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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

HE-"Miss Elsa, do you play on the
pianog' Sbe-..No> sir; can't play .
single nota" He-"Elsa, love y0u"-
LA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

"DREAM Of eggs sign of money" says the
lream-book. Perhaps that is the origin Of
the term shell ut"-Chieooo Nail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

Ex-MAYoR LArRoBE, Baltimore, Nd. says
the best cough Eedicine il Red Star Cough
Cure. twenty-five cents bottlA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

Two HEADS ought to be better than ona
Four lips are certainly better than two
Somerrll< Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06
r.nnv.ou.s ..sr.y Queen"

IT sounds like paradox to say that .
man is laying up money when he is sailing
II down-Chtcd0o yONyuL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

1r afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaat
rhornpson's Eye Water. Druggistssell it. BIC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

The best cough medicine is Piso,s Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

The raciest articles arc written by horsl
EeporterS-Texds SifIsga
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

"A horse-thief. lately arrested in
Denver. had ridden his stolen animal
ever four hundred miles from Nebraska.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

EVERY man Is said to have his price. but
ehe trouble IL nobody but himself knows
he private mark.-Chieggo TribsaA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

BETWEEN our Thermometers and colleges
the degree crop Is drawing ahead & tAs
peach ditto-Llfa,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

WHERE are all the bad actorsi Read
the answer in the stars."-N U. Pic0yulss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06

WHEN you bury IN old animosity neve
mind tombstone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06
A Philanthropic Society.

Some of the philanthropic citizens
81 Brooklyn have conceived plan
whereby the fear of being buried alive,
which haun:s the minds of so many
persons may be removed, and they are
about to bind themselves together rs
an Incorporated company. In the
suburbs edificcs will be erected fash
Toned to hold large number of coffins.
In these receptacles the coffins will be
ranged about with open lids. and will
remain in the receptacles until the
bodies they contain show signs of life
or are proven by decay to be dead,
Means will be provided so that if .
person in any of the collins should be
alive ne could communicate by speak.
ing tube or telephone to an attendant,
and receive proper aid.-N Y. Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-06
The earthquakes recorded in ,ss

The earthquakes recorded in 1885,
according to Monsieur c. Detaille,
numbered 246. of which only six were
felt in North America. January, with
forty-nine earthquakes, had the greatest
number for any month. and October,
With eleven. the smallest,
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
Johnson Brothers.
FIR the .Sa,yrRa Time,
The Wreck of the "T.ottiA -

NJ. EDITOR Last Thursday afternoon
as the brig Lottie, with full crew, in com
mand OF the dude captain, a bold and skill
! 1ul navigator, was cruising in the Arctic
Ocean, the lookout at tho masthead sang
| out: S''''s
BLACK clouds TO the windward, cap :
| you had better reefW
I'D like to know who's running This
/ craft, you or |. Let her blow" yelled
the Dude, in a scornful tone.
1he Lottte'S steward, commonly called
Big Trout Bill daring navigator who
mad clrcumnavigated the waters Of the Del
aware Bay as far rs the mouth of Leipsic
creek wanted to have some saw in the
matter and after gazing hungriiv rs tbe
piiing clouds struck an attitude a3d cried
eXulunglY "Oh for a big blow lot bor
RIP BLOW my toplights Glorious blow!'
But IN the meantime the clouds gathered
! ana appeared to be trying to obscure every
Ihing thut had semblnnce of daylight. and
SIiI! the bold commander, lOthe 10 show the
| Whlte leather stuck to the helm. uuttl
Ihe storm burst on them in all is fury
""H Ine Sl"Ihch craft cre4lG,i and groaned
is lhnugh she was making Il frantic effort
L" WiIhst1nd tho terrible ordeal through
WR'cl' she was about To pass when sudden
! ~ an awful squall struck her Nmid.hips
and drove heron the rocks oppuSite Brin-
tons Big Ice Berg when suddenly the boom
swung round and catching the dude COM
lnander Just under one of his feeIers.
Knocked him overheard. and then . srnn"
was enacted in the water which almost
caused the blood 10 ireeze in the veins of
the pGWcTloss spectators on the shore
The dude being unable to navigate in the
water as well as he could on the deck ofbiS
craft looked around him to see if there was
friendly log to cling to, when he espied n
dark mass floating on top of the water nnd
with two powerful strokes of his lang arms
he cleared the distance between them and
mounted N his los, which proved to be Big
Trout lpii, who muttered
Don't kill me this time deed I wont
touch another drop; hope I may die if
lie gave sudden nounce and tossed tia
Dude into the water again, and finally tbe
whole crew disappeared from SIGHT on nc
count OF the terrible darkness and il was
thought they were all lost. but when the
storm had spent its fury the kind-hearted
spectators began to look around them,
and after tiresome search espied the Dude
Captain, Big Trout Bill, and First Mate
Dlck all clinging to big log, high and dgy
IN the graveyard. BEN BOLT Sailor,
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

THE WilmingtoniGn (demOcratic). of
Wilmington, has declared for a
Registry law. In speaking of the
nomination election, it says:
In all the public records of VIII
mingtOn nothing approaching such a
picture of stupendous villainV is upon
the annals of the city. To say tbat
saturdays work is a disgrace to a free
people is an extremely mild way of re-
terrlng t0it. 1t demonstrates the nara
aox that elections do not elect And
that is exactly the case. 1t would be
Ear better for the Democrats of Della
ware to surrender political accendancv
entire to the Republican party than to
essay repetition of the scenes such as
those referred to, Ifit be proposed by
the Democratic party to maintain its
aseendancy by the perpetuation or
practice OF such methods better it were
like Lucifer, thrust forever into oblivion
never to rise again. There seems to
be no salvation to the party except
through the enactment of some definite
and comprehensive registry laws1
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

MOoRTON is quite berry shipping
station. Four car loads were shipped
a day for eight successive days during
the height of the strawberry season.
THE Public Ledger, in speaking of
Blind Tom, says: At first view such
a phenomenon as Blind Tom might
seem one of the most humiliating facts
to the musical world that can possibly
be conceived. His uncouth appear
ance, his queer antics on the platform
are hardly like the actions of human
being at all, and yet this half-idiot
looking person has powers as a musical
performer, such probably as no one has
ever attained by any amount of art or
practice. What he has done in the
way of playing the most difficult pieces
after hearing them but once, and with
perfection that years of practice could
not usually apply, are known to all
lovers of music. His performances
show how the highest results of art and
study are not easily reached by this
peculiar being in his one-sided culture
and development-that of the ear
alone" He will be in the Town Hall
tomorrow evening.
ABOUT three hundred persons at
tended the picnic given by Walkers
Sunday School, in Walkers woods, on
Saturday afternoon, quite a number of
them being from this town. The ex-
ercises opened by Superintendent T.
L. Mason introducing Rev. Geo. c.
ConOway who opened with prayer and
a short address. Singing was next in
order, followed by short addresses by
DR.. Isenberg and Rev. Herman Roe, of
this town. While the throng of people
were being served with cake, cream,
&C., Miss Nora Cotton, organist, and
George Carter, viOlinist, rendered sew
eral selections. Kissing seemed to
to engrOss the attention of the younger
people, and it was quite interesting to
see n brace of KentOn dudes fascinate
the Neck" girls. When one of the
dudes struck it rich " he bent his ire
sistlble hazel-eye glance ON the girl and
she couldn't leave the rope. He gently
slid his arm around her waist, and as a
roseate tinge of expectant bliss stole
over her face, she twisted her mouth
into the prettiest pucker imaginable,
threw back her head, cast her blue eyes
to the vault of heaven and-waited.
He licked some crumbs from his lips,
twisted his mouth into q cOrkscrew of
happiness, gazed around pityingly on
the other boys, looked at her mouth to
see If she had eggs for dinner, and slap,
bang-tahleau. QUILP,
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

The Harrington Enterprise says ait
would surprise good many people if
the SMYRNA TINES would come ont
and take a square stand on this oues-
Hon (the Prohibition issue), on either
one side or the other" Was the
SMYRNA TINES eyer on any but the
one side-whether the issue was for
moral suasiOn, local option or prohibi-
uon-in the thirty-two years of its
existence? The Enterprise has been
an advocate of temperance only a few
months and it is challenging the adj
herrence TO the cause of eyerv other
paper or person not as blatant as itself
The truth of the old maxum is again
verified, that new converts alwavs
shout the lOudest." We suppose our
position is questioned because we do
not fill our editorial columns with
squibs, personalities, inuendoes and
such hash as it grinds out weekly.
lFlt we did not start out to criticise
our cotempOrary. It's method is adapt-
cd TO campaign work and the class of
readers who are caught up in the
whlrI OF political excitement. Such
people when they start out on a simple
summer cruise prefer a yacht that car
rIes a great deal of sail and draws verv
little water.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
Off to England.

Our tOwnsman, Joseph Wright
whose intended visit to England was
noted two or three weeks since in the
TIMES, left this place on Monday and
sails from New York to-day i'm the
steamer City Of Rome. Mr.. Wright
carries with him the best wishes of our
community for a pleasant visit and
safe return, as expressed in the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
HALL OF MORNING STAR LODGE No G
l. o. D. +.
Smyrna, DetaDare, U. S. A., June 18. 1886.
The committee appointed on the 4th inst.
20 draft resolutions of esteem for our we'll
beloved Brother Joseph Wright, on the
eve OF his departure for England beg leave
respectfully to report the following:
WHEREAS, 1t is the purpose of our hon
Ored Brother Joseph Wright soon to visit his
native land after an absence of thrtv-two
years, and we desire that he should carry
with him an expression of our love and
esteem, therefore be it,
ResotUed, That p. e. Wright has the re-
spect and confidence of every member of
this Lodge, and Of this whole community.
Ihat he has proven himself during his resi-
dence among US of more than thirty yenrs.
most worthy Odd Fellow and a most esti-
mable citizen Of his adopted country. That
brother Wright has not turned his atten-
ton to the accumulation of property by de-
yious paths and ways that are not straight
forward, as is the custom with so many in
our day, but by honest industry has pro-
vided himself q comfortable home and
raised a family Of four children who are
comfort to their father and credit to the
community. That. TO sum up the whole
matter in few words, p. G. Wright goes
back to his native land with the record Of
a true Odd Fellow, having lived in Friend
ship, Love and Truth with all his brethren.
and of a true American citizen having lived
according TO the golden rule Of doing unto
others as he would have them do to him.
acting justly and loving mercy. e
ResOtUed That we commend Brother
Wright to the care and kind Offices of All
members Of our Order whom he NAV
chance to meet on his passage or in his na-
tive land. Finally: we invoke for him the
protection of Almighty God, who alone
spreadest out the heavens and rulest the
raging Of the sea, that He will guard him
from the dangers ofthe sea, from sickness.
and every evil to which he may be exposed
haven where he would be, with grateful
sense of His mercy, and in due time return
him to us in health and safety, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
ResotCed, That these Resolutions be
spread upon our minutes, and a eopv
oountersigned by the N. G. and p. S. IL
given to j. q. Wright.
WM. b. GORDoN, p. g..
X. NJ. JOHNSON,
Il. NJ. FOWLER, p g.,
UHAs. b. PEREaoEY, N. @. '''''''ee'
GEO. Nj. STEVENSON. p. s.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

THE DeIawarean sounds the tocsir Of
alarm. 1t says it is time to stop fraud
at least one democrat trying to cheat
another After reviewing the situation
IN Wilmington where at the recent
election for sheriff candidate where
IOOO votes were cast when it saws the
party have but 5000 all told. demon.
strating 2000 fraudulent votes it saws
It may at the very offset be said
that 1t Is useles to deny the fact that
there are dissensiOns and differences
IL Is useless to talk about a harmon
lous party and a united Democracy
Ihe fact IS too evident that such is not
SO. Ihe fact IS too well-knOwn both in
ana out OF the party, that differences
grave IN character do exist, which give
great concern as to future success. and
the iact Is also apparant unless some-
1hlng IL done, there will be but one
ending, and that defeat. y
rake Tor example the county of New
Castle. The Democratic party of that
county is torn assunder upon ever,
question that presents itself in tie
local as well as State politics. = - =
To-day the party in that county IL
upon the threshold Of the campaipn
confronted with defeat, and to avoid X
will be no easy job. In the county Of
Kent, while party affairs are not in
such bad condition as in her sister
county Of New Castle, yet here they
are bad enough. There is not hun
dred in the county that is free from
dissension; there is not hundred in
the county but that has its factions /;
there is not move made in behalf Of
any measure that does not find men
ready to advocate or oppose it, on the
ground Il Is for or against as. As af-
fairs are in New Castle and Kent so
are they ID Sussex, and it needs no
elaboration to show the causes Of this
state OF things"
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
School Examinations

Examinations In Smyrna Public
Schools commence to-day and will be
continued for six days, closing Wednes-
day, June 80th. The graduating class
will have q written examination con
tinuing until Friday. The other High
School classes will be examined on
Thursday. Miss Parrott's department
will have oral examinations on Friday
and written on Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Spruance's little boys come on
Friday morning and Miss Budd's girls
on that afternoon. On Monday morn
ing Miss McDOwell's boys; Monday
afternoon Miss STORMS girls on Tues
day, Miss D0ughten's school and on
Wednesday Miss Hough's. The com
mencement exercises will be held in
the Town Hall, on Wednesday even
ing, June Both, at quarter of eight.
Parents, taxpayers, and all others in
terested in public schools are invited to
attend examinations and commence
ment exercises.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
w AftN 1i
Wedding Bells.


Hear the mellow wedding bells-Golden bells
What world of happiness their harmony fore
tells!"
Ihey never rang u merri6r or happier
| peal than they did Wednesday evening
last when Miss Lida Disch forever fnrSnnE
the name of her childhood and accented
John &. Meredith, rs a lifetime pnrtnrr in
this world ofjoys and sorrows. Mr. NJ. j,
a promising young farmer living near
Marydei and his bride is daughter of Il
well-known farmer in this neighbOrhOOd
by s o o'clock Il large assembage of relatives
and friends had collected to witness the
ceremony, which, rs the invitations read
was to be performed at sac The ever
hospltable mansion Of tho brides father
was brilliantly lighted and tastefully ar
ranged
Rev. r Q. Ayres. of Denton. Nd. stood
in the pArlor rs the happy pair entered
preceded by the ushers-Harry Disch and
Miss Annie Harper. The guests arose and
stood during the service. About 9 O'clock
Mr. and Mrs. John Meredith headed the
march to the dining room where the table
was heavily laden with its burden of good
things.
Among the guests present were !. Frank
Denney and wife, Henry Slaughter and
wife, John Jerman and wife, Mrs. Jobn
Farrel, John Garrison and wife. Miss Clara
Denney, Miss Name Slaughter, John
Williams and sister, of near MarvdeI.
Peter Collins and wife, of your town; s.
Clements and wife, Miss Mary johnson.
Miss l.. NJ. Clements, Harry RAYMOND
Joseph Snow, Miss 'Sallie RAYMOND. Miss
kebecea George, Gilbert. Meredith 0f
Marydel; Mnos Cenoway Francis Har'
per- James Startling and wife and great
many others. s'e''
The bridal presents were very numerous
and included many beautiful and costly
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith departed for
tnelr y home in Maryland the next day, and
II IS our sincere wish that to these two NAV
come all the joys of a happily married jifs
Leipsie Dsi, J,.,.e DIST, 1886 ''-'
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

WE have space only for brief refer
ence editOrially to the deliberations of
the Temperance Reform Convention held
yesterday in Dover, a full account of
which is presented elsewhere. The
chief business of the Convention, the
formulating of its platform of princi-
pies, it must be confessed by all was
especially well done. It is a succinct
and clear statement of the measures of
reform needed in our State by men'of
strong moral as well as political sense
whose object is to benefit the people
rather than to secure certain offices.
The platform places the movement
on high and broad plain-far broader
than was anticipated by those outside
to be their purpose, and when carried
out will: produce a radical reform in
the politics and government of our
State. On the evils of intemperance
which are regarded as destructive to
home, health, life and property, they
ask that the people shall be given the
opportunity of voting directly either
by local option or through constitu-
tional amendment. They next declare
for local self government touching local
interests, which includes district repre-
sentatiOn; bribery and fraud are declared
to have endangered the sanctity of the
ballot box and as our present quali6ca-
tions for electors seems rather to foster
than suppress these evils, they declared
for registration law: a hearty sym
pathy is expressed for the development
of American labor and manufacturers :;
while encouraging legitimate manufac-
turing interests they ask for the repeal
of the special manufacturers tax; the
State being prominently a farming
community they favor the head of the
National Department of agriculture
having a seat in the Cabinet. The
platform will doubtless receive that
earnest perpsal and consideration that
characterizes thoughtful voters.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
HRnEOnAI-

Mrs. Mollie c. Thompson, wife of
Rev. H. S. Thompson, of Easton, Md,
is visiting relatives here. Mr.. T. also
spent Sunday here, and preached to an
interested congregation at the NJ. E.
Church on Sunday night.
Miss Sallie Hance, Of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Hanna VanGasken.
Miss Josephine FarroW and Miss
Kate Pearson, of Baltimore, are guests
of Mrs. N. f. W.lds.
Mrs. James A. Booth, of Wilmington,
is visiting Mrs. B. V. Weldon.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
F0r The Smyrna Times.
Pionio Near Green Spring.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Saturday afternoon last
was scene Of unusual festivity at a dis
trict school picnic As early as possible
after y o o'clock large concoarse of ladies.
gentlemen and children collected at Oak
Hill SchoOl-house on the strength of the
announcement that picnic was to be held
there June 18th. Preparations for the re-
past being complete, at p. NJ. oneof thodi-
rectors rang the bell to inform tho children
that all was ready tho sound was met bv
an immediate response. The names of the
pupils enrolled for the Spring term were
first called, which numbered fifty; second
the pupils since Sept. l, 1885, which added
thirty-two to the list, making total Of
eighty-two. However, owing to change
OF homes 81 few absentees were noticed
After the school had been abundantiv sun
piled with ice cream, lemonade, candy.
raiSinS and nuts, the invitation was then eX
tended to ell in the vicinity, visitors from
adjoining districts, etc, tho cry Of come
and II the table as soon as possible" was
often heard from the authorities. The Gus
tomary picnic games were INDUCED in TO
pass time pleasantly or in order to make
It golden day in the memory of many.
At i O'Clock the company adjourned.
Odh IAH, J,tle 2lSt, 1856. SIS
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

The Houghshare says that 6 per cent
is too heavy an interest for farmers to
pay in these times. There is not a
farmer in the land who has mortgage
on his farm or is a debtor for his stock
and implements who does not say the
same thing. The editor says:
Real estate in farms affords the
best security, and altogether the wide
awake farmer of the Peninsula ought
to have no trouble in exchanging that
8 per cent. first mortgage for 5 or
even A. per cent. it is preposterous
that cultivated farm land should be
paying 6 per cent. when the credit
alone of the national government Sc
cures more than is needed, at less than
3 per centum."
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

The commencement exercises of
Delaware College last week. were of an
interesting character and largely at
tended. The gradutes were not many.
but ranked well for scholarship. Della
ware College should haye more liberal
patronage from our State, and it is
hoped that she will commence the next
year with large accessions to her roll
of students.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

THE editor of the EUery EUening
answers the Harrington Enterprise in
about column editorial categorically,
as to how he stands on the Temper
ance question, and says virtually that
he likes toddy in the old way--like it
was before the temperance fanatics
came about.
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

THE Republican Executive Commit
tee of New Castle County in harmany
with those of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties resolved at a meeting on Saturday
to put no ticket in the field this cam
paign. The reason assigned is the dis
franchising tendency of our election
laws, saying they "are tired of playing
against loaded dice"
Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

The Best $l25 Plow Shoe in Town
for Sl.OO, at the Old Reliable Shoe
store, next the Postoflice.
Faries'. az " H.
A new line of Collars and Cugs ot
Fhlllips'. Very latest Styles, "'
The /" Capital . Shirt will he modo -
order in any style, 10y leaving vonr ~
order with W. B. Megear, Smyrna.
Just in, ain elegantline of Mems Fino
SAT- San aud Kangaroo Hand-Stitched
S9oes, Sl made by Saller, Levin & 90 M Of
Philadelphia. Only IS. just as dnro
PIE and stylish as other makes. ot biaS
er hgures. It is in the buying and
i''is' JOHNSON Bros.
O. Keirigerators, Water Coolers and Oil
stoves, at VIM. Faries'. N 0''
:, Ladies, Gents and Children,s Gossa-
meres' at J. B. Cooper's.
!, Best Best place to buy Hardware in town
cheap, is at VIM. FAIRIES. 'O""'
l. is because goods well bouobt oro
nali sold that the trade (notwitbstend
ing the cry of dull timesl has kent !
mule ahead Of last year al the Ola
hei'aDle Shoe Store, next the Postolice