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Smyrna times., 1878-10-23
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

State Treasurer Giles, of Delaware will
soon make call for State bonds to the
amount Of $4,000.
No less than twenty-five breech loading
guns have been purchased this season by
the Milford sportmen.
Senator Bayard has accepted an invita-.
ton to address the citizens of Philadelphia
in the Academy Of Music Nov. lst
Mr. William P. Lindale is going to run
his grist mill at Wyoming by steam power
hereafter and has had an engine placed
therein.
Robert Belts, young man of Milford,
in consequence of some family difficulty
attempted to kill himself with strychnine
on Wednesday last.
According to the Dover Sentinel Judge
Dickson" of that place has at last made up
his mind to join the Good Templars. If he
will only elevate his court.
Harry F., son of DR.. Mark G. Lohand, of
Milford, has gone to Winchester, Va, to
complete his education. He will attend
the Shenandoah Valley Academy.
The effort to get an afternoon mail from
Dover seems to have been unsuccessful and
now they want to get the mail that goes up
at 7 o'clock, A. NJ, transferred to o'clock,
p. NJ.
The leading event in Milford to-day is a
church wedding this afternoon, the happy
couple being Mr.. McIlroy McIlvaine of
Magnolia and Miss Mary J. Hemmons of
Milford.
All the mills along White Clay creek
that are not fitted with steam power can
only run up to about ten o'clock every
| morning, on account of the scarcity of
water in that stream.
Ross 6 Co., Of Seaford, have established
large and paying phosphate mandatory
there they are now working a number of
hands night and day, and will dispose of
1900 tons this season.
Last week it was stated that VIM. c..
Fountain had leased the Douglass House
at Rehoboth, and this week it is the Capital
Hotel at Dover to take possession Jan. lst.
Both need confirmation.
Bishop Lee arrived in Philadelphia on
Sunday, from Europe on the steamship
Pennsylvania. Bishop Stevens, of Pennsyi-
vania, accompanied him. He reached his
home in Wilmington on Monday.
SALE OF Liquors BY DRUGGIsTs-In ac-
| COEuduC0 Wlll Jl0 TeCGHG ueClSlOH OF Tue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the
Deputy Collector is notifying the druggists
that they cannot sell liquors or bitters by
the drink without procuring a retail license.
The wife of young Frenchman, who is
employed by the Duponts in the Brandy
wine Powder Mills, was prostrated through
fright lest her husband had been killed in
the recent blowout, and grew worse and
worse until few days ago, when she died.
The farmers in the vicinity of Middle.
town are not realizing as good o return
from their corn crop as they have OK.
pected. 1t was thought that the yield this
year would be the largest made fora good
while, but they say that the crop will not
be larger than last year.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

Over Coats, Dress Suits, Business Sn;.,
Work Suits, cheap, at j. +. Phillips & Co's'
As wish to USE "A Boswell Heater r;n
have for sale No. > Argan Coal $toya
cheap. r. NJ. johnson.
Pure Ready. Mixed Paints, $l.50 per ~,
lon, at Wilkinson's, Market street.
If you want good Cigar, 90 to IIewes T.
Fluck, Cigar Manufacturers, Commerce e
near Main, Smyrna, Del.
When you come to town, pay the Clo,b.
ing House Of j. f. Phillips IL Co.'S vis;t
We feel confident it will pay you.
Coal and Wood constantly on hand enI
for sale by w. w. Tschudy.
Welcome to all, to visit J. +. Phillips +
Co.'S Popular Clothing House, Commcle.
Street, Smyrna, Del.
Bones Bones BoSE8 Highest cay,
price paid for old bones. J.E. Tygert 60
TO avoid disappointment in your Clo,l
ing, buy only at the Reliable Clo,b;n,
House Of J. Z. Phillips & Co.
| Tschudy has lot of Chester Paving Br;cl,
always on hand. They are the only kind
| fit for paving.
A fine, gentle, easily kept family Horse
! for sale cheap for want Of use. Also Douln
! Seated Carriage, with Harness, Whip. &n
Apply at II. NJ. Johnson's, Shoe Storn
! Smyrna, Del.
judgment Notes with and without rx
emption clause and Bonds at TINES Office.
Now is the time to buy your Clothing. il.
Phillips & Co.'S store room is filed win
new and desirable Winter Clothing /, Lo
disposed Of. Cheaper than the cheapest.
If you want Pumps, 90 to Tschudy's; Ie
has big lot and sells them cheap.
No misrepresentation! No attcrnp, =,
deccivingl No getting mad if you do ut
| buy Every one treated courteously and
kindly at the great Clothing House Of J. +
Phillips d Co., whether you buy or not.
Bones! Bones! BoxEs!-IIighest ca.,
price paid for old bones. J.E. Tygcrt& co.
food assortment Of Wall Papers, clc:.,,
at Ischudy's. "
Olive Logan recently called Dominic,
Murray a sensational actor lie ba.
answered her by saying that he is a gentle
man, and that he admires her because Of
her unlimited cheek.
USE DIR. VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOiP-Tbn
leading external specific for Diseases Of the skin ana
beautitier of the Complexion for the Bath ToiIr,an
Nursery is rCcomm'nded 10y Physicians sold Iy
Druggists Price = cts; boX.3 Cakes ca cts iyl7l5
T. 5 WEBSTER, Prop, % y. Fifth st. PAia'da
THE PEorLE WANT PRoor.-Thcre is no
medicine prescribed by physicians. or sod
by Druggists, that carries such evidence of
its success and superior virtues as Boschcc's
f German Syrup for severe Coughs, Colds set.
tied on the breast, Consumption, or any dis
ease of the Throat and Lungs. a proof of
that fact is that any person afflicted, can
get Sample Bottle for 10 cents and trv its
superior effect before buying the regular
size at Is cents. 1t has lately been intro.
duced in this country from Germany, and
, its wonderful cures are astonishing every.
one that use it. Three doses will relieve
any case. Try it. Sold by J. p Hoifecker,
Druggist, Smyrna, Del. nov lily
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

MANAMAKER's GRAND DEPoT-A correspondent
writes: have visited all the places of noie in the
Guy, ana come to the conclusion that Wanamaker's
Grand Depot is the greatest wonder of them ALL and
no one should fail to see it who spare the time
now such an immense business is conducted by one
man Is marvel. Here dry goods. clothing, boots
ana Shoes hats and caps, millinery goods and every
thing i'll these lines in seperate departments under
one roof and n larger assortment of each than can
be found in any other establishment in the city,
John Wanamaker is comparatively speaking, Il young
man. Commencing some twenty years ago with a
modest little clothing store. with quick sales and
small profits for his motto and liberal advertising of
the same he has built up the most gigantic establish
ment on the continent and his is one of the
wonders of the age. Pancs only increase his bust.
ness for those wanting to economize rush 10 his
place and there is question about his being able to
underSell all his rivals As instance must relate
Iltue story as Lincoln says: " neighbOr of mine
who accompanied me desired to buy a dress coat !:
he was shown one by the polite salesman in attend
ance as soon as we entered the price was marked
which my friend thought not unreasonable and ms
ne was ABOUT TO try how itwOud tit you may Imagine
ms surprise when he was informed that the price in
clnded pants and vest Of the same material Iwoud
advise every one visiting the city not 10 fail going
through the Grand Depot-it is one of the principal
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23
Tgs Smgrna Gimes,
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, October %.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware.
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line.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

The firm of VIM. Sellers & Co. of PhiladoInl;o
Just received and order from the Government Of aS
South Wales for machine tools, lathes plancrs % o
steam hammers to the amount of SG5 600 N'S ana
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

At the wedding feast of Willis Heele and Alice
Burdge, at Azalia, Ind Thursday night ten of the
party were poisoned by food in which strychnine had
been placed. Chas White. John White, and d. Burdge
were affected most seriously. Some disappointed
lover supposed to have poisoned the food Miss
burdge had quite number of suitors.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

The Boston Herald says that the most remarkable
reform on record is that Of Kearney's. He has not
only LEFT OF swearing but now sYears that be never
sWore
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

Edisons recent invention by which electricity is
expected to take the place of gas in every house.
sending down the price of gas stocks.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

The death of Jefferson Davis jr, leaves the exPresi
dent of the Southern Confederacy without relative
bearing the name of Davis.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

An international exhibition is 70 no hold AZ p,,o
Ayres in 1880, - ~ Oe Hel" "' buehos
Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

Mr.. W. W. Corcornn, of Washington, has subscribed
$1,000 to the fund for hall for the Virginia Historical
Society.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
The Responsive Chord.

Rev.'J. VIM. Jones, in an address
before the National Sunday School
Convention, Atlanta, Ga, related
the following incident Il
''In the ear y spring Of 1873, when
the Cor federate and Federal armies
were confronting each other on the
opposite hills Of Stafford and .Spott-
sylvania, two bands chanced one
evening, at the same hour, to begin
to discourse sweet music on either
bank of. the river. A large crowd of
the soldiers Of both armies gathered
to listen 10 tie music, the friendly
pickets not interfering, and soon the
bands begun to answer each other
First tho band on tie northern bank
would play Star Spangled Banner"
"Hail Columbia" or some other na-
tional air, and at its conclusion the
"boys in blue" would cheer most
Justly. And then the band on the
southern bank would respond with
"Dixie," "Bonnie Blue Flag" or
some other Southern melody, and the
"boys in gray" would attest their ap.
probation with an sold Confed-
crate YELL" But presently one of
the bands struck up---in sweet and
plaintive notes which were waited
across the Rappabannock--were
caught up at once by the other band
and swelled into a grand anthem
which touched every heart, "Home
sweet Homep At the conclusion ol
this piece there went up a simultane.
ous shout from bosh sides of the river
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23

KILLED IN HIS SLEEP.-An outra,
geous murder, the effect Of whiskey
drinking, occurred in Augusta not
long since. Robert Rufin and Jerry
O'Hara, who were friends, were
drinking, together with other young
men. O'Hara became intoxicated,
and was put to sleep in the back
room of grog shop. Some one told
Ruffin that O'Hara had said that he
had killed Ruffin's father. -Ruhin
said that if lie said that he would kill
him. lie borrowed a pistol, went to
where O'Hara was sleeping, and shot
him twice. O'Hara was dead sever
al hours before any general alarm
WAS given, and Ruffin was not arres
ted until the next night. Rufiin
states that O'Hara not only acKnowl-
edged having killed his father, bnt
also threatened to kill him (Rnffin. J
He says that O'Hara was asleep, bnt
that when he shook him, before shoot
ing, he opened wide his eyes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
AN INTERESTING CoRREspoNDENoE.

AN INTERESTING CoRREspoNDENoE
R Recently Richmond Mormon, an
ahle-hodied colored man of Selma,
Alabama, addressed a letter to Uni
ted States Senator Morgan of that
State, complaining that the Repub-
lican postmaster at Mobile had prom
ised and then failed to provide a
place for him, and requesting the
Senator to use his inhaence to get
him place under the Mobile COL
lector. To this Senator Morgan re-
sponded that he had met with such
discouragements in trying to find
offices, places and work for poor woe
men with + miles OF orphan children
that need bread, that he could scarce
ly hope to- find an office f T. Mormon.
Senator Morgan, however, added
"As remember, you are stout,
hearty black man, raised to labor in
the fields, and we'll skilled aud train
ed to industrious habits. Ifyou are
wanting work at fair wages I can
provide tor you, and will be glad to
do.eo. My son George plows every
day for living on a c,tton farm,
which he is cultivating and needs
help. He will give you fair wages
and good food. He is we'll educated
and cansgive you instruction IN many
ways. lie is a kind young gentleman
and will take an interest in seeing
that your time is pleasantly occupied
and that your rights are not endan-
gered."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
Politics in South Carolina.

- go - '.''t'
Ex- Gov. r. X. Scott, of South
Carolina, is registered at the Ebbitt
House, where representative ofthe
Post accosted him: h'~ '''.t ..,..
"Well, sir, I have no hesitation in
saying Gov. Hampton makes an ex-
cellent executive. Under his admin
istration peace has been restored to
the State. The negroes have got
over their mania tor Office holding,
and have gone into the cotton and
rice fields. l apprehend that the
crops of this year will compare ia
vorably with those of 1860" -,
"Will the Republicans nominate a
ticket then this tall!" ..... ..--..
II think not. The negroes. who
form the bulk OF the Republican
party there, are disgusted with polls
tics, and being satisfied with their
treatment under Hampton, am
quite sure they would rally to his
support and elect him over any man
whom the Republicans might nomi-
nate. When l was Governor of South
Carolina, my effolts in favor of hon
est government were generally
thwarted by the most graceless set of
scamps that ever afflicted a people.
Why, sir, these men nave not only
confessed to their numerous acts of
villialy, but have attempted to shield
themselves from Is punishment by
making the most preposterous char
ges against every honest man con-
nected with my administration. I
am glad to SEQ that Hampton has
driven them into hiding places
Even the rice field negroes applaud
his action"
"Do you expect to take an active
part in the politics Of South Carolina
this fal!"
II don't know that I shall. !
think no necessity will exist for,it. !
supported General Hampton in the
canvass of 1876, and will gladly Do
so again if any opposition is shown
to his re-electinn."
"What is the cause Of the trouble
in the attempt to collect the internal
revenue in South Carolina2"
"Why the officers Of theJ Govern
ment are strangers to the people, and
take no pains to 'instsuct them"
SIN other words, you mean TO, say
that self government by people
should apply to National as we'll as
State officers2" ...... ..........
Eyes, the officer shonld be the
manor born"
EAnd honest. .-ED. SENTINEL
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NO; 81

cheer followed cheef, and those
hills (Which had so recently resoun-
ded with hostile guns) echoed and re"
echoed the glad acclaim. A chord
had been struck responsive to which
the hearts of enemies enemies
then, 4 could beat in uni
son; and on both sides of the river
Something down the soldiers cheek
Washed off the stains of POWDER" =
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
PICKENs, S. e., THURSDAY, MAY %, 1878. e Z
committed a burglary by which he

committed n burglary by which he
secured quantity of dry goods,
which he concealed in her barn.
The property was found aud she was
one of the number arrested. Being
committed to Jail she was employed
by the Sheriff to take care of his
horses, and taking advantage of the
opportunity for liberty which this
service offered, she escaped and fed
TO Canada. In some manner she
was induced to return. The man
who committed the crime threatened
her life if she betrayed his guilt, and,
she says, under intimidation she
made the plea Of guilty.
So long has this young woman
followed the, ways OF man that
to see her in feminine raiment
would be All using if the spectacle
did not excite pity. The simplest
bit of woman's work she does with
all he awkwardness a rough man
would show.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23

Sentences must be properly con-
structed if they are to be understood.
A minister meant to say that, whilo
he was preaching, a parishoner of his
had died in state of beastly intox.
ication, and, to draw therefrom q
moral lesson; but he made himsolf
unhappy by saying, "And my. friends,
that man died while l was preaching
in a state of beastly intoxication."-
His congregation requested him. to
wear the blue ribbon, or else to look
more carefully after his commas.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
Good Friday.

Good Friday, the anniversary of the
crucifixion of the Saviour, so called in
allusion to the benefits conferred on
the world by His death. The Saxons
named it "Long Friday" because of
the protracted religious services on
that day; and tho Germans style it
Stiller Froitay, on account of tho
solemn silence observed in the church.
es, or Char>Freitay, from IN antigua
ted word signifying penance, During
the first two or three centuries of
Christianity it was called the "pasch,''
because then Christ, the paschal lamb,
was slain. It's celebration has been
attended with peculiar rites. In most
churches sepulchro used 10 be con-
structed, and crucifix was carried
thither in procession and deposited
as in tomb. The eiborium contain
ing consecrated waters was placed
with it. At Tours, as st. Gregory,
OF that place, writes, the watchers
were kept in the darkness until the
third hour of the night, when small
light appeared before tho altar. Good
Friday is tho only day in the year on
which mass is not celebrated in tho
Roman Catholic Churches. A host is
consecrated the day before for use ON
this day, and having been placed
over night in repository generally
erected for tho purpose in chapel or
part of the church, is carried to tho
high altar and consumed by the priest.
No consecrated wine is used, nor are
the customary lights, incense and
music employed. The ceremony, OF
kissing the cross, sometimes called
"adoration Of the cross,'' is performed
by the clergy AMI people on their
knees. In England this was anciently
called "creeping to the oross,'' as ap~
pears by the following extract from %
proclamation published in the reign
of Henry VII: "On Good Friday it
shall be declared howe creeping Of the
cross signifyth an humblynge of our
selfe TO Christie before the cross, and the
kyssynge Of il q memorie of our re-
demption made upon the CROSS" In
some countries an image of Judas Is
CARROT was dressed up on this day and
subjected to every sort of indignity.--
In the North of England it is ousto-
mary to eat on Good Friday, herb
puddings, in which o principal ingle-
dient is the "passion DOCK" which, in
modification, produces fancied re-
presentations of tho cross, nails, hams
mer, &c. A better known practice is
that of selling shot cross buns" which
popular superstition holds to be
preservativo against fire and other
disasters. In several English coun~
ties a small loaf of bread is broken on
The morning of this day, and put by
until the next year, to be used in
morSels as q medicine. ...
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Education and Health.


physiciapa were Of such an absiruse
character ,hn' they could only ne
nnder.iu,0 BY hose vii" had madv
study of ph'sic. a"d the peculiar
nomecla'nre with which they abnun-
ded caused them 10 be only ct value
10 medical j'mrnais or learned suci
cites. There h,s, however, of late.
beer desire shawn hS the medical
professi'n r"t So mech I" show i.s
srndi'i"h and learning as I" "a! with
matters affecting us eccinlly, and
threw GU suggestions which. it tol-
lowen rut, w"nld likely t" cnh-
duee TO The healIn and longevity of
the community. Amou9s' the sob
jtc's which ha> e thus been discussed
is tha, If the heallh ut children. In
many of the large cities, bo'h Of this
country and En- glard, We find that
physicians are making specially If
the diseases OF the young, dev otiny
their entire attention to them, and
planning remedies by which tbeir
raSages can be restricted DR.. r.
w. Richardson, a we'll known Lon-
don surgeon, has lately contributed
an article to an English magazine on
The subject of Learning and HEALTH
in WHICH he deals with !. the present,
eystem of education, and unhesila.
tingly declares it as, his conviction
that to it is due much OF the phys
iCal weakness and want of activity
seen in children. - .. .......,
The present ageis SO wrapped up
in the IDEA of giving to each child an
education thatit is apt to: forget to
how severe strain their yvnng ta-
culties are often subjected. w zen
10 confinement in a close and oVapg.
heated room is added course Of
etudy which makes a dram upon
physical vitality, it cannot be ex-
pected that they will develop into
strong and robust children. The
result will more naturally be thai
the system will become enervated
and more receptive to the seeds Of
coptagion and Infection. The me-
morizing which children are forced
to do aSschool must to bright and
lively boy and girl, whose ,honghts
roam freely, be almost uncomfortable,
and this storing up in the young
mind of days aud dates without re-
gard to classification makes the brain
only q lumber room, from which il
is difficult torextract the article which
may be wanted at any particular
time. ~ '' ''... 49,. ''... ........ 81,
The writer of the article in ques-
,sion argues that until they are seven
years of age instruction should only
be given to children through the
medium Of play; that their natural
propensity for fun and freedom
should not be checked, and tba, !, IN
Z the opeH air, in the garden or woods,
they are nnconsciously receiving inn
pressions which will be of ber eft IA
them in after life. Ii has beer often
noted that infant prodigies aud pre-
cocions children seldom grow up 70
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-23
NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM. "A

NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATIsM.-A
very eimple relief for neuralgia is
to boi a small handful of lobe!ia in
half pint Of water till the strength
is oul OF the herb, then strain it OFT
and add teaspo, ntuI Of fine SALT
Wiring cloths out OF the liquid as hot
as possible, and spread over the part
affected. 1t acts like~a charm.-
Change the cloths as soon as cold till
the pain is all gone; then cover the
place with soft, dry covering till
.perspiration is over, to prevent tax"
ing cold. Rheumatism can often be
relieved by application, to the ain
ful parts, Of cloths wet in a week
solution Uf salsoda water. II there
Is Inflammation in tbejo;nts the cure
is very quick. Tie wash should be
iukewarm. .....