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The Temperance Reform Party
of Blacl<bird Hundred.

The Temperance Reform Party
of Blacl1bird Hundred.
The Temperance Reform Party of
Blackbird Hundred met at the Hun
dred building in Blackbird, on Satur-
day, September 11th, pursuant to a call
by the Committee of that Hundred for
the said party
The meeting convened at p o'clock.
and after having the rules of the said
party read, the first business was then
brought before the meeting-selecting
the Hundred Committee, which result
ed in favor OF Alex Deakyne, chairman:
John Haldeman, Isaac K. Stats. John
A. Latta and VIM. T. Kirklev. COM
mittee They then chose w. f. Baker,
Secretary. and Alexander G. Iattomus.
Treasurer
The election Of delegates to attend
the County Convention to be held at
Wilmington, on Saturday, September
25th, was the next business, and re-
suited in favor of William F. Baker.
Alexander c. LauOmus and William
7. kirkley, who received their ere
dentials from the Chairman. They
ther elected for Road Commissioner.
Isaac K. Stats; ;or Assessor, Wm. T.
kirkley; for Inspector, Alexander G.
LattOmus. We then firmly resolved
that we all go earnestly to work for
reform generally, not only on Temper
ance. The meeting then adjourned to
await an another call.
W. =. BAKER, Sec'Y.
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An Unusual Reception.

Joseph Wright, who went some two
months ago to visit his old home and
friends in England returned on Friday
and had a right royal reception. The
members of Morning Star Lodge. No.
., l. o. 0. F., had Chas. H. Register ON
the lookout for the arrival of the
steamer, and he telegraphed homo
after interviewing him, that Mr..
wright would be home on the eight
O'Clock train. 1t was determined at
once to give him a good, Odd Fellows
greeting, and at the proper time that
evening they marched up to the
depot in double file, headed bv the
smyrna Cornet Band, the procession
Delng from one to two squares long.
Mr.. Wright's family had met him at
Clayton and this grand reception at Our
depot perhaps without a paralleN
was entirely unexpected by him and Of
course excited the tenderest emotions
Whlle the hearty hand-shaking was
gong ON the band executed "Home
again, nome again, from a foreign
shore," and there was indeed the out
ward manifestations of a real Odd Eel
lows. love FEAST" which was termi-
mated at Morning Star Lodge. to which
place the procession returned with
their guest, when addresses of welcome
were made by B. V. Weldon. Wm
FAIRIES and Rev. w. B. Gordon 4 re-
sponse was expected Of Mr.. Wright. of
course, but when he arose be found
his heart I" too full for utterance. +" the
warm greeting had quite upset his
calmness of thought and he could do
little more than give expressions of
both love and gratitude for this mani
Hesitation Of brOtherly kindness bv his
fellow members Of Morning Star re
did, however, say he was glad to get
back to his adopted country, his home
and his lOdge-that when his fellow
passengers were leaving the steamer
they were greeted by the waving of
Rqndkerchiefs and friendly recognition
while be seemed to be alone, but when
seized by the aFH with the grin of a
policeman, he felt il was the warm
grasp of old Morning Star Lodge
through its delegated representative
and his feeling Of loneliness was gone
Mr.. Wright is one of the Oldest mem
bers Of this Lodge, though himself onlv
IN the mature prime of life. and for this
reason, coupled with his ooodbearted-
ness ana steadiness Of character, he is
held in high esteem by the entire mem
oership Of the order. At the close of
the regular business meeting of the
Lodge the whole company marched to
Carr's ice cream saloon where tkev
were treated to refreshmentsan aud ended |
what to all had been most pleasant |
evening.
We might add that Mr. Wright's /
welcome home has been quite as cor
dial by the citizens at large, and he has
had to do great deal of hand-shakin0
and talking since his arrival
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Wesley Taylor. South Nurderkiil
John Harrington, Milford.
To-ovI Ng.Th~r;at Ff1.v.r,.

Wesley Taylor South Nurderkiil
John Harrington, Milford.
Sheriff Joseph NcDariei. Dover.
C0r0ner-Thos. II. Wright, smyrna.
LcUy Court C0mmiSsioner3-Thos 4.
Reese, Kenton William Ni~deD, West
Dover; David n. Clouds. Little Creek;
Eezekiah Masten, Milford
The Convention then chose the fol-
lowing Central Committee and ad-
joarned: Robert Denney, Duck Creek;
David 5. Wilds, Kelton i. Q. 3.
Wilson, Little Greek L. 7 Cooper,
East Dover; JOS Eirdcn, West Dover {:
H. D. Learned, North MurIcrkill !;
r. 5. Reynolds, South Nurdcrkill :
5. J. Bennett, Milford.
The following is Mr. Lorc's letter:
r. r. KENNY Esq,
M Deer Sir In order to stay the ur-
happy strife now So bitterly waged IN the
Democratic party, l hereby authorize YOU
to say taay ] have wit.d,awn from the
contest for The United States Scuatorship
Yours very respectfully,
Eilmngtoa, DR G 2 LORE.
The Lore men openly threatened a
bolt II the Unit rule was applied, but
as Mr.. Lore had withdrawn the GRAY
men agreed to compromis, by admit
ting them to the ticket with pledge.
Peter +. Lowber, John II Jones, Viii
liam Il. Allaband and John Harring-
ton are the four Lore men who are
bound to vote for Gray. The other
five and Senator Cooper, Of Kenton.
who is holding over, are original GRAY
men. Hence, if the Democrats carry
New Castle and Kent counties. Sena-
tor Gray will receive seventeen votes.
ton from Kent and seven from New
Castle, or n majority of three over all.
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Personal

Editor Plummer of the Greensbor-
ough Free Press made us pleasant half
| hours call on Saturday.
Presiding Elder Ayres, of Dover
District dropped in on us Monday.
fresh and vigorous in looks and wear
| ing his new honors with becoming
/ grace. He was on his first rounds in
the northern part of his district on
| Sunday, preaching at RaymOnd's s
church, five miles from this town. the
most northern appointment of the dis
trict, on Sunday afternoon, not being
able to make Dover for his evening aN-
/ pointment because of the heavy thunder
storm.
Prof f. D. Tarr, was visiting friends
in this vicinity last week and in the
town on Saturday TO him Smyrna
lost much of its interest WheL Prot.
Groves left il to reside elsewhere.
Mrs. j. Z. Jemison, Of New Castle. is
visiting her mother Mrs. Amanda
Spencer.
Miss Minnie Reed, left Monday for
school at Luthersville near Baltimore.
A. w. Cummins and Frank Bailey left
yesterday for Lafayette College, Eas-
ton, Pa.
D. W Trumpeller, who has been
spending the summer on his farm near
town experimenting improvements.
&c., returned to his home, jacksonville
Florida on Monday.
Miss Ida Melick, of Woodbridge.
\. j., is visiting Miss Laura A. Bell
Miss Florence HofIecker, of Whining
ton, Miss Mary c. Bell Mrs. E. II.
Thomas, of Philadelphia, Mrs. VI. J.
Davis; Miss Emily F. Arnold, Philadel-
phia, Miss Annie Cunningham Miss
Nenie Baynard, Baltimore, Mrs. E. NJ.
Fowler; Cove 5. Taylor, of Philadel-
phia, his parents; Miss Jennie Sutton.
OF Bridgeton, n. j., is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. c. o. Swinney.
l. n. Mills returned with his family
last week from Watkins Glen greatly
improved in health but will not for a
time resume his duties as superinten-
dent of the railroad.
Mrs. John r. Thompson. of Birming-
ham, Pa, and her daughter Grace. is
on two weeks visit to her brother DR..
j. w. Isenburg, Of this place. They
came to take in the wedding of Miss
Emma Isenburg.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

JhSSIu r. L FuIltS- w III. W. hoNcI
The whole number of votes pollcd
was $40
In the general canvass of the county
| this hundred had been conceded to
| Gray. ana the friends lt ne latter felt
reasonably Y sure Of ca--yinJ it. but the
polls mad no been open long before the
the fact was made apparent that their
| opponents, the Lore men, were using
the worst methods 10 debauch voters
and thus succeed d any ana every
method at their command Il Is GER
tain that whiskey flowed from an ul-
limited fountain, and parties have t0ld
US they saw men paid for her vote.
and under these two potent influence
the class Of men who can be tnus ILL.,
! tluenced were taken 10 the ro'l~ ~
squads
The Gray men, who had not ,.-
pected such treatment BY their broth
| ers in the same party, by four o'clock
became displrlted and some Of tten
retired to their places Of business uuI
sat down for deep meditation on tie
low condition political methods in
Delaware had descended to. About
this time one Of the active party work
ers who up to that hour had been ca.
OF town, arrived on the scene and pu
himself into the breach with uuuaaa.
energy, thus inspiring courage II Ae
rest and thus by six O'Clock bad
Istumed defeat into victory-the CRAY
delegates pulling through with b.Ie
average majority Of foUr vote The
result was Il surprise 10 both factions
and a chagrin to the Lore men. us they
had stalled their all on the result. and
had lost
As an exponent Of the public affairs
OF this community and represeut..c
the better sentiment of our people. we
speak OF the deeds of SATURDAY. the
methods resOrted to, with deep regret.
Our people had not expected that the
p0t-hOuse political methods of the low
est city politicians would be introduced
IN our quiet burg at primary contest
brother cheating brother and irving
to make rum and money a substitute
for mind and moral reflection. Deep
Indignation has been the result from
all sides, by many of the friends of Mr.
Lore as well as those Of Mr. GRAY.
The latter affirm that as party they
resorted to no such methods, and in
tended to suffer defeat sooner than re-
sort TO a corruption fund and free bar.
On the other hand the Gray men
charge on their opponents that they
were set up" by leading politician
of Dover, who visited this town a dav
or two previous and deposited at the
Delaware House a considerable sum of
money either in the interest of the
Family" or Mr. Lore, or both. which
was worked by local politicians in the
same interest for all it was worth
They further charge that a dollar. in
some cases more, and plenty of whis-
key bought from sixty to seventy votes.
the usual purchasable contingent
The result was, drunken men abound
ed, men not in the habit of getting
drunk, and this condition of affairs was
kept up until midnight or after.
We make the above statements on
the broad authority of reputable citi-
zens in public and private who regard
the actions of Saturday a moral stencil
in the nOstrils of our cOmmunitv-a
reproach to our town-an insult to our
schools and churches-a disgrace to
the civilization of the age.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

The troublesome Apaches of Ari.
zona have been forced to surrender
and are being taken to Florida, where
they can no longer give trouble. The
capture of Geronimo by Gen. Miles is
good news, rs it puts an end to five
years of almost uninterrupted war with
the Apaches on the Southwestern
frontier. Great credit is due, first to
Gen. Crock and then to Gen. Miles. for
the vigilance with which they have
followed up these last and worst of our
red enemies, who have had the advan-
tage of the proximity of the Mexican
frontier in their unheralded warfare
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
Democratic Convention of Kent
County

County.
The delegates elected on Saturday
from the different hundreds of this
couny met in Dover, yesterday, to
make out county ticket. There was
a large attendance by others than the
delegates, expecting a repetition of the
hght that was so uprOariOus at the late
State convention, but it turned out to
be very tame affair in comparison. rs Il
result, doubtless, Of the primaries. Four
more Lore votes in Duck Creek hun
dred would have made a very differ
ent day at Dover, for it would have
certainly given the ore-Sauisbury
delegates the county and the nerve for
an uncompromising fight. But secur-
ing only two of the candidates from
New Castle county and anticipatine
the enforcement of the unit rule i'm
Kent, the train that carried some of
the delegates also carried TO Dover a
letter from Hon. c. Z. Lore, withdraw
ing his name from the candidacy for
United States Senator. 1t fell like a
wet blanket on the etfusion of factiopal
strife, and tlattened things out in zen
eral. The cOuntenances that had cN-
hlbited a pugnaciOus look assumed a
more peaceful, even smiling demeanor
and men stood around in listless way.
many wearing an expression of disan-
pOintment on their faces. The dele
gates were, however, in caucus, and il
was not until twelve O'Clock, an hour
after the time that the convention was
called. An organization was effected
without opposition by the selection of
the following officers President.
Wilher II. Burnite; Vice Presidents.
Robert Hill, c. II. B. Day and Peter
NJ. Lindale; Secretaries. VIM. f.
Sprumce and John NJ. Townsend. 4
Committee of Credentials was ap-
pointed, and the Convention adjourned
until two o'clock.
On reassemhling after dinner the re-
port Of the above named committee
was received and the next thing in
order was the adoption of the ticket
The two candidates for Senator were
made without opposition, but here
there was pause, and close caucusing
by the leaders of the factions on oppo- |
site sides of the hall LAWYER Kennev |
then protested against the enforcement |
OF the Unit rule, whereby the GRAY |
delegates could make out the whole |
ticket and a resolution was offered |
giving the Lore men the privilege of |
naming the candidates in the four hun |
dreds that they had carried. Robert
Hill, of this town, on behalf of the |
Gray men, resisted this demand, but
finally, after o conference Of the lead /
ers the Lore-Saulsbury delegates were
granted the privilege of choosing the
in the hundreds they had
carried provided they would vote for
Geo Gray for U. s. Senator. With
this understanding the candidates
were speedily named and adopted, the
ticket as a whole being as follows:
SeqatQrs.-Jobn Ed. Collins. Duck
Creek DIR. b. l.. Lewis, Mispillion.
Representatives. Franklin Temple.
Aenton Peter L. Lowber, Little
Greek John H. Jones, East Dover
Philemon Section, West Dover; VIM.
Allaband, North Murderkill John
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what EARTHQUAKES Do.

0cl'n'.Lc lnFe' -Fatlon has no, dis.
covered ueces,-.. and positive rel.
TON o. certain fix. conditions a.,,...
pheTe and sky % .Le Visitation ~ w..
Earthquake. Bur ;l....iar cloud C..1.
g a-d atmospLcil. Variations i..,..
Deen commonly deserved 10 acro.,
paaE f.. proceeds E.Oleut Ii..rrb-,-''---.
OF the earth. Clouds sudderIv t.,.-[
and -Aitt, and vary il size and co'.- '-'
earning ana unfolding now appeariu,
d" .-'-' J~hAs ike the SHOW Canned
Hv~ ta.hs, and underneath stretrt.,.,
away 80 long lines or asneI. or If.a.-
nue.. -u,erchauging white with .ornL,..
snale- and rarely or never retlec,i,l,
the g ceno o. rOseatc tiuts. Tbe.ir-,1
grow warmer until it becomes h.,
az -HluG and 80 adm ..r . r,.,l
LhN 7l4-4Lt-- I-rt ..Ir- al. etr.....- of
se' S. as vel u- RE hear .ul ra.,J-
o. p.op.e filing them with Il ter,,.r
"-'rH j. more intensified bv d rOariu,
souhu ahu tIe heaylug of the earth
Ae destruction Of property and los. or
..lt "lo'2ht by earthquakes is some
.Ali,- ~ 'a4Ing. dwellings and uuhl;,.
DuIidil = ih.t have WithstoOd the ray.-
9es o; tlme and the bombardment ~
armies, have crumbled and fallen 4.
Lhe hrst thr"h ofthc mighty EARTHQUAKE
ne EARN rocks and IeuG.. optu AMI
sW@l.W5 uV: whole villages may 90
into ;he jaws Of destruction and jj,,7,-
pear t3,eyer Earthquakes also woT..
starting elects on The mental and
mora nature Of the people AUe.
~ c.e. i..ay Ly t9I se'lGe. q. para.:z.d
"..a horror they sit in dc-nair. o.
~ --ie .ei i.ttia2 scene of tic no-,ib,li,,
q '-c-i, ,sau d.a.a. ANA IN ta,. r,ai'.
Za..Ja u nttel help.es-u4--. OIL r.y a.
hope iN u, darkness of dr-r.,.r. end.
t.'eIn 70 'aetr knees in PRAYER for de-
--'eiiA' Inc lesson Of drpendauc,
ua'A -"e- Powers !. ;auadt more
'-c.', ir minute, than hy wears
IT a-.'1- Men can never qct
@oc''-' erred 20 :ha shock 4 ncry61s
~'"t' Z anEiety Increases with each
--9.. p: 'ae shock all I'M m.-rci.
.g-- 41ie-' through The might. thew
er ,oorn.H- sun.
--.-- - Ao HeINJ.s aly;ctI about
a.p with -aliue,- who use
--a,.i.l"N-GdNE NIe-0&.A. And there
VII a- 10 shock 10 those Who use
-I.E,tW tW-BONE NICToRIA at harvest
WAen the half bushel is put 10 the
Whe.' IN he garner.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
New Advertisements.
Wedding.

A very quiet and pleasant affair took
place at 81 o'clock this morning at the
residence of DR.. J. w. Isenberg's on
Market Street. Miss Emma 5. Isenberg.
of Tyrone, Pa, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Martin Grafns, of Martinsburg,
Pa. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. II. NJ. OverhOltzer, of Tyrone,
who came East on his annual vacation.
The parties will visit Baltimore and
Washington before taking up their
residence at Martinsburg. The friends
in Blair and Huntingdon counties, Pa,
together with some in Smyrna present
ed the bride with some valuable and
beautiful presents. The visitors ex-
press themselves delighted with SMYRNA
and its surroundings. They left on
II O'Clock train. Joy go with them.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

THE rain on Thursday last was
rather peculiar in its operations.
Here it had all the qualities of "a gen
eral rain with east wind, commencing
at four o'clock il the morning and
lasting, with the exception Of a break
from eleven to twelve O'clock, until
well on in the afternoon. as heavy u
good part of the time as a thunder
shower, giving a very heavy rainfall,
seems to have been confined to the
space between Middletown and Mil
ford. At Georgetown there were two
clever showers about noon, while at
Rehoboth there was no rain at all,
the eXcursiOnists numbering about
1000 having a most delightful day
The Temperance Harvest Home, near
Wilmington, was likewise entirely un-
interrupted by rain, while at Philadel-
phia and beyond they again had a
good rain OF several hours duration.
The quantity of water that fell in the
district specified, if equaiized over the
whole State would have been sufficient
for all purposes. This rain was sup
plemented by another heavy thunder
shower Of an hours duration on Sun
day evening.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
NIll.N-lanE Inn.
Witness-WM. FAIRIES.
NmnrAn. DeL SentcmLo. III

Prof D. p Wyatt. Is in Nill5ue,or
getting up "A class for the rendition Of
TIE popular cantata, Queen Esther.
The fatal swine disease confines tc
sweep OF hogs hy ne hundred IN Dor.
chester county Nearly every aarner
mas suffered los and % some places
the swine herds are entirely killed
Inc Denton 1ouf.u- aliiss.as.e.. ua
on Monday las. and are farming out
about thirty-siX barrels Of -four Ter
day Iaeir capacity when everything
Is completed sill be about sixty on .iv-
ty-ive barrels per da1 Of y hours
4 II" day ago vh - Ja-ng, Ho.-
!"Way II salisbury Was hauEu., wood
for William &86I - fs.lf ..s,.,v-
one corpeghe4d -uasvs in hollow
stick o. wood Tlc were three. feet
long and the remainder from aigb, 10
twelve inches long
\. Huntington & Son, shoe dealers
OF Salisbury, executed deed of
trust last Wednesday to Joshua ".
Niles of Princess Anne. for the benefit
o. their creditors The liabilities ot
the firm are stated 20 he about 5 600
assets between Sl.5y2 and 5000.
\ village camp Is in progress al
Galeua, on the parsonage lot. under
the auspices of the VI. T.. Church. Rev.
Mr.. Iompkinson, pastor. 4 biy tent
Is erected and services held every nirht
and the meeting is expected 10 CON
tihue several weeks Large congrega-
tlons attend and the prospect : rood
Tor all extensive revival.
Brother Woodal. Of the Chestertovn
Transcript can evidently look forward
vita some assurance to the 3rnprsad
California trip next year. with his
reading space reduced to less than
three columns, his paper being filed
up with advertisements, and that too
largely of the legal kind, 50 desirable
to the printer. Who wouldn't like TO
run paper in Maryland the paradise
OF printers.
4 call has been made for an ad-
Journed session of the convention of
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Faston
nj st. Paul's Church. Ccntreville. on
September 29th, for the purpose of
electing bishop of the diocese. II is
said that since the adjournment of the
convention some criticisms have been
made in regard to the election of the
late DR.. Drysdale. because Of that
gentleman's alleged i'll health for
long period. In this connection. il is
stated, information received from New
Orleans shows that DR.. Drvsdale's IN.
ness was not considered serious. and
that his death was sudden and wholly
unexpected.
The Fair at Elktoa.-The Cecil
County Fair, always an event of impor-
tance on the Peninsula, opens on Tues
day, October 5th, and continues four
days. The premium list is unusually
large, amounting to $4,000, and com
petition is open to ala fact which
our readers will do well 10 remember
rs there are many special premiums
The buildings are all frst-class. and
the arrangements for the accommoda.
ton of visitors and exhibits are better
than ever before, while the races and
music will be tirst-class. as usual An
inquiries for information vii, receive
prompt attention from the Secretary
John Partridge, at Elkton.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

THE forced abdication of Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria by the Car of
Russia has produced a feverish condi-
ton Of affairs betweenthe great powers,
and the possibility of hostilities break
ing out at any time are entertained by
the nations likely to be affected An
active preparation for war is the con-
dition of all as a peace measure.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del
TERMS-SUBscRIPTIoN- year s. 90 IL advance
or $3.50 if not paid till the end Of the year No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
Of Seven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
sequenF insertions Three-and-a-half cents A
liberal discount made 70 quarterly, semiannual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Two or more letters have been re-
ceived at the Geological Survey in
Washington, offering advice in regard
to the prevention of earthquakes.
The novel plan of the latest writer is to
bore holes through the earth crust to
give the destructive gasses in the earth
an outlet.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

TENNESSEE has the novel spectacle
of the two opposing candidates being
brothers. Here is the way that
they conduct a " family" fight:
For my Republican opponent 7
have the highest regard. He is a bipb.
toned gentleman for he is nv brother
have told him to come along and 7
would introduce him into good society
I.would say if people expect personal
abuse ofhim from me they are mistaken.
The man who bears the Republican
banner l love as man can only love a
brother. This is not a family fight. but
this people are the great eiectment
court, and my brother is the attornev
for the Republican party, and do not
believe he can make il case. If the
Democratic party cannot stand on
principle it cannot on prejudice. and if
l cannot succeed on principle alone
let me 60 down"
Shall we ever hail the dav in this
State when candidates will stand upon
principle alone.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
MARRIAGES

DEFINING GER-BRANING.- I'm Camden. n
september Sth, by the Rev. William p Davis
d. D. William $. Deininger and Edith 3
Braning.
lNs.-ISENBERG-ln this town septem
Der 18th, by Rev. II. NJ. Overholtzer. OF Tyrone
Pa, Martin Grafins Of Martinsburg Pa and
Miss Emma S. Isenberg, Of Tyrone, Pa.
PAlNTER-PEAR Camden. n. J. Sen.
tember llth, By Rev. William T. Davis ID Is
George b. Painter and Miss Mary Pearson
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

THE following item from the New
York Tribune corresponds with similar
statements in the Philadelphia and
Chicago papers:
The dry goods trade in this CITY is
pretty fair barometer of the countTv's
prosperity. When small merchants in
the West and South buy freely. it is
because the people in all conditions of
life are making liberal purchases. For
this reason it is gratifying to learn that
large and numerous sales are now re-
ported by New York merchants gen
orally; the business also is well dis
tributed and payments are unusually
prompt. This pleasing condition of
Affairs could not be if the country TO-
day were not in much better shape than
1t has been for a long time"