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Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
HOW IT WORKED

GOOD morning, Jack why I haven't
seen you for month past. What in the
World IS the matter with you? You seem
70 nave renewed your youth"
| wen, Fnll, have Don't you relnem-
per me last time | saw you, how miserable
5 MaS SICK and blue, and in that sort of
Hloou man gets sometimes when he feels
/ to the devil" % gu a. : -
not SO bad as that, 1 hope; at all
events you didn't go that way, YOU are
IOQkIng Iar too happy and heartv.''
". 1hahR goodness, mol or, rather. thank
ihegar Bltters. Do you remember that
uay saw you last, when you recommend
49, S'e1I & remedy TO me so persistently, and
was tlrst vexed then half convinced ~
remember it perfectly. and Won
needn't say another word on the snbiSct
cine" '0'A ''e iieui-
" No doubt of it; everybody remarks
upon my improved looks and temper. bnt
i i must really tell you all about it. I rot
gH9 5ie 0id style, as you recommended. and
uIu4 IN mind the bitter taste at all. finish
ed the bottle in about two weeks and wos
greatly improved, so much so that I deter
nnitea N eG TO change off and try the new stvIe.
ell, now did you like it ?"
ou told me yOnr wife preferred the
new sty!e ! believe; well, | must saw
agree with her. like the old style very
much, but the new is finer. smoother
more expensive preparation"
Delleye 1t IS; in fact, l have heard so.
paGy nn6 .@i1 %G9der q err the Mcdonald Drug Com
old style, because it is really verv costly
preparation" '
Well, that doesn't concern us. Who
was 1t said that people fancied themselves
pious sometimes when they were only biI-
i9us No matter was only going to saw
that believe people often seem wicked
when 1t Is only their liver, or their stomach
or some other cantankerous organ of the
if they tried" s'0N
And if all the miserable dyspeptics and
victims of biliousness, headache. and the
thousand and one ills that flesh is heir to
would only take Vinegar Bitters what n
happy world this would ber
should recommend the new STYLE"
never go back on the old STYLE"
..I. We'll they can pay their money and
nirably." - ~ ''U-
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

IL IS announced that President-elect
ilaI.son hIarIlson will go to Washington, to he
lhaugurated, as an ordinary RAILROAD
passenger, accompanied by n few
IrlenGs and the members of his family
ana that the whole party will nav
tneir fare. As a manifestation of opoS PoS
taste on the part of private citi1eD
CHOSEN by his fellow countrvmer ,,'' - =
discharge the responsible dntias of "
nisn once we think that the method Of
e[5av!elling preferred by Mr.. Harrison is
aulniIaDle. .s1lil The new President Is
man Of excellent sense. =
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

Mince Pies Killed Him" saws tho
Philadelphia Times on the autborit,' ,n9 ~
Fort Physician Randle, of PbiIaSoI ~
phla: The victim, sailor, of RriJga-
ton, N. j., had just arrived from H.
,o sana, l.l ana the cook of the boat thought
70 surprise the crew by a feast newt
oay on mince pies, and for that mr.
pose prepared five large ones. Hum.
phTeys, the sailor, got up in the niobt
ana devoured three of them. He dieJ
Within twenty-four hours. Morai~
never get out of bed to eat mince pies
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

secretary Whitney's main achieve
E; ment during his term of Office has been
ms ms contract with the Bethlehem IRON
company. In his review of the CON-
qBtlon quo OF the Navy as he found it in
1000, and as he will leave it in 1880 he
tIg1tiully gives prominence to the in
PRODUCTION of the gun-steel and shin.
arnor industries. He has made cox.
tracts for the construction of five fss+
cruisers, two gnnboats, two small crTi
sers' one dynamite cruiser and one tor
Ped9 boat-eleven vessels: but oniv
The dynamite cruiser is ready far trinI pniy
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

Notwithstanding the low prices Of
canned canned fruit, extra preparations are
already being made to make a home
market market for all the fruit growers in Car.
oIine county, Md. w. c. SatterfeId i
erecting large cannery in Greensboro,
anu al. expects to run it the year aound
9eglnnlng in the Spring with meas
Alser which peaches tomatoes ana
PulnpKins Will be canned. J.H. Tbaw.
icy VIII erect one also at Burrsvijle for
nooiI rno purpose OF canning tomatoes and
Ionni PeaGnes' res BESIDES improving the
local n1 market for fruits, these enterpris.
= VIII give employment to many
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To Refund the Direct Tax.

The House has passed the bill to re-
Iund the dirict tax levied on and paid
Dy a number of the loyal States at the
commencement of the war for the sup
preston of the Shareholders rebellion
Stlll, as this money was used for tbis
purpose, and as the passage of the bin
was opposed by a majority of the
southern members, it is probable that
IL VIII be vetoed by President Cleve-
land. This bill provides for the distri-
button of about twenty million dollars
among these States, of which nearly
seveuty-hve thousand dollars wonid
come to Delaware. Still, in the face
of this, Mr.. Pennington. following T Sbo
example OF Senator Salisbury, cast his
vote against the bill. aus
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

another Of the weather prophets has
been heard from. He bases Iis L;s
prophecies, not on the beavers DON
nor yet on the bone of the oooea no.
yet on the left hind leg of the lack rab. M
Ca Cl.. ne n looks to the deer for guidance.
0aPtaln O.aP., iraVers Is his name, and he
assures the MttV0ukee Wisconsin that
1e. ne IS convinced from the action of the
o',el. oeer 'nat the winter is going to be an
open od,,a,o one. With the approach of
severe severe weather." he says, 1.-THE deer
leaVe thelr summer haunts and come
out INTO the timber. This season
nave found none on the old rnnwavs
winch indicates that they have not ieff
tne bottom lands. This is their habit
When the winter promises to he an
open one" Call the next prophet
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
LIBRARY or TRIBUNE ExrRAs

Every year The Tribune prints an Almanac ana
Index anG several bound 'sExtras n ~ ,% ~u
posed now % systematic the publication ~ ~
Extras, and % issue them, rcgularlv o,, s,9aS y
month. II numbers per year. The Aimapeo 80 ,sfii
bic and extensive additions to the eonto,,s "iuh- IN
number for 1889, by the way confeisinta tne
pleie returns Of the Presidential eler1i,s COM ia
other numbers viii be made up win -, ne
about monthly magazine size. There viii ses 6e 30, o.
or two hunters, per year, devoted ii ~ ~ ohe
ideas IN "knitting and cr0ehetn sevsroi islesl ss
contain com plete novels. Others will fai fiai VIII
up Of entertaining features Of special ana ~ made
nent value relating 20 Science gocfet.1 p+rna-
ture, Politics. etc. Single copies 25 ee33i Aatera-
per Oear, fOrtho u nnmbers 49, 'o' frice,
THE TRIBUNE New York
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
The River and Harbor Appro.
Observation-Disclosures
Allowances.

Besides the principal appropriations
IN the River and Harbor bill. reported
10 the House Wednesday. which allow
the Philadelphia Harbor 5000, 600 Del.
aware Breakwater, $65, 1000 and Della.
ware River from Trenton to its mouth
St;to,OOO, the other Delaware appropri-
au0ns S are as follows: New Castle ice
naro0r, IS, 100; Wilmington, $40 900 :
81 Broad road Creek, $4,000; St. Jones' river
river, $1,000. - you y L
len len thousand dollars is appropriate d
70 the Susquehanna river in MARYLAND
Marcus Hook, Pa, receives $4,000
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

Ills taSyorite Exercise. Thine 1115
?. a, l-She-Mr Tiresum. what 't is
your favorite exercise ? "A'' .
ne lenthusiastically)-Wa Walking.
Snee--l am glad to know it. i was
AFRAID you had forgotten how.-Bur-
lin0tOn Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

Before the election the Prohibition
ISIS said that big vote would show
mat their cause was growing. Now
that they didn't get big vote. tbev
say that small vote is an indieatioI
tnat the party is looping off the drift
wood. This, they say, will make them
stronger than over. '"0'"
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

Warner Miller saws: ga bnsbol 90
corn makes four gallons Of whislzev
~ sells far SIG at retail. The Govern.
Ient gets $3.50, the farmer 40 cents
sIl she railroad 81, the manufacturers s4
the slie vender 81, and the drinkers sIi
'nat Is iett-delirium tremens.D -
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

= In AN exchange has an article on 81 The
annual consumption of featbers 4, .t,ie
country" We always supposed = from one
the appearance of n bddrJ;.ai, p9JHS, rom rom
pillow, that the feathers over here eJusg had
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
TO ADVERTTsERs

a. iist Of 1909 newspapers divided into e1,
Anp AT, SECTIONS win be sent on annlisd ,AsIks
10 those who want their advertisi,,.
w oler no better medium for tb6roo, W pay, we
select Local List. u' sections Of our
esy. II. ROWETT & oo
newspaper Advertisino pog p,,g
70 ospruce street. New MPVlsS1 ve.,.
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4 DIsiinctive PIncr ori,. o,-.,.

Edsar dhneIe Fe Rlyes' Edgar saltus John Habberlon
Grace KimCel, C9nlain Charles King, T. 5. A.
MenTicaN NiBls, Bl NJ. Elliott Seawell, selma Dclaro
eontriSv,,tb baIrymore' Ouida, and many Others Wi
neot,,s sote 20 MS pages for 1850 For FUN pr5s
dcInbi. "u9reSs l4ippimcOtt's Magazine, Fhila.
send for sample copy. ~'''O per year
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TH1S PAFEh aogeP iPSss eo,s 9q SsIs g Geo
Advertising Bureau 90 Spruce 81 b yha. ~ paper
contracts may be made FOR Il n III ~ ~ at yertislnq
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Elliott, Johnson q Co..
BANKERS AND BRoKERs

wilmington Delaware.
Buy and sell Stocks, Bonds and all other s.,,,,f
es on commission and have Direct prfpgte HsSi
from theiroilce 20 all principal cities ANA ~ ~
ehanges. Grain and Provisions bought ana - ~
~ Cnleago. Depositsreceived and IN terest az.
ga. Local securities and mortgages boneht iot os
jan l.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
0nIy Temperance Bitters Known.

~ II 7 I5I1UUU PJKIFIER
and Health RestOrer, Curcs oil t.,,.Y.
i'yi,U'.cne ,y,I. . within Thirty lIinutcs-Try il.
Ane Ohiy Temperance Bifters kuoXv, II
stimulates the Brain and quiefs IIIe Nrr,o.
irSguiates the Bowels and renders n nerf;sc1
Ui1oJ ,,;,.I, circulation through the human veins
Es-A beautiful book free, i'
Address r. IT NcD0NArD Dr1-l,. .,,o
5a2 Washington st., New York
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Job Work neatly done.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
THE STEAMER
JOHN z. TYGERT,"
WILL LEAVE
Rothwelrs Landing. srd p;ou q
mace Street Wharves. PhiladeInbie i .
as follows. ma
DECEATRE,r3

DECEAIBER.
Monday ,f,., IbIl3anIiq.
Wednesday s. p, Iri- 1"t"'uay ], at ~ Pm
Nunaay d. IS tt thursday 6, "
WeducSdayI2. ITI.lIaay ;. 9 a NJ
Friday a. TIys'ay II II
Monday II. l0lz,,f 5.,u.>1llay Is, l4l5 Pm
WedueS layI9. II e" TTHlui9ay j.,
Fr day n / d ~ 5T.ic-i6N ~, 2l5
Monday 2i-No b,et in.uISaay 20
Nt Ntduesday-6. 2ispI rrt,'l',.@y p
triday ~ " ~ rA tuesday 25-NO boat.
ij2 Thursday q. II n
saturday %. 10 moan
Ca Hack leaves Smvrna ,rr..,.
nour before the boat Starts 'iee-quaFters. Of an
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

|JIyn' Jl.J E.1c,ce'rfG4 .1, i4 PhUodclohia ON Tlce
""y"' Ih'rS5,"ys, anil Nqttraaus uotT
lc4riaq time. go "'''''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
SIGNS OF PEACE.
Both SIDES OF the sc" Strike Said to Be
Eager for a Cessation of Hostilities-

Both SIDES of the SO" Strike Said to Be
Eager for Cessation of Hostilities-
Basis of the Proposed Settlement.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The collapse of the
switchmen's strike has paved The way for
settlement of the rema aiming issues be-
tween the Burlington road and it's striking
ex-employes, and the indications are that
before many days the great strike
will be matter of history. Neither
side has any thing to lose by cessa-
ton of hostilities and 10th sides have every
thing to gain. The company openly admits
that it would be glad to employ is many Of
its old engineers as places could
be found for On the other hand,
the old engineers have their homes
and families along the Burlington sys-
tenn Their social ties aud financial inter-
ests they do not wish to abandon without a
roaders who have watched the contest from
the start that the time is now ripe for a
heaxng of the breach
The programme. as outlined by these OBJ
servers, is that the strike will be de-
clared off ut once, and that Chief Ar
thurs return to Chicago is for this
purpose. The claim for the aboli-
ton of classification will be abandoned by
the Brotherhood, as the latter has stood
ready to 10 SO for weeks On the part of
the company there will be leveling up of
the wages of engineers and tiremen to cor
respond with the ta1iff paid by other roads
This the %" will be able to afford, as the
immense losses through the cutting of
freight rates are ended and all era of money
making has started. The men will apply to
be taken back individually, which the COM
pany will do as rapidly as places can be
found for them. 1t is claimed that the
company would employ at least $50 of it's
old engineers Immediately to bring the
complement up to an ante-strike standard
New men who prove incompetent will be
dropped gradually and more OF the old
ones taken back
The &c" received and handled 332 cars of
stock during yesterday. 1t made up and
dispatched sixteen freight trains and re-
ceived the same number. The Northwest
ern brought over and delivered to the 20"
it's first transfer since February 25. City
police guarded the switching, there being
six on every train.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
HIGH WATERS IN IOWA.
Four Young Lads Drowned - Disastro,
Losses at Many Points

Four Young Lads Drowned -Disastrous
Losses at Many Points
SrANsGAR, Ia, April 1.-THE Cedar river
at this point has been rising fast and is
now higher than it has been for several
years A wagon load of men and boys, in
attempting to cross a small tributary, were
washed down the stream and four of the
boys and the team were drowned
Sioux CITY, Ia, April 1.-THE Missouri
river continues very high here The water
from the inundated regions above is still
deep on the lowlands, but it is grad
ually draining off. Many farm-honses
are surrounded by water Rail-
road communication is effectually
broken by the wrecked Sioux river bridge
and the washed-out tracks and roadbed
The Chicago, Milwaukee, & ST Paul Com
pany is organizing heavy force to repair
the damage done to the bridge and the
track, but it is impossible yet to begin work
till the food subsidies. The flood is being
reinforced by high water from the
upper river and by continent streams
swollen by the recent heavy rains and
waterspouts Little new damage is being
done, however, above here at the =; ace OF
the nundation. The serious damage is in
the lower part of this city, where the
treacherous current is tearing away
the river front ut the same points so
disastrously attacked last year Some de-
Tense to the encroachment OF the river is
needed, and an effort is being made to Sc
cure an appropriation from Congress- If
the flood cont nues the lower part of the
town will suffer-
MASON CITY, Ia, April 7.-Thursday night
the She'll Rock river overflowed it's banks
and completely inundated the lower
portion OF the town of Rock Falls.
In less than two hours the r.yer
had risen twenty feet. Houses and barns
were crushed by the ice and swept away
There were no fatalities, but several mar
row escapes. Mrs. Anderson and five chill
dren, whose house had been swept away,
barefooted and in their night clothes
were rescued in the morning from a
sheet of ice which had lodged against
the branches of Il tree. When the water re-
coded it left in the streets huge cakes OF ice
three feet thick, piled one upon the other
to height of fifteen feet The damage
done by the flood to public and private
property will exceed $40, 900 and is be-
lieved to have been much greater far up
the stream.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 7.-Many houses
on the flats at Mankato are flooded up to
the middle of the windows and the river is
Still rising. West Mankato is submerged
Three feet more of water will cover the
Milwaukee tracks and ell trains have been
abandoned on account of water in the vi
cinity Of Good Thunder 1t is said the iron
br, dge at Garden City has been swept away
WAvERLY, Ia, Apfil This city has Teen
visited by most fearful inundation The
Cedar river at this place has been rising at
the rate of foot an hour, and half the
town is submerged The mills are stopped
and the track Of the Waverly Short-Line
railroad is two feet under water
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
CARRIAGES MARKET.
Ono of the Most Interesting Sights of
Central American Town.

Ono of the Most Interesting Sights of q
Central American Town.
Stalls are arranged on portions of
three sides of the plaza and almost
every thing is exposed, calculated to
find a quick sale with the natives of
different hamlets who have come up to
Carriage for the purpose of exchange
ing the productions of their gardens
for meat and groceries. Seated close
together on the ground, chattering
anicably among themselves the
women lay snares for pulmonary COM
plants. No matter if the ground be
wet from heavy rains. there the wom-
en- crouch for hours on the damp soil.
thinly clad in long, full skirt and
shawl. impassivc as statues. apparent
ly needless of their by no means
healthful or pleasant position. The
very absence of co mfort renders the
plaza of Cartago all the more pict-
uresque. for the local coloring is
stronger than in the modern market
place of San Jose. All around are wom-
en- wearing shawls over their heads, the
heavy folds for some unaccountabte
reason being surmounted by big
straw hat. They have peculiar meth
DDS of calculating the amount of your
Indebtedness. which are as trying to
the patience as they are primitive and
amusing. Five dozen oranges al five
cents dozen will be moi dos reales.
but five cincos, and to find change for
even a half dollar is more than the
purchaser of small wares can prevail
upon any man, woman or child to do.
The anona may be laid down and the
oranges relinquished but there is no
sign of interest visible in the face of
the girl, who shakes her head at
sight of your small bill. The best
way is to supply yourself with small
coins.
One is always supposed to cheaper
any thing one may wish to buy, al
though many an apparently poverty
stricken old man will keep his price
in spite of your evident intention OF
moving on sh ould he refuse to come to
terms. But, while at one stall pine
apples may be offered at fifteen cents
apiece, the next man will give choicer
fruit at half the price. At times. ow-
ing, perhaps. to his living nearer the
town, and the roads being bad, some
fortunate huckster gets a corner ON
potatoes or cabbages; and then one
may cheaper in vain: the merchant
stands in front of his suddenly-valu-
able stock and refuses all attempts
cajolement-San Francisco Chronicle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
STILL WORRYING THE 90"

This Time the Yard Masters Gu Out-Si9.
nificsncs Of the Move-A Fruitless Con.
ference. Gs e.
CHICAGO April AT 10 o'cl ock last
night o report was received at the rooms
OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, at tho Grand Pacific. that all the
yardmasters OF the Burlington, except
three, had left the service of the
company, because they would not
work with scabs There are in all about
twenty yardmasters, in the night and
day crews, and it is their knowledge of the
local geography of the yards which makes
depends the proper disposition of the
1reights as they arrive. Hence it
will be seen that they occupy peculiar
ly important positions just at this time,
as the rush of freight on the 90"
Which the raising Ct the boycot5 has caused
renders it imperative that all consignments
be handled with expedition. This blow.
following the switchmen's strike, just at
the moment when it would produce the
most harm, looks as it the tight was not yet
over
Tho Burlington strikers played their last
card yesterday. The forecast in yester-
d;y's dispatches that an attempt was
about to be made to bring the Burling-
ton officials and the strikers together
proved correct and yesterday morn
ing the conference was held. General
Manager Jeffery, of the Illinois Central
railroad; Chief Sargent OF the Firemen's
Brotherhood; Presidents Monaghan, of the
Switchnen's Union, and Chairman Hoge
and Murphy, Of the @" strikers, went to-
gether to the Burlington offices. They
were received by General Manager
Stone, Writ Dexter, chief coun
Sci of the Burlin ;ton, Vice. President
:. G. Peasley and Superintendent Besler
A long and animated conference was held,
during which Mr. Sargent acted as the
spokesman for the strikers, in the absence
of Chief Arthur He again urged arbitra-
ton, but the Burlington officials de-
clared such proposition could not
be entertained, as the road had substan-
italy a full compliment OF engineers and
tiremen, and under no circumstances would
a new and competent man be discharged to
make room for an old employe. Mr. Stone
then urged upon Mr.: Sargent the propriety
OF c.lling the strike off, and promised that
the company would consider applications
from the old men, and would give as many
of them work as places could be ound for
The conference ended without any declara-
ton from the strikers as to the course they
would pursue.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
of the Week.
CONGRESSIONAL,

In the Senate the Bond-Purchase bill was
further discussed on tho Sd, but no action was
taken. :. In the House tho Direct-Tax bill was
considered, and bills were passed for the re-
tirement Of Alfred Pleasonton with the rank of
Colonel, and for tho promotion of officers of
the army after twenty years Of continuous
service in one grade.
In the Senate on the 4th an amendment to
the Bond-Purohase bill providing for the coin
age OF silver in excess Of the present monthly
limitation to take the place OF National bank
notes withdrawn from circulation was adopted.
bill was introduced to test the science of
spelling and to provide for establishing one
hundred schools for that purpose. :. In the
House tho entire session was consumed in vot-
Ing upon dilatOry motions submitted by the op-
ponents OF the Direct-Tax bill T..
In the Senate the Bond-Purchase bill was
passed on the 9Th, and with it an amendment
providing for additional coinage to take the
place OF surrendered National bank circulation.
Mr.. Wilson Qa.) spoke on the Presidents mes
sage and denounced free-trade theories. :. In
the House the entire session was consumed in
flibustering over the Direct-TaX bill.
A BILL was introduced in the Senate on the
9Th to repeal the statute which provides that
no person who served in the late war ON the
Confederate side shall hold any position in the
United States army. Among the pens on bills
passed were the following: To the widow Of
General Fitzpatrick, 800 d month; widow OF
General Robert Anderson, 500 a month; in
creasing the pension Of the oldest revolution
airy Densioner on the rolls, Nancy Rams. ninety
six years Of age. from 50 a month to an amount
not fixed, but left to the Secretary OF the In
terror, and to Dr. Mary E. Walker, Ss5 q month.
Adjourned to the 9th. :. In the House the entire
session was consumed in flibustering over the
DreCt-Tax bill