Smyrna times., 1898-09-28


a pretty green on the inside, the un
derside being adark red. Clustered at |
the base of the leaves close to the stalk |
are the blossoms, pink in color, and |
exact shape of boat. When the Bios
SONS open they are full of petals, which
are white, representing persons in a
boat. 1t is rare and beautiful. Della
tOGreda.
A tramp claiming to have been in
the battle before Santiago, made his
appearance at Staytonville the other
day. One arm was bandaged, and he
claimed to be suffering from the effect
of blood poisoning, brought on by
Mauser bullet. Much sympathy was
felt for the fellow, and all gave liber-
ally until the arrival of physician,
who requested to see the wound. After
much reluctance the tramp removed
the bandage, and it was seen that the
arm had been blistered by an applica-
ton of croten oil. The fellow speedily
disappeared. .-MiJ0rd Chronicle.
COLONEL GORDON EXPECTS TO GO TO
CUBA.-COlenel Gorden assumed COM
mand of the First Delaware Regiment
at Camp Meade Thursday and charac-
acterized as absurd the story from
Washington that two battalions of the
regiment would be mustered out. He
| no ~ off fnly %ha
ment will see service in Cuba About
300 of the First Delaware have gone to
their homes without leave, and when
they return will be fined about $40
each. The regiment will get five days
furlough for 10 per cent. of the men at
one time.
SITUATION IN KENT COUNTY. The
DeLa1Uarean, the party organ at Dover
says rather mournfully:
If the Democratic party is to make
any sort of a showing in Kent coun-
ty at the coming election, the county
committee and the party leaders must
go to work. 1t will take thorough and
systematic work to get the Democrats
in this county registered, and there is
none too much time.
The Morning NeIOs in commenting
on the call to register in order to make
any kind of showing, says:
The Kent Democrats should take
the lessons of the past few years home
to themselves. A political party can
no more continue to exist by fraud
than can man in private life. A day
of reckoning will come. The people
are sure to find out the fraud and pass
swift and sure judgement upon it.
And their judgement upon self-cOn-
fessed fraud-evidence in the manda-
mus csses by the Democrats abandon
ing their part of the suit-will be all
the more deserved.
CLAIMED BY DELAwAREANs.-A bill
in equity has been filed in the Circuit
Court of the United States for the re.
covery of 140,0 acres of land in
Georgia. The property is situated il
many counties and is recorded in the
bill by land lots. The plaintiffs are;
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Baker and hel
husband, Daniel Baker, Eugenia H
Bratt, Henry B. Bratt, and Mrs. Ger
trude Kirk and her husband, J. w
= Kirk, all of the State of Maryland; Mrs
Jane NJ. Smith and her husband, AL
o fred Smith, of Delaware, and Samue
9 Bratt of West Virginia. The defend
= ants are Joseph H. Mckee and DaviC
Mckee of Dawson county. 1t i
claimed that the defendants have beel
: in possession of the property since tn
death of the senior Bell and that the,
have collected from it yearly incom
of about $4,000. A settlement i
asked.
:. SILVER MEN Dissatisfied Say
the morning NeaOS: The Smyrna call
! the free silver organ of Kent county
% in discussing the work of the Demo
* cratic Convention, says: ''The plat
to be much, and it is probably weake
than it intended to be. 1t was evident
ly designed for the use of some peopl
70 about Wilmington. If they can stan
N on it they are welcomed to it, as W
~ have no use for it down here excer
IN possibly as a curiosity. If the cand
lp for Congress fitted this platform th
= Democracy of Kent county would Il
him and his resolutions down "an
is say we sent thee thither."
,e In another editorial article the Ca
says:
The CaU advises Democrats to go
u their legislative candidates and as
as them if they will if elected vote for a
ID anti-silver senator. 1t is better
=. quarrel little now than next winter
% The approach to candidate is easy
o. to member sometimes narrow. Fin
b. out from him what he is going to dc
rd These people who get in with close
y lips often become festive. Have hir
" talk little now. There is no othe
lie way under heaven by which principle
can be preserved. These sneaks al
more despicable than open enemies
as If a candidate is well affected to silvt
B. he will let you know it.
rd The NeaOs adds; cit will be see
is from the foregoing that the Dem
cratic method of evasion is not plea
re ing to a large element of the party. l"