Smyrna times., 1895-08-14

O"OSA sAio OOWh dhu OldybOu, Ou fFl
day evening. The first part will b
vocal music; the second, q mock wed
ding, in which the forty virgins witt
their lamps will appear.
SMYRNA LANDING is u busy plac
now. The Bohemians, from Baltimore
some ninety in number of all sizes ant
conditions, are there. Messrs. j. b
COunselman & Co. have started up oi
on apples as a preliminary work t,
tomato canning, which would now b.
in full force were the growing cOndi
tiOns better.
The score or two of visitors VIII
J have been domiciled with Smyrn
, friends the past week of extreme no
weather and much of the time breeze
less night, might naturally conclud,
this was hot place did not the ther
mometer record as high or even highe
temperature in states to the north o
us. August is only making up for th
unusually low temperature of July.
The bicycle craze in this vicinit,
seems to increase rather than diminish
There evidently can be discovered M
exercise more exhilarating than bi
cycling if we are to judge by the en-
thusiasm of its devOtees. There are
large number of wheels in our tOwI
besides the large number that come il
from Clayton and those fortunate
enough to possess them declare it tht
matchless pastime of the age.
The PRACTICAL FARMER speaks of {
variety of "Vineless" sweet potato suit
able for growth in the eastern, north
ern and northwestern States, with
short, chunky vines that, planted al
about the usual distance apart fol
ordinary potatoes 81 feet of rows and
II feet in the row, yield $50 to 2OC
bushels per acre and would bear put.
ting muth closer and seem to be hardy
enough for the Northern States.
SUNDAY afternoon seems to be a
chosen time for a gang Ofyoung persons
of both cOlOrs to go out East street in the
direction of the railroad to engage in
card playing. One of our citizens who
has returned from a visit of week or
more at Ocean Grove says he heard
more bad language the day he got home
than he did the whole time put to-
gether that he was gone, among thOus-
ands there where there are hundreds
here.
AUGUST is the month for carriage
riding. 1t is the one period of the year
when the young men feel that it is a
| duty incumbent upon them 20 pat.
rOnize the livery. Each man has his
sweetheart. and each sweetheart has
learned the art of gently impressing
her admirer with the fact that she is by
no means unwilling to accompany him
to camp. But at the end of the week
what a discouragiug emptiness there is
in the young mans pOcketboOk.
SOME melons of home production
were in market last week, but they
promise to be few in numbers because
OF the drying up of the vines. One
farmer who had fairly good patch
had it ruined by crows that picked
holes in them when about the size of
quart jugs. Cove Voshell, on Bombay
Hook Island has a patch OF three or
four acres which he says is very prom
lsing. He has about half this quantity
in cantalOupes of fine quality, now be-
ginning to ripeD.
AMONG the moving SCENES of the
crowd on Saturday evening was C lii.
tie, cut down fellow selling music-4O
songs on sheet. He had the smaller
boys with him, who seemed not to tire
OF the endless repetition of the names
OF the taVorite songs. He pulled in a
nickel occasionally from some one who
wanted the rich repertoire of music
which his sheet afforded, He was in
no way allied to the Single Tax men.
but somehow seemed much of the time
in their vicinity.
SATURDAY night Ves the hottest of
the seasOn-the kind of still. sdper.
heated air when most persons not
compelled by business would be SUP.
posed to hunt for quiet place of re-
pOse-but our streets on the contrary
haye not been so thronged all summer,
They seemed TO permeate everywhere,
not so much for business, for the mer-
chants say it was better through the
day wheE but few people were Visible.
but for the simple purpose apparently
Ito be in the SWIM The moving
current evidently likes a warm night.
THERE has always been a diversity
OF opinion, says an exchange, regarding
the height of the American woman,
Some, especially ia fashion magazines.
make the figure tall, thin and of the
height OF giantess; the tail woman
certainly is better off when style is the
question, and, moreover, looks better
as she grows older. The short woman,
however, is more to the taste of the
average man; she seems to call for
protection apd caresses. No matter
how tall or short gEs may be, however,
as long as she is bright and symLathetic
the American woman is all right in the
sight of man.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend a temperance meeting An the
M. E, Church Thursday evening. to be
~ WV IL OOlH anu
Mrs. Ida b. Cole, of Philadelphia.
upon the subject of scientific Fem.
perance." Mrs. Cole is highly en-.
dorsed by the press throughout the
county. Among the testimonials, the
following from the (R. I.) Narragan-
sett Weekly comedies with the impress
SOP she made upon her audience at
the DaH3den Camp Meeting:
"Mrs. Cole is an easy and accompiis ne s,saka,.
one who holds her audience by the race Of her
matter" '''''
Smyrna, Aug. IA. PRESS SUPT.
THOMAS CAIN was hauled up before
Squire Cooper on Saturday evening
Tor an assault on Joseph =. Thompson, |
resulting in his being mulcted ont OF |
about 80 for fine and costs. They had |
been talking and drinking together
with cae or two friends in good humor |
put on separating and getting some
thirty or forty feet away Gain heard |