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Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
A PLATE OF SOUP.
Its Effect Upon General ScOtt's Pres
identiaI Aspirations.

Serving dinners in courses is COM
pG"atirCly modern fashion, first in
trouuced in diplomatic circles in Wash
ington and inflated from France. Up
to the Gate of President Folks admin
istration the course dinner among
Americans had made no further prog
rGSs ,han that of serving fish and soup
separately. Soup WAS regarded as such
a rorcir II frippcry that a note written
by General Winfield Scott, in which he
explained That he was Just sitting
down to hasty plate of SOUP" COW
cred him with such ridicule as to ma
terially contribute to his defeat as a
candidate of the presidency.
Soup in the early days of the repub-
lie was considered as food for invalids
or poor people only. Later, when the
social splendOrs of the court of the
Empress Eugene attracted rich Amer
leans in fiocks to Paris, French table
manners and customs pushed the old
English dinner fashions to the wall. 1t
is doubtful, however, if soup ever found
a place on the dinner table of the
wealthy Maryland or Virginia planter,
unless green turtle, which was really
stew, might be so called.
The object of an old time dinner par
ty was to eat, whereas that of the
course dinner is to delight the eye rath-
er than the palate, and yet who will
say that the sight of well filled din
ner table where an array of silver COW
cred dishes gives forth bouquet of
appetizing odors fails to make an
agreeable impression on all the senses?
-Lippincott's Magazine
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
HAWAIIAN FISHERMEN.
Hands and Teeth Play n Part In
Capturing the Octopus.

Capturing the Octopus.
The native fisherman of Hawaii,
while an adept with the hook and line,
does not sCOrn to use his hands to cap
ture his prey when occasion arises.
The bOnitO is the fish most generally
caught with hook and line, and as the
hook used is of mother of pearl, made
from the shell of mollusk now quite
rare. which glistens with an rides
cence similar to the simmer from the
scales of the smaller kinds of fish on
which the bOnitO lives, no bait is need
ed. The barb of these hooks is Of
bone, and two tufts of hogs bristles
attached at right angles to the barbed
end keep the inner side up, so that the
hook lies fiat on the surface of the
sea. When a likely fishing ground
has been reached, the fisherman, stand
ing up in the canoe, casts out his line
violently so that the hook falls with
a slap on the water and attracts the
attention of the fish. The line and
hook are then drawn rapidly toward
the boat. as though it were a spoon,
anu bnc DOuAlO, luhlllS luc HUN " DC
a small fish, rises to it Immediately.
1t is fortunate for the fisherman that
he has to waste no time in batting his
hook, for this method of casting fright
ems the school, and the fish disappear
within ten or fifteen minutes.
An ingenious plan by which very
large fish are caught is by planting
long pole on the shore in such posi-
tiOn as to cause it to lean decidedly to-
ward the water. On the top of this
a bell is arranged so that it can swing
clear of the top of the pole. A block
and fall are also attached to the pole
close to the top, and a long line, with
baited hook at the end is run through
the block and allowed to float out to
sea, the land end being tied in a slip
knot to the bottom of the pole AS soon
as a fish is hooked its struggles cause
the bell to ring, whereupon the fisher
man runs to the pole, loosens the Slip
knot and plays the fish until he has
drowned it, when it is hauled ashore.
In fishing for octopus the native dives
to the bottom and with a stick pokes
around in the small holes in which the
octopus lives. When he touches one,
1t seizes the stick and allows him to
draw it out of the hole. When he
reaches the surface, the native grabs
it with his hands and bites into the
head, thus killing the animal.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
The End OF the World.

DR.. NJ. w. Meyer, a German scientist
in an interesting volume under the
above title explains new theory" as
to how this event will probably come
about. Indeed he carries his argument
still further and finally extinguishes
all the energy of the universe. All of
the present satellites-mOons. etc.-will
eventually be drawn in by the force of
gravitatiOn and become part of their
planets. These in turn will be alb
sOrbed by the sun. A series of colli-
sions will then commence between the
various suns which will finally result
in one enormous sun and solar system.
"And SO growing in grandeur, but di-
minishing in number the final catas-
trOphe viii! come when there are no
more suns to produce collisions (and
heat and one huge body cooled to the
zero Of space, void of available energy,
will mark the final outcome of cosmic-
al notion"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
where "sterIIng" Came From

Sterling signifies money from the le-
galized standard of coinage of Great
Britain. According to one theory, the
term originated as follows: 1t is a cor
ruptiOn of Easterling, a person from
north Germany, on the continent Of
Europe, and therefore from the east in
geographical relation to England. The
Easterlings were ingenious artisans
who came TO England in the reign of
Henry III. to refine the silver money,
and the coin they produced was called
mOneta Easterlingorum. the money Of
the Easterlings.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
FINES.
ASSORTED LAUGHTER.
The Kind That Is GOOd ana tllr
Brands That Are i.ad.


Is laughter a good thiIs-the lau@h-
ter which is directed to some. ~
(which fails to comply with a SOC,
quirement," which is compelled by the
sight of incongruity or by sudden sur
prise? All laughter, at all events, is not
good. The giggle and thu litter arn
laughter debased. People who ts.ie
with laughter, wrote Carlyle. only
sniff and litter and snigale from The
throat outward, or at best produce
some whifling, husky exclamation. as
if they were laughing through wool"
But though the snigger is detestable,
you can still have too much of hearty
laughter of the roar of TeufelsdrOeckh.
1t is only the unreStrained or the ire
sponsible man who laughs tempestu-
ously often; and, indeed, as a man
grows older and gets a wider view of
the world he laughs, no doubt, less
loudly. Professor Sully thinks that as
a nation we have lost some of the mirth
Of our forefathers. If by that he means
the noisier, self abandoned mirth Of 200
years ago, it is not perhaps to be re-
gretted. 1t is true that hearty laughter
is often az index to an honest soul.
Carlyle was probably right when he
said that mo man who has once hearth
ly and wholly laughed can be altogeth-
er bad" But there is a better laugh
than TeufelsdrOeckh's and that is the
deep found chuckle of kindliness and
experience together. Perhaps we laugh
more wisely, even if more rarely, than
our fOrefathers.-LOndOn Spectator.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
People who Cannot Make Fires.

The Papuans of the Malay coast Of
New Guinea are still in the most prim-
tive state. They are wholly unac-
quainted with metals and make their
weapons of stone, bones and wood
They do not know how to start fire,
though fire is used among them. When
a Russian asked them how they made
a fire, they regarded it as very anus
ing and answered that when a persons
fire went out he got some of a neigh
Dor, and if all the fires in the village
should go out they would get it from
the next village. Their fathers and
grandfathers had told them that they
remembered time or had heard from
their ancestors that there was a time
when fire was not known and every
thing was eaten raw.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
A roo Common Attituhe.

A small girl who had just begun to
attend school brought home a pumpkin
seed and told her mother that the
teacher said that, although tine seed
was white, the pumpkin would be vel
low.
And what will the color of the vines
be-? asked the mother.
The little girl replied that the teacher
bad not taught her that.
But" said her mother, you know,
dear. for we have pumpkin vines in
our garden"
"Of course do, but we amt expected
to know anything until we are taught"
Youths Companion.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
Her station.

A little boy and girl were playing at
trains, says the Western Mail. and the
boy was calling out all the station
names he knew. The first stop was
Cardiff. the second Newport. the third
Swansea, and then he paused for
name. At last, with a rush, he came
out triumphantly with "Heavenw
"'Top," cried the sister II t'ink I'll det
out here"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
Firnf Ohin CnnnI

The construction of canals was be-
gun in 1925. and by 1882 400 miles of
navigable canals were completed. The
opening Of the first Ohio canal was
accomplished July 4. 1927. On that
day the first boat descended from
Akron to Cleveland. She was cheered
on her passage by thousands of people,
who assembled from the adjacent coun-
try to witness the novel and interesting
sight.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
All who use Atomizers in treating

All who use Atomizers in treating
nasal catarrh will get the best result
from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Price, including spraying tube, rs cts.
Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely
Bros Sc Warren ST., NY.
New Orleans, Sept. 1, 1902.
Messrs. ELY BRos:-I sold two bot
ties of your Liquid Cream Balm to a
customer, Vim. Lamberton, 1415 Del
achaise ST., New Orleans; he has used
two bottles, giving him wonderful and
most satisfactory results.
GEO. W, MCDUFF, Pharmacist.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
Giftea Conrersntionn1i.t-

"She has wonderful conversational
powers" said Miss Cayenne.
"But she doesn't talk great deal"
mo; ! never knew any one who
showed such discretion in the selection
Of things to be left unsaid. d."-Washing-
ton Star.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
The Faithful Retainer.

"Why do you always refer to your
valet as your retainer
Because he always keeps everything
he finds."-Portsmout News.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14

A man can never become true gen.
a true gentleman at heart.-Dickens.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14

In order to be a gentleman many 6
man has to forget himself.-Saturday
Evening Post.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14

, Two are company until they're made
one.-Baltimore American.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
I'LL Stuffed Up

That's the condition of many sufferers
from catarrh, especially in the morning.
Great difficulty is experienced in clear
ing the head and throat.
No wonder catarrh causes headache,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing,
pollutes the breath, deranges the stom-
ach and affects the appetite.
To cure catarrh, treatment must be
constitutional-alte and tonic.
II was afflicted with catarrh. 1 took
medicines of different kinds, giving each
a fair trial; but gradually grew worse until
1 could hardly hear, taste or smell. then
concluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
after taking five bottles l was cured and
have not had any return of the disease
since" EUGENE FORBES, Lebanon, Kan.
Hoods TGrSdpGriLLd
Cures catarrh-it soOthes and strength
ems the mucous membrane and builds
up the whole system.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22
PAGE ELEVEN.

parties. A handsome auto coat with hat to match. reaches to the hem of tne gown and is made of long haired monkey skin. Over the shoulders there droops a deep cape collar. the tionts Of which fasten with chains caught at each side with winsome lit He lynx heads. The pates of the monkeys are almost too humsa to m2he t fashionable, hence the heads Of the animals must be used for the purpose.
 Mention has been made of the red suede coats. but nothing has been said of the dull unfinished designs in gray and brown which are used not only for autcing. but walking and golf on days when the trim little sweater Will not afford the necessary comfort. ihese are stitched with their own ma terial with the formidable linen threads that the shoe-makers use ano gre very odd. almost clumsy looking.
 MAUDE GRIFFIN.
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THE CITY BEAUTIFUL"
(Con -inuel From Page Ten ,

nlost satisfactory anu up to date handling of underground lines for the telephone and telegraph, water and gas pipes. refrigeration, lines, and oth- 'g utilities, will make up an interest
 ns exhibit. These will be shown in sections of streets built off this main street
 As an exhibit of civil pride the Bet sy Poss Memorial Association will p5eser, for Philadelphia reproduc- ii"n If the old Betsy Ross house, %hich was the birthplace of the Amer ican flag. This will be an exact re- production, and in the room where t-e first flag was made V ill be life size te ure Of George Washington and oth- e. historical personace5 who had to do with the stars an, stripes long be- C. ;his land it represents was reck- oLed a. the greatest ration on earth.
 The loop for the Int. amural Railway 'S at the main entrance to the Ideal City. an1 visitors may enter or depart through the model railway station US accessibility, its striking features, ard the lessons it will inculcate. and i-' general attractiveness, all combine ;I make the Ideal ivy enc of the strongest exposition features.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22

Among the most fashionable fab rics for the smart street suit are shown several new effects in zibelines These vary in weight and price, but all possess great beauty. One espec- ially attractive weave in this heavy cloth is called peau de chat. Then there are the fine French zibelines in rich plaids and broken stripes. very long-haired and extremely modish.
 For house and evening eowne soft sheer fabrics continue in high favor A few importers are showing some heavy satins. brocades and velvets. but these are far from popular. The pres
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THE COST OF LIVING.
WORK OF BUREAU OF LABOR SHOWS INCREASE OF 16
 PER CENT.
Rise Has Been Steady Since 1ee6- and Inquiry is Made of 2567 Work inemen's Families All Over the United States.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The cost Of living in the United States has i2- creased It per cent since 1896. This is the conclusion of the national bI- reau of labor after an exhaustive in vestigation. in which the experience of 2e57 families was n-G-rely IT. Suired .rto The families taken into account are these of VIC iliLgme:. All sections Of the country are embraced in the report, thirty-three states being represented. including all the pr:nci- pal industrial centers Of the country. Certain other data, which do not enter so much into detail. were collected in regar.l to the cost of wing of 25.44o families, and the results will be sum mariZed in the full report.
 The preliminary report, issued to- day, gives the following bastic data for the year 1901:
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22
Whole U. ,.
Cost in 1890 was sa1s.2o.

cost m 1o9O was S31S.2O.
 From this table it will be seen that tAe average cost Of food per family n 1890 was s31S20; in 1896, the year z. Jvest ices, it fell to s29676. and
 -Sl2 cned the highest point of ne pcr-o--. being s34461, an increase as has been already stated, of 16.1 per ce1t ever 1896, or 10.9 per cent. when con pared with the average for the ten year period 1890 tJ1S99.
 The increase in the cost of living. as shown by the results of this investi- sation relates to food alone, represent ing 42-54 Der cent Of all family expen- dltures in the families furnishing in formation.
 Of the remaining articles constitlc- Ing 5f-4e per cent of the family expen- clture, certain ones are. from their nature, affected only indirectly and ia very slight degree by any rise or fall III prices. Such are payments on ac- count of principal ard interest of mortgage, taxes on property and ure insurance, labor and other oreaniza- ton fees, religion, charity. books ana newspapers, amusements and vaca- tons, intoxicating liquors and sicn- ness and death
 These together constituted 14.51 Der cent of the family expenditure in 1901 of the families. Miscellaneous pur- poses. not reported, for which from their very character. no prices are oo- t1ina5le. made up 5.S7 per cent, and rent, for which also no prices for the several years are available. made up 12.95 per cent
 Ciothirq 24.13 per Cent.
 The remaining classes of family ex- penditure, 24.13 per cent of all. cor siei of clothing 14.04 per cent: fuel and ightinfi 5.2 5per cent; furniture and utensils, 3.42 per cent aai tobacco l.42 per cent. For these no retail prices covering a series of years are available. but accepting as true of wholesale and retail prices he;a what this investigation has found rue in the case of food. namely. that retail prlces rise and fall more slowly end In smaller degree than wholesale prices.
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relates to retail prices is the first extended investigation thta has been made in this country. All previous price studies covering a period of years have dealt solely with whole sale prices, which, fcourse, do not represent accurately the cost to the small consumer In their genera t,enj retail follow the wholesale prices, but their fluctuations are small CT and less rapid 4 comparison o. the relative wholesale and retail rrices Simple averages) of twenty i've similar articles or groups Of al -i- cles of food. covering the period of 1890 to 1902. inclusive. shows range or 37.2 per cent in who esale prices, but only 15.4 cent in retail prices.
 h order to ascertain in the course o! retail prices of food for series of years and the consequent changes in the cost Of living as regards food. e bureau. through its agents. secured from the books of S14 retail mer- chants, in the same localities from which iata relating to family expen- ditures were obtained. the retail Nrices Of the principal staple article oT food.
 Prices oo Back to 1890.
 Prices were taken for each month Turing ,he thirteen years Of 1890 10 1902 inclusive which was as far back 9s il was possible to go. These cover e3 thirty distinct articles. aud under eech article. various srades and de- srriDtions of thta article. From the uTices thus obtained relative prices were calcu ated. the average for the te1-year period. 1890 to 1899. being taken as equal io 100. The importance of the various articles or groups of ar ticleS of food in the family consump- ton being known from the expendi- tuTes Of the 2,567 families referred to. the relative prices of the several ar ticles of fool were weighted according to this importance. The result for th eDeriod of 1890 to 1902 gives the relative retail price flood consumed in one year by workingman's family. compared with the average price for the period 1890 10 1899.
 Relative Retail Figure.
 Relative retail price of food. weigh ted according to the average family consumption, 1890 to 1902:
 Western United
 states States
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NEW YORK FASHION LETTER

and blouses over a girdle of darker
 brown satin. Falling over the blouse front and back is a boleIo Of banas of lace stitched together with stfiIs ui e4own satin 70 match the girCle The sleeves are laid in box plaits at the top. but the pub below the elbow IS , tucked. the tucks being held in place with stitchings of French knots in stead of the regulation machine stitch ing.
 The collar is pretty symphony in burnt cream face with pipings at ;!Ie top of burnt orange velvet, oige green louisine. cream net and white chiffon. Only the faintest glimps of each color and material is visible. bl; the effect is very complicated and ar tistic
 Women who object to elaboration in street costumes will probably not smile upon the growing tendency to expand upon tailor-made dresses in fact except for morning wear rery few strictly tailored gorwns are 3een. The velvets and rich cloth are all trimmed ornately and are as apr0pHs for calling as they are for street H!l- poses.
 Appropriately with the Tha2ks2jy- irg displays there come some snla!t designs for country wear. Brown is a leading colo. for these costumes and shares favor with hunters green, a reviva lthis year. and cranberry red. with its delightful darker shai- ings of blackish-bronze
 Among the automobile styles -acre are some striking novelties in fur. Bear and monkey skins are the pre- vailing furs and nothing has yet beel introduced to supplant them in mol ish favor. Russian cat pelt is pretty. but almost too Ge'icate for the differ ent kinds of weather that one is ex- pected to encounter at country house
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22

New York, Nov. 22.-It does seem tha tthe women of Gotham, therefore of the entire country, since styles em- anate from here. should be most thankful for the pretty fashions which We have this year. Then among the future blessing they should ask for the power Of discrimination, for there are so many beautiful things in the shops with which milady is expected to adorn herself that it is very diff cult to know what and what not to buy.
 Already the stores, having reaped their harvest from the top-season prices are beginning to make aprie- ciable reductions on the smart aDrlt.s of winter and the day of the woman whose dress allowance is by no means considerable seems near a. hand.
 Silky ziblines, cheviots and home spuns which sold at two dollars .i yard at the opening of the season have been reduced one-third and the same is true of expensive voiles. eta mines, satin brocades. mousselines and materials for afternoon and ever ing wear
 The values of trimmings of every description have been correspondingly cut so that it is now possible to have a gown with all the pristine elegance Of advance-season modes at a veiy much less cost
 That new skirts will be wider and more elaborate is attested 5v a pretty model in brown imitation voile. The skirt is laid in three tiers. each being borGereG with a band of feli"ate c);e- nille and silk embroidery Around the waist the fullness is gathered. though the upper tier is scant because of the general full effect of the desis ,.
 The bodice is accordion rieate'i
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i1e gTeat p.uHed picture hats-white
 black or in dainty tints. made up ir !ate. maine. ch.tton or panle velvet
 Aeain one will see such fetching lit ue iet C. shiTred ribbon turbans. sir.
 p'e in heir 9 egance. and costing a. most as much as the chapeaux of enormous size with their fine falling ostrich feathers. Then there are the exquisite flower hats. so popular witn 'edies who love rich colors and which always are so correct for dinner. the atre and reception. In the present day when restaurant dinners are 50 fashionable. the hat to be worn on such occasions is studied by the votary of
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22

aS much enthusiasm as is her gown.
 Ore perfectly ravishing picture hat was worn by woman of fashion at 2 dinner the other evening. It's out line was distinctly Gainsborough. The high crown and top brim was smooth ly covered with burnt orange panne celvet closely studded with pearl beade. yOne long, elegant white plume, tinting to orange toward the point draped the left side. The un- derside of the brim was lined with softly shirred white maline, with here and there a cut steel butterfly, with brilliants in its wings, nestling in the snowy. filmy mesh.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22

ent-Gay modes lend themselves more caa mingiy to the sheer clinging ma terials. such as crede de chine, claire 70 lure eblOuisant. chiffon, chiffon velvet and voile. The dainty French embroidered mousseline continues much in vogue for bridesmaids and so- ciety buds.
 Lno~gh can not be said in praise Of the evening gown of chiffon lace With it's bouffanl. dropping -shouldered. high eirdled bodice. its graceful clinging skirt, shirred. tucked, ruffled or pleat- cd to suit the wearer's figure. it is the most exquisite conceit imaginable
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-22
HINTS ON THE WINTERS MlLLiN-
 FRY CONCEPTS

One can scarcely be out of the fash ion this winter in the matter of mil hnery, for it appears from the mod els now displayed by the leading i'm porters that wcmen's chaJeaux are more varied in shape. size and mater ial than ever before. To visit one of the swell restaurants in the evening and take items from the heaGgeai oi its ia6y patrons is 10 I.a-vel al the rich and beautiful millinery concep- tions there displayed. One will see