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Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
HOW IT WORKED

Good morning, Jack! why / haven't
seen you for month past. What in the
world Is the matter with YOU? on seem
TO have renewed your youth"
w ell, Phll, have. Don You rcncm-
Der the last time | saw you, how miserable
was Sick and blue and in that sort of
mood "a man gets sometimes when he feels
the most noble thing in life is to 90 straight
to the devil"
" Not so bad as that, l hope; at all
events you didn't go that way. won are
looking far too happy and hearty"
hank goodness, no! or. rather. thank
megar BItters. DO you remember that
DAY l saw you last, when you recommend
ed That remedy to me SO ppIsistcntlv. and l
was first veNed then half couyinced?''
| remember il perfectly. and Won
needn say another word on the subject
your looks tell me that you took the medi-
cine
" No doubt Of i: everybody remarks
upon my improved look, and temper: but
l must really tell you all about it. | rot
lhe old style, as you recommended. And
dldn mind the bitter taste atall. | finish
ed me bottle in about two week.. and was
greatly improved, So much $50 that | deter
mined to- change of and try the new style.
Well how did you like it?"
ou told me yoHr wife preferred the
ne" siy!', ! believe; well, | must say
agree with her like the old ,tvle very
much, but the new is finer. smoother
more expensive preparation"
beieye ii Is; Iu fact, have heard So.
and l wonder the Mcdonald Drug Com
p1ainy sell it for the same price they do the
'ia style: because 10 is really very costly
prcpaiation.'
" Wei. that doesn't concern us. Who
was il said That people fancicd themselves
plou- sometimes when they were only bill
.@us No matter was only going to-av
That J believe people often seem wicked
when 1t Is only thcir liver. or their stomach
or some other canlankeruus organ of 49,
.aody So out Of order they cou,dut be goaa
if they tried "
And ifall the miserable dvspeptic, and
victims If biliousnes-. headache. and the
thousand and one ill- that ae-h i heir 10
would only take Vinegar Bitter,. what n
happy world this would bel"
! should recommend the new style"
never go back on ahc old stylc."
Well the! can pay ihcir money and
ta!H" their choice, for both kind, work, adj
mirably."
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
q DeIcious Java Fruit.

Travellers in Java have filed pages and
columns with rhapsodies over the manros-
teen, and ell unite in cxtolliug it as the
supreme delight Of the tropics The man
gosteeu appears TO ono Us hard round
fruit the size Of a peach. It's hard outer
shell or rind is OF the same color and
thickness as green walnut, but in this
brown husk lie six or eight segments of
creamy white pulp The little segmcnts
are easily separated, and transferred to
the mouth melt away, the pulp being as
soft and fine as a custard The mangos-
teens delicate pulp tastes, as all its Gu
loglsts say, like strawberries, peaches
bananas and oranges all at once; SLIGHT
tartness IS veiled in these delicious fiav0rs
and 1t is never cloyingly sweet. Taken
just as it comes from the ice box the
nangOstecn Is an epicure's dream real
lzed' and the more's the pity that it only
grows IN far away places and deadly eli
mates, and does not bear Transportation.
Large sums have been offered. and p.
ana y. steamships have made hundreds Of
Intellectual efforts TO get a basket of man
gosteens to England for the queen. The
hard rind looks unchanged for weeks. but
the delicate pulp melt5 away, and the
dryest and coldest refrigerator chambers
cannot keep the heart Of the mangosteen
from spoiIing.-Globe Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Inventions in Dental snrrerr

The dentists in this city are divided
. INTO two parties, one for maintaining in.
violate the present code Of ethics. and tbe
other for reforming it. The conservative
party Is comprised chiefly of men of the
ola school men to whom professional
courtesy is of higher Importance than
slIVer certificates Most Of the reformers
are young men who prefer dollars to
doughnuts. The two elements are Mt war
on the subject Of the patentabilitv of mod.
ern inventions in dental surgery. The con.
servatives contend that underline code al
inventions are made for the good of bu-
mianity; that patents restrict the use Of
inventions, and, consequently, humanity
Suhers. The reformers believe that the
iaDorer Is worthy of his hire; that If n
9entist spends ten years in periecting an
invention he Is entitled to all he can make
oub OF 1t. The name of Bohnwiel occurs
Gtten IN the discussions on the subject.
i1. ne IS reformer of the reformers The
nttie machine that stands beside the
chair Of every dentist In Christendom Is
manly the, creation OF his inventive
genius, and he has reaped q liberal reward
OF $4,000 from the patent. Yet no one
can say that he has not benefited human
lty.-New York Tribune~
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Stage Lights and shnno,...

The audience in a theater think as lit
tie Of the man whose work enables them
TO witness the stage performance as rail.
way passengers do Of the engineer who
conducts them safely to their iournev's :
end. They see the show, and if thew en-.
Joy 1t they never trouble themselves 10
inquire what causes produce such brilliant
effects. But for every light in the audi.
torium, and for every shade of illumina.
tion behind the scenes, they are Indebted
to the humble gasman, who stands bv his
post IN the wings next the footli9hts
Here, by means of a number of little hand
wheels, he regulates every gas Jet in the
eneater; 3 Before him is plot Of the play,
and he listens for his cues as auxiouslv ss
any actor in the company. A false move
on MS part, such as the turning of a
wheel at the wrong time, NAV ruin the
snoie scene-a moonlight effect may be
spoiled by flood Of dazzling light. or
SQtal darkness may obscure the stage
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Last Carco Of slnrns

Though the slave trade was prohibited
by law after 1853, a period Of eighty
years, it was clandestinely carried on so
long as slavery in this country made a
market for kidnapped negroes. The last
cargo Of this kind that effected a landing
was from the Wanderer, a slave trading
vessel, and some of the negroes kidnaped
IN Africa still live on plantation in
Georgia. They have become civilized and
Christianized, speaking the English Lam
guage with a little reminder of their
original mother tongue. They talk occa-
slonally in the Guinea language when bv
themselves, but mako 10 efforts to teach
II TO their children.-Boston Budget.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
A Hint 20 sn,nl.ors-

4 Is remarkable that people smoke 40
- hiGcn i'e tobacco, in its various forms. that
!, -. An pregnated with deadly nicotine. when
~. ~ = ]. simple method, which would not de.
,-o,,iS S-ooi one whit from its good quality. but
~ oiu remove all that is Objectionable.
fhis eoDaeco could be made free Of
d., poison. On :, Merely soak the tobacco q
~ a. - swallow trough, and then Law Il
Tnost s1to d sul, II feasible; If not, dry BY the
robi,.S ~ yslhent N5lnt means, and the weed is
nieottaa u III odorlferous properties and Of
,,,o,,ia % A. is then so sweet the fumes
would not offend the most senaitive I,,.ie Ia5v
because It has no fumes. Besidea. ne
sessei IN which it is burned does not be-
' solilo strongY valuable thing for a
,...l .i..u VINO prefers meerschaum pine to
s,s sa.rs'--sergt. McNamee in Globe-Demo-
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Aid to B1ernorv.

Dumley (overtabing Brown on his way
home to dinner)-Aren't you rather late
tonight, Brown?
Brown - Yes herwoman-wasber.
woman. I've had hard days work
man-washerwoman.
Dumley-What are you mumblinp
'washerwoman" for?
Brown-SO that | wouldn't forret IN
advertise for washerwoman in t6is af.
ternoon's paper. Ny wife told me to keer
repeating washerwoman, and I've kent 4
up all day, and Suddenly by thunderl il
| didn't forget it after all. Wasberwo.
man-wGsherwoman- blank -washerwo.
man.-Eew York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Long, ,yo,, ,von,,,,,.,,.,. D.,

Long John Wentworth was once run-
ming for office, and heard that his politi-
cal opponents were asserting that. if
elected he would soon get his hand into
the city treasury. May be will. and
may be l won't, he sardonicallv replied
when he heard of the charge. But III
tell you one thing: nobody else will ret
his hand in; Ill sit on the chist. New
York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

The old English dinner table was o
massive thing and was heavily loaded foi
dinner There were huge joints, enor-
nous game pies and the carcasses of
poultry II was considered the correct
thing for the hostess TO carve and to press
the guests to gluttOny and the host to
pass the bottle several times too often
With such display Of food there was little
room for floral decorations. In the course
Of time the vegetables were banished
from the table and handed by the attend.
ants. Then the made dishes were dubbed
entrees and were cleared off the table and
brought in by the attendants piping hot.
Finally the meats 'were taken off. and
at last the guests were permitted TO eat
or not to eat. without any influence ON
the part of the host or hostess, while at
the same time tho praising Of the viands,
which used to be the practice, no longer
became proper The appearance at the
table, as well 0s the conduct at the table.
has changed The table Is not so massive
and the floral decorations are frequently
Of the most elaborate and costly descrip.
tion. People who cannot spend much
money on floral decorations, vet devote
time and taste to them, using such as NAV
be picked wild, ferns, berries, etc. besides
such cultivated ones as may be obtained
Good Housekeeping.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
THE LION AMONG THE FLOWERS

Here, in this garden nook, alone,
Lies an old lion Of gray stone
Once, in the long gone golden hours,
lordly lion, proud in state,
The guardian of a mansion gate
Now he lies low among the flowers.
Then, oft he saw the shining doors,
Heard light feet fall on festal floors,
Heard music wake its witching din,
Then dance beneath the torches blaze
The knights and ladies' of old days.
While he watched over all within.
Now he lies here; in his old age
Cast out rejected, by the rage
OF time, a down beaten, broken, Scared
An old gray lion; yet not less
A lion in his feebleness!
One thing is left him still to guard.
He guards it well by night and day,
In those great paws Of granite gray,
In the strong shelter Of his breast;
No man shall serve him yet with scorn,
Though an old lion, thus forlorn,
And all he guards-a robins nest!
Temple Bar.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
schedule in eaect April %. 1sss.
Trains leave Delaware Aveuue Depot. WiIrin,,
ton, as follows.
EAST E1T-NT,

Trains leave Delaware Aveuue Depot. Whining
tom, as follows:
EAST BOUND
Phi!a. accom'n. daily except sunday. cf5a m
fhltaIelph!a accommodation. dsily.- .-.n.a m
..H.."!t pima arr"'Hnudati1u daily .... 7-- a m
i-.,t.-tt ii.lt EF-n>S. except -ut.cat~ sI.. ~
tHl:hdc.Pi "cc"Hl Do, except .uidaN...y..ua 1u
.'irhlt express, sunday culy.....q @ H-. M
..'4t PIi.a t.. Iu1ft ,ii, dui. y.....l DO .le nj
It.,"tt Fh!@ % the>itl express. daiiy..Ii.Ifa m
IH!i"ge phia a'r"hmo4aii'u, oui y.......1 sU D. m
ill!aucphla accommodation. da w.. O0 r N,
fHi!#dciphlH accommodation. daily III, ,
fb'4adeIphla N Chester express daily
except sunday ........... ....... 30 "a ,-
i!hiadc!Phia accommodation, daily. .. =. m
IH!adeiph!a accommodation. GaiIy.......G 80 % nm
ihlla accom- u. daily. except sunday "a ~ ~
IhllauelPhia accommodation. daily So y m
thliudtlpma s. Chester express, daily..Sl As D m.
WEST BOUND.
ohicaga and Pitt>burg Limitcd daiIv....7.sSa N,
i....' accom- ID, Gal!y, except Sunday. 45a a. n
vl4clhhau and >t Louis limited daily.lI ~ a. m
"a.uhlNi' Accommodation. dali ily........y .T - -,
chicago. fiti>burg and ~t Loui. cypro.S i' 40
'tHlll .... 40 ., W,
-lhgerly accommodations dailv En- y -,
0lMStIIy accommodation, daiiy...... 10 20 a m
~ ,, is'ls l-ANDEN BEkG, 9lp "a. NJ. sunday only.
~ Wy a. m and 2.33 p. m, daily except SUNDAY
IralnS leave Maikc: street station:
fof Fhllade phia. J.5u D M. daily pXcert Su,,-
u wy, - !, H. gaiy Fgr Baltimore, 2&5 and $50
p IN daily. Tor landeUberg 6 so and N On q
~, except sunday, ana . 80 and s. 30 o IN daily.
"a. m sunday only; $50 .. m. dailv
cave Philadelphia for Wiiminptop.
naaiH. Nv ~ and #ll 40 m. 1900 noon
I.io' . 'N, 80 800 $50. S 10. 10 co. II 30 o. m
any, except sunday, $50. $50 a. m and
EXPIRES trains
cHAS. Has. o. s'ULL, WM. CLEMENTS.
we" ia9S Aet. General Manager.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Thouplt H. conld 80, :.

You would be sorry to lose your sister
wouldn't you, Johnny" asked the visitor
suggestively to the little boy who was
entertaining him in the drawing room.
Nope" replied Johnny. Il guess I
could stand it, Mr.. Hanl1inson. Nav saws
I've got to wear short pants till after
rene's married. Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Some oueer Sermon rltles.

The Christian at Work prints a list Of
sensational topics announced by American
preachers, and says they compare favora-
bly, with dime novel titles. Here are n
few Of the sermon titles: "Boycottin@
the Dead, y The Great Oil. =" "Strairhf
from the Shoulder Hell, and the Pe3Inie
Who Are Going There, Taken bv tbe
Throat, " Use Your Eyes, " "Of Goes Inc
Roof, Up Comes the Man New York
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
AIannfaeture of ChInoao cnsl.

a large number are engaged IN molding,
cQin all over China--Mexican dollars and
Sycee silver being used in large trene-
actions The cash are made from an ALLOW
Of copper and zinc, nearly the same a tl,o
we'll known Muntz metal: and n foi-ae
about 900 Of them 70 answer Il sl'o.s.s .,,l'ss
for dollar 80 minute and low ~ ,,,.ilso r,ia5o
run IN this country, Of which Iii lloIs -,
give one instance. The fare for crose,,! sin,
the Terry on the Peiho was only two css
or one-ith Of eent-scientife ATne,csll me 5,'sn'
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
love- IALLoWEp eRouNp.

Deep IN vale whore rocks on every side
smut out the winds and scarcely let the sun
Between them dart his rays down one by one.
W here all was still and cool in summertide,
Ans softly, with her whispering waves that sighed.
little river, that had scarce begun
Her silver course, made bold TO fleet and run
Down leafy falls TO woodlands dense aud wide;
There stood a tiny plain, just large enow
To give small mountain folk right room to
dance
With oaks and lines and naples ringed around (;
Hither came, and viewed It's turf askance,
It's solitude with beauty seemed aglow-
Ny love had walked there and twas holy
groundi
--Qosse from the Swedish
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
College of Phntnnrnn Mn.

a college for teaching every branch Of
Pnotography has been established in Ber-
!. IN ana another in Vienna. These institu-
tlons are finely equipped and are supported
By The govenment.-Ark Traveller,
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Farmers for snnth A,n.,.,..

Patagonia and Argentina are gaining
tH9rge a3ecessions Of farmers by immigra,
tiQn' iQi IL IS said a person may become a
oleIzen ]l 1A on ms landing there, and he can
get land for nothing. Boston BUDGET.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Nights in Northern scotI,rd

a clergyman recently returned from n
vacation spent in the north of Scotland
says the nights are so short there that
mere Is hardly two hours Of darkness. At
inverness ne was able to read at II
o'clock at night without the aid Of ortif.
cial light.-Chicago Herald.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
SHOWING A pnAr

When the boat is loaded the skinner
climbs to his shelf and grasps the tiller.
Inc crew OF four men cast off the ropes
ana PICK up their push poles. These
poles are about ten feet long and from an
inch and half thick at the uDper end
swell to two inches thick at the bottom
where they are shod with q short nike
Two OF the crew stand on the starboard
DOW and two on the port, one behind the
oIher' ana facing aft, place the lower ends
OF Ine push poles on the bottom of the
stream, the upper ends against their out
board shoulders, and then, throwing their
weight against the poles, they walk aft.
as the poles cannot slip along the bottom.
the boat is forced forward. The nusb
Doat IS horizontally acting treadmill
VI course, the men walk aft on the bilpe
planks, which are left clear of mercba1.
dlse, so that they can walk there freely
l. Is distressing to u stranger-it makes
nm feel as if his own back was about to
Dreak-merely to look at the men as thew
shove the boat along; but the Big Sandy
DOatmen arc a hardy and cheerful race
ana not only 90 not fret and chafe over
thelr toll, but even walk awav to the
tune of some rollicling love song or dittv
which they have learned from the favorife
artist OF travelling theatrical troupe at
Catlettsburg. ~
m The men get 81 day each and board.
Inc day runs from sunrise to sunset. and
In that time four men will shove n boat
IroI9 thirteen to fourteen miles up stream
on the Big Sandy. The pilot is usually
the owner of the boat He gets seventy
i've cents a hundred pounds for general
merchandise brought from Catlettsburr
10 Plkeville. a distance of 100 miles,
fiour he brings at 81 barrel. It is only
when the boat has a full cargo and a pros
porous passage, the boatmen say, that
the push boat owner gets any return on
ms investment, which, however, is not
great for a good boat costs but $50 or $40.
-Pikeville (Ky.) Cor. New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
80 cnn.......--.. -.

for the sake Of being consistent a man
JUST stupid enough to be consistent viii
~ and DO and say the same fool things he
mas done and said before. The fool cannot
catch On to any ideas Of progress.--New
Orleans Picayuno.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

The crossest at home are the pleasantest
abroad; so be a little careful how YOU
Bar-Homan.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

a Topeka girl broke off her enoooor,.,.
with young man because be WI n.y. ellells
Of green corn IN his hands and Aoiu s,l esf y
with his teeth. Oh, dear ''l'u piueked It
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The Cause q II.

aged greatly Of late. What a fbo .lavS
Second Citizen-She cot that ,go,, ,'..St
ing for change in one Of our M. .y walt
stores. Pittsburg Bulletin. 'AAnilllg
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

Smithers says that the public made so
much fun of his novel that he ciassifies it
as guyed book.-Harper's Bazar.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

iea.l' .all rye iie9 princess keeps n r,ii,,.
store On Firth avenue. New NsfY YORK. millinery
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
THE ttpTSIT ROAr y

Inc rivers are not very trustworthy
highways. The steamboats, on the BIG
Sandy very often get started up for Pike.
vile, the head of navigation, only to get
stranded on q bar, or to find themselves
left In pocket between bars by the sud
den fall Of the water. Out of this uncer-
tainty regarding the length Of steam
boats jOurneytO and from the headwaters
of the rivers has grown the craft, very
novel to northern eyes, called the push
boat. No better craft for the water could
be imagined.
The push boat is a scow feet wide, 60
feet long and 19 inches deep. At one end
Is windOwless house high enough for n
man to stand upright in and 5Ix8 feet in
area This is the cabin. There is a sort
OF a quarter deck abaft the house. and
above this sweeps the tiller end of long
steering oar, which the pilot wields bv
walking to and fro on shelf built half
way up on the stern.
The merchandise is piled on three wide
planks that run, like keels, the length of
the boat, so as to cover a large part Of the
boat S bottom; but a clear gangway of at
least fifteen inches in width is left along
on each side of the merchandise, no mat
ter how great the load. These gangwavs
are also toored by planks laid bilge- -keelson
fashion
A boat like this will carry twelve to
1tteen tons dead weight of goods on a
dTaught OF eight inches. There are over
4UO OF them regularly employed on the
Dig sandy, and the cargoes carried up
consist chiefly of the goods kept in the
country stores. At certain seasons. mar
had o''-- ~
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

~ ENpitNN lit.E lC&NlIs Harrington! az -5O
a. d., nhI arriving at a 4o g. Ia. r,su~ thrgiI..L
,oHG io ana ir'm Baltimore, ru "orttrs ail,.
ILcu.-' .. ,iaiu ais. -t.i> a. l.ar~.ir.. i,,..
passeusei~ from -'.tMiupt.l. OF points No!th
A0rH hopRn Trains ietN, Dcimai. "a. rl.d,.iI,.
p"Nel "'" q. ~. Regularly; arriving at Whining
p3ita 3.2u % IN.
The 81 IS. ta. train also stop, at -eaford
harrington, clayton AMI Ni. i'ctuuu to ieayr
p"N,c'Es 3 lfuu points -.uti .it is.sl,a- t ~ i,
'i PaescLEtT- i'I "i!nLStoa and ,oiut> NortA
Nc" tH>t" Recommendation Ir.iHs.-Lcuvy Nil.
mlnsIph o''' '. NJ ANA e.. g. III. Lc9veNe,, Caste,
$40 "a. ID. and 3.3j p. m
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HitANCH H0AU+.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND Is NIEoI~A y r.
Leave harrington Tor lc0es lIus q lg ana
a. N. Returning tutiuleay Ierc, f'f Iarrii.,
ton 500 a m. and 2.23 p. m. leave Fausii,
QuEEN tNSL Is EE>4 8. E--Iea.c Ta,,r.cf,.
iar Centre, il.eu ans! a,.; stations l.is. m md
D. ul., So eek- days
bELAwAGt q tHA-AsaAA. G.E-i,ay, cla,lor.
p. ;a., week Gu1.-
.a.hain.t e. ,EtT..ED Z. ~ Ic3,y, ~es..-,l f,.
,'"il ..-e t.d NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fI.Ga. d..
CONNEcro$s.-A, Porter. with Newark d b,L.
ware city railroad. Al townsend with l...,..
Anne =" hont Railroad At layton win .4clawsr.
Sthcsapeatc e. i,ailrCaG auG l'ai.juur, d l,lq,...
jdy Railroad. 3t Harrington. Aith Helawar
Mary & Virginia Railroad AtScafa!a XII.
mnrd2" t-n1i"ri .e'ir1aH ST J-lnar Nit
'"c'm"ke .+n' eni"sEia Railr.aa
CHAS. Z. PrGH. Genera, Manage,
j. R. WOOD General Passenger Agent
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Philadelphia, Wilmington Z Baltimore Railroad,
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after April 25th. 1887 Sundays ex-
ceptedl, trains viii leave as follows:
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CONVEYAMnrnrn

t1a2 EAFEB PPS 2 s5@e es l2E1a & on ls at Geo
contracfa i,,. NJ spruce 50 where nj
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
THE GREEK BED ROADS.

VI course Jnefe are necessarily wagons
wherever logging is done, but the log
wagon sticks to beds of the streams,
which are invariably wide and hollow.
while the public highway winds along the
bank of the stream and runs in the actual
bed of the stream only where the con-
hguration Of the mountain sides on each
bank of the stream makes it necessary.
When the logging is done no effort is
made to keep open the highway formed.
These creek bed roads are excellent in
warm weather and low water; in winter
and spring they are impassable for weeks.
The creek beds were originally selected
for highways because very little labor was
needed to make highway out of Il creek
bed. There is not such thing in Pike
county as big nigger head rock The
beds of the streams are of sand or sand
stone, and there is never a rapid or water
fall of such descent as to bother q team.
Another very good reason for utilizing
the creeks as roads was the fact that ali
the imports and exports of the mountains
have been necessarily carried in and out
on the rivers. The mountaineer's supplies
have been brought up from the Ohio river
ever since there was any one on the Ohio
to sell them. As all creeks run by tho
easiest and generally the shortest route to
the rivers, it was natural for the mount
aineer to follow the creek down to its
mouth to get his supplies at the stores
which were located along the river.