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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

Hunting Of all kinds, with dog OF
enp. on tho Rosebank, Pecan and In
alan Mound plantations, is hereby
nrohibited under penalty OF trespass
Persons found so engaged on any OF
these places will be prosecuted 10 Inc
full extent OF the law.
>'''' Mrs. N. RY1AND.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
W. W. LEAKE, JR.

All hunting or fishing on the Alton
Villa, Layson and Maxwell plantations
is positively prohibited under penalty
of trospass. Any one found on these
places without permission will 1e con-
seidered trespassing and prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
MRS. VIRGINIA z. HOWELL.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
Warming.

The public is warned against buying
fire wood, posts or timber from tenants
on Rosedowp, Texas and Hazlewood
plantations. JAS. +. BOWMAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

From and after this date, oil hunt
ing of any kind on my place, Pinedale
formerly owned by J. s. Griffin 10
positively prohibited under penalt' OF
trespass. Any one found on this place
without permission will be considered
trespaesing and prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
W W IrAvu Tn
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

From aud after this date, all hunting
of any kind on my places, Solitude and
Swamp Tract is positively prohibited
under penalty of trespass. Any one
found on these places without permits.
sion will be considered trespassing and
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. W. Is. SMITH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
Different Forms of Pavement.

There is no ono variety Of pavement
suited to all degrees and forms of traf-
fc, says the Municipal World.
"Granite block pavement is the most
durable which can be constructed, re-
quires but little repair and is we'll
adapted to steep grades, but is rough,
noisy and trying on the hoofs Of
horses. Asphalt is very smooth and
agreeable pavement on which to drive,
is handsome, sanitary and may be
kept very clean, but is less durable
than granite, aud cannot be used on
steep grades. Vitri6ed brick is fairly
we'll adapted to steep grades, ranking
next to granite in the foothold afford
ed horses, is smooth and less noisy
than granite, is very agreeable for
driving or wheeling, may be kept very
clean, but is less durable than either
granite or asphalt. Crushed stone
(macadam) is the most agreeable fol-
driving, is not noisy, is superior to all
in safety is adapted to steep grades
but under excessive traffic is very ex
pensive to maintain.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
Good Roads Easy to Secure.

A Pennsylvania paper says that a
competent engineer and contractor
offers to give bonds to gridiron Ian
caster County with first-class macadam
roads within five years, so that there
won't be a farmer who will live over q
mile-and-a-half from one of these roads
on any side of him, and three-fourths
will live Immediately on them, pro-
vided o four mill tax per annum on
the county's valuation (outside of Lam
caster and Columbia) be paid him for
ten years. This looks like on easy
way to get good roads. The county is
about twenty-eight by thirty miles, so
it would require nearly 500 miles OF
road to cross it in both ways, every
three miles. But the contractor
allows for building 600 miles, as fol-
lows:
EXPENDITURES.
800 miles, IS It. wldo at SO o00....s 500 'oo OC
| 800 +" 10" 2,UUO... OOV,Uoe
Interest on annual expenditures. $50 ,0o(
Repairs for flvc years.. loo'Oo'
s1,05o,oo(
RECEIPTS.
Tax four mills, annually for ten
wears on valuation 500 SIG, 841.. 81, ga ,67'
1n+erost on annual receipts. ..... 598, So
$3,269, 20
Deduct expenditures. ........ 1850
Net profit. ................'S1'4l Nv
And this on tax Of only four dol
lars on each thousand OF valuatlon.-
l., A. W. Bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

-. nv, ,us size Of the greater army
/ alssd States as reported by
9 !; g !, War to Congress in
aAs venerable lay s;
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

Ming tho aggregate Of the National
Irdand organized militia as follows,
lntaloned officers. ........... 9,196
ked men........................lO5,l66
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

A Stimulus to Life in Rural Communities
We have 100000 miles Of country
roads in the United States. Most of
them are so bad that hauling is costly,
laborious aud often cruel work, while
driving for recreation is out OF the
question. The pleasures of country
life would be doubled were there turn
pixies in every neighborhood. Notice
those counties in Kentucky, like Shell
by, where the roads are kept in o high
state of improvement, and others, like
Green, where there are virtually no
highways. Witness the improvement
in the rural life of Hardin and Warren
counties, which have recently built ex'
tensive and valuable systems Of turn
pixies. There is no greater agency tc
stimulate farming and the whole lite
Of rural communities than the build
ing of roads; no other 80 easy to be re-
sorted to. It is not necessary to invite
) foreign capital; it. can be done at home
It will relieve the hard conditions O
rural life so fully that the drift Of th'
population to towns aud cities woule
.. be at once arrested.
! When pleasure and profit are 81
joined together as in this scheme o
improvement why should there be hes
;tation?-Louisville r-Journa]
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
PRESENTS
FOR The
HOLIDAYS.

We have presents for Mother, Faith
er, Daughter, Son, Sister, Brother.
Sweetheart, Lover, Uncle. Aunt, OF
Cousin, We have presents
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
$1,s5o,oo0
RECEIPTS.

Tax four mills, annually for ten
vears on valuation, SEQ GIG, s4l.. 81, 1854 $40
Interest on annual receipts. 59S,5S7
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

800 miles, Is It. wido 1T s9,o00.... 500 600
900 -" 10" " 2,0O0.... GOO,OOO
Interest on annual expenditures. 250, WO
Repairs for tlvo years.. ......... loo'ooo
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02
Paid the Penalty by Marriage.

John David, son of Nehemiah David,
residing on the "John M. Voshell
farm" near town, was apprehended
by Constable A. Hushabeck, of Mid
dletown, last Saturday afternoon, on
the complaint of Miss Sallie Chadwick of
near Greenspring, charged with an Of
fense with the claimant, who is minor
under fifteen years of age.
The charge was brought on Satur-
day before Magistrate w. R. Reynolds
of Middletown. Young David was ar
rested i'll Smyrna. He made some re-
sistance when Officer Hushabeck got
ahOld of him, and refused to yield.
Policeman Jones of this town, who
was also on the scene, made the arrest
very quietly and David was taken be-
fore Magistrate Cooper, at his own re-
quest to bond for his appearance at
MiddletOwn before Magistrate Rey-
nOlds before 12 o'clock on the follow
ing Monday. He was held in $1,000 for
which John NJ. Voshell and w. NJ.
Lewis went his security.
After his release, David went with
his brother to see Miss Chadwick. It
was then agreed between the claimant
and the defendant with the consent of
her parents, that they would end the
case by a matrimonial tie, so David
procured his license from Magistrate
Cooper, and went about arranging for
their wedding. They were married on
Sunday evening by the Rev. J. E.
Nicholson at Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

The Teller resolution Recommend
ing the payment of Government bonds
IN either gold or silver at the option of
the Treasury, was passed by the SEN
ate Friday by a vote of A. yeas to 30
nays. The vote can mean nothing ex-
cept so far as the pronounced silver
sentiment of the Senators are con-
cerned, for the resolution can get no
further toward the status of an enact
ment. The Philadelphia Record SAYS:
But 1t sufficiently establishes the
recklessness Of the Senate majority and
their airy disregard of the national
credit; and in furnishing new proof
that the upper branch of Congress has
ceased to be in touch with the people
1t supplies convincing arguments in
favor of the election of Senators bv
popular vote.
Senator George Gray, who was a
gold Democrat at the last election.
voted for the silver resolution. The
resolution was debated during the en-
tire day, no less than twenty-five Sen
ators taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity to make speeches. Several of
the speakers stated that the discussion
was but the preliminary argument of
the great political parties for the con-
test Of 1900.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

THERE was a day when the papers
in a certain sense led public opinion,
but now act in a different role, as
would appear in a speech made at the
manufacturer meetings in Philadel-
phia, last week by Col Mcclure. He
said:
There has been an entire transfer
nation in the relation of the newspa-
per to the public in the last generation.
l remember the time when an utter
ance from a leading newspaper was
like a deliverance from the pulpit. The
press then commanded and the people
followed: they Obeyed. That time has
passed away. The newspaper now.
instead of commanding, simply edu-
Gates the people and the people have
now advanced until they criticise
the press. They will not be com
manded; they must be convinced, and
when convinced they will act not be-
cause a party organ makes a deliver
ance; the newspaper to-day is great
educator; it is to-day performing the
grandest duty it ever performed, and
yet it is to-day less apparently power
ful with all its vast extension than it
was fifty years ago.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY was one of the
guests at the dinner of the Manufac-
turers Association at the Waldorf As
tOria, in New York, last week. At the
banquet in the evening, president Nc
Kinley was the principal speaker, and,
in the course of his remarks, indicated
his purpose to resist every effort to de
grade the moGey standard of the coun-
try. He urged business men to con-
tinue the fight for currency reform,
and not to be discouraged at the OBJ
stacles now confronting them.
The President spoke with the utmost
force, seriousness and depth of feeling,
and when he concluded the overchar-
ged enthusiasm of his hearers found an
outlet in the spontaneous singing of
America, every man rising to his
feet and joining in the national hymn.
When he said the Government was to
coin money and regulate the value
thereof by the highest standards of
commercial honesty, when he protested
against the scaling down of the ma
tiOnal debt by legal technicality, an
evident hit at the Teller resolution,
and when he said our honorable inten-
tions in this matter must be placed be-
yond dispute by legislation there was
the greatest demonstration of ap-
plause.
He declared that this great ques-
ton must be settled now, as a duty to
the more than seven million voters who.
fifteen months ago, decided that the
Government would not permit doubt
to exist anywhere concerning the sta
bility and integrity of its currency or
the inviolability of its obligations of
every kind. He added that
''It will not suffice for citizens now
adays to say simply that they are in
favor of sound money. That is not
enough. The peoples purpose must
be given the vitality of public law.
Better an honest effort with failure
than the avoiding of so plain and COM
manding a duty. The difficulties in
the path of satisfactory reform are, it
must be admitted, neither few in
number nor slight in degree; but pro-
gress cannot fail to be made with
fair and through trial. AnhOnest at
tempt will be the best proof of SINGER
ity of purpose. Discussion cannot
hurt, it will only help the cause. Let
us have full and free discussion. We
are the last to avoid or evade it.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02
PERSONAL.

DIR. Black, of New Castle, held a
consultation on Monday with Drs.
Clifton and Dwight, on the condition
OF Hon. James Williams who has been
sick for two or three weeks, and is
critically ILL.,
Miss Lucy Taylor has been visiting
friends in Georgetown.
Mrs. Samuel Hirons, of Brenford,
has gone on a visit to friends at Ingle-
side, Nd.
Mrs. j. H. Primrose who met with a
serious accident last week, by falling
out of the door and spraining her
ankle, went to the Jefferson Hospital.
Philadelphia, for treatment
Miss Olive Evans, of Dover. who
fell on the icy payment few weeks
since, IS at the same ms titution.
Prof. G. Virgil Gordon who since he
left Smyrna to enter a wider field of
music has decided to give up his class
OF scholars here in order to devote
more attention to study in Philadel-
phla. Prof. Gordon is now devoting
himself to a thorough study of the
Clavler system i'll New York and hopes
to get a certificate soon. There isonlv
one certificate held in the city of Phila-
delphia, and Prof. Gordon feels that
this important branch of study has
wide future. Besides having charge
OF the pipe organ at Mt. Olivet Pres
byterian Church, he has a large class
IN Philadelphia which is paying him
much better than he could hope to at
l.
idly advancing to the front of promi-
nent musicians.
w. l.. Ryan, veterinary surgeon. has
moved from lower Commerce street to
dwelling opposite the Opera House
Abel Taylor returned yerterdav to
Smyrna, from Holmesburg, Pa. He is
travelling agent for the Deering Reaper
Company.
Miss Gussie Jefferson, daughter of
John r. Jefferson, and Chas. w. Cole.
were married at the residence of the
brides grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Titus l. Hobbs on Wednesday even
ing, by Rev. L. w. Layfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Briggs will
entertained their friends this evening
ON the Hudson farm between this
town and Clayton.
o.. nj
Dick, accompanied by several mem
bers Of the Stars and Stripe Council
installed the officers of Townsend
Council Friday evening.
Special Supreme Organizer. J. H.
Primrose, of Smyrna, who has lust
completed a COnclave of Heptasopbs
at Dover, n. J. with fifty charter mem
bers, is home for few davs, after
which he will go to Newton. n. J..
where he expects to put in 100 mem
bers. The Heptasopbs, he says, are
booming in northern New Jersey.
Miss Jenet Sutcliff has returned to
Philadelphia from a short visit to Miss
katherine Beckett.
Miss Helen Ringgold who has
been spending sometime in Baltimore.
has returned home.
Mrs. A. L. Hudson, Jr., and Mrs.
Elizabeth Hill and daughters Susie
and Hettie, and Miss Edith Collins
have gone to Chestertown to attend
the wedding this evening of Miss Eliz-
abeth Jefferson, daughther of Chas. H.
Jefferson, to Mr.. William Baxter.
John r. Senior, of PHILADELPHIA. adj
mlnlstratOr of the estate of the late
Mrs. Motion Hudson, met the heirs in
Smyrna yesterday John b. Nelson
and wife, and Samuel Hammond and
wife, st. Georges; Isaac Cleaver and
wife, Kennedyville, Nd. Edgar Price
and wife, Millington, Md; Chas. A.
Roberts and wife, Middletown, and
made a final settlement of the estate.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

The action of the Senate Friday, at
Washington in passing the Teller free
silver resolution was promptly met by
the lower branch when the House Of
Representative buried the the Teller
resolution declaring the bonds of the
United States payable in silver, under
an adverse majority of so votes, the
vote standing 1S2 against 1872 in favor
of it. The Republicans were solidlv
arrayed in opposition, with two excep-
tiOns, Linney, of North Carolina, who
voted with the Democrats and Popu-
lists, and White, of North Carolina.
the only colored member of the House,
who answered present when his name
was called. McAleer, of Philadelphia.
and Elliott, of South Carolina, were
the only Democrats who voted again st
the resolution.
Speaker Reed, although it is not GUS
tomary for him to vote, had his name
called, and, amid the cheers of his fol-
lowers, went on record in opposition
to the resolution. The vote was reach
ed after five hours of debate, under
special order adopted at the openin Q
of the session.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02
NEW SYSTEM OF GRADING.
Prof. W. J. Shearer TO Visit Smyrna and
Put it in Operation.

The Board of School Commissioners
met at the office of w. A. FAIRIES last
Friday afternoon and decided to in
vlte Prof. W. j. Shearer to come to
Smyrna at his earliest convenience and
put into operation his new system OF
grading. All the teachers of the Pub
lie Schools were present in a body and
talked over the matter with the com
missiOners. President Nathaniel F.
Wilds, presided and Professor C. H.
LeFevre explained the modus oper-
andi of the new grading system as well
as he knew and left the detail work for
Prof. Shearer, himself, to explain when
he came to Smyrna.
Under Shearer's System of Grading.
as referred to i'll the last issue of the
TINES, the principle is one of the most
flexible that is in vogue in the public
schools. Instead of making the chill
dren fit system, it is a system adap-
ted to the wants of the children. Here
tofore pupils have been madeto accom-
phsh certain work i'll ii year or half a
year, then put forward or turned back
according to the amount of work ac-
complished. The new system provides
promotion whenever the children de-
serve 1t: not at the end or middle of
the year, but at any time. Thus bright
children will not be held back nor the
indifferent allowed to advance before
they are properly prepared to do so.
Justice is thus done to all for MANY
of our children could finish our course
OF study in less time than they must
now devote to it, under the present
lron-clad system of grading, may save
under Shearer's system several wears
and consequently money. Thorough
ness instead of time is made the cri-
tarlon. The new system will be ex-
planned in detail when Prof. Shearer
visits Smyrna. Many parents are al
ready pleased with the prospect, as
the change will cause more individual
work instead of class work, and under
such regime children will be required
to put forth greater efforts and this can
only be attended with much success.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

Two weeks of the Legis iature, at an
expense of from $f25 to $3.50 per day,
has expired, and practically nothing
done. In fact the two houses have
been at war--cOuld not agree as to a
line of procedure. After wrangling a
week they did agree on a legal commits
mission consisting of VIM. T. Lynum,
John B. Pennington and Chas. F. Rich
ards, but Mr.. Pennington has been
sick and the commission during the
time made no report. The chief diff
ferance between the Senate and the
House has been the Senate adopted a
resolution against transacting any
business but adapting the laws to the
New Constitution, while the House
wanted to go into general legislation.
In the House Friday morning there
was a long discussion over the Joint
resolution sent over by the Senate,
providing that the committees of the
two houses should act together, and
secure additional counsel if necessary.
The fight between the two branches
of the General Assembly was resumed,
the House evidently considering that
the Senate had thrown down the gaunt-
let and this was construed as a decla-
ration of war
When the Assembly adjourned Fri
day the House had under considera-
tiOn a joint resolution adopted by the
Senate providing that the work of re-
constructing the laws should be ap-
portiOned among the committees of the
two houses Jointly, and that all bills
should be submitted to the legal com
In the preamble the Senate made
declaration that the special session was
called for the purpose of making the
laws contitutional, and this some of
the members of the House considered a
slap in the face, and a motion was
made to strike out the preamble. This
was discussed at length, some of the
Representatives using vigorous Ian
guage and attacking the Senate, but
the motion was finally adopted bv
decided vote, the House concurring in
in the Senate resolution.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02
Total. Observation-Disclosures. .ss0. "A.

President Hofecker, having been
written to by Governor Tunnel to re-
cleve contributions for the relief of the
Cubans, brought the matter before the
Council for action. On motion of Rob
lnson, the communication was re-
cleved and a request made to comply
with the Governors wishes.
A petition signed by over 30 names
was submitted to the council asking
that the arc light, corner of Commerce
and Market streets be allowed to stay.
Since the substitution of the incandes-
cent system, many who had signed the
petition were sorry that they had.
j. G. Robinson on the strength of this
sent out a feeler, by moving that the
arc be taken off and an incandescent
be.put betweenMain and Market streets,
on Commerce; and between Mt. Yer
non and Commerce on Market street
The motion was lost. On motion of
A. Lee Cummins the petition was laid
on the table.
Then came fight over the condition
of the streets and for a time it was
quite breezy between Councilmen r.
L. Cummins and j. @. Robinson. The
former charged the latter with not
doing his duty as chairman of the
street committee aud the latter grew
excited. Cummins renewed the charge
and spoke plain concerning the street
chairman's duties. The supervisor
was to receive instructions from him
and order the hauling done and when
he saw there was afriction between the
supervisor and hauler, it was his place
(Robinson's) to see that work was done
or hauler discharged and some one else
appointed in his place.
r.. l.. Cummins moved that bauIa,.
Ooie's contract be annulled for nom
performance OF duty. 1t was seconded
py u hooinson and carried. A. E.
Jardine having offered to do the barl
ing ior SSOO year, on motion of r. L. |
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

One of the questions ever coming up
but never fully settled, is that of the
Nicaragua Canal. This is day of ma
tional grasping after territory by the
nations of Europe, the object being to
extend commerce, and thus more than
ever, the Nicaragua Canal becomes a
matter Of great interest to the United
States. AT the National Convention
OF Manufacturers held last week in
New York, addressing himself to this
subject Warner Miller said that it was
well know that the present Admin is
tration was in favor of the construction
of the canal. Government Commits
sioners were making an investigation n
in order to find the probable cost of
the work. There were at the present
time not less than thirty engineers and
a corps of surveyors on the ground.
He had no doubt that the work of con-
struction would be undertaken in the
near future and rapidly brought to
SOAhPiobiOh. 0apah was DeinS opened
mp; the Trans-Siberian Railroad would
soon be finished, and if the United
States wanted fair share of the COM
merce Of the world the canal must be
built. 1t would bring many of the
great markets of the world thousands
Of miles nearer to America than to any
part of Europe. He thought that the
canal should be'bnilt by American en-
gineers, and controlled by Americans.
Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

POLITICIANS never see a day of Judge
ment ahead but act, the venal ones, as
II things were always to remain as
they are-fOrgetful of the history of
nations and dynasties and individuals.
A great wrong to states as we'll as com
munities and individuals will sooner
or later react on the perpetrators who
make point of reaching success by
unfair or questionable means. Mary
land Is given as an example. and the
parallel is thus drawn by a city cotem-
porary: Maryland will now be repre-
sented by two Republican Senators.
Twenty years ago when Senator Nc
COmas began his career in the Repub-
llcan party this seemed beyond the
bounds Of probability. Ten years ago
Senator tror.al political rule seemed
lneXpuA7au.e. For years he had been
the leading boss in the country.
Backed by machine, leading the ma
tional campaigns of his party, aided bv
Federal and State patronage, receiving
the sinister aid of corporations, he was
constantly cited as a proof of the sue
cess of practical politics. His rule
has cost his party both Federal Sena-
tors, all of the Congressional delega-
tion, the Governor of the State and the
State Legislature and the city govern
ment of Baltimore.