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Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
Personal,

-, English has barrel, but will he tap it
literally simply TO be vice President?
Rev. DR.. Crooks, Of St. Paurs Church.
Peekskill, has been chosen President Of
Drew Seminary.
l?r; IL. Draper believes that Jupiter,
which is now 50 bright as morning star,
shows evidence Of intrinsic light.
- Henry Ward Bccchcrs hobby j. rugs
The floors Of his house are adorned with
rugs of every nation, hue and texture.
Sarah Bcrnhardt on one Saturday 70.
Gently played twice and rehrrsed once, dur.
ing which she changed her toilet nineteen
times.
Mark Twain has two new books in hand.
and 1t IS likely that one of them, at least.
Will make its appearance before many
months.
DR.. John Hall thinks many excellent
young ladies, with bad brothers, fail to cot
suitable husbands. This is certainly hard
on the young ladies.
Bishop II. W. Warren is i'll at Atlantic
City from the exhaustion caused bv his
recent journey through the South, and the
giving OF addresses there.
General Grant is to be entertained by the
people OF Kansas City on July 3. lie will
90 thence to Lcavenworth, and spend a day
at the Fort with General Pope.
Senator Mcdonald learned the saddler's
trade when youth at Lafayette, Indiana,
and the first saddle he ever made is owned
by an ancient Democrat in that vicinity.
he Senator is remembered as studous
and thoughtful young man.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague was in WI
mlngton on Tuesday, in attendandanco at
the wedding Of Miss Lille Fcbigcr to Mr..
Beebe, of New Haven, Conn. The bride j,
daughter Of Christian Febigcr and has
been spending her Winters at Washington
where she was a society favorte.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

LEMONS IN HOT WEATHEE.-As the hot
Summer weather is upon us, it is we'll to
understand that the right use of lemons
may be made to promote health and com.
fort. A lemonade before breakfast my be
productive of the best results, and the
benefits will be increased by repeating the
dose at night.
a medical authority af6rms that the way
to get the better Of all bilious symptoms
without pill or quinine, is to take the juice
of one, two or three lemons as the appetite
Graves, in as much ice-water as makes it
pleasant to drink, without sugar, just before
going to bed In the morning on rising, oT
at leasta half an hour before break kfast, take
the juice Of one lemon in q goblet of water.
This will clear the system of humors and
bile, with raild efficacy, without any Of the
weakening effects of medicines.
People should not irritate their stomachs
by eating lemons clear; the powerful acid
of the juice, which is almost corrosive, in.
fallibly produces inflammation after "a while
but properly diluted, so that it does moi
burn ar draw the throat, it does its full
medicinal work without harm, and taken
when the stomach is clear of food ha.
opportunity. to work on the system
thoroughly YonkerS Statesman.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

CONTRACT SLAVERY IN FAE SoUTH.-The
most revolving accounts reach US from both
public and private sources of the condition,
as summer advances, of the negro convicts
employed upon the railroads in the South.
These poor wretches are let out to contrac-
tors, at so much month. They are let at
very low sum, indeed much less than
the contractor would have hired them for
when they were slaves. Then, their owner
would have taken care that he had the
proper interest for the money he had in.
vested in them, and would haze taSep care,
too, that they were not worked, beaten, or
starved to death. Unfortunately, the State
which hires them now has no money in.
vested in them, and it is to its interest, as
we'll as the contractors that the largest
amount o! work shall be got out Of them.
and that the cost of keeping them shall be
pushed down to as low a notch as possible.
Their sickness or death involves no less to
anybody. The supply:of convcts for pub.
lie works is easily kept up. Negroes have
been sentenced for life in Georgia for steal,
pair of chickens while sentence of
years ig common for apY triAing theft.
When the Wretched darkY is once chained
and at work, whose interest is it to
remember that his sentence has expired ?
Not the contractors, nor the States,
| assuredly.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
AN OPEN SECRET.

Would the lark sing the sweetcr if he knew
A thousand hearts hung bTCathlcSS on his lay"
And if " How fair :" the rose could hear lis say,
Would She her primal fairness to OutdO,
Take on a richer scent, a iOvClicr hue?
Who knows or cares to answer yea or nay!
O tuncful lark sail, singing, on your way,
BrimmCd with excess of ecstasy; and yOu
Sweet rose! renew with every perfect June
Your perfect bOSSoming! Still, naturewiSc.
Sing. bloom because yc must. and not for praise.
Ir only we. who COVet the fair boon
OF wcl-carucd fame, and wonder where it lies,
Would read the secret in your simple way!
CUrOiiHC H. Mason
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
SMYRNA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 80 1880

lost my purse, but he did not know that,
and always remembered just how he
looked when he sent that bread away. |
knew he was Il good fellow, and so lie is, and
have a right to leave my mony according
to my fancY'
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Fanny Fuld was one of the beauties of
Baltimore. She married Eli Elias, a veal.
thy young merchant, and the wedding was
a great social event in that city. A few
months ago, after six years of seeming hap
piness, the wife confessed to her husband
that she was in love with another man.
He said at once they must part, and though
she begged hard to stay with him, promis-
ing the utmost circumspeotion of conduct,
he insisted upOR casting her off. She grew
despandent, and wrote imploring letters to
him, but he would not see her. At last she
has committed suicide
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Vermont and Maine Republicans have
held their State Conventions and prepared
for the elections, which will be the flrst
indication of the drift of public sentiment:
Vermont nominated good ticket and
Maine nominates Governor Davis for
second term.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The obelisk presented by the khedive of
Egypt to New York has arrived at Gibraltar
on its way to this country. Commander
Gorringe, who supervised its shipment, de-
serves great credit for the success which
has attended its removal thus FAR. The
New York World, however, is entitled to
special mention FOX the part it has taken in
he enterprise. The Masonic fraternity of
New York is anxious to have a part in the
excises attending its dedication.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Some Denver ladies caught an eloplng
wife and at first determined to shut her IN
room with a mouse, but yielding to her
prayers, they allowed their sense OF justice
to be tempered with mercy and ducksd her
in q frog pound.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

At the Brewers Convention in Buffalo one
of the members declared that the Brewers
Association was tho great temperance
organization of the country" This would
seem to indicate that the object OF assocla'
tions is to raise the price of beer SO high
that no one will drink it.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

DR.. VIM. l.. Breckinbridge once said to
his mother, MA, think you ruled us
with too rigid rod in our boyhood. 1t
would have been better if you used gentler
methods" She took a pinch of snuff oi
which she was as fond as her son Robert
was after her. and said. "Well, William
when yoD have raised up three as good
preachers as have, then you can talk"
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Among the many epidsmica. tAae are are
rayacinc Russia there is one Of peculiar
prevaience-that of suicide among the
students. The car is fully determined 70
send the next man who commits suicide 10
Siberia,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The widow Of the late Jehn 6. Green, of
New York, has given 100000 to the
American Sunday school union, to be used
developing a higher order c. Sunday
school literatures.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Queen Victoria is going to Ireland in
August, which gives some one an opportu-
nity to remark that a mere glimpse OF her
majesty will make the starving people Of
that country thoroughly happy and PE9s'
porous.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

There are moments when, by some
strange impulse, We contradict our past
selves-fatal moments when fit of pas.
sion, like lava stream, lays low the work
of half our lives,-Er. True, but it un,
G Se yeygh E@hP4S 9a 5fRe ps0ps have
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

General Myer ("Old Probabilitiss'') will
take his family to spend the summer at
their homo at Lake View, near Buffalo,
and the Buffalonians are delighted at the
prospect of three months of pleasant
weather.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The Baltimoreans are preparing to observe
their "Sesquicentennial." When the time
comes some editor down there will try to
squeeze Baltimore's Sesquicentennial, Gel.
ebration' into dead lina and he will wish
he had never been born.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

General Butler having been repudiatsd
by the Republican, Democratic and Green.
back parties has now no other resource than
to join the prohibitionists, and he would
probably do that if they would only leave
the prohibition planks out of their plat
form.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

a man down town was presented with a
pair of twin boys yesterday, He remarked
that il was warm dag, but he didn't ex-
peot two sonstrokes Haven Register.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The reason why women have little or no
success at fishing is because but few Of them
possess nerve enough to hold the worm be-
tween their teeth so that they can use both
hands in getting the hook out of their back
hair.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

X 1t is sipgular fact that Gems. hanGesS ,sSa
and Grant were members Of the same ciSsS,
that of 1914. at West Point, ana 6a !na'
another candidate for the presidency "eH'
Mcclellan, was their classmate.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The wheat crop of the Pacific states is so
large in promise that anxiety is felt as to a
possible scarcity of tonnage to move it.
The business prospects of the western
slope are improving every day. Twenty.
six inches of rain are recorded for the
twelve months past, and all kinds Of food
and forage crops will be immense.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

1t is claimed that cherries should never
be eaten at or near the same time when
milk has been taken; and many people
who live on the seacoast believe that lob.
ster taken with milk will produce death.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Nowadays it is impossible TO listen to the
conversation of half q dozen young $50
ciety" people without feeling that the
American language should be more appro'
priately called the American slanguage.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The census enumerators of New York
report that they found more trouble in the
wealthy sections of the city than in the
districts inhabited by the poor. The care
lessness, laziness and Indifference of the
rich were greater obstacles, it seems, to
obtaining the required information than
the ignorance of the tenement.house popu.
lation,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

A woman has been masquerading in
mans attire was exposed recently. 1t was
noticed that she could hold a baby for half
an hour without getting mad at it or get
ting its head where its feet ought to be,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Sara Bernhardt has been secured to play
100 nights in this country, commencing at
Booths theater. New York. and going
thence either to Boston or Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

People who wonder why mems hair turn
gray before their whiskers should reflect
that there is about twenty years difference
in their respective ages.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Madame Loyson, wife of Pere Hyacinthe,
corresponds with the New York Evangelist
and her writings breathe spirit of Gathn
Lofty that is delightful and in every sense
commendable. She is woman of talent
religion and sense.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Why is it that ra4n nearly always goes
to some other town for wife.-.Ep. Re.
cause the girls in his town remember the
time when he used to pinch them and pull
their hair, tie tin kettles to dogs tails,
swing cats over elothesline and stone
bullfrogs. They won't have him.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The Stanton VindicatOr says a laoy u
Stanton last week lost her twensy- -snt1 s;rtb
child. of twenty-three she has gwen Dir'A
TO, only five are still living.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Gambsttta oemss 10 the front when pop.
ular cause is to be advocated" Public aSnti-
ment in France has urgently demanded the
pardon of the few remaining Communists,
and Gambetta delivered brilliant speech
in support of the measure. The Depu.
ties then voted amnesty BY nearly three to
one.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

Mr., Archibald Forbes, who is coming to
the United States next fall to lecture on
Royal People | Have Met" saw the sur.
render OF Napoleon at Sedan, accompanied
the shah Of Persia during his recent visit
to England, passed some time with the
bloodthirsty Theodore at Mandalay was
an intimate friend of the prince imperial
of France, and has had long personal in.
terviews with the emperors of Austria and
Russia.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

The married editor is reminded of his
courting days every time he goes to press.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

There are three things in which the
average North Carolinian eXcels, namely
discussing politics, drinking whisky and
good nature.-N Y Sun. The fact thai
after literally mixing politics and whisky
any one remains alive in that State is, in
itself proof that they have an abund
ance of good nature.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

1t is said that George w. Childs' purchase.
about mile out from Bryn Mawr, includes
forty acres, and that he and A. J. Drexel
will bald cottages together.
There is SO muou barring out and fencing
out at Coney Island now, that the only
thing which man is really free to do is to
give up his money and 90 home.
The Bryn Mawr season has fairly com
menced. All the cottages and residences
are occupied and the elegant hotel has
about POO guests and more expected to
cone,
What is wanted at many of the summer
farmhouse city boarding establishments is
forty horse power bellows to create the
breeze they talk about in their letters
also, little less farm and a triRe more
board.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30
Our Summer Resorts.

Newport has COO unlicensed dogs
Rockaway boasts of its cedar groves.
Watkins Glen will be under Quaker ad
ministration this year.
General Garfield will pass a portion Of
the summer at Long Branch.
Bay birds are very numerous in the At.
lantic City sounds, and gunners are having
fine sport.
There are more swell people at Sea
bright than at any other place on the
Jersey coast
1t would pay some enterprising Yankee
to capture an iceberg, and exhibit it at
Coney Island.
Trout are abundant in the White Noun.
tain region. Two gentlemen caught 80 in
one forenoon Of last week.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

We wandered by the oceans brink,
The moon shOuc full on her and me
She whispered softly, Don't you think
Ihe brinN makes ono LLnu.rnn2n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
FIeur, Grain and Hay.

FLoUR = We quote City Mills from new
wheat ne follows: Xxx, so, xxx, 2D,
xxx, 2 Q5i Choice, So 10; hlnily, none.
Imported: XX, per cwt -; XXX, -
AXX, o.; Fancy, 3 l5to %; Patent, 4 Is.
RyK-In sack, 81 10.
BARLEY csc. per bushel sacked, loose Soc,
BRAs-Me quote al eOc,
GuNNY Professionalism In good order, a
snts piece.
CoRS aEAL-on track large lots i5c In the
tore Jobbing lots Doc.
Oats New T. xas 3II to 40. SAckec 4bc.
WHkAT-- No SOLD, Bhoi No 8 new sbCasbc, No
y, 81 Coz No new, 1b@sO; Rejected, % aid, No
grade, 6Og65c; Mediterranean, No2' ., 70 B,
Ie@7bcj Nicaragus, nominal, luc, nut not want.
cd by Texas millers
SoRs-R and mixed, 81 to S2hc; choice
white SO; loohe ear.
.HAY-hairis. loose from wagon, sl2 per ton 4;
Millett. do, el2. From store. prairlc, baed Slb'
per tons Millett, $40. Prairie haled, In car
10y, IA per ton nee on hoard.
.Weqhote: Chopped corn, Per 100 pounds
molped corn ,,nd ,Ets, er 100 ounds,
u ~; chop ed barley, per loo pCuuds 81 I'd;
crushed corn ard cob per 100 pounds ,Ov:
corn bian, ie 100 y, und SGc Graham, huur,
~ 70; cream meal, 81 90; line boltd mo al, pcr
bushe' soc ho' my, ler 100 pounds, . q
grits, per OOpounds, " S5i corn rour, Per To-
eunds, ".
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
Fruit and Nuts.

TURSIPs-75c. per bushel.
LRMONs-Per box, 81 80.
PoP CoaN-Prize packages, per gross, si.IO.
RAIsINs-London layers, SS@S3. lOi iayert
~. 7b to 81. 90 per box.
PEoANs-s2 10 to 50 e5 per bushel.
NUTs-Almonds 25@25c. per apound; Brazil
il@l2; nlberts, l4@l5; English Walnuts
none; chestnuts, American, nonei ltailan
none; peanuts, to y; cocOanuts, 81.
DATEs-l0Ql2hc. per pound.
ORANGES Sound stock, Florida ana Louis
lana, $6 30 to Z.
CURhASTs--S9Shc.
PRINEs-90SbSc.
We make the following quotations;
Malaga lemons, pr box, 6Oi malaga,
grai ga, yer barrel, SO 90; Malaga gr 'pes, ueI
haif barrel, $3.50: California grapes, per 20 II
boxes, $50; California p,nis, per box
81 90; cocunuutss per hundred, ~,
rails ne, layers, new per box,
raisns, Lo' don layers, per hoy, $3.50; ches'
nuts, domestic, per pound, lo@l2 G; almonds
per pound, 23@2i cents; pecnns 6@7 cents NJ
/. r,h, IL cents lir, I'll nuts per pound, l0vth g
peanuts fancy Virginia, per huncrcd lbs, vi
a Ei ancy, per barr 10 30; apples, choice
per barrel, 81 50@$2; potatoes, per barrel
IRost), -. 80; potatoes, per barrel, lPeerless),
g. 80; onions, per barrel, SA.5O@A 10; garlic
er sitting, 10 cen 8; dates, IN III lis, pei
mound Scents; k rOut PEI hHri ell none; krout,pei
half barrel, none; popcorn, prize boxes, per
half gross, ~. SO; New York factory chez o,
DER pound " nls; western cheese, pei
pound, IA cents; choice Cahbages per crate,
a 5O@j 90 pure apple vinegar, per gallon,
20 @. MS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
DALLAS, THURSDAY Afternoon,


II was singing cod last night Az D
O'Clock this morpirP the thermomel"i
scored 100 above zero--the lowc,t toint
touched since January, 1879 1t was colder
than any night we had lest winter INC
ground YVES frozen had ard ice Npon 'moss
covered bucket viii IA" situpon the wen wa
an nch thlck. At2 O'Clock the murcury wSs
al 80 AID tue snow me ting upon south tidet
The sun shoue b lightly throughout tue ds'
the north wird had died away, and IT'S pretty
certr in tomorrow vii he pensa l.
In gen rol commercial matters few notes
were obaiRed. The dispatch pub he t''s
morning from Parsons, kausaF, hat J.S
Gould 4 Co, had put up So 100000 to eN'ehu
the Missouri, Kansse Il Texas nom WHIT s.
boro to Camargo ard from GrOeuylle to New
Orleans, v a. c. mmsnted upon ut lengih Map
ofTexss all agreed that the crow in nying
from Viii esboro to Camargo, would Y, ilght
over fort WORTH court-hOu'e, and in "TRIP
from Greenyius 10 New Or ea S. would ieaV'
Dallas to the right by IL large majority. IL Is
true raj ways don't "ny" AZ straight as the
crow, but will 1t do for us to depend upon th@t
slender thread in this contingency?
The stock holders In the Building ana Loan
association, will meet at the city Han mar
ket House, ON Monday night for organic Auon'
The finishing touches will be upon the
Board of Trade rooms at once, aAd the Board
will occupy them next.week.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

New York, al rail, a. 20 pea 100 pounds
Boston, ali rail, 6l Al er 100 pounds.
PhllaC elphia, all rail y "a per 100 pounds.
Baltimore, all rail 81 81 per 100 pounds.
10 New Orleans, II rail-, u per 90 pounds
To New Orleans. h. et River, no water.
To Galvep' IN, 81 20 per bale.
To IT t. ais, 81 % per bale.
proc zee from st. Louis 10 Dallas, $50 per
Kansas City, SsO per car.
Following are the rates from all points In Kan
sas south of Kansas City'
To Dallas-Corn and oats per cwt, 81 lac; po-
tatoes per cwt, 800.
To Hutchlns-Corn and oats, 43c; flour, bbc.
To Ferris-Corn and oats ,i5c; -four, SIC.
To Palmer-tlour, asc; aOrr and oats, 46c.
To Ennls--Flour, Ole; corn and oats, Ec.
To Rice-Flour, bic; corn and oats, l6c
Corsicana, Mexia, Groesbeeck, kosse, Waco,
Marlin, Bremond, Hearne and Bryan-Flour,6hC
corn and oats, SOC. " z
10 Calyert-Flour, G2c; corn and oats, b0c.
On GRAIN--To New Orleans, 40cts per cwt. TIC
st Louis, 40cts per hun lred.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
The Course of Trade.

Business was nfty per cent. better to-day
shan anyone expected II would be- We are
getting used to IL little cUld weather, and be =
ginning to pitch Ia Iain, snow or chime ms
lie nothing In the way of weather to make such
u fuls abUus.
Heavy shipments Of "snow- bound" goods
were ma Z to the country by wDS II especi-
ally, and Z, cd many weDt Of by rail-. II
was In tnis reapec the 81 uny run we have
had in week, as baa as tho weat ,r'S.
Cotton was stronger and ia i.r The mum e
her of bales brought In by wagon uld be
counted On tho fiugsrs, anu not much be.tei
can be said ofra,l ,ccelpts AZ the rvads WI /
grow wuise beoie thuy are better, not much
improvem 1t Gel be expected TO- the balance
OF the week. Cotton pickle are bcsinnhs t.
70 uIn tot WI, iun iu.by the snow torn aLd
work giving cut
Corn wac higher. All sales reported to-day
were al % cents Tor "red, White aud bue,'
shuok aud cob. only u few wagon Ion sw,ro
offered, and tits supposed rec elpts will not be
liberal until le>L week.
Oats are at 10 cents, plump. A few lots
changed hands at that figure.
Web arl OF no -four bei received, nh
advance Of 10 cents per hunt red yesterday
was stuck to to-dey b y those who had 'tfor 81 Ii
in lots. several dealers wet ru2ed "a few
sacks ana from q, 30 oily huurel tlOu'
where II has been, mortor less mHgnlhcenIiy
Missouri and Kansas millers are adJusli 4
their measures to increase their toll in TeNai
grindings itlooks Ike.
Bran is firm NJ 30 cents whole 'alo 81 retail
Hay firm at SIC per tn for loose choice, ant
&c tosi higher for baled At retail. Receipts
none.
Tobacco Is in active demand,
whiskey Is In active demand, with sales very
heavy.
Hides are firm at 10 cents for dry II Mt, ant
sew coming in.
Wool frm and In demand nj - to "a for the
best offering,
Butter In moderate supply at 20 to 80 cents.
Egg scaice st % cents pc dozen,
Hogs are In demand at cents for fll
Porkers.
wanted o. so cents to 81. for hens and COB
slers.
Chickens readily command % cents apiece
Analysed the price Is thus 90 cents Tor one
ssrumstck az cents ftr thu other drumstich
equals cents, "a cents for one wing, ~
cents for the other wing equals cent, plus
and We have 10 cents. ~ cent FIR she sd,
bone, "a cents or the pack hone plus plus II
equals 10 cents. ~ eel Is for TIE breast, p,
cents for the gzzard, equals 20 cents, and
which leaves the neck and cents and that
cents with the choice of L eek or nothing.