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DEATHS.

MANNERING.- thi. toxin. on ti,,.-,:.
L. ManncriIg aged l3 years '''''r Mn
Fade gentle Nowrr,
All thy white leave, cl.>.
Having shown thy hc.lt,
Time ti- Tor rcpG,r
Die. gentle flower.
IN the silent sun.
So-h!l pangs are over
All Thy j,-ka are done
EVERETT-Nc thi. town. on i}...r,:
Charles Everett aged Is years M. ''"'c:.
WALLAtE.-ln this town. On tl.r ~
Naacc, agc'i - year, " '.''.. Mar
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Good Cass Suits, only $500, at Phillips &
Co.'S.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
A splendid Stock Of Clothing just arrived,
at Phillips & Co.'S. Call early and get a
good selection.
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THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon bv ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS-SU UBSCRWTIoN-On year s20Q in advance, of
$3.50 il not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-Only at the
option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line forthe frstinsertion subsequent
insertions Three a-halfcents. Aliberaldiscount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly adverti
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents pei
line.
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Registers Order,

REGISTERS OFFICE. DOVER kent COUNTY. pEI-,l
Apr oath. ls79
Upon application Of WN. !. HOUGH. Adminis;T3-
tor of JOHN HOJ Gil late of Duck Creek Hundred
by the Register that the said WM A HoIGH
give notice OF the granting of Letters Of Admins
tration upon the estate of the said deceased,
days from the date of such letters in six If the o,:
public places of the County Of Kent requiring az per
sons having demands against the estate 70 present Inc
same, or abide by Act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided: and also cause the same 70 e
inserted in the SMYRNA TINES. newspaper pubilsAel
in smyrna and continue therein weeks. ,
Given under the hand and seal Of once ..
seal the ReGiStC aforesaid. AT Dover Kent t"uhH
aforesaid. The day and year above writtaI
J. c. PENNEWILl., REGISTER
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NOTICE.

The undersigned. Administrator named above heit,
by gives notice, that Letters of Administration Nelg
granted 70 me on the 18th day of April. l>;g ~ ~
persons therefore having demands against me ls
ceased estate will present the same properly aIIeSt
on or before the 18th. day of April 1850 OF ao'l'
WM. A. HOUGH.
april 7-Sy Administrators
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THE MARKETS
MARRIAGES

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" II. Young Charles " Kern form 't5, III, y Rev
dclphia, and Miss Carrie 1uthil f6r,nI,,n ~ lis.
Milford, Pa. ''I.y .! Nyg
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NOTICE. .

All persons indchf.l to In, az. r,.-....e,.
and Settle Immediately. .''' .''a.
may 1T J. V FLICK -.,...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
A Gambling incident on the Alabama
River.
From the London Truth,

From the London Truth.
Ionce found myself on steamer going
down the Alabama river. These steamers
have on the saloon-deck a very long cab
in, and ut one end of the cabin is a bar
where liquor and cards are Sold One
evening, for the voyage occupied several
days. passenger asked me whether I
would play at whist. I assented, and
whist party was made up. I soon per-
ceived that and decent looking old
man, who was one of the players, were
being victimized by the other two; but
played quietly on until every one except
the captain. who was seated at the other
end of the cabin, had gone to bed. Then
my brother victim, after paying his
losses, which amounted to several hun
dred dollars, went to his cabin. took
the cards in my hand and asked what I
owed. 1t was 5000 or $500. "Captain,"
said, "be good enough to come here;
I've been cheated" Up jumped the
gamblers and asked me whether wished
to insult them. The captain, sturdy
looking man, vas now by my side, so I
handed him the cards and requested him
to examine them. They were marked in
the mandatory, the stars on the backs
of each particular color being made
either higher or lower at the corners
The gamblers swore that they knew notL-
ing of it, and had bought them of the
bar-keeper. Half dozen citizens were
at once called up to act as jury, and the
bar-keeper Intercepted. After some
shilly-shallying he owned that one of the
gamblers had given him some packs to
sell. This was enough. the engines were
stopped, and the gamblers landed on a
swamp, where probably they died, for it
was very long way from any habitation,
and, as the captain said, place where
only snakes could live. It is almost a
pity that there is not this sort of prompt
justice nowadays in Europe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
air toward my mouth; saw the sky
again through little round hole. A
dead silence reipned around me-.

air toward my mouth; I saw the sky
again through little round hole. A
dead silence reigned around me.
l was surprised to be still alive, and
so persuaded at the first moment tha,
none of my fellow sufferers had survived
that did not even think OF shouting fol-
them. l then made vain efforts to ex.
tricate my arms, but found it impossible
the most l could do was to Join the ends
of my fingers, but they could not reach
the snow any longer. After few min.
utes | heard man shouting. What q
relief it was to know that was not the
sole survivor! To know that perhaps he
was not frozen in and could come to nv
assistance! answered. The voice ap.
preached, but seemed uncertain where
to go, and yet it was quite near.
A sudden exclamation of surprise
Robot had seen my, hands. He cleared
my head in an instant, and was about to
try to cut me out completely, when saw
foot above the snow, and SO near to me
that could touch it with my arms, al.
though they were not quite free yet.
at once tried to move the foot; it was nv
poor friends. A pang of agony sho,
through me as saw that the foot did not
move. Poor Boissoult had lost sensati On
and was perhaps already dead. Robot
did his best; after some time he wished
me to help him, so he freed my arms 8
little more, so that I could make use oil
them. I could do but little, for Rebo1
had torn the axe from my shoulder az
soon as he had cleared my head. q gen
orally carry an axe separate from nv al.
penstock, the blade tied to the belt ano
handle attached to the left shoulder.)
Before coming to me Robot had help
ed Nance out of the snow; he was lying
nearly horizontally, and was not mucf
covered over. Nance found Bevard who
was upright in the snow, but covered u1
to the head. After about twenty minutes
the two last named guides came up.
was at length taken out; the snow had tt
be cut with the axe down to my feet be-
fore could be pulled out. A few min
utes alter one o'clock p. m. we came tt
my poor friends face. l wished the body
to be taken out completely, but nothing
could induce the three guides to work
any longer. from the moment they saw
that it was too late to save him. &C.
knowledge that they we're as nearly as in
capable of doing anything as was.
When was taken out of the snow the
cord had to be cut. We tried the enc
going toward Bennen, but could net
move it; it went straight down, anc
showed us that there was the grave Of
the bravest guide Valais ever had, ani
ever will have.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
Emperor and Boy.

One Of the commissioners from Brazil
to the Philadelphia exposition told a
pleasant story of the emperor. A lad of
good family in Rio Janeiro found him
self left by the death of his father friend
less and penniless. One day, he saw a
middle-aged gentleman plainly dressed
and with singularly candid, kind coun-
tenance, walking alone in the street.
The lads companion told him it was the
emperor, adding, "He chooses to be un-
noticed, to 60 up and down as the father
of his people," .s..
eff he is the father OF his people,"
said the boy, the will take some interest
in me-" and approaching the emperor,
though trembling with fright, he told his
story in a few direct words. Dom Pedro
listened attentively. a... So. ~.s....
what is it that you want, then, my
ooy I ..: ;, -,
had that could be of some use to myself
and others. Now am of none."
"For what business did your father
design you?" 80. ,, ~
THAT of a civil engineer. SIR . .... ..
"Come to me at noon morrow .a
The emperor inquired concerning the
lad, and then took upon himself the
whole expense of his support and educa-
ton, sending him to this country to re-
ceive the latter. The fact which gives
more significance to the story is that the
emperor is comparatively poor man,
his income being much less than that of
many wealthy Brazilian gentlemen.
Even the education of this one boy in
volved certain amount of self-sacrifice
on his part. ...
Dom Pedro cares nothing for luxury,
pomp, or eveo the honors of the world {;
his whole aim is the elevation and i'm
provement of his subjects. For this
purpose he has visited almost! every civ
ilized country, carrying home the best in
theory and practice, to experiment upon
in Brazil. He was accustomed on his
tours Of investigation at the exposition,
to 60 about t7acoqnito, in shabby coat and
trousers, to the great disappointment of
the crowd. They did not recognize the
fact that no insignia of royalty could add
dignity to such real majesty of character.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
A Warming to Girls Who Chew Gum.

We find the following curious story in
St. Louis paper of late date: Late last
Saturday evening an accident occurred
on Portland avenue that may serve as s
warning to hundreds of young persons
who have entered upon career of wax.
chewing. A girl named Ida Smith had
been chewer for nearly year. She is
about eleven years old, rather bright and
intelligent, and chewed about the same
quantity of the material that was used
by neighboring girls along the avenue
On Saturday evening she took her wax
from her mouth, stuck it under the edge
of the mantel until she could 20 to the
kitchen to get swallow of water, and on
her return her parents were Mortified to
see her jaws moving rapidly. She was
told to throw the wax from her mouth
but On investigation it was found that
she was not chewing anything; still her
jaws kept moving at rapid rate. The
parents sent for physician, who came
and attempted to hold the jaws in prop
er position. believing it to be only tenn
porary, but he could not stop the regular
movement. The child grew nervous, and
the excitement only increased the action
of her jaws. The physician put tight
bandage over her face, and this partially
relieved the movement, but then the
twitchings of the muscles extended all
over her face. AS last resort, q moder-
ate dose of morphine was administered,
and the little girl kept up incoherent
mu.terings, accompanied by general
disturbance of the muscles of the upper
portion of the body during the early por-
ton of the night, and toward morning
the little sufferer was restored to her nor
NAL condition. The physician says he
never heard of such case before, and
thinks it was brought about by spas
modic action of the muscles of the face
caused by overaction. The little cir
after enduring night of suffering, is now
but nothing in the world could
induce her to again chew wax.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
My Little Love.
HESTER A. BENEDICT.

My little love, asleep so far. so far
Beyond the hills l cannot cross nor climb,
Forgetting where the bees and wild birds are,
AND mlnding not the running rivers
pray you, in the silence grown sweet
Ana Jul OF heaven-since having you to
Dream that the wind hath kissed for your
Blown from my heart with blessings mani
The palms are proud above me! and I 20,
Singing across the laughter.loving land,
Yet saying YIN io sometimes with my voice drop
IF only she could wake and understand"
1t may De that my fancy runneth riot,
Watching the wee birds peering from the
nest;
But 0, It seemeth often in the quiet
Your light breath rocks the roses on my
And so say" My love, awake so far
Beyond the skies that yet may not climb,
! think you hold the meaning of my rhyme.
think you stand, this moment, warm and
sweet,
And reaching dimpled fingers as of old,
10 catch the kisses for your face and feet
Blown from my heart with blessings mani
fold"
".
And SO sing with brooks, and birds, and
bees,
Under the palms and where the pampa
.-.. grows;
Choosing my many friends from them and
these
And from wild winds that seek Sierra's
SHOWS,
And so wear the raiment of delight;
And so walk with glad, unfaltering feet;
And so wait, till, past the day and night,
Finding my love, find my love complete
-Bahlaoin's Monthly, February, 1879.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26
Lines to a Skeleton.

d Exactly sixtv yearsIago the London Norm
Tag Chronicle published poem entitled Lines
on a Skeleton" which excited much attention.
Every effort, even to the offering of reward
OF fifty guineas. was vainly made to discover
its author. All that ever TRANSFERRED was that
near skeleton of remarkable beauty OF form
in the Museum of the Royal College Of Surge
ons', Lincon's Inn, London, and that the
Curstor Of the Museum had sent them to Mr..
Perry, editor and proprietor of the Morning
Chronicle
Behold this ruin! Twas a skull.
Once OF ethereal spirit full;
This narrow cell was life's retreat
This space was thoughts mysterious. seat,
What beauteous visions filed this spot!
What dreams OF pleasure long forgot!
Nohope, nor JOY, nor love, nor fear,
Have lett one trace of record here.
Beneath this moldering canopy
One shone the bright and busy eye;
But start not at the dismal void;
II social love that eye employed:
If with no lawless fire it cleaned,
But through the dew of kindness beamed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars anu suns are sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue.
IT falsehood's honey it disdained,
And where it could not praise was chained
If bold in virtues cause it spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
This silent tongue shall plead for thee
When time unveils eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine?
Or with it's envied rubies shines
To hew the rock, or wear the gem,
Can little now avail to them.
But if the page of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought.
The hands richer need shall claim
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avals it whether barred or shod
These feet the paths of duty trod?
If from the halls of ease they fed,
To seek affections humble shed,
If grandeur's guilty bride they spurned,
And home to virtues cot returned,
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the palace of the sky.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26

A class was being examined recently
IN a sea- heated town of Sussex. The
subject under discussion was the flood.
Among the first questions put was, "How
did Noah understand that there was go
ing to be flood2" "Cause," shouted an
urcbin, Che looked at his almanacW
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26

A Chicago girl lost her overshoe while
travelling through Virginia last year,
and now some newspapers are writing up
long articles about the discovery of 3
subterrapean cave in that State.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26

at q ball the other evening.
II was, but if that Pete Johnson thinks
I'm going to sit here and see him squeeze
that frecklel faced Wilkins girls hand
ali the evening, he'll be mistaken, soil,
taire or no sol,taire!"
The gentleman explained, and went
out to get air.
A German, in telling rather Mum
chausenish story of his exploits, "gave
himself away" in one of the incidents of
his narrative thus: SIN this battle we
lost the brave Captain Schultz. A can
non ball took off his head. His last
words were, Bury me on the spot where
I FELL" Had the narrator been an Irish
man, the statement would not have been
reflected so seriously on his veracity.
"Pizarro" was the play. A verdant &C.
tor was cast for one of the smaller roles.
To him fell the line, my Lord, meath
yonder palm we have captured a castoue.
What is your pleasure?' The fellow,
when his cue came he rushed upon the
the stage, exclaiming, my Lord, meath
yonder palm We have captured cask.
What is yeur pleasure2" 'Roll him in,'
howled the tragedian, "and let's bust in
the bung !"-Courter Journal. ~
High Church Housemaid Ito Low
Church Cook -"Lor, cook, how can you
sit and listen to a man as wears nothin'
but black alpaca. You should have seen
our young priest this morning! He had
on aslblack silk skirtlwith white cambria
tunic trimmed with reel Walansheens
lace missis give him, a narrer igh-art
green scarf round his neck; an when he
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired nom practice, having
nad placed in his hands by an East India urs-
sionsry the formula Of simple vegetable
remedy, for the speedy and permanent cure for
consumption. bronchitis eatsrrsh. asthma. anc
all thna and lung atsc,ions, also a positive
and radical cure for nervous debility aud MI
nervous complaints, after having tested tie won.
derful curative powers In thousands Of cases,
has felt his duty to make It kuswn 10 his suf-
fer'ns fellows. Actuated by this motive, aud a
desiTo TO relieve human suffering. will send,
free Of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe.
with full directions for preparing and using, In
Gcrmsn. French, or Knplish Send by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this paper W,
w, Sherar, lSs Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31
Seelng the Circulation the blood.

Dr., {, Huter y German savanL of
.Greiiswald, has devised y simple AT.
rauSemen; which demonstrates The cir
ouIa,lon OF the blood in the human body
by making it ~i,ible. The pa;ientSs
head being fixed in a frame, ON which
Is conlrlNance for supporting " micro,
scope and Il lamp, his lower lip Is drawn
out and tiSed on the stage of
OF the microscope by means of clips,
the inner surface helng unpermost, and
having strong light thrown upon it
by y condenser When these prepara.
tons are completed all the observer has
to do is To hring the microscope u bear
upon the surface of the lip, using n
low power objective. and focusing y
small superficial vessel. At once he sees
the endless procession OF the blood cor
puscles through the minute capillaries,
the colorless ones appearing Nike white
specks dotting the red stream, DIR.
Huter asserts that from taking careful
note Of the variations in the blood.how
and changes in the oorpusoles he has
derived great advantages IN the treat
ment of medical cases.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31

snd a we'll directed blow between the
eyes. lsoon threw Mr.. Markham las he
called himselfl senseleSs in the hall,
jast As Lilly, hearing my voice-she had
not forgotten il: she did no. care even II
it was my ghost, or il | had come for y
transitory stay from the other world
came and threw herself into my arms,
eSelsiming;
"Oh, my own Robert did not be
lieye it But l waited two long, weary
years, and then father said he was Ger,
tain that it was true, and it would make
him happy if | wouId--if-"
Hen tears explained Ne rest. knew
what she meant, and dew her fondly
to my heart and said
II knew yor would not forget me,
Lily. | am rich, rich now, and very
unlike dead, ell? But Will not stay
longer ~ present, darling. l will has on
to prove to YOU what y thorough rascal
you were near marrying. shall send
some one to LOOK after your safety, and
take that rascal away from you"
The rascal did not move. had
taken all the Mr.. Markham out of
him, SO, without much notice OF the
terror-stricken Mr.. and Mrs. Graham,
but taking one long, fond kiss from the
dear lips of Lilly, | departed hastily
from the house.
had determined to give this episode
fit denouement. and think you will
admit did so, when tell YOU | went
to the authorities of the parish and told
them not to let the marriage take place
next day las that was the date fixed for
III upon any account. After dong this
| went to London. and there met Tom
and told him that had found the rob
Der of our nuggets, nearly roboing me
Of most golden treasure in life, Tom
and | next morning found out that
Simon Rail had come to England after
the robbery, found my friends, reported
my death (which my neglect in not
writing served to corroborate), obtained
place of trust upon false representa-,
tions, and ultimately made the ac-
Guaintance Of the Grahams, To complete
his villainies by marrying my be-
trothed. We found out also that his
employers had that morning discovered
they were Il 900 short, and had dis
patched two detectives to find the faith.
full Mr. Markham.
Well, after all, when l come to look
back to it, and think how | went down
next day; how they told me all about
the deception of that rascal; how paid
back the f2O0 to Rails employers that
he had advanced to the Grahams; when
| was once more recognized rs the true,
genuine Bob Philips; when the villain
was sent back to the scene Of his first
exploits for several years at her maj.
esty's expense; when Thompson came
down with his long-loved Alice, | said
to Tom, "Ah, it is not our doing, Tom,
it is Gods eyer-watchul care that tests
us, love us, and brings us always out
of our trials just in time to be happy"
and when Tom was married, he said,
ayes, Bob, and 1t was you who taught
me to believe in woman's faith and
constancy; and | cannot feel quite
happy until own part of my hap
piness is due alone to you"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31
UNTIL NEAT SUMNER.
BIZ Ms. ErnEL LYNN nEERs.

Fold up the robes which the summer has kissed.
Lay them away they will not be missed;
Crumpe the furbelOws, heecy and light.
Crush down the gOssamer noaiinc aud white;
Fold them up softly, sweet maiden. To-day,
For the sunshine OF summer has melted away.
The roses and lilies so fair and 50 frail
Have gone from the garden and died in the vale,
Aud pansies and gentlan and sweet misnonette,
With the tears of October are diooping snd wet;
SO, fair little maiden, the light tissues. fold
Ere the sua OF November shines Whitley and cold.
Yet dream not 10 wear them again as to-day
When the weeds OF the year crush the blossoms
OF May;
For ali! the gay bodice may clasp in the breast
A heart full OF sorrow and weary unrest
And somber-hued sackcloth the spirit may
While the form bears the colors it Haunted I'M
bowed
So folding thy yesture to lay out OF sight
With sweet smelling poses, with heart bounding
light,
Yet fold in prayer for the strength you may
need
A prayer which lie grants to the storm beaten
reed
For strength la its weakness stay evermore
Until Winters and Summers on earth shall be
Ger.
v
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31
DO Not Face the Light When at Work.

Statistics kept by occulists employed
shown, that the habit Of some persons
in facing window from which the
light falls directly into the eyes, rs well
Ms on the work, Injuries their eyes. The
best way is to work with side light,
or if the work needs strong illumna.
tons, so that it is necessary to have
the working table before the window
the lower portion of the latter should
be covered with n screen, so as to have
top light alone, which does not shine
in the eyes when the head is slightly
bent over and downward toward the
work.
In the schools in Germany this mat
matter has already been attended to,
and the rule adopted to have all the
seats and tables so arranged that the
pupils never face the windows but only
have the side lights from the left; and
as light simultaneously thrown from
two windows gives an interference Of
shadows, it has been strictly forbidden
to build school rooms with windows on
both sides, such illumination having
also proved injurious to the eyes Of the
pupils.
We may add to this the advice not
to place the light in front of you when
at work in he evening, but little on
one side; and never TO neglect the use
of a shade, 80 as TO prevent the strong
light shining in the eyes. This is es-
pecially to be considered at the present
time, when kerosene lamps, with their
intensely luminous flames, have be-
come so common.