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New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
ARMY AND NAVY JNTELLTGEyCE

Washington, Jan 16.-Lcutenant Colonel Joseph p
Farley, Ordnance Department, has been ordered to
inspect the work pneumatic dynamite guns now
under construction different foundrlcs in New York
New Jersey and Massachusetts. Thirty five recruits
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
c. noLLINss ExAMIYArIov CONTINUED

The hearing before CoAmi- --ourr W-on la the matter
o the o,ci-suc Of bod, OF the ST. Louis and CHICAGO
Railroad CON lany. wa, resumed ia the onicc of GIln
Vile T.. IIawcs. SO. 80 Wall-,t yesterday. aud the
cfo-s-cAa.nation ~ Frank G. Ho.'in continued. Fcl
crck II. Smith, Living ton Jacques. oi Orange y J. ;
IIo,d Caih-on and i. j. Knapp, Of the Lm of Chase
IIi.gn-on. Ii.p examined. The hearing then
aG olincd by consent of counsel to II a. m
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
READY TO TRY THE JrRYrIxERs ~ cHIcAG


Chicago. Jan. l. t-pcclall.-Statc Attorney Long
checker. Mr.. Ingham and Assistant State Attorney
Ncclcy had an extended conference TODAY. going
over the evidence In the Cronin iur bribng conspiracy
cases and pcrecinS their plan Of prosecution. Copies
Of the last indictment were finished this mornns
and are now ready for the Defendants 80 that they
cannot claim q cnu1nudHcc Uu that score. We
are ready for trial said state Attorney Lpngcnccker
"a, m"rnn-. aud VIII 10 into court al 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, to pres, the fight. There Will he
NarlOu~ dllaOrN motions. / have no doubt but they
VIII have to show i-lity good 10 yet "a con
tuUauC". They can't dc'ag the cnse long. | am
cnunhcnf.H
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
GEORGE WHEELER

Gloucester, Mass, Jan. 1-.-GcOrcc Wheeler the
well known yacht builder a.d The designer # ths
yachts Black Cloud, Alpine Madcap. Alice and manV
other fast boats died to-day at hi, home in River
dale, at the age Of forty three years
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
SILE:SlAS.

lob lot OF .o.lnch sILESIAS. satin finish handsome
pstterns iic.j worth 2Jc.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
In 18Th ST. Annex, Main Floor,

We have full line Of BABY CARRIAGES from $3.50
to 5000.
FANCY ROCKING CHAIRS from 1888 to sIS.l3
Trimmed SEWING ROCKERS. S1.J9.
special inc OF PLATFORM ROCKERS in blue and
red plush S3.9i.
WILLOW ROCKERS. S374 10 s6lI
Fancy Pine Top TABLES for decorating from JSc To
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
HANDKERCHIEFS.

large lot OF Black and CcIored BoTered Hemsttched
at Re- and &C. each; worth / DC TO l3c.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
house FURNISHINGS.

All Brlstle BRUSHES. 17c. each.
No. > Feather BUSTERS &c.
MIXED PAINTS. ready FOR use, White. Black, Red,
Stone and Brown; I5c.; yellow and Green, 17c.
WOOD STAINS. 1jc. and 2lc.
Furniture VARNlSt. 1Jc. and 10c.
Sink BROOMS Sc. and 6c.
Stove Btu SHES, Tie, 1ic., 2ic., 24c and upward.
Scrub BRU USlII.S. from Sc. upward.
Pure AMMONIA dc.
Kitchen CHAIRS, i1c.
Bent Wood CHAIRS (ashl, Gle.
Laundry WASH BOARDS, 27c.
Thrcchoop PALS, 15c.
Cedar PALS 2Ic.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
iasf Trains To NNnshiuutop.

\ complete schedule o. fast trains to Baltimore and
Washington Is operated by the Jersey Central Reading and
D. ana o. All uan, run through. and equipped with
Iunan palo. ana sleeping Punctual service Sta.
ton foot Of Libcrty-sL
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
NECKW EAR.

All SIX and Satin TICK and FOURIN.HAND
sc,prs now t,ttsrns and coorings, 2ic.each; NEVER
orrIKEp BEFORE AT LISS THAN SOC.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
B AND O. EXTENDING IT'S CONNECTIONS
EXPECTING sOoN To BE ABLE II Run ITS
TRAINS To CLEVELAND.


Baltimore. Jan. l. l~pcoah.-Thc Baltimore and
Ohio is gradually extending II, connections. The
new Camden system Of railroad, n West Virginia Will
soon bc giving il slOooOOo worth Of freight year.
This ey -t"m pcuctrljcs rIoh coal and lumber rcco
10 includes road from Cark,bury to falrmouut.
a distance OF thirty five miles. reaching the coil
field, along the Mouougah'l. TIE broad gaucne "i
the road from Cllik~bury 10 GcnaDan, forty one mile
a road now being constructed from Weston - Bra,
ton Court House. forty four miles. rad las
recently been completed from Confluence, Penn, e.
lough Manon. Md. running through a I'm" timber
region. More important sim D, Tie connection Win
te baltimore and OHIO. WHICH tac Nhc-.u- aad Li..'
Euo Railway i, building. When TIE nii, are pre-
pared 30 receive 'riIl. the Baltimore and ONO vile
L- able send the immense coal trahr of Wet
Virginia almost 90, air huc % the shore. OF Lake
Euc. Ih" Wheeling and Llhc Ire at present extends
iu a e0uthci-ferly direction from Iur''' 10 bower
ton. n the eastern part q ohio. and passes tuusl.
Valley Junction. the southern tcfmnG. 90 ID" Valley
Railroad. recently placed under baltimore and Ohio
control.
The ucw connection VIII reach from Elwcr.f'n -
Wheeling. When 10 E. finished laltmor" and ono
train. Starting from Grafton, can 90 almost nortI
Wc.t t0 Wheeling. thence over thc Nhr'in, and lHI"
Eric - valley junction., and up o." Valley IHilruit
4, Cleveland. where TIE cod ana coke hrou-f from
Wet NIr-.ula lN the short route can lc changed
for the and lumber oi Michigan and the Northwest
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
ErrEcr or rnE LOW cArrLE RIVE.


Chicago. Jan. J. '~p,o,I.- Tie Nc-cru T,ci-ht \,
-ooiatiou closed five day. session this afternoon
and adlourHod for one month. Tie committee II tcu
representatives. ~ the Western and Northwestern road,
appointed for the purpose ~ minimizing iu their ter
rtory the effect oi to foflcd cattle rate u c south
west viii mcct Monday to begin their lahor, II
VIII De impossible 10 prevent Iowa rates houg affected
uy the cut The Chicago, Milwaukee and II. Paul
meet, the l. - cent rate f,im kou-t, city, and 81
course, cannot make higher ratc from Cedar Rapid,
or other Intermediate pD.nt. GA d. line ia Iowa.
Tie Southwestern Lle- met again with the Trans
Missouri Association to-day to consider division, oi
through rate, ou the basis Of the Alton cut All
effort, 10 ludLc" the Alton % c0uhuc the II &ocns
rate 10 through shipments from points beyond the
liver have been futile. ~ "ll sp into cfc htt
.tf" :Id the santa &c VIII appF t locally from It
du--p -pi The chicago. -. i4L ana kan~a, city.
however, VIII n.t quote tIr rit- from ~ --ph.
has moro '.IuH'r territory to protect The
cattle bu-iur, D.. expected 90 open zap about February
l. ard The .0IthNC.teiu road. are trcmhlu. lest the
chicago and Aliuu r'll r'-l-t all cntrcatlcs 10 re
tore the rate after that date.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
The Rest peOple Use H..

Motifs Sparkling Cider has merit and IS unprctentons
thereiorc. good forn." ACkEN. MERRALL CONDIf
New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
SPECIAL SALE OF
LINENS.
EHOCNIAT yiENIEE,

Best Chocolate III the world absolutely pure; csc rel
pound
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
NJ. MEGARY & SON.
FURNITURE.
No. 5l6 Tatnall Street.
CARPETS,
SOUTHEAST Corner 9th and TatnaII StS.
WILMINGTON, DEL.

We have put on sale this week
a few patterns Of Velvet Carpets
for the very low price of $1.OO
per yard. Here is your chance
to secure a handsome floor COW
ering for your parlOr, at the price
you would pay for Tapestry. We
have them in moderate and
strong patterns to suit all, and
we think you'll do well to see the
goods now, while they are on
sale.
Many Of our customers have
secured during the past few davs
one of our handsome Extension
which we nave been selling for
SOC per running foot. This means |
a cost Of $500, $4OO and $500 |
respectively for a table 6, s or 10
feet long, We are going short
on the smaller size, but the eio,hts
and tens we have plenty of, and
we will guarantee them to be
here when called for, Gf 1t is dur
-ng the next few days. We of
course cannot always give YOU
5hese prices on Extension Tables
It's the wonder Of the Furniture
Trade how we can do it, as the
'rlces quoted are less than cost
rice. You don't want to know
low we do it. Rember the price
Oc per foot, and don't delay vour !
urchase too long. Should vou I
e without one? Why need Won? b
Speaking Of tables reminds us :
I our Cane Seat Chairs which sa
'e are selling at so cents each.
his IS another rare thing which re- re-
OH should see to. al al
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
DON'T

hVt h;tt, mo the habit of taking medicine for ~
80 ~ mug nary trouble. Nature often rarniHdy
the ~ S!IgRI shocks that we have transgrasSo5
e la"s OF hygiene, and that Onr ond16te =; nj !.
aspect needs correction In suob ooc, ~ ~ tIils
Pt SHGs are more efcaciOus than tbeToPpo,Ptiy
foIiv to are physical antagouisms which if /:
iD,' ~ iesIect' Clearly defined disease reori.
iins prompt and specific treotmcnt &c ieq @ ulr
t,I-1i nttchls, chills aud fever-sre the r,,
80 iol, ana OF the remedies prcDosed Son, iOas on
~ 81 HauSeOuS as to be unfit for yynoIS st,ie o dle
"LIle Others diSastrouslv affect tho 6oI 6CouiaCns'
5i AZ nous system From such heroic reueJias ,u tI
Vno,aISI esteI SuIeTer turns to LOwber's Bre1iIiaS
;oSe'a?le rms te egauty sugar.cOated) nd ti IaI
immediate relief without any nbwsiuII aaH ads Ilnds
TTLfe Whatever from the action nf tho n,ed1oi
tbs 5e ne secret of the immense popuIeriy &c
one Pin usually cures me of bo,,o.,.-
Mn l, am suhject"-A. w SMALL. TipcoIn hoS 10
yitbnTy o,,Se o, HI'"fdt evacuation Of the hoyeIe
to other maIii o ,lie ulSagreeable effects common
II E,.,ti,,i iIilCiles' use them for costiveuesS
r.. f. ANlGHI, oJ9 Commerce street Pbiio5oii.JLsSs
pbiIej,Ilhith' IIC, Ilhith' Esq formerlya manufactnrer i
= lpnla. now residing on bis -. u q ~
haZletvlllc, Del, furnishes ns l"Iln near
IIo "r me transeendent virtues of this remadv
e. Dear sir--I was III ctcl with favor and -.
from August 1887 to Fehr,iart' ana ague
@ ieI an sorts of chill cures, without ov"ii 80
ot 80 enaclated and weak that conij |l1 nnt
Sour Bra1iiion Ffebiuary began the u,e of |
'be - tI@.lIdh rms and before had takan Goit
ho M, was 50 far recovered thAt conid ms
Tin toIP cni,aieugeS t',I Weu am now (April 30) in
~ ~. siiuitiOli 1 nave had dykDpDgia nj 49,
~ nut since taking these pills eyerY s%mng a., my
,sH my mind and memory In Svrn
PbFe 'S Sy5TI Irg 9ooy is clearer and more active
sIo III brIS 6l IN box (sugarcoatedJ so cents For
aie oy Druggists and Dealers " 0e"'S' For
Lowber's Worm Lozenges,
GaSJn' iaIn M 70 the taste, cordial to the stomach
@ii"oIe lI w worm destroyer excellent for 6jI;A a
nd dealers IVA % Gus Druggists
-NONe genuine lgithONt the Erc.si,, iLs s.,
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Sweet Potato Blossoms

J. w. Holmes, the editor Of tho
Bare'geH PeOrle, has sent to the Sun
aay NewS a flower which is seldon,
seen IN South Carolina, saws the Ws,"a
ana Courier. At least. it is the ganerof 1ev.oS
impression among those who sbonId
Khow-the tarmers-that such a fIo,yar
Is OF rare occurrence. The blosson,
referred to is that of the sweet nototo
VIne. The actual existence Of tbiS
Oloom Is all the more remarkable bo9
cause II has been so often denied tbet
the modest sweet potato ever had
PROUD quality which was not buried ot
least six inches underground The
specimens sent by Mr.. Holmes ourbt
70 settie the question beyond all rea'
sonable doubt. The vine is undonIt
tedIy sweet potata vine. and tbo
0loom Is attached to the vine accord
ing 70 the most approved natural laws
Inc blossoming of the historic swoat
potato vine is of such special Interest
that during the next season The g.
sweet potato blossom ought to tato %
rank with the first cotton flower Tbo
sweet potato flower is sometime of
century plant, and when it shows ;ts
purple leaves IL ought to be dnIv |
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Oh the Depravity of Smyrna

We clip the following from the las.
issue OF the Smyrna Tines
w. II. MeClement of Bfillino.on
No, had the lucky number. 40 that
grew the doll baby at Bnhmler's
Nearly 600 tickets were purchased. y
see. l, Chap. 2S2, Vol. Is. Part I
Laws of Delaware, saws: -
AhaI II any person or persons shall
De concerned in lottery policy writin0
or ii selling or dispOsing of anv Io9',
Gyery policy writing, or in selling or
uisposlng OF any lottery policy or Ger
tincate, or number or numbers or an,,
tning by which such person or any
OCher person or persons promiaa or
guarantee that any peculiar nnmhsr
OF Numbers character, ticket or car.
Ilhcate, shall in the event or on tha
happening of any contingency in tho
nature of a lottery, entitle The D1rD
chaser or holder to receive money =,
property or evidence of debt. or shall
use or employ any other device bv
WI. !" nicn sucn person or any other per
S0n Vi persons promise or guarantee as
aforesaid, ! ne, she or they shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor. and.
upon conviction thereof by the CouTt
OF General Sessions of the Peace and
jan Delivery of this State. shall hs
hned not less than one hundred dol.
lars or more than one thousand 6ol-
lars, and in default of the pavment
l9ereof' shall be imprisoned for a term
d not less than one month or mora
'han twelve months"
BGhmler is a reputable merchant Of
smyrna, and the Tines has aIwavs
been regarded as the very ouintessepce
u said and law-abiding Journalism
ct here we find the merchant aeIIino
jumpers that represented and entitled
ne holder in a chance" or 'lottervD
to a certain "tbinOU or
property" and the Times, not only re-
using to censure this violation but
c9uiescing in it, and cheerfully pub-
shIng the results. Oh, brother Hof.
ecker Wherefore is this thuslv p
)OUer Inder.
lMr. Behmler is a law abiding cit
en and had no intention of VIOLATING
ie law, and, whether he did or djd
o. no one attached this blame to
Im.-ED.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Periodical.

Printers Ink: a Journal for Ad,ou
tlsres, will appear weekly oftan nUEGI- .I-
Po",oii o" ear; d us publishers are Geo. P.
i'O"eii q 20 OF New York, who also
isoue the American Newspaper nj
lfGGtory' ana are the proprietors of the
oluest and best known of all the Ade
vertislng Agencies. 0 nU-
n Inc Two next numbers of the Cent,,r,,
VIII contain the last chapters of tbsS
ne OF Lincoln. In January there will
Ge given vivid description of the last
uays OF Lincoln, an account of his
assassination and funeral. and tbe
attack on Seward. Supplementary
arIlcies, by confederate and Tn;oD
UTIIIiSGers, TIIiS,, on the Pursuit and Death Of
wilkes Booth" will accomnanv tbis
ihstalment. Among the iIlnstrationS
Is diagram of box in Ford,s IT..
f5e, a laolmIle of a play-bill found in
resident LincOln's box after the
assassination, etc. ~
Inc January number of LiDDencoft,s
Magazine is an exceptionally briIIiont
ohd. The complete novel "MlIicent
ana Rosaland, is contributed nv InIiaD
hawthorne, author of the "Gartb -
Slnhre, Archibald Malmaison y etc
ana is the brightest, cleverest and
IlosC interesting story that this poDu-
iar autnor has yet written. The hero.
lues OF the romance are two bright
ana charming English girls. and The
story OF their lives is most entertain.
ingly told. All the characters in the
novel are skillfully portrayed. and the
reader is introduced to a deIi0btfnI
circle of acquaintenees, with whom he
- : ,;T2y Eeiy lEatn 10 part the company. A
sstStIKlng y ag likeness of Mr., Julian Haw-
'noEne serves as frOntispiece, and
mere Is an illustration to the story
representing ROsaland and her lover
u the garden, which is one of the
Aost exquisite pictures that has an.
lay. '0i ii""y d
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthiy for
anuary is Holiday Number - as ,
'ehtS the season. 1t has a new tvno- $
'rapnical dress throughout, and is nic- q
orally, probably the most elegant Z
lumber of this popular monthly ever Z
'sued; The cOlOred frontispiece ia @
A Fair Masquereder." Lieutenant J
the eminent naval officer {
ontributes paper of thrilling inter /,
So as well as of great historical vaIna |;
The United States Navy and West d
1dia Piracy" in the eventful wears O
s2i'25. 1t is profusely illustrated Il
ith portraits and accurate drawings
principal vessels in action. bv Hsr- S
on Eastman. The article ON MiIIet b.
ld his famous 'Angelus' with engrav' OF
gs OF that and others of his works Y
timely and attractive. "An Ola nj
ost-road conducts the readed along I'll
e historic banks of the Hudsone &C
Nan in Goblin Land" is a Charming. 81
VlVacious account of a girls trim fu
rough the marvellous Yellowstone ac
glon, of which some seductive mic. lis
res are given. The German Turner fe,
isociatlons of the United States are D,
scribed by DIR. Meter one of the
of the New York, Verein, ize
lere are numerous other articles of tn
erary romantic or practical interest no
llle the serial and short stories hir
ems and various departments are
Vasually full and varied. T
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08

Ihere was some doubt about the in.
Guenza Gt SO long as it was confined to
9I. @ petersburg. Nobody could be
sure that the people were not sneez-
Ing merely because the Car had taken
snui and moreover, it is not easv TO
distinguish in the, case of Russian
between 9!., an involuntary sneeze and a
9elloeiate pi use of his mother-tongue.
but now that free-bofn American cir.
izens nave begun to kerchew, it is time
anyway. e0U iOi'
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
The Future of Canada.

Inc address of Attornev.C.orouo
ii1ohgley, of NOvia Scotia beforo . :
Li"lSe audience at Quebec Drovee -
nave Deen strong argument for ~ ~
madam independence or annexatior "a, a.
She united States, but with ,I;n;LI " y
leaning toward a separate notiornI;.l' 1I;ple
liz Io sap apPealea pt;s to rapidly growing pub.
nenca of e'r4I1V tI III declaring that perma-
d;,iS dGice OF the dependent colonial con.
uio.on was impossible. Canada mn.t
aH;GLVIlaDly n;tLI separate from Great Rritain
oi'uer 10 form an Independents nation
IL II ~ JOIN with the great Rennbiic
ne reasoned that the air of this conti
IonU ulu not seem to be salubrioue for
iIiionaTchles, iiu'l ond therefore soma ror,L
mean form of government would H.
pioIoIIeu' though the FREQUENT recrr1
renee OF OF Presidential eIections -
~ I'li9 i country seemed to him an evil and
ne would prefer to see q Pras;;Str. 9'uu
Giected q only once in fifteen 1,onnI
oiltlcal union with the United St"ta"
ne argued, would have its advonte~"|
because |, Canadians were so closaI,' -
;,'nt;t. 49, WIN Americans in race, lanqHaga
institutions and trade Relations r.
1ne establishment of a separata o,o,'
TI TII.l IuulehI IL might be objected that otho
:. onlted States would presently absorS
H. put Mexico and the Unitcd SSsVro StStr
naG existed side by side for manv ,"eos ~ooos
without absorption. many ye"rs
ms bit of REASONING wos o-.-.,
rather sly. A less convino;, UeI thInIy
31Gnt Eor tLo ooq1u hardly have been offered
/, ~ ~ Une United States did first abeorb
: ,afge and most valuable part of tbo
claimed by Mexico wban
: :, oAas was annexed. Then it enoageJ
u q war with Mexico, which resnfted
- - ;f cue ceSsion ola vast terrisorv. mncb
Is Is II II the whole of the Dominion Toat
- - .Ie seCtled portion of Ontario sbonIS
je annexed to the United Statas IT.
nls uay the intense apprehension of .
SgresslOn by the United States 49,
,1eAlcan opinion and action in tLo
IosC embarrassing manner bowoTaU
: O6nuIeSs 6 II may be, and the behavior :
~ ieslueht Cleveland's Administra-
lon III at least one notable case 80.
- 70 arouse fear of aggressive IN
IhCloh on this side of the border W 7
Ie3!CO x! 20 IS separated from this conntr,, :
y ulHerences of race. of cIimoto
'hguage, of institutions and cTsto,.I ~ i
nd religion, which are at least tOs as !
'nsplcuous and powerful as the COS % !,
ties which connect t6;o i' iS
'nntry with Canada. Had Nevis c,o y y
zen occupied by Canadians-bv ~ No. =, =
= : que with Us in race and sDeecb 7,
~ IIaue lnterests-it is exceedinIv =;
NeIy mat the Mexican War would II ~
'veI ., nave occurred, or if it had oc- .,
we'd ,,9T ID, a. al al, would have been fol-
untry. '"e "hole 81
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Money in Frogs.
A GREAT DEMAND FOR THEM AS FooD
AND SMALL SUPPLY.

Il wonder why there isn't mora -
CShtl0n paid to frog culture, " remarked
onaiies H. Dawson, of the Gansevoort
market TO me day or two ago. as he
looked admiringly at a dozen plumn
green 0atrachians from Canada. which
ne had just taken from the crate.
mean IN the United States" he
continued. "The Kanucks now cone
troll the frog market, and make hi,
money, and don't see WHY New YorE
state or New Jersey shouldn't furnish
US; There are good many wild frogs
solo, which are speared around in the
S"amps and marshes of New Jersey
DuG they are not as palatable a. tbe
cultivated product reared in Canado
Inc Canadians pay considerable at'
Iention to frog culture and have inn.
mense artificial ponds around ST. Gath
arlnes' Their frogs are larger. and
nave none of that gamey, fshy taste
nnOCiceaole IN every swamp frog. A
Iew years ago a Frenchman in Can
ada, who had been in the market bns-
mess mere for some time, attempted to
start frog farm on big scale in For
rest county, Pa. VI
ne carried large stock from St
'Catharine's. He took advantage of n
Dig swamp on his farm in the woods
and had his market secured and
everything looked promising. Rnt bo |
played to bad luck. A terrible drongbt |
dried up the bigger part of his swami.
he was unable to secure proper faad
Tor MS young stock, and the natives
USED 10 scoop up his croakers bv the
at night, and his frog industry
went TO pieces. He is now engaged
n cooking frogs and other deIicaeies
n "a, an uptown restaurant But he
.Cln LOOKS forward to running a frog
arm OF MS own, and if he had the
money to start right think he would
make it pay, for the demand for frogs
las nearly doubled in the last Eve
ears, and the popular taste has been
uucated oi up to the artifcially cultiva-
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Ingersoll' Explanation.

8, Here is the way Ingersoll puts n
Here is shoe shop. One man in ~ tbo ~
q 9noP IS always busy through the dav
,,i.o ~ ene evening he goes courting some
nice giri. There are five other men
.h, "a tne shop that don't do anv sucb
thing. They spend half their worI-
ing evenings in dissipation. The firsI
young man, by and by, cuts out tbesA
otners and gets boot and shoe % store
oi u ms own. Then he marries and il
aole a TO take his wife out riding The
nVe former companions, who see hin,
lnaulging in this luxury, retire 70 !
saloon and pass resolutions that tbers
and capital. "0o" i"oor
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08

For 1lO years to come. no man
woman or child will write the ourrent
date without using the figure 0 for
nineteen years during that period two
ys must be written-in 1899 1000
!9l9, 1929, 1889, 1949, 1859, 1869. 1879
1889, 1890, 1892, 1898, 10 A, 1895 19e6
1897, 1898; and for one year-l999H
three 9's will have to be set down
VI the people now living, it is safe To
say that not one will ever write his or
ner own time without using o
Besides minding their p's and o's the
next three generations must give mar.
ucular heed to their 9's. Nine has
never been regarded as a particularly
lucky number, but beyond 0uestio1
the years in which it will hold So con-
spiccuous a place will bring benefits of
nndreamed of value to the world
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08

And so the victims of the lannon's
u 9lizzard 1883 are not all counted vet,
~ ~ IS recorded of a man who died on
monday that his fatal disease couId he
Traced TO the exposure suffered bv him
through walking to his Office on that
memorable day when the wintry forces
OF nature were let loose with unnrece-
gented fury. What long trail of snf.
iering the blizzard left behind it.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
Death of Harbeson Hickman.

HarhesOn Hickman the richest man
~ sussex county, and one Of the
t.u MeaIl hiest men in the State, died at
nus nome IN Lewes, on Tuesday, from
general dibility. He has been Ia moor
health for some time past, bus did NOT
take to his bed until Saturday. The
remains Ta were Inferred at that place ON
! thursday. He was born in Lewes. on
september 8, 1918. Enjoyed the ais
JUNCTION of being a millionaire for
many years. He was always a prom.
lnent Democrat, and from 1880 TO 1884
was member Of the National Exec
1tive Committee. Mrs. Hickman had
iour children two sons and two
daughters, survive him,
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08

Young Miss Wilgus "Wbere ara
@ you going, papa?" Rev. Mr. WilcnS.
. 10 tne temperance meeting. We in.
tehu 70 inaugurate a moveman, :.
save the young men of the oonntr,, y
oung Miss Wilgus "Try and save a
dear ?" ""i you' papa,
Smyrna times., 1890-01-08

Young Crp C-ak; "Wbat ara
you doing no y, apNs' pn 0
Nnarlle XotaOt. ess;; md "I'm in the
In the whToP
"Bnilding fil s, you know.n