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Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

TEMPERANCE EXCITEMENT IN NEW HAvEN.-The
Ton to be Kept in UprOdr Until the 9Th Of Deccber-
Sacred to the memory of departed spirits" is the
legend in the window of a Broadway bar-roOm. The
window is filled with empty bottles decanters and
glasses, all inverted In front of State street bar
room swings a sign bearing the words. No intoxi-
eating drinks sold here, 50 don't send for them. ="
Charles W. Bradley, President of the Fat Mems AS
SOciation who keeps hotel and restaurant has hung
over his bar a large black CLOTH with white block
painters have been busy during the past week paint
ing like signs for the six hundred barrOOmS in the
city, and these signs mean just what they say unless
you well acquainted with either the proprietor or
barkeeper. Yale students might be incOnSOlabe,
but they have laid in good stock of little brown jugs
filled with the best the market affords.
All this comes of the vote of the town of New
Haven year ago this month, that license should
be granted Uuder the State law, the man who sells
liquor without license is liable to fine of $40 and
costs for every drink sold The Maine law of 1854 is
also in force there. and any liquor found i'll bar
is subject to seizure and destruction after it has
been officially condemned
There is therefore the livliest kind of fight in pro
gress between the PrOhbtiOnists, who have organized
what is called Temperance Alliance to enforce
obedience to the license law, and the liquor dealers
have formed what is called the Liquor Dealers
Mutual Association of New Haven, who have re
solved that they will not be subjected to rigorous
prosecution. The Temperance Alliance have EN-
plOyed about fifty men, whose duty il is to travel the
city and watch the barrOOms and the liquor dealers
have men employed to watch the temperance men.
The liquor dealers have collected a large sum o.
| money, and employed Judge Blydenburg to carry
| they defeated In the lower courts.
| The excitement is intense here, and the will wal
wages iercely. and will until the 9th of December
| when the town again votes upon the question o
that they will have license for the coming year, i
| money will do the work.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

The TERRIBLE SCREW WoRM.-Mr. Samuel
Myers is now lying bed-fast at his home in
this place, afflicted with that terrible
malady the screw worm. Mr.. Myers has
been sick of late with fever, and on Mon
day last while resting in bed one of the
flies alighted near his nostrils. 1t requires
but few moments for one of the flies to
deposit hundreds of eggs which are hatched
and are grown inside of an hour, many of
them as much as one half inch i'll length
Mr.. Myers, upon awakening, felt slight
tickling in the nose and it was not until his
eyes and face had become fearfully swollen
that the physician discovered the presence
of the worms. The only known remedy
was applied-calomel and carbolic acid
by injection into the nostril At first a few
would drop their hold and force themselves
out.
Application after application was made
with like results; up to last accounts there
had been l52 passed. The patient is in a
critical condition, with but slight hopes of
his recovery. The fly is much dreaded by
our stockmen and is represented as a dark
colored and fuzzy insect which generally
attacks cattle or any other animal that is
unfortunate enough to have blood upon
which they can alight.-Ddllas [ 1eras) In
| teLiqencer.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
An Unlucky Kiss.

Now" said the old man, as he drove in the last
nail if they want to swing on the gate let them do
it. It's strong enough TO hold them now, and moon
lights cheaper than coal oil, anyhow
Husband, you're brute TO talk i'll that way" said
his better half
You know that Matilda don't swing on the gate at
night with her beau. Oh, that should ever have
lived to hear her father say So!
Now look here, old woman, don't you condemn
Matilda for that"
''Not condemn Matilda for swinging on the gate
with a young man i'll the night? Why, You vulgar
old wretch p
Better not! And she my own dear child too"
You're getting excited. my dear"
You're an old fool and brute to talk to as you
do. You know that never get excited but will
vindicate my child, even when her father ISLANDERS
her"
II didn't do itm
" | say you did,
q" / say didn't
81 say you did did, did--so you did!'
You had better go in the house. my love ~
And leave you here to slander my child No sir I!
I'll have you to understand that Matildas mother
hos some respect for her if her father has not"
My love why will you fly off on tangent. and
work yourself into such pet" Now after all, what
| have said against Matilda
said? Didn't you accuse her of improper con.
duct?"
'By no means"
Didn't you say she stayed out at night with young
| men, and it saved expense you old skinfint?
| IL was only jesting."
| "Oh, you We're Your own flesh and blood-my
poor, innocent Matilda, to be made Jest of That
should ever have lived and the poor woman broke
/ down with sObbing
| NOH Sct HcIc Oll WOIlldu. Sdlu tIle HuSDdnu
| kindly but firmly if you don't hush your nonsense
and dry up I'll tell Matildas beau not to be caught
| swinging on the gate with her at night and I'll tel
| him why"
| you will hey%'
| "Yes, will; because when was a counting young
man, was swinging on the gate with young woman
one night and sam SOlOman happened to pass by just
| as she gave me the goodnight kiss
| She commenced feeling around for something
| 1t was the most unuCky kiss ever got-fOr Sam
gave up trying after that and he got out
| the way, it ME nobody.
1t lucky for him that he got over the fence and
around the corner as quck as he did or the surgeon
| wouldn't have had an easy job of it.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
WHOLE NO. 1928.
THE BEAR AND THE DORG.
A NEW VERSION OF AN OLD STORY.


Says Uncle Slow to Uncle Joe,
This card that Jest read
Is as square,, says he, " as a card can be-
- An the amt no more to be said.
10 hnnt for fraud is a good hunt yit,
An Sammy is still ahead"
Says Uncle joe " ! guess that's 50;
That's jest about So" saws he
Sans like the pup Tom Beale brought up
Good pup as ever you see
To bark at bull behind the bars,
Or squirrel up tree.
" Jest fetch his nose to a chipmonk hole,
How the critter would tear am yelp,
You'd a sartn thought that dorg could a fought
Six grizzlies, an axd no help,
Upon my word if ever you'd heard
Tom make his brags o the whelp.
"Onc night bear luggcd off a pair
Of nice fat pigs for Beale
One under each arm, he crossed the farm,
An yc might "a heard EN- squeal
All over the lot, till he come to u spot
Where he stopped to have his meal
tom heard the racket, an rushed to the pen
An found what the brute had done.
He lit his lantern and called his dUrg,
An now, says he, for the funn
As he rammcd u large buldOZin charge
In his double-barrelled gun.
" He found the spot an made one shot;
An then begun the chase!
The sun was up, when the bear an pup
Tore of AT Il thundern pace
Through piece Of woods, an Tom was left
Behind EN- in the race.
" He follered the trail--twas easy enough
Bimeby man he met,
Milk pail in hand and Tom didn't stand
Very much ON etiquette.
IIev yG seen says he, a bear an dorg"
An the man, says he, you bet"
90 How long ago" Bout quarter II hour
Tom wiped the sweat an said,
which had the advantage, should ye think"
The felier scratched his head
In a candid way: Wal the dOrg, shd say,
For he was u leetle ahead
Now it seems TO me" Uncle Joe, says he,
" That's jest the oil mans case:
The hunt for fraud is good hunt still,
An his card may be an ace,
But Sammy somehow has got jest now
At the wrong eend of the race
j. 7. Trolcbridge
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TWENTY 1MroLIrE THIxGs.-1. Loud and bOisterOus

IHUBIlIIg.
.. Joking others in company.
8. Gazing rudely at strangers.
4. Cutting finger nails in company.
5. Reading when others are talking.
6. Talking while others reading.
Z. Leaving stranger without a seat
s. Laughing at the mistakes of Others
9. Leaving church before worship is over.
TO- Making yourself hero of your own story.
IL 4 want Of respect and reverence for seniors.
T. Whispering or laughing in the house of God.
13. Splitting about the house, smoking or chewing.
II. Reading aloud in company without being asked.
l5 Not listening to what one is saying in company.
16 Answering questions that have been put others
table.
IS. Receiving a present without an expression of
gratitude.
10 Commencing talking before others have finished
speaking
90 Correcting older persons than yourself especial
" your parents.
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OYSTER Boats.

Most of the oyster boats that were washed upon the
marsh at MahOn's River by the tidal wave still
lying where the receding water left them, only six OF
seven having been got ailoat yet Among those
who have been fortunate enough to get off is the
Protector, Captain Bagley The Captain left about
thirty yards from the river and he dug his vessel of
at cost of $50. Other vessel owners are using the
same canal that he cut to get his vessel Off Some
the vessels from present appearance will not be float
ed off this Winter The owners of different vessel
do not show the right spirit From what we gather
they will wait for their neghbOr to dig canal anC
then when he has got his vessel off they will use th
same for their vessel without cost.-Sdte Sentinel.
B- For additional County and state Items, see sccOn
| DdOe.
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y were from the following sources !:
.sl1S,9g5. .1Si sl1lOS9.3 81,
~ Y'iii ha noticod that the falling

1t will be noticed that the falling off was almost
entirely in the receipts from distilled spirits and to-
bacco; n-eighhS of the loss being spirits and
the other eight from tobacco
According to Commissioner Raums figures the
American people are drinking less whisky and more
fiscal year of 1875 about 65O0OO0 gallons less whisky
than during the previous year. and 100000 more of
beer
In order to show the enormous quantity of fer
mented LIQUORS annuay consumed in the United States
il is only necessary TO divide 3l 60 representing
the number of gallons of fermented liquor consumed
last YEAR, by 45O00OOO representing the estimated
show that every man, woman and child in the United
States drank over seven gallons OF beer DC, last year,
if each got his her proportion. 1t is one OF our
fond theories that this is ChristiOn nation and,
acting upon that theory is fair to presume that at
least onehalf of the population does not drink liquor
which would allow the other half nearly fifteen gal
Ions of beer each.
BY a similar calculation, it can be made to appear
that each of 45000O00 neighbOrs drank over
gallon and quarter of distilled spirits; but large
quantities of spirits are exported which is not the
case with beer, the analogy would not be fair. But
Commissioner Raum estimates that 1886 000000 is
nualy expended for liquor in the United States; an
it in three years. Each one of us. it will be seen.
therefore pays over S35 per year into the hands of
liquor sellers.
The number of cigars consumed in this country
last year 1905 743, being average of over
fOrtytwO cigars to every man. woman and child, AS
suming that one-fOurth of the population-a very
large estimate-are smokers each smoker would have
16S cigars for the year.
The amount of tobacco, other than cigars and cga-
| rettes, consumed was 53l2933 which is equal TO
more than half pound to every inhabitant-N. 7.
Graphic.
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The Clio.
Half Christian.

The Philadelphia Times that gave the weight of its
influence to the Democratic candidates before the
election, headed its election news with the express
sions Republican Cyclone" the Democratic Ma
chine Smashed" &c, &c. This whipper whaffer way
eXcites the Indignation of the DdGGreaR and itsays.
The Times rejoices with Hoyt and Cameron,
that it traduced when it thought they would be de-
feated, and would have reoiced with the Democrats
had they carried the State and elected their ticket
The Times always reoices with them that do rejoice
but never weeps with them that weep, and is there
fore only half christian"
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THE AUTUMN RETROSPECT.

As some decrepit citizen reviews,
In dreamy reverie, his bOyhOod DER,
FOndly remembering joys that once were his
And signing for the days that are no more
So, in these autumn days, the falling year,
Dreams of his youth forever passed away,
Stops for a while his clustering career,
To spend in quiet retrospect the day.
He dreams of summer, and again the air
Grows soft and calm, again the sky grows bright
Again, through dreamy mist, the distant hills
Lose their rough outlines in u mellow light
He edreams sofsummer'sfo flowers and through the fields
Where buttercups and daisies marked the sOd
Where golden dandelions and blue bells grew,
Blossoms the aster and the golden rod
So soft he Dreams so gently comes his breath
That where close-reefed she sped before the gale
The swelling tide just rocks the fishers boat
That slowly drifts with idly Tapping sail.
Dear quiet autumn days. so calm, so sweet,
Like bright, welcome memory you Seem
So full of tremulous and hazy light,
So soft, SO radiant, SO like dream.
Halter Learned.
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Did you ever jump board, Bill?-Eden.
burg Herald. Were you ever sued for lie,
Bill?- Wheeling Leader. Did you ever run
a grocery, Bill?-PhOnograph. Did you ever
find a dollar, Bill?-ROme Sentinel. To
further pursue this bilious style of pun
ming, let us ask, have you fellows all paid
your tailor, Bill p Camden Post. Were you
ever known to give sigh for thy sy, Bill?
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

THE GREAT EAsTERN-It is stated that the steamship
Great Eastern has been purchased by company who
intend to use her cattle boat between Texas and
London. She is now being fitted out at Milford
Haven and is to have new engine and boilers, manu-
factured by the Clyde Works at cost of S50OO0
Rergerators will be built in her for the purpose of
carrying fresh beef 1t is estimated that she will
carry 200 head of cattle and 600 head of sheep.
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"Coal Oil Johnny" according to the Pittsburg Pa)
Telegraph, has an imitatOr in that city Eleven
months ago fast young man had large fortune left
to him. but now the Spendthrift is almost as many
thousands in debt as he has fingers and toes When
boy blacked his boots he would invariably give the
urchin five dollar bill, and there was champagne
supper every evening.
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An old darkey was endeavoring to explain his un-
fortunate condition. "You see" remarked SambO,
II was in this way far as can remember: fust my
father died and den my mudder married agin; and
den my mudder died, and den my tadder married
agin and somehow doesn't seem to have no parents
at all, nor no home, nor nuthn
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A Yankee editor wishes to know whether
the law recently enacted against the carry,
ing of deadly weapons applies to doctors
who carry pills in their pockets.
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The Consumption Of Spurious and
Malt Liquors in the United States.

The animal report of the Commissioners of In
terna Revenue is interesting in the statistical nfOr
nation it gives. 1t shows that the receipts from
from all the States but Illinois alone paid almost
one-third of it. and with Ohio, the two States paid
nearly Onehalf.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Prisoner at the bar" said the judge, "is there any
thing you wish to say before sentence is passed upon
your The prisonerlooked wstfully toward the door,
and remarked that he would like to say gOod-even-
ing, If it would be agreeable to the company. But
they wouldn't let him-HdtOkeye.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

The contract for supplying to the lighthouse service
10000 gallons of lard oil will be awarded to Washing
ton Butchers Sons Philadelphia, the lowest bidders
ct 81 S7-l00 cents per gallon.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

A ballot-box tender in Huntington. Conn, was ar
rested last week. charged with substituting democratic
for republican votes for Representative in Tuesday
election thereby changing the result of the election
He confessed his guilt
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

There never was a sharper sermon upon the uncer-
tanty of life than the death of Alexander Smith, on
Tuesday night week, at NOnkerS, n. Y. before the
votes had been counted which elected him TO Con-
gre
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

A Danbury man who lectured recently in an ad-
joining town. said that many persons failed TO get into
the hall. 1t subsequently ranspred that they made
no attempt to.-DdRbuTy NetOs.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

It is getting so nowadays that man hardly dares
to start to read small item in newspaper, for fear
of running his nose in some kind of patent cough
syrup.-BredkdSt Table.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

When the trees leave out in Spring. they have new
dress: when the leaves turn in the FALL they have
another new DRESS aud when the leaves gone they
have nude dress-B0st0R Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

"GrandfatherS Clock" stood ninety years on the
floor and now there are signs that to have it
ninety years more on the accordion and handorgan.
-NOrriStOtrn Herald.
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COWz1ZY 0nH S1u1e Items.
Bird Dogs.

Bird Dogs.
Good bird dogs are an article of sale in Delaware,
the latest quotations ranging from So to S75.
Dissolved.
The firm of Baker & Burgess, of Dover, has been
dissolved, and f. H. Burgess continues the business
improvements.
There are eight new houses in the course of con-
struction at Harrington, This town is building up
rapidly.
Edward L. Martin.
The Dover Sentinel says Mr. Martin who never liked
Hayes, must seek his pardon before he can draw his
SJ,O0O per year.
Senator Bayard.
The London Times expresses the opinion that
senator Bayard. of Delaware will be the democratic
candidate for President i'll 1880.
$1,000 in Taxes Lost.
According to the Dover Sentinel Kent county lost at
least ST. 900 i'll taxes that would have been paid on
Tuesday had the Republicans voted
William Doan.
We congratulate Vim. Dean on his election; we
congratulate New Castle County that it has secured to
the state the services of an independcntmn and
energetic man.
Miss Gertie BunneIl.
Weunderstand Miss Bunncll, whose highly entertain
ed the people of Dover last Thursday evening will
give reading for the Odd Fellows of Lewcs, the
| 10Th inst and one i'll Georgetown on the 22d.
Doctor of Divinity.
Rev. Edward Dillon who five years ago was a
journeyman barber i'll Milford. has recently had the
| honorable distinction conferred upon him of Doctor
of Divinity by his alma mater. He is Presbyterian
Plum Pudding.
Mcssrs. RicharSon & Robbins have been putting VI
large quantities of English plum pudding. having re
ceived large orders for the same from England. Ii
a short time they will commence to put up poultry
| They expect to pack largely this Fall.
Steamboating.
The Old Dominion steamers leave Lewes at o'clock
p NJ on Wednesdays and Saturdays the train leaving
| Harrington at l2lj P. NJ. and Franklin City at 73
A. NJ. Steamer will leave Pier 81 North river, New
| York, at o'clock p. NJ on Tuesday and Friday, con
Meeting with trains for Harrington and franklin City
The Clio.
We learn that the steamer Clio was safely Launched
from the shore at New Castle, on Thursday, and One
more floats on the bosom of the Delaware. Mr.. Wat
kinS has been put to heavy expense getting hi
steamer afOat again, and, being aground during
busy shipping season. she has lost number of re
muneratVe trips. The damage sustained by tn
steamer going ashore is trifing and she will resum
her regular ri weekly trips between Odessa and PhG
= / 1pnhin ut njdd,fy1rD TRANSCRIPT
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

"Give me none of your sassw said the boarder to
his landady, when she demonstrating with him
for refusing to take of the stewed apples that
she Offered him.
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1t is well to have faith in everything, but you want
to carefully examine the inside of chestnut before
you trust altogether to appearances.
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The country pays $lOO,OOO,OOO annually
as the price of the sugar we use.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Barnum, the mule buyer, was defeated in COnnect
cut but Barnum the Snowman, was elected to the
Legislature in the same State.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

The Legislature of the ChickaSaw Nation have ap-
pointed exGOv. OvertOn as a delegate to Washington
with the pay of 5000.
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So prevalent is theft in these days that even the
graves are robbed of dead bodies.
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There are now thirty ocean steamers at New Or
leans and sufficient tonnage to carry quarter of
million bales of cotton.
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Now is the time to buy your Clothing, for
Phillips & Co.'s store room is filled with
new and desirable Winter Clothing to be
disposed of. Cheaper than the cheapest.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Politicians ought to be honest men. Victor Hugo
improved this by saying that every honest man ought
TO be politician
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For the Smyrna Times.
TUT I
Continued
Education.

MAN, ASSUME, TO BE THE SUBJECT OF INTELLECT
EDUCATION.
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5000 PEACH TREES IN BUD,
" " enoice selection as follows TrOths Early, Noun
AIN Rose Reeves Fayorite MoOr's Fayorite. Yellow
- kpe, Reese's Choice. President StOuts Choice
en Seeding, Bears Smock. s. per hundred, 80;
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NOVEMBER.
DECEMBER.
WILL LEAVE

Es- Hack leaves Smyrna about l hour before the
t0si starts.
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SteambOaTiug.

The Old Dominion steamers leave Lewes at o'clocl
P. M on Wednesdays and Saturdays. the train leayin
Harrington at II P. NJ, and Franklin City at rs
A. NJ. Steamer will leave Pier 81, North river NeN
York, at O'Clock, p. NJ. on Tuesday and Friday, COZ
Meeting with trains for Harrington and Franklin Cit!
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FOR Rem r.

a rive Roomed House on North Street, in complete
'sp@r and comfortable. Apply TO
SMYRNA, April 2sd, 1851
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

We don't wish to appear ignorant but who is this
man Tilden that some of the newspapers seem to
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Mcssrs. Richarson & Robbins have been putting VI
large quantities of English plum pudding having re
ceived large orders for the same from England. Ii
a short time they will commence to put up poultry
They expect TO pack largely this Fail.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Good bird dogs are an article of sale in Delaware
the latest quotations ranging from So to SO.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

The voters of York county Pa. at Tuesday weeks
election gave majority against the taxation of dogs
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Doctor of Divinity.
Plum Pudding.

I Rev. Edward Dillon, who five years ago was a
journeyman barber i'll Milford has recently had the
honorable distinction conferred upon him of Doctor
| of Divinity by his alma mater He is Il Presbyterian.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
improvements.

The firm of Baker & Burgess, of Dover, has bee
dissolved and f. II. Burgess continues the business
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

Already since the election of Tuesday week, the
Greenback newspapers are changing front.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13

We congratulate VIM. Dean on his election; w
congratulate New Castle County that it has secured
the State the services of an independent anC
energetic man.
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
Miss Gertie BunneIl.

Weunderstand Miss Bunncll whose highly entertain
ed the people of Dover last Thursday evening vii
give reading for the Odd Fellows of Lewcs on tht
Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
Edward L. Martin.

There are eight new houses in the course of CO
struction at Harrington, This town is building
rapidly.