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Chivalrous NIr. Fields.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in her book,
Chapters From Life" pays the fol-
lowing tribute to James T. Fields:
'Mr. Fields was man of marked
chivalry of nature, and, at a time when
it was not fashionable to help the move
ments for the elevation of women, his
sympathy was distinct, fearless and
faithful. In few instances, we knew,
and he knew, that this fact deprived
him of the possession of certain public
honors which would otherwise have
been offered to him.
''He advocated the political advance
ment of our sex, coeducation and kin
lred movements without any of that
apologetic murmur SO common among
the half hearted or the timid. His fas-
tidious and cultivated literary taste was
sensitive to the position of women in
letters. He was incapable of that liter
ary snObbishness which undertakes a
woman's work because it is a woman's.
A certain publishing enterprise which
threatened to treat of eminent men
came to his notice. He quickly said:
'The time has gone by for that! Men
and womenl Men and womenP "
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Reading Women Organize.

The women voters of Reading, Pa.
met recently at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Carter, Woburn street, and formed
an organization. Mrs. S. G. B. Pearson
was chosen temporary chairman. OIL
GERS for the ensuing year were balloted
for. and the following were elected Mrs.
George Bosom, permanent chairman; !;
Mrs. Warren E. Eaton, clerk; Mrs. S.
G. B. Pearson, treasurer. The society
then nominated Mrs. Ellen M. Bancroft
for member of the school committee
and recommended that Mrs. Gertrude
Hussey be nominated as trustee of the
public library. Mrs. Warren Eaton was
chosen a committee of one to confer
with the proper authorities in regard to
having a woman on the board of over
seers of the poor. In conclusion, the So
ciety earnestly recommend that every
woman in town qualified to vote should
register and cast her vote at the coming
town election.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT,
1t was Provided by st. Louis Man For
His Wife's Feminine Friends.


His Wife's Feminine Friends.
A wealthy st. Louisan living in the
vicinity Of Lafayette park provided a
novel form Of entertainment for his
wife's guests one evening, says the ST.
Louis Republic.
Ihe hostess was extremely anxious to
provide something original for the edi.
fication Of a score of guests whom sho
intended to call together for an informal
evening. Her husband promised to pro-
vide such novelty and took a boon com
panion into his confidence to that end
They had not exchanged ideas 30 con-
secutive seconds before they hit upon
the device of converting the elegant
parlors into gambling house pro tenn.
a faro bank, roulette wheel and DO
ker and keno lay outs were easily pro.
curable, as the conferees we'll knew,
and that part of the programme was
soon settled. The friend suggested as n
pretty epilogue the introduction of 4
pair Of bulldogs, guaranteed to reduce
each other to mince meat in three
rounds. This rather staggered the ambi-
ticiau, and with the eloquence he always
keeps on draft soon convinced the other
that the evening would be a failure
without those bulldogs.
The evening arrived, and with it came
the guests. The ladies were prettily
shocked at sight of the gambling para
phernalia, but became accustomed to it
Ill an astOnishingly short time and shar-
ed Ill the games with becoming vim. 1t
was when the yellow bulldogs made
their unexpected entrance that the hor-
ror of the fair guests proved genuine.
The beasts yelped and growled and
showed other peculiarly canine symp-
toms of spelling for a fight" There
upon the ladies sought refuge on the pi-
ano and card tables and chairs, con
Quoting their retreat as from mouse.
Notwithstanding excited feminine
protestations, the friend who had be. II
consulted as to novelty in entertain
ment unleashed the dogs. 1t was an ex-
citing climax to an Original" evening.
The dogs feasted for five minutes on
choice bits of each others anatomy.
The ladies screamed and the friend who
was consulted exulted in the success of
his novelty. When he was quite con-
vinced-and it took a considerable time
to convince him-that the ladies' desire
for gore had been fully gratifed, he
dOused the dogs into a convenient tub
OF water and separated them.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
THE MISTAKE SHE MADE.
Railroad Travellers Who at Last Under
stood Each Other.


She sat by the car window, gazing
out upon the unrolling scenery and pos
sibly dreaming of home and things like
that
About six feet away from her, across
the aisle, was an empty seat which at
the next station was filled w man
with a sample case. He was years of
age or thereabout and was quite as dap
per looking as if he were so and still
the knight to please every fair dame
who set her soft eyes upon him.
The lady was young and pretty, with
perhaps shade too much display in her
makeup, but still one could hardly say
that, for all is not gold that glitters in
such cases-Or words to that effect.
When the man had sat down in the
vacant seat and composed himself for
the journey before him, he began to look
about to familiarize himself with his
environments, and in the course of his
visual wanderings his eyes fell upon the
young lady. He gave a slight start, as
people do when they think they see
somebody they know, and looked again.
But she WASH t asleep.
Not i'll the slightest.
After a minute or two or three or
four of hesitating investigation the trav-
cling man, for it was he, arose and very
politely and deferentially approached
the young lady.
1t was done az if he had been practic-
ing that sort of thing ever since he had
picked up the first sample case. Either
that or he was to the manner born.
II beg your pardon, - he said as she
turned from the window to meet him
with a half startled, fawnlike move
ment not altogether unusual on such
occasions, "aren't you Miss Morton of
Philadelphia"
She gave him CLASSY stare with
raw edge on it.
'You don't look like a man., she re-
piled with an insolent air, "who would
try to work as old a racket as that on
me. Do look so green as that:'
1t was now his turn to gaze at her in
startled wonder.
"Oh, that's all right, she laughed,
A4ON4 4LS ONO4 " AuhhG IOOul D6Slu6 QeI,
''and I'll forgive you. You know am
not Miss Morton of Philadelphia or any
where else, and so do l know it. But
sit down. I'm lonesome, and I'd just as
soon have a pleasant little talk with you
as not. I'm to meet mamma at the sta
tiOn where we take dinner. "
Il beg your pardon, said the travel
ing man, backing away. II am sure if
you are not Miss Morton 1 have no de-
sire whatever to talk with you. a"
Then he went back to his place, and
the flip young woman was rather in
clined to the opinion that there was at
least one man on the road who could be
mistaken honestly.
All of which occurred between Wash
ington and New York within the last
two weeks. Washington Star.
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IN 1897.

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Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Muscular Rheumatism Promptly Relieved.

Mr.. J, X. Holton, a we'll known fnr
dealer OF Oxford, Pa, says he some.
tunes suffers with muscular rheuma-
uSm, and while having one of the most
painful attacks, he called in W. T. J.
Brown S drug store, and Mr.. Brown
ADVISED 8 him to try Chamberlain's Pain
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w. Wheeler of Luther's Mills. Pa, who
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Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

The man who eats because he is hungry
is, thus far, on level with the brutes. The
man who stops eating the moment his
hunger is appeased is the wise man. Ma
ture needs no more food then she calls for.
Continued excess brings about Indigestion
or dyspepsia, with loss of flesh, strength.
sleep, ambition and mental power, and an
accumulation of aches, pains and many
dangerous local maladies.
The stomach now can do nothing alone.
We must appeal to some artifcially digested
food which can also digest other foods.
That is to say, we must use the Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial The effect is prompt and
ceases. Appetite presently revives. Flesh
and vigor gradually comes back, and the
sufferer RECEIVERS. But he must be careful
in future. A trial bottle for 10 cents.
LaxOl is the best medicine for children.
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Fhe wonderfal aIarohinr An..

Paul Du Chaillp tells Of the doinasI
OF queer African species of ant, which
che natives call the bashikonay, which
marches through the forests in regular
line. This line usually averages about
two inches In breadth and Is often sew.
eral miles long, with not break in the
column. "All along the line, says the
great traveller, large and fierce looking
ants not as officers, keeping the singular
army In order. I"
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

A young man of Bridevills, Del.
elOped with young gypsy maiden re-
Gently. His friends thought he was q
fool until they learned that the daugh-
ter of the forest was worth thirty
thousand dollars. Then they con-
cluded she was the fool. Her people
spoiled the romance, however, by over
taking the couple and compelling her
to return to camp.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
ONE OF NELSON'S CAPTAINS.
A New Yorker Commanded a British Ship
In the Battle of the Nile,

The fifth ship was the Theseus, Cap
tain Ralph Willett Miller. This gentle
man, whom after his premature death
Nelson styled "the only truly virtuous
j man l ever knew" " was by birth New
Yorker, whose family had been loyalists
during the American Revolution. A let
ter from him to his wife gives an ac-
count of the fight which is at once
among the most vivid and from the
professional standpoint the most salts
factory of those which have been trans
mitted to us. Of the Theseus' entrance
into the battle he says:
In running along the enemy's line
in the wake Sf the Jealous and Goliath,
1 observed their shot sweep just over us.
And knowing well that at such a mo-
ment Frenchmen would not have cool
ness enough to change their elevation,
1 closed them suddenly, and, running
under the arch of their shot, reserved
my fire, every gun being loaded with
two and some with three round shot.
until | had the Guerrier's masts in
line and her jibboom about six feet clear
of our rigging. We tlen opened with
such effect that a second breath could
not be drawn before her main and miz-
zen masts were also gone. This was pre-
oisely at sunset, or Al minutes past 6.
Then passing between her and the Zeal
GUS and as close as possible round the
off side Of the Goliath, we anchored bv
the stern exactly in line with her and
abreast the Spartiate. We had not been
many minutes i'll action with the Spar
tiate when we observed one Of our ships
(and soon after knew her to be the Van
guard, place herself so directly opposite
to us on the outside of her that 1 desist-
ed firing on her, that 7 might not do
mischief to our friends, and directed ev-
cry gun before the mainmast on the
Aquilon Fourth French) and all abaft
it on the COnquerent, giving up my
proper bird to the admiral. 80 Nelson
In the Battle of the Nile, by Captain
Mahan, in Century.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Mrs. Hearst,s Motive.

Mrs, Phoebe Hearst of California has
given 5000, 900 to found mining school
in connection with the state university
at Elerkeley as a memorial to her hus-
band. She gives largely to the free kim
dergartens. supports several college set
Elements and contributed $1,000 to the
recent campaign for the woman suffrage
amendment. She has also given $780,
600 to establish a fine gymnasium Tor
girls at the state university. She said to
Miss Anthony, II am doing all this to
make girls fit to vote.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
HGrper's Weekly
IN 1897.

With the end of 1895 HARPKR'S WEEKLY will
have lived forty years In that time it has par
ticpated with all the zeal and power at its COM
Rand in the great political events OF the most
Interesting aud important period in the history
OF the country. and II has spread before lis read
erS the accomplishments Of science, ar and let
terS for the instruction Of the human mind an
the ameliOraton Of human conditions and Of
manners.
What the WEEKLY has been in its spirit and
purpose, As these have been manifested princi.
pnlly in its editorial pages il will continue to be
Is is impossible t0 announce with precision all
that the WEEKLY will contain dur ng the wear
1887 II were as easy TO announce what is about
to happen IN the WOrld, what tr umphs for good
gOvUrnm, MT are u be won, " hat ad ancet Of the
people are to be made, what Is u be the outcome
OF the continuous struggle bet cen the spiriS Of
war aud peace, what is to happen in the far Eas .
what i 81 be the state Of Europe twelve months
hence what new maTVes of science are to be re-
Vealed. or hat are t. be the achie' emen of artS
and letters, for the WEEKLY is TO bO a pictorial
record Of all this,
CaItnUns viii continue to be a feature
SERIAL stories. New Enslan Atory by Miss
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Of a Greek uprising against ihe turks, By Mr. e
+. Benson, the author Of "DOdO" will follow. A
sequal to The House boat on the Styx" by Mr.
Newell
More short Stories wilt appear in the WEEKLY
thSn It has been possible TO publish during 1896
departments: Mr.. w. d. HOwellH's Life nd
Letters nave been among the most charming
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and utnerS will contribute observations on what
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Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Breaking Things.

Robert--We had quite an experience
at Stoder's last evening,
Richard--Yes?
RobeFt-Yes We we've sitting there
like SO many mumohapces. when Sto.
der's daughter suddenly broke into song.
Richard-SoG And what did the rest
Of you doY
Robert--Oh, the rest Of us broke away
as soon as possible. Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
A Strange Nursery.

On the slopes of the Himalayas the
native women have a most curious plan
Of disposing of their babies and keeping
them quiet while they are engaged at
work in the fields during the greater,
part of the day. Before the mothers set
out to work in the morning they wrap
their babies in swaddling bands, leav-I
ing nothing. but their little faces ex-
posed. Then the babies are taken and
laid under ledge of rock from which
water is falling, and by means Of
bamboo the water is made to drip gen..
tly ON each baby's forehead. The effect
OF the dripping water is most soothing.
and soon the little ones are all asleep
and remain motionless till taken up byl
their mothers on their return from their,
work, when they are carried off to bel
unwrapped, dried and fed.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Youthful interrogation.

Mother" said a thoughtful Boston
child to his maternal relative.
"What is it, Waldo?"
''Is Philadelphia older than Boston,
mother?"
"Of course not, my son. The first set
tlement was made in Charlestown in
1880. while William Penn did not ar
rive on the site of Philadelphia until so
years later. !"
"That was always my impression,
mother, but how is it that Philadelphia
is mentioned in the Bible, while Boston
is not?" - Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
A Cnnfnsell .Inrlro-

An English lawyer who had a habit
of dropping his his was one day prose
cutting before Mr.. Justice Lawrance a
man for stealing, among other things,
a halter Constantly and consistently he
spoke Of I" alter" and after an hour or
SO Of this the judge summoned the clerk
OF assize and seriously asked him, "Is
this the crown court?' eyes, my lord,
believe So, was the answer of the
wondering official. "Thank you. am
relieved. I thought had found my way
into an eoolesiastical tribunal" /"
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Henry Heitfelt, a Nez Perce county
farmer, was electsd by the Idaho Leg
islature to succeed Dubois in the Uni
ted States Senate. It is ssid that the
Senator-elect has but limited COM
mand of the English language.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Minutes seem like hours when life is ct
stake. Group gives no time to send for .
doctor, delay may mean death. One Min
ute Cough Cure gives instant relief and in
sures recovery. The only harmless remedy
that produces immediate results.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Chicago Hater-Ocean: A Kentucky
farmer the other day sold to miller Of
that state 2OOO bushels of wheat for
81. OF per bushel. Dollar wheat is not
bad.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

1t is a melancholy sight to see sorry
white boy anchored to the end Ofa Gig
arctic and at the same time using his
nose for a smokestack.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

LosT.-A dear little child who made home
happy by its smiles. And to think, it might
have been saven had the parents only kept
in the house One Minute Cough Cure, the
infalhble remedy for Group.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Minneapolis Journal: The elatest CEN
sus bulletin shows that there are only
SO, $50 lawyers in the country. Most
anybody would have sworn there were
S96, 300.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

New York Mail and Express: Don't
wait for the era of prosperity to come
your way. It's good thing. Get be-
hind it and push it along.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Detroit Tribune: It is understood
that after March Mr.. Hill will be able
to devote his entire time to being .
Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

A weed in the garden can easily be des-
troved when it first starts. Consumption
can be nipped in the bud by One Minute
COuph Cure
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

If the weather man were only
mctormad for while spring would
probably come EARLY.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

The winter girl is ever ready 20. be-
come a sleigh belle.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Foiled,

Senator Wilson of Washington and
his brother, Harry Wilson, look very
much alike. One day in Spokane, where
the two brothers live, Senator Wilson,
who had just returned from his legisla-
tive duties, was stopped ON the street by
a man who had known him for years.
Harry" said the man, "when will
your brother John be here?"
I'm day or two" said John with
out smile.
'"Tell him want to see him on an
important matter. 4"
Certainly, said John.
"And you will not forget it2''
"I'll try not, promised John, and
thus another Office seeker was foiled.-
Washington Post,
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03
Grnwth of EnpIish.

The growth of the English language
during the present century has been
without parallel in the history of any
tongue. The commercial associations Of
the English and American people with
all the nations Of the earth have brought
contributions from every CLINE to enrich
our mother tongue, and the result is
that there are words in common use in
the English language from every known
language on the face of the earth.
Smyrna times., 1897-02-03

Representative Eliason,, Of New Cas-.
tie county, is the only Republican in
the House.