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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14
Fall Games Yesterday.

At Washington-Washin '; To. ronto, 2.
 At Standardization, 16; Elizabeth 8.
 At Baltimore-Baltimore, 12; Norfolk ?.
 At Richmond-Richmond 2; Brook. lyn, T.
 At New York-New York, 4; Newark 8.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14
MISSISSIPPI C0NTINUES TO RISE.
City of Omaha Threatened-Grave Danger
 South of Vicksburg.

Memphis, Tenn, April 13.-The river continues to rise south of Vicksburg and the swift current is throwing the waters against the Louisiana levees with tremendous force. A telegram from Eallelah, La., received last night, reported that the levee at Davis island in Warren county, Miss, had broken, but the report was premature. The water is washing over the levee at that point however, and a break may occur at any hour. Many people have left the city with their most valuable effects and stock Several weak spots have developed in the southern levees. To- night the back water in the flooded Mississippi delta Is about stationery. The river at Memphis continues to fall slowly.
 Omaha, Neb, April 13.-The Missouri river is changing it's channel past Omaha, and in doing so threatens to destroy property to the value of several million dollars. Last night the river broke through it's banks about a mile above where 1t left the old channel twenty years ago, and is now running two broad streams across, which were yesterday fertile market gardens. From Florence Lake the water is pouring into Cutoff Lake, and it now seems only a question of a few hours until East Omaha is moved into Iowa and all the property in line of the flood is swept away
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14

lContiuued on Seventh Page.l
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29


Institute of Buffalo, n Y, and obtain from
him and his staff of eminent specialists,
without charge, professional advice which
will enable you to put your constitution on
a solid basis of health and strength forth
with, before these ailments have a chance
to reduce you to a physical wreck
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
acknowledged as the most wonderful med
icine ever devised for those diseases which
are caused by imperfect action of the liver
and digestive organs.
Mr.. T. NJ. Robinett of Xenophon, Hancock
Co., Tenn, says i'll letter to DR.. Pierce: Il can
heartily recommend DR.. PierCes Golden Medical
Discovery for indigestion and torpid liver I
tried different doctors with but little result I
could scarcely eat anything-it would put me in
such dreadful distress i'll my stomach I had a
dull aching pain in my stomach, and continual
hurting behind my shoulders, bad taste in nv
mouth, tongue coated brown, had faint spells
with tired vorn-Out feeling I took eleven
bottles Of Golden Medical Discovery and re-
ceived great benefit. I am now able to work II
it had not been for this wonderful remedy / be-
lieve would not be living to-day"
The most difficult diseases to cure are
those which are aggravated by constipation.
In such cases DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
should be taken i'll conjunction with the
Discovery" They never gripe. All good
dealers sell them.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
Child Love,
MunyOn Tightens
Home Ties.
lie Brings RepOSe and Relief
to Mothers Mind.

Can children love their parents too muchl
The little ones look to their father and mothe T
for food and shelter and for wisdom and ex-
ample. The sense of de-
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
Irish DueIinr Code

The Irish dueling code has been
adopted with certain notifications bv
duelists both i'll England and the Unit
ed States. 1t was drawn up by the Irish
bar at the Clonmel assizes in I777 and
appears to aim at so arranging matters
that no Irishman anxious to fight shall
be balked by his wish. "The first Of
Tense requires the first apology, al
though the retort may be moro offen-
siVe. " " After one fire the retort may
be explained away. But if either par
ty," the code hastens to add, would
rather fight ON, after two shots each
the principal who made the retort may
explain and then the original offender
tender his apology" "When the lie
direct is the first offense, the aggressor
must either beg pardon in express terms,
exchange two shots previous to apollo
gy, or three shots followed by ex-
PLANTATION, or fire on till severe hit be
scored by one of the parties. Z" "No
dumb firing, or firing in the air, is
admissible. I" 'In slight cases the Sec
ond hands his principal but one pistol,
IN gross cases two, holding gianother. case
ready charged in reserve ''-Cornhill
Magazine
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Philadelphia, Wilmington Z Baltimore Rlihoit
DELAWARE DIVISION.
soUTHWARD

On and after November q, IS.7. frair. 9
leave n follows:
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BRANCH ROADS.

Leave Harrington for Franklin City. and wa,
sLatlons (MiltOrd, Georgetown. Berlin, Lewes &c
lO 81 a. m. week days and 637 D. m Tuesday
Thursdays and Saturdays Returning train
leaves franklin City, $50, a. m, week days
and LAP .. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and SatHr
| days only.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague wi,
steamer) l43 p: m. weekdays. Returning, leave
Chlncoteague 4 ~ a. m week days
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewe,
at lOS9 a. IN o 81 p. IN. week days Returning
leave Lewes Gas a m, 81 y. m. week days
Leave Harrington for Berlin 1889 a. m week
Gays and 6.57 p. m. Tuesdays THURSDAYS an !
saturdays Returning leave Berlin 657 a. NJ
weekdays and 2.43 p. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta.
at 9.22 a. m and 5.32 p. m week days leave
Centreville ESQ a. IN. ana l - m, week DAYS
Leave Clayton for Oxford at 9SS m. and 547
?. M leave OxfOrli 641 a. n. ana 140 p. m
week days.
Leave Seaford for Cambridge at 1l.l7 a. M
and ia p. m. week days Returning leave Cam
bridge at GIG Il m and 2.35 p. m. week days,
Train leaves Clayton for CheStertOwn 10 i5a IN
returning, leaves ChestertOwn. 6 so a. m
CoNNECTIONs.-AtPO Porter. with Newark Il Della.
ware City Railroad. At Townsend with Queen
Anne's& &KentRailrOAd AtClaytOn with Delaware
&Chesapeake ke Railroad and Baltimore & Delaware
Bay Railroad. AT Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland Virginia Railroad AtSeaford with
Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia d Norfolk, Wicemico &
Poeomoke, and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
J. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manage.
J. K. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29

Drove All the Crew Excepting the Cap
tain Into the Rigging-The Exception
Was Fatal to Their Plans, if They Had
Any-A Useful Bunch of Bananas,
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
why Doesn't the Boiler Burstq

What tremendous force is struggling
to tear boiler to atomsl Take, for ex-
ample, horizontal tubular boiler of
ordinary proportions, 60 inches i'll di-
ameter by Is feet long, containing
eighty-three l inch tubes. Such boiler
has a surface area of 40, square
inches.
Suppose this boiler is operated with a
working pressure Of 100 pounds per
square inch, which is not at all uncom-
mon. The boiler therefore sustains a to-
tai pressure of 4,07l, 600 pounds, or
more than 2, 035 tons.
Do we realize what this means? The
boiler has resting upon it the equivalent
of column Of granite 10 feet square
and 254. 5 feet high, OF, to put it another
way, the boiler is holding up the equiv
alent weight Of 22,37l persons, each
weighing 1872 pounds
The best authorities agree that the
ordinary draft horse working eight
hours day, eXcrts an average force
during that time Of l20 pounds
Now, this force acting to disrupt the
boiler longitudinally is 22G, 200 pounds,
so that to produce an equivalent stress
1t would bC necessary to hitch up to the
ends Of the boiler two teams of 1855
horses altogether. Strand Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
HOW TO MAKE MONEY !

II yon are out of employment and want a posi-
uoh, paving you nom 500 to Sl00 monthly clear
above expe Ses by working regularly. or. If Won
want TO increase your present income from 90
To- sSGo yearly, by working at odd times wri te the
uiObE L 20 ~ Chestnut ST., Phila stating age.
ployment. and you can secure a position with
them by which you can make more money easier
life. ' 9OuI
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
IN LONDON'S SLUMS.
A Rather Rough Experience That Taught
an Artist a Lesson.


an Artist a Lesson.
An artist who is well known in a
northern city used occasionally to put
ON his shabbiest clothes and penetrate
to the slums in search of inspiration for
his brush. On one of these excursions
he stopped to watch the efforts of rag
ged urchin who was disfiguring the
pavement of squalid street with a
piece of soft blue stone, and, although
the figures which the lad drew were
grotesque, the artist was struck with
their originality and began to take an
interest in their development
'That's right, my boyl Make your
lines clear and never mind the details.
Championl What You don t know how
to sketch that old mans head? Then
give me the chalk. I'll show you.
The next moment the enthusiastic
artist was on his knees, and with the
piece of stone had quickly drawn a
clever picture. Before he could COM
mence another sketch, however, he felt
a stunning blow on the head, and a
shrill female voice cried:
"Take yer blOomin hook, ye great,
good for nOught hulk What dye mean
by messin up t'flags at I've just wash
ed? 'Tain't no wonder 'at t. kids do it
when a senseless old idiot likeyerself sets
'em t'example. Be off, or I'll scour
t'pavement wi yer ugly carcass"
The artist hurriedly lodged another
boot, sprang to his feet, and, without
waiting to argue the matter, sneaked
ignominiously off. He vows that he
will mind his own business when next
he goes Summing. London Telegraph.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29

Exp. PAS. EXP Pass Mail. Ma
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
Anthony Home.

Mr.. Anthony Hope once coached un-
dergraduates. From the age of Is he
practically supported himself by his
scholarships and exhibitions. In regard
to his call to the bar Mr. Hope told an
interviewer that his first "case' was at
Aylesbury, where the judge commits
stoned him to defend some ruffians who
were indicted for murderous assault
ON policeman. "They were all con-
victed, he says cheerfully, land very
properly so"
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29

long and dangerous spells of illness, and save
many a dollar in DOCTORS fees.
Munyon's Homeopathic Home Remedy
Company compound separate specific for each
disease. They are for sale by druggists, mostly
for 2s cents each. Personal letters to Professor
Muny"n, 1905 Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa,
are answered with free medical advice for any
disease.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SmV1'm0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. Goth, '97.
CerenI 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 a pound
of poorly roasted bran for your 25c. and a
poor, weak, sickish 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., 1897-12-29
NOTHING MORE.

Placesme beneath the apple trees
In pleasant summer weather,
Where Zephyrs come and wild bees hum
And d'phloxes bloom together.
Give me my favorite book to read,
My Tennyson or Browning,
A Whit of the far Indian leaf
The summers fragrance crowning.
My children's voices let me hear
That on the lawn are playing
And joining in the merry sport
The bounding collie baying.
Let me behold the blue above,
Fair ships ON dreamy seas.
No more ask of kindly fate,
But only joys like these.
IT. P. Johnston in Chambers journal.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a Stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
''f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal.
''i'' Stops 10 leave passengers from Middletown
and points SOUTH
NeD CdStLe Accommodation Trains Leave viii
mlngton o.l3 a. m. and .04 a. m and 25I
4 ". and 655 a m, week days Leave New Gas,
te 81 946 Hop a. m, Az and So D. m week.
days. = '
HS-Express trains leaving Harrington sos a
m, and arriving at 6.33 p. m. week DAYS run
through solid to and from Baltimore ria POr.
ter's and Newark.
Smyrna times., 1897-12-29
Poor Old Man.

''That's a strange case of the aged
gentleman who moves in tho highest
circles, isn't it?''
81 hadn't heard of it. ="
"Hadn' t you? Why, the Yerkes tele-
scope is authority for the story that the
man in the moon is all burned out -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02
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Purltana
The Prize Formula ofProf Dixi Crosby, Md. LID.
Makes the Stomach Right.

sources will be such that she cannot be
less than extortionate with Cuba in or
der to meet them. The result will be
that the Cubans will not only be mis-
governed but will be deprived of the
schools and facilities for progress that
she has always lacked. Any alleged
reform to which Spain VIII voluntarily
agree will only prolepg conditions that
must inevitably terminate in another
outbreak SO soon as the insurgents re-
new their strength and reach the limit
of their patience. But as that time
will occur after the fourth of next
March the administration is not worry
ing. It's any preteXt for delay. Mean
while it must be agreeable to those
who have so strenuously declared that
our government has no business to in
terfere to read the following from the
Epoca, the government organ in Mad
rid:
American Intervention in Cuba is
perfectly logical on the grounds of ma
terial interests and national sentiment.
1t might become an inevitable necessity
Of American home politics, and it is
eminently to the interest of our own
country to avoid a conflict while we can
do SO with honor maintaining our dig
nifty and sovereignty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

Denmark had an original town meet
ing. last week. Some time ago Lyman
Walker. a very aged citizen, not wish
ing to live alone. transferred his farm
and buildings. worth few hundred
dollars. to John Sharon, for his main
tenance. But the two could not get
along together, and so Mr.. Walker
sought and obtained temporary
home at the town farm. Recently Mr..
Sharon offered the town $500 to take
the old man off his hands, and this
was the question to settle which the
meeting was called. The town de-
ciined Mr.. Sharon's offer, and then
offered to pay him $500 for the Walker
property and he take care of Mr.
Walker. or they would assume the
maintenance of Walker on condition
that Sharon pay the town $500. Mr.
Sharon declined either proposition
whereupon the meeting adjourned
without day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

The Journal publishes this morning
a communication from Congressman
Milliken conveying to Grand Army
and municipal corporations information
respecting the location of and avail
able supply of condemned cannon
which under certain conditions, stated
by Mr.. Milliken, may be obtained. The
communication illustrates Mr.. Mill
ken's thoughtfulness for the interests
of his constituents and he offers to dc
everything in his power to assist such
associations in obtaining what they
may desire in this respect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02
BE sxeo CANNON.
proper Parties May Obtain Them
Explained " Congressman MiIIiken.

House of Representatives. L. S.
Washington. d. c.. Dec. 80, 1896.
Editor of Kennebec Journal:
So many Soldiers Monument associa'
lions and Grand Army posts. in oui
congressional district have expressed
wish for condemned cannon from the
government and SO many questions
have been asked upon the subject. that
/ would be glad if you would publish
the following for the information OF
those interested.
There are at the Portsmouth, n. H..
navy yard 10 mortars and 10 mounts, Il
inch, 20 guns $500 projectiles, IL inch
IL guns. 100 FOUNDER Parrot.
At the Boston. Mass, navy yard
three mortars and mounts. IL inch;
> guns and 16.461 projectiles, IL inch;
guns. 1866 projectiles, 100 powder Par
rott "a guns. SO Founders. 100 weight.
AT New York navy yard. three NOR
tars and four mounts. Is inch. 50 guns
and -.,oSo projectiles. IL inch, 132 guns
100 FOUNDER Parrot.
There are also guns, mounts and pro-
jectiles in other navy yards, but / have
named those nearest to Maine, where
the transportation would be the least
costly.
Guns. mounts and projectiles can bt
had from these navy yards, by max
ing application to w. T. Sampson
Washington. d. c., chief of bureau OF
ordnance. and by sending such appli.
cation to me for Endorsement. But the
law provides that the government shall
be at no expense in connection with
such gift of guns. So that the expense:
of transportation must be paid by thost
applying for them.
/ shall be glad to endorse and for
| ward any applications sent to me. ant
be of such service as can be. in fleil
itating the transportation. of the guns
| to those who shall request them. The,
| will not he given to individuals, bu
| only to Soldiers Monument associa
| tions. Grand Army posts and munich
| pal corporations.
SETH l.. MILLIKEN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
eases relieved IN six hours by the New
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account OF its exceeding promptness In
renewing rene pain In the bladder. kidneys
sages in male or female, It relieves re-
tention OF water and pain in passing II
almost Immediately. II you want Quick
t ,,i and cure this Is your remedy. sold
Augusta, Me. dec1d8mns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02
]. B. BRACKET. Mans'r for Name
once lsS Middle Sire

6i1ld like the job now held by maj
pteous .postofi.e4 bficial.
,sx.1ss
ISNheh. Senator Feskins of califorR
nSas in cortland the other day. &c
hector John W. Deering called upon
him. Senator Perkins happened TO
remark: 1.-The first vessel ever sailed
on was the ship Golden Eagle out OF
Kennebunkport. in 1852. captained by
Nat. THOMPSON. Golden Eagle.
said Collector Deering. why we must
have been sailor boys together. |
shipped before the mast on that very
same vessel Then there came a
hearty laugh and a general raking IN
of seafaring "reminiscences that would
have moved the most obdurate old tar.
Messrs. Perkins and Deering, at that
time, were both drawing the same
stupendous salary of Sc month.
An amusing incident brought out by
the firebug scare in Portland the other
day was this: The fire inspector while
investigating the hallway of one of the
big blocks was mistaken by a women
who found him there for one of the
firebugs. She wouldn't believe his
protests and said ''let me see your
face. l can read human nature. ]
think can tell whether you are honest
in what you say. You leave it to me. =
But l assure you. madame. that
Don't you talk to me. can tell when
see you," said the woman, and she
turned him around once or twice and
locked him over. Then she said: You
may go now"
There are twenty or over widows
ard widowers in this village. They
are about equally divided and num-
Der of them are keeping house alone, >
writes q newsgather in Tenants Har-
Dor. who seems sadly troubled over
the probability that they will remain
divided, consume more firewood, keep
more dwellings in repair, and more
paths shoveled this winter, in short &c
to all the extra expense single blessed
ness under such conditions imposes
We know not whether the cores
pondent be an interested party.
Great promise for summer weather
in that of yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02
The pernicious Loud Bill.

Early next week the Loud Dill relat-
ing to second class mail matter comes
up for a vote in the national House of
Representatives. This pernicious meas
ure strikes a serious blow at the news
paper and publishing interests of the
whole country, and indirectly at popu-
lar education and the dearest rights
of the people.
1t was framed under a misconception
of existing conditions, and would fall
far short of reaching the alleged evils
it seeks to correct. The great increase
during the past few years in the
amount of second-class mail matter,
which is handled and transported by
the postal department at financial
loss. and which so alarms the authors OF
this bill, is caused by the great number
of new magazines and periodicals and
by the enlargement of old ones.
The Loud bill would not affect these,
and so would fail to reduce the deficit
of the department.
But why is an attempt made to re-
duce the postal deficit? No attempt
il made to keep any other department
self supporting, and of all the depart
ments that of the post Office is closest
to the people, for the mails are rightly
called the one supreme essential of our
civilization, the one great conserva-
tor of our Intelligence, and the most
distinguished factor in our prosperity.
We give below summary OF the
most important of the many objections
that have been made aginst the Dill,
and hope they will prove of weight
when the measure comes up for con-
sideration before the body that holds
the welfare of the country In its hands,.
/. It excludes from the mails as
ond-class mail matter all books or
reprints Of books by which is meant
ali paper-covered books issued period
ically, which have done SO much to
popularize cheap and good literature
among the masses of the people. plac-
ing the choicest works of literature
and science within the reach OF the
bnmblest schoolboy, and according to
our people an intellectual privilege
such as was never enjoyed l
c,tixens of any other coun1
Ahfll.. il enacted. will crush
xh3cs <.laaa ~ neriO
implicitly and g'nectAaA,
(ond-class m31
PIES u new
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

The Georgia Legislature has just
passed strong antitrust law and
having done this that body proceeded
to pass a measure giving the state
agents absolute control of the fire in
sllrance business within the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

A deficit of $50. 500, 719 for 1896 as COM
pared with sS1,431.1S5 for 1895. This
with the aid Of bond selling fs3the way
the Cleveland administration has Great
ed it's marvellous deficit surplus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

In few centuries from now some
scientist may excavate the remains Of
those human beings buried a few days
ago beneath the landslide in County
Kerry, Ireland. A not improbable
thing for that scientist then to do
would be to announce the discovery
of a prehistoric race of people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

The testimony of representatives of
the lumber interests before tn ways
and means committee was not needed
to prove the disastrous effect of the
German Wilson tariff on that industry.
Nevertheless the arguments presented
lend emphasis to the condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

IT persons would bring to bear the
same amount of common sense, in buy
ing remedy for bronchitis, cough,
cold and Group, that they do in the
purchase of their family supplies. they
would never fail to procure DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-02

The past year has been very de-
prises. There was however little over
1900 miles of road built at a cost of
more than s25,OOO,00O. The mileage
sstructed is about the same as that for
1895 and it is thought the bottom has
been reached.