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Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

The Convention of the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union. recently
closed, was the most representative one
ever held, there being present nearly
800 delegates from 46 States and Terri
tories, besides representatives from
England, Canada and the Sandwich
Islands
Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

Has the child feverP give it Brazil.
ian Balm. A safe and quick cure.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

An intelligent person when hurt win
at once procure a bottle Of salvation
Oil. Is is the best thing 70 cure swell
ings, burns, or wounds. All druggists
sell it, at twenty-five cents bottle.
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"THE IDEAL MAGAZINE"

for young people is what the papers call ST
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Just the element you need in the household? The
London Times has said, 1--WE have nothing like it
ON this side" Here are some loading features of
Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

Nowadays when a couple are about
to elOpe the young man asks: Does
your mother know your routep"
Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

Forget other peoples faults by re-
membering your own.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

Aims are the golden keys that open
the gates of heaven.
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ST. NICHOLAS
For 1886-'87.

Stories by Louisa M. AIcOt and Prank
r. Stockton, ,-several by each author.
A Short Serial Story by Mrs. Burnett,
whose charming Little Lord FauntlerOy," has
been great feature in the past year Of ST NIGH
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The Serial Stories include Juan and
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Among the GaS-wellS," with a number of strik.
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" Historic Girls" by f. s. Brooks. Also interest
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The fire burned low, the night came slowly down,
Before the crate swept in the shadows soft
A lady sat with eyes fixed sadly on the glowing
Goals
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
pI.eorerr Of the Arkan,as sprInr..


A New Englander, who is travelling
In Arkansas, writes that at Eureka
Springs it was my good fortune to
meet Colonel Boudinot, whose father
was an Indian chief Of the Cherokees,
and in conversation with him he related
the incident that led to the discovery of
the springs. For long time their vir-
tues had been known to the Indians,
but they kept the knowledge profound
secret. Itwas left for the Yankee mind
to discover and appropriate their COM
mercial value. An Eastern man, afflicted
with sore eyes, visited the land Of the
Cherokees and one day chanced to bathe
his eyes In the cooling water Of a
spring. 1t seemed to give him relief
and for several days the process was
repeated. He found, after a few weeks
of the treatment, that his eyes were
completely cured. Then followed the
Yankee acuteness. He bottled up the
spring water and sold IL TO the whites
for miles around. His eye-water be-
came famous and he realized quite o
sum from its disposal. But finally his
secret was discovered and tho springs
became common property. a aah sauH
No way has been found for making
hnr0iam easv even for Aha acholar
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26

The following reminiscence is told OF
the one-time celebrated Chief Justice
Parsons of Boston. When Judge Par
sons was on the bench, case was called
before the noon recess, and the court
adjourned TILL pm Atthe appointed
hour the court came in, and the fore
man of the jury informed His Honor"
that only eleven jurors were present
Parsons was the most punctual of men
himself, had little charity for delin-
quents, and he tidgeted around, dipping
his pen into the inkstand and catching
flies. About fifteen minutes past the
tardy twelfth man arrived. Parsons,
who twas firm but mild-mannered man,
told the juror to stand up. "What
excuse have you to offer, sir, for being
late-for keeping the court, clerk and
attorneys waiting?"
MAY IT please your Honor" said the
delinquent, "I went home, ate my din
ner, and then sat down in the rocking
chair and fell asleep. did not awake
until fifteen minutes ago, and ran all
the way to the court house. / am very
sorry, sir, l assure you"
"Sir," said Judge Parsons, II cannot
accept your excuse. l shall fine you ten
dollars" "I did not dream of that,
said the juror, with an expression OF
loss in his countenance. "Mr. Clerk, y
said the Judge" you will remit the fine, y
and then with merry twinkle in his
eye, he ordered counsel to proceed with
the case. Parsons dearly loved a joke.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Beautiful Bread.winners.

nJ,ara oro oil b;,,Ic 4. - .,,<.... - T.. Al. .
Nor,twost Tro,,, tho a,,,.,,.aa 49, a. 10y
os our host o;t;as t,,a s,ra a, ,,,,,a ~, -, :
Nov ao,sn T. tSa e sas, ~, soaa S ~ aa.,t W.
put asa rn,o bo Girls of Montsna
are made of tho ysrS hest matsr;s, 80
NO bod an tha oont,no,,t sovs az Ca,
Erono;,oo Chron,ola Soattarad al, oyor
tho brood nro;r;os 90 Nnntono oro ra
erod ond o,,,t',rod or,o,, hrod ~ om,,
onoo ona oosa nrond ,,o,,,,,,and honas,,,
oo,,ad .I,v tho n,;seort,n"1n ne ,ho;r ~
hands or ,ed hv their Inoires 70 onto,
and acbievo in now ,g,1s flo m;ss;on =,
lifo 70 surrender soci.tv tbe home ard
fr;ondo and ooenao os thai, youth ond
moroh holdlv to a far.oty wi,domo0o ond
endure nrivation toi, labor ond suf
for;nc - - ~, '' M
Rn9 theue ,yomor hovo oro,,,, hrovo
;nduotrions cole ro,,ont f,n 20 ,,,,o,,
and onarcy and norfoo+ horso,ran,on
healthy heartv ootive WORCESTERSHIRE
and in manv casoo ohort os ut, ond
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Bridging the Bloody Chasm.

While we were tramping over the
battlefields around Marietta, Ca, the
young man from Connecticut grew
sweet on the pretty daughter of the
widow with whom we boarded. 1t was
love at first sight and they went in
heavy. Our guide had been an old red
soldier, and when he saw how things were
going winked the girl to a seat OH the
wash-stand behind the house and said:
"Now, Lucy, this ere orter STOP"
@What 'ere2".
AIN love with that feller?'
"Hain't i rightp"
"No, gal. Menyour old father served
In the ranks together. We flt again
them Yanks together, and together we
cum home calkerlatin' to hate 'em as
long as we lived. 'Twouldn't be right
fur you to go back on your dad halfway"
"Jim Skuee,' she replied, "mebbe ye
never heard nuthin' bout bridgin' the
bloody chasm and shakin' hands across
the last ditch. know pap was q
fighter, but after he'd been home a year
or two long came Yank one day look
ing for land. He had a bottle O. whis-
key, and he and pap sat down on this
very bench and fit them old fights over
until both got drunk and fell in q heap.
When thew woke nm they began to
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Benefits of a sponge Bath.

A prominent physician, speaking of
special baths and their uses, mentions
the sponge BATH, the form Of bathing
where the water Is applied to the sur
face through the medium of cloth or
sponge, no part of the body being
plunged into the water. lie says the
practice of systematic, daily sponge
bathing is one giving untold benefits
to the follower. Leta person, not over
strong, subject to frequent colds from
the slightest exposure, the victim of
chronic catarrh, sore throats, ETC., begin
the practice of taking sponge bath
every morning, commencing with tepid
water in warm room mot hot, and
following the sponging with friction
that will produce warm glow over
the skin, and then take five-minutes'
brisk walk in the open air. See II you
do not return with good appetite for
breakfast. After having used tepid
water for few mornings lower the
temperature of the bath until cold
water can be borne with impunity.
The daily cold sponging of a sensl-
tive throat or lungs will often result
most satisfactorily if persistently and
conscientiously followed. The cold.
ante-breakfast sponge bath should,
however, be avoided by the weak per-
son and the one whose lungs are already
diseased, as the reaction following
might not be strong enough to prevent
colds which might hasten fatal results
Another use Of the cold bath Is to In
duce sleep, by calling the blood to the
surface; the congested brain is relieved
and sleep comes in consequence. 1t is
on this principle the winding Of the leg
in a cold wet cloth proves SO eaicacious
in provoking sleep.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Label and Use win care.

One can scarcely be too careful in
handling and placing strong or poison
Gus liquids. There are two or three
volatile liquids used in families which
are particularly dangerous, and must
unemployed, n ut'ail. with Especial care.
Benzine, ether, and strong ammonia
constitute this class of agents. The
two first-named liquids are employed in
cleaning gloves and other wearing
apparel, and in removing oil stains
from carpets, curtains, etc. The liquids
are highly volatile and flash into vapor
as soon as the cork Of the phial contain
ing them is removed. Their vapors are
very combustible, and viii infiame, at
long distances from ignited candles or
gas flames, and consequently they
should never be used in the evening,
when the house is lighted. Explosions
Of a very dangerous nature will occur
If the vapor of these liquidsis permitted
to escape into the room in considerable
quantity. In view of the great hazard
in handling these liquids cautious
housekeepers win not allow them to
be brought into their dwellings, and
this course is very commendable. As
regards ammonia, or water of ammo
mia, it is very powerful agent,
especially the stronger kinds sold by
druggists. An accident in its use has
recently come under our notice, in
which young lady lost her life by
taking few drops through mistake.
Breathing the gas, under certain cir
cumstances, causes serious harm TO the
lungs and membranes of the mouth
and nose II is an agent much used mt
this time for cleansing purposes, and it
is unobjectionable if proper care is
used in its employment. The phials
holding it should be kept apart from
Others containing the medicines, ETC.,
and rubber shoppers to the phials should
be used. 0xalic acid is considerably
employed in families for cleansing
brass and copper utensils. This sub
stance is highly poisonous, and must
be kept and used with great caution.
In crystalline structure it closely re-
sembles sulphate of magnesia, or EPSON
salts, and, therefore, frequent mistakes
are made and lives lost. Every agent
that goes into families amongst mex
perienced persons should be kept in a
sa.e place, labelled properly, and used
with great care.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Cha, scteristics Of the Mule.


1t is said that mule cannot bray II
you tie weight to his tail and hold
it down. ms was touchingly illus
trated in the cavalry movements that
preceded the second battle OF Manas-
sas. Ger. Stuart with = 'Iargo force Of
cavalry >nan@uvering ar0unc stly ~
treating army Oh rope soe5ca}| s. y zpe'
tween tY2 coiumls ol ~ oopA
WaS ophseu 70 copeeai nmseii IN
aehse wooa oetweeh t"o paraiiei
roaus apnig WINCH sthe snelhy wofe ~
tfea.ing' ne haa 70 he low az nsn'
uh'l .n', COLUMNS p'sseu Wy, Messen-
gers tnas .ne ''I;i, p;il,on ggnerals seit "
each on y i"tougl, ING lwooas were cap
tured anu .ela wisn as le'ie NOISE as
posslpie ohe great uimcufcy was .o
keep .ip i'iuies ~ .iie otuiiiaiice anu
coliniiS coliniiiisS ary wagons irolh irolh praying, anu
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
HUMOROUS.
Everyone Knows the Child.

Says Eli Perkins in the Washington
Post: On the New York Central train
bound for the States" at Saratoga,
was beautiful but careworn woman
with aspoiled child. The lovely mother
had spoiled the child herself. Itcaused
the misery of the nurse, the careworn
leok of its mother and the profanity of
the passengers. 1t was truly an enfant
terrible. After using up the nurse, the
fashionable but careworn mother put
down her Skye-terrier and took the
child in her lap. Then the following
dialogue ensued:
"Ma, put up is Window ~,
"No. dear; it's too cold"
"Ma, want is window up"
"Now, lovey, 90 don't want 1t up"
"Yes, me doc tool PUTT up, lisa u
"Now, mammals pretty little darling
don't want to catch cold"
"Me don't tare for told, me want sup"
Then the child seemed to go all to
pieces, like biting parrot. The seat
looked as if it were occupied by buzz
saw or fanning-mill. AS the noise
wore down little 1 heard the mother
cooling and saying soothingly as she
raised the window:
"There, mammals darling,itty sweety,
it sal have the window up-so it sal
there-there-"
"Me don't want it up" cried the
child, after it had taken in the situation.
"Me want it down !"
mo, sweety, mammals pet said it
wanted 1t up, and"
"No, me wants it down. Me-"
30, you sweet sugar soul" said the
loving mother folding the little boy to
her breast, while the tears rolled down
her cheeks
mo, me ain'tw
eyes, precious one
"Naw~ and then the boy-objector,
the infant Holman, resolved itself into
a buzz-saw and windmill again, while
1t stamped its feet till clouds Of dust
rolled out of the cushions"
"Now, darling, don't do So" +,
"Es me will|
Then all the passengers could hear
was the mother saying:
"Now mammals sweet pet shouldn't
do SO. Dear little dumping, just wait
till it gets to Saratoga and it shall have
all the windows down in the hotel"
The baby didn't finally stop at the
Estates" but became the general mana
ger Of q cottage mile from Saratoga.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Heal,hfal pre.. for Women.

The great trouble with our feminine
mode of dress is that the warmth is
uneven.y distributed over the surface
Of the body. The waist, hips and lower
back are much over-heated by the hap
ping of the upper and lower garments
while the head, throat and extremities
are usually only half protected. To
this cause alone can be traced a great
part Of the i'll health of the American
women. Women often break down
from over work; but working at q
disadvantage in corset and heavy
skirts has great deal to do with it.
We cannot do so much nor do it as
well as we could if public sentiment
permitted women hygienic mode of
dress. Skirts reaching to the feet are
an undoubted hindrance to free and
easy motion; but as the petticoat is
here, and has come to stay for a long
time at least, we must study ways and
means for making it rs little harmful
as possible.
Everybody knows that men owe much
of their good health and success to
their suitable style Of dress. Now
what women want is to secure the ben
efits of mems general mode Of dress in
their undergarments, using over these
the ordinary dress, in its most SEN
sible form, as the badge of womanly
modesty.
To specify; the first garment put on
should be some kind of knit union
suit with long sleeves, which is elastic
and covers near the whole body. Unless
this is very heavy ana warm, it should
be surmounted by another flannel
union suit of cloth, at least in this
northern climate. Then should follow
light flannel skirt made in princess
style without any heavy trimmings. In
moderate climates, there is nothing
better for this purpose than Jersey
cloth; and for cold climates eider-down
flannel. Both wash well, and have 9
knitted web, which enables them to bt
fitted perfectly and yet give every
muscle of the body full play. If the
dress is in one piece, so much thu
better; if in two pieces sew short
strong tapes to the seams of the waist
just above the waist line, make button
holes in them, and place corresponding
buttons on the loose yoke or band o.
the lightweight dress skirt. Theidea i!
to have the whole body evenly covered
with few, If any, bands around tn,
waist, and all the weight dependin,
from the shoulders. Let the clothing
be az light as consistent with warmth
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
MISCELLANY.
'oTisAiil's Dsei with rse Brlton.

serishiii's Dsei with tse Briton.
'eftre the var. When Corkhill was a
ing attorney IN an Iowa town, hardly
lget q young man from England
'rdd at the SAME houss. The Eng
man made some reflections on the
al profession in the presence of the
lefal of people, and Corkhil hotly
ented it and rsed some very objec-
nable langaags which, the English
n resented BY striking at Corkhill.
ere were half a dozen young fellows
ide Corkaill in the party, with their
'ds full Of mischief, AID it did not
'e them long to arrange a plan to
ract some tun from the quarrel.
ne of them went to the Englishman
itold him he never could rest under
at Corkhil had said except in dis
sce; that striking with the fists might
in England, but nothing short of a
lllenge would satisfy an American
immunity. Ths young Briton was
lof the pluctof his native country,
! at once declared himself ready to
ut. One of the practical jokers be-
ne his second, and the duel was ar
'lged for seye, o'clock that evening
a place selected near the town.
tkhill, the challenged party, chose
tolls as the weapons. 1t was ar
lged that no bullets should be put in
} pistols, anc that at the second fire
rxhill was to fall as though dead.
opponent was then to be rushed
in a great hurry.
Everything worked satisfactorily.
Q parties came together; the seconds
ded the pistols in each Others pres
,e. About this time Corkhill began
get pretty nervous. The seconds had
Identity been indulging a little, and
ere was no telling wnat they would
!. Corkhill meditated: "what if one
: those idiots, full of beer, should
ppen TO get into his noddlc that it
l'uld be another joke to put in bull
.ss It's just like them" He wished
hadn't entered into the joke. In
ply to his anxious and over polite
luries his second assured him that
; } charges Wore blank, and the parties
:ed each other, and at the word
|, cd.
Nobody being hurt, the second pro-
! sed, as usual, a reconciliation. Cork.
U, who knew the duel to be q Joke
rs willing and anxious to quit. II
ssn't funny, especially with Two tipsy
,onds, but the Englishman, who was
hting a real duel, was game, and pro,
sed to see it out. So another ex.
aige of shcss was had, and Corkhill
as per programme. The English.
an was hustied into a carriage, as.
sred with hearty congratulations that
had killed his man, and advised to
to a certain place and lay low until
e next night when they would come
him. But he kept going, left that
rt OF the country and never returned
2 and Corkhill met as soldiers in the
nion army, and the Englishman, VIII
d ascertained the truth, was very blt
/, at first, but finally melted under tht
niality of Cofkhill, and they became
Tod friends.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
Fitz John Porter's Balloon Ride.

I"Fitz John Porter's Balloon Ride"
Id an old army officer, "was one of
le most romantic events in the life of
dat gallant soldier. He was with
ScClellan In the l'eninsular campaign,
3ld was distinguished for his intelligent
3tiyity, Porter conceived the idea
aat balloons could be made very useful
reconnOit efing, and at his request
Zen. Mcclellan obtained the necessary
bIuipment for this service. The
Illloons and the apparatus for the
Ganufacture of the gas were procured
Sithout much diIliculty,b but an aeronaut
'''as not so easy to obtain. Some of the
'hicers of the Engineer Corps agreed to
cake the first trip in the balloon which
GAS 10 afford view of the Confederate
operations. Porter watched their pre-
,aratlons With keen interest. Just as
Ihey had everything ready he stepped
nto the btsket OF the clumsy gas bag
70 see that everything had been properly
prepared. While he was examining the
machine it slipped from the grip of the
men who held it and shot like an arrow
Up into the air, carrying Porter as its
one passenger. He had never been in
balloon before, and knew nothing
sbout managing one.
"a stifl breeze was blowing, and the
great bulh flew like bird away from
he astonishcd camp, until it became a
mere speck in the sky and then faded
completely from sight. Not a man who
watched II disappear expected that he
would ever see Porter alive again. He
Ntarte,i on his wild flight at Z o'clock in
The morning. The day wore away with
he camp in a great state of commotion
Ner the probable death of its favorite
,flicer. When night came and nothing
lad been seen Of the balloon, it was the
teneral conviction that Porter had
,ither been killed by fall from the
,alloon, or hao been captured by the
Jonfederates. About daybreak next
,iorning ph:lset challenged q man
,oming towaru the Federal line, and a
ioment later recognized Gen. Porter
Ills balloon lad carried him clean over
IL n = !.