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originated. 1t was tabled twice in the
lower body, and referred to the COM
mittee twice, and could have been de-
feated il the opposition had been Or
gained. 1t was discussed at length in
the house, and its consideration in the |
senate excited more interest than any
other deliberation of the general assem-
bly,. The discussion occupied two days,
and its final defeat caused scandalous
rumors to be set ahoat, which are now
being investigated.
Other bills that caused more than
passing notice, which were reje,ted,
were MIR. Mr.. VanDenter's flag bill,
the bills to increase the salaries of the
governor and supreme court judges to
$4,000, to abolish the court of chancery
appeals, to repeal the no.fence law, and
to abolish capital punishment in muir.
der cases.
The senate convened ON Jan. Z and
was fully organized the nezt day. On
the third day sixteen bills were intro
duced, and ON the fifth day, which was
ten days after the day of conyening, the
committees were appointed. The first
} two weeks were taken up with caucuses
on nominations of state officials, the
secretary of state and state librarian
being the Offices most warmly contested
for. There were two ballots taken for
United States senator and two joint
ballots in the earlier part of the session.
The first bill to pass was alocal meas
ure to allow Somerville to issue So, 900
OF bonds for public improvements, pass
ed Jan. II. The co-education of races
bill passed Jan. 10, after heated dis.
cussion. This bill was afterwards mod.
flied to meet certain objections that
had been raised all over the state.
The governor was inaugurated
, Jan. %, and the next day the first bill
to be rejected, the flag bill, was dis
posed of, and the anti-cigarette bill
passed. On Jan. "a, the iorerunner o.
the Peeler bill was rejected by a vot'
IS to Ia. 1t provided for the extension
of the four-mile law to towns of 4,OOO
&C inhabitants and under. This was tn,
70 bill that first aroused the prohibition
y lists and caused them to flock to tn
= state house in large numbers When tn
- later bill was being considered. Tn
:, bill to abolish the court of CHANGER,
- appeals was rejected by vote of +
II on Jan. 30. The next day was YER
% busy one with the upper house. Th
Boer resolution was adopted. Hon
10 Josiah Patterson made a speech in be
half of the Shiloh park bill, and twenty
III eight bills we're disposed Of. Feb.
X was John Marshal's Day, and a reces
. was taken in observance thereof. A
u the short afternoon session the cocain
10 bill was passed. The next day th
~ " Peeler bill came up as special ordel
w and was debated until o'clock the 70
10 lowing day, when it was rejected by
n' vote of IS to Is.
Feb. Z, the bill to repeal the no-fenC
10 law was rejected, and the bribery il
: vestigation resolution was sharply di
" cussed and adopted. The senate az
al iourned Friday, after disposing of fl
" teen bills.
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$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipa.
ton or Costiyeness we can not cure
with Liverita, the Up-to- Date Little
Liver Pill, when the directions are
strictly complied with. They are pure
ly Vegetable and never fail to give sat
isfaction. CSC boxes contain 100 Pills,
10c boxes contain 40 Pills, &c boxes
contain 10 Pills. Beware of substitu
tions and limitations. Sent by mail
Stamps taken. NERVITA MEDICAL
CO., Cor. Clinton and Jackson SITS,
Chicago, I'll.
For sale by R. s. Bolton, druggist
Johnson City, Tenn.
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Your Gold Cured for &c.
Get DR.. Miles Laxative Cold Cure.

A reply is expected soon from Great
Britain on the Nicaragua canal project.
It is said the senate amendments to the
Clayton Bulwer treaty are neither ac-
copied nor rejected, but that the reply
is rather in the form of a counter pro-
posal, requiring extended negotiations.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-14

A powerful engine can not be run
with weak boiler, and we CAN'T keep
up the strain of an active life with q
weak stomach; neither can we stop the
human machine to make repairs. II
the stomach can not digest enough
food to keep the body strong, such a
preparation as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
should be used. 1t digest what you
eat and it simply can't help but do you
good. City Drug Store.
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The report that three senators who
voted against the Peeler bill were brib-
ed is erroneous. We understand that
Editor Reeves threatened to cut their
hearts out if they allowed the bill to
pass. -Commercial-appeal.
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Georgia produced Sam Jones, Lula
Hurst and host'of other unique char
acters and it was no surprise to find
that she possessed an ex-supreme Judge
who is capable of maligning John Mar
shall. -Commercial.Appe
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Them Holsters out in Kansas ain'tgot
no life in 'em. We can stand the smash
ing of picteIs and looking glasses, but
this thing of feeding good ticker to the
earth is q crime against civilization, and
makes us ask whether life is worth liy-
ing. Hardeman Free Press-Commer-
eial-Appeal.
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Congressman Albert D. Shaw, of

Congressman Albert D. Shaw, of
Watertown, N. Y, former Command
er-in-chief of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, was found dead in his room
at the Riggs House, Washington. He
had attended banquet Saturday night
and responded to toast, appearing in
excellent health and spirits. Death
was probably due to an apopletic
stroke.
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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Review of What Has Been Done at This
Session.

Nashville, Feb. 10.-With the adj
iournment ofthe legislature for recess
until March II comes lull at the state
capitol and in local political circles.
A glance at the work of the Fifty
second general assembly for the thirty
three days it has been in session shows
that the present body will let we'll
enough alone and content itself with
remedying the defects in the important
laws passed by the last legislature. The
sentiments of the two houses, which has
been pretty well developed, is to follow
the recommendation of the Governor
and depart from the usual custom of
enacting new revenue and assessment
bill at every session. The general as
semby two years ago made a thorough
investigation into these subjects, and
the present laws were drawn by sub
committee after careful and mature de-
liberation. OF course there are some
defects which have become apparent
through the application of the law.
These will be remedied as far as posi-
BILE, but the laws in the main will be
unmolested.
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We suggest Mrs. Carrie Nation as
sponsor for Wilder's Ratchet brigade.
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1t is our opinion that oil freaks 60 to
Kansas on probation before going to
hades.
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wHIsKEY LOBBYISTS.

''In conclusion, may add that the
senators in question did not seem at all
disturbed by the presence in and about
the capitol of the whiskey lobbyists,
who presumably have more rights than
Christian ministers. A certain senator
who voted against the bill in the face
OF earnest remonsrances from his con.
stituents, told me that he was corrupt,
ly approached by these lobbyists. an
ready to give the name of this senator
If any investigating committee should
desire it"
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sENATE's RECORD.

From the day the general assembly
met, Jan. 7, until the day it adjourned
for recess, Feb. s, the senate held
twenty-five sessions. During that
time 944 bills were introduced, and 1871
disposed of. OF the latter 101 were
passed and 80 rejected and tabled.
Most of the bills disposed of were local
measures, and but very few bills OF
general nature were considered. The
last general assembly enacted all of the
large legislation of which there was an
immediate necessity, and nothing but
matters of minor import will come be-
fore the present body. Some of the
measures provoke DEAL If discussion,
but, as in the lower house, it amounted
to TEMPEST in teapot, or in the Ian
guage of the streets large exhaustion
of "hot air" This was specially mott
ceable in the debates onthe Boer reso.
luton, the Marion county gerrymand-
ering bill, the flag bill, the co-educa-
ton bill and several others that could
be mentioned.
The important measures passed were
the antl-cigrrette bill and the cocaine
bill. The first named was made law
In 1897, but subquent litigation discoy.
cred flaws that proved its unconstitu
tionality, and it was modified so as to
amend these defective places and meet
constitutional requirements. The CO.
caine bill was a new measure, and had
no opposition to its passage.
OF the bills rejected the most impor-
tant was the Peeler bill. to extend the
provisions of the four-mile law to towns
of 5000 inhabitants and uuder. The
bill had an uphill fight from the time
it first came before the house, where il
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gency should arise, 1 do not think that
! shall be found soliciting the services
Of Senator Howell, whose recent arriy-
al Tennessee has scarcely qualified him
to pass Judgment on what is right and
proper in this commonwealth.
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HARDEST WORK TO COME.

The hardest work of the legislature
is yet to come. The recommendations
OF the various visiting committees as to
the management of the states institu-
items are yet to be acted on, in addition
to the numerous other important mat
tiers which will demand the attention
of the members after the recess.
There is a crying demand for the re-
peal of the present road law. From
nearly every county in the state has
come protest against the present law.
Over twenty bills have been introduced
looking to the repeal of the law and
the enactment of a substitute, but none
of these have been acted ona yet. The
bills are in the hands of the committee
on roads in both houses, and an effort
viii be made to hold joint session of
the two committees and draft a bill
which will embody the best parts of the
numerous bills now in possession of the
committee.
Another matter which will receive
the attention of the legislature after the
recess is the bill calling constitution
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-02-14
AN ECONOMIC LEGISLATURE.

state less than any general assembly
that has met here in years. Both houses
have showed marked disposition
to economize, and in some
minor instances they might be said to
have mistaken parsimony for economy.
The education of the people to the f.
nancial condition of the state is bear
ing fruit, and the reckless expenditures
and appropriations seem to have become
a thing OF the past. A noticeable evil
dence of this is the reduced member
ship of the various iunketing commit
tees this time, The last legislature
paved the way for the discontinuance
of these committees altogether, and il
the reform in this line keeps up its ratio
of progression the committees which
will leave here the first of the week
may be the last of the junketing bodies.
While both houses have transacted
considerable business, few measures Of
general importance have been acted on
The time has been consumed principal
ly in the passage of local bills and thu
rejection of other measures which
sought to undo some reform instituted
by the preceding legislature. A bill
TO amend the Jarvis law was defeated
in the house without debate, as wer,
also measures to repeal the railroad
commission act, to abolish the state
board of equalization and other lik,
laws,
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ONE REFORM LAW PASSED.

The only reform law to suffer at the
hands of the present assembly so far is
what is known as the Kinney act, which
prevents justice of the peace from try
ing cases while the grand jury is in
session. This law was enacted by the
last Legislature and was designed to
save the cost Of magistrates in criminal
cases. While it was a large saving to
the state it is claimed it worked nu-
merous hardships, and the house by a
good majority voted for it's appeal. The
bill is now in the senate, and that body
will doubtless concur in the action of
the house.
As an evidence of how reforms have
progressed in the past few years, the
passage of the age and consent law
might be cited. Eight years ago one
Of the most memorable fights before
the Legislature was on the passage of
the bill to raise the age of consent to IS
years and day, which is the law at
present. The limit WAS fixed in the
nature of compromise. The original
bill fixed the age Of consent at IS years,
but the measure met such bitter oppo-
sition that compromise was made on
10 years and day, and then it only
passed by narrow margin. A bill to
raise the age of consent to is years
passed the house of the present gener-
al assembly without debate and with
only two votes againstit
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
Don't MaPPu.

Almost everybody remembers the cele-
brated advice of the London Punch, vTo
those about to marry. D0n'k" There
is in that advice the expression of the
feeling of many a mother who says, "I
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27

Requiring veterinarians to register
and take cut license.
ApprOpriating $4,000 to the State
College f or Colored Students
Providing life certificates for teach
ers in certain cases.
Doing away with justices certificates
in the case of colored persons applying
for marriage licenses.
Giving the Board of Pardons power
to summon witnesses.
Readjusting the taxes to be paid an
nually by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company.
Abolishing the investment tax affi-
davit
The last but not the least, was two
senatorial vacancies, putting us ahead
of any other State in the Union.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S TRIP.
Will 90 to California, Return to Buffalo for
the Pan.American Exposition.

The President is reported to be con-
sidering plan for "a swing around
the circle" usually taken by Presidents
at some time during their term of Of
flee. His trip will differ from those of
his predecessors in one respect at
least, he will not go on campaigning
tour. Mr.. Mckinley again EXHIBITS the
extreme good taste and dignity for
which he is becoming noted, and there
will no doubt be an immense amount
of satisfaction in the thought that no
motive of political ambition, or
thought of selfish advantage can be
charged against him. He has been
reelected and inaugurated a second
time, and he will go among his fellow
citizens as President, to be greeted
with genuine friendly interest by all.
An ordinary politician would have
made the trip year ago. His cabinet
will accompany him and the president
excursion will cross the continent by
the southern line, touching the Gulf of
Mexico, then through California and
up the coast almost to the line drop
ping back through Utah and across
the Great Lakes to Buffalo where the
Pan-American Exposition will be open
to receive guests. Twenty three states
and territories will be visited.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
NOTICE.


" Notice is hereby given that I. Cyrus
Gears, being the owner and occupant of
the Smyrna House." in the town Of Smyrna,
in Kent County and State of Delaware, do here
by give notice that on Monday, the 22nd day of
April, A. D. 1901. | intend To make application
to the Court of General Sessions of the State of
Delaware in and for Kent county then
10 be holden at Dover, Tor license to keep
an Inn or Tavern and to sell intoxicating
liquors therein in less quantities than one
quart to be drunk on the premises, at the
house known as the smyrna House situated in
United S"hoOl Districts Nos. and = and and
lO7 in Kent County and State of Delaware and
forming one United school District by the name
0f"SmyIna Public schools and located on Main
Street in said town of smyrna, Kent County
aforesaid
The following respectable citizens residing in
the United District (at least one halt of whom are
substantial freehod-rS) recommend my said ap-
plicatiOn:
I }. ID. Scout, S. Hal'man
| VIM. NJ Lewis, G. W SiSco
| NJ NJ. T. Scout, NJ. II. Appleton,
Ge0rge &. Rted, Oscar Fisher,
WIN 1. Ryan. Walter Shelton.
James W. Spruance, G.. Blizzard
Jacob Leinberger, John : Brown
r. f. Long, Jas. A. Perry.
CYRUS P. GEARS.
Smyrna, Del March l2 1901
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
On SATURDAY,
The SOrH DAY OF MARCH A. D. 1901,

THE S0TH DAY OF MARCH. A. D. 1901
at O'Clock P. NJ, the following described Real
Estate, TO wit:
All that certain lot piece or parcel of land sit
uated in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County
and State of Delaware. and beginning on the
AOutheasterly side of Clayton Avenue, in Spru-
once City, corner for lot No, 38l. and running
thence with said Clayton Avenue fifty feet to a
corner for lot No. 3s3; thence with the line of
the said last mentioned lot one hundred and
twelve feet to the line of lot No $50, thence with
the line of the last mentioned lot y-feet to a
corner for said lot No. 3Sl; thence with the line
OfSaid lot No 3Sl one hundred and twelve feet
! to the place of beginning containing Five Thou
sand and Six Hundred Square Feet of Land be
| the same more or less. The Improvements upon
which are a twO-stOry frame dwelling house with
back building and porch attached. smoke-hOuse
| and other small buildings. 1t being the same
! lot piece or parcel of land that the said Elijah
: NJ Gregory purchased at the trustees sale Of the
| intestste real estate of John A. Cavender de
| ceased, and which was assigned to him by the
Orphans Court of the State of Delaware. in and for
! Kent County. as will more fully appear by refer
! ence to the Orphans Court Record X, Vol. 2
I Page l05. &c and being lot No $50 in plot of
! Spruance City. Together with all and singular
the buildings fixtures, woods, waters, water
| ways easements, Improvements, privileges and
| appurtenances to the said land ana premises and
to every of them belonging or in anywise apper-
tanning and every part md parcel thereof,
Seized and taken in execution Is the property
of ELIJAH NJ. GREGORY and ELLA J. GREG
CRY, his wife, mOrtgagOrS, and will be sold by
FRANK REEDY, Sheriff.
Sherff"s Office, Dover, ell, March s. 1901
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
Son Proved a Dog SteaIer.

A Seaford man lost a fine dog and
received letter that it would be re-
turned if fifty cents would be left at a
certain place. He left the fifty cents
and the dog was on the front porch a
few hours later. He had marked the
coin he deposited and was astonished
to see his S-year old son in possession
of it the next morning. The dog nap
per thought it good joke until invited
to the woodshed. -,SeGfOrd NeUS
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
A Horrible Outbreak.

''Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into case of
scald head writes G. D. Isbill of
Morgantown, Tenn, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve completely cured her.
It's a guaranteed cure for Eczema,
letter, Salt Rheum, Pimples, Sores,
Ulcers and Piles. Only csc at Benton
N. Weldon, druggist, Successor to
Jas. p. Hoffecker), Smyrna, aud I. L.
Mason, druggist, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
Set Fire TO Negro School.

Not satisfied with burning a negro,
the Texans near Corsicana have ap-
piled the torch to a schoolhouse de-
voted to the education of colored chill
dren, fired shots into negro domicile
and warned all negroes to leave the
neighborhood within forty eight hours
Such wanton brutality is disgrace to
the commonwealth.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
HARMONY IN WILMINGTON CAMPAIGN.
Addicks and the Ants to Hold Common
Primaries in Wilmington.

At a meeting of the Conference
committees of the Addicks aud Greg
lar factions of the Republicans last
week it was agreed to name joint
campaign committee to conduct the
city campaign. There will be common
primaries to name ticket.
The nominees will be supported by
both factions. Stephen Downey was
chosen chairman; Robert M. Burns
secretary, and W. S. Quigley, treasu
rer of the committee.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
A Good Story

bears repeating and tell of the
stock of goods Our experience has taught buying
and selling for cash enables offer you greater
could otherwise afford.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27

Lawyers will be dispointed if there
isn't fight on the will of ex-President
Harrison, by his children by his hrst
wife who never forgave him for ma rry
ing again.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27

at O'Clock P NJ, the following described Real
ES ate, TO wit:
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
~ l. Lucius P. Campbell of Bombay Hook
Island, Duck Creek hundred, in Kent county and
State of Delaware, hereby give notice that on
Monday, the 22nd day of April, A. d 1901 I
intend to make application to the Court of
General Sessions of the State of Delaware in and
for Kent county, then to be holden at Dover for
license to keep an inn or tavern, and to
sell intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than one quart, to be drunk on the prem
iseS, at the house known as "The Wood
land Beach Hotel" situated in School
District No. ll6, in Kent county and State
of Delaware, and on Bombay Hook Island,
which said house is now occupied by me
as tenant. The names OF the respectable cit
izens recommending my said application there
not being six substantial freehOlders residing in
said School DistrcU are as follows:
ChaS II. Emerson, Samuel Mood
John l.. Boyd, Thomas L. NOWland
VIM. J. ShileS, James Mott
Wallace b. Moody, Robert L Boyd
Charles r. DaiSey, Isaac FOreacre,
Vim. w. StOkeSbury, James F. HOfiecker
Alex. q. Smith, John c. Perry,
James II. ManlOye. ID. j. Mitchell
! John Foraker. Aaron b. Marvel.
! 5 ,. Mitchell,
LUCIUS p. CAMPBELL.
! Woodland Beach, Del, March 18th 1901
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27

Hon. A. P. German, of Md, now in
dulges in dreams in which he figures
without the prefix Eek"
Smyrna times., 1901-03-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFFS SALE.
- By virtue of writ of Levari Facas to me
directed will be exposed to Public sale at the
front door of the Delaware HOuSe in the town of
Smyrna, Duck Greek Hundred. Kent County and
State of Delaware,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

envy in their hearts, for MIR. Barnes
their idoi--the man who was on IA.
miiiar terms with all the big prize fight
ers of the country--had actually shaken
hands with the Cherub and called him
friend
After that the Cherub was an ONCE no
table and went his quiet way unmolested
Shortly after this, because Of his gen.
tlemenaly manner, he was detailed fof
duty IN the little reception room. where
he waited upon gushing young ladies
bearing neatly written stories tied with
blue ribbons, and seedy looking men, who
announced In an impressive whisper that
they must see the city editor at once on
a very important matter.
One afternoon about o'clock beautl-
full young lady, most exquisitely dressed
floated into the office and stood by the
railing, behind which sat the Cherub at
a small table.
The boy saw that she was pale and
troubled.
WHO do you wish 10 see. miss7'' IN.
qulred the Cherub In his softest tones.
~ want 10 see about having some
thing kept out OF to-morrows paper"
she answered, beating nervously on tho
railing with the pocketbook she held IN
her hand
you viii want 10 sec the city editor"
replied the cherub. please iot me have
your card"
n hnpponsd that the city editor was
away for . brief vacation. end the acting
editor Wa q Mr. biggn, an ambitious