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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-01

DRESSES.
The Jacket the dressy little mantle and cane
are the only garments used for the street. The
ulster Is Kept as a resource and for travelling,
especially ocean voyages, but 1t is not seen
upon the Promenade, AS formerly. The walk
lug Jacket for young ladies presents itself in So
many fascinating DISCUSSES, and is so exactly
what Is needed-as AL addition, not a covering
Tor pretty walking suit-that it is no wonder
IL retains all and more thnn all its Old time pres
u0e There are many varieties-some of which
are very strlking-aoapted U the seaside TO n
morning walk In country grounds or garden to
Il ride ON a coach with Il party or a sail Inv
moonlight, but not To city streets. Those who
wish TO render jacket serviceable upoa ..all'i
occasions should avoid the red Jackets the
jackets with white or buff vests or very start
mig buttons, and choose the Aood cut, the
standard fabric and simple style, though the
finish may be AS rine any, and a silk or sa Tin
inning or facing should be considered inuispen-
sable.
The mantles are lovely but expensive. They
III I'D the waist almost closely as "A dress. thew
are snort upon the back and upon the shoui-
uers, Out iolS I'D 'front.' or rather the falls of
ace, which also form u iull basque and sleeves
make them appear Some very handsome
slgu> outlined with jet and finished with
stfeains OF hne jet falling from the basque
shouiuers ana front, mingled with jabOts OF lace
III new ana charming patterns. Some form
pointed pelerines, dotted with jet, sewn thickly
ana having IA high jet collar, while the rich fail
vi lace are pure chantilly, without either en-
ofnidery or beading, which is only added to i'm.
strings oi jet are arranged In festoons from the
shoulders and caughtin ENTHUSIASTICALLY from
ooth sides, but more frequently from one-the
left jENNIE IUNr
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

IT really looks as if we are approach.
ing better times in the domain of poll.
tics when an Alderman of New York
can be convicted of a crime aud SEN
fenced to the penitentary as Jaehne
was last week for taking bribe Evil
IDENTIFY the days of Tweedism are pass
ing away. The spectacle of an ex-
Alderman being in Sing Sing turning
shirts inside out and tying them to-
gether with string is "a spectacle to
make bribe-takers and bribe-givers
shake with horror, while the honest
public looks on with grim satisfaction.
Yet, in all fairness to Jaehne, it must
be said that his occupation to-day is at
least honest. But let the iron doors
swing to on Jaehne. Now, saws the
New York Tribune, for Fullgrah, Kirk.
ONeil' Shells, Cleary, Farley, McCabe.
McQuade, Duffy, Pierson, Fink, Miller
Sayles and Reilly! There is a place in
the laundry for them too" Blythe wav.
IS buying railroad franchise anv
worse in degree than in buying man
hood franchise wherein the ballot be-
comes the price and expression Of mon
ey? Wouldn't it be well to import some
OF this new justice to Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Unrest in Politics.

There is an evident sense ofunrest in
our State. 1t is not only amono the
professional politicians, the office seek
ers, but also in that class which is nac-
essary to party strength and success.
usually denOminated the yeomanrv
Articles in this and former issue viii
indicate to our readers what are the
issues, where agitated, and what
classes are the most likely to be aGec-
TED. The assertions of independent
thought and action are more manifest
IN Kent and Sussex counties. eenpciallv
the latter. The temperance Question
That has heretofore been onlv side
issue IS one of these new questions dis.
turbing the old politicians, as the fol-
lowing from the Georgetown Democrat
show: "'''
"Tho State Temperance Alliance ot its
ensuing session in Dover will. it is said
make nominations for Governor and Con
gresham, and it is probable that, if the
temperance men feel strong enough
county conventions will be held Mt which
nominations will be made for the rest of
tne officers to be voted for at the next cleo
uon. The object of this and kindred move
menus IS OF course, TO compel single issue
70 take the place of the many which have
heretofore and still do divide the two great
parties. The Republican party in this
state IS dead so fur as any present chance
OF success is concerned. and it is only by
getting factions of the Democratic party at
war among themselves or by a false issue
being started which will draw votes from
the Democratic party and receive support
from the Republicans that they will ever
stand the ghost of n chance of being
rewarded. Democrats need especially to
be warned in time of this movement of the
enemy intended for their destruction. For
forty years, with one exception, this State
has been under the control of the Demo-
cratic party. During that time, though as
sailed by foes from without and within,
though bribery, corruption and the bayOnet
have been used to wrest her from the
hands Of our party, the people have stood !
firm in their allegiance, and no law passed |
by Republican legislature stands upon our
statute book. Success has perched so long !
upon our banners that some think we shall |
always be victorious under any circum- |
stances, and, though good party men, can |
not see the danger TO follow upon the |
Stacking of their allegiance for Just one |
time in favor of a measure which other |
members are not yet prepared to grant to
their full extent"
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

If what the DeIdwarean saws editor
tally is correct, we We're in error in at
tributing the defeat Of the bill in rela-
ton to the study Of physiology and hy-
giene in reference to the effects of al
cohol on the human system in our
schools to John T. Salisbury. This
gentleman was member Of the last
Legislature, a very active member and
ought to know whereof he speaks.
Very few editors Of a country newspa-
per have time with all their multifar-
ious duties to wade through the Jour
mails Of the two houses unless in pursuit
of a question of great moment The
writer was present when the bill was
brought up for consideration when Mr.
S., made two or three speeches against
it, not it is true expressing determined
hostility, but interposing those obiec-
tions that savored Of the politicians
method and style at killing bill, GER
tainly not permitting its passage that
day remembering no more Of in the
future record Of the Legislative pro-
ceedings, the conclusion was q natural
one that Mr. salisbury had defeated it
We are glad 70 report him on his own
confession, on the other side, and hope
in the future that he may DO nothing
to cause us to falsify this record
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
The Mackere1 Bill.

In the consideration of the Mackerel
Bill, which passed the House by a vote
of 120 to so, Representative Lore took
an active part against its passage. The
following is an extract of the proceed
ings:
THE debate which preceded the passage
of the bill was chiefly particitated in by the
members from New England and New
Jersey. Mr.. Reed, of Maine, fathered the
measure, and Mr. Lore, of Delaware, made
the most effective speech against it. Mr..
Lore said that since the days of wooden
nutmegs and Waterbury watches he had
never read of such an ingenious piece of
mechanism as was contained in the bill.
1t was a practical prohibition of the catch
ing of mackerel from Cape Hatteras to
Massachusetts, and he wished to remind
the gentlemen from there that there were
fishermen outside of Massachusetts and
Maine. He denied that the catch of mack
erel during the spawning season diminished
the supply of fish and quoted from statis-
tics to show that there had been steady
increase for years in the yield of the mack
erel fisheries. But he maintained that if
there should be a closed period it should be
from June to August, that being the
spawning season proper. The people of
Delaware did not wish to be confined to
salt mackerel as they would be under this
bill. They wanted fresh mackerel now
and then.
Mr.. Brown (Pa.) inquired satirically
how many fish it would take to supply the
people of Delaware? Laughter
Mr.. Lore said While Delaware is
small, l don't know that the appetite of the
people Is less on that account The Della
ware delegation is we'll grown. There are
three of us, and we are all six feet tall -"
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Personal.

Rev. J. B. Quigg, will 90 down to
Accomac county, Va, on Saturday to
dedicate on Sunday a new church at
CrousentOwn near Parkslev station.
His pulpit will be supplied here on
Sunday by Rev. H. Roe in the morning
and Rev. E. E. White at night.
Miss Gertie Kenyon, of Valley Falls.
New York, is on a visit of several
weeks to Mrs. Jas. Anthony near town.
Miss Annie and Emma Reynolds. of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. John r.
Robinson.
Mrs. Rev. H. T. Quigg, of Waynes-
burg, Pa, Joined her husband on Mon
day, who had preceded her several
days, on visit to his father, Rev. J. B.
Quigg.
Mrs. Alice Dorman, ofSalisbury, Md.
is the guest of Mrs. Chas. Moore.
Mrs. E. r. HOugh, was visited Sat-
urday and Sunday by her brother J.
Boone Dukes and wife of Denton.
}. Il. TylOr, of the Easton Gazette,
made us a friendly call yesterday
morning.
Mrs. w. w. Tschudy, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. POulson, in
Flushing, l.. l., the past month has re-
turned home. Miss Kate Tschudy
will remain sometime longer.
Prof. D. P. Wyatt, spend last night
IN Smyrna, and left this morning for
Denton, Md, where he proposes to pre-
pare a class for "Queen Esther"
S. ?. Wright, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing friends in town.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Fruit EXCHANGE.

The question of Fruit Exchange
at Clayton is still in allegiance, and
likely to remain so. The peach grow
ers do not favor branch of the Wv
oming Exchange, but have expressed
themselves in favor of an indepen-
dent exchange, without any active
movement in promoting its organiza-
tion. The most interested man has
been A. L. Hudson, but he cannot see
the feasibility or prOpriety which some
Ofthem suggest that he "get one up on
his own hook" assuring him las far as
that gOes) that he would have a good
thing in it. Mr.. H. says that he is
trying to shift responsibility instead of
taking on more, and with his four or
five farms feels that he has enough to
dO without assuming the responsible
ity of running a Fruit Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

CONGRESSMAN LORE has shown an
independence in his recent position and
votes in Congress that certainly does
him great credit as a man of indepen.
dent thought, with the manhood to
vote what he thinks right without
waiting to see the direction in which
his party associates were going. He
voted with the minority against the
bill prohibiting the importation of any
mackerel into the United States except
Spanish mackeral, caught between
March and June. This bill if it be-
comes a law will break up mackeral
fishing off our coasts which comences
IN the Spring off the capes of the Della
ware. Mr.. Lore also voted for a subsi-
dy to American vessels carrying the
foreign mails, with the Republicans.
with the belief that a subsidy would he
beneficial to the industries of this
country and especially inure to the
benefit of American workmen. He be-
heves that our commerce should be
carried on in American bottoms and
votes accordingly though in minority,
and IN a way to be misunderstood bv
those who can see only through party
glasses.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Weather Predictions.

DevOe, the Hackensack weather
prophet, who hits it sometimes. lust
like those persons who rely on the
changes of the moon, has sent out
another prophecy. He speaks of the
week ending to-day as being warm and
tells the readers to make the most of
it, for, says he, Eve shall not have
much Summer weather this year until
September" The rest of the predic-
tion is as follows:
After the 26th it will grow decidedly
cool. The prevailing wind will blow from
east northeast with cloudy weather about
four days out Of five, and June will enter
cold and cloudy, followed by thunder
showers on the 9th, and very cold north
east storm on the 8th. And men who en-
bark in seashOre enterprises during the
month of June will be very likely to be ont
and injured, for it will be a cold, wet
month, with strong easterly winds, and
lcebergs will drift unusually near the New
England coast and OvercOats will feel
comfortable for the Fourth Of July"
This will have a dispiriting effect on
those who are looking forward with
grand anticipations to a season ofcom-
fort at the sea.shOre. If YOU have
much faith in Devoe, do not put the
ulster and sealskin sacque in camphor
yet awhile.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
NOTICE.

This is to certify that I have this
day received from the Mutual Relief
Society, of Rochester, New York, a
draft for two thousand dollars, being
the amount of life insurance on nv
late husband, JOS Oliver paid by J. Ii.
Primrose, Secretary at Smyrna. We
take very great pleasure and thank
the Society for their promptness in
paying this claim in full and we cheer
fully recommend it to those who NAV
want cheap and reliable Insurance.
ABBIE r. OLIVER.
Smyrna, Del., May %, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

THE first issue of the Smyrna Record
by the new prOprietOrs was on Satur-
day, giving their readers a clean, unob-
jectiOnable sheet. In the announce
ment in the leader the new editor says:
No opportunity to advocate the
principles or advance the interests of
the party will be passed unheeded, vet
it will not be muzzled by fear or by
favor. 1t reserves the right to its own
opinion, and will under no circum-
stances subvert its own principles or
Judgement to party policy or expe-
diency. 1t believes in party organiza-
ton and in party government but that
government must be in favor of the
people and when their rights are in
vaded or disregarded the Record will
not fail to object"
Declarations like the above have
been made many a time before but the
test of fealty has often been stronger
than the courage of convictions. 1t
need not be, and we shall be pleased to
see our young friend measure up to his
idea of Journalism.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
For the Smyrna Times.

Mr.. EDITeR:
In tRveling through the upper part of
Talbot county, Md, | was surprised to find
so few peach orchards in that section, and
so little attention paid to the cultivation of
the peach. Most of the orchards compared
unfavOrably with those in our home neigh
borhOOd, both in tilling and trimming.
The farmers there still stick to the good old
ways OF wheat and corn and love to look
over their big tillages of golden grain.
Their talk just now is all about wheat and
in this they can take just pride this year,
although our prospects are not behind
theirs. They use from 800 to 400 pounds of
phosphate per acre, where our farmers use
from 200 to $50 pounds Nckerson's and
Hubhard's phosphates, of Easton, are ex-
tensively used in Talbot county, but the
Marrow Bone and Monitor brands of A. G.
Cummins were pointed out by several far
mers as leading those brands in Il marked
degree. OBSERVER.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

A GENTLEMAN who moved in from
the country some months ago was
aroused from his slumbers in the
northern part of the town about two
o'clock yesterday morning bv some
disturbing element, but in his half
aroused senses at first he knew not
what 1t was. Rubbing his eyes and
raising his head.frOm the pillow to get
clearerimpact of the noise on the tVm-
panum of the ear he recognized the fa-
milliar bassO of the bull-frog. How
Is this" queried he, 81 Thought I
moved to Smyrna last Fall. Am I
mistaken and is iC all dream ?" In a
little while he satisfied himself as to
his locality, that he really was in town.
and resigned himself to the sleep of the
just while the bull-frogs continue their
merry concert in the PersimmOn pond.
DEATH entered Monday evening
into the home where reside two ladies'
IN the demise of a pet Canary, and
1t was changed from the place of mirtb
to the house of mourning. The bird
was a sweet singer and in the absence
OF the cares that surround MANY other
females, it had become a part of. the
family IN its daily care and association,
and consequently entwined in their af-
iectlons. 1t was not strange in conse-
quence that it should receive Yesterday
the honors of decent sepulture and
its memory be perpetuated by imper-
lshable marble. 1t was shrouded in a
decent little coffin and thus deposited
In grave dug for it in the garden to
which was placed a tomstOne, duly re-
cording the name, age, &c, ending with
the touching epitaph, "Gone, but not
forgotten"
SATURDAY last was essentially trout
day, there being from first to last some
nine tish wagons in town, one of these.
however, in the early morning having
shad, on which, in fact, was written
tnls for the year. The competition
between the trout men was lively
throughout the day and with some
well on into the night. The favorite
spots were the corners, especially the
one at the Ofiing of Willumsen's cloth
ing store. An incident occurred late in
the afternoon that caused good deal
OF merriment among the bystanders
IL was the movement to fll q vacancy
Where tired man was pulling out, the
crowd being interested in seeing how a
dealer who had the air and manner of
one entirely unconcerned, but seized
the right moment with the precision of
nsh hawk and beat the two men who
were working in concert with perfect
assurance of obtaining the place
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Clayton's New Hotel

The new hotel Joseph Stoeckle is
building at Clayton is not being erected
bit before it is needed. for takin0
into consideration the number of trav-
ellers who have to wait over two or
three trains, and the number of clerks
and other employees about the railroad
Offices, Clayton has been sadly in need
OF better hotel accommodations.
The new building, which, it is un-
derstood has been already leased bv
our genial tOWnsman, J. Frank Jelfer-
son, is to be three-stOry brick build
ing, having a frontage on the railroad
OF torty-feet, and a depth of forty feet.
with a two-story extension of twenty
by forty-two feet In all there are
twenty bed rooms, some of them for
transient guests, while others are in
tended for permanent boarders. of
whom Mr.. Jefferson expects quite a
number. The bar-room, usually such
an important feature in a country
Motel, will be on the front, on the
north side. Back of it, connected
by swinging doors is the pool-room.
On the other side of the main hall from
the bar-rOOm will be found the ladies'
parlor, separated from the dining
room back of it by the stair hall. the
stairs going up across the house. The
Kitchen and pantries of course Occupv
the extreme rear. We understand
that among other conveniences not
often found in country hotels. the
building will be furnished throughout
with electric bells, thing that is
often wished for when, on cold Win
ter morning the chilly stranger in a
strange land goes to the washstand
and finds nothing but dry towel. dry
pitcher and dry cake of soap with
which to wash.
The building win be plain and sub
slantially built throughout, in a modi-
iication of the Early Colonial stvle.
from designs by Edw. Hurst Brown
of Philadelphia, the same architect who
has had charge of the house |. N.
Mills has just built in the same place.
The work is being done, under the
superintendence of the architect. bv +.
ID. Talley, builder, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
About an Old Book.

DR.. f. NJ. Cloak has quite a peachaat
for curiO's and if he gets Joke in with
it, it is all the more appreciated. Last
week he went to Philadelphia and pur-
chased book that in the stained color
of the paper, ragged edges and pecu-
liar texture of the cover had the ap-
pearance of great antiquity. It bore
the date of 1902 Before Christ, had the
imprint Of old Memphis, in Egypt, and
looked as if it had been exhumed with
mummy or was taken out of the Dvr-
amids. 1t was illustrated with quaint
Egyptian chWacters and scenes. but
printed i'll the German language. He
brought il home with him. carried il
up in the garnet from whence he had
brought out many IL cherished relic
that had been gathered by his unces-
try, among them several years ago an
autograph letter from General Wash
ingtOn that had never been publishedl.
aud on coming down showed his
mother what he had found. She ad
mircd it of course, and regarded it as
rare specimen of the antique. but ex-
pressed great surprise that she should
have so completely overlooked it as
often as she examined the old heir
looms. The next thing was to go fish
ing for gudgeons and he caught them
by the score, who swallowed the bait
at one look of the book, some of them
men who pride themselves on never
being caught by a trick, until it came
to a man never overstocked with cred
ulity, who said: How is this; it is
dated way back 1902 B. c., when the
art of printing was discovered only
45O years ago and the language is that
Of a modern nation ?" "Sure enough
it readily flashed over the minds of
the sold parties. "Why didn't we
think of that" But, all the same, the
doctor had the worth of his expendi-
ture-$2.OO-in fun, in the way he had
taken in his mother, wife and the
boys. )"
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
The Chalvbeate Spring.

The iron spring just over the pond is
proving a fountain of health to some OF
our ladies, so they think, and it is now
quite the thing to take an evening
walk to this ever-hOwing fountain.
Capt, Mustard in reOpening and re-
pairing this Spring found it bricked
up with a solid wall of masonry eight
or ten feet deep, showing the regard in
which it was held by the discoveries.
presumably way back before the Revo-
lutionary War, probably about the
time of the founding of the old Pres
byterian Church on the opposite hill,
now remembered only, when time had
worked its dilapidatiOn, by our oldest
inhabitants. In it's present condition
the spring is seen only as it flows
through a pipe, running at the rate of
from one to two gallons a minute.
Smyrna times., 1886-05-26
Public Reading Room.
AvrDAnw- v-.vr-.-s

1t is with more than usual pleasur,
that we announce the establishment O
a reading room for the young people
of our town on what promises to be {
far more substantial basis than any
effort for a similar purpose made here
tOfOre. 1t is to be the fruits of al
effort to establish a respectable place
for all classes, sexes and conditions tC
spend their leisure hours in without il
costing one cent to any individual un.
less voluntarily contributed. This eff
fort Is to be supported from three dis
tlnct sources and will undoubtedly be
pushed forward to the desired point O,
success from whence there will be NO
retractlOn. These sources are the w
Z. L. u, the members of SMYRNA
Lodge No. ., /. D. G.. T., and the
Duck Creek Hundred Committee ot
the Delaware State Temperance AIS
ance. With such a strong backing as
tnls there should be positively no
difficulty at all to sustain it.
The room in the second story OF
the frame part of the Cooper Building.
facing Commerce street, has been Sc
cured and is being papered, painted
and a fine gas chandelier put up nre-
paratory to receiving all of the ap-
poihtments of first-class and we'll
conducted reading groom-chairs. tables
papers, magazines, &c.-for the use of
the whole community free of charoe
We understand that the room will he
open every day and evening in the
week and surely such an undertaking
IS deserving OF commendation and sun.
port from all publc-spirited citizens
who have any interest whatever in the
welfare OF the youth of our town.
The object of the promulgators of
this movement is to draw the lounpers
irom our street corners. bar-rooms.
motel reading rooms, pool rooms. &c.
into pure surroundings, where they
can have good reading matter and
lounge to suit themselves. This thing
mas been tried in our town again and
again, but proved a failure because
they always turned out either gambling.
drinking and boxing rooms or else
dude and wall flower associations i'm
which those who should be most bene-
fitted felt a delicacy of going on nc
count of their seedy attire or lack Of
social polish requisite to escape re-
mark. If the management of this
institution will conduct il on the nIon
of perfect equality and rights too ali
or, If there be any preference shown
let it be on behalf of the lounoe, IN
seedy attire, nothing can balk its ob.
Ject or make It a more welcome retreat.