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Smyrna times., 1918-07-17
NOTICE.

l will not be responsible for the
payment Of any bills without an order
unless contracted by me. Mrs. NJ. E.
voshell, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17

The new roa1 over the marsh to
Woodland Beach, built at a great ex-
pense by James R. Mott, is in fair
condition this season and a number
are availing themselves for a trip to
this old resort Woodland Beach, hit
by storm and tide until the water has
encrOached upon the land to a close
proximity to the old hotel and dance
pavilion and blown down trees and
debris being scattered all along the
front, this old resort is but a relic o1
ITS former days, yet still a place tC
mold pienics and spend days outing.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17

An automobile owned by Richard
,,,as a farmer of Kent county, was
ovsrturned just outside of Cam1en last
F,i6av night. The gasoline ignited,
boring the car beyond repair. No
oue vas injured.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17

The new Maryland State Dog law,
rpOuiring tax of So year on female
and 81 a year on male dogs, is having
the effect of cleaning Chestertown of
worthless ours. How welcome would
some such law be in Smyrna. The
town is full of them.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17

Tho members of Citizens Hose Com
..a will hold an important meeting
p' ,so Hose Room this evening.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17

n, Horace Clifton, of Laurel, has
..,.saded John Palmer as manager of
49, =. American Stores Company in this
toWn.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17
WANTED.

Reliable young men to work at the Della
ware State Far as gatemen, watchmen,
etc. Apply by letter, giving age and ref
erence and salary desired.
SAMUEL H. WILSON, JR.,
Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-17
ocAL MARKETS.
Luz GRAIN
euYRNA AND VICINITY

...,, Items of General Interest Gath
'O'' sred During the Week.
rso Farm Bureau will hold meet
~ Ceorge W. Wright and Sons
= r. tomorrow. Thursday, evening.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
MAN OF MYSTERY
KEEPS SECRET
HaIf-Breed Dies Without Reveal.
ing Method of Recovering
the Dead.
GETS DROWNED BODIES
Always Worked at Night, Possessed
an Uncanny Power and Succeeded
Where All Other Methods
Had Failed.

Saltwater, Minn.-JOhn Jeremy, q
mysterious character, who for ~ years
made his living by recovering the
bodies Of persons drowned In lakes and
rivers Of the northwest, ended his ca
reer recently by committing suicide
after he had shot and killed an ac-
quaintance In quarrel over a woman.
Jeremy, who was seventy-two years
old and q resident Of this place, died
without disclosing his uncanny method
Of bringing bodies to the surface.
One of his notable featS took place
shortly before his death when he re-
covered the body Of Miss Helen
Learned Of st. Paul, who was drowned
In Lake Phelan several weeks previous
ly. The lake bed had been raked
scores of times and hope had been
abandoned when FISHERMAN john" as
Jeremy was known, announced that he
would find the body. Within short
time he had succeeded and collected
500 for his work.
Liked Starlight for His Work.
Jeremy worked alone and always at
night. He liked a starry sky, but the
rays of full moon seemed to hamper
rather than aid him. Some persons
who for years had studied the peculiar.
tiles of Jeremy, who was a half-breed,
claimed he used trained muskrats to
locate the missing corpses. Others
claimed he knew the freakish twists
and turns of the river and lake cuI.
rents so well that he needed no other
aid. /
FISHERMAN John" began his unique
profession in 1876. His efficiency soon
attracted the attention of the entire
northwest and he received large sums
for the recovery Of many Of the bodies,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
DEATH NEAR, BUT
HEISNOT AFRAID

I'm wearing the uniform, | am. It
don't make a bit of difference if l die
because there are four, five, as many
millions as you want, more. Only
when | do die I'm going to take at
least five HeinieS with NE. And I'm
going to handle the sixty or seventy
or the hundred and twenty men IN
der me so they'll do the same.
Allies Are Fine Soldiers.
"Sure, l get awful impatient with
the French sometimes because they
don't understand our language. And
the British sometimes rub me the
wrong way. I've had fist fights with
EN- both-before l got to be an Off
Ger. But they're all IN the same game
and you can tell the folks back home
that they're damned good soldiers,
those British and French, every one of
them. Only we're going to go them
one better-particularly the-platoon
Of the - company Of the tn.
You'll hear from US. Only If you're
dropping a line to the folks l know
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup OK
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love It's pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
a teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in q few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When the little system Is full OF
cold, throat sore has stomach-ache, di-
arrhea, Indigestion. colic-remember
q good inside cleansing" should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep california
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves q sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle Of california Syrup Of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill.
dren Of all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits
sold here. so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by california Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
WHAT is VACHER-BALM?

Some years ago a vegetable wax
was discovered that has the power to
quiet nerves, and thus stop inflamma.
ton, without injury; this we combine
with extracts that destroy disease
germs and prevent infection. We
make this compound into a salve, with
the result that We have a local rem
edy that promptly relieves practically
all kinds Of pains, such as Rheuma-
tsm. Neuralgia, TQothache, Earache,
Spralns, Burhs, Boils, etc. =
This salve is obviously also the best
thing for Catarrh and Group; in fact
Its quick action in the latter danger
Gus complaint is simply marvellous;
and being harmless, 1t can be used in.
ternally for Collie, etc.
or course the success of yacher-
Balm caused many limitations to ap-
pear, so be sure you get the genuine
which has the signature Of E. W.
VACHER on every package. 1t is put
up In Csc and soc jars, and CSC tubes.
II you have never tried vacher- Balm
write to f. w. Vacher, New Orleans,
La, for a Free Sample No family
should be without this remarkable rem
edy; 1t saves so much suffering.
II your druggist will not get vacher-
Balm fer you. we will supply you d.
rect, and give you the agency. We
supply our agents with Free Samples
that sell the jars or tubes without any
trouble.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
BAD LUCK FOLLOWS WOMAN
Dog Is Hit by Automobile and After
That Things Move
Rapidly. &3s,4sT9

st. Louis.-Mrs. Louis Sedler of this
city started for the grocery store and
her canine went along. She had gone
but q short distance when her dog
was hit by an automobile. She tried
to pick up her pet and was bitten In
the right hand.
The police in the usual course of
events learned of the accident. They
ordered the dog chained up for ten
days for observation. Then they or
dered Mrs. Sadler to see the city bac-
teriologist regarding her wound. As
climax they filed charge Of char
boring an unlicensed dog" against her
husband.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
CATCHING the Spirit.

A certain man, part and parcel OF
this fair young city, has habit Of
joking with his children. One Of the
favorite questions propounded at fire.
quent intervals is, Dad, where yuh
going" To which dad usually re-
piles, facetiously, "Oh, down in the
cellar, to jump off the roof
One day dad had occasion to go on
the roof to make some minor repairs,
such as getting the neighbor boys ball
out Of the caves. Mother missed dad
and inquired as to his whereabouts
Robert, aged six, observed with great
solemnity. "Dad's on the roof; 7
s'pose he's gone up there to fix the
furnace"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
AYGAME WITH
HUN "TIN FISH"

under their breath as the seaman
called to his mate:
"a large Hun is going north. one
gum Schieffelin remarked. Say, Muir
ply was right, only I don't see anyone
smoking
"The plane got Itself between the
sub and the sun. Then, for two
whole minutes it bore down on the
Hun shark. She doomed up through
the mist big as q house. Schieffelin
said afterward.
within a half minute she started
to submerge with
"Crash!
"'Now.' said Cutler, we will give
them light
Brought Home the Onions.
"He tripped his bomb release at the
instant the big plane was directly
over the enemy's coming tower,
which was exactly awash. Schieffelin
threw the machine into q vertical
bank to observe the effect Of the ex-
plosion.
"a white geyser spouted fifteen feet
on the enemys port beam. The delay
had been just right.
"LoOk, her prOpellers out
laughed one Of the men. They knew
then that she was damaged and that
her diving planes had been SO injured
that she could not submerge. They
knew she had to cling to the surface,
that all her advantage in being a sub
was lost and that she was q prey to
any patrol.
"As the plane was short Of petrol,
having q forty-mile wind to fight
against, the American lads set sail
for home with sense of deed we'll
done. The rest was routine. The
plane signaled a drifter: There Is a
damaged sub five miles northwest of
you
"The drifter, knowing that sub
on the surface would start to run
like q scared cat, as damaged subs do,
and that they couldn't catch her, re-
layed the news to certain destroyers.
"The destroyers did the rest,
hurried up, rammed the U-boat, and
there were only six survivors. Her
diving rudder had probably been dam
aged. The destroyers put her down,
but she was the prize of Schieffelin
Of Yale and Cutler Of Harvard. 1t
was Cutters first fly as pilot on a
war patrol.
1.-THE first bombs he ever dropped
In action brought home the onions ;"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
Maybe This Has a Moral.

A gentleman from the rural district
made his semi-weekly trip into the city
ond disposed Of a small wagon load
Of produce for a sum that caused
him to walk stoop-shouldered with
fits weight, says the Indianapolis News.
Ever and anon he would feel for
the money In his pockets and mem
tally smack his lips in extreme salts
faction.
With freakish impulse he stepped
into a dairy lunch room for snack
before starting home. He got cup
full of coffee, a sandwich and q piece
Of pie that he was afraid he would
lose sight Of before he got chance
to eat it. His check was punched for
Is cents. AS he was standing at the
cashiers desk digging up, one Of the
kitchen attendants, failing to catch
the order of sandwich-shouter, sang
out, "Come again."
"Yes, / will, like thunder, ye derl
robber," snarled the agriculturist.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

LondOn.-HOw a certain United
States naval observer daily plays the
game of life and death with Hun Tin
fish" was Interestingly told here re-
Gently by a member Of the committee
on public information as follows:
"a short, thick, temporary ensign.
one T. H. Murphy, with red face and
very blue eyes, sits day and night In
his office In a little shack at United
States naval air station, porting
over raised maps with colored strings
stretched on them and queer red
headed pins stuck in them.
His job is to keep track Of every
Hun submarine that is In operation.
Being q former submarine man HIM
self, his instinct for them Is that Of a
ferret after a rat
"He knows when they need air, how
badly every depth charge has tickled
them-knows even when they must
come to the surface for the skipper to
smoke his cigar, as there Is no smok-
ing inside submarine.
"Murphy's knowledge decides the
success or failure of the many young
reserve ensigns Of the naval flying
force now at stations where there are
young men who have left the ball
rooms of New York or the battlefields
of Yale and Harvard to take weack
at the Hun.
"Take, for instance, Ensign E. j.
Schieffelin of New York city and Of
the Yale class, 1919. He is direct de-
scendant Of John Jay, Of Revolution
airy fame, and his father left home
for the Spanish-American war in the
same ship that carried his son to this
one.
Murphy Was Right.
"Schieffelin was in Murphy's office
early one morning when that expert
took the pipe from his mouth, stuck
Din in the middle Of the North sea
and then blew out a blue cloud Of
smoke.
"They'll be needin' one" he said,
right about there
"'One what?'
ga smoke, Of course. They've been
under so many hours on such and
such a course. In three hours they'll
breach and the reason will be tobacco.
Search area-and-and you'll find a
SUBJ
"Schieffelin was the first pilot. The
second pilot was Lieut.. Roger ". Cut
Io- ctroko oDd contoin of tho Hor-
ward varsity crew Of 1917. The crew
of the big seaplane was completed
by Bernstein, the machlnist's mate,
and Taggart, electrician and champion
100-yard Splinter.
Three hours later a bright her.
ringbone sea was creeping under
them. Through the mist the visi-
bility was bad, but suddenly both
officers made the same exclamation
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
LAD FINANCES DEAL AT TEN
"Get-Rieh-oulck" Youth IN ST. Louis
Works Confidence Game on
Companions.

st. Louisa hoy ten years old. Of
this city, obtained small sums of money
from other children here upon convinc.
Ing them that he knew man who had
the power of increasing the dcnomina.
ton of money. Tho boy has been ar.
rested and turned over to his parents.
who promised TO return the money he
obtained and will have him In the
Juvenile court when desired.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

work for me and know it will help
others If they will give 1t a fair trial. I"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, lob 9th Ave-,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa. a
Why will women drag along FROM day
70 day, year In and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published.e Every woman who suffers
from displacements, Irregularities, in
6ammation, liberation, backache, ner.
vousness, or who Is passing through the
Change Of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a trial. For
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. " The result
Fits long experience is at your service.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

just tell them that you saw me-in
Paris celebrating. and on the way to
the front, where I don't expect ever
to come back from. Good-by. old man ;
good luck!"
And he strobe across the street and
disappeared. His Job ahead Of him
to do. full knowledge Of the cost of
that job, and proud to pay the price
demanded-even to the ultimate. He's
the platoon leader, the Q. S. A. pla-
toon leader, that's going to win this
war.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
Grandmother In Eighteen Days.

A lady green bug becomes grand
mother in IS days. One can imagine,
then, notes q naturalist, the multitu-
dinous armies of these insects that
may develop in the course Of sea-
son. Their worst foe is tiny black
four-winged fly that deposits an egg
in each bug it comes across, its larva
consuming the bugs inside works and
using its shell for a house.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

render skins twice day without irri.
.a.ion by using Cuticura Soap the
Nuticura Way" No Shiny mug, germs,
waste OF time or money. For free SAM
pies address. "Cuticurn, Dept. X. Bos-
TON At druggists and by mail. Soap
20, ointment * and s0.-Ady.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
Brother Seeks Revenge.

Scottdale, Pa.-Waiving exemption
previously granted as railroader,
Freeman Hamilton of Everson has pc.
titioned the draft board to place him
IN class l and send him to camp imme
diately. Hamilton wishes to avenge
the death of his brother, who was
killed in action.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
We Gctcha. Bow.

can you swim, Sammie? asked the
visiting uncle, as the two were out for
a little walk together.
wei, I'll tell you, uncle" said the
BOY, with a knowing look. 1T all de-
Ponds on whether I'm around ma or
the fellers."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

He was present on several occasions
when persons sank and brought them
to the surface so quickly that their
lives were saved. Twenty-three Of his
recoveries were made from the Mis-
sissippi river and he was credited with
q total Of 104 bodies taken from waters
Of the northwest.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
IN misery cry =. , =.
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkhanl's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskalooss, Iowa." For years I was
simply in misery from weakness and

AW1u JdluS-6 Il q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. I
did 80 and got re-.
lief right away. !
can certainly re-
commend this valu.
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done such GOOD
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16
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. SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM
AT HIGH TIDE IN w. VA.

Charleston, W. Ea.-The spirit
Of cooperation and patriotism
is rampant throughout the coal
mining regions of southern West
Virginia.
A preacher and his congrega-
ton volunteered one night to dig
100 tons of coal. Many miners
after completing their days work
return for q few hours at night
to dig more coal. Many farmers,
too, put in a few hours at night
in the mines.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-16

~. Louis thus far this year has spent
s"2o2,ooo less for new buildings than
In 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
FRANK TRIpLETT
 ARRIVES IN FRANCE

"Landed,' was the single word on d cablcgram received yesterday by C. II. Triplett, ST, president of the National Bank of Arkanas, from his sen, Frank I riplott. I he port of enl- baEkation was deleted.
 It required just two months for young 1riplett to get "0ser there af' ter he got into the army. He is in the cemmi.;sdry department. Young Trip lett sought to get into the first eff cers trainrg camp at Fort Roots but was rejected because of lack of weight. ltc was taken in the first draft but was rejected for the same reason.
 Then he applied for enlistment in the commissafy department at Camp GreaH, N C. His lack of weight va; overlooked becausct hn was an excel lent accountant, and he was accepted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
Quality of Knowledge Counta

What is needed to elevate the soT ls, not that man should know aE that has been thought and written ir regard to the spiritual nnture--not that man should become an a)cy. clopedia; bht that the great idea, in which all discoveries terminate, which sum up all sciences. which the philos opher extracts from infinite details, may be comprchcnded and felt, quotes William Ellery Channing. It is not the quantity, but the quality of knowl edge, which determines the minds dig. nifty. A great mind is formed by few great ideas not by an infln. ity of loose details. 1 have known very learned men, who seemed to he very poor In intellect, because they had nc grand thoughts. The illumin. ation of an age does not consist in the amount of its knowledge, but in the broad and noble principles of which that knowledge Is the foundation and inspirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
CL AS SIFIED D W A N I :
 Bring Results-Try One

AUTOS FOR SALE-1 1917 BIG Six Jeffrey, seven passenger tour ing car, new tires $1250.0O. 1916 Little Six Jeffrey touring five pas senger $850.00. 1 model 53 Cadil- lac passenger touring 8 cylinder;
 best of condition; newly painted $1,550. 1 1914 4 cylinder Cadillac, 2 passenger, newly painted $850.00. Above cars ill best of condition. BERNSTEIN BROS. 225 West Barraque, Phone 255, Call for MT.
 Crawford. 5-19-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21

WANTED-TO BUY FORD CARS, will pay spot cash-why not con vert your car into cash? We have one Ford touring car-new top, newly oyerhauled, price $225.0o- We buy secondhand bicycles, sell new wheels, repair and rent them too. We undersell them al! on auto and bike supplies-don't take our word or the other fellows either Come to see us-We have 5 Non-skid Hrestone tires, 32x4, taken in ex- change for Carlisle Cord tires that
 we will sell for $25.00 each, only run 265 miles. Durham Bros., no Main St., Phone 1884. o-17-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
GET GARD WRITTEN
 4,0O0 FEET IN AIR

Mrs E. B Bloom yesterday rrceiN- ed card from Iaieuts. Joseph |. Mcaghcr and ReXford R, LeVifee, aNi= ator5 from r,hcrts' Field, who flew to Pine Bluff Saturday. The card was written while the flyers were 4,ooo feet in the air and between LGnoke ;,ad England on the return trip from Pine Bluff They thanked MT. ana Mrs Bloom for the courtcsies shown them on their trip hcra. and said they would return in two WckS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
WIRELESS STUDENTS
 LEARNING RAPIDLY

Wireless telegraph students of the classes taught at tE,o Chamber of Commerce by John M Clayton, arc learning rapidly. Several already can take 10 to 13 words a minute, and have studied only 20 hours. The gov crnmcnt schedule permits the stu dents to study 200 hours to learn to write lo words N minute. About 33 men are in the classes, which are held morning. afternoon and evening.
 Do you get up at night? Sanol sure hours from all backache and bladder troubles Sanol gives relief in "A hours from all bachachc and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed rem edy. 50c and $l.O0 bottle at Central Pharmacy. %'
 GOttliel,'s have stood the test for over 3l years 5-H-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
FOR SALE

11lO Laurel-Fiye rooms hall. all modern conveniences. Will sell for gaood payment down, balance monthly, price---------..-S2, S2 800 51O East Second. Seven rooms, hall; all modern conveniences; suitable for home or boarding house.
 For Rent 2lst and State-Three rooms; good well: $9.O0.
 1915 Laurel-Six rooms; hall strict i'ly modern;, large lot;a $s2.5o. [ :: {. 119 ,E.st,s17thEThree rooms; city water; $S.50' 7 MONEY TO LOAN. 3Oth, and Elm-Three rooms. Well ..N and :. tank. Large garden ' c. $. McNEW. Phone 97l 106 Pine Street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21

BLACK MULE, 16 1-2
 hands high, years old; enc black mare mule. 15 1-2 hands high. years old, collar mark on left shoulder, shed in front. Reward of 5000 Will be paid for any information leading to recov- cry. Notify J. w. Wilson. route 8. box 9, or Alexander Bros. 5-17-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21
CONSERVING EFFORT

Johnny, don't believe ycu'Vc stud jed your geography "No mum; I heard pa say the map of jhe world was changing every da :, au' l thought I'd wait 2 few years till things got settled '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-21

1000 ACRES OF THE RICHEST land in Arkansas. in small tracts and easy payments. Do you know that it is admost impossible for the man of moderate means to buy tract of bottom land at price anr on terms that the payment can be met without seriously stinting the living expenses at home. Any man who ever expects to own farm, either to live on or as an invest ment, land that the proceeds of one crop for one year will pay for the land in full, will do we'll to investl- gate this property. An investment made now will soon make you inde' pendent. Come in and let us talk the matter over with you. Delta Land Company, 2O6 Citizens Bank Bldg, Pine Bluff, Ark. o-l-lm