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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16
Postal Savings,

Alter the passage of the funding bill the
next measure that might proftably engage
the attention of congress, is postal savings
bank law. A bill for that purpose was
introduced by Colonel Stone, of the first
Iowa district four years ago Several other
measures OF like character followed upon
ITS heels but none Of them became laws.
The exciting political debates inaugurated
by the democrats precluded any serious
attention to practical legislation and the
postal savings bank scheme was accordingly
suffered to lie dormant. And it seems to
have sunk into sleep protracted and pro.
found. We beg leave to suggest to Con,
gresham McCoid that he resurrect the
detunct measure and put it upon its passage.
1t has in it much Of merit, and there is no
apparent reason why there should be any
further delay in inaugurating in the United
States system that has been thoroughly
tried in Great Britain and found TO be quite
practicable and popular.
The British system has been fully discuss.
ed in congress and in the public press.
Futher reference to it is unnecessary ex.
cspt as reminder to the Indifferent or for
the possible information of those ignorant
OF its beneticient provisions. 1t could have
been, and ought to have been, made part
OF the present funding operations. 1t is
safe to say that at least one hundred mil.
lions OF the new bonds could have been alb.
serhed through the postal savings bank in.
deed, there are good grounds for supposng
that much larger amount could have thus
been disposed of. This would have been n
double blessing to the country, in that it
would have strengthened the market and
increased the demand for the new bonds
and at the same time have fostered a sys.
TEN OF savings so desirable in every com.
munity. In the English postal savings
system there is an arrangement by which
penny savings can be made by stamps until
they amount to a shilling, when they
are registered. Within month from the
time when the provision was made more
than million of stamps had been paid in,
and $4,000 new savings accounts opened
| through its agency. The aggregate capaci.
ty OF the country to absorb savings bonds
Is simply immense, and it would appear to
be serious oversight upon the part OF
congress in not making provision for it.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16
to Baltimore and for many years conducted

to Baltimore and for many years conducted
i / that city grain commission business.
Next was the cabinet shop of James
Mcdowell, Sr. and afterwards of his son
James.
Next was the wheelright shop of Benz.
Smith. His son Benny" and | were
playing with edge tools one day and
accidentally inflicted severe wound on
him, the scar of which he no doubts carries
to this day. In my alarm | ran for one
Doctor after another until l had sent to
him every physician in the town.
Next was the tailor shop of Joseph
Barton. | have heard it said that when
"Josey Barton, then young man, applied
to George. Wilson TO rent that shop, that
Mr.. W. said to him, if you have any doubt
about being able to pay Six Dollars and
twenty live cents per quarter, don't take
the shop. In after years used to collect
the rent, and Mr.. Barton always had five
dollar note, a one dollar note and a silver
quarter wrapped up ready for his rent
receipt. His shop was favorite resort for
Cats, Hodson, John and Eben Cloak and
others. believe he never married and
died at an advanced age, having accumula-
ted considerable wealth.
Next was the shoe shop of Jos. FAIRIES.
lie was a quiet unpretending man, good
mechanic and good citizen. He used to
lecture the boys about wearing their shoes
nut so fast and call our attention to his
own shoes that he had been wearing for
ten years. How much longer he wore them
don't know. MORE ANON.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16
For The Smyrna Times.
"reminiscences Of Smyrna 30 Years
Ago.
BY ONE WHO LIVED THERE.
(CONTINuED.)

(CONTINUED.l
At the time of which | write, "Father
Sharp" occupied the parsonage referred to
in my last letter. In a former letter, /
instanced the seemingly miraculous answer
to his remarkable prayer for the restoration
to health Of widow lady Of Smyrna.
Since then l have read sermon of the
Rev. j. S. Zones, D. D., of the Presbyterian
Church. He says: " Faith is a genuine force
and its capabilities not yet guessed; and
that if men had more oft, they would not
need so much Of other things" He also
says " an age of operative faith is no doubt
coming upon earth according to Jesus
promises that His disciples should excel
Him." He further says there have been
and even now for anything we know, there
may be Solitary Souls who have exceptional
power with God and to whom He grants
extraordinary favors." believe Solomon
Sharp TO have been Of those favored men Of
God and had he lived in the olden times,
would have been a prophet. Chancellor
Howard Crosby says, " the best divines
agree that miracles belong to the beginning Of
pelo eras, and makes their duration 70 years
in the time Of Moses and Joshua, 70 years
in the time Of Elijah and Elisha and 70
wears in the time Of Jesus and his apostle"
History is full Of miraculous events occur.
ing after the, Reformation of Luther and
the. revival Of, Scrptural Holiness, by
Wesley; and who may say that the deliy.
erance Of the woman, out of whom Mr.. Sharp
seemed to have prayed, and drove the Devil
was not miracle, The Rev. G. F. Deems
Of the Church Of the Strangers, in New
York, in his great work entitled "Whc
was Jesus" has deeply interesting chapter
on miracles, to which respectfully refel
your readers. sx. 49, .m.b
!. Next TO the, parsonage lived widow
Lambdip,. shs. had sons and daughters
From there to the store house Of Duh anne
& Lambdin, were the shops and shamb les o
Jacob Pennington and a cooper shop. ,
have previously referred to DuHamel 4
Lamdin, think Mr.. DuHaael has sor
who is P. E. Clergyman. r"
! Next to DuHameps was the store 0
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

Mr.. Montgomery Blair says in recent
letter to Missouri friend: -" Lee told my
father in the room in which l write this
note, when nay father at Lincoln's request
offered him the command of our Army.
that he was utterly opposed to secession
regarded it as anarehy-and said if he
owned every slave in the country he would
freely surrender them rather than see the
Union dissolved, and yet took up arms for
the cause he himself had pronounced lille.
gal and ruinous because his relatives and
friends were involved in it."
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

A Cross BABY.-Nothing is so conducive
to mans remaining bachelor as stop.
ping for one night at the house Of mar
ried friend and being kept awake for FIVE
or six hours by the crying Of a cross baby.
All cross and crying babies need only Hop
Bitters to make them we'll and smiling.
Young man, remember this Traveller.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

According to DR.. Maclaren, of Scotland,
the types of insanity have changed with
modern times. Acute delirious mania, for
instance, is comparatively rare, but mental
snfeeblement, attended with paralysis, is
becoming more and more common. This
change he believes is result Of the over.
work and worry of the struggle for exist
ence at the present day.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

PERIoDIcALs.--The Sunday Magazine for
March Is one of remarkable excellence, and
the new editor, Rev. Mr.. Taylor, has catered
most successfully for the edfication and
entertainment of his readers. There is
as he remarks, something for every body, OF
whatsoever class, or of whatever age. Bible
students, and sermon readers, and temper.
ance reiOTmers and lovers Of stories will
all find in this issue something to suit. them
and to help them pass the time pleasantly
and proftably.' Among the distinguished
contributors are the Revs. j. NJ. Wilton,
R. Z. lloughton, W. T. Wylie, r. IL. Vail,
| Bishop of Kansas; c. F. Deems, David
Swing, II. Bonar, Bishop Peck, etc.. ; A. II.
Guernsey, Hattie w. Arnold, Mrs. j. G.
Burnett, Josephine Pollard, Frank H. Con-
verserse, Louise c. Moulton, etc. There
are l28 quartO pages and over 100 engrav
ings. single copy is only 25 cts. years
subscription, So; postpaid. Address, Frank
Leslie's Publishing House, SO, SIS and 81
Park Place, New York.
Harper's Magazine for March contains q
series Of unusually good articles well illus
trated. The leading article, entitled = Bed
ford Park" by Moncure D. Conway, is
charmingly written. Besides this there are
papers on "The University of Leiden,"
"The Arran Islands" 1.-THE Possibilities
of Horticulture" "An Old Dutch Town."
"a Nation in Nutshell" descriptive of
Washington city, and continuation of
Constance Fenimore WOolson's serial Of
Anne" all of which are finely illustrated.
Thomas Hardys novel, "A Laodician,"
REACHES in this number its thirteenth chap.
ter. and George Merrill gives valuable
sketch of THE French Republic" its con
stitution, progress, policy and prospects.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

A Copsnhagsn matchmaker has built a
clock that is kept going by an electric eur.
rent, which 10 probably as near to perpetual
motion as any one win come.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

In the revised edition of the bible the
word Hades will always be used. This is
wise change for hereafter when wicked
man comes down hard on an icy pavement
he will murmur I" Hadss," and it will not
sound bad at all.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

=" am all played out" is common com.
plant. If you feel SO, get package OF
Kidney. Wort and take it and you will at
once feel its tonic power. 1t renews the
healthy action Of the Kidneys, bowels and
liver, and thus restores the natural life and
strength to the weary body 1t can now be
hid in either dry or liquid form, and in
either way is always prompt and efficient
in action.-Ne1o Bedford Standard.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

An inspiration from Mentor is to the
effect that General Garfield will not ease
the agony of the Cabinetmakers until the
end OF this month, when he will let the
Cabinet cat out of the bag. He will make
but short inaugural, reserving his recon-
mendations for the next session Of Con.
grsss. IaH ~ eae
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the day, and when night came the wolves
would come sneaking from hidden ravines
to devour it to the last morsel and then
fight over the bloody grass.
, 1881-05-08

litical power he believes himself to be. AL
Garfield need do Is to maintain without
tlnching the bold front lie has assumed ll'd
he nay rely upon the admiration and sup
,u,rt Of the people. President Jackson went
through, il good deal the same kind
of fight. and lie forced hostile Self
ators either to surrender, or 60 out
of tic party. or retire to privntc lifc Prcsl-
dent Garfield may bo equally 1riumptlant
with the same amount Of nerve and persist
ence. Conl,ling is fighting for spolls,-the
President for principle. Conkling demands
the Custom-lIousc. Tho President demands
freedom from Senatorial dictatlon, protec-
tion against Senatorial conspiracy, and fair
show for :ltl the deserving elements OF the
Republican party. II Conklius is deter
mineti to stand in the way Of so fair and just
4 policy as this, then it is in the interest OF
the Republican party and tho country that
his power should be broken, and the PresE-
dent h:,s taken the shortest, quickest, aud
most effective means 10 that end.
, 1881-05-08
DrADLAroa has given andis giving almost

DrAp1Aron has given and giving almost
as much trouble to the Gladstone Ministry
as Mr., parnell. The atheist Liberal has al
ready been the subject Of considerable de-
bate a1,tl much litigation. The Oaths bill
brought in to facilitate Ills admission to far-
lament. which was introduced at the be-
ginning of last week by llie English
Attor1cy-General, excites considerable OPP
position even among the Liberals, and
the Tories are determined 10 OBJ
struct its passage by every means in
their power. They will divide on the first
reading, on the second reading, fight the bill
in committee, and divide again OH tile third
reading and, after it passes the Commons, it
will be rejected by the Lords IN all prooaial-
ity, for the Lords will count Oil having the
support Of the religious element in voting
against it. How much more happy wouid
the Gladstone Ministry be with Brad1auGh
, 1881-05-08

MISS CHARLOTTE &. O'BRlES, the daugh
ter Of the Irish patriot, William Smith
D'Brien, who inlerits all her fathers philan-
thropy and patriotism. has written letter to
the Pall Mall Gazette, in which she depicts
sonle Of the horrors Ut the elnigrant ship,
md in which she contrasts the treatment
accorded to the comparatively wealthy cabin
passenger with that nleted out to the I'M
friended emigrant She graphically de-
1cribes the sleeping accommodations Of the
young maiden en1igrants, who are compelled
TO live in the presence of the husbands OF
The alleged husbands OF women emigTants,
and to remove their clothes under the eyes
of these men. She pictures the young
mother, with two or three helpless babies, in
the agonies Of seasiekness, Unable to move
save over the PROSTATE bodies Of her fellow
sufferers, the innocent eirlchild living
among dissoitte men aud abandoned women,
and half stupeded with sickness and suffoca-
ton aad sea-sickness amid the curses and
groans Of hundreds.'' The picture which
she paints is truly terrible, but hundreds
and thousands in this country will testify
, 1881-05-08

ARCHBISHOP CEoKE, Of Casl,el: has written
a letter in which he expresses his belief that
the Irish members should not abstain from
voting for the second reading OF the lrlsil
Land bill lie cannot but admire tho sense
Of loyalty to Mr.. Dillon which prompts his
colleagues to abstain FROM voting, but, ut the
same time, he evidently thinks that there are
some good features in the Land bill, and that
the Government may so amend it in Commit
tee as 10 render it more acceptable TO
the Irish people. At least lie believes III
giving the Government q fair trial. Tic
letter of the Archbishop is certain to have
great effect with the extreme members. Inc
Archbishop has lost 10 opportunity OF dc-
Tending the Parnellitc policy so far, and i'll
doing so has sometimes incurred the censure
even Of his ecclesiastical superiors and the
abuse Of the English press. lis wise advice
will probably itaye the effect Of reconclltng
the factions into which the Home-1sule p:1rty
threatened to divide.
, 1881-05-08

for 6,000 francs; tho red ribbon belonptr~
thereto is ulso included In that prtce- 1rho
pope's or'ler of st. Sylvester Is furnished
to purchasers ut 4,5D francs, and .hst
ut Grexo:ious the Great for 5000 franz.
The dealer In these articles gturautees tha
eenu!nencss OF the orders und the dooumentarv
evidences accompanying thetn.. lit hopes aoo1
to bc able to lay before his customers co,nn1eta
assortment Of all tho orders and decorations
within the Hlft Of tho crowned heads of Euronc
Thoro Is bill pending before the French Cham.
berg which provides that anybody paying l0tno
francs annually can obtain his diploma ~
Duke; for 1850 fruncs paid annually into tha
French Treasury any one can enjoy tho dts1fnc
ton OF being French Count. TIE orders md
decorations now being purchasable, why should
not our American nabobs, or mental artstocrats
who are so anxious for n title and piece OF rei
ribbon In their button-hulcs, avail themselves of
the opportunity and engraft upon our Repub-
lcan institutions system Of regular blue-blood
aristocrlcy, purchased and paid for at liberal
prices? Duke Roscnc, OF Conklin2 Manor, would
be stunnor, and Countess Katinka de Chase,
of Edgcwood House, would sound vcry well.
, 1881-05-08
the only solution seems to bo an oyerreachlng
demand and the consequent reaction. g..

MILE, SA1iAII BEES1IAKDT, the aclress'
hcr sister, Mile. Jcnnne,-wllo does not seem
in h.ye eloncd with a member of the tToup:
as has ueen stated 1T the dispatci1es,-and
others 1T her company saicd for Europe the
other day from New York. with S3oo,ooV 1'
her pockets, which she has succeeded Ill
teftly extracting from the pockets OF Ameri-
ca,l theatregoers. She went away very
onIetly. us thore was no need Ut advertising
her anv more, aud she had secured what sile
co,ne over here for, with the assistance OF
the bland and clilAlikc Mr. Jarrett, her
manager, behind whose innocent aspect
turks much Of craft and knowledge how to
take advantage Of popular curiosity ana
sensation, While we have no dl5posl-
ton to begrudge Mile. Bernhardt her
good fortune in pecunlary sense, LOT
she faithfully fulfilled all her engagements
we doubt not that Il grent many people are
now wondering IT they did NOS pay pretty
heavily for the pleasure, and if they really
received !: u,tid pro quo for their money
Prior to her departure the lady expressed the
hope that she would be able to return to the
United States before long, and appear IN
Shakspcarenn chaructersl It is doubtful.
however, whether we stall sec her asailI.
The manager who 80 handsomely sklmmcd
the milk knows better than to go any deeper
into the Jug. 1t is to Mile. Sarafl's credit,
however, that she only took with her what
belonged to .or, and did not, like one OF her
cuulpatriots, who made her reputation In
Paris, and who sailed about the same time,
curry o!f another wo:nan's husband.
, 1881-05-08
IT is more and more becoming apparent

IT is more and more becoming apparent
that during the day OF the execution Of the NJ
hilists ut st. Petersburg everything did not pass
OF US quietly und smoothly as the Government
and the police desired. While the prisoners
were on tho way TO the scaIoli ladies waved
their hnndkerchlefs and threw kisse5 at
Sophle Perowskaja. So writes tho cor
respondent OF the KOelnische Zeitun1 and
tho correspondent Of Vienna paper ro-
ports all open revolt of tho people a2ainst tho
police. The latter vert informed that the STU
dents would make an attempt to 1iberate the
prisoners, and for TINT purpose they would
assemble in the ncishborhood Of the St Aans
Church. L large force Of police being sent
there twenty students were arrested. WhiIs
they were being dragged along tho streets the
people surrounded them with tho crS ct Let
us lfberate tho students. Down with the po-
lice!" Dense masses of men and women held
the policemen closely cncircled- Hut one OF tho
officers gave the signal Of distress. and sooa
after soiliers appeared, who dispersed the peo-
pie at the point of tho bayouet. 1nnusnerabs-
nrrests were made. ''This,'' says tho cosse"
spoudent, "was the first instance In which tho
people took openly the part OF the revolutionary
party"
, 1881-05-08

A FOREIGN dispatch intimates, upon what
authority is uncertain, that the English
Tories have settled upon the Marquis or
Salisbury rs their leader in place OF the late
Lord Beaconstietd. The prominent caldl-
dates were the Duke Of Richmond, who was
looked upon as a very safe guide because
very conservative; Lord Cairns, 4 confirmed
Inperialist; Sir Stafford Northcote. whom
the Spectator elaracterizes rs Il smooth
alroit man, with somevisor, so long as Beac-
onsield was behind him; and the Marquis
Of Salisbury, who cutsucha proluincnttisure
in the settling up OF the Eastern question at
the Berlin Congress, and as the manipulation OF
the Sau Stcphano agreement with Turkey.
The same authority says Of the latter candl"
date that he is s' distinctly not safe, not even
his own party knowing what his policy really
is, or that it does not conceal some secreI
agreement evidently referring to the Cy-
prus matter, and that under his leadership the
Marty will rush forward to the unknown,
guided mainly by dislike Of Liberalism, con-
tempt fur the delicacies of political NOR a!ity,
and hatred for Mr.. Gladstone and all his
works. II it be true that he has been
selected, he will prove undoubtedly to bc 4
leader Of great ability aud nerve. even to The
verge Of rashncss, but it is-a little remark
able that the party should choose 1eader in
whom they do not have perfect confidence,
and who will be likely to lead them some
very remarkable dances As they are despair
ing, however, Of finding among their Com
lnoners Il leader WHO will be at once to them
leader and program also, Tor there is very
little Tory ability in the House, they may as
we'll take him Us any of the others named.
, 1881-05-08

will not share the Mayors regret That III
each case where he revokes license lie cali
mt restore the money. THE forfeiture OF
The license is by law part Of the penalty TOT
the misconduct which authorizes the license
to be revoked 1t is part of the contract
made with the city, and, under the clrcuul-
stances, is 10 more :: hardship or all opp'e0~
sion than is any other legal penalty TOR 'lo-
lati,l@ Lie ordinances for public indccehcles
and imlnoralitieS.
Nor will the general public share the
Naror's tolcrationof the places where KNOWN
thieves and criminals resort, on the eroulio
that the proprietors are serriceable to the po-
lice III the arrest OF criminals. The lnfoflha-
tit,n thus obtained from such sources IS gch-
orally aud naturally worthless. 1t Stands 10
reason that men whose business IL exclusive
" with thieves, who share their connoeheo
and aid them in their jobs, cannon al
ford any assistance to tho law Ill capt
urlng or conyictng their own frlehas'
customers, and patrons. Tho fact that
Il saloon is 4 resort for criminals, place OF
refuge, and Il home to which they go in con-
lidcnce of protection and to meet anu consult
with partners, is Of itself an all-suiilctent
reason why such saloon should be closed'
and the exchange" broken up.
The efforts which have been made IRON
time to time to break up the vending OF III.
toxicauts to minors seem to be sonle"hat
successful. The Mayor has given 1t his QUASI
or qualified support; butt more eI1lcaclous
than NIL, the Saloonkeepers' Association has
itself declared its purpose to brand tnat
0ffense as altogether ineXcusable.
On the whole, We think VIC can, in the name
Of the great mass Of the people OF Chicago Of
all nartics, thank the Mayor tor his healthful
promises. and especially for his SUBSTANTIAL
action on this subject Of suppression OF pub
lie inuecuncy. Lat him 50 OIL i'll his sood
work. The field is 4 wide one, but not too
wide for n City Executive backed by the unl-
ycrsal support Of the whole community.
, 1881-05-08

LORD BEACO:s5FlELD'S START IN LIFE.
1t has been the fashion to speak Of the
"obstaclcs ~ which Lord Beaconsfield had to
overcome in rising in the world and to en-.
plasizc his success by dwelling upon the dis
advantages of birth, education. and fortune
which he had to contend with. The Spec
tator considers the eulogies Of his Loraship
from this point Of view, and shows, very
happily, that his supposed disabilities were
in fact as unsubstautial as almost any other
part OF his thcatric surroundings.
His birth was not loWIy. The elder
Disracli WIS 4 literary man Of repute when
his son was born. Tho father was one of q
coterie OF lncn OF letters who had more Ill
1luence in politics than writers have enjoyed
in England since that time. The noted
Samuel Rogers was one Of his constant
guests, and lie knew everybody worth know
ing in England who could handle Il pen.
The Jewish descent might have prejudiced
the younger Disraeli's political posi- ton, but
his father was shrewd enough to perceive
this, and compromised with his conscience
very clcycriy by having him confirmed as 4
member of the Church OF England at The age
Of Il. This act took place when the youth
full Benjamin was not supposed to be
morally responsible for it. Hence he was
never looked upon 'as an apostate by
his own race, to whom it was known that he.
wore the shacSles Of Christian fellowship
most lightly. while his communion relieved.
him from all political disabilities aud gave
him good and regular standing among En-
glishn1en. Tlcnceforth he was a Jew
among Jews aud Christian among Chris
tians. His own race followed his brilliant