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Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
A STROKE OF GENIUS.
1t ELECTED the UnbOunded Admirn.
ton of the Enrmer


ton of the Farmer.
Only few summers ago, among the
many others that visited the wild re-
gion adorned by one of Michigans in
land lakes. was an artist He had a
wealth of scenery from which to select
and chose a picturesque view with a
hill of rocks and jack pines as a back
ground. The owner of the property
transferred to canvas did not think
much of the enterprise or of the man
who would dawdle away his time in
such an undertaking but the artist
paid the summer rates without a muir
muir and never entered any complaints
against the accommodations The next
season the painter was again among the
guests
How did that there picter of yours
come out, anyhow asked the curious
landlord
"Oh, fairly well. You know that |
have my name to make yet sold it
for $1,000
'No. " exclaimed the farmer excited
ly, mot 81. 600 You re chafin me.
mot bit of it, " laughed the artist
II got $1,000 for that little view before
there was u frame on it
''Shake stranger | allus thought |
was purity slick on dicker. but I'll be
dOggone if you don't take the prize
You skinned that feller slick and
clean
''How sor'' Indignantly for his pride
was touched
"Oh. don't play inherent with me
1t won't go no further But you done
him brown A thousand fur that spot
where you couldn t raise bean to the
acre! If the critter that bought that
picter had seen me. I'd IA sold him the
hull durn farm for $275 Detroit
Free Press
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
SHE SANG FOR DEATH.
The PathOs and Tragedy of Emma
AbbOtt's Passing Away.

The PathOs and Tragedy of Emma
AbbOtt's Passing Away.
One night in the city of Denver,
located at the foot and in plain view of
the Rocky mountains, Emma Abbott
was billed to appear in Faust. In the
same city a most attractive and beauti-
full 1S-year-old girl, belonging to one of
the wealthiest families, lay in the last
stages Of that fell enemy of the human
race-consumption. Some weeks before
the arrival of the company she said to
those around her: "Oh, hope the sun
will shine and the weather will be warm
and genial, so l can hear Miss Abbott
sing once more | think could then
pass away peacefully and without one
single regret. But there came with the
queen Of the lyric stage a northern hur-
ricane-with the very air charged with
icicles, which penetrated the lungs
Some one told Miss Abbott of the griev-
GUS disappointment of the dying girl
She went to the opera house and never
sang more sweetly, and as soon as it
was over and the audience dismissed
called her carriage and directed it to
drive to the home of the young lady
The scene which followed was worthy
of the finest brush ever welded by the
grand old masters. There lay the dying
earth angel, with pallid lips, hectic
cheeks and lustrous eyes and the light
of immortal beauty shining upon her
face. Standing beside her, in one of her
richest robes (the one she had worn that
night). sparkling with pearls, rubies
and diamonds. stood the almost divine
mistress of earthly melody.
The first piece rendered was 1.-The
Old Folks at Home, and then followed
II Know My Redeemer Liveth The
finale of this weird scene was Crock of
Ages Cleft For Me, Let Me Hide Myself
In Thee " And then Miss Abbott bent
over the frail form and kissed her an
eternal farewell Soon after the spirit
passed into the wild winds which rang
through the wild mountains near by
set sail for that haven from which the
first homeward bound bark is yet to
be seen-the stainless soul waited to
the stainless heavens by the sweetest
AAo0AS N'OA hS1A0 OAA NhC
melodies of paradise birds.
Miss Abbott returned to her room at
the hotel and retired Some time dur
ing the night she awoke with a pain in
the left lung. 1t rapidly grew worse A
| physician was summoned Then anoth-
er, and another, who applied every
remedy they could command. All to nc
purpose. 1t was typhoid pneumonia in
its worst form. The black camel was
kneeling at her door Angels of the
heavenly choir had that night listened
to her voice in the sickroom and sent
for her to come home to them
In three days that voice which had sc
often raised the souls of men and WON.
en- to the noblest. the grandest heights
in holy ecstasy, was forever stilled il
death-gone forth into-the night
So faces the summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale when storms are DER
So gently shuts the eye of day,
So dies the wave along the shore.
H. G. Stevenson in Atlanta Consti
tuition.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Food In Siberia.

So hard is food frozen in Siberia dur
ing the winter that carcasses of sheep
can only be divided by ak and saw.
Fish caught through holes in the ice
freeze while they jump. Eggs are as
hard as flints. l have carried them in a
sack over my horses back.
The rivers of Siberia abound with ex-
cellent fish. among these a beautiful
kind of grayling and the Incompatible
sterlet. quite the most delicious fish l
know. While descending the Yenisei
we caught a gigantic sturgeon, yield
ing many pools of coarse black caviare,
a dainty highly esteemed. Sturgeon
outlets, with wild chervil for fiavoring,
are delicious Quails and dabchicks are
a favorite broil for second breakfast.
The bread l found dark, hard and sour,
but sustaining. A great deal Of vodki
is drunk. but it is both perilous and
nauseous ON account of the fusel oil it
contains. Kwass in summer time is re-
freshingly acid, and, drunk from small
oaken bowl, it is better than cider.
Tea is taken at every meal, but is
very weak Brick tea is detestable. The
stamped bricks are used as money till
they are worn and dirty. They are then
made into a kind of broth. All sorts OF
denominations are flung into it. The
Khirgis have an Unsuitable appetite fol
brew ''thick and slab, impossible tC
western palates.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
HE ATE THE SOAP.
Garland Would Have Swallowed 1t II
II Had Killed Him.

II Had Killed Him.
The late Augustus H Garland. who
was attorney general under President
Cleveland was very fond of practical
jokes and during his term of service in
the senate frequently turned the laugh
on his colleagues Senators voorhees,
and Vest. with whom he was verv
friendly, finally determined to turn the
tables Mr. Garland had habit. like
Voorhees,, of munching candy. and Vest
and VOORHEES, made it up between them
to take advantage of his fondness for
sweets to play their trick They had
some tempting looking chocolate cara.
mels prepared with the interior filled
with brown soap These they took to
the senate chamber and Voorhees, placed
them on his desk The lid being off
when Mr. Garland sauntered down the
aisle he noticed them at once
''What have you there. Dam he in.
quired
Voorhees, looked up carelessly from
his writing and responded "Caramels.
Help yourself ="
Garland needed no second invitation
and. picking up two or three, placed
one in his mouth Steadily he chewed
away, his face betraying no sign of the
conflict within him. This alarmed
Voorhees,, who went to Vests desk and
said
Hes eating them, Vest What shall
we doH The stuff will kill him surel'
Senator Vest replied that it could do
no more than make him sick Garland
swallowed the stuff. although he was
fOaming at the mouth from the soap
suds He related the incident afterward
with great gusto and said he would
have swallowed it if it had killed him
New York Sun.
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HIS FIRST THIMBLE.
Inventor John LOftinE Made n For-
tune From 1t 200 Years Ago.

tune From 1t 200 Years Ago.
"There is rich family named Loft
ing in England said dealer in fancy
articles, 1.-The fortune of whose house
was founded by so apparently insignifi-
cant little thing as the thimble.
1.-The first thimbles seen in England
were made in London less than 200
years ago by a metal worker named
John Lofting.
''The usefulness of the article recon-
mended it at once to all who used the
needle, and Lofting acquired a large
fortune and great fame in the manufac-
ture of the new accessory to the needle
workers art.
1.-The implement was then called the
thumb bell and was worn on the thumb
1.-The clumsy mode of utilizing it
was soon changed, but when and why
the name thimble was given the article
do not appear
Lettings thimbles, and, in fact. all
thlmbles, were made of either iron or
brass, and specimens of them extant
many Of which are preserved as heir
looms, are crude and clumsy looking
things compared with the commonest
thlmbles Of today. although their cost
was many times as much
To-day gold. silver. iron, ivory.
steel, sometimes glass and even nearl
and celluloid are utilized in making
thimbles. Since art needlework became
fashionable thimbles of elaborate work
manship and great value, to accompany
the rich and costly implements and ma
terials wealthy needleworkers affect
have found large sale
Solid gold thimbles. carved and fre-
quently set with diamonds. have been
found none too good for some people
Thimbles made to order with the mono.
gram or initials of the person for whom
they are intended set in precious stones.
are not by any means unknown -
PHILADELPHIA Press
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
GERMAN MILITARY SERVICE
A Curious Method by which 1t May
BE Avoided.

A Curious Method by which 1t May
BE Avoided.
Anybody can emigrate from Germany
before he is II years old without run.
ming the risk, in case he should return.
of being forced to join the army, but he
will be allowed to remain only nine
months in Germany If he stays longer
he becomes again German citizen and
must do military service If he leaves
when he has been a little less than nine
months in the country and stays away
for two or three weeks he can return
without tanning any danger and can
stay another nine months If he does
this every nine months he can live as
long as he likes in Germany
AS soon as a man is II years old he
cannot leave Germany without serving
in the army He can. however get per.
mission to leave the country until he is
30 years old if somebody is willing to
give bond that he will return and serve
his term.
In case a man forfeits his bond he
cannot return to his fatherland before
he is 45 years old. as he would be
promptly arrested and sentenced to
serve a longer term than the original
one. After a man is 45 years old he can
go back toGermany without being pun.
ished and hive there as long as he likes.
In case deserter is caught in Ger
many before he is As years old he is SEN
fenced to two OF three years imprison-
ment in fortress and all his personal
property is confscated. - New Yorl
| Herald
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
A DEADLY CANE,
An innocent Looking Instrument
which Would Destroy Life.

An Innocent Looking Instrument
which Would Destroy Life.
Anarchists Of the physical force
school find it now and again irresistible
to Grag of the powerful things they
have used or are going to use, " says a
writer in The Ludgate. 1--WE will sup
pose that some aristocratic person has
been chosen as a victim The exact pat
tern Of his favOrite walking stick would
be noted as occasion arose and a fac
slmlle Of it prepared-that is to say, so
far as mere outward appearances were
concerned
1.-The interior would really be an in
fernal machine. Inside the hollow of
the stick would be a metal flask con-
tanning liquid which could emerge
only from small orifice at the top of
the flask The flask would be imbedded
within a substance which would ex-
plode the instant that the liquid re-
terred to came into contact with it.
when an opportunity occurred for
the stick to be substituted for its inno-
cent counterpart. the handle would be
unscrewed to a slight extent, thus allow
ing a space for the liquid to flow out,
which 1t would do when the stick was
held in horizontal position. Most men
occasionally carry their sticks in this
way. So, when the victim took his sup
posed usual stick from the corner in
which it had been placed upright, he
might walk about with it for a long
period without encountering actual
harm, but once let him hold it horizon
tally or twirl it in the air there would
be-well, you can imagine the result.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
WHOLE NO. 1896.
TIE SENTRY DRANK.
But General Meade Did Not Happen
to See Him Do IT


AT little village on the Susouehan-
ma river l met an old soldier who re-
lated this incident of his experience
with General Meade in the civil war
nave forgotten his name and the place
where 1t occurred 1t was a raw night
In October, the wind was rather strong.
and Meade had fixed a stove in his tent
The soldier was the sentry for the gen.
eraL A puff of wind knocked down the
lmprovlsed stOvepipe, and soon the tent
hlled with smoke. The general came
out and asked the sentry to help him to
rearrange it The soldier replied that
he was under orders and could not leave
his post
eyes, yes, said Meade. that is
true. but | would like to have that
stovepipe fixed You are right. And
the general went at the Job himself.
Il kept pacing my beat, said the
soldier, 'ani enjoyed Meade's efforts
to get the pipe back in its place. He
made sorry mess of it. Finally he
turned to me and said Sentry, you
will have to help me. l will be respon-
slDIe ICr you, and If there is any trou-
bic about your leaving the beat I will
explain to the officer
''In few minutes we had the pipe
in position Meade disappeared into the
tent without a word of thanks but he
soon came out with jug of applejack
and asked me to take a drink. Once
more | reminded him l was on duty.
Yes. yes. he answered. 4 know, but
you helped me to fix the stovepipe
"He turned on his heel and re-enter-
ed the tent, leaving the jug outside
After time he came out
Did you drinkf' he inquired |
nodded
81 knew You would. but l did not
see it. '-Pittsburg Dispatch
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
steeple Clock DiaI.

Difficulty is experienced in accurate
ly reading the time of elevated clocks
on account of the distance between the
minute hand and the figures Seen from
below, the apparent reading may be a
minute or two wrong when the hand is
not at 12 or on account of this dis
tance. The perspective throws the hand
out of position and gives it an apparent
upward position. On the first quarter
this makes the reading slow. on the
last quarter fast A Aproposed method Of
correcting this is to make the clock
face concave so that the tip of the hand
will almost Craze the figures. Then the
time can be accurately read from below
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Insect Notes.

The slow tapping of a butterfys
wing produces no sound When the
movements are rapid. noise is produc-
ed which increases with the number of
vibrations Thus the house fly. which
produces the sound of F. vibrates its
wings 81. 1870 times a minute or 335
times a second. and the bee which
makes a sound of A. as many as 26. 400
times or 440 times a second A tired
bee huns on E, and. therefore. accord
ing to theory, vibrates its wings only
$50 times second
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
An Eve TO BuHinesa.

The doctor hurried in and called the
druggist to one side.
"I've just been called to attend the
Cresus baby. he said, land I've given
a prescription that calls for nothing but
paregoric When they send it over here.
you must tell them it will take at least
an hour to put it up and the cost will
be SO. 90. That's the only way to make
them think I'm any good. the medi-
cine's any good and you're any good.
and l want to keep their business. -
Chicago Post
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
A xantippe Outwitted.

An Englishman of Lymington had
the misfortune to live in continuous
quarrel with his wife, who was mod
ern Xantippe and threatened. in case
she survived him to dance over his
grave. 1t was her lot to outlive him,
but it was not SO easy to carry out her
threat. The husband had the precau-
tion to make an injunction in his win
requiring his body to be buried in the
sea, near his residence, and without
ceremony. The injunction was complied
with
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
STRENGTHENING Weak Ewes,

What is said to be an excellent lotion
for strengthening weak eyes is as fol-
lows: Four teaspoonfuls of boracic pow
der and pint of boiling water Put
the powder in a jug and pour the water
over it. Stir until quite dissolved, then
put the solution into a bottle and keep
well corked until required When re-
quired. add little boiling water to an
eggcupful. with or without the addi-
tion of two teaspconfuls of laurel or
elder flower water. and bathe the eyes
frequently with this. using a soft rag
or fine sponge for the purpose.-New
York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
The whale Cure For rheumatism.

1t is said that in Australia there is a
hotel where rheumatic patients congre-
gate Whenever a whale has been taken
the patients are rowed over to the works
in which the animal is cut up. the
whalers dig narrow grave in the body,
and in this the patient lies for two
hours, as in Turkish bath, the decom-
posing blubber Of the whale closing
round his body and acting as a huge
poultice This is known as the whale
cure for rheumatism
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
ON THURSDAY,

THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL A. d. 1899,
at o'clock P NJ, the following described real es-
tate to wit
No. l. All that certain lot piece or parcel of
land situated in the village of KentOn on west
side of the street or road leading from Kenton to
Downs Chapel, adjoining lands of John W. era
ham, lands of Frank Greenwel and lands of
Mary Green, having a front of sixty feet on said
public road or street and running back in a
northwesterly direction one hundred and fifty
feet. The improvements thereon being a one
and a-ha,f story house with side shed and back
shed on Main Street.
No. 2. All that certain lot piece and parcel of
land situated on the south side of the said street
or public road IN the town of KentOn aforesaid,
adjoining lands of Samuel HutchisOn Sr. lands
of William Graham. lands of Theodore f. Bray
man and other lands of the said John T. Poor
and ,nds Ol David WildS, and containing about
Three Acres of Land more or less. The improve
| ments thereon being two story frame building
| and a one and half story back building on the
| south side of Frazier Street.
No. B. All that certain lot, piece and parcel of
land situated on the southwest side of a street
called Green in the said village OF Kenton, ad-
| jOini lands of William Graham. lands of
| Theodore F. Brayman and other lands OF the
said Poor said lot having front of sixty feet on
| Green Street afOres id and running back one
| hundred and eighty feet more or less. The i'm
/ prOvemenis thereon being two dwelling houses.
| No. 4. All that certain lot of ground situated
| on the northeastern side of said Green Street in
| the village of KentOn aforesaid adjoining lands
/ of Frank Greenwell, lands of Joseph A. Goodwin
| and lands of George Warren, having front on
| said Green Street nf sixty feet and running back
| one hundred and eighty feet The improve
| ments thereon being one two story frame build
| ing with back shed and stable fifty feet trout
| and two hundred and ten feet deep on the north
| side of Frazier Street
| No. s. All that certain tract or parcel of land
situated on the road leading from BlackistOn;
| Cross Roads TO Massey'S adjoining lands of Bar
ney Dounelly, lands of the weStcoat heirs and
| lands Of others and containing Twelve Acres O
| Land more or less. The improvements thereon
being frame dwelling house. stable and Other
| small buildings.
Seized and taken in execution as the property
| of JOHN T. PUOR aud ELLA L. POOR MS wife
mOTtgagers. and will he sold by
SAMUEL l.. SHAW, late Sheriff.
SherifFs Office, Dover Del, March 10. 1899. 322
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Wanted-A PIayfeIIow.

The Two-Mrs. Reagan, can your lit
tle Jamesie come an play wild us2
Mrs. Reagan-Yis. Yez are good
byes ter let little Jamsie play wild yer.
What are yez going to play?
One of the Two-William Tell. We
want Jamesie ter stand wild de apple
on his head. Skinny is William Tell.
He hain't very good shot, an 1 was
afeard to stand myself. Harlem Life.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
A RfII an Rerrv.

Crimsonbeak-Our government al
ways seems to do the right thing at the
right time.
Yeast-What has it done nowf
"Why, 1t has issued the new series
Of 81 bills just as the first southern
Strawberries have reached our mar
kets. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Legal Repartee.

"Gentlemen of the jury said the
pompous lawyer, assuming his most i'm
posing mien. al once sat upon the
judges bench in Iowa
"Where was the judge2' quickly
inquired the opposing attorney. and the
pompous gentleman found the thread
IF his argument hopelessly entangled-
Detroit Free Press
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Declining Love.

Lottie-I'm afraid Fred doesn't care
for me as much as he did.
Edith-Nonsense What makes you
think soI
Lottie-I got letter from him to-
day, and there were at least three places
where he might have put in a "dear"
Or a darling and didn't Boston
transcript
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29

Rev. E. Edwards, pastor Of the Eng
lish Baptist Church at Minersville,
Pa, when suffering with rheumatism,
was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. He says: ga few applications
of this liniment proved of great service
to me. 1t subdued the Inflammation
and relieved the pain. Should any
sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm
trial it will please me. For sale by
Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna, and 7.
l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29

Evils in the journey of life are like
the hills which alarm travellers upon
their road. They both appear great at a
distance, but when we approach them
we find that they are far less insur-
nountable than we had conceived. -
Cotton.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Neglected Poe.

According to the English papers,
Austin Dobson is accredited with the
following lines, written in copy of the
works of Edgar Allan Poe
wonder when America will know
That much her greatest bard is Edgar Poel
say this reminiscent and defiant
OF Boxer. Tabb and Longfellow and Bryant.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube gets
infamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circlar free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Aaoot ,ud A.bore

Bill-How about that Sound steamer
JILL guess she's all right. There's
a rumor ashore that she's afioat.
Bill--That's good. ] heard there was
q rumor afioat that she was ashore. =
Yonkers Statesman.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
prooe Poa,tsve.

His Honor-What's the charge. off,
cert Drunkf
Officer-No, sor-crazy.
His Honor-~How do you knowf
Officer-Well. sor, he is proprietor
Of daily paper, and l heard him tell a
man that the paper probably had the
smallest circulation inthe city, and Sd
His Honor-The padded cell-quicki
Harlem Life.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
Righted.

Fuzzy--I hear your minister is a my
cologist - ess
Wuzzy- Well. you have heard wrong.
Heis a Calvinist. New York Tribune
Smyrna times., 1899-03-29
REMORSE.

Red lips that dumbly quiver for his kiss
And now but fondly touch his graveyard
stone
All, lips he loved of Old remember this,
He had not died if he had only knownl
Arthur j. Stringer in Harper's Magazine.