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Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Valuable Horses Pound

Three valuable horses that disap-
peared from the farm of William
Brown, near Newport, on Sunday night
have been found wandering about nem
ME-. Cuba.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

q A. A. wOLMARANs AND ABRAHAM FISCHER
lBoer envoys.l
in New York, to their visit here and to
the sympathy Of the liberty loving peo-
pei for them in their struggles. He
thanked those present very much for
their kindness and hoped to have the
opportunity to show whether they de-
served it or not.
A committee consiting of Senators
Teller, Mason and Allen and Repre-
sentatives Robinson of Nebraska, Sui
ger and Clark have been appointed to
1isit the White House and the state de-
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Win sneak on aChriatianitv

Christianity" will be the subject OF
the Rev. Charles BratSon Dubells ad-
dress at the Y. NJ. c. A. Gospel meet
ing tomorrow afternoon.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Must Not Play Ball

Chief Of Police Dolan has issued or
ders that boys must not play ball in
the streets.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Sent to Farnhurst

-Four insane persons who were de-
tanned at the police station yesterday
morning, we're sent to the insane asy-
lum, ait Farnhurst. during the after
NOM
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

James A. Kelly, at his saloon and
cafe, Tenth and Shipley streets, has
the finest snapper soup in town. Try
il tonight.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Electric Fans

Vallee Bros Electrical Co., 315 Ship
ley street, Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

a district meeting. Edward ]. McNabb
was unanimously chosen as chairman
and Joseph A. Roney was made secre-|
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

CONTINUED on Third Page.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

Read the Evening Journal to-day
read it again on Monday, You
will say II is the best newspaper
published in the city.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

ing to say of Col. DuPont's "Boss-
ISM"
son Tuesday evening Col. DUPONT
in speaking to the members of the
Anti-Addicks State Committee, said
that there must be no compromise or
union with the Union Republicans
nnless Addicks is eliminated from that
party. He knew when he said, that he
made an impossible condition, and he
knew that the acceptance of it by his
followers assured the defeat of the Re-
publican party in this State. On We'd
nesday before reading this resolution
to the convention, Col. DUPONT in the
lobby of the Hotel Richardson, re-
peated what he had said to his commit
tee: "There must be no compromise
with Addicks.'
''It is upon that platform that Col.
DUPONT expects to go to the National
Republican Convention and to be-
come a member of the National Com
mittee. That is all there is in his pol
itics."
The staff correspondent of the UOrn-
ing Net0s says the harmony resOlu-
will result either in one ticket on
which all Republicans except few i'm
placables, will be agreed, or two tick
cts with the same candidates on each
concentrating the Republican strength
against the Democratic party. This
will be consummated before the Re
publican State Convention to be helC
in August or September to nominate
candidates for Representative in Con
gress and for State officers, if it is tC
be realized at all.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
To "SOck."


This word is in constant use in
NOrthamptonshire, England. 1t has
two meanings, one being Ito throw"
e. G., III sock stone at you" A ia
vorite diversion among boys is 'sock-
ing" birds. They proceed along the
hedges, one boy or more on each side.
all armed with stones, with which they
numerically pelt, or sock" any poor
bird they come across. The other mean
ing of the word is Ito beat or to clOut;"
e. G., "I'll fetch you a sock O. the ear
hole"
| have known "sOck" in this cOnnec-
tion all my life, and it is sometimes
now used here. III sock him." ''Pl
give him bellsOck," He got good
socking" are common forms. y for
midable fighter is called IA bellsOck-
err" Sock" is common when speak
ing of "thrashings" given and taken.
ITO give one socks" meaning ito
give one a good beating" is in common
use in East Anglia. And so is pull
up your socks" for make haste" and
"set to work.
A stone in the heel of a sock or stock
ing Is a well known eXtempOre life pre-
server or taker-NOtes and Queries.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
The Crack In the Mirror.

Sir Noel Patton, the painter, enjoyed
almost as wide celebrity as joker
as he did as an artist. An encounter
he had with a physician in Yorkshire,
with whom he was on the most inti-
mate terms, Is an instance in point.
Sir Noel was the physicians guest.
His drawing room boasted of a mag
nificent mirror. which reached from
floor to ceiling of the lofty room.
One morning while the guests were
assembled In the room one of them no
ticed a large crack near the top of the
mirror. The physician was horror
stricken and asked question after ques-
ton in an effort to discover the culprit.
Perplexed and sorrowful, he stood
looking at the shattered glass when
Sir Noel asked that a stepladder be
brought that he might examine it more
closely.
Mounting, he drew a rag from his
pocket and hastily ran it across the
supposed crack, when, 10 and behold
it disappeared! He explained that
having come down earlier than the
rest of the guests, he procured a lad
der and bar of soap and inflicted the
seemingly irreparable injury.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

THE play of "Sapho'. has not Jared
so we'll in New York as it did in Will
mington. Miss NethersOle and three
men connected with Wallack's Theatre
in New York City, have been indicted for
presenting the play of "SaphO." They
are called 'person of wicked and de-
praved miens and disposition" and are
accused of presenting "divers indie
cent, lewd, filthy, bawdy, and obscene
representations, practices, performances
and evil conversations. The law Of
ficers of New York seem to have diff
ferent idea of what is immoral from
those of Wilmington. Possibly there
is difference in perceptions.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

We give on another page an account
of the first political convention of the
campaign-the Du POnt convention.
We also give on another page what the
EUery E0ening thought of it. 1t must
be said of the convention that outside
of the speech of Mr.. Willis there were
no unkind references to the other wing
of the party, the Union Republicans.
Whatever was down in Mr.. Du Points
heart, there was evident harmony on
the surface. The Union Republicans
do not believe him sincere, but that he
is working in another interest, if he
cannot have his way unobstructed.
The Union Repubticdn in speaking of
the convention said:
''It was a DUPONT affair, for num-
bers something like a pink tea. No
one could vote unless he was a Dupont
follower, not even though they had
been Regulars" They even had a
fight in New Castle Hundred, and
challenged every man not stamped
DUPONT as a Union Republican. Some
thirteen thousand Republicans out OF
nineteen thousand are disfranchised.
A Regular Party to say the least, ought
to hold open primaries free to all of the
same politics.
The Sentinel in speaking of the meet
ing says:
eff Mr.. H. A. Dupont is correctly
reported in saying that there must b'
no compromise with the Union Re
publicans, unless Mr.. Addicks is cas-
out of the party; and if Mr.. DuPon
is the whole show, if he absolutel!
controls all the forces and agencies o
the bolter faction, then, so far as tina
small sized machine is concerned, ther
will be no harmony. If this is MI
DuPont's purpose, and if he is able t
enforce it, then it effectually consum
mates an alliance between Dupont an
the Democratic party"
The Wilmington Sun has the follow
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
An Odd InNr.

To punish n man for nOnpayment of
n certain tax by fOrbidding him to en-
ter restaurant is a rather singular act
Of government. yet in the canton OF
Bern such n law is in effect. Every
man in Switzerland must serve in the
Swiss army if he be physically capable,
and if he be not physically capable he
must pay what is called the military
exemption tax. In the canton of Bern
a rigidly enforced law is in effect which
prohibits a person who has not paid
this tax from entering any of the vari-
Gus beer gardens and saloons until the
tax is paid.
This law is called the 'wirtshauSver-
bot" The government says that If
man has money to spend for coffee.
beer or liquors he must also have
money enough with which to pay his
debt to the state. At intervals one may
read in the local official papers the list
of names Of those who must stay away
from the gardens. The law cannot
prohibit a person from obtaining liq-
uor through the intervention or help of
a friend, but the privilege of dropping
into n favorite resort and hObnObbing
with friends-a custom which is dear
to every Swiss-must be fOregone.
The law is effective for several rea-
sons The military exemption tax is
small-it is generally paid-and the or
binary peasant does not like to see his
name publicly printed.-Chicago Rec
| ord
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
WkNAMAKER'S.
Philadelphia. Monday, March IS. 1900.
The Big Easter Egg

There is a great big Easter
egg in the basement that'll
give the children a lot of
pleasure-don't let them miss
it.
The shell is broken; you
can see what's inside; a theat-
rical seems with a waterfall
and rocks, and green, and all
sorts of Easter animals, sober,
gay, and comical; but they are
really candy boxes.
Two motherly looking rab-
bits preside over the show,
and you notice the animals are
all very quiet and well-be-
haved.
There is a golden sky with
little fairy lights in it: and
everything is lovely in Egg
dom.
This is just a meager sug-
gestion Of the wonderful va
riety Of Easter novelties we
have at the candy-store near
by-as big a show as the egg,
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

THERE has been quite coming to-
gether" of Carnegie and Frick inter
ests. Two months ago Carnegie stood
out strongly for anti-harmony, but
when he found that Frick not only had
the sympathies of the people, but was
likely to gain his cause, Carnegie
yielded to harmony and Frick will get
SIG, 200, 900 instead of the Sc, 100000 as
the former intended. Carnegie, like
other big men, has been forced to con-
slider the interests of others. Now
they are going to pool their issues
with several other steel manufacturers,
the combination to amount to $3.50,
900, 900.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

MINISTERS are slow in making
charges and sometimes they are guilty
in the courteous" use of titles where
they honestly doubt their fitness or
proper bestowed, but this does not him
der a whole volume of meaning in a
thrust of sarcasm, where the occasion
will admit of it. This was manifest i'll
the address of Rev. Vaughn S. Collins,
principal of the Conference Academy.
when he told the Conference last week,
that he almost wished there was de-
gree attached to the Academy, as it
brought i'll revenue" This was bit
of sarcasm at the ''chancellors" of GER
tain Western concerns who are known
to make fine thing in selling "de-
grees." Mr.. Collins also knows that
"between the two bays" there are other
ministers who got their titles on the
quid pro quo principle, who otherwise
never would have had them.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
The Sharks Mouth.

n doubt the shark $ mouth is placed
so much beneath the projecting muz-
zle, under which also the uostrils lie,
that it may serve its proper purpose in
the best way. In all records of the
habits of the fish we are told that it
can and does bite out large chunks of
flesh from the dead bodies of whales
and even from living victims of its at
tacks, and it is easily seen that if its
mouth was like that of other fishes the
necessary leverage would he lacking
\ further reason seems to be that the
shark by this peculiar position of its
mouth Is compelled to turn upon its
back to strike and is thus able to de-
liver it's onset from below with more
deadly effect.
This formidable strength of jaw is
backed up by a most terrible array of
teeth. of which in some species there
are as many as six rows all around.
Each tooth is saw edged and pointed,
and some of the largest are as much as
two inches in breadth at the base.
These lie fiat against the jaws and can
be raised by separate muscles at will
so that, as the shark darts upon its
prey. they spring on end, as a cats
claws are stuck out from its paws
This arrangement will not allow any
thing once bolted to return, so that q
sharks mouth is a veritable death trap
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
Regard For the Fox In Japan.

All over Japan you will see images Of
foxes-old foxes, with their noses chip
ped and their ears broken off; older
foxes still. with a growth of moss on
their backs; sly, alert foxes. with noses
perked smartly in the air; great foxes
and little foxes. sages and clowns, all
kinds and degrees. showing the preva-
lence of this belief in the land of the
wistaria and the fan and also showing
in what respect the fox is held. 1t is
curious to note that in all countries the
fox, above all other animals, has been
considered to exert great influence and
power. All nations have legends of
which the cunning and intelligence of
the fox are the theme.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
WILMINGTON NJ E,CONFERENCE
DOVER DISTRICT.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
Charity.

Every good act is charity. Giving
water to the thirsty is charity; remov-
ing stones and thorns from the road is
charity; exhorting your fellow men to
virtuous deeds Is charity; smiling in
your brothers face is charity; putting
a wanderer in the right path is charity.
A mans true wealth is the good he
does in this world. When he dies,
mortals will ask. what property has
he left behind him? But angels will
inquire, "What good deeds hast thou
sent before theeT-Mohammed
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
G. S. Baker, Presiding Elder.

G. S. Baker, Presiding Elder.
wesley-Alfred Smith.
Armory-Supplied by Frederick Spen-
Beckwith-w. 2. Taylor.
Bridgeville-W G. Koons.
Burrsville-T. n. Given.
Camhridge-E. G. Macnichol.
CBmden-L. w. Layfeld.
Cannon-J. w. Fogle.
Canterbury-S Supplied by A. G. Jones.
Church Creek. ". Prettvmau.
Crapo-W. S. H. Williams.
Denton-J. S. Wickline.
East Newmarket-Sup by c. w.
Smith.
Ellendale-J. NJ. Mitchell.
Elliott's Island-H. b. Kelso.
Farmington-D. F. Waddell.
Federalsburg-J. Nj. Lind6le.
Felton,. ID. Kemp.
Frederica-Z. H. Webster.
GalestOwn-J. l.. Johnson.
Georgetown-Adam Stengle.
Georgetown Circuit-J H. Wilson.
Greenwood-C. H. Williams.
Harrington-G. Il. Anderson.
Hooper's Supplied by II. S.
Barrett.
Houston-G. p. Smith.
Hurlock--Albert Chandler.
Lakesville- Supplied by j. A. Buck
son.
Leipsic-C. n. Jones.
Lewes- l.. White.
Lincoln-V. f. Hills.
Little Greek Howard Davis.
Magnolia George E. Wood.
MilfOrd-L. E. Barrett.
Milton-W. J. DuHadway.
Nassau p. Outten.
Preston-O. S. Walton.
Salem Supplied by H. E. Truitt.
Seaford-R. K Stephenson.
VIENNA. Il. Van Burkalow.
Williamsburg Harry Taylor.
| WillistOn-T. f. Beauchamp
Wyoming J. Z. Graham.
Zoar-J. E. Gallagher.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
T. E. Martindale, Presiding Elder.
Annamessex. Supplied by G.. C. Williams.
| Asbury G. g. Senser.
| Berlin-H, G.. Budd.
! Bethel NJ. Collins.
Bishopville-S Supplied by w. r. Hirons.
Cape Charles-T. Il. Van Dyke.
Chincoteague-J w. Gray
Clisfeld-C. Il. Wyatt.
Delmar-W. w. Sharp.
Deals Island-C. p. Swain.
Fairmount-L p. Corkran.
Frankford F. f. Carpenter.
Frutland-W. o. Bennett
Girdle Tree-E H. Nelson.
Gumboro-D. J. Glvan.
Hollands Island Supplied by Baynard
Wheatley.
Laurel-H. G. Turner.
Mardela Springs Supplied by W. F. At
kinsOn.
Marion Supplied by w, E. Matthews.
Millsboro-W. w. Chaires
Mt. Pleasant-R. w. Todd.
Mt. Vernon-J. ID. Reese.
Nanticoke-T G, Smoot,
Newark F. X Moore.
Onancock-W. A. Wise.
Parksley and Hallwood-W. Z. Wright.
ParsOnburg-D. F. McFaull.
POcomoke City,. G. MacSorley.
Pocomoke Circuit-D. H. Willis.
Powellville-J. f. Anderson.
Princess Anne G. w. WoOdall.
Quantico-C. w. Strickland.
Roxana-F. j. Cochran.
St. Peter's-Asbury Burke.
Salisbury-C. w. Prettyman.
Selbyville-Supplied by F. N. Faulkner.
Sharptown-E. H. Miller.
Smiths Island Supplied by w. r. Gwinn
Snow Hills. NJ. Morgan.
Somerset-G. r. Neese.
Stockton-G w. Hastings.
Tangier-G w. Bounds.
. Westover-O Oscar L. Martin.
: Whitesville e. H. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

My mother suffered with chronic
diarrhoea for several months. She was
attended by two physicians who at last
pronounced her case hopeless. She
procured one 25-cent bottle of Cham
berlain's Cholera, Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and five doses gave her per-
manent relief. take pleasure in rec
ommending it as the best on the mar
ket.-MRs. f. E. WATSON, Aiken, Ala.
Sold by Clifton & Rymond, Smyrna,
and T. l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

The SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is a part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore Of
MARYLAND
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor
ROBT. d HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
RMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-Sl5 so per annum. II
paid strictly in advance Sl.0O. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except al the option of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents hut for the outlying district Of which 1t
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton.
Kenton, CheswOld, Leipsic, &c. rate OF 80
cents an inch for first insertion and % cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. specia
reduction on all semi-annual and yearly adver
tsements
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28

National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
Summer Silks

About all our summer silks
are in-which means that the
variety is at least as good as
it will be any time this year.
Take it for granted that we
don't sacrifice quality for
beauty; there is no temptation
this year. The silks are beau
tiful enough without.
Printed pongee, blue and white; daisies
stars. fecks. clover. honeysuckle. 4oc.
Printed japanese silks. blue and white:
dots, dashes. scrolls. leaves. flowers. soc.
Printed Shanghai, blue and white;
French printing and French patterns 60c.
Printed foulard. blue and white; French
printing, 75c.
Printed foulards-rare colorings; rich
designs i'm white on old-rose, purple, gar
net, navy. gray, brown soc.
Printed taffeta mOusseline; white stripes
of satin over leaves and vines; all in
pastel tints soc.
Printed foulards, new blue and white
all dots from pin-heads to pennies, S5c
Printed foulard with printed double
color. black and white on old rose beige
brown. gray. Napoleon blue, 90c.
Double twill foulards blue and white;
| pin dots to size of quarter; also flower,
| fern, palm, stripes and twigs. 81.
Foulard and fancy Liberty satins. in all
the dainty prevailing tints; new green,
| blues, purple. old rose, old blue, garnet, 81.
New Liberty satin with dots of silk and
| serpentine rivulets in white. with fiecks
! of colOred flowers; old rose old blue Law
ender. gray. tan. new green, brown.
bisque. purple, navy; nearly a hundred
| kinds 81.
american Silk ShirhngY-
These women's shirt silks are
copied from the French shirt
ings in the same delicate col
orings. The French shirtings
are $3.50; the American fac
simile is 6Oc a yard-all color
ings.
White waist silks in cords
and figures and dots; entirely
new styles in the Purest white
silk that washes like linen, SOC.
The Japanese corded silks
limitations of French fancy
silks that sell at $3.50 a yard
the Japanese are 45c and
there are thousands.
$40 Hair Mattresses, SIS
Made in our own factory, of
good curled South American
horse-hair.
Couldn't sell them for so lit
tie if we didn't make so many
used up half a million pounds
of hair lastyear; or five hadn't
bought such a big lot of this
grade of hair-6o,ooo pounds
One or two parts; fancy
striped or the old fashioned
blue and white ticking. Forty
pounds weight.
Black mixed hair mattresse:
with pair OF feather pillows
and bolster to match in same
ticking, $40 a set-worth ;
third more.
Feathers- thorough,
, steamed and cOld-blast-drieC
r live geese feathers of the 90
r grade, for 75c pound.
> 2Ox3O pillows 2la lbs; $1.SS each.
: 2Ox56 holsters. 5 lbs; $3.75 each.
!. A good bed is your bes
: friend; a bad one yoar wors
enemy.
e Can't buy bad bedding here
, but you can buy good, better
e and best.
5 John Wanamaker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-15
He Didn't Care.

Housewife.-ssMy dear, / see q two
column article in the Sunday paper
about how even -four is being adul-
terated."
Husband '.Well, / don't care, mel
need you. We can'tgit nothin' wrong
with our stumick if we take DR.. Cald.
Wells Syrup Pepsin.' All druggists
sell it, or see I. Van Werden.
Mrs.lAllen Apologize living scuth.eas,
Of town in Lindley township, was badly
injured one day last week by goa
which they had raised. Mr.. Applegate
her husband, accuses her of having as
pirations of joining some secret societ!
and the goat knew Of 1t and wanted t,
give her fair sample the way a societ!
goat uses its subjects. -Pleasanton In
dex.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-15
A Life and Death Fight.

A .
Mr.. w. "A. Hines Of Manchester, Ia,
writing of his almost miraculous escape
from death, says: Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble
which ended in consumption. I had
frequent hemorrhages and coughed
night and day. Ali my doctors said
must soon die. Then I began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump.
ton, which completely cured me-,
would not be without it even if it cost
$5.OO.a bottle. Hundreds have used it
on my recommendation and all say it
never fails to cure throat, chest and
lung troubles. !" Regular size Soc and
$l.OO. Trial bottles free at L. Van Wer-
den's drug store.
Raven Food is positive cure for chick
en- cholera, roupe, gapes and all dis
eases of poultry. Il regulates the
bowels, blood and digestive organs,
produces bone, muscle and larger fowl;
and makes hens lay eggs in winter.
Young chickens will grow rapidly free
from disease. Try dollar box; no cure
no pay and money refunded. For sale
by WI. y. Barry, Harness Shop, Leon,
iowa " ~ III ~. a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-15
Through Tourist Sleeping Car Ser
vice to Texas, Old Mexico
and California.

Via Chicago Great Western Ry. to
Kansas City, and Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
and Southern Pacific Railways through
Dallas, San Antonio, FL Paso and Los
Angeles to San Francisco. Only through
carline from the Northwest to Texas
points and connecting at Spoford juno
ton for all points in Old Mexico. These
cars are in charge OF an experienced Of
fetal and leave Des Moines every Satur-
day at l1:40 a. m. reaching Dallas the
following Sunday, San Antonio on Mon,
day, Ell Paso on Tuesday, Los Angeles
ut noon Wednesday and San Francisco
early Thursday morning. These are
Pullman Tourists Cars similar to those
run on all transcontinental lines and the
charges for berths are about half those
regularly charged. To persons who
have made the trip to California via
other routes, this southern route will
prove most delightful change, and to
persons contemplating trip to Texas
or Mexican points, it furnishes facilities
heretofore unoffered. Full information
furnished by any Chicago Great West
ern Agent, or F. H. Lord, G. p. I. A.,
lib Adams ST., Chicago.