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Light, and will deliver papers to sub
scribers and collect for same. All COM
plants for non-delivery and changes
can be given to him or telephoned to
the office.
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light.
San Antonio, Texas, May 9, 1896.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY ., 1897.
A PROMINENT LADY.
She believes Il her duty to say
a word for
Dr.. SawyeT's
Family Cure,

DIR. A. p. SAWYER. Dear Dr.-Your medicine has
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Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
The AMERICAN GIRL.

A new note has been struck in the
ever popular theme of the American
girl: ''There is no typical American
girl; there are many types, but no one
type that can be regarded as national.
This is the one conclusion arrived at by
those who have made serious study
of the subject, and this view is exem-
plified by the artist J. Wells Chamney
in his collection of pastels representing
'"Types of American Girlhood," ex-
quisite reproductions of which illus
trate a charming article in DemOresFs
Magazine for August. entitled "a
Study of the American Girl" And
there are more characteristic pictures
of American girls in the handsome il.
lustrations to an article on "Greater
Chautauqua, which furnishes much
interesting information about the sum-
mer school. In the same number a
beautifully illustrated article, ga Lat
ter-Day Pilgrimage" tells about the
picturesque California missions; and
Living Landmarks of New York
Streets" affords glimpses of metropoli-
tan life that are usually overlooked by
the casual observer. There are bright
stories, good poems, and the depart
ment matter is especially good and
seasonable. Everyone should read the
article on ''The Use and Abuse of Sum
mer Sports" in Sanitarian; and the
house-mother will be interested in
some appetizing receipts for ''The
toothsome Salad"
The fashions are, as usual, modish
and practical and afford many sugges-
tions for beautifying midsummer
dresses.
Everyone who will cut out this no.
tice and forward it, with ten cents, to
the address below, will receive a sam
pie copy of DemOrests Magazine, con-
tanning a Pattern Order which entities
the holder to any patterns illustrated
in any number of the Magazine pub
lished during the last twelve months,
at the uniform price of four cents each.
Between thirty and forty patterns are
usually illustrated.i in one number, thus
affording an almost unlimited variety
to select from. Demorests is publish
ed for 50 year, by the Demorest Pub
fishing Company, 40 Fifth Avenue,
New York.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
Beauty and the "BIne.Stcckiue. -"

The popular idea of the day, that in.
tellectually is not abundant where
beauty dwells, is strength by the fact
that We have learned to associate snec.
tacles, frowsy hair, and lack of style
IN apparel, with higher education in
women. The ''blue-stocking" element
IN womanhOOd is not given to personal
adornment. 1t is apt to place
TOO light an estimate upon beauty
OF feature and style of dress as com
pared with intellectual growth; and it
is this condition which has created the
prejudice against higher education of
women. Physical culture may have
effect upon this; but at present the
"college-girl face" with its intensity
OF expression, its stamp of superiority.
is something to avoid.
Beauty and intellectually NAV travel
hand in hand, and have done so down
the ages to the present time. Beauti-
tul women should be as brilliant and as
accomplished as plain women. And
PLAIN women may cultivate the most
attractive kind of beauty to take the
place of that which they have been de-
MED, by studying their personal ap-
pearance and their dress, and by cult
waiting a charm of manner which will
lead the observer to forget the COM
mon place type of the face itself
From "Bca"ty rcrsus Brailts." in
Dc"'oresp@ hagazinc for August.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
Elections Next Fall.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP POL
ITICIANs GUESSING.

There will be number of interest
ing elections held in November of this
year, and politics promise to be lively.
New York city will elect Mayor for
what is known as Greater New York.
The State will elect chief Justice of
the Court of Appeals and new Assem-
bly,. Ohio is to choose a Governor, a
State ticket and Legislature. Vir-
ginia a Governor and full State ticket.
Massachusetts is to choose full ticket,
and Legislature, and the free-silver
line is to be drawn there. Pennsyl-
vania will elect State Trearurer and
an Auditor General New Jersey will
elect State Senators and members of
the Legislature.
The two great Senatorial contests
are in Ohio and Maryland. A State
Comptroller and Clerk of the Court of
Appeals will also be elected in the
later State
Nebraska holds an election for Judge
of the Supreme Court and Regents of
the State University It's returns will
throw some light upon Organism in
the country west of the Missouri. The
city of Detroit elects Mayor on Nov
ember 2. The contest may be fought
upon municipal issues or along national
lines. Until the contest develops fur
ther no prediction as to the significance
of the returns can be made. The con-
test in Kentucky for Clerk of the Court
of Appeals will bring out a good-sized
vote, and there is no State in the Union
which in the present condition of par
tisan warfare is more important
Kentucky was saved for Mckinley
last year by the narrOwest kind of a
plurality, which was clearly attributable
to the Gold Standard Democrats.
This year the Gold Democrats are de-
termined to make contest of their
own, that their party strength may be
more fully demonstrated.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
WHAT TO EAT THESE HOT DAYS.
Healthful Dishes That Can be Prepared
With Little Fire.

During the hot months" writes
Mrs. 5. L. ROrer in the August Ladies
home Journal, "the diet should con-
sist largely of dainty, cold, lean meat,
green, succulent vegetables, and fruits.
1t is a popular fallacy that the free use
of sub-acid fruits during hot weather
causes disturbances of the bowels. No
diet is more healthful than ripe fruit
provided it is properly masticated and
swallowed before or after bread and
butter, but never with it.
"The lighter wheat preparations.
such as farina, wheatlet and glutena.
should be substituted for the heat-giv-
ing oatmeal for breakfast. Cook
enough one morning to last two, as
they are just as palatable cold as thew
are hot. While fried food may seem
little out of place in the warm weather
there are certain light dishes that may
be utilized for breakfast. COrnmeal or
hominy crOquettes, or even rice Gro
quettes, may be made the day before
and simply fried at serving time
Squash and cucumbers may be dipped
and fried. In the chafng-dish one
one may have Clipped beef, creamed
or fricassed barbacued beef, cold NUT
ton warmed in a little tomato sauce,
and dishes of eggs, such as omelets,
scrambled eggs, creamed eggs or
poached eggs.
''Fruit should be served in fiat dish
with, if the weather is particularly hot,
little chopped ice sprinkled over it.
Fruit that is very acid should not be
served too cold. Powdered sugar and
cream should accompany the fruit
course. In the place of chops or steaks
we may have eggplant, broiled or fried
tomatoes, panned tomatoes, dainty
omelet with peas, Omelet with aspara-
gus tips, or with parsley, following the
fruit. Corn oysters and corn fritters
may also take the place of meat. COT
fee, tea, chocolate and milk are, of
course, in summer, as in winter, the
breakfast beverages.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
How A Countess Challenged God.
A SEEDING FORCED OPEN HER WALLED
TOMB ON WHICH WAS CRAVEN
HER DEFIANCE

"ln the town of Hanover, in Ger
many, Evangelist Moody writes in
his Bible class discourse in the August
LadieS' Home J0uymal, "there is bur
led German Countess who denied the
existence of God and ridiculed the
idea Of the Resurrection. To further
contempt for Christianity she orderd
that on her death her grave should be
built up of solid masonry and COW
cred by large stones bound together
by iron clamps. On this tomb was en-
graved defiant challenge that through
eternity this tomb should never be dis
turb. But one day the seed from some
tree, either blown by the wind or car
ried by bird, became lodge in small
crevlce of the tomb, where soon it
sprouted and began to grow. And
then, as if Nature had seemed to mock
the naughty infdel, she quietly ex-
tended the delicate roots of that seed
ling under the massive blocks of stone
and slowly raised them from their place.
And now, although scarce four genera
tions are passed since that tomb was
accomplished what God Himself was
challenged to accomplish.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

MARYLAND BAR ASSOCIATION
Maryland State Bar Association met in
Ocean City, Wednesday.
Judge McSherry delivered the an
nual address. He said it was singular
that the profession had never been
supplied satisfactory definitions of law.
He discussed the definitions, ending
with Bishop Horner's celebrated one,
''Her seat is the bosom of God; her
voice is the harmony of the world; all
things in heaven and earth do her hom-
age; the very least as feeling her pro-
lection, the greatest not above her
power. Law is an Intervening of
ethical precepts and conventional de-
mands. As Westerbury said, lawyers
ought to regard themselves as students
of the most exalted branch of know
lege and moral philosophy.
All lawyers cOnnOt be squared by
this measure: this is notably the case
in Dover where the lawyers en- mass
exercised their ingenuity to disfran-
chise by the hundreds, and defed law
and pr0priety by not counting votes
that had been cast, and in seating men
who had not been elected.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

MARYLAND DEMOCRATS. The plat
form adopted by the Democrats of
Maryland, last week, is chiefly interest
ing in its currency plank, which de-
clares for ''honest money, the gold and
silver money of the Constitution, and
the coinage of both, without discrimi-
nation against either, into standard
dollars of final payment and redemp-
ton; and this utterance, which avoids
a reference to the ratio, is supplement
ted by declaration in favor of Inter
national Bimetallism. On the whole,
it is plain that the Maryland Democrats
would like to edo something for sill
ver;" but while they have not made it
altogeather plain what that something
is to be, they are to be credited at
least with prudence and discernment
in refusing to follow the wild demand
of the Chicago platform for free coin
age at 16 to without waiting for the
consent of any other nation.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
PENNY WEDDINGS IN SCOTLAND.

The penny wedding was an institu
ton OF long standing among persons
IN humble life. There was a miscel
laneous company, and each person
contributed towards the expenses of til,
entertainments, with something over
for the benefit of the young couples to
assist them in furnishing house.
Music and dancing formed the chief
part OF the entertainments, and it is
understood that the name ''Penny
wedding" originated from the circum.
stance that each person dropped a
penny into a box for every reel in
which he took part, for the benefit OF
the fddlers. There are instances of
this having been done in living mem
ory. They are not confined to anv
particular locality, but were common
throughout Scotland, and every dis
trIct had its own mode of conducting
them, although the main features were
the same throughout the whole coun-
try.
The penny wedding was the subject
OF one of Sir David Wilkies's famous
character paintings. This painting, or
print of it, is to be seen inmany house
holds, and shows the varied character
lstics of the festive occasion. Thev
now and again come under the ban or
edict of the kirk ON occOunt of the mer-
ry-making having exceeded the bounds
OF moderation. In the year 1900 the
Kirk Session Stirling Ordained that
name be married till 91O be consigned
Tor better security, that ther be name
mar ta'en for ane bridal lavine Creek
onlng) than five shillings according to
order. " AT a meeting of the Presby-
terry of Strathbogie, 25th August, 1881.
1t was ordained that no persons
HEREAFTER sail be maryed unless thai
consign pands (pledges) that THE be no
abuse at their brydal under pain of 10
pund."
In the year 1645 the General Assem-
bly, passed an Act against Penny Bri-
dals, ordaning the Presbyteries to put
them under the severest restrictions.
Notwithstanding the censures and
edicts of the kirk, the custom was
kept up to some extent to the present
century. The custom fell out of use
IN inland parishes in the early part of
the century, but it was continued in
some fishing villages for at least 90
years after the middle of the century.
The real merry-making began with
the slammed reel, which was danced
on a green in the open air. This was
after the marriage ceremony. The
parties in this reel were the bride and
bridegrOOm's best man. The shamed
reel was at one time common at other
weddings besides penny weddings, and
in the Highlands of Aberdeenshire
and Banfshire it was occasionally
danced to the popular tune the Reel of
Tulloch.
The dinner at penny weddings was
under the charge of the bride and
bridegroOm's friends, and each person
who partOOk of dinner paid the bill of
fare, whatever it was. Dancing was
kept up the whole evening in hall or
large room. There were two old-fash-
iOned and popular dances seldom for
gotten -at-the-Bolster snd Pease Straw.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
SAM SMALL TO LIVE IN DOVER.
The Evangelist will Become a Citizen of
Delaware.

The Rev. Sam Small, the noted
Georgia evangelist and prohibition
worker, who, for the past two weeks
has been conducting meetings in the
interest of local option in Wilmington
and this State, announced that he will
become a citizen of Delaware. This
announcement will be a surprise to
many people. He contemplates estab-
Fishing at Dover a Keely Sanitarium
and Orphan School. He will take up
his residence there in September.
Mr.. Small seems to think he has
seen in Delaware a great field for the
prohibition work, especially in Kent
and Sussex counties. Those who
learned that he was to become a Del
awarean expressed themselves as much
pleased that a man with almost a world
wide reputation, such as he possesses,
was coming to this State to live.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

TALK ABOUT MosoUIToEs.-Just at
present some remarkable stories are
told. Cases have been cited where
small children were stung so badly
that they died as a result. There are
thousands of mosquitoes in Whining
ton and other cities.
Experts on mosquitoes say that the
way to prevent mosquito biting a
child or any one else is to rub coal oil
on the face and hands of the person.
A mosquito bill will not come near
when this has been done.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

DEATH OF JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
Milton Clayton, a well-known young
farmer and politician of st. Georges
hundred, died at his home, near Mid
dletown, Tuesday week. Mr.. Clayton
was thirty years old and married. He
was son of the late Thomas Clayton,
a wealthy farmer of the sameneighbor-
hood. Mr.. Clayton has been i'll Of ty-
phoid fever for several days. He was
the Union Republican leader in st.
Georges hundred, and was once mem
toned as a candidate for the Legisla-
ture. Joshua Clayton, brother Of
the deceased, is also i'll and threatened
with the same disease.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
Exc. Rate Exc. Rate
to to

In Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and
America, the five great continents, Shaker
medicines are being used by suffering hu-
manity for the cure of sickness and disease.
Never was there such an universal demand
never such wonderful results.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, cure for indi-
gestiOn, is prepared from herbs and roots,
and is a natural remedy, which cures by aid
ing nature and not by fighting her.
Shaker Digestive Cordial makes those
fat, who have become thin by not digest
ing their food.
1t restores the spirits and the appetite of
those who are detected and tagged out
from the wearing effects of indigestion,
1t relieves the symptoms of dyspepsia,
and, after using for reasonable time,
finally cures the complaint.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
Low Rates to RehObOth and Ocean City.
ONE-DAY EXCURSION VIA PHILADELPHIA,
WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE
RAILROAD.


The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company an
nounces two more excursions to Reho-
both and Ocean City, one on August
19 and the other ON August 26, 1897.
In order that families may avail
themselves of this opportunity for
full days pleasure at either of these
popular resorts, the rates have been so
greatly reduced as to place the excur-
sion within the means of every one.
A special train will be run on the
schedule given below, and excursion
tickets, good only ON the special train
in each direction, will be sold at rates
quoted.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

An ounce of gold is worth $1s, while
an ounce of silver is worth 40 cents and
yet the silver men are clamoring for
the silver dollars Of our daddies worth
40 cents for bullion purposes, but hay-
ing the stamp Of Uncle Sam upon it,
it passes for one dollar.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

Mr.. A. G. Wolfe, of Dundee, Mo,
travels for Mansur & Tibbetts, Imple-
ment Co., of st. Louis, gives travelling
men and travellers in general, some
good advice. "Being Knight of the
Grip" he says, ''I have for the past
three years, made it rule to keep my
self supplied with Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrea Remedy, and
have found numerous occasions to test
its merits, not only ON myself, but on
others as we'll. l can truly say that
never, in a single instant, have known
it to fail. consider it one of the best
remedies travellers can carry and could
relate many instances where l have
used the remedy on skeptics, much to
their surprise and relief. hope every
travelling man in the U. S. will carry a
bottle of this remedy in his grip" For
sale by Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna,
Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
WHAT TO Do

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy
fultils every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. It
corrects inability to hold urine and
scaldlng pain in passing it or bad eff
ffects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and Overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to get up
many times during the night to urinate.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. If
you need medicine you should have
the best. Sold by druggists, price so
cents and one dollar. You may have a
sample bottle and pamphlet both sent
free by mail. Mention the SMYRNA
TIMES and send your address to DR..
Kllmer Il c., Binghamton, N. Y. The
proprietOrs of this paper guarantee the
genuineness of this offer.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

The farmers about Wilmington, all
had large crop of wheat and some of
them will not be able to sell their
wheat for anything else but chicken
feed, as it has to a certain extent ger
minated, and will not make good
bread.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand ,twenty-four
hours; a sediment OF settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys.
When urine stains linen it is positive
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fire.
quent desire to urinate or pain in the
pack, is also convincing proof that the
Kidneys and bladder are out of order.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
THE LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE.
Mr.. MOOdy's Graphic Illustration OF the
Doctrine of the Resurrection.

There is a little book entitled The
Life Beyond that presents the truth
of the Resurrection in a wonderful
manner" writes Evangelist Moody in
the August Ladies Home Journal.
"It is an allegOry and pretends to give
the experiences of dragon fly grub.
The little insect longs to know what
is beyond the sphere of it's little world.
In vain it inquiries of the fish that live
in some pond, but they have no exper-
lence in any other sphere, nor can any
OF its fellows satisfy its anxious yearn-
ing. The only world it knows is lit
tie meadow pond; all its experience is
limited by the bounds of the surround
ing banks. At length the grub is over
come by a strange attraction upward,
and gathering about it all its fellows
it tells that it must leave them for the
regions above, and promises to return
to tell them what it has found to exist
in the beyond, if, indeed, there may be
anything above the bulrushes of their
little pond. An than quietly it disap-
pears from the sight of its fellows and
energies into the bright sunlight of the
greater world. Here it is transformed,
and now with outstretched wings it
darts hither and thither rejecting the
brightness of the sun from its gorgeous
body. But it does not forget the prom
ises it has made to the friends it has
left below. 1t tries to return to the
world from which it has just been re-
surrected, but cannot now leave the
atmosphere in which it lives. All it
can do is to wait for them to come to
where it now lives, beautiful dragon
fly.
And thus it is with those who have
disappeared from our sight. Their
love for us is not lessened because
they are not able to commune with us,
but they are waiting in the present of
the Master for that glorious moment
when in their resurrected bodies they
shall unite once more with those whom
they they have loved on earth.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

There is 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 all throat and lung
troubles. Clifton Il Raymond, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

1t should not be forgotten that the
wheat crop of this country is worth
more money than all the gold discov-
cred this year.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.

The Kansas prOhibitionists are DON
ming their war paint, and threaten 70
make running a whiskey joint as dan
gerous as a gold-hunting trip up the
Yukon.