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Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
Yours truly
OuL9 CIuiy,
J. ALEXANDER Fulton.
Improved Navigation New Boat

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At the last session of Congress a
small appropriation of $4,000 was made
TO continue improvements on Smyrna
River. The previous amount set apart
for this work had been 50 expended
that that portion of the river between
Rothwell's and Smyrna Landings. by
reason of certain shoals, was not acces-
slOle except at certain stages of the
tide. The work was commenced in
IN May under the supervision of Mr..
John K. Beckett, and has been salts.
tactorily completed to ROthwell's Land.
ing. This work gives a channel of not
less than 20 feet in width and of a
mean depth, of 6l feet, at low water.
The Importance of this work can be
very plainly seen in moving the
point of departure of our steamer so
much nearer to our town and to the
farmers adjacent thereto: Smyrna
Landing is admirably situated, being
convenient to farms in New Castle
countyby way of the road over the
bridge % Smyrna Landing and to the
farms pear town. The produce of
these afms heretofore has been to a
certain degree cut off from the advan.
tages of cheaper rates by water owing
to the long haul to Rothwell's or Flem-
ing's Landings. The improvements
made at Smyrna to handle this new
business are very complete. Ware
houses have been made, the wharves
raised, new shelled roads completed
50 that teams have several
means of ingress and egress and other
facilities have been added necessary to
quick and careful handling of all kinds
of freights.
The Importance of keeping Sp these
improvements to our River and steam
boat communication with Philadelphia
should not be overlooked. In connec-
ton with these improvements it NAV
be well to state that specifications for a
new, larger and better steamer are now
being prepared. It is hoped that by
next winter Smyrna will have
first class passenger and freight facil-
tiles.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

TIE disposition to explore seems to
ruling one in the Anglo-saxon race.
Notwithstanding the frequent disas-
ters, an expedition set out a week or
two ago jn search of the north pole.
Sixteen BOwdoin College boys, under
the leadership of one Of their teachers
are going up into northern seas to
spend their summer vacation among
the icebergs aud Esquimaux. They
viii sail from Rockland, Me, in the
schooner Julia A. Decker, next Satur-
day. The Decker will go from Rock
land to Halifax, aud thence to Hamil-
ton Inlet, on the Labrador coast. Here
four Of the party will leave the main
body and proceed in a small boat up
Grand River, in the hope Of reaching
the cataract where the river Is said to
take a tumble of 1000 feet. These
four explorers will be picked up by
the Decker on the return trip. Mean
whilethe main expedition will keep on
up the coast to Cape Chudleigh, at the
entrance to Hudson bay. The boys
viii keep bright lookout for botani-
cal, geological, meteorological and
geological novelties, and will bring
back samples of Esquimanx songs bot
tied up by the aid Of the phonograph.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
DOVER, June, 26, 1891.
NV DEAN STp

MY DEAR SIR:
l think you have, in some meas
ure been misintOrmed in regard to the
matter of comforting the degree of d.
ID. by Delaware college. That the
trustees refused the degree is correct A;
but that the action was i'm any way in
1uenced by the names presented, or
by reason of their church relation. |
believe is On error. Such motive was
distinctly and emphatically denied by
those who voted to refuse the degree.
They reasoned that .the trustees had
no right to confer the degree: and if
they had, that it was inexpedient. |
thought then, and think now. thcv
We're wrong on both points, but they
had the votes. That there was no
denominationalism in it is still further
apparent, u5 one Of the committee
reporting adversely, was member of
the Methodist church, anG said more
agaist comforting the degree than any
other. while the one who spoke most
and most earnestly on the other side.
was Presbyterian. But an analysis
of the vote will show that some of all
denominations voted on each side.
If Governor Biggs made the remark
attributed to him in your closing para
graph, | did not hear il, and thought
| was paying very close attention. One
thing | do know that more MethOdists
voted against comforting the degree
than for it.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Peach Wagons. Peach
LaI Ladders, Farm Wagons. r%
Dearborns, D. Hay Racks
Horse troughs, Farm Cafes Cafes
Bee Hives, Berry Travs' avs
bragg and Twin Harrows' s.
Axe and Hoe Handles, Hoes, s.
one, two and three Horse
!, Trees, Hames, Chain, Rope
Traces, Hardware, CUTLERY,
Axle Grease, Oils, Harness.
and Meats Foot Oils, Lard
Lubricating, Machine and
burning Oils, Cigars and
Tobacco, Shells, Cartridges
Powder and Shot, &c. Guns
sold and repaired, Saving.
Planning and general job
blng, &c. and most any
thing t you want, all cheap
for cash.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

WILMINGTON had one of the most
disastrous fires it has had for some
years. Sunday, in the destruction OF
the Old Ferry rolling mills, owned by
- the Diamond State Iron Company, in
volying loss of $4,000 and throwing
400 people out of employment, If the
wages averaged so week, the aggre-
gate would amount to $4,000, and as
the works will hardly be able to re-
sumo operations aga in under two
months, the loss to the merchants OF
Wilmington will be from $26, 900 to
$35, 900.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE Newark Ledger has the follow
ing to say about the news letters in the
dailies:
If there IS one class of individuals
that misrepresents and places calumny
upon honorable and honest men it is
those chaps who write weekly letters
to the great dailies. The letters are
generally as false as they are long.
They jump at hear-say, and draw out
to great length some yarn spun to
them by a boy who hasn't sense
enough to tell wrong from right and
make the great metropolitan blanket
sheet think the weekly letter a great
bundle of facts, and Il valuable con-
tributiOn.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
LEGUMINoUs PLANTS.

The positive demonstration that
a certain family of plants possesses the
power ofsecuring atmospheric nitrogen
calls attention forcjbly to green man.
uring as 9 method for reducing the
outlay for fertilizers. Generally speak
Ing, scarlet clover is the most popular
OF this family in Delaware. It's period
of growth, however, is confined to the
fall and early spring. At the request
OF j. j. Black, the station is now advo-
eating the COW pea vine as q supple
ment to the clover, suitable for use
during the summer months, on land
that will not support a clover crop.
On such soils it should be used as a
green manure alone. In other oases it
will be tested as food for milOh COWS.
in the hope that it may prove in our
climate to be u substitute for red olo,
yer, in cases whore that crop fails un-
eXpeGtedly,
As green manure the COW pea vine
has been seeded at Newark, Dover
and Georgetown. As stock feed, it is
to be tested at Stanton and ut Elsmere
under the stations direction, and at
Delaware City under private manage
ment. Successful tests have been made
with this plant by Mr.. Anderson of
Laurel, by DIR. Martin of Bridgeville.
by Mr.. Packard of Dover, and by
others. The stations aim, therefore.
is to keep it before the public until It's
value is fully appreciated
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Tbs DelmuarP Pilot is the titic of the
new paper started at Iewes to take the
place of the BreakWater Light 1t leads
of with a good editorial, and its pages
present a good stock of readable news.
It is Democratic in politics but says,
"we fervently trust that we shall never
be accused of being the organ Of any
party, any faction or any nan"
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

FOURTH OF July EXCURSIONS ON
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.-In
pursuance Of the usual custom the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sci excursion tickets for the Fourth OF
July holiday between all stations on
Its system east Of Pittsburg and Erie,
at rate OF two cents per mile.
The tickets will be sold on July 9rd
and 4th, and will be valid for return
until July 9TH, 1891, inclusive.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Hon. JEREMIAH RUsK, Secretary of
Agriculture, is to take charge of the
weather, beginning with to-day, and
great improvements may be looked
for. The New York Spn says:
Mr. Rusk is rapidly but unoslenta-
tiOusly assuming the place Of a sub
Providence TO the farmers, aud they
will be ungrateful if they fti! t3 nH!
proper acknowledgement az .,. .,...
mating conventions. BY "a ski
management Of the weather he Co.,,
be able to put the brake upon ,Dr. al,
anee meSemca. a-u . ,a
only bis hay .ug d.Wn go
hiiis aud Z seems 20 be goimg I"wn
nill liive the farmers satisf,rtory
weather, with proper distribution
and proportion of heat and cold, wet
and dry, collar the cyclone, warn off
the chinch bug and the Hessian fly
and the crops will be big enough to
satisfy the soul of the farmer, and
cause him to lose his interest in ALI
ance recipes for making twice two six.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

iSchine builders however, earnestly adj
wise against any action in that dlrec-
tion, urging the necessity of securing
definite Information from the United
States Supreme Court as to the right
of Congress to enact sugar bounty
law from our ministers abroad re-
garding the efforts of the German par
liaments to annul the export bounties
on sugar, and from the department of
agriculture relative to a new process
for improving the quality of sorghum
products. This advice has been taken.
and attention has been limited to eff
Orts TO secure the seed from high test
ing cane of a large number of differ
ent varieties. The work is in progress
at Odessa, HarbesOn, Dover and New.
ark.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

The Northwestern States that suf-
tered for rain during the Dast 1hrea
-=gUfy ~---~ A "'S'"
wears wr..,r we were so tioOued Win
water. are now having their turn with
the destructive rains.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

EMPEROR WILLIAM has decided not
to visit the naval exhibition in London
on Sunday, July 70, owing to the op,
position of religious organizations and
others in England. This is Il great trl-
umph for the Sal batarians.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July, l, 1891.

THE 60 TIMES is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
As-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
OF Seven Cents line for the rstinsertion 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 Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE politician who would succeed
bv a foul" is the very first one to
crv "fooP' when the game is agalst
him. The politicians and papers oi
Wilmington are dealing in the language
ofthe ring very freely just now.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
Mi es' Nerve and liver Pills

.. Act on new prlnciple--regulatin the
liver, stomach and bowels Mroil0I The
ner1cs A new discovery. DIR. Miles
FIils speedily cure biliousness, bad taste
torpid liver, piles, constipation. Uneoualed
for men, women, children. Smallest mild
ost, surest 30 doses, 25cts. SAMPLES free
at >. Wesley Denney's drugstore
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

BEFORE paying out any So
upder the Free TeXt-Bocls.,
u - - -, ..,s.s-eeeure the opin-
ION of Attorney General Biggs as to its
legality, because of the refusal ofSpeak-
er Ofthe Senate DonOhoe to sign the en-
rolled copy The Attorney General will
doubtless declare the measure valid.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

REDUCED RATES FOR FOURTH OF
JULY.-On July 8rd and 4th the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company will
sell round trip Excursion tickets at al
stations on its line at greatly reduced
rates as a concession to its patrons
who may desire to avail themselves o
the holiday to travel for business OF
pleasure. East of the Ohio river tick,
cts will be honOred for return passage
until July 7th inclusive, and West OF
the Ohio river until July 9th inclusive.
Apply to nearest B. & 0. agent fol
rates.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE Treasurer of the United States
yesterday reported the surplus to be
S3,O27, ,1S7 in excess of fractional silver
and deposits in national banks.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
Buoklsu,s Arr,oo u,

The best salve IN the world for ,'-Il. RrniSn
sores, ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever sores Triier
Chapped Hands Chilblains Corn n1d An stt,
EruPtions, and positively cures Pilts, or nu NAV
required. Il ls guaranteed 70 give perfect salts
iapIon or money refunded. Price 25 cents Der
&. e. HarmOnsOn, CLAYTON 81"
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Wnen Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Mlas, she clung to Castoria.
Waen she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
State Experiment Station

We give on our first page some int
eresting matter for the farmers of what
is going on and contemplated at the
experiment station at Newark. The
following is IRON the report to the
trustees Of Delaware College.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

YESTERDAY was the last day for the
entry of tin-plate under the old tariff
duty, as the Mckinley rate goes into
effect July1.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
GENERALIZATION OF EXPERIMENTS

BY direction of the board, directions
were given to centralize experiments
at Georgetown, Dover and Newark
This step involved the rental of rela-
lively large areas, and awakened the
question of the funds from which said
rental should be paid. A tract has
been secured at Dover, consisting of
slightly over five acres. APPROX
mately, one half Of it is needed in corn
OF the early MastOden variety, noted
for its enormous yield of 23O bushels
per acre. Tests under consideration
are first, as to the proper combination
OF fertilizers for that crop and soil. sec.
ond, as to manner in which said ferti-
lizers should be applied in order to
secure the largest return and third. as
to the effect on yields caused by the
removal of tassels from everv other
row. If recorded experiments are
above criticism, this latter process in.
creases yields by so per centum. and at
a very trifiug expenditure of labor.
A second experiment on this field is
test of the variety of potatoes known
as Monroe seedlings. This also Gov
ers questions as to the most profitable
element of plant food, etc.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Miss ALvERTA CONOwAY teacher at
No. 4 gave her pupils picnic on Sat
urday last. Good things in abundance
were provided, cak, ice cream, lemon
ade, candies, etc. The usual games
were INDUCED in and everybody and
his neighbOr had good time. The
school closed last week for the summer.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

The total amount of gold taken in
New York last week for shipment to
Europe was $5,35O,OOO.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE colored people of Manship and
Onion Churches near Cheswold will
bold grand picnic in Hardcastle's
woods July 4th.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

The attention of farmers is called to
the large new advertisement of Rice &
Pullen, 1926 and 337 North Water
street, Philadelphia. 1t will be seen
that they retnrn the empties.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
TAsMANTAN PEACH TREEs.

At DIR. Blacks request, the station
ordered 500 budded peach trees and 10
bushels Of natural peach pits from Tas.
mania, south of Australia. The OBJ
ject was to introduce new stocks and
test their ability to withs tand the vel.
lows. The trees were reintended simply
to furnish bud sticks for seedlings.
Owing to the date on which the order
was sent, that is January, 1890, pits
could not be secured that year, the
peach season In Tasmania closing be-
fore March /. Trees were secured
however, and arrived in good condi.
tion. They were distributed among
careful and enthusiastic men, and al
though many have died, it can be
claimed that the larger number are
still alive. The peach pits are sup
posed to have been shipped some time
ago, seven weeks being required for
the passage.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
SOIL AND CROP TESTS.

The general plan and the first sea.
sons results in this field, were des-
cribed in bulletin XI. This work is
carried on in cooperation with the
State Grange. Experiments now in
progress are as follows:
In Sussex county, on corn, sweet
potatoes and peach trees, located at
Georgetown, Seaford and Bridgeville.
In Kent county, on wheat and COW
peas, located at FELTON,, near Frede-
rica and Dover.
In New Castle county on potatoes
located at Mermaid, Port Penn and
Odessa.
A DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Preliminary steps werls taken during
the past winter to secure private capt
tai for building sore' factory In
Delaware. sugar ~ud ma.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

YESTERDAY a yellow, unmuzzled
dog went into the yard of the basket
mill and behaved strangely among
other things having fit. Just at this
time the whistle blew to go to work,
ne one had time to kill a dog presum-
ably>Iad and the animal passed on out
of the yard down Pearl Street.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Governor Horace Boies, Of Iowa, has
Issued an appeal to the people Of Iowa
for aid for about one hundred families
which require help. by reason Of the
recent nonds.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

The heavy rains in Nebraska have
caused the rivers to overflow and re-
ports are being received of damage to
crops. There have been wash-outs on
some of the railroads.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

LAST week was wheat harvest week,
and crops were all in the shock by Sat-
urday night except few belated fields
or low grounds. 1t was a week with
out lost day because of the weather,
good rains having fallen the week be-
fore, and besides the sunshine except
for day or two, the temperature was
unusually cool and breezy for harvest
time. Upon the whole, it has been an
extra harvest, with promises of good
yields and good prices.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

Mr.. Parnell's marriage to Mrs
OShea may be accepted bv that un.
known quantity known in society rs
an act Of repentance and expiration.
but 1t Is difficult to see how this can re
store his lost political prestige Il
was not because of, hut in spite of his
relations with Mrs. O'Shea, that hi,
followers have so largely Abandoned
him.
Governor PattisOn has vetoed seven.
ty-three of the bills which the Inst
Pennsylvania legislature lett in his
hands. The legislature cannot get ia
enact the bills again for two wears. IL.
that state has biennial sessions of il.
sOlons.
Beer drinking is on the increase in
Delaware, as we'll as in most of IN.
other states, according to the Brever',
Handbook, which says that in Delaware
34,I55 barrels of beer were sold for the
year ending April Both, 1890, and 45.
56l barrels for the - months succeed.
ing.
A party of rOughs entered the Ohio
river where three boys were bathing
and deliberately held an Italian lad un.
der water until life was extinct.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

The heavy rains ins Kansas caused
the Cottonwood river TO overflow its
banks Just below Emporia the coun-
ty is Hooded for miles. In the food as
1t passes, may be seen all kinds of
wreckage, barns, parts of all kinds Of
farm machinery, wheat in abundance
ana here and there = piece of drift
wood or Il wagon-shed or dead ami
NAL
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

AT Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday
ram fell at the rate of nearly three
inches an hour, and for a time the
wind blew at the rate of nearly 70
miles an hour. Trees were blown down
and several buildings were unroofcd
The storm was.also severe north and
west of Des MOines.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

SUNDAY, in brightness and a cool
refreshing temperature, was a perfect
Summer day. Ii was a day in which
invalids and indisposed people could
venture out with perfect security, and
the churches were consequently well
attended. At the NJ. f. Church.
Presiding Elder Smith preaching his
second quarterly sermon, Il discourse
that had both thought and spiritual
force, and seemed to be highly appre-
ciated by the large audience. Rev. K.
K. Stephenson preached at night. Rev.
MIR. Braddock of St. Mary's county,
Md, preached for Rev. G.. w. Dame at
st. Peters in the morning, and at
Clayton at night.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

H. C. CONRAD has advertised for
bids for farm to be used rs the site of
the State college for cOlored students,
to be sent in by July 10th.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
News Items.
1t has been almost month since any
minister was charged with heresy.

A good crOp-uhe farmers reliance
will make him forget the Farmers
Alliance.
John Most, the anarchist, has gone
to work, the state of New York having
kindly furnished him with a steady ioh
for one year as blacksmith in The
penitentiary. This is the second time
the state has furnished John with lob.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
TWO-ST0RY DWELLING, h1fiA

with a porcl, in front; "a BARN snvse c,., .,..
stories a CORN CRIB new; sHFDDTSG soT
cattle, cheer and farming utensils The fencing
is in good condition -"0 ie"cins
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

SAY, what is the best time to adver-
tise? Why, all the time, to be sure.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01
Smyrna and Vicinity.

BLACKBERRIEs and huckleberries
are coming to market abundantly.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE farmers Of Duck Creek Hun
dred hold their heads an inch or two
higher than they did this time last
year.
THE 4th of July coming on Saturday
is troubling merchants and tradesmen
who have farmer customers, about
their places Of business.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

PEOPLE are already going to the sea-
shore and mountains fO- the Summer.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE steamer Ella is carrying this
week considerable freights Of apples
and other farm products.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

IT is stated that the old rink build
| ing is being used as Il speak-easy. If
this is so, it wlI bea. wsttc4@
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

J. FRANK WILDs, agent for the dis
tributiOn of the Income Tax that was
levied and collected during the war,
was in town yesterday in the interest
of this business. He has had some
difficulty in getting at the proper rec
ords, hut feels he is on the right track
John II. HOlfecker was the Govern
ment officer at the time for Duck Creek
Hundred, which. at that time included
KentOn Hundred, and has "A complete
record of all the names, amount as
sessed and collected by %im.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE gust of wind with a light fall
of rain on Friday evening was followed
by three or four days of low tempera-
ture such as is not often vouchsafed at
this time of the summer Up in New
York State it was more decided, being
accOmpanied bY hail
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

THE pavement in front of the resi-
dence Of DR.. Dwight and the barbar
shop of Joseph HUM has been re-
placed with new one, great i'm
prOVement.
The weather the past week has
been fine for those farmers engaged in
cutting and housing timothy hay
which has turned out better than was
expected a month ago.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

A FARTY Of equestrians-Miss Sue
Culbreth and Frank Bailey. and Miss
Blanche Cochran and Charles M.
Wharton, took a horseback ride to
Woodland Beach on Monday after
noon. They returned home after supper,
the ride comprising l6 or II miles.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

GREEN Spring Public School, Miss
nic Middleton teacher, had sue
ressiui plcnlc ON Saturday last. At
Walkers School House where thew
ways have a good turn out, they will
d nlc next Saturday. patriotic
'iiHir. Geo. NJ. Stevenson supplies
he ice cream.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

They have a fish catching dog at
Collins Beach that affords considera-
bic amusement to the visitors. He
moves around in the water and gath
ers up a fish with the alertness of a
crane, takes it to the shore, laws il
down, goes in for another, and really
seems to enjoy the sport.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

\ POCKET book containing money
was found on Mt. Vernon street last
week. The same can be had by apply
Ing to Rev r. X. Stephenson, proving
property and paying charges.