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The true northerner., 1899-08-09

strove to help the hapless woman.
Get some warm water for foot
bath and We will undress her and get
her into bed, and then you go into my
house and tell nanny to send one OF
the servants fox Or. Arnault TO come at
once"
With the old negress' help gave her
a bath, undressed her, and laid her up
on the lounge: we could not get her up
stairs to her bedroom; the low, pitiful
moan being all the sound that came
from her lips, and on her face seemed
indelibly fixed look of horror that
fascinated me.
i could not keep my eyes off Of her
as ! set there aolne with her. While
gazing on her 1 fancied l saw faint
smoke issuing from her mouth and
nostrils. and, as leaned forward,
thinking fancy was playing me false,
pale, blue. lambent flame came crt ep-
ing from the mouth and played over
her face and In moment Ii seemed to
gather over her whole body, the ears,
the eyes, the hands, from the tips OF
hSi hhStiS oiiOt iiAtlt lllc NHOlc
body was covered with the fiendish
thing; the poor woman writhed in tor
ture indescribable, and an odor that
was filthy in taste and smell filled the
room. | could not move. | was utter
ly paralyzed with terror, and when the
doctor and the old negress entered my
room | was in dead faint
They told me afterward that she new
er spoke, the doctor could not relieve
her, nor arrest the flame: water poured
upon ii increased it, and when the
flame died away there was nothing left
but the burnt and charred body that
crumbled beneath the touch like so
much cinder; and yet, strange to say,
the bed on which she lay was not in
jured by fire. but covered with a
greasy SCOT that you could scarce wash
off.-New York News.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Largest Sailing Vessel.

The largest steel sailing vessel that
has ever entered this port is loading at
Port Richmond, preparatory to a voy-
age TO San Francisco. The ship is the
Arthur Sewall. Her dimensions are as
follows
Length over all. $40 feet: length of
keel, 32O feet; breadth Of beam. 40 feet
depth, p feet 8 inches gross tonnage,
23,2O9 tons. She has lower masts, bow
spirit, tOpmaSts, and some of her yards
of steel. Her masts from keel TO truck
are 1S4 feet long. She will spread
about 1900 yards Of canvas when she
has all sails set. Her ship machinery
is Of the very latest pattern for labor
saving and convenience in handling.
She has a crew Of 81 men. which in
clude a number of apprentices Her
commander is Capt. James +. Murphy,
who has been In the Sewall employ for
years, and who is late Of the big wood
en- ship Shenandoah, now commanded
by his son, Wilder Murphy.
The appointments of the Sewall are
magnificent and suggestive Of some
millionaire's pleasure yacht On the
poop is the chart house. finished like
the rest of the apartments. i'm white
enamel In this house is bed, lounge
desk. charitable, and drawers 1t is
lighted by windows on all sides. Aft
of this is the wheelhouse. which am
ply protects the helmsman in bad
weather, giving him soft snap over
the man on board an ordinary ship. On
In T. 81
room on the port side is the dining
room with oak tables and chairs. On
the opposite side is the saloon. Aft Of
this apartment is Capt. Murphy's COM
modiOus room, with brass bedstead,
chairs and lounges. Then comes the
bathroom and then a storeroom for
chests. OFF the dining-roOm on the
port side is the well-arranged pantry,
then two neat rooms for the first and
second officers then three guest rooms,
and way aft a room for spart sails.
Further forward on the ship are the
accommodations and messroom for
eight apprentices. Then the engine
room for repairing sails. Still further
forward is the forecastle, with accom-.
modations for "a men,
Taken all in all she is perfect ship.
so far as time, money, the best of Ia
Dor, and material can make her, and
she is undoubtedly the finest shin
afloat. She is the third steel ship built
by the SewallS, the others being the
Dirigo, 1894, and the Erskine NJ.
Phelps, In 1898. She is the largest of
the three and work on another OF the
same dimensions has just been begun.
The forthcoming ship will be about the
same style and finish as the one here
described with the exception of being
little deeper and with the omission
of 'whaleback" on the forecastle and
poop.-Phlladelph Times.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Soldier. Iife-Sayer and Fire Eater.

General Charles III. Il. Coils. who
risked his life in New York in rescu-
ing two women from burning build
ing. has shown his courage before and
in many ways. He served in the civil
war and came out with the rank of
brigadier general OF volunteers. When
Mayor Strong's reform administration
of New York city went into office
General Coils was made commissioner
of public works. After Van Wyck
was lnaugurated as mayor he made
the insinuation that General Coils had
been grossly negligent of his duty
In reply he got a letter from the
doughty old general stating that IL
such insinuations were again cast up
on his character he should hold the
man who made them personally re-
sponsible. For fear that the mayor
might not understand his first note,
he sent second, in which he made 1t
plain that he meant to chastise Van
Wyck If the offense was repeated.
His action as volunteer life-saver is
quite in line with his previous career
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

a few moments. with his eyes on his
plate)-"Well. it's suitable match-ir
one way. He has plenty Of money"
Miss Trevor-"So have l. Quite al
much as l want. You knew that, did
MT your Captain Emery nods)
Captain Emery-"That's what makes
II so suitable. Neither can be suspect
ed of any mercenary motive"
Miss Trevor-"But that is whai
makes mamma so anxious about thai
me, and mamma wants
Captain Emery-"And you refused
him?"
Miss TrevOr-"No."
Captain Emery-"Well, but"
Miss Trevor-"I haven't answered
yet at all. Don't be so stupid, Tom
(She crumbles piece of bread and
gathers up the fragments carefully in
to little heap) l shall decide-I shall
decide"
Captain Emery-"WellT
Miss Trevor under her BREATH
THE day after tomorrow"
Captain Emery-"And l shan't be
here to congratulate you"
Miss Trevor-"Don't. Tom"
Captain Emery-"You mean"
Miss Trevor-"I mean-I mean
Tom, what should a girl do when she
doesn't know what TO do? Can't you
help me? Can't you advise me?"
Captain Emery-'I don't see exact
1x~x 4 H.. . h.,
difficult for me to take an entirely un-
prejudiced view. And your mother
no doubt she's quite right-would prob
ably disagree with any advice -
Miss Trevor-"That doesn't matter,
now. My poor old godfather has made
me quite independent. The question
is, ought 10 marry one man when I'm
when Tm-you know"
Captain Emery-"In love with an
otherY"
Miss Trevor builds a pyramid Of
crumbs with the utmost care and mods
assent.)
Miss Trevor-"And he is-he is"
Captain Emery-"In love with you.
But Gwen"
Miss Trevor Qeaning forward with
her elbows on -4e table)-"And. Tom
you must advise me-supposing the
the-other man is quite-quite-poor-
Captain Emery-"Yes."
Miss TreyOr-"Only a penny a week
just like you, you know-and he's
afraid mean, he's dreadfully honor
able nd-and-silly-can girl-ought
girl-ought she-O, Tom, | can't do
il all myself"
Captain Emery (after an interval Of
ten minutes. during which the meeting
has been adjourned TO quiet corner
upon the stairs)-"Gwen. you must let
me tell your mother that you proposed
to me-"
Miss Trevor-"TOm. you're a dread
full coward-for a soldier"-Clarence
ROok in Black and White.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

Go, Cupid; say 10 her I love.
That roses fall and time Is feetng.
L watch the diars shadow move,
And wait-and walt-to give her greeting.
For youth IL sunshine on the dial.
And love Ii Out an old. old story:
The years may dance with lutte and VOL
Go. Cupid; beckon with your wing.
That sweetest chance may watt her
hlther:
For we must WOO, remembering
How fast the roses fall and wither.
And oft the dial long aso,
The pavement sunk with messy edges,
Saw Youth and Love meet all aglow,
And whisper by the old yew hedges.
Go. Cupid. tell the maid prize
How many lin the courtyard wandered,
What laughing lips and witching eyes, -.
In loves delight their beauty squandered!
The ruffs brocade, and buckled shoes.
How softly down the path they pattered
With galants gay In old world hues.
When crowns and kingdoms little mat
tered.
Go. Cupid, sleep: your cheek Is pale;
And we can WOO among the sages;
Romance Is but weary tale
Monotonous from all the ages.
My heart! She comes from yonder door;
And time and shadows fit forever:
Why. there was never youth before,
And love like ours. oh. never-never!
New York Tribune.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
SaYs TO Marry Young.

IF a woman is going TO marry al
ALL" said an up-to-date girl at a lunch
con yesterday, "she should marry
young, keep her ideal, and grow old
and commonplace with him. Which
of us would to-day choose the man
who seemed the personifcation of all
manly beauty and excellence In our
younger days? | met my first love in
State street the other day, and actual
ly shivered TO think that the only
thing that had kept me from being his
wife was the fact that he had neglect
ed to ask me. He Is married to little
toil-bowed woman, and when we met
he introduced her with an air which
said as plainly as words could have
spoken:
"a poor thing-but mine own.
"He was coarse, unkempt. arrogant,
and he surveyed me with that slow
glance as If he realized that be had
overlooked a bargain. Oh, II was In
tolerable! | hated him for himself, for
his wife, for SCATTERING my ideal. For
ten years had loved a creature of my
own girlish mind. A godlike man,
high-minded. gentle. unselfish, and
beautiful. That he had not loved me
was my sorrow. Then we met and
my idol crumbled at my feet"
The girl laughed nervously and the
other women looked at each other.
"But suppose you do marry young,
and do not grow commonplace To-
getherY' asked one. What them
Nothing, then, only the Pharisees
prayer-adapted, Lord, we thank thee
that we are not as other people are! "
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Davis Old Estata

Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the
leader of the Confederacy, has been
offered 100000 for the old estate Of her
husband, Beauvoir, on the gulf coast.
The offer came from Northern capt.
talists, and Mrs. Davis prefers that
the property pass into the hands of the
state of Mississippi. Accordingly, she
has offered ii to the Legislature for
$4,000 on condition that II be used as
a home for the Confederate veterans,
and IL is likely that the sale will be
made.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

The now fashionable game Of golf
was put down by an act of parliament
In Scotland In 1S41 as a nuisance
Then fines were indicted on people
who were found guilty OF playing the
game, for II interefered with the prnc-
tice of archery, as men preferred
welding the club to pulling the bow
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Too Many Kinds of Americans.

Il is time the United States elimin-
ated the German-Americans, the Ir-
ish-Americans. Italian-Americans, etc.
1t is impossible for an individual to be
loyal to two governments at the same
time. Let them retain their national
ity or drop it when they take the oath
of allegiance TO Uncle Sam.-Two Re-
publics, Mexico
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

Go. happy Rose! and. lnterwove
With other flowers. bind my love!
Tell her, too, she must not be
Longer flowing. longer free,
That so often hath fettered me.
Say. II she's fretful. have hands
OF pearl and gold to bind her hands;
Tell her. IL she struggles still.
i have myrtle rods at will.
For 10 tame. though not 10 KILL
Take then my blessing thus. and go,
And tell her this-but do not so!
Lest a handsome anger fiy.
Like a lightning from her eve,
And burn thee up. as well as l..
Robert Herrick.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Good EnouRh To Eat.

Take a cup OF sweet cream and mix
with II two tablespoons of strained
white honey. Stir well and spread
thickly upon the face and neck. Al
low 1t to remain on for an hour, then
wash of with tepid water.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
I'll RObInsOn's Thrift.

While we were eating breakfast the
farmer said: "That remark o. yourn
yisteddy about sellin Elmiry the dishes
an havin the coffee fC> nothin minds
me O. the way Hi Robinson got some
thin fer nothin out a the storekeeper
at the village. You member Hi, don t
your He's kinder slow spoken, N some
folks calls him foolish. Ore day l was
settin in the store a sped, with lot
more, an in comes Iii. He goes up to
Lish, who keeps the storr. "a takes an
egg out O. his pocket an says, How'll
you swapt' Oh. d'n kno's want to
swap fer one egg, says Lish; what do
you want fer itY' "A darnin needle. ;
We'll, I'll swap with you, says Lish
an took the egg an Civ him the darnin
needle.
Eli stood round awhile, an then he
says, Grawlin'like, Say, ain't you goin
to treatf Treat? On one darnin
needler' says Lish. Not much 'Feller
cross the way will. says Hi. Lish
grinned. 'All right, says he, Jest to
hunor him; what II you haveY' Cider
n egg, says III That tickled the
rest o rs, but Lish brought the cider
an broke the egg into it-Hi's own egg
-an Iii see it was double yelker. Hi
took up the glass an looked at the
egg some time Then he says, says he,
Say, hadn't you better gimme mother
darnin needleY Forest and Stream
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
He Laughed.

A literary man who was compelled
by circumstances to use his family sit
ting room as study missed his pen
holder one evening while absorbed in
writing story
He looked over his desk, through the
pigeonholes and in the drawers, but it
was nowhere in sight. 1t was not on
the floor. He felt behind his ear. 1t was
not there.
''This is what comes he said i'm
patiently, "of trying to work where
there is a housefGl of children. Which
one of You has taken my pen?''
The children looked at each other
and laughed. He became irritated.
81 don't want any foolishnessl" he
exclaimed. where's that pen? Who
has taken it?'
After moments pause one of the
children said slowly;
"If You'll laugh, papa. you will find
it,.
He stared at her in astonishment.
Then, as her meaning slowly broke in
upon him, he joined in the laugh, and
the penholder fell out of his mouth,
where it had been all the time.
How many of the little difficulties of
this life one can extricate oneself from
by laugh!-YOuth's Companion.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24

AsPUR METHODIST EPIsCOPAL-Sunday-P Preach
ing at 1917 A. NJ and $50 P. NJ. Sunday School.
81 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting-Wednesdays at ~
Pm. Rev. G.. A. Hill, pastor.
ST, PETERS PROTESTANT EPIsCOPAL.-Sunday-
Preaching at 10H A. NJ. and ~ p. m. Holy Day
-911 A. NJ. Sunday sehool-9% A. Prayer
Meeting ,at 71S P. Rev. G. w.
Dame, Rector.
-Sunday-Preaching at lO1$ A. NJ
and ~ P. M. Sunday School-ll% AM Prayer
Meetfng-Wednesdays at ~ P. NJ. Rev. J. i
Estlin, pastor
ST PoLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Servicesev every
uther Sunday, by Father WaldIOn Sunday
School Immediately after service.
SMYRNA CIRCUIT.-PTeaching services Friend
ship in the morning, SeversOn IN the after
noon. Jerman's Chapel and Smyrna Land
ing alternate Sunday nights ut 7.3O. Rev l..
W. Layfeld, pastor
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL COlOred) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and s p NJ
Sunday SCHOOL, P. NJ Rev. J. II. Mason,
Pastor.
A. NJ. F.. CHURCH-Sundt J-Preaching at IL a.
mr., and 8 p. III. sunday School at p. m.
Christian EndeavOr, 81 p. IN. Sunday Praise
meeting, at O'Clock Wednesday evening.
Rev. Frank Bradley pastor.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
4 street Hustler.

whats your business" asked the
police magistrate QfA man who was be
fore him fer abusing his wife because
supper was not ready.
''I'm street hustler, was the reply.
Explanations showed. SAYS the New
York Helali. that tie man represented
large nunuer of fellows in New York
who have no regular occupation, but
nevertheless manage to make good
living, particularly at this time Of the
year. They loite< around the streets
until they SEE vanload of furniture
going somewhere. Then they follow the
wagon. oftentimcS for miles. The wag-
on drivers do hot take kindly to these
men ana will not let them ride
Men who are 'handy with their
hands, as it was explained to the
magistrate, have no difficulty in get
ting Il job laying carpets cleaning win
dows and furnaces or hanging ont
clOtheslines. 1t is a poor wagon chase
that does not net from So to $4 load.
Sometimes, when two or more men are
following the same load, competition is
keen. The wagon driver whips his
horses, and the prize falls to the man
who has the feetest foot and the great
est wind power.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
They Sef2ledr

Long before the war General Butler,
who was then a struggling Joung law
yer, lived up in a Massachusetts manu-
featuring town. He had displayed abil-
ity at college, but had to wait the usual
number of years for his first case. At
last young girl who had worked in a
cotton mill came to him for redress
against her employers. She had been
discharged without wages, and on re-
quest for three weeks wages was un-
tremendously thrust from the door.
The case looked blue, for the firm was
a very rich one, but she needed money
badly. She offered Ben one-half to col
lect it.
The next morning, while on her way
to look for employment, she came upon
a great gathering at crossing. She
inquired what was the matter and
learned that the factory she had left
had shut down for the first time in 80
years. Wondering what could have
brought about such a state, she passed
on and presently met Butler. He was
leaning against a lamppost whiting a
stick.
"'Tsall right" he called, waving his
knife with jaunty air. "'Tsall right
I've got emf
"Got who?" ventured the young
lady.
"Why, those old skins up at the fac
tory. went to 'em right after l saw
you yesterday and demanded the bill
They told me to hustle. then got out
an attachment on their water wheel
and shut up the shop. You own $1j
worth of the entire machinery. Oh,
they II settle by noon - And they did.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, No. 6, /. o. F.-Meets
every Friday evening, at 500 O'Clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMEET No 2, !. .. o. F.-Meets
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at 800 o'clock
HARMONY LODGE, No. l3, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month,
at 500 o'clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. s. l. o. G. T.-Meets every
Wednesday evening, at 90 o'clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No As. ORDER OF HEPTAsoPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
at 800 O'Clock. at the Odd Fellows Hall
UNION CASTLE No. II, K, G. E.--Meets every Thurs
day evening in their hall in the e ni".r "uild-
ing, at 8 on o'clock.
MIsPAH LODGE, No. l6, A o. ". A,,t. every
Monday evening at 5 90 a. lnck u Ndd Eel
lows Hall.
MIzPAH CONcLAvE, No. I615, ADHESIVE MnGUL-
LIANs.-Meets the first Monday evening of each
month, at 90 clock, in Odd Fellows Hall
GENERAL WINFIELD s. HANCOCK POST No. 20,
G. A. H.-Meets every Thursday night in the
Hail oft Knights of the Golden Eagle ThOs
Davis Commander
STARS AND STRIPES COUNCIL. No. 26, JR. o. U. A.
NJ M-Meets at 90 p. NJ. every Thursday in
Odd Fellows, Hall.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
The Mystery of sausnre

The composition Of the sausage is not
only complex, but it is often obscure.
In this country the preparation of this
(as it should be- useful article Of food is
confined to the employment of minced
beef and pork. The only exception
probably is the so called "black pud-
ding, " which is made with pigs blood
and perhaps some heart and kidney
Abroad, however, the sausage is COM
pounded of much wider range Of sub
stances. These include brains, liver and
hOrsetiesh. The last substance is gener-
ally considered repugnant, while, of
course, it is fraudulent to sell sausages
as beef or pork containing horsehesh
Occasionally, however. sausages do not
contain meat at all, but only bread
tinged with red oxide of iron and
mixed with a varying proportion of fat
The remarkable feature of hOrsefesh is
the high proportion of glycogen which
it contains, and this fact enables the
presence of hOrsehesh to be detected
with some amount Of certainty. The
test which depends on color reaction
with iodine has recently been more
carefully studied and with more salts
factory results so that tine presence of
D per cent of horsefesh in sausages can
be detected. Lancet
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
HcnnY.s EniIIIrc

Benny, the 4year-old member of the
family, had been trained to believe in
the deep water form of baptism. This is
believed to be the reason why he was
trying to plunge the household cat into
bucket of water The animal resisted
1t howled AID scratched and clawed and
used violent language. Finally Benny,
with his bands covered with scratches
and with tears III his eyes gave it up.
Darn youl" he said. $50 an be a
Methods if you want Chicago
Trihuna
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
LovnbIe I,iffIa ps~.

While the raising of swine is not ex.
actly pQetical occupation, it is said 20
DC paying one and one that would be
practicable for woman to engage in.
Zone of the most thoroughgoing,
capable business women of the day, I"
says The Practical Farmer, ''is a breed
er of fine swine. and she has won a
reputation that is enviable. She has
made thousands of dollars from the
business and is proud of and enjoys
her work. Poultry and swine breeding
as part of the farm wife's business
ventures forms both happy and profit
able combination. Even the word shan
py, che says, is well placed, for it Is a
happy work caring for and owning
handsome sows and pretty, thrifty pigs
hne shotes and marketable hogs. Little
pigs, she asserts, are as lovable as babv
chicks, and through actual ownership
one takes pride and comfort in watch
ing them grow and looking TO the COM
forts and needs of the entire swina
herd. New York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
A Swift Bird.

The Mexican road runner has only
two short legs, but he can beat horse,
a hound or an electric carriage and give
them handicap start.
Speed is not his only recommenda-
tion. He eats as he runs, or rather as
the things run away from him. Snakes
are the principal part of his diet, big
and little. His crop is as elastic as his
legs are swift, and when he wants to
prepare for a long journey he coils up
rattler or two inside of his neck and
sets out across the Mexican desert with
a swiftness that makes it look like
bunch of dust on record breaking tour
around the world.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24

xr1ss, nNAp until thirty
thnll minutes before my baby was born. He is now
1n.se n. mouths old and weighs nineteen pounds
know II was DIR. Pierce's medicine that saved
me me from suffering. l advise all women TO take
Dsi sn;i Plerees Favorite Prescription, also his
Fiseasant Pellets If necessary"
~, Following the advice of neighbor :"
.n. Wnat a weight of conhrmatory evidence
tnere IS IN those six words. The neighbor
had tried the Favorite Prescription . and
recommended it. Mrs. Jacobs has also
tried 1t and proved its wonderful properties
ana now she recommends it. Beside such
testimony as this its makers words are un-
Important Mrs. Jacobs experience is A
5act' Her neighbours experience is a fact
The written experiences Of 10000 other
women are facts. There is no theory about
IT. There can be no question about il. In
every neighborhood in this broad land
there are women who have been cured bv
the Favorite Prescription" 1t has cured
more cases of female complaint than ali
other medicines for women combined. II
IS the only medicine of its kind invented bv
askilled specialist in medicine-a regularly
graduated physician of more than thirty
years actual experience.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-24
A Sense of Security.

"Eudora, said Mr.. Cumrox, 81 have
been several times annoyed by the way
you see fit to worry about my gram
mar.
''It's awf1l," said his wife. "You
use commas where they don't belong,
and you forget all about your periods.
You'll lose all your friends.
"EudOra, let me remind you that l
have money enough to float any scheme
take fancy to. A man may be loose
on his punctuation, but when he en-
joys my facilities FOR capitalization
he is bound to have friends that he
couldn't lose if he tried. Washington
Star.