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Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
ONE WAY OF DUPING THEM.

One of the delights of bridal trip to
Washington has always been the custom
prevailing at the Treasury Department
vaults to hand to each bride who entered
it package containing $5, 100000. They
were allowed to hold ID for q second. 1t
was then carefully taken from them and
put away. 1t has also been generally
understood among the knowing ones
that this five-milliOn-dollar package,
which has been the bridal portion tenn
pOrarily of so many brides, did not con-
tain much money; but it was never
exactly ascertaineI what was in the
package until few days ago, when
the count of the treasure in the vault
was commenced. 1t was found that this
five-milhon-packAge, which has been so
fondly handled, and over which so many
endearing words have been said, was
simply huge joke, containing three or
four heavy old government documents,
such as would seA in junk shop for two
cents per pound. The package weighed
fifteen pounds, and as old paper its value
would be thirty cents The package was
carefully tied up again, and it will con
tinue to be used to make brides happy
1t will suit them just as well us if it con
tanned real money.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
SNOW ON MOUNTAINS.

Near the equator perpetual snow
covers the mountains at the height OF
15,2O7 feet in latitude 0O9 it is found at
3s19 feet, and in 75e at 1,O16 feet. The
main cause of this is, not that the solar
rays possess less heat in the higher
regions, as the contrary has been proved,
but that the portions of the earth's crust
projecting far up into the atmosphere, as
is the case with high mountains, possess
less of the interior heat of the earth, be-
ing more subject to coolingby radiation,
which has caused their temperature t
descend to such very low degree tha
even a midday tropical sun cannot rails
it to 32e II.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
A ZEREBA.

The zereba is a native, light barricade
constructed in the form of IL square, and,
by the Arabs, made of mimosO brush,
piled with the prickly branches outward,
and built high enough to make the offer
to overleap them impracticable. The
sharp, jagged branches present q forbid
ding aspect to the Arabs and blacks, who
have no taste for flinging their naked
bodies against them. The great tactics
of the Arabs is to attack by rushing
in the hope to Overwhelm, by the very
impetus of the assault, the waiting
enemy. AS means of checking this
rush the zereba has been found very
effective, and the English adopted the
native example as very excellent pro-
vision against a decisive charge from
the enemy in open fighting But any
sort of superficial fertilization flung ur
to meet a temporary requirement is nov
referred to in the dispatches as a zereba
1t corresponds, in fact, to the fence raj
breastworks and the light earthwork
thrown up by our troops in the wax o
the Union. The principle OF construc
ton is q very old one, and is a very goo,
one in primitive warfare where the seri
GUS fighting is in hand-to-hand on
counters.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
WHOLE NO. 1866.
For the Smyrna Times
PARLIAMENTARY LAW IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BY T. 0. AYREs.

Parliamentary law is science too
much neglected by the young men and
young women of America.
Our republican institutions and Gov
ernment are such as to place anv
young man OF young woman in posi-
ton where knowledge Of parliament
tary law is an absolute necessity. We
have lodges, town meetings, debating
societies, political and scientific con.
VentiOns about every day in the wear
and no man or woman can 90 to one of
these meetings with an absolute GER
tainty that he or she will not be called
upon to take the chair " and preside
over the meeting. Such being the
state of the case it becomes every
one to know the rudiments of parlia-
mentary law. Looking to this end we
advise that parliamentary law be taught
in the public schools. All that is absO-
lutely necessary to be known NAV
soon be learned out of school and in
short time, but if a text book on the
subject were put into the schools many
more would get at least a partial
knowledge of the subject.
One should know how to conduct
the opening of a meeting in deliber-
ate body, how to receive and enter
tain a question and how to dispose of
it.
1t is not our intention in this article
to write a treatise on parliamentary
law, so we will not 90 beyond said in
tentiOn. 1t is needful, however, that
we say something by way of pointing
out authors, so that beginners may
not waste their time and money.
Every man should know first the stan
dard authority after which he may
consult side authors and use whatever
good he finds in them. When we be-
gan the study of the science about
twenty years ago we bought Matthias
Manuel" good book of its class next
in turn we read JeffersOn's Manuel" ;"
then the Legislative Guide" then
"Cushing's Manuel" all comparatively
small works. These served to awaken
an interest in the subject and caused
us to investigate as to which was re-
garded as the standard To find out
which was, we went to headquarters by
writing to the President of the United
States Senate and to the Speaker of the
House. These gentlemen told US that
! the large work known as Law and
Practice of Legislative Assemblies" j" by
L. S. Gushing, was the standard. We
| bought it and found it to be book of
1868 pages, legal size and in sheep
| binding. If it is too large and too ex-
| pensive, and it is both for general use,
| then buy " Cushing's Manuel" 1t con-
tains all that will be called for on all
ordinary occasions. But for the ego
tism in it we would tell why we have
written the above. Waving that we
advise young men and young women
to study parliamentary law.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
THE PCROROCA.

Mr.. John 9. Branner, formerly, Of
the Imperial Geological Commission of
Brazil, has published paper ON the
pororoca, or bore of the Amazon, a
manifestation of force peculiar to the
great river, of which the inhabitants of
the adjacent county stand in extreme
terror 1t was not his privilege to
witness an exhibition of thephenomenOn,
although he much wished to do so,
while the people with whom he was
staying desired that he or any one else
should not, but he observed its effects
and had the scene described to him.
The most impressive manifestations
If the force of the wave are near the
mouth of the Araraugua river An eye
witness of one of the appearances Of
the pOrorOca, at that place, one of Il
party of soldiers, related that shortly
after the tide had stopped running out
they saw something coming toward
them from the ocean in u long white
line, which grew bigger and whittier as it
approached Then there was u sound
like the rumbling of distant thunder,
which grew louder and louder as the
white line came nearer, until it seemed
as if the whole ocean had risen up, and
was coming charging and laundering
1Own upon them, boiling over the edge
of this pile of water like an endless
cataract, from four to seven metres
high, that spread across the whole
eastern horizon. This was the pororoca {!
When they saw it coming, the crew
became utterly demolished, and fell
co crying and praying i'll the bottom Of
the boat expecting that it would GER
tainly be dashed to pieces and they
themselves be drowned. The pilot how
yer, had the presence Of mind to heave
III and'Or before the wall of water struck
them' ana when it did strike, they
were pitched ylO4,0tly forward and then
lifted. and left rolling md tossing like
4 cork on the foamlng sea r. loft bebind
the boat nearly filled with waite.
But their trouble was not yet e1ie-l
for, before they had emptied the boat,
two other such seas came down on them
At short intervals, tossing them about
in the same manner, and finally leaving
them within stones throw Of the river
bank, when another such wave wOult
have dashed them on the shore. The,
had been anchored near the middle o
the stream before the wave struck them
and the stream ut this place was severn
miles wide.
The signs of the devastati~
upon the land by this - Lon wrought
very impressive. p Sl9antlc wave arc
froTicol e. ,e. Great trees, dense
! orests, "uprooted, torn and
( swept away like chaff the most power
full roots of the largest tree cannot
withstand its rush, the destruction o.
the banks for some distance inland, and
the formation of new land in places, arr
among the signs of its ravages.
The pOroroca is an accompaniment oI
the Spring tides, and is due to the re
sistance offered to the tidal waves by the
sand bars and narrow channels whicl
hey have to meet. Its effects are mos
marked in the northern channels of tn
aorth of Amazon, while little is know
If it in the southern channels.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
STRANGE MONUMENT.

Says the Boston Transcript: Among
the many monument to Washington is
one which every visitor to the Cape
Verde Isles will remember as one of the
most colossal and marvellous freaks OF
natural sculpture in existence. Along
the further side of San Vacente (the
principal town. rises bold ridge of dark
gray volcanic rock, the crest of which
forms very good likeness of Washing
ton, lying face upward, as if in sleep or
death. The heros large, bold features,
the backward wave of the hair, the
sweep Of the massive shoulders and the
very frill of his shirt, are all reproduced
on a gigantic scale with a fidelity worthy
of the stalactic formations of the Adles
berg Grotto or tho Mammoth Cave O
Kentucky.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
THE FUN OF FRENCH DIVORCES

One of the peculiarities of the new
divorce law is that the bonds of wedlock
are not completely severed even when
;he court has granted the divorce. To
De entirely rid of his OF her chains the
party in whose favor the divorce is pro-
bounced Is required, within the period
If two months to cite the other one be-
tore the same official who performed the
,ivil marriage between them. Attend
ance, of course, is not compulsory, but
ir most cases the citation is Obeyed, and
monsieur and madame appear once more
before Monsieur le Marie i'll the same
Sale des Marriages where they We're
once pronounced an nom dc IL lot, man
and vie. 1t Is not unusual nowadays
to witness at the large Partisan mairies
wedding and divorce parties at the same
time, each waiting their turn, and some
times there are two or three of each.
The former are always in full dress, the
brides in white and with orange blossoms
i'll their hair, and everybody is evidently
bent ON having good time-the word
nOce in French is Synonymous for a we'd
ding and spree The divorces also
make it a point to put on their best
clothes ON such on occasion, but black is
de rigeur for The lady and the husband
eschews white gloves. Each comes ac
cOmpanied by two teH.OiRs and theil
friends and relations But it is not goOC
form to laugh or cut jokes. And the.
divide into two groups, which TAX
places as far apart as possible at OppOsit
ends of the room. After few minute
of waiting, during which the divorces
remain lugubnously silent, Monsieur
Marie makes his appearance. He wear
a tricolOred scarf with gold tasseIs aroun
his waist, and the usher shouts Ou
"Stand up!" an order which all obey
The Mayor takes up his stand behind
long green table and begins with til
marriages. These do not take long, an
then comes the turn of divorces" III
party draw up in line in front of IL
table, the four witnesses III the middle
the wife to the right and the husband
the left of the line. The clerk reads Il
4 decree of the court us rapidlyas he poss
It bly, can and then takes mp n collectio
? just as he had previously done in Il
I, marriages, "for the poor OF the ward
This done the Mayor says: "In Il
: name of the law we declare your ms
u riage dissolved by reason of the divor
ID pronounced between" This ends t
comedy, and after exchanging ceremOl
O' Ous bows each go their own way, Occo
panied by their friends.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

Experienced lumbermen have al
ways held that timber cut in the Spring
was not durable for building purposes.
Recent scientific investigations sustain
this belief. 1t is shown the richer the
wood be in phOsphOric acid and potas-
ium the more likely it is to rot and
mould; wood cut in Spring contains
eight times as much of the former and
five times as much of the latter MS
when cut in the Winter.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

A clergyman in Central Illinois
startled his congregation n few Sun
days ago by making the following an
nOuncement: Remember our COM
munion services next Sunday forenoon.
The Lord will be with us during the
morning service and the bishop in the
EVENING"
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

People restrain noble impulses, grand
thoughts, warm affections, keen SYM
pathies, under the delusion that they are
thus purifying or refining their natures.
Tie truth is, they are only impoverish-
ing and debasing them. II is both
cowardly and selfish to decline to use
gifts which might be made helpful and
encouraging to humanity.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
A SPOT IN THE BERMUDAs.

The Queens Stairway, the lake that
flames up like vast sheet of sulphur
when an oar is thrust into it at night,
thepineaPple jungles, the sponge efshers,
the gardens i'll plain sight beneath the
sea-these are all very interesting,
though it would seem that the climate,
the luxuriant vegetation, and the ravish
ing beauty, combined with good hotel
to start with, ought to be enough To
the man who was there five days it con-
stantly returns to his mental sight like
dream or vision of something almost
too reposeful, too beautiful and too
strange to bereal. The prettiest spot of
the whole island, without doubt is the
little cove Mt Waterloo, two miles or more
from the city. Imagine a placid little
bay, whose water is colored like the rain
bow, framed III n horseshoe of white
sand, fringing the shelving sides of n
hollow like huge broken bowl Of verdi
ure. Picture this, decked here and
there with stately palms and broad
leaved plants, Ornamented with u pretty,
toy-like fort, and Il few tropical country
houses. Add the blue and white sky
above the gaudy water and beyond
where sky and water blend together, the
dark blue ocean.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all, who suffer from any ai-
(ectiun of the Throat and Lungs, can lind Ger
tain cure in DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Thousands of permanent cures
verify the truth of this statement. 40 medicine
can Show such a record of wonderful cures.
Thousands of once hopeless sufferers now CRATE
fully proclaim they owe their lives TO this New
Discovery II will cost you nothing TO give 1t a
trial Free Trial Bottles at James p. HOheckers
Drug Sore. Large size, Sl.OO.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

One day last February the Spanish
mail steamer AlphOnsO XII put into
the rOadstead of Las Pampas, Grand
Canary Islands, for harbOr. In leav-
ing she struck on GandO Point, top
Piled over and sank in $50 feet OF
water. There were on board $5OO,OOO
in gold and divers are now ut work
endeavoring to recover this. The
treasure is in ten cases of five dollar
gold pieces and 1000 to each case.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

Four ounces oil of cloves, two ounces
oil of peppermint. eight ounces Per-
sian powder, four ounces gum cam
phor; mix. The preparation is war
ranted to drive mosquito out of the
room. If it fails, hit him with a wet
owel.-DetrOt Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
verr Remarkable ReOovery.

Mr.. Geo " Willing, of Manchester, Mich,
writes my wife has been almost helpless for
five years, so helpless that she could not turn
over in her bed alone. She used two bottles OF
Electric Bitters, and is so much improved that
she is able TO do her own work" Electric Bit
ters, will do all that is claimed for them. Hun
dreds of testimonials attest their great curative
HoNaoRarig
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

As if by magic ones pains vanish if
he be sufferer from rheumatism or
neuralgia and applies st: Jacobs Oil
the pain-banisher. For Coughs and
Colds Red Star Cough Cure is safe,
pleasant, sure remedy.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
HARD WORK,

Mental exertion of any kind is some
thing that tires the average American.
Writing letter just breaks him up.
Col. Yerger has negro man named
Sam, employed about the place, and
yesterday Sam wanted some clerical
work done He said -
"BOss | wants yer ter write me let
ter ter my gal, in Waco"
All right, Sam, I'll do it."
Has yer got de paper an de ink,
an de pen ready dar ?"
"Yes, Sam, go ahead"
"Write Austin, Texas"
All right"
Has yer got hit written?"
Yes"
All OBJ hit ?"
Certainly"
What has yer got written? Read
hit ter me, boss"
Austin, Texas"
OATS right. Now write June de
fourteenf."
An right, Sam"
Has yer got hit down boss,
already ?"
Yes"
"G'way, boss, you am jokin.' Read
hit ter me-"
"June fourteenth"
Foah God, you has got bit down
all right. Now, boss, read hit all Ober
from de berry beginnin'."
Austin, Texas, June fourteenth"
"Dat's right. Whew l say, boss,
lets res awhile. Use tired. My head
aches like hit was gwinter split. "-Er.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

As the intricate machinery of the
selfbinding machines for harvesting
becomes more perfect it also becomes
simplified. Then eleven thousand OF
them will be capable of doing the WORK
of 44,OOO men in binding alone.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

1t may seem of little moment to be
punctual, but to use the words Of an
eminent theologian, "our life is made
up of little things" Our attention to
them is the index of our character, often
the scales by which it is weighed
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
Rnnllan,. ArniOa SaIve.

The Best Salye in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever Sores IetteI, Ii
Chapped Hands, ChilblainS, Corns, ana all SKIN
EruptOns, and positively cures Flles OF i'O Pty
reOuiired. II is guaranteed to give perfect satls
faction, or money refunded. Price ~ eehIs per
box. For sale by JAMES z. HoFFEoKER
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

A sixty-foot whale, much decom-
posed, washed ashore the other day
under the Summer residence OF Fair-
man Rogers, on Ochre Point, New
pOrt, r. /.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

When the colored people have
learned the deliciousness of sparrow
pie there will be no danger of these
birds swarming to excess in the South.
Memphis appeal.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

Superintendent Snowden, of the
Philadelphia mint has after much labor
perfected and applied a device to pre-
vent the counterfeiting of metallic coins.
1t is an attachment to the coming press
of "a twice bisected collar, which raises
letters on the edge of the coin. This
prevents piece from being nodded
on account of the raised latters and the
only other means left is by hand en-
craving, which is very difficult and ex-
DenSiVe.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

The lob presses of this country are
unable to print, Hebrew dictionary
of the Talmud.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
Smyrna, DEL, June 19, 1885.

How TO MAKE COFFEE.-The Cook,
a publication in the interest of cooking
and hygiene, says of making collee !:
There is no duty more important than
that of teaching Americans to make
coffee. Evangelists ought to go up
and down the land awakening men
and women to the enormity of boiling
coffee. Every coffee pot without a
strainer should be publicly smashed,
and the oiIense of boiling coffee should
ostracise the offender. With the tri-
fling exception of women, coffee is the
best gift that man has received. To
treat this gift with insult and contempt
by boiling is an outrage as ungratetul
as it is brutal"
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

Very appropriately Jos. E. Camp has
gone into camp as postmaster OF New
Egypt, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

A Chinese girl is easily recognized by
A double Joint in the left knee.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

Morphine eaters not only lose their
hair, but their teeth.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
House Carpentering,

II. GRAHAM IL SON, Car IA
penters and Builders, hereby give notice it.
that they are prepared 10 make cOntracts-e--
for Buildings. Shops In the rear Of the lumber
yard of VanGasken u Cats. Residence one door
below that Of J. c. stOckly.
r. GRAHAM & SON,
aug 6-tf Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

The first daily paper appeared in
1902
, 1885-04-11

Ing, the amin, lis being sleek and in
splendid order. Bpfu~e presenting
The wizr>, Mr.. Hrwick addressed tho
coolies i. i!ndn~tari, nul pointed
ou' The objects and meaning Of The
prizes, aud when speaking TO the
black men especially drew their at,rn-
ton to the srea' benefits accruimg
from ste'dy adherence TO work, the
want of WI irh il one ot til" greatest
Il awbarkS to the Of their
rae, Ills WorShip's rema ks were
Il>Irne' Ia with great attention, and
at III conclu ion Of the proceedings
the rec pientS OF the prizes rendered
a hearty vnte of thanks TO Mr.. Hewick
and Mr.. G IL an. The action of Mr..
Gi z an is beyond all praise. He has
certainly made ii great stride towards
solving the problem as 10 the best
means of inducing HE African la
houters TO hrco ne industrious. From
the results attained already, and the
lppreclable Impression which has
been m .de, ! Is apparent that an III
du>trIon~ biHcN man is not u of the
range of pcSSlOIlIty.
, 1885-04-11
Barbados.
From the Globe of 26th March

Seasonable showers rave marked the
past TO ltnight, but the quIn!ity of rain
has NOT been great. Wjnl has been abun-
dlnt for the estates which utilized it in
grinding their ctneS, anl the Crop is now
in full swing. The average return is still,
we believe, RAJ her un Ter than over two
hogSheads to the acre. Cane fires are now
rare, AMI everything in relation to the
growth and manufacture of our staple is
favourable. But the price Of it has not
improved. We have heard of Il sal I'll lot
realizing 32.25 the hundred pounds, bat
the same Estate nrtted 80 in the beginning
of 1884. TIE latest quDtAtiln we have
hearl Of was $l.90, bat no business, or
next to nom, is baiag d Dne. A~olaSSrs is
hriiigiag eleven cents Il e llon, bat the d.
inaldfS BY no moalS active at that. We
consider that O pr respects concerning IL
market, are now defined for the current
year, no change being at all probable
eithpy in England or in the United States.
Another eff Drt will very properly ye- be
made tor urging the British Cabinet to
consent TO the Convention lately negotiat.
ed with the s ates but we are fain to
al nit that our hopes of the good which
will result are very feeble. Mr.. Forster,
who is heading an agitation in this behalf,
lately divided against his party on the
vote of c~enSure, anl his in all likelihood
lost the ear Of the Cabinet ~ regards any
plea lingS he may urge in favour of West
In liam interests. But more than this, we
strongly doubt if the Government of the
States desires that the treaty shall be con.
cluled.
The receipts at the colonial Treasury
are expected to prove greatly Inadequate
tt the requirements at the beginning OF
the coming month, bit nothing SO ms to
be done by the authorities to meet the
difficulty AMI distress which must necessa.
rily result from this condition of things.
The Legislation of the fortnight has not
been very important in character. The
School Inspectors Bill has passed the
Council AMI that Board has now before it
the Bill! for the extension of Bank. Holidays
to the Jerks Of the C DlOny, AMI The Ballot
Bill: both these are likely to pass. An
amending Rum Bill of d very stringent
character has been clrried in the Assembly
by The Acting s ,licitor General, and The
amending Highways Act of Mr.. King has
also been read a Thrill time. The Educa~
ton Board has beLlea the cat, in the matter
of retrenchment, by proposing cUnSiderl.
BILE reductions in their department; but
the question has not yet COM on for dis.
cussion in the Assembly. We think u
careful enquiry should, without delay, be
held concerning the conlition and pros
poets of the Colony, with a view to deter
mine if retrenchmenG is needed, and to
what lengths it ought to be carried.
The hart times have proved too much
for the Slavin OpertComplnv, and we fear
that impoverishment to themselves has
be n tn result Of their ill,timed visit.
Tie Assembly Rooms Ass ,ciation his
decided to postp me, not abandon. their
well conceived projpc': they will await
better times.
At the meeting of the British anil For.
eign Bible Society ON Tuesday evening at
the Albert Hall, which was largely attend