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Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

The reports from the West indicate
that the crops this year are extraordi-
narily large, and railroad men say that
the carrying capacity of their roads
will be taxed to the utmost to move
thnu,
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

Mr. CLEVELAND went to Newark.
N. j., on Monday and was met at
night by thousands Of enthusiastic Jer-
seyman from that and the surrounding
towns. Yesterday he spent in New
York and had the State militia ont To
add to the eciat Of the occasion. Mr.
Blaine entered New York on Monday
at jamestown, from his Western tour
and along down the State though a
heavy rain prevailed on both Monday
and yesterday, the people were assem-
bled at the depOts by thousands to
greet him. He reached New York
city last night and will spend the week
there. A great demonstration Of the
5nsineaa men is expeced on Friday
The hippodromes Of the two candi-
dates. Is they are called, will work
politics ZIP this week to Tie fever heat.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

POLITICAL candidates in Kent county
do not have to go around kissing the
babies now like they used to. 1t is an
easy snap to these who get on the dom
inant ticket.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Dress Goods, &c.-John Wanamaker.
Business Locals-S. B. Collins.
ClOaks, Coats, &c.-L. A. Cotton.
Dress Goods-Strawbridge& Clothier.
Time Table,. e. Tggert.
Oysters-Frank DilwOrth.
Carpets-Payne G. Green.
Parker's TOnic-Hiscox & Co.
Large Public Sale of Second-H Hand
Carriages, &c.-JOs. L. Bekett, Agent.
RemOval-J. Frank Alice.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
G3t Smgrna Gmes.
.yINTz'W1, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 20, 1884.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor at smyrna, Del.
TERMS iS-SUBsCRIPTION-On year 500 IN advance
or $3.50 If not paid till the end Of the year. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
ofseven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three -and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annusl
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

AND now if you want something that
has only a semblance of truth, just
read the political editorials of the
weekly country newspaper.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

Snow fell last week in several of the
Northern and Western States, an indi-
cation that Winter is making a slow
but sure progress from the North.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

THERE is a law in both church and
state to prohibit gambling, but does
prohibition prohibit? Ask any man
on the street.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

For The smyrna Times
Mr.. EDITOR-Dear Sir The showv
editor is so small it was feared the
truth fired at him on account of his
rum tendencies, might miss, but as he
writhes and wriggles, he must be hurt.
so it is now hoped he NAV ripen sniff,
GENTLY to be able, when asked, to ad-
wise voters, and also to give his readers
politics freed from all suspicion of busi-
ness bias. Firing the truth at him is
not intended to expose his freshness
and egotism, but to make him smart.
DEMOCRAT.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
An Ineorrect statement.

The Morning NelCs of this morning
published an item taken from the Car,
oltne County, Democrat, stating that
there was large reduction in the de-
posits ofthe banks of the Peninsula as
compared with last year. putting those
OF Smyrna at nearly 100000 less. IF
the knowledge of the writer is no more
correct in relation to the subject of
bank deposits for other places than it
IS for Smyrna, his statement is entirely
unreliable and thus not fit to put be-
fore the public. The statement of
bank deposits for 1883 was
1S83-Oct 2nd.
Erult Growers National BANK s95OOOo M
The National Bank Of fsmyrna.......... 90s 009 M
100, .--. sl5S,OO0 90
ETult Growers National Beuk Sjc5 O0O NJ
Inc National Bank Of fSmyFna............. 23O000 90
sl05, 10000
10000. N''-' T'''
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
FOR RENT.

Store-house on Market Street-glass front ah9
all modern Improvements. Would make q gOOu
stand for a Millinery or Notion Store. Also III
Office on Market Street.
Apply to
W. W. TsCHUDY, Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

NOVEMBER will furnish "stops for
many political organ.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
we rl1ings Of the Uniform Ballot
IlaNNr.

The temperance men have been met
with difficulty in fixing their tickets.
Their ticket embraces only eicbt
names, one Senator and seven ReDre-
sentatives. The uniform ballot law
provides among other things that
upon the inside of the ballot shall be
written or printed the names of the
persons for whom the elector intends TO
vote, with designation of the office to
which each person so named is intend
ed by him to be chosen, and upon the
inside and at the head of the ballot
shall be written or printed the name of
the political party to which a majority
of the persons voted for belong"
Ihey were uncertain among them
selves as how to proceed, but wishing TO
move strictly within the provision of
the law, they consulted n. B.
Smithers, Esq, whose opinion was that
to conform strictly to the law they
could not place at the head of their
ticket other than the name of the party
to which the majority of the electors
belong. They then went to the office
OF a newspaper whose editor is n law
yer who gave an opinion that thew had
right to put their distinctive name at
the head of their ticket and refused to
to print it any other way, but would
print them stickers. The temperance
men were shy of stickers and to con-
form to the law have been compelled
to have their tickets printed with the
names Democrat and " Republican )"
at their head. They deprecated this.
as it may have the appearance to some
that the ballots thus prepared was a
trick.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
For the Snurnn Tim.

For the Smyrna Times.
To the People OF Delaware.
Foster Public Schools.
Close the Saloons.
Elevate our Race.
Down with Taxes.
No Bribing Voters.
Make Happy Homes and a Prosper,
Gus Country. LOCAL OPTIoN.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
IMPORTANT

n When you visit or leave New York CITY. save
baggage Express and Carriage Hire and stop al the
Elegant rooms fitted up at a cost of one roilijon
SIOlIaIs' reduced to Sl.0O and upwards per dav.
european plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied
VIII Win lne pest Horse cars, stages and elevated
railroad 70 all depots Families can live bstter
LOT less money at the Grand Hotel than at anv
Other hrstelasS hotel in the city augI3iv
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
Death of John r. Reese.

The above named gentleman. the
most Of his life resident of this COM
munity, died at his home near New
ark, Tuesday morning, at the age of Sc
years. He came down to attend the
funeral of his friend, Tilghman Fox
well, but has been the most of the time
since great sufferer from an affection
OF the kidneys, from which he died.
His home during the early part of his
life was near this tOwn-the property
now the residence of A. i. Hudson
but from dissatisfaction at the railroad
IN its construction in cutting through
the finest portion of his farm for which
little compensation was offered, he sold
his property here and moved to the
vicinity Of Newark where he has since
resided. He was Il man of strong con
vlctions and lived up to them. From
his earliest life he was a devout ad-
herent to the faith and principles of
the Old School Baptist Church and was
q prominent man in the society. His
fourth wife died last Winter, his six
children who had reached maturity
had been gone for some years in lifeis
pursuits, and his last months were to
him a season of desOlation and suffer-
ing that rendered him a willing sub
Ject for the anticipated change which
death brings. He leaves an estate of
some 1000 or $4,000. His remains
will reach Clayton at 10 o'clock ON
Friday morning from which place they
Will be conveyed to the cemetery at
Bryn Zion Church for interment.
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29

Ir is now settled that a Congress Of
Nations win be held at Berlin in No
Smyrna times., 1884-10-29
Kent County Count

10000. w 0'- "o'
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17

be a thoroughbred quoth the
or by my halidom I will not pur-
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Currant Culture.
OUII e1HKU ONEHUtIE Os
Correspondent American Gardner.

Correspondent American Gardner.
Currant culture, if not entirely abandoned, is
neglected to a great extent owing to the rayages
of insects infesting the bushes; and yet a little
care will conquer all these When the stems
are eaten by borers, rendering them hollow, and
in many instances causing them to break, trim
the bushes in the fall or early spring, and where
hollow stem is found cut away till solid wood
only remains. Burn all such prunings. If scales
infests the stems, scrape them off. or wash the
stem with strong po tash water. For the worms
that eat the foliage, apply one ounce of powdered
white hellehore thoroughly stirred into pailful
of water; sprinkling the foliage with this FROM
watering pot. Hellebore is not hurtful to man,
and can be used on the currants even when the
fruit is ripe enough to pick, if the fruit is only
well washed before using. In theabsence of helle-
bore, hot water, little hotter than one can bear
the hand in applied to the foliage will kill most
of the worms or, at least hold them in check
until hellebore can be procured. The currant
span-worm, so-called from arching its back at
every step, is more difficult TO kill than any
other of the leaf eating caterpillarS. Should 1t
attack the foliage while the fruit is upon the
bushes, double or treble the amount of helle-
bore given above, and apply in the same man
ner After the fruit is gathered, should they
infest the bushes, use Paris green, a teaspoonful
to a. pail of water, applied with watering can,
or apply .sslugshotn busted over them In
autumn, after the fall Of the leaf clear up all
the litter from around the bushes and burn it;
then apply a top dressing of air-slaked lime, or
potash in some form; wood ashes are especially
valuable for this purpose This dressing de-
strovs most larvae of all insects that burrow in
the soil near the bushes Clean culture is a
great foe to most injurious insects Feed your
ground with abundance of well rotted manure
and bushes bending under the weight of fruit
will be your reward.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
The snake-Charmer,s Death.

NEW York, July l6 Crawling, twisting and
writhing stretching out his beautifully mottled
body over and about his two companions, coll
ing and uncoiling with an uneasiness akin to
pain, the Mexican diamond backed IA attlesnake
that bit his charmer, James Reilly, on Sunday,
seemed all day to be searching for the man who
had played with him for q year, and who died
last night from the effects of his playthings
poison. Since Sunday the snake has not been
like himself, and refuses to becomforted He is
about ten feet long when stretched out full
length, and nearly six inches in diameter He
belongs to the species of rattlesnake that eats
only once or twice a year, and Mr. Reilly had
been accustomed to feed him and his companions
with live chickens or rabbits Reilly's body was
taken to the BeIivue Hospital to-day. and an
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Minor Notes.

Monroe Alexander, Of Wabash, has been ad
Judged insane and taken to the Hospital for the
Insane at Indianapolis.
Mrs Addison Whitaker, of Anderson, took
Paris green with suicidal intent. on Tuesday
night and is now in a dying condition
j. W. Curtis, a farmer living southeast of
Wabash, while harnessng a horse, yesterday
was kicked by the animal in the forehead. bis
skull was fractured and he will die.
A separator and stacker belonging to Helyie
& Richmond, took fire on Tuesday while at work
near Anderson, and, together with large guam
tity of wheat, was entirely consumed. Loss
s., 900.
Henry Bergman, stone mason, living FIVE
miles southwest of North Auburn. committed
suicide on Tuesday by placing the muzEle Of a
shotgun in his mouth and discharging it He was
forty years old.
Sunday morning Mrs. Eunice Morse died at
the residence of her son, in Angola at the age Of
ninety years. She had been resident of An
COLA for almost half a century. The body was
taken to Cheshire, Conn., for burial
Considerable excitement has been caused by
the discovery of a strong vein of natural gas on
the farm of Captain Stone, near Wabash. which
promises to furnish gas enough to light the
town The matter will be investigated
Warsaw Times: Letters have been received
by Mrs. Williams, of this city, from the Hon.
VIM. Williams, dated the Sd and 10th of June
He had just received the intelligence of the nom
ination of Blaine and Logan, but at the time, of
course, knew nothing Of his own enthusiastic
nomination for Congress. He expected to start
for home early in July, and hence, all talk about
his declining the race for Congress may as we'll
remain in statu quo until his arrival We are
firm in the belief that as soon as he fully under
stands the situation; knows how unanimously
and heartily he was chosen by his party friends
for the place; the certainty of his election by an
overwhelming majority, there will be no hating
nm hie mart
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Brief Mention.

The summer meeting Of the Mattoon circuit
races will open to-day. The sum of 81, 500 in
purses is the attraction
Mrs. Flora Cain. wife of B. F. CAIN a we'll
known farmer of Dewitt, has gone crazy from
religious excitement
Burglars entered the residence of B. N. Berry,
at Mattoon, and got away with $500 in notes, q
quantity of clothing and So in cash.
Jonathan Waddel an old resident, stricken
with apoplexy on Sunday, was buried from his
late home at Wabash Point ON Tuesday.
Gus Morris, colored, was struck by lightning
at Cairo His clothing was torn off, his left side
badly burned, and he lies in precarious condi-
ton.
John Hes night watchnan, in attempting to
board moving train at Belvidere, fell under
the wheels and his right leg was crushed SO it
had to be amputated above the knee.
The Great Council Of Illinois Improved Order
of Red Men. has just completed successful
meeting at Kansas On Sept. the Great Coun-
Gil of the United States viii meet at Springfield
A SON of Joseph Lounsberry, residing three
miles south Of Nokomis, fell through hole in
the hayloft, striking ON corn-planter beneath,
receiving serious wounds in the chest and inter
nal injuries that may prove fatal
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
The Arabian rree-rrade steed.

Chicago News.
young man with exalted notions Of free
trade was once anxious to purchase an Arabian
steed Accordingly he visited corral and
called for the most docile brute on the prem
ises.
HE must be thoroughbred quoth the
young man, 'or by my halidom I viii not pur-
chase him."
Thereupon they did show him broncho
which had been painted for the occasion, and
forthwith, having mounted the treacherous
beast, the young man was violently chounced
about by the bncking quadruped and finally
thrown upon pile Of rocks, very much
mangled.
is he the best you have in the shopYr in
'quired the young man, arising cheerfully from
his recumbency
He is, replied the artful hostler.
THAT being the CASE y said the young man. y
will take him, for started out for an Arabian
steed, and, however severe he may be on my
system, there will be much consolation in know
ing have achieved my purposeln
With which consolation the young free trader
returned with the broncho from Chicago to Ken
tucky.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
singleness Of Purpose in Farming.

Country Gentleman.
The successful farmer owes his success to
thorough understanding of his business. He
carefully studies the character and capabilities
of his farm, and marks out course to be pur-
sued. Having once decided what crops can be
produced at the greatest profit, no radical
change should be made without thoughtful con-
sideratlon. The farmer who changes the
character of his farming operations every year,
in order TO keep pace with the fluctuations of
the market is lost--he is behind the best
prices of all farm products Unless some plan
of operation is carried out the farmer will
suffer financially in changing without good rea-
son from dairying to the production Of wool;
and from either of these industries to grain
growing. Those farmers who practice sys
tenn of mixed husbandry are more liable to fall
into error than farmers who are bound down to
the pursuit of a single industry. The farm be-
ing, by location or character, adapted to but a
single leading industry, the farmer must, per
force, follow that one industry through good re-
port and evil report; through years Of financial
prosperity and succeeding years OF depression.
This would be very wise course for those farm
ers having choice of the production Of different
crops. These possess the doubtful privilege of
changing too readily from one to the other Con
stancy Of purpose is CHARACTERISTIC in which a
great many of our farmers are deficient. This
is but one particular of great many in which
farmers can guard against loss; and in times Of
depression farmers should leave no effort untried
to make the farm pay the highest possible profit
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Morgan County Farmers Queer Sys-
TEN of Depositing His Cash.
Rev. L. 0. Thompson, His Son, and Another
Lad Drowned in the Illinois River
State Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
How Morgan County Man Avoided the Eff
fects of Bank Failures.

How Morgan County Man Avoided the Eff
fects of Bank Failures.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENcAsTLE, July 16.-Ehjah Wallace, an
old farmer eighty years Of age, living in
Morgan county, near the Putnam county line
died one day last week, and was buried on Sun
day The old gentleman was known to be pretty
wellto-do but the extent of his fortune was not
realized, even by his own children. Being taken
taken suddenly sick last week and told that he
must die, Mr.. Wallace called his children, ten in
number to his bedside. He then sent his wife
for fruit jar that was down in the cellar among
others of similar kind On opening the can
the family were astonished to see 5000 in gold
and in greenbacks. The old gentleman gave
$500 to each of his children and told them he
had more laid away, the Whereabouts of which
only he and his wife knew. After his death his
wife disclosed more fruit jars in which were
found the almost Incredible sum of $18, ,000 This
sum was brought to town yesterday and depos-
tied by his sons in the Central National Bank
until the estate can be settled.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Prof. Proetor IL Missouri.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 16 Prof Richard
Proctor the celebrated astronomer and scientist,
arrived in St Joe yesterday morning, from
London He was accompanied by his wife, Miss
Mary Proctor, his elder son and three smaller
tors sister. They were quietly received by
Capt, Charles Thompson, father-in-law of Prof.
Proctor, and few friends, and taken to General
james Cosaigs handsome residence, which had
been secured in advance for the Professors use
during his stay in the United States. The fam
lily will be at home there in the course Of week
or two. The report that the Professor would re
main in st. Joe permanently is not true. He
will pass the summer here, and sometime during
the fall will return to England to fulfill his lee
his family viii remain here. His children viii
attend the public schools here One of the prin-
cipal reasons for Mr.. Proctors coming to Amer
lea was to have his children brought up under
American institutions.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Senator Pendleton Interviewed.

WASHINGTON, July 16--senator Pendleton,
who has just returned from Chicago
was seen tonight by an Associated Press
reporter, ana expressed himself as fol-
lows concerning the declaration of the
convention on the question of civil-seryiee
reform ''That declaration was satisfactory to
the civilservice reformers, and the nominations
were alike satisfactory to them" He said both
Cleveland and Hendricks were strongly commit
ted to reform in the civil service and
asked. who could desire more absolute
eommittal to the doctrines of reform
thad the acts of Cleveland and the declar
auion of Governor Hendricks 2 tSenatorP Pendleton
referred to the speech by Governor Hendricks
in 1872 and his letter of acceptance in 1876 in
support Of the assertion that the Governor is
heartily infayor of civil-service reform
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
BUSINESS DIFFICULTIES.
A New York Lace-G Goods Firm Fails, with
Liabilities of Nearly One Million.

A New York Lace-G Goods Firm Fails, with
Liabilities of Nearly One Million.
NEW York, July 16.-Edward Yard, jr., a
lace merchant, No. 81 Leonard street, assigned
this morning to William Freedman and o. w.
vanderpool Preferences $550,OOO. The firm
were dealers in white goods. The members are
Ed Yard, jr., VIM W. Yard and j. o. Willis.
They were rated at 100000. The
schedule shows debts as follows: Hespmann
s. Alexander, $34O. 900; o. Nd. Bogart jr., 50,
jr., $4,000; Gideon, White, Son 8 Co.,
$1,000. Notes discounted by Central
National Bank $S4, 600; notes of same
So, 900; notes discounted by Hanover Bank, $50,
900; total, $550.000 1t is supposed the total ia-
blities of the firm will be about 81, O0O, 600 No
other cause can be given for the failure than the
general depression of trade and the difficulty of
getting single names discounted at the banks
The schedules in assignment of Miguel Fer
nandez and Jose Perez del Castillo, of the hrm OF
Fernandez g. Castillo, commission merchants, 30
Broadway, to Walter r. Leggatt, was filed to-
day, and show liabilities of 1862, 523; nominal
assets, $276 $50; actual assets, $22. 8S7. The in
dividual schedule Of Fernandez show his liabih-
ties to be ST., 800; actual assets nothing.
The schedules of the assignment OF Leventhal
& Mendelbaum, millinery and fancy goods, show
liabilities of $83 000 nominal assets, $l0l, 900;
actual assets, $33, 900.
The entire sale of the real estate of John H.
Deane aggregated $500, 900.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-17
Senator Thurman,s Fish story.

Cleveland Press
Once upon a time, when crowded about his
presidential aspirations Mr. Thurman replied
II really have no ambition in that direction A
look of incredulity on every face was the only
response. The Judge took in these looks and
related a little story:
I zone summer was at the Oakland House
Maryland, spending little vacation up in the
cool mountain region. We got to telling fishing
stories. related something of my own ex-
catfish weighing ninety pounds. When told
the weight there was a general laugh, and was
humorously awarded the prize for telling fish
stories. quietly remarked to my incredulous
friends that hoped soon to convince them of the
correctness of my story that in Western waters
there were catfish of ninety pounds weight
When l returned to Columbus l went to the
leading restaurateur and instructed him
to procure me the largest catfish that
could possibly be secured He reported in a
few days that he had one. walked over,
and found and excellent specimen, weighing
seventy five pounds. l had him boxed and
carefully packed in ice and shipped him by ex-
press to my disbelieving friends at the Oakland
From the restaurateur I got all the recipes l
could for catfish chowder catfish steaks, stuffed
catfish roast, &C.. and sent them on by mail
| telegraphed as follows: Skin your fish before
you cook him, a catfsh's skin being so rank as
to spoil the flesh when the fish is cooked with it
on. They got my telegram and were puzzled
When the box arrived dripping from the melt
ing ice, they were more puzzled The letter,
which arrived by the same train as the fish, ex-
planned all. They had fine feast, and at it
formally organized with president and secre-
tary and passed the following resolution, which
was sent to me:
'''Resolved That the truth of Allen G. Thur
mans statements should never be questioned;
that his fish stories are always absolutely true,
especially his catfish stories"