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King Will Feed the Poor
on Coronation Day.

committees and subcommittee will, of
course, be necessary.
1t seems almost superf1uous to add to
the cables which must have been received
In America anent the demise of Cecil
Rhodes Singularly enough his death
came in the nature of shock 1t was
not expected. l wrote you that the stock
brokers had discounted it's effect but
this Is a small part OF London and less
of England. Rhodes was a burgois king
Since Barney Barnatto passed away
Rhodes held the center of the South At
rican stage-I refer to that part of 1t
which is peopled by the millionaires. Bar
ney was the eccentric comedian to Rhodes
leading man." Their multi-millions, ex-
ploits and adventures were dazzling and
fascinating; but the real secret of their
popularity lay in the fact that they came
from the ordinary people. They showed
the path from penury and obscurity to
riches and prominence.
1t Is said on good authority that the
King hoped on Coronation day to be at
peace with all the world. He had hoped
that Kitchener would subdue the stub
born Boer and rivet and underclinch the
rebellious provinces to the throne of his
ancestors Then with but one thorn-Ire-
| land-the Empif would be at peace and
he would raise Rhodes to the peerage and
| advance Lord Kitchener. I have no doubt
| the great work done by Rhodes would
so appeal to the masses that they would
hail with pleasure the raising of Rhodes
to the peerage, but, on the other hand
another class that complacently sees hon.
ors awarded to the nobility would cry
cut against it.
His will was an extraordinary docu-
ment. and comes as a great boon to OK
1 Of Ritf ba
ident determination of Rhodes not to
greatly advance his brothers and sisters
in the social scale by his wealth, has Gre
ated great surprise. Some say it was be-
cause he was a democrat and did not
believe in the prominence that comes
through wealth. while others believe he
regrets that there exists any others in
the world who bear his name. Like ali
great men Cecil Rhodes was an intense
| egotist.
When / was in New York last I OBJ
served a van removing crippled horse
| 1t was an ambulance constructed for the
purpose by some animal or humane soci-
| ETY.. During the past week they have been
introduced In London. No doubt the idea
came from America. But we 49,.
force here an idea that believe is not in
force in your country. If not IL 81
copied. Our free schools may not rank
with those in New York, hut thcr ERA.
coed. 1t was found crippled ch'dro,i
could not attend them as they could not
reach them without suffering. AZ s>>L.-.
unfair that these little unfortunatcs
should lose their education by reason of
their infirmties, so the school authorities
instituted free omnibus system to call
for such children and to return them.
The success has been very great.
It is believed the King intends to be
very liberal in bestowing nonors. He in
teEds to foster the commercial and ar
tistic spin 1t OF the times by handing out
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We are sole selling agents for this
Celebrated Corset.
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The Memo Corsets
From the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
~ OPS BROTHERS,, manufacturers
of Memo corsets, at Nos. IS and
- 81 West Third street, point with
pride to the fact that throughout their
interest In the manufacturing of corsets
they have faithfully needed the dictates
Of fashion, and for every changing style
Of dress have been able to promptly fur
nish corsets in accord with its latest de-
crees. Many and varied changes have
occurred, but none more radical and
none more widespread in adoption than
their latest departure-the Memo straight
corset. 1t is shaped to conform with the
prevailing fashion, and its original feat
ures makes 1t actually figure builder,
1t is not merely an old time corset, with
a straight stin steel down the front. In
stead, 1t Is an entirely new model. built
on hygienic and artistic lines. 1t gives a
distinguished military carriage, and a
buoyant, high bred walk; 1t gives even
to the plainest clothes the idea of smart
dressing. Not only are Hops Brothers
Memo corsets sold on the European con-
tinent under their letters patent and
trade marks, but they are actually man.
ufactured there and distributed through
out Europe, England and the British
colonies. Their self-reducing corset Is es-
pecially for stout women. 1t not only
reduces the f1esh., but gives the straight
front and assures a perfect fitting gown.
The hip spring supplies the need of slen-
der women. gives slight or full hips and
has the dip effect. Their New-Ray shape
cleverly combines strength and comfort:
it's for Outdoor sports or evening wear.
and gives the plainest gown a smart air
The, Memo triple strip is one of their
most exclusive features in the manu-
facture of corsets; 1t is reinforced by a
triple strip. which insures durability The
variety of novel features which their
icorsets show make their line an unusual
ly strong one. The guarantee that goes
with every Memo corset answers the rea-
son why. .5s'Ss.
We are sole selling agents for this
Celebrated Corset.
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Scver y,s.rs ara tho Ssato OF Illinois granted
TO toe Pm, Sis.1S ms .ltntc OF Chicago cnaIteI.
There Wa need of something ABOVE tne oTdl-
nary method q treatment for chronic diseases,
something i.isTe tian any one specianst OF any
number uf specialists acting Independently
could dc, TO the State Itself, under the powers
granted 1t by is general laws, gave the power 70
the Physicians Institute to furnish to the SICK
such help as would d. Ike them well and strong.
Ever since iIs ESTABLISHMENT this Institute has
endpayo,ri in everg possible way to carry OUT
the originsl PURPOSES of It's establishment under
the bencncient Laws Of the State.
Three years 90 she Physicians lnstisutet
realizing the Tlli.e of electricity In the treatmens
OF certain phr 81 OF disease. created under the
superintendent Of its staff of specialists an
electric belt VI tins holt has been proved to be
of great value 5 a native agent. From time
to time II has IGen i'm proved until 1t reached
TINT stage Of perfe ION which warranted ifs
THIS belt is the most ffec-veof all agents In the
cure OF rheumatism l. mbago. lame back, nerv-
Gus ex hauition wea sei ed o lost vital functions,
yaricocele. kidley.i, sc -ders and, many other
complaints.
This "Supremc Electric Belt'' Is made In one
grade only-i(0 guage-the se Is no better electric
belt made and DO hotter .Dels eau be made.
Whenever In the opinion of our staff OF special
lists the wonderful curative and revitaizlng
forces OF electricity VIII curn you we send you,
free of all cost, ono of these Supreme Electric
Belts 1t Is not sent on trial IL Is yours to Keep
forever without the payment of one cent. This
generous offer may BIO withdr. wn at any time, so
Won Should write to-day for this FREQ "Supreme
Electric Belt !" to the Physicians Institute
atig7g Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ills
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Send Your Application At Once To
The Physicians Institute.

They VIII Send You Absolutely Free One
Of Their 100 0uage Supreme Electric Beltas
the belt Which Has Made 50 Many Wonder
fui Cures-You Needn't Send Even Postage
Stamp, just Your Name ana Address
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Wilder and More Wilder.

From the New York Times.
When Marshall P. Wilder the Ameri-
can humorist, was on his last visit to
London he stood in one of the lobbies of
the parliament buildings talking to an
Irish earl. While so engaged an Irish
member rushed out in great rage about
something going on at the time. Wilder
turned to the earl and asked: What is
the difference between that member OF
parliament and me?'
II give it up said the earl.
Isn't it because he is q wild NJ. p, and
am NJ. p. Wilder?'
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hides in the system There IS an antldote Tor
this awful poison; reliable, certain and perma-
nent cure for Contagious Blood Poison = and
that remedy is S. S. S.-the greatest of all
blood purifiers, and an experience of fifty years
has proven it to be true specific for this vllest
of all human diseases, which not only threatens
the life of the one contracting it, but is trans
mitted to posterity with more certainty than
Cancer or Consumption.
Why continue the Mercury and Potash
treatment, when by SO doing you only complicate
The disease, burden the blood with another
poison, in time producing Mercurial Rheuma-
ism, Sores, and long train of evil consequences.
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Ladies Department.
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Contagious
Poison
DOES POTASH AND
MERCURY CURE IT?

Experience says not, and thousands whose health
has been ruined by the of these poisonous minerals
stand ready testify that while Mercury and Potash
may mask the it from the outside for
comes hack with renewed xiruleuce
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
SCIENCE SETTINGS.

The suns flames spring at times to
distance of 100000 miles from its sur
face.
In dry air sound travels 1.442 feet
per second, in water 1900 feet and in
iron 1880 feet.
The amplitude of vibration of the
diaphragm of the telephone receiver in
reproducing speech is about the one
twenty-millionth of an inch.
Fresh air contains about three parts
Of carbOnic acid in 10000, respired air
about AL parts, and about five parts
will cause the air of a room to become
"clOse"
Holophane glass is a pressed glass
resembling cut glass, having vertical
prisms on the inside for diffusing the
light and horizontal prisms on the out
side for directing the light.
The following are found to be the
densities of the planets, water being l.:
Mercury, 3; Venus, 5.14; earth, $50;
moon, 3.34; Mars, A; Jupiter, 1.35; Sa
turn, 0.6S; Uranus, 1.69; Neptune, 2.29.
The star Arcturus, the hottest of ce-
lestial bodies, gives us as much heat
as a standard candle six miles away.
This fact was ascertained by the ra-
diOmeter, an instrument which will
show the amount of heat given off
from a mans face at 1000 feet dis
tance.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
FOR NERVOUS FOLKS.
Systematic Rest, Massage and Prop
er Diet Will Work wonders.


Schulz. writing on mental diseases,
asks, ''Is our civilization to blame for
this neurotic condition." and the an
swer is In the affirmative. How can
nutrition prosper in the body where
malnutriti0n holds full sway? And
how can people be happy and healthy
when worry dominates their lives?
For in this human being the lower Off
GERS of the nervous hierarchy draw
their very breath at the bidding of the
higher powers, and the relation is ver-
lily reciprocal, for to keep the brain
healthy the unconscious nervous func-
tions must be kept in good shape, prop
er activities alternating with wisely
arranged periods of repOse.
Just as soon as one notices the ap-
proach of nervous irritability systemat-
ic nerve rest will shorten an attack,
and by rest l mean to have the patient
go to bed and have massage. The
amount of exercise undergone in a
good scientific massage is equal to
walk of two or three miles a day, and
it goes without saying that such pas
SlNe eAeEClSe SuOulu increase the appe-
tite, and the food ingested and enjoyed
will be digested and assimilated. l use
the word ''enjoy" deliberately, because
there are some nervous invalids who
cannot enjoy their food unless in sol-
tude. In addition to the massage 1
would recommend salt rubs, which are
very easy to give. Have a saturated
solution of common table salt Rub
the body brislly, especially from the
spine outward toward the sides of the
body and as soon as the skin is we'll
reddened wash off with moderately
cool water, and the chances are all in
favor of restful condition. In case per-
sons suffer from cold feet at night l
would advise the bathing of the feet in
cold water before going to bed and
having a hot water bag always at
hand.
Lettuce, celery, spinach, onions, are
all vegetables especially valuable to a
person of nervous temperament, and
milk hot or cold is invaluable.-Pil-
grim.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
He wns ON the SCUM,

mon ami" said the Marquis de
Croisic the other day, "the hotel keep
er's life is an unhappy one. If he does
not look to the least little detail, the
whole thing goes-what do you call it?
All, yes, on the blink.
Here is example OF what l say.
When / had the Logerot, there was
once a dinner there at which Chauncey
Depew was a guest. told the chef to
put in the menu some dish in honor Of
him, and I forgot to look at the menu
before it went to the printer.
What do you think that imbecile of
a chef had done? There
And the marquis produced an old
menu card on which among the
"soupes" appeared the following:
'Puree de marrons la Depew."
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23

UNLESS it is true that change Is as
scod as a rest, it would seem as if
President Roosevelt is to receive but
little benefit from his summer of re-
cuperation. He is said to be working
more than the regulation 'union"
hours each day, and has on his mind
a number of questions of unusual
National Importance.
The prudent woodsman makes
headway by stopping to sharpen up
his axe now and then. The President
may serve his country as we'll by tax
ing the proper amount of rest as he
can by doing the right amount of
work. There is the happy medium
between the two extremes, and the
Presidents good sense will find it, no
doubt.
President Roosevelt's New England
tour will occur the latter part of next
month, and will last 10 days. After
swinging about his smaller circle, he
will then try one of much greater cir
cumference in the West. He doesn't
appear to believe in being stingy
about giving free exhibitions of the
Administration S main attraction.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
AMENDMENT
To the Constitution.

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2l7
Strike out all of the bill after the word "state"
in the third line of Section l of the bill and in
sert in lieu thereof the following:
First. That all of Section of Article of the
Constitution OF this State after the word CorpOr.
alton, where 1t occurs the second time in Section
3, be stricken out"
Section 2. That Section 6 Of said Article be
stricken out and in lieu thereof substitute and
adopt the following, viz:
Section g. Shares Of the capital stock of cor.
pOrations created under the laws of this state
this State shall not be subject to taxation by any
law now existing or hereafter to be made
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO AR.
TICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE CONCERNING
CORPORATIONS.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House Of Represen-
taiUes Of he State Of DelalOdrc IN General Assea
biy met sUO-tirds Of t1e members elected 70 each
House agreein0)
Section J. That the following amendments be
and the same are hereby proposed to Article of
the Constitution Of the State:
First That all Of Section Of Article 9 Of the
Constitution Of this State be stricken ont and IN
lieu thereof substitute and adopt the following
viz;
section g. Shares Of the capital stock Of cor
poraEions created under the laws of this State
when owned by persons not residing herein
shall not be subject to taxation by any law now
existina OF hereinafter enacted
Second. That all Of Section Of Article 0 Of
the Constitution of this State be stricken out
Approved March O. A. d. 1901.
l. Caleb R. Layton, Secretary Of state Of the
State Of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy
OF House Bill No. 2l7 with Amendments thereto
entitled An Act proposing amendments to Arti-
Gle OF the Constitution Of the State Of Della
ware concerning Corporations" as the same ap-
pears on the enrolled bill filed in the Office OF
the secretary OF State, and approved by the Gov
ernor March 8, A. d. 1901; and published in ac-
cofdance with the requirement of the Constitu-
ton Of this State
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have here.
unto set my hand and official seal
lsEALl a. Dover. this fifteenth day Of July,
In the year Of our Lord one thous-
and nine hundred anditw0.
CALEB R.8,AYTON.
cectQhry Of State.
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HORSEHAIR SNAKES.
Peculiar Habits of These ThreadIike
Little Serpents.

Little Serpents.
The "hOrsehair snakes" are small,
flesh colOred mites which live princi-
pally in stagnant water. After going
through various transformations they
come to the surface of the water in the
shape of very slender. purplish looking
threads. When they reach this last
stage, they leave the water and work
their way up the stalks and leaves Of
aquatic plants. When opportunity af-
fOrds, they attach themselves to the
feet, legs, wings and other parts of
larger insects. often, as one authority
states, creeping under the wing case
of beetles. In the case of the. cricket.
katydid, grasshOpper and other insects
Of that ilk, whose legs are hollow, the
tiny hOrsehair takes the advantage and
creeps up the hollows into the very
vitals.
This accounts for the fat and clumsy
condition of some individuals of the
above named species, single specimens
of the cricket having been caught with
over two dozen of these threadlike
snakes" attached to and inside of
their bodies. After heavy rains, which
frequently drown crickets and katydids
which are weighted down by these
parasites, the ''hOrsehair snake"
emerges from the carcass of the insect
full fedged miniature serpent. In this
mature state he is the delight of the
curiosity seeker and a mine of study to
those who delight to delve in natures
bypaths. Those which have been for
tunate enough not to have been carried
very far from water by the insects
which they encountered during life
make their way back to the ponds to
lay their eggs. They then wrap them
selves around the eggs, which soon
hatch into the little flesh cOlored mites
mentioned in the opening. About this
time the parent "snake" dies to make
room for its progeny.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23

GONE of the most remarkable de-
clarations of political independence
in the history of this country says
the Wilmington San is recorded
in the organization of the Union Re-
publican party of this State "Rob-
bed of its name and emblem by auth
Ority of a Republican national con-
vention, denied its rights under the
laws of the State by Democratic office
holders, it refused, as the majority
Republican party, to surrender allie
glance to the principle of majority
control as the basis of political author
ity, and has successfully maintained
that principle against every possible
political combination that could be
made against it. As a result Della
ware has State government represent
ing the votes of majority of It's citi-
zens: it has a government composed of
honest, capable executives; it has
elected four State Assemblies having a
majority of Republican members. "
Having maintained right princi-
Piles and achieved right principles and
achieved right results, the Union Re-
publican party is appealing to the voters
upon its record, willing to submit to a
majority decision in the making and
electing of a Republican ticket. It's
past assures its future. The Republi-
cans will sustain it.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23

Count Matsukata, the Foreign Min
lister OF Finance Of japan, who recently
returned from a months visit to the
United States, said to the correspond
of the Associated Press:
while I was deeply impressed with
the tremendous energy Of the Ameri-
cans and their wonderful commercial
development, fear that the too rapid
progress Of the United States is likely
to experience a serious setback in the
near future.
"fhe commercial energy of the
Americana" continued, ''incompar-
able surpasses anything in Europe.
Thus is undoubtedly one Of the prin.
cipa! causes Of the economic progress
Of the United States
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Haryland.

and 1aryland.
Prof. John H. Wiley of Seaford has
been elected principal of the Harring-
ton public schools for the coming
year.
Centreville met their first defeat at
Sudlersville Wednesday and Col.
John E. George, the Ned Hanlon of
the Shore, is happy. Chestertown
has organized a team to meet the
Centreville visitors as follows Burris
and Marine. Deakyne, Stidham, Char
les, Massey, Eliason, Crew and Jef
ferson. With this team we can beat
anything on the ShOrel Play ball.
Kent NeU.
Rev. F. H. Moore of the Presby-
terian Church, at Middletown sur
prised his many friends very much
Tuesday evening when he announced
his intentions to start the next morn.
ing on his vacation to Alaska, going as
far north as Sitka. and taking in all
points of interest among them, the
Yos emite Valley. He was not aware
of the arrangements for him to be one
of the Raymond excurslonists until
late Tuesday afternoon, and he hasten
ed to bid his many friends goodbye
lightning played peculiar pranks in
the home of William Wright, who
tenants the J. P. Cazier farm, Glasgow.
It was while an electrical storm was at
its height that a ball of fire descended
from black cloud, and entering the
Wright home stunned Mrs. Wright,
knocked one baby from a high chair
and another one from a couch. Then
ascending an open stairway, the ball
of fire found lodgment under the paper
tearing it from the wall as we'll as that
on the wall of the room at the head of
stairs. Strange to say, the fire did not
burn the house.
fredericksburg, Md, twelve miles
west of Seaford was visited by a dis
astrous fire Tuesday afternoon. As
result seventeen houses are now in
ashes. The flames started in a barn
back of the residence of John Carroll
brother of Supt. J. E. Carroll of the
Kent County Delaware Public Schools
and spread to Carrol's home, which
was located in the heart of the town.
In few minutes three other dwellings
were on fire, and the citizens, fearing
that the whole town was doomed, tele-
graphed to Seaford and Cambridge for
help. Both fire companies responded
quickly and a special train carried
them to the scene. The flames leaped
across the street and destroyed several
buildings before they were checked:
Two houses located in the suburbs
caught fire from flying sparks and were
destroyed. Eight horses belonging to
Harry Carroll were saved from burn
ing barn after much difficulty. About
one hundred people are rendered
homeless and the streets are lined with
broken furniture, groceries, provi-
sions, etc. A severe thunder and
rain storm prevailed after the fire was
gotten under control, and ruined lots
of valuable articles that were saved
from the flames.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
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