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Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
STATE ITEMS.

An Episcopal church is to be erected
at Delmar.
The expenses of the recent election
in Kent county were $25OO.
Michael Callayham, of Steelton, Pa.
has purchased of George D. Collins
his farm of 100 acres situated at Green
spring, consideration $25OO cash. Mr..
u. W. Ingram made the SALE
Both the Allopathic and the Homeo-
pathic medical examiners will meet at
Dover to examine applicants for IL
censes on December 10, IA and Is.
The Rev. NJ B. Sice, who has been
in charge Of the st. Joseph's Colored
Catholic Orphanage in Wilmington,
has been transferred to st. Joseph's
School at Clayton, and the Rev. L. J.
Welbers, of the school will be sent to
the orphanage in Wilmington.
November gath at the NJ. E. Parson-
age, Robert Irving johnson, son of
Sheriff J. H. johnson, and Miss Len
ME NJ. Kitchens, daughter of George
Fl. Kitchens, were married by their
pastor, the Rev. Adam Stengle, at
Georgetown.
The Delaware Breakwater proved
veritable harbor of refuge in the recent
hurricanes. In the dreadful storm of
Sunday week and the hardly less fear
full blow of last Sunday, it was the
salvation of many craft. While yes
sells entered Boston Harbor only to be
dashed to pieces, they came up from
the Delaware Capes, although almost
at sea, to assured safety.
WEDDINGS Cards announcing the
marriage of Miss Maie E. Johnson to
Mr.. Raymond Mason, on December
21st next, at the Houston NJ. E.
church: Also the marriage of Mr..
James r. Coverdale and Miss Mary
Favinger, at the NJ. P. Church, Fred
erica, Wednesday, December 21st, at
8 o'clock; also the wedding of Charles
Davis of Los Angeles, Cal, and Miss
Ida Kinder, of near Seaford, to take
place Wednesday evening at Bethel.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
Kent Farmers Meet.

The Farmers Institute of Kent
county met in Dover Tuesday, and dis
cussed a knotty problem. Their an
nual appropriation from the State fos-
tering the Institute precludes all pos
sibility of paying salaries to officers,
yet the Institute decided to adopt the
plan in vogue in Pennsylvania, EN-
plOying a man to look after that par
ticular wOrk-the coming together of
farmers for the discussion of best
methods for fruit and grain growing.
The executive committee was, there
fore, advised to provide private COM
pensation, entirely distinct from the
State fund, to arrange and manage
meetings for the coming winter, acting
as the county superintendents of
schools.
These officers for the Kent Ins titute
for one year were elected:
President, John Heyd, of FELTON,;
president, Richard NJ. Cooper,
Cheswold; secretary, Wesley Webb,
Dover; treasurer, George w. Killen,
Harrington. The new executive COM
mittee is as follows:
Gamaliel Garrison, Kenton; A. X.
Cole, Little Greek; James G. Robin
son, Duck Greek; H. d. Learned,
East Dover; J. P. Aaron, West Dover
Riley Melvin, South Murderkill; Pen
nell Emerson, North Murderkill; John
NJ. Eisenbrey; Mispillion; B. F. B.
Woodall, Milford.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
Tennner nnh Ennthnu

AT football all manner of men have
played at the ends of the rush line-an
ideal man would be composite of all
the other men on the team.
He would be about feet 0 in height
and would weigh about lG5 or lGS. He
would have the speed Of a half. the
qulckness of a quarter, the bulldog
pluck and nerve Of a guard, and the
brain of captain. In addition to all
these Cand contrary to the opinions Of
most people) he would have a quick
temper. There is nothing in football
nor indeed i'll any form of athletics in
compatible with a little Of the "Old
Adam, nor is there anything like an
ger to put life and fire into a tired man
late i'll hard fought game.
One can be as angry as he NAV and
still be a gentleman. Temper, properly
directed and controlled, will add fierce
ness to ones tackles, speed to his run
nlng and strength to his blocking. as
nothing else on earth will do, and MANY
the captains there are who, knowing
this, have stirred up their wearied men
with harsh words of command which
they themselves realized were unmerjted
simply to make their teams work harder
and faster.-College Athlete.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
After the Dover crowd.

From present indications as set forth
in the DetdUareGn there is going to be
some very interesting times in the
Democratic party before long. The
Democratic newspapers in the lower
part of the State are fighting each other
over the cause for the defeat in the las t
election, and some very unpleasant re-
marks are being made.
1t is believed that there is an effort
being made on the part of some of the
Democrats to weed out the Dover lead
ers and to get in new men, but the diff
ficulty appears to be that there is no
new man who is any better politically
than the ones who are now in control.
Neither have the new men any more
political ability than the ones who are
to be deposed, and so the Democrats
are in trouble.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
Carved His Epitaph and Died.

John Harmon died here from the
bite Of rattlesnake.
This is an inscription on beech tree
standing on the knobs i'll Monroe town
ship back of Jeffersonville. a date
once followed the words, but it is now
indistinct There is a strange story con.
nected with the inscription An old
resident relates it,
Years ago, when that section of In
diana was little explored and when
the heavy bush was the dwelling place
Of the wild turkey, deer and rattlesnake,
John Harmon started to Charlestown
to attend court He was armed with an
old fashioned rifle. A rattler bit Har-
mons leg Harmon killed the reptile.
Then he began to prepare for death 1t
was he who carved the words in lighter
lines on the tree, with the request be-
meath, long since obliterated by the
trees growth, to bury him ON the spot.
A few days later Harmon's body was
found A grave was dug by the tree and
there it can be seen today" p" Louisville
Courier journal
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
English Suburban Homes.

In the United States you are far
ahead of England in respect to new
suburban homes. Whatever may be the
faults of the limitations of Richardson
Americas s greatest architect-or even
of the queer gabled and verandaed viii
las which for some inscrutable reason
are named after the good Queen Anne,
there is something picturesque about
most of these buildings-if it is only
the usually good sky line. But the mod
ern suburban homes in England are
monotOnOusly ugly. AS a rule they are
run up in rows by some speculative
builder who is his own architect. Mon
tague Marks in Art Amateur.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

The new torpedo boat destroyer Far
ragut, which failed on her first trial at
San Francisco to develop the req quired
speed of 80 knots per hour, easily made
80. 1 knots on second attempt, and re-
turned to her dock at a 32-knot clip, or
better than 80 statute miles per hour.
This is almost an unequaled record,
and far in advance of any rate of speed
hitherto achieved by any vessel in the
American navy.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

All the sugar crop of the Hawaiian
Islands has been purchased for East
ern refneries and fifteen large vessels
have been chartered to bring the prod
uct to the ports of Philadelphia, New
York md Boston. Most of them will
start from the Delaware Breakwater
and make the long voyage around the
Horn aud back again. This is prac-
tical illustration of the need of a canal
across the Isthmus.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
! SEAL I

The Secretary of the Interior states
in his report that the number of stu
dents at college in the United States is
now 1915 to the million of population,
against 500 in 1879. Pupils in pub
lie schools have increased from 1861,
539 in 1871 to 14,652, 422 in 1897. Ex-
penditure on such schools in 1897 was
S1S7, 800, 602, or so. so per capita of pop
ulation and $19. 81 per pupil. The num-
Der of pupils in private schools in 1897
was 100000, against 1,15O,0O9 in
1871.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
Pathetic Scene.

The minstrel man lay dying. He
called his eldest son to his bedside and
said:
my boy, l cannot leave you any
money; l have spent that as fast as 1
made it. But you shall inherit the
heirloom that | received from my ia
ther. 1t will make you a living; it
made his and it made mine"
Then, laying i'll the hand of the
young man the worn and stained joke
book, he breathed his last. Indian
apOlis journal.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

The Anti-Imperialists League has
started its endless chain of cards of
protest. 1t expects to get the sigma
lures of one million of people, voters
preferred, but women and children ac-
cepted. The cards will each contain
ten signatures and he done up in pack
ages of ten each, these in packages OF
one hundred each, and these in turn
into packages of one thousand each.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

Sons OF DELAwARE.-At a meeting
of the Sons of Delaware, held Novem-
ber 23rd, 1898, the following officers
were nominated for the year, from
December the 7th, 1898: For president,
William L. Tllden; for first vice presi-
dent, Alexander p. Oolesbury; for Sec
ond vice president, James b. Candy;
for historian, Norris S. Barratt; for
treasurer, Henry @. Bye; for secretary,
William L. Westbrook, Jr. for mem
ber of the Board of Governors, for the
unexpired term of James b. Candy,
Lewis b. Morrow; three members of
the Board of Governors, for three
years, Thomas Winsmore, r. Lowber
Temple and Avary d. Harrington.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

An exchange says: Political har-
mony prevails in the Florida Leglsla
ture, every one of the thirty-two Sena-
tors and sixty-eight Representatives
being Democrat. Its session prom
ises to be short and interesting. This
doesn't always follow. Our last Leg
islature had only one Republican in it,
and it remained in session about ten
months.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
Strangely WOrded.

"Some of the applications for relief
sent to the local committees by suffer-
ers from bush fires are strangely word
ed, )" says the Melbourne Argus. "Here
is an extract from one by widow: Il
have in family four dairy COWS, two
pigs, a horse and three children, all
these being by my first husband, and
two goats in full milk and baby by
my second husband. All of the animals
was lost in the fire. -
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

Pains in the chest when person has
o cold indicate a tendency toward
pneumonia. A piece of flannel damp
ened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and bound to the chest over the seat of
pain will promptly relieve the pain and
prevent the threatened attack of pneu-
monia. This same treatment will cure
a lame back in few hours. Sold by
Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna; and I.
L. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
M Rest.

A comedy scene followed the third
act of a tragedy at a theater in an Eng
lish provincial town. The villain had
met his death. and the curtain was low
cred, but hung suspended three feet
above the stage All efforts to lower it
proved unavailing until the corpse arose
from the stage, and said, in sepulchral
tones as he dragged down the curtain,
"No rest, even in the g-r.r-r-aveW-
LondCn Fun.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

A law passed by the Vermont Legis-
lature requires that wagons to carry
three tons should have wheels with a
three inch tire, over three tons, four
inch, and over six tons, six inches.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
How to Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let it stand twenty -four
hours: a sediment or setting indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys;
if it stains your linen it is evidence of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire
to pass it or pain in the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys are
out of order.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
A RnH Rrenk.

"That florist is singularly inept."
Chow sou
"When Pleader, the lawyer, died, his
friends ordered something appropriate
sent, and the dolt sent floral Tyre. -
Philadelphia North American.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fultils every wish in curing rheuma-
tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver
bladder and every part of the urinary
passages. 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing it,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled
to go often during the day, and to get
up many times during the night. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of
Swamp-ROOt is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. If
you need medicine you should have
the best. At druggists fifty cents or
one dollar.
You may have a sample bottle and
book that tells more about it, both
sent absolutely free by mail, if you
send your address to DIR. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing be
sure and mention that you read this
generous offer in the SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

According to the latest statistics. the
population of Greece is increasing more
rapidly than that Of any other country
namely, at the rate of 1877 per cent
per annum.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

No person in a town should keep
chickens unless they can prevent them
from becoming a nuisance to neigh
bors.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

The Postmaster General estimates
the deficiency in the postal revenues
for 1900 at "a, 265, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

The total pension outlay in 1900 is
estimated at $145, 233, $50.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

Cabman (sitting in the street amid
the ruins of his cab and horse, to driver
of the bus which occasioned the disas-
ter)-You - -l---ll-
Ill! I'LL
Constable Ito the orator)-Now, nowl
You mustn't call him such names as
that.
Cabman Tin frenzy)-Him wot smash
ed me cab an killed me 'orse an left me
'elpless crippled Wot the - do yer
expect me to call ina 'owlin hangel!
London Judy.
Smyrna times., 1898-12-14


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Smyrna times., 1898-12-14
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO
MAS GOrrAJnv .

STATE OF ONO, CRY OF ToLEDo,1
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FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
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49,, A. w. GLEASON,
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
/ THE FLYING SQUADRON
Pulls Out OF Hampton tRoads-oruiseI
llN yytlt JsotIn,., nnd C,..-taL. 4 97'

Pulls Out OF Hampton Roads s-oruisers
VIII Follow and ovsrtnke IT.
NEWPORT NEWS, va, May Ia
Five vessels Of the flying squadron. led
by the flagship Brooklyn. steamed out
of Hampton Roads this afternoon and
after passing the Virginia capes, took
a southerly COURSE going, It Is said, to
augment Admiral sampson's fleet now
in the vicinity OF Porto Rico. I
The order directing the squadron to
put to sen came ut midnight last night.
( The fleet will Join Admiral Sampsoh'r
squadron. This statement came from a
reliable source. The ships passed the
us o'clock After reaching
the open sea It Is said the vessels took
the middle course, proceeding under full
steam. ;il;s4! 81
The cruisers Minneapolis and New
Orleans were left behind as was also
the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, which is
still anchored In the harbor here taking
on supply Of ammunition.
AT s o'clock tonight the Minneapo-i
lis hauled up her anchors and steamed
out at full speed to oyertake the squad
ron. It had been reported that the ST.
Paul; Captain slgsbee commanding, and
the New Orleans, would not leave be-
fore daybreak Tomorrow, but late this
evening Captain Sigsbee received or,
ders to proceed at midnight. She will
join the New Orleans at Old Point and
both vessels will then put to sea. They
are expected to overtake Commodore
SchIey some time Tomorrow evening or
early Sunday morning.
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8H aaHal I. y r.. .
resa. built OF steel; 6Soo tons displaec.
ment. This cruiser Is also Identical 10
the Vizcaya.sj q 4. &
X, Armored cruiser Crlstobal Colon, built
OF steel; twin screw; two covered bar
bettes, fore and aft, two fuunels, ono
military mast. Length, sgs feet; dis
placement. $50 tons; speed twenty
knots. r. 44.Tig. 3;
Her armor consists OF a complete
nickel steel belt eight feet three inches
WIDE and eight inches thick. The ar
NOR OF the barbettes Is six inches thick.
The protected deck Is from two to eight
inches thick; coming tower six inches.
All the guns have shields. Her urtna-l
ment Is two ten-inch guns. ten six-inch
guns, six 81 inch guns, ten six-pound.
ers, ten one-pounders. two Maxim ma
chine guns, four torpedo tubes. She has
complement OF flVe hundred. men,. 3
The Terror and Furor are torpedo
boat destroyers. lately added to the
Spanish navy, having been built Ii at
Clyde Bank, in 1896. They are OF steel,
with three tunnels and one mast; length;
go feet; displacement, go tons; speed,
twentS-eight knots; armament, two IA
FOUNDER quick fires; two six-puonder,
quick fires; two one-pounder quick
fires Each destroyer mount two a.
Inch torpedo tubes on deck. and carries
sixty-seren men. =
The Pluton Is another formidable
modern destroyer. but her exact al
nensions and armament are not avail.
able at the navy department.. Z. }f6ft
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poured starboard broadsldes on the
coast. Meanwhile the Indiana, the New
York and other ships repeated the dose
from the rear The Iowa turned and
came back to the Wampatuck's boat and
again led the column, the forts replying
flercely, concentrating on the Detroit,
which was about 200 yards away, all the
batteries on the eastward arm OF the
harbor.. Thrice the column passed from
the entrance OF the harbor TO the eX-
treme eastward battery. ~,
f. Utter indifference wns shown for the
enemy's fire. The wounded were quick
ly attended. the blood was washed away
and everything proceeded like target
practice. At 7:45 a. m. Admiral samp-
son signalled cease firing, "retire" was
sounded on the Iowa and she headed
from the shore. The Terror was the last
ship in the line, and falling to see the
signal, banged away alone for half an
hour, the concert OF shore guns roaring
at her and the water flying high around
her from the exploded Shells. But she
possessed a charmed life and reluctantly
retired at Sis. 5ll ;
As at Matanzas. the unsatisfactory
condition, the smoke and the distance
prevented any important conclusions
being drawn. The town Of San Juan
must have suffered although protected
by the hills as the high ghots must have
reached 1t. No traces OF the lombard
ment were discernible on the forts eX-
.cept small fires, which were apparently
extinguished before the feet left.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
HAVANA SUFFERING

From tho Rigorous Observation-Disclosures
Dislie nrtened.
NASSAU, N. p, May 13.-The British
cruiser Talbot hus been released from
quarantine. The Talbot left Havana
late last Tuesday,
According to accounts received here
the blockade of Havana Is pinchIng the
Inhabitants drcadfully. Nothing In the
shape of supplies Is entering the city
and the residents are gloomy and de-
pressed. Orders have been issued by
Gen, Blanco prohibiting dealers from
selling more than one days supplies to
the same person at one time.
Fresh provisions are very scarce and
meat Is selling at seventy-flve to eighty
cents gold per pound. The lower classes
Of the people are suffering greatly and
the animals are perlshing. The Spanish
cavalry beasts are in desperate condl-
lion and appear as II they had been
through twelve months hard service.
There Is little sickness of n serious na-
ture, though many cases OF illness of a
mild sort are reported. There Is little
fever and the weather Is good.
The American ships urc impatient 10
begin ibombardment and often try
shots in passing 10 get tho exact range
Of Moro. .s
The news OF the result OF the engage
ments at Manila Is disheartening to the
Spaniards. who now hope that Rear Ad-
mlral Sampson will be defeated and TINT
the Cape Verde fleet will raise tho block
adc of Havana. Eth5gbtg = 3.
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FlvsiLlve..,I Cru.h e, Out.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Five lives were
crushed out and several men were ter
rlbly injured to-day BY the collapse OF
two five-storv fiat buildings in course OF
erection on East One Hundred and
Sixteenth street. The rear and side
walls fell, carrying some twenty-five or
more bficklayers and 1aborers with
them. When. the work of rescue was
stopped to-night The list OF killed and
recovered was: Eric Lidden. thirty
two years OF age, marriad; Fred Dicke-
leke, fifty-eight years Of age, q! German
bricklayer, married; Albert Kaminiski,
stwenty-six years old. a German brick-.
layer; Peter SaldowarIo, sixty yeari
old, "a Swedish bricklayer; Frederick
Hartman, sixteen years old. He was
taken out alive. 6u. died In Harlem
hospital, Is go 'ilts r i,. /, y; -.5 q