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The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
PnrchasabIe Patriotism.

P, esident Harrison has promised that the claims of the men who "saved the Nation" shall not be weighed with apothecary's scales.
 W hlle this prom ise was made in connection with the administration of the Pension Bureau, and while 1t was correctly understood on all sides to mean that there would be IS little scruple as possible Tn grant ing pensions, 1t neither exempts Mr. Harrison from the laws as they stand nor frees him from his moral obligation not to recommend the enactment of any law for the future that will be to the detriment of the country.
 He has no right to listen to the q. A, k. claims that the Nation owes it"a debt that can never be repaid. The Nation owes it nothing. 1t is a secret society in politics, organ ized on military basis to govern s.civilians' and to secure pensions and offices for its members. It does not represent the armies of the Union, but if it did It would have no right to make the claims 1t now makes with such insole 1t and vocit- erous pertlnacity.
 When President Lincoln called for troops in 1861, the call was an swered by thousands of men as dis interested and patriotic as ever shouldered a musket. It IS not among the survlvors of these that we find the mercenary spirit which seeks to test the "Nation's grati- tude" by the Nations willingness or unwillngness 10 let them help themselves to what they please from the treasury. 1.-the President will examlne the offici figures of the War Department, he will find convincing proof of this and con- ylncing argum ents against his G. A. R. policy.
 The highest number of men ever Tn actual service at any one time was 1,OOo,5l6 on May 1,lS65. On Jan- uary l, 1868, there were only 9l8,- 900; on January I, 1862, only 575,- pOO. Yet on May l, 1865, the total enrolment as in the service was 2,254,QO0, and for all the survivors of these and for the heirs of those among them who are dead. the G A. K.::demands penslon. The fig ures show that 1t IS impossible that as many as 50 per cent. oi them could have been actually en' gagged in the war.
 From these martial noncomhat' ants, the c, A. k. is largely recruit
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27

ed. Ii Is the sentiment of these that it represents. What debt do We owe them!
 This is a business matter and we must get at it in a business-like way. Mir. Harrison has a good memory. He cannot have forgot ten the time when the debt was in- cured if incurred at all He must remembei the patriotic enthusiasm which carried the first volunteers into the field. and he was not in l the field himself for long ame at- rewards, he had every opportuni- ty of seeing what follow ed.
 Does he not 'remenber the pam ful efforts of the government to brlbe the stay.at- t-homes into the ser vice? He cannot have forgotten 1 how Mr. Lincoln was forced to take petty politicians and make bri ga dier-generals of them. he must re- member still the jokes With which the President endeavored to con- eeal his sense of humiliation. He must remem Der, too, how, when it was found impossible to awaken patriotic enthusiasm even by such devIces, the government was ob- hged to purchase men outright for It's armies, and when 1t could not get enough even by purchase, 10 drive them Tn. Is it these that a debt of gratitude is owed that can never be repaidY
 If he thinks so, let him refresh hls memory by the figures of the War Department, which will show him what has been paid already.
 He will find from them that the 1 United States bought soldiers at from S100 to s400 apiece, cash. in addition to pay and subsistence; that it expended thus $500. .225 500, paylng thls amount 10 1,722, ,690 men.
 The War Department Records will show hlm also that over and above this sum paid for the direct purchase of soldiers by the Federal government, the State governments paid S485, ,94l ,036 for the same pur- pose. Some ot the very men who now claim that they arc creditors for debt that would bankrupt the country without dimin ishing in the least the principal of the debt, sold themselves then over and over again by systematic bounty jumping. The number of these run far up in- to the thousands
 By adding the sums paid as nur- chase money for soldiers by the State and Federal government ts. the President will find that the az gregate is tho enormous sun of 1 S5S6.l64 ,530.
 This money was paid meaeIy to men to serve; and pay and subsist= ence were given over and above it., But the figures show that thousands of the men who were thus bought never fought at all
 For all of them who are in reach of the Pension Office the G. A R. demands pension as partial pay ment On an inestImable debt of gratitude.
 It will not do at all. The Nation owes no such | deht. It owes DO pension except for wounds or in iur. ies received or disease contracted in the service and IL the line of du- ty. It should not pay one cent for any other purpose. It cannot do so justly. The pretorian policy oi footing the treasury must not be forced on the country. The kind of patriotism that can be bought has already been pald for in full measure, heaped up and shaAen down. This government Goes net owe any Purchased Patriot one penny. Republic.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
To My FRIENDS AND PATRONS:

We talk this method of inform ing you that, notwithstanding Mr. Harrison has deprived Us of the post office, VIC are stlli Tn the drug business.
 We are better prepared to serve YOU than ever before, and allow us to remark right here that we are very anxions to do SO.
 While we had lhe office we were frequently compelled to neglaetour business as druggist, and some ot von, no doubt, thought at tunes that We acted as though we did not want your trade. Allow ns to stale that we were placed at a great dis- advantage so=far as business was concerned. When you came int to the store we did not know how to treat You. We dld not know whether you desired to purchase goods 3r whether you was only a patron of the office Some people ale very sensitive about how they are treated. When they step into q
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
will surely triumph.

In View of the fact that the suil1ers of 1888 are predicting defeat for the State Democratic organiza tions which have struck to the flag raised last year. the reporter songht. all interview with the ex President on the outlook.
 Mr. Cleveland being asked wha; he thought of the action of Democ- racy in Ohio and New Jersey, sad:
 Il am very mach pleased, as eve " other true Democrat should be, both with the ntteranccs of their conventions on national questions and with the nominees. The plat forms and the candidates stand for sturdy Democracy and for honest wholesome tariff reform, and they indicate that the Democratic party is in no mood for trme-se1vlng, hand to-mouth evasion. The Democracy believing i'll seertain principles, and satisfied that the triumph of these principles involves the pros. rerlty and weIi-being of the people boldly announce them in full reli ance on the sober thought and the intelligence of our countrymen. Here is found the very essence of Democratic faith. This undau unted courage not born of expedlency, and this devotion to the peoples cause, manifested not only Tn the acton of the party organizations in Tn certain States, but in Democratic utterances all over the land, are sufficient to make us all proud of our party. Nor do we fight a loosing battle with only the consciousness of being right as our consolation In defeat.
 "lt seems to me that there never has been such an advance in any political question as there has late ly been in favor of tariff reform A air examination of the subject by the people is bearing fruit and gives assurance that its triumph is at hand. Sc, If among those count. ed as Democrats there are found timid souls not well grounded Tn faith, who long for the flesh pots of vaeilating shifts and evasions, the answer to their fear should be: Party honesty is party expe- diency."
 The Now York State Democratic convention will meet 6n October l . Mr. Cleveland's declaration will doubtless be an inspiration 10 the delegates, but it is not necessary to keep them under the old reform standard. The national platform of 1889 will be indorsed In the first plank of the State platform. The New York D 5mocrats are as hearti- ly in favor of tariff reform as they were last summer, when victory seemed certain.
 The present prfson known as the
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
CLEVELAND PLEASED.
ENTHUSIASTIC OYER THE PROG. RESS OF THE TARIFF REFORM
 MOVEMENT.
The Democracy Must Triumph m 1892 The Party in Nc Mood for Time -fcrying or Hand-
 t0-Mouth Evasion.
Special to the Republic.


 NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -Ex-Presi- dent Cleveland talked with enthusi- asm to Republic reporter to day about the progress of the tariff re- torn movement. Mr Cleveland is to-day as earnestly in favor of tariff reform as he was when he sent his famous message 10 Congress. H. firmly believes that by 1892 the ei. ucation of the people in this matt, r 1t tariff reform WI, have borne such fruit that the Democracy, if they are faithful to their principles, will surely triumph.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27

The present prison known as the Tornbs, in New York city, has been in existence ffty-one years, and forty SIX men have been hange q there in that time.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27

the eruptiye dis eases peculiar to children nothing else is so effective as this medicine, while it's agreed ble flavor makes it easy to admin ister.
 My little boy had large scrofu- lous ulcers on his neck and throat from which he suffered terribly. Two physicians
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17
A Bullet in the Leg.

Our Saturday nights have been. 50
far as we know, quiet and ORDERLY
suce the first of the year, but Satur.
day night last was big exception.
1t was however, not in the town. bur
grew out of being here. A party Of
cOlOred men and women who live in
the tenant houses of W. p. Cum
Minis were returning home shortly
after eleven o'clock, some were intOx.
icated and some not. When thev got
to the mill-pond a dispute arose over
something, one account saws because
one of the women was pushed or
knocked down. Just what happened
there near the mill-pond is not def
nitely known. One man was heard to
say he was being cut, aud two pieces
Of a garment that looked as il they
had been cut oil, were found there the
next morning. A young fellow, named
Alexander Thomas, some twenty OF
twenty-One years of age ran behind
the ice house pursued by three others
and as he emerged into the open field
they each fired their revOlvers at him
making the night hideous with their
savage cries and curses. Thomas ran
and they after him, finally getting
away, but not until ball had been
buried in his leg just below the knee.
He came up into town and sought
DIR. Clifton who probed the wound
several inches but the ball could not
be found. The doctor charged him to
be quiet but between one and two
o'clock he started to walk home. dis
tance of a mile and a-half, his leg be.
coming so stiff and sore that it took
him until near daylight to reach there
He says he did nothing to them. but
the presumption is that he used
knife or something to excite their saw.
agery, for the residents Of that part of
the town say they behaved like wild
Indians.
So far as we know, no effort has
been made to investigate this breach
Of the peace or bring them to Justice.
but there should be. To let such a
case go at hap hazard, is to encour-
age other acts of violence. The,
were out of theibeat of the town Off
GERS, who knew nothing of the affair
until the next day.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17
Personal.

The following persons represented
Smyrna in the State Sunday School
Convention held in Wilmington last
week: w. o. Ho6ecker. Treasurer.
Mrs. ]. H. Bewley, 7. l.. Mason. Cbas'
r. Moore, of the Methodist Church {;
Geo. w. Taylor and Mrs. H. D. Bower.
of the Presbyterian Church Chas. n
Griffith and VIM. Geo. Truax. repre-
senting Severson's Church GamaheI
Garrison, Brady Cooper and Rev. r.
X. Stephenson, Bethel Church; Aubrey
Vandever and Mrs. Geo. Allen. ST
Paul Church, Clayton; and +. S.
Shaw and Henry Boyer, the NJ. P.
Church, also of Clayton.
Rev. John r. Todd, of the Whining
ton Conference, who has been visiting
W. q. Lake, former fellow student of
Dickinson College, for several davs
preached for Rev. Mr.. Robinson at fbe
NJ. e. Church on Sunday evening.
Wilmer b. Smith and family stoned
In Smyrna from Friday to Monday on
a visit to his father, J. V. Smith. en-
route from Bridgeton, N. J., to Wa
verify, Rhode Island, where he expects
to reside in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jones had a COM
plete surprise by their friends on We'd
nesday evening-the occasion of their
sixteenth marriage anniversary. The
guests, who numbered forty or fiftv.
took complete possession of the house
and OF course ended with a feast. TAX
Ing their cake and ice cream with them
They left with Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
several handsome and useful presents
Geo. L. Baggs, Esq, of Baltimore.
spent Sunday with his friends in this
town.
Mrs. VIM. S. Robinson, whose sick
ness was noted in our last issue. has
quite recovered.
Irving Cooper, son Of John B.
Cooper, has finished his course at
Pierce's Business College, Pbiladel-
phia, and returned to Smyrna.
Edward Thomas, of the California
Dllnstrels, will leave Smyrna on Sat
arday, having been engaged to manage
the Wallace and Teemer Sculling Az
gregatlon at the Paris Exposition.
Clarence b: Raymond is home from
the Hyatt Military Institute, Chester.
for the Easter holidays.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Florence Ethel Christman and
Mr.. Arthur Pomfret Denys, both of
New York, April 25th, in the Church
OF the Holy Communion. Miss Christ
man Is well known to our Young
people, having spent several Summers
IN Smyrna, guest of her cousin, Mrs. J.
@. Bailey.
Cards were issued to-day announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Emma Long
Richards and William Sherman Col.
pitts, at the Presbyterian Church. Tuos.
day afternoon, April Both, at 4 o'clock
). l.. Kahn, Of Philadelphia, and J.
Harvey Spruance, of Wilmington. came
down to attend the "Silver Weddingn
on Friday evening.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17
The pelaware Rav Railroaa.

There are evidences all around of
reality in resuscitating the Delaware
Bay Railroad, from Clayton to Bonn
bay Hook in connection with the road
to Chestertown and Colchester, aud
thence across the river to Bayside to
connect with the Jersey Southern.
The material is being placed on
Bombay Hook, and the work on the
pier and float commenced, II land the
cars on the boat for transportation
acrass the river. Work, it has been
announced, would be commenced to-
day in putting in new ties and rails
where needed. Two thousand tons of
steel rails have been contracted for.
Mr.. Theilens was in Smyrna on Thurs
day, and says the work of putting the
road in thorough condition for the
summer traffic will be pushed with
energy. The chief object will be for
readiness to transport the fruit crop to
market, and this they expect to do
Mr.. Thielens claims they can put
fruit in the New York and Boston
markets several bours sooner than by
any other route. The price per bas-
ket to New York for peaches, it is
stated, will be 16 cents.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17
4 Neat Piece of Surgery

Over two years ago Robert, the half
grown son of Isaac Truax near this
town, met with an accident to his arm
that threatened his life for time, and
at the best, permanent injury rem
dering it largely or wholly useless.
The difficulty was an inflammation of
the bone, resulting in what is called
in the medical books, necrosis" The
best was done for it that could be at
the time, but the inflammation could
not be arrested, causing the patient a
great deal of suffering and giving the
parents a great deal of care and ex-
pense. The bone between the elbow
and the shoulder died for several
inches, and in due process of time ma
ture in her effort to repair the waste.
commemorative process OffOrming anew
bone which encased that which was
decayed. The old bone was thus an
extraneOus, irritating substance that
made it impossible to heal, a constant
suppuratiOn going on. The only wav
to cure was to remove this dead sub.
stance. To do this required an incis-
ion of the flesh for several inches to
the bone, and cutting sufficient cavity
through the new bone to chisel out the
dead bone inside. This was done one
day last week by Dr. E. S. Dwight of
this town, assisted by DR.. J. B. briggs
OF Dover, and seems thus far to have
been successful. The operation was.
as might be supposed, a tedious one,
requiring over two hours, but the pa
tient, who was kept under anesthetics,
came out of it comparatively fresh,
and, as we learn from Mr.. Truax. is
doing WELL
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17

EASTER celebration at St. Peters
Sunday evening.
THE report of the Treasurer of our
public schools is given elsewhere.
THE farmers have been busily pre-
pairing to plant corn, under the favor
able weather of the past two weeks.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet at
the Misses Bells on Friday evening.
April 18th, at o'clock.
SECRETARY.
Miss S. B. COLLINS has Just returned
from the city with new goods, and ex-
tends an invitation to every one to give
her a call. Il
HAM bones make good phosphate.
To this end seven large loads have
been hauled to the factory of the Pen
insular Bone, from the Richardson
cannery of Dover.
A MEETING of the stockholders of
the Delaware Bay Railroad Company.
as will be seen in our advertising col
umns, is called for the tenth of Nav. at
the Delaware House.
The quarterly communion service
was observed at the M. E. Church last
Sunday morning. The congregation
was large and the occasion one of more
than usual impressiveness.
THE ground is being prepared for
Henry S. AnthOny's new house on
South street, adjoining that of J. b.
Mitliin. The front part is to be 81 X IS
feet, and the back part 16 40 feet.
THE public sale of the personal
property of the late Mrs. Hannah Ste
phensOD, advertised elsewhere in these
columns, has been changed from .
o'clock P. NJ, to 10 o'clock A. NJ. on
Saturday next.
Miss VENIE LYNCH of Middletown.
comes to Smyrna to-day to rehearse
for leading part in the cantata of
Leila" which will be given at the
Opera House, on Monday evening
The two other leading characters will
be Miss Ethel Cooper and Mrs. J. B.
Miffiin.
BIDS were opened yesterday by the
Philadelphia and Smyrna Transport:t.
ton Company for new boat to take
the place of the Tygert $780,
600, lowest, $27 500. These were for a
trst-class iron steam propeller, to have
all modern cOnveniences and speed of
l6 miles per hour. A meeting of the
stockholders has been called for Friday
April 26th, at 3 P. NJ, at which time
the bids will be presented. and accept
ed or refused. Until that date moth
ing can be determined upon.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17

al machinery, capable of propelling her at
the rate OF sixteen knots an hour, and her
commander knowing her capabilities, had
the presence Of mind to test them az the
proper moment. The effects Of the storm
We're little less severe than at first reported,
The Trenton and Vandalia are total wrecks:
the Nipsic is badly damaged, but is now
ahoat. Ofthe German vessels, the Eber
ana adler are wrecks, but the Olga is so
little hurt that she has been able to 90 to
Sydney for repairs. There were twelve sail
ing vessels in the harbor of A pia when the
storm occurred, all but two of which were
destroyed The conduct Of the natives as
respects the wrecked ships, both during and
after the storm, is beyond all praise Every
effort was made by them to rescue the men
struggling with the waves, and they gave
the same attention to the Germans, with
whom they are at odds, as to the Americans,
their friends and protectors. Their conduct
should go far to mitigate the wrath of Bis
marck, who, till now, has been demanding
vengeance for the defeat inflicted upon his
Germans by Mataafa in the action of last
December.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-17

The State Sunday School Convention
held in Wilmington last week was an in
teresting occasion to those interested in
Sunday School work (which includes the
best part of the population in every COM
munity) and, a representative BODY of such
workers. Considering that this association
has been recently organized, the represen-
tation from the State was decidedly good
In ITS inception invitations were sent ont to
aiithe Protestant denominations in the S1ote
and responded to by all, except the Epis-
copai church, by sending delegates. Thev
met IN communion of christian fellowship
Ior the advancement Of one obiect-tbe rro-
motion Of christian instruction and the
spiritual training of the young. LEADING
ministers, lawyers, business men and ladies
who are always foremost in good works
were the active, moving spirits Of the en-
terprise. The church, which will seat 1000
persons, was full at every session. and there
was that swing of interest and enthusiasm
that makes all such bodies success.
a fact brought out in relation to CONVEX
sion ana church membership was impress
sive in the lesson it taught. The Rev. Mr.
McEwan read a paper on the Conversion
Of Children which called forth consider
able discussion, mainly giving the personal
experiences oft speakers in relation 70
the subject. Rev. Dlr. Swartz. to test the
personal relation Of those present. asked all
who were converted under the ace Of X
years to rise to their feet, and about half Of
the large audiencearose; those who wero
converted between the age of Is and %
taking nearly all the balance. Those ,,bo
arose to answer to the ages between 20 and
~ were a small number, and those between
~ ana 80 counted only five.
Rev. DR.. Marks looked upoD spcb oco.-
sions as this, when the evangelical demon
lna-iaas can meet and labor togethor c,r
the best methods Of christian training as 81
harbingor Of that unifcation in reIioiors
NorN and apathy that Is to exemnlirv
'-. ..s Master.
The next annual convention will he bold
IN Dover year hence and viii doubtless
be an occasion Of decided interest