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Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

The POLITICAN's PARADISE. .-Agri-
cultural fairs are great places for poll
ticans. Here nominee can go around
among the people-the masses so to
speak, and ingratate himself with the
voters by the heartiest of fhandshakes by
patting the children on the head and by
skillful compliments to the wives and
daughters. Candidates for office do
not fail to make the most of such oc-
casiOns as these. This year there will
not be so much of it as for the past three
years, when the interest in approach
ing elections were intense. But it may
safely be counted upon that candidates
for office may be seen shortly at some of
the county fairs which are now upon
us.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

After all, the national banks are Of
some use to the business of the country.
Their loans and discounts are nearly
$19O, 900, 600 greater at this time than
they were in August, 1897. The SER
vice done in turning idle money into
active money is very important SER
vice, croakers to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
Grain, Fruit and Stock
]. B. COOPER'S STORE.

Flour, Meats, Butter, Lard.
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Rice,
Crackers, Molasses, Syrup. Salt.
Spices, Pickles, Soaps, Oils, Soda,
Candles, Lye, Baking Powders,
Blue, Extracts, Soap Powders,
Canned Goods, Starch, Vinegar,
Barley, Powder. Shot, Tobacco,
Cigars, Brooms, Baskets, Buck
cts. Tubs, Washboards, OiIcloths,
Brushes, Ropes, Twines, Nets,
Corks, Lead, Seeds, Medicines,
Threads, Cottons, Needles, Pins,
Hose, Suspenders, Towels, Crash,
Umbrellas, Whips. Toothpicks,
Looking Glasses, Table Knives,
Pocket Knives, Scissors, Purses,
Combs, Musical Goods, Shoe
Findings, Balls, Banks, Games,
Shaving Articles, Fishing Tackle,
Walters, Spoons, Lamps, Lamp
Fixtures. Pipes, Tops, Wire
Goods, Tinware, China, Stone
ware, Crockery, Glassware,
Enameled ware, Earthenware.
Flower Pots, Pipe Guards, Bibles,
Hymnals. Albums, Blank Books,
Memorandum Books, Poems,
Reading Books, Picture Books,
Pass Books, Writing Paper, Mu-
sic Paper, Fancy Paper, Wrap
ping Paper, Drawing Paper, En-
velopes, Cards, Inks, Pens, Pen
cils, States, Tablets. Papeterius,
Chalk, Crayons, Erasers, Mu-
cilage, Jardiniers, Fruit Jars,
Fans, Backing, Bonds, Deeds,
Notes, Tacks, Bells, &c.
The above gives an idea of the vari-
ETY., but you will learn more about the
stock, and the quality and the condi..
ton and the prices and our way OF
DONG. business if you patronize the
store for awhile. Call and see.
- N0nDED
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
fest, and instantly takes the sting out of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest com
fort discovery af the age. Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
1t is a certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Try it TODAY.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 25c in stamps, Trial package
FREE; Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
BY Absorption.

Catarrhal suffers should remember that
Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh rem
edy which is isquicklg ami ttOrOughly abSor6ed
by the diseased membrane. 1t does mt
try mp the SecretiOHS, but changes them to
Il limpid and odorless condition, and finally
to IA natural and healthy character.
The Balm can be found at any drug store,
or by sending 30 cents to Ely Brothers, Sc
Warren St, New York, it will be mailed.
Full directions with each package.
Cream Balm opens and cleanses 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., 1898-09-07
Am Uncertain Disease.

Inere Is no disease more uncertain in its
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms of no two cases agree. II is
therefore most difficult to make a correct
ulaghosis. No matter how severe, or under
what disguised edyspepsia attacks YOU. Browns,
iron Bitters will cure it. Invaluable in all
diseases Of the stomach, blood and nerves.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
Not Disposed to DELAY Him.

II would go to the end of the world
for you," he exclaimed passionately.
"I'm sure 1 wish you would, " she
answered coldly, "and-thea jump off. -
-SOmerville Journal.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
Life of "A RattIeshin

Naval experts have put down the &C
tive life of a modern battleship at about
10 years. A hundred years ago battle
ships lasted nearly six times as long and
were on active service nearly the whole
time OF their commission. The Victory,
for instance, was 40 years old when she
acted as Nelson's flagship at the memo
Table battle of Trafalgar. A line of
battle ship, the Royal William, was
built at Chatham in 1870 and was not
broken up until 1918, being rebuilt sew
eral times before her final demise.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

During the siege of Paris no fewer
than %, 900, 600 letters sailed out of the
city in the a balloons sBs5eAed be-
twSens SFls l9*l sf SspssS ssF; SEsss, and
the 2Sth of January, 1874.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a Stops TO leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar.
"f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal
Il" Stops 20 leave passengers from Middletown
and points luth.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

The Laplanders drink great deal of
smoked snow water, and one of the ma.
tional drinks of the Tonquinese is ar
rack favored with chickens blood.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
candy Cathartlc. cure constipation forever.
aVe,<oc' AZ y. U Y. tali, druggists refund money.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07

The sacred crocodiles of Egypt were
buried with her proudest kings.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
d" Those we
Leave Behind"

d" Those we
Leave Behind. e"
Men are care
iess about their
lives for their
own sakes, but
a kind and
ten der M an
should think
of others {; he
should think If
he should die
of those he
leaves behind
to grieve and
s orro an d
$ truggle on
without him.
For this reason
alone, if for no
9th er, every
man should re-
gard his health
as n precious
treasure not to
Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
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Wilmington Z Baltimore Railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION.

O" and after May 80, 1873 trains will leave
as follows:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
FAIR PLAY IN THE THEATER.
How N Little Woman siienced wa
ubIe NeIGkbor Who Tried TO
Annoy Her.

1t was only by-play at the theater
the other evening. but il was enter
tanning TO limited portion Of the au-
dience, SAYS the Detroit Free Press.
Behind the little lady with a dimin-
ltive hat that had its chief beauty in
its daintainess. sat n member OF tAe
sex with Amazonian proportions ana
voluble tongue. In u brief internis-
zion Of chattering to those about her
she happened TO look down and sspy
the pretty headgear which was sfsar
foot below her range OF vision with
the stage. But II was a tempting eP-
portunity.
'Will you kindly remove your hat ,"
asked the one in the rear, as she
leaned forward and spoke in a noisy
whisper.
Certainly" answered the one I
front, as che made rather vicious
plunge for the anchoring pin. Il viii
kindly take off my hat. VIM yoa
kindly stop your talking and permit
us TO hear this play?"
For full five minutes there was sa-
broken silence. But it was a greater
self-restrairt than the large woman
could endure and her annoying whfs-
perings again began. Suddenly the one
In front stuck the little hat upon the
very summit of her head and pinned
il there. 1t seemed to have grown
taller and of greater circumference
and looked just like defiant chal-
lenge worked into artistic millinery.
The large woman was too mad TO
talk and there was suppressed litter
| ing while those around beamed on the
little woman and were sore tempted
to give her hand by way of applause
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
KEEPING PRISONERS.
The Novel Way In Which the Germ n rs
Prevented Their Clptivcs from
Running Away.

1T has been suggested that when
Santiago falls we shall have from Ie,
600 to 10000 Spanish prisoners to look
after" said a well-known German ciei-
zen to the New York Tribune, before
the surrender.
"Of course, the question of what 10
do with them is sure to arise, and with
further campaigning necessary it win
probably develop into n serious prcpo-
sition.
1T recalls to my mind an incid mt OF
the German revolution of 1s4S. We
were short of men and had a large
number OF prisoners to look after.
That did rot worry us as long as we
were not moving. but one day we had
to make forced march. The ecuntry
through which we were to pass was
hostile, and extreme watchfulness was
necessary. We had few enough men
as it was. and we knew that those
prisoners were ready to make a dead
run at the first opening.
Finally young officer made u bril-
liant suggestion and it was promptly
carried out. We ripped the suspe Gdsr
buttons from the prisoners trousers.
took away their belts and knew we hsd
them. Their hands were busy after
that, and fast runaing was out of the
question. We made the mWfch safely,
and / do not believe that even Yankee
ingenuity could have invented sim
pier solution"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08

constable mentioned the disturbance
with the most childlike and innocent
expression on his face and couldn't
understand what he was driving at.
SO the constable told him everything
that had happened, and of course
Welsh was greatly disturbed. He said
he couldn't remember thing that
had happened from the time he went
on the platform until he found him
self at the hotel packing up.
He had with him in his grip some ad-
vertising cards with half-tone pictures
of children on them. He showed these
pictures to the constable and said they
were his children, and it would break
their hearts to hear that papa had
been arrested. Then he gave up a
couple of cigars and the constable car
ried his grip down to the train for him,
The constable wanted him to stay over
and appear against the professor, but
Welsh said he had been made junior
member of the firm that day and he
had to hurry back to Chicago.
Well after Welsh got out of town
the mesmerist found that the only way
he could square himself was to blame
Welsh. He said that while they were
on the stage Welsh whispered to him
that he would "bust" up the show un-
less he received ten dollars. The pro-
fessor Indignantly refused to lend
himself to any such game, and imme-
diately Welsh began his maniacal per-
formance.
The merchant who had vouched for
Welsh wrote to the house that II
Welsh ever appeared in that town
again he would be tarred and feath-
cred. So the house transferred him
to Wisconsin.-"The Drummer" in
Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
HOTEL CLOCKS ALWAYS TRUE
But the Most of the Family Nnntel
TimcpieccS Are Conscicncelcss
Prcyarfcators.

When | am travelling | never put the
slightest confidence in a household
clock, write Robert j. Burdette, of
''Tongueless LIARS" in Ladies' Tieme
Journal. A hotel clock l can depend
upon. There arc too many watches In
a hotel--good watches, watches hose
absolute correstness means money to
the commercial men who regulate the
travelling life of this country. 4 lying
clock would be spotted in a quarter OF
a second, and the unhappy clerk
scourged with pitiless sarcasms there
for. In the course of my wand rings
up and down this part of the Elohe !
missed q few trains and lecture en-
gagements by depending upon clocks
in the homes of my friends. Having
thus paid for my lesson-$15, oo0 or
$4,000, | think-by my own compufa-
tion of the value of my lectures (set
ahead a little bit, you know, it may be
triile fast; / haven't time to look up
the exact fgures), l withdrew all my
trust from mantel clocks, especially
the highly ornamented marble-and-
gilt variety with silver bells or cntfle-
dral chimes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
NOT AFRAID OF FIRE.
n Phfi5dei1shia Retriever That Went
After Eirecraclxers without
N Sign of Fear.

Among the enthusiastic patriots up
town the other day was man who
owns handsome spaniel and one es-
pecfally good at retrieving. This man,
reports the Philadelphia Record, be-
gan his celebration by throwing pack
ef small firecrackers into the street
and before the first one had chance
TO explode the dog rushed out and
grabbed the bunch and was making
toward his master as fast as he could.
Before the innocent dog reached his
destination however, an explosion
took place, and one after another the
little rolls of powder went popping
at great rate. OF course the spaniel
dropped them, but he remained in the
middle of the pack, jumping at the
cnes that blew up into the air until
the entire pack had gone off. Then,
efter picking up one or two Of the ex-
ploded crackers, he returned to his
master and landed them Mt his feet.
The man petted the dog awhile and
then looked to see II he had been in
jured, and found that his beautiful
coat of curly brown hair had been so
much singed that 1t would be neces-
sary 10 have 1T clipped. The dog was
always held high as n retriever in the
estimation of his owner and those who
knew him, but his stock has risen100
per cent. now and no amount of money
could buy him.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
TOUGHEST HORSES
Buffalo Dill Says That the Dun
Color Is Good shade to stand
Long Marches.
Dun colored horses are not the prct-

dun colored horses are not the prct-
tiest by any means, but my experience
has been" said Col. William +. Cody,
when in Washington recently, says the
Washinton Star, that they are the
toughest of the horse kingdom An
ordinary dun horse win wear out three
other horses. Put us much work on
him as you may, he never looks as well
or as tidy in appearance as a bay,
chestnut, black. gray or white. but as
far as service is concerned he will run
the others to a standstill. This is my
experience on the plains, in the cavaf-
ry service, and Is my experience in the
show business, where | have nearly
500 horses.
Dun horses are somewhat rare, but
when they can be picked up | would
advise that they be bought, especially
when the question Of wear and tear Is
considered. They are, as ! said before,
not strong as far as looks are involved.
but for cavalrymen looks have to take
a back seat alongside of wear. The
cavelrymen who are soon, / hope, TO
ride over Cuba, will find that my In
dorscment of dun horses Is OF some
value"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08

GREAT culDs more, and the whole suit,
shoes. stockings and all, disappeared.
That was some days ago. Four days
after this curious performance he ate
up another suit, and saw the whole
operation. He pulled it over his head
and neck with his fore feet, as If 1t
were a shirt, then crammed 1t into his
mouth. kicked it Off his back. worked
out his feet and legs, then swallowed
it off as before. But it comes off pretty
hard, and how can he possibly swal-
low 1t and keep it swallowed while he
kicks?
The toad's tongue, unlike ours, Is
fastened at the front end, with the
free end forked and pointing back
ward. 1t is so long that il can be
pushed far down his throat. and get
ting the end of this strange fork fas-
tened into the skin, he readily forces it
down as far as it is necessary and
holds it there.
Nv little toad has had nothing TO eat
hut his cast of clot hes since have had
him. How long these will last | cannot
tell, but he now wears a new suit of
gray and black, which, doubtless, will
soon serve him for another meal, like
the rest of his queer clothes.-Frank
Leslie's Monthly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08

ing about it till he wakes. Ihen he de-
liberatelv turns round, so that his
head is up. shuts his eyes and goes to
sleep again.
Afnighth he is wide awake, and is now
looking at me, apparently listening TO
the scratching of my pen, but little
does he dream that am writing about
him.
The second night after his arrival
nv little toad sat very still. lie was
doubled into n ball. his eyes drawn in,
his feet rolled up, and l could hardly
tell which end was his head. After
time he began TO kick and gasp as II IN
great pain. feared he was dying. lie
would huddle all up in bunch, then
suddenly kick out and stand up with
his mouth wide open. trying 1t seemed,
TO swallow something.
l picked up the bottle and saw thai
he was really choking, for there was
something in his mouth that could not
be swallowed 1t was a kind of cord
running out of each corner of his
mouth. over his front legs, and thin
ming out along the sides of his body.
With the next swallow | saw the string
slip down his throat little, and as 1t
did so the skin along his sides began TO
roll up. 1t was his old suit! He was
taking it off for new one, and instead
of giving it to the poor, he was trying
to economic by swallowing it. What
a meali What a way to undress!
What curious economy!
[x~,- Ion ir4na hs.E- n q
that toads ate up their skins after they
had shed them, but ] have never seen
1t recorded that toad eats its skin
while shedding it, and actually uses
this means Of pulling it off. Three
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
A QUEER HABIT.
It d. Contracted by q Cleveland Man
while Trying TO Learn
II the Typewriter.

A Cleveland man has set about learn
Ing the use of the typewriter, reports
the Plain Dealer. Up TO the present
time he has had somebody to do his
typewriting for him, but now he wants
TO know how TO run il all by himself.
He admits that he isn't an apt scholar.
IL comes slowly. The letters are hard
TO find, and the spacing is so easily
forgotten. But there is one thing that
amuses him. He is learning to spell,
and learning in the same way he did
when a tew-headed boy in the early
'Jes. OF course he could spell when he
tackled the typewriter. but not in the
same way. Now he distinctly emu
merates each letter. and does IL, too,
with the greatest care. IT is n funny
thing, but he finds himself spelling
out the words in the newspaper, and
his wife says he spells them In his
sleep.
The other day the minister met him
rnd asked him how he was.
VERY WE'LL" he gravely spelled
cut. and when the pastor looked
amazed he realized what he had done
and hastily explained the cause of the
peculiarity. And the minister pro-
fessed to be greatly interested and
wanted to knew all about 1T, and the
S3elisr Is now greatly worried for fear
the Parson will write a special paper
on IT for some magazine.
When Che minister finally left him
] he shock hands and said: "Good-by" /"
"G-o-o-d," began the speller, and
then recollected himself and hastily
added ''by."
| He hopes in time to wear out this
! peeuIiarity, and when he increases his
speed en- the typewriter he no doubt
| will.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
Racial nerfnrfPe.

Swede and an Irishman, both of
them tolerably well known about town,
got into an argument in front of the
court house. and they began telling
each other how it was too bad that their
ancestors had ever happened to shed
the wolf robes and take to living under
cover, says the St. Paul Globe. When
things got bit warm the Swede re-
marked that there was no doubt in his
mind that the Irishman would be en-
titled, by reason of his ancestry, to
Join some of the pedigree associations.
but for the unfortunate fact that most
of those ancestors ~ere hanged for
stealing sheep. 81 suppose they did
their sheep stealing with the under.
standing among themselves that they
were all kings, and that il was all right
to go over into the next county and steal
whatever they could lay their hands
on said the Swede, in conclusion.
"Yes, an be all accounts" said the
Trishman, "your ancestors lived in
kingdoms so very small that every time
they smelt a stsckfish in the yard of n
neighbor they jumped over the fence
an got It, an if tlcy got back they
made national affair Of i if there was
any pursuit Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
CELESTIALS EAT BURDOCK.
Many of the Chinese and Japanese
Cultivate the Plant for Home
Consumption.

What lis even regarded as a vile weed
can, with little stretch of imagina-
ton be turned into an ornamental
plant or delicious vegetable, says Nee
hans Monthly. This is especially the
case with the common burdock, lappa
major. schoolboys all know 1t from
gathering the burrs and compressing
them into ball, they being held to-
gether by the curved points OF the
floral involucre. This is all they know
about 1t. 1t is difficult to see anything
more TO be despised in the burdock
leaf than In the leaf of the rhubarb. 1t
appears that 1t is largely used in China
for food. But it is stated that, Ii the
stalks be cut down before the flowers
eypaHd and then be boiled, the taste is
rclisbed equally with asparagus. The
leaves, when young, are boiled and
eaten as we eat spinach. In japan IL
is in universal use. Thousands Of acres
are devoted TO its culture. But In this
case the root is the object. 1t requires
deep soil to get the roots to the best
advantage. The common name In
China is gcbbo-n name, however,
which need not replace our common
one Of burdock.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08

ever lie had Il bite" he would pull il
up with an overland sweep. This Al
ways tickled the house.
Welsh decided To vary the usual per
formance q little. When he pulled In
with his pole he pretended that he had
landed fish. so he made a grab for
it. and then there began most ter
rife struggle. lie Knocked over the
table with the pitcher OF water on top
of it. and upset three or four of the
.yokels who were sitting around in the
semi-cirele, and then all at once he
shouted: There il is, There it is"
and grabbed Prof. De Cardo" from
behind and swung him around the
stage. Women began TO scream and
children cried. Men stood up all over
the house and yelled: stop Lim."
Welsh decided that it was about
time for him to get out of the place,
so he suddenly let so OF the eminent
mesmerist and shouted: I'm n dog!
I'll bite anyone that touches me, Bow
vowi"
With that he made 4 dash for the
door. and they say that every man,
woman and child in the house shrieked
and tried TO crawl under a chair when
he was seen to jump over the foot
lights. He got out and ran all the
way to the hotel.
OF course. that ended the show.
prof. De Cardo" was too agitated 10
offer any explanation, and most OF
the women were in Mysteries.
The town constable was the only
man who knew what to do. He arrest
cd the eminent mesme1'ist. who
clairsed that nothing OF the kind had
ever happened to him during his pre-
vious career, and that he had every rea-
son to believe that Welsh had delib-
| erately attempted to break up the
show. Thereupon the constable de-
| cided that he would arrest Welsh also
Welsh was making arrangements
to get out on the night train when the
| constable came up to his room. lie
was greatly surprised when the con-
stable mentioned arrest" and want
| ed to know what he had done. The
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
CAN'T BE EXPLAINED.
a Naval Commander Says There iH
No Telling Why Sailors VIII De-
sert In Time of Peace.

''T never knew sailor worth keep
lag" declared an old naval COM
mander, that would desert in time of
war. But in times of peace, when
every thing appears to be going along
as though it were creased, desertions
will begin from no apparentcause and
will suddenly become epidemic. Away
they'll go, ard it's two to one that in
a little while they will be hunting
around to see If they can't get back
into the service without having to suf-
fer punishment. l used to put in o
good deal of time trying to find an ex-
planatipn of the thing, and finally pre-
sqnted 1t TO one OF my superior Off
GERS.
"Drop Il, young man. was his Ia
comic advice. You can't tell why they
do 1t and you can't stop them. Ii you
must worry. let il be about something
where you may have chance to ac-
compish good. I'll tell you right now.
If you were to sail a ship for Heaven
and were obliged TO touch at hell for
coal half the crew would desert"