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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
THINGS YET TO BE.

Some say this world is an old, old world,
But it's always been new to me;
With its boundless range OF ceaseless change,
And hope OF things TO be.
A new friend takes my hand
When the old ones pass away
The old days die, but tho light in the sky
Is the dawn OF another day.
Some say this world Is cold, cold world,
But It's always been bright to me-
With its hearthstone fires and warm desires
For the things that are yet tobe.
And II I must labor, wait.
And trust to the fields have sown,
For know there Is truth in the promise OF
youth;
Twill some time come to my own.
Some say this world is n sad, sad world,
But it's always been glad to me;
For tho brook never laughs like my soul
when 1t quafrs
And feasts on the things TO be.
The night comes on with its rest
The morning comes on with its song
The hours OF grief are few and brief,
But joy is a whole life long.
Some say this world Is bad, bad world,
but It's always been good to me;
With its errors there live dear hearts that
forgive,
And hope for tho things to be.
This world is not old or cold;
This world Is not sad or bad
II you look to the right, forgettingthe night,
And say TO your soul ''Be glad"
Alfred Ellison, in Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
An Improvement in Churns.

An Improvement in the ordinary
box-shapad conclusion churn has been
made in Australia. The improvement
consists simply in having two square
apertures, one opposite the other, in
stead of the one aperture which is the
rule in ordinary churns. The second
opening permits thorough ventilation
after the operation OF churn ng is
concluded, and also enables the clean
ing to be much more effectually done
than under the OLD condition. New
York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

LETTER from her
lover l"cried Grace
Burney. "Why, 1
do think she ought
to be the happiest
girl in the world. I
only wish 1 had a
lover to get letters
from"
'She don't seem
a bit happy" said
lit t ! Q Ernestine
Vaux, in an awed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

The greatest naval review OF mod
ern times was by Queen Victoria in
1854 at the beginning OF the Crimean
war, The fleet extended in an un-
broken line for five miles and COM
prised 800 men-of-war, with twice that
number OF fstore and supply ships. The
fleet was manned by 40, 900 seamen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

the ring and he is being tensed by men
with red cloaks, which they fiaunt be-
fore him. He is slender animal, with
small hind quarters, but with tremen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

There are 22O, 900 men of ell nations
in the British army.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

ninety eighth year and bids fair to
reach the concluding years OF the GEN.
tury. He has been Mason more
than seventy years. s.-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
THE OTHER GIRL.

By HELEN FORREST GRAVES.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
Death of Emory Lum.

The tragic death of Emory Lum on
Wednesday evening last was one that
naturally excited and interested the
community between the accident and
death--a period of only three or four
hours. He was a noted teamster, and
could be trusted with his team to take
hold of the most difficult work. He
was engaged on that day to do the
hauling of the canning factory boiler
at Clayton, between the mill and the
cars. In the labor of loading it is pre-
sumed he got Overheated, and while
riding one of his horses was seen to
waver in his position, then suddenly
fall beneath the horses feet, and before
his son could stop the team the front
wheel had passed over his breast, the
wagon being loaded with q boiler
weighing $500 pounds. The wonder
was that he was not killed on the spot.
He was brought to his home in this
town and did not die until nearly nine
o'clock. Consciousness returned after
being home, the most of his lucid mo-
ments, it is claimed by his friends
being spent in prayer.
There were universal expressions oi
regret at his death. He was a colored
man whose business success and quiet
demeanor, (even his team being ad.
dressed in the most gentle language),
that might justify the remark made on
the street that fifty men could have
died in the community and been less
missed than Emory Lum." He was
what appeared for him in the prime o
life-63 years old-if judged by hii
industry and application to business.
He had lost considerable money by
security and bad debts, probably sew
eral thousand dollars, but still had g
small farm, two houses in town anC
valuable team and outfit of wagons.
His funeral was Sunday afternoon
at Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, where i
his burying ground, pastor Hutchins
of Centennial Church, (of which h,
held the relation of trustee but wa
not a member) preaching the funera
discourse. Notwithstanding it was tn,
hottest day of the season, the hOus
was filled, with possibly more person
outside the church than were in it
The indications are that there will b.
no one to take the distinctive place a
a laborer and business man he held.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

RIVALRY on the part Of China against
Japan over the use of certain Corean
ports has caused a war cloud to hang
over Corea. The situation is one of
grave apprehension to the inhabitants
of this foreign country. Both nations
are preparing for war. China has
somewhat the advantage over Japan in
her number of men, bat at sea their
strength is more evenly divided. China
has an available army of 1000, 900.
while Japan has but $4,000. The State
Department. has not been officially
notified that war has been declared al
though the fighting has began and re-
suited last week in a slaughter of 100
Chinese. The peace of Europe may
depend upon the course persued in
COrea by the two powers.
No authentic declaration of war has
been received at London or the other
European capitals, and the English Gov
ernment has instructed its emissaries
in China and Japan to be more spry
with news. It is understood that
China will not formally declare war
until the vessels and ammunition which
she has ordered abroad shall have been
gotten safely into Chinese ports.
The Chinese Government has ordered
the construction of four torpedo boats
by German shipbuilders.
Chinese agents are purchasing arms
in this county, and are shipping them
home by way of the Canadian Pacific
line.
Minister Charles DENLY. now on q
leave Of absence, has been ordered tc
report to Pekin.
The sinking Of the Chinese transport
Kow Shung by the japanese is de
nounced as a wholesale and bruta
murder. It is certain that wheneveI
Chinese and japanese forces meet
either on land or sea, there will be {
fgbt. 1t is feared that when the hos
tilities begin in real earnest, FuroreaI
nations may become involved.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
The Sunday School Picnic.

Last Thursday was the day set apart
by the officers and teachers of the NJ.
f. Sunday school, for an outing at
Woodland Beach. Heretofore the
Sunday school has been depending on
the Baltimore g. Delaware Bay Railroad
as a means of transportation but this
year the road, which has been con-
demned owing to decay, the school had
to resort to any means that could give
them transportation in the way of a
vehicle. The day was an exceedingly
hot one aud the worst of all for the
excursionists, land breeze. But this
did not deter a large crowd from going.
Early in the morning when the church
bell began to ring, many who had not
their own private conveyance gathered
at the church whore wagons were in
readiness for them. Many also, who
did not cherish the idea of putting a
whole day through, went down after
an early dinner.
On this day there were four other
EXCURSIONS, the Presbyterian Sunday
school Of this town, and three negro
excursions. The latter, when the Press
byterian and Methodist schools arrived, ,
held the fort. All the tables. in the
pavilion had been grabbed up by these
ebony-hued excuFsionists. IL was not
long, however, before B. Y. Weldon,
who is always useful on such occasions,
had the pavilion cleared so as the
Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday
schools could get a place to spread
their tables. The conduct of the
negroes in this matter is to be COM
mended and 40 it was all day. They
were peaceful and orderly.
Toward the latter part of the after
noon a breeze spraDg up from down
the bay aud sent its cooling effects to
those who were out on the pier or pa
villions. On land there seemed TO be
but very slight difference. It surely
was a gala day for the children. All
day long they were going about indulg
ingin uaost every pleasure that met their
idle fancy. Some were on the carousal
some on the toboggan and switch-back
some on the razzle-dazzle, others hac
permission from their mammas to e
wading. You could hear their merr,
voices no matter what part OF th'
Beach you went.
AT evening tide a party OF twenty
three went out for sail. The wore
sail seemed to be "bluif" as lar as ou
party was couceyned for a dead cain
rested on the placid waters. g0lnl
out to the channel of the bay u wa
easy enough assisted by the swift moy
ing tide, but there was a different tai
J when the party began to make sne'
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
Maryland Items.

Joshua L. Besuchamp, of Denton,
died Friday of typhoid fever, aged fifty
years.
The old colonial dwelling-house of
the Sudler family was burned in Somer-
set county Monday.
Caroline county will have a new
high school building ready for cccup.
ancy when the fall term begins.
The Republican Congressional Con-
VentiOn for the First district will be
held at Ocean City Aug. 90.
The cost to the State of Maryland of
the militia during the recent Frostburg
mining troubles fOots up $4,000.
The Baltimore american says: 1.-THE
ship canal will be built" Well, posi-
bly, it will. The canal has been on the
boards for about forty years.
The passenger depot and contents
we're destroyed Monday at ConowingO,
Cecil county, on the line of the COlum-
bia and Port Deposit Railroad.
Between the wrangle for free or
freezer raw materials" we shall be
lucky if we have any materials at all
after the politicians get through with
usl
Capt. G. r. Leonard has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Easton, upon the
recommendation of Senator Gibson.
The salary is $500. Colonel Mullikin's
term expired May 2S.
Winter Oats.-Mr. Robert S. Emory.
near ChestertOwn, sOwed about an acre
of oats last fall as an experiment. and
this spring cut the crop harvesting
about seventy-f bushels.
The stockholders of the Easton and
ChestertOwn r. Il. met in Chestertown
last week and elected directors, Chas.
I. Westcott is president and Emil
Thielens treasurer. Over 1000 shares
of stock is taken.
Creamery Prices The Chester.
town creamery paid fifty cents per
hundred pounds for milk the past
month; Locust Grove 55 cents; Ken.
nedyville 55 cents; Still Pond 55 cents;
Fairlee 56 cents.
| DSAAcAo0e hAo OWO Chu
dldates of the same name, Joshua w.
Miles, Democrat, and Bennett Miles,
Probitionist. They are certainly long
candidates, but possibly distance lends
enchantment.
Mr.. Eugene Bonwell, living near
Still Pond, while in his stable last week
received a painful kick on the hip from
a mule. Mr.. Bonwel was standing
near the animals head at the time or
his Injuries might have been more seri.
Gus.
There seems to be very vivid i'm
preston among the rank and file Of
the Maryland Democrats that Presi.
dent Cleveland's position on the tariff
bill is soundly Democratic, but the
resolutions adopted at the Congress.
slonal Convention at Ocean Citv
Thursday shows that German has not
lost his grip on the delegates. The
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
Base Ball.

Smyrna met with another defeat on
its home grounds Monday. This time
with the Sudlersvile, Md, team, bv
score of IA to 6. The game had been
pretty well advertised, which brought
a good attendance, but a noticeable
fact was the amount of persons who
stood outside the grounds instead of
giving their patronage for the interest
of the association. Fully as many
stood at the end of the board fence and
over in the corn field as there were
who paid an entrance fee. This should
not be the case. The association is
giving our citizens the benefit of some
interesting games at considerable eX-
pense and it seems nothing more than
right that our citizens in turn should
should give their hearty patronage.
Fifteen cents is all that is requested
for admission and if all those who
stand outside would come in and help
support our team it would take a great
strain off of the officers, who have the
financial interests to look after. The
corn field we are notified will be no
longer used as a grand stand. Tres
passers are forbidden on that lot under
penalty of the law.
The game started out in an interest
ing manner, the visiting team, made
up mostly of college men, put in some
fine work and it was not long to see
that they had the superior nine. Not
that their individual players were any
better than ours, but their team work
was their main support. This fact
should not escape the attention of our
boys, who need to get down to uni
form, systematic work. This can be
done only by constant practice.
One of the features of the game was
the umpiring of Bob McAfee, who was
fearless in his decisions and always
called them out in a clear audible
tones. The all round playing oi
Hinkle was noticeable, as also the bat
ting of Mcdowell and Hustled. For
the visiting team Gadd put up a fine
game both at bat and as catcher, while
Armstrong, the short stop, was an all
round player. Will Trenchard's play
ing was also a noticeable feature. The
battery tor Sudlersville was Gadd and
Morgan, for Smyrna, Hinkle and
Hawke and Stevens.
! The score:
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

return trip. Not breeze stirred and
for quite while the boat lulled with
the gentle swelling and sinking of the
tide. In order to get back to shore, if
we wanted to get home that night, each
man was obliged to take an oar. 1t
was half past eight before the party
landed, where they found the Beach
cleared of most all the excursionist ex-
cept those who were obliged to remain
for this sailing party.
The day, Notwithstanding the torrid
heat, was a pleasant one. This was
probably strengthened by the union of
the two Sunday Schools. 1t made it
exceedingly pleasant for both to COM
bine and enter into the festivities of
the bayside, as it brings friends and
members of both denominations to-
gether and promotes a stronger fra
ternal feeling.
During the day the Presbyterian
Sunday School was treated to ice
cream. The MethOdists instead of this
kept barrel of cool ice water going all
day, which was a source of exceeding
comfort to the thirsty excursionists.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

THE Tariff question is still the abb
sOrbing thing before the country, with
the Senate and House still standing off
from each other and the President sd-
vising the House not to compromise
with the Senate or take its bill without
important changes. For a week or
two it has been a deadlock, neither
House willing to make concessions and
a month since the bill passed the Sen
ate. There are three or four Senators
who will not yield to Stree raw ma
terials" as applied to coal and iron, and
besides, it seems impossible to break
the hold of the Sugar Trust. There is
however getting to be pretty settled
opinion that some kind of bill will be
agreed on yet.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

ScribneT's Magazine for August is
Fiction Number, as it has been the Gus
tom for seven years. 1t contains six
complete short stories. by H. C.. Bun.
ner, 7. r. Sullivan, William II. Shell.
ton. w. Orally Hewitt, Octave Uzanne,
and Harrison Robertson, the author Of
one Of the most famous stories ever
published in Scribner's, How the
Derby was Won" Mr.. RObertson's
a'She and Journalism" is a love story
that ends right; Mr.. Shelton, in The
Missing Evidence in the Case of the
People versus Dangerking," tells an
oid-fashioned detective story of the
most exciting kind Octave Uranne's
"The End of Books" is a peep into the
future, when books and newspapers
will be furnished by the phonograph
instead of type; "An Undiscovered
Murder" by T. r. Sullivan, is a tale of
real imagination while the element
of simple pathOs is furnished in the
little sketch, Awaiting Judgement" /"
by w. Orally Hewitt, an English writer
new to American readers. The fiction
Is beautifully illustrated by Castaigne
Sterner, Hatherell and the distin-
guished French artist, Robida.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
An Attempt at RurgIarlv.

Last night about o'clock as, Night
Watchman Pratt was making his round
and was about to register his beat at
w. E. Hall & Sons merchandise store
on the corner of Main and Mt. Vernon,
he heard a noise within. Thinking
something was wrong, he turned the
corner and headed for the rear of the
establishment. Two men ran out
ahead of him, cut across the street and
rushed pell NELL up Mt. Vernon street.
Watchman Pratt fired shot at them,
which did not take effect. The thieves
fred another in return and then hastily
made their escape. This aroused the
peaceful sleep of those in that vicinity
and soon Mr.. Pratt had quite gather
ing around him. Mr.. Hall was called
up and a thorough investigation was
made. The thieves had pried open the
shutters of window in the rear of the
store and obtained entrance. 1t seems
they went direct TO the shoe counter,
for nothing else in the store was dis
turbed. Shoes were streWn about over
the floor and counter, but to Mr.. Halls
knowledge there we're none missing.
The money drawer was not disturbed,
IN ldCI very IlblO was III OhO uiaWCl as
Mr.. Hall is careful to have the bulk of
it saved. A few hundred pennies were
wrapped up in rolls of twenty-five
each, hut everything was found in tact
Their object must have been to gel
shoes, for in this department they
could see how to work by the all-night
arc light which shone through the bulk
window from the street. The store it.
self was without light.
1t is we'll that Mr.. Pratt was makinE
his beat in that vicinity at that specia
time or a robbery might have beer
made. As it was the thieves had tOC
short a time to do their work.
Mr.. Pratt expressed a desire tina
the storekeepers should keep a ligh
burning all night in their stores. B!
this means he thinks that fewer at
tempts would be made at robbery anC
in case thieves should put the light Ou
he would know Immediately tha
something was wrong. This fac
should impress our merchants in tn
future. The thives, Mr.. Pratt think:
were negroes, judging from their ap
pearance in the glimmering rays of tn
arc light and he thinks if he had ha
assistance, he could have caught then
The employment of a night watch
man in our town has been a great beI
eft. Mr.. Pratt has given good serviC
and not few cases have passed i
which he has saved a robbery an
probably endangered his own life.
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
State Convention
OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Headquarters Of the Republican State Control
Committee, Wilmington. nel
State Convention Of the Republican rsr,,.
the state of Delaware will be held - J'! IT,! oI
Tuesday, August Dist, \. d. 1891 at II octc3'e 'er
NJ for the purpose of nominatin,, oo."{YA A.
ior governor, and candidate for Repreto-,,,e.e R.-,.e
tive IN Congress and Members of the Stato ~. T,,ta
trail Committee ''"Ie Zen
The Convention at Dover will copsi., ~ ,,o
ueIeB4Ies apporuoned among the several dis
trlcts OF the state as follows: "'S-
40 TO be chosen from the first district
90 70 pe CHOSEN from the second district
Az 10 be chosen from the third district
AZ 70 be chosen from thief Ourth district
salQ delegates 10 be appOrtiOued among tho Cos,
eral suDdlViSlOns OF each district as hcretofors
ana further, it is ordered that the Dlccti,.,
delegates shall be as follows: 0'''" Vi
The Republican District Committee shall ,-o
Hiue LOT tle holdlng OF an election at the utnal
place or places Of voting in the several .,,t5;
visions of the respective cOuutie, by nrnvijir+,
an inspector and two judges The elcction .Lsi
be held on Saturday, 18th day Of Augu.t IN
1871, between the hours Of two and mine p N
Inc polls TO be kept open continuously in esfL
subdivision for period Of not less tban -I, tyra
hOuTs provided however, that in the absenn. of
such provision for the conducting Of an eIacri1,
as are above set forth the Republican voters If
the district shall assemble at the usual voti,,
and two Judges i-'0
Upon closing the polls the judges shall conn,
the votes and make a certificate Of el ction in
duplicate, one ofwhich shall be delivered 10 the
delegates elected and the other shall be mailed
forthwith 10 the Secretary of the state Pennh.
| lican Committee, Hotel Richardson, Dover DeI
aware ' AZ
At the election Of delegates to the state Con.
| veutlon, Republicans, or those pledgiug them
selves to vote the Republican ticket, onIy. Shall
! be allowed to vote.
JAMES i. WILSON, Chairman.
| HUGH c. Browse, Secretary sl3t
Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

VIII Boom Ocean City.-Following
the announcement of the important
deal by which the Baltimore &c Eastern
Shore Railroad Is to be reorpanized
and consolidated with the systems of
the Maryland, Eastern Shore and
Choptank Steamboat Companies, comes
news Of a decided upward tendency in
real estate this side the bay, particu.
larly along the lines of the new system
aud at terminal points. BY far the
most important feature Of the boom is
a plan now being carefully worked out
by party of capitalists and real es-
tate men for extensive improvements
at Ocean City, which when completed
will cause that place to rival Atlantic
City, Cape May and other seaside re-
sorts. These plans contemplate the
erection of two large hotels on Sine
puxent Beach, located some miles
apart, north and south of the present
collection of hotels and cottages con-
stituting Ocean City proper; the con-
struction of an electric railway along
the beach, and the lighting with elec-
tricity of the entire territory between
and for a considerable distance upon
either side of the two hotels.-Snolv
HiE Messenger,
0reensboropgh, Md, has had another
] narrow escape from serious Hre.