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There is, besides pleasure in order,
a very real fear of disorder. A mob, a
fire or a runaway horse arOuses a
sensation of terror in the spectator
quite apart from their pOtentiality of
harm to himself. Mere force is not, as
is supposed, the last argument of man.
A civilized war would have more ter
rOrs for the stOckjObber than the cot
tager were it not for the threat of un-
governed force yelled behind the pune
tiliO of Christian fighting. We are
never quite certain of an army. The
disciplined brigade which nowadays
captures the enemy's capital as tender
ly as it would guard it's own has, new
ertheless, the same badges on its but
IONS as those which were fOuled with
the rape of San Sebastian and the muir
der of BaZeilles. 1t may drown its
manners at any moment in a torrent Of
blood and tears, and statesmen and
others never forget the fact. War is
but the crust of the volcano. Fires
of unutterable horror hum beneath.
The very perfection of the discipline
which controls them is evidence of
mans dread of disorder, for it is only
fear that Yields so strongly the furnace
dOOrs.-BlackwOOd's.
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PERTINENT to the subject of lynching
which is being much talked about all
over the country, it is we'll to hear
opinion of our nations most
earnest jurists. Associate justice
David J. Brewer of the Supreme
Court of the United States in an article
contributed to Leslies Weekly says:
"What can be done to stay this cpl
demic of lynching? One thing is the
establishment of a greater confidence
in the summary and certain punish
ment of the criminal. Men are afraid
of the laws delays and the uncertainty
of its results. Not that they doubt the
integrity of the Judges, but they know
that the law abounds with technical
rules, and that Appellate Courts will
often reverse a judgment of conviction
for a disregard of such rules, notwith-
standing full belief il the guilt of
the accused If all were certain that
the guilty ones would be promptly
tried and punished, the inducement to
lynch would be largely taken away.
''In an address which delivered be-
fore the American Bar Association at
Detroit some years since, 1 advocated
doing away with appeals in criminal
cases. 1t did not meet the favor of the
association, but still believe in its
wisdom. For nearly hundred years
there was no appeal from the Judgment
of conviction of criminal cases in our
Federal Courts, and no review except
in a few cases in which, two judges
sitting, a conference of opinion on a
question of law was certified to the
Supreme Court.
Il can but think that if the COM
munity felt that the criminal would
certainly receive the punishment he
deserves, and receive it soon, the
eagerness for lynching would dlsap-
pear, and mObs, whose gatherings too
often mean not merely the destruction
of jails and other property, but also
the loss of innocent lives, would great
ly diminish in number.
cone thing is certain-the tendency
to lynching is to undermine respect for
the law, and unless it be checked we
need not be astonished if it be resorted
to for all kinds of offenses, and often
times innocent men suffer for wrongs
committed by others.
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WAYS OF WINGED WOOERs.
Incidents Illustrating the COmicaI
Side of Bird Life.

Incidents Illustrating the COmical
Side of Bird Life.
WOOing time brings to the front the
comical side of bird life, and methods
are as varied among our feathered
neighbors as among ourselves. The ex-
tremes of dignified cOurtship and dis
reputable scrimmage were shown by
two well known birds, when the pres
ence of a rival intensified affairs.
Two purple finches, suitOrs for the
favor of the same sparrOwlike maiden,
placed themselves on each side about a
foot from her and offered q musical
contest First one burst into rapturOus
song, flying up into the air, feathers
fiuffed out and snowy breast and rosy
shSulders more lovely than ever. The
solo finished. he dropped back to his
perch and politely waited. while his
rival poured out his madrigal. This
alternate display continued several
minutes, and apparently the umpire
found it hard to choose for she evaded
decision by taking fight-bOth suitOrs
following.
Different was the method of two
orchard orioles, one in the immature
plumage of the second year, the other
in the full glory of maturity. This
was a wrangle, accompanied by scOld-
ing and avian vituperation from begin
ming to end. If the theory of selection
by fine dress be true, decision should
have been easy, but after a whole
days trial the fair one ended it by
a truly feminine scOrn of theories, elop-
ing with her palmer suitOr, leaving the
gorgeous elder to console himself with
another bride-which he did before the
sun went dOwn.-Colliers Weekly.
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The Roman LupettO.

The Roman lupetto, which is almost
indistinguishable from the 50 called
POmeranian dog, invariably tries to
bury or cover over any food given him
which he does not like. If fed on
loose drugget he will skillfully cover
up the obnoxious food; if the carpet is
nailed down so that he cannot do this
he goes through the exact process with
his nose which would turn over the
plate if it were movable. The lupettO
has a general contempt for any but
meat diet, and, though he may conde-
scend to accept bread and milk out of
Difference to his owner (many of them
would not make this concessiOn), he is
sure to go through the form of protest
first
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BY unanimous vote the the Col
ombian Senate on August 12 rejected
the Hay Herran Panama Canal Treaty.
This action was anticipated in Wash
ington, but hope is not entirely gone,
as it is believed the states of Panama
and Cauca will secede from Colombia
and, as an Independent republic, make
the waterway project easy of realiza-
ton. Advocates of the Nicaraguan
route say the reasonable time" allow
ed the President by Congress has now
elapsed and are urging a resumption
of negotiations to that end.
Although the Colombian Constitu-
tion requires that the treaty shall 90 to
the Colombian House, ii is not ex-
pected that it will be acted upon there
in any manner, now that the Senate
has taken action. 1t is we'll under
stood in Colombia that the United
States would not consider the treaty
in any amended form, and only in such
form could it receive the sanction OF
the Colombian House. In fact, both
| DIR. Herran and the officials of the
State Department, are inclined to ac
cept the action of the Senate as final.
and to believe that the treaty is dead.
so far as Colombia is concerned.
The reason given for the rejection,
it is said here, was the alleged en-
crOachment on Colombian sovereignty
which its opponents contended woulC
result from the treaty. This lnforma
ton was contained in a dispatch re
ceived at night by DR.. Herran from
Foreign Minister Ricos, at Bogota
The view taken by the Senate was al
variance with that held by the Govern
ment of Colombia, which felt satisfied
when it submitted the treaty to Con
gress that there would be no impair
ment of Colombian sovereignty if the
treaty should be ratified. Incidenta
to the general question of sovereignt,
necessarily was that of lease of tn
strip of land through hich the cana
was to be constructed, and the debat
in the Colombian Senate indicated tha
that body regarded this as amounting
to a sale of the land and therefore oh
! iectionable,
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DinIomntic permanencr.

1t is likely to be the case in America
that as time goes on and our relations
with foreign powers become more and
more complicated and pressing perma-
nence in consular and diplomatic office,
based upon knowledge and proved fit
ness, will be the rule. This may mean
that it will not be so common a prac-
tice to take scholars and authors from
private life and place them suddenly
in foreign cOnsulates and missions
But even then it is likely that our liter
ature will be enriched by the work of
men who have become authors while
enjoying the opportunities for new
studies and broader observation afford
ed by the foreign service of their cOun-
try, so that if hitherto literature has
contributed to diplomacy hereafter we
shall see our diplomacy contributing to
our literature, as has not infrequently
already been the case.-Century.
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constable fees, or $40, 1000 sherlff's bills.
See if you find 800 paid for making
yearly tax duplicate, as was paid VIM.
NJ. Dickson each year he was in office.
We will show you improvements this
year totaling $2O.OOO.
You ask how can we do it? We ans
wer-with the difference between what
Democratic officeholders should have
gotten, and what Republican office
holders do get.-DOUer State Sentinal
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Birdsbin Garments.

Eskimo women wear the most Gu
rious kind of underclothing, it's pecul-
iarity being that it is made of the
skins of birds. These skins, before be-
ing sewed together, are chewed well
by the women in order to make them
soft. About a hundred skins are re-
quired to make a shirt, and the labor
of chewing the skins which form their
garments is quite enough to account
for the massive, well developed jaws
of Eskimo women.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19

What's the secret of happy, vigor-
GUS health? Simply keeping the
bowels, the stomach, the liver and kid
neys strong and active. Burdock
Blood Bitters does it.
Diphtheria relieved in twenty min
utes. Almost miraculous. DIR. Thom-
as Electric OIL. At any drug store.
Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
AT any drug store, so cents.
A little life may be sacrificed to an
hours delay. Cholera infantum.
dysentery, diarrhoea come suddenly
Only safe plants to have DR.. Fowler s
Extract of Wild Strawberry always on
hand
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Recovered speech nnd HearInr.

Messrs. Ely Bros. Il commenced
using your Cream Balm about two
years ago for catarrh. My voice was
somewhat thick and my hearing was
dull. My hearing has been fully re-
stored and my speech has become quite
clear. am a teacher in our town.
l.. G.. Brown, Granger, o.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 80 cts.
or mailed by Ely Brothers, SO Warren
St., New York.
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Couldn't Think of pillar.

Teacher-And what happened to
Lots wife?
SCHOLARSHIP was turned to salt.
Teacher-Into what of salt?
SchOlar-Why-er-a sort of job lot
Of salt, l guess.-Exchange
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No Divination Needed

He-The astrOloger described you ex-
actly and said that l would marry
you
She-Don't you think it was a waste
Of money to consult him?
"Whyw
81 could have told you the same thing
myself if you had asked me."-Stray
Stories
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-ease, a powder. It cures painful
smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails, and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for sweating. cal
lous and hot tired, aching feet, Try it today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail
for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted Leroy, ~ Y.
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His Art

"Why do you say he's a wonderful
actor"
He sat through an amateur dramatic
entertainment and actually made peo-
pie think he enjoyed it"-Chicago Post.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone No. 10.
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THE SMYRNA TIMES 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.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
RMS-SUBsCRIPTION-Sl.5 per annum. If
paid strictly in advance s1.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS-TH 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 25 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 aGver
tisements
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SmlYrn0, DEL,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUG. 10, 1908
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S1,OOO,OOO
100000
ALLOWS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.

II. COLEMAN DU POINT, President.
HENRY p. SCOTT, Vice President.
S. ID. TOWNSEND, Treasurer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

full-grown man, and this led to an
other adventure in which l did not
come out so well. l was hunting in the
forest when 1 suddenly came face to
face with a lion. Had l run away
he might not have followed me, as he
was thirsty and on his way to a pool
to drink, but I was foolish enough to
think l could kill him single-handed.
l advanced upon him until he was
only ten feet away, and then hurled
my spear. 1t was only a boys spear,
and i had only a boys strength. The
lion was wounded in the nose and with
a roar of rage he spgang upon me and
dashed me to the earth. remember
that he picked me up and shook me
as a dog shakes rat, and then lost
my senses.
1t was an hour before regained
them, and 1t took me two hours more
to crawl home. One of my arms was
broken, nay left shoulder badly bitten
and the lion had clawed me in a dread
full manner. was so badly hurt that
it took me three months to recover
and all because of my foolish pride.
In my next l shall tell you how
was captured by the Makololos. and
what came of it, and I hope to interest
you.
CTo be continued.)
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group, and it often is days sail from
one island to the other. unless the
weather is unusually good. So the
boys do not see much of each other,
Besides that, all except these four boys
are natives or Chinese, and there is
not much In common between them
and the English boys.
On the Chatham Islands, about 500
miles away from New Zealand, there
are thirty or forty boys and girls, all
white, who get very little opportunity
for ever seeing anybody from the out
side world, for ships touch there only
occasionally. Most of these children
have to help their parents take care of
the sheep, which are the wealth of the
island.
children on the Fiji Islands. They go
to school with children whose grand
parents were cannibals, and they get
along very well with them. The white
boys and girls are almost as good at
canoeing and surf swimming as are
the native Fiji children and the brown
Polynesians, and they have lots of fun
in Fiji, although they grow tired of
the monotony Of their ocean girdled
homes after a few years and go wild
with joy when their parents decide to
send them to school in England or
america.
On the Tonga Islands there are
about forty white boys and girls who
are under native king-King George
H., the son Of King George Tubou.
who died nineteen years ago. The
Tonga Islands are under the protector
ate of Great Britain, but King George
is a real king for all that and these
white children hail him as such with
the rest. G.ti&1Gd
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PICTURE TO PAINT.
The DoiDgs of the BIundeFlkins.
III.

at is indeed a noble sight"
Pa Blunderkin said with delight,
ITO see the world sink far below
AS to the moon we swiftly CO."
And little Andy and his ma
They listened with respect to pa.
All, could all families be so!
How sweet would be this life below!
When little Andy next looked down
He could not see his native town,
And next the world seemed but a ball,
And next, there was no world at all.
But courtly pa betrayed no fear.
He said, II know the moon Is near. "
And little Andy said to ma,
"How proud we ought to be of pal"
Just then a monstrous thing, all red,
Was sighted looming dead ahead,
And courtly pa stopped the balloon
And cried: ashore here, for the
moonl"
Now seize your paints and bright and
gay
Paint what the tourists saw that day.
First little Peter Moon was seen.
His eyes were red, his hair was green.
And little Kitty Moon in blue
Was most delightful to the view.
Yellow and purple, Tommy Star
Called for attention from afar.
They gathered round the Blunder-
kins.
With winks and mods and smiles and
grins.
AIasi their actions were so queer
That little Andy hid with fear.
Full glad was he when pa cried Hey!
Come all aboard! Wen go away!"
Quick the balloon sank downward
Till it got back to earth again.
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from liberty and back into the prison
of Capt. Mudd's brutality-that face
Of their comrade in so many an hour
OF adventure and struggle, haunted
every Lakerim heart and pulled like a
magnet at the prov of the war canoe.
AS the twilight deepened they saw a
little town coming out against the
black hills, and its many twinkling
lights made il seem like a small con-
stellation upon the dark sky.
THAT would be a good place for us
to camp tonight" said Boobies.
1T would be a good place to eat
supper now" said Sleepy.
1T will be a good place to find out
something about that boat said Tug.
So they landed at the small town and
had their supper. A sad meal it was
to all of them, and they left vacant
place for B. ]. around the spread.
When they asked for information
of the boat, they were told it had not
stopped at this place. But they were
also told that not far below the Mis-
sissippi ran over a rocky and shelving
bed, where it grew so shallow in the
time of low water that a tall mar
could wade across almost the whole
width, and only a boat of light draft
could pass even through the channel.
On this account canal more thar
SSNSn LILIES lOIS IldQ OGGn Dulll ny the
United States government, and boats
were taken through three locks.
What does a boat with a log raft
do?" asked Quiz.
"She usually takes her raft through
the lock in pieces, a little at a time"
THAT must be very slow work,
said Sawed-off.
1T is" was the answer. "It some
times takes two days"
The man who gave this information
never knew why such a simple state
ment about a log raft and a steamboa
should give such delight to a lot Of
boys in birch canoe.
The Lakerimmers returned to theil
landing place, and Quiz asked:
Where shall we sleep?"
And Tug said, while we sleep or
shore that steamboat is putting alont
down stream. We can't go nearly a:
| fast as she does when we keep NOV
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LONELY WHITE
CHILDREN OF THE
WIDE WORLD.

OF all the lonely white children on the
face of the earth, the most lonely prob
ably are two boys who live on the far
away, famous Christmas Island, which
is so tiny that 1t hardly makes a dot
on the map. 1t lies in the Pacific
ocean, more than 200 miles away from
the coast of Java, and belongs to Eng
land. These two white boys are much
like two Robinson Crusoes, for, while
there are $50 inhabitants on Christmas
Island, most of them are Chinese and
almost all the rest are Malays. There
are only four white men there and
three women, so the two boys grow up
pretty wild and must care for their
own clothes and cook their own food
and attend themselves to all the other
wants for which most boys look to
their mothers and other women.
Almost as lone as these boys are
four white boys who live on one of the
twenty small coral islands known as
the Cocos or Keeling group, that lies
about 1900 miles from Singapore. These
four boys are better cared for because
they have school TO go to, but on the
whole they are almost as lonely as the
Christmas Island boys. There are
sixty-eight other boys on the islands,
but they are scattered over the whole
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

fire a mile away. and l could see an
ostrich on the plains or a man skulk-
ing through the forest as quickly as
the best of them.
One day the Makololo tribe, with
whom we were always at war, came
marching through the dense forest
to surprise our village and put every
body to death. / was out alone with
my spear, and caught sight of the
enemy when they were yet two miles
away.
ran for the village at my best
speed, and l do not believe that any
warrior could have run faster. l told
father that the enemy We're at hand,
and he at once called his warriors to-
gether.
The Mal1ololos far outnumbered us at
first. but our warriors came hurrying
up from other villages. and by and by
we gained a great victory We lost a
hundred men, but the enemy lost twice
as many.
When the battle was over my father
picked up a spear which lay beside a
dead man and handed II to me and
said
My son. you are but boy yet, but
you have the courage of a man. You
haven't the strength yet to hold this
spear, but you shall keep 1t until you
are stronger But for you we should
have been surprised by the Makololos
! and none of us left alive. When you
have grown to be a man you Will be
great warrior and chief in my place"
All the warriors danced around me
and shouted and patted me on the
head, and of course / felt very proud
to be thus noticed.
1 thought could do as much as any
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CHAPTER X.

There was a wild chorus of delight
that awoke B. ]. from mis- sad thoughts
instantly. He almost fell overheard
with Joy. The Eleven rowed quickly
toward the boat surprised that her
raft was a half mile down stream from
her. The curiosity of Quiz broke in
upon the happiness of the meeting, and
he shouted:
whats the matter with your raft ?"
"Oh, our keel struck a sandbar,"
called B. j., ''and we let the raft go
until we could back off. We just got
free this minute"
"Weu. how do you like your steam
boating?" yelled Tug.
Il like it so WE'LL" B. j. howled as
dismally as a lonely dog baying the
moon at night, that I am just wait
ing for my chance to quit"
"Well, you go with u.s. cried Bob
bles.
I'm a minute" said B. j., eff you
will come up close enough 1 will drop
in right now
By this time the canoe was almost
alongside of the boat, and B. ]. was
lust crouching in eagerness to rejoin
and complete the Dozen.
But now Capt. Mudd took hand in
the situation. He was in the pilot
house above, and had not quite under
stood who the strange canoeists were.
When he heard what they were saying
and B. US plan to leave him, Capt.
Afudd lost no time in acting. He let the
pilot-wheel go spinning out of his
hands and rushed down to the lower
deck.
Just as B. ]. bent over to drop light
~ into the canoe and while the arms
of the foremost Lakerimmers We're OUT
stretched to steady him Mudd caught
up with him. He seized him almost in
md-air, and dragged him back, hurl-
ing him against the side of the cabin.
The pilot-wheel and the rudder, left
to themselves, threw the steamer out
of it's course, and brought the bow