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Smyrna times., 1884-04-16

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Smyrna times., 1884-04-16

THR new Board of Town Commis-
sioners, which is showing more than
usual efficiency, last week passed
resolution instructing the police to
light the street lamps every rainy
night without regard to the condition
of the moon. This is an act that will
give delight to all our people who have
occasion to go out i'm the streets on
rainy nights even if there is moon.
Another resolution directs the same
parties to do the janitor work at the
Town Hall on nights of entertainment
without further compensation.
A. C. YATES & Co., clothiers, oi
Philadelphia, sent throughout this
vicinity last week an immense quanti-
ty, of what is called the "Yates puz.
zle," consisting of business card o
that firm, upon which is lOoped in q
slit cut lengthwise on the border of the
card, two pasteboard coats Joined
together by a connection of the same
material, and made fast in an ingeniou!
manner by means of brass ring. The
puzzle consists in finding out how Il
get the coats off without bending then
or breaking them in any part of th'
connection or card. At first sight i
appears impossible to do, but wheI
found out it looks very simple indeed
Scores of people puzzled their brain
over it.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16

PRESIDENT ARTHUR will find that he
listened to too many District Judge Com
mittees if he has any hope of capturing the
Delaware delegation which is to be made
in the State Convention at Dover to-mor-
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16

Of its Westward marches Ohio will never
grow another great wheat crop, and the
new acreage which takes the place of the
old-for our total acreage has not increased
in four years-is in the new Northwest and
Pacific coast
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16
Afraid of Fire.

One evening last week one of our
worthy and industrious young mechan-
les, wearied with the toll of the day,
fell asleep while sitting in the reading
room Of the Smyrna House alone, just
before the hour of retiring. Two
young friends who entered the room
at that time took in the situation at
once as fine opportunity for prac-
tical joke and q good laugh. They pro.
ceeded at once to business. A large
newspaper was crumpled at his feet
and lighted match applied. Just q.
the blaze arose even with his nose one
of them yelled " fire" at the top of BIZ
voice. A bright glare met his openinl
eyes and with one bound he was at thI
window and would have been through
had his flight not been obstrueted b,
the window sill. A loud burst o
laughter revealed to him that he wa
not enveloped In flames and that tn
worst of a cruel joke was that hi
friends had good Taught at his ex
pensc.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16
Republican Primary Meeting.

The initial political meeting of the
1884 campaign for this section was
held on Saturday, the purpose being
the selection of Delegates to the Re
publican State Convention for the
Chosing of Delegates to the National
Convention which meets in Chicago,
June 3rd. For Republican Primary,
it was an unusually large meeting,
nearly fifty persons being present at
sometimes during its continuance.
John II. HOfiecker was made chair
man. and +. H. Beck, Secretary. The
following three judges were chosen to
hold the election VIM w. Nelson, J.
f. Clement and Joseph Smithers. \
committee Of five persons, namely, w.
o. HOtfecker r. NJ. Johnson, }. b.
| Evans, Isaac Baker and Gideon Speak
man were selected to present names to
be voted for which were as follows;
| DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
| A. l.. Hudson, G. Speakman,
Theo. Mannon, W. Geo Truax,
]. H. Hoffecker, r. NJ. johnson,
John B. Cooper, DIR. ID. t. Smithers,
J. B. Evans. +. NJ. Fowler.
On being balloted for, these were
elected without opposition. The feel
ing of the meeting seemed to be OppOs
ell to instructing delegates for any can,
didate, but several short speeches were
made heartily supporting Mr.. Blaine
after which ballot was taken result
ing five to one for Blaine owe
Edmunds, none other being voted for
This ballot was taken in order to ex
press to the delegates the sentiment o
the Republicans of Duck Creek hun
dred.
A resolution was adopted instructini
the Delegates to support any meas
ure coming before the convention
changing the present plan of appoint
ing the State Central Committee. TIL
meeting was one of unusual politica
, harmony.
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MARRIAGES.

CROCKETT-JOHNS.-At the residence of the
brides parents, near SaSSairaS, Md, April Yth,
by the Rev A. d. Melvin, Harry d. Crockett,
SON OF a. 7. Crockett and Miss Maggie Johns,
daughter of Arthur Johns, Esq.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9Th, at the residence
of the brides parents. by Rev. Z. +. Martin
dale, John II. Taylor, of KentOn, to Miss Lena
T. Baker. of Dover.
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southern queen sweet Potato.

Southern Queen Sweet Potato.
We were favored few days ago
with a sample of this potato by Richard
Nj. Cooper, a quantity of which he
raised this year, and the test at the
table showed them to be d desirable
sweet potato TO grow In this latitude.
Every body knows, that the sweet
potatoes which have been grown In
this section have degenefated until
they have become sodden and almost
worthless as an esculent.. This has
come about doubtless by years Of con.
tinuous planting from hetuber, where.
as all vitality healthy plants are those
that originate from the seed, as natur,
ordained, rather than from cuttings
In this latitude the sweet potato nevel
blossoms, but In its Southern home Il
does, and the "Southern Queen y o
which we are writing, is claimed I,
have been originated from the seed b,
a farmer In Georgia. IL is firm, wei
shaped potato but has not the COLDER
yellow of the common variety. Mn
Cooper will sell only the plants thi
year. He In quite successful In th
culture Of sweet potatoes and raise
from 500 to 600 baskets every yeaI
usually planting two acres.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16

The Republicans of eleven States will
holG their National State Conventions to-
day
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TOWER HALL, CLOTHING BAZAAR,
AGENTS WANTED.

Reader, your name printed on circulars. show
cards, wood signs, etc, TO establish You peTma-
nently in selling our SAFETY LAMP BURNER :
it's long needed; fits all lamps gives large light
has nickle cane reflector; lever puts il out; no
blowing or explosions or turning Gown wick ::
puts itself out If upset fill il without remOv
ing burner or chimney; no wearing out screws
or collars il lasts ten years Sells at sight ex-
elusive territ0rysglvrn; sam gle 'stpad b cts.
For illustrated circulars. teStimnlial> agents re-
| ports. terms, etc address THE PIiusNlN MFG
| Co. - Mechanic Street. Newark. NV Jersey.
| Please mention this paper
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16
DEATHS.

COOPER.-In Camden, April 18th, the Rev
lgnatuS 7. Cooper, ID. D., in the 18th year of hii
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Important Information.

The Most Complete,
The Most Substantial,
The Most Extensive,
The Most Varied,
The Most Reasonable Priced
Stock of
Spring Clothing. for Men, Boys and
Children : wear, is to be found in our two
buildings. Nos 5lS and l2n Market St.
extending back to Nos. 5ll and 5l3 Minor
street
Building No. 5l9 Market Street
Hall), has recently been entirely rcftted.
and is now devoted exclusively to the
sale of Mems Clothing, Of which We have
every kind and quality of material, new
est styles and best workmanship. with
large assortment to select from.
Building No. $40 Market Street
Contains
our superb line of YOUTH. Boy and
! Children, Clothing. of which we have
| prepared an exceedingly large and var-
! ed stock, all arranged in the one build
| ing. that Ladies' can make their -eleC-
tinn, without entering our Mems Depart
! mpni.
JUDICIOUS PURCHASES
EARLY BARGAINS,
IMMENSE SALES,
AND REDUCED PROFITS,
Enable u
tn offer our large stock of beautiful Spring
Clothing at lower prices than ever before,
We are selling
Mems Blue Flannel Suits,
ut S7to $l5
Mems Black Serge and
Cheviot Suits, at $40
Mems Black and Fancy
Worstcd Suits, at 80 to $li
Mems Black and Fancy
COrkscrew Suits,at Sl5 to S2C
Mems Fancy Cashmere
Suits. in all the
popular shades, at $40 to 81;
: Boys Suits, at 50 TO 5;
Chiidren's Suits. at 81 to :;
z And all prices marked on each Carmen
!, in plain figures.
Our Custom Department i file,
with magnificent assortment of good
in the piece, to be made up to order.
S TOWER HALL, CLOTHING BAZAAR
Sis and $50 MARKET Street
oil and 1l;3 MINOR street.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
4 4 GlRIIEE, MANTEi { ALLEN
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FOR RENT.

A Store-house on Market Street-glaSs front and
all modern improvements. Would make a good
stand for n Millinery or Notion Store Also al
Office on Market Street
Apply to
W. W. TSCHUDY, Smyrna. Del
Smyrna times., 1884-04-16
RuSINESS LOCALS.

Miss Mary f. Savin is in the city to-.
day purchasing her Spring stock OF
Millinery Goods.
Try Orchillo Guano for Corn, &c.
To be had of A. p. Griffith.
Don't fail to call and see Miss Mary
T.. Savin's new stock of Spring Goods.
FIrs.-An Fitsstopped free by Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Reslurer. No Fits after iirst day use
Marvellous cures. Treatise aud 81 trial bottle tree
10 Fit cases. Send 10 Dr. Kline, 9jl Arch street
Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Great African nrpior,e,,r. Il s.; rngl 3 4,

: SIS :. - ~ ~
The Great African Explorer In England,
Hen = NJ. Stanley, the African explorer has
arrived in England In an, interview he said:
He had returned TO England conais ering that
he; had completed the work Of establishing
satisfactory trading stations on the Congo nv
or, from its mouth to Stanley pool, 40 miles
by river H When he left the Congo country he
was pffering badly from bronchitis, but was
much benefited BY the Sea voyage. He eulo-
gized: the trading prospects Of the country in
the vicinity of the Congo river. 4 Stanley con-
sldered that General Gordon commands per-
Sfectly practicable routes of escape from Khar-;
or down the Congo to the west coast il the Nile
fis blocked. Stanley considers Gen. Gordon
can during the present season, ascend the Nile
on steamers from Khartonm to Gond6 kan, o
distance of 800 miles in eight days, thence
proceed to Bahar and Elgasazal and Join
Lupton and Boy, who commands 400 troops
having in their possession e4O, 900 3of money.
Gordon could then proceed with this addition;
to his force!to Zanzibar. Should the soldiers
refuse to take this journey or should some
cross to Uganda, reach the Stanley stations and
Proceed down the Congo. Stanley considers
the routes trayersed by SchWeinfurth Samuel
and Lady Baler and the Italian and Austrian
missionaries cannot be insurmounta table to- Cor
don, the soldier traveller md explorer Should
Nile be endangered, Gordon could take them
along with him II they refused to accompany
him at first they would be sure to follow after
he had gone on. Stanley believes the sending
ief largo English force to Sextricate Gordon;
would be 9 most perilous undertaking. and
would likely be attended with crest loss of life,
and expense English troops would be unable
to Stand the climate. Stanley commends Tie.
.aband oning Of the Congo treaty He con-
5siders the leaving OF the Congo in the hands Of
the Portugu ese very inimical 10 Englah inter
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THE PlTa Of The NEWS.
washington news.

arsely's rescue cost s7oo. o6o, and vase cheap
at that III WA ~ Vi :; Fl s; 81
Col>L ieber, assistant judge advocate general,
will relieve Swain, pending suspension. \
The congressional committee appointed to
investigate the management Of the soldiers
homes will begin its labors at once. n
The superintendent Of the general recruiting
service will cause fifty recruits to be prepared
and forwarded under proper charge to, Fort
Infantry. Also the same number Of recruits
to Fort Smelling, MINI, for assignment to the
Seventeenth Infantry tl9 q. 4 NJ
Secretary Frelinghuysen has just received a
telegram from Consul Mason at Marseilles az
follows: trThere is marked Improvement III,
Marseilles and Toulon choleraic deaths. Is From
q daily average of 60 it fell to As w Wednesday,
4S Thursday, IS Friday, 81 Saturday, So Sunday
tality in all cases is also declining AT Toulon
the average fell from 40 to 15 Isolated cases
are reported from various parts Of the district
Tho epidemicis declared severe at Aries; and
AK 80 II ~: v ~ rs ",
held for pension examiners at number Of
places, and from the returns received by the
commission, it appears that the number of
applicants is notas large as had been anticipated
There were 500 candidates for so places. At
New York only As applicants appeared for ex-
animation; ct Philade alpha. q; ct Boston, "a;
Va, l. The returns from Rochester, ST Paul,
Detroit, Topeka, Chicago, Pittsbnrg, St
\ Louis and Des Moines have not yet been re-
ce1VeCL = ~ ;e4R II!
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Really Lov,sssss i Il

So There has been i good deal Of gossip In Nov
York for the past few days conserving Ma,
Lang mott q Is England Ii
this time and her expect tons ior Tie future.
"a gentleman whose business relat iona with
the Jersey beauty from the tims 81 her frat -
rival until she 5stepp ped; On the gang plank 81
The Arizona last satnrda morning were OF The
CLOSEST NATURE, adj d:
y haves no doubt 81 lbs worjd That ii Ma
;lnngtyiWsre free today t0imake her choice
Rhe would marry Gebhhrdt il moment She
3is desperately ia love with him and has been
for q long time think ! know enongh Of her,
the heart that Mira Ia AZ would acriaea 5
good deal to accomplish the fnlf llment o.
aftsf ana
felt that III the outcome the world would
find that she was acting only from the pnrest;
motives IN receiving Mrs. Gebhardt'e 5atten-
tone that abe has permitted them this long
There we're some business Affairs ernaining5
unsettled between 1s up. 70 the tune of her.
the Bteamer Saturda morning She was sur-3
rounded by q parcel lot srepoT tera who were;
insisting on taking up every moment she had,
and was about to 60 away in despair when
she sent word to wait for her in her staterooln,
which did Gebhardt was present He
looked sitter her every want IN the most Ten;
der and laest smatterto fact manner She
Well, now, IT did n6f take an old fellow like
myself hong To- SEQ how the land hay, can
tell you, Gebhardt issaid to be d fool, but 4
think the boys will find ont that he Ii going to
have the prethest bride In New York thin Is
year.
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Gigantic Lana Fraud q dakota.

Huron, Oak Special Telegram, July "a 8.
ment has Just ferroted out q r la land
fraud In the Huron district II covered 1O,-
5O00 acres OF LAND, ID large amount OF which
passed into the hands Of innocent purchasers,
~ Weeks is q land attorney of this city y al
year or more ago he contracted with ID r.
Cummings Of Chicago, TO furnish him sol
diersa declaratory statements for filing on
government lands, each one covering l6O
acres for ZIG each Cummings Is an ex-
soldier, and being q nember of the q. a. r.
ihadi great influences with his comrades He
Represented to them that he was agent Of an
English company who wished to get hold OF q
largo amount OF Dakota land that, IL the sol
sdiers would sign the declaratory statements he
made for them and also file d relinQuishTnent
blank he would pay these declaratories On
government lands and in the course Of six
months his company would pay them from
&yCO to $500 each for 30 doing Many soldiers
signed the declaratories re1inquishing their
title to tbs Same and walled for their ducats
e Weeks at once filed the papers In the: Huron
land office, of course keeping the relinquish,
fment ont ofsight and he appeared las attor-
ney in every case. As he found customers to
buy these lands he filed out relinqu ishment
TO sneh customers, accompanying il with Shis
own affidavit before the land off ceS that he
had no personal interest hatever In the land
and that he appeared solely ID behalf Of and aa
the attorney for. the soldier who signed the re-
jury, brought before United States Gomn,is-
fsioner Taylor and held in ~, 900 to appear
Tuesday and answer the charge Jones, Blood
good E.. Sterling are his 5bondsme i Weeks
partner, Thomas, was also arrested, but re-
leased, being considered Innocent Ss
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.lTiheI sstu,a,,tlpuEl /, I ,p =

condit Ion 81 eswhsatt crop il Dakota
has not Chang ssinc he asst report from,
;the latest reports II Ii lesTned that tie damage
~ the storms il the vicinity 81 Tower City VIM
reach 10 900 acres Or d total OF 100, 600 bnshela
This win not effect the general crop and u but
ils q drop ins the buckek IA special from ST
yinpant ssys Tho! 81 that sesson ~ The
BED River valley are now PREF arsd 70 harvest
and oatsare fna Crops are far in advance Of
anything that his been seen for yeara but will
not be ready to cut for three weeks yet RepOfts
sot crops from Roiette and Gayileer counties III
Dakota arc yeIg fAttefile most Visited
.hat locality Monday ight ana the night before
some cases its effects we're quite visible bnt
II Was not sso severe aas 70 iniuta wheat nrs1
Data ssti I'll
q 81 Barnes, president q lhe Norttllsrnn'
Pacific Elevator company in an interYiew,'
s aa aasr hs stsa
thinks shat FARMERS EhSdid 6e Prepared Is 81.
:pect l6w prices for their product He draws
bis inf erances from the fact that adyices frQn
the wheat hetls, not only Of tho Nosth west, but
ot The country at large, placs tie average pros
ihan nc mott aahs uins iays u nsgir ss
any accident should happen To- Tho; last gipen-
ing grain, an accident that would have more
than local influence on The situation
thor. !, e. might bs reasoa EXPECT
oSi III aasht slss Hsap ! shssolis sisld ina
conAea nenily bases Ehia opinion Oh What II 81
ready In sight IN the III chilly Of fargo ha
Ssays the crop will be fair, hut out toward Bi1-
niarci where last year th9re Wa = ft:sssSlaas5
There sisF cgnstd nble tfNat ID the wheat
Elcng the fiilDna II 81 TsferS rbs,l a3otifhern
Dakota, and smut is doing d great deal OF dAfi-
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-08-07

Watchers OF Congress cannot have
failed to notice the great increase in
Importance into which conference com
mittees are growing. The fashion now
adays Is TO formally disagree to all
amend ments proposed BY one house to
Y bill coming from The other; and refer
The points IL dispute toa COMMITTEES Of
conference comp posed Of three members
ut either house These six Congress
mem can add cut and change tile bills
unlimited To- them pretty much as they,
choose and their work is generally
ratified without much objection OF con
Ssideration Of any sort. The custom has
grown popular from the difficulty Of
getting the houses ID free and open i, de-
bate to agree to- any thing, and IS, per-
hapss necessary device under stlrs;;
/ present code Of rules. But IL ii 8 dan.
5ger9us convenience, and greatly increas-
.'es the resp nsi bilities Of the President
IF Tie Senate and Speaker, as they se-l
ssiect nlt the conference commit bees.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-08-07

The organ Of the British grain trade
SHADES that the drouth this year in Eng
land has been the most severe and pro-
longed since 1868. But 50 opposite are
the climatic conditions Of England and
the United States, that drouth, which
ii this country is destructive to field
ssrops may be looked upon ordinarily in
gland il the Light Of . blessing. In
one instance an excess of moisture is
normal and ii the other an excess esu, Of
d5ryness. q 1858, therefore, the Eng
lsh wheat crop was the largest in TWEEN
PEARS The authority from which
AKA quote, however, shows that the
d Is, Of 1884 has been ccompanied
5byi IL Temperature extraordinarily low,
while that Of 1868 Twas alb5normally high.
The crop outlook for 1884 IS therefore
less favorable.
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Floodand Death.

The most disastrous food ever known, III
West Virginia occurred on the s22ssttll The RS
ports as yet from up the George creek valley
are meager, but sufI cient has beer. learned is
know that from ten to twelve lives and tens Of
thousands Of dollars worth OF property have
been lost Rain fell continuously from 10
O'clock until next morning Lama Gaming,
Md. was partially deluged, and George creek,
usually small stream, swelled into ! mighty
river, dashing its tumultu nous way between
the Maryland mountains Horses and cattle
we're swept away. At Barton three lives we're
lost One Of the bodies has been recovered
The names Of the drowned are JamessAtwell,
Sarah AtweI {childl and "a. William Simpson,
AZ Westernport where George creek empties3
into the Potomac, the water oy erfiOWed the.
banks, flooding Main street and the lower floor
Of the houses on that street and carrying
three houses away with all their contents,
The Cumberland md Pennsy lyanin railroad
will lose thousands .of dollars II properly by
the suspension Of travel 81 In some places q
mile Of track is missing and nearly All the
bridges and trestles for ten mites are swept
away or seriously damaged / { The damage viii
amount to over 500 OO0 The town 81 Barton:
is almost entirely destroy ed.
-
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sS The people all over Europe are set
ting down to the conviction that they
are to have avisitation Of cholera which
win permit no place to escape, and are
putting their houses in order for the
scourge. The English have fondly
hoped that their insular position would
project them from an invasion Of the
plague. but this pleasing idea has been
rudel dispelled BY the earnest remind
leg Of the leading physicians that any
ship sailing into these harbors from a
Mediterrane an port may infect thewhole
island 80 III, tx. z
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The States did not a allw5aisysyote On the
same day for presiden In the cam
paign u 1914 which ended IN sClay'a3
defeat ~ e OH; twelve Of the twenty
SIX States voted OH the first Monday in
November, three On the first Tuesday,
three on the second Monday, and The
others At different times, New Jersey
taking two days for the business, be-
ginning with the first tuesday, Pennsyl-
vania the first Friday and Ohio the
last friday and South Carolina not
choosing her electors until the Legis-
5lature met; about the first Of December.
The only REQUIRE ment then was that
the electors should be chosen within
sthe thi four days preceding the first
"Wednesday il December, but early in
1915 the present law was passed, which
provides that all electors shall be chosen
on the Tuesday nexb after, the first
Monday Of Novembsr 81 1850 5. 3: