Smyrna times., 1885-12-30
Here and Elsewhere.

led on in the colored churches of
Speaker Carlisle's task in making up
he House committees is regarded as
difficult this year.
Wooden bonnets are the latest no.
Velty. They are as light as others and
somewhat resemble pale fawn Sued
kid.
The people of Pennsylvania say that
there are altogether too many costly
schools in that State, and too few pri-
mary schools.
Bismark is said to be afraid of den
tist. But it must not be supposed from
this that every man who is afraid is a
great statesman.
Bad spelling always looks bad, but
never worse than it does upon fine
fashionable note paper and done in
beautiful penmanship.
Some men are like pigs. They crush
the good things of life under foot while
hunting for others not half so good
through the fence rails.
The other day, while a Vermont wo-
man was frying dOughnuts, one Of
them exploded and did almost as much
damage as if it had been eaten.
" The most modest man, !" says a wri-
ter, will generally embrace an oppor-
tunity." But if her father catches him
at it his mOdesty wont save him.
There is a deficiency of s8,OOO,OOO in
the postal appropriation, but it will
take good deal more than that to put
back the three cent letter postage.
"The evening star is trembling on
the hill top" walls an Eastern poet.
Wejudge by this that the evening star
is married and isn't able to get his wife
a new bonnet.
Christmas was observed very quietly
at the White House. The President
was at work during part of the day.
There was very little going on at the
departments.
The Congressional Record of Friday
contained twenty-five pages ofnomina-
ton sent to the Senate since the begin
ming of the session. They number
about l, 200 cases.
When woman is in love, she turns
to the poets corner first on picking up
the local paper. After she is married,
she turns first to the advertisements of
the dry good stores.
Verify great riches are not to be cov-
eted, for their own sake. They give a
man very little rest during his life, and
ten to one some william will steal his
carcass when he is dead.
Miss Cleveland's favorite flowers are
pond lilies and roses. A bouquet of
the latter is taken to her room every
morning and fresh basket is placed
on her table at breakfast.
Nine. Greville, in a recent lecture.
said: "Once there was a young man
who fell in love with a young lady -
This is true. We were intimately ac-
quainted with the young man.
Philadelphia papers are jubilant at
the prospect of having natural gas
brought to Atlantic cities. The Times
declares that the supply of natural gas
is now known to be practically unlimi-
ted
Never judge men by appearance. A
man may look as bold as lion and be
a captain of militia, and yet make his
wife go down stairs first when he
imagines he hears burglars in the
house.
The trials of new administration
may be family appreciated when it i:
known that there are sixty-seven can
didates for the appointment of Super
intendant of the New Jersey Life Saw
ing Service.
Now that Vanderbilt's millions have
been finally disposed of we turn agaiI
to the contemplation of man of lesser
means, and whose dollars we can counl
in less than seventeen seconds by Oul
own brand new Waterbury watch
That's us.
f The Richmond Wing, once one o
the ablest and most influential jOurnal
of Richmond and the South, when tn,
name of Peasants was associated witt
it, has died a natural death after sixty
five years of existence. 1t died of tn
Malone Reputation dry-rot.
F. Christmas Day at NanticOke, Pa
2 was saddened at a recent disaster, b.
: which % miners were buried alive
l Prayers for the unfortunate men wer
offered in every church in WyOmin
Valley. The company has decided I
e sink a shaft from the surface to a poin
i where the miners are supposed to b
;. The shaft will be IT'S feet deep, an
n will take four to six weeks of rapi
e work.
After the death of Emory A. Storr
> of Chicago, a life insurance policy fC
$4,000, dated January 1st, 1885, WI
:. found among his papers. The PR
MUM had not been paid, the agent a
cepting Mr.. StOrrs's promise. A que
tiOn arose as to the validity of the pc
IT icy, which resulted in a compromis
n by which the Equitable Life Insuran'
e Company of New York paid Nj
% StOrrs $4,000.
II "What is the origin of motion
Is asked a celebrated preacher. We
u there are many origins. A call to con
70 up and have a drink will sometim
bring so men to their feet in a secon
and a spider down a girls back is &
, origin of the liveliest motion the wor
of | avar sou