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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The French Ambassador returned from
New York yesterday afternoon His Ex-
cellency will entertain at dinner tomor-
row evening.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walshe enter
tanned a box party at the Columbia last
nirhf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

The sage who asserted that men and
women are only children OF larger
growth would have enjoyed an illustra
ton of his theory had he been present at
a luncheon given at one of the official
homes of the Capital the other day and
seen the young people tossing sofa pillows
at each others heads
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Mr.. Arthur Humphreys Owen, honorary
attache Of the British Embassy, will sail
for Europe today on the steamship New
York other passengers from Washington
who are booked to sail on the same vessel
are Mr. and Mrs W. A. Brown. Mrs. B.
G. Callum. Mr. Bailey f. Dawson. Nj and
Mrs F. B. Esler Mrs. Emma McCahiil,
and Mrs. Mary Warner.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28
&c yard.

We are agents for Standard
Patterns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Mr.. Wadsworth is erecting a handsome
residence on the triangle Of ground at
Eighteenth Street and Massachusetts Ave
nue.. where for SO many years stood the
quaint and picturesque little Church of
the Holy Cross.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll, who have been
spending the winter in Washington. will
leave shortly for New York. They Will
sail about the middle of next month for
a summer Of travel abroad.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

The District Of Columbia Federation Of
Women's Clubs viii hold its next regular
meeting at Wizards Hotel on Saturday
evening at 1880 o'clock Election OF dele-
gates to biennial in Milwaukee will be an
important feature Of the evening. together
with other important business. Delegates
from all clubs to last annual meeting will
have votes at this meeting. Members Of
the federated clubs are cordially invited
to attend
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Mrs. e S. Moore. Miss Moore. and Mr..
James Moore. of New Hampshire Avenue,
have sailed for the Bermudas
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

4 progressive euchre tourney for the
benefit of the Aid Association for the
Blind of the District of Columbia, will be
held at Rauscher's this evening. Mrs.
Charles NJ. Pepper has the entertainment
in charge and there is every indication
that it will be a notable success.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Sublime-looks like silk and
wears like silk. Foulard patterns
on light aud dark grounds.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

A new line of Shifting Cheviot,
so inches wide. in stripes and
checks; absolutely fast colors.
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

A beautiful 3I-inch Madras.
These make nice waists and shirts;
fast oolors, pretty stripes and
checks zoc value
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

Baron de Gevers. the new Minister from
the Netherlands, and Baroness de Covers
have taken a furnished house, 1885 De
Sales Street.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

100 pieces Linen Lawn. These
come i'll figures, stripes and dots;
also light blue and pink.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-03
Army Reorganization.


The present strength OF the army is
100, 900 65 900 regulars and $4,000 volun-
tors Under the act Of March 2. 1899, on
the Both OF June next the present volun-
teer force will be discharged and the
regular army will be reduced to 2,4i7 Of
ficers and 20, 025 enlisted men.
We have in Cuba between 5000 andl6,-
600 troops. For the present our troops
in that island can not be Withdrawn or
materially diminished, and certainly
not until the conclusion of the labors of
the constitutional convention now in
session and government provided by
| the new constitution shall have been es-
Itablished and its stability assured.
In Porto Rico we have reduced the
garrisonato 1886. which include S96 ma
ltIve troops. There il no room for fur
| ther reduction here. We will be required
to keep considerable force in the Phil
lippine Islands for some time to come.
From the best Information obtainable
we shall need there for the Immediate
future from $4,000 to 10000 men. am
sure the number may be reduced as the
insurgents shall come to; acknowledge
the authority OF the United States, Of
(which there are assuring indications.
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requirement $ that the powers of govern
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-03

This commission Composed of emf
nent eitizens representing the diverse
geographical and political interests of
the country, and bringing TO their task
the ripe fruits Of long and intelligent
service in educational, administrative
and judicial careers, made great prog
ress from the outset. AS early as Aug.
81, 1900 it submitted a preliminary re-
port. which will be laid before the con-
gress, and from which 1t appears that
already the goods effects of returning
order are felt; that business, interrupted
by hostilities, is Improving as peace ex-
TENDS; that q larger area is under sugar
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

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NsSsssSssS
zwolna. plyn,e ~ spokoj-
bic tax mo'so,liittwa oba po-
MARIANA pp re-. matke. izaaaI
sic kotWica, Ola wzburzonej
duszy. ] mysl samobdlcza
utonsla We zach skruchy.
- M Boga! cyl clos n
vii te uielkie slowa!
- Moi rzekla babka
proszalna stajac priced MIN !
twarz odslaniajac.
- Mako moja! tyzes to.
okrYta W lachmanacb zebra
czki?
- Dlugic late zy}am W ne
dry bl,sko domu twego, "
kt6rym byl dostatek.
=. Och! ciebie to ona ob}a-
kama zwala. tyzeS to pieseila
nasze. a nigdy ME roz-
chleba " naszej cha-
Gle a Coz dzieci daily, pod bra-
ma zostawia}as?
Krew BY Ia W chleb1e
twoim.
- Knew:
Krew Michale krew
Jontka!
Micha} opusci}>Rlowe i }ka-
jac upadl ma kolana.
Ucichly pienia W kosciolku
bia}gm; -byl to dzieh Matki
Zjelnej, D1iewczatka,
i dzieci, kazda z snop~
klein kwiecia zboza i zi6}
wychodzi wielkiemi drzwiami,
szepty powitania i Smiechy,
W gromadki poskupial sic luc
dek-ale kt6z to krzyzem le-:
pod f gura? Wszak to bic.
dry Michalecki, podnios}o go.
dw6ch gospodarzy, a on pro-
81, zeby sic uciszono, ze chcc
do gromady. ]
Tu glosem drzacym wyz-
nal swoja zbrodnie. ). mysl.
samob6jstwa: - Teraz chce
oto sam oddaJe sic
rece sprawidliwosci. wiedz :
Gle mnie do sadu, a roll po
MECH sobie Mkt ME
przywlaszcza. Kt6z sic powa-
orat il ola siebie, kto sierp
zapusci W cudza pszenice,
kto z MAXI krwia przesi2klej
upiecze kolacze? Mech ia
sprzata grenada Gala !. MAR
XII zboza ME biorac sobie, u
bogim rozdaJe..
Umikl-szepty miedzy star:
gospoda7zami, ! dw6ch
wystapilo, ujeto Michala pod
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
y ~. * Brsok 10 1adsIe
wiajyca AIedycy.a cxyss-
e1eniia krwiii.

Iudzkl system talk iak do
mowy potrnebujo odnow,en'a Q tel
pore roku ably bye v stanie Wy
,ugowuG meozvstosc 2 krwi i
" ;mocnlc zabezpieczyG: przeciw
ohorobom " przooiagu roku.
w ostntnich riqclu Iatath "
kaSdej probe uczynionej z Wiel
ks. Brooks lekarstwem, lekko
mo1na wykaza6 jego wyzszosc
mad wszvstkis limo lekarstwa ma
krew, ME pytajac sic .]ak cietko,
jak d4ugo choroba trwafa. Je&eli
jaklo inne leksrstwo ME pomoze,
mc]e lekarstwo zawsze predko WYE
leczy kaz5a chorobe. kthra pocl,o.
dzi &c krwi Bardzu mato.
lekarstn .zapewnln wyleczcnio
ciezkich izasturzalych choroo po-
c%hodzacych ze krwi tax, jal<
Wiel Brooks lekarstwa i iadne
ME NIGGA dac tnle niezarrzeczo~
nego swindeetwa zaflug,. Mole
iokarstwo ME jest jedvnie wzmac~
nlajace ale wyicczalne. Lokarstwo
to prxeciodzi do siediiska ka3dei
choroby pochodzaccj re krwi i
wyrzuca TRUCKING z systamu. M.je
lekarstwo wyrzucp kazdy trop
zarazy i uvaInla system cd nlej ma
zawsze.
%pittsburg, Pa, 8 Kwiet. 1900
ia dzieknje ci hardzo pieknie
Wiel. ksis1e Brooks "a twoie le-
karstwa, ktore W przec'agu> icd-
nego mlesiaca mpie w%yleczy}y, j
teraz lestem caik;em wyleczony.
ia uuawafem sic do r6zhych dok.
tor6v uzywa}em rozmaite lettar-
silva, 1adne mnie ME wylocxyio
i p-zeszfo rok cierpiafcm bard.o
wielc ma niestrawnosc, ale pc ute
- e.ha .En-a lEElE-s-H Ete-..5-
ciu 4 bnlolek Wielebnego ks.
Brooks iekalsGwa zostalem wyle-
cxony. il wan posytam 4 mark
j piosze mi przystac obraz ma
pamiat:se.
Il szacunk lem,
4. Mieckowski, 22I9 Tustin III.
Oil City, Pa.
Ja ri,ze do Cicbie Wbny ks.
Brooks. 3e twe,je lekarslwa otrzy-
malem. zs ktore eli sc,dccznic dsie-
kuje. il mi romogto bardzo wiele.
MIN rozpoczatem uzywac q
lekarstwo, cierpiafenf ma reuna-
styzm boil byf cos okropnego, ale
teraz jestcm cnfxiem zd,6w.
Winccnty Formal, 40 Emlar st
WiIkesbare. Pa, 3.Marcasl9OO.
WbnY ks Brooks.
JUL teraz trzy miesisco ja'e otrzy-
mafem VASE iekarstwo. ia ME
mogi,m jesse ami spaci moi &ola~
.dek byl W baldzo zlym stanie przez
kslka nciesiecy. Cd uzywania ostatniego
obstalunku jestem calkiem zd,6w
1yczyabym ks5demu choremu dostse
vase lek.rstwa i bye w%yleczony.
Wdlen.y M.zurkiewicz,
8 Brooks,de st,
Specyalna ofer!a ma 8 dni tylko -
Ma przyszle ST dni my danny 500
obstalunek IA $500 Pamietajcie ma 30
DIM ty]ko. laden obstalunek ME mniej
iak IS 90. Warunk,: got6wka naprz6d
p,zez registrowany list hub pocz,owy
olde:.
Wiel. rs. BROOKS Co.
69O5 S. daisted ST.,
Chirago, Ill
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DR.H IICdTENSTEIN
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
Diva work. zfot I;'5!

A1nxsApDEr nAncnrrsSA
(Dokohczenle)
VIII.
-Kiedy cholera
panuje to mad kazdym wls1
wyrok smierci, kazdy czuje,
lie Jest tym zolnierzem pred
.chwila bitwy.
OH chata Michaleckiego
ma skobel zamknieta, tylko
pies ley pode drzewiami ! kot
pod strzechs mamrocze.
Babka proszalna stuka do
drzwi, ale glucho; pies sic
tylko obudzil, warknal, po-
tenn zawy}, polasii sic ko}o
zebraczki i zn6w nogi podwi-
nal i legnat pod progiem.
Niepok6i oearna} staruszke,
drzace kroki ku wsi skiero-
wala. tn ma drozynic spotka~
la wieSniaka, a po zw} klein
pochwaleniu rzekla.
1890 Knmie, co to sic stale
W chacie Nichaleckiego.
- Coo sic stale? chata stoi
pusta po cholerse.
Jeknela babka i rece skrzy~
zowa|a. -Jakto j wszyscy po:
marli?
- Et! wiele O TEN ga>dac,
co to "a jakas kara Boska by,
la: najpierw zacze}o upadac
bydlo. pctem konie iowce-
wreszcie wszystkie gesi kacz~
XII, ale to CO do nogi wysdy-
chalo-potem umarlo najmlo-
dsze dziecko, zaraz zachoro-
waIa ona. Michalecki najal
%turmanke, postal pc doktora,
ten powiedzia}, ze to cholera
i jeszcze z chaty ME wyszedl,
a juz ona ducl,a wyzionela,-
we trzy dni ami iedno dziecko
ME iylo, ON sam zostal; MI.
by szalony lata pc polach.
W6jt kaze 60 pilnowac, ale
ktoby sic odwazy} siedziec
y mimi nigdzie W cafe] oko-
Icy o cholerze ami o zadnym
pomorku ma byd(o ME 0 sly
chat, jeno tn jakis palec kary
Boskiej spoeza}.
Ach! : choe Bog ME
r~ychliwy, ale s~prawiedliwy-
zawo}ala babka.
Abo co abo wy mode
znacie jake grzechy Michale-
cL;enn
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

K,edy stack y biegu "a
r1uri kotwice. ! zbalwanioaa
woda pieniac .ie uspakaia, j
kregi tylko roztacza cichnies
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

a friend in Philadelphia, but she ex-
poets to make her home with her sis
ter, Mrs. Emerson, in Denton. Mrs.
Pennewill leaves Smyrna with the re-
gret of large circle of friends.
Mrs. Jas. S. Wheeler and son, of
Salem, N. j., is on a visit to her father,
John r. Wilson.
Mrs. Rebecca FAIRIES, who has been
on visit of several weeks to her son,
DIR. G. T. FAIRIES, Narbeth, Pa.
Frank Collins, White River juno
ton, VT, who has been in Washington
on business. will stop en- route home
to visit his father, John P. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

The Sentinel, in connection with ex-
positions it has made says: 'Rumors
are floating about now, touching the
misappropriation of county funds.
Tax collectors are in default, the county
has been kept out of the money, and
surety bonds are to be sued" If all
the existing evils of bad administra
ton in State and county affairs are to
be eradicated, the next meeting of the
Legislature will need an extension.
1t will be a big job.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23
Pay Up and Get Farm Jour
nal tor Five Years.

BY special arrangement made with
the publishers of the Farm Journal,
we are enabled to offer five year sub
scription to that paper, to every new
subscriber who pays for the SMYRNA
TIMES one year ahead; and the same
offer is made to every old subscriber
who will pay all back dues and one
year in advance-both papers for the
price of ours only.
In order to get the Farm Journal
as a premium for advance payment it
will be necessary to walk right up to
the captains office, for we have only q
limited number of fve-year subscrip-
tions to dispose of. The Farm Jour-
nal is on solid foundation and per-
fectly trustworthy.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

consider it not only a pleasure but
a duty / owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wonderful cure effected in
my case by the timely use of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1 was taken very badly with
fiux and procured a bottle of this rem
edy. A few doses of it effected per-
manent cure. / take pleasure in rec
ommending it to others suffering from
that dreadful disease. w. LYNCH,
Dorr; w. Va. This remedy is sold by
Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna, and L.
l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23
COnceit All Gone.

"That boy" she said when her hus-
band reached home. sis just like you"
"Been naughty again. has he?" he
returned.
Long experience had taught him the
circumstances in which she noted the
resemblance between father and son,
and years ago the remark had ceased
TO fiatter him.-Chicago Post.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Next Sunday, the 9th inst, will be
"Children's Day" at the PRESBYTERIAN
church, and the following Sunday,
June Sd, will be Children's Day at the
Methodist church.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Brandywine NJ. E. Sunday School
Will go to Woodland Beach on their
annual excursion June 18th. They
will go on the steamer Thomas Clvde.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Strawberries (from the South sold
here last week at 18 cents per box. Of
course they didn't disappear rapidly as
they will a week or two hence, home
grown, at 4 and cents quart.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Cummings, the Wilmington photog.
rapher, is here every Wednesday
Gallery, Post Office Building. Fines
class OF work at reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Sunday, the 18th, hot weather set in
and kept it up all the week, three days
rising into the ninties, until the fine
rain early Saturday morning. 1t was
very dry, which with the heat had a
parching effect on vegetation. The
rain put a new phase on everything.
While hayfelds are possibly beyond
redemption, the strawberry growers
were greatly cheered by the good rain
fall,
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

In Congress Friday, Senator Ken
ney introduced a bill appropriatine
$4,000 to purchase a painting called
"Rodney's Ride" by Wilmuth Gary.
to be hung in the Capitol Building at
Washington.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
NORTH: 7.15, s.42, $50, A. NJ. ,S.41, 5.21,P.M.
SOUTH 9.23, 11.57, A. M, 3.41, 5.21, 8. .OS P. N
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

Short Items Of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
The best whitewashing lime for sale
by Cosgriff & Beck.
To be leader on the wrong side is
poor bid for distinction.
The best whitewashing lime for sale
by Cosgriff & Beck.
Quite a number of persons went to
Wilmington to-day to witness Buffalo
Bills show.
]. B. Cooper's is the place to buy the
best early seed potatoes, clover seed,
an0 garden seeds of all kinds.
The first shipment of strawberries
this season by steamer Geo. F. Brady
was made to-day by Frank Reiman!
Trout are more plentiful now than
week ago, but the demand is far greater
than the supply even at one dollar a
bushel
E. G.. Walls has something import
ant to say about the weather man, :"
who thinks it time to be getting ready
for warm weather.
The temperature has gotten back to
where it was week ago, rather than
Sunday and Monday when fire was
necessary for comfort.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Asbury NJ. E. Church will hold So
ciable tomorrow evening at the resi-
dence of Miss Bertha Hoffecker.
The Kings Daughters will meet
Thursday evening, May oath, at 7.3O
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. T. H.
Haynes, Sec'y.
Governor Ebe W. Tunnel may be
present on the opening day of Street
Fair and Elks Carnival on June 18th,
in Wilmington.
Thirty-three dollars for India's fam
inc sufferers has been sent to Gov
ernor Tunnel by Lewes NJ. E. Church
young people.
The residence of E. G. Walls, cornei
South and Union Streets, has beeI
greatly improved in appearance by
new coat of paint.
Potato bugs are watching agricul
tural operations with considerable anx
iety these days. They are gettint
in their work as never before.
Gen. J. II. Wilson, who came HON
from Cuba with his wife's body, ha
returned to his post with his tw
daughters. He went via Tampa.
uc DlObhCloy nv hd'C
five and ten cent store next to til
post office, offer q number of article
they would like our citizens to loo
at.
The "Ushers Union" the new ol
ganization for seating the attendant
at the NJ. E. Church, are attending
their duties we'll and deserve thanl
for their efficiency. 1t gives I'll
older members pleasure to see the
thus take an interest in the church.
B. V. Weldon had on sale Monda
80 quarts of the Early Michael stray
berry, grown by Frank Reiman.
will be nearly two weeks yet befo
there will be any material shipment
berries to the city markets. Berri
of the early varieties are coming
market this week and selling at
cents per quart.
The Rev. Levi J. Coppin, one OF t
five bishops elected last week at t
General Conference of the A. M.
church, grew up in Wilmington.
taught school here year or two, 3
fore entering the ministry, and ell
tied by his desire of knowledge, t
interest of the late Mrs. Sarah
Mason, who aided him materially
securing books and in encourageme
In his laudable ambitions.
According to our exchanges, whe'
grass and clover has suffered consid
able throughout Kent county on accor
of the extreme dry weather which
listed mp to Saturday. The outlook
wheat crop is rather discouragil
In seme cases wheat only twelve
fifteen inches high has commenced
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

STANDARD Quart Strawberry Boxes
$l.75 per thousand. M. M. P. Seont.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

VIM. Wilds, Jr., who two or three
weeks ago opened an agency for Wana-
maker & Brown in articles for mems
wear, as stated in an advertisement
elsewhere, has considerably improved
the store he occupies opposite Fruit
Growers National bank, by taking out
the partition that divided it.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

NoT1cE.-NOti is hereby given
that all Merchants and Manufacture
ers' yearly licenses are due June /,
and all unpaid within 80 days there.
after will be subject to a fine of 25 pei
cent. as provided by aw.-RoBERT S.
Downs, Clerk of the Peace. *t
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

To be leader on the wrong side is a
poor bid for distinction.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

The best whitewashing lime for sale
by Cosgriff & Beck.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23
One Warming Sufficient.

Now, madam" said the crotchety
judge who had been annoyed by the
digressions of previous female wit
nesses, 1--WE want no hearsay evidence.
Tell only what you know. Your name,
please"
MARY Jones'" replied the witness.
Your age?"
'Well-er-l only have hearsay evil
dence on that point. so won't an
swer. r."-Philadelphi Press.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

According to our exchanges, wheat,
grass and clover has suffered consider
able throughout Kent county on account
Of the extreme dry weather which ex-
isted mp to Saturday. The outlook for
a wheat crop is rather discouraging.
In seme cases wheat only twelve OF
fifteen inches high has commenced to
head. 1t is said the good rain Of Sat
urday was light at Leipsic and Dover
Strawberry patches and grass fields
needed more here for the deep roots.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

The claim is made in the advertise
ment of the Elk's Carnival in our ad-
vertising columns that it will be bigger
than 20 circuses or as large as ten
State fairs in one. 1t will be in Will
mington a week-from June 18th to
June 23rd-and parade every day.
There will be reduced rates on all lines
of travel.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23
Closing of Mails.

Going North.-7.OO, 9.25 A. NJ, $40, 500
Pm.
Going South.-900 A. NJ, and 5.OOP.M.
For Clayton, Chestertown, etc., 500 A. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

The best whitewashing lime for sal e
by Cosgriff & Beck.