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Smyrna times., 1902-01-29

the kitchen. She took in the situation
at glance-that is, she saw what she
saw, and nothing will ever convince
her that she did not see what she did
see. She has told herself this several
times day and night since Friday.
Mr.. Whist's appearance at the time
would have awakened concern in the
gentle breast of anyone who did not
love him. His coat was awry, for Lii,
was still pulling at his sleeve. The
perspiration stood on his forehead.
His eyes were angry, his lips blue and
tight He looked like man who has
pleaded guilty and listened to his
death sentence. Eliza might naturally
have been expected to make a scene to
show surprise, certainly agitation,
reasonably annoyance, but after the
fashion of unfathomable woman, she
did not commit herself. She looked
straight at Whist with an unrecOgniz-
able stare, then at Mr.. Tome; then she
smiled at Lii and said, | beg your
pardon; 1 did not know you had guests,
and retreated.
Willis Whist, still frozen to the spot,
soon had the intellectual reaction of
listening to the piano. Eliza was play
ing the most classical music she had.
Her technique was perfect.
By this time Brown Towne had made
his adieux aud they were once more
in the fresh air. Mr.. Whist stopped al
the front steps: You will wait here,
he said to Mr.. Towne, for five minutes
or you go to the corner, only he die
not say the corner, although that is al
good name for it as any. He rang
the bell. Lii answered it.
Oh, for goodness sake, she gasped
if it amt you. Do go away. L don
see why Mr.. Towne ever brought yoU
here, and he so we'll behaved himself
l think you are real rude. If you d.
not go away atonce 1 shall call pc
liceman.
Her voice had risen to quite pitch
Eliza heard it and gave little scream
What is the matter? she called.
One of the gentlemen who was jus
in to see me is trying to get into til
house by the front door. answere
} Lii. He acted very peculiar in tn
kitchen. l saw him looking at th
} spoons i'll the way didn't like. H
is a stranger to me, ma'am. l don
know where my friend picked hi
up. 1 told him if he didn't go away
, should call policeman.
l Quite right, Lillian, said Eliza.
he doesn't go away, call policeman
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
7 ANIEC Have you bought youfEENu T
LAOlLO Suit, Coat or NJ
THEN VISIT
w. 3. MEGEAR'S'
COAT AND SUIT DEPARTMENT

We pleased to that Ladies Ready made
Department the second floor full oveOwng with Fall
Winter Attractions.
We making great showing in Ladies' and Childrens
Coats The 27 n box has the lead in Ladies' Coats We
have them all lengths however and the popular shades with
They full tailored by leading taiors New York and
Philadelphia Do not buy before looking $500 leader 1t
cannot be matched under So We have neglected the little
girls We have some beauties for them.
Ladies Capes in Plush Keey Chevot and Bouce selling
fairly WE'LL but Jackets far in the lead
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Saw Death Near.

cit often made my heart ache, :"
writes l.. G. Overstreet, of Elgin,
Tenn, "to hear my wife cough until it
seemed her weak and sore lungs would
collapse. Good doctors said she was
so far gone with Consumption that no
medicine OF earthly help could save
her, but friend recommended DR..
Kings New Discovery and persistent
use of this excellent medicine saved her
life." It's absolutely guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung diseases. SOC
and $1OO at Benton N. Weldon's,
Smyrna; J. S. & W. Lattomus'
Townsend.
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FLORIDA.
TWO WEEKS TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

TWO WEEKS TOOh VIA fENNo1hNA AN Ia
RAILROAD.
The first Pennsylvania Railroad
tour of the season to Jacksonville,
allowing two weeks in Florida will
leave New York Philadelphia Baltimore
and Washington by special train on
February A.
Excursion tickets including railway
transportation Pullman accommodation
one berth and meals en- route in both
directions while travelling on the
special train will be sold at the
following rates: New York $4,000
Philadelphia Harrisburg Baltimore
and Washington $48.00; Pittsburg.
$53. 90; and at proportionate rates from
other points.
For tickets, itineraries and other
information apply to ticket agents OF
to Geo. w. Boyd Assistant Genera
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
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Blown To Atoms.

The old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, pur.
g ative pill has been exploded; for DR.
Kings New Life Pills, which are per-
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels to expel poisonous matter,
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
Constipation and Sick Headache
Only CSC at Benton N. Weldon's
Smyrna; J. S. & W. Lattomus, Town
send.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.
FoRTY-FIvE DAYS TOUR VIA PENNsYL-
vANIA RAILROAD.

FoRTY-FIvE DAYS TOUR VIA PENNsYL-
vANIA RAILROAD.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Person
ally Conducted Tour to Mexico and
California which leaves New York and
Philadelphia on February II by special
Pullman train covers a large and
intensely interesting portion of North
America embracing a great part of
Mexico the beautiful coast resorts Of
California and on the return journey
from California the Grand Canon of
Arizona one of the great wonders of
the country. Fourteen days will be
spent in Mexico and nineteen in
California. The Mexico and California
Special to be used over the entire trip
will be composed of the highest grade
Pullman Parlor Smoking Dining
Drawing-room Sleeping Compartment
and Observation cars heated by steam
and lighted by electricity. Round
trip rate covering all necessary expense
during the entire trip $575 from all
points on the Pennsylvania Railroad
system east of Pittsburg and $570 from
Pittsburg. For the tour of Mexico
only the rate will be $3.50, and for
California only which will leave Feb
ruary 25, 1915. For itinerary and full
information apply to ticket agents OIL
address George W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent Broad Stree
Station Philadelphia.
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THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
REDUCED RATES VIA THE PENNsYLvA-
MA RAILROAD.

MA RAILROAD.
During the continuance of the South
Caroline Interstate and West Indian
Exposition, to be held at Charleston
S. c., from December to June 1, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Charleston and
return from all points on its line at
reduced rates. These tickets, will be
sold daily from November 80 to May
81, and will be of two descriptions:
Season tickets, bearing a final limit of
June 3, 1902, and eleven-day tickets,
good to return within eleven days,
including date of sale, but not good
after June 3, 1902. These tickets will
not be good to stop off en- route. For
rates and further particulars spply to
Ticket Agents.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
Ladies' TaiI0r-Made
Suits,

Our sales are already in excess of last
years entire business in Suits. The
styles are correct and our friends know
our Suits are the best tailored and best
fitting to be found nearer than Philadel-
phia. We are showing them from $500
to 1922 90, fit guaranteed.
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Ladies' Separate Skirts

The assortment is larger than usual.
both IN the Tong skirt and the popular
walking skirt. The cloths and styles
are both very good this season. Prices
range frem CSC to 5000.
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Blankets and Comforts

Why are we selling so many more than
ever before ? We made heavy pur-
chase in New York, which enables us to
make some great offerings. Full size
and splendid values.
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Dress Goods and Silks

Never before have we shown such a
variety of Black Dress Goods. The
assortment includes all of the popular
fabrics, from 25c to $500 per yard. You
cannot afford to buy your new Dress,
Skirt or Waist without looking through
our Dress Fabrics, French Flannels,
Silks and Lansdownes.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
Kid Gloves.

We are selling a good Kid Glove at
soc, all colors, quite as good as very
many $1.O0 gloves. Why not try pair ?
A better grade at S1.00 and $1.5O guar
anteed.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.
Pithy Sayings From Our Popular Wash
ingtOn Correspondent.

ingtOn Correspondent.
The United States has h er money
kings, but they are generally kings of
philanthropy as we'll. Witness the
Ironmaster, scattering his millions at
the feet of Minerva.
1t took ten years to construct the
Suez canal and the cost was 100000
900. In 1900, 3441 vessels passed
through the canal and paid tolls at the
rate of 50 per registered ton.
The Isthmian Canal Commission has
rendered second report in which it
advocates the purchase of the Panama
canal company's property aud the
construction of the canal along that
route, but little thing like that has
not tended to swerve Senator Morgan
from his advocacy of the Nicaraguan
route.
During the last fiscal year the Navy
Department purchased 324, 10S tons of
coal for the use of naval vessels, at a
cost of 81, 273, 111S1. Considering the
number of coal fields in this country il
would seem that 1t woulp pay the
government to own it's own mines.
Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of
wireless telegraphy, announces thai
he has learned how to prevent the
theft of messages sent by his system
If this can be accomplished it removes
the greatest objection to the system as
commercial venture.
At the auction of the old desks use(
in the House of Representatives, the
prize, number 80, went to Representa-
tive Jenkins of Wisconsin. 1t is tn
desk which was used by Mr.. Mckinle.
when he was member of the House.
|
Twenty one revenue cutters AM
steamships are being built for the us,
of the civil government of the Philip
pine Islands. The contracts have bee
awarded to Oriental ship bull ders {
Singapore, Hong Kong, Nagasak
Shanghai and other ports.
1t is a matter of record that Genera
Miles received at Charlottesville
wound from a mimic ball very simils
| to that which killed President NJ
Kinley, but the Generals youth an
vitality enabled him to survive.
There have already been recorded
: number of remarkable cures of cane,
by X rays and it is believed that
L. g.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29

There have already been recorded
number of remarkable cures of cancer
by X rays and it is believed that in
time the rays will prove an infallible
cure when the cases are taken in time.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
Ladies' Waists.

The popular flannel waist is still in
the lead. We are showing five different
styles, and quite as many in the more
dressy Silk Waist. Our SOC and 75c
waists are quite popular
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29

1t is a matter of record that General
Miles received at Charlottesville q
wound from a minie-ball very similar
to that which killed President Nc
Kinley, but the Generals youth and
vitality enabled him to survive.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
FurS

Too early, you say? Well, 1 should
say not, judging from the quantity
we've sold. Still We are showing the
full assortment. Another invoice of
this popular article arrived from our
furriers last week.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29

At the auction of the old desks used
in the House of Representatives the
prize, number 80, went to Representa-
tive Jenkins of Wisconsin. 1t is the
desk which was used by Mr.. Mckinley
when he was member of the House.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
Wrappers.

When passing through, do not forget
to look through our many styles of
wrappers. A very good Flannelette
Wrapper-full skirt, deep founce, sep
arate waist, at 75c.
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hound mo- Roosr H1GH.

Here is another inquiry: How shall
we induce poultry to occupy good
hencoop as roosting place instead of
using trees, fences and other exposed
places?" The habit referred to is 4
hereditary trait, the ancestors Of our
common fowls never massing in num-
bers at night and always by instinct
seeking elevated places for roosting.
This trait is still more noticeable in
our turkeys than in the domestic fowl,
the disposition of the turkey to roam
and roost high being well known, the
turkey because of the continued addi-
tons of the blood of its wild type not
being SO completely domesticated as
is the barnyard fowl. The Asiatic
fowls-the Brahmas. Cochins and the
like-seem to have better developed
sense Of locality than do the smaller
breeds. such as the Leghorns, Spanish
and kindred varieties. the first named
readily hcrding like sheep as they
seek their coop at night. We doubt
If 1t is possible to train a flock Of Leg
horn fowls which have the range of a
farm homestead to voluntarily seek
their yard and coop at night. the In
stinct to separate and roost high being
too strong. If we were troubled with
this sort of vagrancy In the poultry
yard we would change the breed.
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CONSERVING THE RAINFALL.


1t Is with water as with wealth-the
trouble is that it is not properly dis
tributed. All the water which falls on
this continent is needed In the produc-
ton of crops, and all the surplus of
the wet seasons gets away and car
ries with 1t in solution the most fertile
parts Of our cultivated areas. For
years the government idea seems to
have been to do nothing but build lev
ees to protect low land from the floods
when the TRUE policy would be to store
the food waters near their source and
thus make the levees needless and in
sure supplies Of water for use In times
Of drought. The heather of Egypt
and India thousand years ago had
more sense about this thing than the
American people have shown in the
past With the well watered areas of
the country now all absorbed by set
tlement. with constantly increasing
population which must be fed. with
unlimited wealth at the command of
the government, no question Is of
greater Importance touching the inter-
nal Affairs and welfare of the Ameri-
can people than this of water conser-
walton the retaining Of the desert
areas, every acre gold mine w..ap
brought In contact with water.
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There cnane 70 ht,qs q qre,1 dressed mon,
a1,DarsHEu d Pa7astdaA
Identity. ] am closely connected with
the police. A hint Of what am doing
would result in my being found dead
some morning In my bed. / came to
you, monsieur. because knew you
We're brave shrewd and rich. Upon
you, and you alone depends the safety
of this man.
How? don't see why the repre-
sentative Of our country could not set
him free ut once"
The visitor laughed.
lyon know, uansieur, that the course
of lazy in Paris Is slow and full Of In
tricacies. An appeal to your minister
would bring about long diplomatic
controversy. While that is going on
poor NJ Wallace VIII be found in his
cell some morning dead. People ere
often found dead In Paris. monsieur
Afaeasers! You mean the police
Would murder him and call 1t suicide?"
Yes, monsieur, to end the matter
and prove bis guilt"
Monroe spent a moment In deep
study.
Il see you mean that shall conuiye
at his escape in some way. Where is
heg'
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no GET RID OF spAnRows.

A friend writes US inquiring how
best to abate the English sparrow
nuisance. There Is a remarkable SINH
larity in the matter of maintaining an
existence under disbursements be-
tween the sparrow and our common
rodents, rats and mice. One writer
has aptly named these birds rs the
rats of the air." possessing in COM
mon with these rodents remarkable
proliticacy, a close relation to man in
all his domestic affairs and an almost
abnormal shrewdness in evading mans
most ingenious methods for limiting
their number. The natural enemy of
the sparrow is the cat, assisted in
helpful way by the barn owl where
men have sense enough to protect
these useful birds. The sparrow being
a comparatively new importation in
this country, American cats have not
yet developed, as they have in England
and older countries. natural skill and
tact in preying upon these birds,
though without doubt they will in
time. In the city of London, England,
type of cats has been evolved which
will scale the walls Of high buildings
on water pipes, leads, window stills
and cornices searching for tie spar
rows nests, while there is authentic
on a window sill to invite the birds
while the cat lay in ambush ready to
seize It. So far as we have observed,
American cats have not as yet ex-
hiblted any special aptitude or skill
in their pursuit Of the sparrow as they
have in the case of rats and mice, but
in time they will. One way in which
to limit the number of these birds, if
not to eradicate them entirely, is to
have their nests destroyed. A small
premium offered to small boys for the
eggs-so much per dozen-will result
In a great destruction. AS a boy we
have had more real fun. stimulated by
the pennies earned, in hunting for spar
rows nests than in any other form OF
boyish sport. In the winter season.
when the snow is upon the ground. by
clearing off strip back of the barr
about ten feet wide and twenty feet
lons, and there batting the birds for
day or two and watching your chance,
one can with double bal:cled gun
loaded with No. 10 shot make an awful
slaughter by firing one barrel at them
on the ground and one just as 2
rise. We have known two or three
experiences of this sort to practically
drive the birds from the homestead.
The feeding of grain soaked in poison
GUS solution is as general thing a
failure. The birds are too shrewd.
The destruction of the nests and per-
sistent shooting will do much to miti-
gate this nuisance.
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PLEASANT work FOR WOMEN.

Nearly every town and community
all over the country has more or less
women, some of them widows, some
old maids. whom cruel fate has COM
PEELED to face the world and work out
their own living. Some of them sew,
some take in washing, some work out
and help their neighbors. some nurse
the sick. nearly all having at best but
limited and precarious means of sup
port. their sole property consisting of
small home which they own For
these we have word which may in
some cases prove helpful. There are
two ways in which woman so situat-
ed can greatly better her condition.
One is to take her lot of ground and con-
vert 1t into poultry yard; the other is
to convert it into good garden. If
poultry is preferred, some one Of the
nonsitting varieties Of fowls should be
selected, and they should be of pure
blood. as an extra price can then be
obtained for good many eggs for sit
ting purposes. The Houdan, Wyan-
dotte, Black Spanish and Leghorn are
good ones for this purpose. An incu-
| bator should be used and chickens
raised, but the most profit will be OBJ
tained from the fresh eggs. which will
! always sell at good prices. The gar
den should be devoted not to all sorts
| of vegetables, but rather to few spe-
cialties. such as asparagus. celery,
strawberries. radishes. herbs things
which will produce good deal Of mon
| ey from small area. We cannot for
lack of space give all the details which
would insure success in these two en-
terprises, but should any lady read
| this article and become interested in
the suggestions made it will be easy
for her to obtain the information de-
sired. We know of women who are
doing this work very successfully and
with much pleasure and profit, and
hundreds more might do as well.
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L lieved that plotof some kind
EsF existed, and measures were
Gssy taken TO protect the Prince Of
Denaslia and his household while they
should remain In Paris. The police
also endeaVored to unravel the mys-
terry Of Buckford's disappearance and
the death of Monroe.
The solution of this mystery was
found SO late that in its own time it
world be OF no nse to US, SO well did
the rascals Of the Rue de ont-Rouge
cover their tracks.
It will therefore be necessary to use
the privilege of the historian and relate
In this chapter what happened to
Buckford Wallace and how the Amer
lean. Monroe, met his uutimely death.
There never was a daredevil In Paris
or out OF 1t more ready for an adyen-
fnre than Bob Monroe. Circumstances
had led him to Paris while young. He
was rich, web born and well liked. he
married Partisan woman and set up
m elegant home In quarter much
freqGented by Americans.
Marriage, Of course, put an end to
most OF Bob's adventures. There was
no more hunting big game in Asia,
no poting African chiefs in the jun.
gle, no tiger batting, no shooting the
rapids In canoes, no crossing the Med.
iterTlnean in balloons
But the old spirit was still In him
and in q good canse It was sure to
come to the front.
And he thought he had found good
cause.
Monroe was sitting at hts favorite
window In the American club on the
day he disappeared. A visitor was
announced, and there came to him 6
wen dressed man OF respectable az,
pearznce and apparently q Partisan.
Pardon, monsieur" said this man
'Haye / the extreme pleasure of meet
Ing M. Monroe, the AIner,can?'
.tThat is my name" said Monroe
"What can do for you?"
Nothing for me, monsieur. I have
come not to ask favor, but to confer
one"
Good" said Monroe. "That Will b
new experience. What are 70,
about to do for mer'
Monsieur sees fit to Jest. But doe
monsieur read the police news o
PARISH
No. I fear I am not up to such loft,
literature"
Then monsieur does not know tina
his friend and compar1ot is under al
rest on the charge of murder
Monroe became Interested st once.
My friend and feIlozy countryman
Whom do ypn ranng'
-"The young artist Is his name no
M WaIiaceF
4Puckfrd Wallace arrested 70
murdsr1 Impossible. He Is as harm
less as Kitten
-4Eme, I did moo say he did the nun
der. manslEm. I Eafd he EaH unde
arres. UnfortlmatelN the circmn
stnnes do point to him as thu eniprfl
E4e Mas taken In The very house wifi
the mundeZen Inan- The police ar
desperate and NzzR unioubtedfy faster
1fhe crime upon h7nl> An Innocent man
inconsistent VIII die Tor a crlzne anothe
cornniaaaas%
-.FzaaxeHts5 Psa1lsgo to him ut ONCE
Has he esh1nseIY Has the American
mfnister heen unfined1 when. vaa b
xakenfs =
VIE ea1m- monsieur, The Ame.Ical
minister can do nothing. Pardon m
for tua5ntaanang ~ a: secret my ow,
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With barbed wire at the price it is no
man can afford to keep his boy or girl
out of school to herd the cattle.
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The man who works on Fixed salary
is not very enthusiastic over the in
creased prizes Of all living commodi-
ties.
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Beef producers are more interested
in that $3.50 per hundredweirht which
represents the difference between the
best beef and that not quite SO good
than in anything else about this bust
ness. The fairly well finished steer
brings, say, $3.50 on the same day that
the best finished amir brings 81, an
hundreds of men should ask why anu
never rest until they find out
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WABASH.

Arrive. Depart
Kansas City & st. Louis a8:15 am aS:50 nm
Kansas City g. ST. Louis ZOO pm. a8:25 am
Freight trains carrying passengers be.
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Fast freight -. .a12:10 pm az 80 nm
Local freight -. -. .bS:00 pm az .IS1 n m
aDaily. bEXcept Sunday.
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The apple which can FIRST be got on
the market for pie timber and sauce Is
almost always good seller. BY July
people begin to banker after fresh fruit
and will pay well for it. The Tetofsiiy
with us is the earliest apple, closely fol-
lowed by the Duchess, but the former
is such persistent Brighter that we
will not have it in our orchard.
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What is needed In all the west and
northwest is an apple as good as the
Wealthy, which Will keep two months
longer.