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Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
"a Correspondent Wanted"

One of Smyrna's business men re-
ceived the following letter the other day.
1t is so spicy and rare that we give it
to our readers. The part of the letter
that referred to business of course we
leave out, as well as some others a lit
tie too personal for publication. The
writer of said letter is an entire
stranger to the person addressed, and
the letter is given in his own language.
Now | wish to ask you favor,
which will be better for you and me
and all conserving. A friend of mine
will be with me if I come to Delaware,
and he has beautiful Daughter, and
the only child and she dou not want TO
leave here, but if you will get this Lady
a Gentleman Correspondent or one
that wishes to marry think she would
go. Her Father do not want to go
without her. l can recommend her
highly. She is very pretty and modest
She is Graduate of The State Normal
School of -. a lovely musician
and she can take hand at every thing
She is very refined aud if you get a
fellow for her, please get one that has
good habits and refined. If he is not
nice she would soon throw him ovel
her sholder. She has no perticulaI
fellow here. She is no flirt. She has
been very proud, but the loss of prop
erty and failure of her Fathers Health
has brot her down a peg. She feeli
very bad, is ranked among the first
, out here. She is 20 years old, do you
best and you will be kindly rewarded
, by them and me. You do tell the fel
low to write soon as possible so they
! can get established before we com,
down for her father will want to SO,
! him, ] know she will correspond fe
} she has before with strapgers, She i
J quite lively, you will excuse me fol
writing such a letter, but it is all true
! as the bible is.
!. "Yours truly - ---.n
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned. intending i' leave NE ,ias
will sell Gt Pubic -aic II hcflc>dtncr on lie
State road. uEr-lAl! mile norm %! lol:e,A-
cr.s Mill
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

AT the important sale of real estate
of ]. f. Tygert & Co., on Monday after
noon next, an opportunity will be offer
ed some enterprising citizen to secure a
good location for a store, workshops,
&C., at Fleming's Landing, which being
the connecting point between the two
counties and an important steamboat
landing, must commend itself as a
business stand.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

THE first reception of the Y. NJ. of S.
was we'll attended last evening 26
couples participated in the Grand
March led by Wilmer Hyett and wife,
of this town. At II o'clock refresh
ments were served in abundance and at
8 o'clock the party went quietly to
their homes. Miss Lila Norris was the
belle of the evening. Primrose Orches-
ira furnished the music.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13
a. p" Williams Patent" Fruit Eya1p.
ratOrS,
8 Acres Of Land,

more or !cs>. situated al F..m.a.> I.,l.. y.s
Castle County, Delaware l.. yXe,I .g,t ..r..
cation 1,r store, Nhce."r.-u, az. E...s.
smith shop, ctc.. IL. h,.a.ui- t.g
In">t important ~,r-...a.t. la..-
l.E.t~ CO... f-f,,.
, 1884-04-12
Application to Purchase Timber
Land.

UNTrED STATS LAND OFF1cE,

Spokane Falls, W. T., Feb. %, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given In accordance
N with the provisions Of the act OfJune 3,
iNS, that John II. KlOppenburg, Of spokane
county, w. T., has made application 10 pur-
chase the Lois one a. two t2l Of section T.
tp q n range q east W. NJ. said party alleging
that tho above mentioned tract Is chiefly val
uablc for the timber thereon. Proof IN sup
port of said allegations will be made before
the Register and Receiver Of the u. s. land
ONCE al Spokane Falls, Washington Terri
tory, on May 10, 1884, 10 a. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights to said
tract II hereby required TO hle notice OF the
snme In this Office on or before May ~, 1884,
a ]. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-04-12
PETER ROA&II,
Application to purchase
Timber land.
Munroe Dcnman.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
gDoHnna EntIq March %. 1881

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Spokane Falls, March q, 1885, I
NOTICE Is hereby given In accordance with
~ the provisions of the net Of June 3, 1873,
thai MunrOe Denman Of Spokane county,
W. T., has made application TO purchase the
Sc q section Nc. 2 Townshlp % North
Range ~ East WILL Mer., said party alleging
that the above mentioned tract Is chiefly
valuable for the timber thereon. Proof In
support OF said allegations wi be made be-
fore L. +. land Ohicc, at Spokane Falls, w.
T., on June 10, 1884, at o'Oclock, p m.
Any person claiming adverse rights 10 sad
tract Is hereby required 70 nle noflcoof the
10 a. m. -
n j. NJ, ARMSTRONG;, RerlEter.
, 1884-04-12
Application to Purchase
Timber Land.


UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcE,l
Spokane Falls, W. T., March 2, 1884,
NOTICE Is hereby given In accordance with
~ the provisions Of the act Of June 3, 1873,
that Lafayette A. Kennedy, Of Lincoln
chase the seL neI4, and neL sci Of section
Il in Township % North, Range n East, VIII.
Mer., said party alleging that the above mem
toned tract Is chiefly valuable for the timber
thereon. Proof in support OF said allegations
will be made befOrcJ. e. Small, Notary Pub
lie, Davenport, Lincoln county,W. T., on June
10, 1884, 10 a. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights 10 said
tract ls hereby required 10 1le notice Of the
same In this of1ce on or before June 10, 1884,
In. ARMsTRONG. RerIster.
, 1884-04-12
PUBLIC NOTICE.

A IL persons knowing themselves Indebted
"A to me by note, book account or otherwise
are requested 10 mnko settlement immcd-
.-,- n. NJ DRUMIT-LLER.
sp,Nlnn rall-, March i5 issL
, 1884-04-12
HAASE & REISS,
Contractors and Builders.

Dlans and specification furnished on short
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

Account Of Christmas pie, taken from
Tho Newcastle Chronicle Of Jan. q, 1170:
Monday last was brought from Howick to
Bewick 10 be shipped 10 London for Sir
Henry Grey, Bart, a pie, the contents
flour, twenty pounds Of butter, four Ees so,
two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild dlcl,5
two woodcocks, six snipas, four patridges,
two meats tongues, two cureys, seven black
birds and six pigeons. II Is supposed a very
great curiosity; was made ~ Mrs. Dorothy
Patterson, houseEecpcr at BaNicN It was
nearly nine feet in circumference al the bot
tom, weighs about twelve stonc win tUko
two men t. present. it 20 table; it is neatly
fitted with a case, and four small wheels %
facilitate It's usc 10 every guest That inclinos
90 plrtaSc of it, contents at tho table,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23
Berlin SuperstitianS.
TPall Mall Gazette.l

lPall Mall GaEete
The inhabitants Of Berlin are proud Of de
scribing the capital Of tie German empire as
"the City Of Intelligence" This appellation
is no doubt. well deserved, but even in that
center Of enlightment each recurring Christ
mas shows that countless legends and super
stitions hold their ground. For instance, no
clothes. lines are allowed % lie seen in the
house between Christmas aud New Year, (ur
il they are not all carefully taken down Il Is
believed by all good Berliners that dread
ful accident will happen. On the supper
table on Christmas Eve there must be carp,
which brings fortune, and II the scales Of the
fish are carried about in the purse 1t will
never be empty during the coming year Al
dreams between Christmas ana New Year
become true, and all children born at Christ
mas have the gift Of prophecy. But We
wonder how many Berlncrs intelligent or
otherwise, really believe these interesting
relics Of pre- rationalistic age.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

The Holidays In the Remote Country
Districts 81 Norway.

III II BoycSeu in Tbs Current

III n Boycseu in Tho Current
Christmas in Norway Is not as with us, a
brief comemcration OF the birth Of Christ
confined only to the day which the church
has fixed upon for this celebration. IL is
rather the winter vacations season OF un-
interrupted festivity, during which every
one, high and low, takes his pleasure in &C
cordance with his taste A man who has
been sober all the year round, hut regards
being drunk as tho highest form Of happi-
ness, procures the needed supply Of brandy,
retires 20 his room, and celebrates"
Another, who prefers convivial celebration,
goes TO a dancing party and picks quarrels
right and left, conducting himself as "the
cock of the walk" until some one who
cherishes the same ambition temporarily
disables him.
Young people Of higher tastes make up
large sleighing parties, and descend en-
masse upon some rich neighbor, who, with
open arms and the large-handci hospitality
peculiar b NOrsemen receives the unbidden
guests and provides all the neceSaries for a
Yule-tide entertainment Laughter, music,
and the whiri OF dancing feet resound
through the great oldfashioEed house, while
the host with his CHEEKY ysice encourages
every one 10 do bis host, Ane, perhaps, even
himself trcads sedate ami stately waltz
with the wife Of his bosom. When, at last,
the tardy daylight surprises lhe jewellers, the
chances are ten to one that the hearty host
will offer the whole company beds, and bid
them stay and continue the merriment the
next night Then they may -go yule-bueks,
that b, visit the neighbors round about with
masks and In various Rrotssque disguisoS.
and afori the latter an excuse for inviting
them TO another entertainment. and 80 keep
the ball rolling" tt
Thus the holidays pass in the remote coun-
try districts In Norway; all business Il is in.
terrupted, and Prince Carnival has full
sway Among tho poorer claSsoi. who can
not afford 10 celebrate at their own expense,
IL is common 10 send the children out a.
''star-b boys, that is, they pull white night
shirts On the outside Of their ordinary gar.
ment, and give them q lArge canvas star,
with q hghted lantern inside Of IL Thes
children then 60 trudging through the deep
snow, stopping AZ every house at the road
side, and singing under tbe widows in their
shrill child voices, Christmas carols Of the
Star Of Bethlehem and tho Child in the
Manager. Everywhere they are invited in
and rewarded for their eIsrtions with food
and pennies
IL is one Of the most pathetic features Of
Christmas in Norvay-theSe whitsTobcd
little children with their nd. frost bitten
faces, and their shrill, eager, often dissonant
voices But life IL hard up there under the
Arctic circle for the young a. well As the
old; and blsred relief from the daily
struggle Tor bread Is this hriet holiday sea-
son, during which there is actually Teace
upon earth and good VIII among men
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

lhailhf p magazine.
An English gypsy told Mr. Charles q. Lc-
land the reason for using cvergrecns on
Christmas. Il is this: The ivy and holly
and pine-treo never told word where our
Saviour was hiding Himself, and SO they
keep alive ali winter and look green all the
year But the ash, like the oak, told Of Him
when lie was hiding, 50 they have TO remain
dead through the winter. And 50 we gypsies
always burn an ash fire every Great Day.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23
Ssni-da nhIpantnIor yanrnal


Ye who have scorned each other
Or injured friend or brother,
In this fast fading year;
Yewbo by word or deed,s ~ Asa
Have made a kind heart bleed, =
Come gather herel ,ssErzs'u
Lot sinned against and shining,
Forget their strife's beginning,
And join in friendship now
Be links no longer broken;
Be sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the Holly Bough.
We who have loved each other,
Sister, and friend, and brother,
In this fast fading year;
Mother, and sire, and child,
Young man and maiden mild,
Come gather here;
And let your hearts grow fouder
As memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken vow:
Are sweet intfe renewing.
Under the Holly Bough.
--tCharies Maekay.
So much that's beautiful and bright,
Rare truths to which it was stranger,
The world ,si has learned since Bethiehems
Shone DER the infant Jesus mAnSer.
That Christmas tale in which appears
Inc Cnllu GOu anu the inOtneT uuiluDf
Has left for eighteen hundred years
A luster or the name OF woman.
let all the enlightened hosts Of earth
Our debt of gratitude be vo:.ing;
And let this time Of Jesus birth
Remain y day OF glad rejoicing.
-tElla Wheeler
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace ON earth, good will to men"
-[Longfellow
Who taught mankind ON that first Christina.
Day
What twas to be a man; to give, not take;
To serve, net rule; 10 nourish, not devour;
To help, not crush; II need, 10 die, not livei
-tCharles Kingsley.
The poor win many a care forget,
Tbs debtor thinks not of his debt,
But as they each enjoy their cheer,
Wish it were Christmas all the year.
Thomas Miller.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23
ITO Rem.m'er rhris.lema.."


lExehRhRe
A dumpy, disconsolste looking small hoy
was leaning against the wall at the street
corner, when along came a tall, raw-bonei
stranger with about four drinks in him, and
said:
"Bu.bubby, do you feet badr
SYeap
"HAinT you go. nom money for Chrisss
maSf7
sNop
Jus Ike mel I'm travelling ON my last rs
cents 'smorning, and it'll be all gone fore.
noon Going TO h-hang up your stoc kingT
Mo-
Neither IN l. haven't got anybody 1.
love me an put toys in my pockets Say,
do you want a lizzie toy mule in yolr stock
ingf'
Yes
80 do !, but won't get one Turf 70 ~
poor-tuffest kin o tut Say, bulb"
"Whats1
There amt no hog about me. I'm the
bizzest hearted man in the world I'll make
YOU happy IL have 20 sleep In the middle
Of the rad Here, take that and this, and
this-yes, take It along and he happy
And he handed out pint bottle half full
OF gin, plug OF tobacco AMI dime song
book, and as the bewildered boy stood hold
ing them in his hands the donor continued:
THAI sll-thaz all but a cucher-deck and
pistol, and I'll keep them 10 make some
other boy remember ChrisslemaS Ron
along sonny-run home and be happy"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

VI Crystemas day on Thursday be,
A windy wyntyr se shalle zee
OF wyndes and weders oil wrecked,
And harde tempestes stronge and thycke,
Tho somer shGlbe good and drye,
Cpnys and bestes shall multyplye;
Tint yere Us good londes TO tylthe;
-lHarleian MS, 10Th century,
- liver scomotrical spider perchel in the
re--cr OF mis- web ana mounted on plush il
the newest pen-wiper.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

Tie sosl helps the body, and at certain
moments uplifts it. 1t is the only bird
which sustains its cage.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-12-23

Victor Hugo: Little incidents are, so TO
speak the foliage OF great events, ana are
lost in the distance OF history.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
NeighbOring Towns.

Morris will soon b we a new school
house costing ss,940.
A roller rink 50x100 feet in size is
being built at Sank Rapids and will lie
completed by July l..
A new Northern Pacific depot is to be
built at Sank Rapids. 1t is stated that
there are now more buildings in process
Of construction in Sank Rapids than
have been built there during the past ten
years. A large amount oi new sidewalk
is also being built.
Working time at the railroad shops at
Brainerd has been reduced to eight hours
per day, five hours in the forenoon and
only three in the afternoon, and we un-
derstand that no work at all is TO- he done
on Saturdays.
The Brainerd Touring mill is now
running eleven hours per day and manu-
featuring 100 barrels Of flour. 1t is said
that the -four is of a superior quality.
Long Prairie Leader: A contract is
soon to be let for carrying the mail De-
tween Swanville and Pillshury and an
attempt will be again made to get the
mail carried clear through to this place.
It is needed.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
The Platte and Hilman Drives.


Favorable reports continue TO be re-
ceived from the drives of the Platte
and aiilinan. The rear Of the drive
on Hilnaan, which embraces the a.
0o0,00 feet cut duriug the past two
seasons, reached the Rich Prairie set
tlenen on Wednesday and will be in
Rice iake to-day. A large mber OF.
the logs have already passed through
the lako and down the Platte into the
Mississippi. Good progress is being
made with plenty Of water, and it is
certain that these logs will all be got
out this spring.
The Platte river drives are now all
moving, and there are 81, 900, 900 feet Of
logs i'll the stream, not including the
Hilman brook logs. The front drive,
embracing about half Of these logs,
mostly owned by Gravel & Goulet,
Flynn, Clark and Peavy, finished sluic-
ing at Gravelville yesterday and will
get their rear in Rice lake tomorrow.
Griffin & Boards rear is now out of
Sullivan and into Mud lake and their
logs are now all moving. It is now
proposed by Clarke and Griffin to put
enough more men on to thoroughly
man the stream from Gravelville to
the rear, and thus rush the logs down
| az soon nc noss;hle
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Tho New Brass Band.

A new brass band has been organized
and the summer breezes will soon be
laden with the strains Of alleged music
which they will be responsible for. AS
will be seen by the list Of the members
published. it embraces sease first class
musical talent, aud we hope that the
organization will grow, flourish and
become 3 permanent institution. Of
which the citizens Will be proud The
members are: Y
S.P. Casey fiat cornet. z
s. Z. staples-B fiat eornet,
lam Staples-E fiat alto.
C. G.. Neal---Baritone.
L.. J. Wright--Tenor.
Ed. Collins--Bass.
VIM. Workman-I}tss drum.
Francis Richardson--Snare drum.
James Stuart--Druln major.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
New Cure for Diphthsria

Mrs. Calhoun Hays, formerly Of this
county, sends {. friend in this city
cure for diphtheria which she says is
used with sure success in West Virgin
ia, and that with this treatment the
patient will always recover. She says
that the disease is not regarded as
dangerous there when this remedy is
applied. Following ere tire directions
sent:
"Dissolve one teaspoonfu1 OF sui
plate Of zinc in two-thirds offs glass
of water, swab the throat every ten or
fifteen minutes; swab way down just as
far as possible. If little Of the wash
goes down it will not hurt, but be as
careful as possible"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
:: LedOux Laconics.

- Us May %, 1884.
Mrs. Joseph Ledoux was visiting rel.
atives and friends here last week. -.
y Recently a little fYe.year-old girl, on
hearing thunder, said Mamma, are the
clouds Stamping" =. -: .,=. =.
j. H. and George r, Kay, whc went to
Elk River to visit their Sister, Mrs.
Sarah K. Davis; returned last Monday.
A family by the name Of iKiely has
moved into the Dave Stewart house. The
vacant houses are gradually. being oc-
cupied
Mrs. Jerry Blair accompanied her
siste,:in law, Mrs. Joseph Ledoux, to
Little Falls last "Wednesday and spent
several days visiting friends there.
Corn and potatoes are being planted as
fastas possible now. Wheat and oat
fields are looking finely and there seems
to be promise now Of beuntiful har-
vest.
During the first week of SCHOOL Miss
Beatrice Green solved 152 problems in
percentage, receiving aid on bat six of
them. Last week she solved ITO and re
ceived aid on bat one example! Who
has .dsne bet,ers
Tr,xr,r.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
ADVENT OF THE COLOSSUS OF
ROADS. ,,:s
By Which is Meant the United .Enor-
nous Railroad Shows of the
Sells Brothers.

Hereafter, Sells Brothers name will be as
good on q shoWbill as Yanderbilts is on q bank
check.-Binghampton IN. " Daily Republi-
can. -,
Sells Brothers, great Fifty-cage and
,Four-ring Circus and Menagerie, which
is7 to unfold its canopied treasure
houses at erosion, Saturday May 81, has
finally solved for us the much discussed,
so-ca]led "problem oflile." That prob
lem, here and now, has resolved itself
into the one great question, not of who
is going to the big show, but who can
possibly be left at home on the great day
of It's appearance. Having thoroughly
convinced the public that it is an honest
ly advertised exhibition, and that its
promises are as good as old Vanderbilt's,
or any other mans, there is going to be
many domestic mutiny Of "irrepressi-
BILE confict' dimensions when it. comes
TO deciding who are. NOT to be. permitted
to feast amazemeut with wonder-rosnded
eyes, by gazing upon its huge pair of full
grown Hippepotami, strange Woolly
Elephants. majestic Giraffes, rare Midget
Dwarf Elephant, Arctic Amphibia, per-
formisg Colorado Cattle, tremendous
Tigers, roaring Sea Lions, gigantic
Feines, Monster Two-horned White
Rhinoceros, fifty tons Of peri orming
animals, fifty cages Of wild ones.
In the circus department will be.found
two hundred Of the very best artists in
the world, who will daily appear at each
performance. Then all should witness
the magnificent free street parade, with
its enormous caravan Of Asiatic and
African Elephants, its Sultan,like army
of Camel, its Twelve Bands, Leviathan
Locomotive Steam Orchestra, and living
avalanche of dazzling sensations, which !.
the average boy would walk ten miles
on shis hands to see. For the sake of
peace, and'ln the name of universal en-
joyment, spare no effort to so arrange it
that all may take in the best show Of
their life-times, and one whose memory
will be continual pleasure. '@
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Parker Pointers.

Parker, May 26.
The saw mill of Mr.. La Hat on section
6, Culdrum town ,iis reported as ready to
start this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Rickerson have gone to
Wright county, the former to place him
self under the doctors care, which causes
much uneasiness at home. 1t is too bad.
Despite everything, Parker is improv-
ing right along this sprlng-ncw fences,
an increased acreage of crops, and several
families reported on the road, with here
as destination.
We are sorry to say Mrs.: Warner is
again quite sick. She has been ailing
somewhat all winter, and it was hoped
that spring would bring return of
health: but such is not the case. =:
Driving the logs out of the Little Elk
seems to be hard to accomplish this
spring, and the supplies are being storsd
About 100000 feet are yet Ia: the rear,
despite tue repeated efforts IS get it out.
The usual monotony was pleasantly
broken. yesterday, Sunday, May rs, by
the marriage Of Miss Lucinda Mills, the
last single girl Of Mr. and Mrs samuel
Mills. About sixty five invited guests
were present, and, taken altogether it was
a very en- eyable occasion, especially the
superb dinner. John McGredy was the
happy bridegroom.