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Smyrna times., 1905-03-01
LOST.

On or about February 18th, a Pair of
Eye Glasses. Reward if returned to
II. G. TSCHUDY,
stiff Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01
FOR RENT.

Two Large Store Rooms in the business
section of Clayton. Possession immedi-
atelY. Apply to
r. Y. WALLEN.
31tf Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

Get your furniture upholstered by
Harvey Jones. He brightens up old
furniture Vnd makes it good as new.
He renovates hair mattresses, packs
furniture and lays carpets. All work
guaranteed.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

W. G.. Hill, fruit and grain broker,
of Clayton, has for sale lot of west
ern and homegrown seeds. red clover,
alfalfa, timothy, &c. See adv.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

Thirty day sale in clothing and shoes
is going on now. Visit them, next to
Cooper's grocery store.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

Big sensation. - $4,000 worth of
clothing, hats and shoes must be sold
within 30 days at one-half price.
Goodman & Co., Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01
Horse for Sale.
Hay for Sale.
FOR SALE.

Two young fresh cows with calves by
their side. Also 16 head of young heifers,
some coming fresh. Lot of Timothy hay
and clover and timothy mixed for sale.
JOS. r. JEFFERSON,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

An all day sale of cakes and fancy
articles will take place at st. Peters
rectory, Saturday next, commencing
at 10 o'clock, under auspices of Choir
Guild.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

The Smyrna Benevolent Society
will meet at the home of the Presi-
dent, Monday evening, March 9th,
ct 7.3O o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

dIO Os@
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Crown and bridge work a speciality.
DR.. Comegys, dentist, Smyrna, Del.
Cosgriff & Reynolds still have a
good supply of extra quality coal at
bottom prices.
Oysters by the pint, quart or gallon.
Also, stews, panned or fried. At Stew
euson's, Main Street. Milk for sale.
If you want the best inks, fluids,
mucilage, paste, go to ]. B. Cooper's
and get Carter's. Also pens, pencils,
paper, etc.
W. G.. Hill, fruit and grain broker,
of Clayton, has for sale lot of west
ern and homegrown seeds. red clover,
alfalfa, timothy, &c. See adv.
The Smyrna Benevolent Society
will meet at the home of the Presi-
dent, Monday evening, March 9th,
ct 7.3O o'clock.
An all day sale of cakes and fancy
articles will take place at st. Peters
rectory, Saturday next, commencing
at 10 o'clock, under auspices of Choir
Guild.
Big sensation. - $4,000 worth of
clothing, hats and shoes must be sold
within 30 days at one-half price,
Goodman & Co., Smyrna, Del.
Thirty day sale in clothing and shoes
is going on now. Visit them. next to
Cooper's grocery store.
Get your furniture upholstered by
Harvey Jones. He brightens up old
furniture Vnd makes it good as new.
He renovates hair mattresses, packs
furniture and lays carpets. All work
guaranteed.
To make room for his Spring Stock,
Harvey Jones, the we'll known painter
and paper hanger of Smyrna is offer
ing big reduction in wall paper. OPP
portunity is only open from now un-
til March 18th. See advertisement.
Cresenz Bowholzer, aged Sc years,
who resided with her neice, Mrs. John
W. Tarbutton, near Leipsic, died on
last Wednesday, after lingering ILL.,
ness. Funeral services and interment
took place ct Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Rev. Father Waldron officiating.
Samuel T. Potts, one of the old
colored residents OF this town and a
brother to the late Rev. Charles Potts,
well-known preacher politician, died
Thursday after a lingering illness, in
the 10Th year of his age. Interment
took place Saturday, at Union A. NJ.
E. Cemetery.
Buy an "Ignito, self-lighting, gas
mantle. Turn on the gas you have the
light without matches. Lindsay" gas
lights with "Ignito" mantles complete
S1.OO. Single ''Ignito" gas mantles 40
cents. High grade, imported, mantles
Is and 25 cents. For sale and ad-
iusted by Lewis CARL Price, Smyrna,
Del.
Sam johnson, colored, a human
water tank, street sprinkler, and ven-
triloquist, made visit to our town the
past week. He gave an entertainment
in Odd Fellows Hall, East Street,
Monday evening to quite crowd of
the colored race. Sam also enter
tanned quite crowd Saturday after.
noon with his water drinking, drink
ing at least one gallon to one and
half gallons at one drink.
Save money by getting your rooms
re-papered now. Harvey Jones offers
a big reduction on all wall paper il
orders placed with him before March
Is. From 25 to so percent saved
Must make room for spring stock
hence reduction. Some very pretty
designs in cent papers. Place youi
order now. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

From until March 18th we will sell our
10 Cent Paper for Sc
d" " sc and &c
6 " " 4c " SC
Pretty line of Sc Papers in stock.
Now is the time place your order before Spring a
Estimates cheerfuly furnished, Work guaranteed
Smyrna times., 1905-03-01

Don't miss what's going on here. It's too bad
II you do for none but tramps and mi1lionaires
can afford to miss the money saving opportunity
offered by our
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Neqro Woman an Assassin.

ROCKFORD, Ca, Special.-Sunday
night Joseph Daughtry, prominent
young farmer. was shot through the
heart while in his buggy and killed in
stantly. A negro woman Caroline
Riddy) fired the shot. She escaped.
This morning Paul Jones. negro,
was arrested as accessory to the muir.
der. While Jones was being taken
to the jai! at Statesboro he made an
attempt to brain the sheriff with a
brick. The sheriff was partly stunned,
but succeeded in drawing his pistol
and firing. The bullet went through
Jones' temple and he was killed in.
stantly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Presidents Southern Trip.

Washington, Special-It Is announced
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will start on his Southern
trip on the night of October II. 1t 10
also stated that the extraordinary ses-
sion OF Congress will not begin until
after the November elections.
The Southern trip will consume about
two weeks. The itinerary has not been
arranged, but the Presidents intention
is to visit many important cities, in
cluding Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte,
Jacksonville and perhaps Tampa, Bir-
mingham, Tuskegee, Montgomery, Mo-
bile, New Orleans and Little Rock, the
trip to end at Little Rock and the Pres
ident and party will return directly to
Washington. 1t Is likely that some
other cities will be included In the
stops made by the President. The
length Of the stops at each place have
not been determined, but will be gov
erned by the necessary arrangements
to be made hereafter.
A delegation from Charlotte called on
the President recently to urge him to
spend a day in that city. He told the
callers that so long as stop will not
be possible, he promised to extend his
cordial greetings to the people OF
Charlotte.
The delegation was headed by May
or McNinch and included Daniel A.
Tompkins, R. NJ. Miller, Jr, B. D.
Heath, George Stephens, T. s. Franklin,
Heriot Clarkson and G. c. Huntington.
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Slayer to Hang.

Birmingham, Ala, Special.-A spec
ial from Cullman, Alas, says that the
jury in the case Of John Williams,
charged with the murder OF State Sen
ator Robert l.. Hipp, returned YER
dict of guilty Of murder in the first
degree, and fixed the punishment at
death. Williams was sentenced to be
hanged July IA. Williams son, aged
20, begged the court to permit him to
be hanged in his fathers stead. Will
liams is farmer and shot Hfpp while
he and deputy sheriff were trying to
levy upon some of Williams property.
An appeal will be taken to the SUI
preme court.
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EXPOSITION THROWN OPEN
Great Northwestern Show Is Now
Open to the Public.

Portland, Ore. Special.-Amidst
scene Of festivity and splendor never
equalled in the Pacific Northwest
with din and clamor of cheering thous-
ands, accompanied by the booming OF
artillery, the Ginning Of bells and the
blaring of bands. Portland. made
her greatest bow to the world in the
formal opening of the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition. The event took
place under conditions presaging COM
plete success to this historical COM
memoration of the blazing trial to "Old
Oregon" by Captain Merriwether Lewis
and VIM. Clark, who, commissioned
by President Jefferson, explored the
great Oregon country one hundred
years ago.
The celebration was participated in
by the President of the United States
through his personal representative,
Charles w. Fairbanks, representatives
Of the State and the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the National Congress-
Of the army and navy, together with
the Governors and STATS Of the States
Of California, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon and multitudes of people from
far and near.
All Portland was decked in her best,
business was suspended and the holi.
day spirit was everywhere in evidence.
The States Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, in which June 1st had
been declared legal holiday in honor
Of the centennial, sent thousands OF
visitors. The trains of yesterday
brought the vanguards of the excur.
sionists and the railroads and boat
lines entering Portland have been
taxed to their utmost. Never in the
history of Portland has this city been
called upon to care for so many peo-
pie.
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Bicamist Commits Suicide.

Knoxville Tenn. Specialize. c.
Cummings, of Pittsburg, Pa. commit.
ted suicide at Williamsburg, KY, by
drinking caroolic acid. He was en-
ployed by the Parker Oil Company,
as manager Of drilling. Two weeks
ago he married Miss Vicy Summer,
of Williamsburg, and only few days
ago was arrested on the charge OF
bigamy. it being claimed that he had
a wife and children living in Tennes-
see. He denied the charge and gave
bond, and thus far nothing has been
found to bear it out. Brooding over
his family troubles is supposed to
have caused the rash act.
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Teleoraphic Briefs.

President Roosevelt was the princi-
pal speaker at the unveiling OF the
General Slocum statue in Brooklyn,
and in the course Of his address ne
declared a strong navy was the moral
of the Eastern war.
Memorial day was observed In many
places the graves of the Union dead
everywhere being decorated.
The program for the opening OF the
Lewis and Clark Exposition from tne
White House has been arranged.
The attorney who made an investiga-
ton Of the disaster in the Letter mine
in Illinois for several foreign govern
ments has made public his report
which scores the mine managemenI;
and numerous suits against Letter VII!
be instituted.
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News Of the Day.

In duel between two Italian army
officers one was transfxed by sword
and almost Immediately killed.
Rt. Hon. William Court Grelly,
Speaker of the House of Commons, has
resigned owing to bad health.
The Canal Commission has been COM
PEELED to accept the Attorney Generals
decision that the eight-hour day ap-
plies to Panama.
Nicholas Biddle was witness re-
garding Mr.. Loomis' connection with
the Mercador claim in Venezuela
Chicago spent quiet Memorial Day,
but more rioting is feared when the
sash and door factories undertake to
make deliveries.
The two officers deposed by Mayor
Weaver informed the latter that they
would drop injunction proceedings.
The Frick investigating committee
is expected to submit it's report at the
meeting of the directors OF the Equita-
Bile Life Assurance Society.
Emperor William of Germany clos
ed the Riechstag.
George E. Lorenz turned States evil
dence in the postal conspiracy case
against William G. Crawford.
An anarchist threw bomb at the car
riage in which King Alfonso and Presi-
dent Loubet were retul ming from the
opera at Paris.
The crush of titled guests to attend
the royal wedding at Berlin Is very
great.
The President announced that he had
selected Mr.. Charles ]. Bonaparte to be
Secretary Of the Navy to succeed Sec
retary Paul Morton.
CONGRESSMAN Mudd Is striving to
have Baltimore designated as pur-
chasing station for Panama canal sup
plies.
Judge George Gray, Justice Brewer,
of the United States Supreme Court,
and DR.. B. F. Trueblood made address
es at the opening Of the Lake Mohonk
conference on arbitration at Lake Mo-
honk, N. Y.
The report of the Frick investiga-
ting committee was made to the direc-
tors OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society but it was not adopted.
The Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex-
position will be opened by Vice-Presi-
den. Fairbanks today.
1t AAbelievea ateswashington and
elsewhee that the hasten
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
No Lonaer obstructs Navigation.

St. John, N. B.. Special.-Word was
received from Edmund Stone, n. B.,
Sunday night that portion of the Van
Duren Lumber Company's boom in the
st. John river. where Canadian and
American lumbermen became involved
in clash a week ago, has been taken
up and swung in along the Canadian
shore, allowing free passage up and
down the river. 1t is said that the Van
Duren Company will anchor the boom
so that navigation Of the river will not
be obStructed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Neh oqatoff Among the Prisoners.

Tc!iio, BY Cable.-Rear Admiral Ne
bogatoff, former commander Of the
fourth division Of the Pacific feet, re-
cent? commander of the information
squa ron, composed Of scouts Of the
mer" antmen. with 5000 other Rus
sial.s. is amohg the prisoners captured
by the Japanese. Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky appears to have escaped.
The battle begane Saturday morning,
and the Japanese are still in pursuit
Of the Russians.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Georaia's Reduction.

Atlanta, Ca. Special.-Georgia's cot
ton acreage has been reduced IL per
cent as compared with last year, and
there has been a reduction Of little
more than IA per cent in the amount
OF fertilizer used under cotton, accord
ing to the official report Of State Com
missioner of Agriculture s. o. Stevens,
issued wednesday. The estimate Is
based on reports from correspondents
in all parts Of the State. i.aA
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Tampa Officer Shot.

Tampa, Fla. Special.-Sam ]. Car
ter, captain of police, was shot and
dangerously wounded by P. w. Knapp,
a sewing machine agent. The shoot.
ing occurred on the steps Of the Hills
borough High School, where Carter
was talking with Knapp's step daugh-
ter. According to Carter and the
girl, Knapp fred without saying a
word. Knapp says he followed his
step-daughter to see whom she was
going to meet. and that when Carter
saw him he fired, he (Knapp) firing
in return.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Alabama Slayer Released.

Montgomery, Ala, Special.-John
Randolph, who slew his cousin, Judge
Francis Randolph, in a street tragedy
here Saturday, was released at his pre-
liminary trial before Justice NJ. H.
Screws. The testimony adduced in the
examinatioo-eto%ed that Judge Ran
se9lSh had threatened to take the life
of the man who slew him, in accord
ance with the claim Of self-defense set
I'D by John Randolph.
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Killed on Excursion.

Goldsboro, Special.-A colored excur-
sion from Washington, n. c., arrived
here Friday. When near Parmele, two
negroes became involved in dispute
over a woman, and one Of them drew
a pistol and shot the other in the
breast. killing him instantly. The
slayer then jumped from the train and
escaped. The remains Of the dead man
were left at Parmele.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Ambassador conuer Welcomed.

Mexico City, Special-Edwin H.
Conger, the new American ambassa-
dor, arrived Sunday morning over the
Mexican Central Railway from Cali
fornia. He was met at the station by
Senor Torras Rivas. introducer of am
bassadors, ard Second Secretary of
the American Embassy Heimke. Of
ficers Of the Society of the American
Colony went in a body during the af-
ternoon to, the ambassadors hotel to
welcome him. The official presenta-
ton will take place shortly. The am,
bassador is-h good, health.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Japan Has Free Hand.

Toxic, By Cable.-With the destruc-
t,on of Russia's naval power, interest Is
returning to military operations on
land. Togo's victory tremendously al
ters the military situation and removes
all limits of offensive operations
against Russia's marine provinces. 1t
Is now possible to effectively close Via
livestock, seize Sakhalin, the mouth OF
the Amur river, Kamchatka, and any
point between the Tumen river and the
Arctic circle t..at Japan desires.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Louis r. Smith Indicted.

Washington, special.-Louis X.
Smith, of No2 Carolina formerly an
emnloye of Ne General Land Office,
was indicted ~ the grand jury of the
District of ColMSia, on charge OF
abstracting and selling thirty land war
rants. Smith was employed in the
Land Office from July /, 1901. to July
6, 1904, and it was during this time
that the warrantes were taken. He con-
fessed the theft when confronted with
the evidence against him. The war
rants taken were worth about $1,000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
"paper" Lessons Not Enough.

Prof. John Dewey tells the follow
ing story to illustrate the futility OF
certain present-day educational meth
DDS when applied to the affairs of prac
teal life:
There is a school in Chicago" said
ne, where they teach boys to swim
without any water All the motions
necessary for swimming are taught
scientifically and correctly. asked
one of the graduates what he did
when he got into the water.
HE replied laconicallv, Sunk -
New York Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
A New Connection.

New York, Specialize surface
lines in this city are operated by the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company,
which was controlled by the late VIM.
C. Whitney and his associates. This
company plans to build an extensive
subway system in competition with
the Inter-borough Rapid Transit Com
pany, which operates the existing sub
way and the Manhattan elevated lines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Conference of Reforms.

Tangier, By Cable.-Mohammed Ell
Torree, the Foreign Minister, on be-
half of the Sultan, has invited the rep
resentative of the powers to ask for
an international conference at Tangier
for the purpose Of discussing reforms
in Morocco. The members of the dip
lomatic corps have communicated with
their respective governments request.
Ing instructions in the premises.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
Horror!

The superintendent Of a department
store in Brooklyn which caters q
great deal to the German trade tells
the stort of a woman who came &c
the store the other day and admired
a large basket Of shamrccks which
were on sale. She stared at them foI
a long time and finally asked the
saIeswonan ehat they were.
"Shamrocks," replied the sales
woman.
They are very pretty" replied the
woman, but haven't you got then
in red?''-NeW York Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
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Coming american Type J
By Edwdrd Never.


girl will an extreme specimen VI
II n this l shall cite history
seventeenth Christopher Meyer ana HIS
4@* penetrated the un
Of civilization tnat region
Christopher extraordinary was MS
wife They oes the New World their friends across
of hundreds OF otners
this home which Christopher Meyer uhbach o"
German
that
intact
naonit emphasize point NO
this direct ancestor) were all
blondes all extreme
the change? Climate say
for thing secondly edomdom of mind and soul that has been
working toward the dea-namey, brunette
stature MY an
Christopher ordinary height the present gen.
height
height is notice.
girls growing up
an
erage their complexion akenng predict that the American s
will magnificent 1eet
classcahe
the Divinity since Edenand brunette.
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EAREA0l
Reports From Every Part
Belt Indicate Substantial D
ASSOCIATION FIGURES d

Decrease For 1905 Is Asserted
1s.4s Per Cent In Acreage -
1904, and 16!c5 in Commercial z
tIizers, as Shown by TabuIata
Statement Based on 17,754 IndiyI
dual Reports.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
PEACE NOW URGED
President Roosevelt Desires That the
Warning Nations Come to Terms
CASSINI WILL NOT ADMIT NEED

In a Conference at the White House
the President Declares That Rus
sia's Military Position is Now Hope
less and That Further Fighting Can
Only Serve to Increase Japan's De.
made.
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D~~~~~Vy
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friendship
taking
char subscription list
OF a hospitality
who have
much
thankfully
cherished
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08

sfacfcng He humane He possessed
however
dicule deeper mysticism the
and kful soldier Above
merchants France the the woods
In
could disputes justly
affairs
witt requisite skilHarpers Magazine
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
II VeW Estimate x
>'~~of Chnmplai11~"
By Henry Loonais Nelson.

is of the noblet characters OF early Amer
history He of the great navigators OF time
when the Atlantic taken at the risk OF
life. He perseverng and patient worker; keen
Judge careful and observer He was
excellent Of business. He enthusiastic and
inspiring and had wonderful selfcontro He devout
religious but long experience bred in him phosoph-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08

Standard OIL it is dirty, hfsneLins anu
unesthetc OF It, Dhsh
and
Moreover kopeck of his money
good the world The mdam TO the
his mill makes
blossom
SOIL o
benefit OF the whole human family
wealth. It's poenal
and certain moc
OF II himself and the enrich the whole world
other
THE faculties and lowest OF nos
produced sucn
which
attached In dollars ana
cannot " Oh
the other hand all his OF the simple
which within mortal between the o
healthy Mr. Rocklers for think the tramp as
little more
do Mr. Rockefeller Pathfinder.
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*********a*****++***+*+**+
The Uant of Hospitality
By Charles Marshall
BY Charles Marshall
++*--s+ssss.ss.ssss..ssssss.ss ~ Fl

HEN the home day at end and the last handshake
has been gven who has really benefited by these social OBJ
servances? Nc to whom good meal would be a
boon has been fed fact nobody has been fed
little gossip has round the shortcomings of the
have been discussed and the children compared AS
visitor leaves little remarks have been dropped prob
ably regretted latebut the faults of
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1S s= The ==
Mo1zpy=Getting Faculty
The MeQnest and L0WeSt
Possessed by Man
By q UdH Street Banker.

l&>>>>~>%! round nan
: lion dollars ne is adding the pile an income Oh
100000 month. Many people grevng over 'onh
wealth, coveting cent oi u.
~ Spring believe that tne e'anuau
going & % or the sa
>>>>>.>.$ property capable enjoying What the
Stnda iaass ss.ai { i lSpsllng and