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Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

THE DISASTER AT APIA.-The des-
truction wrought at Apia on the 10Th
of March by the hurricane of that date
was signally thorough aud complete.
When the storm struck the island OF
Upolu there were seven war-ships in
the harbor of Apia, besides number
of merchant vessels. When it was
over all were wrecks, with the single
exception of the English war-ship Cal
liope, the commander of which put to
sea in time to prevent his vessel from
being driven ashore. OF the three
warships the United States had at
Apia two, the Trenton and Vandalla,
were total losses, and the third, the
Nipsic, was beached, and in such
plight that, according to Admiral Kim
berly, the chances were all against her
being saved. Besides this destruction
of ships, there was an extraordinary
loss Of life, fifty of the 800 men under
Admiral Kimberly's command having
been drowned. The Germans Jared
even worse. Two of their war-ships,
the Eber and Adler, were totally de-
strOyed, with loss Of ninety-six men
drowned, while a third, the Olga, was
stranded and in a badly damaged con-
ditiOn. As most of the merchant YES
sells in harbOr were German, the havoc
wrought by the hurricane tells with
exceptional severity upon the father
land. The CalliOpe's escape may have
been due to the fact that, being the last
to arrive at Apia, she occupied an out
side position near the entrance to the
harbOr, and was lying with banked
fires in the expectation of moving.
| The hurricane of March 18th came on,
it may be assumed, suddenly, and,
blowing with resistless force, drove the
vessels inside the reef upon the rug
ged shore. Those near the entrance
had a chance to escape, but the resi-
were necessarily broken to pieces
The value of the ships and stores de
strOyed for us on the 18th ut. was
about $3,000,000; for Germany abOu
81 100000. Add to the $1,000, 600 the
$780, 900 Congress has appropriated fol
the assertion of our Samoan rights, anC
it becomes likely that our "entangling
alliance" with Malietoa is going to COS
US more than it will come to in money
not to speak of the irreparable loss 0
life Just occurred. For Germany tn
Samoan venture promises to be still
more Improbable. To the loss of a
! odd men in battle with the Samoan
last winter she must now add a list O
96 drowned, not to speak of ships
stores, sc. All this in the assertion O
| petty claims to predOminance in tn
: affairs of two or three insignificant is
I lands in the mid-Pacifc The gam
is hardly worth the candle, and in th
conference soon to take place in Bel
e lin it will not surprise us if Prince Bi;
+ marck announces a willingness to max
e us a present of Samoa if we want it.
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MARYLAND Items.

Editor Tylor, Of the EastOn Gazette,
IS foremost among the applicants to
succeed Editor Haddaway, as Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector.
In the Cecil county court on Tues
dav last, Asbury Cole was convicted OF
murder in the second degree. Cole
shot and killed Samuel j. Young, col
ored, in Cecilton. on August 25th' last.
DR.. David Geneese, of Baltimore, has
discovered large deposits of iron ore
on his farm in Kent county. Accord
inc TO the testimony of an expert the
Weld will be 20 per cert. The vein
runs from BettertOn to Galena and
Still Pond, and protrudes from the
earth in large boulders. The shore OF
DIR. Geneese's place is also filed with
the metal.
Rev. J. r. Dill, former resident of
TempleviIle, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. S. Clark, in Centreville: 1t IS
rumored that Mr.. Dill will apply for
Mace under the new administration.
| Mr.. Dill is competent for any position
he NAV ask for. During and just after
the war Mr.. Dill held some responsible
positions.
James P. Henry, of Berlin, Md,
| whose beautiful, blackeyed young
wife left him last fall, has advertised
his personal and household property
for sale. He is about to quit farming.
It will be remembered that Mrs. Henry
was found by her husband one line day
last fall in a buggy, in piece Of wood
lane. in the arms of Edward Bowen.
The two men had fight with knives,
but neither was seriously injured,
while the women went to Philadeldhia
, to the residence of friends.
Mr. SinnicksOn's Death.-The state
ment we copied last week from Will
uoinoton daily that all that was saved
] from the burning residence of Jos. G..
Ginnickson near Sassafras except him.
seif was barrel Of whiskey, was in
= correct. There was no barrel OF the
: latter. The most OF the goods IN Vne
lower part of the house were saVeu
4 The loss was fully $1,000 Win no IN
2 surance John T. Tar0utton' son
, in-law OF Mr.. Sinnickson, also iosl
= about 800 pounds Of pork when ne na' az
!. that day placed in the cellar ior sal'
keeping. Isaac Gibbs, another sOn-ih
y law. living some two or three mliel
- from the scene of the ire, had the re.
y cued persons transferred 70 ms res
~ denee and taken care OF, but the shoc
eI was too great for Mr.. Sinmckson' an
b;s death was the result, as DeioI
he stated. Mr.. Sinnickson was a we
he Lnown and highly respected iarme me
81 aad bad lived within six miles OF MIC
at dIetown for the past Sz years. = !
he leaves a wife and seven gIoIn,gi Saa,i
at daughters to mourn his sudden oea'l
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Syrup of FIGS

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t is
the most easily taken, and the most
effective remedy known to Cleanse the
system when Bilious or COstive; to
dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers;
to Cure Habitual Constipation, lndi-
gestion, Piles, etc Manufactured only
bv the California Fig Syrup Company,
San Francisco, Cal. For sale in 80 cent
and 81 bottles by Jas. P. Hoffecker,
SMYRNA, Del.
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3Iat1a441alsHE'&~ '&~
pn1LADr1rn1A. Monday. ann !. I880.

Cream Serge. Just the sort
you get year after year. As
creamy as ever; as wiry and
springy as ever, and with the
border that gives the last
touch of likeableness to a dress
stuff nowadays. Solid Borders,
Cluster Stripe BOrders-in
blue, black, or red. Striking
effects. 81 inches, 81 a yard.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

75c Camel-hair Debeige at
soc. Very fine and soft. Light,
but not too light. 40 inches
wide. A choice stuff for outing
or street wear. In 9 shades Of
gray and brown. A yard of it
is as big a half dollars worth
as we know of in Plain Dress
Goods o.day.
Maybea hundred more plain
50 cent stufs at the same coun-
ter.
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We've been skipping Sat
Gems. Never prettier. Best
French, 35c; Best American,
25c; close up in fneness, fig
ure, finish, anything. Here
are one of each together.
Quick, off hand-which is the
French? Wrong = Yankee.
American starts at I2HC.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

A new line Of Side band
Suitings is pure wool; close
pin.stripe on melange ground.
An extra quality stuff, various
border effects, and so to 81
inches amde. 81 to $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03
Cotton-warp Cashmere

A Cotton-warp Cashmere,
As inches wide, 37Hc. In 10
Spring shades. The fun of the
thing is that this is precisely the
stuff some dealers are selling
as Henrietta and getting a
Henrietta price for. 1t las a
Henrietta finish and most Of
the Henrietta graces, but $2.25
for a dress pattern Go yards) is
all you need to pay just the
same.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

We began the season with
more than a thousand styles of
Ginghams. A new coming just
on the counters-hne Scotch I;
among them styles Of borders
we haven't had before. IS to
6oc.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

Postmaster General Wanamaker
made his first public utterance Satur-
day on the question Of high license and
and prohibition. lie declared in favor
of the constitutional amendments, and
exhorted the eight hundred persons
who listened to his words 10 work,
pray and vote for it.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03
Clark'S No. | Seed Potatoes.

The largest producers and finest cooking
Potato now raised, as early rs the Early
Rose, and will produce 500 bushels per
acre, with 1000 lbs of Russell Goes Potato
Manure properly applied per acre, on poor
land The quality is clear of grub marks,
smooth free from rot and true to name. NJ
per busheI. All orders received shall
have prompt attention.
Russell Goes high grade Fertlllzers con-
j. r. WILSON, Agt,
febl3m3 Smyrna, Del.
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Boot and Shoe Making.

The subscriber offers his services to the
citizens Of SMYRNA as a Maker Of all kinds
of Roots and Shoes. Work done neatly
and with dispatch. His shop has been
moved from Mount Vernon street to Com
merce, in part of the Rink Building, oc-
cupied BY B. b. Allen. .
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

Rarnum's snake-charmer, Madame MADAME
rnoato & celebrated Sunday by perform
Junav0ii ..l,v Interesting dental operation .,1 on
,ns ,aso r of her pet boa constructors. e,l.e sne
TWO s.ooted y a couple Of ulceraiet iangs
ez.I''oss5b '5.ob : snake. Il was quickly done.
lrol, y, ,'rasned vas, the snake by the heaa h.,
one X - Ieft hand, inserting o pencli
WIZ sn,een ~, its Jaws to keep them distena !.
os'" a,d Win a pair Of tweezeTs yankea
ca, th, tbe deeaved fangs. It didn't WoE'
~ the snakes o BIT.
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robn Zeller, Germantown, writes
..r s"T.red II more than 10 years from
,eryousness, melancholy, heart trouble i :
nesSou,us. ,ios.ness and sIeeplessness, effects OF
r,'ontbfal imprudenee used all modes &c,
~ u.saat,nent without effect until pr
y, ghaeI 58s n. Fourth street. Philadei-
mia, cured me.
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Our Babv.

Our baby, when two months old, was
attacked with ScrOfula, which for a
long time destroyed her eyesight en-
tirely, and caused us to despair of her
life. The doctors failed to relieve her,
and we gave Swift's Specific, which
soon cured her entirely, and she is now
hale and hearty. F. V. DELK,
Willis Point, Tex.
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20 inch Umbrellas S.
% inch Umbrellas $2.25
Some Of the handles ("silver"
and "gold') arc worth more.

The Shopping Bag we sell
most of is of genuine alligator,
leather lined ; two pockets in
side and one outside. It's a
regular $3.50 Bag, 6utHe Price
is s.. Wish the factory could
turn them out faster. No other
store in town can get them.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

A firm, wiry Cream Serge
3S inches wide, at soc. We
hear of precisely the same stnff
about town at 62Hc.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

Have you any notion how
pretty the Figured India Silks
are? A Chestnut street win
dow will help you to guess.
75c to $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03
70 ADVERTISERS.

list OF 1000 newspapers divided into STATES
Ann SECTIONS will be sent on application
FREE.
lo those who want their advertising 20 pay
yge can offer no better medium for thorough and
effective work than the various sections OF our
select Local List.
GEO. p. KONEI.L & Coz
Newsnaper Advertising Bureau,
10 Spruce street. New York
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03
Buolslan's Arnica SaIve.

The hest salve III the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salk Iiheum, Fever sores, letter
Chapped Hands, ChiOlains, Corhs, and all SKIN
EruptiOns, and positively cures Piles. or no pay
required Il is guaranteed TO give perfect Salts
faction or money refunded. Price p cents per
box For sale bY James z. HOfecker
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03
Poison Oak.

In surveying 1 accidentally handled
a poison oak vine, and in II few hours
the usual eruption and swelling APP
peared. My face was swollen and dis
figured, and my hands and arms Sc
riOusly affected. | took SWilt's Spe-
cifc and it promptly cured me, aud
have had no return of it-thou2h this
was five years ago. ). 5. :. cured my
son also OF the same poison.
E. A. BELL.
Anderson, S. c., Oct 16, 1888.
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Scrofula developed on my daughter
swelling and Jumps on her neck.
We gave her Swft's Specific, and the
result was wonderful and the cure
prompt.
S. A. DEARMAND, Cleveland, Tenn.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

Episcopal Prayer Books and
Hymnals, combination sets, Csc
to $II. Great variety Of bind
ings.
Catholic Prayer Books, with
outsides Of many styles, 25c to
$3.50.
Easter Booklets, never be-
fore so many or 50 pretty IOc
to 75c.
john WANAMAKER.
Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.
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A%ERrHt1rRkSr '&e

Black. Too graceful, delicate
-andpopular not to. 40 inches,
$I.25 and $I.5o. Ladies who
wear it say it won't spot.
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FOR SALE BY
VIM. B. START, Smyrna, Del,
-TnTTHU
Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.

NOTICE.
IN l. Lucius P Campbell, Of Bombay Hook
Island, Duck Creek hundred, in Kent county and
State of Delaware, do hereby give notice that on
Monday, the 22d day of April, A, D. 1889, intend
to make application to the Court of General Ses-
sions Of the Peace and Jail Delivery OF the state
of Delaware, in and for Kent county, then to be
holden at Dover, for license to keep an inn or
tavern and to sell intoxicating liquors in less
quantities than one quart to be drunk on the
premises, at the house known as THE Woodland
Beach HOTEL situated in School District No. ll6,
i'm Kent county and State of Delaware, and on
Bombay Hook Island, which said house is now
occupied by ME as tenant The names of the re
spectacle ciiizens recommending my said Opph-
cation are as follows:
John c. Slaughter, his
Frank Slaughter, RObt. y Collins,
John slaughter, mark
James LOrmer, With SIS, Jos. Geo Walz
NJ. tOreacreS, James II. ManlOve
John l.. Boyd Thomas r. Opdyke,
George Slaughter, G. r. Raisen,
George PeaSantOn, G. RObt. Reed,
Matthew HOlZ, C. II. Emerson,
John COnly George 5. GOldsbOrOugh
LUCIUS p. CAMPBELL
Woodland Beach, March 10, lSS9-3w.
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Carriage for Sale.

A good two-seat Carriage in good order,
very cheap. Sold for want Of use. APP
.nivto j. ii. TAYLOR,
mch2Oti Kenton, Del.
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FLEEFMING,
Imported from Canada by A. H. Jacobs.

He will travel during the season OF 1889 in Kent
and New Castle counties, beginning March Sth.
FLEETWING is a cherry bay, stands l6 hands
high, weighs about llO0 pounds, strong bones
good temper perfectly sound.
FLEETWING was sired by George NJ. Patchen,
Jr., he by George NJ. Patchen, by Cassius, by
Andrew Jackson, by Young Bashaw, by imported
Bashaw out of daug Of imported Messen-
ger. Fleetwing's dam was by Prince Of Wales,
grand.dam by Sartaiten. George NJ Patchen
was purchased by Joseph Han, Of Ontario, when
but months old, for the sum Of $500, and was
the stallion that tr0tted many races with Flora
Temple. u IS said by noted hOrsemen that
George NJ. patchen, Jr LEFT more good drivers
than any horse that ever travelled IA Canada
and q number Of trotling stations
TERMS.-Single service. So; for the season. $40
TO insure, SIS. Persons insurng mares and part
ing with them before their condition is know
will be held responsible for the insurance.
a8-He viii be handled by one Of the bes
grOoms In the State
WIN. R. SMITH, Smyrna, De-
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s. @. Oct. is. 1888.
Bruised Leg.

For several years had Scrofulous
sores on my leg, the result Of bruise
/ had received. Less than two bottles
of 5. 5. 5. cured them up, and there
has been no return or sign of return.
5. S. 5. is a splendid tonic also.
A. NJ HILL.
AbbeviIIe, S. G., Oct. 20, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

OF course GIoriosa comes in
Smyrna times., 1889-04-03

Swift's Specific is entirely a vegetable
medicine, and is the only medicine
which has ever cured Blood Poison,
Scrofula, Blood Humors and kindred
diseases. Send for our books on Blood
and Skin Diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
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War, pestilencc And Famine.

From Maria Mitchell's EsReminiscen-
ces of the Herschels'' in the Century,
we quote the following: ''One of Sir
John Herschel's numerical problems
was this: If, at the time of Cheops. CT
three thousand Years ago, one pair OF
human beings had lived, and war;
pestilence, and famine had not existed
and only natural death came to man.
and this pair had doubled once in thir-
ty years, and their children had
doubled, and so on, how large would
the population of the world be at this
time-could they stand upon the earth
as a plane?
I'VE were sitting at the breakfast
table when he asked the question. We
thought they could not. But if they
stood closely and others stood on their
shoulders, man, woman, and child how
many layers would there be?' | said
Perhaps three How many feet of
men?' he asked. Possibly thirty |
said. oh, more' Well, we'll say a
hundred Oh, morer Miss Herschel
said, Enough to reach the moon To
the SUM- More, ,moren cried Sir John,
exulting in our astonishment: bid
higher. TO Neptune said one.
Now you burn. he replied. Take a
hundred times the distance of Neptune,
and it is very near. That IS my way,
said he, of white-washing war, pesti-
lencc, and famine''
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Star-Gazing.

1t was at Spirit Lake, at the very
limit of the pier, says the Omaha Re
publican. They were all alone. There
was no moon, but the stars were big
and bright and so full of self-conceit
that they looked at themselves in the
water and winked. Far out boat slid
noiselessly along. IN nearer boat a
fair tenor voice carelessly half-hum-
med. half-sang a common love song.
From the hotel came now and then the
tWang of the strings of the orchestra of
mandolins. On such night as this
did Dido stand upon the wild sea bank
and wave her love to come again to
Carthage. On such a night as this did
Jessica-but a truce to the bard! 1t
was the sort of night on which a man
could make love to his own wife!-and
those two. Edouard and Alicia, had not
Yet bespoken their tender vows.
DO you know anything about the
stars?" inquired Edouard in a voice
like the murmur of the wind in summer
trees.
"A little answered Alicia, tenderiy.
II know some of the consultations
the Great Bear-the-"
Yes, interrupted Edouard, II know
all about the big bear and l can find
the north star; but right over there is a
group. Do you know the name of
that?n And Edouard threw his arm
across Alicia's shoulder and pointed to
cluster of shining worlds in the east.
Alicia leaned toward him. Il don't
know what that is. - she breathed, as
one who did not care.
And there is another constellation
just over our heads" Edouard passed
his arm around her neck, and placing
his hand under her chin so tilted it that
it would be easy for her to see. And
then to Alicia's eyes the heavens be-
came one grand carnival of constella-
tons. Shooting-stars chased each
other athwart the armament, comets
played riotous games among the
planets. and finally there came a soft
and radiant blur which hid them all.
Edouard had kissed Alicia
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Winder and His Dog.

II am going to keep that dog out Of
that chair or know the reason" said
Ed Winder one evening last week as he
went into the dlnlnT-roOm and found
his wife's particular pet,a fat and over
grown black-and-tan, nesting on the
leather cushion of his favorite arm
chair. Mrs. Winder said nothing as
he dumped the dog and cushion on the
floor. There was nothing new about
the incident. The same thing had hap
pened every day for six months or
more, accompanied by remarks of a
similar nature, and even the dog was
so used to the treatment that he al
ways acted as if he expected it.
Il will fix her" said Winder, and
right after dinner he went into the
kitchen and was busy hammering and
grunting for twenty minutes. At last
he held up a piece of leather half as
wide as the cushion of the chair and
thickly studded with small tacks, which
projected through the old bootleg a
quarter of an inch. Now, Hannah, /
want you to leave that right in that
chair all the time, and | think it'll cure
Fan of occupying it. She's just a wear
ing out that cushion with her clawing
and scratching and l amt agoing to
put up with it no longer. See?" and
tiinging the leather into the seat of the
chair he put on his hat and went out.
As soon as the door closed Fan
scrambled up into the chair, gave a
terrified howl, and rolled off upon the
floor. Mrs. Winder fondled her pet
and muttered something about wishing
Winder was served the same way. 1t
is perhaps, unnecessary to say that he
was. The first thing that he did on
coming home to supper was to remove
his hat and coat. Next he sat down in
his favorite arm chair. He scarcely
seemed to touch the seat, but it was
enough to make him start and let out
an unearthiy scream. which brought
several neighbors to the door. Winder
was not in the house then; he had bolt
ed out OF the back door and was pranc-
ing up and down the path, groaning
and swearing alternately. Fan now
has undisputed possession of the chair
when he Is Out-N Y SU0
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Hurrying Him Up.

Jack" said pretty girl to her
small brother the other day, Il want
you to do something for me-that's a
good fellow"
We'll, what is it?" growled Jack,
who is the brother of the period.
Why, You know that wig and
mustach you used to wear in the thea
tricals?"
"Well?"
We'll. won't you just put them on
and 90 TO the concert tonight? An
gustus and | will be there, and, Jack,
| want YOU to stare at me the whole
evening through your glasses"
What, You want me to do tbat?'
Yes, and as we come out You must
stand in the door and try to slip me a
note; take care that Gus sees you, too"
well, | declare
Because, you see, Jack. Gus likes
me, | know, but then he is awful slow.
and he's well off, and lots of other girls
are after him, and-be's got to be hur-
ried up little, as it were. .''-Teras
StrtUssx.
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How an Industry Was Lost.

The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany have been contemplating moving
one Of their large factories further south,
so as to be more convenient to the raw
material They wrote to their agent
at Danville, Mr.. p. II. IDOL, to select a
new location for one of their factories.
he selected Danvillc, and the company
sent an agent to look at the place. He
was delighted with the town as soon as
he saw it, as well as It's railroad facili-
ties, its surroundings, ETC., and being
informed that he could get ground at
reasonable price he was on the point
Of making Il favorable report to his
company recommending the town as Il
suitable location for the factory when
he inquired about its school facilities
20, they are excellent" said Mr..
Idol. 'Danvilie has long been noted
for its fine schools.
''Are they public or pay schoolsPn
asked the agent.
They are pay schools" replied Mr..
Idol.
Bat have you no public schools?"
again asked the agent.
Il am sorry TO say that at present
we have not, replied Mr. Idol. I'VE
have good private schools, and our peo-
pie thought they were sufficient"
Il am sorry can't recommend Dan
vile, then" said the agent. Our
company cannot afford to come here,
where you have no public schools. and
not even a school building. Our en-
ployes have been used to good public
schols for their children, and if we were
to bring them here they would demand
higher wages on the ground that they
would have to pay for the education OF
their children, and i'll the end our COM
pany would practically have their
school bills to pay.'-S0nlerSet (hy.)
Register.