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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-09
WHEAT QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, H.. August 9.-September
wheat. per bu., 20 SAC.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
ADDICKS CLAIMS PATRONAGE.
Plans for Next Legislative Figh. Are Now
Being Made by Addickites.

National Committeeman j. Edward
Addicks returned Monday evening
from Washington and went to his home
in Claymont. He informed his friends
that the fight patronage would be dis
tributed. Says the Philadelphia Rec
ord: Mr.. Addicks told his lieutenants
that the President would appoint post
master at Smyrna recommended by
Congressman Hoffecker provided the
recommendation was approved by Mr..
Addicks.
The Addicks men says Represent a.
tive Robertson will be run for State
Senator in the Wilmington district
now represented by Mr.. Knox; that
Mr.. Kitchen will run again from his
Wilmington district, and State Sen
ator Blakely will make another try for
the Senate from his district.
The Wilmington correspondent IN
the above has evidently drawn on his
imagination, and in location, has un-
ouestionably put Smyrna where Il
ought to be Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
WlLMINGTONS MUNICIPAL JUDGE.
Governor Hum Appoints ChurChman But
Judge Cochran Will Contest.

Governor HUM Saturday, sent into
the Office of the Secretary of State the
appointment of Philip Quigley Church
man of Wilmington to be Judge of the
Municipal Court of the city of Will
mington in Place of Judge Edwin r.
Cochran, whom the Senate refused to
confirm because of charge of often
sive partianship.
Mr.. Churchman, who is State chair
man of the Regular Republican party
and one of Wilmington's most promin-
ent and most popular lawyers, had
some difficulty in taking his seat
Monday, the policeman having to re-
move Cochran from the bench.
Judge Cochran has determined to
hold on to the good thing of managing
the Wilmington Court House, and he
has retained former Solicitor Robert
G. Harman to represent him in quo
warranto proceedings before the Su-
preme Court. The contention of
Cochran is that the State House has
no power of confirmation for Office
where the city of Wilmington is alone
interested. The appointment is for
twelve years providing the appointee
can be confirmed by the next State
Senate.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
SUNDAY AT METHODIST CHURCH.
Fifteen Taken Into the Church, Eight on
Probation and Seven on Certificates.

The Fourth Quarterly Communion
Service Sunday proved an unusually
interesting service at the NJ. E.
Church. This was heightened by the
additions to the church, the pastor,
Rev. G. A. Hill admitting eight per-
sons ON probation, and seven by GER
tificate making fifteen. The admis-
sion on trial was doubtless the result
of the Decision Day" in the Sunday
School which may prove valuable
method of enlarging the membership
of the church. There were eighteen
who signed the card expressing an in
tention to live better life, leaving ten
who may follow the example of the
above in joining the chatechumen class
in the church.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The ladies of the woman's H. NJ.
Society of the M. E. Church of this
town adopt this mode (through the
courtesy of the SMYRNA TIMEs) of ex-
pressing their warmest thanks to the
friends who have so literally without
personal solicitation responded to the
simple request to aid in packing bar
rel with clothing &C., for a missionary
and his family IN the west.
Cor. SECRETARY.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
Cor. SECRETARY.

Next Sunday morning at the Meth
odist Church the Lovefeast will be
he held at 8 o'clock and Presiding
Elder Corkran will preach his Fourth
Quarterly sermon at 10 80 o'clock. At
night the Sunday School intended to
hold its Missionary Anniversary, but
at meeting last evening the Associa-
tion changed the time to o'clock in
the afternoon so that the last sermon
of the pastor should not be interfered
with.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Without a doubt Smyrna has the
most complete farming implement
warehouse in the State. Messrs. Bo-
yer & Co. have large warerooms, an i'm
mense stock and are fully prepared to
supply spring trade at prices that defy
competition. They are handling a
nice line of implements, among which
you will find the Oliver Plow, the best
known plow ever sold in the State.
They have full control of Oliver plows
and castings for this section, and are
the only ones who sell the genuine
goods. The New Diamond Sulky
Cultivator of their own make at prices
much below any other make of sulky
cultivator, and the only cultivator
suited for this section. Their sales on
cultivators are larger than ever before.
The celebrated Hamilton corn planter
and fertilizer dropper, this is a COM
plete machine and and that gives gen.
eral satisfaction. A full line of Nc
COrmick harvesting machinery, includ-
ing binder, mower, corn harvester,
corn husker and fodder shredder, also
the Mccormick hay rakes. They have
bought for the season of 1901 a car.
load of fine quality binder twine and
are selling large quantities, already
more than 10000 pounds having beer
sold. Nice stock of farm wagons and
dearborns of their own make, carriages
buggies, daytons, also full line OF
harness, for carriage and wagon use
and do not forget about shop work
blacksmithing, wheelwrighting al
moderate prices by skilled workmen
carriage painting by competent paint
ers and first quality paint and varnish.
Horse shoeing of the best. 1t will pay
you to make them a visit when in
want.-[adv.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
RISKED HIS LIFE FOR DOGS.
Charles Meredith, "Young Smyrna" Took
Desperate Chances to do Kind Act.

Charles Meredith, "Y0ung Smyrna" Took
Desperate Chances to do Kind Act.
Charles Meredith, the lightweight
pugilist who is known IN sporting cir
cles as young Smyrna" saved the
lives of three dogs Saturday, and he is
hero in the eyes of over a hundred
spectators who witnessed the human
itarian act, at Chester Pa.
The dogs were scampering over the
ice on Chester Greek and broke
through. All were in danger of being
drowned, and crowd collected on
Third street bridge and watched their
struggles. The boxer came along,
logged out in his best suit of clothes,
but he plunged down the enbankment
and risked his own life to save the
whining CANNES.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Agitation of the opening of the Assa-
waman project has been revived. This
canal was to make an inland waterway
from the bays in Maryland to the Del
aware bay but work was. stopped be-
fore it was completed. The Delaware
Legislature has made numerous efforts
to have the canal completed but there
appears to be hitch somewhere.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The following note in reference to
a hig hly priced coiored woman near
town has been handed us for publica-
tion. May A. Miller wife of Daniel
Miller died January 3rd. She had
been a member of Mount Zion church
for nearly fifty years and was the only
member whose contributions were al
ways paid In full. Her word was her
bond and she always was to be depend
ed on for honesty, and industry. She
has been in the employ of the Truax
family for over fifty years, and also the
briggs family every since thy came to
this State, and was held in high esteem
by all that new her. Besider her hus-
band she leave two daughters to morn
her loss.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The service tonight will close the
Mid-week service of Rev. G. A. Hill
whose pulpit ministration has been so
thoroughly enjoyed by the mass of our
citizens. The subject of his mid-week
lecture tonight will be "Lost links in
the chain" The discourse tonight
may he the last of Mr.. Hills pastorate,
as the Presiding Elder will have next
Sunday morning and the Sunday
School Anniversary will lake place at
night.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

W. G. Roe calls the attention of the
ladies to his new line of spring dress
goods. Great care has been exercised
in the selection of these goods and he
would be very glad to have you call
and examine. Is also offering very
low prices on mattings. Fall line of
groceries, always new and fresh. Call
and examine his stock.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
An Honest Medicine For La
Grippe.

George w. Watt, of South Gardiner
Me. says: 81 have had the worst cough
cold, chills and grip and have taken
no account but profit to the vendor.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
only thing that has done any good
whatever. 1 have used one bottle of
it and the chills, cold and grip have all
left me. congratulate the manufac-
turer of an honest medicine" For
sale by Clifton & Raymond, druggists,
Smyrna; and L. l.. Mason, druggist,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Joseph H. Brinton will not take the
store room ofJohn Wilkinson on Herr
ing Hill as announced in the TIMES
last week. He will remain in the
'Tschudy Property" adjoining Alfred
Tilgham on Delaware street where
he will be glad to meet the
wants of the public in timing, store
and furnace work and plumbing.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
NOTICEI

Notice is hereby given that applications
for the position for collector of town taxes
will be received until Friday evening,
March %, when the collector will be ap-
pointed.
By order of Town Council.
j. C. ROBINSON, President.
II. s. ANTHONY, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The long winter drought, some
thing that does not often take place,
which commenced early in January was
broken Sunday night or rather Mon
day morning by copious thunder show
ers.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

John P. Hudson has quarter of
million of first-class bricks for sale,
also twenty thousand of fine selected
paving bricks, and a number of red
cedar gate posts and lumber of all
kinks, lime hair and building m msterials
of all kinds at the very lowest prices.
Call and get prices.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

For SALE, 900 bushels Western
grown clover seed; 1000 bushels of
black COW peas; 800 bushels whipporwill
COW peas; 500 Soga beans; 1900 bush
els of seed potatoes; 500 bushels of
crimson clover seed.-J, E. HOLLAND,
Milford, Del
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Mrs. George Rose has rented the
Office near Dunn's drug store and will
open a cigar and tobacco store.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

At the late meeting of the Hose Com
pany two applications for member
ship was received. Ross Counselman
the Treasurer having moved to Hous-
ton has resigned and H. S. Anthony
was election to his position. John Z.
Paterson was made chairman of the
Board of Directors and G. Davis
Brown Fire Recorder and Harry b.
Grieves second assistant chief.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Mr.. E B. Downs who has been over
seers at the Kent County Aims House
returned to his home in Kenton yes
terday and was succeeded by the newly
elected overseer, Mr.. James Aaron, of
Hazletville. The Aims House con-
tains the following inmates: " white
males 10 white females 26, Colored
males 10 and colored females 10, Total
65.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Sunday was a thick misty day with
a driving seafog or drizzle but hardy
heavy enough for an umbrella for pro-
lection. 1t grew heavier with the day.
At Friendship Rev. Hardesty had a
congregation of thirty or forty IN the
morning but none at Seversons in the
afternoon. During the night 1t deve'
loped into heavy showers something
that the farmers had been wanting for
weeks. 1t has been a winter of won
derful good roads.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
Closing of Mails.

Going NOrth.-6.5O, 9.25 A. NJ, 800, 500
P. NJ.
Going South.--9.OO A. NJ, and 5.OOP.M.
For Clayton and d. & G. Roads,. 10 A. NJ.
and 3.20P. NJ.
For Chestertown-8.1 10 A. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The first toot of the fish horn and
''yaller Neds" from the Eastern shore
was in town yesterday.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. Clarence Prettyman
Thursday evening March 14th. at seven
o'clock. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The Ushers Union at the NJ. E.
church now number thirty members.
They appoint month ahead, the col
lectors for the morning and evening
services.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

A note from Baltimore enclosed us
the following notice:
SHAWN-On March 3rd, 1901, at Fair
mount, Somerset county, Md. Benjamin
w. Shawn, formerly resident of Della
ware for many years. died in the S1st year
of his age, inferred at Salem NJ. z.
Church, Paramount.
Wilmington papers please copy.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

Next Sunday will be st. Patrick's
Day. After that we look for spring.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

The ladies of Raymond's Church
will hold an oyster supper at Ray
mond's NJ. E. Church on Friday and
Saturday evenings, March Is and Is.
If weather is stormy, will hold it Mon
day and Tuesday evenings.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.

NORTH 7.15, S.43, 9.51, A. NJ, 9.41, 5.21, p. NJ.
SOUTH: 9.24, 11.57, A. M, 4.12, 5.44, SOC I. M.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

A big fox hunt took place this morn
ing, from this town through Thorough
fare Neck. Most of the hunters from
this section while some came from
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13

If your eyes trouble you they need
attention. See advertisement of DIR.
D. Green Brown Wilmington in this
issue.
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
Smyrna, DeI.,

Wednesday Afternoon, March 1S, 1901
Smyrna times., 1901-03-13
The SMYRNA TIMES.

The SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, March 10, 1901
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
NORTH: 7.15, S.43, 9.51, A. M, 3.41, 5.21, pm.
SOUTH 9.24, 11.57, A. M, 4.12, 5.44, 8.O6P.M.
Closing of Mails.
Going NOrth.-6.5O, 9.25 A. NJ, 800, 500
P. NJ.
Going South.-9.OO A. NJ, and 5.OOP.M.
For Clayton aud d. & G. Roads. 10 A. NJ.
and 3.2OP. NJ
For ChestertOwn-8.10 10 A. NJ.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Short Items Of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Next Sunday will be st. Patrick's
Day. After that we look for spring.
The first toot of the fish horn and
''yaller Neds" from the Eastern shore
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. George Rose has rented the
office near Dunn's drug store and will
open a cigar and tobacco store.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. Clarence Prettyman
Thursday evening March 14th. at seven
O'Clock. Sec.
If your eyes trouble you they need
attention. See advertisement of DIR.
d. Green Brown Wilmington in this
ISSUE
A big fox hunt took place this morn
ing, from this town through Thorough
fare Neck. Most of the hunters from
this section while some came from
Dover.
The Ushers Union at the NJ. E.
church now number thirty members.
They appoint month ahead, the col
lectors for the morning and evening
services.
The long winter drought, some
thing that does not often take place,
which commenced early in January was
broken Sunday night or rather Mon
day morning by copious thunder show
ers.
For SALE.-1, 900 bushels Western
grown clover seed; 1000 bushels oi
black COW peas 800 bushels whipporwil
COW peas; 500 Soga beans; 1900 bush.
els of seed potatoes; 500 bushels oi
crimson clover seed.-J, E. HOLLAND,
Milford, Del
The ladies of Raymond's Church
will hold an oyster supper at Ray
mond's NJ. E. Church on Friday and
Saturday evenings, March Is and 16
If weather is stormy, will hold it Mon
day and Tuesday evenings.
A note from Baltimore enclosed u
the following notice:
SHAWN-On March 3rd, 1901, at Fair
mount, Somerset county, Md. BENJAMIN
W. Shawn, formerly resident of Della
ware for many years, died in the 81st yea
of his age, inferred at Salem M. z
Church, Paramount.
Wilmington papers please copy.
John P. Hudson has quarter of
million of first-class bricks for sale
also twenty thousand of fine selecte
paving bricks, and a number of RET
cedar gate posts and lumber of al
kinks, lime hair and building m sterial
of all kinds at the very lowest prices
Call and get prices.
Joseph H. Brinton will not take th
store room ofJohn Wilkinson on Herr
ing Hill as announced in the TIME
last week He will remain in th
"Tschudy Property" adjoining Alfre
Tilgham on Delaware street wher
he will be glad to meet th
wants of the public in timing, stor
and furnace work and plumbing.
Mr.. E B. Downs who has been over
seers at the Kent County Aims Hous
returned to his home in Kenton yes
terday and was succeeded by the newl
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FAKIRs AT COUNTRY FAIRS.
Gentry Fatten Their Purses with
Catch-Penny Schemes to Trick
the Unwary.

The country fair is the harvest
time for the genial fakir. And now
dealers in crooked apparatus for
heecing the farmers are sending out
catalogues of their wares. One such
circular tells in so many words that
when the harvest moon hangs low in
the west and the frost is on the
pumpkin and the corn is in the shack,
then does the falxir go out to. reap
bounteous store of nicl1els and
dimes to put away against that time
when the SHOWS shall pile deep and
icy winds shall blow.
The fakir is not a husbandman,
and he sows not, and neither does he
gather up and bind into bundles, and
yet, when the harvest season is over
the fakir has more money than the
honest farmer who has titled many
golden acres, says the Chicago Trib-
une.
For the fakir gets up early in the
morning and goes TO bed late at
night, and he makes money all the
liye-long day.
Chief among the catchpenny at
fractions Of the fakir is the cane
rack. The country cousins eye is
caught by the sight of the array of
canes which seem so easy TO secure.
A cane is something that he thinks
would add much TO his citified APP
pearance, and besides would be USE
ful in punching the cattle around
and in slapping his friends playfully
across the back.
The cane rack outfit does not cost
the fakir much A net rack may
be bought for from 65 cents to SIPS,
and canvas one for from 80 cents
10 $l.30. Canes cost from so cents
n dozen 10 Sl.50. Rings cost 65 cents
per hundred. With this outfit ana a
permit the fakir sets mp his rack
on -four stakes. which are purposely
loose so as TO allow the rack to
sway slightly. Then he plants his
canes.
The cheaper ones predominate. but
canes with swelled heads are occa-
sionally seen. here and there are
crooks. some reproducing a minia-
ture. lower member missing. the
torso of Venus. The rings vary from
~ 20 ~ inches inside diameter. The
heads of some of the canes are al
most as great in diameter. and those
with crooks are turned IN such
way that il is almost impossible to
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

81 tell YOU" said Kwater, there's
nothing like adyersity 10 bring a man
out" AT the elbows. yes" replied
Sinnick.-Philadelphia Press.
Whenever you hear a girl refer to a
man as an idiot it's dollars to dough-
nuts that she Is in love with him and
he IS in love with some other girl
Chicago Daily News.
"You can't get any water out Of
that pump. my little man." NO,
ma'am; I've just poured in bucketful.
and / can't even git back the primin'."
indianapolis News.
Old Lady Ito district visitor)-"It's
my cad that's been troublin' me so,
miss, but the doctor he says: You
take these ere pills and you'll soon
shake it off.~-Punch.
aHiram," she said. sweetly. "the doc
tors are wrifin' again bout there. be-
in germs in a kiss" "All right, Mol
ly; please gimme six germs right
nowi"-Atlanta Constitution.
"why does Briggs wear that brass
button on his watch chain2" Because
he values II highly. lie says IL saved
his life when he was boy" How
by coming up after he accidentally
swallowed it, Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
No Long Faces There.-"Say, papa.
II we were living at the center Of the
earth wouldn't we be all funny?"
"What makes you think 50. my son2"
"'Cause this biography says everything
there loses lis gravity. and
Country.
"Have you had any stage expert
erce2" asked the theatrical manager.
WELL" said the fair applicant. blush
ing modestly. 81 do not Ike 10 speak
Of my triumphs. but was the leading
lady in a Sunday school canfafa once,
and my friends said I acted beautiful
ly."-Boston Post
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ring them unless the ring is dropped
Immediately upon them. Tt is diff
cult even to ring the smaller canes,
for they stand loosely in the rack,
and a side blow tips them so that
the ring slides off.
Next in favor is the knife board. A
board costs from $1.50 to $3.50. and
a complete outfit-board, 100 rings.
and 84 knives-may be had for $14.50
and upward. Knives may be had
from 30 cents dozen to $3.98 a
predominating, and costing about 2A
cents apiece, are conspicuously dis
played with their blades open, and
therein lies the secret of the knife
board. The cunning fakir arranges
his knife board so that the rings
slide over them as water does a
ducks back.
The wheel of fortune seems as fair
as any game can be. yet the arrow
has a "sneak," and the faIir can
stop it at any number or article he
desires. A wheel may be bought as
low as ten dollars, including $50
pieces of jewelry. but this is of the
cheapest kind. rings, for example.
being quoted as low as one cent
apiece. With this cheap wheel the
first profit of ten cents a whirl. with
out any sneaking, amounts 10 SIS,
and the business requires no pre-
vious experience" A full outfit OF
ESQ pieces of iewelry costs but $35.
thus making gain of $50. and some
fakirs make as much as $50 a day.
The higher the cost of the wheel
the more easily and quickly the
money is made, as they are fitted
with large pins TO separate numbers
or colors, and the arrow point has
screw feather. making certain
winner of any desired number OF
color and avoiding all possibility OF
dispute.
Nothing is more tempting 10 the
country cousin than the striking ma
chine, and nothing looks fairer. But
these striking machines are ingen-
ious arrangements, and. in the
words OF an advertisement OF a new
kind now on the market. ''can be
manipulated without a helper" One
of these may be had for $50, while
prize cigars are offered 10 the falxirs
for ten dollars a thousand.
Red, white and blue is a dealing
game. There is a layout with
three shields on it, one red. one
white, one blue. A box and 16 balls,
five OF each color and one dealers
percentage" goes with the outfit.
Players place their money on a given
shield. slide opens in the box, and
out pops ball. II the ball is OF
the same color the player puts his
money on ne wins. IL he not, loses.
II this was fair game the player,
by the law of chance. would stand
some show OF winning. but as the
box Is fixed the dealer can pro-
duce ball Of any color he desires,
yet anyone not in the secret can ex-
anime the box at any time and find
IL apparently square" yet it is "a
tricky box.
There are half a hundred tricks
worked with cards, and all of such
nature that they can be worked
without the slightest fear Of detec-
tion.
But the visitor 10 the country fair
Is looking 70. fun. The fakir and
his outfit entertains him, and he
doesn't begrudge the money.
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Handsome
Useful
Christmas
--------a---r
Present

you have only to go to A. W.
Foreman's. They can show
you everything you want
at from
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WE ARE HERE!

If you wish to present
your wife, your sister. or
somebody else's sister with a
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so cents
to $4,000

In the jewellery line and
in sterling silver novelties
we have everything you can
call for.
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Vnia Office stationery and all other kinds
business
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DR. L. BAGBY,
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Otfice in New Ratcliff Building. Tele-
phone IoT. Vinita, Ind Ter.