
munition, Tinware, Wire
Goods, Oil Cloths, Dry
Goods, Notions, Pocketbooks,
Fishing Seines and Twines,
Cigars, Tobacco, Housekeep-
ing Sundries, Seeds, Country
Produce, all at right prices
and in guaranteed condition.
Stocks come and go and
styles therefore change,
but general lines remain
about the same.
j. B. COOPER
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-06
AFRi0HTFuL ACCIDENT.
Explosion At Victor Kills Three Mes WoriI
tng On the Railroad Grade.


Denver. Nov. "a special to the Re.
publican from Victor says:
The most frightful accident which
has occurred In Victor since the terrible
Anna Lee disaster. occurred shortly af.
ter noon to-day. Three men working
for the contractors on the new electric
road are lying nj the niOrgue. bruised
and shattered by n blast. The dead
are: Foreman James Moore, Michael
Walsh. John Carr.
Two other men were slightly injured.
One Of ;hese was struck On the leG by
q rock and is,dly injured. His name is
John O'Neal. The other man, Will
Howard. Is badly scratched. and when
seen by your correspondent. was busi.
ly engaged In clearing away the rock
and debris which had covered his I'm
prisOns<l comrades.
The Cripple Greek district electric
railway has been grading down The aide
OF Battle mountain toward 'he. ely fOt
the past week. The grade was CON.
pleted yesterday ns for n Granite ave-
nue. In the city limits. Near The Dead
Pine shat, therc was n large amount Of
rOck TINT required excavation. A gang
OF six men. under Foreman Moore. was
at work cleaning away the rock. NJ.
other force Of drill men had been drill.
Ing and lOading hOlssx to break the rock
down. The ridcs Of the cut where this
work was In progress were about fif.
teen fee, high.
Peter Wilson. an employe 0f the drill
gang. who was lOadlng . hole In the
side II the cut with black powder. had
put In a large charge Of powder and
was inmplng II down with steel lar.
While he was doing this the foreman
Of the grading party ordered his men 10
pix and pry Ou; some OF the large
blocks Of stone near the base Of the
wall. They were engaged at this
when the steel drill In the hands Of
Peter WilsOu struck spark from Q
rock. which ixnited tlse powder. Tiss
SIDE Of the cut Quivered f0r q moment
and then suddenly swayesl inward. The
nscu NJ Ms hane saw Il coming and
jumped for their lives.
Three escaped death and thsee nsors
were crushed under the huge mass oa
rock. Two Of ilse men who escaped
went eagerly to WORK aaaisting 10 IN.
cover the buried unen. The third. John
ONeal. had = broken leg aad q Con.
fused scalp and was at oacs conveyed
10 . nelxhi0ring b0use and placed uu.
der the care Of q aurgeon. Who .tAinks
I've will not lse permanently Injured. In
the meantime contractors hurried ali
available f0rs~~ to The sceae q The sc.
cident aud within hve minutea hegan
10 uncover the dead men. II a. hour
the three i,oslic~ were taken out. They
we're baslly t,rniseh and mangied. bu,
easily recognizable. They wefe re.
moved to iunt'n undertaking rooms.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-06
the COLORADO ELscr,on.
vssy Nsagee nstaras+salves nspae1saa
Carry Arapahss C~aaty.

vesy Asagss nstaras-ollves usYah1saas
Carry Arapahss Ceaasv.
Denver. Nov. 3.-Returns on yester-
days election are very incomplete. The
Silver Republicans carried Arapahoe
county with the poeaibae exception Of
B0rstadt. their candidate for sheriff.
AmeA the candidate for asscssor, who
was supported by them ~ well as sew
era1 other parties, was elected by .
good majority, though q strong dSht
had been made upon him.
There appears to be no certain data
A. yet from which to determine who
has been elected to the supreme Court.
The Republican makes the following
claim:
Judge Hayt has been reelected jus
tice of the Supreme Court by q hand
some majority. He viii leave Arapahoe
county with lead of about 1000.
THE Silver Republican ticket In
ArapahOe county will be elected In Ito
entirety. Borrtadt will have plurality
over Webb Of from 500 to 1000. The
few country precincts which have been
heard from have all added to the plural
ity Of Borxtadt. Globevil!e. Eiyria AMI
Argo. the first three country precincts
to le returned. give Borxtadt 3S5 and
III for Webb. Other parts Of the West:
ern district will show about tlie zane
proportion OF gain for Borr;atit and the
entire silver Republican ticket"
On the other hand. the Rocky MOun-
tain News says that Judge Gabbert has
been elected hy majority OF Z 500. hut
Its figures are based on estimates for
many smaller counties. Concerning the
rcsult In this county. the News says:
lAtI raj all hpvf fM.x - "A Hnf
ing precincts In the city give Judge
preme Court. 15.1i9 woes and Judge
Gabter; IO.34:,. n majority for Hayt Of
5.:s+. This will not he materially
changed by the completed returns. II
represents about the strength Of the
Mckinley vote in the city. as on the
other candidates the vote is very close.
"Shcrifr Webb is 112 votes ahead Of
forstait. including part Of the returns
from tho county. An official vote Will
ie necessary to decide the count On
That Office Treasurer Hall IL running
hut few votes behind Sheriff Wchh.
and M official count may result In his
eierficn."
The day was bright AMI sunny.
though mud WIS -'leep under foot.
There was practically no disturbance.
and the ouietDess at the polls was out
Of prorcrtioD. even to the reduced vote.
The vote throughout the county was
considered light. the lowest since the
women lad q vote. There werc atsD,,t
10000 pec"le registered. AMI the c@,i-
mates Of the number who voted waa
27.OD. while srrie Of ilie estimates ran
- low as 2.2.OD. and none went over
10000.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-06
STRIKE Leaders TOOK sa,sEs.
uiisoIs Coai Niser. FIsd Five PrsslAeai
Guilty 81 Oasrisi Co-ruptIo~.

Iliiaois Coal NiaeFp FIsd Five Prssiaents
Guilty 81 Oaarisi Co-ruptso~.
Springfield. ILL.,. Oct. 30.-The Ex.
ecutivc committee Of the State Miners
organization met to-day Mt the state
capitol and completed the Investigation
Of charges brought against President
James Carson Of O'fallon and -four
others. George Horn OF Giencarbon
william Norbury OF Troy. James Page
Of staun;on and Thomas Simpson Of
Collinsviile. presidents Of local miners
each charged with accepting &2J0 from
tho Consolidated Company Of 81. Louls
to settle the strike In the Consolidated
fields a; the old scale. Carson pre-
scnfcd his reSiguati0n as state prcsi
dent and It was accepted. Several re~
olutions were passed. but not made
public. The four presidents Of the 10
cal union were found guilty. John ~
Hunter Of Streatoe, state vice presI
dect. assisted BY Secretary W. ID
Ryan Of Braklwood. There was q full
attendance Of the members oe the com
mittee. The meeting condemned tlM
action Of the minesp, receiving aid ant
making purchases at company stores
while the strike 10 still In progress.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-06

An import movement OF gold began
late In September with the arrival OF
n. .000. 600 at San Francisco. from Aus
traiia. and the engagement Of S:,5oo.-
60 at London and Paris. These are
the nrst Imports Of Importance since
last November. They are natural re-
salt Of the movement Of the crops. The
active shipment Of grain and cotton
calls for increased supplies Of money
n the centers of agricultural produc-
ton, and the deficiency caused by meet
ing this demand Is supplied by gold
paid by the foreign purchasers OF our
products. The condition favors .
continuance Of gold imports. as We are
Row selling to Europe monthly from
forty to nifty million dollars worth OF
our products In excess Of all that We
are buying there. In reality We ought
70 get go. .00o. 900 imports a month.
Tie monthly interest on our foreign
Aebts abroad. however. amounts 10
~. 900 900 q month.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-06
r....,,,...... rr.ll.....a Vote.

Philadelphia. Pa. Nor. o.-Neturns at
midnight from the state Indicate that
Dr. =. q. swallow. Prohibition cnndi-
date for state trcasurer. known In poll
ties ns "tl,e fighting parson." has NJ
celved inorc than l2j.UU votes.
In the counties Of Blair. Clinton. Cum.
brrland. DauphIn. Huntington. l.ycon-
lug. JuniNtn. MOntOur and NOrthuuyeer
land. the returns indicate that swallow
defeated BEACON. the regular Ilepubli.
can candidate.
In lslk5 the Prohibition vote In the
state was S.119. and last year 1t was
1874.
The incomblcte figures chow an ap.
parent plurality for hacVm. the head
II the Republican ikksr. Of la5.MU
against Haywepi's plurality of i'&.:!dr5
In lsR5. Tie Indications are that Me-
Cauley. the Republican candidate for
auditor general. received about l5O,ND
plurality.