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Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
Some Things that Tire One.

It's the time of year when people
don't feel we'll and complain of being
tired; when the massage woman tells
you in broken English that all the
people in this country are 80" and
raises her hands up high and then puts
them way down, and you realize that
she means the one extreme or other as
far as health or happiness are concern
ed. But we all do get tired.
lam tired of hearing the weather
discussed. You are tired of discussing
it.
1 am tired of hearing people who
don't know the first meaning of consid-
GRAFTON, wonder whether other people
live up to their cTeeds. You are tired
ofknOwing that they don't.
am tired of hearing women talk,
talk, talk about nothing but them
selves, their gown and their admirers.
You are tired of being among those
women.
am tired of clergymen who trouble
themselves about everything but the
poor of their parish. You are tired of
being the poor.
am tired of men who talk we'll and
act badly. You are tired of knowing
the truth about them.
am tired of politicians who write
their promises in the sand. You are
tired of seeing the ocean come up and
wash them awah.
am tired of seeing parents who do
not consider their children. You are
tired of seeing children who don't re-
spect their parents.
But there, we will get over the tired
tired feeling after while; we will take
a dose of quinine and sunshine COM
bined, and we will discover that there
are things in this world which are
good, and of which we never tire
books, babies, sweets, dogs, pictures,
music and good acting. We agree
about this. Please don't say you are
tired of BAB.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
WHOLE NO. l.877.
Don't Eat Too Much.

The majority of people eat about a
third too much. The average Ameri-
can really dimes three times a day, with
his beef-steak breakfast, chops for
lunch, and roast beef at his six O'Clock
dinner. And he does 1t at his peril,
for this habit of Overfeeding, especially
OF eating too much meat, is one of the
causes of so many provoking Illnesses
and so many premature deaths. Three
meals day of hearty food, is exhaus.
ting to all the vital processes, and even
the strongest succumb finally to the
Wasteful and ridiculous excess. Amer.
leans are nation of brain workers,
and cannot safely indulge in high liv-
ing. High thinking, or constant use of
the brain in any direction, requires a
plain or nOurishing diet. Brain work.
ers especially, ought to live sparingly.
Luxurious feeders require much exer.
else in the open air, and freedom from
pressure on the brain. For the aged
and even those above so, luxurious
living and Overeating are especially
dangerous. AS functional activity les
sens with increasing years, the supply
OF food should be decreased according
ly. The hardest races live on the
simplest fare. Frugality of diet, that
is minimum amount of the right
quality, serves far more certainly to
prolong life, insure health and well
being, than a rich abundance and vari-
ETY., which is accountable in a large
measure for the ill.health and dissatis-
faction of the present time.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
A Great Spring Tour to Florida via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

By reason Ofthe enormous popularity
accorded the Pennsylvania Railroads
persOnally-cOnducted tours to Florida
during the winter and spring of 1891
the company has decided to run the
sixth and last on March 31st. 1t will
differ in many points from the others.
Going south the tourists will travel in
special train of Pullman Sleeping and
Dining Cars similar in every respect to
the trains used on previous excursions.
The excursion tickets, which will be
sold at rate of $50 from New York
and $4S from Philadelphia, will include
Pullman accommodations and meals
en- route on the south.bound trip, and
railroad transportation only on the
north bound trip. They will be valid
for return trip on regular trains up to
May SOth. 1891. Fifteen days from the
date they leave Jacksonville will be
allowed tourists to reach Philadelphia
or New York, and during those fifteen
days they can stop off at points des-
ignated on tickets.
A Tourist Agent and Chaperon will
accompany the party south.
The unusual limit of the tickets and
privileges accorded will afford an ex-
cellent opportunity of a lengthy visit
in the South. &.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
Milk and Butter.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CARRY
ING ON THE DAIRY BUSINESS.

A large gathering of representative
farmers of Montgomery county filed
Grange Hall at Brighton Wednesday
during the two sessions of the Farmers
Institute. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Maryland State Grange
and the experimental department of
the Agricultural College, and was de-
voted to the discussion of Milk in all
its phases. A noteworthy feature of
the meeting was the large preponder-
ence of young men, who, perhaps feel
ing that dairy farming is the proper
solution of the farm problem, showed
a lively interest in the discussions.
There was also quite a number of lad
les present, who, after they had exam
ined and seen in operation the machin-
cry for handling milk, left, convinced
that the stronger sex have taken hold
of the milk question in earnest, and
that the days of dairy maids are num-
bered.
The milk separator and testers were
brought from the Agricultural College,
where it had been given a thorough
test by Prof. H. ]. Patterson, chemist
of the experimental department of the
college. Three subjects pertinent to
dairy farming were discussed.
Major Henry E. Alvord, president of
the Agricultural College, spoke of the
advantages of cooperative Creameries.
Among other things he advertised his
dealers first to watch the market quo
tatiOns of butter and note the differ
ence between creamery and dairy but
ter. You will find that creamery but
ter sells from to 10 cents higher than
dairy butter; the difference at present
is 10 cents pound, and the average
difference throughout the year is 6 to
s cents. The principal reason for the
difference is the uniformity of the
creamery butter. Why not have all
creamery butter, he asked. You can
produce it at less cost and with a cor
responding saving of labor at home.
The expense of making and marketing
the butter will not average more than
4 or FIVE cents pound and the higher
price received for creamery butter
gives fair margin of profit over the
old method, to say nothing of the home
labor and the risk and expense of pla-
cling the home product on the market.
In every creamery community the far
mer derives a larger cash income from
the same number of COWS. He said he
thought the cooperation plan the beat,
where the farmer would put his milk
into the store and receive his propor-
tiOn of the profits. 1t is not necessary.
he said, to make all the cream into but
ter, but study the market and sell
cream, ice-cream, butter or milk in the
manner most profitable. Speaking of
cows, he said the American people had
done more to improve the different
breeds of dairy animals than the peO-
pie among whom the animals Origina-
ted, and it was no unusual thing for
those people to send to US for fine
stock. A fOurteen-pOund-aweek don't
count where we have cows yielding as
much butter as four or five cows for
nerly yielded.
Replying to a question. he said :
"The bulk of cream is no test of the
value of a COW for butter-making. The
only reliable test is one that will show
the per cent. of fats in the milk"
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

A FLYING MACHINE.-A Philadel-
phia Times correspondent says that
remarkable experiment is going on not
far from London, in q pretty little
Kentish town called Bexley. Here a
party of American scientists and arti-
zans are constructing au air-ship which
is expected to cross the ocean in seven
hours. The inventor, capitalists and
workmen are nearly all from Bridge
port, Conn.,, and are confident of sue
cess. There are now models which
rise from the table and fly around the
interior of the great workroom, des-
cribing circles and curves at the will
of tie sender. If the complete ship
does half as well as the model it will
reYOlutiOnize the world. Every work
man is sworn to absolute secrecy and
thus far little or no information as to
what the mechanism is, has reached
the outside world The superintend-
ent is Hiram Maxim, an inventor Of
ability, next to him are Mr.. House and
his son, who are both endowed with
high inventive talent.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
The Products of the Vine.

Among the most instructive and sug-
gestive of the bulletins of the census
bureau is that just issued in regard TO
the production of grapes, rasins and
wines. 1t appears from this exhibit
that a total of 4O1 ,26l acres in 1889, OF
which 3O7, ,575 were in bearing, pro-
duced 572, ,lS9 tons of grapes; of these,
267, ,271 tons we're table grapes, and
240, ,450 were used in making. In
all the product of the vineyards for
year named was 24,3O6,9O5 gallons of
vine, Al ,166 tons for rasins, and %, ,252
tons for dried grapes, etc. From these
figures it is manifest that viticulture in
the United States has assumed an in
dustrial magnitude the full extent Of
which will doubtless be surprise even
to some of those, who, in a general
way have kept themselves informed Of
its development.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
EDUCATIONAL.

DR.. Chas. H. Paine, of the board of
education, spoke OF the necessity of the
church's increasing care of educational
institutions. He thought there ought
to be five times as many students in
the colleges as there are, though there
was an increase of 5000 during the
past year He urged revival of edu-
cation as the greatest and most impor-
tant question before the church. il is
too late day, he said, to expect Meth
Odists to attend the church's colleges
simply because they are Methodist in
stitutiOns. The church does not attack
the public schools, but says at the same
time that we must have edenOminatiOnal
schools. He opposed the indiscrimin-
ate policy of erecting colleges, and
urged reorganization and uUifcation
and an official list, in which kindergar-
gartens would not be universities.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

The impression is general in official
circles at Washington, that it would be
just as we'll if the Italians throughout
the country would abandon the idea of
holding public meetings and passing
resolutions about the popular execu-
tion of the eleven criminals in New
Orleans. The agitation can have no
bearing upon the fact thatthe men were
put to death as criminals and not
Italians. The gross insult to the Am
erican flag by Italians at New Orleans,
will probably furnish grounds of de-
mand for an apology from Italy, if that
nation persists in assuming RESPONSE
bility for the acts of her subjects in
this country. A gentleman in Wash
ington, who is recognized authority
on international law, says the affair
has no feature in il that suggests an
international or race question. The
London Times defends the act of the
people Of New Orleans.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.

DIR. A. RittenhOnse, of Philadelphia,
appealed for a Methodist hospital,
where mans physical and spiritual
welfare could receive attention. The
bishop sanctioned his remarks.
The question of the admission of
women to the general conference, was
made a special order for Saturday,
when the conference will vote by bal
lot, without debate.
Supernumerary relations were asked
for J. w. Hammersly and w. w. Red
man. The matter was referred to the
Board of Stewards.
Rev. Samuel Small spoke for FIVE
minutes on MOrmonism, after which
the morning session adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

The proposition Of Mrs. J. Frank
Ball, who is one Of the Woman Com
missioners for Delaware to the Worlds
Fair, that the $4,000 to be be received
BY this state from the general govern
ment under the Direct Tax bill, be ap-
propriated TO makinga creditable Del
aware representation in 1892, is a very
practical suggestion. Possibly q pOr-
tion of this fund will be restored to
those who paid the tax when it was
imposed, but it is doubtful If claims foI
half the entire amount can be properly
authenticated, so that the balance
will remain in the state treasury.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
Wilmington Conference.
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS AT
CENTREvILLE.

The twenty-third annual session of
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference began
Thursday morning at o'clock, Bishop
Fowler presiding, and about 175 mem.
bers present.
Rev. ]. D. Rigg, who was reelected
secretary, named Revs. E. G. MacnichOl
and A. S. MOwbray as assistants, Rev.
w. I. Valiant, journalist, and Rev. W.
r. MOwbray, statistician. The latter
selected for his assistants Revs. R. I.
Watkins, w. G. KoOns, ]. P. Moony,
Asbury Burke, u. H. Webster and D.
II. COrkran. Rev. G. A. Grise was re-
elected treasurer and named as his
assistants, Revs. E. H. DerricksOn, John
Howard. H. s. Dulaney and r. K.
Stephenson.
Revs. ]. D. Rigg, and A. 8 Now
bray and John H. Hoffecker were ap.
pointed committee to secure from the
Legislature such additional legislation
as may fully secure for the benefit of
conference claimants all sums which
are in the hands of the board of stew
ards now, or may hereafter be collec-
ted, paid in, given or devised by will,
to the endowment fund or for the dis
tributiOn fund of the conference.
1t was decided to have business ses-
sions in the morning from to u
o'clock, each sitting to be preceded
by devotional exercises Leginning at
$50 o'clock.
The standing committees were ap-
pointed:
The characters of the presiding elders
aud pastors were passed and the latter
reported their collections for missions
and conference claimants. The collec-
tions in most instances exceeded the
appOrtiOnment.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
BOOK CONCERN.

DR.. S. Hunt, of the Book Concern,
gladdened the hearts of the ministers
by telling them that the literature
issued by the concern will probably be
cheaper next year. He said the finan.
ces of the concern were in glad condi-
ton and should not be increased one
cent, but spent on worn out ministers
and widows and orphans. A church
organization not in need of money sur
prised the conference and the mem
bers applauded the doctor. He also
said that the Methodist had issued half
of the literature which had been sent
forth by denominations during the past
100 years.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

David B. Hill, whatever his failings,
seems to have sort Of John L. Sulli-
van sort of confidence in his ability as
a political knocker-out of all comers.
Not satisfiad with engagement with
Cleveland. the heavy middle-weight,
he has invited a contest with Jones.
"He pays the freight" the irOnjawed
middle-weight, and VDave" is only a
bantam weight.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

annuated relation. The case of the
Rev. James Hubbard, who holds su-
pernumerary relation, was referred to
the board of stewards. Suggestion
was made that the Rev. o. S. Walton
be changed from supernumerary to eff
fective.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

1t pays to be notorious. Ex-senator
Ingalls, recently received a good round
sum from a New York paper for a
signed article criticizing our methods
of building a navy and incidentally
giving the tail of the British Lion a
vicious twist, which had already some
months ago been printed by another
New York paper, as a part of long in
terview with Ingalls,.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
PASSING CHARACTERS.

The characters of all the ministers
were passed and all the reports of mis-
siOnary collections were presented.
Some excitement was looked for dur
ing the session, by the rivalry between
two Peninsula church papers 10
get the sanction of the conference as
its official organ. One publication has
the patronage, which the other desires.
one of the local papers has printed
charges of attempted bribery. The
fight was to begin Friday when the
character of one of the presiding eld-
ers was brought up. Charges were to
be preferred by a clergyman belonging
to the opposition. While the spokes-
man was temporarily absent, the bish-
Op called up the characters and the
elder passed as satisfactory, no one be-
ing present to prefer the alleged
charges. The matter may come up in
another shape.
Addresses were delivered by the
Rev. Sam Small in behalf of the Utah
University and the Rev. DR.. Ritten-
in behalf of the Methodist Episcopal
Hospital in Philadelphia.
Rev. p. H. Rawlins, Il. H. Haynes,
G. w. Prettyman and ]. E. Bryan
were elected trustees of Wilmington
Conference Academy, and Revs. w. NJ.
Warner, T. E. Martindale, Adam STEM
gle and II. S. Thompson were appoin-
ted committee on ministerial qualii'
cation.
At the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society, Rev. ]. e. Bryan
presided and addresses were delivered
by Revs. T. E. Terry and w. A. Spen'
Ger, ID. d.
Transfers as follows were noted
Rev. DR.. J. H. Wiley, to Central New
York Conference Rev. Edward Free
man, to Maine Conference Rev. JUL
ius Dodd, to New York Conference ;
Rev. DR.. Jacob Todd, to Philadelphia
Conference Rev. w. r. Sears, to New
York East Conference; Rev. B. @
Warren, to New York Conference
Rev. Mr.. Strenstrom, from Swedish
| Conference.
The Rev. ]. w. Hammersly, who hai
been a member of the conference TO
Al years, was given supernumerar.
relation and his case referred to tn
Board of Stewards. The Rev. VIM. B
Walton was given supernumerar.
and the Rev. w. w. Redman a super
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
Be Sure

II you have made up your mind to buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take
any other Hoods Sarsaparllla is a peculiar
medicine, possessing, by virtue of its peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation,
curative power superior to any other article.
A Boston lady who knew what she wanted,
and whose example is worthy imitation, tells
her experience below:
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

Mrs. Frank Leslie seems to have
profted by Henry Stanley's shrewd
methods of advertising. She has an
nounced her intention to leave in her
will at least $6OO,OO for the establish
ment of an institute for women of lit
erary or artistic proclivites. Owing to
the fact that Mrs. Leslie is young and
apparently healthy, it would seem to
the unprejudiced mind that she has
postponed her benefaction much longer
than is necessary, In the inelegant
but ''get there" language of the street,
what's the matter with spending some
of that money for the present genera
ton ifit is intended to spend it at all ?
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
March
April May

are the best months in which to purify your
oiOod. During the long, cold winter. the
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comes weak and tired, the appetite may be
lost' and just now the system Graves the aid
OF a reliable medicine. Hoods SarsapariIla
Is peculiarly adapted to serve this purpose.
ltncreases in popularity every year. for It Is
the ideal spring medicine
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

If your hair is inclined to fall outand
become thin use Halls Hair Remover.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

"Your predecessor has gone into the
interior" said the cannibal to the new
missionary.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25

Speaking Of politics, and the APP
pointment of the nine new judges Of
the United States circnit court, as pro-
vided in the new law, Mr.. Harrison
might find it good politics to take one
or more of them from the ranks Of the
Farmers Alliance. True. there Gro
no lawyers in the Alliance. but il does
not necessarily follow that there are not
plenty Of men competent TO make
good judges among les menbsra.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-25
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A Model OF Neatness.

Noodles is certainly the neatest fell
low / ever knew about his personal
habits" said snoopkins at the Platypus
Club one afternoon.
How so?''.
One Of the other men in the group
about the little table at the east front
window put the query and snoopkins
replied;
"Well, mean that Noodles is an
orderly In his ways. You know very
few men haze Aay.;. son Of putting
things away But he really has.
"Such things as what?'
why, clothes At all events, l was
thinking of them in particular. have
roomed with a good many fellows in
my time, but Of all Of them Noodles is
the most careful man as to the manner
in which he puts his things away when
he goes to bed. "
"How does be do it, dear boy?"
"Well, you know the average man
when he undresses walks around the
room and throws his coat in one corner,
his trousers in another, his necktie and
collar in one place, and so on, distrib
uting his garments without regard to
order But with Noodles it is different.
He perambulates the bedroom as he
disrobes, also, but he chucks his things
in pile in the same spot No matter
where he takes off a garment he waits
until he has got around to the same
corner again before he deposits it,
That's what l call neatness. Don't
your