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Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
GENERAL MERRITT'S MISSION.

The announcement is made that Gen
eral Merritt has been selected to COM
mand the United States Army in the
philippine Islands, and thus to be
the Military Governor of that inter
esting addition to the National domain.
General Merritt is exactly the kind of
a man that all appreciative men like to
keep close at hand, available for in
slant duty whenever needed.
Major -Generall Wesley Merritt is the
second officer in command of the ARMY
OF the United States, and one of the
most distinguished military chieftains
OF this generation. Young though he
was, he won high hOnors at Gettvs-
burg, and Five Forks, and Winchester
and Cold Harbor, and other battles of
corresponding rank. Indeed, from the
Peninsula to Appomattox there was
hardly battle of Importance in Vir-
glnla that he was not engaged in.
which he did not acquit himself with
more than ordinary credit. After the
war he was sent to the far West. and
there won fresh honors by his energy
and skill in fighting the Indians. one
OF his forced. marches far across conn
try having established lasting record
for that kind of work. He has. in
brief, been tried in practically every
department of military service and
never found wanting.
No better man could be found to ex-
cute the important mission now trus-
ted to him. He goes with a small
army of only $4,000 men, to uphold the
authority of the United States at the
other side of the world, amid turbu-
lent population of more than s, 900, 900.
lie goes, moreover, to begin a novel
and most interesting chapter in Amer
lean history-the administration of n
vast and valuable domain, far removed
from these States, responsibility for
the order and welfare of which has
suddenly been thrust upon this Nation.
His selection for this post indicates
the Governments recognition at once
OF its great Importance and of his emf
nent fitness to administer its duties.
N. Y. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
NEW STARS FOUND WITH THE
YERKES LENS.
An instrument Whose Light Gathering
Power Is Almost Perfect.

The great Yerkes telescope has un-
masked hitherto unseen worlds. The
geat lens has been focused into space.
and to the great Joy of Director Hale
and Prof. Barnard and their associates.
the light gathering power of the glass
has been proved perfect. It far sur
passes the thirty-six inch lens of the
Lick Observatory, and Prof. Burnham
who is acquainted with all the tele-
scopes IN this country and abroad, has
given 1t as his opinion that the Yerkes
lens is the most powerful of all.
The wonderfully constructed lens has
light gathering powers that pierce far
into the unknown, and even the hazv
mlsts of the nebula have been pene-
trated. Most of the objects connected
with the nebul@ in Lyra, the great
cluster in Hercules, and the Dumbbell
nebul@ have yielded up their secrets in
the past only through the agency of
the Photographic plates. Professor
Barnard had seen these only family at
Mount Hamilton. At Lake Geneva be
has been able to veiw them with un-
usual distinctness. After Professor
Barnard had swept the sky in the reg
ION of the neublae he pointed the in
strument toward region located to
the astronomer in Pos. 312 degrees.
dist, 53 minutes. Professor Burnham
had frequently pointed the Lick in
strment at the same spot with the ex-
pectation of finding something new.
70 Burnham at Mount Hamilton it was
all space and nothing more. He
watched whole nights and discovered
nothing. He swung the giant tube
toward the region, and the first dis
covery at the Yerkes Observatory was
registered on the dial near the dome.
The unknown wanderer was found
near Winnecke's companion to Vega.
Although 1t might claim some distantre-
latlonship to Vegas companion, it was
too far away to be considered as phvs-
ically connected with the luminary,
and may have an orbit of its own. AS
Vega has been one of the best observed |
bodies of the heavenly wanderers the
discovery speaks volumes for the new
lens. 1t also disproves the theory of |
Professor Lowell as to the unfavorable |
atmospheric conditions of the region
in which the telescope is located.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
THE REASON WHY.

Nearly all the officers of the United
States Navy above the rank of lieuten-
ant are from the Northern States. The
reason of this is apparent. No officer
who entered the navy since the close
of the war has yet reached the rank of
commander. The present captains,
except those who were appointed en-
signs from civil life during the war,
all entered the navy before 1861, and,
of course, the rear r-admirals and COM
modores also entered the academy be-
fore that time. The navy was favor
lte avocation for Southerners and at
the breaking out of the war that section
had its full quota and, perhaps, more
on the official list. But with few ex-
ceptlons they resigned as their States
seeded, and during the war none came
to the academy from the South. The
Southerners in the service are now
those who entered after the recon-
struction. These are all in the ranks
below commander at this time, and
there are great many of them. When
the civil war began the Southern men
In the navy, as we'll as those in the
army, were subjected to a most trying
ordeal in deciding whether to make
war on their native States and their
own people, friends and relatives, or
to abandon the service to which they
were attached. Most of them decided
like General Lee that they owed their
allegiance primarily to their States.
They sacrificed themselves to what
they believed was a duty, and those
who decided differently were doubtless
actuated by equally high motives.
Among the high officers of the navy
who are Marylanders are Commodore
Schley and Captains frederick Rogers,
James II. Sands, Yates Stirling and
VIM. III. Whiting.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
SlOO REwARo s1Oo.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
q constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the disease, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietOrs have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case they
fail to cure. Send for list of testimon-
ials. Address, F. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
BSS~ Sold by druggists, zoe.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
Animns of the Movement for Primary
Reform.

The movement is yet in its begin.
nlngs. 1t is as far-reaching as civil
service reform and goes more to the
root of things than ballot reform. So
long as we use the official blanket
ballot at elections, the primary meet
ing must continue the more important
function of the two. There are, in
deed, those who say that officially
regulated caucuses will but strengthen
the machines. No! not the ma
chimes, but the parties. Therein lies
the value, the necessity of the move
ment. The plain truth is that the
patience of voters has been so ex-
hausted by a deficient nomination
system that, within State lines at least.
parties have been disintegrating. Car
ried to its ultimate this tendency
might lead not only to confusion, but
even to national disruption. Parties
have been and should be the RESPONSE
bic agents of our people. Republics
like ours cannot long have more than
two parties, for the governing party
ought always to be representative of a
proportion, if not of an actual major
lty of our people. Every step toward
primaries that shall be free to all and
fair to all must, therefore, be in the
right direction. Let the law step in.
as it has done in Massachusetts, CAL
ifornia, Illinois and New York, and our
system will be safe; for party organ
izations will then be responsible to the
people, party nominations will be
made by the people, not the leaders,
and political leadership will be liberal
and statesmanlike. From ''The Move
ment for Better Primaries, by Will
liam H. HOtchkiss, in the american
Monthly ReUieaO Of ReUei,Os for May.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
ANOTHER VETO BY GOV. TUNNEL

The bill, which passed both Houses
OF the General Assembly short time
back, embodying number of amend
ments to the Adams Tax law of last
session, has been vetoed by Governor
Tunnel.
Ihree main reasons are assigned by
Gov. Tunnel for the Withholding of
his approval to this measure.
First, because the shares of stock in
building and loan associations are sub
jected to taxation, although the in
vestments of such companies are made
exempt The Governor believes that
the number of home companies of this
class, whose stock is held by Delawar-
cans of moderate or limited means.
would be seriously injured by the pro-
posed amendment. Such tax would
be like added dues. This class of citi-
zens, he thinks, would be unjustlv
made to bear the burden really design
ed for capitalists.
Second, because another of the
amendments confers the power to re-
move assessors by the Levy Court.
The Governor points out the fact that
assessors are public officers, holding
office through the will of the people;
and that the constitution defines the
only modes of divesting such officers
OF their authority by a conviction of
misbehavior in Office, or by impeach-
ment-the jurisdiction of neither of
which is within the province of the
Levy Court.
And third, because yet another of the
amendments makes failure to paw
the tax within year of the asses ssment
misdemeanOr, punishable by fine,
and in default of the payment of the
fine, of imprisonment. The Governor
thinks such rigorous penalties entirely
unnecessary, and savoring of persecu-
tlon to such a degree as may render the
investment here of outside capital a
matter of grave doubt.
A bill amending the law to meet the
Governors idea has sinde passed both
branches of the Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18

There's more than one way of over
coming difficulty, as is shown by the
following incident, which occurred
when company was leaving for camp.
He leaned far out through the car win
dow with outstretched arms and eager
lips; she stood on tip-toe, crying and
smiling in the same instant, and yet
the tips of the blossoms on her pretty
spring bonnet only reached to the
edge of the car window. The crowd
grasped the situation, also the girl.
They lifted her up bodily. The
Guardsmen in the car boosted the
corporal far out, holding on by his
legs. Two blissful souls met with the
meeting of the lips in one tremendous
smack like the explosion of a rife or
the report of a cannon. "And that's
the way we'll conquer Spain," she
said, as she slipped down and was
lost in the crowd. Troy Press.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18

PHILLIP Brooks GALLENTRY. sEThe
Church Union" tells a pretty story
about Phillips Brooks. A ladv WAS
travelling from Providence to Boston
with. her weak-minded father. Be-
cause they arrived he became possessed
OF fancy that he must get off the
train while it was still in motion; that
some absolute duty called him.
His daughter endeavored to ouiet
him, but it was difficult to do it. and
she was just giving up in dispair when
she noticed very large man watching
the proceedings intently over the top
OF his newspaper. AS soon as he
caught her eyes he rose and crossed
quickly to her.
Il beg your pardon, he said; "you
are In trouble. May 1 help you?"
She explained the situation to him.
what is your fathers name?" he
asked.
She told him, and the large man,
leaning toward the troubled old man,
had addressed him by name. shaken
hands cordially and engaged him in
a conversation so interesting and so
cleaverly arranged to keep his mind
occupied that he forgot his need to
leave the train, and did not think of it
again until they were in Boston. Here
the stranger put the lady and her
charge into a carriage, received her as
surance that she felt perfectly safe,
had cordially shaken her hand, and
was about to close the carriage door
when she remembered that she had
felt so safe in the keeping of this no.
ble-looking man that she had not even
asked his name. Hastily putting her
hand against the door she said:
Pardon me, but you have rendered
me such service, may 1 not know
whom l am thanking?"
The big man smiled as he answered.
Phillips Brooks" and turned away.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
By Absorption.

Catarrhal suffers should remember that
Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh rem
edy which is quickly and thOr0lghly absorbed
by the diseased membrane. It does not
arg up the secretiOas, but changes them to
limpid and odorless condition, and finally
to natural and healthy character.
The Balm can be found at any drug store,
Warren St., New York, it will be mailed.
Full directions with each package.
Cream Balm opens and eleanses the nasal
passages, allays Inflammation, thereby stop-
ping pain In the head, heals and protects
the membrane and restores the senses of
taste and smell. The Balm is applied di-
rectly into the nostrils.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
The Successful Remedy
for Nasal Catarrh.

must be non-irritating, easy of application.
ana one that will by its own action reach
the infammed and diseased surfaces.
ELY'S CREAM BALM combines the i'm
portant requisites of quick action and spe-
clhc curative powers with perfect safety to
the patient. This agreeable remedy has
mastered catarrh as nothing else has, and
both physicians and patients freely concede
this fact. All druggists cheerfully acknow-
Ledge that IN it the acme of Pharmaceutical
skill has been reached. The most distress
ing symptoms quickly yield to it In acute
eases the Balm imparts almost instant re-
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
A wonhsrfuI niaonvsrv.

The last quarter of century records
many wonderful discoveries in medicine,
but none that have accomplished more for
humanity than that sterling old household
remedy, Browns Iron Bitters. II seems to
contain the very elements of good health,
and neither man, woman or child can take
i without deriving the greatest benefit.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18

Mr.. John Peterson, of PatoutvilIe.
La, was very agreeably surprised not
long. ago. For eighteen months he
had been troubled with dysenterv and
had tried three of the best doctors in
New Orleans, besides half dozen or
more patent medicines, but received
very little relief. Chamberlain's =
Collie, Cholera and Remedy, having
been recommended to him, he gave It
a trial and to his great surprise, three
doses of that remedy effected perma-
nent cure. Mr.. Nm. McNamara, a
well known merchant of the same
place, is well acquainted with Mr.. Pet
erson and attests to the truth of this
statement. This remedy is for sale by
Clifton & Raymond, SMYRNA.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
nenntv hal nIood Deen.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm.
purities from the body: Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
carets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, SOC,
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
| Want to say a
.WOrd...
About Our Suit Stock.

In the past seven months has taken
place one of the most decided advances
IN Woolens that the world has ever seen.
We anticipated it, and by preparations
for this Spring ten months ago we own
all our wOOlens at old prices and shall
sell them without one penny advance
on account of any raise in war prices.
Our stock of Spring Suits can be called
great for three reasons: Any style at anv
price, from $7.59 to $22. so. The mate
rial and making of each suit equal to
those that cost $3.50 to S. more at other
stores. Not a last seasons garment in it.
The Sack Goats are cut in the latest
fashion, mostly short skirts: longer ones
for those who like them better.
Three buttons.
No outside breast pocket.
Two lower outside pockets.
Cash pocket in right lower.
Two inside breast pockets.
The vests are cut Single or Double
breasted.
The Trousers are cut in the latest style,
combined with the superior fitting quail
tiles of the Thompson Patent Cut"
A 32-inch Waist Trouser is 171S inches
at the knee, 16% at the bottom
Wider legs for those who like them
better.
l have lived in Delaware all my life,
and my special work and pleasure is to
serve Delaware people we'll
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18

Lost, strayed or stolen, one Spanish
feot. Finder will confer a favor by
communicating with Rear-Admiral
Sampson.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
Don't rObaccO Spit and Smoke Your IIrs Aw,

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worlSer, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or st. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic lOc or 25c.
II .. Q. Q. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
DELAWARE ITEMS

The Queen Anne's Railroad Com
Pany will commence running trains to
Rehoboth ON June1.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
american Securities Abroad.

The sales of American securities
have been, according to London adj
vices, very large abroad of late, and
there appears to be tendency toward
increase in the sales. If this state
of things holds, there will be an in
creasing influx of British gold into
this market. This is good news and
demonstrates the faith abroad in the
stability of our credit. There is an
other point of faith for which the
people not only of this but foreign
countries have good grounds for cred
ence, and that is. belief in the
efficacy of Hostetter's Stomache Bit
tiers for inorganic maladies which af-
feet the stomache, liver, bowels kid
neys and nerves. Dyspepsia, bilious
ness, constipation, rheumatism, and
tendency to insomnia, are counter
acted and conquered by it. 1t rallies
failing appetite, hastens GONZALES
cense, and diffuses warmth and a SEN
sation of physical comfort through
the system. A wineglassful before
retiring promotes health-yielding
slumber
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
WEATHER FLAGS.
Street Commissioner Vance will put
them out every day-Diiferent Flags
and their significanca.

The weather flags are being dis
played daily from the flag staff on
the Municipal Hall. They are being
put up by the street commissioner
George Vance as part of his duty.
At first the mayor said that there was
no authority given him to order any
one to attend to this matter but a
further investigation convinced him
that he had the right to have the
street commissioner do it and conse-
quently there has been another duty
added to those which have to be
performed by Vance.
The population of the surround
ing country can now see every day
the guess of the weather man as to
the kind of weather that will be
dished out to us every day. They
had better govern themselves ac-
cordingly as last year the per cent
Of hits was away ahead of the misses.
About seven out of every eight were
verified.
The flags and their Significance
are, square white fair weather,
square blue rain or snow, half white
and half blue variable weather, if
the white is above it means fair to
be followed by rain, white with blue
center cold wave, triangular black
flag temperature signal, if it is above
the others it will be warmer, if be-
low colder The signals are to be
read from above down in all cases.
they will be changed about noon
every day and the prediction is for
the twenty-four hours beginning at
noon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20

Apropos the story going the rounds
as to the inscription directed to be
placed on the monument over the
grave of the late Rev. Dr. Webb, is
one told of him several years ago when
he was sorely sick. Thinking death
was near he called his children about
him to take final farewell of them.
To his two daughters, he gave each
a copy of the Bible and the Method
ist Church discipline and told them
to emulate the virtues of their mother
and meet him in heaven. To his
son, then but lad, he gave a COPY
of the Bible, the Church discipline
and copy of the constitution of the
United States and advised him to
study them and to be kind and duti-
full to his mother and when he reach
ed the age of twenty-one to vote the
Democrat ticket.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
Miss Gertrude Nc MILAN.

The third entertainment to be giver
by the Woman's League will be :
dramatic recital by Miss Gertrude Nc
MILAN at Commencement hall April
81, and it is needless to say thai
the people may look forward to a rare
treat. Although one of the younger
members of her profession Miss Nc.
MILAN is fast winning national rep
utation as reader and teacher. She
is not only college graduate, but has
studied with the best teachers of elo.
cution and dramatic art in the United
States. For several years she was
considered one of the foremost elocu-
tiOnists in the south, and this mast
winter has been winning many laurels
in New York city. Last summer
Miss Mcmillan was one of the few
who took part in the National Asso.
citation of Elocutionists - the New
York papers pronouncing her address
one of the most brilliant features OF
the convention. Miss Mcmillan will
read either Jerome" by Mary VIII
kins, which she has lately dramatized.
or stories by Anthony Hope, Richard
Harding Davis, and other popu-
lar writers.
Miss Mcmillan does not read the
hackneyed selections OF the average
elocutionists, but her recitals are of
particular advantage to those inter
ested in the Interpretation Of the best
literature. Miss Mcmillan refers BY
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
Girls Released.

The three girls who have been in
Jail for the last ten days have been
released after receiving a good lee
ture on their conduct from the may
or They have been on diet of
bread and water and have become
very penitent after the course Of
sprouts through which they have
passed. They will likely not be
found on the streets at the unseemly
hours that they had been keeping
for some days before their incarcera-
ton. If the term of Imprisonment
did them any good at all it was the
best thing that ever happened
them
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
A Good Example.
M. E. Advocate

The late DR. G. b. Morris, of Nor
gantown, set apart 81 900 as per-
petual fund for the benefit of the
M. p. church, of that place, the in
terest on which will be applied year
ly on the pastors salary. Thus, for
all time to come, that church will re-
ceive 500 each year, from the wise
provisions of one who has gone from
earth We have often advised peo-
pie to do this thing, and yet it is
rarely done We do not know of an
other instance of the kind in West
Virginia. There may be others, but
they are exceedingly rare 1t is
strange that men and women of
means do not think of this wise
method, adopt it, and thereby make
sure that their estate shall always
be contributing to the cause they
loved and worked for while on EARTH
This is the more important, because
estates often pass into the hands of
persons who take no interest in the
church. When the man who, by
honest industry and economy, ac-
cumulated the property, is gone, it
too often happens that the name of
that family is lost to the church in
every respect But whether his heirs
are worthy OF not, it is right and
proper that man should in this
way perpeuate his own practical use
fitness, and it would be for him to
to direct that part of this income,
whatever it may be go to Missions
and other benevolent collections, in
the proportion that his conscience
prompted him to do while living.
This is one good way to make sure
ones works follow him after he has
passed to his rest BY this arrange
ment he can be practically present
at every quarterly meeting while the
church exists, and in this way he
will help to perpetuate its existence
while the world stands
We sincerely commend the wise
example Of DR.. Morris as worthy Of
extensive imitation.