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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17
.kets will be lasting.
New York.

New YORK. Jan. 10.
Money closed easy at 1la per cent. Exchange
closed firm; posted rates, 4.S2h@4.s6h; actual
rates 4.S1AG4.S2 for 10 days. and I.s54Gts6 for
demand.
Governments closed firm; currency 6's 125
bid IS coupons 1918 bid; AS do 1924 bld.
Pacific railroad bonds closed rs follows: Union
firsts. III to i12, do. land grants, 107is bid;
do sinking funds. l17a to lis; Centrals. Io91s
bid
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17
Ihe $50 Of Rnslness.

NEw YoRS. Jan. i5-There we're A. fail
urss reported bF Ryp8sfresf's during the
week. against as the preceding week: 82i,
311 and 30 in The corresponding weeks ~
lisa. iss}. 1852. respectively.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

Many Issople are n0i aware of the immense re
QUESTION have made on rilk Dress GOODS of al
hnds a. veil the Eraat cug on the price ~
goods III other departments. Below Islss.se notice
the changes in Summer silks and other silks re-
ddoed from 5oc and blc 20 she. Also a larse Lot
from 0Sc and sSc reduced 10 &ec. Also about fft,
pieces worth from 80 O. sl.N. redncsd 10 6sc- A
large lot Of very heavy Gross rain Hiis All color,s
worth from sl2 70 lao per ysTd We have mark
al s5e.
black silks. only look al the low pElos<
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

SHANGHAI, Jan. 16.-News from Pekin
states that the Chinese squadron has been
ordered to- relieve Kee Lung.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

- yaris good Yard Wide sheetine for only One
Dollar
- yards good twill Crash towelins for One Del
lar
- yards good Cotton Flannel for One Doll.x
Elegant 0ashmeree ia AL cOlOrs only 14c ana
&c better goods lhAn AOa vii ind elsewhere f.f
double the money
6ocd Calicos for only and cent? per ,ard.
Plaid Dress Goods fof Only four and one-hnlf
cents per yard
SPRING COMPANY
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17
More Earthquakes.

Madrid, Jan. 16.-Another shock of an
earthquake was felt at Granada to-day and
caused revival of the panic among the in
habltants.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-A rate of ga for
steerage passengers prevails to-day among
the steamship lines m conference.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17
q "High" Honor.

BERLIN. Jan. liking Leopold, of Bel
gium, has been awarded the title of High
Protection of the international African Asso-
ciatiOn
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

" ssHr~arsS. Ism. ie-st 80 svpninz
session of re House. thsftY ssexsn pen&isu
kslis ~ere pas.~si Th@ Haazs saienvnsa 81
f0-<x -
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

brocade feiVets. Colored Velvets and Color~i
silk Plnshe~ nduced in price
SPRING A C0nPAks.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

and al Others who desire a. avail themselves, ~
oaf Oreat Closing Gut nsle 81 Dry (5ot.i. AMI
tarIsis VII i< more ooIufDrtAhly served II ther
could Wait store Ia the fore part of the csx osl
account az the great crowds ~ Ks.nl,ie nsli,..,
purchases every sftsrDoon.
SF<lIke A ConfAk1
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

Nsw HsvvS. Conn. jan Is rr - 1870
Dr Carver bsd made eze&o Hts and s.os;
misses
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

Black Satin Brooade some Of the most elegant
patterns 10 De found ia sdly market r-inced ser,
much IN prlce.
nPKIN6 a C0MPAKr
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

llese are tile lowest We have ever Known
BLACK Satin Rhsdane for 15s 81 sl2s ane
Sl.so- AL these goods have b<ssn rtducsd n.s.rly
one-hAif ~ price. Ihs7 must be sold. We ars
overloaded on them
SPkIsG COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

Our Silk Stock embraces several hundr..s ui..,s.
and good many Thousand dollars. which ~e srs
bound 10 close out IN the Dext few dave
hPRfsG a ConFANY
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

le yards beautiful Brocsde Dress Goods for One
Dollar
Good White Flannel for only nine cent?
Oinghams for only 8, and oenis pef ,ard.
hPkIN0 tOMPAnY
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

Beautiful Plaids and excellent valne for onI, 4
and cents per yard
Worsted Dress Goods in beautiful brootds pet
terms in all the most fashionable colors Cor eDI,
one shilling per yard. SPRING A ComPAEs
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

and 80 on np 10 the best Quality Plush which We
have commenced selling ~ the mosf fearful lou
prices rFRINO a t.0npANY
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17

We give notice 10 the Farmer the Mechanic and
70 all laDDrlng men and women fhht our f,Sacee on
Dry Goods viii D. made a. oorrs~ f.ofa ~ilh he
low prices prevailing only for their labor IN,
FOR al kinds OF produce raised upon tie farm.
Visit our store and judge for yourselves
sPRING A IOMPAKf
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Isn't my photograph excellent?"
said a young wife to her husband.
Well, my DEAR" replied he, Il think
there's little too much repose about
the mouth. ."-Er.
Guest: Waiter, bring me some rice
pudding" Waiter: BOSS, l can't
jess recOrmend de rice pudding to-day"
Guest What's the matter with it ?"
8. Muffin, cept dar amt none. ."-Teras
Sttings.
Boston sat quietly through Canon
Farrar's lecture on Dante, but when
the Archdeacon paused a moment and
then said he had rather own the hum
blest beanery in Boston than wear the
crown of England, the audience got
right up and fell on all its necks and
sObbed alOud.-Burdette
Plantation Philosophy: Err man mus
keep movin'. It's de still water dat
gifts foul. 1t aim de strOnges'
possum dat hab de bes' holt on life.
Hickory is mighty tough wood, but it
rots quicker den poplar. dOan
know why er pusson wants ter cut off
er dogs tail. If natur hadn't wanted
de dog ter hab er tail she wouldn't
gin him one. It's er pityful sight to
see er glad dog try ter wag his tail
when he amt none. 1t puts me in
mine DER man dat hab los bof arms
tryin' ter shake hans wild er friend.
1t sartainly dOan imprube er dogs
looks ter cut off his tail, an dar ought
er be er law passed ter pervent such
cruilness. Eff l waz er bobtaild dog
folks would had ter take dar chances.
-ArkGnSGlO Traveller.
The abbott" is The Kiss, the one
kiss, the true kiss, the original kiss, as
old as man and woman, untaught, un-
learned, the "long, long kiss of youth
and love-" 1t is a sacrilege to call it
the abbot kiss" Never true lovers
yet but it was their kiss; it is loves
universal language, as free as the air
it sighs, as spontaneous as its throbbing
heart-pulse. 1t is the kiss of the Night
ingale and the Rose; of the Moonlight
and the Midsummer; of Dream and
Realization of Rhapsody and Rest; of
Passion and Poesy. What true poet
yet who was not in his heart of hearts
truest of lovers, and sang not from its
fullness the ectasy of this kiss ?-the
kiss which one besought to "grow to
his lips" the kiss of the soft lips"
which another swore "would tempt
you to an eternity of kissing;" the kiss
which CorliOlanus thought as long as
| exile, as sweet as revenge;" the kiss
which Shang as
"The soft and sweet eclipse
When soul meets soul ON lovers lips"
Louisville C0lrieT- Journal.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Painting Lilies Of the Ballet.


Eleven young women stood in row.
There ought to have been an even
dozen, but something was the matter
with the missing twelfth. This was
behind the scenes on a stage devoted
to a well-known burlesque entertain
ment. The eleven were a chorus.
They were unclad in a manner usual
to dramatic shamelessness. But it is
about their faces that 1 am going to
write. Their features averaged pretty.
The popular cOnceit that ugliness in
prive life can by theatric devices be
turned into beauty for footlights to
shine on is fallacy. There are some
smooth, shapely actesses, with regular
faces. who can paint on a coat of
yOuthfulness, but that is exceptional,
the general rule being that visages are
at a disadvantage under glare that
discloses and magnifes every peculi-
arity. The eleven were not employed
on account of talent, for they were
|. little more than fgurantes, and so the
manager had easily insisted that they
should be young and comely. When 1
saw them they had just emerged from
their dressing room, and were within
ten minutes to appear before an audi
ence. They looked well, except that
their cOuntenances were ghastly
white.
What on earths the matter with
them ?" l asked stage fright?"
Not much" was the reply; "you
couldn't scare them with an audience
of Booths and Irvings. They've not
had their bloom put on yet. Here is
fhnip MAINTAIN Watch hin,
The girls ranged themselves, facing
a strong light. A man with palette
and several brushes went up to the one
at the end of the line. She stopped
her tongue, shut her saucy mouth, and
! held her face expressionlessly still.
The artist dabbled a brush in the
smntch of black paint on the palette
and deity shaped her eyebrows and
trimmed her eyelids. Then he took up
a brushful of red, spotted her cheeks
and covered her lips. Stepping back a
pace, he gazed critically at his Job.
The girl grinned so suddenly and me-
chanically that got the impression
that she had gone daft but that was
quite in the way of professional duty,
and was intended to show him how she
would look when she smiled at the au-
dience, SO that he could see how to
outline the red of her lips. This he
did with few rapid strokes. Finally,
he rubbed the color on her cheeks until
it blended satisfactorily with the white
groundwork, gave her critical exam
inatiOn from a distance of dozen feet,
and she was ready for exhibition. She
thereupOn dropped off the end of the
line, and the same operation, varied
only as the difference of the subject re-
quired, was repeated on the next girl,
The mans movements were wonder
fully quick and dextrOus, and the
eleventh charmer was finished in a
space of time that may as well be
called q iiffY.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Silver and Paner Dollars.
We have received the following COM


W0 nave r6C6lVeu Jne IOllOWlng COM !
Spring Valley n Y.
Nov oath 1885
To the Editor of the Commercial Adver-
tiser of n. 7. Sir you say in your yester-
dys paper that the Silver in a Bland dollar
is worth 80 cts
now Sir will you please tell the worth of
the Paper in paper Dollar yours in haste
&c A friend Of Silver
The valne of the paper in a paper
dollar is a small fraction of one cent.
so small as scarcely to amount to value
at all. But if a "a Friend of Silver"
has any capacity to understand-and
as he reads the Commercial advertiser
we cannot doubt that he has-he must
know it is that gives value to
paper money. If one of his neighbors
who is honest and solvent gives him
check for 80, he knows it is worth $40,
though the paper on which it is writ
ten is worth next to nothing; while
if an insOlVent person with no funds
or credit anywhere gives him a check
for $40 it is worthless. The paper dol
lar is worth a dollar at present
because it is promise of an honest and
solvent government to pay a dollar;
but the silver dollar is nobody's prom
ise to pay. 1t is simply stamped metal.
At present it passes for 100 cents, be-
cause it is a legal tender for that
amount and the gold standard is still
in existence with us. Bnt if we 90 on
coming silver dollars of full legal ten
der power, the time will quickly come
when the government will get only
Cnnh dnIlarc honatrro
will keep the gold for use in foreign
countries, where the silver passes only
for its intrinsic value. When that time
comes government will have to pay its
obligations in silver dollars, and we
shall then have the silver dollar as our
standard instead of the gold dollar.
In other words, a dollar will then be
worth only what the silver in a Bland
dollar is worth, which is Just now
eighty cents, with a strong tendency to
90 lower. There are other reasons
than this for putting a stop to compul-
sorry coinage, but this one is perfectly
clear and should be conclusive. Ger
| tainly no man possessed of ordinary
! common sense can fail to see that paper
dollars and coined dollars depend for
their value upon totally different
things. The paper dollar would be
worth nothing if it were not redeem
able at some time. Asit is redeemable
in gold.on demand, it is worth a gold
dollar. The Bland silver dollar is not
redeemable. 1t is worth only what il
will bring as bullion, except that its
legal tender quality, so long as such
dollars do not exist in sufficient mum
bers to compel change to the silver
basis, gives it temporarily an artifcia
value. As "a friend of silver" Oul
correspondent ought to favor the re
peal Of the Bland law in order to pre-
serve to silver the artificial value i
now has. If the Bland law is not re
pealed, that value will be destroyed
and silver dollars that now pass cur
rent as the equivalents of gold dollar
will pass for only so cents in gold
NelU York Commercial Advertiser.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

A Town THAT MIGHT LEARN PHIL
ADELPHIA A THING Or TwO.-The
Philadelphia Times, seconded by the
Philadelphia Press, is booming Phila-
delphia as being simply big town,
with a very little of city push, pluck
and enterprise. Eastern Marylanders
who have ridden into Philadelphia
over the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
landed in the second story of the new
Broad Street Station, and noted the
completeness with which the wants of
the travelling public are cared for at
that model railroad station, and who
have then gone out front and gazed uD
at the big town hall, have been i'm
pressed with the idea that Philadel-
phia is something of a city. They will
doubtless be glad to learn that here
after, they will only be expected to re-
gard it as big town. If Philadel-
phia is really in need of a few points as
to how to grow into city as is a city
and don't you forget it, she should send
a committee down to look at our Eas-
tern Shore Cambridge. There is moth
ing provincial about Cambridge. She
is city, every inch of the way from
the first ward to the gilded eagle that
sits upon the flag pole of the city hall.
-CheStertOtUn Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
For the Smyrna Times.
Water Supply from Driven Wells
in Brooklyn, N. Y.

OF the water supply of Brooklyn
100000 gallons for twenty-four hours
are supplied from driven wells from
two pumping stations. The first, at
Forrest Stream, was started some three
or four years ago, partly as an exper-
imental station, as the system on such
large scale had not then been tested.
The capacity of this station was
about 100000 gallons a day and its
successful and economical working was
such as to induce its adoption on a lar
ger scale at the new Valley Stream
Station, accepted last May and in
highly successful operation since.
The following is a brief description
of this last station:
A cylindrical receiver of boiler
plate, eight feetin diameter and six feet
high is placed Immediately in the rear
of the engine house and connected with
the pumps by eighteen inch pipes.
From this receiver, on a line parallel
with the house, extend in opposite di-
rectiOns two sixteen inch mains, each
$50 feet long. At intervals of ten feet
throughout the whole length of these
mains two and One-half inch pipes,
eight feet long run out on each side
and connect with the driven wells,
which are of the same size. Each well
may be cut off from the main by a
globe valve, and either main can be
shut off from the receiver by gate.
This provision gives the fullest oppor-
tunity for repair to any part.
The mains and short pipes are not
covered, but lying on top Ofthe ground
the whole system of pipes resembles
the spine of a much magnified
shad. The wells number one hundred
and fifty-twO and have a capacity
double thepresent requirements, which
is 100000 gallons for twenty-four
hours. The pumping machinery
which is in duplicate, embraces q
Knowles pump, driven by bright en-.
CINE and is of sufficient capacity to sup
ply 100000 gallons per day, though
uOt so economically as the present
amount.
Valley Stream is sixteen and one
half miles from the reservoir, on the
RidgewOOd aqueduct. The soil in the
vicinity is light and even sandy anC
the country quite fiat. The averag,
depth of the wells is probably abou
thirty feet, the extremes being eigh
teen and seventy-ive.
When the pumps were first started
the vacuum guage showed inches bu
this steadily increased for two month
when the limit was reached and is still
maintained at seventeen to eighteer
inches. 1t is probable that at first tn
water was under head, having its ori
gin at some distant spot and that tn
,, supply which gave this head was partl
absorbed, or at least the drain and sup
ply became equal. The local well
showed no variation.
As to the purity of this water ther
! is no doubt, though part of it assul
, edly is surface" water. We canno
, speak authoritively as to the pOssibiLit
, of pollution, although immediate dan
ger does not appear to exist.
The first cost of this system is yer,
. low; it is perhaps freer from pollutio
, than river water, while the cost c
pumping is perhaps a trihe create
than in pumping from a well. But b.
this system the water need never Sc
the light of day until delivered to tn
consumer. Brooklyn is completely sal
istied as to its quantity, quality, purit
and economy.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

FASHION ITEM.-Meeting Jim Web
ster, Uncle Nose could not help being
astOnished at the magnificent pants of
Jim.
"Dat's a mighty fine pair OBJ pants
for sich pore niggah as you am to be
wearin'."
eyes, dey's gOrgus, and no mis-
take"
"How much mout dey cost yer, and
whar did yer git 'em ?"
"Dey mout cost me two years in de
Pcnitenshiery eff I tOle."
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Although Celery, Beef and Iron is
patronized by all persons, it is particu-
larly beneficial to women and children,
as it has been found to be of the great
est benefit in many of the peculiar dis
eases incident to them, in nervous trOu-
bles of women. There is always q GER
tain amount of distrust attending any
new preparation that is placed before
the public, as so many "sure cures'i
have proved a disappointment, but
with Celery, Beef and Iron, its medi-
cinal powers can only be shown by its
use. For sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Allen Thorndike Rice has concluded
q contract with Col. Fred Giant by
which the diary kept by President
Grant during his tour round the world
will be published complete in the
North american Review. 1t will be
edited by Col. Grant.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Many poor sufferer has expended
hundreds of dollars in the purchase of
costly medicines put up in prescrip-
tiOn" form for the cure of rheumatism
or gOut, and without any benefit. If
all such would but drop drugs and at
tack blood impurities with Vinegar Bit
ters, they would find that nature had
provided at least one remedy for these
terrible Affections.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

If George Washington had been cap
tured by the English, he would no
doubt have shared the fate of Riel, and
we would all be orphans. There
would be no Washington Market,
Washington Territory, Washington
City. One good thing effected by the
death of Riel is that there will be a fall
ing off in the Riel pun that has devas-
tated the American press for the last
wear or so.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Saved His Life.

Mt. D. I. WilcoxsOn, Horse Cave KY, says he
was, for many years, badly afflicted with Phthisic
also Diabetes: the pains were almost uncomfortable
and would sometimes almost throw him into con
vulsiOns. He tried Electric Bitters and got relief
from first bottle and altar taking six bottles was
entirely cured and had gained In flesh eighteen
pounds Says he positively believes he would
have died. had IL not been for the relief afforded
by Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle hv
james p. Hofecker, Smyrna Del.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
MirnnnInna E.onno

w. w. Reed, druggist, OF Winchester, Ind,
Bartonia Randolph Co., Ind, was long sufferer
with Consumption, and was given up to die by
her physcians, She heard of nr, Kings New
Of me. In six months time she walked to VIM
chester, distance Of six miles. and il now so
much improved she has quit using it Sne feels
James T, Holecker's Drug Store Smyrna Del.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Loss OF INTEREsT.-Mose Schaum-
burg and Ike Levison had a little talk
the other day.
How does your son come on? Vas
he married sometimes already ?n
asked LeVisOn.
"He vas not married yet already
sometimes"
"HOw ish den dot? Vas he not en-
gagged NIT dot Repecca Silverstone
:" o, he vas engaged two years ago
already, but he vent pack on her"
Wy did he dot ?"
" Pecause he vas q fool. She $4,000
tollars in her own name"
He didn't dake no interest in her.
dot ish choOst Wy I said he vas a
fool. ChoOst see how much interest he
has lost already on dot $4,000 tollars in
dose past two years, dot he didn't get
married to dot Repeccca SilverstOne. F."
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.-A young
lawyer, who has recently been admit
ted to the bar of San Antonio, came to
Judge NOonan for advice.
81 want to ask your advice, Judge,
about very important matter"
well, what is it, Timothy ?"
everybody that am a donkey. Don't
you think l ought to fight him, or
sue him for damages ?"
" You say he called you a dOnkey?"
"Yes."
"Then fight him by all means. If
you sue him he win prove it on you"
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Two GREAT DIsCovERIEs.-The dis
covery of cocoaine has aided surgery in
making delicate operations, by lessen
ing pain and doing away with chloro-
form, st. Jacobs Oil removes all pain
and Inflammation which follow severe
cuts or bruises.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
THE IVB JIin RTRD.

"What is that, mother?'
The Mugwump, my child.
Singing its lay in accents wild;
1t rOOsts on the ground, for il cannot stand
And sings its song with its head in the sand.
In cast-Of feathers it is arrayed,
And its head is the biggest Just when il Is layed
II has just been licked with election scores,
And, though it can't fly, you bet it sores.
And sores and sores and sores and sores"
- Blirdefie
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Brazilian Balm is splendid. 1t has
cured all our colds quickly and kept
the children well all Winter" Mrs.
Coyde, us Walnut st. Wilmington,
delaware.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

M. Grevy's pay as President of the
the French Republic is $240, ,O00 year.
He would rather be President than
write.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
pn0hIor,. Arrioa saIv.

The Best Salve in the world for Cats, BruiSss
Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, CoxRS, and all Skin
required. II is guaranteed b give perfect satIs-
faction, or money Refunded. Price 25 cents ~.
box. For sale bY JAMES P. HoFFEcKER.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Mrs. John Scotten. ia Dashong Sc.
Chester, Pa, who had been deaf for 10
years was cured with brazilian Balm.
The third day after commencing its
use she heard the clock tick.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Gen. Malone will go into the rail-
road business. That pays better than
politics.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

In the treatment of rheumatism, gout, neural
gia, tic dOulOureuX. sciatica, semi-cranias &C,
Salvation Oil should be applied to the parts aee-
ted, and thoroughly rubbed in, so as to reach the
seat Of the disease It kills pain. Price . cents
q bottle.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

We can, without hesitation say that DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup has given the best satisfaction. We
have sold and immense amount during the past
Lock Haven Pa
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has
written q strong, sensitive and almost
pathetic essay on Silence as a
WeapOn."
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Mr.. Gladstone still continues to be
the Grand Old Man" Long may his
elOquenee sway the masses.