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Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

TIE EUery Evening says that the
thing which the court was called to
pass upon was the cOnstitutiOnality-
not the infallibility of the law" This
viii be strong point for those who feel
that both our country and democratic
institutions have Outgrown the narrow
limits Of our colonial days, to which
the judges went back for authority.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

IHE decision Of the Court Of Errors
and Appeals, to which those in charge
IN a party sense Of the political interests
Of the State, had a great interest. was
decided on Saturday affirming the con.
stitutionality Of the poll tax law Of 1873
The suit was instituted by Senate -
Higgins in the Superior Court and
argued last June, Senator Gray being
one Of the counsel for respondent. Bv
agreement, after argument, the issues
raised were referred to the Court os
Errors and Appeals, to be passed upon
by full bench in the States highest
tribunal. The nominal appellant
Friezlnben, possessing the other quail
heations Of a voter, had been placed on
the delinquent list for non-payment of
his poll tax Of 1885, and thereby under
the law rendered ineligible to qualify
as a voter until 1887. His claim set
forth in effect that he had been dis
franchised for 1886 contrary to the
provisions Of the State constitution.
The court denies this and affirms the
constitutionality Of the law as an en-
actment clearly within the constitu-
tional power Of the Legislature as an
appropriate and legitimate exercise Of
the taxing power; that the electoral
franchise is not an indefeasible right Of
citizenship, but privilege conditioned
upon the payment Of tax; that this
condition goes back in Delaware law
to colonial days; that the intent Of the
constitution is not to compel payment
by disfranchising' the delinquent taxa
able, but to class him among the un-
productive poll taxables whose assess
ment viii produce a deficiency Of reve.
nue. that if the tax laws be unwise,
defective or inefficient, the resort for
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
FROM THE DAILY REPUBLICAN. -


These same Levy Courtmen are nav.
ing thirty cents day to the sheriff far
ieedlng prisoners, while Chester conn,y y
leeds her prisoners better op tip6t
cents a day. ~
That takes away some $4,000 of the
taxes ta you pay. The law only allows
one W coroner OF the county one thous.
makes out to pocket over two tbon.-
anda year of your taxes. Thus il rms
al through. The county treasurer is
Footed % all the time, and you taxpayers
must make up the deficiency. Three
commissioners run the county of Cbes-
Ter for $500, but in New Castle
SSo1nty 20 noGy 1t takes eleven at a cost of
So,ooO; II takes $4,000 to pay the
w6lle in Chester county the taxes are
collected for three and four ner cent
by the county treasurer. "''
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

SENATOR HIGGINS is twitted with
the fact that every effort he has made
at political reformation of law and
custom, knowing that the judicial as
well as the political powers were
against HIM, has been a failure, and
that he has weakened his cause by not
making himself strong first with the
people as well as his party. Mr.. Hig-
gins will find what others have found
who aspire to be leaders, that the first
great lesson to be learned is political
sagacity.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

THE appointment of Stansbury J.
Wiley, of Wilmington, as Census Emu
merator for Delaware is everywhere
spoken Of as a good appointment, and
for the first time Senator Higgins has
the approval of all parties in his
selection.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
The Choral Clnh.

Our Choral Society, which now mum
oers some seventy vocalizers. held ,
business meeting simply on Mopda,
night, because Prof. ClOWard's engage
ment with Grace choir prevented IN,
coming this week, the members boldin,
a business meeting instead, at which
they elevated one of their princina
singers-Mrs. N. F. Wilds-to the vic,
presidency of the association. Tba
they are making progress finely would
appear from the following verses writ
ten by a pOetaster for our Clavtor
contemporary:
COME AND JOIN THE BAND.
There's a singing school in Smvrna.
Where the lads and lassies 90
On Monday night of every week.
10 sound their little do"
The class is quite large one.
And the noise they make is great.
II IS worse than forty bull frogs
In little tete-a-tete.
They run the scale all over.
Then an opera they attack:
It's IKE stalded railroad train
Upon a single track.
The teacher says they're doing well.
Which is fact no doubt:
But dwellers in the neighborhood
ARE glad when school "lets out"
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
WHERE MR.. HIGGINS Is 1ANDpD

democratic Glasses' in the Sunday Star.
The opinion of the court upon the
point was almost unanimous. Jndge
Houston alone dissenting, and his
views, even, were not of that partisan
aggressive type that Senator HIGGINS
and his co-workers, who engineered
this fight against the Delaware assess.
ment laws, desired. In fact, the affair
has proved one of the worst political
bOOmerangs that Senator HIGGINS ever
encountered. His pyrOtechnical politi.
cal efforts invariably end in the COL
lapse OF utter darkness, and this last
effort of his landed him high and drv
on the shores of Salt river. He is in
common parlance completely left"
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
Business I.Oo.,


.. Window n Shades and Spring Fiv,.,
al = b. CoopeFs. Loops and Frinnoes' FI1o"Fe'
For the BEST Lemons in smv., 'Dse'
TO Geo. M. Stevenson's, Main in Straa,, fna, go
COOper's. 'iery at J. 4.
A a few G Carpets and Mattings Ioo
f. gBres B coopers will be sold at 5t Very ,Si o~ at
COOper's. '''"ieS' at J. 3.
States, Pencils, Pens, Ink T.,,..
Erasers. Blank Books, Craven a19 aa9lets
9I other School Stationery. and ana ai all
Store. Ooopers Book
Deyoe Brilliant Oil, the best o,,s
est OIL made, at J. B Cooper. ""u Sal
Blank Books, all STYLES. siza.
Qualities at J. B. Cooper's.' '''N'' and
-, Granite and Porcelain Ten
Gh8m6 Der Sets, plain and decoratod1 1La 30
}. B. COOper's. 'Oo'aUed, at
COoper's. want . }. q.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. 90, 1890.

THE 4" TIMES is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFEcKER Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
IEkMs-sUBscRIPTIoN-O year, strictly in ad-
vance, Sl.5O; if not paid in advance, $500. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
Of Seven Cents a line for the frstinsertion sub
sequent insertions Three -and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
FOR The Smvrua 4Ym,,
MR.. EDITOR


can commend with Others the
promptness Of Rev. Mr.. Wilson in
moving off in the services as YOU nut
it, on schedule time with the prompt.
ness of railroad conductor" but
wouldn't II be magnanimous to allow
us a minute or two Of grace" as the
banks call IL? The man with a note
in bank is allowed three days Of grace
before the gate is shut down on him.
and wouldn't it be quite as proper to
allow US church goers three minutes
before the starting of the train
Perhaps, after all, it was the fault Of
the sexton, for on Sunday when l was
hurrying at break-neck speed deter
mined to be on time, the bell ceased to
ring three minutes before the time,
1880, or many Of our time pieces were
at fault.
But at Sunday School am all right;
we don't have to hurry to catch that
train.
ONE OF THE LAGGARDs.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

THE Ways and Means Committee of
the House is actively at work preparing
a new tariff bill on the basis of the one
passed by the Senate at the last session.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
Sales to take plo

c.So MONDAY, Feb. Sd, 1870 $50
94fock, 4, ! Farming Implements o.
tie henry 4T, P; Massey on bis bif1po'' farm &C., Of
Ton hundred, B. V.WeIdon. ~ ann, In Ken.
s,NVIs WEDNESDAY, February Eth tIbuo'loGeer.
MOCK Moc and Farming ImDiemSa Uiino,.Sale of
Mrs. John Farrell, in WhiteSa1fe WIhitPiSS%ents Is Of
soIn THURSDAY, ag .3AY, February 9Th ,ooe %eck.
oSle "a of stock and farming irn, in, $780,
Si NJ Y. Spruance, on j NJ implements
iarm' B. V. Weldon, Auctionanoos u id, anooshelrs
oe TUESDAY, Gt5 February 11tb, 1Soo
T;t u STOCK and Farm Implements n1t0o'o,sTTSale w. =;
N,[oy, in Serverson's Neck, N1'S OF ThOs.
eoHv WEDNESDAY, Ed N February 12,b ,oo.
os sale 63 of Stock and Farming Inn, 1m1, 1890
Gt . David David w. Stats, near oIIIinnp9I5eB@ents
"A Hayden, auctioneer. '''lS Beach.
eli THURSDAY, February 18Th ,o.
Saie "a ot OF f,. stock, Farming INN, iD5laS89- 1889
&C., % OF { Charles H. Griffith. in n,'SSplements
Neck B. V, Weldon, Auctionpeesvre lu npeverson's
THURSDAY, February 2orb TOO.
"a 9S'9 y OF Stock, Farm ImpIeme,ntioS 1850
od oI VIM A: Cummins, near B9ints, Plus, &C.,
camp-meeting woods. Dlackbird
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
NOTICE.

EITkRs OF ADMINISTRATION HAVE Rpp,,
~, sranted 70 me upon the estate az Nsrv ~,
laws deceased All persons hayine -. =,
astested ~ estate viii present the same duly
Ianr.,,. o.. Z. COLLINS, Admlnistrator.
-" 4os0 I'm
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

OHERIFFS SALE.
- by virtue Of writ Of Levari Faciss to me
1lIected. Will be exposed 10 Public Sale, Ct tns
front door Of the County Building in the town OF
Dover, East Dover Hundred, Kent County and
Delaware, on
TUESDAY, 1lth day OF FEBRUARY, A. D. lSsV'
at O'Clock, P N, the following real estate to VIII
All and singular that certain farm or tract q
tanu with the appurtences situated aud lying anu aho
osink IN kenl0n Hundred, Kent county ana s.ss ~.
OF Delaware, known as the Tilghman farm, lse
~ the tenure Of Edward Horn, bounded on 1ne
Borlh by the public road leading from smyrna 70 70
bianco on the east by lands of Thomas Atii1' On
the south by lands of William j. Lopez, and on
tne west by lands of Edward Burris; begnnih6
AZ a stake IN the ridge in the woods lglvgy
pSlShes north SSA degrees east from mAs5Io 80
Whlte oak; thence south S54< degrees east 10 4S
perches 10 n corner; thence north degrees y
minutes west 20 lilo percheS; thence norm "
degrees east 81 perches; thence south Ss degt5I;c
10 minutes west 1856 65-lOO perches 70 the PuUnSS
roAa leading from Smyrna to BlancO; InehS
along said road south 76 degrees west lSS pe,c11S
20 the lands OF Edward Burris thence soutn " ~
degrees east l7S S5-l00 perchases 20 the pAesev
beginning containing ONE HUNDRED AND ~ ~
kNrY-tHREE ACRES AND SEVENTY PERChS. "a
LAND, more or less, being the same lanos "a
premises conveyed BY Francis I. Johnston ,es 10
Mle ana Matthew 7. Goldsborough ana VIZ S.is
the said g. Alfred Rogers by deed OF even uS'
herewith and now about 70 be recorded se an.e ~
!he Land Records Of Kent County In ne al S'S more
delaware, as by references 10 said deed VIII d
appear, said deed being executed and oel"s ~.
Immediately before the execution hereof *.
kether with all and singular the bnildlnsSoVs.
tNIes, WOODS, wates, ways. easements, lhP lhP ssid
inens, privileges and appurtenees 70 Wy, Whs,ons
iahds anu premises aud 10 every Of them pS a. ~
ihg or IN any wise appertaining, and eIi "a ~ ros-
right title, claim, interest, demand s snd
Josephine his wife. and every part aud ga
thereoL The improvements upon Whienh,
s,,Ity Two story frame dwelling house with .Ss Ssg
attached barn, stables. and otner sn1 'ieN $fk
Seized and taken in execution as PEsaNNk
ot q. ALF&lkQm ROGERS and JOS EAHx
Sheriff = ONO '.Ian. ao i
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
Letter from the Rev. DR.. Robinson

frequent inquiries have been made
ABOUT the Rev. VIM. S. Robinson and
family, and how they were GETTING
along in Dakota. The followi1o ax9
tracts from private letter to Jobn IT
Hohecker, received a day or two ago
which we are permitted Tn nnbiis6'
VIII answer some of these questions.
WATERTOWN, S. DAKOTA.
Jan. 20, 1890.
Your welcome letter of the 18th re-
ccelVed' and L was very glad to hear
from you. Every letter from home
Whlch reaches us in these davs ia
Dlesslng. l would have written sooner
put we have been so unsettled most of
the time and, in addition, l have been
very busy with the work here Wa
9l1 not hnd the Parsonage furnished
out the people were very kind and
now 1t IS furnished nicely.
You said in your letter that on tho
DAY you wrote, the Thermometer reg;s>
Tered 7O' in the shade on YOUR noTcb
Inc thermometer here registered 9Os
DeloW zero early that morning. and nm
Che evening l received your letter I
reau your statement to a number of
Ihe iOlks at a church sOciable-it was
at that moment $40 below zero. So
you see there was only 1O4O differe nee |
between your temperature and ours. |
Our people were inclined to wish for |
the Delaware climate. We have had |
several severe billiards and it is verv
cold' but find the climate very brac-
ing; l wish | could describe a genu-
Inc blizzard for you, but can't-it is
lndescribable. l started for the most
once IN one, at night, aud found it i'm
possible TO Keep on the sidewalk. I
N'. was IN the middle of the street waist
high in snow drift under an eIectrio
light almost before knew it.
We expect to start a Chautauono
Assembly on Lake Kampeska. and
am booked for a number of lectures
through the State; expect to lecture at
Flerre, the capital, while the Legisla-
ture is in session. '0''
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
MARRTAGEC

HART-FINLEY.-On the 22d inst NJ ,ho 49,,
dence Of Armwell Quillen in Tow nsaod iesl, ~.
F;yio, FgT 3 NJ Morgan, Walter Hart and Miss JulS
NJ on WILL, 3FRAsHER; AT Petersburg. Del
Mr Thomas Meredith to Miss Lizzie dsnHStete
conhiS CO hiShard Frasher all of Petersburg. this
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
Opinions of the Press on the Court De-
.cisiOn on the COnstitutionality of
the Assessment Law.
THE VOTER NO NATURAL RIGHTS.

THE VOTER NO NATURAL RIGHTS.
Dover Delawarean.
This talk about a natural right to
vote under the provisions of the Con-
stitutiOn of Delaware is all bosh and
fOolishness. There never was a free
ballot in this State, except to citizen
between the ages of 81 and % wears.
Every citizen of the State, with the
exception above named, before he can
exercise the right to vote at a general
or special election, must have paid a
county tax, assessed at least six
months before the election. Suffrage
is limited by the express provisions of
our constitution, and it is surprising
that able lawyers and men of standing
should have raised a question as to the
constltutionality of our tax and assess
ment laws. The opinion of the court
is what calm, reasonable men, regard
less of party, expected. The case NAV
be carried to the Supreme Court of the
United States for their adjudication
but there can be but one opininn on
the subject, and the opinion of our
courts must, if reason and Judgment
rule, be affirmed.
We defy any one to point to a SINGLE
provision in these laws that is not fair
and just. They apply to every citizen
white and black, Democrat and Rennbii'
can alike, and the very best thing for the
men Who are continually ranting abont
unfair laws, is to step up to the office of
the collectors and pay their taxes and
also ADVISE others to do likewise"
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
FOR SALE.
MANUFACTURING PROPERTY.

-, We offer for sale the entire property OF the Geo.
w. & 5. Taylor Co., Smyrna, Del, at a bargain:
must DC sold 10 close an estate This property
consists OF four buildings, mainly of brick Occu.
pyl"g uOOr space Of more than - OOO square
feet. This property has been used for the manu-.
iaeture Of agricultural implements There is
large stock Of patterns connected with the foun-
1ry, 80 horse power steam @ngine and boiler,
ShAIung' betting. pulleyS planers for wood and
IRON work. saws lathes. drills boring and mOrti.-
ing machines, &c, necessary for q complete buli-
ness establishment Of this kind. This property
VIII be sol in the whole or any part. The prop
erty would be well suited for canning ,eGtablish-
mept. For further information apply to
H. D. BOYER,
JNO. VANGASKEN,
Smyrna, Del, n27 Asgnees.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
nEATHC

GRRlFFlN.-on the 27th inst in Middletown Nr,..
ossl 1eSan 6 R Grltin formerly of Smyrna, aged "a
WALKER On the oath inst. in Odasso roL.
Martin Walker, aged l9 years Ne'''' 'OIh
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
THE PEOPLE THE FINAL TRIBUNAL.
"Rupublican Glasses" in the Sunday Stnr

ANNPuOiiCah NIaases III the sunday Star
Without q particle of disrespect for
the courts of the State and with the
high regard for the ability, inteeritv
and purity of ermined judges. we see
looming up in the near distance and
the near future a higher tribunal of
justice to which the case will be an.
pealed. 1t is not the Supreme Court
OF the United States that is meant hnt
it is the tribunal of the people. The
people will be the judges in this matter
and the ballot box will register Their
will. But as the United States Sunrema
Court has been hinted at, it miGbt as
well be stated right here and now. that
1t IS a matter of regret that our own
local courts could not see their vav
clear to sweep away these vestiges Of
teudaiism and ancient ideas from the
statue books of the State. The credit
of that will now, in all probability go
TO the Supreme Court when an aEnesI
is made. But the indications are fbat
the people are arousing in favor of a
constitutional convention, which will
not interpret old laws but make new
ones. ~"
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

cbpEIe. nHH Smith m Che Chemical Co., 228 No..,
Gna[les INA re ot', Baltimore, offer -t to North
JIe5 ond 70 y any one sending their ~ sdStd send
anu stamp, a sample package auqress oS ts
49, n'h;ah 5 Headache and neuraIyio % Dr
sfa @nlch they guarantee will SiS rsIis,cu cure
htteen minutes. ieileve in
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

Peter Henderson, the well known
New York scotsman and eorist died
on Friday OF ias' week, aged g years,
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

wen y ben tsy Gssoy was sick, we gave her Cs.,o,:.
VII iiei s she was Child, She cried for Go
WEI sh she became Miss, she clung 10 CsS,a!
'''e haH children, She gave them Css,s,,.
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

at J. B. Cooper's. ''9'o' Lamps
Smyrna times., 1890-01-29

THE mild weather has had a de-
pressing effect on the coal regions. It
mas lessened the consumption of coal
TO such an extent that the supplv has
accumulated on the hands of the ope-
raC0rS until they have no more room.
ana tney nave been compelled to close
tIi Ine mines until there is more demand.
ms Is distressing on the workmen.
ana goes to show that green winter
IS not an unmixed blessing.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-19
NO. 20

party came in on the Sehome in tho
morning and We're met by Mr.. X. l.. Stra-
horn and several other Earhaven citi-
zens who accompanied them to Blaine.
Mr. StrahOrn was connected for many
years with the Union Pacific, and is in
timately acquainted with several mem
berS of the party.
When the SehOme returned in the
evening the party stopped ashore
and walked around the city and every
one Of the gentlemen expressed their as
constituent at the wonderful growth Of
the city,
Vice President IIolcomb in conversa-
tion with a HERALD representative said
that any system coming to the Sound
could not afford to ignore BCllingham
bay.
Mr. Failing is prominent banker and
capitalist of Portland and eX-mayor of
that city. In response to inquiries Mr..
Failing said that he could not realize that
Fairhaven was wilderness oneyear ago
and paid a glowing tribute to the energy
and enterprise of the citizens of the city
The entire party left on the Sehome
Sunday night for Seattle.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-19
WILL RETIRE FROM THE STAGE
A Report that Mrs. James Brown Potter
Intends to Return to Her Husband

New YORK, Aug. ls-The latest sensa-
tion in society circles is very well
authenticated report that Mrs. James
Brown Potter. after the close of her pres
ent season in Australia, will retire from
the stage and once more throw herself
into the arms of her patient and long Suf
fering husband There has been numer-
Gus rumOrs to this effect ever since she
abandoned her luxurious home for the
footlights, cut this time, at least, the
story comes from a source and is sup
ported by facts that place it beyond eavil.
Mrs Potter has had decidedly the worst
of il since the commencement of her Aus
tralian tour and the indications are that
by the time she is ready to sail for home
there will be a balance ON the wrong side
OF her cash account running up into big
Ggures. II. moreover, private advices
from Australia are TO be- relied upon. she
has had more than her fll Of the atten-
tentiOnS and influence of kvrle Bellew
and Is more than ready to throw that
very smooth and smirking gentleman
overheard As an interesting climax TO
the report it is said that Mr.. Potter. who
has always stood by and defended his
erratic wife. is ready 10 forgive and for
get and restore her 10 the family lircside
just "a soon as he is satisfied that she has
thrown both the foOtlights and Mr.. Bel
lew over for good aud ALL
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-19
MISTOoK HIS MAN
A Capital Guide Fastens Upon the Sec
retary Of War By Mistake

WASHINGTON, August ls-A sedate, ell
derly gentleman crosses from the state,
war and navy buildings 10 the white
house several times week. He has a tall
figure and kindly face and any one see
ing him once would recognize him again
that Is. anybody except Washington
guide. Probably the stupidest sharpers
are the guides who infest the neighbor-
hood CT the white house. They approach
their victim in most unbusinesslike
manner. and begin negotiations with some
assertion regarding the granite columns
of the Department of State or the interest
attaching To the navy department. They
have as little memory of faces as respect
of position. They have been known to
accost the same person twice with in few
hours, aud will solicit business In their
Enthusiastically volunteer style from
people who have seen Washington
evolve from hog hole. Admis-
sion to the white house grounds Is now
denied the guides, but they station them
selves at slightly localities outside, and
when they see a stranger they go for him.
One day last week the sedate elderly gem
tleman was slowly moving In the direc-
tion of the white house when a guide ap-
preached. Using rattan switch as a
pointer, he indicated the two story build :
ing, glaring white In the hot sun, ana
said, authoritatively: That's the white
house, sir" For second the elderly
gentleman looked pained, then surprised,
finally amused. He listened while the
fea lures OF the white house were more or
less accurately described, and gathered
considerable information regarding the
life of the presidents family. The guide
was interrupted In the midst OF an ami
mated discussion OF the cabinet by a
passer-by, who inclined his head respect
| fully and raised his hat with the muir
mur. "Mr. Secretary" The guide gave a
latter took advantage Of the lull to enter
the white house. The guide was aghast,
and the detective who generally looks out
for the intruders of the executive grounds
hustled him out into the avenue. That
guide will probably remember Redfield
Proctor next time.