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Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
THREE MILFORD MEN IMPRISONED.
Party Of Fox Hunters Meet With Severe Sen.
tence for AssauIting Farmer.

A jury at Dover Friday evening,
brought in verdict of guilty in the
case of John r. Mills, Wilbur E.
Mills, Jacob H. Wilson and John H.
Bennett Cor assaulting Bethuel w.
Hall, farmer of Milford Neck. The
men were fox hunters, and they ac-
cused the farmers of the neck of kill
ing their dogs while running across
the fields. Last January they met Mr..
Hall III the office of Fisher Pierce at
Milford, and beat him until he was in
sensible.
The jury made recommendation to
mercy. When the verdict was an
nounced the men, who had expected a
disagreement or an acquittal, were
greatly shocked and trembled. Before
sentence was pronounced Mr.. Ridgelv,
their counsel, said that the convicted
persons were good substantial citizens
of Milford, men with families who had
never before been accused of wrong
doing. Chief Justice Lore then SEN
fenced them to six months imprison-
ment. The costs of the prosecution
were remitted because of the recon-
mendatiOn to mercy. When going
from the courthouse, Mr. Wilson cried
aloud piteOusly and exclaimed: "Oh,
this is terrible! Why did 1 do it?"
His companions and Warden Ward
calmed him. Mr.. Wilson is a livery
man.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
LUNGS THAT ARE LAZY.
Their Owners Digest Poorly and Catch Cold
asiIY-PrOper Way OF Breathing.

Fresh air is a free gift but it is like
most of the gifts of heaven in that we
must do our share of work to benefit
by it. No one would expect to have Il
good fire just because pair of bellows
hung on q nail by the chimney, but this
is exactly what many people expect Of
their lungs, which are really only the
bellows given us by which to keep the
fire of life burning bright and clear
within us.
1t is not too much to assert that lungs
properly used in a comparatively close
room will do more good than lazy lungs
in an open field. This trick of lazy
lungs is habit, like any other, and
may be overcome by persistent effort.
Many persons, for example, are afIlict-
ed with nervous habit of holding the
breath uncOnsci0uSly. These are the
people who. in spite of plenty of time
spent out of doors, yet catch cold easl-
ly, digest poorly and are always more
or less under the weather" physically.
Many other persOns-and they consti-
tute the great majority of mankind
breathe only with the upper part of the
lungs and although they may breathe
regularly do not draw in sufficient air
at breath to fill all the h.ng cells
When once the pernicious habit of
poor, shallow breathing has been bro
ken up, the health undergoes such mark
ed improvement, there is such brighten
ing Of the spirits and Improvement Of
the looks, that the luxury of deep
breathing is not likely to be readily
fOregOne.
\ good way to start the new habit is
to take deliberately a few minutes at
stated intervals and devote them to
proper breathing. If this is done sys-
tematically, the refOrmer will find him
self unconsciOusly breathing more and
more, until very soon he is obeying ma
ture and really breathing to live.
Besides the gain to the general health
which comes from the habit of deep
breathing there is created a reserve
strength and preparedness which is
often of great service in warding off
acute pulmonary diseases-Youth's
Companion.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
HE SIGNED HIS NAME.
story of Frank HattOn When He Be
came Postmaster General.

story or Frank HattOn When He Be-
came Postmaster General.
Frank Hatton was a great stickler
for details" said a former representa-
tive Of congress who had been in
Washington when Mr.. Hatton was
postmaster general the other day, "and
when he entered the cabinet in the lat
ter part of Arthur's administration he
carried this habit with him. He let it
be known among the heads of bureaus
and divisions that he proposed to ia
mlliariZe himself with the business Of
the department until he had grasped
all the details of the work over which
he presided.
THE second day at his desk the ven
cradle cOlored messenger who attended
him brought the usual large bundle of
letters to be signed. 1t was a pile of
typewriter epistles, inches thick. The
messenger placed them before Mr.. Hat
ton and. with a blOtting pad in hand.
stood waiting for the signature, as he
had done for Mr.. HattOn's predecessors
since Hayes time. The first letter was
a long one on topic with which the
new postmaster general was not famil-
lar and so formal. legal and involved
that one reading did not make its
meaning clear. Mr.. HattOn hesitated.
wrinkled his forehead and mused to
himself:
What's this all about anyway? It's
all news to me. don't know whether
| approve Of the things it says or not.
| can't make head or tail out Of it.
don't know whether it's a good thing or
not
''The old messenger, standing with
blotting pad raised. leaned over and
placed his forefnger on the space at
the end Of the last page and answered:
Well, neither do |. but you sign
your name there
"Mr. Hatton signed. New YORK
Times
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
A CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE.
Charleston, s. c., Has the Only One
In the World,

Charleston, s. c., Has the Only One
In the World.
The only church in the world so far
as Is known that is also a lighthouse is
st. Philips church, Charleston, S. c.
st. Philips, which is ore of the oldest
churches in America, is known as the
Westminster abbey of South Carroll
ma, because within and about it's walls
so many distinguished men lie buried.
including John G. Calhoun. The history
OF the old church is closely interviewer
with that of South Carolina. and many
Of the most celebrated events in the
history Of the province are connected
with it.
It is one Of the sights of Charleston.
anu strangers are always taken to see
it and shown its graves and monu-
ments.
The most remarkable feature Of the
old church, however, is the fact that
its lofty steeple serves the purpose OF
a lighthouse and is used to guide the
seafarer and mariner safely into the
port of Charleston. The use of the stee-
pie as lighthouse dates back to 1894.
when the United States lighthouse de-
partment succeeded by dint Of repeated
efforts in inducing the vestry of the
old church to allow a lantern to be
placed in the upper story Of the steeple
to be used as a range light for vessels
entering the harbOr through the ietties
at its mouth.
The light used is very powerful and
Is placed at ar altitude of about l25
feet above the ground, so that it is
easily visible thirty miles at sea. Ships
making for Charleston harbor at night
always keep a sharp lookout for st.
Philips light and as soon as they sight
1t get it into line with the beacon on
Fort Sumter and then make a straight
away run for the mouth Of the ietties
and up through them into the harbor
OF Charleston.
St Philips church steeple is consider
ed one Of the handsomest architec-
turally in the world and always at
tracts the eye of strangers entering
Charleston from the sea by it's com-
manding height and artistic proper
tions.-St. Louis Republic.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
NEW SURVEY FOR MILFORD
WOODLAND BEACH TROLLEY
DELAWARE TRACTION COMPANY WILL
BEGIN WORK ALL OVER AGAIN.
Waiter Addicks, Chief OF the Engineering
Force of the Bay State Gas Company viii
Conduct Survey of the 30 Mile Route.

The promoters of the Delaware Elec-
trio Traction Company, which was re-
Gently incorporated at Dover, will
make an entirely new survey of the
line from Woodland Beach to Milford.
which is to give the people of Kent
county excellent railway facilities.
Smyrna, Dover and Milford, the lar
gest towns through which the road
will extend, will be greatly improved
by the repairs to the streets on which
the rails will be laid. Walter Addicks,
chief of the engineering force of the
Bay State Gas Company, will, it is un-
derstood, conduct the survey.
Harry A. Richardson, of Dover,
president of the Wilmington, New Cas-
tie and Delaware City Railway, has
been entertaining Clarence P. King,
of Philadelphia, a well-kuown trolley
promoter. 1t is understood that the
visit of the Philadelphia trolley man
to Dover was to discuss the proposit-
ion of continuing the upstate line
down through the state.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
NATURAL HISTORY.

There are fOrty-eight different kinds
Of house fly known and classified.
The pig is the only domestic animal
in which no case Of cancer has been
noted
The Spanish mackerel is one of the
fastest Of food fishes and cuts the wa
.a ike a yacht.
Fish swallow their food whole be-
cause they are obliged to keep contin-
ually opening and closing the mouth
for the purpose Of respiration.
siamese cats, both in appearance and
character, closely resemble pug dogs.
Even their tails have the curious curl
so fam liar in these stolid dogs.
Animals are found to be subject to
hypnotic influence. LObsters, it is said,
can be hypnOtized by standing them
on their heads five or ten minutes.
There Is no wild breed of fowl to
which the Brahma OF Cochin can be
traced. The gamecock seems to be de-
scended from the CingaIese jungle
fowl.
The flesh fly produces about 10000
young in a season. The larvae are
hatched almost instantly from the egg
and at once begin their work of de-
struction.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
OtFAULTER BOGGS STEPS
FROM JAIL A FREE MAN
ACCEPTS POSITION WITH CARTWRIGHT
METAL ROOFING CO., PHILADELPHIA.
Upon His Release He Talks TO a New York
World Reporter and Gives Advice to Bank.
ing Institutions TO Change BOOkKeepers.

upon MS Release lie Talks TO a New York
world Reporter and Gives Advice to Bank.
ing Institutions 10 Change Book Keepers.
William N. Boggs, convicted of rob-
blng the First National Bank of Dover
was released from the State Peniten-
tiary at Trenton n. j., last Friday
week, and entered upon his duties as
Dookkeeper for the Cartwright Metal
Roofing Co. in Philadelphia on the
following day at good salary. Wal
Ter l.. BOggs, brother of William n.
Boggs, is connected with the concern
IN which the latter is employed. and
1t was through him that his brother
secured the position.
Boggs had several other 7ery good
offers which he declined, preferring to
be with his brother. He is in excel
lent health and to those who knew him
Intimately, traces of his long confine-
ment are scarcely perceptible. He
was permitted to recover his mustache
and full growth of hair before leaving
the prison, and, unless to those who
knew him, he would not be singled out
as a convict.
Upon being released from Trenton
penitentiary W. N. Boggs, former tel
Ter of the First National Bank of
Dover, said to a New York World re-
porter: ''It's not hard thing to steal
from bank. What did can be done
by any boOkkeeper left in charge of
the books every day in the eek. The
banking regulations need to be changed
so as to change bookkeepers at irregu-
lar intervals, and to keep every en-
ployee out of the bank for at least for
ty-eight hours at unannounced per-
iOds. 81 am starting life anew with
out money. We will begin over again
and live right here in Philadelphia. "
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
Performed n FiIinI nntr-

Joe was such pathetic little man.
He came from a quarter of the city
where crime and misery had formed
a background for the fve weary years
Of his unnatural little life. He was late
to kindergarten one morning and was
asked to sit by the door until the morn.
ing exercises were over. Before being
restored to grace the teacher asked him
why he was so late. We'll" replied
Joe. the patrol came after my mother,
and | waited to see her off."-Chicago
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
HUNTING THE GORILLA.
an Animal West Africans Say Has
the Soul of n Man.

An Animal West Africans Say Has
the Soul of n Man.
Gorilla hunting is distinct sensation
even for the veteran hunter. This ami
NAL, which has become confused some
what with fable and fiction, is a reali-
ty and a decidedly unpleasant one to
engage. The west Africans are mortal
~ afraid of it, believing that the brute
contains the spirit of a man. They at
tribute to it all sorts of fCrocities. like
the carrying off of human being, who
Is permitted to return after being de-
prived of toe and finger nails.
skilled hunters have never observed
any of these dOings, but they testify to
the brute's strength and ferOcity." SAYS
Allen Sangree in Ainslee's. According
to French sportsman, a full grown
gorilla can bite through a tree six inch
es thick in order to secure the san and
twist gun barrel with the swollen
punches of muscle that serve for arms
His roar is terrifying and can be heard
for distance of three miles.
1 shall never forget how the first
one impressed me- says the French
man, for I had bad attack Of shakes
The woods had been filed some time
with barking roar, but | saw nothing
until my guide clucked softly and
pointed to a tree alongside which stood
an immense male gorilla. There he re-
mained but twelve yards away boldly
facing US with his huge chest, muscu-
lar arms, fercely glaring deep gray
eyes and a hellish expression, until |
moved.
At that he dropped to all fOurs and
came six yards nearer. sitting up to
beat his breasts with his huge fists-a
defiance-sO that it sounded like an i'm
mense drum. His roar was most singu-
lar. beginning with a kind of bark and
deepening into a bass roll that literally
resembled thunder. The short hair on
his forehead was twitching, his power
tul fangs showed unpleasantly, and,
Keeling he was about to attack and in
cidentally being scared green. 1 shot
him through the heart. With a groan
something human and yet british. he
fell on his face and died quickly, like
man. He measured feet 0 inches in
length, his chest was 60 inches. and his
arms spread feet. | was glad to have
the specimen, but somehow after that
never cared to kill gorilla unless he
actually menaced me-"
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
A Contrast,

Papa, who is that gentleman over
there on the pOrch?"
Don't you remember him, my child? ?
He is the gentleman we met in the
restaurant today who chatted so pleas
antly with us while he waited about
twenty-five minutes for his lunch"
He doesn't seem very pleasant now.
papa"
oh. 10. He's at home now. See
him tearing the newspaper into shreds
and trying to throw his hat through
the door. lie is very angry because
it has taken his wife little over -four
minutes to get his supper ready."-In-
dianapols sun.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
A Hindoo snner.titinn

When visits are exchanged by the
friends of the Hindoo bride and groom
10 complete arrangements for the we'd
ding. great attention is paid to omcn>.
which are considered especially potent
then. For instance, if the groom =
messengers should meet a cat. "a
fox or Il serpent they turn back ANA
seek a more propitoJs time for the
GRAND. After the brides father has
received the offer he must DELAY re-
plying until one Of the ubiquitous liz
ards in his house has chirped.-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
Whooping Cough.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to prevent
any dangerous consequences from it.
She says: Our three children took
whooping cough last summer, our
baby boy being only three months old.
and owing to our giving them Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, they lost
none of their plumpness and came ont
in much better health than other
children whose parents did not use
this remedy. Our oldest little girl
would call Justify for cough syrup be-
tween whoops. Jessie Pinkley Hall.
ale by Clifton & Raymon smtrra.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
NOTHING WAS LOST.
An Omission In n Wedding Ceremony
That Didn't Count.

An omission In Wedding Ceremony
That Didn't Count.
a distinguished officer of the United
States navy once told this story on him
self:
At the time of his marriage he had
been through the civil war and had had
many narrowing experiences aboard
ship. through all of which he kept cour-
age and remained as calm as a brave
man should. AS the time for the cere-
mony came on, however, his calmness
gradually gave way At the altar. amid
the blaze of brass buttons and gold
lace marking the full naval wedding.
the officer was all but sIampeded and
what went on there seemed very much
mixed to him. Fearing the excitement
OF the moment would temporarily take
him off his feet, the officer had learned
the marriage ceremony letter perfect,
as he thought, and he remembered re-
peating the words after the minister i'm
a mechanical sort of way.
After the ceremony was over and ali
was serene again, including the Off
GERS state of mind. the kindly clergy
man came up to him and touched him
on the shoulder.
Look here. old man." he said you
sdidn't endOw your wife with anv
worldly goods"
Whats that?" asked the bridegroom.
with something of astonishment in his
voice
why, repeated the sentence With
all my worldly goods thee endow' sew
eral times and despite my efforts you
would not say it after me-"
The bridegroom seemed perturbed for
a moment, and then a beaming light
came into his face.
Never minl sir" he said. "she
didn't lose q blessed thing by my fail
ure. ure."-Washington Star
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
Queer Frenlr OF FInmer..

why is it," complained the man
with a crouch to a restaurant keeper
yesterday, that you fellers hardly ever
have any flowers in your old jOints?"
The hash founder looked up. "Flov~
ers won't live in restaurants" he said.
''The smoke and odor of the cooking
seems to smother them. and they never
thrive. I've tried it dozens Of times.
and always with the same result. Put
flowers in a saloon. though, and they
grow and bloom in splendid shape. The
tobacco smoke, | suppose. serves as a
fumigator, and the fumes of the liquor
apparently stimulate them If you want
to make a success of flowers, put them
in a grogshop. To stunt or kill them. a
restaurant is the best ever."-Duluth
News-Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
Lucky For Both.

when her grandfather came to this
town, he was barefooted and had only
so cents in his pocket"
What a lucky thing it was for her
that he didn't know she would some
day be ashamed of the manner Of his
arrival. If he could have known how
it was going to humiliate her, he might
not have me."-Chicago Herald.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07

Convincing proof of the efficacy of Ely's
Cream Balm, the greatest of catarrh rene
dies, Is certainly cheap. A generous trial
size costs but TO cts. Full size 60 cts. Sold
by druggists everywhere or mailed bv Elv
bros, So Warren Street. New York.
1876 Mill Street, Lexington, Ky.
Messrs Ely Bros:-After giving yoar
Cream Balm triil can truly say / feel
very much benefited by its use and shall
continue to use It by purchasing from our
druggists here. Mrs. W. B. Daniel
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07

He who refuses to play second fiddle
has no chance 60 become leader of au
orchestra.-Iew York Herald.
1t is said that no musical work has
aided so materially the cause cf chart
ty as Handers Oratorio of The Mes
Siah. Ladies' Home Journal.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07

Our days are conlparatfvaiv fa,y ona
we live through each dav oni, nraa aae
Therefore it behooyes rs n mai,o emes. na''h
day worth WHILE Ladies, Homo ron.' .',ua
nal. 'oul-
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
Pearls.

pearls" remarked the wise guy,
are emalCmat.c Il tears"
Il eCcSs hats right" agreed the
simple mag My wife cries because
| can't afford to buy her any.-Phila-
Galphia Record.
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07

~ rs over 90 per cent investment without An
sell GREAT DEAL higher '"s '"'' "eiuly oeieVe tnf
Smyrna times., 1902-05-07

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

When in Council Bluffs the other
day the writer, having business at the
Nonpareil Office, called there and was
surprised to find such great improve
ment over q few years ago when they
were in their old quarters. They have
a new, airy, we'll lighted and roomy
building. 1t is modern and up to
date printing house and its business is
systematically handled. In the editor
isl chair in place Of the lamented Til
ton is F. w. Beckman, an able young
man. J. Il. Lowry has charge of the
state news and is thorough newspaper
man. The Nonpariel has good bust.
ness in Audubon county and deserves
it all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
A Most Liberal Offer.

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offer we this year make, which include
with this paper The Iowa Homestead,
its special Farmers Institute Editions.
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eral news. our own paper. and make the
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Never before was 30 much superior read
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able attention upon mere mention. The
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OF good farming ever published. Take
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

will not hesitate to resort thereto. 1t
may as well be understood. however,
that the republican party will neither
abandon it's cardinal doctrine OF protec-
ton nor to the oppression OF the people
by trusts. Its cry is not for commercial
freedom at the expense OF prosperity,
but commercial freedom and prosperity.
Hardly was the republican party safely
returned to power when the demand for
the freedom Of Cuba became almost un-
iversal and to that end war was under
taken with Spain, with little fore knowl-
edge Of the great problems that we're to
arise out OF that war to vex US long after
the purpose of the war was accomplish
ed. With doubts in the minds of many
as TO the wisdom OF the pledges made
we sacredly kept the faith with the
Cuban people, and on the 10Th day Of
last May the flag OF free Cuba was every
where raised in the island. and the Gu
ban republic took its place among the
nations OF the earth. As she has been
the recipient of our boundless bounty
in our treasure and in our blood, SO she
will always have our cordial good will,
and we trust that she will demonstrate
to the world the capicity Of her race to
long maintain a genuine republic, based
upon the will Of the people, governed
and controlled by law.
would not close without reference
to one othe matter. After an agitation
of more than half q century, in re-
Spouse to the unanimous wish OF the
people, the present congress, unner the
leadership Of the chairman Of the com.
mittee on interstate and foreign
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

Summer complaint is unusually pre-
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family was cured last week by the
timely use of Chamberlain's collie,
cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy-one
OF the best patent medicines manufac-
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not intended as a free puff for the
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us, but to benefit little sufferers who
may not be within easy access OF a
physician. No family should be with
out a bottle of this medicine in the
house, especially in summer time.
Lansing, Iowa, Joarnal. For sale by
A. II. Roberts, druggist.