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Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

He purchased his sweetheart pair of
ten.button gloves and handed them in at
the door himself. The servant girl took
them, and going to the foot of the stairs
hawle,i up; PLEASE, miss, 'eres Young
man ez has brought you pair of Ieggins.6
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Suit has been commenced on capias in
the United States District Court at New
York against ex.Gov. Samuel J. Tilden to
recover Sl50,000 alleged balance due of
income tax. The capias was issued and
served on Mr. Tilden on Monday, Il is
returnnhle on the sixth of February.
United States District Attorney Bliss saws
he was directed some time ago hy Cammis.
sioner OF internal Revenue Bum 10 com.
mance suit against all parties who had
ialled TO pay Their income tax, hut that he
iss) delayed bringing this suit on account
public. 'O'N Wv
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Mr. Fred May, one Of the principals in
the Bennett-May duel, was in Washington
last week. looking we'll and hearty, which
gave the lie to the report that he had been
badly wounded. Mr.. Bennett has sailed
for Europe.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

An lNDEPENDENT MOVEMENT Iy PHILADEL.
PHlA.-lhrre WAS an immense meeting of
taxpayers and returmrrs ut Horticultural
HAL, Phllad"lphia, on Saturday evening. at
winch Joseph l.. Caven. at present president
OF the common council, was unanimously
nominated as u citizens and taxpayers can.
dldat" Tor the nayoralty against W. S.
t 'klry, the present incumbent, who is the
nominee OF the republicans for rc-clection.
\ number of leading republicans took part
m the meeting, and the democrats have
determined to support Mr.. Caven. Resolu.
tons IN favor Of II thorough reform in the
administration of municipal affairs were
adopted. The republican speakers urged
no objections to Mr.. Stoklcy personally, but
argued that lie lacked the nerve and capac.
lty to wage successful war against the
rings which are Piling up the city's debt 50
rapidly.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The first of the Wall street prayer meet
ingS for the conversion of bankers and
brokers was held Monday afternoon at
Underwriters Hall, New York. Services
were conducted according TO the Episcopal
ritual. The meetings will continue every
aitrrnOOn.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

The town ordinance about cleaning off
the streets has remained ii dead letter on the
ordinance book and ice.filed cutters an
sloppy, impaSsable sidewalks have been the
result. Our streets have never been i'm a,
mran condition as they have been allowed
to as tune this winter. The matter has grown
- intoler,tlr that amy numLer of com.
pl1lnants have come to the TINES and asked
it to pitch into the Town Board We will
Just say that We have called on some Of the
Board and they tell Us that tho whole
matter rests with the Alderman; it's for
him to cuiuice the ordinances, and
especially this one, which relates to "a
M liter that calls for his personal supervi-
sion. Therefore we hope cOmplanant>
will luz their grievances into Alderman
BuId's office instead of the TINES office
Some Of the Commissioners did what they
could on Saturday to remedy the evil,,
hring actuatel hy sheer rrmorsp, and Il
desire to keep passengers from the depot
from being stuck in the mul.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

In no other way can person get back
So large profit for a very little money, as
to eXprnd II in learning .chat to do. .rLcn to
do, and hoi0 to do tin other words, to
have his brains help his hands. Here is
one way to do this: The small savin. or
extra production of less than half a cent a
day, or 3 cents Il week, will now prOrurr IA
Large, beautiful, cheap journal. for all of
1917, splenddly illustrated, with over 600
hne original EngmvlngS, and over a
thousand Columns of the very best, PLAIN.
practical, trustworthy information about
the every day indoor and outdoor work
and comfort of every home, in Country,
Village, and City. This information is not
prepared by mere sCrihhlerS, hut by a large
force of intelligent working men ami
women, who know what they write about.
and they are assisted 10y many others, who
furnish information from their own nr,c.
tlre and observation. Such IA journal is
the American 1picaitwist, so named because
started 80 years ago as IL rural journal, but
since greatly enlarged and improved to suit
the daily wants of every man, woman, and
chlld IN City, Country, and Villagp-tor
tn" Farmer and Gardener, the Merchant
and Mechanic, the Professional Man
indeed all classes. 1t is packed full of
u>eIul lntofnatlOn that every one ought to
have. Many single hints and suggestions
will repay more than Il whole years cost of
tine paper. Its original engraved plans for
buildings and improvements, with detail,
OF cost. etc, and cOmmOn-senSe directions,
ale worth far more than Il majority of the
costly works on architecture. Great care is
exercised to have every line in the paper
reliable. Its constant, persistent, and full
exposure of Il multitude of Humhugs and
SwlndleS, are alone worth far more than
It's cost, and have saved to its readers and
to the country millions Of dollars that
would have gone into the hands of sharpers.
The departments for HnuSekeepers and
Children are very useful and entertaining
In short, the american A. A.yricaittrist is full of
good things, and ought to be in every
house in the land. The circulation is so
large that the Publishers can supply it at
little above the cost of the printing paper
or SLIGO Il year, sent post paid; or four
copies $40. Take our advice and send
your subscription for 1877 Vol 36) to
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New
York. You will find it pay, and pay well.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Why Miss LINNEY SrED.-Miss Linnev Of
Sacramento was inclined to marry Mr..
Roberts, but She said She could not become
the wife OF a poor man. She would wait a
reasonable time for him to make fortune,
and whenever he was IN a condition to sup.
port her in elegance he might claim her.
lie went to san Francisco. embarked in
mining speculation>, and made money
rapidly. few months ago he told her
that he possessed hundred thousand
dollars. She said that the sum was salts
tActory, and mentioned a date that would
suit her for the wedding. Then he coolly
told her that he had changed lis mind, and
had no idea of marrying her. She has sued
hlm for breach Of promise.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

STRANGE ATTEMPT At MrRDER.-At Eden.
VT. on SUNDAY, john Flanders set fire to
the barn of Mormon :. Adams. and called
to Adams to take his horses out. As Adams
approached, Flanders attempted to shoot
hl'n, and. being unsuccessful, surrendered
to the authorities. He said he mpnt to kill
Adams, but assigned no motive for his con
duet.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Truth is mighty and will prevail. After
thoroughly testing the merits of Shrinsr's
Btlsamlc Cough Syrup, tell your neighbor
the whole truth as to how it acted in your
case.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
SMYRNA, DEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY "A, 1871

On Sunday last six candidates were adj
mitted to membership in the NJ. Z. Church
OF this town. On Sunday week two prnmi-
nent citizens We're also taken into member
ship in the Presbyterian Church.
= THE young farmers near town are to give
an OSyter supper at VIM. II. DAvi>'s, in the
Alley, tomorrow night. A large number
of ladies are invited. The committee in
charge of the matter are Wm. and George
Rothwell, Benz. Collins and ThOS Deakyne
LAST week, whilst the burglars were in
this town, enjoying themselves, they also
tried to enter the stores of Mrs. Roberts
and VIM. Culleny. They unlocked Mrs.
X. 5 door but the bolt kept them out. Mr.
Culleny has II joint key for his door, which
they managed to turn till the iron part
struck the door knob, and they could get
it no farther around. The ends of the keys
OF both stores showed the unmiStakal,le
indentationS Of thTN burglars tools. They
evidently tried. "
REV. Mr.. BAwN, the newly-ealled Rector
to st. Peter" Episcopal Church, of this
town, Otficiated on Sunday last to largely
augmented congregations, and was cordially
received by all his parishioners. He is a
young man, and until recently was rector
OF st. Johns Cuurrh, Phil ,delphia, which
he resigned last fall on account of i'll health.
lie comes highly recommended by Bishop
Stevens AMI other eminent Episcopal Clergy
men. He is understood to be decidedly
evangelical (low churrh) in his feelings,
though we dO not know that his tcndpn,.i :
in this direction have b,,n canla ed ar
tlculnrly. He will take rooms at th. D.la-
ware House and enter upon the duties OF
the parish on the lst of February.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Mr.. George Wells, Tor nearly half cen.
tury President of the Farmers Bank Of
NJ Tyland, at Annapolis, is in trouble about
irregularities III his Transactions with the
bank amounting to $4,000. 1t is said that
he has fully secured the bank which will
lose nothing. Mr. Wells is over 20 wears Of
age, and is now ruined nIan. No man
IN Annapolis has stood higher. and he had
hecn so long at the head Of the bank that
he and the bank had hecome to be regarded
as one. lie operated Iy returning his own
and his sons notes to the other officers of
the bank as having been discounted. and
drew the money on them, when in fact they
had not been before the board atal. While
the bank may not >utirr by his failure, his
endorSers May lose by him. The affair has
created profound sensation at Annapolis.
where Mr.. Wells was highly respected.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

No other remedy has proved SO effectual
~ relieving Coughs and Colds as DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Smyrna times., 1877-01-24

Salt and ashes given once a week to sheer
promote digestion. The appetite of sheep
so treated will be found strong and vora.
cious.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04

now only hall employed. In every way
there would be gam. Our rural social
system would be improved !; the soil
would BE- largely more productive, and
money that now lies idle, folded and
hidden in y napkin as it were, would be
put into circulation, and give life to la.
Dor, would increase itself. 1t would lin
fact "be twice blessed blessing Chin
that gives and him that takes, :" und
would fulfill its proper work in the So
cial economy. It would be attracted
toward agriculture rs the safest invest.
ment, and farmers would be-. relieved
from what j. now the source of bitter
complaints, viz that capital avoids
them. If, ','' ,... 7't'i. W. Y. @'.#
1t Is very certain that American ag-
riculture is on the eve Of serious changes
and Of great improvements. This must
be, for it can:ct 60 buck and it cannot
stay where it is. The greatest industry
Of the country cannot remain in IN I'M.
profitable or unsatisfactory condition,
nor Can it long remain without the use
OF adequate capital to inyigorate it and
give it full scope. Thousands Of per-
sons now idle look to it for employment,
and it there were, farms to rent there
would be plenty Of tenants for them.
Everything seems ri pc for the change.
Half the farms in the country are ready
to be sold if buyers would only appear;
and hundreds that can now be bought
for less than their value twenty or thirty
years ago, need only some judicious out
lay to make them as productive rs ever.
Few farmers can hope to provide their
sons with farms of their own, and there
is no place for these young men in the
overcrowded cities. But to stock a
rented farm is not 80 difficult matter
for father intent on starting son in
life. This would be easy to do if the
farm could be rented % long and sat-
isfactory lease. But before this can be
done the owner of the land must hold it
Us a permanent investment, and not as
property to be offered for sale to the
fart conner. When farm land is so held
by the owners, there will be some pro-:
liability, if not certainty, that it will be
permanently improved, and then such
property will be eagerly sought for by
tenants who will be able and willing to
rent it on long leases, and cultivate it
in a more productive and profitable
manner than farms are now worked.
And then will begin new era in Amer
lean agriculture, and one that seems to
be very desirable.-New York Times.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
Proposals for a Landed Aristo-
crdcy.

Complaints are rife in all quarters
that capital is idle and unproductive.
The means Of investing money safe.
~ and profitably are now very much re-
;stricted. Scarcely railroad in the
country is beyond suspicion Of financial
weakness; no manufacturing business
offers Inducements to investors, and
merchandise is equally unattractive.
At the same time agriculture, our most
safe, steady and remunerative industry,
languishes for want of'means to give it
life and action What are the reasons
that capitalists Oh one hand, entirely
neglect agricultural Investments, and
that farmers, en- the other hand, suffer
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
Caisse General Insurance Co.

The following article will be found
interesting TO many Of our readers.
The company alluded 10 has estab-
lished agencies in this country and
is now doing large American bust
ness. 1t has a paid up capital Of
$1,4oo,ooo gold and Its net assets
amount to $5,216, 900 gold. Mess1s.
Herbert & Sweeney have the agen-
cy Of this company for this locality.
Their Office in the same building
with the ADVANCE. '
The "Caisse General Insurance Compa
n.y." which see, has just opened a Central
American Office in your city-may be found
interesting to some of your readers. 1he
head, or President, Of the concern is M. lie
Cesne, member for the wealthy port of Havre.
M. lie Cesue is IN influential and highly hon
orable man, and intimate friend Of NJ. Gam
BETA. during whose Dictatorship he was for
time Minister. He has the reputation Of
OClQH que VI Tue SldttcSL BUSINESS. cen IN
Francs. a fact no doubt due. -4,ore or less, to
his having resided in the States 70: long
time. The Caisse Generate was founded by
Napoleon ILL.,, who made it one of his pet
hobbies, and hoped that, under his official
patronage, it would succeed in eating up all
the other insurance companies in France,
and that the whole insurance business Of the
country would become centralized in the
hands Of the Government. The scheme was
Of course, too tanciful to be realized, and,
after sundry vicissitudes, the "Caisse Gem
eraF' was taken over by a new set Of Direc-
tors. Corruption crept into the affair, as
into. most other Imperial affairs, and tor a
while things looked rather blank for it. It
required the energy and ability Of N. lie
Cesne to put matters straight again.
Oflate years the Company has made great
strides. It has started branches in England
Austria, Spain, Ielgium and Egypt, which
seem to thrive well, and is in great favor,
thanks to the promptness and liberality Of
its settlements. In Egypt the Caisse Gen
erale does a very large business, as it gets
all the business eff the Dai,a, or Viceregal
property. The Paris part of'the concern
has increased its business very considerably
alsO. and the Caisse Generate is now one Of
the most Aourishing and safe companies in
France. All profits are placed to reserve,
and no dividends are paid. This policy of
precaution, coupled with the large and able
management Of the Caisse Generate, should
assure it a satisfactory future in America.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04


Of new wants meet the new or young
farmer at the outset of his career, and
as the means to purchase these must be
borrowed, load Of debt at once weighs
him down and clogs and hobbies him.
Now, too, our taxes are a very serious
incumbrance on the profits of the farm.
Comfort and happiness are fled from
the farmers home, and care and anxiety
take their place. Formerly, farmers
worked hard, but borrowed no trouble
on that, Or any other account; now they
are downtrodden and worried, and wor.
ry is far heavier burden than work.
How to procure money to make ends
meet is the burden of their minds and
nothing comes to ease it. This is the
general condition of things among those
who cultivate the soil. Is there /. way
of deliverance O.. IL. a".s.#H 2tt &.
The owners of money now unproduc-
tive, would by thus investing their idle
capital become possessed of real estate
of the most valuable and productive
kind. In place of an anxious specula-
tive business, full of risk, they would
have one of an easy, agreeable charac-
ter, which would draw them-at least
part Of the year-to the country to care
for their property, in the midst Of rural
pursuits and pleasures. The improve
ment Of their land by draining, building,
fencing, and clearing, would increase it
ID value and largely add to it's product
i've capacity. Their money thus invest.
ed would find employment for them
selves, as we'll as set to work many men
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
- Messrs. E. N. Freshman g. Bros

!, -Messrs. E. N. Freshman & Bros,
advertising Agents of Cincinnati have
commenced the publication Of !. neat
little eight page paper called "The In
telligencer," devoted to the interests of
advertisers and the. press. As we re-
marked few weeks ago, the Messrs.
Freshman are. reliable, honorable and
fair dealing gentlemen and we are glad
to see this evidence Of their prosperity.
We can cordially endorse every word
they say in their articles headed ''In-
troductory' Gsand s"The Advertising
Agent" which appear in this number,
and in their denlings with us they have
truly ''lived the doctrines they tesch. u
May the Intclligencer add largely to
their business and profits.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04

The organ concert which was
to have taken place at the Method
ist church ON Monday night, was
postponed because Of the illness Of
the St. Paul 'organlst, who. was to
have taken a leading part. Ill.,. II
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
e present number Of shares are:
The present value of the stock is:

The maturity Of the first series re-
leases mortgages to the amount of
$64,850, and the holders of 343 shares
of stock will receive in cash $l7, $50.
We congratulate the officers and d.
rectors of the Workiugmen's Building
Society on their successful management
of tie affairs Of the society. ..E, III
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
Building Associations.

We copy the following article
from the St. Paul Dispatch. 1t
shows that $21.S5 paid in INSTALL
ments of IS cents per month, with
Is cents initiation fee, has produced,
in eighty seven months (seven and
,ore-fourth years. the sum OF $50.
This is an increase of about 1916 per
cent. equal to IS per cent. per year,
but it really represents an interest Of
about Sc per cent. per annum, mas
much as the investments are made
gradually in monthly payments, and
the average time ON the entire
amount is only three and tive.eighths
of year. In the meantime the Dor
rowers from the association alluded
to'have paid only ten per cent. in
terest on their loans. The gain is
derived from paying interest month
ly, which enables the association to
lend this again every month and thus
obtain compound interest. Why
cannot the farmers OF Goodhue coun-
~ associate themselves in loan as
ISOLATION of this character and, by
so doing, save to themselves a por-
ton of the enormous amount of mon
ey they annually expend IN interest
payments to eastern capitalists? The
thing is not only feasible but it rec
ommends itself so strongly that 1t
seems strange to us that it is not put
in practice. Not only do its great
profits commend it, but 1t has besides
the attraction of absolute safety if
ordinarily careful attention is paid
to the securities accepted from Dor
rowers. The Dispatch says
To a large number of our readers,
doubtless, the practical workings Of a
Building Society are among the myster-
les of this world; but, after i Society
has run its full course and the members
lind their monthly Investments have
been paid back to them, with such ac-
cumulations that they could not receive
in any other way, there is such a reality
about the matter, that whether they
understand it or not, they become sat.
listed that building societies are the best
xlepositaries of small sums of money,
In April, in giving the annual state.
ment Of the Workingmen's Building
Society, it was stated that the first SER
les of stock of this Society would reach
its par value in July. At the monthly
meeting in June, it was believed
by the officers, that the par value Of
stock had been reached by that months
payments, and the secretary was in
structed to prepare report, showing
the condition of the books, which was
completed on the 9th, and submitted
to a special meeting of the Board of
Directors. From the report we gather
the following items, representing the
condition of the society:
Total assets $ls2,623.06, to the
e ~ C.N
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-20

How SAMMY WAS CURED Or STEAL
ING SUGAR.-Sammy was very small
boy, but he was old enough to know he
ought not to put his hand into the sugar
bowl so often Besides his mother had
said to him more than once
Sammy, don't you take any more su-
gar without l give you leave"
But, like great many other children,
he did not always mind when his mother
was out of sight.
1t was one summer when caterpillars
were very, very plenty. They came into
The house, and crawled about into all man
ner of things.
If you were reading newspaper, you
might expect when you turned it over TO
find caterpillar on the under side, or, if
you took your hat down to 90 for walk,
it was safe to shake out the caterpillar be-
fore you put it on.
One night at tea time the rest of the
family had all left the table before Sam
my climbed down from his high chair,
and he happened to be left alone few
moments.
The sugar bowl was in reach, and as
quick as thought he popped in his little
irty hand for a lump of sugar; and just
then he heard his mother coming.
Now it happened that n caterpillar had
got on TO the table and into the sugar bowl
unseen by anybody, which was not at all
strange that year, and us Sammy snatched
out lump, the caterpillar came with it,
but in his hurry he popped both into his
mouth without stopping to look, and in
rying TO swallow the sugar quickly, both
sugar AID caterpillar stuck in his throat.
Why, Sammy, what is the matter2"
asked his mother, as she came in.
But Sammy could only cough and
'hoke till his nose bled, and finally he
vomited, which cleared ont the caterpil-
lar
But the bristles that were left in his
throat made it sore for IL long time, and
here was no further trouble with Sammy
and the sugar bowl.-K0uthS Companion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-20

A MONKEY AS A LIoN.-It is Il fact that
+" Pongo,' the eminent Berlin gorilla, is
to visit us this summer, and So will do
duty for Prince Bismarck and the Gar,
but the report is not true that he has been
invited to take up his quarters with Mr..
Beresford Hope, Mr.. Spurgeon, Lord
Shaflesbury or any other of the more en-
thusiastic Darwinians of the period.
" Pongo," whose original owner refused
an offer of $4,000 made for him by our
Geological Society, bears an alarming like
ness to a negro child. His habits are aris-
tocratic, for be never puts his fingers into
dish and never, by any chance, puts a
knife in his mouth. He will have Il poor
relation with him, in the person of Il CHM
pnze cousin, with the formidable name
of Pscueio," and one of " Pongo's"
great feats is said to be his giving this rel
ative the remainder glass Of q pint Of
sherry.-LOndOn Examiner.