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Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
Cheek.

Different requirement., ar.
men OF different psrsuit,, r,'' '''qo',
a'ocati"ns of life there is a oa', IN ii j
ling force absolutely noce.sarv ''''' u rY,
through. The tali.man WITH TO To- ca,
Rrn''Fn''' and loveline,s eysn m ''N.
the bravery of an Achilles and ~ IT. NJ"
OF Hercules is 'ubdu.d b.for. ''r
in the exercise of these ou,I;,;.
mon have succeeded by supsr;n,
others by moral courage and .,;r Fa
proper combination Of ,b.. ''>
joined with caution, prudence @%
csssary requisites for the n,L %
gentleman. There is anotb.,sF v
largely relied on, cheap il ia,
haPs more valued by the po.s.,,o. Wy
there is such little outlay in p.,',,'
has no light from the fro Of ,...
never drank at the Perian n,,i.
no need for the burning OF nidD;as.
has total disregard foi the ~ ~
iife in u word, it is cheek. Tb;.
must not be cOnfounded with .ns,
latter has an equilibrium and ,sI,
c"mPanied with prudential Som. Z"
due regard to proprieties. Tn. ~
Hian, that IL, the one Of the r,,.
type has but little regard for any Q, :
lie may have industry in III. ,l,
pect, but his mental reliance i. lm,,a
lie measures his opportuniti4, Lv ).
The men around him not po,sp,..J
Tho mlum' gu ,lilirs he dlscopn,..
a. without force, weak and pusjll.,
He elbows his way through them >,
up OF so many cyphers. lie feel. j..
abilirie' are equal to R.eetine two a.
emergencies at once. If any,hin,
dane, he is the one to do il, !,
weeks from the time lie enter, >.
feels that he should he it's Bur. n,
He will assume control OF his barr,
lzation on sight without sayin. som
"by your leave" He can take h,,
DIrcas society whose ener. les h,y,
exhausted for want Of rsst, and
tremendous ground swell leave il E,
ing high on the strand. He is VIII
people congregate, but it IS alwa,
and little "u." Everywhere he
: himself. He measures CAPACITY BY
commodity; the froth that flies a
. the cork is Judged better mater
the modest contents that remain
As y generul,SSimo lie feels that he
range, plan, dictate and direct the /
"f whole community without ,.
the interests or opinions Of those vi
/ its accumulated knowledge of yean
men have push and enterprise, bui
the Cheap JON" type. Like ii
? passage" they necessarily stay in
! horhood just long enough to Ii,k
, cherries.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
FOr The smyrna r
Blessed is He that COnsidep
the Poor.

Nh. EDITOR will you Please aLor
asn"ll space in your paper to say r
with rltrencs to the poor Of our L
mum y. | shall speak only Of tho
colored people which are the poon
the community and yet they are the
cared for by a majority of those whoa
has blessed with plenty. The msm1
our people have never had the lsM
in life save the efforts of their own In
since their emancipation they hau
the same opportunity of seeking sss
ment and of working and eanM
themselves the comforts Of life Ia'.lI
they have had these privileges tlHg
found it hard struggling to proper, 4
port themselves and families and 10 \
their various obligations. They hsWp
beneath the great burden Of edua.
their children in order to make thea
spectacle and useful citizens; they II
had churches to build and have coats
ted 10 the support OF the gospel in rT
to their education in morsis and rri.t
have seen sons this very winter q
tmeir last CEN 10 the church not knri
where the next penny would CONF 's
they have suffere and the church b'F
fered because of their unlimited pOTCT
Will not some of our wealthy citizens "
are extending the helping hani 10 =
poor of their own race remember tie p
Negro? He gave you all Of his a'14
for two hundred years while he Na!E
slave, and all that he gets now he Fi'
into your hands. II you give bin so
thing to help him on he will return ~
YOU either for your goods that he mu"'
md wear or for your houses that he muH'
i'll. Will you not remember while you
scattering the "seedS of kindness thai"
is no respector Of persons but that InH'
nation he that feareth him and "O'I'
righteousness is accepted OF him. u"'
been blessing these people ahund"n'H
winter: scores of them have been sfol'
TO Christ yet there are some that We Do
impossible to hiring under Chr"'n
fiusnc~s from the fact their surrou' |. !.
are such that they arri unable !" !"
themselves even in decent manner y =
tend the ordinances Of Gods house
not our friends help them and hey
church that is laboring and slrueeuT
lift up and save this people Are 70, !
ored people meaner and less n''n'
than in any other community? lO''.
! q great number Of children that are Z
ing up in ignorance from the hs' !
their pareRts are unable to efo'" 4, \
comfortable and pay their tuition al -, !
Please consider their conditien snu I
. abilities to help them. have nlS% W,
appeal from q deep sense Of GUY "
race. -,
GEO. Fl. WATERS, Pastor o. ''''
NAL NJ. E. Church.
. SMYRNA, DBL. Feb. 2lst, lSSl'
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

We wish to say to our friends that we
still have q good assortment of Clothing
and that in order TO close out our Winter
Stock, We will give Great Bargains. Pepu.
lar Clothing House,. E. Phillips & Co.
Everything in the way Of Groceries and
ProvisiOns, at Gordop's,
]. p. Cosper, Argosy suspsnders and
Linen Collars and CUTS.
For the the Beat Grades Of Cigars and
Tobacco, go TO Gordon's.
We are selling our Clothing now cheaper
than ever in order TO get ready for our
Spring Trade. Bargains in every thing
from Full Suits to Single Garments. Pspu.
lar Clothing House,. L. Phillips l. Co.
NorioE-Dr. Kliue's Great Nerve Re
storsr 10 the marvel Of the age for all Nsrvs
Diseases, All Ats stopped free. send q
9sl Arch Street, Philadslphia, Pa.
Fresh Delaware Canned Tematoss ana
Bakers Germ, at Gordszs,
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

News ITEMs.-The Republican Sena-
torial Conference Committee of the Penn
sylvania Legislature have unanimously
selected John |. Mitchell, of Tioga county
for United States Senator. The In
diana House yesterday rejected bill al
lowing women to vote for Presidential
Electors.---Senator Carpenter is seriously
i'll ; his family physician has been sum-
moned to Washington from Milwaukee.
Indians have murdered women and
children in Chihuahua, Mexico -The
Directors of the First National Bank OF
Plttston, Penn, yesterday voted to with
draw its circulation, amounting to $780,
OOO. Garfield will leave Men
tor on February 28.--The House joint
resolution, appropriating $4,000 for a
monument to George Washington, was
passed.--In the House, the Agricul.
tural Appropriation bill was passed finally
with amcndment.--Pork declined sc
to 60 cents per barrel in Chicago on Sat
urday, owing probably to cable dispatch
stating that the French Government haC
embargoed the importation of salted mea
from the United States.-The Chicag,
Times estimates that the losses on tn
principal Western and Northwestern rail
roads by the recent storms and blockade
will more than equal their net earning
for January and February. Nearly q
of these roads have been fighting sno,
since January l.---Important action W:
! taken by the Senate yesterday upon IL
grievances Of the banks. Mr.. Bayal
reported bill repeating the tax on bar
deposits, and it was at once considert
and passed.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
For the Smyrna Times.

fOT Ute OHgTftH ItHleS
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I suggest that the good
Ladies' sf the Benevolent Society go back
over the Records for few ysars, and pass,
and publish in the TINES, separate Rsso-
luten of thanks for each diSintcrested con.
tribution Of Labor or Money or Goods
given to the Society in all the past. Many
of the givers have had no Business to advertise,
and have never thought of asking vote
of Thanks, but as the Ladies have now
done both without the asking (?l for single
favor conferred, think those who have main
tanned the Society in the past, and will b.
expected to do so in the future, ought to
have their DISI INTERESTED lshors rscoe
nized. Come Ladies', call Special Meet
ing. get the Manager to attend, overhaur
your old Records, and quit square.
Yours, An ULD PATRON
SMYRNA, Feb. Is. 1881.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

A STARTLING CoUP DErAT-THE p,
W. & B. SOLD OUT.-The rumors in the
Morning Ne,rs of yesterday stating that
Jay Gould had bought controlling in-
terest in the P, w. & B and Baltimore
& Ohio railroad created a sensation IN
our State and was the general topic of
conversation, the most of the people,
however, giving it no credence. The
news of to-day, however, confirms the
sale, the purchasers being Robert Gar
rett, third vice-president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, and Mr. Haven, of the
New jersey Central. The stock .r-
chased is that of Mr.. Thayer, of Boston,
with stock of other persons, making up
the controlling interest. The sale was
effected on the same terms that the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore pur.
chased the West Chester road recently
that is to say the price paid to secure the
majority Of the stock will be paid to thu
minority stockholders should they tende
their share. The purchasers are spool
headed by Jay Gould (who has control
ling interest the N. J. Central) and il
which the B. & o. was party. 1t seem
that the Boston capitalists got scared a
the prospect of the passage of the DeIa
ware Western and determined to UNLOAD
This it is said will give Jay Gould
through line from New York to Il
Pacific Of course the b. & o. will n,
now want the Delaware Western, ar
the war that has been waged so fierce
at Dover win soon cease. Col. M
Coombe blames upon the Legislator,
long delay the failure to keep the Bal
more and Ohio road to its bargain. !
says there were slO,OoO,oOO ready w
which to build at once the road W
steel rails and double track, wher
charter should be obtained. The on
ton with the people in this section
what effect will the change have NJ
their market faeilities9 win the sa
spirit control or win they have easier
more lenient terms?
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

THE measure before Congress that in
terested our people the most directly was
the River and Harbor bill. 1t had to do
wi h the navigation of our streams, and
to this extent affected our local commerce.
The appropriation of s., 900 tothe opening
of our creek is of some consideration,
though small to what it might have been
if the money-$lO,0OO, O,000-had been
properly distributed where it would do
good. But there is more log-rolling over
the River and harbor bill than any that
can come before Congress. Men who
ask for a needed appropriation as Mr.
Martin of our State and the Representa-
tives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
along the Delaware are compelled to vote
for swindle in an appropriation where
it can be of no earthly advantage or fail
in securing enough votes from those
members for its passage. The ostenslblc
object of the bill is to foster the COM
merce of the country by removing OBJ
structions and the like in navigab!e
streams. Mr.. Updegraff offered an q
mendment that none of the money ap
propriated should be expended on streams
which did not come under the definition
of navigability as found in the United
States statutes. This proposition was re
iected by a vote of 81 to 60. The Hous
openly confesses that it is voting none.
to improve rivulets in which, as Mr.. Co!
says, ga catfish is apt to wear out it
snout in getting over sand-bars" Th
largest vote came from the Southern
members, eight only voting against an
seventy-eight for it. There was som
truth in the witty remark of Congress
man that "there must be some place be
tween the Atlantic Ocean and dew dro
where the line should be drawn on az
preparations for Improvements. If tn
line is not drawn pretty soon West Vii
ginia will be trying to float flat boat o
a dew drop and will be calling on tn
Government to help it out. The preser
Congress would furnish the help if
were asked. a few thinking persons ol
jcct, but the great mass Of Congress
mans constituents thoroughly approx
a his course of getting all he can gra
f So long as this is the condition of publ
sentiment, it is useless to expect al
more sensible action in Congress II Il
sovereign people are willing to be tax
t for appropriations to make the mud-pu
Q dies Of this continent highways of col
: merce, there is no hope of Congress sa
i ing they shall not be indulged in the {
: lusion. They dance, and they also p
q the fiddler. This amount of mon
: should the bill pass the Senate) if pro
/. erly expended only where it can be
h use, would do all the work in the way
opening navigation demanded.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

THE Legislature has been in session
now nearly two months and there has
been little of public interest but the rail-
roads. Nearly everything else has had
the 90 by. Come, gentlemen, you are
there in the interest of the people rather
than the money kings, and they will get
weary in footing your heavy bills after
he 18th proximo.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

III
]. B. Cooper, Best Makes Sewing '''
J. B. Cooper, Ladies' Rubber CiF'
Gordon's is opposite the Dsla"'T'
J. B. Cooper, Underwear and ~
J. B. Cooper, Crackers and Fancy
Sugar, Teas, COfses, and SP''"
Go -don's. -.
Broken Suits. Odd Coats. odl%s'S ~
Decided Bargains. Popular Cl0sniNs
j. E. Phillips l. Co. n
J. ,. Cooper, Autograph anu
Albums. "a
J. B. Cooper, Mine. Meat, caDn'sS'
&c. I'd
Gordon's is the place to get f''
State Apples. nj
J. B. Cooper, School Books AD'
Books. n
First.class Wilmington City SaI p Ss
sale by Jos. Z. Williams, who S''
beef constantly on hand. "a
Go to Gordon's for all kinos
and Domestic Fruits. ..sl|
Now is the time for Grand .II;nsOes HOe
Clothing. Reducing stsek. - ds
We mean it. This 10 mol ptGf
Popular Clothing House. !"
Co. ...sf|
J.B. Cooper, Black SIZES
Alpacss. ...sg'l
J. B. Cooper, Canton Fiann'
Tlannsls.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
For the Smyrna Times.
A Correction.
SMYRNA, Feb. Is. 1851.

EDITOR TIMES I'm your last issue an en-
terprising young man in Cscilton took &C.
casion to severely stigmatize the members
of the Smyrna Orchestra, together with the
floor manager, who was also from this
town. He says the Orchestra was drunk.
Such was not the case, as the young man knew
very we'll. AS to the floor manager being
too drunk to preside, that was but another
neat little fib gotten up for his own private
amusement. There war, indeed, as he
says, sleight Misunderstanding between the
directors of the ball and the Orchestra, bat
an apology Was accepted by the latter, and
no further difficulty experienced. He told
an untruth again when he said that the
Smyrna boys were out at the supper table
an hour and half. 1t did'nt concern him
much any way, though, for he didn't get
any of the scraps. We are sorry that he
should have again back sL;d,ien in SO short a
! time. HARRY SMITH.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pro-
prietor at Smyrna Delaware.
-SUBsCRIPTIoN- One year S2O0 in advance, OF
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year No paper
discontinued until ali arrears are paid-only at the
option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line the firstnsertion subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents AliberaldiscouhE
made to quarterly, sem-annual and yearly adverti'
sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents per
line.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

An intelligent member of the old Bryant
Literary Society says the society having
had recess Of about year, ought to re.
sumo and meet annually once week. He
was once weak member, and must have
improved.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

If there is any soul or feeling in Rail
TO I'd Corporations we should think they
would feel bad to go through such
lashing as is now the case; or, do they
regard the writer's as purchasable "whip-
per-snappers
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

The Wilmington papers head their
notice of the selling out of the P, W. d
B. Monopoly Triumphant" They pro-
nounced it only change of masters-not
a competing line.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

One cold day last month a resident of
our town, on being invited to get scuttle
of coal for his family, was seen to put the
coaEscuttle under the pump and pump it
half full of water before he remembered
that the purap was not coal mine. Must
have been some fire-watsr in the case.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

From what infSrences we can draw from
the weather reports, we judge that next
seasons corn crop has not been injured by
the frost.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

Don't believe al! yUu see in the city
Dailies, as papers and correspondents have
a news paper lie.cense.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23


The boys of the band, after they had
fixed their practice room up nice, invited
me to kindly visit them some time and
spend an hour. generously accepted the
patriotic appeal and said would do so.
did not ask them where they held their
insti.toot, as l supposed knew; but one
cold evening | wandered down street,
reached the corner at the town hall, found
the corner lamp frouniRg in the dark ness
! of the middle ages with a super. human
effort opened the lower door of the hall,
and in the dead, intangible darkness,
started.
| | started at the base, ascsnded the treble
| fight of stairs, staring around in the
trembling gloom. humping tenor twelve
corners, finally reaching the desired alto
tude. Here Was deep silence "a still
ness that major feel sOlo,nely, and did'nt
knew whether the footsteps were minor
soms other mans. trpped over a box
and thought if didn't see sharp | should
be fat. This last is not meant for = joke. ]
| then made n crescendo passage. struck a
door, and found it locked, then-ths night
was torn with d sudden souud,-a cress
between q locomotive whistle and bag
pipe, then n crash, bang, a rattle, yawp,
shrek, boom, fz, toot, slam, pound,
groan. scream, jingle, thump, lsngthening
out and dying in AN echoing moan Of dis
tant harmony. This ought to have led me
TO the right room, but it didn't. 1t appear.
ed to be all over the place and vicinity, on
the roof, down the Csllsr, sR the stairs, to
the right, to the left, front and rear.
tried another door without success; it was
dark ;-pitch dark,-I took turn. found
the stairs, went back and felt around for
more doors, pounded, raped, called, re-
ceived no response, found the steps again
and in less than twenty minutes was in the
street, while sad wall Of Home, Sweet
Home" trembled in the sable air. The
boys ought to put an electric light up al
their door, hang rejecting lanterns up and
down the stairs, and employ an usher ia
show visitors in.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

have little girl, said Mr.. Henry Dole,
of this city, in Q conversation, who was
troubled with severe lameness in her legs,
pronounced by some Erysipelas, by others
Rheumatism. had tried several remedies
Without effect, when was induced to apply
ST. Jacobs Oil and am happy TO say that
the use Of bpt one hatlle pured her, and
she is now able 10 90 10 SCHOOL again
Detroit Post and Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

Is there any law in this city2 any town
rules or street ordinances2 1t was on Sat
urday afternoon, the street was muddy.
very; my boots were shining, am a little
proud around the feet l started over a
crossing, approached the other side and
found big wagon standing square upon it,
Too much mud to go around; | turned
back to try another tack, approaching that
side was astonished to find "a large car.
riage standing upon it, having just driven
up. In fit of desperation climbed into
that carriage and plunged through. In
the back seat sat lady, who, in sweet
hut surprised voice exclaimed, -" Hay
whore are y7a going?' / timidly replied,
ii am Dss Mr.. Hay, but want to 60
home, this Gs too wagonizing,"
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

The 18th was the writer's birthday,-apd
the 22nd was Washington's.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
For the Smyrna Times.
Roe's Buds.
GATHERED IN SMYRNA.

Smyrna is the Athens of the Peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

What csuld we do wltheut rubbers il
slippery and slushy times2
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

Miss Frances E. Willard, President Of the
Commission to SECURE Temperance testi.
monlal to Mira. President Hayes. is now in
Washington, and has asceriained beyond
doubt and on the highest authority that no
rum punch,p either frozen" or LIQUID, ia
ever dispensed at the White House, nor
does the President take wine at home or
abroad.
Profanity is coarse and brutal, utterly
repulsive to fne.grained humanity.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

The Maize Oleins factory will open fer
work, March lst.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

PRAcTIcAL BENRvoLENcE.-The rigors of
the past winter, both in preventing labor
and in adding to the family wants for the
necessary comforts has opened a broader
fisld for the hand Of benevolence than usual.
Our Ladies Benevolent society that the
poor have had cause to bless these many
years, has seen that these persons on whom
the hand Of fortune laid so heavily have not
suffered for fuel, food or raiment. The
drain being more exhaustive than usual.
their exchsquer which Is kept up in the
main by yearly contributors, was run nearly
to depletion. At this stage the course el
entertainments we're devised and with most
gratifying results, the additions to the
Treasury from the three held ageregatins
the sum Of s7o.63. The poor including
some eight or Hinc families have cause tc
rise up and call the Ladies Benevolent
soeisly blessed.
4 Or all tho Farmers who used Maisc. 0leine
, one half say that il is better than any oihe
e Phosphate, and the half say, Maiss. olsine /
the best.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

The round trip ticket from Smyrna to
Washington to visit the Inauguration will
be $6.l0.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

the Llossoming and setting of fruit on a
Banana tree in the open air at j." Belmont
When the cool weather set in Mrs. Speak.
man moved it to her conservatory with her
numerous choice plants. The wonder what
our cold winter would do for it is no longer
| a question. With the care bestowed, it ha.
laughed at the outside blast and performed
its natural functions in perfecting the
fruit, some of which is now ripening. A
considerable part of them blighted aftsl
bloSsoming, but those that remained are a'
perfect as the Imported fruit.