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Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

COMMITTEE ON EDUCAT1oX.-Hon.J J. p.
Comegys, President of the State Centennial
Commission, has appointed the following
gentlemen a committee on education in
connection with the Centennial Exhibition
D. W. Harlan, Superintendent of the
Public Schools of Wilmington: w. II. Pur.
nell, President of Delaware College; James
II. Groves, State Superintendent of Public
Schools, and Hon. Chas. Brown. President
OF Board of Commissioners of Dover Public
Schools.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

pomI ,gleiIoW was at one time a professor in
0.;''" o"uolh college, and the college paper, the
D,,r;.' recai's an amusing anecdote of him.
u student who had evidently made little or
no preparation, and was prompted bv his
classmates very audibly. The professor
gave no heed to the prompting but let the
student blunder through his paragraph, and
"neh The young man was seated quietly
sad: Your recitation reminds me OF the
spanish theater, where the prompter per.
forms more important part than the
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS have baap or.
ganlzed for this town, to be held as follows
This wednesday evening, az FronL Po,,
monds and John b. Walrayen,s. conduotcyd ls'y
by l. ID. Hamilton and William p Iogo
Tomorrow, Thursday evening at Is
Hamilton's and Jos. Smitheris. conducted
by +. Raymond and VIM. FAIRIES; Wednes.
day evening, 18th, at j. p. Hoffecler,s and
William p. Smither's, conducted by A. p.
Griffith and Edw. G. FAIRIES; THURSDAY even.
ing, 10th, at A. p. Griffith's and Edw. g.
FAIRIES, conducted by J. V. Hofiecker and
B. V. Weldon.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

e. a man who was undoubtedly native of
81 ~: Louis died recently in Los Angeles, Cal
His name was Alton, and in his will bo Ier. Ier.
$4,000 to be held i'm trust until - ai',, az ir',
amount to $4,000, when IL sboulJ La",d Ls,iould
the property OF Los Angeles County IVle Ifu1ie
county declines, it is to 90 TO sny ati aIae
county OF any other State in tbe 1Y. gsner
except to that in which Chicago Is sitnatnd rt,oh
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

The policy Of planting fire insurance com.
panles upon a secure basis aside from their
capital stock has been frequently advocated
e. e. IS one OF the merits OF the New Yorl;
State surplus law that to the co,n,,a,,ios
that go under it, it is compulsory in rco,,ir.
ing mat their gains in periods Of prosperity
snail be laid aside to meet the sudden SHOCK
OF adversely. Connecticut has no such law:
Dut some OF the best citizens of Hartford-
men whose names are almost a ,,uoronteo
OF good management-in forming the
safety rIre Insurance Company. have en-.
bodied this principle Of security in its
charter. This provides that all over 10
per cent. shall 20 to a reserve fund. which
with its accumulation>, except / pcr cent
interest on it, will be kept so!clI for the
benefit Of policy holders. The effects G,i,Iv
10 he anticipated are that the stock will be-
= son? Investment, not liable to sudden
depreciation, and that the comuany tI3i.
secured will gain a good place in the racc
for popular favor. ''''
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

A big hop is to be given in this town on
the 29th at the town hall.
Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

a nice line Of Gont,' Fu,nr.b:5. a.
S'yIlsh and cheap, at !. +. Ph:iI..- A. ,',.-'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-10

The enterprise was met almost entirely by
the members of the church and their friends
in Elkton-the contributions from other
localities amounting to but few hundred
dollars.
From that date to the present, seasons of
grace, under different pastors, have been
experienced, especially under the passionate
of DR.. Matlack; and the present conference
year closes after an unusually successful
protracted effort, lasting from the week
before Christmas, until the last night in
February, and resulting in the awakening
and conversions of large number of souls,
and the addition of eighty one probation
ers-which, with three previously admit
ted, make the whole number of proba-
TONERS for the year eighty four-some
twenty of them being heads Of families,
and some well advanced in life. To God
be all the glory.
Among those who have gone into the
ministry from the Sabbath School and
Church of Elkton, we may name the Rev.
BENZ. F. Price, of our own Conference;
Rev. Jno. j. Timanus, of the Philadel-
phia Conference, and Rev. Milton Purner,
deceased; while from among the interest
ing and intelligent young men who have
been recently brought in, we indulge the
hope that more than one will be led by the
Spirit into that field of future usefulness
and blessing. E.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-10

B-"Do you see that trunk, SIR" de-
manded an indignant traveller of Charley
Bender, the courteous Lake Shore baggage
agent, as he observed demolished packing
box, to which a check was hanging that
correspondent with one he held in his hand.
"That trunk is ruined, sir, and demand
damages" "Yes, SIR" replied the smil-
ing Charley "you ought to have to pay
for that trunk. People get tender little
trunk like that, and pack it up for hun
dred miles journey as if they were going
to the Pyramids. They put in two or
three good sized hams, a crock or two Of
applebutter, sack of double Y family
-four, ten or fifteen pounds of nails, few
pounds of shot, new castings for a couple
of plows, and three or four changes of
clothing. Then they lug it down here at
the last minute, with a handle burst off
one end, and expect it to go through easy
enough to allow a horsefly to ride on the
end. That's the way your trunks get
broken, my dear sir. Thirty five, sixty
four, Cleveland Branch. All right. Good
morning"
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the house, think Of it? she exclaimed.
"Have we right to njure the wall Of the
/ house ?''
| cit is right to preserve ourselves from
starving" said Mr.. Peterkin. "The drown,
ing man must snatch at a straw"
1t is better that he should find his
house chopped little when the thaw
comes,' said Elizabeth Eliza, ethan that
he should find US lying about the house,
dead of hunger, upon the floor"
Mrs. Peterkin was partially convinced.
The little boys came in to warm their
hands. They had not succeeded in open
ing the side door, and were planning and
trying to open the door from the wood
house to the garden.
"That would be of no use," said Mrs.
Peterkin. "The butcher cannot get into
the garden"
"But we might shovel off the snow, "
suggested one Of the little boys, "and dig
down to some of last years onions"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Peterkin, Agamemnon,
and Solomon John had been bringing to,
gether their carpenters tools, and Eliza
beth Eliza proposed using gouge, if they
would choose the right spot to begin.
The little boys were charmed with the
plan, and fastened to fn6-one, little
Ratchet, and the other a gimlet. Even
Amanda armed herself with poker.
alt would be better to begin on the
, ground floor" said Mr.. Peterkin.
Except that we may meet with stone
foundation" said Solomon John.
eff the wall is thinner up stairs" said
: Agamemnon, cit will do as we'll to cut Il
window as door, and haul up any thing
/ the butcher may bring below IN his cart"
| Everybody began to pound little on the
wall to find favorable place, and there
was great deal of noise. The little boys
actually cut bit out of the plastering with
/ their Ratchet and gimlet. Solomon John
/ confided to Elizabeth Eliza that it reminded
! him of stories of prisoners who cut them
/ selves free, through stone walls, after days
! and days Of secret LABOR.
Mrs. Peterkin, even, had come with Z
pair of tongs in her hand. She was inter-
rupted by voice behind her.
Here's your leg of mutton, marmH
! 1t was the butcher. How had he got in
Excuse me. marin, for coming IN at the
side door, but the back gate is kinder
blocked up. You were making such a
pounding, could not make anybody hear
me knock at the side door,"
but how did you make a path to the
door % said Mr.. Peterkin. 'You mus,
have been working at it a long time. 1t
must be near noon now?'
Pm about on regular time" answered
the butcher. "The town team has cleared
out the high road, and the wind has beer
down the last halfhour. The storm is
over"
True enough. The Peterkins had beer
so busy inside the house, they had moi
noticed the ceasing of the storm outside.
land we were all up an hour earlier
than usual" said Mr.. Peterkin, when the
butcher left. He had not explained to tn.
butcher why he had a pickaxe in his hand
If we had lain abed till the usual time,
said Solomon John, "we should have beer
all right"
"For here is the milkman!" said Eliza
beth Eliza, as knock vas now heard a
the side door.
at is good thing to learn" said Mr.
Peterkin, mot to get up any earlier thar
is necessary."-St. Nicholas.
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How Pooh EYES ARE MADE.-l have,
during the past two months, seen lace wells
drawn tight over the face in church, both
morning and evening. l have seen ladies
teaching Sunday school and in sewing
schools, where the expression of face has
so much to do with claiming and retaining
the scholars attention, with the inevitable
veil covering like a mask both face and
expression. Ladies were seen at the even
ing receptions at the Metropolitan museum
of art, looking at pictures and porcelain
through lace wells, which in one or two
instances were beaded. | myself saw a
lady at the Aston library procure the sew
enth volume of Froude's History of Eng
land, which she proceeded to read through
a dotted lace veil. And last, but not least,
| am told by friend who attends tho art
school at the National academy of designs,
that young ladies go there and draw from
plaster casts for hours at a time without
lifting their black lace wells.
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sE-A good story is told of an old farmer,
whose son had for long time been ostensi-
bly, studying Latin in popular academy.
The farmer not being perfectly satisfied
with the course and conduct of the young
hopeful, recalled him from school, and
placing him 10y the side of cart one day,
thus addressed him" Now, Joseph, here
is fork, and there is heap of manure
and cart; what do you call them in Latin ?'
Forkibus, cartibus, ct manuribus," said
Joseph. "Well, now" said the old man,
off you don't take that forkibus pretty
quickibus, and pitch that manuribus into
that cartibus. I'll break your lazy backi-
bus" Joseph went to workibus forth
withibus.
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MEXICAN ANNEXATION TO THE UNITED
States The New York Mercury publishes
Washington despatch which alleges that
the excursion of Senator Cameron and
others to Mexico has for it's object the
annexation, by purchase, to the United
States of the northern States of that Re-
public. The Mexican authorities are I'M
lerstood to have already acquiesced to the
transfer terms, which are yet to be settled
The territory proposed to be annexed is all
that part Of Mexico lying north of the Rio
Rapido and the Rio Grande de Santiago,
and comprises the States of Sonora, Chi
huhua, Coopula, Nueva Leon, Sinoloa,
Durango, Zacatecas, one-half of Tamaule-
of San Luis Potosi, and the territory Of
Lower California-altogethe about four
hundred and thirty eight thousand square
miles of territory, and over one million
than half million are whites, the rest
Indians and mixed. The boundary line
will commence at the mouth of the Rapido,
following that river to its source towards
the town of Pinos, i'll latitude % degrees
81 minutes and longitude 10l degrees 20
minutes, thence to the source of the river
Santiago, and along that stream to its
mouth. The movement is understood to
have originated with the Mexican authori-
ties, who desire to see this sparsely settled
country placed under a power possessing
means of enforcing order among its popu-
latiOn and of inviting emipratiOn thither.
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BIRD NEsTs.-A report recently sent to
the colonial office from Labuan gives
curious account of the edible birds nests,
which are included among the "articles
imported for the export trade to Singa-
pore" These nests, we are told, are found
on the walls of caverns in limestone and
sandstone hills all along the coast, but by
far the greater part of the supplies received
at Labuan, are brought from Sandakan bay
ard the Kna Batangan river, on the east
coast of Borneo. The devourers of these
dainties it seems, distinguish three quail
ties of them, known as white, red and
black. They are produced by two kinds of
small swallow; the black nests are by far
the most common, and are of much inferior
value, one especial drawback being that
they are "much mixed with dirt and feath-
ers." Of the finest quality are the white
nests which are without admixture of re-
fuse matter, and of a semi-traDspareut
white substance, resembling isinglass or
gelatine. The red nests are of iuter medi-
ate appearance between the white and
black, and are supposed to be made by the
bird which constructs the white nests, but
at different season Of the year. There is
a marked distinction in the price of these
delicacies; the white nests sell for 45s. the
''catty," the red for eos, and the black
for As I'd.
Another article of food esteemed by the
Chinese as economical and nourishiug is
the trepang or dried sea slug, which is COL
lected in abundance amongst the reefs,
islands, and bays of the east coast of the
Sooloo Seas, and of Paawau.
Pearls are also largely dealt in at Labuan;
the smaller kinds are exported to India
and China for the purpose, it is said, of
being used in medicine and burnt in lime
for the rajahs to chew with their betel and
sirih leaf.
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of the wood house, and could be reached
under cover.
But some of the family could not eat
fresh pork.
owe should have to corn part of
of him." said Agamemnon.
"My butcher has always told me-" said
Mrs. Peterkip, "that if l wanted ham,
must keep pig. Now we have the pig,
but have not the ham,"
"Perhaps we could corn one or two Of
his legs" suggested one of the little boys.
eve need not settle that now" said Mr..
from starving
The little boys looked serious; they were
fond of their pig.
elf we had only decided to keep COW, ~
said Mrs. Peterkin.
"Alas! yes" said Mr.. Peterkin, cone
learns great many things too late!'
"Then we might have had ice-cream all
the time?" exclaimed the little boys.
Indeed, the little boys, in spite of the
prospect of starving, were quite pleasantly
excited at the idea of being showed up,
and hurried through their breakfasts that
they might 60 and try to shovel out path
from one of the doors.
81 ought to know more about the water
pipes" said Mr.. Peterkin. NOW, 1 shut
off the water last night in the bathroom,
or else l forgot to; and l ought to have
shut it off in the cellar"
The little boys came back. Such a wind
at the front door, they were going to try
the side door.
Another thing l have learned to-day"
said Mr.. Peterkin, " is not to have all the
doors on one side of the house, because the
storm blows the snow against all the doors. "
| Solomon John started up.
"Let US see if we are blocked up on the
east side of the houser' he exclaimed.
"Of what USE" asked Mr.. Peterkin,
"since we have no door on the east side %
eve could cut oner' said Solomon John.
eyes, we could cut door, exclaimed
Agamemnon.
I" But how can we tell whether there is
any snow there ~ asked Elizabeth Eliza,
" for there is no Window
In fact, the east side of the Peterkins'
house formed blank wall. The owner
had originally planned a little block of two
semi-detached houses. He had completed
only one, very semi and very detached.
at is not necessary to see," said Aga.
memnon, profoundly; "of course, if the
storm blows against this side of the house
the house itself must keep the snow from
the other side"
eyes" said Solomon John, "there mus
be space clear of snow on the east side O
the house, and if we could open way t.
that -"
owe could open way to the butcher,
said Mr.. Peterkin promptly.
Agamemnon went for his pickaxe. HI
had kept one in the house ever since tn
adventure of the dumb waiter.
"What part of the wall had we bette
attack ?' asked Mr.. Peterkin.
Mrs. Peterkin was alarmed.
"What will Mr. Nudge, the owner o
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-10
A LIVELY CONVERSATION A! The DOOR,
A Life Drama.
Scene, Corner Of Sixth & Market Streets,
Tme One O'clock

STRANGER-Whats that coat?
ticket figures;
STRANGEROh they all You'll take
|
would have marked first There second The
buy single pair of working pants or three suits
STRANGER-Isnt that stiff?
and
obgm Only think hres for both the lowest
stick Small buyers, rule have chance
HALL DEMONSTRATING it back
STRASGER-Ye, and perhaps 4 exchange
HALL DooRKER-No back
NEAR o an me-.
OAK HALL DooREER that if within days bring back the
will
mea do he goods
DooRKErRI t,orth
purchase We signed guarantee that effect
SrRANGER-Why, What like?
n
Wait and I'll show
carefully
Tan" shall h~ Of
h ~~ydy same numed1 gpus~
as
IL" That & % % "@se % q s % s%%%s ~ ~ and
AMAMAkERd BROWN
STRANGER atist ren,aka quality of goods7
grade
made
rules business The who don't believe they
srRANGER-Wcl, try you onceat
OF
of Clothing
fare can be saved getting Clothing the Low Prices selling goods
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WHITE AZALEAS.
BY HARRIET McEwEN KIMBALL.

BY HARRIET McEWEN KIMBALL.
From Scribner for April.
Azaleas-whitest of white!
White as the drifted snow
Fresh fallen out of the night,
Before the coming glow
Tinges the morning light,
When the light is like the snow,
White,
And the silence is like the light
Light, and silence, and snow
All-white!
White! not hint
OF the creamy tint
That rose will hold
(The whitest rose) in it's Utmost fold,
Nor a possible blush;
White as an embodied hush;
A very rapture of white,
A wedlock of silence and light.
White, white, as the wonder undefiled
OF Eve just wakened in Paradise;
Sure as the angel of a child
That looks into Gods own eyes.
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THE PETERKINs SHOWED UP.

Mrs. Peterkin awoke one morning to find
heavy snow-storm raging. The wind had
flung the snow against the windows, had
heaped it up around the house, and thrown
it into huge white drifts over the fields,
covering hedges and fences.
Mrs. Peterkin went from one window to
the other to look out, but nothing could be
seen but the driving storm and the deep
white snow. Even Mr.. Bromwick's house
on the opposite side of the street was hid
den by the swift falling flakes.
"What shall do about it ?'' thought
Mrs. Peterkin. "No roads cleared out I!
OF course, there'll be no butcher and no
milkmann'
The first thing to be done was to wake up
all the family early; for there was enough
in the house for breakfast, and there was
no knowing when they would have any
thing more to eat.
1t WAS best to secure the breakfast first.
So she went from one room to the other,
as soon as it was light, waking the family,
and before long all were dressed and down.
stairs.
And then all went round the house to see
what had happened.
All the water-pipes that there were were
frozen. The milk was frozen. They could
open the door into the wood house, but tho
wood-house door into the yard was banked
up with snow; and the front door, and the
piazza door, and the side door stuck. No
body could get in or out!
Meanwhile, Amanda, the cook, had sue
ceeded in making the kitchen fire, but had
discovered there was no furnace coal.
"The furnace coal was to have come
to-day" said Mrs. Peterkin, alphabetically
"Nothing will come to day." said Mr.
Peterkin, shivering.
But fire could be made in stove in the
dining room.
All were glad to sit down to breakfast
and hot coffee. The little boys were mucl
pleased to have "ice- cream " for breakfast
When we get little warm" said Mr.
Peterkin, "we will consider what is to be
done.''
81 am thankful I ordered the sausage:
yesterday" said Mrs. Peterkin. 81 wa:
to have had leg of mutton to-day"
"Nothing will come today" said Aga
memnon, gloomily.
Are these sausages the last meat in the
house ?" asked Mr.. Peterkin
eyes," said Mrs. Peterkin
The potatoes also were gone, the barre
of apples empty, and she had meant tt
order more flour that very day.
"Then we are eating our last provisionsr
said Solomon John, helping himself tt
another sausage.
81 almost wish We had staid in bed, ;
said Agamsmnon.
al thought it best to make sure Of oul
breakfast first" repeated Mrs. Peterkin.
"Shall we literally have nothing left tc
eat ?" asked Mr.. Peterkn.
HThere's the pig '' suggested Solomon
John.
Yes. happily, tho pig-sty was at tho emf
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Written in a lady's common place book,
under the engraved portraits of Lord and
Lady Byron. The verses embody fair
history of that unfortunate couple.
She said she never would forgive
And yet forgave him
She vew'd a single life she'd live,
And never have him.
She swore she never would repent,
And yet repented-
By Jove. she never could consent,
And yet consented!
Was this well done, or sensible, OF witty?
And yet tits woman-like, alb, more's the
pity.
Well, then, she married him-of course
they parted
Within twelvemonth from their we'd
ding day;
She sobbed and sighed-was nearly broken
hearted,
And, with her babe, went sadly on her
way.
He sought out foreign chimes, and wrote
and swore
Whole books of nonsense bout his child
and wife,
And toy'd with pretty women by the score,
life.
The world, since then, has studied rather
hard
To solve the riddle of this strange event;
Some think the lady wrong'd, and some
the bard,
And some in tears have DER their story
bent:
Yet all agree, tits very, very odd
That man and wife should cut up such a
caper-
But one is resting meath the quiet sod,
The other wasting silently life's taper.
Now for the moral of my fretful verse
unlike the writings of the man | sing
1t has moral, sensible and terse,
Though it nor cash, nor critics praises
BRING
And mark it well: young ladies should not
The man whose hand they've once re-
fused in scorn;
For, if the Parson joins them. heart and
Will rue the day that ever they were born!
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Coop ADVICE To DYsPErTIC.-A gen
tleman saw an advertisement that receipt
for the cure of dyspepsia might be had by
sending two postage stamps to the adver-
tiser. and the answer was, Dig in your
garden and let whisky alone"
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LINES

Written in lady's common place book,
under the engraved portraits of Lord and
Lady Byron. The verses embody fair
history of that unfortunate couple.
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and rest while on the journey, and arrive

One Column, s. 90 per inch for year. Three changes
allowed yearly advertisers witht additional charge
The New York herald., 1875-12-12
woRSTED EMBROIDERIES. I

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- suis Rvsry article from medium finest goods
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DRY GOODS.

33s BoWERY. $40
SUPERB HOLIDAY GOODS.
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REAL TORTOISE SHELL

Jewel Cases and Gard Receivers In gilt silver aud
oxide Card Cases. Watch Boxes, BronEes
INKsTANDS in great variety, PAPER WEIGHTS,
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iLOvE and HANDKERCHIEF BOX

made OF silk satin, velvet carved wood Russia LEATHEl
&C. GENTLEMEN's TRAVELLING Companions, ODo
CASES. wORKBOxES PORTFOLIOS, WRITIN
DESKS, PoRTEMoNNAIEs and TRAVELLING SATCi
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Il EEP's GREAT HOLIDAY SALES
KEEPS Patent partly made Dress Shirts
g fnr El- r.. q ~. a M

TUsT IMPORTED-THE NEW INVISIBLE HUMAN
p Hair tor front hair also large stock Of fash
IonabIc air Goods reasonable prceA At BELLCHAh
BhKS, 3I7 sixth avenue.
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An styles and sEes prices TO suit the times Finest
French DOLLS. REAL KID BODIES. jointed limbs and
movable heads