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Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
A FIGHT WITH A LYNX.
Jim Berry Had Desperate Struggle witt
a SayaCya RohCof

Jim Berry Had Desperate Struggle with
Savage BObcat.
The ugliest appearing animal that
ever walked a log, killed a rabbit or
fought trap is the lynx, which is Just
as ugly as it looks ten months in the
year and somewhat uglier during the
other two. Not only will the lynx fight
anything that walks the woods, but it
will also tackle visitor from the clear
lngs, be he man or dog or half grown
calf, If the occasion offers.
Jim Berry was hunting up in Maine
about 40 miles north Of GreenvilIe
when he and his friend suddenly came
upon the carcass of a caribou which a
bear was eating. The bear made itself
scarce, much to Jim's regret, as he
wanted to kill the bear Without saw
ing anything to his friend he left camp
the next day and started for the carcass.
intending to watch it, in the hope that
the bear would return. He waited and
watched until about o'clock in the
afternoon, when he began to think Of
returning to camp. A soft football back
In the woods-the crafty step of some
wild animal-just then sounded in his
ears Pretty soon the bear was chewing
the caribou meat, and Jim could see it
plainly. He leveled his buckshot gun
and pulled the trigger, when the v. 3D.
bling muzzlo was pointed in what he
thought was the right direction. The
beast went down, and Jim started for it.
Then he stopped, with his mouth open.
The beast had leaped to his feet and
jumped sideways, with its back up.
Jim knew the yell, and he also recug-
nized the bumped back. 1t was a wound
cd lynx spelling for fight. Not having
time to level his gun to shoot, the man
clubbed it, and the blow stunned the
cat little, but the beast got in rake
on the mans leg and tore his trousers
and hide too. Another frantic sweep of
the gun barrel laid the beast fiat, and
then a revolver bullet killed the animal.
The buckshot had torn the top Of the
lynx's head-cnough to make it angry.
Shooting and Fishing.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
Knights of st. Lazarus.

At a very early period in the history
Of the Christian church a special order
of knighthood was instituted, having
for its object the care and supervision
of all those afflicted with leproSy of ev-
cry nationality, and, as its headquarters
had originally been located i'll the vicin-
1ty of Jerusalem, the order was gener-
ally designated knights of st. Lazarus,
or of st. Lazarus and st. Mary of Jeru-
salem.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
ONE OF 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 way is
from a careless local treatment of other
diseases.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

The associations called up by a wed
ding ring are very touching, and it is
the last thing that even the poorest wife
will part with. If it ever was consider
ed badge of servitude, it now is much
more suggestive of queenship and SOW
ereignty. An old Latin writer thus de-
rcribes the ring: 1t is circular, because
the mutual love and hearty affection
Of matrimony should be forever, their
continuity remaining as unbroken as
the circlet itself. 1t is an old-and ex-
ploded-notion that the ring is placed
upon the fourth finger because a small
artery connects with the heart. The
real reason probably is that the left
hand is not used as much as the right,
and the fourth finger less than the other
fingers.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Cards has been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clay Nesbitt, of Port De-
posit announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Bertha Elizabeth Mes
bitt to Mr.. B. Brentnell Lathbury, Of
Philadelphia, Pa. The ceremony will
take place in Tome Memorial Church,
of Port Deposit, at 9 P. NJ. on Wednes-
day, October goth, to be followed by a
reception at "Hytheham, theresidence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Tome.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
Fverybody SAYS So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery OF the age, pleas
ant and refreshing TO the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
OF g. g. 9. t0-daE 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cs9f by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
A stayer.

Aren't you getting gray about the
temples?" he yawned after sitting there
till after midnight.
II presume So" she smiled wearily,
though there was not a silver thread
IN my hair when you called. Detroit
Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Another American girl is going to be
Counted on the other side. The early
marriage Of Miss Woerishoffer, of New
York, to Count Charles Seilern,) of
the Lord knows where,) is announced
by the London papers.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

There is a time for everything; and the
time to tend TO a cold is when it starts.
Don't wait until you have consumption but
prevent. it by using One Minute Cough
Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds,
Group, bronchitis and illl throat and lung
troubles. Clifton \ Raymond smvrna. \
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
COACHING.

Tho musical trumpet's blast,
Tho sound Of laughter gay.
Then word to start is passed,
And tho tallyho rolls away.
Out of the city's street,
Far from the noisy throng,
Into tho country sweet
1t rumbles gayly along
Over the cool green hills
And down through the wooded dales,
Fragrant with daffodils
And vocal with calling quails.
Happy each youthful face,
Merry the mirthful wits.
And, To- in the footnan' s place
Trumpeter Cupid sitsl
Arthur Grissom in New York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

WIDENING DELAWARE AVENUE, PHIL
ADELPHIA.-The Improvement of the
harbor of Philadelphia, by the widen
ing of Delaware avenue from Vine to
South street, has begun. The avenue
will be made 15O feet wide, 100 feet
greater than the present width. Piles
will be driven all along the river front
from Vine to South street, and buck
heads of concrete masonry will be
built. The improvement to the harbor
will cost So, $50, 900 of which $3.50, 900 is
furnished by the Girard estate. The
remaining $2,OOO,OOO was realized by
the sale of bonds. It will require at
least year to complete the work.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
Leipsic, Del.

81 can't see how any family lives
without Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy" says J. r.
Adams, well known druggist, of Ge-
neva, Ala, in letter inquiring the
price of a dozen bottles, that he
might not only have it for use in his
own family, but supply it to his neigh
bOrs. The reason some people get
along without it, is because they do
not know its value, and what a vast
amount of suffering it will save.
Wherever it becomes known and used,
it is recognized as a necessity, for it is
the only remedy that can always be de-
pended upon for bowel complaints,
both for children and adults. For sale
by Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL.

The crowded condition of our col
umns last week prevented getting in
the doings Of the Town Council of
Friday evening, Sth inst, which how
ever was confined in the main to pass :
ing bills. Those present were Presi-
dent, John II. Hofrecker, Secretary, H.
S. Anthony, A. Lee Cummins, J. C.
Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Moments are useless if trifed away; and
they are dangerously wasted if consumed
by delay in cases where One Minute Cough
Cure would bring immediate relief. Cliff
ton a RAYMOND.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.

The British government has an
nounced its ability to relieve the dis
tress incidental to the expected famine
III Ireland without waiting for Parliam-
entary action. But ability to do
thing does not always mean doing it.
While there is little doubt of the ul-
tlmate annexation of Hawaii, it is Just
as well that those who are fretting
themselves about the kind of govern
ment Hawaii shall be given should re-
member that recipes for cooking the
hare are useless until the hare is
caught.
Real estate fakirs have been selling
deeds to West Virginia lands that do
not exist 1t is believed that fake deeds
to more than a million acres have been
disposed Of.
Mormonism, and not republicanism,
democracy or populism, is TO be the
political creed Of Utah, if the advice Of
President Woodruff, of the Mormon
| Church, is followed.
Mr.. Coils p. Huntington, the rail
way magnate, keeps three residences
| always ready to receive himself and
family, but he will not need three
graves.
1t looks like the pot calling the kettle
black for the followers of either of the
candidates for mayor of New York to
call those Of the others tricksters.
If the new pneumatic tube postal SER
vice, over which New Workers are as
happy as boys with their first trousers,
could only be utilized to shoot a few
of the most active-jawed politicians of
that town into the middle of the Allan
tic, it would be an almighty good rid
dance.
Hon. w. J. Byran is doubtless Just
about as anxious to see Henry George
elected mayor of New York city as
Hon. William Mckinley is to see Seth
Low win, and for the same reason.
The success of either George or Low
would make them Presidential possi-
bilities.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

10 IlIWIICU VIA the
Southern Railway to be Resumed
in January, 1S9S.
The management of the Southern
Railway is arranging for even hand
somer equipment and faster schedules
than have heretofore been given to
Florida travel. Be sure to ask for
your ticket via the Southern Railway.
Write to JnO. M. Beall, District Pas
senger Agent, S2S Chestnut street, for
all information.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
BILLS ALLOWED.

The following bills were allowed;
Brady Steamboat Co., oysters shells,
$11.SG.
Sussex Journal, advertising redemp-
ton of bonds, $2.40.
A. E. Jardine, agent, coal, S112.85.
c. H. Jones, killing 16 dogs, $1,000.
VIM. FAIRIES, sundry supplies, $9G.25.
f. G. FAIRIES, " " $3.50.
Geo. w. Taylor, Sundry supplies,
$5.2j.
Geo. W. Taylor, work for electric
light, $1.2O.
Israel Meredith, extra police, 81. 80.
Total, $177.21.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER.
Secretary H. S. Anthony made the
following financial statement of the
affairs of the town for the month of
September.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Real estate fakirs have been selling
deeds to West Virginia lands that do
not exist. tits believed that fake deeds
to more than a million acres have been
disposed Of.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20
NASHVILLE.

Nashville reached at Z P. NJ. on Mon
day and after some difficulty, hotel ac-
comodations found. ''The Exposition
and a Trip to the Mammoth Cave, "
will be the subject of our next letter.
Very respectfully,
CHAs. I. STENGLE.
Leipsic, Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

IOIUI uMUUuI OF DIIIS
unpaid Sept. 1st... $3.50. 50
Total amount of bills
allowed to Oct. 1st. III. .85
Salaries due in Sept. POI. 90
1894. A
Total bills paid to Oct. 1 $335.4S
Salaries paid. d............ 2O1.5O
-S536. 4S
Total amount of bills un-
paid Oct. 1st.... 1912. 90
The bill of SO. 90 for repairing Police
man Jones wheelbarrOw was not al
lowed.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

22O-222 Market Street, Wilmington, Del,
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Mormonism, and not republicanism,
democracy or populism, is to be the
political creed Of Utah, if the advice Of
President Woodruff, of the Mormon
Church, is followed.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

1t looks like the pot calling the kettle
black for the followers of either of the
candidates for mayor of New York to
call those of the others tricksters.
Smyrna times., 1897-10-20

Mr.. Coils P. Huntington, the rail
way magnate, keeps three residences
always ready to receive himself and
family, but he will not need three
graves.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-06-26

told me that he could have fought
against the khedive just as honorably
as for him if the position and the pay
had been satisfactory.
Bat didn't mean to ruminate on this
line. | have great respect for Gen
Grants memory, but when read all
the gush and parade over those eere-
monies and almost hear the shouts of
the grand army, was obliged TO think
of our side and the truth of history.
wanted to make that monument COM
plete by chseIing on its eapstone some
figures = only a few figures that
strangers who visit it might read and
wonder, and inquire where do those
people live who fought that fight. YER
lily, Saul has slain his thousands. but
David his ten thousands.
And now | will cool off on some Ice
cream and go back and play with the
children.-Bill Arp. in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
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Little Newt Virgins.

There was weepin and wailin and
gins place over in the hill country last
Tuesday mornin. And what do you
reckon was the matter? Nothin much
exceptin that little Newt, the onlyest
boy on the place, come up missin, and
they couldn't tell where to'find him.
Little Newt, as everybody was wont
to call him, was the first and last born
son of Lon and Jenny Virgins. All the
rest of their boys, in the mysterious
ways and wisdom Of kind Providence.
turned out to be girls, and there amt
but 10 in the family. Little Newt is
now clost up to II years old, but not
much bigger than minnit till yet
If you never was a boy, and the
onlyest boy on the place, you never will
know what little Newt has passed
through since he shed his colts teeth.
There is so internal much to do that
nobody is fifteen to do but a yearlin boy
so everlastin many rough places
which he fits to mats bristle. Along in
durin the last two years they have had
that boy linked in and strung out at
all sorts of work, from driyin the OK
wagon to picllin up chips and lSindlin
the fires. There was no rest for the
weary or the wicked or little Newt Wig
gins.
Bright and early last Tuesday mornin
little Newt come by our house, and
somehow | could tell from his general
appearments that he was runnin away
from home and movin his washin to
beat six bits. He had a little wallet on
his back and was hittin the big road
in the high places only, was fumblin
and foolin around out there about the
lot gate when he come along and | let
on like didn't see him. But he slowed
UP little and went on to tell me what
was already as plain as whitewashed
fence around a graveyard-he was run
min away from home. / didn't say a
blame thing, only told him not to take
any bad money OF his rounds and ask
him what was the matter at home.
"They fetched another baby there last
week." says he, whilst the tears as big
as glass marbles backed up in his eyes
and rolled down his cheeks-"and dad
blame the luck, it is only one more
girl"
With that the poor boy struck off up
the road. bitin off about four feet at
every step. My doctrine is that the best
place in the whole discovered world fer
a boy is right there at home with his
own home folks. But for the life Of me
| couldn't find it in my heart TO blame
little Newt. If was the onlyest boy
in a family of 10, and gal babies still q
comm. I mought maybe do as he has
done and move my washin to parts I'M
known.
RUFUS SANDERS
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A FIRST BATTLE.
The EARLY Experience of n way-sen.
sopcd Soldier.

Fhe EARLY Experience of n wav-Sen.
sopcd Soldier.
An old soldier, who had seen service
for many a year in the Grimea. India,
China, Africa and Egypt, was asked
one day in a London club whether he re-
membered the first time when he was
under fire.
Certainly" he replied. mo soldier
ever forgets that experience
Ibid you feel like hero at the
time?'
mo, indeed. 1t was one of the great
battles of the Crimea. was a young
officer who had been run out of the
military school ahead of time to fill Il
vacancy. l had hardly been in camp Il
week before the regiment was ordered
to charge Il Russian battery, which WIS
posted in a commanding position. We
went forward ON the gallop through
dense cloud of smoke. sWooped down
upon the battery, sabred tile artillery
men, and captured the guns. We lost
many of our men. but it was a very bril-
liant charge. Yet there was at least
one hussar who acknowledged himself
to be a coward from beginning to end
"Then you were terribly frightened
by your first battle?s
Eyes, that is the truth. went ahead
with the others. but I was trembling
with fear and excitement / shut my
eyes and made no attempt to guide my
horse. | thought of my good mother
at home, and wondered how | had ever
been so foolish as to think of the army.
when there were comfortable profess
sions like the ministry and the law,
which I might have followed.
1.-THE charge occupied only few
minutes, but it seemed an endless time
before we were behind those murderons
guns and had the cannoneers at our
mercy. / was among the first to be with
them, and staggered with my sabre,
while the horse rode down and killed a
gunner. But my heart was like ball
of ice. A greater coward never scram-
bled over an entrenchment. All the
time / was repeating texts from the
Bible and sentences from the Lords
Prayer, and wishing myself thousands
of miles away"
The veteran laughed heartily over his
"reminiscences of his first battle.
THE funniest part of it," he added,
twas they considered it q great ex-
plot, and insisted upon giving me a
medal for my heroic and courageous
conduct, when | was a white-faeed
mean-spirited coward from first to last,
and my horse did all the fighting for
me, trampling the gunner under foot
Probably the veteran exaggerated his
boyish trepidation and panic. He could
have afforded to do so, for he was q
seasoned soldier whose courage and
even recklessness, were well known;
but he was not far from the truth when
he declared that no soldier ever felt
like hero when he was first under fire.
Youths Companion.
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And the storm Dust Loose"


"Now, that was on a Saturday, and
by Sunday night most terrific big
storm had riz and bust loose over there
at the Eddins place. The women folks
had fell out and fused and finally at
last got into a rough-and-tnmble, catch
as-eateh-ean fight. From all the signs
and general experiments it is hard to
tell for certain who come out first and
second best. Old man Hank had went
off to tend night meetin at the church,
and his various and sundry wives they
fit and fused and fused and fit till
he come home and indefinitely post.
poned the performance.
But, at any rates, the BARLEY wom-
en- packed up their buds bright and
early next mornin and moved back
down in the forks. On that same day
the high sheriff come out with papers
of compliment and took old man Hank
to jail on the general charge of too in
fernal much plurality in regard to his
wives.
"0ld Misses Eddins has been sick abed
the past two weeks consequentially
from the storm which bust loose that
Sunday night, but she is still holdin
things down at the home base. When
them BARLEY women moved back down
to the forks one of them was totin her
left arm in a sling, whilst the other
two didn't have enough hair left-both
of them put together-to plat one whip
cracker.
And now, with old man Hank in the
county Jail, and his wife in bed, and the
BARLEY family laid up for repairs, l
am leanin to the opinion that the new
tangled religion is bound to go. 1t
mought work tolerable well in some
furren country, RUFF, but,by gatlins it
won't hold water down there in the
old settlement, where human nature
has been human since the flood run
down, and men and women are flesh and
blood till yet"
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EULOGY OF GRANT.
Gen. schofeid Gives His Estimate OF
the Dead Leaders Character.

Il
the Dead Leaders, Character.
The greatest of all the traits or
Grants character were his moral and
intellectual honesty, integrity, SINGER
ity, veraeity and justice. He was inca
pable of an attempt to deceive anybody,
except for Legitimate purposes, as IN
military strategy, and, above all, he
was incapable of deeeiving himself. He
possessed that rarest of all human fac
nlties, the power of a perfectly accurate
estimate of himself, uninhuenced by
vanity, pride, ambition, fattery or self
interest. Grant was very far from be-
ING a modest man, as that word is gem
orally understood. His just self-es-
TEEN was as far above it as il was above
flattery.
When Grants attention was called to
any mistake he had committed, he
would see and admit as quickly and un-
reservedly as if it had been made by
anybody else.
His pride in his own mature opinion
was very great. In that he was as far
as possible from being modest man.
This absolute confidence in his own
judgment upon any subject he had
mastered and the moral courage to
take upon himself alone the highest
responsibility and to demand full au-
thority and freedom to act according to
his own Judgment, without interference
from anybody. constituted the founda-
ton of that great character.
1t has been said that Grant, like LIN
coin, was a typical American, and for
that reason was most beloved and re-
spected by the people. Soldiers and
people saw in Grant, or in Lincoln, not
one of themselves, not a plain man of
the people, nor yet a superior being
whom they could not understand, but
the personifcation of their highest
ideal of a citizen, soldier or statesman,
a man whose greatness they could see
and understand as plainly as they could
ANYTHING else under the sun. And there
was no more mystery about ii than
there was in the popular mind,-Bsnner
of Gold.
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No doubt the earliest manufactured
toy of all was the doll. Little girls play
with dolls everywhere, and have al
ways done so. Indeed, among the
Bechuanas and Basutos at the present
moment, married women carry dolls
until they are supplanted by real chill
dren. There is for its possessor Curl
Gus individuality about a doll, altogeth-
er unaccountable to other people. How
often may it be observed that child
will neglect the splendid new fiveshil-
ling waxen beauty, with its gorgeous
finery, and cling faithfully to the dis
reputable, noseless wreck of rags that
has been its favorite hithertoi Some
thing causes other children, besides
Helen's babies to dislike "buyed dol
lies" even to the preference for an arti-
Gle made of an old towel. This some
thing, whatever it is, is doubtless a
great comfort to the small girls of
Mashonaland. 1t is an innocent, arm
less sort of affair, without any such
Disagreement as waist or shoulders
might cause, no knee joints to get I'M
fastened, and nothing at the end of its
legs to cause expense at the shoe
makers. As regards dress, it is mex
pensive, the whole suit of apparel con-
sisting of a piece of string threaded
through a hole humanely bored through
the head.-Strand.
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A Novel Chariot.

Among all the splendid chariots that
appeared at the carnival in Paris the
X-ray chariot was the most curious. 1t
was in the form of an angry sea, with
big whale moving along on the surface
and an electrician perehed upon. a rock
behind. The scientific man pointed his
apparatus at the whale in order to dis
cover what was inside the monster.
When the lights were well turned on
everybody was able 10 see the interior,
Q handsomely furnished apartment, in
which Jonah. seated at table, drank
champagne in company with mer-
maid Cincinnati Enquirer.