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Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
OUT IN THE TRANSVAAL.
The Easy Way of the Beers in Cases of
KIeptOmania.

Says a Transvaal correspondent of
the Chicago AcWS' when de Heer
Tosen takes Mrs. Tosen, young Mas
ter Tosen and Missile Tosen into the
store at 'natchmaal' time, their preda-
tory habits come into full swing. But
long experience has given the store
keeper his cue. So when missile
quietly anneXes a silk handkerchief
and young hopeful conceals a siam
box under his coat, the merchant
makes no comment, but merely adds
the articles onto his bill at alb Jut four
times the ordinary price. What's this
handkerchief you have put down at rs
Cd. 1 have had no hankerchiefn ex-
claimed the Boer. 'Oh, missile has
the handkerchief. And this sjambok
at sovereign 'Oh Master Tosen
has that The bill was paid without
demur. The storekeeper knows only
too well that to hint at such thing as
shop lifting would cause him to be
boycotted by the Beers around The
The Boer and the Outlander strore-
keeper are, on the whole, pretty well
matched, for, if the Boer annexes from
the storekeeper, the latter often plays
it pretty low down ON the Boer."
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
SUGAR MAY DROP.
Big Combinations of Capital Can't Keep
Prices Up.

Sugar refners admit their inability
to uphold card prices, and with the
beginning of the new year the" equity
plan of selling the commodity will be-
come a thing of the past. All sugar
will be sold henceforth at complete
rather than established rates.
"This information, says the "Mod-
ern Grocer" Twill be great surprise
to the grocery trade throughout the
country, for the immense capital in
vested in the combined sugar refinerles
has led every one to believe that the
position taken by the refners was i'm
pregnable."
The price of sugar has been slashed
so mercilessly, during the past year,
that the thinnest kind of margain of
profit is left Meetings have been
held and solemn compacts to make nc
cuts entered into, but all to no avail.
In all probability in the near future
sugar will be sold even cheaper thar
ever before. Under the new plan, a
thirty-day guarantee will be given on
all sales made by the refners.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
SAYINGS OF NATIONAL HEROES.
A Suggestion Made that Children Study
them in Revised Form.

eff the fashion prevails" remarks
the Mobile Register, "of bewailing
our Nations effort to maintain the
dignity of its flag in the face of the
enemy, we will have to revise the say
ings of those who once were National
heroes, and ask our children to study
them in the following shape:
''Give up the ship.
''Be sure you are right, teen apollo
gize for it. "-Davy Crockett.
"We have met the enemy. and ours
are theirs. "-Oliver Hazard Perry.
"Wait until you see the whites of
their eyes, boys; then run. Andrew
Jackson.
Don't hold the fort; 1 am run
ming. w. L. Sherman.
"Damn the torpedoes; take a
sneak. David Glasgow Farragut.
81 propose to get out of this line il
it takes all summer. Ulysses S.
Grant.
"There stands Jackson like a stone
wall, but he is fool to do it. Gen
eral Lee.
"When you are ready, Gridley, you
may skedaddle. Dewey.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
The "BaltimOre Sun"

Among the great newspapers of the
country the Baltimore San takes high
rank. It's enterprise in gathering the
news of the world is not surpassed by
any, and it prints the news in the most
attractive form. Above all, it is a news
paper of high normal purposes, not
bound by slavish party obligations, and
its editorial advice is generally sound
and always free from selfish interest.
1t is no wonder that all the Maryland
papers and many throught the country,
'swear by" the Baltimore Sun.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
BILLS TO DESTROY PATRIOTISM.
The CuIlom Pensions Bill introduced in
Congress Regarded With DisfavOr.

The Cullom Pension Bill introduced
in Congress is not only particularly
indefensible scheme of public plunder,
but an insult to the intelligence of the
country and to the brave and honorable
old soldiers on the pension roll, whose
heroic services to the country are
placed on an equality with desertiOn.
The Cullom Bill directs the Secretary
of War to grant an honorable discharge
to call soldiers who were at any time
in the actual service of the United
States, and who have for more than 30
years been held to be ineligible for
each such honorable discharge by rea-
son of any charge of desertion which
may stand against them"
This is a proposal to degrade the
meritorious old soldier, to pension the
vast army of bounty jumpers and de-
serters, and to reward the faithless,
the cowardly and the treacherous.
There is a record of III, ,647 deserters
from the Union army during the Civil
War, and if the estimated number of
them now living were placed on the
pension rolls $40, 900 year would
be required to pay them. In ad-
dtition to the recorded cases of de-
sertion there is that army of unde-
tected bounty jumpers who are con-
cluded among the missing.
The Lentz Bill seems to supplement
the Cullom Bill completely in opening
the doors wide. If the Lentz General
Service Pension Bill should become a
law it would take about 800, 900, 900 a
year from the Treasury.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
Helen Go uId's GOOD Work.

Helen Gould is taking hold of the
campaign aginst Roberts, the Mormon
Congressman, with all the vigor, in
telligence and liberality that she ex-
hibited during the Spanish war. She
has already given $4,000 to the League
for Social Service, and is evidently
prepared to advance even more money,
if necessary, to aid the anti-Mormon
cause. Over a million copies of anti
Mormon pamphlets are being distrib-
uted by the League.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
The New Commander in Africa.

Lord Roberts, before assuming COM
mand of the British army in South
Africa, insisted that he should be free
to conduct the campaign there, un-
hampered with instructions from the
War Office in London. That was ac-
corded him, and while it will leave him
free to act, it will at the same time,
cast upon him the responsibilities OF
the actual campaign. If he succeeds,
to him the credit will be given. If he
fails, on him will fall the blame for
that failure.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
CONGRESSMAN HOFrECKER.
His Impressions of the National Representa-.
tive BOdy-tlarber Improvement.

Congressman John Henry Hoffecker,
of Smyrna, was in Wilmington, Thurs
day, after business in connection with
his duties as representing the Dia-
mond State in Congress. In talking
with a reporter of his impressions of
Congress, Mr.. Hoffecker spoke of the
interesting scenes in connection with
the passage of the Finance bill, Bill
No. of the present session. So many
days were allowed for debate and able
speeches were made on both sides.
When one speaker reached the limit
of the time allotted to him, he had to
close as the Speakers gavel fell, or Sc
cule a portion of some other speakers
time. The clerk had to keep the rec
ord of the period occupied and of whose
time the speaker might be using. The
bill passed by large vote.
Mr.. Hoffecker explained the support
given the bill by honest money men
saying that they supported it on the
ground that, although it might not
have been entirely satisfactory to them,
yet it was better than what had been.
In addition to the Democrats who
voted for the bill, others probably fav-
ored the bill at heart and therefore re-
Trained from voting against it.
Asked as to probable legislation on
the Philippines, Mr.. Hoffecker spoke
of the appointment of the insular COM
mittee, on which able and experienced
men have been named.
As to Delaware's wants from this
Congress the Representative said that
he had received letters from people
asking that if the deep channel project
for the Delaware is presented, that an
appropriation also be made for the
Christiana. But from the talk of mem
bers of the river and harbor committee,
he felt that the committee may not pre-
sent any bill at this session. There
still remains some unexpended appro
priation for the Christiana, and dowI
the State streams are being improved
with money now in hand.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
DISCUSSION ON SMALL FRUITS.
Delaware and Maryland Growers to Have
Three Day Meeting.

Plans for the annual meeting of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society were
completed Friday, farmers from Della
ware and the Eastern Shore of Mary
land being expected to attend. The
meetings will be in Salisbury, Jan
uary 10, II and 10.
DIR. J. J. Black of New Castle, will
address the society on ''Pear Culture; ;;
Charles Wright of Seaford, will demon
strate some successful experiments on
peaches. w. t. Massey of Smyrna,
will tell how he raises successful plum
crops. George Biddle of Elkton,
whose success in raising apples puts
him to the front, will address upor
this subject. "Grapes" will be the
subject for Robert l.. Gulich of Dor
chester county, while W. t. Allen Of
Salisbury, will speak on "Canta-
loupes."
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
A Night of Terror.

lawful anxiety was feltfor the widow
Of the brave General Burnham, of
Machias, Me-, when the doctors said
she could not live till morning" writes
Mrs. s. H. Lincoln, who attended her
that fearful night. ."All thought she
must die from Pneumonia, but she
begged for DIR. Kings New Discovery,
saying it had more than once saved her
life, and had cured her of Consumption
After three small doses she slept easily
all night, and its further use com
pletely cured her" This marvellous
medicine is guaranteed to cure all
Throat, Chest and Lung Diseases.
Only SOC. and $1.00 Trial bottles free
at JAS z. Hoffecker's Smyrna, and T.
l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
TO CROSS THE OCEAN IN THREE DAYS.
A Syndicate to Test the Value Of the Cork
screw Boat.

James Gresham, of Brooklyn, has
found capital to demonstrate the com
mercial value of his cOrkscrew boat,
for which is anticipated speed of so
miles per hour.
A syndicate of New York capitalists
has agreed to furnish $4,000 with
which to build small boat on the
corkscrew plan, with the further un-
derstanding that if it demonstrates its
ability on a commercial scale to ap-
proximate the speed which the models
have reached, the syndicate will furn
ish sufficient capital to build mail
boat.
The inventor promises that his craft
will cross the Atlantic in less than
three days. The vessel, the construc-
ton of which is being arranged for at
the Newport News shipyards, is not
intended for passenger service, but
only for the conveyance of mails and
fast freight and for use at life-saving
stations.
1t is so constructed that it can pene-
trate the surf or the waves of the
toughest water. The boat is cylindri-
cal in shape, with a serpentine hangt
like corkscrew extending from bow
to stern, and the outer shell resolves
through the water, while the inner com
partment maintains its equipoise.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
RISE IN HARDWARE.
High Prices Likely to Continue for at Least
Year.

There has been tremendous rise in
the price of hardware and other ma
terial in the past few months, and it
now costs almost twice as much to
erect a building as it did six months
ago. Various reasons are given for
the advance i'll price in hardware. One
is the giant trusts formed among MEM
bers of the iron trade, and another is
thBt until recently there was no demand
for hardware, and consequently little
was manufactured. As business grad
ually began to pick up the surplus was
exhausted. When the boom in busi-
ness came, there was a or eat demand
fo1 the articles, aud owing to scarcity
of the goods, higher prices wereasked.
As the demand increased the price
went higher and higher, despite the
fact that all kinds of hardware were
being thrown on the market as fast as
the mills and factories could turn
them out.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

My son has been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime
ago | persuaded him to take some of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. After using two bot
ties of the 25.cent size he was cured.
| give this testimonial, hoping some
one similarly afflicted may read it and
be benefited. = THOMAS @. Bower,
Glencoe. o. For sale by Clifton &
Raymond. Smryna, Il. Il. Mason,
Clayton, Druggists.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
TRUST THOSE VINO HAVE TRIED.

/ suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
and never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream
Balm seems to do even that.-Oscar Ostrom,
AS Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
/ suffered from catarrh; it got So bad
could not work. l used Ely's Cream Balm
and am entirely weli.-A. G. Clarke, 34l
Sbawmut Ave. Boston. Mass.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
e eleezing. Sold by druggists at so cts, OF
mailed by Ely Brother. 56 Warren Street
New York City.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
Didnt Laugh win ,be Re.,

Jones What were the boys all laugh
ing so heartily over?
Brown-smith got Off one Of his
jokes.
Jones-Why didn't you laugh with
the resti
Brown-It was on me.-Columbus (oJ
State Journal
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
WIN. B.SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS..
WILMINGTON. DEL
Immediately


We begin to clear up at
low prices the balance Of
broken lots and aSsOrtments
left over from the Holiday
shopping. All remnants,
odd lots and SOiled lots that
could not withstand the
Christmas rush will be dis
posed Of at once. All ar
ticleS used in decorations
will be sold as such at very
low price. Our annual
stock taking was completed
Saturday night and Mon
day, we offered bargains
that after holidays shoppers
will appreciate.
TumbIed
And dust ridden Hand
kerchiefS, Linen Doylies,
Bureau and WaShstand
Scarfs, Pillow Shams and
Table Cloths used in decor
atiUnS will be sold at once,
MuCh-HandIed
And out of fold Blankets,
Towels, Aprons, remnants
of Calico, Outing Flannels,
Wrapper Flannels will lie
S lid at once.
Golf Capes
Jackets. Suits and what
few Furs that are left will
be sold quickly at reduced
prices.
VIM. B. SHARP
& CO.,
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
FOR RENT.

A Twelve-Room Brick Dwelling on
Delaware street in tenure of Nj. G.
Fields, improved, with electric lights.
water, bath, and everything modern.
Possession given March LIST. For par
ticulars apply TO
Mrs. JOHN NJ. VOSHELL.
lStf Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
VIM. B. SHARP
q CO.,
] 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, Oilcloths,
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
ellis, 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
doing. business if you patronize the
store for awhile. Call and see.
j. B. COOPER.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

Is man a century old when he
reaches 90? This century problem has
many sides.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
Over=WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
kidney trouble,


Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits 6(E
by all druggists in fifty sssII-a,Yk
cent and one-dollar siz- :s e;
es. You may have - ~ u fs LEE II
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp-Isoot.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
DEWEY FOR PRESIDENT.
Ahe Admira; Announces That ne Is Will
Ing To BE Candidate For That
Important Position.

Washington. April Admiral
George Dewey Wednesday morning
confirmed the Interview published
Wednesday morning i'm the New York
World TO the effect that he win accept
the presidency of the United States
should the American people desire him
10 fill that office. He refused 10 make
any further statement.
Indianapolis, Ind. April "a spe-
cial from Washington Wednesday
SAYS:
In an interview with Il correspond
ent Admiral Dewey confirmed the re-
port that he is willing TO be a candi-
date for the presidency He says he
will accept the nomination if it is
rendered him.
1T was after the most serious
consideration that / decided TO
make a formal announcement of
my position said the admiral
Il have been strongly urged to
do so by a great many friends.
They were friends upon whose
judgment l believed 1 could re-
ly. and whose good intentions l
would not doubt. They said they be-
lieved / owed il to the American peo-
pie TO make my position clear on
this matter. Ny name has been used
in this connection and there have been
all kinds of reports. Ny friends
thought l owe il to the people to set
all doubt at rest by declaring that /
adhered to my original refusal, or
that l had changed my mind. So
L. decided to speak. My position is
just this: 1 regard the position of
President as the greatest honor in
the gift of the nation. 1t is an hon
or TO which no man can be indiffer-
ent. l am simply like other citizens
in that 1 would appreciate the hon
or"
Asked as to his platform and what
party he would stand with the adj
miral says:
THAT is a matter for later consid-
Grafton. At present 1 have simply
signified my willingness to be a can
didate. 1t is possible the people will
not see it in that way. There will
be time enough to discuss features
connected with my candidacy when
l am a candidate"
Adm. Dewey declined to state
whether he was democrat or a re-
publican.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
PRINCE OF WALES.
As the Train Was Leaving the Depot
i'm Brussels an Individual Fired
at Him But Missed.

London. April 5.-The Prince and
Princess OF Wales started for Copen-
hagen Wednesday morning for the
purpose of attending the celebration
of King Christians birthday, which
occurs April s.
Brussels. April As the train was
leaving the Northern station for the
Southern railroad station. an individ-
ual fired a revolver at the prince of
Wales, but missed his royal highness.
The attempt upon the life of the
prince Of Wales occurred at 3:35 p. IN.
The would-be assassin jumped upon
the foOtbOard Of the princes saloon
car as the train was starting and
fired into the car. aiming al the prince
of Wales. The man was imm ediately
arrested.
Brussels. April 5.-The man VINO
tried to assassinate the prince of
Wales by firing two shots at him as
he was leaving the railway station
here is a tinsmith named Sipido.
resident of Brussels and Is years old.
His pockets were found to be full OF
anarchist literature. Afte- his arrest
he said he wanted TO Kill the prince
Of Wales because he caused thou
sands of men to be slaughtered in
South Africa
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
Cremnted in JniI.

Dawson. Ga, April All Richland
near here. a Negro was arrested and
placed in the guard house. He set fire
TO the building that night and was
burned to death.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
VICTORIA WELL PLEASED.
Dublin Went wild with Delight
over the Visit of the Queen
10 Their City.

Dublin. April Queen Victoria
landed i'm ireland Wednesday morning
for the FIRST time in 30 years. The
Decentralization from the royal yacht
was accomplished at 1890. The com
mander Of the forces i'm Ireland. the
Duke of Connaught. the Lord Lieut..
Earl Cadogan. and their stats greeted
her majesty and the ride from Kings
town TO Dublin commenced In SPLEEN
did weather and before huge and gooC
natured crowds.
Dublin. April No sooner had
Queen Victoria arrived at the vice
regal lodge and lunched than she
drove out again in Phoenix Park, be-
ing much cheered. IL is understood
that she expressed herself as won
dcrfully pleased with the reception
and as having suffered no fatigue.
Dublin went wild with delight over
the excellence with which all the ar
rangementS were carried out. Not
one black flag or disloyal motto
marked the line Of march and the
popular enthusiasm buried all po-
Htical feeling for the time.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
PnrIinmrntnr,- D. dIocI..

Rome. April A parliamentary
deadlock was rcachco in she Italian
Gambler Of depuiiss when the entire
socialist group leit The house rs pro-
fesf against q VOCATION Of the eonsti-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-06
JUDGE TAFT DEPARTS.
1hc President of the philippine
Commission Receives His Final
INSTRUCTIONS.

Washington. April. Judge Taft.
president OF tie Philippine commits
sion. had "a long conference with Sec
retary Root az the war department
and received the final instructions to
the committee. Judge Taft then left
rhe city I'm order TO complete some
business IN Chicago in time 40 ac-
company the other members of the
commission from san Francisco on
the transport Hancock on the 18th
instant.
Iu case "a becomes necessary 10
modify or add to the instructions
10 The committee. such changes viii
DE forwarded by mail or telegraph if
necessary TO Judge Taft at san Fran
cisco. Secretary Root says that the
instructions viii not be made public
until they have been finally sub
nitted 20 the commission in COM
uiere form.