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Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
SlAMESE BELIEFS.
Some Peculiar Notions of Very
SuperstitiOus People.

Some Peculiar Notions of Very
superstitiOus People.
"The Siamese are a very superstitious
people," says Ernest Young, author Of
the Kingdom of the Yellow Rule"
'They have many peculiar explana-
tions of natural phenomena. Thunder,
for instance, is the sky crying They
believe that in the realms above is a
horrible giant, whose wife has violent
and uncertain temper. When they quar-
rel the echo of his voice comes in long,
rolling notes from the clouds. If he is
Tery angry he throws his hatchet at
his unruly spouse, and when this pom
derous weapon strikes the floor of heav-
en- the thunderbOlt falls through and
comes to earth.
"Falling stars are accounted for by
the fact that the angels occasionally
indulge in torch throwing at one an
other When these same beings all in
sist upon getting into the bath at once
the water splashes over the side, and it
rains. The winds that sigh in the
night are the voices of babies that
have lost their way in their travels to
the land beyond the grave.
"When a Siamese dies he is not buried,
but his corpse. fully dressed and then
wrapped in a winding sheet, is placed
in a sitting posture in a copper urn. A
tube is placed in his mouth, and
through this a mixture of quicksilver
and honey is poured into the body. In
this way it is kept for long time, Of
ten for years. Eventually it is burned.
and the ashes are carefully preserved
The souls of those whose bones at least
are not burned are supposed to become
slaves of a horrid taskmaster with a
head like a dog, human body and the
temper of a fiend. He sits for all time
with his feet in the fires of al, and it
is the duty of his slaves to Glep these
fires from growing too hot. To do this
they must carry water in open wicker
baskets through all eternity"
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
ENGINE ROOM HEROES.
Wonderful and PeriIOus Feats That
Are Performed at Sea.

Nobody who has not been to sea can
imagine all the things that can happen
to a ships machinery nor properly esti-
mate the cleverness ard ingenuity used
up in repairs. The youth who leaves
his shop full of wonderful and costly
machines has another complete educa-
ton waiting for him at sea in the Won
derful things that can be accomplished
in time with plain, ordinary hammer
and Chisel, a rather wOrnOut file and
great deal of ingenuity. l should like
to have been aboard that steamer dis
abled in the Red sea where they took a
boat davit, Strengthened it out in a
rivet forge, made a new boiler feed
pump piston rod out of it and went on
again, or, better still, on the ship that
lost propeller and the end of her tail
shaft off the west coast of Africa, to
replace which they were obliged to
move her cargo, pump her forward
compartments full to sink her bow and
raise her stern out of water drag the
broken shaft, several tons in weight.
out through the long alley (too low and
| cramped to stand up in. plug up the
hole behind it, drag in the spare shaft
and couple it up and lower the new
propeller down over the stern, all
while she kicked and wallowed in a
heavy sea, and finally had to lower the
chief engineer over after the propeller,
where he sat tied to flimsy staging
! making all fast and secure while the
vessel jOunced him up and down in the
sea till he bled at the nose and ears
and the crew kept the sharks at bay
with pistols and boat hooks to prevent
them from eating him up before he fin
ished the job. That was seventy-two
hours in which the young and aspiring
engineer might learn host of valuable
and interesting things. - Benjamin
Brooks in Scribner's.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
Cleaned md Restored

There is a certain lady who is ad-
dicted very strongly to the art Of max
ing up. What she does exactly is a
mystery to all but herself and her
maid, but the effect is precisely as if
she had a thick coat of enamel or
lacquer all over her face. A good
deal of discussion has ensued as to
whether this is renewed every day
after ablutiOns. On this point a dear
friend of hers observed "Of course
not. The expense would be enormous.
Depend on it when she wants to wash
she goes to some place where they
clean old pictures. London Tatler.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

900 have been murdered by Moslem
mobs in the past ten years.
The one safety of Americans resi-
dent in Turkish interior towns under
these conditions and measurably of
those in seaport cities-though they
are safer-is an abiding conviction on
the part of the Turkish Government
that if anything happens to an Ameri-
can citizen something will happen to
Turkey. 1t must be perfectly clear
that at the first sign of failure on the
part of the Turkish Government our
Government will act
Warships at a distance are of no
more use than pistol at home to the
stranger in Texas. What is wanted is
feet on the Turkish coast, i'll a
Turkish port and ready to act the in
slant the Turkish Government fails to
protect our citizens. Without this
immediate, instant threat the Sultan 8
Government waits and does nothing.
In 10 years past Austria, France.
England and Russia have each used
warships to settle issue with Turkey,
which with any other Power would
have been settled by diplomacy.
This argument was used because it
is the only argument which is effec-
tive. Newspapers which criticlse the
Presidents action, when our fellow
citizens, men and women, are in dan
ger of plunder, massacre, and worse,
forget the one primary duty they owe
to the country to which they belong n
its support to the protection of its
citizens. The editors of these news
papers and their households sit safe
enough. Our fellow citizens and their
households in Turkey are not safe
approaching warships make them So
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

American skill, proves, and seaman
ship has again been demonstrated and
Sir Thomas Upton goes back home
without the coveted cup. To say that
the Cup is safe is merely repeating
what had become automatic even to
unframed observers of the sided
races and efforts to race between Re-
lance and Shamrock III, in the last
two weeks. Wednesday race the last
of the series over a course of fifteen
miles to windward and back, off Sandy
Hook, Reliance again demonstrated
that she is in class by herself as a
racing single sticker.
She finished in a swirling sea fog an
unconje distance ahead of
Shamrock Ill, which went a stray in
the observation. When the fog shut
the cOntending ships from the views of
the attending fleet, and while they
were running home from the outer
mark, Shamrock III, was more than a
mile astern of the Yankee.
/ At the windward mark Reliance was
II minutes and seconds ahead of the
Briton, timing the latter from the
handicap gun, which was fired at 1.O2.
As Shamrock actually started !
seconds after handicap time, the diff.
ference in favor of Reliance was II
minutes.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

A newspaper treats the approaching
presence of three American warships
in Beirut as threatening and trucu-
lent step, says the Yonker's Statesman.
1t is nothing of the kind. Scattered
over Turkey are some 900 Americans
men and women. Over half are mis-
sionaries. Their safety depends on
the vigilance of the Turkish Govern
ment. The local authorities are
worthless. The local mob of Moslems
of the baser thought feels in regard tc
them much as a Southern mob of the
same kind would feel about Negro
missionaries come from abroad and
working among Negroes. American
missionaries work exclusively among
the Christian population of Turkey.
They are identified with them. 0l
this Christian population nearly 5O,'
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
NO EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE.
Two Vacancies Would First Have to be Filled
Before II Could be Accomplished.

As result of an opinion received
from Attorney General Herbert H.
Ward, the members of the Legislature,
who attended the legislature reunion
at Rehoboth, decided not to convene
in special session. There was move
on foot to convene an extra session,
but Mr.. Wards opinion to the effect
that the two vacancies now existing
would have to be filled before any such
thing could be accomplished, puts a
stop to the proceeding. The two
vacancies are those of United States
Senator J. Frank Alice and United
States Marshall William r. Finn.
Each now occupies Federal office and
is Ineligible to sit in the Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
Natural wonders,

'Why is a river the greatest freak
Of natureT
Didn't know it was. Why is it?"
"a river has head, but no feet. Its
mouth is where it's feet ought to be-"
"Pretty good. A mountain is some
what freakish also. We have all seen
the foot of a mountain, but we never
heard of a mountains head"
"Thats So Still it must have a
head, for 1t has ears"
HAS ears? How's thatT'
Certainly Did you never see O
mountaineer?" ?"-Kansas City Journal.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

''Now good digestion waits on appe-
tite, and health on both"
If it doesn't, try Burdock Blood
Bitters.
Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. In
stant relief, permanent cure. DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
Terrible plaques. those itching, pes.
tering diseases of the skin. Put an
end to misery. Doan's Ointment cures.
At ony drug stsre.
No need to fear sudden attacks Of
cholera infantum, dysentery, diar
rhea, summer complaint of any sort il
YOU have DIR. Fowler's Extract of WILD
Straw berry in the medicine chest.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

THE political pot has ceased boiling
and there is apparently nothing do
ing" in political circles. The election
is too far away for an active fight and
few people care to worry themselves
over things political at this time; but
the leaders of all parties, while ap-
paren4ly resting for another campaign,
have been busy making States" and
building fences"
The Democrats are preparing to step
in and again get control of the State of
Delaware, provided the Republicans
will be silly enOegh to continue their
present wrsngling, and desperate at
tempt IS being made to heal the breach
in their ranks made by the Houston
affair; but in this they are having more
trouble than was al first anticipated.
About the time they think the trouble
is all smOothed over it breaks out in
some new place, and with increased
bitterness.
The Regulars are "up a tree," and
knowing well they can not hold out
much longer are only waiting to see
which party will offer them the strong
er Inducements before they let go.
They would like to continue their
present guerrilla warfare, but to do so
tram must have fresh recruits, which
aors. an not get. They know full we'll
"a, yeare fight will end the pres
- c6n'e=,s:a M the Republican party,
and, after loudly boasting of their
strength, they have no desire to have
the matter tested at the polls again for
fear of a still further reduction in
numbers; therefore, before the next
campaign fairly opens, they propose to
make peace on any terms.
The Union Republicans thoroughly
understand the situation, and, know
ing that they are masters of the sit
uation, are not going to allow them
selves to be drawn into any more
'peace conferences" with men whom
they have learned to their sorrow can
not be trusted. Early in the campaign
call for common primaries will be
issued by the Union Republicans, at
which all Republicans, regardless of
past differences, who are in favor of
majority rule and one State Central
Committee, will be allowed to par
-ticipate. The party does not propose
to make any more deals, or "swaI
candidates." When the ticket is once
made out it will remain unchanged un.
til the ballots are counted. If the Re
gulars agree to the demands of the
Union Republican it will mean the
election of the whole ticket through
out the State. If they refuse 1t will
mean two County tickets in New Gas
tie, and the bulk of the offices for thu
Democrats; while in Kent and SUSSEX
the Union Republicans will carry
everything in sight single handed
The time has come for settling ou
factional troubles and we know of NJ
better time. We are going into tn
next campaign demanding majority
rule, and Judging from our past elec
tions we shall lose very little if our de
mandsare not granted, while one part
means death to the Democrats fo
many years to come, and no one real
ICES this more than the Democrats
hence their struggle to get togothe
and win the next election. = Union Re-
: publican, Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
PENINSULA NEWS.
TENS Cleaned From All Parts Of Delaware
and naryland.

TENS Cleaned From All Parts Of Delaware
and naryIand.
Daniel J. Layton, of Dover, private
secretary to U. S. Senator J. Frank
Alice, has just passed a successful ex-
animation for admission to the bar.
Mr.. Layton will be admitted at the
next term of court in Wilmington, and
will establish his office there. Mr..
Layton is son of secl etary of State
DR.. G. r. Layton.
Bishop Coleman will hold the an
nual all-day services at Christ Church,
Broad Creek Thursday, Sept. II. Holy
Communion, 8 a. m. Morning Prayer
with 1920 a. m. sermon. Meeting of
Christ Church League p. m. Even
ing prayer with sermon, 3 p. IN. Col
lection for renovation and repair of the
old church. G. W. SPALDING, Rector.
o. FL. Smith of Easton, Md, has @
very old violin in his possession. II
bears the following inscription on the
inside: "Friedy Ang Glass, Verfertig
tenach, Antonus Strad fies Fac tat il
Crem0na, Ami l74O." Mr.. Smiths
father has had it since 1876, it hayine
been given to him in that year by Johr
Marsh, of Philadelphia, who brough
it from Italy with him in 1920. 1t was
first bought in 1894 by Mr.. Marsh
father in Italy and had been uset
some time before this by a stree
musician.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
Wnifinn Tinnn

Mrs. Feedum-Why do you move so
lazily? Don't you know that time and
tide wait for no man?
Tattered Tucker-Dat may be all
right about tide, lady; but I'm afeared
dere's a bunch O. time waitin' fer me
de next time 1 git jugGed.-Kansas
City Journal.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
II Saved HisLeg.

p. A. Danforth of LaGrange, Ca,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg; but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For Ulcers,
Wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25 cts. Sold by Benton n. Wsidon,
Druggist.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

OFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
To Cure a Cold in One nnv.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. e. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 2jc,
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.

S-SUBsCRIPTIoN-S1.5 per annum. If
paid strictly in advance sl.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton CheswOld, LeipSic &c. A rate of so
cents an inch for first insertion and % cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. A specia
reduction on all semi-annual and yearly adver
tisements.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

Ideas are the result of thought, and
each new idea marks an epoch in the
social and industrial advancement OF
the world.-MaxwelPs TaIisman.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09

THE SMYRNA TINES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an Independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State OF which it is a part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
Bravery.

"YOu spoke very admiringly of that
mans courage"
"Yes"
"But he was never soldier or fire
man or policeman"
mo, but he eats mushrooms that he
has gathered himself. Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
Have You

ever come here for your outfit ?
We are doing more business
every season and when you
buy and wear our clothing,
hats and shoes you will know
why. Style and quality first,
then prices as low as can be
made are doing the business
for us. Every department.
ready-made clothing, piece
goods for tailoring, furnishing,
hats and shoes, is being crowd
ed with new fall styles which
are ready and waiting for you.
Mems suits $40 to $50. Mems
shoes So. so to So. Hats $500
to S.. We guarantee to please
you and to save you money
by selling good goods.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
THE SHANK OF THE SHOE.
what the Glazed. Metallic Marks
Thereon Told the Broker .

Nhht the Glazed, Metallic Marks
Thereon Told the Broker.
Half a score OF clerks I'm one OF the
largest brokerage houses I'm New York
Were astounded one morning when
one lay one they were called into their
employers private office and asked 10
hold up their feet and show the Shanls
or their shoes. They thought the "old
man had gone quite mad Each
young man as he entered the office
was told 10 sit down and put his foot
up on corner of the desk where Il
could Ice examined. Then the head of
the house put on his glasses and very
carefully scrutiniZed the shank of the
shoe.
When all had been put through this
examination he called the entire force
of clerks into his Office and explained
10 them why this unusual examination
had been made
You are well aware" said he that
| will not have drinking man in nv
employ Ii know IT, For some time
l have had good reasons for believing
that several OF the young men before
me have been indulging quite too
much. Now | know IL. Here are the
marks Of the bar rail- on the bottoms
Of your shoes"
Several Of the Young men braced
themselves against the wall and lifted
their feet rs Il blacksmith lifts the foot
or horse. Sure enough. there were
the glazed, metallic marks on the dry
leather. They were the evidences OF
guilt and the young mems faces
showed It,
TITS unmistakable proof" said the
head Of the house. You may fix up
Your breath ut the drug store and the
barber can clean up your eyes and
face, but you neglect the shanks of
your shoes"
That afternoon three young men
cleaned out their desks and gave the
keys 10 the managing clerk.-New
York Herald
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08

Chinese Legend Of the Origin oi
This Fierce storm.

This Fierce storm.
This very odd bit is by Chinaman:
~ little schoolboy while orr his way
to school one day picked up what
seemed Co him small white pebble.
He put 80 into his pocket. IL proved 10
be- snake egg. and in time through
the heat OF his pocket 81 Matched out q
young reptile.
"Thc boy fell I'm love with IL AMI car
ried il from day to day To- school with
him and feel il with part of his own
lunch until il became too biz 10 10. car
ricd. when he made nest FOR it AZ
home.
"Rut One day it suddenly grow 70
enormous size. and upon the BOYS ar
rival home he was frightened To- death.
when the monster saw what hc had
done lac was sorcly afflicted AMI re-
fused to hc fed. but Immediately put on
mourning 10y turning his color from
brown io pure black he crawlcd be-
side the grave OF his departed friend
and lay tharc for seven days and
nights
AT the completion OF the seventh
night hc camc back to his late home.
but the boys old mother was Sd en-
ragged M him FOR killing her only son
that she picked mp am aN and chopped
his tail on
with a fearful scream and lash OF
his bleeding tail he fclled the house
and made his way to the Moo Soon san
mountains. whore he never shows him
self hut once year just about the
time whom hc lost his tail. To come out
and make trouble Tor the people by ere
ating storms called the typhoon. This
he docs 10 square himself for losing his
valuable tail"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
FOOD, WATER AND AIR.
The Essential Things Out OF which
Hood L. Made.


These are the things out OF which
blood Is made. II the food Is nutrl.
tious ana properly cooked. il the air Is
pure and full OF oxygen. IL the water
Is clean aud free from impurities. the
blood will be rich aud red and full OF
vitality.
Barring physical accidents there is
no sickness except that depending di-
rectly upon n want OF food or water
or air. sometimes all three. When any
one Is sick the presumption Is that he
has been trying To suhSist on poor
food or vitiated air or bad water, one
or more.
In order 10 have good food a person
ought To have the first eating OF il.
Food that has been mussed over and
left 10y one person Is not tit to be eaten
by another.
I'm order To have good air a person
ought 20 have the first breathing OF IL.
Air that has been breathed by other
persons Is not mt TO breathe again.
Water should be fresh from some
spring or well. IL hydrant water must
be used let IL run a bit, as the house
pipes are apt To be of lead and not
iron like the pipes that convey the wa
ter through the city.
Food that is relished, air that coois
and invigorates, water that is Quaffed
with eager thlrst-these are the things
that make blood. Put fresh air into
the lungs. good food and pure water
into the stomach. and nature will do
the rest.-Medical Talk
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
PlCKlNGS FROM FICTION.

y witty woman Is = treasure. % wit.
~ beauty j. power-"Diana Of the
CroSSwayS" George Meredith
Speaking 70. or crying over. hus-
band never did any good Plain
Tales From the Hills" (Rudyarl Kip
ling.
Too many words be worse than not
enough. for they'll often leave mans
meaning foSgy. - The River eden
PhilpottS).
There's a saying that 4 man who can
live quite happily alone must be one OF
two thinSS-an angel or demon
sons Of the Morning" (Eden Phil
potts.
What can one say OF the highest mu-
sic except that. like death. il is the
great lcveicr: il gathers Us all To its
tender keeping and we rest. - I'm
Varying Moods" beatrice Harradeul
The genius Of hospitality Is not 50
much in making people meet. but in
helping them 10 parton good terms.
Remember that, - The Gods. some
Mortals ana Lord Wickeuham" John
Oliver Hobbies.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
4 Modern CannerN.

\ modern cannery is marvel OF me-
chanical ingenuity. After the fish :
cleaned automatic machines do nearly
all the remainder OF the work. even in
some Instances filling the cans with Il
motion Tor all the world like that of
two human hands. one holding the can.
the other crowdiuS il fun OF raw fish.
shall not attempt To enter into a de
Scripuon of the machinery. The can OF
fish is started rolling ON its way. and
one has the impression that il coutin-
ueS 10 roll through machine after ma
chine. hardly touched 10y human hands
IL rolls into the cooker anil out again.
even rolls itself into bright colored
label, and finally somehow rolls into 4
packing box. ready 10 De loaded in tine
car waiting at the door Ray stannard
Baker I'm Century
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
A trick With an Egg.

Place two V shaped wineglasses OF
the same size near the edge of q table,
In the right hand one put an egg. just
fitting the rin OF the glass. Hold the
bases OF the glasses firmly down. the
top rims touching each other. Now,
with u quick. sharp breath, blow upon
the line where the egg and the glass
meet. The egg will jump TO the other
glass With a little practice this can
be done every time. Be careful to
blow IN line with the left hand glass.
or the egg will jump In the wrong d.
rection and land on the table with dis
astrous results.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-08
Cory O'LanuS

Joseph O'Brien is an Irishman who
has travele,- ali over the world. served
in the royal navy and knows every
body. You can never mention man
or fact or anything else but Joe
knows il.
One evening / was sitting in de
cent public" with some friends dis
cuSsing the recent events.
l closed my remarks with Il quota
ton from "Coriolanus." and just then
Joe walked in and happened To hear il.
who said thatT' said Joe
"Oh. Coriolanus. OF course you knew
him"
mo, l never knew him, but l knew
his people. \ fine old Roscommon fam
lily. the O'LanuseS. knew all his
brothers, but | never knew Cory
Philadelphia Ledger.