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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1883-08-10
PAPEL

de tOdOs tamanOs para
peri0dicOs Sc ha recibi-
do Ell esta lmprenta
y Sc detalla a preciOs
m0dicOs.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
PRPSOnHl.

Rev. A. Rittenhouse, ID. d., twelve
years ago pastor of the NJ. E. Church
of this town, it is expected will be elect
ed at the next meeting of the Board of
Trustees, in few weeks, to take the
ProfessOrship of new chair that has
been created at Dickinson College.
Thomas n. Rawlins, son of Rev. p.
II. Rawlins, now of Georgetown, who
left this town several years ago for
Dickinson College and graduated there
last year has been elected as one of the
Faculty of Pennington Seminary, n.
j., and will commence teaching there
at the next session.
Capt. Thompson, of the U. S. Cavalry,
now stationed in New Mexico, friend
of Rev. ]. d. Rigg whom he has not
seen for years payed him n visit the
past week.
w. Scott Way, editor of the Middle
town Transcript visited our town yes
terday and of course gave our sdnctum
the light of his presence.
l.. Irving Handy starts on his Sum-
mer vacation to-day, expecting to
spend the time in the lower Peninsula.
The friends of Mrs. Annie NJ. Allen.
of Wilmington, daughter of the late
Charles Smith of this town will regret
to learn that she has lost her son Ralph,
Z years old, which makes the second
child she has lost this seaason by
scarlet fever.
Miss Hannah VanGasken who went
to Luling, Texas, last Winter with her
brother, DIR. Joseph VanGasken, on his
return home from a visit to his friends
here, has returned, much delighted
with the enjOyments and incidents of
the visit.
Miss NJ. V. Janvier and Mrs. S. w.
Raimond have gone to the neighbor-
hood of Glasgow to spend the vacation
season and Miss Nettie Waugh to the
home of her parents, Marshall, Farquier
County, Va.
Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker and Miss
Minnie Clement are visiting friends in
Milford; Miss Emma HAZEL, Cecilton
Md; Miss Mary l.. Cosden, Sharon
Hill, Pa.
The following persons are visiting
friends in this town Mrs. S. L. Kahn
and children, Philadelphia; Miss Ella
and Ida BOgia, Washington; Miss
Addie Hazard, Middletown; William
Gelston, New York city.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Election of Officers.

The following officers have been
elected by Mcdonnell Encampment,
No. 2, l. o. o. F., of this town, to serve
the ensuing term:
Chief Patriarch, B. V. Weldon.
High Priest, Geo. NJ. Stevenson.
Senior Warden, f. G.. FAIRIES.
Junior Warden, John A. Wright.
Scribe, Z. M. Fowler.
At a regular Communication of
Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F.. ga. NJ,
OF this town, the following officers were
elected:
Master, B. V. Weldon.
Senior Warden, G. A, Wick.
Junior Warden, w. A. FAIRIES.
Treasurer, 7. B. Megear.
Secretary, +. NJ. Cloak.
The members of Smyrna Conclave.
No. As, /. o. H., of this town, elected
the following officers last Wednesday
evening, to serve six months:
Archon, Josiah d. Evans.
Provost, Jos. III. Primrose,
Secretary, Geo. NJ. Stevenson.
Financier, Il. E. Philleo. ..t.
Treasurer, Jonathan B. Evans.
Prelate, David II. Smithers.
Inspector, VIM. Wells.
Warder, o. b. Voshell.
Sentinel, Isaac B. Vickers.
Trustees, w. Z. Hall, VIM. II. Baggs
and John COsgriff.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

VACATION DAYS.-Our schools of
all grades closed last week and the
number of those turned out to "unre-
strained liberty" mot taking account
of that uncertain and irregular kind
exercised by parents) is swelled by
goOdly number who have returned
from distant schools. 1t is needless to
say that this joyous season, the vaca-
tion days, has been looked forward to
for weeks. The desired freedom has
been a matter of blissful anticipation
not only to the children but the teach
ers likewise, for to them it was fully
as important in hygienic sense and
absolutely necessary to recover the
wasted nerve force. Those of our cit
izens who attended the school exami-
nations last weel4 readily saw that, to
make the progress they had, the mind
of both teacher and pupil had been
under considerable mental strain.
They are, therefore, entitled to all the
fun and frolic that can be crowded into
the interval between June 29th and the
3rd of next September. 1t is not to be
assumed, however, that time thus oc-
cupied is lost. All work and no play
makes Jack dull boy. Sprightliness
is destroyed by monotonous toll, men,
tai as well as physical. The play
ground is the only school for a number
of valuable gPaces and accomplish
ments. Much more is to be said for its
educative worth when during the Sum-
mer holidays the parent wisely extends
the area of play and frolic to the coun-
try or to the seaside, where there are a
thousand things for boys and girls to
learn. Those whose parents cannot
give a visit somewhere can find in and
about the country space for. a number
of instructive and pleasant excursions.
The eagerDess with which the most en-
thusiastic teachers, as well as their
pupils, look forward to the annual va
cation is in itself, it must be added, a
sort of testimony to its indispensable.
ness as a means of recupeFating the
Overtaxed mind.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

from the foundation to the first floor is
seven feet. From this point up it is to
be brick. The progress of erection has
been delayed some by the fire at Havre
de Grace where the windows and doors
were being made, but they will soon be
furnished from another mill when the
walls will be erected very rapidly.
The building is to be cruciform in
shape, having four transeps, each of
which will be 25 by 80 feet, two stories
high, these will form the eight school
rooms and will be finished and furnish
ed in modern style. The centre build
ing will be 35 by 80 feet and three
stories high surmounted with dome or
belfry which will give an aggregate
height of ninety-two feet. There will
be four entrance doors to the building,
one at each of the angles formed by
the transeps, the door will be recessed
in such manner as to form the centre
room into an octagonal. The stair
ways and cloak rooms will be located
in the centre building both on the first
and second floors. The third story
will be large auditorium for COM
mencements and other school enter
tainments. The building will be of
red brick with belts of colored brick
and Amherst stone trimmings. The
caves and gables will be finished with
dentals and brackets and the roof will
be slate. The structure will have a
very imposing appearance as it will
stand about eighty-six feet from the
curb line ofSOuth street, and when the
whole is finished, the grounds sodded
and Ornamented with shade trees, il
may be said our town can boast of the
handsomest public school building on
the Peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Put Yourself i'm His Place.

The following, fictitious as to names
and dates, fully illustrates, as is in
tended, an occurrence in our streets
last week:
1t was lovely morning in the month
of August, 1898, when Jones was sit
ting beneath and enjoying to the fullest
extent the shade Of a wide-spreading
weeping willow which he had planted
more than Il quarter of century be-
fore, with his own hands, and was
pouring into the not unwilling ears of
his friend Brown, the oft repeated
story of his wrongs, the coldness of the
human heart and lack of appreciation
in the human breast. At this moment
the unsteady footsteps of smith are
heard in the not far away with head
bent low and his chin resting upon the
spotleSs shirt front, that covers a bosom
wherein wrankles the bitter passion of
enmity against Jones' neighbor Shanks.
Blood was ON the moon" and re-
venge was in his heart. An opportu-
nifty was the only thing wanted. and
here it is at hand-an open well
where the herds of Shanks had
quenched their thirst for many years.
So never-failing was this we'll that it
had become only less renowned than
biblical facts. Hard by this well was
pile of rubbish, the accumulation of
ages, and here too was the chance for
revenge, and with as much delibera-
ton as malice, he proceeded to transfer
the rubbish from the outside to the in
side of the well. While this furnished
smith with occupation and revenge at
the same time, it also furnished Jones
fruitful theme for bitter invectives.
for while he hated Shanks with hatred
too holy to justify interference, yet the
strongest condemnation of Smiths acts
was poured forth. The felon's cell was
finally settled upon as the only fitting
place for Smiths abode and if he
(Jones) was in Shanks place, he would
| put him there if he had te build the
railroad loop to do it.
! Scene 2nd.-Bad news travels fast.
and ere the dog days wepe half over
Shanks had learned of the acts of the
despoiler ofhi5 water and Immediately
instituted prosecution according to the
strong arm of the law, and Smith was
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and
the iron door of the felon's cell swung
open to receive him, as you would sup
pose to the delight Of Jones, hut not SO /;
the VICES af Smith were all buried be-
meath the rubbish at the bottom of the
well and the leaves of the willow all
bore testimony to his many virtues.
Jones was loud in his praise, SO much
so, that Mr., Post, Mr., Press and Mr..
Thicker are made t9 Look upon Smith
as q martyr to the vengeance Of
shanks. At this moment Brown ap.
preached from the rear and congratu-
lated Jones upon the fact that Shanks
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Samuel Griffin. deceased.

Last week we noted in our personal
items the fact that Samuel Griffin one
of our oldest men had the day before
celebrated his Seth anniversary sur
rounded by his children, as has been
the custom since the infrmities of age
have set in on him and his wife. In
three days after this event the feeble
spark went out and he was numbered
with the dead, There was no special
disease and with him 1t was simply a
giving way of nature. He retained
his faculties until the last. He was a
man of singularly even temperament.
always bright and cheerful, ready to
speak and receive a pleasant word,
with q warm social side for every one.
His pemaFk made in o recent conversa-
ton that "if he had ever done anyone
an injury he did not know it." would
more ilttlngly Illustrate his character
than anything we could say. Mr..
Grifiin's active life was spent on the
farm, property that belonged to his
ancestors near Bryn Zion Baptist
Church OH the KentOn road, and where
he lived until he came to this town
some fifteen years ago. Before reach
ing manhood he did come TO Smyrna
and learn the trade of harness making
with o Mr., Woals, but Immediately
after returned to the farm He was
married three times, his widow Ia
daughter of Nathaniel Wilds who left
ten children six of whom are still liv-
ing all over three score years) survives
him after a married life of fifty-three
years. The funeral on Sunday after
noon was o very large one. After SER
vices at the house conducted by Revs.
Rigg and Umsted he was borne to the
family burial grounds at Bfyn Zion
Baptist Church followed by a long pro-
cession;
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

THE war on the trade silver dollar,
which was inaugurated in New York
three or four weeks since, is extending
to all the towns and business centres.
The city banks have notified their cor
respondent country banks, that they
will not be received on deposit and
these banks have in turn notified their
customers of the general action being
taken. The trade silver dollars are in
trinsically worth more than the buz-
zard dollar, so called, that is, it con-
tains more pure silver, and this crusade
looks very much at though it was
started by the New York brokers for
the purpose of making a shave of ten
or fifteen per cent. out of the trades
people who may have to take them
from their customers. The United
States Government should protect its
citizens from loss by calling them in at
once and issuing the legalized dollar
in their place. They may be recoined
into halves and quarter dollars ut u
profit,
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Extension Lamps, at J. B. Cooper's.
For the styles in Clothing, you will
have to go to Phillips. He takes the
town, not only in style and quality,
but in price.
A splendid stock of Hats-StiR Rim
and Soft, stylish and cheap, at Phillips.
He No Pure Natural Tea can be had
at J. B. CoOper's.
c, II, Roe, successor to ]. f, Carter,
in the UphOlstering business, in the
Town Hall, is now prepared to do all
kinds of work in his line. If you want
a good job, give him call.
lin Roofing done at low figures, by
VIM. FAIRIES, Smyrna, Del.
Carpets at New York Prices. by Sam
pie, at J. B. CoOper's. Sec Large Ad-
vertisement.
For Summer Underwear. Gauze
Shirts and Jeans Drawers, 90 to Phil
lips.
On THIRTY DAYS TRIAL.-The Vol
taic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Vol
taic Belts and Electric Appliances on
trial for thirty days to men young or
old who are afflicted with nervous de-
bility, lost vitality and kindred troub-
les, guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration of health and manly vigor.
Address as above. N. B.-No risk is
incurred, as thirty days trial is al
lowed. dec 97-1v
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

THE CHANGED HARYEsF.-Ina d ride
to and back from the city last week ON
the Delaware Railroad, the traveller
could but notice in looking from the
car window that harvest time " had
come in its full force. On almost every
farm along the whole route either the
reaper was at work cutting wheat or
the mower in leyeling the grass. If
our grandfathers could return, in
nothing perhaps would they be more
surprised than in the agricultural ap-
pliances. In their day the sickle was
the instrument to gather the crops of
wheat, oats and barley. This was sue
ceeded by the grain cradle, vast i'm
prOYrment as mechanical force, but
between thirty and forty years ago
Hussey's wheat reaper was introduced,
a cumbersome and heavy machine as
compared with those of more recent
designs, but it " astonished the ma
tives-" Its great desideratim then was
as " labor saver" and notwithstand-
ing the population Of the State has in
creased and machines have been per-
fected, as In the twine reaper ead
binder, to do the work of dozen men
there never has been such an outcry
for farm labor as the present year.
Why is this, the mind naturally
queries. The explanation is found in
the great increase in the production o
cereals In the days of the sickle, tha
small instrument was adequate for th,
crops seeded. So with the grain era
die, for in the prevailing ignoranc.
how to improve land when It's yirgiI
fertility had been exhausted, the crop
were reduced to corners in fields 0
such patches as the small stock {
manure would ecyer, but the discover
oflime aud clover as fertilizers and tn
.ia1roduction of such commeFcial ferti
izens as guano and phosphates pa
made this great inerease in the produt
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

INCULCATING MANLINESS.-Last week
was redolent of college commence
ments, graduating essays and master
orations, as could be seen by most any
daily or weekly press throughout the
land. One Of the most notable of these
was the grafton of DIR. Storrs, the
noted Brooklyn divine, at Union. Col
lege. His subject was "The beauty
and power of thorough manliness in
the American Scholar"
This sovereign manliness, or troy
atty in the spirit" he analysed as con-
tanning two constituent elements: first,
courage in the sense of strength of
heart and inhexible firmness of will !;
and, secondly, moral energy, with its
transiguring force, without which
scholarship will be either ornam entail
or superfuous. .." ......
This keynote of thorough manliness
cannot be sounded too often in our
public schools and colleges. Many
teachers consider their duty done
when they convert boys into studying
machines. They know of no other
test of success than the mechanical eff
cheney of their pupils in mastering new
studies and training their memories.
Here are the elements of knowledge
and there are the boys, the result, they
think, must prove satisfactory. So
long as the boys are taught to apply
themselves to their studies, and are
enabled to acquire working habits, the
teacher ordinarily considers himself
fairly successful. But if there be one
thing above all else that should be in
telligently brought out and systemat-
ically trained, it is the essential man
hood in the boys character. 1t is the
most sensitive thing in that character,
and it requires the wisest education
and the most tender and solicitous
care.
the mass of what is learned at school
or college is speedily forgotten. In the
course of a few years the stock of pos
tive information that has been labor
iOusly acquired is depleted. What
there is left is vague and inaccurate and
is recalled dOubtfully and only after
long hesitation. But the character Of
the man remains substantially what ii
became under the formative processes
of early education. The manliness
must underlie the scholarship, or the
scholarship will be barren reminis.
cence.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

The adjourned term of the court of
Oyer and Terminer met in Georgetown
on Thursday, to dispose of the Hallett
case, but the meeting was formal
one, for Hallet had two weeks before dis
posed of himself and was enjoying from
a safe distance the insane " dodge he
had played ON them. Sheriff WOotten
handed in an interesting report nara
ting the escape, which was placed on
record and the honorable body adj
journed. By the way, the Judges are
smarting under the structures of the
press, especially the papers of Milford,
which charge that the non-execution
of the law in Hallett's case was accom-
modated by the Court and that Sheriff
Wootten was bribed. Judge WOotten
declares the statement of the Peninsu-
lar News Infamous " and says the
editor ought to be indicted.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
He Repeats the Remark

"willyou please repeat that remark, NIr. .Mathi-
son? ~s
Turning 80 as to look your representative
squrely in the face, the head of the house of
Soren MathisOn q Co.. Pharmacists, No 1902 State
Street. Marble Block Chicago, replied. "Yes.
sir, with pleasure. My remark was that we con-
slider PARKER's GINGER Tonic, now called PAR
sKER's Tonic, the best article of its kind in the
market. Our sales for the last six months tell
the whole story and settle the question. The
Tonic, like good dinner, carries its own recon.
mendahon with IT, It's bound to sweep the
West likeg prarie on fire. In cases Of rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia and liver and kidney troubles il
scores successes and wins friends every day"
HIscox 4 Co. beg to call public attention to the
iaet that hereafter PARRER's GINGER Tonic will be
advertised and sold simply under the nama OF.
PARKER's ToNIc We make this change for the
reason that pnpgincipled dealers are constantly
deoeiying their customers by substituting inferior
preparations under the name Of ginger; and as
ginger Is really an unimportant flayorinR inyre.
dent we drop the misleading word
Iaere Is no change hotOcpeT, ill The lreaaros,oa.
aseH and all bottles Remaining IN the hands az
dealers. YraRpea under ihe pame Of PARKER's
iISsER Foain contain the genuine medicine II
we facsimile signature of HIsoox & co.is AZ the
bottom ef the outside wrapper.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

ton, and consequent demand for labor.
The horse has taken the place of the
man as the motor power, and the ma
chine, that seems to need only will
power to make it work with almost
human intelligence, has taken the
place of the small sickle and scythe
blade. Who will say that this is not
an age of progress, and that the capac-
ity of man is not equal to the demands
of the hour?
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Notice from the Board of Health.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
.n- LII.


SMYNAN. July 2, 1883.
The Board of Health, upon the approach
of warm weather. with its attendant dam
gers to careless neighborhoods desire to
insure to Smyrna, by prompt and thorough
cleansing of all impure places the great
safe guard Of pure atmosphere. Clcanli-
ness is not only comfort. but it is economy
and safety to every family.
Therefore the hearty and effectual CO.
operation of all citizens is asked to secure
it. Little filthy spots may ,rrn he very
convenient almost indi ,prn>ablc to the
owner; but remember they excessively
annoy ncighbors, and engcnder disease for
all
The public interest demands the abate-
ment of all such nuisanees. and the Board
hope they will be abated without their
Intervention, but if not, then authority will
be vigorously and impartially exercised
Special attention is called to SiaugAtcr-
hpmses, hog-pcns, drying and canning estab-
6ShmentS, coSS-pooiy GOd the reIiG1's and
bGck y7I"iS "f b"SiarSf p aces.
Let Us have Il clean town, that it may be
II pleasant and healthy one
By order of the Board,
WIN. AsHCRAFT, Pre't.
j. q. STocKLY, Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

had succeeded in putting Smith where
Jones had said he ought to be put.
Jones colors to the roots of his hair.
Post, Press and Thicker strobe silently
away and Brown was left to soliloquiZe
as to their going.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Gbs Smprna Times,
SmY2'n@, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July A. 1883.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoRT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
S-SUBscRIPTIoN-0 year 100 in advance
or $3.50 if 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 for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three -and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Gents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04

Monday marked the beginning of
the cid of the system of internal reve-
nue. taxation. Taxation of this charac-
ter ceased Monday, except on whisky
and tobacco in their various forms.
Checks, drafts, orders, vouchers,
matches, perfumery, proprietary medi-
cines and bitters cease to require
stamps. The use of stamps on checks
has been sufficiently vexatious. and
their disuse will probably excite regret
in no quarter. There is also change
in the postal law, reducing the cost of
money orders, which took effect on
July 1st. The reduction of letter post
age to two cents does not begin until
October 1st. The postal notes for
amounts under s. will be issued in
September, if ready for use by that
time
Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
GRAIN. &c.
puILAnEIpuTA MApl-rTs
DEATHS.

ALLEN.-ln Wilmington. July LIST, Ralph Scatter.
aged 7 years.
GRlFFIN.--In this town, June 29th, Samuel
Griffin, aged Sc years and 3 days
MiICHEL.-At Little Creek, June 22d, Robert
Mitchell, aged GO years =.
POLK.-Near Middletown, June 23th, William
Polk, Jr in the 26th year of his age