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Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

J. ALEX. FULTON, ESQ, who en-
gineered the Farmers Institute at
their last meeting in endorsing the
Free Coinage Silver Bill, answered the
editor of the MiddletOwn Transcript
at length in its last issue on some crit
icisms that had been made on the
wholesale and hasty endorsements of
the farmers of so Objectionable meas
ure. The action of the farmers was
the manifest object of imitation, such
a stimulus as big pOtation of whis-
key produces for a time, to leave a
weakened and irresolute condition
when the unnatural effect has passed
off. How this effect will be manifested
is thus cogently stated by the editor:
When. after a number of years of
free coinage silver money has depre-
ciated and there have been millions of
silver dollars coined by the govern
ment. and a contraction of the cur
rency takes place, what will be the
fate of the farmers whom Mr.. Fulton
thinks free coinage will benefit? We
have had an example of that within
the last twenty years. When it took
nearly three paper dollars to buy one
gold dollar, land in this section was
worth $3.50 per acre, and the demand
was greater than the supply. The
same land can be bought to-day for
from $50 to $75 per acre. How much
did the buyer suffer by the contraction
of the currency at that time? Fully
One-half the price paid for that land
is lost, but the interest on the $3.50 is
still being paid by the man who has
been able to hold on. Now these are
the men whom Mr.. Fulten thinks will
be benefited by cheap money. That
idea is based on the belief that an in
hated currency will cause a deprecia-
ton in the purchasing power of the
silver dollar, or the dollar which is
not worth one hundred cents. Such,
ne doubt, will be the case. Then
what will be the consequence Land
which may come into the market will
rise in value in proportion to the de-
probation of silver money if the gov
ernment can force into circulation the
immense number of silver dollars
coined, (which, by the way, is extreme
ly doubtful Everything the farmer
must necessarily buy he will have to
buy with a deprecated currency, thus
making higher prices a necessity to
the manufacturers But when the
farmer sells his wheat and corn he will
find the prices regulated by the pIice
of the same in the markets of the
world, the consequence of which will
be that he cannot profit by the infa-
ton of the currency to the same ex-
tent as the manufacturer can. The
amount of silver required to be pur-
chased by this bill is 4,500O,000 ounces
per month, which is more than this
country produces.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
A Pretty South Street Residence.

The new residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. ]. Reynolds which is an important
addition to the collection of new
houses on South Street, all of new and
different designs, is nearly completed,
being now in paper hanger Mr.. Car
ter's hands having previously COM
pleted the painting, inside and out.
The front differs from the other resi-
dences in that a square tower arises out
Of the SECOND story and ascepds above
the apex of the roof properly pTOppFr
toned, and modelled after pretty de-
sign of architecture, to harmonic with
the general front. This it is that gives
the house its distinctive feature. At
the base of the tower a neatly designed
porch spans the front, with bay win
dow above and beneath the roof. A
very large bay window also fills the
end of the sitting room at the side
which connects with the parlor and
dining rooms by sliding doors. The
front entrance is through double doors
into large hall, connecting with the
parlor by sliding doors) that makes a
nice summer room, the dining room he
inc at the rear Of the hall.
A noticeable feature of these sevaro,
rooms as well as the bed chambers =
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
Periodicals..

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newsna.
per for the week ending July 10Th has
a striking double page picture of the
House, Ways aud Means Committee
which formulated the Mckinley Fariff
bill, and 1t gives, in connection there
with, an article from the pen of Profess
sor Van Buren Denslow on the pro.
posed tariff in South America. Profes.
sor Denslow joins issue very decidedly
with the scheme proposed by secre.
tary Blaine, and his article is sure
to attract large measure of public at
tention.
The popular English author. Mrs
Alexander, has written complete
novel for the August number of Lin.
pencotts Magazine. 1t is entitled
"What Gold Cannot Buy" The many
readers of "The Wooing or" Her
Dearest Foe" and other of Mrs. Alley.
ander's charming stories, will await
this, her latest novel, with pleasurea-
bic anticipation.
Srdwbridge &c Gothier's Moathlv for
July contains a judicious mixture of
entertaining and instructive rea6;nc
matter for the ladies. The frontis,
piece exhibits notable art addition 10
the natural beauties of Fairmou,t pa-l-
philadelphia in the Washington Mon.
ment, that is to be erected at Green st
entrance. The short stories are most
readable, especially the one in which
the young lady terrorizes her Cavalisr
and Koundhead lOvers. Fashion news
and gossip are in abundance.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
Inland Navigation and Drainage.

A correspondent of the PeninsulaI
Nelus considers one of the vital ques
tions of Importance to the average Del
awarean to be improvement of river
navigation and drainage of the marshes
The following paragraph or two will
indicate what is desired:
"The plan which will effectually
overcome this difficulty is the cutting
of a canal sixty feet wide and nine
feet deep from Leipsic River to Broad
kiln River, a distance of about 80 miles
which would require the removal OF
3,16S, 900 cubic yards of sand or mud.
It ought to be located very nearly par
alIel with the bay shore and at as great
a distance from the beach as cOnven-
lent not to interfere with the mainland
BY such a public Improvement Chief
Justice Comegys idea of Feclaiming
the sunken marshes along the Della
ware would be virtually accomplished.
Indeed from sanitary standpoint
alone, to say nothing of its usefulness
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
On the Rampage.

A man named Tucker cut up "high
jacks" on the premises of the National
dredging Company near Collins Beach
on Monday of last week. He was from
Wilmington, and had been discharged
several days before. He returned on
that day, and picking up an axe pro-
ceeded to demOlish things in general.
One of the first things was to smash
the trunk of Mr.. Warren, the superin-
intendent, into smithereens, scatter
ing his money and other valuables
over the hoor but not otherwise disturb
ing them bent double-barrsled gun
into bow belonging to Mr.. Barker
one of the company, which he kept
there for sporting purposes, made a
target of the lOOking-glasses and doors,
chased five or six men away and then
beat his own wife and her sister who
we're at the house, very severely. He
hen went out in the meadow (for the
chief business of the Company is tO
make hay) and smashed the reaperG
and hay forks it is said, moi
forgetting to pay his attention to q
York carriage as he passed. He ther
proceeded to the Steamer Stockton
and took passage for Philadelphia
Two days after he returned again anC
constable Hayden was sent for, but h,
had sailed on the Stockton when he go
there. Just what was the cause o
such malicious proceedings we havi
nou heard, but the man acted ljk aver
table demon.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

as a medium of water communication
and transportation, it would be one of
the greatest public henefactions of the
age. But in point of usefulness its
value would be incalculable. Itwould
contribute more to the wealth and
prosperity of Delaware, especially that
portion of Kent county east of the
Delaware railroad, in proportion to
length and cost of construction than
the great internal improvement scheme
of De Witt Clinton-the Erie canal
has to the Empire State. 1t would
make certain a daily line ofsteambOats
plying between Milton and Philadel-
phia, or Lewes and Philadelphia, with
safe landings for freight and passen-
gers, without the risk of heavy weather
that interfered with the steamer St.
Nicholas from 1852-1855.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

THE question, "What is the matter
with Judge Houston ?" is being asked
now with a considerable manifestation
of interest, seeing that he is furnishing
fractional licenses to persons in all
places where the court had refused
licenses for the sale of liquor on the
force of the strong remonstrances OF
the citizens because of the intraction
ofthe law and general decentralization
that followed. 1t can hardly be be
lieved that Judge Houston who stands
high with the people as an able jurist
would do ought willingly to debase
man. to add to the sorrows of wives
or the woes of helpless children. Yet
here is an act that leads directly to
this result.
A Dover correspondent of a Will
mington paper says that Col. +. l.
Cooper. the attorney of the Liquor
League, had measure slipped through
the Legislature putting license on a
par with general merchandise, hence
this granting of fractional license
Whatever it may grow out OF it sub
verts the peace. the prosperity, the
virtue of a community. The State
Sentinel thus alludes to the course OF
Judge Houston:
The Milton and Kenton license
cases bring up the question: Why
should community, after having pro-
tested against the sale of liquor at a
particular place and successfully
closed it be compelled to see their et-
forts frustrated and the places licensed
without any notice whatever being
given to said locality? Why should
not the applicant for a fractional Ii
cense be required to advertise the
community in which he desires to
sell rum, so as to give them an oppOr-
tunitv to make known their objections
ifthey have any, the same as the party
applying for a yearly license? If the
Kenton and Milton cases are to be the
practice, every community Is power.
less. The moment an applicant to sell
rum is turned down another applies
for a fractional license, which is grant
ed without the locality being notified
of tie application. The public may be
tied to the whiskey Juggernaut, but
we do not think they will stand this
very long.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

WE noted last week the departure
Of nearly dozen of men for Roanoke,
Va. MessTs. Bell and White, brick
layers and plasterers, who went on
Monday, returned on Wednesday, re-
naming there only little over "a
hours. They were not at all pleased
mainly because they found the chief
workman were colOred men, the only
white man working at their trade be-
ing a hOd carrier. This was a rever-
sal of things they had not been used
to, and so they came home. Of those
who went on Wednesday John p.
Hudson, los. Stephenson and M. e.
Price returned on Saturday night or
rather Sunday morning. The last
three came back with a different feel
ing from the other two, and are still
sounding the praises of Roanoke. Mr.,
Hudson bought nine lots for which he
paid $500, and be seems to think
there is more of it for him yet. Mr.,
Price found three daily papers, Ri
many weeklies and printing Offices
and the printers getting rich. Mr.
Stephenson found, as they white coated
mostly, there wasn't much show now
for the paper hanger, but he sees 9
big future for these booming Virginiar
towns. Mr, Hudson and his partnel
Chas. E. Moore left for there to-day
with lumber yard in their eye.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

IF we are to believe the newspaper
writers, and they generally sniff what
is in the air, the camp meetings at
Spring Branch, near FELTON,, and at
Camden Union CampgrOund, the first
commencing next Saturday and the
other two weeks later, will have more
bearing on the political situation of
Kent county than on the spiritual in
forest of the church.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
DEATHS.

BQl ER-Near Marydel, Kent county De, .,.
July 9th, 1880. Mamie r.. daugItaS ~ KIN, v"
t.L anuer II and Mary A. Boyer and granddsgg1,.
and ~ days. $50 H''IO''
Rest. loved one. sUeetly r,,t
Leaning on your saviour, breast
though though vast 20 d, So dear
aet we could not keep thee here
But we know no pain can come
10 that bright and happy home"
zone 10 meet her brother Who died at ,t.
same age lacking seven days O. 'N'
d. Hilyard aged Is years. i''''' -
ENNIS.-On the 10Th inst i'm Tbor,p..l.f.,. x...i.
sarah r. infant daughter Of tie1. ! snd E5i,.
Ennis a. '''1 maze
M0,OkE.-Died at FELTON,. Delaware. July IA. 1870
Marina A, Wife OF Dr. John A. Moore i'm tho
hity seventh year Of her age.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

the second story, including the bath
room and water closet, is ampleness.
The kitchen, also of good size, is fin
ished with the modern conveniences of
hot and cold water, sink &c.
The cellar forms an important part
of the dwelling underlying as it does
nearly the whole structure, in which
is being placed a heater, for heating
with hot air. There is also for prOtec-
ton and comfort, porches at the east
and west side as we'll as the front.
The diamond window that lights up
the stairway as well as the Queen
Anne design in constructing the doors
and baywindows are all of cathedral
glass serving a good purpose in the
general Ornamentation.
A noticeable feature of the cOnstruc-
ton is that all the rooms except the
kitchen and bath room have front win
dows.
The house has a front of 25 feet run
ming back so feet which, with its fOul
rooms in each of the two stories al
nicely adapted to furnishing, cannot
but make a cozy and attractive home
News was received by the noon mai
today that Capt. w. f. Appleton
youngest son of John Appleton o
Odessa, died yesterday evening.
News has also been received tha
Mrs. w. N. Chandler Sarah Louis,
Carrow) who grew up in Smyrna, dice
yesterday in Ocean Grove.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

The New York Tariff Reform Club
has decided to make an active canvass
in order to insure Democratic major.
ity in the next Congress. The club
will pay the expenses of a number of
popular and effective stump speakers
and send them around the circle to
talk tariff reform ut the county fairs
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

The House on Saturday passed the
conference Silver Bill, which was
passed o few days before by the Senate
the Democrats voting solidly against
IT, 1t is now in the hands Of tho
president. The quality of the bin is
TI Suen that he will probably sign il
rms leaves the Tariff bill and the Z Fsd' a
. eEaI election bill to be disposed Of bv
Tue, sue senate The various appropriation
Ollls are yet to be disposed Of, and Con-
sress will hardly adjourn before Sen.
tember. sep
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

THERE is a good deal of human ma
ture in subscription paper, viz for
the incidental affairs of life, to help
some poor unfortunate, for a Sunday
School picnic &c. There are men
who draw wide distinction between
men of moderate means and them
selves, as men, but when it comes to
giving to some minor public benefit it
is found they then measure man for
man. If the man who gets his living
by his daily toll puts down say twenty
FIVE cents for a treat at the childrens
picnic, you will find Mr.. Rothchilds
name down for the same, though he
may have several children and the
laboring man not a chick nor a
child.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

John c. Fremont died in New w..
on Sunday in the 18th year ofhi.
de has two titles to fame-frst ,ha, -
the"Pathtinder" and second ~
hrst candidate for President or,ba p.
publican party. Probably he wonrd
not have been the second if re L1i
not been the first. These seryin.
overshadow his record during ,ha ,r..
which were neither small nor iro.,
Splcuous- The fact that he WA. ou, 81.
the lirat senators from California. l.,.
almost been forgotten. Since mo
close OF the war General Fremont tt..
scarcely been figure in public st,.,i..
and his death at the age Of .,ye,,,
seven leaves no marked vacancy in II, .
National life He was man of ind.
mitable courage, and lofty prjpcinIa
and through his explorations did mora
than any other man to open M our
far Western domain.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

The BogostOff volcano, in the Aleu-
tlan Islands. is in active eruption, after
having been quiescent since 1896. II
is less than a thousand feet high, but
the flames rise 1000 feet above its sum.
mit' Mount Sheldon, 5000 feet high.
on another of the islards, is emitting
steam and smoke,
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

A tornado devastated the country on
the Northern side of st. Paul Sunday
AFTERNOON causing great damage to
property and great loss of life. The
number of killed is estimated as high
as Sc.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

THE yield of wheat on the ]. Frank
Denney Farm of White Hall Neck,
was an average of over twenty-five
bushels per acre, for seventy-fve acres.
Henry Slaughter has 14OO bushels from
20 acres-2O bushels to the acre. The
yield on the fallow field was 26l bu-
shells to the acre. A.G. Cummins has a
yield of 20 bushels to the acre on his
farm in the same neighbOrhood. The
general report from the farmers of the
country is from a half to two-thirds of
a crop.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

A GROWING BUsINEss.-It is estima.
ted that more than $4,000 tons of ice
will be used in Truckee, Cal, this sea-
son in packing cars for transcontinen-
tai shipping, Truckee is located in
the heart of the fruit growing belt. 1t
Is difficult to predict to what extent
the business will grow. The fruit bus
mess IS increasing rapidly all over the
state, and Eastern shipments are like
wise increasing. 1t is within the limits
OF possibility that within few years
hundred cars daily will be iced at
Truckee, requiring an annual demand
for 100, 900 tons of ice.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

John B. Mueller, secretary of the
Germania Brewing Company, in Min
neapolis, committed suicide on Satur-
day. He loaned f. o. Koessel $4,000
and Koessel ran away last week.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

The wheat harvest throughout South
ern Indiana has been completed and
In a few sections thresEing has be0un
reports from several counties indicate
that the crop will be at least twenty
hve per cent better than was predicted
month age.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

A Philadelphia judge has decided that
shaving ON Sunday was neither nee
essity nora charity, and that BARRIERS are
u6ject to fines if they keep open shop
on that day.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
THE SMYRNA TIMES.

THE TINES is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
RMS-SUBsCRIPTION-On year, strictly IN ad-
vance, $50; 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
ofseven Cents a line for the firstinsertior sub
Seouent insertions Three-and-a-half cents.
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

New PHASE OF THE LOUISIANA LOT.
Terry NETO.-Instead of passing the
lottery bill over the governors veto
the Louisiana Senate adopted a report
declaring he had exceeded his power
in vetoing a measure proposing an
amendment to the Constitution. The
House adopted afterwards the Sepate's
report as the expression of it's own no.
sition on the subject, thus practically
ignoring the veto. The Courts will
probably be called on to decide the
question at issue whether the COVER
nOr's veto was within his authority. II
he had no power to veto the bill. then
1t is legal enactment on the part OF
the Legislature. and will be submitted
10 the people at the next election in
form of an amendment to the State
constitution. But if the courts sbouId
hold that he had the right to veto it
the lottery people would be in a pre.
dicament,
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

A syndicate of English capitalists
and Dutchmen have purchased five
million acres ofland and rs, 900 head of
cattle in Texas.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
News Items.

The July report of the Federal De.
partment Of Agriculture shows an en-.
couraging condition of leading crops
The condition of winter wheat has de-
cllned about 2per cont since last month
but this loss has been offset by an i'm
provement of three points in the ave.
rage for spring wheat. The cotton
crop shows vigorous and healthy de-
velopment. Its average condition has
advanced from S8.8 to 9I.4 per cent
which has been exceeded in July but
once during the last five years.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

Gen. Clinton b. Fisk died at his
home in New York City on Wednesday
in the G2n year of his age. He was es-
pecially prominent in Methodist circles
being one Of the leading laymen of
that denomination. He was the Pro-
hibition candidate for governor ofNew
Jersey in 1856, and the candidate for
president Of that party in 1888. He
was an attractive speaker, and was es-
pecially attractive on the stump. He
was a genial man and was much be-
loved by those who knew him intimate
ly.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

SAMUEL TAYLOR calls the attention
of farmers to the disc harrOws he has
on sale, the best in market-Randall
La Dow and Tiger. He also has a
superior potato digger.
The Children's Day exercises at
Jerman Chapel, which were postponed
because of the superintendent's illness
from June %, came off last Sunday,
July 13. The chapel was beautifully
trimmed, the words Children's Day"
in daisies with a background of box
appeared upon the wall in the rear of
the pulpit, pyramid of flowers stood
on the table in front of it and wreaths
of flowers were suspended on the wall
at the side while songful canary en-
livened the occasion with its VOciferous
strains. The exercises consisted of
recitations, dialogues, music and re-
spOnsive readings; all of which would
have done credit to any school. The
singing, in the absence of Mr.. L. NJ.
Price, was in charge of Mr.. Alfred E.
Fowler, the secretary of the school,
who conducted it well, the general ex.
ercises being under the management of
Mr. c. H. Register. The collection
amounted to $5.O4. Everybody ex-
pressed themselves as delighted and
the impressions made will no doubt be
of permanent value to the school,
whose membership is constantly in
creasing. At the close of the service
the pastor, who took part in the exer-
cises of the day, baptized II infants.
REV. MR.. WILSON pastor of the NJ.
E. Church, who preached a more than
usual vigorous sermon on Sunday
morning on the Faith of Abraham,
announced that Rev. Harry G. Budd,
of the Senior Class of Dickinson Col
lege, who is home on vacation, would
preach his first sermon from that pull
pit at night. His friends and others
to the number of well filled pews were
out as a compliment to the speaker as
well as from desire to hear his maiden
effort at regular and formal sermOniz-
ing. He took for his text, "Thou
Shalt not kill" and proceeded with a
readiness of language and grace of die
tiOn not usually attained in the outset
of public speaking and pregnant withal
with points of scholarship showing
both an analytical and reflective mind.
The text served for a rhetorical treat
ment rather of its Life-its
spirit and its great value over the cor
poral that may be killed and at best
passes into decay A paramount thought
was that the commandment was viola
ted in spirit by malice, hatred, envy
&c though the life of the person might
not be disturbed. The course ofthOught
naturally embraced points that are not
often elaborated only by speakers of
research and long pulpit experience.
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16
Bucklen,s Arnion n1ra

The best Salve IN the world for ,La-. }ruiste
Sores, Ulcers. salt Rheum Fever >.rp> T@i.er
Ghapped Hands Chilbains CuruS and all skin
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required. It's guaranteed 20 give perfect salts
IactOn, or money refunded. Price - cents per
DoX. For sale bv James =. HOheckrr. smyrna
G. c. HarmOnSon. CLAYTON
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When shew Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Smyrna times., 1890-07-16

THE Presbyterian Church bell wlll
ring tomorrow morning 18th inst. at
7 O'Clock for the Sunday School schol-
ars and members of the congregation
to start on their picnic excursion to
Woodland Beach. AS ample accom-
mediation and arrangement are prom
ised let all be at the church and ready
to start on time, 7 A. NJ. sharp. An
excursion train will be run by the rail-
road in the afternoon, to leave Smyrna
at o'clock P. NJ.