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Smyrna times., 1884-02-06
RerSOnaI.

Rev. }. I. Cmsted is spending thi
week at Georgetown, Kent County
Md, being one of visiting commit
tee to the Presbyterian Church there
Mrs. Jas. D. Wilds and daughter
went to Philadelphia, yesterday. wher,
they expect to remain for severa
weeks.
+. W. Dawson returned last week
from a months visit to the principa
cities Of the West in the interest of hi;
hedge trimmer, and learned he say:
much valuable information.
Rev. DR.. T. L. Poulson, wife and daugh.
ter Nettie, of Alexandria, Va: Howard
PoulsOn, of Baltimore, Md; Harper
Poulson, of Washington, d c., and
Edward Coombe, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
who came to town yesterday in attend
ance upon the funeral obsequies OF
Rev. P. COombe, left for home this
morning, as did also the pall-bearers.
Mrs. c. f. Peterson and Miss Mary
c. Bell left Monday for a two weeks
visit to Washington, D. c., and Rich
mond, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Farrell have gone
to Magnolia, Hartford county, Md. to
attend the funeral of Mrs. rs. mother.
Mrs. James Hofecker.
Miss Mollie H. Brisbane, of Philadel-
phia, is spending the week with Miss
Clara Bewley.
Joseph H. Primrose and daughter
May, are spending the week in Balti-
more and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Akin, of Troy.
n. Y, are guests of John Anthony.
From there they visit Savannah.
Florida, and New Orleans.
Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of Jas.
BrocksOn, near the Alley Mills. will be
married this evening to VIM. B. Weldon.
of Townsend.
BY our list of marriages it will be
seen that WIN. +. BIggs, son of Post
master Baggs, who left here for the
West seven years ago, has found him
self a wife in Montana. Though the
Intelligence is late getting here, his
friends will be none the less pleased to
extend to him their congratulations.
Another of our young men who went
West less than two years ago, has not
been entangled in the matrimonial
meshes, if we may believe the India
napOlis Sunday Times, because of ex-
cessive mOdesty, Leap-year item in
that paper appearing as follows:
COLT, w. F. C.-Is another basbful
young man who will not reveal his /
age. He is connected with the India /
napolis National Bank. He reads |
writes and ciphers with precision, keeps
good hours and attends Meridian
street Church. He is from the good
old state of Delaware, and has come
west to grow up. He is growing and
we can recommend him as q proper
person for the attention of matri-
m0nially inclined ladies, but he is fast
alllng into the habits of bachelors. in
Guiding smoking in bed and sleeping
ate sunday mornings to get an excuse
or not attending church. Damsels
Sho desire to embrace so tempting an
opportunity as is here presented. will
10 well to investigate Mr.. G.'s advan-
ages" - 'N
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

electing its members. When once ii
the Legislature they become a unit in
the representatives of New Castle
county, with no other designation
than their special residences. When
Duck Creek hundred was divided and
henton hundred formed. it was an
act simply for the convenience Of the
voters and a Representative riven
10 each, whereas. before. duck Cheek
had been accorded two. but in the
Legislature, they count simply two
delegates from Kent county. The
designation for election purposes in
no sense relieves the county in its leg
lslative capacity from the prepondera-
ting influence of Wilmington city. be-
cause its government is the same
Levy Court, County Court, Sheriff,
&c. While they remain in the same
government the rural districts and
city must have community of inter-
eSts.
The case Of the division of Virginia
cited to confute our argument about
the organization of the Federal Senate
rather confirms our position, viz that
States whether large or small-New
York and Delaware-haying the same
in the Senate. the auton-
omy Of the State and not its popula-
ton being the condition. This is lust
what we meant TO say about the Senate
representation in our own Legislature.
II a new county should be created out
Of New Castle county as new State. |
as West Virginia, was carved out
Of the "Old Dominion "a dis
tInct government-then its autonomy
must be respected. And, taking our |
+ ederal Senate as the highest standard |
ot representative government, all the |
counties would have the same repre- !
no one preponderating over
he other because it contained large |
'lty. Do not our New Castle friends |
zee a possible way out of their di-
emma!
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

Coz. JAMES NJ. ScovEL, of New Jer-
sey, having asked the Hon. Roscoe
Conkling for an expression of opinion
regarding his position towards the
next Republican candidate for the
Presidency, the ex-senator replied as
follows:
"When the Persian embassy was
about to take leave of the Grecian
court, once in oiden time. thev asked
and received some message from each
OF the personages present. When the
turn OF Zeno came, he said: Tell
your master that you saw a gray-
haired old man in Athens who knew
enough to hold his tongue Please
ascribe to my admiration for Zeno and
his teachings my silence touching
your forecast Of my action in the pol
ltlcs OF the future. Cordially yours"
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

WENDELL PHILLrPs, the great Bos.
ton orator, died on Saturday night after
brief illness at the age of 73 wears
tie was known quarter Of century
ago as the great abolition orator. who
spoke IN burning words. The New
ork Tribune passes the following crit
lclsm upon him:
ne greatest master of inyective
perhaps the greatest English-speakino
orator, OF recent times is dead Tbe
Nation in which for half his l;fat;mo
Wendell Philips was a social ontcast
ana political lshmaelite will generally
and sincerely deplore his loss He
'iFed long enough to live down
tne old hatred, to conquer not only
The admiration of his old foes-that he
Always had, but to conquer also their
respect and often their affection And
Eel be lived too long for his own fame
II Mr.; Phillips had passed away. like
Lincoln, at the very close of the con-
test which crowned the triumph of his
lie, he would have stood far HIGHER in
the esteem of posterity than IS now
possible Up 10 that time his career
mad been one brilliant, magnificent
struggle for human freedom That
won, he could not keep quiet, and vet
could not find themes worthy he
matchless eloquence and courage An
ms life an agitator, silence was impos.
si0le to him, yet he could not cont!nne
MS agitation without what he was ac-
customed to call cause And be
noundered about for q Cause. Once
ne thought he had it in green backs
again In trades-unionism; once in
woman's rights, and then in fiebting
tne Chinese. His last years brought
him many strange comrades and no
added honor. But his great anti.
slavery work makes his place in his.
tory sure and high his courage and
integrity will always be the pride of
his eountrymen he leaves a spotIess
name, and does not leave his edual in
oratory in England or America. ,
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

HE communication in another col.
urnn in regard to the position of New
Castle county on the subject of repre-
sentatlon, ,statesthe relation ofthat coun-
typlausibly, but we think not accurately
lne writer conveys the Impression
that should the constitutional amend
ment be adopted the State win be
divided into four Legislative districts,
or as ne put il, q Wilmington and the
county possibly divided by interest and
politics as much or more than Kent
anu Sussex" We do not so under
stand 1t. The amendment i'm no
sense divides New Castle county only
for the convenience of choosing and
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06
The Destructive Hawk.

From the days Of the early settlers
of this country until now the depreda-
tons on the poultry yard has been one
OF the chief annoyances of the farmers
and especially the farmers wives, and
II so when eggs and poultry were only
nominal price what mast it be when
the former are 80 cents per dozen and
the latter from ~ to II cents o pound.
The breach Of a fence and the destruc-
.On OF few bushels of corn by neigh
oor's cattle would not be tolerated but
the visits of hawk may be ten times
more IN money value and there seems
no redress other than the very uncer-
'a'n one Of watching for it with gun as
assidnously as at work in planting =
crop. Any farmers wife in the conn
Try who is thrifty and careful ahon,
ner poultry yard land there are abun,l.
ant Of suoh) win tell you the amour.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06
Our Public Schools.

The Buffalo School Furniture Co
Raye Messrs. Geo. w. & s. Taylor en-
pioyed ~ setting up the new Paragon
desks. With tina large force of hands
az work the firm expect to Rnjsh the
job this week. IL is also expected %
nave the shades hung at the windows
carpet upon the platforms, inscriptions
oyer tne school room doors, hooks
numbered in cloak rooms, etc, so as 20
admit visitors early next week. The
children are now in the full enjoyment
OF holiday, but the schools win he
opened at the earliest day practicable.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

The Morning. Ne,rs cannot under
stand why it's " benighted cotempor-
aries down the State are unwilling 10
give Wilmington full representation
IN the Legislature and says, =" WHY the
people OF Wilmington should be so
much more dreadful than the people of
New York and Philadelphia are, we
fall to see" 1t is strange that it has
not struck the Ne.rs that Wilmington
stands relatively to Delaware very diff
ferent from what New York or Pbila-
deiphia do to their States In the
hrst place, Delaware has only three
counties, while either of the other
States have more counties than we
have election districts. They are both
states counting their population by
the millions while we do not number
the fifth of one million. Does it not
see that with about one-third of the
State in one city and that CITY in
a State Of only three counties that il
gives 1t tremendous preponderance.
II we had even FIVE or six counties
Or what would be more like an even
divide, Wilmington formed a county
by itself, there would not then be that
fear of being over-ridden that there is
now. Wilmington would then repre.
sent itself simply and not the county.
II New York State and PENNSYLVANIA
were divided into three counties like
we are, does it not appear to the Ne,cs
that there would be some kicking in
the two counties that did not contain
the cities when they saw that the lat
ter could legislate at will!
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06
FHr windnw hlinhs nnd frtnrna h

PIE window blinds and fixtures for
the new school house were purchased
of the firm of Cowgirl K Green. of
Dover.
The steamer JOHN E. Tygert will
make one trip next week. will leave
Rothwell's Landing on Tuesday 18th,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Returning. will
leave Philadelphia on Thursday 18th. at
, p NJ
Smyrna times., 1884-02-06

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NOTICE.

onesilS Ssons :, indebted to the undersigned, ara
"a Nsra, - seuie up their accounts before lie ~,
NJ, aess with me al that time Pefsons ho - In
sc, sS.seu tnelr accounts Ay thattime s,,ds lave
note or bond viii be required. Judgment
tapnam FRANK GREENwELI.
kenton, Del.
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office. az the TINES
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
HOME, PARM AND GARDEN.

If you wish 10 add months To the
active life Of your broom dip it weekly
IN hot snds.-Detr0n Post.
-Corn-s,arch Cake:. Half a cupful
butter. one cupfnl white sugar, half d
cupfui sweet milk, half a cupful corn
starch. one cupful flour, whites of three
eggs, one. tablespoonful Of baking-pOw-
der.--H0uSehOld.
Oil may be removed from carpets
upon which you do not care To put ether
or ammonia by laying n thick blottins
paper over It and pressing hot fiat
Ron on il. Repeat the operation sew
eral times, using a clean paper each
time -Bostsa Gi0Je.
--Carbolic acid j. death to all insects.
in every stage of their growth. A fruit
grower In Dutehess County, n. Y,
whose ounce trees were being destroyed
by borcrS, used n mixture OF one gallon
of soap. two OF water and 4 gill of car
bolic acid. albany JOHrHGL
One of the wisest precautions tc
take when you are bakil is 10 have
the oven perfectly clean. ,d yet it is
one that Is often neglected. and many
an otherwise fRultless dish has been
spoiled by the sitting of ashes from the
upper CRATE in the oven.-N u Post.
The best soil for currants is a good
strong loan, quite deep and rather
moist. but not wet: but sandy soil will
dO. if made rich ami cultivated deep.
Bearing bushes on sandy land should
have annually good dressing of old
manure worked in about the roots In
spring. .- ChicdJO Journal.
For seriously chapped hands try
this: Scrape a cake Of brown Windsor
soap until IL is all n fine as powder:
mix it with an ounce of cologne water
and an ounce of lemon Juice. Stir this
very thoroughly together. shape it into
cake>. let il harden. and then use il
when You wash your haEds.-M J..
Herd'd
The lest soil for plants. says John
Thorpe. in the G0rdeners' MontiIu. is
turf from rich pasture. cut two and a
half inches thick. laid closely together
till il has somewhat decayed. then
broken up and mixed with one-third
very rotten manure or leaf-soil. The
leaf-sOil can generally be found under
large trees where standing thickly to-
gether.
Farmers should turn Their atten-
ton more to butter and egg production
in winter than they generally have done
hitherto. Cows may be so fed as tn
make a. good butter or nearly
- IN the winter six months aS the sum
mer six months, thus dividing the year
into two equal parts. Some are doing
il; more would if they studied what is
most productive Of profit in the dairy
business. 80 in respect 10 eggs. Fowls
may be- 80 cared for as To- lay all winter.
when eggs sell from thirty-three to fifty
per cent. higher than in summer chi
cdg0 TTibBR'.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

hind tiis bcked doors Of one Of thoss
..hells' that Aefy the laws.
The dangers 10 soung men are in
crcasing from three fssscs. (lst.)
There is a growing passi6i for getting
rich suddenly and easily. t2d.) The
gambling element is insinuatiH% itself
more and more into the trade o. the
country; the immense sudden gains or
losses by corners" ''pools." ETC., are
evidences of this. Old-fashioned slow
and sure methods of business are shifted
at; and he is accounted the smartest
man who, by sharp operation"
wins in month what solid, sensible
Eien used to earn in o lifetime. {3d.l
The rapid increase of sclf-indulgeut and
luxurious living breeds and inAames this
gambling spirit. That word luck is
dangerous word. Don't trust it. a
life ordered according to Gods laws il
not game of chance. Every dollar
got by any other method than inherit
ance or honest industry makes you
poorer. Let it alone; or it may eat into
your soul like fire. The awful tragedy
described at the opening of this article
began with the first dime laid down in
a game of hazard. - Theodore l.. Cuytef.
d. d., in N. y. Independent.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
Butterine and Boards OF Trade.

Yes, they laugh mt us at the West
when we say. on good authority, that
The Boards of Trade out there are ma.
nipulated by the owners Of butterine
factories: but we were told this by
man who has eyes To see with wien he
travels. and he had just returned from
Elgin, and he pronounced the whole
business of public sales on these boards
a farce, and the chances are Just about
ninety-nine in hundred that he told
the truth. The Amcri 'dt CUiiicaiOr,
that generally knows what it is talking
about. backs us up in this statement as
follows: The butterine and oleomar-
garine men are again advancing the
price of fancy grades of creamery but
ter in the West These manipulaiors
of lard and tallOw and gIease need
quite a percentage. of choice butter in
their mixture To lend flavor and aroma
to the mass. Again, the higher they
bid up genuine butter in small lots. the
more they can obtain for the counter
felt bv the ton" Now let the farmers
who are not in the secrets of this little
game, and who belong to these boards,
institute inquiries and they will find
that most of the highest priced goods,
90 dirictly to the oleo shops and
are used for flavoring the very article
that cuts the market from under
them. To he sure, if your butter sells
at top figures YOU get n slice of this
profit and it may be asking too much of
your human nature to look after the
interest of the trade at large, but the
great mass OF farmers are not in the
swim, and they are the ones to take
this matter up and sift it 10 the bottom
If energetically done YOU will probably
find that these butterine people have
got their men out concluding arrange
ments either with the makers or hand
lerS Of the best goods by which they are
to have absolute control of all the best
butter that is offered for sale, TO the
entire exclusion of all outside BUYERS.
This is cften accomplished, not merely
by paying more for it than the market
will warrant. which they sometimes
will do to freeze out their competitors,
but by private agreements the cash
character of the sale Is turned into time.
delays c; payment or shipment are
made, or in some way they get favors
not accorded to others. these oleo
people are the sharpe>t and most un-
scrupulOus men in the market, and like
railroad manipulatOrS they work to-
gether. and all the time with the one
sole object in view of accumulating
money by sharp practice and at the ex-
pense of the INNOCENT aud hard working
farmer. We say combine and contrib
lite money To ferret them Tho
american D0i'ymdH.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

Prince feit that the crisis was near. and
Ne he was now permitted 10 smell again
has apple, he smelt Il with his
whole force. When they arrived in the
garden he said 90 the Princess: 1T is.
indeed, beautiful here; 40 beautiful the,
we should be able 90 walk in I, together.
in peace, and undist-rbed by the rules
Of our contest, Pray be kind enough 10
adopt the customs Of my canrt fur
while--iust for one h1uf-and have
your hands tied Also; no after-thought
then viii come To mar our endowment"
The Princess did not much like this
arrangement. hut he insisted tenderly,
and as she really liked him very much,
she decided not 90 refuse him this nifc.
The birds wUrc singing, the sun was
shining. AMI the ipd cherries hung
down until they touched the cheeks of
the Prince and Princess as they ws.fed
slowly side by side uader the trees. The
Princess looked mp nj the cherries ard
said. with sigh: 80, what . Ditv that
your highnes, can mt give me somer'
Necessity KNOWS no law" replied the
Prince, and picking delicately cherry
between his lips. he pulled il of from
the tree and presented IL to her. Now
the Princess had no choice but 10 bring
her lips close TO his. in order Co take the
cherry. and a. she received his kiss
along with the cherry. she could not say
in time. II remember" 80 the Prince
quickly took his hands out of his belt.
and throwing his arms around her neck.
he said, IN IA loud, eNultant voice:
Good morning. my 'vicl liebechen'" "
Gin English, my much belovedD.
n. B. The lame Of the almond Prin-
cess lived Tor while and then passed
away like many other flames. but al
mOnd~ did not pass away. Ii remained
customary for n young couple to divide
twin kernels of au almond. like twin
thoughts. twin feelings; especially alter
precedent - satisfactory ~ that
which the whim Of the almond Princess
had created. and So the custom has con-
tinuei tO this day.
But the German words "viel liebe-
chen. much beloved sounding like
"Philippchen (little Philip, il be-
came gradually the custom 10 say Phil.
Up. Philippine. Perhaps IL seemed more
convenient, If not so pathetic.-Er-
chaHgc.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
InDrOiltahla Cows.

1t ought to be quite apparent To an
owner OF 4 cow that If il costs $50 to
feed the animal. and the product of the
milk Is so only. there iS an actual loss
in money. besides all the use of the
land and the labor expended in care.
But il is Il fact that Thousands of farm
ers continue Ia feed COWS. year after
year. that DO not pay for their food and
are really supported by the better ones
in the herd. An instance cf how far
mer changed this Improbable state Of
things was given at the recent m eeting
of the Illinois dairymen. 1t was MIR
III. Il. Gurler who gsve his experience,
as follows:
He said that he began with 20 .c VS..
which Welded 100 pounds of bu
each. That yield of milk was Is to 80
pounds per COW, the percentage of
cream being TO 20 per cent. the milk
from the cow that gave 40 pounds only
yielding per cent. The percentage of
cream, however. is not ALWAYS a reii-
able test of the butter value of cows
milk. as the cream from one cows
milk will make much more butter than
that from another"
I'm a few years." said the speaker.
''by ridding myself of the more unpro-
ductive cows, and changing from sum-
mer to winter dairying. 1 increased the
butter yield from 80 to 266 pounds of
butter per COW. and increased the net
profit from Sl5 to S45 per cow-au in
crease of 200 per cent in the profit.
For the year ending June l. 1880, the
gross income from my dairy was S83.62
per COW. and the cost of keeping was
$3.50 per COW, leaving S46. II per COW
after deducting the value of feed; or.
in other words, 81 in feed produced
S2. % worth of milk
But this case was by no means so
bad as many that came to light in the
annual reports of creameries and cheese
factories, in which there are statements
Of whole herds whose product of milk
or cream is less than an average of $50
per head. As SS0per head is only about
eight cents day for the income of cow,
it's easily seen how Improbable such an
animal is to her owner.-N Y. Tunes.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

There was a great commotion on
Washington street the other afternoon
The mass of snow which had been helc
by the frost immOvable upon the root
OF high building, relaxed by the sud
den thaw, began to slide and fell in E
white and smothering aScadc upon the
crowded sidewalk. BY leaping wildly
into the middle of the street aud dodg
ing into the doors of convenient shops
nearly everybody escaped the ava
lanchc. but one unfortunate man was
caught by it and completely buriec
from sight. Immediately the people
who had avoided a share in his mis-
fortune rushed to his assistance. One
man CROPPED into the snow and caught
him by the leg. another GIT n purchase
on his arm. and others gripping him by
clothing and body, i'm due time ht
was brought To his ieet again. lie pre-
sented a sorrowful spectacle. however.
His hat looked like half-iniated con
certina, his coat was torn, and his col.
lar hung only by the button on the bacL
of his shirt, and wherever be disclos -d
a lodg ng place for the snow in his raj.
ment or person, there the chilling ele.
ment had established itself. He was
apparently liieless also. and grea.
crowd collected. with every manifesto
tion of sympathy. The stranger soor
revived, he sigEe1 and opened his ewes,
the flush of life returned II his asher
cheek. He saw the concourse about
him and smiled. opening his mouth tC
speak, and a. the people crowded
around to hear him. SAID: "Ah-h, that
was narrow escape for me. The per.
lis of winter. even in this temperate
zone. are indeed fearful. But how
much more terrible are they in the
frozen regions of the Pole' / have
here" he opened n sachel which
had survived the shock-''the new book
describing the sufferings and death OF
the DE Long party, for which am TAX
ing subscriptions, and which l should
be pleased 10 sell you at but here
somebody yelled that another snow
slide was coming, and the crowd van
ished like smoke Boston journal.