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Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
The Greenbackers' Convention.

DEM, kearnry made himself useful i'll the
National GrrpnbIck Convention at Chicago
last week. for the first time in his life, we
suspect. There were so many howling
fanatics in the assemblagc, all bent on
speaking at once, that paudemonium pre-
vailed for a time. vt last happy thought
struck the chairman. He appointed Kear-
new a sergeantat.arms, and instructed him
to qucll the tumult. The Sand Lots orator
pulled off his coat, marched up and down
the aislcs, and soon convinced the scream
ing delegates that it would be prudent for
them to shut up. The Convention repre-.
sented all the odds and ends Of cheap
money, labor reform, and communists ag-
tation in the country. 1t coalesced with
the rival lloyt .Pomeroy faction, and admit
ted the Socialists, the " w Workingmen, the
'Workingwomcn, and a number Of other
small organizations.
The platform contains a good deal OF
wild talk in dcnunciatiOns of capitalists,
bondholdcrs, and banks, but it significantly
rcfrains from indorsing the demands OF
similar conventions III the past for a flood OF
lrredeemable greenbacls, and it does not
rail at a metallic currency rs a relic Of bar
barism. On the contrary, it wants more
silver, and only clamors for greenbacks rs
. |
sumption has evidently compelled respcc
from the financial quacks, harebraineC
theorists, and noisy demagogucs who max,
up the bulk Of the Greenback party
Denunciation is the Grecnbacl,era' atron.
point. One might imagine from reading
their railing resolutions that this WAS
terrible country to live ina country il
which capitalists and monopolists grind tn
face Of the poor, and workingman
forced to toll and sweat for the benefit Q
the rich. 4 single fact shows how false
all this ieremaid oil anger and woe. lh
other day man was nominated for tn
highest office in the land, who began life a
day laborer. lie chopped wood hoe
: corn, drove a canal.boat, and showed jacl
plane, and with the labor Of his hands &C
a money enough to educate his brain. The
' with the labor of his brain he raised himse
! to the highest positions in the gift Of h
o fellow citizens. Labor in this free RepuI
\ lie Of ours wins riches, and opens the gate
of the temple of fame.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

driver, and Black Jane is the kindest thing
! ever saw in harness. Thank God for all
his mercies. It's a strange thing we did not
90 over the cliff"
g But where did they go?" asked.
Who p said Anthony.
The two lovers-the pretty creatures in
fancy dress. The people who were after
them, where are thpy?'
"Whcrc arc--,> began Anthony. Then
he turned as pale as death.
"All good angels over usV he cried.
" We have ridden with Lady Betty. It's
the 10th of May. might have known
better than to try the road tonight. Pro
tect us all. Yes, yes, we've ridden with
Lady Betty"
Who is Lady Betty?7 said I. Gas
pretty creature as ever | SAW, at all events.
Who is she?'
Old Anthony stood looking at me and
shaking lis head.
"It's an old story" he said. Book
learned folk tell it better than !. Blu. a
hundred years ago and more, on this
blessed night, my Lady Betty Hope, the
prettiest lady, ran off from a country ball
with her fathers young secretary.
"Thcy put one cloak over their heads,
and an old servant drove them, knowing 1t
was worth his life.
:" But before they had gone far, behind
them came her kinsiolk, armed and ready
for vengeance. And when they reached
this point they saw that all was over.
"' Better die together than live apart,
he said, holding her close. Then he called
out to his servant, How goes it?
"'All is lost sir, said the man 'ThC
horses can't hold up five minutes longer.
"'Then drive over says he.
"The man obeyed orders.
But ever since that night, sir, as sure a
the 10th Of May comes around, there
plenty here who will tell you that whoeve
drives a coach past this road after nightFall
won't ride alone.
"There's nobody that remembered th
night would do it for a kingdom, but fol
got I'm getting old, and forget thing
whilcS; and so we've ridden with Lad
Betty
That's the story old Anthony told mt
and what went before is what ! saw AN
heard. I'm Il solid, sensible man, but fact
are facts, and here you have en-.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
Delaware Affairs.

Three hundred Messna quail have been
received from Italy by the Delaware Game
Protective Association. Most of them were
sent down the State for distribution last
week.
The Philadelphia district Of the Delaware
Conference, colored, met Thursday morn
ing, in Wilmington, and after granting
several licenses and condemning Sunday
excursions, adjourned to meet in July, 1881,
at Smyrna.
The Delaware Democrats are making
arrangements to give Bayard good outside
support at the Cincinnati Convention. The
list of men of prominence, who expect to
leave Wilmington for the seat Of trouble is
growing large.
Lewis Thompson, Collector of Customs for
the district of Delaware, was reaPpointed
by the President Thursday. 1t is the gen,
eral belief in Delaware that the appoint.
ment was put off until after the Chicago
Convention in order that Sherman might
have hook with which TO pull the Della
ware delegates into his basket. But the
delegates were honestly for Blaine, and il
| Sherman tried such twist he failed
Henry Cannon, of the Dover Sentinel, was
an applicant for the office. Mr.. Thomp
sons reappointment gives satisfaction in
Wilmington.
PRIMITIVE MANNERs.-Mrs. Comegys, who
was formerly tho wife of Cornelius P
Comegys, and mother Of Chief Justice
Joseph P. Comegys, recollected in he
youth when there was only one set of te;
cups in Jones Neck, in Kent county
These cups were all borrowed arounc
amongst the neighbors when they had com
pany. They then ate out of tin plates ant
wooden trenches, hence the saying, nov
out of vogue, when man was a goo,
feeder, {" he was good trsncherman.
Mrs. Comegys was a most accomplishe'
and excellent lady, renowned for goo'
sense. She has been dead about 80 years
The good.hearted old Governor, her hus
band, soon followed her. Jones' Neck
one Of the richest tracts of land in the State
inhabited by cultivated and wealthy farm
ers. Governor Comegys farm in Jones
Neck contained 900 acres.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
A SUMMER DAY.

The flowers Law sleeping beneath the dew
But the Mother had watched the whole night through
The wild sweet carol of one small bird
Was the sound that the weary watcher heard.
And the Summer dawn grew into the Morn.
But still She sat weeping beside her first born.
l. ifr was fading from check and brow,
And the Mothers heart was hopeless now.
Not one sound in the chamber of death
Was hCarl-Saye the Maidcns lubOring breath.
No word of mulmur the Mother Spake;
silent and calm arc the heats that break.
Morning passcd-and the Noon so still
,lumhrous airs from the West went by,
And the Mother watched for the child TO die.
Afternoon Camc-and the Maiden lay
litclCSS and SOullCsS-a mold of clay!
Rain came dom as from eyes that wePt,
Watching was UVCr-the Maidcn slept.
Through the quiet falling of evening rain
The birds soft carol stole III again
Then the Mother said: "'Tis Il message for me,
TO tell me, . child, It's well with thee"
And the Summer day ended, r"late or long,
-Cam5o's Journal
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

General Chester 4. Arthur has relations
with the South through several distinguish
ed Virginian families, with whom he was
connected by his marriage with Miss Hern-
don, of Fredericksburg. She was the
daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the
Navy, the commander Of the Central
America.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The present Summer does not promise
to be q very active one with manufacturers
as rule. 1t seems to be generally recog
nized that the life has been knocked out of
the senseless boom of the Fall and Winter,
and production is slowing down all over the
country. Retailers and iobbers who could
only get their orders filled along towards
and since the advent of Spring find the
goods piled upon their shelves with the
demand growing weaker, and manufacture
ers, unless stocking up for future orders,
will soon begin to reduce their forces more
rapidly. Production will go on very eau
| tiously this Summer, not that there Is a
crash near at hand or expected, but simply
because Of over production in the hurry OF
the past busy months. The presidential
contests will also most likely affect business
to some degree. 1t is a significant fact that
the iron trade, and particularly in nails,
don't pick up notwithstanding the stoppage
Of production and the avowed belief among
the manufacturers that the demand would
soon revive.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
WHOLE NO. 1902
It Never Dries Up,"

~ " was once topping, says a lady. "at2
viiIa"e on the Welsh coast, where t.r
we'll '''' '''' i
us this well cycr dry 2" inquired Of ,
young girI who came to draw water.
,fy? (es ma'am very often in hot
~"athcr."
them" '''''
"Io the i.~n@ H,u. way On. Of the
" And if The ~prin" drics ul.q.
Why. then W. 90 to the stream Li.hc.
mp, the best water Of all.
them" ''''''' -" '''-
" Why ma'am that stream ncyv, d,;o.
never II IS always tho -al.r Winter and
summer"
! went to see this precious brook which
never .iuc' up. 1t was q clear, s,ak,.n.,
rvuIet, coming down the hl,l-n,t viii,
torrent leap and roar. bat soft murioi,r Of
iuIInc~s and freedom. It flowed down to
INC highway side. 1t wa within reach Of
every child pitcher. 1t was enough for
every empty vessel. The small binds cam.
down thlthor to drink The sheen and
lambs had trOdden down a little rith tn
is LrInk. And the thirsty beas, Of burden.
along the dry and du.ty road, knew The
way TO the stream that never dries NJ.
1t reminded me Of the waters of life
and salvation flowing from the Rock Of
Ages, and brought within the reach Of all
men by the gospel Of the Lord Jesus
| Christ Every other brook nay become
dry in the days Of drought and adycr>ity,
but this heavenly spring never ce4sr, To-
! flow.
Thirsting soul, you may come and drink. .
Wearied and fainting, lingering around the
broken cisterns Of hope and consolation,
Jesus calls you to himself. "If any man
thirst, let him come unto me and drink. e
The water from Jacobs well was refresh.
ing. but it IS hard to obtain; but to the
sinful woman there Christ offered the water.
jesus SAID to her; "Who,ocver driukcth
oi this water that shall give shall never
thirst; but the water that shall give him
shall be III hm a well Of water slGiue.ng
up into everlasting life
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Mother Shipton, who predicted railroads
the telegraph, ETC., was not such prophet
ess after ali. She did not predict that the
day would come when young men would ,?t!,
90 out riding on big wheel with little
Wheel following along behind.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The Newark Advertiser says When
man runs for President and his name is
James he is sure to win. There are James
Madison, James Monroe, James X. Polk,
James Buchanan, and now James A. Gar
field" But the Advertiser forgets that James
Armstrong in 1889, James Iredell in 1896,
James G. Birney in 1910, and James Black
in 1872 were Presidential candidates, and
were defeated at the polls.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The Nyrfl lm,rita says Philadelphia is
the largest city in the United States, and
contains 10000 dwellings, a greater mum
Der than New York and brooklyn COM
bined. The N11h 1mtrirJn attributes the
rapid increase of houses in that city, to the
facilities offered by the numerous Bald,
ing Societies.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Georgia must be a very religious State.
Mr.. Brown, the new Georgia Senator, is a
Baptist, and lately presented $4,000 to his
determination. General Gordon is also an
active church member, often praying and
preaching in camp church. Governor
Colouitt is a member of the Methodist
General Conference, president of the Inter
national Sunday School association, and a
good lay preacher.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

General Burnside has again been elected
to the United States Senate by khode
Island. He has been faithful senator,
and while not an orator, IS an earnest
worker and a prudent counselor. lie has
served Rhode Island well and deserves tho
honor of a reelection.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

A boy who had charge of very stubborn
donkey was one day beating it numerically
because it would not go, when the minister
of the parish coming up, censured him for
his cruelty. The boy resented the inter
ference, and exclaimed, "pm sure you
needn't care, it's mono of your congrega-
tion.n
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Jefferson Davis plantation at Hurricane,
Miss, is leased by Montgomery n Sons.
This firm is composed of four negroes who
were formally owned by brother Of the
the ex-president of the confederacy. They
own plantations worth $75, 900, hire several
more, and do large mercantile business at
Nicksburg.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Mr. Edward Atkinson, whose reputation
as statist gives value to his figures, says
the value of the last ten crops produced in
this country is not less than S2,5OO,OOO,OOO.
OF this vast amount only one third was
needed for home consumption, two-thirds
were exported and the whole of it repre-
sents the earnings of an unprotected in.
dustrv. Some of these days the farmers of
the United State will scratch their heads
and begin thinking.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The West Point cadet can say, with
Washington, and with equal truth, J." can t
tell a lie" Only, when the cadet says 1t,
there is lingering fear in the public mind,
that somebody has bulldozed an extract
into the sentence.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The housewife now gets in huttcr,
To see the flies get in the butter
And soon she'll be cOmpclledto 10 veto
IN advances of the bull mosquito.
No wonder then that She declares
This world Of ours is full of cares.
IalmOSt wish that | Were dead
Then goes down stairs and soaES her mead
y. L. Diptch.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

A condemned man who was not sure he
was going straight to heaven was hanged
the other day. He should have had a new
trial for the probability is that he was inno-
cent. People who actually commit murder
meyer seem 10 have any doubts about their
future esalvation.-Phila. NcCS.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

WHOLESALE VEroEs.-The supply bill, as
it passed the New York Legislature, had
in it PIG items, amounting to Sl,573,2I3,
but Gov. Cornell has vetoed l39 of the
items, aggregating $94o,O37.5S. Tho bill
becomes law with only .seventy'seven
items, involving 1927, 237. The New York
World commends the governor for thus
checking many wastful expenditures.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

A Philadelphia halter heard that over
fifty thousand men had bet hats on the re-
suit of the presidential convention, and I'M
medately sold out at a sacrifice. He said the
winners would wear their old hats all Sum-
mer in the vain expectation of having the
bets maid,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Mrs. Garfield is reported to have been
called upon by more than 1000 people at
Mentor on Tuesday. The lawn Of heripretty
home was crowded by eager takers, and in
the drawing,room stood Mrs. Garfield re-
ceiving the congratulations of her visitors
with great composurc, yet with signs Of
frank pleasure.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

In marrying, men should seek happy,
cheerful women. The sweetest and the
loveliest wives are those who possess the
magic secret of being happy under any and
every circumstance.-E.c. Such woman
is indeed q blessing to the man who hates
to build the fire in the morning and who
can never or very seldom, afford to buy
new bonnet
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The Ocean Grove authorities are going to
regulate the style of bathing dresses this
vear.-Er. This is as it should be. 1t is
high time that the law stepped in and pre-
vented people from making such horrible
caricatures of themselves.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Fashionable pickpockets in London,
tickle the noses of ladies who happen to be
looking into shop windows. The fair hand
involuntary applies the white handkerchief
to the itching nose, and the naughty thief
steals the purse from the exposed pocket
In this country the fashionable pick lpockets
tickle the ears of the community with pro-
testations of virtue, and while people are
wondering why they all cannot be such
models of morality they run off with the
funds.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

It is rumored that prominent preacAe.
has consented to make the opening Pray1a
at Cincinnati, provided that the c0nSem'ihon lo ha
will wait till he gets out OF town Seiore 10
ginning its work.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

A REPUBLICAN SWEEP IN OREGoN.-Later
returns from Oregon indicate that George IS
elected to Congress, and that the LegIsIa'
ture is Republican in both branches. The he
Republican Supreme Court Judges are all
elected.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Gen. Chester A. Arthur, the Republican
nominee for Vice President, is in his
fiftieth year, and during the war Quarter
master.General of the State of New York,
with headquarters at Albany. Gen. Arthur
married Miss Herndon, of Fredericksburg,
Va, sister of the gallant Capt. Herndon,
who went down with the Pacific mail steam
ship Central America. Mrs. Arthur died
several months ago.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The New York Erprcss, replying to the
objection to Senator Bayard that ne comes
from a small State says: IL Is Vastly - osC
ter to have big man from Sta1a snlaii ''"'0
than a little man from large state
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Music Hall, in Cincinnati, is being (on P%s
in order for the Democratic N9tlGhan Ssrv
vention. Tho interior Of the hall Is 'Si'
beautifully decorated already.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The Greenbacll Convention,' which is sit
ting in the same hall at Chicago lately oc.
cupicd by the Republican Convention,
ordered the picture of Zachariah Chandler
to be taken down from its place over the
stage. They don't want 4 dead hard money
man staring at them from his pointed eyes
with awful speculation.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The other evening Mrs. Shure, of Port
Deposit, Md, who was calling at the resi-
dence of Washington Davis, in West
Chester, plucked a rose, which she chewed
and swallowed. Mr. Davis had sprinkled
powdered hellebore over the bush the day
before for the purpose of killing the rose
bugs with which it was infested, and shortly
after the rose was swallowed Mrs. Shure
was taken violently sick, but upon resort
ing to the proper remedy, an emetic, dis
charged the poisonous matter without any
serious injury.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

Politics, says the Hackensack RspsSTa', Et.r To,,
ia like an antiouated egg; the better yo,1t
get acquainted with it, the more you ~"
like it.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

=. The Grant men conquered-that is, they
conc,urred with the nomination.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The PHRAsE-EATING CRow.-We are
aware that his record may be assailed
at weak points, but we have to say of him
now, as we said when he was candidate for
the senate, that his ENHANCEMENT in small
transactions that have been largely adver
tised show not the rascal, knowing every
trick and covering every turn, designing
wrong and conspring for concealment,
which is the character to be summed and
despised, but the awkwardness of inexperi-
ence and inaptitude in those affairs where
acuteness is essential and smart men flour
ish. lie was poor and had power, and sem
sitive about his poverty, was anxious to be
a practical man, not to be driven from
public life like Senator Gordon and yet
those who were experts managed to involve
him in affairs that his pursuits had not
enabled him to understand and that have
subjected him to annoying misconstruction'
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The seventeen.year locust is filling the
hills and rich bottom-lands of Western
Pennsylvania and Virginia with its droning
thunder, which is almost deafening at noon
on a sunny day. The farmers have plenty
of reasonable theories to account for its
mysterious appearance and long absense.
1t has, they say, to make a journey to China
and back, which takes eight years each
way; or, it is part of the Egyptian host,
lost in the Red Sea, which still live in some
neither world but are allowed every seven
teen years to revisit these glimpses of the
moon, and cry on Pharaoh Pharoh
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
hif-' uut not ~ once / d,!.
nv N'IIII 'lVU-U|, n C-.ITII - sI.1.T|
lily wounds, Unnamed, all tDGLd
That should -C.N my pleasure tNr q.

The ro,und Rev. Mrs. Van Cott is sute,.
ing from heart disease, and her physicians
declare that if She speaks in public She IS
liable to die AZ any moment. Nevertheless
,he has begun a series Of revival meeting
in New York, declaring that She cannot
afford to be sick as long as " Bob Inger.
soils health is 80 shockingly and alarm
ingy good.
The country is in a delightful state Of
satisfaction. The Grant men are satisfied
because Blaine did not win, the Blaine men
are satisfied because Grant did not win,
Ohio is satisfied because she did win, the
democrats are satiaticd because they think
they will win, the Republicans are satisfied
because they feel certain they will win.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-11
A WONDERFUL CURATIVE AGENT.

THE MEDICAL VIRTUES OF IfE CELEBRATED
HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS, WITH ELEC-
TRlCI1y, NOW At YOUR own DOOR AT
THRILLING COST
| am now fully prepared to furnish the
celebrated Electro Vapor Baths at my Office
on Commercial avenue, over Blacks shoe
store. These baths equalize the crcula-
ton, warm the extremities, nvigorate
the tired brain, quiet nervous irritability,
promote digestion, increase general vital
ity and cure acute and chronic diseases
is unQuestionably the best bath in the world
for general cleanliness as well as a curative
agent II combines the virtues of heat,
electricity and aqueous or medicated vapor
The baths are patronized by the best class
Of society. Those who are healthy take
them to keep well the invalid to get we'll;
and all are greatly benefited by their use.
Every form of disease finds prompt rclicfiu
these unique and delightful baths. Call
and be convinced. A lady attendant will
always be la readiness to wait on lady pa
irons. respectfully, \,
DIR, WM n. MARxAx.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-11

We, Peter Nefl, vice-presidcnt and Henry
Wells, cashier, do soemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
PETER NEFF, vice-Pres.
HENRY WELLS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before. me this
9th day Of April, 1880.
Is ALFREB C0MINos,
LIS. Notary Public.
,------. M NtNl
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-11

Who is Mrs. WINsIowl-As this cues.
ton is frequently asked, we will simply say
that she is lady who for upwards of thirty
years has untiringly devoted her time and
talents as female physician and nurse,
principally among children. She has es.
pecially studied the constitution and wants
of this numerous class, and, as result OF
this effort, and practical knowledge, OBJ
tanned in lifetime spent as nurse and
physician, she has compounded Soothing
Syrup, for children teething. 1t operates
like magic-giving rest and health, and
is moreover, sure to regulate the bowels.
In consequence Of this article Mrs. Winslow
is becoming world-renowned as a benefac-
tor Of her race; children certainly do rise
up and bless her; especially is this the case
in this city. Vast quantities of the Sooth-
ing Syrup are daily sold and used here.
We think Mrs, Winslow has immortalized
her name by this invaluable article, and we
sincerely believe thousands of children
have been saved from an early grave by its
timely use and that millions yet unborn
will share its benefits, and unite in calling
her blessed No mother has discharged
her duty to her suffering little one, in our
opinion. until she has given it the benefit of
Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup. Try it,
mothers-try it now.--Ladies' Visitor, New
York city. Sold 10y all druggists. 95 cents
a bottle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-11
TIE MAILS.

GENERAL DELIVERY open 80 d. m; closes
VI $50 pm; sunday s,Og "a III.
Money Order Department open al a. m; closes
A. p. N. ,, ,,,1
Through Express Mails via Illinois Central and
Mississippi Central Railroads close At l2:;N p m.
Cairo and Poplar Bud Through and Way Mall
closes AT ig:j0 p. m ,,,
eenncs and Mississippi Central Railroads close at
g:i5 p. IN. ,,....
WAY Nal ior Narrow Gauge Railroad closes at :
cairo End Evansville River Route closes al G;3D
y. u. Gaiy except Friday