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There never was q time when the advO-
Gates of hard money needed to be SO active
as now. The Democrats of Ohio, the most
influential section of the party outside of
New York, have pronounced i'll favor of
Confederate money, and while the action
is denounced b. all sane outsiders, and Is
conceded to have greatly damaged the
Presidential chances OF the Democracy,
their declaration will encourage paper
money lunatics everywhere. Without con
slant effort on the part of honest papers
and men, there is danger of Il paper-money
craze among the more ignorant classes at
the West, largely composed of foreigners
and already infected in spots with Com
munistic notions. To ward off such 4
calamity-fOr it would be national disaster
to have even small proportion Of our peo
pie carried away by this delusion-eyery
energy of newspapers, of professors in THEN
colleges, and even of individuals in theiI
daily avocations, should be devoted. Thi
is field for genuine missionary work.
is not question of opinions, but of morals
not one of notional policy, but OF nltiona
honcsty.--N y. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

ABBOTT-IRATT.-On the Both suit, 10y Rev. +.
Davis, Mr.. Benz Abbot. and Mrs. Mary Pratt, al Of
Smyrna
MlLLER-DANIS.--On June 9Th 10y the Rev. T. ".
IIumphrics, at his residence, John =. Miller, Of
Philadelphia to Miss Matilda Davis, daughter of
the late Junrs l.. Davis, formerly of smyrna, Del.
T--CiAiRETT.-Fourth day, 9th month, "Gth,
at the residence of Dr. II. Garrett by Friends cCrc
mony Howard Garrett 20 Mary s. Garrett, both OF
Wilmington.
HARDs-ANDERSON.-On the evening of the
oath ult, by the EcvJ. Hepburn iargi>, utthc Park
Avenue ". L. Parsonage in Philadelphia, Charles
IL. Richards, NJ D., to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of
the late James Anderson ESD all OF Georgetown
Del
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

ANOTHER SENSIBLE MOVE AT THE SOUTH.-
\ good sign of progress, in both practice
and theory, is found in the journey of
thirty-twO Florida men by rail to Chicago
with " "thirty-two car loads of watermelons,"
grown in their country, and taken at this
early date in the " season TO Chicago fora
market The large number of men who ac-
company the shipment have for their object
the making of arrangements for the enlarge
ment of the fruit trade, between their luxu-
rious fruit-growing country and the North
western cities and towns. With such a
country as theirs, which is ripcning the
fruits 6f the tropics whilst the snow is in
some seasons unmelted in sheltered places
in the extreme North, and with the great
facilities now enjoyed for rapid transit and
modern methods for preserving and carry
ing fruit uninjured, there is abundant op-
portunity for lucrative trade of the charsc-
ter these Florida men seem TO contemplate.
These remarks apply to other Southern
States besides Florida. This interstate
trade in the widely diversified products OF
our broad land and mingled climates, is 6
kind of "free trade" about which there
can be no dispute in Congress or in politica
platforms. "Tariff'' regulations do not af
feet it. and it can be made a large source o
revenue" to the South without intcrfer
ence from any school of political econo
mists.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Judge Spence, Assistant Attorney Gen,
cral FOR the Postofiice Department, has
given an opinion to u'e effect that post,
masters arc liable on their bonds for losses
of Government property while in their pos
session. This opinion is IN response to a
communication from the Pos tmaater Gen
eral enclosing letter from Postmaster
Burt, of Boston, demurring to charge for
the sum of $500 entered against him, being
the value of a package Of postage stamps
which was lost in his office This is the
first timean opinion has been given making
poStmastcrs responsible on their bond for
property lost in their offices
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

The New York H,raM informs us that
Theodore Tilton was at Plymouth Church
on Sunday and listened to Mr.. Beecher's
sermon. One would scarcely suppose that
Tilton would consider Mr.. Beecher juts the
man to give moral and religious instruc-
ton but perhaps Tilton does not want to
be instructed in that way. The Brooklyn
saints and philosophers are a queer lot.
We should not be surprised to learn by and
by that Theodore and Elizabeth had made
up and gone to living lovingly together
again, and that both had resolved to become
tions. Nothing occurring in Brooklyn
especially within the Plymouth circles
could surprise us now.-IHH,. Tmcs
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

The centennial anniversary OF Washing,
toms assumption of the command of the
Revolutionary army was celebrated at Cam
bridge, Mass, on Saturday. y large tent
had been erected on tho common, and here
the exercises hegtn. A poem was read by
James Russell Lowell, and an Grafton was
delivered by Professor Peabody, of Harvard
College. After the oration three hundred
persons sat down TO u banquet III Memorial
Hall, at the College, and the exercises con.
cluded with poem by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and addresses by Governor CASTOR
Genoral Dsvens, Senator Boutwell,, cx-Go
vernon Washburn, Josiah Quincy and
others.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

About two hundred persons were dischar,
gcd from the various bureaus of the Trca-
suy Department. on Thursday. The largest
proportion Of them were from the bureau
of engraving and printing. The scene, it
is said, was a most distressing one. Many
of the employees brought thcir children in
the hopes Of creating sympathy, and when
the discharges were announced general
wall went up from the various groups of nm
fOrtllnatcs
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

A telegram from Louisville reports the
assassination of Willis Russell, who had
been principal witness against the Owen
county Ku-kluX. and also at times a special
bailitf of the State and a Deputy United
States Marshal.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Present appearances indicate that the
strike is at an end throughout the entire
mining region Of Pennsylvania. The ex-
ample of the men who have heretofore
gone to work has so far encouraged others
that at meeting on Wednesday evening
at IIazelton it unanimously resolved to go
to work on the terms offered by the opera
tors in January last
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

The New York SIN gives the following
list of available presidential candidates !:
Republicans-B II. Bristow, Q. p. Morton,
f. B. Washburne, +. d. Morgan, ii. Wilson,
and J. G. Blaine. Democrats-T. A. Hen.
bricks, A. G.. Thurman, w. Allen, i. F.
Bayard, J. S. Black, and S. J. Tilden. The
SIN adds: " Each of these lists seems COM
plete as the case stands at present. 1t is
possible but not probable, that new men
may come up in the course of next fall and
winter. For instance, if General Hayes
should be elected Governor OF Ohio by a
rousing majority he would take place in
the republican list, but if he should be
beaten his chance of reaching such distinc'
iion will bo extinguished forever. Most
likely some one of these twelve gentlemen
win be the next President"
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

A feature of house decoration, now in
this country, is to mark the celebration of
the Fourth of July. 1t is the adorning of
the fronts of houses by hanging flags, ban
ners, and bright colored tapestry or lambre,
quin three or four feet, below each window
sill. Throughout southern Europe, on fete
days, beautiful appearance is given TO the
streets by such displays.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Thisis the wickedest way in which the Bal
timorc Gazette relates recent editorial
change: "Owing to the unforeseen fnan.
cial embarrassments to the st. Louis Times,
that veracious chronicler Of things that
never happened, Geo. Alfred Townsend
has scraped the st. Louis dust from hi,
brogans, and again become guerrilla in
journalism. George wields flashing pen
but, alas! not for him is the glitterina
hatchet, not for him the Aourshing cherr,
tree. lie does it so easy, too"
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
CANCER CAN DE CURED.

DR.. IL. T. BON d, OF the PENNA. CANCER INSTITUTE,
has discovered certain for this dreadful mandy and
is astonishing the medical faculty By his wonderful
The remedies be of the world. Those
who prefer visiting the city and remaining while under
treatment will find ample accommodations the INSTI-
TuTE. SCROFULA, TETTER PEURlGO. aud all SKIN
diseases and impurities OF the Blood after all other
remedies ai Consultation and advice free Call ad
Dress "PENNA. CANCER INSTITUTE"
l9-ly. 320S CHESTNUT ST, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
WHAT THE "CoLoRApo PorAro Bue"

WHAT THE "CoLoRADo PoTATo BUG"
MEANs.-A single Colorado potato beetle"
is an insignificant thing 70 look at, but he
illustrates the power of numbers in thevast
amount of damage done by the countless
millions of millions of them that are now
ravaging the potato crops in various sec
tions of the United States. lie has been
the subject of numerous jokes, but III his
aggregate capacity as destroyer, he is any
thing but a subject for jocularity. The
destruction of any considerable proportion
of one of the staple food crops of a nation
may be terrible calamity, as we all know
from what happened in Ireland in lS47-4S
by the "potato rot" there, and in India,
from the damage to the rice crop by
drought year or two ago. 1t means, i'll
such cases, not only the loss Of vast
amount of money value, but dire distress
from the rangs of famine and the perishing
of thousands from hunger. In our highly
favored country, however, with its broad
spread of titled land, its diversified climate
and abundant food products of all kinds,
famine, in its ordinary sense, is not likely
to occur. Still, material damage to one
of the great food clOps is a severe national
loss. independently of the embarrassment
from scarcity, the money loss can be
measured only by millions of dollars, and,
in order that our readers may have a cor
lcct idea of what the destruction of the
potato crop of the United States means, in
Il money point of view, we have prepared a
table from the census Of 1870, by States and
in the aggregate. 1t will be seen from the
table referred to, which is printed III another
column this morning, that the aggregate
potato crop for that year amounted to more
than a hundred and eleven millions OF
bushels. Averaging this production at
seventy-five cents a bushels the money
value was more than eighty millions q
] dollars. OF course the Colorado beetle is
not expected to eat up the whole of the
crop Of this year, or of any other year, but
he will eat up, or rather destroy the plants
from which many millions of bushels ought
10 have been produced; and every time he
destroys 100000 Of bushels, he causes the
loss to somebody of $2,000,000. This, il
the concrete, is what the ravages Of the
Colorado potato bugmeans,' and furnishes
at glance OF the eye, strong reason fol
annihilating the whole race.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Mary Walsh, a clork in the Treasury
Department at Washington, was fatally
burned on Saturday morning by the explo-
sion Of alcohol in a "pocket stove," on
which she was cooking her breakfast and
died OF her injuries in the afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
Registers Order.

Euii-rrE, UFtIcr, povER. kent C"UNrY, DELAWARE
JuHC -. 1919.
Upon application Of GEORGE H. RAYMOND, Ad-
miij>;ratpr of j. HOWARD PETERSON. late of purk
Greek Hundred. in .ad county deceased il >urlcrrd
amt directed by the Register, that the said Admins
traitor give notice OF the granting of Letters of Ad-
mn>;rijinn upon the estate of the said dec cAscd by
caUsip. Gvctiscmcuts to be posted within forty days
from tie c of >,h letters in six of the most puhlic
place, Of lh" count! Of Kent requiring all persons
having demands against the estate to present the
same, u abide by ict oE Assembly in such cite
made ai,d provided and also causc the same to bc
inserted III the SMYRNA TIME>. newspaper published
in smyrna. anh continue therein weeks.
Given under the hand and seal of Office of
iSFAI.i the RcE$tCraiurCsald at Dover Kent County
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
J. G. PENNEWIII. REGISTER.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Harper's Weekly says "Mr. A. S. Abel,
of the Baltimore SIM, is said to be the
wealtlIiest newspaper man in America, his
fortune being estimated at from seven to
ten millions OF dollars"
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
PERSONAL NOTICE.

Notice il hereby given that all officers, sailors and sol
diers. Wounded ruptured injured the late rebellion
however slightly entitled penSOn, and thousands
entitled rate. apply immC
diatey through DIR. T.. B. JACKSON,
Late Surgeon in United States Navy,
Oct 2lst.-ly No. 767 SAMSON ST., Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Robert Dale Owen, the Spirtualist, has
become insane, and been removed to his
home in Indiana. lie had been some time
an inmate of water cure establishment
in Western New York
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

The Fourth was religiously celebrated in
Providence, r. l., on Sunday, several
military companies going to church and
listening to discoursos appropriate to the
OCCASION"
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6 CENTS REWARD.

Runaway nom te premises Of tie subscriber on
the yHh OF juno, Rachel franklin, and iuGrntUrrd
coorcd girl, aged Il years. vi persons a:r lciCby
forbid harhoring or trusting ncr ON my account un-
der the penalty Of the h,w. The above iCWa, viii lC
paid for her return. JOHN y. CLARK.
KENruN, DEL, July 1St.-3w
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Hon. Thomas B. Florance died in Wash
ington on Saturday, in the Sixty-fourth
year of his age. He had been i'll for over
year.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
NOTICE.

The undersigned. Administrator IIamcd above. ! ere
by gives notice, tlat Letters OF AdmLi>tlat we're
granted to the 2Nh day of june IS11: all ucl-
sons therefore having demands agllintS the deceased
estate, Will present the SanC properly attvtcd on or
before the 18th day of June, lS7G or abide 10y law in
this behalf
jun #D-3w GEO. II. RAYMOND
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HSTR n .

Came 80 the farm of lhp subscriber the 9Th inst,
Flock nc S:xtttn GEESE. The owner is lCquc, led
to cpr:c forward and prove property, pay ChAlgc>
and take them away.
iv7 JOHN II. BEWLEI.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
BERRY PLANTS.

Genuine i:ANBWJEERASPBERRY PLANTS. also
WILSON and KlTTNTINNY HIAC CKRERIY PLANTS
for sale by ANTHONY REYBOID.
mh!Wi Delaware City, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
Integrity Of Dealing
Or
ONE PRICE.

OF course to do this we
" must figure closely,
or we wouldlose ourtradc
but we always were will
ing to sell cheap.
This IS the complaint
other houses makcagainst
US, but we do not care,
and therefore mark the
price on the tickets, for
that is the only way peo-
pie can be certain they
buy at like rates with
their nciGhbors,
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
FOR RENT.

STORE HOUSE-one of the best in town. Tent
low. For information apply 10 va
GEO. II. RAYMOND. FEcy
dec2-u or HAMlLTON q CuMMINS
Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

Cards and Circulars neatly printed at
this Office.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
Dancing women.

1t may be impractical, says the
Saturday Review, to discover the
precise shade Of character of every
woman who goes to music hall or
dancing saloon, but it is quite pos
sible to compel the company at
large, no matter how composed, to
behave itself in q quiet and decor
ous ms amer, under fear of the police.
If there is nothing in the enter
tainments and nothing in the con-
duct of the audience which is
contrary to good order and decency,
it is difficult to see what moro can
be asked, or at least obtained. With
regard to the character of these en-
tertainments, the question is com.
paratively simple one. A good
deal Of time seems to have been
spent by the magistrates in inquiring
into the decency of four women at
the Oxford music hall, who appeared
under the name of the "OXford
Four" and were accused by the
police of being indecent in their
attitudes, gestures and dresses. 1t
was alleged in defense that there
was nothing unusual in the dances
of these performers, or Gin their
manner of retiring down the stage;
that one of them wore dress copied
from real forester's costume, "all
except the boots" and that another,
who represented charity, wore a
dress which came below her boots
All this kind of evidence goes for
very little, for tho simple reason
that it is scarcely possible to test its
yalue.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

Old paper collars cut in strips a
Quarter inch wide make an excel
lent taper for lighting lamps.
| 1t is said that the unpleasant
squeak in boots and shoes may be
prevented by simply driving row
of pegs through the sole from the
toe towards the heel. The noise is
caused by the friction of tho layer
in the center This method stiffcns
the sole somewhat, but is preferable
to The intolerable sole agony
1t does not seem TO be generally
understood that the amalgam of tin
foil with mercury, which is spread
on glass plates TO make looking
glasses, is very readily crystallzed
by the action of solar rays. A
mirror hung where the sun can
shine on it is usually spoiled 1t
takes graduated appearance ia
miliar to house keepers, though
they may not be acquainted with
the cause of tho change. In such
state the article is nearly worth
less, the continuity Of the surface is
destroyed, and it will not reflect
lines with any approach to prcci-
sion.
A correspondent of tho London
Fanciers' Gazette writes that "a
drop of linsced oil put on the end
of perches in the cage of canaries
where the red mites sometimes
breed by thousands, will instantly
kill them, and, if applied occasion
ally, will keep others away. They
can be easily kept out of the nest
by dredging the box or basket with
ouickIime inside, and then making
a nice nest with clean moss" An
other correspondent, "Fringilla,
writing upon the same subject, says
81 paint my cages with carboli'
acid. pure or mixed with water; t.
dip the edge in solution is simpler
Don't let the birds enter till tn
cage is dry. Six months hav'
ELAPSED since doctored my cages
and | have not seen a mite since
| Ny birds are allowed to battle
frequently"
Edward Smith, in his new worl
on Foods" gives the following
simple formula for making vinegar
Que gallon of water, one and
quarter pounds Of raw sugar, and
quarter of u pint of yeast AT
temperature of eighty degrees !
will be sufficiently reid in three o
four days to be drawn of, when a
ounce Of cut raisins and the sam
weight Of cream Of tartar should b
added, and after a few weeks tn
sweet taste will entirely disappear
when it may be bottled
A now industry for women ha
been commenced in England BY fou
ladies Of standing in London. IL
that of home decorative artist
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

tIAvAeA, February 1.-The local
neWa,,apef 0f Hanotl ifaptfetn, w HE
since Vlnns district, has tie foilywlng
feuoft Wlle insurgents, commanded
iw tlomez aud t,an Gulla, attacked The
ssttlenent M Joliorn, on tile 18th ulll
mo. mo assault was made NJ four dif.
feront poluts. The rebels attacked
Fort Mnchcln IN baud. Tho be-
aIoged defended themselves herOlcnlly,
but the enemy's numbers were too
great. The garrison having exhausted
their ammunition, and being reduced
To ten effective men, surrendered TO
the insurgents. Tho latter respected
the lives Of those VINO surrendered
The fort aud all Its contents were de-
stroyed, and many houses were burned
Our losses were considerable IN pro.
portion 10 the nu a, ens'sen' oas
we CAM give Particuiars, US We aIe
without exact details. Eye w,the .'.s
say the losses OF the reoels "vre
heavier, as we Deiieve, cohs'T rW,s ~. he
pei., a haac W t mo here troons were
news J J,otni,' sant ont 70 nick nm the
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

confinement necessarily attending
~, bat this Ia u great mistake.
This very Indifference or aversion
shows something wrong In the or
ganilatloD ~ we'll ~ IN the DISPOSE.
ton II the physical system wore
nil right, tho mind aud natural
instincts would generally DO right
also. While there may be here and
there cases of this kind, such an
indisposition Is not always found.
IL Is a'iact that largo numbers OF
our women are anxious TO nurse
their offspring, and make the
attempt; they perscvcre for awhile
perhaps for weeks or months-and
then fail X X Why should there
be such u difference between our
American women and those of
foreign origin residing in tho same
locality, and surrounded by the
same external influences 4? The ex-
PLANTATION is simple they have not
, tho right kind of organization ;
there is IL want of proper develop
ment of the Emphatic and san
guine temperaments-a marked de-
ficiency in the organs Of nutriment
and secretion"
1t is stated by Dr. Toner, OF
Washington, whom DR.. Clarke
quotes, "that the proportion be-
tween the number Of American
children under fifteen years Of ago,
and the number of American women
between the collaborating ages of
fifteen and fifty, is steadily declining
In 1880 there were to every 1000
marriageable women 1852 children
under fifteen years Of age Ten
years later there were 1868, or
eighty nine less children to every
/, 900 women than in 1880. In 1880
this number had declined to 72O
in 1860 to 1866; and in 1870 to
1868. The total decline in the
forty years was 1884, or about twenty
per cent of the whole proportional
humber in 1880, generation ago"
Abiding to the supposed cause OF
the physical degeneracy in question
DR.. Clarke, says: "If these causes
should continue for the next hall
century, and increase in the same
ratio as they have for the last fifty
years, it requires no prophet to fore
tell that the wives who are to be
mothers in our republic must be
drawn from transatlantic homes.
The sons of tho new world will
have to react, on magnificent
scale, the old story Of unwived
Rome and the Sabines." 80,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
THE North Fayston, Vermont,

THE North Fayston, Vermont
volcano is described ~ n conica
peak about 300 feet high, riddled
with creviccs, which have been
measured to the depth Of 100 feet
and from which vapor about blood
heat constantly rises. The top il
covered with spruces, and the limbs
of those nearest the largest holes
are warped and twisted by heat On
the south side of the eminence is a
natural canal of rocks twenty rods
long, three feet wide, and from
thirty to seventy feet in depth, The
sides of which show the action Of
intense heat
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

He led her to the altar-it was in
a Wisconsin church-but just as she
was about to plight her virgin faith
she saw a discarded lover in the
gallery, gazing down upon her with
a mixture of sorrow and anger ex-
tremely piteous to behold. She did
what she could under such embar-
RAISING circumstances--she tainted
away. Rcmorsc and anguish had
very properly taken possession OF
her soul. for the had on at the mo-
ment of collapse some $1,000 worth
of jewelry which that wretched man
in the gallery had given her. Still
don't suppose that she gave up the
bird in her lilly-white hand. They
brought her TWO, and made them
Ono
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

From the Austin Statesmanl


Dallas has added to its intermina-
BILE catalogue of crimes against
civilization by entertaining its arts
tocracy with bear and dog fight
A more brutal scene could not be
imagined, and surely not described
than was this, wherein animals
called men witnessed with delight
the fortunes of chained bear
struggling for freedom and for life,
slowly tortured to death by savage
dogs, turned loose two at q time,
that poor bruins anguish might be
the more protracted The bear was
first degraded to the level of its
tormentors by being compelled to
swallow Il glass of whlskey. Here.
after no sane man will apply the
term "brute" to any quadruped
while the bear batting people O.
Dallas walk upright