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Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

promotion of which they had the gem
erOus aid of our people generally.
DIR. Ciawson, who later became plesi.
dent. also owned and conducted
through assistants, the Smyrna Semi
nary IN the old Friends Meeting
house. "Wards Hail, " now the pho
tograph gallery, was then our sole
auditorium. 1t aud the entire post
office block over which it extends,
were built by Edward Ward, hope
less cripple, who, beginning in poverty
with little penny store and shoe shop
nearly opposite the Smyrna House,
gained competence and sgain lost it
before the close of his pathetic life.
The present Opera House was of later
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06
OLDER SMYRNA
AND IT'S PEOPLE
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O. HOffecker now does, formed part
extensive works, for that day, in the
rear of Mr. Benson's residence, where
they constructed and sold over
wide extent of country, in Maryland
and Virginia, as we'll as this State,
vehicles of every description. They
were the support of many families.
Their blacksmith shop, on South street
above the present school-housa, was
an endless wonder and delight to the
school boys nearby, when released
from their long low benches in the old
No. 3 school room, where the birch
was a ready means to an end. and
where esquire" Cahoon was a bright
ard effective promoter of the young
IDEAS progress.
Piner Mansfield Was the Principal JeweIer.
Our principal Jeweler in those old
days was Piner Mansfield, who was also
a local preacher and dentist, ard so,
in many ways, impressed his kindly
face upon us old boys, as well as upon
the community who loved him-CO.
caine and laughing gas were unknown
then, and straight pull or a twist
with the key left nothing to be de-
sired. DR.. Needham, DR.. Perkins.
DR.. S. NJ. Fisler and DR.. VIM. Daniel
cured our fevers and terrified our
souls with jalap and castor oil and
bitter quinine, and the last won prof
liable fame by saving the life of a
laudanum victim by the first use, in
this part of the world, of the stomach
pdmp. That instrument was as novel
to us as were musical instruments in
the churches in the days when Uncle
Peter LOwber, Charles and Denny
Stevenson and their brethren fur
nlshed melody and worthy example
IN the old Methodist Meeting house,
where the slaves, in the galleries, for
once sat higher than their masters.
The Presbyterians, having lost by
eAOAA PAClul GStlu6 Olu DICK
church which stood where now is
their cemetery, had then no abiding
place, and were predestined to worship,
intermittently, in the second story of
the old school house No. 5, on North
street, under the care of Rev. DR..
Ramsay and Mr.. Bear. Yet simplicity
detracted nothing from the earnest
ness aud effectiveness of those early
sacred scenes. The Episcopalians,
abandoning their very old church at
Duck Greek, removed into their pres
ent building. erected through the eff
forts OF John Cummins, Jacob Ray
mond, John and Eben Cloak, and |
others long passed away. The Messrs
Cloak, being builders, constructed the |
edihce, and their useful and active
lives, as we'll as their attractive per-
sonality, are still remembered.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06
But One Bank Existed in Smyrna.

At this period but one bank existed
in Smyrna. The old Commercial
Bank, of which John Cummins was
President, and Governor John Clark
a Director, and whose primitive vault
is still to be seen in the office of L. M.
Price, had been superseded by the
Bank of Smyrna, chartered in 1921.
Except the Farmers Bank and its
branches, there was no other. either
IN this State or in Maryland, nearer
than Wilmington, and its business had
a wide range. Judge Isaac Davis. a
man of marked bearing, character and
influence, Judge Jacob Stout, Jacob
Raymond, a prominent citizen, and
Senator Presley Spruance were its first
presidents and It's directors, of whom
George Davis long and well-known,
was one, embraced men of large
influence throughout the State. In
1886 Ayres Stockly became its cashier.
and as cashier and president contin.
into for forty years, during the last
twenty of which VIM. NJ. Bell was
cashier. During that long period so
skillfully were the affairs of the bank
conducted that, of its regular loans.
none were lost. The Henry Clews &
Co., disaster constituted no exception.
since the funds lost in their hands
were not at all a loan, but simply a
temporary collection account, estab.
llshed at the urgent request of fruit
growers, and solely for the quicker
collection of their checks. Although
this firm had recently been chosen by
the U. 5. Government as their chief
financial agents in New York, aud al
though the account was only intended
to continue for a few weeks, security
for it was demanded, and the collateral
offered was only accepted after it had
been favorably quoted by another
prominent New York banking house.
While still actively occupied in the
bank, W. M. Bell found time to in
augurate new and valuable industry
here-the manufacture of drain tiles
of which our community still receives
the benefit through his successors.
Smyrna Advanced to Coal Oh Street Lamps.
In 1866. year after the birth of THE
SMYRNA TIMES, Smyrna, its limits
shortly after increased, to one mile
square, had advanced to coal oil stree
lamps, while it's affairs were conducted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

The following is the program for
the services at the First NJ. E. church
today:
Morning Service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
THE FINAL INSULT.

''He is furious with you,' said the
girl with the red pomapdour.
The girl with the retrousse nose
only smiled as she turned to the mir
ror and caught up a stray lock OF hair
with a gilt hairpin, says the Chicago
Journal.
"He said," went on the girl with
the red pompadour, chat you were
Utterly devoid of principle and intense
ly vain and horribly selfish"
did he?" giggled the girl with tn
retrousse nose, craning her neck te
see if her collar was quite straight at
the back.
Eyes, and he is telling it about that
your father is not half as rich as peo
pie fancy, and that your family came
originally from Kansas, where your
grandfather ran a-a-1 forget what
they call it, where they sell beer and
things-and that there is a discrep.
|ancy in your coat-of-arms; and that
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TOO MUCH REALISM FOR HER.

The children were playing house"
in a back room. but their voices were
quite audible in the parlor, where
their mother was entertaining visi-
tor, says the Chicago News.
Now, it's my turn to play mama" "
foated in voice from the back room,
and the caller commented smilingly
on the anxiety of the children to as
sumo the burdens that all too soon
be theirs.
Then the conversation drifted to
the weather.
you can be the little girl" came
the voice from the back room.
The visitor smiled again, and the
conversation drifted to the subject OF
the latest thing in gowns.
"You must be the little boy" went
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on the voice from the back room.
"and YOU must be naughty-you must
both be very naughty
~ don't want to be naughty pro-
tested another voice.
"Oh, but you must" asserted the
ope who had done the talking so far.
Little girls and boys are always
naughty. Ask mama if they amt
"How interesting children are at
their play" said the caller.
care they not?" returned the host
eSs.
Then the conversation drifted to
the latest lecture on Woman's
Rights" or something OF that sort
until it was interrupted by a terrific
uproar in the back room.
"There!" came the voice that had
done the most of the talking so far.
"Now YOU have spoiled one Of my
best gowns and shall certainly have
to punish you. Come to my room at
once. | declare I never saw such
careless children in all my life
EXCUSE me a moment" said the
hostess.
"Certainly." replied the caller.
There was an indistinct rumbling
from the back room and then a child
ish voice piped:
"Of course, I was going to spank
'em. Amt we playing that am the
mama? What's the fun Of being
mama if you can't do any spanking,
it'd like to know?.'
There was little more than the
usual amount of color in the face OF
the hostess when she returned to the
parlor.
The children, however, had stopped
playing house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

vou never read anything but paper
covered novels. and didn't know al
ism from An ology until he met you'
and"
"Ob. we'll" interrupted the girl WIN
the retrousse nose, taking a bundle VI
pins out of her mouth and serenels
pulling in the lacings in her glrole
"he feels terribly cut up. poor boy
since I-since we-ceased to-"eii
since it has all been off. You CAM
blame him for saying some spl'elu
things. and everybody knows tne'
aren't true.
"Of course" agreed the girl WIN
the red pomapdour, "and that IS "na'
7 told Edwin. There isn't slngle
word of truth in what he has said
even that you wear number sever
boots and have your frocks cut LONG
to hide them, and"
did he say that" gasped the CIR
with the retrousse nose, dropping the
powder mun in the midst OF powder
ing her nose, and turning wrathfully
upon her companion.
"Why, yes.' replied the girl witr
the red pompadour hastily, but yot
surely don't blame him; you kno"
YOU did treat him rather shabby
Madeline, and"
81 said" cried the irate girl witt
the retrousse nose, bringing the hail
brush emphatically down upon the
corner Of the dressing table, that
didn't blame, or at least I could for
give him, for attacking my character
and my veracity and my education
and my common sense and my ances
try and my father and my grandfath
err! But when he maligns my feet
my feet-Stella Carter, it's more thar
any woman could bear; I'm going t
punish him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
At THE CHURCHES.
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There will be the regular services
at Lakeside Methodist church today.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. M. Capt. N.
r. Roberts, superintendent. Preach
ing at IL a. m. by the pastor, Rev. w.
G.. Watson; subject, personal Work"
Senior league at 3 p. M, Junior
league 4 p. m. At 1915 the pastor will
take for his subject: THE Liberty
of Truth" All invited.
st. Joseph's church-First mass at
7:3o a. m.; second mass thigh mass
With sermon) 10:3o q. m. Sunday
school at 2:30 p. m. Baptisms at
$3.50 p. m. Evening devotions, with
benediction, 7::3O. Masses daily $3.50
and a. m. The Ladies Altar society
meets the second Saturday Of each
month after second mass. The Gem.
etery association meets every fourth
Sunday after second mass. The G.
X. A. meets on the first and third
Sundays of each month at 2:30 p. M.
n. the home Of the pastor, Monsignor
Lucey.
First Presbyterian church-At the
First Presbyterian church the pastor,
DR.. J. L. Caldwell, will occupy the
PULPIT at both services, II a. M and
7:20 p. m. Sunday school and Bible
class at $50 a. m. Christian En-
deavor at $50 p. m.
First Christian church-Sermon
subjects: Morning. "The Work OF
-Four Men," night, 7:45, "Lfe's Reg
istry." Everyone cordially invited.
Church located at Sixth avenue and
Beech street.
The following is the program for
the services at the First M. E. church
today:
Morning Service.
Anthem. Praise the Lord, q My
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

Mamma-You don't mean to say you
took second piece Of pie when you
were visiting, do you?
Tommy-Yes, mamma, l wanted to
show 'em | was used to having plenty
home.
Little Elmer-Isn't the emperor OF
Russia called the cZar, papa?
Papa-Yes, my boy.
Little Elmer-Then I s'pose his
kids are cZardines, amt they, papa?
Flossie--I am going to be an Old
maid like Aunt Mary.
Johnny-You can't
Flossie-Why can't 1?
Johnn-Who ever heard tell of an
CID maid named Flossie?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
5: CHURCHES AND NC. A.
3:
,oul,' Greene, quartet choir.

Soul Greene, quartet choir.
Anthem, "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" Ambrose, quartet choir.
Solo. Just for Today" Abbott, Mrs
Jesse r. Core.
Sermon, "The Friendship Of David
and Jonathan" by the pastor, Rev. j.
S. Hawkins.
Postlude, No 62, Scharwenka, Miss
Willie Jean Atkinson.
Evening Service.
Anthem, ''Praise Ye the Lord.
johnson. quartet choir.
Anthem. Jubilate, f Flat, Havens
quartet choir.
Solo, "The Singing in Gods Acre. -
Bracket, Mr.. Irl Armstrong.
Sermon. HAS Not the Time Come
for a Halt?" by the pastor, Rev. }.
S. Hawkins.
Postlude, No. 81. Newcombe, Miss
Willie Jean Atkinson.
Sunday school $3.50 a. m.. w. r.
Young, superintendent Epworth
League Friday night at 7:45. Subject
THE Improbable Life Special
program. All most cordially invited.
First Baptist church-The pastor
Rev. Ross Moore. will preach at both
hours of service. Subject of morn.
ing discourse. ''The Doctrine of Jus
tification." Evening subject "Divine
Mercy" Sunday school $3.50 a. NJ
T. Y. P. U. GAS p. m. All are very
cordially invited to worship with the
congregation.
Owing to the illness of the pastor
there will be no morning service at
Fawley Memorial M. F.. church to
day. Sunday school at $3.50 anc
evening serice at 1870 O'Clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
Y. M. c. A. NEWS.

Rev. Ross Moore. pastor of tn
FIRST Baptist church, will address tn
o'clock mems meeting at the Y NJ
c. A. this afternoon, taking for his
subject: ''The Kind of Religion {
Young Man Needs" All men are
most cordially invited to attend
the services.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

The Hospital and Benevolent asso'
citation will meet Tuesday afternoon,
November I, with Mrs. Sue Triplett'
No. 4O4 South Oak street at p. m.
All members are urged to attend, as
Important business is to be consid-
cred.
MRS. J. w. CRAWFORD. Pres.
MRS. ]. G. TAYLOR, Secy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

to twenty-three. Cooking, laundering
sewing, millinery and nursing are
taught.
OF interest to Methodists: Ohclai
returns for the year 1903 give the
present numerical Strength OF Meth
cdism throughout the world-ls,elS
ministers, 1O5,452 local preachers,
|T,SO1,31 church members. s1,5so Sun
day schools, S04.76s officers and teach
ers, 6,525,25O Sunday school scholars
Sg,45O churches. With one exception
each of these returns show large In
crease over the returns of last year
Wonder if this increase will give us
many new home mission workers!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
CARD OF THANKS.

wish to say to my many friends
that extend to you my sincere
thanks for the interest shown me IN
this contest for queen Of the carnival.
LOLA EASON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

prayer is our speech to God. When
we read God speaks to us; when we
p,ay we speak to God."-Augustine
MRS. DONELSON, Reporter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

Sixty-thr unfortunate girls, with
their twenty-three babies, have found
refuge in our Ann Browder Cunning
ham Mission home and Training
school at Dallas, Tex, this year. The
ages of these girls vary from fourteen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
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HOME MISSIONS.
%t$+4 $++$$ .

How many schools are operated by
the Woman's Home Mission society?
Our educational institutions are now
represented by twelve schools with
a student body numbering 1929.
Where are they located?
Three schools for Cubans-West
Tampa, Ybor City and Key West
have a pupilage Of 4s7. Fifteen teach
ers are employed to do this school
room work. Miss Mary Bruce, the su-
perintendent, also has night school
for Italians in her own home in Ybor
City, enrolment 49 the past year.
Four night schools for Chinese and
Japanese on the Pacific coast have
iraG 236 students. AS a result OF
these schools two churches have been
organized for Japanese. These are
our first Japanese churches in. this
country We must remember these
schools are not for children, but for
r,en and women. the heather at our
door, whom we are trying to save
for our Christ.
Two large schools in the mountain
sections of Southeastern Kentucky,
and Western North Carolina. The
Sue Bennett school at London. KY,
has an enrolment of 500. The Bre.
ward industrial school at Breyard
North Carolina, 104. Fourteen were
girls and thirteen were converted af-
tar entering the school. Prof. E. E.
Bishop, principal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

At the Holston Industrial school
|Greenville, Tenn, sixty-one children
are under the care of Mrs. Vile.
and her assistants.
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Some Midsummer
Round Trips.
Phones 20

ST. Louis-Nery low rates all season,
colorade-Very low rates all summer
Through sleeper service.
Chieaao-Very low rates all summer
Great Lake Resorts--very low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Notwithstanding At
lanuc Coast Points. One fare plus
80 90 for the round trip on sale
Wednesdays and Saturdays all sum
nler.
Knoxville--One fare plus 81 90 for
the round trip. June % 10 August
25.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
One fare plus 81 90 round trip
July 1929.
Loulsvllle-One fare plus S2.25 round
trip. August 1923.
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INDIAN TERRITORY CHOPS.
Prospect is for Best Yields in Terri.
tory's History.

Muskoeee, 1. T., Aug 9--Apparently
no condition Of weather can intervene
TO prevent the harvesting Of the great.
est crops ever known In Indian torri-
tory Corn is already made. and the
crop is declared by farmers to be the
best IN years. The acreage is almost
twice as large as ever before.
Reports from the Chickasaw and tho
Choctaw nations are that the pros
poets for a bumper cotton crop are
very fattering The growth is said
to be more satisfactory than It has
ever been before at this season Of the
year, aud, like the corn crop. the
acreage is much greater tSen at any
previous time.
Major breckenridge, OF the Dawes
commission, returned yesterday from
visit to varloas parts Of the Chick.
asaw nation with the declaration that
he has never before seen cotton in a
better condition than It is there
The second crop Of Irish potatoes
will be a good one. There has been
just enough rain so far and within
a few more weeks the planting viii be
made. Potato growers figure on =
total output Of about $4,000 bushels
from Mustogee and the immediate vi
cinity If this crop is a success Il
will just about pay Tor the spring and
fall crops, which are always grown up
on the same land,
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last meeting censured the governor
for brealJing faith with the people
there 81 changing the national guard
encampment to Oklahoma City after
the arrangements had been made TO
entertain the guard at TT. Reno. They
claim the governor promised them the
encampn,ent They hold TO resent
men, toward Oklahoma City for ;lals
ing good and securing the encamp-
ment. but they do not like the gov
ernor's actions in the matter. and in
fact ne has not yet given them ANY eA.
planation why he made the change
without letting them know.
It is also stated that the governor
returned yesterday in orcer to keer
newspaper correspondents, alleged e
be hostile TO him, from securing some
official news matter that was due r.
be given out today His fgtc against
the majority Of the correspondents has
placed him in bad light wlta all Re
publican leaders and they are censur
ing him severely for his baby play
ing ard country newspaper tactics.
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Business
Outlook ii Oklahoma
Bright; Merchants
Buying

Abilene, kas., Aug 9.--H. c. Lower.
an implement salesman VINO has jus.
male an extensive business torr Of
Oklahoma, says that a wide variation
exists la business conditions IN the
territory. He said.
From Enid south to Kingfsher and
FL Reno and then eastward to Norman
and In that section business is mighty
quiet. The farmers have for years
depended on wheat pasture during Ihe
winter and made no preparation for
any other iced The fall was dry and
there was no pasture on the wheat
fields and they spent all their mercy
buying feed to keep their stock
through until grass Then the wheat
was a poor crop and they are com
pellad to wait for their corn AMI cot
ton to get the years income. From
El Reno west for seventy-five miles 6
similar condition exists, but from that
point west there never was a brighter
prospect Crops and pastures are fine
and people are prosperous.
"The farmers who came into South
ern Central Oklahoma year OF tive
ago and paid big prices for farms
feel rather blue, but they will put II
a big wheat acreage and endeavor t
do better for next season. The north
ern tiers OF counties and the IndiaI
territory are in excellent business
condition and merchants are buyinl
literally
Land values in Oklahoma are mucl
higher than in Southern Kansas 70
similar classes of land. This is du
largely to the extensive sdvertisin
the territory has received and the in
dux OF settlers who have come in b.
thousands all through the year an
yet continue to arrive. Most of thes
go to the western counties, wher
ranch lands and government claim
are being settled by small farmers an
stock raisers."
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THIS CREEK SETTLES.
Old Warrior Who Has smeIled Powder
Will Die Quietly.

Muskogee, I. T., Aug. 9.-Cusseteh
Yahola, an aged Creek, who has been
great warrior in his day, ana who
is yet good for many campaign
though he is over 40 years old, was
before the Dawes commission today TO
see about his allotment Yahola was
in command OF The Wewokas during
the Green Peach war. A spy was sent
into the Wewoka country durins this
war and he was hunted down in per
son by Yahola and killed For ;h.s he
was promoted. His next promotion
was due to a ludlorous incident lie
had chased a band Of hostiles 20 the
Usage border. There was small
store there and The owner desert ID q
when the Indian fighting got danger
Gus Yahola and his band found this
store and ip it was a sewing machine.
It was the first that had ever been
brought TO this country. The indians
did not know what IL was They de-
cided that Il was an internal machine
that belonged to the enemy and Was 10
be used for the destruction Of heir
troops. SO Yahola and his men Sc.
cured a sledge and smashed the ma
chine into bits. Chief Porter at that
tine wore feathers in his hair as an
emblem Of his command. aad he sent
Yahola a feather to signify his approx
al Of the deed. the best0wai Of a teath
er BY chief being great distinction
among the Indians. Yahola has aH
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