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Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

A DESPERATE CHARACTER THAT beliger-
ent Messick who some months ago was commit
ted to jail for shooting young LOAaud, aud who
it will be remembered escaped from prison, is
now prnwing around Milford.
The Milforl Necs says that Constable Moore
of that town, last week went to his house 10
distrain on his property for rent, when he
found Messick in q resisting mood. lie seized
an ak and went for Mr. NJ, swearing he would
kill him then and there and would probably
have executed his threat but for his sister who
caught the weapon and prevented the blow.
The officer was not prepared then to effect bis
arrest, but went again in few days, when
Messick had left He appears to be q desDer,
ate character and will probably yet do fata
mischief.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

The BANK ROBBERY-We give a full
report in another column of the attempted
bank robbery in Wilmington. The question is
now being canva<sed as to what punishment
can be meeted out to the prisoners should they
be adjudged guilty. They can only be convicted
of burglary, the punishment for which is a fine
of from 500 to $500, an hour in the pillory,
from 20 to 4G lashes, and Imprisonment for not
more than two years. A proved attempt al
burglary is just the same as if the burglary had
been committed. This is light punishment
for so heinous an attempt. Carter, the mos
desperate of the party, is also accused o.
assault with intent to kill officer Carberry
which may bring double punishment on him
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

PREsBYTERTAN SUNDAY SCHooL INSTITUTE.
The Central Sunday School Institute OF the
Presbytery Of New Castle, will hold its second
meeting in the Presbyterian Church of Dover,
on "Wednesday and Thursday, December Sd
and 4th. The exercises promise to be varied
and interesting. The following subjects will
be discussed, viz; The object of 81 Sbath
School Institutes" What is the best method
q q ssS,nSductiog $, Sabbath SchOSl2" The
with delinquent Teachers and Scholars?'' Rev
@. 7. Boynton, Rev. j. Balic Adams, Rev
Cyrus Huntington, Rev. II. l.. Boing, Rev
Mr.. Dinsnlore aud Rev. H.J. Gaylord, snC
several lay members arc on the programme b
deliver addressed.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

THE WILMINGToN PosToFFICE-Things
seem to be going awry in the matter of the
Wilmington postmaster succession. Last week
the friends of Capt. q. H. Gallagher, Supt. of
the city water works, had him fixed up for the
place, and so notified Congressman Lofand,
who went to Wilmington to hold a conference
on the subject, but many Republicans seemed
disposed to kick against this selection because
its ring" choice. While protest was
being entered, semi-oficial announcement
was made from Washington that no change
would be made for the present. 1t is hard tc
to tell which has created the greater dissatis
faction, the proposed change or the no change
Many desire that Mr.. Pyle, the chief clerk
should be appointed to the position.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

During the ninth year Of its existence, q
second series of stock was issued, and to this
series the loan Of the first series for the tenth
year were sold. Had this second series been
issued earlier in the history of the Delaware,
it would now be possible to pay off the hold
ers of the shares in the first series in full brt
as such was net done, certain per cent, only
will be received by them at the present time,
and the remainder will be paid over as fast ns
the second series returns to the FIRST series the
amount which it has borrowed. The actual
amount paid on each share is 1926 The fna
payment was made on Monday night last.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

PERUVIAN SYRUP vahIa' le medicine
has been silently making its way into public
favor by the numerous remarkable cures it has
performed. Its singular efficacy is owing tc
the prOtoEide Of iron which in This prepara
ton remains unchanged. and is the only form
in which this vital element Of healthy blood car
be supplied.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

Don't fail to call Mt the New Clothing Hall
And there you win find all that you may wish
for this Fall, in the line of Clothing for Men
and Boys. Cheap, cheap, is my motto, and n
better class of Goods than were heretofore sold
in Smyrna Don't forget to call on 5. l..
Kahn. Cnmmsrce Street below Main.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

USIvEAsALITY OF TOBACCO. 1T 10 announ-
ced that England vast the only civilized country
which did not send homegrown tobacco to the
Vienna Exposition. Varieties are shown from
Norway and Sweden, az well as from the trop-
les, and from all intermediate territories. II
is remarked that the value varies throughout
very much, sccording to distance from the
equator, and thus while the unmanuiactured
leaf from Havana is valued at almost $3.50
gold, pound,that from Holland is priced a
no more than about $25 aihundred weight. :
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

These are Hard Times-Nioney is scarce,
Winter is last approaching and people have
to be clothed. The Question is who sells Cloth
ing the cheapeSt2 4 he answer John + Phil
lips 4 Go.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

John + Phillips Il Co.'S remedy for Hard
Times works like charm. It consists in SCI
ling People Clothing cheaper than they can
buy it any where else. A fact demonstrated
on last Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

Times are dull that is one reason why we
should call at Kahn's and save money on oul
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats &c.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

One dollar saved is az good as two earned.
guarantee to rave money to any one buying
Clothing at the New Clothing Hall. s. l..
Kahn, Commerce street below Main.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

1t is an admitted fact that j. +. Phillips
& Go. have the largest Stock OF Ready Made
Clothing in Smyrna and that they are> selling
it cheaper than any other House.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

The great excitement on Saturday was ca used
by crowds rushing to the New Clothing House
Of S. L. Kahn, and swapping at the Bargains
he offered.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12
THE DIFFERENCE.

There's Jones, now he never n needy
But always has plenty OF cash.
Just look at his clothes, they are seedy,"
Tho be bought them so lately of--Dash-
Whilst Brown, who is needy but clever,
Wears clothes that he purchased last Fall,
They wear well and look good as ever.
But lie epsrchased his suit at 7o,cer H'H
Where the most desirable, reliable and
stylish garments Of every kind can be bought
at prices made expressly low to meet these
. hard times" Bennett & Co, Tower Hall
5lS Market street, PhilAdelphia.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

The New American Sewing Machine is sold
on easy monthly instalmeLts. Call and ex-
anime it, at Craddock's.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

Grand Bargains! Great Inducements tC
Buyers. Come and zee W. +. A. WoodcOck
Dover, Del, opposite NJ. f. Church. the
City Jcweer. Sign the Large Golden Watch
A Fine stock Of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and
Fancy Goods. &c Lnrge stock OF Speotsclcs
Block Goods, &c. Hair Jewelry, lSk Wed
ding Rings made to order, in irstclass style
Custom Watch work done in the most work
lnanlike manner The best materials used only
Every Watch repaired guaranteed to give th'
wearer satisfaction.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

At j. f. Phillips 4 Co. no imposition i
practised. Every body istreate6 fairly, square
ly and honestly.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday by
JOSEPH IL. HOFFECKER, Editor and Proprietor at Smyrna
Delaware.
TERMS -sUBsc RIProXOra year $500 advance, $3.50
paid till the year. No discontinued until
aarrears pad-ony option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS atthe Seven Gents
ane nsertion subsequent insertions Threeand
shalt liberal made quart ery semi an
nual aud yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

For any thing in the Clothing line do not
forget to call at Phillips Il Co.'S. You will be
sure to find Bargains.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

Buy the New American Self Threading
Shuttle Sewing Machine. Easy to learn. light
running and durable.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

In Cincinnati recently, widow lady, her two
sons and three daughters we're all married on
the esame day. az sec ssfs4 So 'i3 o.ts) +.
Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

The, Kentucky boys,,it is said, are not al
lowed 70 carry pistols until tliey have entered
the grammar schools lsfsa NY sltf ! -
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A Singular Story.

A strange story comes from China. A
native school-boy at Shanghai told his
schoolmaster that he had dreamed his
stepmother murdered him, and placed
his remains in jar under the floor OF
her house. The schoolmaster treasured
his pupil mt the moment, but subsequent
" missing him for II few days from
school. remembered his dream, and
rushed to the house of his stepmother 10
inquire for the boy. Receiving an un-
satisfactory reply, andfull of suspicion of
foul play, the man toreu up the floor of the
room and found the corpse of his pupil
cut up and slowed away in jar precise
ly as the poor boy had described. The
case has been authenticated before the
Chinese courts, and the murderess was
executed, after being carried to the six
gates of the city to receive the execra-
tions of the people.
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American Newspaper.

Mr. Frederick Hudson has Just pub
hshed book on American journalism.
He begins with the first newspaper ever
printed III this country, PuGiick Occur
rcaccS, issued at Boston in 1890. He
says six eras mark the real epochs of
American journalism. The first of these
is the period from 1890 to 170l, when
the initial experiments were made III
establishing newspapers. The colonial
press and the revolutionary press follow
next in order. With the overthrow OF
British domination came the political
party press and class interest publica-
lions Somebody has remarked that the
year 1893 was the year of paradoxes.
1t was year in which the air seemed
impregnated with change and marked
the transition period of journalism. The
next few years developed the cheap press
of New York into the Independent Jour
nal and the genuine newspaper devoted
To the gathering OF news.
These six epochs are rs follows 1880
-170l-l755-l7 S3-1S33-1S -1S72.
q" All kinds of newspapers, says Mr..
Hudson, with all sorts of character
istics, are embraced III these epochs.
We find every interest with its organ
each has its circle like the oak, It's strata
like the earth, It's policy like the politi-
cal party, Its cycle ike the sun.
Benjamin Harris was the protector Of
the first American newspaper. 1t lived
Just one day. 1t was suppressed by the
Legislative Assembly, because it con-
tanned reflections OF a very high ma
ture.
The first effort at reporting was fol
the Nc5cS Letter, published at Boston.
1t was an account OF on excel
ton of six pirates on the
Charles river, June 30, 1904, and even
contained "the eXhortation to the male
factors, " as near as il could be taken
in writing in the great crowd. The
first Jenkins made his appearance also
in the Nous letter, Feb. -, 1776. 1t
was description Of Il masked ball which
was to take place at the Boston Concert
Hall, on the llth of March In speak
ing of the "grand affair the paper said,
Ten capital cooks are already engaged
in preparing supper for the masquerade,
which is to be the most brilliant thing
ever seen in America. "
The first daily paper published in the
United States was the american Doiiy
advertiser. It was issued in Philadel-
phia in 1874, by Benjamin Franklin
Bache, and was afterward called the
.Iuroya. 1t supported the measures of
Washingtons Administration, and was
more especially the organ of Alexander
Hamilton Zachariah Poulson became
It's proprietor and publisher in 1882. and
il was then known as PDUisDH'S Idrcr-
fiscr. It is now the NorH Amcricd5
and DaiW advertiser, Morton Me-
Michael, the temporary chairman OF the
recent Philadelphia Convention. being
its editor. The first daily paper printed
in New York city was the New York
DoiIy advertiser, which was begun il
1875.
The .HaSsachUscHs Mercury first de.
velopcd the system Of gathering marin,
intelligence.
The penny press of America dates
from 1888. The SIM, the Horaid, Tia,
TrjJu,tc. the Times, the H'orid-al
began as one cent papers.
In May, 1885, the New York Hcraic
was issued. Speaking Of the secono
number, Mr.. Hudson says: The edito
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Biblical CuriOsities.

The Old Testament contains 80 books,
92s chapters, 23,2l4 verses, 592, 439
words, 2,72S, 100 letters.
The New Testament contains y books,
800 chapters, 6, 1853 verses, Isl ,253 words,
ny, $3.50 letters.
The entire Bible contains 66 books,
l,2S9 chapters, 81, l73 verses, 773, 692
words, 3,566, $50 letters.
The name of Jehovah or Lord occurs
$500 times in the Old Testament.
The word land occurs i'll the Bible
46,227 times, viz. In the Old Testament
3o,5i3 times, i'll the New Testament TO-
6S4 times.
The middle book of the Old Testament
Is Proverbs.
The middle chapter is the 29th of
job.
The middle verse is the "a Chronicles,
10th chapter, between the 18th and 18th
verses.
The middle book of the New Testa-
ment is the I'd Epistlc to the Thessalon-
ians.
The middle chapter is between the
18th and 18th of Romans.
The middle verse Is Acts xvii, Il.
The middle chapter or division, and
the least one in the Bible, is the ll7th
Psalm.
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalm
cXviii., verse s.
The middle line in the Bible is ID
Chronicles, ". CHI, 10th V.
The least verse in the Old Testament
is lst Chronicles, i. CHI, LIST V.
The least verse III the Bible is John
tx, 30.
The Apocryphy mot inspired, but
sometimes bound between the Old Testa-
ment and the New contains 1873 chap
tiers, 6,0S1 verses, and 1872, lS5 words.
The 10Th chapter of ID Kings and 9th
OF Isaiah are the same.
These facts were ascertained by an
English gentleman residing i'll Amster-
dam, A. ID. l772, also by another gen
tleman who made similar calculation,
A. ID. 177S, and they are said to have
taken each gentleman nearly three years
III the investigation.
The first division of divine oracles into
chapters and verses is attributed to
Stephen LangtOn, Archbishop of Can
terbury, III the reign OF King John, III
the latter part of the twelfth century or
beginning of the thirteenth. Cardinal
Hugo, III the middle of the thirteenth
century, divided the Old Testament into
chapters as they stand in our translation.
In 1861, Athias, Jew Of Amsterdam,
divided the sections of Hugo into verses
as we now have them. Robert Stephens,
a French printer, had previously Q551)
divided the New Testament into verse rs
they now are.
The Scriptures have been translated
into lS4 languages and dialects, of which
III had, prior to the formation of the
:" British and Foreign Bible Society, -
never appeared And twenty-five of
these languages existed without an al
phabet in an oral form. Upward of for
ty-thrce millions of these copies OF God s
Word are circulated among not less than
600, 600, 600 people. What hath God
wrought
There is a Bible in the library of the
University of Gottingen written on 8, 476
palm leaves
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IN Washington, at large party given
by the wife of cabinet minister, Mrs.
Clay, chaperoning young lady from
the North, passed through room where
gentlemen were playing cards, Mr.. Clay
among the number. q" Is this Il com
mon practice p inquired the young
lady. Yes" said Mrs. Clay, they
always play when they get together. -
Don't it distress you to have Mr.. Clay
gamble 2" No. my dear" said the
good old lady, composedly; "he most
ALWAYS wins
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then promised to give correct picture
of the world-in Wall street-in the Ex-
change-in the postoffice-at the theater
in the opera--in short, wherever hui
man nature and real life best display
their freaks and vagaries. Thispromise,
like the famous order of Gen. Scott TO
turn Cerro Gordo i'll his Mexican cam
paign, has been fully carried out.
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E" II. II. II. r."

The above are the initials of Dr. Pierce y
Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets, or Sugar-coated
Concentrated Root and Herbal Juice, Anti
Bilious Granules the Little Giant Cathartic
or n,pLt'm il, pdrro Physic. They are scarcely
larger than mustard seeds, yet represent ~
much cathartic power m Il large repulsiye pill
being a most Searching AMI thorough get gedly
and kindiy operating catbdrtic Pleasant to
take, powerful TO cure. % cents per vial. by
druggists 623
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

RAILROADS IN OHIo.-The startling
fact is brought out in the forthcoming
annual report of the Ohio Commissioner
of Railroads, that under the influence OF
the prevailing epidemic for railroad
building, corporations have been char
tered during the last year, and plans
projected by other means, contemplate
ing the construction of more than four
thousand miles of railroad in that State.
in addition to the lines which now grid
iron il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

IMMIGRATION from Great Britain and
Germany to the United States will be
swclled this year by the efforts of numer-
Gus trade societies i'll both countries,
which, III the aggregate, number some
three or four hundred thousand mem
bers, and have already collected large
emigration fund. This movement is
part of settled policy, which has for its
object the raising of wages i'll those
countries, by getting rid of surplus
labor
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
What the Season Suggests.

To assume warm clothing AZ the commencement
of the cold season is only act Of cor.mon rru-
dence But something moro than this is required
10 put the body in state Of defense against the
searching atmosphere Of winter. Damp has n de-
pressing effect on tine vital organs and the animal
spirits The amount Of life power taken out Of the
strongest Of us by the chilling vapors which fire.
quently load the air at this period Of the year
very considerable. and to the weak aud lauFuid
they are extremely dClcteTiouE. To protect the
system against their effects, II must be iAwardly
toned, regulated; and reinforced well as shielded
outwardly by appropriate garments. This essen
tal service Is more safely and satisfactorily acct
pIishcd by the daily use II HOstotter's stomach
Bittcrs than by any other means within the prov
incc Of medical science The fact here stated is as
iucontrovertible as a demonstration in mathemat-
les Nobody disputes AZ. II is matter Of common
belief and 81 general record. Here the case might
be rested but tho public, naturally enough. wants
20 know why this famous vegetable specific is so
FAR ahead OF all other medicines Of Its class. This
reasonable curiosity can be readily grathed. Tho
Bittcrs comprise FIVE important elements, viz. a
stimulaut, q tonic an apericnt, and blood dorur-
cut. Each e these components, as wei as each 81
the other subordinate ingredients, 10 the purest
and best ~ Its kinG. They are proportioned IN ac-
cordancc with formula that has been IN use for
twenty years, and operate harmoniously and
simultaneously. Hence the uniform success of the
medicine
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

MEpICAL GUEsswoRK. The profess
siOnal treatment of disease is III great
measure experimental. If one medicine
fails another is tried, and sometimes this
hit-or-miss practice is pursued until the
resources of the faculty is exhausted.
This, in the truest sense of the word, Is
cmpiriciS0l. But when the physician
has made valuable discovery, he is
called by his professional brethren an
EmDiric because he advertises the re-
suit of his labor and research. When
DIR. Walker, of California, introduced his
celebrated VINEGAR BTTrERs AZ n remedy
for all blood diseases, he struck ire
mendous blow ut the c3piricdl SyStena
rs applied in our hospitals and in private
practice. 1t was soon apparent that his
medicine was not q mere palliative or al
leviative that only modified the SYn1p-
toms OF disorder, but that it reached
the very source ~ the matddy in the
blood and the secretions, and literally
rOOtcd IL ont. The process of renovation
and Gisinfection went on together, vlgor
was impaired TO the organs from which
the virus of disease had been expelled.
That such is the effect of this popular
vegetable remedy, no one who has had
opportunities of observing its operation
in cases of liver complaint, Indigestion,
affections of the bowels, govt, rheuma-
tism and pulmonary disorders can pos
sibly doubt - Com.
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The Golden Opportunity.

John '. Fsrwell Il Co., Monroe and Franklin
streets Chicago, having decided to retire from
tho Retail business and give their attention
exclusively to the Jobbing trade, offer their
whole retail stock OF one Million Dollars worth
of Dry Goods, Carpetings and Upholstery at
and beiO,r Actual cost. Families having access
by rail to Chicago will find the stock fresh and
complete in all respects Com
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

LoCKE's NATIONAL MONTHLY for Feb
rlary will contain splendid story. 1.-Two
Criminals. two sketches 10y Nasty, and vast
amount of other matter Ask your ncwsdeaer
for it. or send 10 cents TO Locke & Jones,
Toledo. Ohio. 400 per year. Il is the best
magazine for the money published Send for
circular 10 Agents Com.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

THE propriety of giving condition
medicine to horses, cattle and sheep, was dis
cussed and admitted by many of the Agricul-
tural Societies throughout the State last fall
and we believe that in every case but one they
decided in favor Of Sherid0,iS CdrGli'y COHdi-
ton Pnlrders Good indgment loom.
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coNsuM IF

The advertiser, having been permanently cured
or that dread disease, Consumption, by simple
remedy, Is anxious to make known 60 his fellow.
sufferers the means Of cure. To all who desire a.,
ne Hlll tend copy 81 the prescription used Gree
OF charge), with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they viii find a sURK CUap
Ion CoNsvhFIioS, AsrHaA, BRONCHITIS, and all
Throat and Lung Difficulties
fartes wishing the prescription viii please
ADDRESS Rev EDWARD A. WILSON,
- liam .l,t4rs
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There is. probably. no wav in "

THERE is, probably, no way i'll which
we can benefit our readers more than by recon-
mendins to them for general use JoIraSon's
AHDdyic Imminent. Il is adapted to almost
all the purposes oC Family Medicine; and a.
q specific for coughs colds, whooping cough,
>oroncSs of the chest, lame stomach, rhouma-
tism, splitting Of blood. and all lung difficult
ties, it has no equal that ever we saw or heard
Of { ON.