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Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

There will be a grand Fair Hopat
Hotel Richardson on Thursday night,
Sept. 10th, Dover, Del. Prof. Ogles-
by's Orchestra will furnished the
music. Tickets for sale ut Hotel.
Ladies' free. It
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

Cosgriff & Beck are prepared for an
active coal trade. They deal exclu
sively in Lehigh coal and give 224O
pounds to the ton. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

John H. Hoffecker received a carload
of tomatoes last week from Bridgeville,
for use at his cannery. They were
found to be inferior to those grown in
this locality. Yesterday two more cars
were shipped to him from Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

There are many kinds of coal, but
what you want is good Coal. A. E.
Jardine will handle the same coal as
asst year, and everyone knows it to be
the best on the market. II
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

There is generally some appearance
of autumn at the middle of September,
but the month thus far has had a good
deal of midsummer mixed up with it.
The vacation season is over if the
hot weather isn't. After people get
rested a little from their junketing
they can take up their work with re-
newed yigOr.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
The SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 18th, 1897
Smyrna times., 1897-09-15

When buying coal quality is a i'm
portant thing to look after, we sell the
best. Quantity should also be consid-
cred, we give 224O lbs. to the ton.
Brady Steamboat Company. t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
THE CONTEST IN NEW YORK.

The political situation in New York grows in interest, and it is plain that Low is gaining strength. If everybody who is nominated stays in his chances of election will be good, and if the mys- terious suggestions Of union between all the anti-Tammany forces mean what they appear to he may be elected. As indicative of the situation it is pointed out that a month ago MT. Quigg had in his conference the Purroy Dem- ocrats, the Independence Hall Demo- crats, the Brookfield-Swayn Republi- cans and the Brooklyn Committee of Fifty. MT. Quigg at that time had hopes also of the national Democrats, the GermanAmerican Reform Union and Patrick Jerome Gleason. He in- vited all of them to join with him. To- day not a single one of these organiza- tions is with the Republican machine. They have left it alone in it's mayoralty fight. The Gernan-Americans the Brookfield men, the Committe of Fifty and the Purroy Democrats have gone to Seth Low, the national Democrats are divided between Tammany and Low, while the Independence Hall De- mocracy, if there ever was such a thing, has been captured for Tammany by Barney Martin. Paddy Gleason is going it alone. Of the organizations i whose cooperation MT. Quigg has
 sought, therefore, four have gone solid l ly to MT. Low and not one has decided to give the slightest aid to the Tracy
 ticket.
 I The latest is that Tracy will stick and 1 that Low will also stick. Next Tues
 day will be a momentous day for New | York,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
TWO STORIES.

Their One Point of Resemblance
 Thanks to the fortunes of travel, a tourist recently found herself at table beside a young woman who, good look ing, well dressed and to all appearances of sufficient sanity, said she was from Brattleboro, Vt. "Brattleboro,' repeat ed the tourist; then you can tell me if it's true that Rudyard Kiplins's house has no front door" "Who?" asked the young woman. "Rudyard Kipling," said the tourist. "I don't know the gentleman said the young woman. But you've heard of him. said the tourist. "The great writer, you know
 He lived in Brattleboro until quite re- gently, and they say that he built his house without front door, so that" But the young woman just looked at the tourist as at one slightly demented. as with some asperity she replied: Without a front door, indeed. I'd have you know that the houses in
 Brattleboro are just as good houses as
 you'll find anywhere There isn't a single one in the place that hasn't T | front door.
 When the tourist told this story (it wasn't human nature to do otherwisel | another tourist capped in with the fol- | lowing: Tt was in Boston some years
 ago. said the other tourist, ''and I
 was paying my first visit to Mount Au- i burn. I wanted to see the grave of Charles Sumner, and, encountering d
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LIMITED.

Passenger-"Why do they call this the limited express, when it's an hour late?"
 Conductor--"But the lateness is 1in- ited to three hours, sir. ir."-Phladelphia North American.
 Chronic patient--"Doctor what do you consider my worst trouble?" Phy- sician-"My friend, to be entirely frank, the worst trouble there is about you is that it takes too long time to collect a bill from ou.'-Chicago Tribune,
 Mixed la-Hawkins-"I won't let a church sexton have charge of our weddine,'' Miss Bliss-'Why?" Flaw kins-"When Tompkins married Miss Bronson the notice of the wedding be- aan: Suddenly, on the 10th instant - Harlem Life
 Hobkins-''My brother bought a wheel here last week and you said if anything broke you would supply a new oart.' Dealer-That's right. What do you want?' 'I want two del- told muscles. a new set of knuckles and kneepan. Life.
 Snythe-"I wonder what idiot origi- mated the phrase, There's no account ing for taste?'' Why?" Smythe-''B I'd like to get at him! I've just been accounting to the milliner and modiste for my wife's te!"-Brooklyn Life. Searcher for board-"I hope, madam, you do not object to children" Board ing house mistress-"Oh, not in the i least I have nine myself" Weary l searcher (backing off)-"Un-er-if | decide to take the rooms I will send
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
GREATER NEW YORK,

1INIIA ETL NE w IoIlh-
 Within the limits of Greater New York, according to the latest official declarations, there are living upward of 3,000,000 people.
 There are only five states in the Union which contain a population ot 5000, 900. Those five states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois arld Missouri
 Measured by population, therefore Greater New York has the importance of the sixth state of the Union
 Now place alongside that fact another fact equally salient Within the boun- daries of Greater New York there is property of the assessed value of over $2, 732, 900 900.
 There is not one state in the Union except New York itself, whose assessed valuation, by the census of 1890, was equal to $2,732, 100000. Not even tht valuation of the populous and wealthy state of Pennsylvania was on pal with that of the territory embraced by our consolidated city.
 Measured by wealth, therefore, Great CT New York has the importance of the first state in the Union, for it's wealth exceeds that of any other state excep New York, and is by far the larger fraction of the total wealth of the Elm pire state.
 When they come to choose mayor to wield the executive power of thei newly created city, the people O Greater New York must remember tha for all practical purposes they will b. choosing the governor of the sixtl state of the Union in point of popula tion and the first state of the Union il point of wealth.-New York World.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

ness. Light blue and white figured In- sketch. The skirt was trimmed with two pleated white chiffon ruff1es head ed by three rows of narrow blue and white velvet ribbon. The matinee fast ened beneath full jabot of pleated white mousseline, and had collarette of plain light blue India silk tucked crosswise and slashed into points edged with velvet ribbon and pleated rufaes. Even fairly fresh summer dress care fully turned to house use could not equal this gown for freshness and beauty.
 Figured poplin comes in forty-five inch wide goods, and every one knows to what advantage such wide goods cuts. Nothing wears better than pop lin, and though it can not be said to have the grace of wool, or the beauty of silk, it is a material highly suited for house wear of the domestic kind, while poplin skirt to wear any tirne' is very desirable. Flat braiding gives a strap finish to the seams, and some times the braiding is open and laid over banding of contrasting color to bright en up the costume little.
 Black brocade, satin and silk separate skirts are being offered ready made at such low figures that the wise must hesitate. But every sensible woman should make up her mind that if a black satin or brocaded silk separate skirt seems necessary part of her wardrobe, it must not be among the garments on which money is skimped. If you have it at all, it must be of ir- reproachable material, cut and make. Then it will be, if not as swagger as some years ago, still effective, and with chiffon or tulle bodice of black, or bodice worked out with black as part of it's color scheme, as harmonious and suitable as ever FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

nominations to fill the offices of presi- dent, treasurer and seven Viee-prasl- dents, altogether constituting the exec utiVe committee The five persons hav- Ing the highest number of nominations oy local unions for certain office are the candidates for that office. The names of the candidates thus selected are printed upon Q ballot similar to the Australian ballot. These ballots are distributed to the local unions, in each of which a time is set apart for the holding of the election. A majority vote IS necessary to elect. In case no candidate has majority, another elec- tion is held, in which event only the names of the two persons having the highest number of votes are submitted. The delegate conventions of the organ lzation have nothing whatever to do with the election of officers, so that the time of those bodies is left entirely free for the consideration of problems of legislation and the drafting of meas ures for submission to popular vote. The distracting influence of elections is entirely eliminated. G. w. Perkins, the present head of the organization, was elected president by 8 convention six years ago. Since then the popular method of nominating and electlng off, cers has been adopted and he has been twice reelected in that manner. Four years of his present term are yet before him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
COULDN'T FOOT, THE OLD MAN

~,
 Things had progressed to point where the young man had been prac- tically received into the family circle. While he hadn't yet mustered up suffi- cient courage to ask the old mans con sent, it was evident that he would in time
 Thus it happened that the old man, who liked nothing better than a good game or whist or eucher or hearts, in vited him to have a little game one evening, and of course he didn't feel that it would be policy to refuse,
 You and mother" said the old man. referring to his wife, '.can play against Martha and me. That will be fair. If you and Martha sat opposite each oth- CT you would probably persist in look ing into each others eyes, to the great detriment of the game"
 Naturally the young woman and the young man blushed, but they said nothing and the game began.
 It wasn't much of a. game. While the young woman wasn't sitting op- posite the young man, she was sitting next to him, and every few minutes one or the other of them forgot to play when it was his or her turn. Then, too, there were frequent inquiries as to who took the last trick and what was trumps, and altogether the old man felt a good deal like swearing on one or two occasions
 Finally he made up his mind that patience had ceased to be virtue. The game had come to a standstill while the young people exchanged con- fidences in a whisper It was notice able also that each one had one hand under the table.
 Young man." said the old man sharply, q should infer from the way you are playing that you haven't much of hand'
 "On the contrary, sir" protested the young man, T think have as good a hand as I ever held"
 Well, suppose you drop it for few minutes and try to play the cards thai are on the table" suggested the ole gentleman gravely.
 He did. His missing hand appeared above the table almost instantly, ,ant so did hers. And they both blushed.- Chicago Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
THE MAN OWNS THE ZINC.

Usually when the love of man for maid, or the love of a maid for man, has cooled and "the engagement" is broken there is no trouble about the en- gagement ring. If the man wants it back he usually gets it, and sometimes the return is accompanied by fine scorn and a remark or two about your old ring But occasionally there is a greedy girl who wants to keep the en- gagement ring after the engagement is broken, and, to the credit of man be it said, such a girl is not often bothered about the ring by greedy man. But it may be well for both men and maids to know what their rights in engage ment rings are. Justice Lemon of Brooklyn has just been called on to consider a complicated enga cement ring case and he says that "an engagement ring is not gift, and that, in case the engagement is broken, the ring does not belong to the woman, but to the man." In the case before him it was proved that before the engagement was broken the man took the ring, appar- ently in joke, and kept it over night, re- turning it the next day, but with paste substituted for the diamond in the ring The girl discovered the substitution and soon after the engag cement was broken. Then she sued, charging the man with larceny of the diamond. The judge ,rul- ed substantially in accordance with the view of the defendants lawyer, which was that when a young man became betrothed to girl and delivered to her an engagement ring it was not deliver ing absolute property, but the portion of a contract, a sort of consideration; and that if the young woman broke the contract she must return the considera- tion. The young woman in such case must put herself in statu quo, so to speak, because the law assumed that | in breaches of contract of any kind the party wishing to escape the law must return the consideration so as to put both parties in the same position, or as nearly so as possible, as they were prior to the agreement.
 This is legal, though not loving, and it | is sometimes well to know the law when love is dead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
F.iSHION NOTES.
Carefully Planned CareIessiless

Carefully Planned CareIessness.
 Many of last summers gauzy gowns are now doing service within doors, and frequently this is the very best use to which they can be put. But a dress that has served through such damp summer campaign as this years, will show the results of it even when used as a semi-neglige, and women who pay deal of attention to their wardrobes plan their appearance of carelessness just as thoughtfully as they do their dressiest gowns. To-day's picture shows the look Of this careful careless
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The use of the initiative and referen- dunn made by that well-managed labor organization the Cigarmakers' union is and instructive. The Cigar makers International union has ap- proximately 300O0 members, with 363 local unions in the United States and Canada. Delegate conventions are held once in five years. These conventions have no power whatever other than that of initiating legislation. Every act of the convention must be approved by popular vote of the membership before it is valid. For measures pro- posed by convention a majority vote ratifes. The initiative in matters of legislation also rests with the focal unions. and may be made use of at any time. Any local union may propose an amendment to the constitution. This suggested amendment is then published in the official monthly journal, a copy of which goes to every member of the organization. If twenty local unions second the amendment it must be sub mitted to popular vote by the officers of the international union. A two thirds vote is necessary to ratify Res olutions or any matter upon which it is desired to take the sense of the organi- zation are submitted in the same way.
 A similar method is in use for the nominating and election of officers Be tween September b and November 1 of
 any year in which officers are to be
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

well dressed Intelligent looking woman, who declared herself 10 be a lifelong resident of the neighborhood, I asked her to direct me there. She not only could not do this. but she professed
 herself ignorant of the very name of Sumner. l sought to enlighten her. And after while she interrupted me with: "Why, he must have been the man to whose funeral so many colored folks came"-New York Evening Sun.
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you a postal. Good day."-New York Weekly.
 Dissatisfied customer-"All these gar n1ents seem made for eight-year-old children, and this little girl is only six"
 Affable shopgirl 'Yes'm Eight year-old girls are very much more in style this year than they are usually" Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other smali advertisements. One Cent a Word each ln- sertion. Five Gents Word for full week (seven times). l.,
 Display advertisements, per Inch, one m, Io serton, $1.20; each subsequent insertion; 1n. 1o cents one week, $3.20; one month, slo' one year, $40. ,s
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse; 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar riages, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents ea'n' Local Notices 15 cents per line. .,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tneir own immediate business (all matter 10 oe unobjectionable), and their contracts uo hot Include Wants. To Let. For Sale, etc.
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third of those who have been doing this york arc adjudged competent foY it, And yet it is said that the examination was by no means a difficult one, and no question was asked that every gas fit- ter ought not to have been able to answer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

Love is a queer thing widow or seventy years who married a lad Of twenty in Chillicothe, O., one brief week ago, has driven him from her home and premises because he refused to give up his association with the Salvation Army.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

No person can now engage in or work at the business of gas fitting in the city of Boston, either as an employer or as a journeyman, unless he shall have passed a satisfactory examination be- fore a special board constituted for this purpose, and has received license from this board. This is in accordance with an act passed by the last legislature
 which undertook to deal with the prob lem of providing for better work in gas fitting, in order to minimize the dangers of escaping water gas. That there was need of such law would seem to have been demonstrated by the fact that of about four hundred masters and jour neymen who have hitherto been en- gagged in the business of gas fitting in Boston only about one hundred and thirty have passed the required exam inatIon. That is to say, less than one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

DELIvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 10
 CENTS A WEEK. 50 CENTS A MONTH, $9 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

This is a golden year. The Rand mines in South Africa broke another record in gold production in the month of Augustine output reaching 259,6O3 ounces. The yield of these mines for the eight months of the year equals something like $3S, ,00O,00
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

Ding Cie Sui, of Foo Chow, China, who is said to be the greatest Chinese inventor, has recently invented a ma chine for spinning cotton, and has filed an application for patent before the United States Patent office through his attorneys He will shortly file a second application for additional improve
 ments on his invention. The machine marks a departure in methods of cot ton-spinning, and is said to give evil dence of great ingenuity on the part of the Chinaman, who has developed a large "bump of originality in spite of being born and reared in a nation of irnitators, where age is regarded as the prime virtue of ideas and methods.
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Who said that woman can't keep a secret? The statute of limitations has barred prosecution upon charge of malicious destruction of property made against number of women of Lathrop, Mo-, who joined in successful effort to drive saloon from the place. As many as thirty were arrested; every body present at the time of the dam age was summoned to court. The pros- ecuting attorney of the county strove for two years to procure conviction of somebody; reporters in numbers be- sieged everybody concerned; but not one of the women weakened or betray- ed the secret Twelve knew who was guilty of breaking the first window of the saloon, but they covenanted with one another to keep the knowledge a secret, and they have kept to their word.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

o. B. Happy is the hortatory name Of the Mayfield (KentuclzN postmaster.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02
MisIeIlamenMs.
z. A. LEWIS
 Storage Wareluusas,

So Olive Street and 202 Whal:ey
 Avenue. Largest and most complete facilities in tine State.
 Private apartments securely locked Hacking and transferring. au7
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THE HARRINGTON NPUBLISHINGC co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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Georgia courts have curious suit in the works, involving a claim for $1,550 : damages for property lost in hotel fire The plaintiffs are Mrs. Fairbanks Higgins and daughter of Atlanta, who suffered the loss while stopping at the Grand View hotel in Tallulah Falls, Georgia. The defense is that the young woman set fire to her rooms herself, against which charge is brought the statement that she did so by hypnotic suggestion. It is known that at an evening sociable she was hypnotized and playfully commanded to fire the building, and the hotel proprietor holds that in doing so she deprived herself of the right to sue.
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iHE WEEHLf JUEHhiL. Issued Thursdays, One Doliar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

The editor of the Frankfort Zeitung, 8 prominent German paper, Is being prosecuted for having criticised the emperor's course and policy. He will probably get year or two in prison, for only little while ago young girl for criticising, not the imperial couple, but only printed picture of them, re- ceived a sentence of six months in jail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB-
 LISHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-02

There is a "spite fence" twenty-two feet high in a yard at Bloomfield, New Jersey, and so close to one house that the blinds cannot be opened without colliding with it. At one point on the fence is painted the word hospital in large white letters on a black back emy was once an inmate of a hospital and the other enemy wished her always to see the word when she looked toward the fence.