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Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
II is A POSLILII IlCI

That STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER are
selling the best bargains in LUPIN'S TRI-
COT CORDS, all wool, A inches wide, at
Csc. and 81 per yard that has ever been Of
fered. Imported to sell at ST. 81 % and 81 80
per yard. All cOlOrs and black.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
IT IS A POSITIVE FACT

That STRAwBRIDGE x CLOTHIER have
the largest stock and greatest assortment of
DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS ever shown
in Philadelphia, and at the lowest prices it
is possible TO mark ON similar goods In
SpeCtion will prove this
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
DEATHS.

ALFREE.-At Townsend, October 23rd accideu-
tal Alexander Alfree, aged - years, IL months
and Is days.
HARRINGTON.-At Harrington, October goth,
Jonathan Harrington, in the 90th year of his
age.
MCNATT.-Near Smyrna, October 25th Anna,
wife of William c. McNatt, aged % years.
COLORED.
LAKE.-Near Kenton, October 2Gth, Anna daught-
er. Of James Lake aged ~ years.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
THE LARGEST STOCK
i'm! ggHl.E q HlZl.El5I STATE "a ;

Having just completed our new store we
are now ready to meet the demands of our
Fall and Winter Trade with large assOrt-
ment Of Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, Stoves
and full line of Household Furnishing
Goods. We invite the public in general,
residents Of neighbOring towns,
villages, and in the vicinity, to call and ex-
anime our Stock before purchasing else
where, and be convinced in the Bargains
which we are now offering.
Our terms are moderate, and we will
continue to keep them so to please every
new buyer. Special attention paid to the
packing and shipping of goods to our cOun-
try trade ossssn
M. MEGARY & SON,
SIG Tatnal Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
MARRIAGES.

HARRINGTON-BET Harrington, OctO-
Der 18th, by Rev. C. o. Simmons, Peter L. Har-
rngtOn and Miss Sarah ]. Belts.
MITCHELL-BLADES.-I the Episcopal Church
at Oxford, Md. October Dist, by the Rev. Mr..
Smith, r. Augustus Mitchell and Miss Carrie E.
Blades both of Oxford.
KINSON-PARKER.-I LeipSic, October
18th by Rev. J. Carroll, William Wilkinson and
Miss Mary A. Parker.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
.-.,,.,,o 1sraDob Trains.
Glazing Of Mails,

Going North, 7.2SA. N. s.42 M. 11O5AM 415P. NJ.
SoinS south $50 1.44P.M. 442P. N. 7.43
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
Opening of Mails.

Going North. 700 and 10.40 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ.
Going South, $50 a. NJ and 72O P NJ.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills for
Kent county on the Goth inst, granted
letters d. B. n, upon the estate Of
Nathaniel Coombe, late Of North Muir
derkill, to B. Donoho; on the Dist inst,
admitted to probate the last will and
testament Of Deborah Jester, deceased,
late Of Mispilhon Hundred on the 22d,
granted letters Of administration upon
tthe estate Of David Marine, deceased,
late OF Mispillion Hundred, to Robert
n. smith; on the 23Fd, granted letters
Si administration upon the estate OF
James Roberts, deceased, late Of West
Dover Hundred, to VIM. II. Roberts
and Jacob Caldwell on the 2Sth, adj
lnitted to probate the last will and tes-
lament Of Anna Z. Quillen, deceased,
Aate OF Duck Creek Hundred, and
granted letters testamentary upon said
estate 70 Armwell l.. Quillen, the ex-
oeutor named in the will.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
DECEMBER.
Eotica 10 Smyrna Shippers.

Rg-The Boat will not run on Thanksgiving 0
Christmas Days
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
County and State Items.

From the North, ll.O0 A. NJ, and SIS P NJ.
Eron the SOUTH 7.35 and 1l.3O A. NJ
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

From the bureau Of agriculture's
latest report we learn that the average
yield per acre Of Delaware crops for
the present has been Wheat, u bush
els; rye, 8 bushels, and oats, 20 bush
els. The average condition Of the corn
crop Of this State is rated at So, the
standard Of high medium grade y
being fixed at 100. The highest aver
age Of wheat, % bushels per acre, is re-
ported from Montana, and the lowest
81 bushels, from Alabama.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

In the panel of Jurors for the term
Of Court Of New Castle county which
.convenes in Wilmington on the 18th Of
November are the following for Apo
quinimink and Blackbird Hundreds:
Observation-Disclosures Davis and
Albert Lymnn on the first panel, and
Edward Hart, Harry Lee and Joseph
A. Daniels on the second.
Bldckbird. d.-Jesse Il. FennimOre and
Andrew Lockerman on the first panel,
and Joseph Lightcap, B. F. G. Roth
well and Mortimer Records on the
second.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

OPPOSITE THE DELAWARE HOUSE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16
ALL IN THE LINE OF NATURE -Ther

ALL IN THE LINE OF NATURE There
is nothing in the line of magic or mys-
terry about lhat wonderful and popular
medicine. Parker's Tonic. 1t is simply
tie best and most scientific combination
possible of the essential principles of those
vegetable curatives which act powerfully
and directly on the stomach, liver,
kidneys and blood. But there neither
is, For will be, any successful imitation
of it. 1t is all the time curing those
who had despaired of ever getting well.
For yourself, your wife and children.
38w5
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16
THE KUKLUX KHAN.

A writer in the Century thus describes
some of the methods by which the Ku-
klux terrorized the negroes:
The Khan had large membership; it
exerted vast and terrifying power; but
its influence was never at any time de-
pendent on, or proportioned to, its
membership. 1t was in the mystery in
which the comparatively few enshrouded
themselves. 1t is an error TO suppose
that the entire male population OF the
South were Kuklux, or even a majority
of the people were privy to its secrets and
in sympathy with its EXTREMIST measures.
To many of them, perhaps to majority,
the kuklux were as vague, impersonal
and mysterious as TO the people of the
North, or of England; they dido to
this day-attribute to it great good.
One or two incidents will illustrate the
methods resorted to play upon the super.
stitious fears of the negroes aud others
At the parade in Pulaski, while the pro-
cession was passing corner on which
negro man was standing, tall horseman
in hideous garb turned aside from the
line, dismounted, and stretched out his
bride rein toward the negro. as if he
desired him to hold his horse. Not dar-
ing to refuse, the frightened African
extended his hand to grasp the rein. As
he did so the Kuklux took his own head
and offered to place that also in the out.
stretched hand. The negro stood not
upon the order of his going but departed
with veil of terror. To this day he
will tell you: He done it, suah, boss.
] seed him do it." The gown was fas-
tened by draw string over the top of
the wearer's mead Over this was worn
an artificial skull, made of large gourd,
or of pasteboard. This, with the hat,
could be readily removed, and the man
would then appear to be headless. Such
tricks gave rise to the belief, still prevail
ent among the negroes-the Kuklux
could take themselves to pieces when
ever they wanted to. Some of the Ku-
klux carried skeleton hands These
were made of bone or wood, with a wrist
or handle long enough to be held in the
hand, which was concealed by the sleeve
of the gown. The possessor of one of
these was invariably of friendly turn,
and offered to shake hands with all he
met, with what effect may be readily
imagined A trick of frequent perpetra-
ton in the country was for a horseman,
spectral and ghostly- looking, to stop be-
fore the cabin of some negro needing a
wholesome impression and call for
bucket of water. IF a dipper or gorrd
was brought il was declined, and the
bucketful of water demanded. As if
consumed by raging thirst, the horseman
grasped it and pressed it to his lips. He
held it there till every drop of the water
was poured into gum or oiled sack con-
cealed beneath the Kuklux robe. Then
the empty bucket was returned to the
amazed negro with the remark: That's
good. II was the frs: drink of water
| have had since was killed at Shiloh"
Then a few words of council as to
future behavior made an impression not
easily forgotten or likely to be disregard
ed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16

By addressing GEO. P ROWELL &
Spruce Street, New York, can Learn the
cost of any proposed: line of ADVERTIS
American Newspapers. AS-100-page ph
free.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16
Business Propert.
Sale or to- Rem

The undersigned offers for sale or
is known as the Devy dwelling just ea
Junction in the Third wald. The ]
large two story brick, consisting of I
with hard and soft water on the premit
suitable for hotel or boarding hous
built for that purpose by NJ. Devy. 1t
sold cheap. ANY one DESTROYS of RUM
tel or boarding house will find tia su
cation.
He wishes also to dispose of his tw
brick blacksmith shop and t,o lots, Q:
Outh of Main on 1st street. The built
new brick, 20x4D feet, and in the rear :
fine artesian well, adding considerable
value of the property. The location is
Bile one, and very suitable for first-clas
smith shop.
:. Anyone wishing to buy q fine site for
ing house can be ommodated also b,
ing to the undersigned. He has TIVE
consisting of one-quarter acre each in
ward, north of the Sacred Heart COlleg
the home of H. WILDER. These lots will
in whole or in part and all ofthe above Z
on the most favorable terms. Property
and now is the time to purchase. For
particulars applyto
p. KENNEDY,
Liveryman. 1St. ST.. south of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16

Robert Bonner, the New York Ledger
man, is said to be worth 100000.
Tho late Mrs. Elizabeth Cody, of
Philadelphia, bequethed about 100000
Roman Catholic charities.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16

The pronounced opinion of the ablest
physicians all over the country indicates
that DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is the best
remedy for all the sufferings of little
children caused by Wind Collie, Dyson
terry, Diarrhea or Summer Complaint.
Price 25 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16

For the transacting of General
Banking, Loan, Life and Fire In
surance business. Representing only
frst-class companies. Special at
tention given to negotiating loans
for and to outside parties, and keep
ing a record of applicants having
money to loan and also of such
wanting to borrow. Respectfully
soliciting your patronage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16
SHORT
LIN

Tine and the Best Of accommodations
which are furnished by the greatest railwa.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
Morals in ROniIlnnia.

Roumania is famous for the facility of its
divorce and laxity of its morals. 1t is, how
ever, not so generally known that the usage
of the laxest society in Europe imposes the
severest restraint upon the innocent social
intercourse between the young of both sexes.
A lady writing to US from Bucharest sends US
the following dismal account of the way in
which the Roumanian Mrs. Grundy tyran-
nizes over the unmarried women: Girls
have very. little liberty here. If gentleman
is seen dancing more than twice during the
same evening with a young lady he is as
much compromised as the unhappy maiden
herself, and Immediately bounced upon BY a
score of relatives demanding his intentions
No conversation can take place between the
young couples, as, directly after the dance,
the gentleman must trot his partner back to
the maternal wing. A young girl is allowed
to have little or no intercourse with men,
and harmless filtration would be ruinous
to her reputation in Bucharest. How can a
girls mind develop under these and the ac-
companying circumstances No wonder
she accepts the first offer of marriage as a
means of emancipating herself, neither is it
astonishing that men never trouble them
selves to talk for any length of time to an
unmarried lady" As might be expected,
this system of restriction is very far indeed
from tending to morality.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
ABOUT BARBER SIGNS
The old Sugar SticI: Holds It's O,cn in Sptve
Of Gdudy InnOrdtiOns-


BARRIERS, from time immemorial, have sig
nalized their business by poles streaked red
and white. When the blue stripe was added
the old style was called the sugar stick pole,
to distinguish it. Among the more recent
innovations in the styles of BARRIERS poles is
one with gold and black circling stripes, and
a white ball, studded with stars at the top.
s'The sugar stick" said an old Chatham
street barber" will always be the most popu-
lar. They are cheap too, and, though you
may be inclined to doubt it BARRIERS are not
as rule, rich. We can get such sugar
stick for s. or Sc. One with blue on it, in
addition, would cost 80 or S12.
"a good sugar stick will last about as long
as the barber himself, and when the paint
fades any sign painter can renew it. He has
only to go carefully over the old stripes. A
barber who desires to keep his pole neat will
have this done once year"
IA new pole ~ said barber in Bowery
basement whose sign had almost lost its
colors. ''Not if l know it. When l want
another pole I'll put this boy outside. Look
at his blazin' red hair. Look at his white
face. Them's the colors. And if you want
any of this new gingerbread work l hear
they're gettin' up why the freckles ill do for
stars, won't they! And he amt blamed bit
of use in here
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06

day when President Arthur isn't up to every
variety OF snuff, he Immediately recognized
the hawk from the hand-saw, and, smiling,
said, to Mrs. Cameron: Ah, madam, think
the less said about last Wednesday night the
better" This was non-committal enough,
but it satisfied Mrs. Cameron, and as for her
husband, why, he felt the weight of years
had been lifted from his soul. But the more
the president thought of the matter the more
it bothered him. He did not like the idea of
being talked about as an all-night man and
he rebelled against the growing custom of
having the sins of erratic senators charged
up to his account. He meditated and ex
ecuted terrible revenge. At the very next
state, dinner, at a moment when he COM
manded the attention of all present, he told
the truth about the Allison Cameron matter,
and depicted the deception in its most hid
eous light. In vain were Cameron's blush
full approximations and hysterical coughs.
the truth came out and there were great
laughter while the ladies who had been i'm
posed upon roundly upbraided their derelict
spouseS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06

age after had once started, and my heart
was beating very fast as l stood before the
old Doctors house. The honeysuckles still
twined around the posts at each side of the
door, and the four years that had passed
since was there last did not seem to have
made much change in the quiet old home
stead. The plate on the door bearing the
words ''Doctor Hart" was perhaps little
rustier than formerly, but that was all.
The servant who admitted me ushered me
into the front parlor with a, ''Hem! Captain
Douglasr' and / saw that there were two
persons in the room. Now l am not partic-
ularly quick Of apprehension, but 1 knew
precisely the situation between those two the
moment I entered. Agnes rose, while her
companion, who was seated very close to her
remained in his chair, and the bushes that
flew to the fair face of my old sweetheart
were clearly not for me.
''You see,'' Douglas, said Dorking half
an hour later,'' Agness had promised to be
my wife long before left the DOCTORS house.
I could never have offered her a home had
remained here, and that was the reason l ran
away She has known all my movements,
for we have correspondent regularly ever
since.n
So it was just as well that had not pro-
posed for Agness before the fighting began.
Even then the Doctors boy had won the
DOCTORS daughter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
Baii,Ons Elephants.
London Letter.


Among the elephants which have died at
the Geological Gardens was Tuney, who was
sold for cats meat, and large Indian ele-
plant, which was lodged in a matched barn
within wooden Enclosure that he used to at
tack vigorously. Chunee, smaller than
Jumbo, was bought in 1910 for 900 guineas.
He had been an actor at Covent Garden The
atre prior to his joining the menagerie at
Exeter Change collection of old houses in
the Strand, with passage underneath. In
1926 it was realized that he had outgrown
his den and it was feared that in his anger
he would smash up his cage and bring the
whole concern to grief. So the fiat went
forth that he was to be shot The guard OF
Somerset horse aided in the murder and Mr..
Herring, of the menagerie in the New Road,
led the firing party. One hundred and fifty
bullets were required to do for Chunee what
it is feared draught might do for sold
Tongue as the white elephant is called,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
Cbjydrc,,,s Enste,4Puytjes.

Apropos OF Easter read the other dav of a
charming idea for children's party, given
in England by lady, and called San Easter
party" The drawing-room and conserva-
tory adjoining were ornamented with bush
es and little trees containing number of
birds nests. Other birds nests hung from
brackets, and gas fixtures, or were tucked in
the angles of screens and hidden about in
any convenient spot not too difficult to Sc
cure. Every nest had card tied to it with
the name of the little child for whom its CON
tents were intended, and it was contrived
that most of the children should find their
own nests. They were told at certain
time in the late afternoon-for this was a
sensible chidren's party and commenced at
5 o'clock-they were to go bird-nesting; and
it was delightful to watch them and to hear
their explanations of pleasure at the discov-
cry of the nest which bore the lookod-for
name. 1t occurred to me this would be an
exceedingly attractive idea for a party for
our own little children, not difficult to man
age, and which would have the great charm
of novelty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
A DEACON IN A DILEMMA.
Verdict for a Young Lady, Whom He had
Kissed ADdinst Her Viii.
Rome n. Y. Special.

1lOlhS W L. SPSSlul'
An exciting case was concluded in the SUI
preme court here to-day, Anna R. Pitcher, a
very comely young lady, aged twenty-three,
sued Henry Johnson, widower, aged seventy,
for 10000 damages, for kissing her. Miss
Pitcher is neighbor of Johnson in this city.
She alleged that johnson kissed her on three
occasions at least twelve times. johnson
had an invalid wife, and Miss Pitcher attend
ed her often in the fall of 1882 and minis
tered to her wants. The first time johnson
kissed her she was washing Mrs. Johnson IS
dishes and had kettle in her hand. She
says she did not drop the kettle, but don't
know why she did not, as she was much ex-
cited. Next time he saw her home one eve
ming, and kissed her at the gate. The third
time was on Christmas, 1882 when he brought
her Christmas present from his wife, and
kissed her in her own house. She says she
demonstrated with him. On the second oc-
casion she told her mother that nasty old
man had been kissing her again.
Defendant swore he kissed her on two oc-
casions because she looked so pleasant, but
thought it no more harm than the kissing OF
a ten-year-old child. The jury went out at
10 o'clock and came in at 10, reporting that
they could not agree. Judge Vann sent them
back and they came in this afternoon with
verdict of S75 for plaintiff. Much interest
has been manifested In the case The court
house was crowded. Both parties are very
respectable. The defendant has been dea-
con in the Baptist church for forty years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
.Anecdote of Mrs. Carlule.

When Jane Welsh, who married Thomas
Carlyle, was girl, she was so full of life
and energy as to be match for the boys in
running and leaping. One of the feats
which made her famous in her native village
was the ease with which she could surmount
a wall seven feet high around the cemetry.
Years afterwards, when she had become an
old lady, she revisited the village, but walked
the streets without being recognized by any
of the companions of her youth, A single
action, however, betrayed her. She had
made an arrangement with the sexton to be
at the cemetry at early morn to unlock the
gate. She was present earlier than the APP
pointed hour, and after waiting some time
grew impatient, for she was eager to look on
the graves of her revered parents. In her
vexation at the leng delay and remembered
the feat of her girlhood, and though the sup
pleness of youth had gone she managed to
repeat the feat with tolerable ease. One of
the old residents saw it, and soon after,
meeting her, ventured to ask SIS not this
Jennie Welsh! | thought it must be you,
for there was never anoteer girl in town who
could get over the wall in that fashion,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
.SIcepi,i0 TogetIter.

SOMEBODY has said that more quarrels occur
between brothers, between sisters, between
hired girls, between clerks in stores. between
apprentices in mechanics shops, between
hired men, between husbands and wives,
owing to electrical changes which their ner-
vous systems undergo by lodging together
night after night under the same bed clothes,
than by any other disturbing cause. There
is nothing says the Scientific American, that
will so derange the nervous system of per-
son who is eliminative in nervous force than
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
Henlthu Winlo,c Plants.

A lady whose beautiful plants are the delight
of her life and the envy of all her acquaint-
ances, reveals the following secret of sue
cess: The soil is about two-thirds good gard
en- soil and the rest sand. 1t is kept light
and loose about the roots; they are watered
as they appear to need it and not according
to any particular rule; but the chief reason
for this wonderful growth and bloom is this
''When any of the leaves wither and fall, in
stead of picking them up and throwing away
I make little rolls of them and tuck them
down in the earth and let them decay, and
this the only fertilizer I have ever used. -
This she added modestly, ''seems to be
NATURES way. And the plants that have the
afternoon sun only, grow and rival those
that have the morning sum-