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Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Church I.voa,,,,,.

The following is the programme 10
the M. l.. Church Lyceum for FRIDAY
evening next: way
LIST. Music, Anthem.
2nd.-Reading Scriptures and PRAYER
Srd.-Minutes oflast meeting.
4th.-Singing, Duett.
5th.- Reading, Selected.
Essay.
7th.-Discussiou.
9Th. Recitation.
9th. Singing.
tiops, QueS-
lith.-call for Questions for Refer
ence.
18th Singing, Quartette.
18th Reading, Selected.
l4th.-Notices, &c.
l5th.-Collection.
l6th.--Singing, Trio.
17th.--Dismission.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

WHILE popular attention has been con-
eentrated upon the occupation of large Sec
lions of tie public domain by the railroads,
it appears that II still more Objectionable
class of mOnopolists have established them
selves upon the public lands, and with even
less legal right. These are the great cattle
companies, which have enclosed large Sec
ti0ns of the public domain in defiance of
the law, and thus have shut out homestead
and other settlers from these districts, and
even have prevented the passage of travel
and the transit of the mails across them.
1t also appears that several of the largest
of these trespassing companies are foreign
corporations. The Prairie Cattle company,
organized by ScOtchmen, has enclosed
more than million acres. The Wyoming
Cattle Company also is Scotch, and the
Carlisle Company is English. A commit
tee Of the House of Representatives reports
a bill declaring these enclosures unlawful,
and allowing citizens to abate them as pub
lie nuisances under the common law.
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PRrSOnal.

Geo. w. Cummins, of Wilmington
formerly engaged with McClear 8
Kendell as carriage trimmer, has ac
cepted position with Lassell & Co.,
carriage manufacturers of this place.
Joseph E. Worden, formerly of this
town, now of Philadelphia. spent Sun
day last here.
Mrs. Rev. S. L. Gracy and children,
of Chelsea, Mass, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. f. NJ. Thompson, in this
town.
Mrs. w. II. ellison, recently of Lon
don, England, but now residing in Jer-
sey City, has been visiting her niece.
Mrs. John Wilkinson, Jr., in this town.
IhOs. Hobson, of Germantown. Pa.
spent Sunday and Monday in this
Miss Annie Green, of Dover. and
MISS Jennie Jones, of Philadelphia. are
visiting friends here. '
Mrs. Rev. Vaughn S. Collins. who
mas been spending some weeks with
her father, Rev. DIR. Caldwell, of this
town, left with her husband for their
last. AnuiS''ay
SifOhuOII9 VI new 4Ork State.
mas rented the Herman Tygert house
Tor the remainder of the wear and
moved with his family into it. He is
mere prospecting.
Mrs. Howard Sisco, of PHILADELPHIA
Is visiting the family of Andrew Sisco
of this town. '0''O'
Mr. Reed, of the firm of Quick &
Keed, commission MerchantS- Naw,
ork, and Mr.. Snow, of Snow & 60
Boston, spent IL day here last week
looking up their trade.
The recovery of Robt. D. HofEacker
editor Of the TINES, is, as is usnai
WITH typhoid patients, slow and te.
dlous. There is apparently little inn.
Provement in his condition today over
that of last week, but his physician
says he Is better. He sits up for obont
ten minutes only. at different times
during the day. The TIMES is indeed
anxious for the time to arrive when ba
snail again be able to resume his ac-
cGstomed place in the sanctum, until
winch time it Graves the kindly indui-
Sence OF It's many patrons
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
The Peach C,rnn-

Inc prospect of a most abundon
peach crop never was more fIatter;no
than at the present time. Where the
trees nave been properly trimmed and
cultivated they present a healthy an
pearance and are filled with an abnnd.
ance OF bloom, which however mnst
largely shed at the proper time and in
iact mas commenced already. Ttis bnt
tne shedding OF excessive bloom which
nature IN her secret operations knows
SO well how to dispose of. A fnII cror1
may be regarded as phenomenal as +
Is SO unusual to have a largo croy
wltnout its being killed a number ~
unes during the Winter or Snrino hv
some some prognosticatOr or newspaper cor
respondent, who affects TO know all
ABOUT the condition of the buds and
the ef1ect OF the cold weather or frosts
upon them. The season is now too far
adVanced to anticipate any damaoe tn
Tue blossoms from frosts as the neocb
mas commenced to form, and nothing
snort OF freeze can affect them. And
YET VINO ever knew of large crop of
peaches without their having been pre-
1lcted killed a half dozen times during
tne Winter. This fact with s6ue
growers has created q feeling of donbt
and they express a superstitious bei;oS
S9e crop may prove partial one only.
aMeanwhlle q the present indications are
natterlng for the largest crop in many
years. 80 may it continue.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Corn Reaner.


Rev. ]. f. Smith. of Mt. Salam nm,
Wilmington, was in town or Saturdo,, :,
last with the model of his corn reapinS
machine, full account of which the
LINES published about a year AGO,
his business here was to secure a con.
tract from our enterprising manufac-
turers, Geo. w. & s. Taylor, for MAKING
a trial machine, to be completed bv
tne 10th OF July, and if successful in
the held as he confidently expects IL IN
De, ne wants to get as many ready for
the Fall trade as possible. He exnects
70 De able to sell them for S175. He
claims that they will cut and set mn
no matter how badly the corn NAV be
down, twenty to twenty-five acres n
uay, requiring only two men or one
man ana boy to operate the machine
III IS very simple piece of mechanisn
and the Messrs. Taylor think n will
go. 1t is especially adapted to CARRYING
over corn preparatory to putting the
ground in wheat. This firm will verv
probably make this "trialn machine.
ana should it prove the successful i'm,
piement so confidently expected by its
inventor they will become the sole
manufacturers for him. They are now
Dusy trying TO supply their orders for
tneir Little Diamond wheeled cuIti.
vator, but can not begin to do h
Inelr New Departure +" cultivator is
still demanded beyond their ability to
supply IL. They will soon have sent
out eighteen hundred of them this
year, put are behind with their orders
ne success Of this firm Is based ON the
fact of their producing first-clas - = -, sne
piement. The farmer sees il l,Las I.
and buys. The result ID them Il ! ce..,s -
sssantly increasing demand for their
implements. '
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New Advertisements


Inc attention of our readers is oa1Iod
TO the following new advertisements
Business Locals-J. B. Cooper
Business Locals-John n Pb;ilire
Dry Goods, Notions. &c-J r Goon
er. d. coop
Hardware, Tinware, &c-Wm F,rios
Notice to Taxpayers. ''- VS.
Produce-D. E. Manton & Co
Crazy PatchwOrk-The Rochester Silk
$1,000 % stock of Store Goods for sale
WOOL Wanted-Hardcastle & Jones
agents Wanted-F. NJ. Hewitt.
IBooks-John B. Alden.
Pills. -1'iuo" Malarla
Antifermentine for PRESERVING Fru;ts
y Silks, Woolen Dress Fabrics &cWT ~
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

IT is more than probable that very soon
vast change will be made in the matter of
our imports of the salts of soda. There is
no other material that enters as an impOr-
tant element of the cost into greater num-
Der of manufactures, and with our vast
deposits of sulphate and carbonate of soda,
in the far West, her deserts and lakes of
alkali and Mountains of sulphate of soda,
almos, as pure as can be prepared in Eng
land by the costly process of Leblanc's in
ventinn, there can be little doubt but that
the development of these natural resources
will ultimately enable us to export these
salts as largely as we now import them.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Smyrna and Vicinity.
LET us have water works.
GARDEN "sass" is growing.
LISTEN to the mocking-bird.

LET us have water works.
GARDEN "sass" is growing.
LISTEN to the mocking-bird.
The mosquitoes are organizing.
MAYING parties are now in order.
The trampers will soon be trampine
."TLL be damned " says the mill
pond.
STRAWBERRY short cake will soon b
at premium.
Trout made their appearance in ou
market yesterday.
WOULDN'T you like to be buried i,
the new cemetery?
THE thermometer has already maid ,
visit to the nineties.
The street sprinkler was a welcom,
visitor on Monday morning last.
HOUSE cleaning is the pressing busi
ness OF the hour with the ladies.
The scrubbing brush brigade in bat.
tle array, meet the enemy every day.
Cox has ordered in all Winter hats
yet out your straws or wear umbrellas
THERE were two cadidates for
baptism at st. Peters p. E. Church ON
Sunday last.
SCOTT NJ. L. Sunday School. of Will
mlngtOn, will picnic at Woodland
Beach, June 11th.
DEPUTY Collector of Internal Reve.
nue. Adkins was in town yesterday
making collections.
EARLY potatoes come up SLOWLY this
Spring, there is no encouragement in
the prices for them.
ATTENTION is called to the large adj
refreshments of J. u. Cooper and VIM.
FAIRIES in this issue.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. John NJ. Voshell ON
tuesday, May 18th, at o'clock.
The Sunday School at Downs Chanel
was reopened for the Summer on Sun
day last with large attendance.
A LARGE advertisement from Wanna
maker q Brown, received too late far
insertion In this weeks issue, will appear
in next weeks paper.
DIR. J. CLINTON MOORE. who has
rented the Office of Alex. III. Wilson
opposite the smyrna House, will hang
out his shingle this week,
JOHN L. PHILLIPS has Just received
a large stock of summer clothing, gents,
furnishing goods, &c. For particulars
see advertisement next week.
HELEN POTTER, who gave a very
pleasing entertainment here some
weeks ago, will again appear before !
Smyrna audience in the Town Hall
this evening.
+. M. FOWLER is in PhiIadelnh;a 10
DAY replenishing his stock of cassimers.
straw hats, summer underwear, neck
wear, &c, and will have them open for
on Friday.
CLAYTON with population of 200 or
less has three licensed liquor saloons
What is there in the atmosphere there
that seems 10 have such driving effect
on the whistles" of the imbibers?
FARNERs are already beginning To
bring intheir wool, the clipping season
being at hand. Hardcastle K Jones
who handle so much last year are again
IN the market. see their advertisement
for fifty thousand pounds.
For some reason sickness seems to
be the order OF the day In the TIMES
Office. First the editor, next the fore
man, then In order one Of the typos y
With the former two the trouble was
malaria, with the latter IL Ii were
cherry time we would think he had
eaten about gallon too many.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

ALL good citizens, not only of Delaware
but all the States will most heartily applaud
the result of the libel suit brought by Max.
imilian y. Dauphin, of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, against the Phila.
delphia Times. This journal made bold tc
denounce the immoral and illegal acts of
and laid bare the frauds perpetrated by this
company upon the people, and the claim
made by Dauphin upon it, is a fit illustra-
tion the immense power for veal that a
newspaper may exercise. In throwing out
OF court this suit brought to recover S1OO.-
600 damages for alleged libel, Judge
McKennan, of the United States Circuit
Court said:
This business here is not entitled to
any protection whatever 1t is not only
unlawful, but il is worse. Iti an Infamous
crime. Is it possible that a business stig-
matized by the law of Pennsylvania cannot
be so characterized here by the editor of a
newspaper or any other citizen, notwith-
standing the fact that the business NAV be
lawful in Louisiana? Is it possible that
the citizens of Pennsylvania may not ex-
press their approval of the laws of Penn
W
Congress has said that man who conducts
such business us the one now in question
ought to go to the penitentiary, that cit-
zen dare not express his opinion or appro-
val OF law on the books. We will saw
that man is not amenable to the laws of
Pennsylvania for characterizing this bust
ness as robbery
The Philadelphia Times says: "The
lottery robbery has lately been greatly cir.
cumscribed in Pennsylvania. mainly by
the repeated exposures and earnest denun-
Citations of this journal" And further
adds: THE interests of society demand
that murderers, burglars, sneak-thievss and
lottery robbers be exposed and criticised
by the public press; and when the laws of
the nation make lotteries lawless and ex-
clude their letters and circulars from the
mails, and when the laws of the State de-
clare lottery dealing and lottery advertis-
lng crime punishable by fine or imprison-
ment, or both, it becomes the duty of
every reputable newspaper to demand
obedience to the law and punishment of
the crime" 1t is not creditable to anv
P"PNt ''i"' HVI OhIJ Iolerates the lot
terry lawlessness but aids the robbery and
shares Its profits by decoy advertisements.
Inc TINES Is in no sense responsible for
The purchase of lottery tickets by this or
any other community. On the contrary.
is voice is lifted most earnestly in counsel |
ng the turning of the hundreds of dollars
hat doubtless go annually from this COM
nunity into the hands of these infamou.
'Obbers, into the legitimate channels of
business.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
DEATHS.

oNLAt Colorado Springs, Colo. April 29tb
age. ~ ''" year Oi M
DEShS DER-in Dover, April 3Oth. Lizzie T.
uaughter nf VIM. II. DOckstader, aged "a wears r,
s sS,ED.IIn this town. May Srd, Nellie. dauyb,e,
and % days. 'e~'S' : hohth'
Wiz ~ In In This town, May End Amelia C.
iste John Denning, aged Sc years ''''
MMNDdGAN--ln Mod,i.N-- Wilmington, April Soth. wal,e,
MHulsan aged years and months. ''''''
ImlrOSMPsON--At Clayton, May srd. Dapial "
thompson, in his seth year. N"i''ei W.
"EhasTln Ell - Dover May ID, Mrs. Cornela Wells
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Qualified Assistant


r. Wilmer Collins, with J. p Hof
fecker, druggist, having nassed a nU,- smo
cessful examination before the Stato
Board of Pharmacy of this @ Sat- o'aCe ~
ceived on Wednesday nigbt "o, Io1t re- :
qualified Assistants Certificato ''Fo frona d
Sor aru dn"Ti nTard and is therefore qualified
I;rnng tGr ueallng In drugs and preparing and
Sn,i.L ILhsing medicines. Willard p.
Snl.n, Mnnni, son OF +: j. Smith, of near
mooFton, who has spent thirteen
aiSo IOlIns nns IN drug store in Wilmington
aiso passed the examination. received
MS certificate and is now qualified ~
engage IN the drug business in Della,
war ware. The law creating this Board
ana requiring these examinations and
oertincates was one of the wise enact
ments OF the last Legislature
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Mortumry.
AMELIA DENNINa Mcnow,,, ,

AMELIA DENNINe McDowELL.
The death of Mrs. Amelia Denn;no
wiie OF james Mcdowell, completeIy
obllterates a once large and prominent
family. She was the last of a family
OF eight children living to reach their
majority, all Of fwhom, save one. died Of
consumption. She attained a greater
age than any Of her brothers or sisters
Ss Sslhg az ner death in her 37th wear.
she was the daughter of Jno. M H.
ming, at one time a large carrianra
builder here and man of prominenese
~ ~ tne community. Her husband and
lour children, the youngest n haha
survive her. The funeral services
were heid ON Monday morning last
'"esFment IN Glenwood Cemetery. 'S@''
LlTTLE NELLIE HUsrED.
rra.. aa.eie Nellie Hustled, the sweet and
preety little girl, who so cutelv nlavaS
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Horse Stolen

On saturday night last Henry Money
had MS horse and carriage stolen fron'
one OF our streets. He had come into
Town, as very many of our country nao.
pie DO on Saturday nights. to Law IN he
supplies for the coming week and
nltched ON Methodist street hetwean
nam and the shoe shop of Sam1 Kevs
ABOUT half past nine he went for Iis
morse and found it was gone He
could learn nothing of it and couid cot
no clue to the party or parties taking
IL; IT. Inc horse in color was a bay
Ihis deliberate taking of horses with.
out tne owners knowledge has grown
700 frequent and the guilty party or
parties ought to be summariIv dooIt
with. MIR. NJ. found his horse Sundov
afternoon near Blackiston's Cro:S
Hoads seemingly on its wav toward
smyrna. Every thing left in the car
rage Saturday night was still there
Inc relns were thrown down over tho
Iash board as if the party or narties
nad tlred of riding and had suddenIv
tt telt the carriage. Mr.. NJ. supposes
Snat S some one wished to 90 to or
beyond Blackiston's Cross Roads, and
without any means Appropriated his
team for their accommodation. IF the
gullty ones could be apprehended and
made an example of it would dombtIass
nave much good effect in lessening
'nis privately borrowing" teams.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

The subject of trichinosis is occasionally
brought before the public by reports in the
daily press ofdeaths occurring fromit. And
what is striking, it invariably occurs in
German families. On this topic the New
New York Tribune has the following:
Professor Virchow says that only few
cases of trichinosis from eating American
pork have occurred in Germany, and thew
are confined to Bremen. The North Ger
man Gazette, however, renews its attacks
on American pork, and argues that as
trlchina cannot be detected without an in
spectiOn SO elaborate as to be impractical
bic, prohibition is the only means of pro-
lection. Professor Virchow points out the
necessity OF extreme care in the rearing of
hogs, and this caution may well be Needed.
For while there is no doubt that the Ger
man semi-official press has greatly exagger-
ated the extent of the evil, it is clear that
some diseased pork has been exported.
The presence of trichin@ in pork is primar-
lily attributable to carelessness on the part
of those who raise hogs. The presumption
is that it arises from foul feeding and neg
lect of sanitary precautions. That it can
be prevented is shown in the absence of
trichina from the greater part of the pork
packed in this country, and packers are
doubtless on the watch to exclude all hog
prOducts WHICH are not up TO the standard.
But there is precaution which, if al
ways taken, would leave the Germans
without any ground for complaint. The
evidence shows that the extension of trich-
inOsis from the hog to the human being is
almost always facilitated by the peculiarly
German habit of eating hog products with |
out cooking them. Smoking pork will not |
destroy the vitality OF trichihe but cook |
ing will, and if all pork Were thoroughly !
cooked before being eaten there would be
few or no cases of trichinosis. If, therefore, |
the German press would devote little of |
its superhuous energy to combating the |
habit of eating this kind of food raw, it
would do its own people a real service by
ridding them of Il bad habit, and it would
at the same time remove the sole sound OBJ
lection to the free importation of cheap
and nutritious class of food products. de-
priyed Of which the German masses must
ind it harder than ever to make both ends
meet - |
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
New books

Inc many patrons of the Smvrna
Library will doubtless be glad 10 learn
that one hundred new volumes have
oeen purchased and are now on the
shelves. The book committee spent
much time IN making the selections
Just purchased and in catering 10 the
tastes OF the patrons have also consid-
cred the needs of the Library. Onr
Library has been well sustained. and
dseservedly so, during the past wear
Inc management hope the interest
VIII continue, and promise new books
as often as the condition of the ex-
chequer will allow.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

THE Philadelphia Record closed its
seventh year of prosperity on Thursday
last by issuing double sheet. Its growth
has been remarkable. From daily circu-
lAtiOn in 1877 of $500 copies, it has grown
to that of lO6,644. 1t has always been in
dependent fearless and Outspoken, and is
among the best of the Philadelphia dailies.
We welcome it among our exchanges and
wish for il n continued snccess
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

TIE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. ID. HOFFEcKER. Editor and
ProprietOR at smyrna, Del.
TERAS-SURSCRIPTIoN-O year 500 IN advance
OF $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
ofseven 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 Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07

REDUCTION of the public debt still con-
tinues and the Secretary of the Treasury
has issued another call for bonds it being
the one hundred and twenty seventh. The
call is for SlOOOOOOO 8 per cent. bonds,
issued under Act of Congress approved
Julv 10 1890
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Forest Fires.

Forest fires were raging last wooI.
IN the Catskills and highlands aIon%
tne Hudson river, and in the Coal re9
giohs OF Pennsylvania. Immense dan
age was done. The town ofBrisbin p,
was entirely destroyed, throwing 500i
people out OF house and home The
WING being from the right direction
pew the dense smoke over the citv Of
Fhlladelphla to such an extent aS 70
persuade many persons to believe a
large nfe was raging in the western
part OF the city. The smoke of conrsa
was driven before the wind and on
F rlday night was very noticeable to
tnose OF our citizens on the street ohont
1oO clock. Later it became much more
apparent. One gentleman. not bav;no, y
noticed it before retiring, on awakine
sometime after midnight. leaned in :
great state of alarm from his he'd firn,
" Dellevlng his house to be on fire 60
apparent was the smell of smoke in
ms ped chamber. Settling this noint
70 MS satisfaction he went TO his Vim
uoW lulIy expecting to see the oIara Of
Dlaze, but the only evidence of a fire
was the copiOus volumes of smoLo
rcolllhg over the town. These forest
Ires annually destroy millions of dol
!S 1ars worth OF property, and it is STRANGE
that some sufficient means are net
taken to prevent them.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Crazy Patchwork

Having q large assortment Of remran,.
pieces oI handsome hrocaded silks safins and
da ddslse,s We are putting them up in assorted bnn.
cushions Mats. Tides, &c, &c penYas nr
L handsome bundle Of exquisite sIi ~ ssti o. %
sd an , 3roeaded vevess lall differently Jasie MiaS
postpaid for Sc cents In postal nS,e n ecu.
ssslaaps. sss.p Package No. 2-ContaininR three
sor sI ~ Hiqcn Ih as package No 1. Sent postpaid
and csn,o, hese h are Az OF the very anea 0Itaill
,ias ~ sne y. o q. Mree Times prices They viii
hnsa b,ease any lady One order always brings '
cy work, with 400 illustrations ana tS,is s II a.
ssueaons ior artistic fancy work handsomelv
ggouha postpaid, 30 cents. Order nom Sddresy
ihh ROCHESTER, SILK Co. Rochester, N. Y 5-7'sr,
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
tiOns congratulation

The failure of James r. Keene, the great
gambler and speculator, is another illustra-
ton of the unsoundness of speculative
wealth, The sure, steady, plodding way
may he slow method Of securing a for
tune. but it is certainly a sound one.
Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
FOR SATF

III roomed Hou-e in r,,. ,..
Centrally located. '' . >,''-
! House and store combined
blandy Engine. - horse paar,
l saw Mill complete. Oh r,t,.'1 .-
lns' consisting Of all Necessary ,.... ~
cry. Also Horses. Wagons '-..'. D.