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Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Labor and Lager.

The part played by the saloon in the
present era of bOycOtts, labor riots and
Anarchist murders, says the New York
Observer, should not be overlooked.
The bOycOtters of the Gray bakery
had their rendezvous in beer saloon {;
every Anarchist den raided by the
police of Chicago was connected with
either a saloon or a beer garden.
The rioters in Chicago, st. Louis,
Brooklyn and Milwaukee were pre-
pared for their bloody work by liberal
potatiOns in the whiskey shops. The
authorities of East St. Louis found it
necessary to close the saloons for days
together in order that the turbulent
classes might be more easily kept
within the limits of the law. The sa-
lOon-keepers protested against this ac-
ton, but without avail.
The saloons are everywhere the re-
cruiting agencies of the enemies of So
ciety. They furnish the mob element
with their stimulus to action, and
keep hot the flames of hate and re-
venge. When anarchy, riot and sedi-
tiOn are put down, the saloon should
be put down with them. They are
all of a kind
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Planting Peach Trees.

f. P. Roe's article on peach planting,
in Hdrper's Magazine, comes a little
late for Spring and little early for
Fall, but the main feature thereof is
the same which DIR. Black insists on so
earnestly in his admirable bOOk-make
sure that you plant sound trees. To
buy cheap trees may prove the most
disastrous kind of economy. DIR.
Black maintains, and gives very sound
reasons therefor, that the trees should
be raised from the seed of natural fruit
only, and that great care should be
taken in the selection of the buds,
when the time comes to bud the young
trees. The grower who attends to
these things for himself can make sure
they are properly done. He who
cannot do this must rely on the
honor of the nurseryman and cannot
reasonably expect to get trees on which
proper care has been expended as
cheaply as he can buy trees which
have been raised at haphazard. A diff
ference of a few cents on the young
tree may make difference of dollars
when the tree comes into bearing,
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
WHOLE NO. 1909.
To Busy for Business.
A TEXAS LANDLORD WHO WAS DEEPLY
INTERESTED IN HIS NEWSPAPER.

A traveller landed at wayside tavern
in Texas early one morning, and, after
sitting around without discovering anv
signs OF breakfast until an appetite like
a mustard plaster began gnawing, he
walked up to the landlord, who was
behind the counter bent nearly double
over newspaper, in which he was
tracing the lines of thrilling romance
with his foreiinger as he puffed away
at an old cob pipe.
Whattime do you have break fast ?"
he said.
The landlord grunted but did not
look up. The traveller raised his voice
a notch or two and repeated
What time do you have breakfast?n
The man behind the bar never
moved. The traveller thumped on the
counter with his knuckles to attract
attention, and again said much louder
than before:
When do you have breakfast ~
Heb ?" said the landlord, with his
face still buried in the newspaper.
When do you have breakfast ?"
Most every day"
Is this one of the lucky days?"
Help"
" Are you going to have breakfast
to-day ?"
| reckon mOre'n likely we will"
How soon do you suppose it will be
ready?"
| don't 'spOse nothin' about it."
What's the reason you dont?"
Coz / don't know"
When do you generally have it ?"
When the coffee biles."
Has the fire been started yet?"
don't know nOthin' about it,"
What's the reason you dOn'ty"
." Coz | don't care a cuss."
See here, old man, amt you the
landlord ?"
reckon mebbe I am"
Well, then, I'd like to have you tell
me who's running this taVern?"
The old man raise his head, gave the
stranger look that made his flesh
creep, and said:
Well, sometimes the niggers runs
it; sometimes the old woman gives it a
whirl sometimes the cused thing sort
er wObbles along for itself, and then
agin sometimes l gives it hoist my
self, and every once in while some
lantern jawed, knock-kneed son of a
tiger like you comes along and wants
to try his hand at maxim it spin; but
about the time he gets to shoOtin' his
mouth too free he takes a notion to 90
out to the horse trough and soak his
head, and after that he's alluz meek
enough to mind his own business for 3
spell. What in the name of Tom Scott
do you want, anyhow? Can't you
keep your coat on till strike the end
of this yere piece? l want to find out
what the blazes they're going to do
with that old pirate I've been worryin'
about for the last two months, now
that they've ketched him at last.
You're not ridin' on the keers now, SO
! what the use of bein' in a sweat ?"
Jut then darkey stepped into the
back yard and began pounding a Joint
of stOve-pipe with a broken broom
handle.
Does that mean breakfast?" inquir-
ed the stranger in a humbled voice.
9 " shouldn't wonder burned bit, +"
returned the landlord, as he plunged
into his paper.
" have noticed" said a brakeman,
THAT no two engine bells rings the
same note. This seems rather strange,
! too, for they are all made of precisely
the same metal, are cast in the same
mold, and manufactured in the same
manner Chicago Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Salisbury and Logan.

In the debate on the General PEN
sion bill last week Senator Salisbury
trOd on the toes of John Alexander
Logan. The Senator from Delaware
observed that if the soldiers had no
votes there would not be so many pen
sion bills before Congress. He was not
in favor of DISTINGUISHING the soldiers,
but he would like to see a cOnstitu-
tional amendment adopted disquality-
ing members of either House of Con-
gress from being candidates for the
Presidency. There are at least six
embryo candidates on the Republican
side, but this shot didn't seem to hit
any one of them except Logan, who
replied in some heat. Mr.. Salisbury
remarked that he did not intend any
personal reflection upon Logan, but Il
the latter found the coat to fit him he
might put it on.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Presentiment Of Death.
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE
DEATH OF YOUNG BAYARD AT
MOUNT VESUVIUS.

The subject of prescntiment concern
ing the death and fatality in families
spoken of in Hancock's case recalls
some sad points in the Bayard history.
Few families have been more depleted
by sudden death than the Bayards,
and in many Instances there have been
forewarnings and presentiments. 1t is
said that Miss Bayard wrote letter
indicating her approaching death.
There are now in Washington MANY
old naval officers who remember the
interesting circumstances attending the
death of Miss Bayards 5 cousin, Charles
c. Bayard, at Mount Vesuvius. He
was the faVOrite son of Richard Bavard
of Philadelphia, whose father and Sec
retary of State Bayard's father were
brothers.
In 1S43, while on board the United
States ship Congress, in company with
| several young friends from on board,
he made the ascent of Mount Vesuvius.
1t was the same Congress that went
down in Hampton Roads before the
Merrimdc, and in the party was the
same Joseph Smith, who, as cOmmader
of the Congress, had his head taken of
/ by cannon ball, and of whom his
/ father said, when he heard that the
| Congress was taken: "Then Joe is
dead" In the party also was Lehman
B. Ashmead of Philadelphia, with
young Bayard afterward went to Jeru-
salem to visit the Holy Sepulchre.
While there they both had tattooed on
their arms by an old dragoman the
heraldic arms of Jerusalem, with the
date of their visit. In the case of
young Bayard the tattooed cross devel-
Oped virulent features, festered. and
finally he became sick and the arm be-
came greatly swollen. He continually
declared that he would die, and even
after it appeared to grow entirely well
he was in the habit of saying to Mr.
Ashmead and other friends "This
arm will be the death of me yet"
Ten years afterWard young Bayard
left for a cruise in the Columbia as flag
lieutenant, He took a sad farewell of all
his friends here, and declared to one
and all that ''they would never see
him again" He was very detected
and despondent. Ten years to a day
from his previous visit, in company
with young Carroll Tucker of Mary
land and lew trends, the COLUlnbit
being then at Naples, he made the as
cent of Vesuvius during an eruption
With him were Rear Admiral Simpson
and Rear Admiral Calhoun, who were
then ieutenants. He had the arm 0
a Prussian army officer. He was quit,
gay. Just near the Hermitage, wher
he had halted 10 years before, the par
ty stopped, finding it would be danger
GUS to 60 nearer the crater. As the,
were turning a mass of lava and rocl
struck ungtBayard on the arm wher
he had been tattOOed, cutting it fear
fully and Obliterating the cross, ant
, before the party could reach the foot @
the volcano he died. His mother
still living, upward of 80 years of age
His body is buried near the foot c
VesuViuS.- -PbiIGdelDhid Times
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Railroad Election at Easton.

The stockholders of the Delaware &
Chesapeake railway, which runs from
Oxford, Md, to Clayton, held their an
nual meeting Wednesday, at EastOn
Isaac Hickey was president of the
meeting, Robert Craven secretary, and
23,970 shares of stock were voted at
the election for directors and officers
Those elected were as follows Presi'
dent, Isaac Hinckley; Secretary and
Treasurer, Robert Craven; Directors
Isaac Hinckley, James B. Groome
Samuel Wetherill, ST., S. M. FELTON,
Wistar Morris, Edmund Smith, John
p. Green, David J. Cummins and
George V. Massey, Esq. The Penn
sylvania operates this railroad and is
putting it in excellent condition.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

The eruption of Mount Etna is in
creasing in proportions, and there is
serious danger to the town of Monte
Rosso from the flow of lava. Measures
are being taken for the rescue of the
inhabitants. Vast columns of flame
are issuing from the crater of the vol
cano, and present a most imprOsing
spectacle.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

According to the testimony of physi-
clans and coroners, in all parts of the
Union, deaths have resulted from the
use of cough syrups, containing NOR
phia, opium and other poisons. In
this connection, DR.. Sam1 Cox, oi
Washington, after careful analyses,
endorses Red Star Cough Cure as being
purely vegetable, and absolutely free
from opiates, poisons and narcotics.
Price, twenty-five cents.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

The Free MasOns are a powerful Or
ganizatiOn, rs will be seen by the fact
that a call for funds to erect and main
tain an Asylum for the benefit of Ma
sons, their widows and orphans, has
resulted in the money being poured
into the lap of the treasurer at the
rate of 81 900 per day.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

"Set ten girls in a row, and let them
see two yOung men, one an honest,
good, industrious man, the other a
spider-legged dude without brains, and
nine out of ten will take the spider
legged dude. ."-Sdm Jones. Oh, my
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

Creases and wrinkles are all the go,
therefore our old baggy-kneed pants
are just in the swim for style and we
may be happy yet.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
PROSPEROUS CITIES.

PROSPEROUS CITIES.
In the midst of the abundance of
such valuable cereals, and so much
live stock on the range, timber in the
forests, and minerals in the mine, is it
strange that great and prosperous cit
les should spring up with their accom-
panying wealth and culture?
In former communication I spoke
of Kansas City, its rise and progress !;
the Gate City to the State from which
it takes its name, but unfortunately the
most of it lies over the line in Missouri.
1t was shown then that she was enjoy
ing n boom which has not ceased dur
ing the last five years and this year far
exceeds all former proportions as indi-
Gated by actual sales of real estate
reaching the enormous sum of 81, 1872
600 week before last, and seems to con-
tinue to approximate that amount dur
ing the last month. All such an
nOuncements enhance the value of
property very much because such fig
ures mean something, and money is
pouring in from eastern capitalists for
investment. A great deal of money
has been made in the last five years by
enhanced values. The city has had
very many additions in her extensive
borders. Some of them have been by
individual enterprise five or six miles
away, as the case may be, but every
venture has been crowned with sue
cess. A new hotel costing two OF
three hundred thousand dollars, is as.
sured by stock company. Mr.. Moor,
from whom the ground was purchased
l am informed made one hundred
thousand dollars advance, and owned
it but n short time. The cyclone o.
yesterday destroyed the old Court
! House, the Lathrop School, the city
water works building and several pri
vate buildings, but aside from the
mourning the loss of many lives, the
boom will still go on.
The purpose is at once to build {
new Board of Trade, new City Hal
and Stock Exchange. Six hundred
building permits for business and resi-
dent buildings and more to follow il
the near future. Nor is this all, foI
Kansas is a booming State. Her rail
road enterprises are numerous, EN-
bracing over five hundred miles to b,
built in the State, and two of her ricl
corporations have already built Soutl
and West out of the State and intent
to make this city tributary to the cite
of Tennessee and Alabama and Texas
as they have been to Colorado AM
Nevada.
FOUNDING NEW TOWNS.
Wichita is booming. II lies 20
miles west, enjoys a good whOlesal
and retail trade, has four railroads ant
is to have three more this year. Tn
Wichita & Western Railroad is nov
extending its lines through many {
those Southwestern countries whic
are Just settling up, and it is wonder
ful to see how values change and hOl
eager the people are to place the
money where, as they say, they wi
: " strike il rich"
To visit your correspondent, Ma
! Maxey," took the stage at Kingmal
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

Deyoe Brilliant Oil, the best and SAT-
est oil made, ut ]. b. COOper's.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
WA. FAIRIES & Bro,
Furnishing UldGTtaEGTS,
AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE,
MAIN STREET, opposite The Smyrna House,
Furniture of all kinds.

ParlOr ana Chamber Suits. Bureaus. Bedsteads
Chairs Lounges, Tables, Stands. Mattresses Spring
Beds and every thing in the Furniture Line, guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality of goods. jan 2-t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
AFarmer on Railroad Laws.

FEBRUARY lSs iCoO'
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
While our Legislature is discussing
railroad rates, please allow me space
in your paper to express my idea con-
corning them.
do not think that State law can
be enacted that will operate alike fairly
with both shippers and railroads, for
the reason that all OF our principal rail-
roads draw their traffic from more than
one State; and if State chartering a
railroad enacts a law restricting its
rates, and an adjoining State does not
pass such law restricting a road of
its charteriDg, and these two roads
should have to compete for trade in
the same territory, you can readily see
what great advantage the latter would
have over the former. But if there
was a national law regulating the
traffic Of all the roads in all Sec
tions alike, it would make competition
between them equal, and therefore fair.
ana 10 nave u HdtlUudi law ludt NOuiu
treat the shippers and the railroads
alike fairly, | would suggest that its
only requirements should be uniform
classification of all articles of traffic by
all Of the roads, and that they should
charge more for greater than less
haul by class and weight; and they
should be further required to publish
their tariffs on the same day, and not
be permitted to change them for, say.
twelve months. This would leave the
railroads free to make their own
charges; and as they would be required
to abide by them for twelve months,
they would very likely adjust them
fairly. And think the foregoing plan
would also in great measure take the
business Of the country out Of the
hands of spectators and confne it to
legitimate channels.
| will not ask your space to amplity
the above idea. If you think it prac-
ticable, you can do this better than !
can. Respectfully, FARMER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
Time for VOTERS TO kneak.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. II, 1885,

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. II, 1886.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch.
Allow me a space in your paper to
say a word or two in regard to the
chlld.like lawmakers Of both city and
State. | am resident of Clay Ward
lat this time very appropriate name
for the ward. For the past few weeks,
after resting myself (fatigued from
walking through the muddy streets in
the West End from what light was
afforded from the downtown lamps,
resort to the old standby, the Dispatch,
for information, and am sorry to say
am ashamed for our proud old Com
monwealth and the capital city, Rich
mond. Have you or any one elsewhere
heard of such child-like lawmakers
For one, the bill before the House as
the " convict BILL" | stop here to ask,
What do they propose doing with the
conyicts to prevent them coming in
competition with honest labsr? ven
ture to say there can be no bill framed
out Of the human brain to prevent il
entirely, and | think any clear ded
man can see it at glance. But am
not so much surprised when incompe-
tent men will have for an excuse, Over
look that little and this little; will
DO better next time. What ignorance !,
| think in future we as voters had bet
ter lock far ahead before casting our
ballot. for one shall. Now, | thlnk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
Russian Science. q

Russia's way of advancing the cause
Of science is little peculiar, to say the
least. Her scientific expeditions con-
sist, as a rule, of few scientific men
and . pretty good-sized army, and it
seldom fails that the cause Of science
demands that she should kill num-
Der of natives" One Of the latest
Russian scientific expeditions went
into Thibet, and the chief thing
it seems to have demonstrated is
that the people of that country are not
proof against Russian bullets. The
latest returns show the corpses OF four
hundred natives as evidence Of the
scientific accuracy Of Russian fire.
arms. This fact has, of course, stimu-
lated . thirst among Russians geserally
for scientific knowledge, and that know
ledge, Il is claimed, can be best gained
by snnexin, part Of Thibet. 1t may
turn out, however, that the Chinese
Government, backed by English infla-
ence, may wish to check Russia's inor-
dinats desire for monopoly Of scienti.
&c Information regarding the East.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
Roaa.sreet.ug ,m sIuvapna.

At meeting Of the citizens oil Flu
wanna county. Va, held at Bremo Bluii
February Is, 1886, Mr.. j. NJ. Norvell
was called to the chair and Dir. N. n.
Kimbroueh was made secretary, and
ON motion Of Mr.. II. f. Wood it was
Besolred, That we, the citizens OF
Fluyanna county, desire our legislator,
Mr.. j. j. A. Powell, to change the Law
for the working of our county roads as
follows: That every tax-paylng citl-
zen be taxed for an amount that will
cover the cost OF working our roads,
and said roads shall be let out to the
lowest bidder annually by the judge OF
the county, and shall be kept In good
condition, subject to the inspection OF
one commissioner from each district IN
the county, without pay; and said
commissioner shall report to the judge
of the county the condition oil
the roads as often as twice
year, or oftener, if necessary
the contractor to be paid monthly less
90 per cent, which shall be held as
forfeit for the faithful compliance with
his contract until the report OF the
road commissioner shall be made.
Should the contractor fail to keep tie
roads in good order, then the 20 per
cent. retained shall be used towards the
working Of the said roads, and instead
of having convict labor lat about the
same cost to us) the road contractor
shall employ as far as possible our own
citizens and honest labor, or such hands
as be may deem best.
2. Resolred, Should any tax-paying
citizen of the county so desire they be
allowed to work out the amount oftheir
taxes doth county and State under the
contractor. who shall allow the said
woikmen the same rate per day as other
labor hired by him. He, the said road
contractor, shall furnish the said laborer
with a ticket stating the number Of days
worked and the amount per day al
lowed. The said ticket to be receiya-
bic for the taxes due by the said laborer.
The contractor shall pay to the trea-
surer Of the county the amount of each
and every such ticket issued by him for
such labor.
3. ReSolred, Whereas our roads are
now in very bad condition, and our
people cannot be taxed for several
months, we would suggest that the
county issue bonds for this purpose,
pay able in twelve months or as soon a.
the tax assessed can be collected, said
bonds to bear G per cent. interest, and
shall be receivable on account of taxes
assessed for the working Of the roads.
j. NJ. NORvELL, Chairman.
U. y. KimbrONah. Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
The silver Dollar IL an Honest Dollar.

CHATHAM, VA, Feb. IL, 1850.
To the Editor 9th Dispatch:
Dear Sir,--It Is complained by mo-
nometallists that the present silver dol
lar is not an honest dollar because it is
only worth so cents; and this objec-
ton is continually urged by them not
withstanding it has been fully shown,
both through The press and on the floors
Of Congress, that the question is not
how many cents the silver dollar is
worth, but what is its relative value
compared with gold, and that this rela-
ton is liable to be disturbed as much
by the increased value Of gold as by
the depreciation Of silver. But gold
men assume that a gold dollar is still
worth only 100 cents, and that there
fore a silver dollar is worth only so
cents. Silver-men have much better
right to assume that silver dollar is
still worth fully 100 cents, but that a
gold dollar, owing to combinations OF
capitalists, is worth now more than
100 cents consequently as debts were
contracted on the basis of the silver
dollar, to require debtors to pay now
exclusively on a gold basis would be
requiring them to pay more than they
contracted to pay.
Those who argue that the silver dol
lar is only worth 50 cents are arguing
really for putting 90 cents more Of sill
yer into the silver dollar to make it
equal to gold. But suppose they re-
verse the proposition and take 20 cents
worth of gold from the gold dollar
That would restore the equilibrium.
But the monometallists would reply {:
This would be swindling the creditors.
If that be so it would not be as OBJ
ectionable as their proposition, which
is TO swindle the debtors for the benefit
Of the creditors. But monometallists
still repeat that an honest dollar must
contain 100 cents, and not so cents.
This cuckoo argument could be easily
silenced by merely making brass cents
smaller, for nothing else, it seems, can
make the monometallists understand
that as brass cents are neither legal
tenders nor a basis of circulation, the
only question is the relative value Of
gold and silver; and that the statement
that there are only so cents in a silver
dollar is a mere mode Of saying that a
silver dollar is worth 20 per cent. less
than a gold dollar, which would be
equally true if gold dollar be valued
at l25 cents and a silver dollar at 100
cents. 1t follows, then, that the plan
of the monometallists is a mere scheme
for their own enrichment and the OPP
preston of the people. But let them
haul down their false colors, and cease
their cuckoo cry about a dishonest
S0.cent dollar. Let those who pirate
Of honesty fight under an honest flag,
and the bimetallists will be ready to
| rneaf than ID
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18

10 overcome what Is wanted By the
isbcripg man: Hire the convicts
out TO some railroad or company
scitber) st price not one
dime below honest labor. Let the honest
labor lead mot the convicts) take
the proceeds TO defrsy the expenses oil
the different institutions in the S.ste'
ard IL there be any LEFT over to have
charity fund to help the poor who may
be thrown out Of employment during
the winter. as we have had around US da-
ring this severe spell. This, | believe
will meet the hearty endOrsatiou Of the
laboring man. Teen the bill viii have
on its face your pledge, Mr. Legislator.
Respectfully, EARLY VOTER.