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The Philadelphia Times,
1884.

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MARRIAGES.

COOPER-LINDALE.-At the residence Of the
brides father, near Wyoming, January 9th, by
Rev. J. A. Brindle, j. Cardean Cooper, NJ d.,
and Miss MOllie F. Lindalc, all Of Kent county,
Del. now of Philadelphia.
DAVIDSON-CLEANER. january 3rd, at Della
ware City, by Rev. 7. b. Hunter, William A.
Davidson and Miss Emma II. Cleaver, both of
Delaware City, Del.
JONES-SHAHAN.-Janu 9th, at Circuit NJ. f
parsonage, smyrna, by Rev. J. 7. NanBurkalOw
Samuel Jones and Miss jamie Shahan, both OF
this county
LLOYD-WILLEY.-Jan 10th, at Circuit NJ
+. parsonage, Smyrna, by Rev. J. 7. NanB nBurka
low George w. Lloyd and Miss Annie Wiley
both of SeverSOn'S Neck.
MARNEL-MOOR.-At Wyoming, January 10th
by Rev. A. 7. Melvin, Philip A. Marvel anC
Miss MOllie Moor, both of Willow Grove.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eth, at the District
parsonage, Smyrna, by Rev. T. Z. Martindale
Samuel Moore and Miss Annie NJ. Jones, b0tl
of this county.
PRETTYMAN-RODNEY Georgetown, Del.
December 10Th. by Rev. Benjamin J. Douglass
Edward T. Prettyman, of Seaford and Mis-:
Keturah Rodney, daughter of John d. Rodney
Esq, of Georgetown.
OSS-COOK.-January 9th, at the NJ. Z. parson
age this town, by Rev. J. d. Rigg, Emory c
Voss and Miss Ida Cook, both of Kent county
Delaware.
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DROWNED IN BEER.

Concerning this Popular BeverhgG Two wen
Express their Minds.
.sThc fact is sir, and you may stick PIN ineTe, re-
mot ibe neople of this country are likely 70 De
drowned i'm a food Of lager beer" shouted an
enthusiastic eetotaler the other day into tae ear
of your cornered correspondent. Ihat German dIaa
Yes and the worst Of this beer.drinking ousi,
moss Is that it gets up kidney troubles, as heavy
Wild raises the waves. added eI.y ;yendeI
cv 10 metaphor. THE midnight schooner lea
YES behind it wake Of furred tongues heaa. ca a.
aches torpid livcrs. nausea ana ~ tha'' anu '"'
| the foundation of Brghts Disease ,to
This melancholy fact accounts ~ PsTI pa i1l tf
/ Increasing sales Of BENsONS CAPCINE POROUS
PLASTER, which at once mtlgates me- c,, ~ ~ \,
TONS price 2j cents Ask your phystdian ABOUT u
'''-' seabury & Johnson. Chemist New iork'
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STATE OF DELAWARE COUNTY OF KENT. SIS:
/. W. NJ. Bell, Cashier of the aboye-named bank.
10 t thn SonJlas' hast 9f nv knowledge and belief
W '"' 'S'' W. NJ. REIL. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of January, 1884. ,,,,,,,, >,....,. r,,,,,;o
CoRRECr-Attcst: o,,,,,,,Nc
j. T.. COLLINS, SDlrectOTS'
j. C. BAILEY,
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DEATHS.

CAVENDER-In this town. January 1lth. John
a. Cavender, aged &C years, months and
days.
CADMUS.-In Dover, January 7th, NJ. s. Cadmus,
in his Goth year.
YOUNG-In Dover, January 5th, Mrs. E. Young,
in her 9th year.
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Sleigh and Bells
FOR SALE.

Fine Albany Cutter, built by Beckett & Mackey,
and a Strap of 30 Bells for sale. ,,~,,,,,
jan loft T. NJ. FO"LEh'
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D EpoRT oE THE J9 GoNDITEIopNl5 TEIVopl5S 0FF IF

sr.rE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT, ss.
IN r. Wilds Cashier of the -hanea DallK
do soiemnly swear that the above statemehtlslru
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Of January HENRY G. BUDD, Notary Public.
CoRREcr-Attest ...,,,,yc,yrp
A. l.. HUDSON, Directors'
SAMUEL ROBERTS,
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No place so sure as ]. B. Cooper's to
suit you in Carpets or Oilcloths.
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FOR RENT.

A Store and Dwelling now In the tenure of Mrs.
c. NJ Collins SMYRNA. Also, Store at Blackstone
Cross Roads and a small farm in Backbird Hun
dred Delaware Apply to
WM. DANIEL, NJ. D.
January 16 1SS4-4w
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XUANTED-LADIES to take our New Fancy
w Work at their homes, in city or country, and
earn Sc to Sl2 per week, making goods for our
Winter and Spring trade. Send 15c. for sample and
particulars. Hudson Mfg Co., 265 Sixth Ave- N. T.
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l4TH DIVIDEND.

THE FRUIT GROWERS NATIONAL BANK
SMYRNA, DEL, Jan. s, 1854
The Directors have this day declared a Divi-
dend of THREE per cent, payable on demand.
ian 99w n. F. WILDS, Cashier.
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KENT COUNTY.

= Camden. Washington "a. spayd, s..
aaeAry DsS~,l'd ?; Caleb Fisher, 81
V6aries B kRsey. Ry. 4; John Sullivan, "a
SSiObs, 81, ao anomaS WOodall, alias Thos
Eliza Jobns1,,, Sarah A. Shookey, 8
SSn, 5; Jane y 3; Rebecca A. Thomp
Mary Best s :. Prrice, 8; Samuel Hurd
Daniel " W0Ssson, s; Jane McCollum, s
"'ey, 4; Patrick III. Cole
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FOR SALE.

One Secondhand Steam Engine and Boiler for
immediate delivery. This Engine and Boiler has
been running in our shops and been replaced by
larger power, but will do good service for long
while yet. For particulars apply to
GEO. wa s. TAYLOR,
oct sl.tf Smyrna Del.
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List Of Pensi0nrrs

tined arsery e, iEccaing of Saturday con-
State tboui 'uli list Of pensioners of the
ton aiono Is en-. rom the city of Whining
the Who'll ming over a column and for
Columns ~ State, two and a half
Kent Co,,'We we give below the list for
New CastIa Cy and the lower part OF
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Miscellaneous Books at City Price,
at ]. B. Cooper's.
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D EPoRr oF1HE CONDITION oE

Il 1.-THE 'NATIONAL BANK OF SMYkNA.D
at SMYRNA, in the State of Delaware, at the close
of business December 81, 1883.
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well II 'He W; annual meeting of the Cant
Odes.aai mutual Insurance Company in
sistin~ i'' the old board of directors, con-
Joso,SS JrS o. John c. Corbit, c. Watkins,
WIFI HiGGherts, William Polk, II. N.
son 's' n Henry Davis and Colen Fergu-
was w %ele i Reelected. John G. Corbit
Brown -V.ected Scted President and Joseph G.
Conn.,, secretary and Treasurer. The
force p".y mas policies of insurance in
hold. dothe ~ the amount of 1922, POP. II,
ment tteposIt notes subject to assess
has :" 'he value Of $68, ,5O9.8I, and
In lSaS SSOn.1Iingent fund of 1923, ,737 Az.
heavy IN, 'he company's losses were
it twas was ,"asssregating S. 1929, but in 1885
-e more furtunate, losing only $500
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
Anrnmn.Ic sI,nn,,on

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The statement is
published here that John MCCULLOUGH,
the tragedian, has not been informed
that all his engagements have been can.
celled. After rehearsal Tuesday after
noon he was shown a letter from Nc
Wicker, in which his illness and conse-
quent inability TO do himself Justice
were specified as reasons for closing the
house. He was lying down at
the time, but rose, dressed
ager went To McVicker's house. He
was angry at trst. but McVicker sue
ceeded apparently IN convincing him
| that the action taken was best, The
tragedian returned to his hotel and &C.
cepted the situation. He supposed,
however, that the performances were to
be resumed at Detroit, the next place on
the route, and nothing was said to disa-
buse his error. A careful watch was
kept upon him all night and all
| day. Early Yesterday ne read what
| the newspapers had to say about him,
and in the afternoon he went to the Ire
mont house and told Miss Tracey he in
tended to go to Detroit at once. She
persuaded him to wait until evening.
Shortly before Z O'Clock he ordered his
OoAA Ao6O ooAt ~ luC uSpOt anu IIOCe04Ou
to the theatre himself. HIS friends
withheld his baggage and two
of Pinkerton's men followed them. Thsv
found him walking up and down the
platform with Miss Tracey, and in, ap-
parently, q calm frame of mind. By 8
little strategy Mr.. Brooks, his manager
induced him TO enter carriage and he
was driven back TO the hotel, where he
arrived very excited and angry. He
struggled desperately and struck Mr..
Broo ks with his cane. Another scene
followed In inducing him to renre to
his room. Miss Tracey followed him
to the hotel, crying consolingly, but she
succeeded In calming the actor and
bringing him to realize that he Is not in
a condition to fill any engagements foI
Mccullough intends to do could not be
learned
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
EDUCATIONAL CHANGEs,

The state superintendent of public in
struction mailed circular this week to
each superintendent, In which he says
at the convention of county superin-
tendents held in Emporia last June, q
committee was constituted to recon-
mend to the legislature needed changes
in our school laws. This committee was
instructed as follows:
l. To receive suggestions from county
superintendent.
2. To consider the same carefully.
3. To make report submitting of the
Legislature, not later than December 1.
In pursuance of this work, the COM
mittee respectfully and cordially asks
your cooperation in submitting, care of
the state superintendent, your views with
regard to changes needed In our school
code. In preparing your suggestions,
please to take the School Laws of 1881
as reference. Refer TO articles and sec
tons by number, thus: Suggestions
on Article V, Sections A, &C, TO-" By
attention to this request you will greatly
facilitate the work of the committee.
The next meeting of the committee
| will be held in Topeka, October 10 and
II, by which time it is hoped that many
valuable suggestions will have been re-
ceived from superinIendents. 1t will be
the purpose of the committee to submit
and advocate its recommendation in q
printed report, early enough to reach
members and school men before the leg
islature conYenes. If superintendent
and other friends of educational progress
will unite in urging upon the attention
of members elect the necessity of legis-
lative action on the subjects touched in
this report, we shall accomplish much
If our ceunsels are divided, we shall
fail.
Please give this matter your earnest
thought at once, and communicate with
the CON mittee.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
Pacing Rannrh Ra1inceh

CHICAGO. Oct, Sat the opening day
of the fall trotting and pacing meeting
at Chicago driving park the weather
was bright and warm, the track fast,
but attendance an betting extremely
light.
The first event was fanny Wither-
spoon, trotter. with a record of 2:19
against Fritz. PAGER, with a record 2:1S
fanny won easily. In the last heat she
was pulled up inside the distance stand,
but nevertheless lowered her record.
Time 2:1s94, 2:181s, 2:164.
The event of the day was the success
full attempt of Commodore Kitson's
PAGER, Johnston, to lower his record OF
2:1O. The conditions were most favor
able for speed and the mark set promi-
ses to stand at the head of the list for a
long time. He was brought out and
| given q warming-up heal In 2:19A.
Then he and Richball were brought out
and the judges announced that they
would be started about four lengths
| apart, not to pace against each other,
but each to attempt to beat his own
record, that of Richball being 2:121k
They were given the word, both going
fast and easy. Johnston reached the
quarter in 80, q 2:10 gait. Soon
after passing the quarter post
RIchban made a very bad break
and was logged the rest of the
way without an attempt to make time
Johnston increased his speed slightly
reachIug the half in :03, or at q rate of
2 :07 for the mile, the second quarter be-
ing covered in BIZ. Along the third
| quarter the same terrific flight was kept
up and spectators began to cry, "He will
beat it," He flew to the three-quarteT
post 1 :35, and the cry was, "See him
| gop' He will beat :09r Down the
home stretch he came even faster, but
without falter, steady as clock-work.
Those holding watches on him could
scarcely credit the tagging seconds, and
at the distance stand the cry was, "He
of speed TO the wire, and the mile was
completed in the unprecedented time of
2 :064{ the last quarter being paced in
81 Il seconds, or at rate OF 2 :O5.
The horse and his driver, John Splan,
were loudly cheered, and Woodmansee,
manager for Commodore Kitson, was
heartily congratulated. Richbali then
attempted to beat his record, but only
succeeded In making IA. He made no
other attempt.
The closing event of the day was the
attempt of pacing Minnie R., hitched to
wagon with q running mate, to beat
her own record of 2 :05. In this she was
successful The first quarter was paced
in BIZ; the half in :012l; the three
| quarters in / :011k: the mile in 2 :03 Il
The best time at this way of going Is
Westmont's 2:01A. The third quarter
| in this heat was paced in 29A seconds,
or at the rate of 1 so Cor the mile.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09

The English statistician, MulhaIl, ha:
been at work again, and the result oil
his researches Is somewhat startling
According 20 HIM the national debts oil
the world in 1884 amounted to a trifC
$1,000 100000. In 1870 this sum had
been more than doubled, and to-day il
reaches the enormous figure of $27, 1855,
OOO,OO0. At present the annual increase
of this load OF debt is $685., 0OO, 600
while before the French revolution II
was only $S0yOO0.Oo0 year. The great
bulk Of this sum has been spent for
war. In spite of these apparently alarm
ing figures, however, Prof. Mulhall
finds no cause for apprehension. The
mortgage on the worlds wealth repre-
scented by the above $27. O0O, 600, 900
amounts 70 but o per cent of its total
money value, and the.increAse oaweltha
the world oyer is four times as rapid as
is the accumulation of debt. Portigul,
Uruguay, Russia, and Austria are the
worst off in the matter of Indebtedness,
taking into comparison their resources
and wealth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
Blaine at Morrow.

XENIA, o., Oct. 3.-At Morrow, War
rem county, Ohio, at the reception to Mr..
Blaine q man named Geo. Hamilton, an
employe of the P. c. s. st. L. railroad
company, was fatally injured by a pre-
mature explosion Of a cannon.
Mr.. Blame and party lett Cincinnati
this morning at about 10 o'clock by q
special train the Little Miami railroad.
The crowd at the depot and the work
men in the shops facing the track
cheered Mr.. Blaine as the train moved
out.
At Morrow, in Warren county, there
was fine demonstration. The party
left the train and Mr.. Blaine's carriage
was escorted by the local committee and
troop of mounted plumed knights to
picturesque spot outside the town
where several thousand people we're as
sembled.
Judge O'Nean, of Lebanon, intro.
duced Mir. Blaine, who was received
with cheering. He thanked the people
for their kind reception. He reminded
them that Thomas CorWin, one of the
great champions of the protective sYs-
tenn, had represented Warren county IN
congress, and expressed the hope tha
the earnestness of the people in relation
to that question would be as great il
1884 as CorWin had made it in 1910
General Swift, of Boston, spoke briefly
after Mr.. Blaine The pleasure of the
reception at this point was marred by
the sad accident above mentioned.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
NOTES AND NOTIONS.

AsNmanufacturers of buncOmbe, Bill
Springer and his committee lake the
cake"
"Coachman. coachman, when shall you
marryH
Coachman. cOachman, why do you larry;
Why do tarryP
By the old Harry
There be SO mauy 1t doth me embarrass
Out of the swarm to select the right heiress."
Louisville CourIer-Journal.
The Ilion IN. " Citizen contains the
following statement at the head of its
columns: THE entire bodV-matter OF
this paper was composed by a type-set-
ting machine, and the paper was printed
by electricity. 1t is the first newspaper
on earth to establish this precedent"
The curious fact is noted that all the
candidates for president commenced
their career as schooImasters. Mr..
Blaine has been an editor, and will be
the first president chosen who was
neither soldier or lawyer. Mr.. Cleve-
land is the first candidate for president
who has OBLIGATED as haDgman.
Prime Minister Ferry is the only one
of the eleven members of the French
government of National Defense of 1870
who has now any share in the present
government. Six are dead, the others
are in obscurity except HeHri Rochfort,
who is daily attacking the republic with
Yigor and venom as editor at a revolu-
tIonarY journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
The Russian nIulhsrrv-

The Russian mulberry tree has proved
vigorous grower, and is specially
adapted to the soil and climate of Kan
sas, and has acquired a reputation as q
shade and timber tree which cannot be
disputed. The tree cannot be recon-
mended for its superior quality of fruit,
as was claimed for it by nurserymen a
few years ago; but, as shade tree, there
is none to equal 1t. 1t will survive in
drouth when most other varieties perish.
1t naturally assumes the form OF a beau
tiful shade tree, and by attention in
trimming while young, can be made q
most handsome tree. It has been known
to make growth of ten feet in one sea.
son.
1t is also an annual and abundant
bearer, but we cannot recommend its
fruit to be the most palatable, although
some people prize it highly as a desert
AS TO the fruit, II varies in size, and there
are two varieties in color-the black and
tn white. The black colored fruit Is
generally preferred. it being slightly
tart in favor, while the white is very
| sweet and not so palatable
The Russian mulberry Is also very
useful tor growing into fences, for thosG
who fancy a shrub fence about the farm
or house yard. 1t is quite preferable K
the Usage orange hedge, it being thorn
less. 1t Is also very hardy and equal
| ly strong tree, standing heavy blasts O
wind without sustaining injury.
1t is also most profitable for CROWNS
timber for fence posts, 1t being equal Il
the red cedar in durability; and if prop
erly cared for, produces growth larg
enough for posts in six or eight years
&c
worms, and in the silk culture in Eu
rope and America it has proved the mos
successful shrub for that purpose,
In consequence of its apt and vigor
GUS gro with, it merits an extensive cult
walton.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09

Governor Click issued q proclama-
tion yesterday, IN which he recites the
spread of pleuro-pneumonia In portions
of the states of New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois, and having had his
attention called thereto by the sanitary
commission and veterinary surgeon OF
Kansas, for the protection of the cattle
interests of the state, in words as follows
he orders, establishes and declares:
A quarantine to exist against all the
said territory herein before mentioned
and described, except the state of ILL
nois; against all such cattle from the 10.
calities named coming into the state OF
Kansas unless they are quarantined al
the point or locality of Introduction tor
period of sixty days, and retained
there until they shall receive a ceItifl
cate OF health signed by the veterinary
surgeon of the state of Khnsas, or some
duly authorized deputy under HIM.
l further order and declare a Quaran
tine against the Introduction of all Jer
seY cattle from any and all parts of the
United States until the 1st day of Janu
airy, A. ID. 1885, upon like terms and con
ditions as hereinbefore mentioned of be
ing properly quarantined and remaining
in quarantine for period Of sixty days
and not removed until they shall receiv,
a certificate of health from the veterina
ry surgeon ofthe state OF Kansas.