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Some Unsatisfactory Yields.

The report we hear from several
farmers on the east side of the town is
a disappointment in the turning out of
their wheat crop as revealed by the
thresher, some who thought their crop
of straw indicated a yield of twenty
bushels per acre, getting only some fif-
teen or sixteen. 1t is a noticeable fact
that in nearly all these cases, however,
that their fields had been visited by
the new insect-a worm that cut off
the heads before ripening and let them
drop to the ground. Some of the far
mers estimate their loss thus at one
quarter of their crop, while a great
many fields have been injured to a less
degree. Many farmers could see the
headless stalks at harvest time who
before did not know their fields had
been visited by them. In the ALLEY "
and we think mostly in the fields west
of the town the yield is reported salts
factOry-twenty to twenty-five bushels
Oer acre
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
QUILP
Didn't Get Away With His
ROO1l0

Doodle.
On Friday a colored man went into
the store of A. II. Hobbs on east Main
street and asked of Mrs. Hobbs (Mr
H. being out in the yard at the time)
the cost Of several articles, naming
them. While her back was turned he
slipped a pair of pants and put them
under his arm but they were not en-
tirely hid by his coat. Mrs. H. noticed
this, and remembering that he had moth
ing when he came in, asked what it
was he had under his arm but got only
an evasive answer She then called
Mr.. Hobbs, who insisted on knowing
what it was he had under his arm but
the darkey hesitated saying it was
something he found in the street. The
stOrekeeper then became emphatic and
the thief, finding he had to, laid the ar
ticle down on the counter, when Mr..
Hobbs found it was, as he expected, a
pair of his pants. The next thing was
a stunning blow that would have sent
him to the floor but for the interven-
tiOn of the counter, followed by two
others as he would straighten up, all
the time making for the door. He
left the. latter with the impress of Mr..
HIS boot, then Rover" at the COM
mand of his master, took hand, the
last seen of the darkey being his
hasty flight down the street with the
dog swapping at him. He said before
hooking" the pants that he had
come from Millington, Md, the day
before, that he was a brother of Joe.
Brown, who had bought a pair of pants
in Smyrna several weeks ago &c.
Mr.. Hobbs says he had a pair stolen
about that time and has no doubt but
that it was his brother who got them.
The thief, it is thought, lost no time
in reaching the Maryland line, as he
has not been seen or heard of since.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

THE Smyrna Record insists that it
didn't flop, or if it did, it wasn't as big
a flop as that made by the Harrington
Enterprise. In fact the flop of the latter
was so immense as to win the distinc-
tiOn of double flop, thus illustrated
by the Wilmington Home Weekly:
Papa" said the son of a careful
father, "you know you told me never
to pass over anything did not under
stand, when 1 was reading" "That's
right, my son. What is it you do not
understand?" "Why this paper saws
that some men in Congress made a
double flop What is a double flop,
papa ?" " A double flop ?-why, it's a
-a-Well you know when a man goes
that is, when he--when he Why,
don't know just how to tell you,
sonny; but here's a dime-run down
to Buffers and get the Harrington
Enterprise for the last three weeks
That'll be better than for me to try to
tell you"
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
PerSOnal.

Scott Way, the former proprietor
of the Middletown Transcript, accom-
panied by his friend, Col. Jos. Hanson,
spent Sunday in Smyrna, guests of Eu-
gene Davis. Way, as a very serious
man and contributor of the Christian
at Work, very properly spent the hours
usually allotted to worship by going to
church-St. Peter's-and he took his
friends along with him to teach them a
good example.
Rev. VIM. B. Gordon, rector of st.
Peters Church, accompanied by his
wife, left on Monday morning for Hag-
erstCwn, Md, to be absent month or
more. His health is quite run down
and greatly in need of rest and the
bracing effect of the mountain air
Rev. DIR. Tullidge will supply his place
during his absence.
Mrs. M. w. Orme, nee Anna Mans
field, of Philadelphia, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. r. d. HolIecker.
Daniel G. Bailey, recent graduate
of Pierce's Business College, Philadel-
phia, has taken the position of book
keeper with Lewis & Price.
Editor Griffenburg, of the new paper
Of Harrington. the Weekly ReCie,O, was
in Town on Monday and visited the
TIMES Office. He speaks quite encOur-
agingly of his new enterprise. He
is a brother of G.. f. Griffenburg, of
Clayton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Truitt and grandson,
John Truitt, of Milford, are visiting
relatives in Smyrna and vicinity.
Mrs. Charles Beth, of Sarnia, Cam
ada, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Anne
Wood, near this town.
Mrs. Hannah Sanders, of Philadel-
phia, is on n visit to her father, Alex
ander III. Wilson, and William Spencer,
of Wilmington, grandson of Mr.. Will
son, is also visiting him.
George VanWinkle and wife, of
Philadelphia, are in town, guests of
his father, James Van Wrinkle.
Miss Clara Bewley and Miss Hanna
VanGasken have gone on a weeks
visit to Frederica, guests of the family
of Rev. Il. II. Haynes.
Herman Roe and family are spend
ing week or so visiting in Pennsyl-
vania.
Mrs. Martha A. Cummins, of this
town, who is in very poor health, re-
turned with her daughter Mrs. DIR.
Dirickson, to her home in Berlin, Md.
Miss Matte Robinson, of Whining
ton, is visiting Miss Maud Carr.
Miss Alice Stillman, of PHILADELPHIA.
is visiting Miss Minnie Clement.
Allan Cunningham, of Harvard Col
lege, is home for his Summer vaca-
tion.
Miss Jennie Brooks, of Baltimore
is spending the Summer with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. II. Janney.
S. i. Kahn and family are snend.
ing several days with relatives hero
Miss Lydia Evans, Of this town a
spending several days with reb,tiyes
in Salem, N. j., and Miss Nora ~
Cotton is visiting friends in the same
place.
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O1p Noble Ra,,d

The following gem of poetic thought
is plucked from the soaring genius of
one of Smyrna's gifted young men and
for beauty of expression, terseness of
explanation, length, breadth and thick
ness of thought, and the fathomless
depth of the bard's imaginative powers
we think he is entitled to the laurel
crown of victory and monumental
recognition in the poets corner of
Dover Green with the following master
piece of his genius inscribed thereon
Delaware has groaned, sighed and
Wept because of the scarcity of her
poetic sons, and the public sentiment
has been mantled in the shrOud of re-
gret from the thought that none would
sing the praises of the old Blue Hen in
verses of bewitching beauty. But that
day is now gone forever; Shakespeare,
Byron, Moore and Burns are nullilied
and become pale spectres of the past
amid the blaze and glorious halo that
surrounds our young bard of twenty
five Summers and Tennyson will be
compelled to write poem that can be
set to the music of the Devils
Dream" or step to the background and
employ himself in writing patent med
icine advertisements. The following
stanza from his first volume entitled
" Blue Monday" shows that he don't
turn the nail of argument over forty
times before striking it on the head
with the mighty hammer Of logic
Blow, ye winds and gentle breezes
Oh We woods and little trees-es
L., H. l. = l. q
Smyrna, Del
See, he now the shoe sole greases,
AS he puts it on his llnees-es;
And the bristling wax end leases.
Over there"
OUILP.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

The irritating course taken by the
Dominion authorities to prevent Amer
lean fishermen from buying bait at
Canadian ports has now, it appears, ex-
tended to American vessels undoubtedly
engaged in legitimate trade. Whether
the purchase Of bait under the Cana
dian construction of the treaty of 1918
was permissible or prohibited may be
4 disputed question But the driving
away of American vessels from st. An
dreWs harbor, New Brunswick, by the
Dominion cruiser General Middleton
while engaged in buying young her
rings for the sardine factories at East
port, Me, was, if the facts were as rep.
resented, an unquestionable interfer-
ence with lawful traders. The only
statement yet received concerning this
high-handed stretch of authority is one
which has been made at Eastport by
Captain Balkan, who had charge of
one of the boats that had been ordered
away.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

THERE is considerable difference of
opinion in relation to presidential vetoes
with some criticisms from the party
stand point, but President Cleveland is
undoubtedly proceeding conscientious
ly in regard to the private pension acts.
ninety Of which he has vetoed. These
bills though passed by Congress are
seldom looked into only in the rooms
OF the pension committee of the two
houses and there the congressman who
represents the claim rather than the
claim itself, its merits or dement's. is
considered. Not being bills affecting
governmental policies, nor party poll
tics only remotely, they are introduced
and railrOaded through with perhaps
not a half dozen members of either
house knowing anything about the
history or merits of the case. The
President who might with prOpriety
shift the responsibility on Congress.
will not sign them until he finds bv
diligent investigation that the appli-
cant is justly entitled to what is claim
ed, by the spirit of the pension laws.
1t is in many cases only the claim
agents, the bounty jumpers and the
politicians who are interested in such
legislation. The pension laws are
broad enough to cover every case, but
the most exceptional, for services rem
dered the country, and that 80 out Of
655 bills have been vetoed, is the best
evidence that Mr.. Cleveland is deter
mined to stand like watch dog at the
door Of the United States Treasury to
keep the long arms of the claim agent
sharks out.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
Branclling Out.

Two of our comparatively young
men who have heretofore been in the
employ Of others have concluded to set
up for themselves, namely, Joseph
Stephenson and Joseph HUM. The
first named, who learned the trade OF
paper hanging some years ago in Phil
adelphia and has shown great prof.
cheney the past several years in work
ing for Jos. E. Carter, in paper hanging
and painting has rented a house in
Centreville, Md, whittier he expects to
move in about a month. While re-
GREETING to lose Mr.. Stephenson from
our town, we congratulate the citi-
zens of Centreville in securing n work
men so competent.
In regard to the last named, who has
rented a shop and opened for business
on Market street, we can say, as in the
other case, he has been in the town for
some years past in the shop of G. A.
Wick, and is well known by the
patrons of the tonsOrial chair.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
IIy1nenenl.

A pleasant affair occurred at the mar
sonage of Wesley Chapel. Cincinnati.
on on tuesday evening, the 9Th inst, Rev.
water Y. Benson, one of the compost
tors OF the Western CHRISTIAN Advocate,
ana formerly of this town, and Miss
Jennie q. Scott of that city, were
united in marriage. Rev. T.. H.
fearne, ID. d., the pastor, officiating.
About thirty guests were present, in
Guiding relatives of the parties, all
deeply interested in the welfare of the
bridal pair. Numerous presents were
received. Miss Scott has for many
years been the successful teacher OF
the Wesley Chapel Sunday-school pri-
mary class.
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MARRIAGES

BAEGERmHARGAR5NE1Nea Ar E; o y !, woodside Io
of n 9y fd and E SMq5paae MSI Em c4ar Bge S
HOUSE -WATKINSON.-At WoodInrrc'
June oath, by Rev. j. T. Beckley Of PM, \. j.,
Francis NJ. House and Miss Ida The p,hla,
WatkinsOn. '1'' ~ H.
RICHARDsON-IHON Little Cr.oL T.,
7th by Rev. b. F: McFaul, George S. ,I,uy
sYI 2nd Mis- bizzIe Th9m@s both Of Little CfecFo
by Rev. d. f. McFaul, Thomas Sylyc,J,ud,.y tIh
- Miss Sadie b. Thornton, both of Leipsic and
TAGGART-PRICE.-In Baltimore. juiScrh
Ee Eeyi PeTegrine WTGth' j. J. 1aggart, Of " yegy
Pond, Nd vi sill
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

WE are indebted to Hon. Geo. Gray
for several copies of public documents
on the production of gold and silver in
the United States. If the editor of our
esteemed cotempOrary, the DelalOarean,
had time to read them, we would like
to loan them to him so he can get post
ed up on the silver question.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
New Advertisements

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Rubber Coat FOund-Joseph f. Will
liams.
To Grape GrOwers-J. G.. & II. M.
FarsOn.
Mrs. Sophia DOsch, baker and con-
fectiOner.
Boots and William Walker.
MarrOw-BOne Phosphate.
18th Dividend-The Fruit Growers
National Bank of Smyrna.
New GoOds-W. f. Clement.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

THE Canadian navy continues to give
our fishermen business trouble and Mr..
Bayard diplomatic trouble over fishing
bait. Couldn't Mr.. Bayard make a
profitable thing of it by catching some
of the political minnows that are so
bothersOme just now in Delaware and
shipping them to the land of the blue
noses?
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
Farm buildings Burned,

On Saturday afternoon a fire broke
out at Prices Corner, Blackbird hun
dred, destroying the Outbuildings of
the farm which centre there, including
stable, granary and carriage house all
under one roof, wagon sheds, hem
house, fences, &c. The property be-
longs to Mrs. Ann NJ. Price and was in
the tenure of Henry L. Neh. The loss
on the buildings was $500 insurance.
about $3.50 in the Kent County Mutual.
Mr.. NeH estimates his loss at $3.50. It
Is not known how the fire originated,
i. put 1t IS supposed was caused BY some
the barn.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

A harebrained cooper has gone, quite
on the sly, through the Niagara whirl-
pool and come out alive. Beyond
showing that this could be done once,
which does not by any means prove
that it could be safely done again, it is
not very clear what the adventurous
man has gained by it. There was no
gate money, 10 prize of any kind, and
he bore all the expenses of the under
taking. Still, as they could not have
been very heavy, he probably regards
the attaching nOtOriety as cheaply
BOUGHT.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

The exciting topic of conversation
for the last week or two among. the
politicians has been the Coney Island
Deal" SO designated because Charles
c. Stockley now the Governor Of the
State met certain democratic leaders
at that place and as a condition Of their
support, parceled out the. offices.
Since the breach between the two wings
of the party has so widened, the bar
gain that was there entered into has
been exposed, and the afirmations and
denials between the ins and the outs
has been Interesting reading Last
week Thomas Holcomb, the present
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

THE battle for the spoils seems to be
waging as fiercely in Kent as in New
Castle county, and Senator Salisbury
is said to have renewed his youth in
preparing fOrthe battle with his Will ON
political ward who he imagines ungrate-
fully aspires for his seat in the national
capitol.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

THEindicatiOns are since Gladstone's
complete defeat that he will resign the
Premiership, and that the Tories under
Lord Salisbury and a remnant of Wings
under Lord Harrington will assume
the CONTROL of the government.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
GBe Smgrna dimes,
SmY1'n0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July IA, 1886.

THE "HMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HOFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
TERMS-SUBsCRIPTION-O 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
OF Seven Cents a line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Gents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
The Railroad Estimate.

Estimates haue been gathered at
several different stages of the Spring
growth of the peach. The usual per-
iods of disaster have passed, and the
following estimate gathered by Super
intendent Mills may be looked upon as
more nearly approximating the correct
figures than any previous estimate:
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

If you want to know what one good
partizan thinks of another when both
want the control of the offices, just
read the columns of the Delawarean,
EUery EUening, &c.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
NOTICE.

The members Of Friendship A. NJ. E. Church
viii lay the CORNER STONE OF their NEW
ChUkoH, on Sunday, July 18th, 1885.
All well wishers are cordially invited 10 be
forget We wish 10 raise Two HUNbREp Do1S ~ nv '1o'
june SO'Sw JOS. c. DUFFAN. Pastor u.s.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
The Wheat Threshinc Season.

Inc w neat 1hreSnlil3 season.
The threshing of wheat is now being
pushed with vigOr by the farmers.
There are a number of steam threshers
in the country and they are unequal to
the present demand. The farmers are
anxious to get their crops threshed for
two reasons-to save the trouble of
stacking, and to be ready for the first
which has usually been the best mar
ket. Years ago, when the custom was
to stack 'the wheat and thresh in
August or September, the man who
was good stacker was man Of note
in the farming community, but now
wheat stacking has almost degenerated
to one of the lost arts" The custom
from the reasons above stated is to
thresh from the field, delivering the
sheaves directly from the shocks to the
thresher. Threshing by steam has al
most entirely superseded the slower
power of horses during the past few
years, greatly to the relief of the ami
mails on whom it was a great strain,
while the work is done in half the
time. The reapers and self-binders,
supplemented by the steam thresher
has greatly simplifed and made easy
the work Of the farmer and especially
the work of his wife in providing for IA
host of labOrers so long, though the
crop with many has been quadrupled.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
Totals. 2.519.67O 419S S45

From this it will be seen that the
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad,
which is the outlet for Kent county,
Md, will furnish over one million bas-
kets of peaches.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
The Gubernatorial Fight and What
the Papers Have to Say.
IN FAVOR OF ONLY ONE TERM.

V-VT1
We find that there is much opposi-
tion in the ranks of the Democracy of
Kent and Sussex Mt the probable nomi-
nation Of =. Il. Cochran for Governor.
Many feel, as the Sentinel aptIy ex-
pressed it some weeks since, that he
has been Governor de tacfo, but for
that reason they oppose his becoming
so dejWe. Some Of those who favored
StockIey four years ago will oppose
Cochran, because, as they facetiously
say, they are opposed to any mans be-
ing Governor two terms in succession.
PeHiRSuIdr NeCs.
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DEATHS.

Ford, aged "a years " ''''AI'pheT
iNFOkD.-In this town, July sth Elsie i,.,..
daughter Of William A and Avi. NJ ~ infant
year, months and day,. ''''''l. aged
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18th Dividend,

TIE FRUIT GROWERS NATIoN,f RAW,
SMYkNA, DEI~, July l3th. iSsG
ne Directors have this day dccIurrl,, byi,
july l4-2w \ + WiIT'ul' ,.,.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
FOUND.

,,,,) On Friday last, July 9th, EUnHEr co,r
IN Inc TGad can be had by the owner of The same
ana paying for this advertisement f''le'y
o.-.. JOS h. WILLIAMS
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
\ BRAND NEW DEAL.

On last Tuesday night the elect
were called together to complete the
Herbert -Biggs Guhernatorial Combi-
nation. Messrs. Herbert and Biggs
have pooled their Gubernatoral inter
ests and under the head of you tickle
me and I'll tickle you policy the COM
binatiOn starts upon the road. This
alliance is a virtual confession of the
weakness of Mr.. Biggs' candidacy in
advance of the campaign.
We are strongly persuaded that had
Benjamin 7. Biggs entered the Guber-
material contest upon his own individ-
uality the nomination was practically
within his grasp, but we. apprehend
that the fate Of the maiden who hesita-
ted will be the fate of Mr. Biggs.
This new combination whether it be
defensive or offensive simpllies verv
materially the Gubernatorial question
If our political horoscope is not ser
iOusly BLURRED we fOresee in this Tues-
day nights compact influences at work
which will seal the Gubernatorialo cues
ton to Edward Cochran: albeit if Mr.
Cochran should fail of the nomination
the prize will be plucled by Sussex
Countian.-Ihe Wilmingtonian.
WANTS A YOUNG STANDARD REApEp
The DeidUare Ledger is ardent in
the interests of r.. r. Cochran for Gov.
ernor on the ground that he is n voung
man. The older men-we meaS
those OF sixty and seventy vears-havo
mad their day, and should Le contented
TO watch the boys work for the off.
ces, says the Ledger. This sets aside
It's lownsman, Mr.. Dean, and sends Mr.
Biggs INTO the shadow. IF the Ledoe,.
had knocked around much it wo9Id
nave found some pretty livelv "bove y
aI sixty and seventy Years of 3So
1here are many people, and not Eli
democrats either, who believe tbot
MT. Dean would make as good anS
possibly better, Governor tbon @ s'nu
osnerS osi VINO have been named for tbe
omce.-Ddiig Republican. 80 '''o
"oLcorr's SPELLING AND sENATop1Ar
BEES.
VINO but he could write suoh olo
CANT ungrammatical sentences oT I'M oio-
~ Sne 4 phonetic spelling is something now
- - DeiaWare journalism. Just think of
- mighty orator a great LAWYER
a. seii-constituted guardian over nditon
IAorhey Writing out words in bjs
Uwu !. va dialect--wonderfuI, is il NOT !
oqueel, whisky, weekleys. nifty voI
uulnous." Fair examples az tbo
wouid-De Senator's phonetic sneII III
ing. The man that writes theso 7Pe,i- psti
cles Is lit to be even an orran o gr;n5aa5, S,.i-
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WILL HAVE HIS SAY.

We would say to the Smyrna Tunes
in regards to our speaking up for Mr..
Cochran that if the Republican party
had a nominee out for Governor we
would have soon supported him as Mr..
Cochran, provided he was the man the
party ought to have put up. We are
for Cochran because we are are not for
Biggs, and if the Republican party
puts up a man who in our estimation
is as superior a man as +. r. Cochran,
why we will take him up and talk for
him as well as Cochran. But we have
come out independent and we intend
to stick to it, but as we said in our
first issue we will have our say regard
less of what any party factions shall
say. We are for the right and not for
wrong.-HdrringtOR Weekly ReUie1U.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
BILL HERBERT TO THE FRONT

On the day of the convention we ex-
pect to wipe out all prejudices, heal all
differences, dissolve all disagreements,
by presenting a citizen from New Cas-
tie county for the nomination for gov
ernor whom we will be proud to sup
pOrt-a gentleman who will 90 before
the convention "unpledged " to any
faction or man; who, if elected, will be
governor indeed; a gentleman who
has sprung from the ranks of great
army of workers; a mechanic, a nat
ural born statesman, man who is op-
posed to reappOintments, the best fnan-
cler in the State-a man of and for the
people. That man is William Her
bert.-NeW Castle Star.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

monkey, if not a wood sawyer's clerk.
We advertise him free of charge, in
order that Delawarcans may know
what gifted man Dover's lawyer
editor of the Harrington Enterprise
.-DeldlUdredR.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14

IT now looks as if Congress will not
adjourn before the first of August.
Smyrna times., 1886-07-14
THE sTOCKLEYITEs MUST BE TURNED
DOWN

The State of Delaware has been
Stockleyized, but it will never again
be so afflicted. The people of Della
ware intend to have as a candidate a
man above trickery. They do not in
tend to have the State disgraced by
the elevation to power of another aG-
tomaton. Plan and plot as they may
the days of the triumvirate and the
political hawkers are numbered. The
people want a governor for the people.
They desire fair treatment and intend
to have it or know the reason why.
And they do not intend again to sell
their birthright for a mess of pottage
and poor mess at that. Delaware
Democracy, during the past four years,
has been severely cursed, but the Grad
ication is near at hand. The Concy
Islanders sowed the wind IN 1882, and
in 1886 the whirlwind will be reaped.-
DelGCdreGR.