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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Much Bean Porricigc.

a family. residing in Lalleyille, Conn,
were visited by relatives residing some
distance off. One or the visitors re.
marked that there had been a great
quantity of bean porridgo made in his
mothers family; enough" said he, "to
float 7i-gun ship. Don't you think so,
Uncle John ?'-appealing to one of his
relatives. Yes, yes" replied that uncle;
~and the ship could float 81 hours and
not hit n bean"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Soldiers Encam pment.

The third annual encampment of The
northeastern association of soldiers and
sailors. comprising the counties of lisa
bella, GratiOt. Tuscola, Bay, Saginaw
Midland, Clare. Gladwin and Osceols
is TO be held in Shepherd September 10,
Is, II and Is Tie it. ,vlt speakers
will be present: Dept. Com William
Shakespear, Hon. Washington Gardner
Hon. James O'Dopnell, Hon. A. I.
Bliss, Hon l.. ID. Palmer. and others.
There will be grand parade sham bal.
tie, bombardment of fort, torchlighi
parade. fireworks, etc. This Is the
most convenient camping ground n
northern Michigan. Reduced rates or
all railroads Ample accommodations
for all wGO come.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

All meat that is declared unfit for
food by The official inspectors in London
is Immediately removed % the con-
lemnc3 meat shed i'm he Central mar
kct at Smithfrld. Here is series of
tanks made of thick slate. and each with
capacity Of 6oa ga!io1s. The meat is
first slashcd and dis sd. and then
subjected - chcrii al bath which has
he e.Toct not only ~ discg'o~ing ana
'caiorizing il. hu' also Of 'opping de-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
F. NJ. CONFERENCE.
Appointments for tie Big Rapids Dis
trict.

Appointments for I e Big Rapids Dis
trict.
At the Free Methodist conference,
held AT Sarauac Sunday The following
appointments were made for the Biz
Rapids district "A. ID. F
Gafiin. d + stanton and Fishvllle. L
w McKlboeu; Alma. st. Louis anc
Burns scboal house. w II. Bodine
EN- Hall SIMMER and Perrinton. j
\. Allen, X. f. Rayeruft. supply; Isl
bella and County Line, c. II. Hardiog
Weldman, Deerfield and Beech, TO b'
supplied; Clare and Farewell. "
Sherman; Orleans and Belding y. G.
Harlle; Greenville and Fenwick, +
Kaufman, supply; Saranac and Berlin
w. Watson; Castleton and Hastings
G. w Carey; Morgan, Maple GROVE am
Kalamo, > W ingalls,; Sunfeld anC
Shaytown, J a. Watson; Graud Ledg'
Eagle and Oneida. +. o. Wymau; :
Hudnutt and +. . Potruff, left with
out appointments AT their own request
members OF IOnia district quarterl
conference
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Here's Economy.

There il a man living near Maben.
Miss, who prides himself on his econo.
my, and the other day, when discussing
his favorite topic, he remarked that he
had saved several dollars in matches.
why" he said, "when l came to Mis-
sissippi nearly 40 years ago | brought
my fire with me, and | have kept the
same fire ever since, never allowing il
to die out and during all this time /
nave never spent cent for matches.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Road phiIosoplhy.

Because there Is mud III our streets, 2
surplus Of mud, is no reason why W.
should throw it at each other
Times aie hard with the farmer III
proportion as the roads are soft
Hard roads tend 10 make easy money.
The most precious stones are those
suitable for good road building.
Wisdom and trap rock make a strong
scuhinssiaM
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Ayers Hair vigor
PREPARED BY
Or. J. C. AVER & co., LOWELL, MASS, U. S. A.
when Lmer.nn I.ronpsrn.

Mrs. Ellen Emerson says that she re
members we'll th1 day when her father
the Concord philosopher, Ser out 10 pro
pose marriage 70 her s,epmother. THE
hverylnan seemed to know, she adds,
that 1t was Il special occasion, and the
horse and busy which he gave father
were made garish by pair of bright
yellow reins Poor father looked so dis
concerted. He pleaded gently for some
thing less conspicuous, but the man was
ohdurate. can see him nowdriviug off
with those glAr.ng ycius hanging loose.
" over he horses back "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

Fired ,n1p'A ira tjrel because hey
nave .-N0A.~'rd their Strength The
krlv wa> r,' y IN - get strong Is 10
fest prn,,-r in'd. BIt eatinI is not al
lSrrepg'h CONF, from food after diges =
Ntf0n. y g-stn" = IA d. Easy with
shaker - g.S'ive CuI.i'tl. People who
get tON tired ~ Life IL streugth
Food = 40 fN'd until ~ IS digp,ted
Tirrd u4'e 'hl.. sXntu~tsd. ck Suf-
fererS from ,ni'qe~,i"n. cn ~ cureO
hv thn IIs of Shaker Digestive Cordial
i co.! revive 'upjr span energies. r.
fresh AID 'ryignr4 he u. create lev
couragr. endurance ~ -'rpDgth. a.
by helping heir S'"m4che ~ q ges'
their food. AIDS uttIrr. ana this j.
the bEs' Of II. l. g'v-s 'mm~uiAte -
lief and. with ptr,"v'-rr',"" mAren' .
ly cures Sod y, drugHl~'S. Trial hoi-
tie 10 cans
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
The selH.h Bishop.

A story used 10 be told that Bishop
WHEREFORE always crowded the seats Of
his first class carriage with his papers
to gain himself a separate carriage, and
when asked if these seats were occupied
would reply, Yes-occupied, - adding
in low voice as The applicant went
away, "but not engaged. London
SDectator
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
stirred q u.

"Our whole ncighhorhood has been
stirred up, said the regul lar reader
The editor cf the country weekly seiz-
ed his pen.
"Tell me all about it, he said.
"What we want is the news. What
stirred it up?'
, "Plowing, " said the farmer. Pear.
ons Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21
Onr EI~sf IsanL

The first bank within the limits of the
United States was chartered in Phila-
delphia in III. II was incorporated by
congress under the title: THE PresI.
dent, Directors and Company Of the
Bank Of North America"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

Not one complaint has eyer bee
IN adj Nv those using Ayers Sarsaprilla
according to directions. Furthermore
'Ve have vet to learn Of a case in which
II has failed 70 afford benefit. so SAY
hundreds Of druggists all over the
coGrry Has cured others, will cure
you
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

IL the hair has been 10 de 20 grow a
natural color on bald heads in thou =
auds OF cases. 10y using Halls Renew. =,
why Will il hot in Your case?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

The glazing Of pens, in some varie-
ties considered an important operation
is done with lac dissolved in naphtha
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

Hundreds Of precious little ONES owe
heir VS. 20 DR. Thomas Electric o..
hr sovereign cure for Group ana A.
other throat and lung diseases.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-21

Disease attacks the weak and debi
jtated. Keep yourself healthy anc
strong by taking Hoods Sarsaprilla.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
Rirda That Feirn Death.

One of the most remarkable devices
resorted to by wild things for their own
protection is that of shamming death.
A beetle or spider will double in its
legs and lie as if dead. The reason for
this is obvious 1t may then be passed
over, mistaken for a bit of leaf or stick.
But it is more difficult to account for
this practice in birds.
A moor hen or land rail will feign
death, lying in the hand perfectly limp
and to all appearances unconscious. 1t
has been suggested that the idea is that,
being already dead, the captor will not
trouble to kill them.
More probably it is merely a ruse in
the hope that by lying still they may
be forgotten and crawl Off presently IN,
observed Another reason is suggested
by the fact that cats and the cat tribe
DO not often touch their prey unless il
moves. II ondon Standard.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
THE SUMS DISTANCE.
Would Take Five Hundred Years to Cover
1t at Swift Steamers Pace,

Would Take Five Hundred Years to Cover
1t at Swift Steamers Pace,
1.-The sun is about %, 900, 900 miles
distant from the earth, " writes Alden
w. Quimby i'll Ladies Home Journal
sit varies through the year because the
earth's orbit is elliptical, and the sun
is at one focus of the ellipse. The earth
is more than 5000, 900 of miles nearer
the sun in December than in June, at
which time the ATTITUDES south of the
equator receive his direct rays and ex-
perience the great heat of their summer.
''Let us try to comprehend the figures
stated. The other day two racers of the
sea proudly lowered the record of trans
atlantic passage. Could they turn their
prows to the sun, and drive their great
engines day and night in the crossing Of
the ether main, it would be 600 years
before they could reach harbor.
''MOst persons have noticed the ap-
preciable interval of time between the
stroke of an AK at distance and the re-
sultant sound. Could we hear the sound
of a solar explosion we would know that
the explosion had occurred IA years be-
fore. Perhaps the most striking illustra=
ton is that which imagines q little
child to have an arm long enough ia
reach the sun, The child might thrust
its fingers into the seething fires. but II
would grow up to maturity and calmly
descend into the valley of extreme old
age, biissfully unconscious Of any pain
from the burning; intact, it would re-
quire another such lifetime to bring the
news to the brain"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
BRANCH ROADS.

Leave harrington for Franklin City, and way
stations, (Milford, Georgetown, Berlin. Lewes &e)
10 81 a. m. and 62S p. m. Tues lays, Thursdays
and Saturdays only. Returning train leaves
franklin City, 552 a. m. week days, 1.45 p. m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays only.
Leave Franklin City for ChineOteague (via
steamer) LAB m. week days. Returning, leave
ChineOteague AZ q. ~. week days.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 10 81 o. m, 6.2a p. N. weekdays. Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m, sop, nj. week days.
Leave LeWeg for RehObOth 2!03 noon and 753
p. m, week days Returning leave Rehoboth
6.2S a. m. and 1903 p. m. week days
Leave Harrington for Berliu, 1887 a m. week
days and 62S y. m. Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and
Saturdays only. Returning, leave Berlin $50 q.
m. and As p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays only.
Leave Townsend for Centreville at 9.2a a. m
and $50 p. m leave Centreville 7.3l a. m. ana
$50 p. m, week days.
Leave clayton for oxford at 9.SS a m. and 545
p. m; leave Oxford Cos a. n, and lao p. m
weekdays.
Leave soaford for Cambridge at Ills a. m
week days, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays 7.O5 p. m; returning leave Cambridge
at 6 20 a. m week-days, and 247 p m. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Train leaves Clayton for CheStertown lois m.
returning, leaves ChestertOwn. so a. m.
CoNNECTIoNs.-At Porter. with Newark 4 Della
ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queer
Anne's& kentRailroad AtClayton, with Delaware
4 Chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore q Delaware
Bay Railroad At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland q Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford, with
Cambridge d Seaford Railroad. At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia Il Norfolk, Wicemico 4
Pocomoke and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
s. NJ. PROVOST. General Manager
J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
Mozart and I3retzner.

When Mozart was at the height of
his fame he composed the music for
Bretzner's Belmont und Konstanze"
("The Abduction From the Seraglio'O
at the request of the Emperor Joseph H.
The author of the drama was so angry
at this that he inserted the following
notice in The Leipziger Zeitung: ga
certain fellow, of the name of Mozart,
has dared to misuse my drama, Bel
mont und Konstanze' for an opera text.
hereby solemnly protest against this
invasion of my rights, and reserve to
myself further procedures (Signed),
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner, author of
'Rauschchen.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constituted condition of
the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inhamed you
have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed con-
ditiOn of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
L. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
RsE~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SmVr'n0, DeI.,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 18th, 1896
CHURCH SERVICES.

AsPURI METHoDIsT EPIsC0PAL.-Sunday-PTe
ing at lOI% A. NJ and $50 P. NJ. Sunday school
PPM Prayer Meeting-Thursdaysa "a =. NJ
Rev. Adam Stengle, Pastor.
ST. PETERS PROTESTANT EPIscoPAL.-Sunday-
Preaching at 1917 A. NJ. and ~ P. NJ. Holy Day,
-9i% A. H. Sunday SCHOOL, P. Prayer
Meeting-W Wednesdays, at IA P. Rev. &. W.
Dame, Rector.
PRESBYTERIAN Sundey-Preaching at 1917 A. NJ.
and ~ NJ. Sunday School-ll@ An Prayer
Meeting-Fridays at P. NJ Rev }. L. Estlln,
pastor.
ST POIYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Servicese every
other Sunday, by Father Connolly. Sunda
School Immediately after service.
SMYRNA misunderstanding services, Friend
ship in the morning, SeverSons in the after
noon Jerman's Chapel and SMYRNA Land
ing alternate Sunday nights at 100 Rev. w.
K, Mowbray, pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL tColored) =
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev }, h. Adams
Pastor.
A. N. E. CHURCH.-Sunday-Pre at lON
IN. and P. NJ. Sunday School-2I2 p. h
Rev. +. Byrd Pastor.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
YON'S.
HOMEOPATHIC
REMEDIES
ENDORSED BY PRESS AND PUBLIC
Convincing Statements from Persons
Who Declare They Have Been
Completely Cured.
YOUR NEIGHBORs TESTIFY
II You Are Sick Ask Your Nearest Drug
gist for "a ascent Vial of Munyon's
Remedies and
DOCTOR YOURSELF

Mrs. j. G.. Hinger, of No. ZIG East Sixth
street, says: For years / suffered with
rheumatism. The rheumatic pains were
often almost unbearable and at times l was
badly crippled with the stiffness and sore
ness. l heard of Munyon's Rheumatism
Cure and bought a bottle. had taken but
a few doses when L felt complete relief.
At the same time l was affected with dys-
pepsia so badly that l had great distress
after eating even the lightest kind of food
After taking one bottle of Munyon's Dys-
pesia Cure this stomach trouble disappeared
and 1 have not suffered from it since.
After being cured of the dyspepsia l began
taking the rheumatism medicine again and
am now entirely free from it,
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure never fails
to relieve in to hours, and cures in a few
days. Price, Is cents.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is guaranteed
to cure all forms of Indigestion and stomach
troubles. Price Csc.
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneumonia
and breaks up a cold in few hours. Price,
% cents.
Munyon's Cough Cure stops coughs, night
sweats, allays soreness, and speedily heals
the lungs, Price, 25 cents.
Munyon's Asthma Remedies relieve in 8
minutes and cure permanently. Price, 81
Munyon's Catarrh Cure soOthes and heals
| the afflicted parts and restores them tC
health. No failure. Price 25c.
| munyon's Kidney cure Speedlly cures
pains i'll the back, loins and groins, and al
forms of kidney disease. Price, 25 cents.
Munyon's Female Remedies are boon t.
all women. Price, 25 cents.
Munyon's Headache Cure is guaranteed
to cure all forms of Indigestion and stomach
troubles. Price Csc.
Munyon's Pile Ointment positively cure
all forms of piles. Price, 25 cents.
Munyon's Blood Cure eradicates all i'm
puritles of the blood. Price, % cents.
Munyon's Nerve Cure is a wonderful
nerve tonic. Price, Csc.
Munyon's VitaliZer restores lost power t
weak men. Price $1.00.
Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Compan
puts up a separate specific for each disease
At all druggists, 25 cents each.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 15C
Arch street, Philadelphia, answered wit
free medical advice for any disease.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15

The bicycle bids fair to cut an i'm
portant figure in the ensueing cam
paign in New Jersey and, perhaps,
elsewhere. 1t is not long ago that adj
yocates of the single tax swarmed all
over the State of Delaware on that
swift-Aying vehicle, distributing trac-
tates and Parthian bolts Of argument
IS they sped. With its aid the orators
Of any cause will be able to get from
point to point rapidly and inexpen-
sively, and by the same means their
audiencies will be empowered to dis
perse with celebrity in case the speaker
too prosy, as sometimes happens. The
truth is the bicycle weayes itself into
all the concearns of life, and is no more
10 be left out Of a political campaign
than out Of any other social movement
which summons the multitude to and
fro. People ride on it to the chuch and
the marriage and the funeral; court
ships are conducted on its whirling rim.
The time may come when the better
class Of tramps will scorn to go afoot
and move on the provinces in wheeled
phalanxes, like the chariotted ant
ragged hosts af Attila.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS.
some Interesting Notes About DueIs and
the Practice OF DueIing.

some Interesting Notes About DueIs and
the Practice OF Dueling.
Even in Germany the popularity of |
the duel is open to some doubt. Its ex-
istence is due not so much to q desire
for a combat as of fear what people will |
say if there is no fight. There have been
noted duelists who were always ready
for fray, and when they entered a
drawing room women quailed and hoped
It would not be their husbands or lovers
who would be so unlucky as to excite
the ire of the men Of blood.
During the occupation Of Paris by the
allies there were duels every day, the
Frenchmen usually being the challen-
gers and the victors, as they were very
skillful with the small sword. Some
times, however, they made a mistake,
as when they jeered at an English officer
over losing his leg at Waterloo. The
jeerer discovered that the loss of his leg
did not interfere in the least with the
Englishman's aim.
There have been exceptions to the
mania for fighting at any price. An
English captain, challenged by
Frenchman, had the choice of weapons
and chose pistols. The Frenchman de-
clared he would fight with nothing but
the sword, and interested friends finally
compromised ON lances, on horseback.
The combat naturally attracted much
attention. A great crowd witnessed the
| duel. One man received three ugly
prods, but finally killed his antagonist.
No duelist could ever be made smile
over the famous story of the Englishman
and Frenchman who were to fight a
duel in a pitch dark room. Not wishing
to kill his man, the Englishman fired
up the chimney when the word was
given, and, to his surprise, brought
down the Frenchman, who had hidden
there. When this story is told in France,
it is always the Englishman who is up
the chimney.
Fighting Fitzgerald was successful Ill
Is duels before it was discovered that
he always wore a coat Of mail. For
years his fame in society had rested on
his invariable success as a duelist, and
this discovery was his undoing. A GER
tain major i'll fighting him objected
when his sword snapped on a heart
thrust and demanded an investigation
He was afterward hanged in Ireland fol
numbering a neighbOr.
The most tragic duel in England wa
between Lord Byron, granduncle Of tn
poet, and kinsman. 1t was fought il
tavern room by the light of one tallov
candle. Lord Byron was tried for muir
der, but got off on manslaughter, from
the penalties Of which he escaped be
cause he was a peer Of the realm. Thi
safeguard of peers was done away wit
only during the present reign. Chicag
| News.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
Earnings of Golf Professionals.

During the last ten years the number
of golf professionals has probably been
multiplied tenfold. AS at every links
the supervision of a greenkeeper is a
matter Of prime necessity, the number
of these professionals has grown corre-
spondingly. Adding together the income
he derives from all sources, we may
take it that the respectable professional
on good links can some times earn as
much as $3.50 to $500 a year. A few,
doubtless, make more, and there is at
least one crack pro" whose income
from all sources can hardly be less than
$500 a year.-St. James Gazette.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-15
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, No. G, /. o. o F,-Meets
every Friday evening, at O'clock.
McDoNNELL ENCAMPMENT, No ., %. o. F.-Meets
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings OF each
month. at o'clock.
HARMONY LODGE, No. Is, A. F. A. NJ Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month,
at o'clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. 5, !. o. G. T.-Meets every
Wednesday evening, at O'Clock.
SMYRNA CONcLAVE, No. As. ORDER OF HEPTAsoPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
UNION CASTLE No II, X. q. E.--Meets every Thurs
day evening in their hall in the Cooper Build
ing, att O'Clock.
MIsPAH LoDGE, No. I6, A. o. U. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at o'clock in Odd Fellows
HALL.