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Smyrna times., 1886-08-11

CERTAIN movements in New York
indicate that new element-a very
uncertain quantity-is about to enter
the political arena in that city, namely,
the labor organizations. Some ten
ten days ago meeting was held on
limited notice which was attended by
some twenty thousand men. On
Thursday evening last another meet
ing was held in which all the trade
and labor organizations were repre-
sonted. There were 4O2 delegates
present who represented 40 200 people,
on the basis Of one delegate to every
one hundred members. A very long
and stormy session was held to con-
slider the advisablity of entering the
political field during the coming cam
paign After much discussion the
proposition was finally submitted to a
vote, and was carried by 800 to 1888.
1t was agreed that organized labor in
New York city should take indepen-
dent political action this Fall-that is,
nominate their own candidates for the
various offices and support them to the
fullest extent of their power. The
tenor Of the speeches made during the
evening was that past efforts in poll
tics had been dismal failures owing to
workingmen not working with a com
mon interest.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11

THE guzzling properties of the people
are wonderful when it is shown that
for every inhabitant are used ten gal
Ions of beer, gallon of spirits and
sixty cigars. The New York Tribune
has the following:
"The details given in a recent
Washington letter make it hard to be-
lieve that the people in this country
are in very desperate straits, when
they consume in a single year 1888
gallons of beer for every man, woman
and child, and 119 gallons spirits, be
sides J92 cigars for every inhabitant,
81 cigarettes, and 2.22pounds smoking
and chewing tobacco. 1t is true that
the condition of large part of the pop
ulation is n0tiudiCated by these figures
for much more than half Of the inhabi-
tants do not uso liqGOr or tobacco to
any appreciable extent. The little
ones are not as Il rule consumers, and Il
considerable proportion of the adults
spend no money in this way. Aut if 81
third of the inhabitants, let MS say %
600, 600 persons, consume all the to-
haeco and spirits and beer, it is at all
events certain that they cannot be
starving because of inability to buy
food. For the cost of the drink and
the smoke would average about fifty
seven dollars yearly for each of the 20
100000, and that sum would buy bread
and meat enough to keep them all
from emaciatiOn No soldier ever yet
was found who could consume an en-
tire army ration, year in and year out,
bnt that costs only about ffty-eight
dollars yearly. The 10000, 900 who
smoke and drink appear to consume
one entire ration in that way, at all
events, whether they earn two or three
times as much OF not.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
journalistic.

The DeIdware PrOhibitiOnist which
has been published for the past year or
two in Wilmington by e. II. Sentmen
appeared on Saturday under the man.
agement of the two young men to
whom the paper had been sold, Watson
and Otto. The paper stands out as an
uncompromising temperance organ
and places the temperance candidates
at the head of its columns. In their
salutatory they say they have burned
the bridges behind them =" and the un-
merciful enemy heretofore holding the
fort will be dOwned if possible, without
quarter"
The Millington NelOs is the name of
a new paper published simultaneously
in Church Hill, Sudlersville and Mil
lington, an editor from each, bearing
the name of the respective place and
published for the present monthly. 1t
is a we'll edited and neatly gotten up
paper. William DuHamel late of Del
aware College is managing editor, with
a local editor for each of the towns.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11


SEVERAL days ago a farmer engaged
several tramps to pick peaches, gave
them their breakfast which was entered
into as if they meant business, but
when he went into the orchard shortly
after where he had directed them, he
found they had gone up the road to
take another day or two's rest, having
read in medical treaties that it was
unhealthy to 90 to work violently on
full stomach. There is nothing the
average tramp is SO careful in taking
care of as his health. 1t is always so
with lives that are precious.
A COMPANY of Philadelphians who
went down to Kits Hammock on
Monday of last week to camp on the
bayside, as do number of the deni-
zens of Dover, stuck it out until Thurs
day, but finally retreated, leaving the
mosquitoes masters of the situation.
One of the party, which comprised
nearly dozen gentlemen and ladies,
was in Smyrna OH Friday on his re-
treat from the battle field, and on a
visit to this Office to get several copies
of the TIMES, gave quite graphic ac-
account of the fierce attacks of the little
bloOd-suckers.
On Saturday night or rather Sunday
morning about one o'clock two pistol
shots were heard up Main street, but
who were firing and who were fired at,
if one of the party, Denney Redman,
had not received a bullet in the calf of
his leg would probably not have been
| known. DIR. Cloak was called up to
/ h,,k l. i 81 I
it, and the recipient will wear it as a
mementO of the occasion. The diff
Gully was between party of two or
three white men and two or
three cOlOred men, and there was other
cause than the liquor drunk, it is
thought, if they would choose to tell.
DID you ever stop to figure the differ
ence in the cost between barn ward
manure and Planet Phosphate? Is or
20 loads of barn yard manure per acre,
is worth, say 500. 800 pounds of Planet
Phosphate per acre, is worth, say $4.OO.
| PLANET will cost you SIG per acre
less than than the manure (which is
! equal to 20 bushels of wheat at present
pricesl. In other words, you must
needs get 25 bushels of wheat per acre
to pay for the manure, while bushels
of wheat per acre will pay for the Planet
Phosphate PLANET will give you as
good results as the manure in grain
and grass, and leave your land clearer
of filth. 4.
A FEW improvements are being made
in the creek by the Philadelphia &
Smyrna Transportation Company, and
a dredge for that purpose is now at
work deepening certain portions neces-
sary to keep open navigation. With
this machine now at work and by the
expenditure of few thousand dollars
Duck Creek could be made navigable
to Smyrna Landing, thus improving
the property there and also opening
the way for the establishing of some
good manufacturing business in that
locality. That Smyrna should not be
able to make use of water communica-
tion to the town is very much to be re-
GREETED, especially when the expense is
comparatively so moderate.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
Personal.

I. n. Mills, of Clayton, Superinten-
dent of the Delaware Division, who
has been quite sick, left last week ac-
cOmpanied by his wife for Watkins
Glen. He will return as soon as his
health is recuperated.
Mrs. r. f. Hough and Mrs. Joseph
Smithers are spending a week or so at
Ocean Grove.
Rev. J. V. Smith spent Sunday and
Monday at Wye camp.
Luther r. HoHecker, of Philadelphia,
spent yesterday and the day before
with friends in town.
VIM. Il. Johnson returned few DAYS
ago from an eight days visit to Reho-
both He reports the mosquitoes not
very abundant and the Baltimore ladies
charming.
f. w. Dawson, of Delaware City, is
spending a part of his vacation with
friends in this county.
Richard Mitchell and John Mitchell
and wife, of Greensborough, Md, are
visiting VIM. II. Carr.
Mrs. Rachel Hofecker and Miss
Edith II. Bell went to Rehoboth last
week for an indefinite stay.
Misses Elva Smith, Florence Reedy
and Mary Hall are visiting friends in
Milford; Misses Clara and Jennie
Wilson, Laurel Miss Carrie Beck
Wye Camp; Miss Mollie Beck and
Clarence FAIRIES, Ocean Grove.
Judge Walter Cummins, of Will
mington, spent Monday with relatives
in this town, on his return home from
Ocean City.
Mrs. NJ. II. Carter is spending a
week at Camden camp, guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Armstrong.
Miss Laura f. Brown, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
r. White.
Miss Beulah c. Hance, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting friends in town, or
rather at Fraland Beach where they
are at present camping out.
Mrs. VIM. FAIRIES and son Gilbert
are spending several weeks with heI
brother, Rev. EnOch Stubbs. at Chester
Heights.
Miss Amelia Winter, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Miss Estelle
Smith.
Walter B. Carrow, Of New York, is
nome - on visit.
VIM. Ransom and family, of Jersey
City, are visiting his father, w. n
Ransom.
Miss Mary NJ. Baylis, of Bridgeton
n. j., is visiting Mrs VIM. Stevens, il
the Alley"
Miss Tacie Duell, of Wenonah, n. J.,
IS spending a week or two with Mis-:
Hettie Megear.
Miss Eleanor NJ. Stanger, of Glass
borO, n. j., is visiting Mrs. T. F. Evans
Miss Hattie NJ. Spruance, who ha.
been suffering with her eyes, went t
an Oculist this morning in Philadelphia
Miss MOrsella Cochran, of Philadel
phia, is visiting Miss Annie Hoyle.
Miss Lulu Stevenson, of FELTON,, i.
the guest of Miss Beulah Jefferson.
Mrs. Linda Bailey, of Kenton, ha:
been visiting Miss Minnie Allen, tn,
latter giving birthday party on Friday
evening.
VIM. Geo. Lees, of MillingtOn, Md.
has taken position in the store of w
w. Tschudy.
Harry Cox, Mrs. William Powell anC
children, and Miss Emma Kennedy, o
Philadelphia, are visiting the family o
Joseph Kennedy.
Mrs. Malvina Stevenson, of Easton
Md, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Harry J. Wilson.
Miss Sue Grossly, of Chester county
Pa, returned with Miss Anna Lambdil
last week on visit to Mrs. r.
Lambdin.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
Another Phosphate Factory.

By advertisement in another column
it will be seen that Andrew SiscO is in
the field with new brand which he
claims to be the best, and which he has
given the name of the Royal Bone
Phosphate. He has erected IL building
at Mason's wharf over the causeway at
Smyrna Landing, not so large as the
present size of the other four mills of
this vicinity, but capable like them he
hopes of the same growth, and is al
ready at work in manufacturing to fill
orders. Mr.. Sisco's mind was turned
to the subject seven or eight years ago
when there were no other manufac-
turers in this section but the Messrs
Tygert and he became satisfied from
some experimental tests then made, as
manifested in the crops where tried,
that he had a formula and manner of
mixing that was just adapted in bring
ing about the best results. He made
one or two engagements subsequently,
with parties to put his plans on a bust
ness basis, with no definite result, as far
as he was concerned. He now started
out on his own hook, with expressions
of approval from those who have tried
his make that gives him confidence in
the future of his success.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
Yard Fountains.

A fountain which has been in the
course of construction for the past two
weeks in the yard of Col. Geo. II.
Raymond was completed yesterday
morning and the water turned On-the
first to be put up in our town, and as
the first as Il natural sequence of the
water works, we hope will be followed
by number of others. 1t cannot but
be an object of attraction to the pass
sers by, and being located in what was
said by lady without any reference to
to the fountain" of the coolest
looking spots in town "-the object and
the place have an especial adaptation
to each other. 1t is, we might say en-
pdssGnt, present from Mrs. Raymond
to her husband, and with that tact
which is usually exercised by ladies
when they want to do a generous
thing from personal considerations, the
work has been done with care as to
permanancy as we'll as to taste in con-
structiOn. The basin, which is ten
feet in diameter and eight feet in
the clear, has a substantial work of
masonry for its base. From the centre
of the basin rises a pile of rocks,
WHaNtA 10 ohA hANunbCu 1b Llib bOD Nv u
figure of a small boy protecting him
self by an umbrella from the rain
which is showering down on him from
above. From two to three feet from
the base are four other jets at what for
convenience we will call the ANGLES
throwing from one to a dozen spravs
the effect of the five Jets being very
beautiful. The fountain is betwee1
five and six feet high The basin Is To
have an additional attraction in tho
way of gold and silver fish, which Mrs
Raymond has gone to the city today
to procure.
John G. Bailey, at the lower end of
Commerce street is also having one
erected in his yard for Mrs R9iIav
which will be an addition 10 her II,
ready attractive yard. Il Is entireiv
of iron, the basin having diameter If
SIX ieet and the water will plav from an
ornamental fountain. Messrs. q w
y ?. Taylor are at work at Il now and
WI VIII have it done in a short time
lly Llhey also did the work on the one
above named. '"0 oie
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from Kent County, Maryland.

For the Smyrna Times
Letter from Kent County, Maryland.
Mr.. EDITOR Seeing nothing in
your paper from this section of Mary
land | think it will be we'll to
let Delaware friends know that we are
still alive and prOspering. This part
of Maryland-Kent cOunty-is about
as lively now as it ever gets, for the
country is alive with peach buyers and
peach plucks. The former is in
tended to do the farmer the most
good and the latter the peaches most
good. At any rate there is enough of
both kinds, especially of the plucks.
One can count them by the fifty or
or hundred in the course of the day
trudging their weary way up and
down the Baltimore Il Delaware Bay
Railroad, looking for peaches to pick.
But if the farmer asks one to 90 to
work on farm or to help thresh he is
grossly insulted and will tell him it is
not work but peaches he is after.
This is as pretty Il farming country
as one can find on the Peninsula and
one especially deserving of better rail
road facilities than it now has. But
the people keep doing all the time, liv-
ing in hopes of having things better
after awhile. But / am afraid they
will wait a good while.
Farmers who have got peaches feel
very jubilant over them for there lays
their Doodle this year and they know
it.
The wheat crop is not near all
threshed yet, but is an excellent crop,
some of the larger farms yielding three
or four thousand bushels.
Corn looks very good and if the
weather holds favorable will be the
largest crop grown here for some time.
AS the little items of news turn up !
will send them to our Delaware friends
through your paper. S. C. F.
Locust GrOUe, Nd, august 9Th, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11

In the list Of the appropriations for
river and harbor improvements in Del
aware waters Senator Gray claims that
exclusively for Broad Creek, at Laurel,
Representative Lore claims the appro
priation for the Wilmington postofice,
and of course Senator salisbury
wouldn't divide the honor of getting
that for St. Jones Creek with any or
all of them. The next question is,
Who didn't get that for Duck Creek &?
Senator Salisbury will, of course, stand
up like man and say he didn't dirty
his hands with it; but what have
Messrs. Gray and Lore to say, and do
they always intend for it to be thus?
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11

THE DelaUarcaa writes very much as
if it expected fraud 20 be committed at
the primary elections in New Castle
county next Saturday like it was at
the late election for candidates for
sheriff and coroner, and it gives the
county warning in time that the two
lower counties will not tolerate a con-
troll by members Of the convention
thus chosen.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
FOf ute smyrna Times.
Clayton Branch of the Delaware
Fruit Exchange.

1t is resolved to go OH and put up a
little Office mt Clayton for the accOmmo-
dation of buyers and auctioneer and
through n committee TO solicit subscriD-
tiOns for the erection Of n telephone
line from Clayton to Wyoming and to
sell the fruit by telephone to buyers at
Wyoming and there are buyers at Still
Pond, Md. They see the fruit at each
place This is a great advantage over
Clayton. Buyers will have to depend
on the Inspectors eyes at CLAYTON.
while they can use their own ewes mi
the other points. And if the InsDector
should in the case of n single car fail IN
give satisfaction the scheme will fail
below par. But the right plan is to
have the buyers at Clayton and let
them see the peaches. It is not neces,
sary to declare the Branch at CIavton
independent of Wyoming. Onlv oct oC4
in the loading and selling the frnit ~
Clayton to the buyers there. inst nc t tiao ~
Still Pond Exchange is doing Rv ' aIi
means Tor the success of CLAYTON sbin-
pers, the buyers ought to be invita-
there. But reports come to ne vii vii
authenticated that Philadelnhia is "on nt
gsettlng her supply of peaches that tbe
!Excnange at Still Pond, Nd. is ,Io az
tIacllng a lively set of buvera. oaJ ~.
'na' they are distributing the fruit ont
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
Fair and Full Competition.

Every effort should be made in
all trades to compete fairly and
continually. And while each
manufacturer Of goods cndeavors
to excel his neighbOrs, he should
not be satisfied to stop with this.
he ought to strive to make his
products more excellent. With
this view the proprietor of the
MarrOw-BOne made a Phosphate
with new combinations. and call
ed it Special" ." and had it tested
on his farms i'm tenure of j. L.
Pugh, B. f. Cummins and r. B.
Donovan by the side of Marrow
Bone and Monitor The effort
was to beat his own Brands.
The result is proved by the fol
lowing testimonials;
! used a ton of your Special as an experiment
with your two Brands. The Special grew, in ny
Judgement, about bushels more wheat per acre,
more and larger head and taller straw.
J.E PUGH
With your special" the wheat sto3lei bctte
than both MarrOw-BOne and Monitor II roses
inches above the others: heads well filled and
more OF them. would prefer the Special TO
any that ever used.
BF. CUMNINS.
July 81 lSS6
tried the special ~ alongside of the Marrow.
Bone and Monitor. The Special stooled hea.
vler. made larger straw and u 10 bushels more
10 The acre, than either Marrow Bone or Monitor
7. b. DONOVAN
MarrOw-BOne will be made as the
Special" and be known as
Marrow BOne--- Victoria.
A prediction was made last Fall
that MarrOw-Bone and Monitor
would surpass all Phosphates Of
other manufacturers; as they did
surpass them-and as they now
excelled by the Special it fol
lows that the Phosphate made as
the Especial" will 90 ahead of all
Phosphates. Such will be the
Observation-Disclosures.
Price, same as MarrOW-DOns.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
BUSINESS Locals.

Rubber Hose and Fixtures, at VIM.
FAIRIES.
At this time of the year when mer-
chants stocks of Dress Goods are run
down, f. Reynolds & Co., of State St.,
Dover, Del, can furnish at very low
prices any desired pattern, style and
quality Of Dress Goods desired by their
patrons, from the leading JObbers and
Importers Of Philadelphia.
A new line of Collars and Cuffs at
Phillips. Very latest Styles.
The Capital Shirt will be made to
order in any style, by leaving your
order with w. B. Megear, Smyrna.
Refrigerators, Water Coolers and Oil
Stoves, at VIM. Faries'
Ladies', Gents and Children's Gossa-
meres, at J. B. COoper's.
Best place to buy Hardware in town,
cheap, is at VIM. Faries'.
E. Reynolds & Co., State ST., Dover,
DEL, will pay the outside prices for
Country Produce in exchange for
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Canned Goods,
Fish, Salt, &c, and will sell Granulated
Sugar, pounds for 20 cents, and stan
dard A Sugar, pounds for 25 cents.
A new Line of Fine Cass Pants at
Phillips. Light and Dark Shades.
Elegantly cut, trimmed and made.
Big drive in Gents Plated Bosom
Shirts for Spring and Summer. Call
fo" the Capital" at the Smyrna Shirt
Headquarters. MEGEAR's.
Table and Pocket Cutlery at ]. B.
COOper's.
Liquid Stove Polish, no dust and
little labor, at VIM. Farics'.
A large stock of Fancy Shirts, from
the SOC Percale to the $3.50 French
Penangs, justreceived at the " Capital"
Shirt (Megear'sl Agency, Smyrna.
Screen Door and Window Frames
and Wire Screen, at VIM. FAIRIES.
Granite and Porcelain Tea and
Chamber Sets, plain and decorated, at
J. B. COOper's.
The nervous, brain-working type of people. sucb
as lawyers clergymen. business men and stu
lents are the principal victims of hay fever Suf
terers may be certain that hay fever does not
arise from an impure state Of blood A local
treatment Is the only way to cure it. Judging
from results, ElyS Cream Balm is the only spe.
cife yet discovered.
A new Line of Gents Neck Wear
at Phillips. Nothing like them in
Smyrna. All made expressly for our
trade.
THE Perkins & House Non-Explos-
i've Lamp is the only Lamp fit to be
used among children. 1t cannot ex-
plode or break. Sold only by J. B.
Cooper.
A new line of Fine Straw Hats at
John f. Phillips, manufactured for our
trade. These Hats are very stylish
and elegantly made.
Order any Book you want, at ]. B.
COoper's.
Choice Mackeral, at J. B: COoper's.
Phillips stock of Underwear. Neck
wear and Footwear, is par excellent.
Window Shades and Spring Fixtures,
at J. B. CoOper's. Loops and Fringes.
Tinware, Woodenware, Lamps and
Oil Cloths, at VIM. FAIRIES.
There can be no better Shirt than
the Que" sold by ]. B. Cooper only.
When Baby was sick, we gave her CASTORIA
When She was Child, she cried for CASTORIA
When She became Miss she clung to CAsTORIA
When she had Children, she gave them CAsTA
Side Bracket and Extension Lamps.
at J. B. COOper's.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
New Advertisements.

The attention Of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
MarrOwBone Phosphate.
Tarrant's EfferVescents Seltzer Aper-
lent.
Laundry Polish Starch-P. J. Worn
& Co.
Fresh Cow For Sale-Jos. Kennedy.
Royal Bone Phosphate-Andrew SiscO.
Oyster, Fish, &c-E. G. Reed.
Samuel P. Goodwin, with Hood, Bon
bright & Co.
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
C5e Smprna Tmes,
SMYRNA, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Aug. IL, 1886

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Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
DEATHS.

DANIS.-Near Blackbird. July 21d Mrs T1o,,,,
Davis, aged % years 'A0'''
JONES.1ln , Dover, August ID, Richard D. Jones
aged q years and months
ton, Emma c., infant daughter of Uarr, ga
Alice Collins, aged IL months and days.
Inc dust has returned to the earth as it WAS. but
the spirit to God who gave it,
How peacefully your Emma lies.
,,tIeT AIIeT thOse weary days and nights of pain.
I'm tnose white lids closed DER her blue eyes
Never to wake again. 'eS'
Not loSt-but gone before
Now safely landed on the eyergreeI Sb6r' S"'
l,,o.S, She Is waiting for thee in heaven.
clayton, August 10, 1856 II S,,,,r
Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
A Special and Interesting Programme will h
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LIBERAL PREMIUMS OFFERED AMI
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Trials of Speed Each Dav,

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in3
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