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Smyrna times., 1866-10-24
Cotton Factory In Smyrna.

The subject of Cotton Factory has for some
time been talked of among few of the public
spirited young men of this town, but their in
definite knowledge caused hesitancy of action
in commencing the enterprise. A week or two
ago one of them wrote to gentleman familiar
with the business who has run Cotton Mill.
An explicit answer was given, which, at the
request of several parties we lay before our
readers, for the sake of throwing light on the
subject in our community. It is estimated by
some of our shrewd business men that the capi-
tai invested in Cotton Factory would be more
than returned to the community in the enhanced
value of property alone in the town and vicin-
ity, to say nothing of the increase in CONNER
cial trade and the increased demand and value
of country produce. Wherever there is asso-
ciated labor there is necessarily more or less
capital. Every one knows that capital In
community finding its way through employees
to merchants, tradesmen, &C., is soon deve
oped IN every avenue of business, concentrating
capitol instead Of scattering it in all direction
as Is the present custom, and consequently ad
aing 70 the wealth Of individuals and the com
munty. by the communication below it wi
: De seen that carital invested in a Cotton Fac
tory IN our town win clear nearly twenty-fv
per cent on the investment. The followin
= are the answers to the questions propounde
by one OF our citizens. 1--WE omit person,
preliminaries):
g l. The cost of erecting Fac,orv b,,,y5,;n
lyour friend can better answer than invsslem' se~
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

"Whar," asked a renowned stump orator,
who was running for the office of constable,
"whar, my enlightened friends of the Sixty
sixth militia district, was Andrew jackson in
the battle of New Orleans? Wur he thar?-
He wur. He wur ridin' up and down on a
bobtail Arabian, wavin' of a crooked sabre,
up to the armpits in blood and mud, and a
giivin' of the British thunder; the genius of
his country holdin' of her @gis over his head,
him from every danger, and the American ca
gle, with the Stars and Stripes in its beak, a
soarin' alOft in the blue empyrean, cryin' Hail
Columbia
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

MOSQUITOES Billings thus explains
himself on the mosquitoes: I'VE are told that
there want anything made in vain this is sum
so, but l have thought the time spent in manu-
fakturing musketoze more than wasted, if the
musketoze want. How they were put togeth-
er l never could tell and there is one CONNER
shall peculiarity about the musketeer trade,
and that is, the supply always exceeds the de-
mand, and yet the production is not diminish
ed; | kant understand this, no how. They are
born of poor but industrious parents. and are
brought up with great care under the auspi@>S
of some of our best families. They also have
consummate courage l have known single
muskeeter to ite man and his wife awl mite
long and draw the first blood. 1t is very easy
to kill musketoze, when you can. But, in
striking them, you are very apt tn hit the exact
place WHARF they recently was. They are cheer
ful little cusses, singing as they toll
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

HARpER's MAGAzINE.-A recent number of
Harper Magazine contained some interesting
statistics regarding the cost of the production
of that widely known periodical. Twenty and
a quarter millions of copies have been printed
The separate sheets would cover a path two
and half feet broad and 4, 400 miles long
They would carpet almost 10000 acres, and
each sheet is printed on both sides, 80 they con-
tain $4,000 acres of printing. The plates for a
single number of the Magazine cost about 5000.
This includes the sum paid for editors, con.
tributors, artists, engravers, compositOrs and
electrotypers for one number. If only one
thousand were printed, this would be three dol.
lars for every copy. Five dollars would be as
little as any one number would cost to the buy
er; and at this rate the aggregate profit upOr
one thousand copies would not be enough tC
warrant any one to produce them. If ter
thousand copies were printed, this cost woule
be reduced to thirty cents copy. Then eacl
copy of the Magazine might be sold for dol
lar. But if one hundred thousand copies arr
printed from the same plates, this cost o
SO, 200 amounts to only three cents on eacl
copy, and the Magazine can be produced at it
present rates.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

THE SHORTEST ROAD TO SETTLEMENT. -
The people of the Northern States feel them
selves to have been in the right, and those who
rebelled to have been in the wrong, in the late
war; and they have been made furious by the
claim of "rights" to rebels, which have been
imprudently made by the President, Mr.. Sew
ard, Northern copperheads, and leaders in the
rebellion. They are not in the humor to be
bullied and the attempt to do this is now re-
acting with great force against the interests of
the Southern States. If these are wise, they
will make haste to adopt the Constitutional
Amendment. Hurry in out Of the rain, is
the soundest advice they can listen to.
The Constitutional Amendment could be
adopted and made part of the supreme law Of
the land within four months, as we show be-
low by the times of meeting of different State
legislatures. Connecticut, New Jersey, New
Hampshire and Tennessee have already ratified
the amendment. Oregon will ratify it in 9
few days. The legislature of South Carolina i,
now in session those of Mississippi, Vernon
and Rhode Island meet during the presen
month that of Alabama in November; anC
those of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Nortl
Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky in Decem
Der. Those of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and West Viz
ginia, meet in January, 1867.
The assent of the twenty States
needed to complete the ratification. Four
or, counting Oregon, fve-have already vote
favorably. There is required the consent Q
twentp-two others, and if the Southern voter
and legislatures are sensible and practical, wit
their help the amendment may be passed an,
the Southern States represented in Congres
before the last week of January. If, by thei
refusal, the adoption of the amendment is pI
off, the blame and the responsibility will Ii
upon them; and the country will hold them
it.
We warn them that they cannot afford to
obstinate. There are, doubtless, men in th
South who, for their own selfish ends, desil
, to put off reconstruction and keep the countr
in turmoil and uneasiness. There are sue
men in the Northern States, too. But the v
tai interest, the peace, comfort, prosperity ar
! security of the whole people, everywher
South and North, but particularly in the Soutl
ern States, demands the speedy settlement
the reconstruction question; and if the Obst
f macy or folly of the Southern leaders stands
o the way of such settlement, they must expe
q to be punished by sharper measures. Sue
4 at any rate, we can assure them, is the dete
mination of the people who fought out the W
q and crushed out the rebellion.-M y Ereni'
| Post
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

| know not the expense of material at Smyrna
but would say that Mill building should
be full as strong as ordinary -houses-say
brick walls l8 inches up to the third floor
above that II inches.
2. Dimensions for nall to run sag 25 looms
and the po1Uer required.
The building should be 3 stories in height,
and would be still better-but stories, with
a good light basement will do very well. The
building should be about 25 by 50-but 20 by
40 would perhaps do very well for 25 loom
mill.
The power should be about % to 26-horse
low-pressure cOndensing engine.
3. Number of hands. Picker and spreader
i man; card-room-l man, boy and three
girls; spinning for warp-l man, boys and
girl; spinning for flling-l man and g boy.
Dressing, /. e. sizing the warp-l man about
6 hours a day. The spOOling and warping to
be done in the spinning-room under the direc-
ton of the boss spinner, requiring woman.
Wearing good women will tend at
least rs looms-making full 800 yards of yard.
wide Sheeting per day, using No. l6 yarn, and
4S threads to the inch.
SpindteS.-350 ring frame spindles will make
the warp for 800 yards day-the front rollers
revolving SO times per minute. For filling,
about 500 to $50 spindles, enough for same
amount per day-800 yards.
The expense for new and secondhand ma
chinery would vary greatly. l have seen gOOC
mails, for common cloth, made up wholly o.
secondhand machinery, and were l to start {
mill for Sheeting, print cloth, or bag cloth,
would buy as little new machinery as possible
will give you the figures for hand
| viz.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24
ESTIMATES FOR MACHINERY.

$6l4l 90
Cost of motive power and machinery COM
plete for 25 loom mill capable of turning out
800 yards yard-wide sheeting per day, and |
think $4,000 would be nearer the mark
La my mill, in a place where skilled labor
was not very plenty, but more plenty than it
would probably be found at Smyrna, my man.
ufacturing cost me q cents per yard. But it
might cost you at Smyrna fully 81 to cents.
Putting the cost of making yard of cloth,
(labor, oil, interest on capital, ordinary re-
pairs, &c., &c, } at cents yard in Smyrna,
you will obtain the following results:
What toOutd 100 pounds rGto mtddting cotton
be soOrth, made into yGrd-,oide sheeting toeigh-
ing yards to the pound, cotton costing AZ cts f.,
and the cloth selling at 25 cents per gard?
ANSWER.
100 pounds cotton, $42 90
Il per ct. loss in VT in mfg, 6 80
Cost of m'f 6 800 yds. at &c IL OO-$60 80
Value Of 300 yds. cloth at 25 cts. rs OC
Nett profit on each 100 lbs. cot. MID $l4 7C
l do not know what such cloth is now worth
nor the price of cotton, but think l have
made at least 20 per ct. margin against the
MILL 800 yards per day would require 267 lbs
of cotton per day, which would yield dali,
profit of S38. 20 on an investment say of $l2 ,0O(
which should cover everything floating cap
ital and ALL
Besides the building and machinery, only
about $1,000 to SO, 500 capital would be needed
unless the owners should see fit to hold thei
cloth, which would eat up capital very fast.
There is nothing l have SO high an opinion
Of as an investment, in careful hands, as cotto
manufacturing. 1t cdnnot do other1cise ttG
pay. Of course mill at Smyrna would hav
active competition, but what business is with
out competition
,
There would be but very little trouble in pe
) ting good help from the North, or from Penn
) sylvania, as the climate of Delaware is very a
, tractive to NOrtherners.
Each room would want head man, or bos
and you would also want good, safe, stead
man as Superintendent of the Mill but not
high-priced man. AVOID SUCH.
Nothing builds up town like manufactu
ing. 1t is a sure and growing business, a
tracing to its vicinity the steady, laboriO1
0 operative. Very truly yours,
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

Mr.. Seward question, "Will you have An
drew johnson as President or KingT is an
swered by The augusta Is. C.) Press. which
argues that "a Dictatorship is feasible and
possible - The following paragraph is note
worthy: What has been done can be done
again and there is no reason to doubt that
the American people would submit to Dicta-
tor with as good grace and as much enthusiasm
as ever did those of the countries we have
named President johnson, as q Dictator,
,oith uie,o to crush ont RddicatiSm and to re-
store the Union to ats former atnlty, pOaoer and
greatness toouId haze little diticultyan carrying
out his proclamation and has programme. 1t
might be said that he would have no army to
sustain him. Ali least of difficulties is it to
manage an army. There would be no lack of
bayonets and swords to sustain the Dictator,
and under his power, thus concentrated and
made effective, opposing forces would melt like
snow beneath the rays of MONDAY sun. -
The Press then refers to the recent elections,
and adds: "Thus it will be seen that the cause
of Conservatism is, indeed, lost cause and
it only now remains to be seen whether the
President will succumb to the popular whirl'
wind which has swept up like simeon over
| the North, or whether he will sustain his posi-
ton and defend the Constitution at any and al
hazards" And yet, with these multiplied
proofs of the bitterness of the Rebel spirit, the
Democrats are ready to admit the Rebel State,
without o single guaranteed But before VT
have Dictator, the Republican party must bC
defeated at the polls, and the lessons Of the
war forgotten by the Boys in Blue.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

ScIENTIFIo.-There is good deal of "see-
saw in science. First it is pointed out that the
idea of Mahomet's coffin, suspended between
heaven and earth, is q strictly scientific one,
which indicates possible effect of magnetism.
Then it is proved that such suspension is not
scientifically possible. Then, again, we find
Professor Tyndall, in one of his recent lectures
"On Electricity" at the Royal Institution,
London, showing the idea to be, after all, q
strictly scientific one. A piece Of gold leaf,
two inches and half long, and an inch and o
quarter wide, is cut into the form of kite OF
fish, placed on a piece of paper, and presented
to the knob of large Leyden jar, charged will
electricity. When detached by a knife. The
leaf springs toward the knob, but stops within
two inches, and remains lowering in the air,
the tail waving like that of fish. When the
jar is moved the gold leaf follows, and contin-
ues to float for nearly an hour. The expert
ment may be made with smaller jar, and with
smaller pieces of gold leaf.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24
POET r Y .
SO N G..
TUNE" The Beautiful Riuer."

TUNE" The Beautiful Riusr."
The little Diamond State has lost her lustre,
But her real sons still wear the colors true;
Dimmy- Gratis may rant and rail and bluster,
The Union men will put their ticket through.
ChO.-Hurrah, hurrah, for Riddle and the Union.
For Riddle, for Riddle and the Union!
Wen all vote for Riddle and the Union!
And flash our Diamonds rays abroad again
Our model Democratic Legislature
Delaware may blush to speak its name!
Has done its best to glOrify the traitor,
And make the soldiers heritage shame.
ChO.-Hurrah, hurrah for Riddle, etc.
Our State will hold her colors like she used.ter,
Her sons no longer hide their heads for shame;
The old Blue Hen will show herself a rooster.
And every azure chick thorough game.
ChO--Hurrah, hurrah for Riddle, etc.
FANNY CAMERON.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

SPORTING IN THE SouTH.-From all North
ern cities large sales are reported of fowling
pieces and ammunition to be sent South, and
from the heavy shipments Of these articles to
that section it is thought that game must be
exceedingly ABUNDANT pt The n ~ Cincinnati Com;
Ammunition sold in that market are purchased
for the Southern negroes, who are eager to
avail themselves Of their new privilege Of
owning gun.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

OBITUARY. My Policy. Died, Octo-
ber 9, at clock 2. NJ, after short but Sc
we're illness, My Policy" aged : months and
Is days.
Elections sore long time he bore,
His speeches were i'll vain;
When the vote of freemen came
1t eased him of his pain.
Due notice will be given of his funeral, which
will proceed to CrOoded Run, Salt River. 4
monument is now being manufactured, on
which his own funeral sermon, by him preach
ed, will be written, which will be
OLD BOURBON MY POLICY"
n. B.-Seven months and fifteen days counts
from the 22nd Of February, lSj6.-PhiLudet-
phia Press.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

A young officer in the British House of Com
mons wore tremendous pair OF moustaches,
on which one of the members SAID, My dear
fellow, now the war is over, why don't you put
your moustaches on the peace establishment!
yS1 not better put yGSur retOp
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

THE SOUTHERN PREss.-There are large
class of men in the South who cannot support
even President johnson without a sneer at his
want of wisdom and at the insincerity of his
alist protests against the public expression of
these opinions, and puts its case, with especial
reference to Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Blair, very
pithily thus:
"Suppose, for the sake of argument, that it
is true that Northern conservatism is species
of revenge; it is something to congratulate
ourselves upon that men have been forced to
be patriotic, even from so base a motive, and a
thousand times better than the pursuit of re.
venge for unholy purposes. 1t would not be
the first instance in history where the reused
passions of man have yielded unwilling testi
mony to the truth, and righted what they haG
wronged, to serve selfish end. The motive
may be impure, the action serviceable. Ever
in the carcass bees build their honey-cells, ex
tracing sweetness from putresence."
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

George A. Barber. of Detroit, has published
challenge to any printer IN the world to
of U fen hours per day, to set sold straight
matter nat +" for from $4,000 to $1,000, the race to
come of within three months after the accept
ance of the challenge.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

The Oldest city in the world is Damascus
Tyre and Sidon have crumbled on the shore !;
Baalbec is a ruin; Palmyra lies buried n IN the
sands of the desert. Nineveh and Babylon
have disappeared from the shores OF the 1lgrls
and the Euphrates. Damascus remains what
was before the days Of nf verno 0;n'fo IN
daca~A
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

Old writers, quoted by Thoreau, in his CYAN
kee in Canada says the name Of that country
"comes from Monsieur Cane, French Lord,
who first planted a colony of French in Ameri
ca" The origin of the name of Quebec is also
given as Que bee =" What a beaE v'-the ex-
clamatiOn of jacques Carriers pilot. when he
first saw the cape on which the city is built.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

The Atlantic cable, from the point where it
leaves Valentia Island to the spot where it Ian
ded at Hearts Content, is precisely ,S6G miles
in length. It's queer coincidence that it
sbonld have been perfected this year,
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

The members of the editorial staff of the N.
Y. Tribune have formed u Tribune Club for
social purposes, and are to have banquet at
regular intervals.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

A pianoforte has been constructed in Paris.
having the strings replaced by tuning forks
The new instrument has great power and sweet.
ness
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

The difference between an editor and his
wife is said to be, that one sets articles to rights
and the other writes articles to set.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

A young woman being asked by boring
politician which party she was most in favor
of, replied that she preferred wedding narty.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

"Wake up and pay your lodging" said
deacon as he nudged sleepy stranger with the
contribution box.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

The lawyers motto-be brief The doctors
motto-be patient. The potter'S mOtto-be
ware. The printer motto-be composed,
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

Why is pair Of skates like an apple ?-They
have occasioned the fall of man.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

Wade Hampton insists that immediate res
toration to political power was one of the terms
on which the South capitulated. He repre-.
sents the cessation of hostlities, on the part of
the South, as having been purchased by nego-
tiation. The surrender OF the Southern armies,
he says was the result of com,pdct-the South
agreeing to surrender on condition of full am
nesty and instant return to political power in
the Union and he now arraigns the Govern
ment for its breach of faith. Nothing could
be more utterly unfounded than this pretence
nor could anything be better calculated to
arouse the intense hostility of the North than
such claim. The South did not capitulate
on conditions of any sort. II surrendered be-
cause 1t tcas anable longer to resist. It's armies
could no longer keep the field. They were ut
terly defeated, and surrendered as a matter OF
necessity, without political conditions Of terms
of any sort. Both Grant and Sherman refus-
ed to accept any but an unconditional and alb.
solute surrender; and although both those great
leaders granted very liberal and magnanimous
terms to the armies in the field, it was not as
the price of surrender, nor did they enter int
any stipulation as to the political status of tht
Southern States.-N. Y. Times.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

POLITICAL CLIPPINGs.-Th President rem
dered the cause of Freedom so much service in
his journey to lay the corner stone of the Dou
glas monument, that it is suggested a similar
excursion might be entered upon to inaugurate
a monument to the memory of the Copperheads
in Pennsylvania and go forth. fhis Excellen-
cy will consent to go, the Republicans will pay
his expenses.
The President left the Constitution with the
people. The people have shown that they ap-
preciate the trust, and intend to guard the sa-
cred instrument with jealous care. Meanwhile
they suggest to Mr.. johnson that there is room
for amendment of his constitution.
The frog in the table undertook to get out
of q well. He took one leap forward and fell
two hops backward at every attempt. The
Copperhead gains are very much like the frog
advances. Every effort sends them deeper
into the pit to which their own infamy has
consigned them.
In one of his speeches, the President said
81 have great confidence in the people" Th'
people reply: eve have no confidence il
you"
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

No man can avoid his own company, so he
had best make it as good as possible,
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

CHAFFING A LANDLORD. Three persons
were brought up lately for disturbance at an
inn. +" A part Of the charge against them was
the order given by them for supper. Solomon
took his seat first, placed his hands upon the
table, and asked the following:
waiter, bring me a dish of fried millstones
and two church steeples cold without sugar"
George next gave his order:
ga pint Of town pumps done brown, with
spoon in it"
Stephen was next on the list, and ordered as
follows
Landlord, bring me quart of station
clerks, two fried contractors, and boOt-jack. "
Mr.. Diver came last, and made the following
request:
Landlord, bring me the Hoosac Tunnel
stuffed with onions, and a pint Of Back Bay
bubbles, warm without sugar.
The simple landlord, after considering q mo-
ment, merely answered:
Il hain't got em, gentlemen, when a row
took place.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24
WHOLE NO. 629

JOSH BILLINGS man wants tew git at
hlz aktual dimenshuns, let him visit grave
yard
Ii emmy man wants tew be an old bachelor,
and, git sick at a boarding tavern, and have
back room in the 4th story, and hav red-h hair
ed chambermaid tew bring him hiz water cruel
tew him in tin wash basin, hav alwuz sed,
and | stick to it yet, he haz got pcrfek rite
tew do it.
Owing tew the hi price and great skarcitty
ov veal in Nu York sitty, memny ov the fust
familys are using artyfshal calves. They sa it
helps to finish out leg of mutton fust-ratc.
When mar loses his health then he fuSt
begins tew take good kare of it. This IL good
| Judgment this IL
1t IL gittin' so now. a-daze, if man can't
| cheat in sum way, he amt happy.
| Successes in life IL very apt tew make Us for
| git the time when he wasn't much 1t IL 80
with the frog on the jump; he can't remember
when he was a tadpole-but other folks kan.
An individual tew to be a fine gentleman,
haz either got tew be born so or brought up
tew it from infansy he kant learn suddenly
emmy more than he kan learn how tew injun
korrectly by practising on tommyhawk.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24

lso.paats.-Guano Ground Bones.
The subscribers saer at the regular prices
NG0 PHILLIPS,
BERGER g. BUTZ.
BAUGH g. sons.
WHANN's, AND
- orsER PHOsPHATEs.
The have also fine samples Of
GUANO AND
-. GROUND BONES,
And the genuine LODI co. POUDRErrE
s ]. C. e. A. III. STOCKLY,
Ag. Il I66S-3m Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1866-10-24
LIME. LIME.

7 Where can l get a nice Suit Of Clothes made
to)rder2 AT Baggs & Cotton's. =