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Smyrna times., 1899-11-29
Dewey Had No Grievance.

Where do you take command Of the
fieet?" lady friend asked Dewey just
before he left for Manila.
"At Hongkong." he replied.
After a silence the lady said:
Aren't you aggrieved, in view of our
possible trouble with Spain, over being
ordered to the remote Asiatic station,
which can hardly be in the picture in
case of warp
Sailors luckp' replied Dewey.
Moreover, / haven't entertained griev-
ances for years"
And then he added, evidently as an
after thought, Besides, you know,
Spain owns the Philippines. ladies
Home Journal.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face.
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
i've must keep her health. If she is
weak, slckly and all run down, she will
be nervous and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her i'm
pure blood will cause pimples, blotch-
ess, skin eruptions and wretched com.
plexlon. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and TO pur.
IIfy the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, ricf
complexion. It will make a good.
looking, charming women of a run
down invalid. Only so cents at J. P
Hotfeckel's, Smyrna, and L. L. Ma
sons, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29

A friend in need is friend indeed.
That is exactly what Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy is. 1t is the mothers
help when she is suddenly awakened
in the night by the ominous husky
cough, and labored breathing of her
babe. It is the safe resort of the
youth or adult when he has ''caught
cold" and there is coughing and irrita-
tion of the mucous membrane of the
throat. 1t allays the irritation and
cures the cold. For sale by Clifton &
Raymond, Smyrna, and 7. L. Mason,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29
Gfzing Him a Hint.

John" she said softly, have you
been saying anything about me to
mother latelyY'
NO" replied John. "Why do you
ask?'
Because she said this morning that
she believed you were on the eve OF
proposing to me. Now, l do not wish
you to speak to mother when you have
anything Of that kind to say. Speak to
me, and I'll manage the business with
mother"
And John said he would.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29
PENINSULA NEWS.
stems Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.
E. C. Reese of Harrington, is prepar-
ing to build block.
Christmas falls on Monday this wear
which really means a two-day holi-
day.
Bishop Coleman suggests changing
the date of Thanksgiving day to a day
earlier i'll November.
There are $40 men and over ninety
boats engaged in the oyster industry
off Mahon's River.
Owning to big Jump in the price of
paper many printers will be compelled
to charge more for their work.
Dr. Samuel Cubbage of Philadel-
phia, will remove to FELTON, December
/, and practice his profession.
A monument has been erected in
Lakeside cemetery, Dover, to the
memory of Rev. J. H. Caldwell, ID,
LII. d.
This is the season of the year when
a we'll ordered plan for the winters
reading should be adopted by every
young man and woman.
Delaware capitalists headed by Mr..
Addicks are investing in copper
mines. Four mines have recently been
purchased at an aggregate cost of $255, =
900.
Dr. Frank R. Palmer, formerly Of
Leipsic and son of DR.. d. D. Palmer,
of Bridgeville, Del, has opened an Of
fee in the drug store of Wilkinson &
Wilkinson of Dover.
The young man who drags his gun
along through the bushes and over
fences is furnishing another series OF
accidentally shot" stories for the
State papers this season.
DEATH OF Mrs. HARRIET H. ATKIN-
soN.-Mrs. Harriet H. Atkinson, relict
of the late William A. Atkinson, daugh.
ter of the late Moses K. Harrington,
and sister of Register of Wills Charles
j. Harrington, died November %
aged G7 years. Deceased was stricken
with paralysis two weeks before hel
death.
ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIvERsARY OF
WAsHINGToN.-Mrs Elizabeth Clarke
Churchman, as chairman of the com
mittee of the George Washington
Memorial Association, is actively a
work trying to secure proper obser
vance of the one hundredth anniversary
of the ''Father of his Country" Th,
Caesar Rodney Chapter, D. A R., to
gether with the Historical Society
have arranged an interesting program
TO be given in the New Century Clul
building in Wilmington, on the even
ing of December IA, at 8 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29

AthOs, small town on the coast OF
Macedonia, may not inaptly be termed
THE Bachelors Paradise" as no wom-
an is to be seen anywhere in the place.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29

Alcohol was first distilled by the Ara
bians. and when we talk about coffee
and alcohol we are using Arabic words.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29

The annual banquet of Sons of Della
ware will be held in Philadelphia De-
cember Z. Judge Gray will respond to
the toast estate of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-29
OUR DERBIES

are great favorites with the nobby young dress
ers daily the demaud is increasing.
S1.9O for the same as others $3.50
$3.50 for the same as others SS and $3.50.
$500 for the same others 81 and S5.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
DECORATED By HUMAN BONES.

side lie the frail, light scapula and
the strong, heavy femur; near each end
of the table grinning skull Is held
aloft upon a tripod Of tibias.. Wher-
ever there is available space the walls
are hung with diagrams of various por-
lions of the body representing the cir
culatory and nervous system, and tho
muscles and organs. Over one door
the names of DR.. Nelson and DR..
Meyer are formed by fastening fingers
and toe bones upon board, which has
been painted in black, the letters
standing out prominently against the
black background. On the opposite
wall the inscription Demonstrators
Room may be seen flanked on either
side by two stars. The dissecting
room, to which the bone room Is
valuable adjunct, is as neat and clean
as possible. The bones with which the
room is decorated are the accumula-
ton of twenty-five years, and many OF
them were gathered at time when
bones were more easily procurable
than they are at present.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Ito be continued.)
Supplying Stationery by the Ton.

The supply department of the postai
service is an immense business in
itself. Over six tons of stationery,
blanks, books, twine, scales, ETC., are
mailed every day from the department
at Washington. Facing-slips put
around letters and packages numbered
550,OO0,0OO last year; blanks, over
9O,OOO,OOO; lead pencils, 100000; pens.
1900 gross; sealing wax, over five
tons. The wrapping paper cost as
much as the presidents salary. De-
spite rigid economy, 100000 worth Of
Irvine was called for. Paper by the
ton, blanks by the thousand, ink by the
barrel-till figures grow weak and u1-
satisfying. The division of supplies
occupies a building formerly used as
a skating rink. One room containl
supplies of every blank used in every
postoffice in the country, another room
is filled with wrapping-paper and
Irvine, another great room has thou
sands of the PIT different articles Of
stationery for first and second-class
offices.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Cinderella of Ancient Eeypt.

cinderella" is not entirely the
product of fiction. Princess Rhodopis
of Egypt was the first Cinderella. She
was bathing in the Nile, and bird,
which Strabo calls an eagle, flying
past, picked up one of her slippers, or
sandals, few away with it, and
dropped it on the lap of Prince Psam-
meticus, who was holding court of
justice in Memphis. He was so struck
by the dainty manufacture and small
size of the sandal that, being then in
search of bride, he at once vowed
that he would only wed the maiden
whose foot fitted the sandal. There
were two elder daughters of the first
marriage who greatly envied her good
fortune-and here we have all the es-
sentials of the story.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

For a long while the bones have
been lying around the college, many
packed away in boxes and Of little use
to any one.
Zone day not long ago l conceived
the idea that if properly arranged and
displayed they might be turned to
great practical benefit. Accordingly
consulted the college authorities on the
subject, outlining my plan to them, for
the adornment of the bone room, and
they readily appreciated the idea and
granted me the desired permission to
go ahead. l have endeavored to ar
range the bones in a useful and scien-
tific manner, and if they present
sight most gruesome it is because OF
the nature of the subject and not be-
cause l had any idea of arranging such
an effect"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

In addition to the destruction
wrought by pugnacious sparrows at
home, English swallows and martins
suffer severely during their migrations
from bird-hunters in italy and France.
Millions are thus slaughtered every
year, and the Society for the Protection
of Birds has been asked to protest to
the governments of France and Italy
on the ground that the killing of the
English birds while crossing their ter
ritories is leading to a serious increase
of insect pests in England. England
has never been backward in protect
ing her citizens abroad, and perhaps
her aegis will be found to cover those
that wear feathers as we'll as those
who dress in clothes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
The Unique Room of Weird and Fantastic
Wonders in the Flower Hospital.

nate with the slender bones of fingers
and toes. Up and down the walls, like
CHASTITY white serpents, crawl coils OF
vertebra. Arm and leg bones with
highly polished surfaces are hung on
the cupboard door. William Flater, a
trained nurse, who has charge of the
dissecting rooms Of the college, is the
artist whose eccentric inspiration is
accountable for the fantastic arrange
ment of this remarkable display Of
human anatomy. During the course Of
a conversation the other day Mr..
Flater was induced to reveal how he
happened to devise this strange apart
ment and to give a description of it.
Our bonc ROOM" he said, sis in
tended to serve as practical aid to
our students Of anatomy. Here the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Wear Mems Gloves.

The latest masculine wrinkle which
girls affect is masculine gloves, not
gloves made in a mannish style and
fitting the feminine hand, but gloves
that are cut OH masculine lines, de-
signed for masculine wearing, and but
toned with the single button that holds
together the abbreviated kid wrist. The
gloves are short and square and made
Of heavy dogskin and stitched marked
ly in white. The fingers are big and
clumsy, and the entire glove is almost
twice the size which the girl ordina-
rily affects. The bigger the glove the
more stylish the result. The mascu-
line glove is entirely in keeping with
the stubby, ugly masculine shoe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

ready to catch at the ropes Of the
other vessel and climb on board Of her.
Anime, who had been surprised at the
noise on deck, had come out and had
taken Philip by the arm.
Trust to me-the shock" said
Philip. He said no more; the cut
water of the stranger touched their
sides; one general cry was raised by
the sailors of the Utrecht-they sprang
to catch at the rigging of the other
vessels bowsprit, which was now point
ed between their masts. They caught
at Observation-Disclosures was no
shock-no conclusion of the two YES
sels-the stranger appeared to cleave
through them; her hull passed along in
silence; no cracking Of timbers; no
falling of masts; the foreyard passed
through their mainsail, yet the canvas
was unrent; the whole vessel appeared
to cut through the Utrecht, yet left no
trace of injury-not fast, but slowly,
as If she were really saving through
her by the heaving and tossing Of the
sea with her sharp prov. The strang-
er's forechains had passed their gun
vale before Philip could recover him
self. "Amine!" cried he, at last; 1.-The
Phantom ship! My father!"
The seamen of the Utrecht, more
astounded by the marvellous result than
by their former danger, threw them
selves down upon deck; some fastened
below, some prayed; others were dumb
with establishment and fear. Anime
appeared more calm than any, not ex-
cepting Philip; she surveyed the vessel
as 1t slowly forced its way through;
she beheld the seamen on board her
coolly leaning over her gunwale, as II
deriding the destruction that they had
occasioned; she looked for Wander
decken himself, and en- the poop OF
the vessel, with his trumpet under his
arm, she beheld the image of her
Philip-the same hardy, strong build
the same features, about the same age
apparently; there could be no doubt 1t
was the doomed Vanderdecken.
"See, Philip" said she; "see your
father!"
Even so. Merciful heaven it is
it isl" and Philip, overpowered by his
feelings, sank upon the deck.
The vessel had now passed over the
Utrecht; the form Of the elder Wander
decken was seen to walk aft and look
over the taffrail Anime perceived it
to start and turn away suddenly; she
looked down and saw Schriften shak-
ing his fist in defiance at the super
natural being! Again the Phantom
ship flew to leeward before the gale,
and was soon lost in the mist; but
before that Anime had turned and
perceived the situation Of Philip. No
one but herself and Schriften appeared
able to act or move. She caught the
pilots eye, beckoned to him, and with
his assistance Philip was led into the
cabin.
(To no continued !
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

demonstrators Of anatomy, DR.. Neil
son and Dr. Meyer, quiz the students
on their dissections. In this room hui
man bones of every description are to
be found grouped about in artistic con-
fusion. Festoons of phalanges, ribs
and vertebrae cross the room in every
direction. On the walls, placed here
and there, may be seen a sacrum, an
innominate bone, femur and tibia.
"At one side of the room is table
upon the front of which are the letters
N. Y. II. NJ. c. and H., made of finger
bones and toe bones. In the center of
the table stands mound composed
principally of vertebral bones and sur
mounted by skull. Surrounding the
mound are bones from all parts of the
body, there are arm bones, leg bones
and the bones of the Uranium. Side by
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

81 came to ask you for your daugh-
ter" said the young man who has moth
ing but what he expects to earn, "but
l can't express myself" Express
yourself!" sneered the plutocratic
parent. "You don't even need to go
by freight. Walking is expeditions
enough in this case. Don't forget your
hat. Detroit Free Press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

throned. In the middle, heaped into a
mound, bones from all parts of the hui
man frame are surmounted by skull.
Here a hand, there a crippled foot, a
Uranium followed into a drinking cup,
oddities Of all grisly shapes surround
the mound.
In a chair to the right sits a skel-
eton in leisurely attitude leaning one
arm upon the table, as he watches the
skeletons over which the sunlight
dances. The name Of the room is
spelled above the door, in letters made
of finger bones. Upon the wall with
in appear, in the same gruesome letter
ing, the names of DR.. Nelson and DR..
Northway Meyer, demonstrators. Be-
side these legends sits a grinnmg
human skull.
Crossing and recrossing the room
strings of bones interlace. Ribs alter
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

In the Flower Homeopathic Hos
pital and Medical College, Sixty-third
street and the Eastern boulevard, New
York, the demonstrators or bone
ROOM" as it is called by the students,
has been recently fitted up as a prac-
teal optical object lesson in compar-
alive anatomy, and incidentally 1t has
become, with its fantastic decorations
of hundreds of dead mems bones,
probably the most weird and gruesome
apartment in the world.
1t is, however, emphatically stated
by the college authorities that the
apartment is not intended to serve
as a mere curiosity and a place OF
gruesome wonder to the laity, but as
a practical aid in the study of anatomy
to the students of the institution. Any
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
An Explanation.

81 would be thought more Of" Mr..
Dismal Dawson explained, eff people
only understood my nature more bet
ter. l am that kind Of a guy that
never gives up when he has once
started to do somethin'. That's the
reason I've always been afraid to start
in at anything. indianapolis Journal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Durability of Railroad Ties.

The valuable paper communicated by
M. Renson to the recent international
railway congress, as translated by the
Scientific American, shows the results
gained during sono twenty years OF
experimental work carried out by the
Liege-L imburg railway, Belgium, on
which various kinds of metal ties have
been tested on different sections Of the
road. For comparison, part of the
road was laid with oak sleepers, and
identical conditions assured as to ma
ture of roadbed, drainage, weight Of
rail, care in maintenance, etc. The
metal ties varied in shape and quality
from the crude forms of the earliess
ties to the more scientifically designed
later article 1t was found that the
average life of the oak ties was thir-
teen years, while the average life Of
the earliest and crudest metal ties was
eighteen years. The latter ties have
their width decreased and their verti-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

one entering for
the first time this
curious C h a r n e /
nouse,not being ac-
customed to the
S | g h t S presented,
would perhaps suf-
fer o shock to the
nerves, which might
result in q hasty
departure to a less
unearthly neigh
borhood. The fas-
cination of the
place, however, if
the feeling of dread
for the specimens
displayed can be
overcome, is I'M
usually strong and
quite enough to ex-
cite the interest
and imagination OF
the most case
hardened sightseer,
Everywhere the
eye turns, in this
S t r a n e. bone
room," symbols of
mortality start into
relief. But it is on
a larg e t a b | e
against the south
wall that death
x-erit h1U cite on
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

cal fanges deepened at the center thus
providing a minimum bearing surface
Immediately beneath the rails, and in
creased girder depth at the center.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Not a Volunteer.

do you go to school my little man?'
asked the smiling visitor. NO."
drawled the hopeful, I'm sent. The
Rival.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

France is burdened with 100000 pub
lie officials, costing the state 615.OOO.-
900 francs year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Gathering Wool from Dead Sheep.

Gathering Wool from Dead Sheep.
Indians in Oregon market every
spring tons of wool gathered from
sheep that die on the ranges during
the winter.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-29
letter. saIt-Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to these diseases is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. Ii
is equally efficient tor itching piles an
a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands, chilblains, frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-29
some Useful Hints.

Stonemason's sawdust is better than
soap for cleaning floors.
Kerosene oil will clean blackened
silver almost instantly.
To keep moths and carpet bugs from
all wooden goods and furs, sprinkle
them with cedar chips.
China closets should be scalded and
freshened at least weekly, and a little
bOrax water sprinkled on the shelves.
TO keep away reaches, take green
cucumber parings and strew them
around the kitchen tables and cup
boards and see how quickly the reaches
will disappear.
To wash cut glassware use pure soap
and hot water. and apply with a large
toothbrush. Each piece should be
wiped with a linen cloth as it is taken
from the water.
Air curtains. beat well and put In
cedar chest If stained use a little
benzine applied with cloth same color
as material. Never use white cloth.
Lace curtains should be washed before
packing away. 1t Is not good to keep
the dust in them, but they should not
be blued or starched.
III the nouns nave DeSuu 10 eat your
carpet, take the tacks out, turn Ii back
one half yard all around the room,
wash the boards with saturated so
luton Of camphor. putting it on with
paint brush; then lay the carpet back
in its proper place. put over it towel
wrung out of water and camphor and
iron IL thoroughly with real hot iron,
so as to steam it through and through
and this will kill the insects and all
their larvae.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-29

Dr. Cady's CoAditioH R5wdSpS, are just
what horse needs when in bad condition
Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge
They are not food but medicine ard the
best in use to put horse in prime con-
dition. Price IS cts per package. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-29
A Day Ahead.

r. we sit down at set of sun
To count the good deeds we have done
We find sometimes so big pile
That we lie OF and rest while.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-29
A Few Funnyisns.

A keen witted fellow was brought
down to the court house to receive
the rights of citizenship.
LET me see what you know about
geography" said the judge. suppose
you and Mr.. Blank walked straight
down to the lake and started across it.
going due north. where would you
land?"
"On the bottom" said the candidate,
promptly.
He got his papers.
Shopper-Tell me. Mr.. Sprockett,
hoes riding reduce ones flesh or in-
crease it,
Dealer in bicycles-Well. you see.
that depends Now in your case
Shopper--If il would only make me
a little stouter--
Dealer-As | was about TO say. in
your ease | have no doubt it would
add 10 your weight considerably.
"Are YOU working for n salary or
commission in your present place OF
employment
salary"
"Are YOU obliged to do overworkT
Eyes: all the time. You see, / work
regular hours for the salary. and then
I'm Obliged to do oyerwork to collect
It."
Sunday School Teacher-Now. Tom
nv. what can you tell me about the
wise virgins and the foolish virgins?
Tommy-The foolish virgins went
out on their wheels after dark without
any oil in their lamps an got run in.
Mission Teacher-Chimmy. do you
Inow anything of Hebrew who was
named Tubal Cain?
CHIMNEY dhoughtfullyl-No. mum;
hut | know one round de corner on
Baxter street dey calls "Tree-ball
Cohen. Judge.
Mrs. Porcine-wEat lovely rain.
BOW that Is.
Mrs. Chipbeef-Do you think so?
why. don't your
"oh. | dare say its all very well. but
he colors are too loud for my taste.
ITS awfully late. What will you
say to your wife,"
aOh. shan't say much, you know.
Good morning. dear or something
If that sort. She'll say the rest"
Parke-Step in here with me NOM
snt. I'm going to get my wife
present.
Iane-On your own hook?
.sOh. no. Something she has had set
aside for me to select and give her."