Smyrna times., 1880-12-08

JAS. P. HoFFECKER has been to the city
this week for his Christmas stock-paper in
various styles and grades, perfumery,
brushes and numerous articles both useful
and ornamental. His stock is usually snap
ped up before the season closes, which is
the best evidence of taste in making selec.
tons.
Mr.. J. V. SMITH is now in the city pur-
chasing full stock of Christmas goods,
and all know what taste he usually dis.
plays in making his selections for the holi.
days. In addition to watches and jewelry
he will have a choice selection of vases and
other articles suitable for gifts and adorn.
ment He will have them ready for sale in
a day or two
THE sensation of Saturday was the intel.
ligence that came on the noon train that a
notice had been served on Congressman Z.
L. Martin, in the cars near Clayton, from
Judge Houston contesting his seat in the
next Congress. The action the news took
shows how strong hold politics really has
on the public mind. 1t passed from one to
another almost as if audible in the air, and
in a little while it was the subject of con-
verse in all public places. 1t had not been
anticipated in the least, and was conse.
quently surprise to all parties. If Mar.
tin had received bare majority instead of
$50, it would have created less surprise and
talk, and the hope of reversing this large
vote was hardly considered as much the
ultimate objec as the testing of the cleo
ton machinery of the State which was put
in use some seven years ago and on which
a caveate had never been filed in Washing.
ton.
PERsoNAL.-Rev. DR.. Malcolm, late of
| Newport, r. l., an assistant of Bishop Lay
of the Eastern Shore, was on his way to
Easton on Saturday but by an inadyertance
missed the train at Clayton and could not
get there. He came into town to spend
the Sabbath and preached two fine
discourses for Rev. Mr. Gordon at St.
Peters Church.
Rev. Mr.. Yingling has been spending
the past two or three weeks in breaking
bread, eating yaller-legged chickens and
having a good time generally with his
/ parishioners at Bethesda, near Slaughter
! Station.
John D. Bags, eldest son of Postmaster
Bags, returned last week from Montana
where he has been for the past twelve
years, leaving here before he was grown
His father was not apprised of his coming
and did not recognize him on first presenta
ton. He has come East to rest and re
cover from severe attack of rheumatism
and expects to spend the winter at home.
Mrs. VIM. W. Tschudy has been spend
ing the past week in Baltimore on a visi
to her sister, Mrs. Rev. T. L. Poulson.
Mrs. j. f. Clements and Miss Minnie
| g Ill. Ill. L L
for the past few days of Mrs R. D. Hof
fecker.
Papers received from John S. Hoffecker
who has been travelling South as far as Ala
bama, show prosperous condition finan
cially and more pacific spirit POLITICAL,
prevailing in the South.
Misses Lizzie and Jennie Smithers ar
visiting the brother of the former DR.
Smithers at Easton, Md.
Mrs. Rev. 5. L. Baldwin is to deliver ad
dresses on Missionary topics in seyera
Philadelphia churches this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Hoffecker csle
brated their twenty.fifth wedding annivel
sary on Monday evening last. The guest
made it pleasant social evening and left
number of beautiful souvenirs of friend
ship.
ENsILAGE.-Some months ago we put
lished an article on the subject of e,.SiLag
a method discovered in France OF prepal
ing and keeping green fodder for feedin
stock through the winter season. Tn
article attracted the attention Of Thos
Oakley, one of our young farmers nea
6 town, who thinks that stock can b
. made more profitable as farm produC
: than grain. He has been following tn
: subject up since, getting what informatio
a he could from the agricultural publication
. and has very recently procured the late
. issue on the subject which gives full parti
. ulars of the mode of procedure. If VI
. Oakley had received this book early enoug
= in the season he would have made test
it the past Fail. He will, however, be pr
q pared for a better test the coming season
! which he purposes doing. 1t has bee
done in this country in a number of plac,
with general success, excepting of cours
t the mistakes incident to starting a thin
j. entirely new and from book direction
n The principle in few words is, that II
fodder as it comes from the field is cut
j. small pieces and packed close in trench,
!. or houses in which the air can be kel
i. from it like it is kept from'ice and it wi
It thus keep in its green and succulent sta
o until taken out 10 use. 1t should not
a exposed to the air more than twelve hou
:. before being fed In the rich butt
e country of Orange CO., n. Y, the estima
e OF land to feed COW is three acres of era
/. in the Summer and three acres Of hay f
q the Winter feed. The same land wou
It yield twenty-five tons of green fodder D
acre, and under very favorable crcumsta
ces as high as forty. One ton or a fractiC
IT over would be good feed for cow for
u month and it takes but little Scalculatic
e to show that a small farm can be made
E; sustain large and profitable herd of catt
We hope Mr.. Oakley will be successful
% inaugurating this new venture, for every il
l. provement of the kind will make farmir
o more profitable and real estate more val
d able.