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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

1t having been asserted in some quarters
that the New York Heralds circulation had
declined as consequence of the attitude Il
has assumed toward the Irish land agitation
and not very exalted attitude it is-tbe
HeraM prints statement showing that its
daily circulation was never larger than At
present. The fact is nowadays that people
who feel themselves aggreved by the posi.
ton newspaper takes on any particular
question, have ceased to attempt to punish
It by withholding their support from it.
The thing has been tried too often and failed
too Often. Now that it is every mans proud
boast taat he does his own thinking and
holds his own opinions without regard to
creeds, scots, parties or press, the average
man also admits that newspaper has n
right IL believe what it pleases and to OK.
press its belief. The independence which
is vaunted so much nowadays is really
lodged in the individual reader, not in the
editor, and it consists in being above his
private preferences, prejudices and griey.
ances, in the matter Of newspaper discus.
sion.
1t IS wonderful how many people there
a.. s.YI,. Il l. a
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28
Editorial Etchings,

The Paris RtpuIIyu. Franca;Ss saws Russia
has cast herself upon path of conquests
and chmeras
Says the New York M,r: I'VE must
protest against the enterprise of Ohio body
snatchers. There are enough Ohio men
around without violating graveyards to get
| them."
The NorL IDerir,,, is Of this opinion that
| as decidedly the greater part Of the Irish
race is now in America, the best measure of
relief is for the other part 10 come over and
join us.
The Washington Sor thinks the custom
Of simplifying the spelling Of words is grow
ing in popularity with the newspapers. ana
through the power of the press the peon,e
will probably be induced 10 adont the 70.
form before long.
The New York World retorts: "The TALL
talk of Senator Morgan. of Alabama. in tho
Senate about the ignorant shonkeeners' Of
New York reminds good many people of
the wild gabhle Of the ante-bellun DAYS
about the mudsils' OF society"
The Atlanta Constitution is convinced that
the negroes will constitute a sectional issues
SO long as they remain in the South. and
it fnvors an Immediate exodus. "Let them
60" it continues, " the sooner the better
and may peace aud prosperity attend
them"
awe want no generals, no lavyers. no
editors for our president. We want an
honest workingman. Denis Kearae,, W.
pass" the generals and the LAWYERS bnt
we cry out at the editors. We believe that
Kearney knows what hard work is: but lie
never did harder days work. nor onv
laborer with his hands, than the averass.
editor does with his head. 1t is absurd h.
claim that brain workers are mot needed as
well as hand workers. All men who worIT
are brothers, Denis Kearnsy, whether thew
be lawyers, editors or draymen. Let ms.
take pull together for the good of the.
country, and only count out the elrenes.-
Boston Pilot.
The ice-getters in Maine are reported az
ieslingjubilant over the prospect of a favora-
BILE season. A dispatch from Bang or saws that
operations will soon commence, the ice
being of excellent quality and sixteen
inches thick. 1t is thought that loo. 600
tons will be cut this Winter. This is graat
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

Some idea Of the extent to which the tel.
ephone is superseding the telegraph in
Great Britain may be drawn from the fact
that the Government (which has a monopoly
of the latter is trying to choke off the new
invention, or make it pay tribute.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

Among the daintiss BOW served to North.
erners in Florida are the delicious Japan
plums. The usual time for ripening is in
March, but the mild Winter has brought
them to perfection already.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

Tennyson loves to dance. No won.
der; it is the poetry of motion.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

1t is wonderful how many people there
are who do not know the difference between
rhyming and poetry.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28
Women's Ways.

SMYRNA, Jan. 18th, 1880.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28

The Paris RfpH[,YIs F'mcaivs says Russia
has cast herself upon a path of conquests
and chimeras
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28
Letter from Upper Delaware.

For the Smyrna Times
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

tence. then read them over aloud
many times, according 70 this artificial
division. 90 try Ii they were pronounce.
able without any gross popularity. !
prac,iccd this method necessarily. both
in reading and colloqnial speaking; and.
10 my astonishment. l discovered with
in few weeks that was welding an
instrument which was almost invariably
successful; and with this consciousness
OF increased power my confidence daily
increased. 50 that | could frequently
speak on without regard 10 amy meth
Oh. All who had known me up 10 this
time were perfectly astonished. and
anxiously inquired By what means 80
remarkable change had been effected;
for mine. be II observed. was no mere
occasional hesitation. but mos. habit
ual. unmistakabie and inveterable STAN
mering. Shortly after this change. |
had hume rous transactions. which in
volvei large amount OF talking. with
a gentleman occupying a somewhat
superior position. and being anxious TO
know whether the working OF my men
tai machinery was at all observable to
outsiders. asked him whether he had
ever observed any peculiarly in my
speaking. His reply was mo; only
that You speak very distinctly - Cham
jerS' journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19
Our Young Readers.


WHf~TLEn the blackburn 20 his mate.
~ think VIZ had better ~, dear:
showers ~ gold aud purple leaves.
Fields that are brown. aud yellow sheavcs.
Tell OF the coming snow. dear.
think We mad better 70. dear"
Queried the rnshird. frctful still,
Must We - soon be leaving!
Trouble We had "a build our nest.
when shall we ever take our rcsty
on. how my heart u grieNing.
Must we 50 soon be leayingt'
plpcd then tho Blackbirl. light and gay,
Long III not be a rover.
sunshine viii follow DAYS ~ gloom.
After the snow hnw soon viii bloom
Daisies ana purple clover.
Long il not he a rover"
Chirrupcsl tho sparrow on spray
~Saucy was he. and spltcfui-
OHomc H. the warmeSt place Tor me.
theirs may fiy Ger land and sen,
Winter al homes delivhtfnl"'
Sauey was he. and Spitcfnl.
--scnrye toopef. IN Nursery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19
Dengne, or s.Broken Bone Fever"

DESGUE. or broken-bone fever, also
known as dandy fever bucket
fever and bouquet fever Is said TO
have made its first appearance as a mall
adv in the West Indies in 1927. at which
southern part of the United States.
The disease. as has previously been
stated. received the name = dengue'
from the Spaniards of the West India
Islands. from their word dengue, de-
noting prudery. which expresses stiff
mesa pain in the bones and stiffness
Of the body being the principal features
OF the sickening disease.
During the past few months reports
have come from every quarter in the
Southern States regarding the preva-
ience Of this troublesome but not neces-
sarily fatal disease. But few, II any.
deaths have been made known from its
effects Nearly every citizen ofSavan-
nan has had touch--some light. some
severe -of the malady- and not one Of
them can give a definite explanation OF
the torsures Of the disease. Ii has
spared no one adults. children, little
men. large men. black men. white men,
colored men. business men, sporting
men. printers, editors. lawyers. every
one being subject to its fond embrace.
As for cure or preventive for the
little nuisance, we are not prepared to
say what is good or what is not good in
either case. but leave the matter to the
physicians. who. by the way have been
reaping rich harvest from the unlucky
victims Of the disease. Some persons
have gone 90 far as TO say that the fever
is more violent on those who have de-
fed it before falling into its clutches;
but for this we cannot vouch- We can
say. however. that any one sooner or
later. who is among its victims, does not
wish a second battle In which to show
better fight Probably for the above
treason more than anything else tina
is. iis severity on those who defy it
we do not wish 20 agitate Mr. Fever. as
our ranks have already been visited BY
the merciless monster. and to his ma
jesty we say farewell. -S arannah
AtlrS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19
WHY THEY CALLED HER ssETTY'
kETTY.v

Her name was Susan Grant Delevar.
but they called her E;ty-ketty; you
would never guess why. and SO am
going to teil.you. She was the sweet
est, spryest. most stylish little lady you
ever saw, and boosted nine and one half
birthdays. Perhaps you don't count
the halves, but Susy did. She cele-
bra:ed every half year-think OF that
Only there was difference. There were
the real birthdays. when she had her
parties and presents; and halfway be-
tween them the blessed days" when
Sue herself sent a box TO the Children's
Home. filed with old toys carefully
mended or new ones bought with her
own pocket money.
However, this has nothing TO do with
our title. They never called Susy
..Etty-ketty." on those days. 1T was
pet namc.' brother Noll said--who
went to the academy and learned slang
quite as readily as Latin or Greek
FUSED only when Sue rode her high
horse: or, in other words. when she was
irving to do Aunt Pomeroy." 'High
horse may refer to the one used at the
siege OF Troy: when mamma frowned
al the slang Noll always insisted it was
classical BE that As it may. doing
Aunt ?omeroyr meant little Sues at
tempfs 10 initiate that lady's grand airs
and elegant manners. Matter-of-fact
papa. quiet. busy mamma. bOisterous
Noll. slow little Bess. evenloving Cousin
Kate, were all content 10 be SO very
commonplace. They never cared to
know what was proper, and stylish. and
fashionable. But she ''gazed. wondered
and admired. every single minute Aunt
Pomeroy was in the house.
And then she did" il.
The trouble was, the others would
smile so provokingly whenever she
tried to be real extra polite; and when
treated her like little girl Of whom
nothing was expected beyond thanks
and :. II you please" Sues great am
btion was to make calls quite by her
self.
And st last the opportunity came
II expect TO go past Aunt Dolly's to-
morrow" said DR.. Delevan one day
What pityr' exclaimed mamma,
thinking OF the annual meeting Of the
Woman's Board. which she could not
possibly leave. "The dear old aunties
win expect to see some OF US. Suppose
YOU take Susy?'
Papa made no objection, and Sue
hurried into the library TO begin her
preparations. Out came a daintily-
bound book. of whose existence bother
some Noll was in blisSful ignorance.
and which Bcss thought dreadfulIy
stupid for anything having such funny
name. 1t was funnier to watch Sue
bowling. and curtseying. and repeating
elegant phrases before the long mirror,
Bess standing here. or sitting there, as
circumstances. or the book. demanded.
But one tires OF even funny things.
and ut the end Of act fifth little Bess
slipped quietly out. However, sue
could the more easily decide on her
toilet. with no one to ask "whyw and
.what forp'
First she laid out half dozen bits Of
paste board. her own secret handiwork;
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

] COMMENCED operations by writing
out very large number Of ordinary
sentences. AS they presented themselves.
Having examined these sentences one
by one. and knowing well where l
should fail in uttering them as they
stood. | sought to devise some method
by which those consonant initials might
be got rid Of. or, at all events. dimin-
ished. 1t struck me that If could con-
trive by any artificial division Of the
words composing each sentence, to
bring the c0nsonants af the end Of q
division, instead Of az the commence
ment. a grand object would be thus
achieved. for consonants az the end d:
n wool present NO special difficulty.
the CLOTHS having been already opened
by the preceding vowel sound. the
terminating consonant flows out almost
rs matter Of course. II Is as when
we pour liquid from full bottle. At
firstit runs Internationally. with ''gluk-
gluk. but when once enough OF the
liquid Is out TO admit the air freely the
obstruction ceases. In similar way
the object 81 the stammerer i 10 prevent
the CLOTHS from closing when once
il is opened To ascertain whether or
not nv idea was practicable. / wrote
out in the ordinary way enc sentence
at time. then rcwrotc this sentence.
not divided into simple words. but
making every initial consonant the final
letter Of the preceding word. Having
80 divided the words composing the SEN
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

ONE Of the most remarkable men in
this country whom | know anything
about is the blind President Of the
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of
Bristol, X. l.. from whom the company
to see the Secretary OF the Navy. He
Is absolutely blind, and yet he invents
and constructs torpedo boats and small
steam vessels for governments in all
parts Of the world His steam launches
glide through the water ut the rate Of
twenty miles an hour. He has num-
Der on hand which he wants to sell to
the Government. He builds launch
in which steam can be gotten up Ia six
minutes. which can be carried on board
ship as an ordinary ships boat, which
will contain coal and water enough to
run 700 miles. Moreover, he claims
that his new boats will not sink. and
that they will therefore serve as life
boats, steam lifeboats! How many
drowned meE and women might now
be living If such things really existed on
the great ocean passenger boats. Mr..
Hcrrcshoif can tell as much about an
ordinary-sizcd steam lannch--hcr lines,
methods Of construction, ETC., by feel
ing. as others can by seeing. and he
goes on invcnting and building just as
II his eyes were not closed forever. But
he Is tall, big-braincd man, who
couldn't help inventing and working IL
he tried. Such man would have TO
suffer the loss Of more than one Of his
senses before his mental efficiency
would be impaired. When he wanted
to build some steam launches for the
Government he came down here to the
navy yard and fcl. Of the Government
launches 70 discover their shape and
how they were made. Then he went 10
Bristol and made launches suitable for
the Governments use. II Is very like
II that the Government willbuy several
Of them from him. - Washington cor
Boston Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

1T Il quite unusual to have -four comets
in the sky 1t once. as is the case At
present. The first Of the four j. SchT-
berries comet. which WAS discovered
last April and Is now receding from the
sun. after having passed behind it. The
second Is Fave comet; small periodic
comet. which makes its circuit once in
five and half years 1t Is now fast
passing from view and visible only 10
the largest telescopes. after a short visit
under unfayorable circumstances. The
third comet is the one discovered on
September 10Th. BY Hartwie- at Stras-
burg. and on the next evening, at Ann
Arbor. by Harrington. When first
seen. il was very bright for a telescope
comet. and even visible to the naked
eve. with tail some two degrees long.
Its spectrum has been examined. and
found to be Just like that Of most other
comets -apparently identical with the
banded spectrum seen at the base Of a
coal-gas flame The comet when first
seen had passed its perihelion. and has
been continually growing fainter, until
now in the moonlight il is an insigniti-
cant object The fourth comet is the
Uut ul1t0tEltA III tltC NOuoNtAiAAAVtt va
Pegasus. by Swift. of Rochester. on the
night of October l0-11. II Is described
b. the discoverer as faint but very
large. and moving very slowly toward
the north and west The moonlight
is 50 troublesome that as yet astrono-
mers. 50 Ear a. known to the writer,
nave failed to get any observations on
il. According to the computations Of
Encke, the comet Of 1912 had an orbit
which would bring it around in 7O.7
years. and. as this period j. considera-
bis uncertain. its return i looked for
almost any time. Until the orbits Of
the new comets are computed. il j. inn
possible to say whether one Of them
may not be this object. II was not,
however. in 1872 anything but telc-
scopic body.-N y Independent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

Cards, to be sure, but no card-case.
She did not quite like to ask mamma
for hers, but there was the old silver
snuff box that had been her great grand
mothers. 1t would do very well. and
went Mt once into her pocket. Three
other things were lacking; bird for
her hat, cjsafciainc for her fan and a
veil Cousin Kate had all Of these, and
Cousin Kate would be gone to the
Society with mamma, tomorrow. Why
couldn't she borrow them as well as the
snuff-boxP She need not say ANYTHING
about il, because--well, Mol, or some-
body, would be sure to laugh, and she
did 50 want to be real stylish. once.
Never was there such long fore
noon. and certainly never such an I'M
easy little girl. She was perfectly
happy. Of course, only when mamma
kissed her goodby, and said: 'Wear
your new gloves II you like, only be all
ready when papa comes, and very
good little girl she felt, oh such n
sharp pain. way, 'pny inside, where
none Of papa's medicine could ever
reach IL. But even mamma must have
wanted her TO look stylish, or she would
never have told her TO wear her new
kids. That was what Sue said TO her
self, as she went slowly up stairs to
cousin Hates room to "finish her
toilet
She fastened the big chatclainc around
her waist, balanced the pretty chip hat
on the top Of her head. and tied the
strip Of black lace 80 tightly over her
cyc.winkcrs that they were all doubled
and twisted together.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

The Danville (va) Times tells a
wonderful story about John d. Bags
dale. who lives in that county. He Is
now in his ninetieth year. His hair has
been As white rs snow, but ii is now
turning black again.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

A LONDON tailor has invented the
united suit" which consists Of man :
complete attire In one garment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

Man proposes and woman oft,E
wishes that he wouldn't be so lonr
about making up his mind.
, 1880-02-12

Juudred, showing a rapid increase.
The number of members was 5,0T8.
The State was divided into ten
Grand Districts, over which Grand
District Deputies were appointed,
Rev. 5. Ball was reelected W. c.
T.. and K. w. Mason was elected
Secretary.
The thirteenth annual session Of
the r. w. G.. L. was held at Clcve.
land, Ohio, May 2S, 1867 Twenty.
four Grand Lodges were represent
ed. The r. w. G. T. reported the
membership to be 100000. There
were more members in the Southern
States than in the entire Order be.
fore the war. New Grand Lodges
had been instituted in the District
of Columbia, West Virginia, Rhode
Island, Nova Scotia, and Maryland,
and several others were about ready
to organize.
The report of the r. w. G. T.
was an able discussion of the quss.
tions connected with the Order, and
would be we'll worthy the pernsal Of
all members of the Order.
A memorial came up from Con-
necticut requesting that the degree
work be incorporated with the Sub
ordinate Lodge Degree. This me.
mortal was submitted to committee
of FIVE. The committee reported
against the action, and the report
was adopted. A uniform regalia
and. the uniform Constitutions for
Grand and Subordinate Lodges were
adopted at this session.
S. D. Hastings and J. H. Spencer
were reelected to their respective
offices, and action was taken looking
to the introduction OF the Order into
England.
The r. w. G.. l.. was becoming q
large, we'll organized body. The
number of representatives and past
representatives at this session was
ninety six.
Continued1
, 1880-02-12

1t is q matter of regret that have
not the data for full account of the
reorganization Of the Grand Lodge
of New York.
The r. w. G. L. met at Boston,
Mass. May ~, 1866. All OF its off.
GERS we're present exceptsthe Treas
urer. Nineteen States were repre-.
se1ted, including New York, the
delegates from which were jerome
H. Sislsr and Rev. Silas Ball.
Two Grand Lodges had been or.
gan;zed during the year--Nsw
Hampshire, and Oregon and Wash
ington Territory. The total mem.
bership footed up 2,6S6 subordinate
lodges and l6S,54S members, an in
crease Of 1921 lodges and 7l,717
members. There ware subordinate
lodges in eight STATES and Terrific
ries where no Grand Lodge existed.
The Committee on Degree Ritual
reported the completion Of their
work by constituting a ritual from
parts CT tho old and two new ones
submitted. The degrees were called
Fidelity and Charity, and the work
ing was confined to Degree. Lodges.
This report was amended so as to al
low Grand Lodges TO prescribe the
manner and by whom the degrees
should be conferred.
S. d. Hastings, of Wisconsin, was
unanimously reelected r. w. G. T.,
and ]. A. Spencer, Of Ohio, r. W.
G. S.
The first sssion Of the Grand
Lodge Of New York, after the re.or-
ganization, was held at Syracuse,
September 10, 1866, Rev. Silas Ball,
g. w. G. 7. in the chair. Fifty.fve
lodges were represented. The 6.
w, c. T. reported the number Of
lodges actually working to be one
, 1880-02-12
DIRECTORY.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
GOOD Il EN- PL A RS.
GRAND LODGE OF WASHINGTON AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

NAMES, OFFICES, P.o. ADDRESS.
N. ID. Hill, G. w. G. T. Port Townsend W. 7
Sist L Calvert. &c W V t.. Seattle, "
w II Roberts. g w Treas Port Townsend
Allen Weir. g w Sect'y. Port Townsend g
N s Porter. &c A Sect'y... Olympia,
r. Kennedy, e s Juv Tenn. .Kamilchie,
Rev B Sharp. G Chap. White River,
W ColIxett. &C w Mar .... Coupeville,
Sist L McAlmond. G d NJ. .... Dungoness,
sist A NJ Kinds :. G Guard, PIT Townsend "
Jno II Carr -. g Messenger ..,. Lopez,
L Calvert .,., ,G Sentinel -, Seattle,
W. Raybould &c. Coun.. .Nanaimo, u u
, 1880-02-12

A COOPERATIVE colony Is forming ~
BROOKLYN for the purpose OF settling upon
government land ia tlle vicinity Of Puget
Sound. A meeting TO promote the move
ment was held In Union Han, which wa.
addressed by DR.. p. II. VaIderweyde, the
editor Of the Practical American.