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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
SNA.<E .,iliES.
Fantastic Forms OF Worship OF
Southwest Coast OF India.

Fantastic Forms OF Worship on
Southwest Coast OF India.
Serpent worship and the Precipitation
Of snake diVinities, which once spread
all over Asia, Sill maintain tena-
cious hold on the little native states of
Cochin and Travancore, on the south
west coast of India. Here Hindoos
ligh and low revere the cobra as they
did thousand years ago, and it is con-
sidered IL heinous crime to injure the
reptile or neglect its interests.
In the district of Travancore alone
there are between $1,000 and 10000
shrines dedicated exclusively to the
worship of snakes which possess eX-
tensive and valuable properties for
their maintenance and for the cost of
the ceremonies which the keepers have
to perform from time to time
In these shrines the Hindoos set down
fantastic idols of serpents on a stone
base, and the shrine is protected by a
lsmud wall. HousehOlders to assure their
welfare should make offerings of
dough, milk and cooled rice to the SER
pertine habitues of the shrine and
place lights and chant hymns in order
to be assured of their favor.
Every morning tie king and queen of
the serllents are bathed, and fruit and
milk are offered to them. to be followed
at noon by cooked rice and fried grain.
On cer.ain days the idols in grove and
household temple are carried III pro-
| cessioI, to the house, where propitia-
| tary offerings are made. The presiding
functnnary must be the eldest female
member of the family, who has to prac-
tice celibacy from the day she attains
the position.
AT famous snake festivals at Iravan-
core pious folk gather from az parts
to join in the worship, bringing offer
ings of gold, silver, grain. pepper,
spices, oil. sandalwood, silk and other
! things. The cost of the festivals is de-
| frayed by the revenues of the paddy
fields and gardens attached to the
shrines. 1t is believed that unless the
] ceremonies are conducted with rever-
ence the largest cobras of the grove
| will come out and show themselves to
the members of the house. The ma
tives also believe that snake bites in
the neighborhoOd of these shrines new
er prove fatal. Be that as it may,
| deaths from snake bites are very rare.
though many groves contain as many
as thirty cobras and the shrines in Ira
vancore number between fifteen and
twenty thousand.
The snakes of India are rarely ag
gressive. but generally keep to them
selves. and, being so kindly treated and
benevolently attended, it is not aston
/ ishing that they become docile and
harmless. All over Travancore the PEG
! pie when they see a snake approaching
say. 1.-THE god is coming" and make
way for the divinity Children play
fearlessly about the groves while theil
serpentine friends are gliding about oil
basking in the sun and have never beer
known to be harmed. When the groves
become overrun with serpents the sur
plus population is removed and sent tt
other shrines, certain pious Brahman:
being especially applied to for this pur
pose.-New York Herald.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10

inuiges.ion is easily overcome by the
use oi hoooi dyspepsia Cure, because
this remedy digests what you 4 at and
gives the stomach rest-allows it to
recuperate and grow strong again. Ko-
uoi relleVes indigestion. Belcliing of
Gas, Sour Stomach, Heart Burn. etc
and enables the digestive oraans 10
transform all foods into the Kind Of
rich red blood that makes health and
strength. Sold by William f. Dunn.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10

Are you readyY" asked the first
man.
Il am" came the answer in a firm
tone
Then come. We may as well know
the worst"
Closing the door behind them, they
resolutely descended the stairs.
When they rose from the boarding
house table. however. they agreed that
the meal had been no worse then usual
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
Hoods

Sarsaparilla enjoys the dis
tinction of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. It. is an 0ll-round
medicine, producing its UNI
equdIled effects by purify
ing. vitalizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength of every
organ, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept no substi-
tute for Hoods, but in
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
LucyiCarter.

The Diamond stkte Telephone Co.,
has arranged to build lime from
Northeast to Elk Neck poutoffice.
which will open a section of country
that has heretofore had no comn,unica-
ton with the outside world.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH
Erred FORM OUR EXCHNGES.
0Ieanings Gathered From all Paris OF the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their DOings During the Week

OieahihSS udtueIru rTOm all fdTiS OII0e stare
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their DOings During the Week.
John A. Smith, of Kent County, has
forced some strawberry plants to bloom
out of doors, and expects to exhibit
ripe fruit at the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society's meeting at Chester
town this month.
In Christ Church at 2 O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon Miss Sara A. Smith,
daughter of Lewis q. l.. Smith, of
Dover, and Marry Meteor Crouch, of
Baltimore, were married by the Rev.
George Murray Bond. The bride was
unattended except by her brothers,
Wilbur and Lewis d. G. Smith, who
acted as ushers. The church decora-
tions were the most elaborate seen for
years.
Miss Ida Wakefield Manlove sec
ond daughter of Wakefield Manlove.
near Middletown, was married on
Wednesday evening to Mr.. Ralph Van
Dyke, son of William Van Dyke, OF
Van Dykes Station. Rev. A. W.
Lightbourne performed the ceremony.
The bride wore beautiful gown OF
white silk MULE trimmed with lace and
carried white carnations. The brides
maid, Miss Emma Manlove, sister OF
the bride, wore white dotted swiss.
FINLEY Scott of Townsend, was
groomsman. Many handsome pres
ents were received.
DIR. Paul M. Money, of Cheswold.
and DR.. Presley S. Downs, of Dover.
have saved man from terrible death,
John Carrettson, Jr., farmer of Bish.
ops Corner, was seized on Tuesday
night with violent tetanus which de.
veloped from cut on his toe, sus.
TONED while cutting wood. The mar
was almost raving maniac when the
doctors first visited him and every
muscle In his body, both voluntary and
involuntary, was so contorted that il
had to be bound. The curative tend
ency.had developed, which is a draw
ing of the feet to the head. At a con
sultation between Drs. Money and
Downs it was decided to purchase 6
box of tetanus antitoxine from New
York, new curative for lockiaw. Al
the time of the consultation it was no
thought that Carrettson coutd live un.
til the.medicine arrived. At midnight
when it did arrive Catterson was aliv,
however and it was injected. The pa
tient began to recover and by morning
was almost well. TNoTE-Since tn,
above was written the report has com,
that Carrettson had relapse and died
Saturday.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
FASHIONABLE WOMEN ALREADY
TALK OF SUMMER FABRICS
COMING SEASONS STYLES EROMISE TO
BE THE PRETTIEST IN SEVERAL YEARS.

Banzai Silks will be the Popular Fad and these
DELEGATE Yet Durable Silks will Come
In all COlors-fur Coats.
The new materials that come under
the head of Summer fabrics are being
shown at all the fashionable shops, as
has become the style in recent years.
So accustomed haye women become to
selecting such goods in January that
the seeming unseasonableness awakens
DO comment. The people who lead In
modes have formed the habit of going
south in winter with as much regular
ity as they go to Newport or Bar Har-
Dor in summer, and not only do "wash
goods" make their bow to the public
with the beginning of the year but the
gowns intended for Southern wear
from the best makers are shown on all
sides.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
These Set the Styles

for the coming seasons and the clever
woman who likes to be up-to-date in
her dressing, buys her materials early
while the prettiest colorings and de-
signs are obtainable and with her own
skillful fingers or the help of some
bright little dressmaker, fashions
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10

is that for so cents yard you can buy
the pretty silky Banzaie and make all
sorts of dainty dresses, waists and neg
ligees not only for adults but for the
younger fry, for the material washes
perfectly, and is being used by all the
up. to date dressmakers.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-01-10
Wanted Idea !

r.rotHct your IDEAS; they may bring Won weaIfh
WITH write 5oaN WEDpEEBUHN 4 Co, Patent Aftor
and HIST Of two hundred invention v sntsd A' on"
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31

Makes life now aS safe in that
atty as on the higher uplands. +.
w. Goodloe who resides on Dut-
ton street in Waco, Tex. needs no
Sea wall for safety. He writes, L
have used DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption the past five
years and it keeps me we'll and
safe. Before that time | had "a
cough which for years had been
growing worse. Now its gone. ;"
Cures chronic coughs, lagrippe,
Group, whooping cough and pre-
vents pneumonia. Pleasant o
take. Every bottle guaranteed at
Sturdivant's Drug Store. Price
SOC and ST.. Trial bottle free.
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31

one unfair in passing judgment.
Hatred does not pay even from a
sordid point of view. Let us be
friends and pull together and show
our neighbors what large and
harmonious family can accomplish
in building up town
On Monday, September 10th,
Prof. Morgan will begin teaching
piano and organ, and continue
until the public school opens in
the fall. Terms, four dollars for
twelve lessons; three lessons of one
hour each per week. All persons
wishing to take lessons of him can
leave their names at The journal
office.
King Bros. Wild West Show,
which gave an exhibition here
Saturday has some of the best
horsemen perhaps of any show on
the road. Besides riding a num-
Der of trained buckers" of their
own they rode horse and mule
for parties here that were consid-
cred unreliable. They are also
experts with the lariat and gave
the audience q reproduction of the
Western style of putting a horse
thief out of business that seemed
too realistic to be funny.
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31
ROAD NOTICE

Notice ia hereby given that q
petition will be presented at the
regular October term 1906 of the
Independence county court for
viewers to be appointed to lay out
new road beginning at the inter-
section of the Newark and Dota
road and the south boundary of
the north half of the northwest
t of section 30 township Ii north,
range west, now owned by w.
j. Cooper. Thence east on south
boundary of said tract to the south
east corner of same, about 125
yards, thence north about two
miles. more or less on line between
east and west halves of section 30,
80 and 20 to intersection of the old
Military road.
This 4th day of August, 1906.
w. j. COOPER.
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31
AN EVENING REVERE
| stood alone at evening

| stood alone at evening
AS the sun sank low in the west
And my heart was full of longings,
AS the mind is full of unrest.
saw on the distant bill. top
The giant forest trees. old,
Their leaty branches waving
Gilded by the sunset gold.
saw the green corn waving
In the cool, sweet evening breeze
A little bro sang its sweetest lay,
In the top of the old ash tree
| stood where the tall gloomy pine
Threw its shadows over me
And | listened to the ripple of the
nearby stream,
As it rushed on its way to the sea
Tho the sky was bright with sun
beams,
That had gladdened the liyelong
day,
L marVeled not at its beauty,
For my thoughts were far away.
The tide of thought swept onward
Like wild and troubled sea
And | tloated away on its current,
Til the present was lost to me.
thought of the past for moment
With memories sweet and sad.
And | looked through tears at the
suns last ray,
AS it paled away and died.
There, in the lonesome twilight,
While tears still dimmed my eyes
| looked at the eombre real
And YEARLY wondered, why?
Why frogs begin their croakin'
When nights shades begin to fall
And the COLLINS come roun castin
Their grim shadows on the wall:
Why their forms SO dim end sour
rying,
Always tiittin' TO and fro
Makes my hair stand almost up
right,
While the cold sweat beads my
brow?
Why, seem to see 'em standin
round,
4 pintin' at me till,
| wish't | was an Indian.
So l could run and yell.
Why they come so slowly through
the field,
With arms stretched toward the
sky;
ASH TO Say "We're In no rush,
Bat we'll get you by and by"
Why-but my reverie is broken,
By a dear, familiar tread
And there In the arms OF twilight
The summer day lay dead.
MAUDE TUGGLH, sulphur Rock, Ark.
If you have property for sale
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31
WISE AND OTHERWISE

The man who wants the lid put
on his town is always the one that
thinks he is entitled to sit on the
lid.
The man who owns dog that
does tricks is as proud as though
it were his smartness and not the
dogs,
Son, don't get so interested
waiting for opportunity to knock
that you forget to keep your alarm
clock wound.
The great evil of this antipeek-
aboo- waist crusade is that it calls
our attention to the large number
of skinny women.
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31
J. G. GIBSON
Photographer

SULPHUR ROCK, :: ARKANSAS
All classes and sizes OF photo work
done. Views and groups made, any
where in the country. Flash light
work done day or night. Crayon and
pastel portraits in all the different
sizes and grades and at much lower
prices than agents charge. | also
make medallions and handle portrait
frames. 1t will pay you to call on me.
The Newark journal., 1906-08-31

day.
j. W. Outlaw, one of Oil
Trough's good citizens, was in
town Saturday.
Rev. &. H. Newman was down
from Sulphur Rock Monday to at
tend the temperance meeting.
W. Y. Gibbs, the clever Iron
Mountain agent at Sulphur Rock,
was transacting business in town
Saturday.
The Pleasant Plains Telephone
Company is putting in a line to
Oil Trough to connect with the
local company.
Sam Parks, a most estimable
young man of Oil Trough, was
killed Tuesday while telling tim
Der on Black riyer.-Newport
News.
When you sell anything put the
money all in the bank, and your
bank book will show what you re-
ceiye during the year for your
farm products. Bank of Newark.
All the latest in dress goods,
In the latest patterns, such as Chit
fon Panama Wool, Batiste Pana-
ma Plaids, Sicilian Plaids and Ar
nolds Suiting at Sisk, Hulsey &
Haddock.
The public school will close next
Friday, the 9TH, after a successful
nine months term. Prof. Rogers
of Jonesboro will deliver the clos
ing address, his subject being
Curiosity"
d. L. Gibson has recently com
pleted q course in optics, and has
received the finest case of optical
goods ever seen in the town. He
deserves to succeed and The Jour
nal hopes he will.
The farmers hair may be bushy,
his skin bronzed, but his eyes are
clear, his digestion is like that of
three year-old mule, and his con-
science is like the ether above his
head. He is the most independent
creature that wears the garb of
civilized man.
Eliza Graves, of Peoria, ILL.,,
representing the Illinois Real Es.
tate Company, spent Friday here
looking over the country. Craig
& Moore have arranged with him
to interest some Illinois capitalists
in land around here, and parties
who have lands for sale should see
them.
The directors of school district
No. IS desire to employ a teacher,
who holds first grade license, to
teach two months summer school
in that district. The directors are
J. NJ. Stephens, K. G. Adams and
K. M. Davidson, and any one with
the required qualifications can get
further particulars by commune
eating with them at Oil Trough.
The following from the Conway
County Times fits Newark so we'll
we reproduce it. There should
be no factions in this little city of
ours. Every improvement made
enhances the value of all property
in and surrounding our town.
We should live as one big family,
and we believe few towns can
show up more progressive and
intellectual family. We have as
few black sheep in our place as
any flock in the state. When
there is discord in the family there
is little progress. When there is
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22

Hear Aiva Adams. the man who
was elected by 10000 majority to the
governorship of Colorado two years
ago but was cheated out of his seat
by the corporation bosses and with
the approval of Buchtel and other
corporation men and Republicans at
Auditorium.
Those who read II were greatly
amused at the telegraphic dispatch in
the other paper regarding the death
of "the human Assyrian leopard" 1t
was trying to tell about the death of
the Assyrian leper. announced in the
Sentinel and regarding whom the pa
pers had much to say.
Miss Bessie Primrose has resigned
her position with the Postoffice Book
store. For a number of years Miss
Primrose has been connected with
the bookstand the announcement OF
her resignation will be read with
interest by many friends. The young
lady has accepted position with the
LaCoste Dry Goods store, and enter
ed upon her duties today. She will
prove a valuable addition to the force
of employees of the popular new
store.
The sheet over on Sixth street even
employs the perversion of telegraph
dispatches to meet with its dirty po-
litical policies. Saturday night a
brazen lie was given publication as
the leading article in the sheet. to-
the effect that Mr.. Bryan had can
eelled every engagement in Colorado
and had left yesterday afternoon for
Colorado democratic leaders. There
was not a word of truth in the dis
patch which by the way was written
by Uncle Avery himself. Bryan filled
his engagements as announced in de-
tail in the Sentinel Saturday. This
just shows to what means that paper
will go to reveal its narrowness In |
political matters and is also true
of the unreliabillty of
its telegraphic service. Maybe his |
readers don't know II but II is an in
teresting fact that Uncle Avery him
self pads out the telegraphic notes
he receives each day, writing them
and changing them and col
oring them to suit his own narrow
political views no matter how far
from the truth he gets.
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22
CAPT SUMNER RETURNS.

Capt. Jack Sumner. the veteran
mining man and pioneer Colorado
citizen returned to his home in
Grand Junction Saturday afternoon
from the Paradox valley where he has
been working on some of his min
ing claims for the past three months.
Capt. Sumner. though three score
and more winters have passed over
his head Is still hale and hearty and
he made the long and rough trip from
the Paradox to Grand Junction on
horseback. a distance of l1O miles
and he was only two days making the
trip. He went to the Paradox on
July sth. and this is his first trip
down since then. He is well pleased
with the mining outlook in that sec
tion. and believes 1t will prove one o.
richest districts in that section, of the
country in course of time.
After spending few days at his
home Capt. Sumner will probably re-
turn TO the Paradox. He states that
the weather in that country has been
fine. In the valley a heavy peach
crop was raised but owing to the fact
that it could not be taken to n mark
ct only by horseback the greater part
of the fruit rotted on the ground.
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22
ROBBED THE MOHAWK
bandits Get Hold of Some OF the Rich
Ore of the Famous Hays 81
Monnett Leased Property
At Goldfield

A few days ago the Sentinel pub
lished an extended dispatch from
Goldfeld. Nevada, regarding the fact
that Hays & Monnette the leases of
the Mohawk mine expected to break
the worlds record for single ship
ment of gold ore by sending out n
shipment worth $1.000,000. This
morning a dispatch was received from
Goldfeld stating that the property
was robbed of $4,000 worth of ore
yesterday by a band of burglars
whose operations were of the most
daring character. Just before day
break. four men drove up to the Hays
& Monnette shaft house and jumped
from the wagon. Entering the shaft
house they ordered the two engi-
neers to throw up their hands. They
were heavily armed and under their
drawn weapons ordered the engi-
neers to carry 2S sacks of high grade
ore from the shaft house to the wag-
on. After making the haul the rob
bers drove off. An alarm was given.
but up to noon today the robbers had
not been apprehended.
The Hays & Monnett company had
been preparing for million dollar
shipment of ore. Some of the ore
being hoisted runs as high as $50 per
pound.
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22
WHERE DOES 1T STAND?

If the Pueblo ChIeftain knows ex-
actly what it is trying to assist in
doing politically in its editorial col
umns, we should like to have sent
with that section of the paper, page
of explanation. 1t wants men sent to
which 1t has been advocating. The ma
jor portion OF the responses received
by Il. to questions propounded
through Its columns. have come from
Democrats and those received from
Republican senatorial and legislative
candidates, have in many instances
been more equivocal than the ans
wer of Rev. Buchtel. But notwith-
standing what it deesires to see done
in the way of reform, 1t urges that
the Republican ticket be supported.
when /. N Stevens knows that re-
form has as much opportunity for sue
cess at the hands of the Republican
party. as a piece of meat has with n
hungry dog. Under what circum-
stances he can support the present
Republican platform and the candl-
dates for the state Republican ticket.
when he charged and truly SO that
the governorshlp was stolen from the
Democracy two years ago we can
not understand.
The statements and advice of the
Chieftain are very questionable. re-
viewing them both together. 1t
looks very much indeed, as II this
newspaper, that has talked much and
long over its independence. has been
brought over to the Republican fold
and that Mr.. Stevens. stands in the
relation of the returned prodigal son
If the Office of governor was stolen
from the Democrats two years ago.
by practically the same men who are
seeking continued lease of power.
why does not Mr.. Stevens repudiate
the ticket.
If the reforms advocated by the
Chieftaln and upon which Mr.. Stew.
ems Is deslrous of placing the legisla
tive candidates on record mean so
much to him, let him accept the spon
taneous response that he is receiv-
ing from the Democratic legislative
candidates and let him "spew out
the whole Republican ticket.
He told us truly In his paper that
the answers of Rev. Buchtel, were
not open and satisfactory answers.
Alongside of the answer received by
Mr.. Stevens from Governor Adams. 1,
was the response of a small boy.
The Chieftain should be for reform
along the whole line and not stand in
an equivocal position by also giving
support to the Republican ticket.
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22

The third term business still holds
on persistently and will not down,
despite the efforts of the county cen
tral committee in behalf of Mr.. VII
liams' candidacy. Every possible ef-
fort has been made to make the vot
ers forget that Mr.. Williams If elect
ed will have served the county three
terms and one half. Already he has
had two and one-half terms of the
office and SO many people think that
that length of time Is sufficient that
the votes that are piling up against
Mr.. Williams will surely defeat him
The daily sentinel., 1906-10-22

We are happy to say that the Dem
ocratic candidates are making a splen-
did canvass. They believe that the
voters ane entitled to know some
thing of the men running on the
Democratic ticket. OF course with
the dead immortal cinch" that is 80
prated about in the other paper. IL
is entirely unnecessary for the Re
publican candidates to make much OF
canvass, as they say Republican
will vote for any old thing. just SO
II is named Republican.