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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03
BEARS RAvAG1Na A CORN CROP.

Bears are 60 numerous in Baker
county, Georgia, that farmers are COM
PEELED to waylay and shoot them to pre-
vent their ravages on the corn crop. A
few days ago negro determined to take
. stand In his corn field and surprise the
audacious intruders. Soon q large fe-
male bear, with two cubs, made her ap.
Pearance. Waiting till the brutes were
close upon him, the negro took deiber-
ate aim, and with one barrel of his gun
brought the old one down. The cubs were
surprised and mystified, and, taking ad-
vantage of their confusion, he hastily re-
loaded and dispatched them both.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03

A Riley county stock grower lost three
hundred head of hogs from cholera
whereupon he put the remainder Of his
herd on the market and sold them out ct
once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03

Miss Richard Tobin, of Westnoreland,
Pottawatomie county, was bitten in tne
foot by q water mocascin snake few
days ago and the affected part swelled 80
in few days that she came to Wamego
to treatit. The bite is serious and may
end fatally.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03
THREE RECIPES,

LADIn' cABBAGH-Boil . firm white cab
bage fifteen minutes, changing the water
then for moro from the boiling tea-ket-
tie. When tender drain and Get aside
until perfectly cold. Chop fns and add
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03

A German diplomatist of the last cen
fury has recorded q curious observation
respecting favorite female cat, and id.
vances it as q proof of consecutive and
conclusive reasoning on the part Of the
animal. Il noticed" said Baron Won
Gleichen, "that she was constantly look
ing at herself in the glass, retreating
from her own image and running back
to it again, and especially scratching at
the frames, for all my glasses we're in
serted in panes. This suggested to me-
the idea of placing toilet mirror in the
middle of the room, 80 that my Cat might
have the pleasure of examining it all
round. She began by making sure (by
approaching and Withdrawing as usual)
that she was dealing with glass like the
others. She passed behind it several
times, more quickly each time; but see
ing that she could not get at this cat,
which was always too quick for her, she
placed herself ct the edge of the mirror,
and, looking alternately at one side and
the other, she made quite sure that the
cat which she had just seen neither was
nor had been behind the mirror. Then
she arrived ct the conclusion that the
cat was inside it. But how did she pro-
coed to test this conclusion, the last that
remained to her? Keeping her place 1t
the edge of the mirror, she rose on her
hind feet and stretched out her fore
paws to feel the thickness of the glass;
then aware that it did not afford sufic-
lent space to contain Q cat, she withdrew
dejectedly. Beng convinced that the
matter in question was . phenomenon
for her to discover, because It
was outside the circle of her ideas, she
never again looked in any glass, but ct
once renowned IN object which had
vninly excited her curiosity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03

Lizzie Segeman, q seven year old child
of Harper was accidently shot the other
day by her brother. 1t is the same old
story. The young people was playing
with the revolver. The boy vas too
young to know the fearful result which
might follow an explosion of the revolt
yer and playfully aiming at his sister he
pulled the trigger. The bali entered the
deshy part of the alb 1omen on the left
side, and probably lodged against the
hip bone. The girl in al probability
will recover.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03
Separating the Sexes.

Walton (Ga-) News.
Mr.. Parks announced at one of the
night services last week that q delega-
ton of young men had gone to him that
afternoon and stated that they consider
ed it for the best interest of the meeting
that the young gentlemen should not sit
with the young ladies waom they attend
to church during the present meeting.
The request was q reasonable and sensi-
bic one. and is strictly observed. Ordi.
narily the custom of young ladies and
gentlemen sitting together in church. in
9 refined community. is highly comen-
dable. At q revival. however. il il best
otherwise, as it relieves everyone of Q
slight restraint which might, in some In
stances, be felt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03
sHELrER roR sroCK Ix groRMs

SHELTER FOR STOCK IN STORMS
It is always difficult in judging of
things present by comparison with
things past, says the Live Stock Journal
to estimate them very accurately. The
mind is more impressed with them, and
we always feel as if allowance must be
made for the rapidity with which news
of every occurrence is poured in upon us
from all parts of the world. Still when
We hear it asserted that the violence of
thunder storms and the fatalities from
lightning have greatly increased of late
years, We are prone to concede the truth
of the statements. It is almost impoesi.
bic to read the newspapers without he
ing impressed with the fact that fatal &C
cidents by lightning are more common,
and, where particulars are given, these
occurrences seem to owe something
their increase, ct least where live stock
is concerned. to the increased use of
wire fencing. It has been observed that
several of the reports of deaths to live
stock by lightning have referred to the
victims as standing by the wire fencing.
Only recently case was reported of no
less than five horses, all killed by the
S4m0 StIOA0, lilo DOOlo6 D0ln8 IOunO
close by the wire fence surrounding the
pasture. The writer personally knew of
q case where COW was killed during q
storm while resting her muzzle on the
wire fence, and the only mark discover.
ed until after the removal of the hide
was . black mark where the muzzle and
fence had come in contact. The fire.
quency of such cases suggests the vicin-
ity Of the fence as being as dangerous in
case of . storm % proximity to trees or
. hay stack, and yet stock will naturally
seek the shelter these afford in . storm,
or where such shelter is not available |
win drift along. driven by the rain, till |
they are brought up by the fence, where
they will huddle together with some
thing of the same instinct which pre-
walls among human being under the
same circumstances The erection of . |
low shed in the pasture, away from trees
or fence, would afford . shelter animals |
would soon learn to avail themselves of
and which would probably be free from |
the disadvantages attaching to the latter,
besides serving useful purpose at other
kimoa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-03
WATCHED THE WRONG ONE,

Two well-dressed women, whose kin.
ship could be seen at glance, entered
q shop in London the other day and
took seats at the silk counter.
The assistant has scarcely commenced
bis weather report when one of the
women said:
1T is my duty to warn you that my
sister is a confirmed kleptomaniac, and
that you must watch her closely"
After q little while the "klep" moved
along to another seat, and the assistant
felt it his duty to give her his most Wig
liant attention.
Twenty minutes time was consumed
and no purchase made, and as the wom-
an left the shop the assistant fattered
himself that the little woman with the
Grecian nose had tried it on tho wrong
merchant
"What made watch that person so
closely?" queried q lady who had OBJ
served most of the maneuvering.
''Kleptomaniac!" he whispered.
els that so? Why, I should have
thought the other one needed your eyes
the most" She had taken thirty yards
of silk and three pounds worth Of fringe.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04

THIS has been a Winter of sudden
changes-sharp Winter and opening
Spring chasing each other in alternate
short periods-and what seemed the
first part of January to be an exceed
ingly open Winter has turned out to-
wards its close to be a very tight one.
MONDAY was an awful dry day to
the tipplers. The bars were closed on
Sunday as usual, and the election COM
ing on Monday, by legal provision
the bars were required to be closed
from midnight the day before to mid
night of that day, making 48 hours-a
distressingly long period to the lovers
of the bottle. 1t is said that quite a
number found out during the day that
they had very important business out
at Clayton that needed their attention.
FRIDAY of last week finished the
first half of the school year, that and
the preceding day being occupied by
the teachers in an examination of the
pupils in their studies. The different
sessions were attended by visitors
and directors of the school, though
not SO many as would have been
supposed, from the interest in
volved. The hours of the closing ses-
sion i'll the principals room was the
most largely attended, and the essay
lists and readers acquitted themselves
with credit.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04

debate in the very long session two
Winters ago when the organic change
was in its formative state, would have
been the time to make the stand and
present the bold attitude that is now
taken against excepting the two classes
of interpretations above named from
general incorporation law. To defeat
them defeats the whole, and leaves us
lust where we were, with a reasonable
excuse because of the business they
bring, for long Legislative sessions.
This patchwork of our organic law is
bad at the best. With the very best
we can do for it, it leaves us an old
hulk full of rotten planks. What we
need is a new constitution in conform
itv to the enlightened and advanced
spirit of the age. But the difficulty in
efecting it constitutionally, made so
by the trainers of the archaic instru-
ment, consigns US to hopeless antiq-
uity of fundamental law with no day
star Indicating when the light of new
civilization is to break in upon us.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
Tba n Railway.

An important change has taken
place on the Delaware & Chesapeake
Railway. Commencing with Monday
they are to have hereafter two pas
senger trains each way day and one
freight train. Heretofore the morning
train down has been a mixed train,
making travel slow and the mails
some two hours behind the present ar
rangement. Now a person can go to
Oxford, remain two hours and return
the same day to Clayton, while hereto
fore they could go no further down
than Greensborough and get back the
same day. The down trains will leave
Clayton for Oxford and EastOn directly
after the morning and evening trains
from Wilmington have passed this
point. The schedule time for reaching
Easton hereafter is 11.45 A. NJ. and
9.37 P. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
RerAOnal.

S. NJ. Reynolds and Il. f. Hum
were in town on Friday and made the
TIMES office a friendly call.
Miss Hal Goodwin, of Camden, is vis-
iting Mrs. A. p Griffith.
Miss Elva c. Carrow left on Monday
for visit of several weeks to her
brother, VIM. J. Carrow, Newark, n.
j.
Miss Wilhelmina Williams, of St.
Michael's, is visiting :her aunt, Mrs.
JOS. b. Benson, at Bombay Hook.
Miss Sue Wickersham, of Whining
ton, is the guest of Miss Sue r. Colt
Clement Vallandingham Scout, son
Of Capt A. Scout, has been appointed
to take charge of the school, district
No. 6, near Severson's Church.
Miss Maggie Knighton, of Galena,
Md, is visiting Miss Mollie Weldon.
Miss LenOra Clements, of Marydel,
is visiting her brothers, f. Z. Glenn
ents q Bro, in RaymOnd's Neck.
Miss +. Estelle Smith and Fred.
Smith are off for visit of a week or
more to the family of Rev. T. II.
Haynes, Newark,
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
Public Sales.

The following persons will sell their
personal property, consisting of horses,
mules, cattle, farming implements, &c,
at public sale:
Nathan Moore, in white Hall, "
Neck, on Thursday, February 5th.
B. V. Weldon, Auctioneer.
Dennis Clary, near Blackistons Cross
Roads, on Monday, February 9th. B.
Y. Weldon, Auctioneer.
George 7. Underwood, near the Big
Oak, " on Tuesday, February 10th. B.
Y. Weldon, Auctioneer.
Matthew Hutchison, in Spruance's s
Neck, on Wednesday, February 11th.
B. V. Weldon, Auctioneer.
James Allfree, at the residence of
Mrs. William Allfree, near Price S
Corner, on Wednesday, February 11th.
A. Hayden, Jr., AuctiOneer.
B. G. Collins, at Green Spring. on
Thursday, February 10Th. John NJ.
Boyd, Auctioneer.
James Lecompt, near Blackiston's
Cross Roads, on Monday, February
10Th. B. V. Weldon, Auctioneer.
Caleb b. Lewis, near the Eagles
Nest" on Wednesday, February 18th.
B. V. Weldon, Auctioneer.
Henry w. Stout, in White Hall -
Neck, on Friday, February 2Oth. B.V
Weldon, Auctioneer.
J. +. Hill, near Green Spring, on
Monday, February 23rd J. NJ. Boyd,
AuctiOneer.
n. r. Leverage, on the road from
Downs Chapel to Blanco, on Monday,
February 23rd. B. V. Weldon Auc.
IL. II. Appleton, administrator of the
late John NJ. Appleton, near Odessa
on Friday, February 9th.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
The Delaware Legislature.

The House Thursday passed the bill
authorizing the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company
to construct branch lines from State
Road Station and Delaware Junction
across the marshes and over the Chris
tiana and over the Brandywine river
to connect with the main line near
EdgemOor. The object of these extern
sions is to facilitate the passage of
peach trains and other through freights
by sending them around Wilmington
and also make more room and better
time for passenger trains on the main
line.
The two houses disagreed over the
appointment of an agent to purchase
coal, wood, stationery and supplies for
the next session of the Legislature.
The House named Representative
Johnson and the Senate selected Sena-
tor Houston. 1t is not likely either
body will eoncede the other its choice
and compromise will have to be ar
rived at. The Legislature seems in
clined to disapprOve of the project to
furnish the legislative parlor and re-
furnish the Governors room and thus
far has refused to consider the subject
Another bill had to be rushed through
both houses Thursday in relation to
the special election held Monday to fill
the vacancy in the Kent delegation.
There was doubt as to whether the old
inspectors or those elected in Novem-
Der last should hold the election, and
the bill authorized the latter to act.
The Senate bill requiring shippers of
powder or other explosives to mark
the packages with the name of the con
tents under penalty passed the House
Thursday.
In the house Friday a still further
amendment to the pleuro-pneumonia
bill was started. 1t is designed to
strike out the limit of $500 per wear
for incidental expenses to be incurred
in suppressing the disease and leave
the amount discretionary with the
Governor. The special committee on
the State Law Library reported in
favor of enlarging the library and re-
binding one hundred volumes. The
report was adopted.
Two divorce bills were presented and
a bill to place the Wilmington Glass
Works within the limits of the land
exempt from taxation for ten years
when used for manufacturing pur-
poses.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore State Road and Delaware
Junction bill was read i'll the Senate
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
a Surprise Party,

Saturday marked the twentieth an
niversary in the welded life of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan A. Brown, who, like most
other folks observed the recurring
event in the quiet of their own family
circle, but their friends determined for
once there should be a ripple, and they
knew the best way to bring it about
would be to get up a surprise party.
This was done, and the details were
carried out to perfection, neither Mr..
nor Mrs. B., nor their children having
the slightest inkling of it until the lit
tie army invaded their premises.
Their friends of the town were Joined
by those from the country and from
first to last from sixty to seventy per-
sons were in attendance. Ice cream
and cakes of various kinds abounded.
and it was getting towards midnight
when the last of the company departed.
They left behind as momentoes of their
regard a china tea set hanging lamp.
parcels of table linen and articles of
toilet and other use.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
Our Streets.

There are several properties justly
complained of for their worn out pave
ments for which the owners are alone
responsible. They were notified by
the commissioners to repave or repair
their pavements properly, but they de-
layed either Intentionally or because
they could not get the workmen
(which was sometimes the case), until
Winter was on them and it could not
be done.
With these three or four exceptions
our pavements and crossings are in
good condition. In fact it has been
said of us by persons whose business
calls them over wide extent of terri
tory that Smyrna was exceptionally
we'll paved and lighted. 1t is to be
hoped however that those places COM
planned of will be remedied as soon as
Spring opens and that the commission
ers will not let up on them month.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04

BISHOP LEE, of this Diocese has
published another letter in the Church.
man in reply to that of assistant Bishop
Potter, of New York, demonstrating
against his recent official recognition
of mOnastic vows and orders by
administering such a rite to Rev. Mr..
Huntington on the ground that the
church has made no provision for a
ceremony Of the kind. In regard to
the assertion that in an age like ours
busy, money-getting, self indulgCnt
there is little danger of any large
accessions to such brotherhoods, the
Bishop says:
3" 1t is not safe to make such pre-
dlctlons. At the present day we see
strange and unexpected things.
And this opinion is not borne out by
experience. Periods noted for luxury
and indulgence have not been unfavor-
able for the growth of monastic insti-
tutlons. Some of the enthusiasts who
have been the most ardent founders
and members of such orders were at an
early day, men of pleasure. Extremes
meet. Asceticism and RIGHTEOUSNESS
are the outgrOwths of the same un-
sound conditions, and both flourish in
the degree that sober, consistent, prac-
tical Godliness declines"
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
GRAIN. 70
FEE RrsnE1-
PHILADELPHIA Markets.
MARRIAGES.

BAXTER-BOYER.- FELTON,, January 9sth. by
the Rev. l. Jewell. Harry Baxter and Miss
Jennie Boyer, all of FELTON,
COLLINS-WELLS-In Dover January 2Sth, by
the Rev. j +. StOnCipher. Charles c. Collins and
Miss Hattie Wells, both of Dover
JONES-ARCHER-At the NJ. p. parsonage. at
kenton, January 2Sth, by the Rev. W. J. ID.
Lucas AlOnzO Jones of near Smyrna and Lille
daughter Of Charles b. Archer, of West smyrna
PRETTYMAN-GORDON. Dover January
2Sth, by the Rev. T. Z. Martindale, Delaware X
Prettyman and Miss Lucy E. Gordon, both of
Dover.
QUIMBY-WALLACE-A Sudlersville. Nd jan
uary 27th, by the Rev. j. Owen Sypherd David
J. Qulmby, of Kent county. Del, and Miss
Libbie Wallace, of Queen Anne'S county, Nd.
RILE-GUTHRIE.-Atth residence of the brides
father, January 29th, by the Rev DR.. NJ. A.
Richards assisted by the Rev. Dr. 7. c Murphey
Of Philadelphia, J. Harmer Rile, NJ. D. and
Phoebe F., daughter of Jones Guthrie of New
Castle county, Deli
SHAFER-VIRDEN.-At the NJ. ?. parsonage, at
KentCu, January 29th, by the Rev. W. J. D.
LucGS William II. Shafer and Miss Lizzie B.
Nirdcn
SMITH-NANSANT.-Int this town, February 2nd
by the Rev. J. T. UmSted, Charles c. Smith and
Mrs. Mary Z. NauSant both of Smyrna.
WALLACE-NOLLMER- Kenton, January
22d, by the Rev. W. }. d. Lucas William Wallace
and Miss Maggie NOllmer.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
The special Election.

The special election to fill a vacancy
in the Legislature came off Monday
according to programme, but it seemed
like anything else. 1t was conducted
in strict conformity to law and about
as uninteresting as the pleading of u
witness pettifogger. The election ma
chinery was put in motion shortly after
nine o'clock with the same force as
when 500 or 900 votes are polled, with
inspector, two judges and two clerks,
but no waiting crowd ready to eXer-
else the dearest privilege of an Amcri-
can citiZcn-that of their franchise
The environments of Il ballot room for
nine hours seem doubly long when
there is nothing to do, and when six
o'clock brought an end to the imprison-
ment, there was a relief to all hands
During the afternoon hours when busi-
ness was dull-nOne coming to exer-
else the sacred rights of Il freeman
one of the clerks would break the
monotony by beating " husky" while a
judge kept excellent time in dancing
"juber." The older judge, while not
disposed to thus take the floor, got off
some solid nuggets of dry humor for
their entertainment. There were 1O3
votes polled, but perhaps not more
than fifty would have been deposited
had not the imprisoned election Off
GERS hailed passers by and informed
them that an election was being held.
The vote n detail was as follows:
Joshua Bennett, Sr., 81; John Moore,
3; Z. NJ. Fowler, 5 Belva Lockwood,
2; Widow Butler, l !; Geo. f. Brown, l.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
Hhe S1,ati1nn Rinl,.

The lot of the Misses Wilson, on
lower Commerce street, has been leaseds
for the erection of the skating rink
and the work of construction is to
commence at once with the expectation
Of having it completed some time in the
first part of March. The building is
to be 4Ox96 feet, u feet from the side
walk, SO they can, whenever de-
sired, put an addition to the front.
The lumber has been ordered through
John P. Hudson, and the carpenter
work, it is understood, is to be done
by p Graham & Son. The skating
floor will be constructed of maple
wood.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
Real Estate sales.

Geo. D. Collins has bought of J.
Henry Jefferson a building lot on
Delaware street adjoining the residence
of B. V. Weldon, 50 feet front, running
back $50 feet, for 5000 cash. Mr.. Col
Inns has purchased this lot for the pur-
pose of erecting thereon the coming
season a good, double frame dwelling.
John c Bailey has bought lot on
lower Commerce street, of Jacob Lien
berger for $780,
Frank Murray has bought lot on
the same street, belonging to the VIM.
c. EliasOn estate, for 1915.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04

THE fishery commissions of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey have agreed,
it is stated, to seek from their respec-
tive States such Legislation as will tend
to lessen the destruction of shad by
the merciless fishermen. They rec
Ommend that fishing be suspended
from Saturday morning of each week
until sunrise Monday morning to
allow the fish to reach the head waters
OF the rivers for spawning purposes.
With a network of seines across the
river day and night, Sunday and
Monday, but comparatively few get
through to propagate the future stock,
and hence the Spring runs are small,
whereas, by such a legal provision,
they might be abundant. Delaware
has an equal interest in the shad with
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
there should be a thorough co-opera-
ton between them in protecting the
fish product of this stream.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-04
CLAYTON.

Superintendent I. N. Mills, it is
tated has bought of Mrs. Harris eigh-
teen acres of land at Clayton for So, 600.
1t lies west of the railroad and be-
tween the Foxwell tract, recently
bought at public sale by Abel Sevil,
and the town. 1t is further stated
that it is Mr.. Mills intention to erect
for himself comfortable residence,
also that building and Loan Associa-
ton will be started with the view of
promoting the erection of private
dwellings. John P. Hudson contents
himself for the present with an office
simply, on the lot on which he is to
commence lumber yard.