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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
WAYS OF FAILURE.

The selfish mortal who never con-
dders any one but himself.
The young man who always spends
bis money before he gets it.
The lazy person who dishonesty ap-
prOpriates praise or commentator be-
longing to another.
The lazy young man who gets to the
Office late, leaves early, grumbles con-
tnually at the firm that employs him.
The lazy woman who shirks her
tasks, whether as wife, mother or wage
arner, and slips through life as easily
Is possible.
The lazy man who allows his facul'
ties to rust, doing as little as possible
blowing ambition, energy and self re-
pect to 90 up, literally and fgurative.
y, in smoke.
The lazy young woman who arranges
her hair, manicures her finger nails
gussips continually and takes but
anguid and naughty interest in the
wants Of the Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
Poultry Points.

An excellent wash for swelled head
is quinine dissolved in water
Irregular feeding is apt to cause de-
rangement of the digestive organs.
The poultryman who is continually
changing breeds never succeeds in the
business.
Winter is the season to feed green
cut bone to poultry. 1t is good egg
making material.
Do not adopt every bill of fare you
hear of. If yours is producing good
results stick to it.
If you feed green cut bone, see that
it is fresh and that it is not from ami
mails that have died of disease.
Begin in a small way, grow gradu-
ally, stick to it-that is the foundation
upon which successful poultry plants
have been built.
1t costs no more to feed and care for
a pure bred flock than it does for a
mongrel lot. and the profits are greater
with the former.
The Brown Leghorns lay the smallest
egg and the Light Brahma the largest
of the popular breeds Of tOday.-Farm
Journal.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
Hou the Indinns Dun.

We have all heard the phrase, After
him with a sharp stick" but 1t may
not have occurred to many of us that
the stick referred to is the much feared
yearly. January bill. Such, however, is
the meaning that the saying conveys
to the Nushinan Indians of California,
who have seen the disagreeable habit
prevalent among us of sending gifts.
When one Indian owes another, it is
considered bad taste for the creditor to
dun the debtor. He proceeds with more
delicacy. He procures a certain num-
Der of sticks, according to the amount
of the debt, and paints a ring around
the end of each. These he carries and
losses into the debtors wigwam and
then goes away without word. The
debtor invariably pays the debt and de-
stroys the sticks, as it is considered g
reproach TO have the January dunning
stick thrown into the wigwam. Indeed
the creditor never uses them except
with hard customers.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
, uuLIoNAIRE's SYMPATHY
,u.ed Old Friend Loan of $5, but
hei s..4ed Him Anew In Life.

I'D Old Friend Loan of SIS, but
Hei started Him Anew In Life.
"a man whom l knew well, one who
"a once been a prosperous business
ua in st. Louis, but who had met
n~ rarses walked into the Office of one
our western millionaires and asked
loan of So" said a Missouri ex-
Congressman.
~TTbe man seeking the favor had been
close friend of the millionaire before
.. had become immensely rich. The
i,~fortunate one went to the other in
s.or and trembling, dreading to be
.,rned down, for he knew that the
Soxrs of his taking to drink had reach
u the ears of his old time friend.
aHe was greeted with cordiality,
soueyer. and plucked up heart to ask
sor the money. Immediately the mil
nonoire's demeanor changed. No.
cold he. I can't let you have So
~ hardly expected you would re-
,vod the supplicant, but thought that
moybe for our former friendship you
r,icht do me that little favor. How
orer ii does not matter. When a mans
Irck deserts him he can get no assist
onee from any quarter and with an
ar of absolute detection he turned to
paye the Office.
".No. l won't give you what you
4 vant, but wait here a few minutes,
and the millionaire went into his pri-
vste room and held a brief conversa-
toh with one of his employees. In a
quarter of an hour the clerk returned
md held out big, fat envelope to the
miserable being. The latter, hardly
rpalizing that any one should send him
q communication, broke the cover and
inside found five brand new 500 bills
/ and a railway ticket to ST. Louis, with
berth or parlor car. On seeing these
and realizing that the man whom he
supposed would not let him have Sc
had been his benefactor, the recipient
Of this unexpected generosity broke
I down and cried like child.
There is not much more to the story
! except that with the money the man
vent to his old home and started VI
small business, out of which he
4 derives a comfortable living. The
moral. If there is one, is that mil
Bonaires are often as sympathetic as
ordinary mortals. This particular one
1 know to be the possessor of a DIS
heart, and yet he has the best reasons
for never talking about his acts Of
charity. Washington Post.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
DiSARMING THE GODS.
now Chinese, Japanese and Hindoo
BOYS Prepare For School Life

""Ss Prepare For school Life.
Among the eastern nations the begin
ming of school life is a critical time for
the child. The priest or astrologer
must be consulted to choose a lucky
uay' Every precaution must be taken
TO avert the jealousy of the gods. whose
malice is especially directed against =
fine boy.
The Chinese father who adores his
son will take the utmost pains to con-
vince the powers of the air that the
BOY Is OF no account. The child NAV
De given a despicable name, like flea
OF chutze, a pig, or, more insulting
sui, he may be given a girls name
Inc boy may be started off to school
wearing a girls dress and one earring.
ana II the deception is complete this
VIII be the most effectual of all for
even the gods do not care for girls in
China.
The japanese schoolboy wears hang
ing from his belt little red bag con-
tanning brass tag with his name and
MS parents name and address upon it.
He must have his paper umbrella and
his FAN, and in gray bag upon his arm
Is jar of rice for his luncheon. This
quaint little fellow has probably made
his offering at his own private shrine
to Tenjinsen, the god of penmanship.
When the HindOo boy has found ar
suspicious day to begin school he is
taken to the god of learning, Sarasva
ii. Here the little supplicant present:
his offerings of rice and betel nuts anC
repeats the letters of the alphabet aftel
the priest. Thus he is entered into tn,
ways of knowledge in the very presenc,
Of the gOd.-Everybody's Magazine.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
C1in of Natural Glass.

A cliff of natural glass can be seen in
Yellowstone park, Wyoming. 1t is half
a mile long and from ! 80 to 29O feet
high. the material of which it consists
being as good glass as that artificially
manufactured. The dense glass which
forms the base is from 70 to 100 feet
thick. while the upper portion, having
suffered and survived many ages OF
wind and rain, has naturally worn
much thinner OF course the color OF
the cliff is not that Of natural glass
transparent and white-but is mostly
black and in some places notified and
streaked with brownish red and shades
Of olive green and brown.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
OMNIVOROUS MAN.
Reptiles Are Eaten With Eagerness
All Over the World

EaEeEneSA
All Over the World.
Reptiles are eaten with eagerness all
over the world Neither want Of beau
~ nor abundance Of venom protects
them from OmnivOrous man. Although
they suggest to us by form and motion
all that is false and unfair, hideous
and horrid, even Gods curse Of the ser
pent does not shield it, and from the
humble frog of the pond to the colossal
crocodile Of Egypt they are all only so
much food for men. Old Mexicans
loved the speckled salamander and ate
it with Spanish pepper The Spaniards
learned the odd fashion, and the habit
has not entirely died out. Vipers are
favorite dish with Italians. The liz
ards of this continent are a most deli
cate dish, and the iguanas Of the An
titles were carried to South Carolina in
great numbers the rice fields of that
state being well suited to them.
Snakes find ready market in many
eastern countries. The giant of Java,
which infests the pepper plantations
and whose venom is fatal, is a favor
lite. The huge boa constructor furnishes
an exceedingly fat meat, and the negroes
| of its native country prefer it to the
daintiest food of the white man. The
anaconda of Brazil supplies the table
of the poor, though the Portuguese use
only the rich fat it produces. South
American natives eat almost every kind
of snake. and the far west has taught
many fastidious palate from over the
sea to relish the fatal rattlesnake of
our own country. Snake eating is more
common in the United States than one
would imagine.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
STUPIDITY OF SHEEP.
The Way These ExasperatingIy
Foolish Animals Court Death.

the Way These ExasperatinEIy
Foolish Animals Court Death.
A sheep herder gives some of his ex-
perlence in handling sheep on the west
ern ranges in the following:
We have to watch them every min
ute, and if vigilance is relaxed for an
instant the entire flock is likely to COM
NIT suicide. In handling most animals
some degree of self help or intelligence
can be relied on to aid the owner in
saving their lives, but sheep seem to
set deliberately to work to kill them
selves.
II caught in a storm on the plains,
they will drift before the wind and die
Oh cold and exposure rather than move
1OO yards to windward to obtain shell
ter in their corral. To drive sheep
against the wind is absolutely impOs-
sible. l once lost over 1000 head be-
cause | could not drive them to a cor
raj 200 feet away.
In the corral they are still more fool
ish. If storm comes up, they all
move down wind" until stopped by
the fence. Then commences the pro-
ceeding so much dreaded by sheepmen,
known as ''piling." The sheep will
climb over one anOthers backs until
they are heaped up ten feet high OF
course all those on the bottom are
smothered. Not one has sense enough
to seek shelter under the lee of the
fence, as a horse or dog would do.
Again, if Il sheep gets into quick
sand its fate teaches nothing to those
that come Immediately after, but the
whole flock will follow the leader t
destruction. No more exasperatingly
stupid animal than sheep walks.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24

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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
The Tomb Of David.

The tomb of David, king of Israel. Is
still pointed out to travellers in Fales'
fine and. despite its age. is in a re-
markably good state of preservation
Dovid died in 1918 p. c. and was bur
Iod in the "city Of David" His tomb
became the sepulcher of several suDse
ouent kings and one of the sacred
nlaces of the kingdom. 1t STANDS Oh
Mount Zion. at Jerusalem, just OUTSIDE
of the city wall.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
A Prime Minister'S Mistake.

Lord John Russell, when British
prime minister many years ago, made
the acquaintance Of the late Earl OF
Stair, then Lord Dalrymple, at a coun-
ty house and was immensely taken
with his amiable manners. Il am very
pleased to have made your acqualnt-
anee,' he said, shaking him warmly Dy
tae hand. You must come into the
house Of commons and support me
there" II have been doing that for the
ast ten years." was the quiet re-
iOinder
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24

do not think l could reconcile my
sef to the ministrations of lady DEN
uN The extraction of a tooth Is,
should say, the job Of all others tnat
requires a masculine touch. There
may be "he females" as Artemus Waru
aled them, who possess this qualihca-
uon' but it will not be acquired py
Sslning. The lady dentist must be
OOrn' not made.-London Truth.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
His Purpose.

Bluffly told me he was going out ev-
Wy DAY this week to see If he couldn't
Ind work"
les, and he was successful"
That SOP
les. He couldn't find it."-Philadel'
phia Press
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
Compulsory PIety.

Sunday School Teacher = nope ar5
tho little girls in my class love Goa
Eva Brown do. Sunday School Ieac ,
er-Thats right, Eva. Now tell US why
Won love him. Eva BrOwn-Got To-
Iippincott's Magazine.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
To Cure a Cold in One dax.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab:
let's. All Druggists refund the mon
ey if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves
signature is on each box. 25c,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
only Bad.

what am 1 ever going to do with
rSvn a bad, bad boy?" sighed the fond
On' you leave me alone" replied the
,.Sug hopeful. 81 am not half as bad
can be."-Brooklyn Life.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24

There is a whole chapter of SOUND
advice in the admonidon: Dom u lsals'
amenities: meet them, greet the"'
heat them"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-02-24
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
Carroll Institute League.
TENNIS FINALS.
Bachelors Club Tourney to Close This
Afternoon

The final match of the tennis handicap
tournament of the Bachelors Club was not
finished yesterday afternoon, on account of
darkness, and will be concluded this after
noon. The final is being contested for by
Spencer Gordon and Swenarton. Both play
ers are putting up stiff game. Swenar-
ton has improved wonderfully since the
tournament began. Each one won a set
yesterday, and Swenarton was leading in
the third set by a score of to when play
was stopped. The scores of the first two
sets were the same 6-3. Swenarton fin
ished his match with Wood for the semi
finals early in the day and started the final
with Gordon soon after. In the match
with Wood he won the final set by score
of 6-3, which was left over from Tuesday
afternoon, when the score stood 81 in
Swenarton's favor.
Gordon being a scratch man. while Swe-
marion was placed by the handicap COM
mittee in the sixth class, 1t is necessary
for the former to allow his opponent 10
points in each of four games and 30 in
each of two games out of every six. Cor
don is still confident of winning in spite or
this heavy handicap. The final match Will
consist of five sets, all the previous ones
having been of three.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20

provement over his previous race. He went
to the front at the beginning OF the far
turn. and won with three lengths to spare
In 1.47. Hfldebrand landed Spring Silk. IL
to 8. in the place, three lengths In front OF
Step Away. to l. MAZE Hanlon, who car
ried big money at 6 to 5, stopped after
seven furlongs.
Hildebrand made all the running with
Ascension. 7-to-5 second choice in the first
race, a handicap for all ages at six fur
longs. and got the money by three lengths
In Lib. New York, 8 to 1. had cinch on
the place. betting James r. Keene's Israel
lite, heavily backed favorite at 13 to 10.
by four lengths.
The surprise Of the day was the victory
OF Stonewall. 60-to-1 shot, in the second
race, for platers at q mile and a quarter.
1t was anybody,s race sixteenth from the
wire. Stonewall getting there by a head,
with Cloverland. Glisten and Midshipman
following. heads apart, as named. The
Southerner, 11-to-10 favorite, was run into
the ground by Redfern. The time was EOS.
e. r. Thomas Diamond was the choice Of
the third event, for two-year-olds. five and
q half furlongs, and was also an odds-on
favorfte. He won as he pleased finishing
two and half lengths before L. v. Bells
Bellfgerent 10 to 1. who was the runner-up
nearly all the way. Andrew Millers Daz-
zie, 30 to 1. took third money six lengths
away from Blue Coat by head The race
was run In LOT. Twelve thousand persons
were In attendance. The races went to two
favorftes and three second choices over a
fast track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
Foot Ball Notes.

The Indians have gone into secret prac-
tice for the game with Harvard next Sat
urday.
There will be bit of a scrap at Wor-
cester next Saturday between Dartmouth
and Holy Cross.
Princeton has gone lame since her en-
gagement with the navy.
Yale has two Morses In her back held,
Sammy" and Phil
Doc" Payne, who used to train kid
Mccoy is giving Columbia pointers on how
to wallop Pennsylvania next Saturday.
Yale has a fine bunch of first-class ma
terial from other colleges under cover.
Dartmouth will take a whole lot of beat
ing this year.
The Army and Navy elevens are very
important factors in foot ball.
When a Yale newspaper accuses Yale
team of quitting there must be some good
reason for complaint.
Charles P. Kinsman, the right half-back
on the Bowdoin eleven, is the best ground
gaining back in the state of Maine.
Probably Harvard will now develop pun
ter in secret practice. It's fine chance, and
no one will know anything about it until
the big games.
Upton of West Point Is the most wide
awake center now in the game, and he
covers an extraordinary amount of terri
tory.
John Foster of the New York Evening
Telegram, in giving pointers to the lads
from Morningside Heights, says: "One
good play in a game doesn't make a good
end. A good end never misses a play.
Hawley Pierce. who played full-back for
the Indians six years ago, has been In
duced to take a postgraduate course in
plumbing and steam fitting at Carlisle, and
incidentally fondle the pigskin. The Indians
are getting foxy. but they ought to know
better than to bring back Pierce, who has
been playing professional foot ball since
he left the Indian training school.
Bartol Parker is already being hailed as
another De Witt. In Saturdays game
at West Point, Parker demonstrated that
he is made of the right sort of stuff. He
is only a freshman, and with the i'm
provement that is bound to come in his
play he will be reckoned as one of the
stars of the season later
Pennsylvania assuredly beat Har-
ward if Harvard does not improve very
greatly over her form at West Point, pro-
vided always that the Quaker lads receive
from some source a touch of the spirit that
fought in the bone and muscle of the Army
against Harvard at West Point last Sat
urday.' This is the opinion of George
Brooke a great full back and the best
punter in his day. Penn had a team when
Brooke was in the game, but the Quakers
are now back number in foot ball and
Harvard will just eat 'em up a week from
next Saturday.