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Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

When we read of a railroad wreck in
which hundred people are killed we are
filed with pity and horror. There are other
dangers in this life a thousand times greater
than that Of the railroad wreck, only we do
not have them brought so forcibly to our
attention. Consumption does not kill a
hundred people at once in one train. II
does kill tens of thousands for every one
that is killed by accident
II a sufferer will resort to the right rem
edy before it is too late, consumption can
be cured DR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures % per cent of all cases If
taken in the earlier stages. II has main
tanned this record for thirty years MANY
OF those whom It has rescued from the
verge OF the grave have permitted their
names, addresses, experiences and photo
graphs 70 be printed in DR.. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser This useful
book Is free, and any sufferer who wishes
to investigate may procure IL and write to
those who were once sufferers themselves
For paper covered copy send 2I one.cent
stamps, 10 c01er cost Of mailing only. to
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n Y. The Golden Medical
Discovery" is the great blood-maker and
iiesh-buider. II restores the lost appetite,
eorrects the impaired digestion makes the
liver active and the blood pure. Any med
icine dealer who offers you something
else said to be just as good Is thinking
aDout MS pocketbook and not about your
health.
81 have taken Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and Favorite Prescription with
wonderful results" writes Mrs. Annie NJ Nor
man, Of Equinunk, Wayne CO.. Pa II had
consumption the doctors said I'd die The
Golden Medical Discovery cured me-"
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
A PIANO FULL OF WASPS.
They Kept Quiet Until the PrOfessO
Struck the Loud Notes.

They Kept Quiet Until the Professor
Struck the Loud Notes.
The piano was an old grand. 1t had
not been used for months. The compa-
ny had arrived in town but a short
time before the performance began !;
hence there had been no time to test the
instrument. Nevertheless, the profess
or boldly opened wide the lids of the
long unused grand and then sat down
to the keys. The first touch convinced
him that the notes were still clear and
strong, and that whatever defects in
tune there might be would be very
slight, so he began the soul inspiring
selection.
Now, it happened that in all the
months in which the piano had remain
ed unused a colony of yellow jacket
wasps had industriously built them
selves home in the shape of q nest as
large as a good sized saucer. The soft
pianissimO prelude to the selection gen
tly woke the wasps from their sweet
dreams But when the soft pedal was
released and the notes grew vigorous
and the piano began to reverberate to
the heavier passages the disturbed wasps
suspected danger. They curled their
backs and stretched and shook their
gauzy wings viciously. The profess
or, unheedful Of the fact that the mu-
sic, far from soothing the savage breast
of the vicious wasps ambushed within
that piano, was rOusing their ire, play
ed on. From pianissimO to piano and
from piano with one bound to fOrtissi-
mo the composition ran. All the while
the wasps 1uttered their wings wicked
ly, viciously, and all the while the pro-
fessOr played. Now came the climax;
now he was throwing together vast
handfuls Of notes i'll the bassO prOfundO
region Of the instrument. Just as the
grand was belching forth from its inner
most soul the musical thunder of that
great Wagnerim opera the vengeance
hunting army Of yellow jacket wasps
swept out Of the instrument, with a
buzzing war song down the hallway
and upon the audience. Suddenly soul
rendiEg shrieks resounded through the
hall. Men and women were striking
about their heads, benches were upset,
and q general stampede for windows
and doors ensued Over the terrible up
roar shrill, piping voice could be
heard shrieking:
"Sharlie, come miti Ach, Sharlie,
come nit"
Long before the outraged burghers of
Kerrville We're up a little band Of men
with baggage galore wended their way
out Of the town and sat down on the
railroad track. They were the stereopti-
co-musical aggregation Of San Antonio,
and their faces, as they recounted the
horrors through which they had passed,
were the image Of that Of Napoleon on
the night Of Waterloo They tagged
the south bound passenger train and
took passage for San Antonio Their
wisdom i'll slipping out Of town under
cover Of night has never been question
ed-San Antonio Express.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
WHEN | GET TlMEa. !

When get time,
know what shall do.
I'll, the leaves of all my books
And read them through. and Through.
When get time,
I'll write some lettersSthen
That have owed for weeks and weeks
To many, manyvmen.
Whom get time,
I'll pay those bills Lowe,
And with those bills, those ccuntles
bills,
will not be so slow.
When get time,
I'll regulate my life
In such way that may get
Acquainted with my wife.
When get time
Oh, glorious dream Of blissi-
A month, year, ten years from nowl
But can't finish this
have no time. Vogue.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
MARKED Rate.

Some of these big magazine editors
nre humorous at times. In response to
this inquiry from an amateur, "What
does poetry bring in New York?'' one
of them replied:
We have no regular prices, but if
you SHIP ii in crates or carloads we be-
heye that you can realize IA cents a
pound for it. ATLANTA Constitution,
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
A WOman,s Movement.

The presidents of the 23 literary clubs
which compose the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs in kentucky at a recent
meeting which they held for the pur-
pose of interchanging ideas upon club
work decided among other things to en-
deavor to establish a bird day in the
public schools of the different cities of
thestate. This will be one effort in a
movement to preserve the birds. The
presidents will also use their influence
to have literature upon the subject dis
seminated, as they believe women are
ignorant of the vast destruction of
birds caused by their feather trimmed
hats "a
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
His ExculpatiOn.

A minister met d little boy Sunday
afternoon with a string of fish, none of
which was more than two inches in
length
Don't you know" said the minister,
that you committed a sin in catching
those little fish ON the Sabbath day?"
" 'Tain't my fault, " replied the boy,
cause the big ones wouldn't bite. -
Columbus (O.) State Journal.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
Tho Trials of the Great.

Dreams of influence and command
filed his mind Men bowling before
him, crowds striving to obey his every
thought and wish fitted delightfully."-
across his imagination.
Then the door opened suddenly.
IF you please, sir, said the excited
butler, "the cooks given notice to
leave"
That was all-but it was enough
Brooklyn Life
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
The Cost of IL.

A juror returned as dead before a
London magistrate was fined $40 the
other day for nonattendance, that being
the only way the judge could think of
to remove the name from the jury list.
This will have tendency to put a stop
to the practice of being dead.-Roches-
ter Union.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

An English writer asserts that there
never was any Grub street in London,
the name having been invented by
Pppe. Hungry authors became identi-
lied with that street because they were
always trying to find it.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
One of the First

"Oh, I wanted to ask you about that
society novel you were readingl Did he
marry her after alp
'No; he was one of the first to marry
her. detroit Journal.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SmaV1'm0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. 1st, '97.
Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWARE.

If you have been deceived and tried one
of the cheap bran substitutes now on the
market, claiming to be the original and to
have great food value, and you got pound
of poorly roasted bran for your 25c. and a
poor, weak, siclish drink (what can you ex-
pect from bran), don't be discouraged but
try GRAIN-O. 1t Is made from solid grain,
nicely Drowned and two pounds for 25c,
Grain-O takes the place of coffee at 4 the
price. Get package of your grocer to-day.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
Can't Raise the Wind.

Dixon--Young Softleigh doesn t seem
to be travelling at such rapid gait as
formerly.
Hixson--No; he punctured the tire
on his wheel Of fortune. Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

Daily. Daily except Sunday
"a stops TO leave passengers from Wilmington
and dponts north, or take passengers for points
south of Dclmar.
or on signal.
'i" Stops 20 leave passengers from Niddletown
and points )uth.
NeiO Castle Accommodation Trains Leave vii
mingtOu S.l3 Il. IN. and II 4 a. m, and 25l
.27. and $50 a. m, week days. Leave New as
tie 81 946, HOP a. N Az aud e 35 D. M week.
days
Rs-Express trains leaving Harrington sos
m, and arriving at 633 p. m. week DAYS, run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Por.
ters and Newark.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

In Mexico the school children who
have done best are allowed to smoke
cigars while pursuing their lessons.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
NEVER
DECEIVE
THE SICK.
This is the Motto of Professor
MunyOn.

"Never deceive the sick. A man who
would commit such a moral crime wou!u
deserve the severest punishment" So
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

No-ro- Bae for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men STRONG, blood pure. Soc. el. All druggists
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01
j. B. COOPER.

Staple Goods in all usual
lines, Groceries, Provisions,
Fruits, Cedarware, Baskets,
Crockery, Glass, China,
Lamps, Blank Books, Sta
tionery, Albums, Bibles,
H Y mn ais, 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 &c and
styles therefore change,
but general lines remain
about the same.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

Educate Your Bowels with Cnscarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
iOc, 2bc X Q. G. C. fail, druggists refund money.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-01

Gambling In the Olden Times--WOmen
Were as Deeply infatuated as NIen-Ev-
erything Made Subservient to Play For
Stalses-sOme of the Old Games.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
SILVER REPUBLICANS.

appointment Of the Administrative
Committees Announced
@. w. Baker, the chairman OF the Ma
tionaI Silver Republican party of Califor-
MA, has appointed the following gentle
men as an administrative committee Tor
the silver Republicans of his Stale, by
Congres sional districts. as follows:
First District, A. o. Carpenter of Uk:ah
Second District. II. A. McCraney of Sac
rsmento; Third D strict, u. A. Ingalls, OF
Alameda; Fourth District, John NJ.
Wright of San Francisco; Fifth District.
w. A. Coulter of Santa Clara; Sixth Dis
trict, Southe rland Hutton o: Los Angeles ;
Sevenih h District, K. A. Thomas OF San
Diego.
These, together with the chairman and
yice-chairnlan of the provisional com nit
Zee, nancy. j. NJ. Phillips (tirst vice.
chairman), I. l.. Hatfield tsecond vice
chairman) and J. Ii. Woolman (third
vice chairman). constitute the admins
trative committee of eleven of the silver
Rerubl. cans of this State. T e commit
tee will meet in Los Angeles OF Thursday.
Move m ber IS, 1897, Tor the pur rose of out
lining the work OF the silver K epublicans
in the campaign oi 1893.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
MOSES TALKS OF MONEY
Gold Has Great Fluenoy and
Flows In and Out as
Needed.
An Evil Side to High Wages-The
Weak Cast Aside and the Strong
Exhausted.

Professor Moses of the University OF
California talked of money to an audience
in the lecture room OF the Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening. 1t was a plain, simple, common
sense talk, wherein the ia ker did not at
tempt to elucidate any of the profound
principles OF finance, but sought TO make
mis- meaning GEAR on the ordinary propo-
sitions OF the subject. Moreover 1t was not
the lecturers choice OF subjects. He was
simply detailed to lecture on that topic.
In the beginning be announced two
great divisions in the field of thought
one related to things created by nature
and the other to things created by man.
He did not dwell on the unlimited sub
divisions, but selected monsy as one of
them coming under the head of economic
science or political economy. He re-
marked on the misleading idea that money
was the measure OF value. venturins the
suggestion that the term value was not
understood. He advanced the notion
that money is not different from any
other commodity except in ore particular
thing. that exception being that we agree
to use it for a special purpose and the
Government has stepped in and declared
its quality. Barring such agreement and
declaration, chairs or wheat or even oxen
might be used.
The professor set forth the advantages
CT metallic money, remarkine that gold
has the quality of being valuable. also the
quality of stability, and is easily sub
divided without loss to the divided Sec
ticns. He remarked as another advantage
that it was easily recognizable, yet some
people are deceived when it is presented
in the form of bricks. One of the essen
tial conditions of money is that it shall be
fluent. Gold possessed great fuency.
1t would flow out when not needed at
home and flow back when it was wanted.
Professor Moses did not go into an ex-
ed discussion of silver. He observed
that the white metal-the silver dollar
which was intended by law to be stand
ard, Is now token.
He doubted whether it was wise to use
any metal for money. The gold and
silver now in use earned no interest. The
abrasion by use was great and the cost of
minting considerable. II the metallic
money now in use were loaned to a for.
eicn country the interest on the loa n
would be $50 000,0 0 per annum. Paper
money was not commended. 1t lacked
flucncy and elasticity. 1t would rot go
abroad when not needed at home
The professor saw an evil side to high
prices--evon TO the high price OF labor
He did not mean that man should re-
ceive less than he earned, but the high
standard of wages being established by
the work of the strongest and most active
caused the weaker to be cast aside and
exhausted specify the strength of the
strong. High wages were cutting us out
of the trade OF the Orient. The Chine Sc
and Japanese preferred many articles of
American manufacture to similar articles
manufactured III England and Germany,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CLEANERS LEAVE BROADWAY A<a-
- wharf, san Francisco. follows: &&AG&
For por in Alaska A. NJ oct. 8, 3, 13, 1S %
2S and every firth day thereafter.
For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town.
send Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, AnRcorteS ami
New WEatcom (Beilngham Bay. Washl A. N
Oct 8. g IL, 8 %, S. and every fifth day there.
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. Ry,
at Tacoma with n. p. Ry.. at Seattle with q,
n. Ky., and Alaska steamers
For Eureka (Humboldr Bay). Str. Pomona 3
P. NJ, Oct. l. 8. 9, g. lS, % 26, 80; Nov. g. 8
- 10. 90 "a 29.
For Santa Cruz, Monterey. San Simeon. Cayuco4
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gavota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro East Saa
Pedro (I0s Angelesl and Newport, 8 A. NJ, Oct
l, /, 8 Is, II. 81, %, -. and every iourtn day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only ct Port Harrord
(San Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara Port Los An
Peles. Redondo (Los Angeles), IL A. NJ CT s. z.
IL, Is, l9. 25 ~ 81 ana every fourth day
thereafter
For Enseuada. MaCdalena Bay, San Jose del
Cabo Mazatlan Altata. La Paz. Santa osaa
and Guaymas (Mex.) 10 A. NJ, I'd Of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with
out previous notice steamers, sailing dates ani
hours OF sailing.
TKE OFFIcE-PALACE HOTEL. NEW MONT
GoMERY ST.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents.
10 Market ST.. San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
LIN COLN CELEBRATION.
fatrl"tlc History Lesson to Be Held in
Every Schoolhouse in the United
States on February I2.


The executive board of the Lincoln
Monument League has advised that a
natlora. l. ncoln day be celebrated on the
l2th day OF next February and that the
details OF tn proposed cele ebra,ion be
placed In the hands of a national COM
mlttee, which snail consist of the various
State Superlnten ents, with the president
OF the league Is chairman. State Super
in endents will also be asked TO appoint
III turn State commit .e OF teachers 10
carry on the work, and in addition a ma
onal advisory board will be organized
from representative citizens. The State
committees will be advised TO give prizes
Tor the best say on Abraham Lincoln"
The following programme has been sue-
ges Ell n acceptatiOn by committee of
school principa s:
salute n the flag. school, patriotic song;
Lincoln Day-lls oh .erVauce a privilege for
ourselves and duly to the young people OF
the country, reading; defamation, selected;
song, original or 'tected; quotations from
say ings OF Abraham Lincoln. by pupils ris ng
In thetr places and repeating; Getty, burg
address, pUDll; essay on Lincoln" pupil;
pa riouc song. Marching Through Georgia"
School; tableau yivant or grouping, repre-
srhnnS some historical event in LlnCO ms
he; reading, Lincoln as Il Model for the
Youth OF the Natioa"; song, Battle Hymn"
schCol; brief address by visiting veterans and
other invited guests; America
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
FOR ALASKA'S TRADE.

Local Merchants to Compete With
Those OF the North.
The merchants of this city are making
their FIRST move toward securing some of
the Alaska trade and ravel tn at the peo-
pie of the north have been reaching out
for so persis emily. In Seattle, for in
stance, over $50, 900 was raised for the pur-
pose of advertising that city as the best
starting point for those who are Ding to
Alaska and the Yukon gold fie DIS next
year. Other northern cities and the rail
roads and steamship lines are making
similar bids for this trade and travel
A few days ago the merchants of San
Francisco began TO wake up to the fact
that if they do not take some progress i've
steps in the me direction this city Will
lose thousands of dollars that would, with
a little ENTERPRISE. come this way of its own
accord. The Merchants Assoc alton
started the ball in motion by authorizing q
the president TO appoint a committee 10
take the necessary steps in The matter
Yesterday President Donrmann appointed
the following gentlemen 10 serve as such
committee, naming, as he supposed, men
who are thoroughly alive 10 he interests
involved, and the first meeting Of this
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
ROBBERS ARE ACTIVE.
A Chinatown Guide and Two Other
Men Arrested Eariy Yesterday
Morning.

George Wilson, q Chinatown guide, was
arrested at an early hour yesterday morn
ing on a charge OF robbery by Policemen
Helms and Morton.
Shortly after midnight Wilson met w.
T. Drawer and Frederick Drawer tourists,
at Dupont and Berry streets. Wilson had
two companions with him and the party
started out to see the sights.
1t is alleged tina: Wilson got w. T. Dra-
yer separated from the others and robbed
aim of his watch. Drawer missed his time
piece and accused wilson of taking 1t.
Wilson fl'd down Dupont street to Bush,
thence to Kearny, where he hid in a door
way. Drawer followed him and notified
Helms and Morton, who found Wilson in
the doorway and placed him under arrest.
The watch was found there.
Charles Wilson and Matthew Tghe,
Barbary Coast FOUNDERS. we're also ARE sted
early yesterday morning on a charge of at
tempt TO rob, bv Sergeant Wollweber and
Policeman McGrayan.
Samuel Bridgewood is the com planning
witness and he alleges that at Kearny and
Sacramento streets Wilson and Tighe met
him and asked for The price OF a meal
He refused and Tighe Sc zed his watch
chain and tried 10 steal his watch. He
grapped with Tighe and Wilson knocked
him down. He shouted for help and
Tighe and Wilson ran down Sacramento
street into the arms of Wollweber and
McGrayau.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
FRANK McGLYNN H0NORED
Popular Native Son, Member of Young
Mems Institute and Actor Vel
coined Home

The Bale Moore Club gave a banquet
at Delmonico's Monday night in honor of
The return here and the dramatic success
OF Frank McGlynn, a well-known Native
Son, born in this city; prominent and
popular membsr of the Y. NJ. l. former
president of the club, and at present
a member of the Red Rose Compan
that opened an engagement last night at
the Baldwin Theater.
An elaborate menu was served, and the
following persons were seated about one
long table:
Frank McG!ynn, T. R. Bannerman. presi-
Ge.t Gde.t OF the cub ana POSTMASTER; Rev.
Father Edward A. Kelly of Chicago, Rev
Father q. McGlnty. Rev Father d. O. Crow
ley; Mayor Pnelan, Dr.. john Gallagher. James
A. Haran, d. ]. Costello. William A. Derham,
Dr a. ?; O'Brien, c. s. Derham. W. Phelps,
J. }. Glldea, DR.. Logan, d Kirby. T. f. Doolin,
Carr ElSenschImei, J. c. Flood, W. 6. Mugan
R. g. OConnor, NJ Corridan, Thomas Carroll,
J. ). OIoole, G. Hide brechi. Captrin 2. f.
Dunno, Dr. X. J. OConnor. Frank Mahoney
A B. Mcguire, Captain T. 2. Crowley, Phil
LAWYER, Charles McAulffe, ". Laug Min, Cn D.
tain II. J. Mesgher. Dr. J. J. GaI!sgher
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
NEW TO-DAY.
FREE TO EVERY MAN.
THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATMENT
FOR WEAKNESS OF kEN.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY
THING ELSE FAILED,

Painful diseases are bad enough. but when
man is slowly wasting away with nervous
weakness the mental forebodings are ten
times worse than the most severe pain There
is no let up to the mental suffering day or
night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under
such strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do For years the writer rolled and
tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness
until it was question whether he had not
better take dose OF poison and thus end all
his throubles But providentisl inspiration
came to his aid I'm the shape of a com bina ton
of medicines that not only completely restored
the general health, but enlarged his weak
emac1Rted parts TO natural size and vigor and
he now declares that any man who will take
the trouble TO send his name and address NAV
have the method of this wonderful treatment
free Now, when say free mean absolutely
without cost, because l want every weakened
man to get the benefit of my experience
am not philantnropist, nor do I pose az
an enthusiast, but there are thousands OF men
suffering the mental tortCres OF weakened
manhood who would be cured at ones could
they but get such a remedy as the one thai
cured me. Do not try to study out how can
afford to pay the few postage-stsmps ps necessary
to mail the information, but send for il and
learn that there are few things on earth
that, although they cost nothing to get, ere
worth fortune to some m en- and mean life
time OF happiness to most OF u.s. Write 10
Thomas Slater, box 22s3, Kalamazoo, Mich.
and the information will be mailed in plain
sealed envelope