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WORTH $500, 900,

The President of certain big Oil Com
pany is said to be worth $500, 900, 900. A
tidy bit of money and no mistake. And
yet he isn't happy. In an address to Bible
class he spoke of trials and troubles of the
rich and the loads they have to carry. A
young lady whispered to friend that he
might wear Benson's Porous Plaster on his
back or, betters still, divide the money among
the members of the class. 1 don't know
why her idea about the plaster makes me
want to laugh, but it does. All the same
1 have seen plenty of people laugh after
putting Benson's Plasters on their backs
or chests, or on any other spot where there
was weight, heaviness, weakness or pain.
1t may be the sharp stal.s of neuralgia, the
aches and wrenches of rheumatism it may
be colds in muscles or bones; it may be
those kidney or lumbago thrusts that make
you yell as at dog bite; or it may be
strain or cramp, anything that wants quiet
ing and comforting. Don't bother with
salves, hniments, lotions, ETC., or with any
of the stupid and useless old style plasters.
Clap on a Benson's. 1t relieves at once
and cures quickly. 1t stops the pain and
makes you laugh for the very ease and good
feeling of it. But watch out against i'm
itations and substitutes. All druggists, or
we will prepay postage on any number
ordered in the United States on receipt of
25c. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Cruelty to LObsters.

1t is singular how the cruel practice
of boiling Holsters alive continues. Our
forefathers = and indeed our parents
let calves bleed slowly to death, on
the theory that in no other way could
white meat be secured, and later on
calves were bled one day and killed the
next. Now, every one knows that a
calf can be killed in humane manner
and the veal made just as good, and,
generally speaking. animals killed for
food have been put out of the way in
a much more humane manner than for
merly. But Holsters are still tortured
out of existence, the only difference be-
ing that, while formerly they were ex-
clusively boiled to death, now some are
boiled and some are broiled. Which
process causes the most agony no one
can say.-EXchange.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Swallowing Salt Water.

One of the most beneficial features Of
a sea bath is the salt water inadver-
tently swallowed by bathers. 1t is a
wonderful tonic for the liver, stomach
aid kidneys. In many cases it will
cure biliousness when all drug prepara-
tions have failed. 1t is peculiarly ef-
fective in ordinary cases of indigestion,
disordered stomach and insomnia and
has been known to produce excellent
results in many cases Of dyspepsia.
Clean sea water is full of tonic and
sedative properties. 1t won't hurt any
body. Indeed two or three big swal-
lows of it would be of positive benefit
to nine bathers out of ten. 1t is not,
Of course, a palatable or tempting dose
to take, but neither is quinine or Gallo
mel. You seldom if ever see an old
sailor who is bilious or dyspeptic Or q
victim to insomnia, and why? For the
reason that an ocean of good medicine
spreads all about his sky and he doses
himself cOpiously with it whenever his
physical mechanism becomes the least
Bit deranged.-Washing Star
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Street Car Straps.

1t is not entirely prudent to put your
hands in the straps furnished in the
street cars for overflow passengers.
Turn one of these straps in any cal
not fresh from the shops inside out.
and the reason will be plain. Handled
as they are by all sorts and conditions
Of men, they are really carriers of dis
case. The abraded skin of your finger
may touch an infected spot, and dan
gerous bacteria may adhere to it. which
at the next movement of the hand may
be transferred to the delicate tissues
of the mouth or eyes.-EXchange
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
4 Story of NInrI, TNnsn.

81 met Mark Twain on a river steam
er when he was a very young man."
said an aged westerner at that time
he was rather a gaunt young fellow,
with sleepy southern manners and IL
drawl peculiar to the river town in
Missouri. Something in my appear
ance attracted his attention, for he
stared intently at me whenever we
met. 1t so happened that wore en-
one foot an Indian moccasin. having
been injured shortly before.
FINALLY l demanded, with some irri-
tatiOn, whether he had ever seen -:v
before. He looked me over and drawl-
ed:
"'Well your - face is familiar
Then he dropped his eyes to the dec,i
with a troubled frOwn. 'But--I-can't
--recall-yOur-feet.'"
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
THE HOME GOLD CURE.
An lngeninus Treatment by Which Drunk
ards are Being Cured Daily in Spite
of Treatment.

1t is now generally known and un-
derstood that Drunkenness is disease
and not weakness. A body filed with
poison, and nerves completely shat
tered by periodical or constant use of
Intoxicating liquors, requires an anti
dote capable of neutralizing and eradi
eating this poison, and destroying the
craving for intoxicants. Sufferers
may now cure themselves at home
without publicity or loss of time from
business by this wonderful 'Home
Gold Cure" which has been perfected
after many years of close study and
treatment of inebriates. The faithful
use according to directions of this won
derful discovery is positively guaran-
teed to cure the most obstinate case, no
matter how hard drinker. Our rec
cords show the marvellous transforma-
ton of thou sands of DRINKERS into
sober industrious and upright men.
Wives cure your husbandsl Children
cure your fathersl This remedy is in no
sense a uostrum but it is specific for
this disease only, and is so skillfully
devised and prepared that it is thor
oughly soluable and pleasant to the
taste, so that it can be given in a cup
of tea or coffee without the knowledge
of the person taking it. Thousands of
Drunkards have cured themselves with
this priceless remedy, and as many
more have been cured and made tenn
perate men by having the "Cure" ad
ministered by loving friends and rela-
tives without their knowledge in cof-
fee or tea, and believe to-day that they
discontinued drinking of their own
free will. Do not wait. Do not be
deluded by apparent and misleading
Improvement" Drive out the dis
ease at once and for all the time. The
"Home Gold Cure" is sold at the ex-
tremely low price of One Dollar, thus
placing within reach of everybody a
treatment more effectual than others
costing 1926 to $50. Full directions ac-
company each package. Special adj
wise by skilled physicians when re-
quested without extra charge. Sent
prepaid to any part of the world on re-
ceipt of One Dollar. Address Dept
E 971 EDWIN b. GILES a COM
PANY, 1880 and 1882 Market street,
Philadelphia.
= All correspondence strictly conf
dential
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
A STORY OF LINCOLN.
Rhe Letter That Was Stolen and the
Rascal Who Stole 1t.

KaScoI who stole 1t.
Eenajat G.. Jayne during most of the
civil war was the personal assistant Of
Edwin NJ. Stanton, the famous war
secretary. One day Lincoln sent for
Jayne to come to the White House
'N1y boy" said he, there is a letter
would like to have you look at"
Jayne picked up the letter and found
it was from General Dix. 1t conveyed
the information that several Federal
prisoners had escaped from Libby pris-
on with the aid of Abbie Green, a w0-
man famous during the war. The let
ter also said that, as the fact of Alb
bie's assistance was well known, she
had been obliged to flee from Rich
mond and even then was on her way
to Washington on the flag of truce
boat.
"Now, my boy" said the president,
Il don't know what l should say to
any rascal who would steal that letter
and have a bill passed through con
gress to grant $4,000 to the relief of
Abbie Green" Mr.. Jayne 'stole the
letter." and the next day both branches
Of congress passed the bill to grant
$4,000 to Abbie Green. The following
morning Honest Abe sent for Jayne
again.
81 told you l didn't know what
should say" he said, with a twinkle il
his eye, ito the rascal who would stea
that letter and have congress act on it
Now. I've made up my mind what Il
say. You go down to No. - -
street, get Abbie Green, take her dOwl
to Chase at the treasury, and don't yet
let her go until she gets that money
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar.
"e Stops to leave passengers from New York
Division.
"f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal.
"i" stops 10 leave passengers from Middletown
and points south.
81" Stops TO take on passengers for Cape Charles
and beyond
''p' Stops to leave passengers from points south
of Delma r. or take passengers for Wilmington
and points north.
@On Saturdays arrives at 9.25 p. m.
tArrives daily except Saturday and Sunday.
New CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmington S.l3 a. M, 3.03, 4.02 and 6.5S p. m
weekdays. Leave New Castle S.3l, 9.53. 1859
a M, a p m weekdays.
Express trains leaving Harrington $40 a. M,
and arriving at $40 p. m, weekdays run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark.
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Things Not to Say to Baby's Mother.

Things Not to Say to Baby's Mother.
Here are some Of the things you
should never say to the baby's mother
When will it begin to look intelli
gent?
Goodness! l believe the child is
really taking notice!
Do you think of raising it?
Do you feel any attachment or affec-
ton for it Minneapolis Journal.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Department store Repartee.

"What are these thingsT asked the
customer.
blackboard erasers." said the shop
girl.
81 don't want anything that will
erase a blackboard. l want chalk
mark eraser"
"That's " hat | meant. These are
chalk mark erasers. Anything else?"
Eyes. l want some lead pencils"
"We haven't any lead pencils. We
have some wooden cylinders with
graphite on the inside of them. Will
they do as l?"-Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Shaking Hands.

At duel the combatants discharged
their pistols without effect; whereupon
one of the seconds interfered and pro-
posed that the duelists should shake
hands.
To this the other second objected as
unnecessary.
''Their hands," said he, have been
shaking this half hour"
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
why Mountains Never Grow Small

why Mountains Never Grow Smaller.
The mountains are always moving
down irtO the valleys. When spring
time comes, every stream will run
muddy in it's course. At this rate al
the soil from the hills would soon be
gone were not this soil being constant
ly replaced. Water soaks into the
crevices of the rocks. and when It
freezes it swells with almost irresisti-
BILE force. That very little cf it can
crack an iron pipe most CT Us have
found out to our cost. Thus the rock
is split. and the pieces made in this
way are again broken into finer and
finer fragments until new soil is made
to take the place of that which is Sc
rapidly moving down to the lOwlands
Professor S. C. Schmucker in Ladies
Home Journal.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05

PUBLIC LEDGER
PHILADELPHIA.
Prints All the News That is Fit to Print.

The PUBLIC LEDGER aims be a Newspaper for the busy
and also for all members of his family The important of the day
published condensed form that be read few minutes
but along with this complete and classified Depart
embracing besides the Association Dispatches special
respondence from New York and Washington and from all the
cities of Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware which added
weekly letter the Christian EndavO Topic by the Rev Floyd W.
TOmpkns D. d. which appears Saturdays issue; Building Soc
ETY. Department published Thursdays and Weekly from
London by Arnold White of the best informed English
AFFAIRS also Letters from the Chief Capitals of Europe.
The Saturday issue household magazine great compendium
every phase of life reading every
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
The Return Trip.

Passenger Ton steamer en- route to
Europe)-The steerage appears to be
empty. Don't emigrants ever return to
the old country?
Captain-Oh. yes; but they always 60
back in the first cabin.-Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05

A small damsel of twelve who dis
liked boys wrote an essay upon them,
in which she said. eff, had my way,
half the boys in the world would be
girls and the other half would be dolls"
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05

Hate hurts the hater most. Don't
pinch yourself and expect others to
feel the hurt-National Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05

Consumers Ice Co.'S Wharf, Chester.
Freight Received Daily at ArcL street Wharf.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Special Offer to Ledger Readers

The Public Ledger offers its readers connection with
weeks subscription and the additional copy
of the Ledgers Unrvaed Atlas of the World This Atlas has
been specially prepared for the Public Ledger by Rand McNay
Co., New York and Chicago and of the best works of its
kind ever offered to the public.
The unaed Atlas of the World contains pages elegantly
printed fine Caendered marbed edges bound English
CLOTH with handsome gold side stamp size II Az inches
Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
Wilmington I Baltimore Railroad
DEI.AwARE 0sVINsGN

On and after Sept, 30, 1901, trains will leave
as follows
A Z
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How to Get the Atlas.

the price of weeks subscription, plus
the Ledger and the of office
The Atlas will be forwarded by you not
express include for mailing and the Atlas will be
mailed your post office with the Ledger.
Address Circulation Department The Ledger for terms.
for fol Advertisements
Subscription Prices Follows -
LEDGER Sunday excpted by mail address in
Canada, so per month 5000 year
(week1ya home journal which should
be in every country home, 81
ALL PAYABLE
GEORGE w CHILDS DREXEL,
AND PUBIIsHRR.
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Maude Adams

much comment of late, Is said to have
left England on the Kron Prinz Viii
helm for this country, listed under her
family name Maude Kiskaden. Miss
Adams has been located Simultaneous
" within the past week at London,
Paris, in the Adirondacks and at her
summer home on Long Island. It is
said that her health never robust is
now seriously impaired, and that she
viii not appear on the stage during
the coming season, though those who
ought to know are either reticent as
to her movements or they are not in
her confidence.
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CHAPTER xiv.

AS I said in the foregoing chapter
the days Immediately following the
death of the prefetto and the Count di
Pordino were exciting ones
A new prefetto was appointed by
the king, and he proved to be a gen
erous and intellectual man, at whose
hands we received the kindest treat
ment.
The villa of Maligni remained in his
family, and the new prefetto resided
at the prefecture in the old castle in
Caglari, with his wife, a charming
woman, and his daughters, accom-
plished young ladies about the age of
Nita.
Here Mia remained as his guest
during the remainder of our stay in
Sardinia, while Mutterelli and I took
up abode at the splendid but neg
Iected Villa di Thorlano, as the guest
of Thorlane.
Under the new prefetto all my be-
1ongings were restored to me, and
was once more in possession of the
letter of Antonio Sigmotta, and the
locl1et and pin that had belonged to
he infant Alice Graviscourt.
The Importance of these was greatly
augmented by another document
which contained the statement of
Dambo, duly attested by the new pre-
fetto, and the import of which will be
duly disclosed.
made Nita Barlotti fully acquaint-
ed with the significance of these
things; and our Impotence to be off
to America to finish work was
generously met by the new prefetto
who aided US in every way, and final
ly saw us depart from Cagliari with
many expression of regret.
ThOrlane wished to have the mar
riage of Nita and himself solemnized
before leaving, but she archly babe
him be patient, for there was plenty
of time; and she preferred to know
the truth concerning herself before
she became his wife.
To our united voices, Thor1ane
laughing1y yielded, and placing his
estate in competent hands, to be cared
for until his return for final adjust
ment, he announced himself as ready
to start.
So we took steamer to Genoa
where made good my promises to the
faithful Muttere11f, and placed to his
account fifty thousand lire, equal TIC
about ten thousand dollars.
(To be cOntinued.)
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A Cure for rheumatism.

Bridgeport, Wash, Oct 20th.-Rheu-
matfsm and kidney trouble seem to
be the prevailing ailments In this ter
ritory and particularly IN Douglas
county.
A remarkable and plainly sure cure
has, however, recently been intro
duced.
It is called Dodd's Kidney Pills and
although but a short time the
narket, it has already worked many
wonderful cures.
One of the most striking of these Is
that of Mr.. John Higgins. who for a
long time suffered with rheuma tism
and kidney trouble The pains of
these diseases had combined to make
his life very miserable indeed. and he
could get nothing to do him any good
till he heard of this new RENE dy. He
tells his experience with it In these
words:
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done
more for my rheumatism and kidney
trouble than anything else I have ever
used. There is more virtue in them
than in any other medicine and will
S1ways highly recommend them to all
IF my friends
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An Authors Experience.

VIII N Harden, while gathering ma
terial for novel in the North Georgia
mountains, had 2 queer experience, ac-
cordIng to literary exchange He
asked for shelter over night at
mountain cabin There We're four beds
in the room and 10 curtains, and the
visitor wondered what they would do
with him They all sat cheerfuIly
around the fire after supper, and about
8 O'Clock the mountaineer said 4
reckon me n you'd better go down to
the spring and git Us drink At
the spring the host obviously detained
his guest for a few minutes, and on re
turning to the cabin they found it
wrapped in darkness The two men
Went n and slept in a bed together.
The Eext morning before dawn the au-
thor was awakened from the most de-
HghtfuI sleep he has ever experienced
It Y as the mountaineer bending over
him reckon the man said, that
me n you'd better crawl out an give
the women folks a chance to git up
an cook breakfast
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Azores, where, after a stay of a week
or So they were taken on board a
sailing vessel which was bound for
Lisbon, and which had stopped at the
Azores for water From Lisbon he
came TO Italy, and at Genoa sought
he could trust implicitly. Being in
formed that Muttere11i was in Cagliari
with Signor WilDerIon Of New York,
Thorlane made all preparation to en-
ter the country where his life and lib
erJy were not safe, and the day he saw
me wounded by the wayside was his
first day in Cagliari. He had found
tered into a secret compact. the re-
suits of which we have seen.
MutterelE was member CT a secret
order in Italy and Sardinia, into when
he initiated Brother Michael and it
was the authority this membership
gave him that enabled the putative
monk to compel the band CT Count di
Pordino to withdraw just when they
held victory in their grasp
ThorIane, as Brother Michael, be-
came the guest of the superior of tn e
monastery, and from that vantage
ground proceeded to put into opera
ton all the wires and machinery of his
secret skill to bring to a successful
termination his dangerous mission.
And now that we have seen how
well he carried out his purposes, how
steadfast he was in his love and in
his friendship, and how skillful1y he
did the work he had on nand, 1 leave
it to the reader to justify the love and
admiration that Nita Barlotti and
felt toward his man, whose nobility
of soul and sterling worth are worthy
of a more fitting tribute than can be
conveyed in my feeble and inadequate
language
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the undisguised

those around the undisgufsed
monk was Henry 4--or1ane. To me
I recognized him in spite of the
shaver head and lip shorn of its mus
tache-he was Maubikeck the Lion
Tanner
He saw my emotion. He stepped
to my side and grasped my hand
Friend Wi1berton,'' he said, Il see
and speeches. Yes, it is 1, Maubi-
keck. now. thank God, once more in
possession of my own, and enabled to
bear my own name-Henry Thorlane.''
"Maubikeck!'' I managed to gasp
II thought you were lost at sea-
No, he replied. smiling. You see
I was not But all that can be ex-
planned later Now I must see my
darling. Where is she2''
In her ROOM
I led him away from the room. AS
we turned to go there was a gasp, a
murmur, and a cry of terror behind US.
They are dead," said a physician
have gone to their last accounts
In the hall we met Muttere1Ii, who
wore the same placid smile of salts
faction that always characterized him.
'tAh, signor,'' he said, laughing, Il
see you have made the acquaintance
Of my old friend and playmate, Henry
Thorlane.''
He is my hero Maub1keck,' I re-
piled eve go to see Nita Barlott1
How is she?"
Fully recovered" said MutterelIi
land waiting to see Signor Wilberton
of New York and Henry Thorlane of
CagIiari''
You have told her?'' asked Thor
lane.
Muttere1Ii bowed, and ThorlaEe
rushed away changed my mind
about accompanying him, and leaving
him to enjoy the bliss of the reunion
alone with Nita, 1 retraced my steps
and went back to the library with the
imperturbable MuttereIi.
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Mrs. Payne was told that her hus-
band was in Jail and came to him at
once. The meeting in the jail was
an effecting one. Payne had been
travelling salesman, but he had also
been burglar. The latter occupation
he had concealed from his young wife
When she went to the jail she car
ried their four-months-old baby in her
arms. Payne told her he had been
leading a double life, and that he
would have to plead guilty He said
to others that he had stolen for his
wife and baby, and not for himself
He was in debt and his wife did not
have enough money to make her COM
Portable in his absence
Mrs Payne will not desert her burg
lar husband in his trouble. She has
refused to tell where her parents live
She will work for her own living and
that Of her child, and await the time
when her husband can rejoin them.
The officers believe Payne has been a
burglar many years, and that he tried
to reform when he married the young
woman who is now his wife.
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The double life led by Charles
Payne, an Omaha travelling salesman,
has come to light in St. Joseph, Mo-
Payne is charged with having rob
bed two dozen houses there in
many nights. He was arrested by de-
tectives and two marked coins were
found in his possession.
The prisoner refused to give his
name. He said he came from Pitts
burg, Pa, and was a machinist. An
examination of his hands showed that
he had not been recently engaged in
manual labor
After a long search the police 1ocat-
ed his wife in Omaha. A letter
ceived from her by Chief of Police
Frans asking him to make a search for
her missing husband, Charles Payne,
a travelling salesman.
The young woman described her
husband and said he had not written
her for more than a week
Payne had been in jail more than
week He had not told his wife that
he was under arrest