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HGrper's Baz0r
IN 1897.

eor ne BAzAARa thoroughly up-to-tdate perodiool
I'm 1897 'O'i is 1hlrueth Volume
AS Fashion journal it is unsuensssad. o,, l..
an indispensable requ site for every VII au y
woman katharine De Forest writes % IeS1t,l uneSIeu
IsIter on current fashions from paris " SIy
sbnat sSSIiOns, and in the fortnightIv pattern.
tioHS a,i Siant ladlee ind full details diree
ren's' anu diagrams for gowns wraps, and child.
Iens ens clothing Sandoz, Baude and Shani'i. 1iliu-
Law anu engraVe the newest and finest Paris;a,,
ueslgnS every week ' oLislah
S serials for 1897 will be: The Red Br;dga
OToiSnO9qIInoo1 by Maria Louise Pool: and FatbeT
SulnnailOn, Octave Thanet Short stories Ijii ~
DJ.istautly pres ented by brilliant writer's ar1or
Hn9m are Mary K. wilkins, Harriet Prsscof S,,l
VioIs 1aiSn PoHdEn-Ih harland, Ruth McEnery Stuart
FI3is Ui h9SeDOr0, and Margaret Sutton Briscoe
=, mbAt women are Doing in ynrions nertS oF - .
al n'L VII a. @ iOIM series of special interest
uSJer uOther interesting features are The 0,t.doo.
tinas i''; ueVoted 10 healthful sports and past.
IN New York. Amdteur 1heqtrfcaIs F,6raiel' III gSc
ana ana Needtc10ork Ceremony and Etio,,,,ge l1oas
1s5ioaseEGepan9' What Girls are Doing" c,rrS,'t
nal sources siSoieu iTOm oflgl-
ros,361f women and Men; Col. 7. W. Higginson will
uIarly continue his valuable essaYs WIN
answers to Correspondents This colrr,, 4.
SStSeeu roo oSeu iOI the benefit aud convenience of
IeAueIs and all questions received are anS,so-Ni
III IS@'Uh, T as promptly and fully as practicsbIe
r1IS5 n.e, me Bazaar is a notable pieture.gaiIerv
reproducing the most beautiful works of Ireay' Irey'
i anu M foreign artists, presented in the on
IY.. uusI FarlS ana New York exhibitions. Wit and
the ~, DGs DGEsryoody y turns for hearty laugh to
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HGrper's Magazine
IN 1897.

=, Fiction: The Marian, the new novel bv Din
ManTler, the eagerly expected successor to sTrii.
oy, begun IN October Number. 1885, with illus.
IalohS from the authors drawings A new
novel BY Frank r. StocktOn-deyelOnin9 a
twentieth Century Renaissance-full Of 6uHSoT.
GUS situations and charaeteristically illustrated
fAlk OF PATIENT LOVERS, by William
Dean HoWells. Other striking noyelettes Nv
american authors. Short stories BY Mark Twain
di.I 6homSs as Nelson Page, Richard Harding Davis
owen Wlster, John Kendrick Bangs Rnth MO
Emery stuart, Octave Thanet MArV wilkins
aud other popular writer's
j., SCIENCE; Story Of the the Progress of Science
uuTlng the Nineteenth Century a series of ns
pers by DR.. Henry Smith Williams sunniemen "a
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If we could trace Dyspepsia to its source
It would lead back to our kitchens. In fact.
the secret of good health is good cooking. II
well cooked, foods are partially digested;
# poorly cooked they are less digestible
than IN their raw state. If you are victim
Dyspepsia, the rational cure must be looked
for IN an artifcially digested food, and
food which will at the same time aid the
digestion of other foods. Such prepara-
ton virtually rests the tired digestive organs,
thereby restoring them to their natural
strength.
r, The Digestive Cordial, as prepared by the
Shakers of Mount Lebanon, is lust such a
and single 10 cent bottle wi Il
convince you of its value. If your drug
glst doesn't keep it, he Will be glad to get
IL through his wholesale house.
Laxol is the best medicine for children.
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil.
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HGrper's Weeklv
IN 1897.

With the end of 1896 HARPER's wEFKtv Win
nave nave ilved forty years. In that time IL has no.
uclpeted with all the Ze al and mower at ite op-1
y, tne great political events Of the most
~ NJ Lies1lus auu important period in the history
OF the country and it has spread before ito Tsoj
ers tne accomplishments Of science arts and io+
VI ~ IOr tne instruction Of the human mind and
manners. 00iul'iOhs ana oi
Mhet the WEEKLY has been in its spirit and
PurPOse' as tnese have been manifested Drinci
~ pages 1t will continue to be-
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SiSt gso4 Ine WEEKLY will contain during the vear
.oy' II were as easy to announce what is .bon,
governart ~ te world, w1at triumphs for good
sOseI eIhheht are TO be won, what ad vances ~ tba
PeeoPle are 70 be made, what is to be the outcome
NC ,o 80 struggle between the spirits of
wbot iS what is 70 happen in the far East
t wnat Is 70 Oe the state of Europe twelve rnonIbs
nehce what new marVels Of science are 10 ha ra
Veeed or what are to be the achievements of or,s
record OF all this piSVOIlaI
SSrtoOns VIII continue to be a feature
N,i. serial u stories New England story bv Mise
of %S5y SEoo r. wilkins will begin in January. tale
VI ~ ureeK uprising against the Turks Nv Wr y
r. Benson, the author Of "Dodo S,ii nK nlE' T.
S9e9uAi 10 the HOuse-boat on the Stvx b,, NJ
Sonn Nnah hhehdriak Bangs, illustrated bv Mr. Peter
More Short Stories wilt sppesr IN N. ,r,,,,,,.
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aIta, n'IleLIs' Mr. w. D. Howels's Life and
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otbare !,.f1i tAteIatuIes MT. +. 3. Martin
- uu 1tneIs VIII contribute observations on what
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Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

Miss Martha Biddle left at the Cecil
wing Office last week a venerable copv
OF the old English Reader, once 80
popular IN the private Libraries of this
country. This copy is one of an edition
issuedby Peter Bynberg in 1906, at Will
mington. Del. 1t was compiled bv the
accomplished Lindley Murray, whose
grammar is yet the true standard of
good English. The title page an
nounces it as designed to assist
young persons to read with propriety
and effect. " When we notice how few
IN these days read with effect the regret
is, that there are not more English
Readers in use.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

One thing certain: It will not do To
fool with bad cold. No one can tell
what the end will be. Pneumonia
catarrh, chronic bronchitis, if not con,
sumption, invariably result from a
neglected az cold. 1t is surprising too,
when one remembers how easily and
at what little expense they NAV he
cured. Chamberlain Cough Remedy
is always prompt and cffectual. and
costs but a trifle; % or so cent is a
tribe as compared with the disastrous
effects of neglected cold. MIR. All
ner Mercer of Dilworthtown, Chester
County, Pa. in speaking of this remedy.
said; Sometime ago / had bad cold
and cough. tried almost everything
rlnally Mr.. Hunt, the druggist, recon-
mended Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
and one so ceut blstle of It cured ne
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputablephysicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrb Cure,
manufactured by +. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and
is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
mOnials free.
Bay Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
GOOD COPS AS EASY MARKS.
A Retired BunIo Mans Idea of the yaluo
of Regularity to the Cronk.

A'e'ired BunlO Mans Idea of tho Value
OF Regularity to the Crook.
An old time crook stood on a Broad
way corner, in the Tenderloin district
late one night recently, Watching a
young policeman trying the store doors
The policeman did the work with great
care and regularity.
That's careful copper, - the crool,
volunteered, addressing a man who was
standing few feet away.
Yes, replied the other. s'Evidentlv
ne wants to gain tho good opinion of his
superiors &" '''
The old time crook laughed.
1t would surprise you" he contin-
ued, wouldn't it, to hear that that sort
OF careful cop is "a dead easy mark for
thieves?" 1O-
Il don't SEQ how. )" returned the oiti-
zen.
Easy enough" retorted the crook
Its your careful copper that can he
easily spotted. The man who is going
to do a job knows just where be will he
on his post at a certain time and can
ngure out just how long the coast will
De clear and the job can be carried on.
Inc careful cop goes at his work inst
ike cIockwOrk. Now, with what some
persons would call bad cop it's differ
ent. The crooks are afraid Of these
bad cops, the fly fellows that take hio
chances and stay off post when the
roundsman isn't around. They can
never tell just where bad cop is or
when he will jump out and catch them
at their job See? There is no known
system of keeping track of 'em, because
they don't do business themselves by
any system, those bad cops don't"
Then the old time crook walked ipto
a saloon and got a drink leaving the
citizen on the corner wondering. The
citizen learned the identity of the orool,
when he narrated the incident later to
the proprietor Of the same saloon. The |
fellow was retired bunko man.-New
York Sun. o"
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPy

Spain is hard to please. It is kick.
ing about the inaction of Gen. Wevler
when the doughty soldier is tearing mn
and down little enclosure surrounded
by his troops and issuing a daiIev bul-
letln announcing the collapse of the re-.
belllon. Incapable Weyler NAV he
and doubtless is, but inactive. neverl
Much to do about nothing pres
ent session of Congress.
Delaware isn't large State. but
none Of the Legislatures now in session
are attracting more attention than hers
IL pans us to learn that the financial
editor OF the London Times predicts
that money will be scarce and high
all this year. We hope he is mistaken
for If money gets any scarcer and
mgher than it has been our arms are
likely to be stretched out of all propor-
ton bye our efforts to reach little of if
The banker who loses money depos-
tied with him for safe keeping bv reck-
less attempts to get rich through dan
gerous speculation is deserving of
greater punishment than the profes-
siOnal thief.
The one republican member of the
Idaho legislature can be excused for not
working himself into state of excite
nent over the Senatorial contest
If Senator Wolcott can convert En-
gland to bimetallism he will find him
self very popular man when he re-
.urns.
The homestead steel workers who
nave received notice of an intended
'ut IN their wages of from 20 to 30 per
'enT, must entertain doubt '97 being
more prosperous than '9G.
Dr. Talmage wants to enlist a brig
de OF cavalry for the war against sin.
Is the docter is a fine horseman he
hould be its commander.
Perhaps it was because he believed
4 the aphorism that money makes
hlngs hum that Representative and
Money, of Miss, went on
nat Cuban investigating trip.
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THOUSANDS Of Tons Of Dust.
To See Pla,Dlv.

The more I think of it find this
conclusion more impressed upon mo.
that the greatest thing human souI
ever does in this world is to see some-
shing and tell what it saw in a plain
way. Hundreds Of people can talk for
one who can think, but thousands can
mink Tor one who can see. To see clear,
Y IS poetry, prophecy and religion.--all
In one. --Ruskin, ~
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

Grocer: rs there any butter in the
tub, there, for Mrs. Styless?"
Grocers' boy: "Only one pound,
sir
That's too bad"
ooh, 1 don't know; 1 guess it's as
good as you ever send them"
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

Quay has won another fight in
Pennsylvania by electing his man,
Bois Penrose, U. S. Senator over John
Wanamaker. Mr.. Wanamaker de-
veloped great strength against the
machine, but he was hampered by the
talk and action of some of his sup
pOrters.
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CAPITAL. $500 ooo m
Surplus and Profits, sI32, $1,000.
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company.
SIG MARKET ST.. wILM1NeToN. DEL,

MONEY UNEMPLOYR or waiting investment csr
., 3e made 10 earn you Interest il deposited with
INTEREST PAID on deposits Of money "a fol.
lows; per cent. on deposits PAYABLE on de-.
nanu! oy check' same as banks; 21% per cent NJ,
deposits payable after 10 days notice z ner
cent; on desosits payable after 80 days' notics
sPeela rates Tor large sums to remain for a veSr
6dios SrsciAL ATT STIoN given to the accounts of
Laoles, aiSo TO those of Executors Administre.
torS, trustees, Guardians and Receivers
- Inc company acts by authority of law nc
executor, Administrator, Guardian RECEIVER ana
Agent.and executes trusts of every ieEcription
correspondence solicited and full Information
furnished concerning any branch of the Com.
panys business. Send for pamphlet.
bENS. N1ELDs, JAS. B. CLARKsON,
nv Lesi1Sns; ~ 1 Treas & Sec.
"M; ~ -. DhINCkLE, JNO. s. ROSSELL
'lce-FIesldent. Trust Oficer,
DIRECTORS
zen 1snl1mln IN Hields, Jos. II. Chandler, NJ. d
Phillip Plunkett William M Fisld
g1lnes uI mart, Charles f. Fritz
III meniH +, Dufe, Archibald A. Capelle,
John r. Tatum, Samuel q simm1rs
John PillinR, mavi11v
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Belgium's ROYALTY.

The present king of Belgium is Leo
pold II, who assembled the throne Dec.
10. 1865. The kings of Belgium are
successors of the princes of Orange, the
first being Phillbert. who succeeded to
the throne in 1909. For long time they
were known as Stockholders
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

DIR. Thomas Powell, of Los Angeles,
Cal, claims to have discovered how to
insure the human system against pre-
disposition to every disease except i'm
pecuniosity and wanting Office.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

The cloth of the old Egyptians was so
good that, although it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings Of the
mummies. the Arabs of today can wear
1t. 1t is all of linen, the ancient Egyp-
tians considering wool unclean.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Theatre And At Home Waists: Full
Dress Costumes: Reception Gowns:
Furs: Answers.

Theatre waists were never more pop-
ular than at present and not only are
those worn that are left over from last
season. bnt new ones are made up.
The great advantage of dressy waist
at the theatre, is easily recognized.
while the skirt, which is almost hidden
may be in black and somewhat indeed
the worse for wear. Such established
fact has carried the day and although
seperate corsages are hardly stylish at
social entertainments, yet on occasions
such as have been mentioned and for
informal wear a. home, they are still on
the high tide of popularity. The use Of
chiffon or lace in combination with
silk, has not unfrequently been used.
even for
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
J. B. COOPER,

Staple Goods in all usual
lines, Groceries, Provisions,
Fruits. Cedarware, Baskets.
Crockery, Glass. China,
Lamps, Blank Books, Sta
tlonery, Albums, Bibles,
Hy 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 go and
styles therefore change.
but general lines remain
about the same.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

The tickets to the village ball were
not transferable. and this was the way
they read: admit this gentleman 10
ball in assembly rooms. No gentleman
admitted unless he comes himself"
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
Two Weeks in Florida.

10 see Florida is pleasure; TO
.lSl' IL Is privilege; but to spend =
fortnight within its borders is On
epoch There is a great satisfaction -
Witnessing the ripening of tronic,I
fruits IN their own native land and =
pecular JOY in wrestling with old
ocean waves when lakes and r;vors "a
nome are all icebound. One annrec;
ates the wonders of modern inventior
ana railroad development upon leavin,,
the nelghborhood of good skatino one
day and finding himself in the vicini+v
OF good bathing the next. Yet tb,s
can Dc done, and the man who prefers
hunting or fishing will take his az
courtrements along with him. for Flor
ida extends a cordial invitation - al
sportsmen.
Whoever would exchange for two
weeks the uncertain climate of tho
North for the delightful and Spring
ike sunshine of Florida sbonId +oto
the personally-conducted Jacksonville
Tour OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
which leaves New York by special train
January 26. Excursion tickets for tbs
TOUR including railway transportation.
fuIlman accommodation Zone BERTH
ana meals ~ route in both directions
while travelling on the special train
will be sold at the following rates:
New York, $4,000; Philadelphia, s48.OO;
Canandaigua, $5985; Erie, wilkes.
barre S5O.35; Pittsburg, S5s.OO.
and at proportionate rates from other
points
For tickets, itineraries, and other in.
formation apply to ticket agents, tour
lst agent at 1886 Broadway, New York.
or to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station.
Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

What's in a name, after all? A man
out in South Dakota named Christian
Christensen has just been sent to the
penitentiary for life for numbering his
wife
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
Practice Makes Perfect.

Mildred-Madge's complexion has i'm
proved wonderfully of late.
Marjorie-Yes. She is beginning to
understand how to put it on.-New
York Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

There are said to be over 1000 mil
lionaires in the United States. How
many millions are without millions or
thousands, or even hundreds!
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

If love is blind, what's the use Of a
light in the front parlor?
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

SHAD. - 100000 shad fry were
Matched and put in streams on the At
lantic Coast the past Summer.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

Bryan still thinks he'll be the nomi-
nee In 1900. When the country starts,
as 1t were, on its century run, he en-
poets its wheel viii be silver mounted.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13

It was said Of handsome but BRAIN
less young society" man that he made
q very good chrysanthemum holder
Smyrna times., 1897-01-13
SUFFER FROM FLAT Feet"

kOw the breaking Down Of the Arch In
Remedied by a Steel Strip.
Despite the fact that the beauty of a
well arched foot is much appreciated bv
people of an artistic turn of mind. has
been sung frequently by poets and verse
makers, there has been until lately lit.
tie interest, from a scientific point of
vlew' taken in its direct opposite-the
natIoot. In great number of instances
nat feet are the occasion of considerable
Keen suffering, generally resulting from
the breaking down of the arch-that is.
the displacement of some of the MANY
little bones Of the foot either from
oVerstrain or some disease Of the muscu.
lar structure. AS the weight of the BODY
constantly rests upon the foot, there ia
no opportunity for the bones to get back
to their proper places.
The result is that these little homes
Keep rubbing against each other. and
the pain gets more and more seyere
Commonly the person afflicted in this
way thinks that he or she has rheuma-
tlsm and lets it go at that. Until re.
Gently the only remedy was a steel soled
shoe that was clumsy and heavy. The
new device is interesting. 1t is an Gin
sole, curved to fit the foot, made OF a
bent strip Of steel and acting as spring.
1t is covered either with leather or with
vulcanized rubber to prevent rustinp
and. needing no fastening, but simply
to be placed in position, it can be
changed from one shoe to another at
will.
In position it acts simply as a sun.
port, literally holding up the bones and
giving them an opportunity to slip back
into their proper places. While any Gin
sole" OF the approximate shape will
give relief, the best results are reached
only when one is especially made from
cast or impression of the foot. A great
proportion of the people troubled with
nat feet come from the north of Eurone
many OF them from the lowlands of Ger.
many. The inhabitants of the soutb or
Europe, strangely enough, are seldom
troubled with anything Of the sort,
Their insteps especially in the case of
women are nearly always highly arched
ana nnely formed. New York Tribune.
Thousands of Tons Of Dust.
according to the estimates of Mr.. 7
A. Udden, who has studied the remark.
aole phenomena of dust and sand storms
In tho arid regions Of the west. every
ouoic mile of the lower air during AN
dry storm" contains at least
Sso tons of dust, while in severe STORMS
d this kind as much as 1876, 900 tons of
nust and sand may be contained in a
CUBIC mile Of air. Dust storms soYne-
lmes last for 90 or 30 hnnrs