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Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
A Hat Tragedy,

Not long ago lady was choosing a
hat, with the usual uncertainty of mind
as to the kind of hat she wanted or
whether, indeed, she wanted a hat at
all. After trying on nearly every mod
el in the shop she pOunced with glee on
one she had overlooked. Here's some
thing pretty she said. why did you
not show me this before?" Without
waiting for an answer she appealed to
her patient friend. There's some style
about this, isn't there? How do l look 2"
The friend distinctly shifted. 1T
makes you look a hundred. and it's
very dOwdy." she said.
The other tried the hat at another an
gle. 1T is rather dowdy," she admit
ted at this juncture. Perhaps l won't
risk it after ALL"
A voice from behind her made its
third attempt to gain a hearing. IF
you've quite done with my hat" it said
very bitterly, Il should rather like to
put it onr
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
"Biography of n Snowflake. /.

Under this title Mr.. Arthur H. Bell
in knowledge describes the life history
OF the aerial frost flowers of winter
In order to have fair start in life a
snowflake should be built up on a par,
ticle of dust. Then, if it has the good
fortune to begin its career ct the ton
OF a cloud many miles above the earth
and to pass through many atmospheric
strata, differing in their temperature
and the amount of moisture they con
tain, our snowflake is very likely to
become a notable individual among its
Kind. In stratum of warmer air the
little fake catches moisture on its tinv
spicules, and when it enters a colder
stratum below the moisture is frozen.
and so the fake grows. In a thawing
air many fakes sometimes cohere
forming disks from an inch to two or
three inches across.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
ONE TRAIT OF AN OUTLAW
Always willing to stand ny Cow
rade In Trouble.

While Morrow was low minded. ie-
norant and brutal, he had one big az. E.
ity that in some measure redeCu,d
him in the eyes of the men who fol
lowed the rough life of the range He
would not desert a cOmrade in time Of
trouble, says the Worlds Work. Down
in Ell PasO in the early part of his ca
reer before he had become bold enough
to allow evidence of his misdeeds to
become apparent he was oStenSibly
running a ranch and struggling along
with the rest of the pioneer cattlemen.
A man in his employ was caught driv-
ing off a bunch of cattle from a neigh
boris herd. BY some mischance the
fellow fell into the hands of newly
elected sheriff and was not hanged. lie
was duly arraigned and held under
bond of $4,000. Morrow was present
at the time and offered to go on his
bond. The justice would not accept
Morrow.
Nothing but cash goes in this here
court" he said.
Morrow rode away. Five days later
he appeared, deposited the cash bond
for his friend, furnished him with
horse, and together they headed to-
ward the south. Within an hour q
band of cattlemen picked up the trail
and followed it to Rio Grande. Mon
row had stolen an entire herd, rushed
it across to friends in Mexico and in
that manner raised the security the
court demanded for his friend. OF
course, the man never returned for
trial, and Morrow began open opera
tions shortly afterward
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Cards Disclose the Man.

Il wish | had not played bridge with
Mr.. NJ" said a girl recently. 81 thought
him so nice before, and now my liking
for him has quite gone He was SO
keen about trifles, insisted upon every
forfeit, questioned the score and seem
ed so annoyed when he lost, and vet
the stakes were very small, and he
was only out few dollars; so. of
course. it was not the money. 1t must
have been the disposition of the man
coming ont under prOvOcation. and the
test did not show him up to advantage.
Now, Mr.. H., the other man at the ta-
bic. was so good natured and such Il
gentleman in his play that l quite like
him, although l never thought him at
tractive before"
All games of competition may be said
to assay certain characteristics, but the
most crucial test seems to be card
playing, and bridge is responsible for
many a cOOlness resulting from self
betrayal at the green table.-New York
Tribune
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
No ODDOsitiOn.

They were holding a county convcn-
tiOn when l reached Davisburg, and
after dinner l went over to the hall to
hear the speaking, says a writer in an
exchange. 1t didn't amount to much
until Sam Walker rose up and said:
Il hain't bin sayin' much around yerc
today, but the time has cum fur me
to shoot off my voice. The ole woman
Is ag'in me, and my son Bill is ag'in
NE, but | want to go to the legislachur
from this deestrict. The ole woman is
gin me cause l can't write What 90
l want to write fur? Thar'Il be nuff
who kin without me- My son Bill is
ag'in me cause l can't read. What do
l want to read fur? Can't l sOt thar
and har others read?
Yes. l want to 90 to the lcgisia-
chur, and | hereby nominate myself.
That nomination. feller citizens, is car
ried in my favor as slick as coon grease,
and I've got jist a word mo-. l shall
be right yere on 'leckshun day, and the
varmint who polls a vote ag'in Sam
Walker won't be residin' in this yere
cold world five minits later"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
FURNITURE CRAZE HOLDS
MANY FASTIOIOUS WOMEN
ARE CONSIDERED AS MUCH A SLAVE OF
FURNITURE AS MEN ARE TO ANIMALS.
The Craze For Putting Everything on Some
thing Above the Floor Grew From an
Ancient CustOm-SOme Changes Made.

II man is the slave of a dog, woman
Is the slave of furniture. If women
only knew how much more graceful
and the only way is to appeal to their
Yanity-they would be reclining on the
floor, they would never sit up on chairs
or round a table. That this is funda-
mentally true is proved by the fact
that they are never so happy as at a
picnic, where there are no chairs and
tables. | really believe that the craze
for putting everything on something
above the flOOr-by which l mean Ia.
bles, sideboards, etc.-grew from the
custom of sleeping in ugly, cumber.
some and dirt collecting beds instead of
on the floor OF course the reason why
women Go not sleep on the floor is be-
cause they are afraid of beetles and
mice and other harmless things. Won.
en-, therefore, having invented the bed
invented the table to stand by it, and
thus spread the habit of putting every
thing above the level of the floor.
Woman's original sin of being afraid
or black beetles and mice costs man
more than all the royalty, armies. ma.
vies, pension lists, prisons, poverty,
schooling, national debts and wars of
Europe
l am sure l am not putting it too high
when l say that the average cost of fur
niture per house is $1,000, and if the
world would only agree not to cumber
its rooms with beds and tables. side.
boards, cabinets and chairs our ground
rents would be about half what they
are, and the overcrowding Of our cities
would come down proportionately. -
domestic Blunders OF Women"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
PARIS PAWNSHOPS.
why They Are Poor Places to Get
Loans on Stolen Watches.


Loans on Stolen Watches.
OF watches alone there are received
here and at the twenty-five branch Of
fees from Il thousand to twelve hun
dred day, abou, :;50,000 in year, the
average lean on watch being 30 or
40 francs. The official assured me that
in this great number of watches scarce
ly one in a thousand has been stolen,
the fact being that people who have
come dishonesty by watches or other
property fight shy of the mont de piete.
The reason of this was presently made
plain as we watched the formalitieS of
record, and | realized how difficult it
would be for any one to do business
here under concealed identity. Every
client receiving a loan greater than -
francs must produce some official dOcu-
ment-an insurance policy, a citizens
voting card, permit to carry arms or
a rent receipt bearing his signature and
throwing light upon his station in life.
For loans under - francs the client is
simply required to show an envelOpe
through the mails to his address. All
these facts, with various others, are
duly inscribed upon huge record sheets,
so that whoever deals with the mont
de piete exposes himself to the scru-
tiny that must be ungrateful to folks
of shady antecedents. Indeed, certain
persons make this IA grievance against
the mont de piete and declare the Paris
system an impertinent intrusion upon
clients privacy, which would seem
point badly taken if the client is an
honest man. r Cleveland Monfett on
Paris Pawnshops in Century.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Rugged Island.

Ragged island, alias Crie Haven. Oh
the coast of Maine. is certainly happy
above most islands. 1t has neither
mice nor magistrates, though its IL
habitants number nearly fifty. The
solitary doctor comes over when want.
ed from the mainland. There is not
the solace of church. but there is also
not the distraction Of lawyer There
are a few cows and horses. but neither
dogs nor cats. nor is insect life. if pres
ent at all, a nuisance even in the hot-
test season. The natives catch Holsters
and eat all that they cannot sell.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
The Affections of the Arab,

An Arab-meaning tent dweller. for
in an equine sense the town dweller is
no Arab-lOves first and above all his
horse. Next he loves his firearm; next
to his gun he loves his oldest son. Last
comes his wife or one of his wives.
Daughters don't even count; mean
the Arab scarcely takes the trouble to
count them unless in so far as they can
minister to his comfort, dietetic or 9th.
erwise. Until some neighbor comes
along and proposes to marry-in other
words, to make a still worse slave OF
one of them-she is only a chattel a
soulless thing. And yet she is said to
be pretty, amiabe. helpful being
said to be. for no one by any hap ever
chances to cast his eyes on one worth
seeing. This disregard for women. be
1t said to their honor. does not always
apply to the Bedouins Of the Syrian
and Arabian deserts
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
HannibaI,s nomnfnn.

The fate of Hannibal turned upon
the result of a promenade. 1t was aft
er he had crossed the Alps and entered
Italy, with winter quarters established
at Capua. His residence was one of
the best houses in the city, and while
walking in the garden he heard fe,
male voice singing not far away.
Struck by the tones of the voice. he is,
sued an order that the singer should be
brought before him. He was so greatly
impressed by her charms that he at
once attached her to his household.
disposing of the husband by beheadinc
him. RetributiOn followed closely upon
the cowardly perpetration of the out
rage The balance of the winter was
devoted to pleasure, discipline and
drills were practically abandoned. and
with the advent of spring the Cartha,
ginian army was so demoralized hv
the dissipation of the city that its pres
tige was lost. and with it came the
downfall of Hannibal.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
An ArtfnI Schema

a newly elected official would some.
times return home late at night after
his wife had retired, and when Size
asked him what time it was would an.
swer, About -" or "a little after
midnight"
On one occasion instead of making
the inquiry she said:
ALFRED, | wish you would stop that
clock. | cannot sleep for its noise"
All unsuspiciOus. he stopped the pen
dulum. In the morning while dressing
his wife inquired artlessly:
"Oh, by the way. what time did you
get homer"
about midnight" replied the OIL
cial.
alfred. look at that clockp'
The hands of the clock pointed at
2:2O.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
SteriIizinE Butter.

In times of cholera, typhoid and 9TH
er infectious diseases butter Is a dan
gerous thing to eat. \ medical man in
Egypt gives this recipe for making it
harmless: Sterilize the local article by
standing it in covered Jar surrounded
by boiling water, which should be al
lowed to simmer for two hours. The
jar should then be put on ice and the
butter beaten with an egg whisk until
1t becomes solid again.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
The western Reserve.

In the early days of the Hayes ad-
ministration, when Mr.. Evarts was
secretary Of state. the members of the
cabinet were discussing matters in an
informal way one morning when the
president mentioned that he had made
a few appointments without consulting
his official family. the appOintees being
personal friends. All the places filled
happened to fell within the state de
partment Secretary Evarts turned to
John Sherman and said. with a twin
kle in his eye. Il have often heard and
read about the western reserve Of Ohio
but l must confess that'I have never
seen any of it,
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
EXfrnNnRnnf.

There was young man in Mich.
gan" said United States senator.
who was deeply enamored of a beauti-
full young lady in my town. He lived
in Detroit and one day decided that the
only thing for him to do was to pro
pose. So he went to the telegraph of
fee and sent this message:
"'Will you marry me? Twenty word
answer paid for
IAN hour later he received this reply:
You are eXtravagant. Why pay
for nineteen words too many? No"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
The Conductors Honest RokeOn.

hOnGaI hD keO0.
A conductor of a Sixth avenue car.
during lull in the ringing of fares.
stood passing coins from one hand to
the other, turning up the date of each
coin ;Ss he did SO. There are more
ways of making money than by knock
ing down fares" he remarked. noting
the inquiring look on a passengers 5
race. ANY greenhorn can pocket n
dozen nickels in collecting 12O fares in
car built for fOrty-eight passengers.
but man has got to know sOmethiY-
TO spot a coin that has a premium val.
Ge. It's surprising how many more or
less rare coins pass current without
falling into the hands Of some one who
knows their value. This was suggest
ed to me one day, and took to study.
Ing the catalogue of dealers in rare
coins and memOrizing the dates Of
those that are worth more than the
prices stamped on them. Since then |
nave picked out of the money l have
taken in fares several hundred coins
with a premium value ranging from
Few cents to So and have redeemed
them with my own money and sold
them to dealers in cOins"-New York
Times
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
CIaY MRnffcrO

1t is not generally known that IN
many parts Of the world clay is eaten
on bread as substitute for butter
This is termed ''stone butter and j.,
used In Germany. In the northern
parts Of Sweden earth is often baked
in bread and is sold in the public mar
kets on the Italian peninsula as wei
as on the island of Sardinia, Persia.
Nubia and other tropical countries
This practice probably had its origin
In the knowledge that all earths have
some sort of flavor and take the place
OF salt, necessary ingredient in all
kinds of food.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
How She Cnreh Him

Are you fond of birdsY' she asked
innocently as she stood at the piano
fumbling the music.
Il dearly love them" he replied with
never a shadow of suspicion.
Then she ran her slender fingers over
the keys and began to sing. 'Oh, Would
Were Bird"-Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28

There is one rational way to treat
nasal catarrh: the medicine is applied
direct to the affected membrane. The
remedy is Ely's Cream Balm. 1t re-
stores the inhamed tissues to a healthy
state without drying all the life ont of
them and it gives back the lost senses
OF taste and smell. The sufferer who
IS tired of vain experiments should use
Cream Balm. Druggists sell it for so
cts. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street,
New York, will mail it.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
The Tarantula,

The sting of the tarantula Ga name
derived from laramie, town in Italy,,
the most venomous of spiders, was pop
ularly supposed to produce a disease
called tarantism. which could be cured
only by music or dancing, and the
dance which cured it was called taran-
tella. You can see the peasants dance
the tarantella now. but without wait
ing for spider bites.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Plants THAT Hate Each Otber

Fancy two plants being so unfriendly
that the mere neighborhood Of one is
~ Tie other! Yet that is the case
"o well known British plants
These are the thistle and the rape. If
tue field is infested with thistles, which
come up year after year and ruin the
crops, all you have to do is to SOW it
with rape. The thistle will be absolute.
ly annihilated.-London Standard.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Juvenile Logic.

Mother-To think that my little Ethel
should have spoken so impatiently to
papa today at dinner! She never hears
me talk in that way to him.
Ethel (stoutlyI-Well, but you choosed
him. and l didn't.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
why They Were Glenn.

Teacher-NOw, want all the chill
dren to look at Tommy's hands and OBJ
serve how clean they are, and see if all
OF you cannot come to school with
cleaner hands. Tommy, perhaps, will
tell us how he keeps them so nice.
Tommy-Yes'm. Ma makes me wash
the breakfast things every morning.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
A Monster Rfr,I

Freddie-Ma. the bat is the biggest
bird that flies. amt it?
Ma-By no means, Freddie.
Freddie-Well, anyway some of 'em
must be mighty big, cause | heard ia.
ther say he was out on one last night
Richmond Dispatch.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
A Respect For Firures.

what do you consider the most i'm
portant branch of educationY
"Arithmetic," answered Mr.. Cumrox
GIVE boy plenty of arithmetic. What
blights the careers of so many young
men is the failure to realize that you
can't subtract a $1,000 expense account
from Il $1,000 income" - Washington
Star.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Ambiguous.

Dear Father-We are ali well and
happy. The baby has grown ever so
much and has a great deal more sense
than he used to have. Hoping the same
OF you. ] remain your daughter. Mol
he."
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
IIcII,s.

Eyes. he always announces himself
as a patron of art
''ln what wayT"
HE manufacturers picture cord."-
Cleveland Ilaiu Dealer
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
Little Men.

Little men are the disappointment
and defeat Of Gods purpose in making
men. All men were intended to be
great-some greater than others, but
all great.-BishOp Gambler in Atlanta
News.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28

After a man is fifty you can fool him
by saying he is smart. but you can't
sool him by saying he is pretty or sweet.
-Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28

More deaths from snake bites occur
In India in houses than in the fields or
IN the jungle.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-28

Idleness is the sepulcher of a living
man.-Holland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
Llrdenkohl Keswlck; third, Alarlc, q. q.
1,fndpnkoh, x egySlrk 5t{e 5cs8 eSt 4sat.e7 g

t tdenkohl keswIlsk eh'rd A'ar'e g
Class 5.s-standard bred stations: First.
Virginia Chief W. n; Wilmer, Ble nheim,.
mer; third Aibcmarlo Chief. u. j. ward,
Glass 1e.--Albemarle harness horses.
Lndenkohl. Keswick: second. Bessie 4
third, star, Z: J. Maddox, charlottesville.
ass Walk o or pae sefs runnns
walk or fox trot and canter: First. Al.
derbaron, Or. T. D. owsley. Greenwood,
Ta sefssn a ns ag 5Shn nen
mark. Mayor ]. Samuel Mccue. Char char.
class g. q park saaaler 81, First
Brotsr s Snrana Va sec sGG0 lag
Olga. 3. s. ricketts,. Orange. Va; third
Grey Dawn, ps owsey GEesnwood z,r W.
Red Rock. ". Otto Noting. Howards-a
Goodyear. charlotlesvllle; third, DicA
G, y 3 staens hree
yeurH old and over: First. Eon. r. ].
Hancock. Elcrslie Stock Farm: second.
Aurus. r. ]. Hancock: third Aurens. 4.
Class sa.--Albemarle green hunters that
have never won a ribbon in any jumping
contest: First, Goliap, DR.. Owsley, Green
Seea sssGna h ssr R REfSse G Payas
Charlottesville.
Class l4.--Beat performance Of four con:
9mes ner IA is
tina. Jack Henderson,. Orange: second,
King Do-Do, William r. Bali, char!ottes..l
vile; third Flashllght' Wilbur Osborne no.
Glass ls.--Best pair roadsters: First.
Fontenoy and Lady Male, Mrs. VIC:
Reed, Keswek; second, Francis ara
third. Marine and Dorothy. c. ]. Risey.
Class 9; Albemarlc park sadaIer. horse
b s. Sa f BE- G b oRsey r Rusi
con. Morris and Joslin. Campbell's. Va;
third, Black Prince, Mrs " G. Reed.
Glass la.-Horses in harness: First. Nam.
cy Scott +. b. McComb and Brother.
Somerset: second. Brownattc.& DR.. F. ?.
Owslcy,. Greenwood: third, Pasha. Or. =.
clas las rs ss.-Best park saddler. over nt..
teen hands two INCHES: First. Kentucky
CARDINAL !. 3. MeComt al u: =, Br =. .a =
t5o Mitchell s Brownsburs. Na,;s thira. ~.
bicon. Morris and JoslIn, Campbell's. Va.
Glass s6.-Light weight hunters; First.
Jack of Diamonds. Miss Louise selden!,
r. BALI Charlottesville.
Glass $9.For horses Of the Gortnthian
glass; First Wed 5 5adk br
borne, Gordonsvillc: third. Seven Up. DR..
r. D. owsley, Greenwood.
Isl Glass 15.-Best pair carriage horses:
First, Paslla and Ratah. Dr.. Owsley.
Greenwood second. Dock and Doctor.
Arthur B. Hancock. Charlottesville: third,
Mint and JulIp Robert D. Ballentne.
New Jersey.
Glass 32-Ladies' hunters, ridden by la
dies over jumps not to exceed ~ feet:
First Red Cloud. Wilbur Osborne. Cor
donsville; second. Kate. ]. L. Hay, Hood,
Va; third, King Do-Do. William Balls.
Charlottesville.
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ARGUMENTS BEGIN
Case Against Street Railway Officials
Continues.
(By Associated Press.)

NEWARK. ". j., Sept. AT the trial
OF the officials OF the New Jersey Street
Railway Company. accused OF manslauEh-
ter In connection with the Clifton Avenue
grade crossing accident, Frederick Evans.
former secretary Of vIce-Pres!dent, liz.
bart, ana now secretary OF the Public
Service Corporation, was called to pro-
duce the books containing the bylaws
OF the North Jersey Street Railway Com.
pany From this the prosecuutsor = read ,,ni
selected sections on tne duties OF directors
and officials showing how they. al are
responsible for the carrying out OF the
rules OF the company
Mr.. Evans then referred to the com
panys boEks for the year preceding tho
date Of tho accident to show that tho
members OF tho committee under In
dictment Were at nearly all the meetings
The books were admitted In evidence
". X. McFarane, former chief en-,
gincer OF the Delaware. L.aokaWanna ana
Western Railroad. admitted that, he mao
objected to the placing OF derailing
switch at tho Clifton Avenue crossing
because it would have held up trains
whenever Ia trolley car crossed the
Mr.. Lindabury. for the defense moved
that the court direct. the jury 70 t I'M
opened Immediately BY Mr., Llndanury'