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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

REV. S. NJ. MORGAN preached very
interesting sermon to a large cOngrega-
ton at Bethel last Sunday, as he did at
the other appointments. He is spoken
of as the successor to Rev. X. X.
Stephenson.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

Two properties in Blackbird Hun
dred belonging to Mrs. S. p. Mason,
were sold by Sheriff Simmons last
Thursday to Joseph P. Nichols for
5000, subject to $1,000 mortgage and
a two years lease.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

TIE following is the timetable OF
The Steamer EIia for Decembers
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

THOUGH China Potts escaped dis
reimbursement flor that IL what il
would have been but for the Govern.
or's clemency) the "coons" that prOwl
around in the night with evil intent
and deliberately walk into trap, had
better not presume on such a "phe-
nomenaW deliverance, or they may be
most egregiously mistaken.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

THE fourth Quarterly Conference for
Smyrna Circuit will be held at $50 A.
NJ, on Saturday December 5th at
Bethel near Cheswold. The Quarterly
Meeting will be held at $50 P. NJ, on
Sunday, December, 9th, love feast at
100, r. X. Stephenson Pastor.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

SOME of our larger school boys and
others, wanted a game of football on
Thanksgiving day. and sent a chal-
lenge to Middletown, receiving the
disappointing answer that they had no
organization there.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

ALREADY holiday shoppers are
heard asking each other: "What are
you going to give him ?"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

WE are requested to announce Il
meeting of the Board of Trade at the
Transportation Office Friday evenig,
73O o'clock. A matter of great bust
ness interest to the town will be before
them for consideration.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

J. P. Stats, 10 renting the farm of
Mrs. Lydia Colt, contracted TO take
possession Of it the FIRST of December,
which he will do. though the burnt
outbuildings haye not been replaced
yet, leaving his stock aud part Of his
family at bis present home near Green
Spring. Mrs. Colt will move to
Smyrna this week,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Young children should be protected
from draughts and extremes of tenn
Derature.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

REV. D. H. DAVIS, for eight years
Associate Missionary with Miss Ella
F. Swinney, NJ. D., will give an illus
trated lecture, with views representing
the manners and customs of the East
ern Nation, this evening at the Pres
byterian Church, representing 100
views. Chinese street scenes, marriage
ceremonies, funeral professions, Idol
worship. Heather Gods, Temples. &C.,
will be thrown upon the screen. All
are invited to come and hear of the
great work Miss Ella Swinney is doing
in the far Off land. Doors open at 7.3O
P. NJ, lecture at 8. Admission 10 cents.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

For vanilla, strawberry and choco-
late ice cream and orange water ice, go
to Stevenson's. He keeps ice cream
and water ice all the year round.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

Everybody is cordially invited, and to
persons coming from the country shop
ping, this will be o great convenience.
They will also sell home made mince
meat in quantities to suit the buyer.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

THE entertainment given in the in
terest of the Auxiliary Missionary
Society at St. Peters Chapel on Friday
evening seems to have been decided
success taking in about $685. and
those present speak of it as having
been very entertaining. There were a
number Of things of which we have no
knowledge except the general state
ment that they "came off WE'LL" but
dramatic Action" as represented by
Miss Emma Mutschlechner, was so
cleverly executed as to be classified
with the ideal in the perfection of art.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

J. w. DENNEY, druggist, has just re-
turned from the city with large stock
of Fancy Goods, suitable for wedding
presents. etc.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

OUR columns still continue, as they
have been for several weeks, crowded
with commercial advertisements. Our
readers will please excuse the smaller
type that much of the news is put up
in, but as the business medium of the
community, the advertisements often
convey important intelligence.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

If you do not want the trouble of
making your pies, go to the ladies'
lunch parIor and buy them ON Satur.
day of every week, at Carr's ice cream
saloon on Market street.
The morning call., 1891-07-04

BAGS-Caicuttas 624 arc; Wool Bags s6G9Sc
COFFEE-1he private circular of X. Hochk offer
gives tue receipts at this port during the first sly
months of 1891 at 1919. 766 bags against 100 sos
during the same time in 1890 and llS476 in 1859.
The sales from first hands were s6,9s4 bags. of
which 22,201 went overland. The stock in first
hands July LIST as, 22l bags against 40 747 bags
July /. 1890 The circular saws: 1.-The Statistics for
the hrst haf OF the year as given above show graft
flying increase as compared with the precedinS two
years, both as to imports and Distribution The
movement overland (offically revised comprises
1888 bags to st. Louis, Chicago and other points
ia the Central States and 1868 the nearer States
and Territories. Owing to the scarcity OF the bet
ter grades OF washed GuatemaIa which ouaIIty ia
m' silly In request with Eastern buyers future shin
ments will be necessarily restricted. As the mar
kets have not favored speculative buying ioobers
aud retailers have been carrying narrow stocks for
many months and the local sales from first hands
during the past six months-say 64.7ss bags Or
monthly average of 10, 7s7-must very closely renre
sent the actual Coast requirements during that
period. Taking the average ports for the last half
OF the five preceding years as basis for tne nayt
six months we should receive about 900 bags dur
ing the remainder OF the season (inciuding new crop
arrivals in November and December), furnishing
as statistical conclusion. an available supply TO the
not excessive. Good authorities disagree however
as TO future arrivals. Influenced by somev hat less
favorable crop news from Brazil ana the reaction
naturat after marked decline. the New YORK mar
ket has recovered somewhat from the late depres-
York Of about 1ac G u in both spot and options our
market has been more active than usual during tine
holiday aud closes steady but without any
Improvement in prices. Quotations are: 2iiZ6
21L2c @ ib for prime washed Guatemala: 2Oi[G
gle = n for good washed Guatemala: iss1 S,aSe
for fair washed Guatemala; SIC for m.Si,,yn
Guatemaa 2UG 2lc for good TO prime Costa Rica free
,p1 PACE . 3eans' for good Costa Rca,
salvador: 15S4Gl7c FOR ordinary Qualities: l2a
iotf IcF Tor very inferior to common Qualities
Chinese mixed. 81 25(9i 30; No. Chinese 81 5il6A
s. ss sTo @a 7. eT,Ta No l. 8 2sS 50: Hawaiian.
SoGAk.ihe Western sugar Refining Company
as terms net cash Cube Crushed
Dry Granulated 51ac; Confectioners' A, sac:
Extra e. 41ac; Golden e. 414c a 10; Bazs ilc..nscs.
than bbls "a -A'i9
The morning call., 1891-07-04
NEARLY A TRAGEDY.
Caught in the Cab of "Wild" Elevator
and Saved by Jump.
Il

Caught in the Cab of a "WiId" Elevator,
and Saved by Jump.
Save yOurselfw
These words, uttered by frightened boy,
fell warningly upon the ears OF Howard
Douglass yesterday afternoon, says the Gin
cinnau Enquirer.
He was seated in the elevator of the Kan
kakee Building. and the cry awoke him
from the brown study into which he had
fallen to face terrible danger. The
machinery had refused to work, and the
cab was tearing up toward the roof at an
alarming rate.
The elevator-boy, Charlie Miller, the regu-
lar attendant, realized this just after the
cab started, and when the third floor was
reached threw open the door aud!threw him.
sell out, receiving severe blow from the
door jamb as he did so.
Mr.. Douglass instinctiyely realizing that
something wrong had occurred sprang to
the rope and endeavored to stop the cab,
ms proved futile action, for the ma
chinery below refused to obey the tension
on the rope. As the fourth floor was passed
Mr. Douglass took good look at the door,
ana more particularly the knob, for he had
made W his mimi to initiate the action of
the boy and escape from the cab. The
thought that If he did not succeed he would
probably be killed no doubt caused him to
brace his nerves for supreme effort.
When the knob came in sight lie reached
up and by quick motion threw it back.
Then he jumped out landing on all tours on
the floor of the Western Union Telegraph
Company's operating-roOm. His sudden
appearance rather frightened number of
young ladies' VINO were near the shaft at the
time. Just as he struck the floor he heard
the cab crash through the ceiling, the start
ling sound berg followed by the cracking
OF TIM ers and the breaking of glass; This
In itself was sufficient explanation for his
nasty arrival In the room. The sound was
grateful one 10 him, for 1t marked how
close he had come to being killed
The morning call., 1891-07-04
HE FACED DEATH,
A Terrible Struggle With Boa Con
strictor in a Store.

A Terrible Struggle With a Boa Con-
strictor in a Store.
I'll. Halle Is dealer in all kinds of ami
mails at 246 Grand street, Williamsburg
Recently lie received number of boa con-
strictors, which he keeps confined in a room
in the rear of his store, says the New York
Press.
A few days ago he received an order from
a circus for the largest of the lot, one some
fourteen feet in length. He prepared to
ship the large snake, and carried it in a bag
TO the front part of the store, where it was
placed In box. In the store at the time
were James Chambers, Superintendent of
Haoerman's tin factory on North First
street, Mr. Pr0bus, real estate dealer,
MIS-. Halle and her daughter, Florence
aged IA.
Unknown to Halle the bag In which he
carried the reptile had hole in it, and
through this the snake finally crawled,
having been thoroughly reused. HaiIe's
daughter stood near by, and the boa sprang
directly at her. Her scream startled her
Ialner, VINO was preparing the box, and in
an instant he sprang forward and landed
with both feet upon the snakes head. In
the meantime ali present fed, with the ex-
cePtlon OF !iaile, who chung TO the reptiles
neck.
A terrific struggle followed between man
and snake. 1t wound about Haile's arm
and neck. The man fought desperately to
loosen the folds of the snake, and finally
managed to stun il sufficiently to cause the
coils about his arm and neck to relax. He
then placed it in the box. Chambers and
ProbCs watched the struggle from the out
side, being too terrified to enter.
Haile's arm was much diScolored and
bruised from the terrible pressure. Though
Halle has handled these reptiles for many
years he never had such an experience be-
tore He thinks his escape from death
miraculous
The morning call., 1891-07-04
JEALOUSY PROMPTED HER.

A Wife Horribly Scalded by the Woman
Who Has Stolen Her Husband.
In fit of Jealous rage to-day Mrs. PreIla
Setback. Polish woman of Rouudout. n.
Y, seized pot of boiling fat from stove
and threw it over Mrs. Frances Prossach, A
neighbor. burning her in horrible manner
about the face. neck and body. Should the
woman recover, she will be disfgured for
life. The husband of Mrs Prossach has
been in the habit of visiting a saloon near
his home. where lie sQuandered his earnings
and neglected his wife and family. During
his visits to the saloon he met and became
enamored of Mrs. Setback, and despite his
wife's entreaties continued to spend several
hours OF most every evening in her COM
pany. Last night Mrs. Prossaeh went to
the saloon at late hour and begged her
husband to come with her to his little ones.
Her pleadings were treated with derisi0n.
and instead OF obtaining her husband she
was herself forcibly elected. from the sa-
loon. To-day she went over to Mrs. Sell
bach's house, and during war OF words
Mrs. Setback scalded her with the hot fat
N Y World
The morning call., 1891-07-04

hCw the smart women justified such reck-
less extravaganza, she said nothing, having
a horror of appearing ignorant of London
or the ways of London.
You get on capitally." continued Lady
Kendall ''Algie is so fond Of Americans.
You see, they don't mind what they spend." "
mo" said Mrs. Mostyh, who was now
thoroughly mystifed; and then the carriage
drew up at smart-looking house ID May
fair street-a house all painted white, with
yellow silk curtains and blinds and daisies
and sprea in the window-b0Xes.
The door was opened by man-servant In
livery, and the ladies were shown upstairs
into large room like a studio. The walls
were of yellow leather, with draperies and
curtains of dull gold colored silk, and here
aud there touch of turquoise-bue or faint
pink inwrought with gold added another
note TO the harmonious picture, in which
the white wood mantelpiece, the soft Per-
sian carpet and the exquisite old meZzo-
tntS on the walls played their parts. One
or two Chippendale cabinets displayed speci-
mems of rare Nankin, the easy-chairs and
lounges invited you to cha, and on every
table and in every nook stood flowers aud
palms.
His master was engaged for the moment.
the man announced, but would be with the
ladies in few minutes.
"What a perfectly charming studioW
cried Mrs. Mostyn, peering around in her
pretty. short-sighted: "only don't see any
canvases or the usual artistic mess"
" CanvaSes-why should there be, my
desr?"
Well, but isn't MI Upham an artist?"
Artist" cried Lady Kendall. "What an
idea! Why. don't you know? l thought
everybody knew Mr.. Upham is the fashion,
able dreSsmaker. His professional name is
Eugene but we all call him Algie. Why,
Pm going to try on my new court bodice
directly. and the dear boy will tell me ex-
actly what the matter is with it,"
For moment Mrs. Mostyn's head almost
reeied. She hardly knew if she gave a
scream. or if she moved instinctively to the
bell. Where was the door? Where was her
carriage?
Whether her murmured excuses conveyed
any notion to Lady Kendall it is difficult to
say, for in another moment she had slipped
downstairs.
dressmaker! her charming young man
"a man with whom she had almost had n
firtati0n-was dressmaker. 1t was pre-
posterOus-it was impossible. Why, there
were dozen odious journalists who were
capable of telling the whole story in the
American papers; and as Mrs. Mostyn
threw herself into her coupe, she had fairly
groaned as she remembered that she had
herself insisted Oh the presence of this I'M
poster at her iirSt dinner in London.
The morning call., 1891-07-04
SAND AUGER OF THE WEST.
Strange Sights Presented by Whirl win
on the Plains

Strange Sights Presented by Nghirlwinds
on the Plains.
One OF the most curious wind phenome-
mons is the sand auger, which is observed
on wide plains where the atmos phere is hot
and dry. When the Union Pacific Railway
was being constructed the wnrkmen had fire.
quent opportunities OF Witnessing the for
nation and progress of these sand auger
whirlwindS. says a writer in the ST. Louis
Republic They were especially frequent
i'll the Lodge Pole Greek Valley. through
which the railway, leaving,the Platte River
runs in a northerly direction.
The first indications of the near approach
of one of the "augers" would be the lorna
ton here and there in the valley of little
dust whlrlwnds or baby cyclones. These
would be whisked away By strong currents
OF cool air. coming from no one knew where.
but all drawing across the valley toward
the eastern range of hills, their places being
almost instantly occupied by fast advance
ing, funnel-shaped cloud, like that observed
hanging over water-sp0utS which are form
ing ut sea.
From under the surface OF this low-lying
cloud Swaying tongue of lead-co va
por wonld proong itself toward the earth.
from which, as if to meet the monster of the
air, would rise cloud of dirt and sand
Tns earth column would rise higher and
higher, with swift. whirling motion, be-
coming mole compact all the while until
the blne-black vapor from above and the
brown mass from below would unite and
form the typical sand anger OF the plains"
The diameter OF these augerS seldom ex-
ceedtd 10 or 20 feet at the ground, bit their
bulk increased with their height until they
were MERGED into the broad surface of the
thick, murky vapor of the cloud above.
When this occurred lightning flashes would
sport about the upper stratum of the cloud
and immense halstones would form in the
dark point beneath. When all conditions
were favorable these halstones would be
thrown. by centrifugal force. out from the
revolving cloud. These halstones were
almost invariably Of a fiat disc shape, from
3 TO inches in diameter, inch to u inches
thick, and made up of alternate layers of
sand and ice.
The morning call., 1891-07-04
A BOY BAROMETER.
His Straight Hair Kinks Three Day

His Straight Hair Kinks Three DAYS
Before n Big Storm.
There is man in Centervile Township,
St Claic County. Ill. who boasts of a re-
markable boy. The mans name is John
son, says the st. Louis Republic. and he
recently removed there from Kansas, but
stopped few weeks in East ST. Louis be-
fore lie finally decided to locate permanently
in Centerville. The boy is plump, good
natured and intelligent lad of about 70
years. with glossy black hair as straight as
an arrow, and is named Walter. He is an
only son and the pride of his fathers heart.
His father boasts that the boy is a regular
barometer. and that he can always tell three
days ahead of an approaching storm by the
peculiar action of the boy. According to the
statement made by the father to a prominent
divine, just three days before storm of any
magnitude the boys hair will begin to kinE.
and In an incredibly short space of time Will
curl almost in ringletS on the back of his
head with short curls in front, which re-
main IN that condition until a ter the Storm
when II resumes its natural condition and re-
mains straight until the appearance of an
other storm.
Mr.. johnson warned the farmers of his
nelghburhood of the approaching storm
which occurred on Tuesday morning at i
O'Clock, for the boys hair still kept curled,
which satisfied his father that there was an
other storm approaching. The curls were
thicker and longer Wednesday, and sure
enough the vicinity was visited by a violent
storm on Wednesday evening. An hour
afterward his black hair Strengthened out
again and the fears of the people of the vi
clnlty were very much relieved, as they were
satisfied that the terrible storms were over
for the present.
The morning call., 1891-07-04
Now York Markets..

NEW YORK. July 3.-The Dank statement to-day
showed the effects OF the outgo OF for the last
two weeks, and the surplus received was reduced
over S2OOOOOO. but this and the further taking of
$1,000 OJ0 worth of gold for export iailed to have
a depressing influence upon the stock market The
dissolution OF the injunction restraining the West
ern National Bank from paying the dividends of
the American Sugar Refining Company grad
uaily helped that stock up. The strength displayed
may, with truth, be ascIibed in part to the an
nouneemsnt That the . "a per cents would be ex-
tended. The opening showed a slight raise over
last nights final changes. The upward movement
made steady progress throughout the day, and the
Graugers, Missouri Pacific. Sugar and specfalties
were prominent for the advances made toward the
close OF business. The markets finally closed firm
aud strong at the best prices OF tue day. ST. Paul
LOUISVILLE aud Northern Pacific Preferred are up
IHe aud Union Pacific a like amount, Southern Pa
chic lSs. Wheeling and Lake Erie aud Missouri
Pacific rs. aud Rock Island Pacific Mall aud
Waoash Preferred each l per cent. Governments
steady. Petroleum was steady at the close al
$3.50
NEW YORK. July 3.-United states Bonds-..s.
III; 45's. 100; Northern Pacific, 227s: Canadian
racine SOS: Central Pachc. 81; Union Pacific
4412; Atcbison and Santa Fe. S2Ls; wels-Fargo
l3l: western Union. 10; Silver, 81 OH: Ster-
ing. "a S61sSs IS.
Fiour-Steady; Cofee-July, sis 20. sugar-3G
S1c. Hops-Pacinc Coast, % 92Sc. Hides-I3lSc
Copper-Lake, ST. So Tin-Spot. $50 40. Lead
Domestic, 81 AZ "a lron-$lA. Petroieum-668I C.
HOPS.
NEW YORK, July S.-Hops dull Samples
were shown in small lots of medium quality States
is low as 22425c. and some fine Pacifcs but buy-
ers were not attracted fair amount OF stock is
chasss are moderate and hardly up TO the average
Tor the season. Crop adyices contained nothing
dlstinctively new. There is no radical change in
the situitlon OF foreign markets.
THE METALS
Tin firm, $40 Is spot: Copper nomin al; Lead
easier 81 421a spot: speiter neglected; Iron dull
The morning call., 1891-07-04
Exchange and Bullion
Shining Notes.

The Point Arena sails to-day for Mendocino. The
West Indian falls from Nanaimo, the Arago
from Coos Bay and the Pomona from San Diego. To-
morrow the WaIa Waila sails for Victoria and Puget
Sound, connecting for Alaska. the Humboldt for
humboldt Bay and the Eureka for San Pedro. The
Los Angeles falls due from Humboldt Bay the y ew-
port from Eel River and the Gypsy from the Salinas
River.
The Monowai falls due from Australia and Homo
lulu Thursday.
The ships j. b. Brown. 1873 tons. and Louis
Walsh, 1897 tons, load Coal at Nanaimo for this
port or San Pedro.
The British iron ship Oceafa 1927 tons. was chlr-
tered prior TO arrival for Wheat United Kingdom,
Havre or Antwerp, 40s.
The morning call., 1891-07-04

Adele NJ. Fielde. Baptist missionary, who
has spent sixteen years in China, and
lourneyed thence by the tea route into
Russia. Miss Fielde says that ever since
the Russian autocrat escaped assassination
two years ago he has been impressed,
doubtless by willy insinuations Of the Greek
church priesthood, that he was especially
preserved for the defense of the Russian
Greek church. and, as a means to that end,
for the humiliation of heretics
The morning call., 1891-07-04
PRESERVING FRUIT.
An Important Discovery Reported From
Riverside.


A discovery has lately been made which.
If successful. will be a big thing for the
fruit industry. A. I. Hatch, the we'll
known fruit-grower of the central part Of
the State, is reported as saying in San Fran
cisco: Experiments are in progress in this
city which, if they prove as successful as
they promise to do, will give the fruit indus
Try boom such as it has never known.
Local chemists who have been exp eriment-
ing for long time have hit upon a gas
which, it is claimed, will preserve fruit i'm
Its natural state for an indefinite period of
time, at the same time preserving both the
natural appearance and flavor. A short
time ago was shown sample of cherries
that had been preserved in this way for six
months and they we're in perfect state of
preservation in every way. Even an expert
could not have determined that they were
not fresh fruit Other experiments are now
in progress aud number of fruit-growers.
myself among the namher, have advanced
the money necessary. The gas is easy 10
manufacture. and costs little or nothing. and
there Is no difficulty in handling lt."-River-
side Press
The morning call., 1891-07-04

Almost all kinds in free supply and unehancAd
Wholesale rates from slsughterers TO dealers are
follows: a. Z
BEEf-Choice, &c: first quality, 5tsc; sscona
quality. sc: third do 4G4Isc NoAu
NEAL-Large, 5dS5c; small Caves 6aYc
NUT OS-Wethers. 7Ia9sc; Ewes 7ta7iLc
SPRING LAMb-S09c y 10 Nv
fORh-Liye Hogs, 5 45 Isc 2 % for bslyy ha-,
granted and 51.9s5se for light average do. So
Hogs, 4I2SiSsc r 70; dreSse do, q SLac a m