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Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

The PcninSular Nc,cs in an editorial on the
action of the capitalist in refusing to loan
money to the Western inAatonist who,
after the remonetization of silver could pay
back 90 cts. on the dollar, calls them bull
dozers'', whose course would make slaves
of the farmers and other non-capitalists.
The Erery Evening slashes his views as
communistic in an editorial of more
than a column in length, and concludes
thus:
These "bloated bond-holders " on the
other hand, who incur the rural editors
wrath by living in cities, had no personal
interest in having those roads built, no local
pride in developing our States resources,
and they put money into the enterprise as
an investment, and scarcely one of them
has ever got more than six per cent. in
terest on that investment, while very
large proportion of them have never got
any interest or any benfit direct or indirect
out OF the contribution of their money to
develop our State and Peninsula. The
Delaware agriculturiSt who will turn around
now and make mouths at Eastern bond
holders because they and not ourselves own
our railroads, would have taken passage on
the Ark and then cursed Noah for claim
ing the ownership of the craft. This
attempt to array the agricultural class, as
well as the laborers, against capital in a
State where capital is even yet so much
needed, is as imprudent in a worldly way as
1t is wicked in morals.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
ONT forget to pay your small bills.

'DoN'T forget to pay your small bills.
Be sure to write 1878 on your letters and
promissory notes.
TURN over your conduct, and then the
leaf will turn over itself.
THE almanac crop is ripe and lying
around loose. Inquire of the druggist.
SNEEzING is not so congenial an occupa.
ton as editing a newspaper, but it's Just as
ticklish.
The old style of bag purses are being
brought into use, since silver is getting into
circulation.
THE NJ. E. Church of this town has the
largest membership Of any church in the
Wilmington Conference.
ACCORDING to Joseph Cook there is in
this age too much of luxurious, soft,
hammock-swung, lavender Christianity"
THE daisies, dandelions and bursting buds
so prominent in observation two week ago,
have gone where the ''wood bine twineth. ;"
EUGENE Crow will sell at vendue on
Thursday tomorrow at his residence near
this town his stock, farming implements,
&c.
UNTIL men return to the old view OF the
exceeding sinfulness Of SIM" the "morali.
ty'' Of the times will not improve.-N. Y.
Observer.
DANIEL r. JOHNSON has moved from his
late residence in Thoroughfare Neck to the
Oliver farm near town, where he will nQage
largely in truck raising.
MEssRs. CARTY & COLLINS, wheelwright
and blacksmithers, on Main st., have dis.
solved partnership. The business will be
carried on hereafter by Geo. A. Collins.
QUERY; by one who attends the M. f.
Church. Would it not be we'll for tho
Trustees to procure pair Of slippers or
light shoes for the sexton to wear during
church service?
By notice in our advertising columns, it
will be seen that the officers Of the Library
Association have decided to re-arrange and
recatalogue the books, and in order to do
this, must call in all the books and close
the library for week or two, The patrons
will bear this in mind.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

for several years. The New York carriage
shops are mostly quite busy, and the pros
poets generally more encouraging than a
year ago. The glass factories of New
Jersey have received heavy orders for wares
that will require long time for their pro.
duction. In New York tinsmiths are
buster than any time during the summer
The Waltham Watch Company recently
shipped 200 stem winding watches on the
order of the British government for the use
of conductors and engineers of one of the
State railroads of India.
Reports from many other business places
might be given, but the above is sufficient
to show that things are improving from the
bottom upwards.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

PETERsON's. DETECToR for the present
month in discussing business aspects says
wholesale merchants freely admit that the
year past has been comparatively pros.
porous one. A good safe business has been
done. Firms that had been tottering on
the verge of bankruptcy have come down
with crash, leaving a stronger confidence
and strength for the remainder.
The same paper further says:
"Surplus cash was and is as abundant
as at any time since the first of last July,
but all dependence on the future of busi-
ness has been seriously impaired by the re-
cent action of Congress on the remonetiza-
ton of silver. The evil effects of the un.
wise course pursued by the national law
makers are quite as marked abroad as at
home. Foreigners are losing faith in
American credit. As a result our Govern
ment securities are receding in value when
they should command more confidence
than ever before, for the United States is
at peace with all the world, while the great
powers of Europe are almost all preparing
for war. 1t cannot be at all reassuring to
these mistaken financiers even now to see
Government bonds going down in price
while money is superabundant and the
loans of honest States, cities, and transpor-
tation corporations are advancing in price.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

DOVER, Jan. Sth, 1878.
meeting of the stockholders of the
Kent County Agricultural Society, was held
here to-day.
The meeting was organized with Jacob
Il. Brown in the chair and II. w. Cannon.
Secretary.
The stockholders proceeded to the elec.
ton OF nine directors to serve until the
next annual meeting. William r. Cahoon
and Daniel Z. Barnard, jr., of the corpora
tors acted as judges, and John F. Colds.
borough and Vim. G. Postles as tellers.
24O shares of stock were voted. The fol.
lowing Is list of the gentlemen elected,
the vote being almost unanimous: John
Moore, Kenton; Thos. II. Denney, Dover ;
Daniel T. Barnard, jr., North Murderkill
Id; Edward Bailey, North Murderkill Hd;
VIM. z. Seward, Little Creek Hd.; VIM. II.
Wallace, Dover; Henry Slaughter, Duck
creek HID; John b. Wharton, Dover Hd.;
Joseph Mcdaniel, jr., Dover.
The stockholders then adjourned. I'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
stockholders meeting, tho newly elected
directors met and organized by electinr
Thomas ii. Denney, chairman, and William
IL. Wallace, secretary. They then pro.
ceeded to the election of the officers of the
board and of the company Thomas II.
Denney, President; William II. Wallace,
Secretary and Treasurer, and Richard Har-
rlngton, Esq, Attorney for the corporation.
The Board then adjourned until Saturday
next at 10 A. NJ.
The first instalment or about two-thirds
of the stock subscribed was paid in to-day,
which was considered very fair by those
interested. The directors announce their
intention to push matters and as soon as
the grounds are duly located will proceed
at once to have them surveyed and laid
out and have the track completed rs soon
as the weather will permit
George V. Massey, Esq, trustee, to-day
sold the property of Wells d. Sexton, de.
deased, as follows: Farm in Little Creek
Hundred, PIT acres, for $2,400, subject to
mortgage of $4,000, to s. Nelson two lox
on New street Dover, one to C. s. Penne.
will for $l30.50, the other to Geo. w. Nor.
gan for $l3S; two lots on Queen street,
Dover, TO John d. Burton, for $50 and
$3.50 respectively.
The same trustee also sold the property
OF Franklin Butler, deceased, at the same
time, as follows: Building lot on State
street, Dover. to Walter S. Butler for $3.50:
lot on Pennsylvania Avenue to Elizabeth
=. putier loT Sl'o' X. A.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

Rev.. Mr.. Brooks of Seaford. Del. has
received call to the rectorship of the P.
f. Church in Salisbury
John B. Hopper, who has been arrested
IN Canada for forgeries committed in the
South, was, some twelve or fourteen wears
ago, prominent merchant at Centreyille.
Queen Anne's county, and was obliged to
take sudden leave Of that place on account
OF extensive forgerrs committed there.
MN hBwnL-Elbin' 5 mill, formerly known
at Pottss mill, at the head of Miles river.
in Easton district, Talbot CO., was DESTROYED
by lire on last Saturday night, togethcr
with all the machinery and grain il the
mill. The loss is heavy. 1t is believed the
lire was the work Of an incendiary-thot
the mill was robbed and fired by tho
thleVes.--EaSt0n ,N,r
Some of the citizens of Chestertown. are
IN favor OF having their town commissioners
appointed by the Judge of the circuit conrt
or orphans court. They think that the
negro voters Of the town do not make n
wise discrimination in the choice of town
commissioners and suggest the change rs a
remedy for this and other evils apnertain.
ing to the present mode of selecting their
commissioners.
CH'chen M9otiag.-Chicken shooting is
now the most popular anus ement among
our marksmen. To grease the hen and
place 1t head foremost at distance of
forty yards, it is considered impossible to
Kill 1T with shot. Several times this has
been tried, to the confusion of our marks.
man, who have spent forty-six shots before
killing the hen. Whatever else NAV be
SAID and however many shots may be fired,
this IS cruel sport and should be diseontin-
ued.-SalisJuy ,Norcn.uu.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
If you want Pumps, 90 to Tschudy's: l.
has a big lot and sells them cheap.

IT, you want Pumps, 20 to Tschudy',. he
has a big lot and sells them cheap.
Farmers and others having grain to sell
Will do we'll to examine the advertisement
OF W. U. Hills on first page.
Good assortment Of Wall Papers, cheap.
at TSchudy's.
First,class photographs only made. .,
Bradford's Smyrna, Del
Guaranteed the best Coal Oil. ~ Won
den ;, Tor IS cents per gallon.
Coal and Wood constantly on hand ana
for sale by W. W. T,chudy.
Guaranteed the best Coal Oil. at Wor.
den ;, for Is cents per gallon.
r. NJ. & W. r. Johnson have added +,
their already tuIl stock a line Of Dl,bar.s
celebrated calf school shoe, for misses and
children. Laced and buttomed at very low
iIgures. Call ana see them and voIl viii
not 90 away without buying
DIR. VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP
Wle reputation 'nr curing skin Diseases ha, ,!.ay,,,4
] ,i {ta' , Lnll n"\rfna Treatment iIr nag acc.a.
pound sulphur SOAP. the merits OF which an. So XXX l
Price p Cents Cake; Bon thrrc cake, c. C@n.s s
10y mail 'pf paid receipt price. Ohc. 30 y ,.i -
Mh"tSac Depot. 4yo y 81 st. Phi;adrpLia Pa son Ly
Brusgs, For sale by Jas. p HoGrcker, Snly gfa DEL @
Druggists generally. lu.y u,
"GERMAN SYRUP. No other medicine
in the world was ever given such tc.t Of
ITS curative qualities as Boschee's German
Syrup. In three years two million four
hundred thousand small bottles OF tli,
medicine was distributed free ot cL4rl, by
druggists IN THIS country to those afflicted
with Consumption, Asthma. Group. severe
Coughs. Pneumonia and other diseases Of
the throat and lungs, giving the American
people undeniahle proof that German syrup
will cure them. The result has been that
Druggists IN every town and village in the
nited States are recommending it to their
customers. Go to Your Druggist, James p
lIotiecker. andask what they know about
It. sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular size
- cents. Three doses will relieve any case
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

BUSINESS PRosPEcTs.-From published re-
ports as received from the various sections
of our country since the holidays, it would
seem that business prospects are consider
ably looking up. The condition of institu.
tons simply financial-savings banks, stock
dealers, &c.--is terrible. Failing, or going
into the hands Of receiver has got to be
an every day occurrence. Much of this has
resulted from invested securities, which
being mostly in real estate and railroads.
and the depreciation of these being in
many cases so per cent, the result as above
was inevitable. But industrial and com.
snercial establishments show signs of better
times. m
The work shops of Wilmington are in
much better condition than a year ago.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phila.
delphia are running on full time, filling a
large order for Brazil. The cotton and
woolen mills in New England are running
ON full time in most cases. The cotton
mills of the South are working actively.
LAUNDERING throughout the West is giving
employment to more men this winter than
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, January 8.

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS MS-SUBscRIPTIoN-On year 300 i'll advance, or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-ony at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Gents alne for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents. Alberaldiscount
made to quarterly, semiannual and yearly adyerti-
sers
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

PUBLICATIONS BaJyZcrad for
January.-A fine double number, full of
tiny Christmas Stories and lovely Christmas
Pictures, all in big print, on thick paper,
just the magazine to teach babies to read.
1t is only so cents a year. D. Lothrop &
Co., publishers, Boston, Mass. One of our
exchanges says:
"If D. Lothrop & Co., of Boston, pub.
fishers of BaJyLand, could have seen the ioy
the November number carried to the
little man who has the privilege of
taking the copy that comes to this Office,
they would doubtless have felt that their
magazine for juvenile readers is the publi-
cation of all publications for little ewes and
ears. 1t is an institution in families
where there are small children"
The Ocean Grore Record published by Rev.
A.Wallace, Phila., comes to us considerably
enlarged and with improved heading. Mr..
Wallace will be recollected as the publisher
OF the Home Journal SO largely circulated on
this Peninsula, which paper the Record will
gradually take the place of as a recorder ol
the events transpiring in the Philadelphia
and WILMINGTON Conferences rs well as
those Of Ocean Grove
The PeniasuGar Ne,cs comes to us this week
enlarged by ,ition Of four columns
and pc inter face. The Ne,cs is
one of the best edited papers on the PENN
sula.
The Peoples Adooeate is the name of a new
weekly paper started in Wilmington, pub
lished by Stinson & Co. Ii presents nea
appearance and has for its special mission
the advocacy Of temperance reform.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

PERsoNAL-I have with this issue relin-
quished all control of the TINES into other
hands. R. D. Hoffecker, (brother) assumes
the management, as editor and publisher,
and all unsettled claims are made payable
to him. Parties in arrears will please bear
this in mind.
Jos. II. HOFFECKER.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

The following telegram came to hand
just as we were going to press:
CHEsTENTowN, MD, Jan. 9th, IS7s
SMYRNA HINES WIN. G. Temple will be
buried at Saint Dennis Church, Ken, co
Md, at II, A. NJ, friday, Ilth inst. PnJ,,
tiyes and friends invited.
FINLEY RoBrEr>
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
FINLEY RoBErr,

A TERRIBLE CnIME-On Thursday ato,.
noon two traInps went into the house 81. .,
German rag picker named Foster. nnar
Camden, \. j., during his absence. roIbeI
the house Of 5000, and outraged Foster,
two daughters aged respectively nine and
twelve years. The money was the rc,aIr ,r
years Of Labor and economy by Foster and
hls wife. vigilance committee stared
out IN search Of the villains but failed 10
find them.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

BE sure and call for DR.. Bulls Cough
syrup, 1t you are troubled with bad Cough
or Cold. 1t will give you relief. For sale
oy every respectable Druggist. One bottle
20 cents: five bottles for $l.00.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

Speaker Randallis greatly praised because
on New Years Day his loaded table had ON
1t nothing intoxicating. lie believes tia,
total abstinence is right.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

Having put in Improved Sash and Door Machinery.
am prepared to furnish
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
Dover Items.

For he Smwna Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14

period had elapsed between the ad.
vent angels and the saving of the
world simply that we shall have an
opportunity TO be co-workers with
God 10 achieving the salvation
of the race. Mr.. Beecher denoun
ced in unmeasured terms the AFRO.
gance. the tyrannies and the OBJ
structions of organized religion 10
this and other ages, and expressed
his qualification at the progress of
science. hail be said with unspeak-
able pleasure the wedding of ReIi-
gion and Science. They are yet
very coy and to some extent have
quarreled. Science thinks that re-
ligion takes liberties which she has
no right to take, and Religion thinks
that Science is presuming, and has
no business to kiss her under such
circumstances. But the time is coming
when they will embrace each other,
and there will be no more
cheeks than such as will arise iD
all well regulated families. The min
lister of the Gospel was not the only
preacher of righteousness; every man
that invented q machine to expedite
industry and relieve men from the
bondages Of toll that keeps them
from higher things was an evange-
list. The strikes aud similar out>
breaks on the part Of workers arose
out of the present transition state,
but the time was coming when men
lifted above the toll that embruted
them in the past, should achieve a
nobIer standing. The elevation of
the race would be accomplished by
men working from the social, from
the political and from the physical
points to common end.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14
Brick Tea.

A correspondent writing from
Honkong, in China, says: There is a
very large trade in brick tea, which
is prepared here for the Russian
market, and shipped hence by the
way OF Tienstin and Pekin. Nearly
half of the foreign merchants here
are Russia ns, and they have several
factories for the preparation of the
bricks. This morning l visited one
Of the establishments and witnessed
the process. The dry tea is weigh.
cd out into portions for single bricks
and each portion is wrapped in
cloth and placed over a steam boiler.
When it is thoroughly steamed il is
poured into mold and placed he.
meath machine which presses it in
to the required shape. Some of the
machines are worked by hand and
others by steam, both kinds are rap
i'd and efficient, and it did not sp-
pear that the steam had much ad-
vantage. Five men worked q hand
machine and received twenty nents
each per day, were able to press six
bricks q minute. Tho steam presa
worked only little faster, and the
cost of fuel must be nearly equal to
that of muscle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14

connection, because / desire to report
with it two similar deposits, which
have been observed. Tho first is sit
uated on the road from Mineral Point
to Dodgeville, on the S. e. ar. of Sec.
8, L. 5, r. 8, E., as much as three
miles from any outcrop of the St.
Peters sandstone. The powders are
from one to two feet In diameter, and
lie scattered along the road, and in
the adjacent fields, on the south slope
OF the hill. The powders are none of
them very large, and it is not impossi-
BILE tina, they were hauled there, al
though 1t is difficult to understand for
what purpose. There are not now,
nor have there ever been any houses
near them.
This second locality is on the N. E.
Or. of Sec. 5, T. l, r 2, E., on the
ridge between the Strickland and N.Y.
ers branches. There are here quite a
number of blocks of St. Peters sand
stone lying on the summit of the ridge.
The blocks are of various sizes, some
of them weighing several tons. These
powders are more distant from any
outcrop of sandstone than either of
the others the nearest being at
Cooks, about FIVE miles to the
northwest, in Sec. %, T. 2, r. /, E..
1t is somewhat singular that these is.
olated powders should always be of
sandstone. These several instances
have been cited as quite remarkable
and singular exceptions to the general
driftless character of the Lead region,
although we have no very plausible
theory to account for their origin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14

The New York Times says: At
one OF the public halls are now on ex.
hibition couple of the tallest human
beings in the civilized world. At an.
other public building not far from the
first mentioned one, are two remarka-
bic little human beings who are be-
lieved to be the smallest couple in
any country. Martin Van Buren,
Bates, who was born in Kentucky, is
80 years of age, weighs nearly 500
pounds and is s feet inch in height.
His wife was born in Nova Scotia, is
% years OF age, weighs 4l3 pounds,
and is s feet 2 inches in height.
When but years old she was as tall
as her mother who was five feet high.
Her father was only 5 feet 4 inches in
height. This loving couple may be
said to represent 'linked sweetness
long drawn out. Gen. Mite is turns
ed 70 years OF age, weighs but 9
pounds and is only 20 inches in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14
Why Americans Wear Arms.

1t is related that Col. Ingersoll
once gave an ingeneoas explanation,
at Partisan dinner, of the American
practice of carrying weapons. A
French guest turning to Ingersoll ex-
claimed will the Colonel explain this
matter? Why. Messieurs, can trav-
ell all over France armed only with a
bodkin." The Colonel rose to his
feet and replied : THE explanation is
this: A Frenchman's rights are SO
few in number and so insignificant in
character that they can be enforced
with bodkin, or for that matter with
a toothpick. But in America a cit,.
zen's rights are so numerous and inn
portant that he needs whole arsenal
to defend them. Hence the practice
OF carrying weapons in America"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14

In 1s4l the London Quarterly Re
uieao, in series of articles on the
Turks, described their peculiar relig
ious creed, called "the Alkoran," as
follows:
The nature of the Turkish creed is
as little known TO the people generally
as the Turkish character. The Turks
insist upon the unity of God. They
believe that the Savior was the Son Of
the Virgin Mary, and was conceived
by the ''Rauah," which is the "breath
as Spirit of God" They believe that
he was great prophet; that he had
the power OF performing miracles !;
that he foretold the coming of Ma
homet, who was also no more than a
prophet. They believe that Christ
shall come to Judge the world; that
be shall reign forty years in Damas.
Gus, during which time antl.Christ
shall arise, after whose destruction
Christ shall ascend into heaven, and
the day ofjudgment shall begin. They
believe that the gospel was sent to
Jesus as the law was to Moses and
the Psalms to David. They believe
all the prophets of the Old Testament !;
they believe in paradise, in hell, but
not pnrgatory. Instead of this, they
have place called 'Araf." to be in
habited by those who have lived an
Insignificant life, in which the good
and evil are about equally balanced.
The paradise of Mahomet is sensual,
consisting oflovely gardens, fair fruits,
fresh fountains, flowing rivers of milk
and wine, the songs of the houris-
everything addressed to the senses.
So it is with their he1l-the wicked
are to drink scalding water and to
eat the bitter fruit of the Zacon. Still,
for whole, they will have hope, and
if their faith be proof against torment,
after their sins are washed away in
the waters of Solzaboul, they are ad.
mltted into paradise. But to those
who have no faith the fires of hell are
eternal. The Turkish belief in fatal.
ism is we'll known; it is this, in con.
nection with the reward of paradise
to those who die in battle, which
makes the Ottoman soldier formid-
able foe