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Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
THE SMYRNA TIMES,
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July, 8, 1891

THE "TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
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paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
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sequent insertions Three-and-s-half cents. A
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and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The interstate commerce commits
sion denied the application of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for a
rehearing in the peach freight cases, in
which the decision was in favor of the
growers of New Jersey and Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

DON'T JOKE WITH YOUR BARBER
Letter carrier YOst is described as an
inveterate Joker, but his wit will proba-
bly, be exercised hereafter with GER
tain degree of caution, at least while
he is seated in barber's chair. Not
long ago after having his hair cut, he
INDUCED in little pleasantly with the
tOnsorial agent who had just performed
the job. The latter, in similar vein
of humOr tapped him lightly on the
nose with the handle of his razor. At
least that is what he meant to do, but
by some mishap, which the barber at
tributes to the joker, he sliced off a
portion of YOst's prObOscis The frag
ment was quickly pasted on again, and
YOst's beauty, tits thought, will not
be permanently impaired, but the in
cident has probably convinced him
that barber, razor in hand, is not the
safest of persons to joke with.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

A despatch from Grand Forks, North
Dakota, says the grasshOpppeF district
is increasing in area. The hoppeFs
are beginning to batch on low lying
lands and are coming ont rapidly.
Many farmers In the vicinity Of Orr,
are catching from Eve TO ten BUSH
els per day.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
Smvrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
STORMS are predicted for every |
Friday in July.
BOATING in the mill pond is one of
the pleasant pastimes.
The can makers are busy preparing
for the packing season.
SEVERAL heavy showers of rain
fell last night and this morning.
ABOUT this time of the year the
tramp steers clear of the farmer who
wants help.
HERMAN P. HAZEL is having a neat
porch added to his residence on Della
ware street,
The Smyrna Creamery made 1881
pounds of butter in June from 34,762
quarts of milk.
THE Episcopal and Presbyterian
Sunday Schools will picnic at Wood
land Beach tomorrow.
The NJ. +. Sunday Schools of Clay
ton and Leipsic will picnic ct Wood
land Beach next Wednesday.
FRANK TURNER, made $50 peach
baskets in one day and 1850 in six
days, and claims the State champion
ship.
l.. NJ. PRICE has been receiving ma
terial on the last trips of the Steamer
Ella to manufacture phosphate for
the fall sales.
The quarterly administration Of the
sacrament of the Lords supper will
take place at the M. E. Church next
Sunday morning.
Mr.. PECK, Commission merchant of
New York, says they have ascertained
that it takes 10000 barrels of potatoes
daily to supply that market.
A FESTIVAL will be held in the grove
OF the Church at Colts Station, COM
mencing July Is and ending with the
evening Of the 18th.
| COLLINS BEACH has its opening TO.
morrow night, Thursday evenings be.
ing party evening. Among other
things they have a merry-gO-rOund.
FROM ninety TO two hundred cars oil
perishable fruit is going over the Della
ware road each day of the week, and
that between the strawberry and
peach seasons.
THERE is considerable complaint 0
prematuring among the peaches the
past week. IL is very bad with the
Troth variety, and is showing likewis'
in the Mountain Rose.
THE 4th, and the several days fol
lowing was characterized by unusually
pleasant, in fact, cool weather, espec
tally for corn, which Is very small 70
the season. The mercury fell 10 60
and below Sunday night.
THE wheat threshing from the Geld
was stopped the latter half of las
week by rain, TO be resumed on Mon
day under the most favorable result
as TO condition and weather. Their
will be a general hurry 10 get ready
for the peach crop.
The price Of butter Is a bone Of con
tention often between the grocer an,
the maker. Some butter brought Il
him is hardly worth anything, and ye
the maker thinks she ought TO get al
much for It as for the best that is mad
though It may not be ft to eat.
The farm Of David Jones, in th'
Alley, which was sold at Sheriff Sal
last week, was bought by Mr.. Chap
man for t4,725. The purchase wa
understood TO be in the interest Of Mr.
Jones. The property of Mrs. >. y
Mason was sold on Friday, the dwell
ing being purchased by E. l.. Rice. th'
mortgagee, for 81 800, and the part ad
joining, occupied as the Ofice Of The
DelmRrVia company, by John G. Bailey
for $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Advices from the straits of Belle
Isle to June Both, show that they are
full of heavy ice. The grip is working
havoc among the people of that local
ity, and many are reported starving,
dead and dying.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Secretary Blaine was out riding at
Bar HarboI twice Monday, His i'm
provement is said TO be as uniform and
as repid as could be oEpectea, and 90.
cording to his physician, the conditions
are favorable to his ultimate fecovery.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
Summer Excursion Tickets.

To all northern and eastern seaside,
lakeside, and mountain resorts, as well
as to Deer Park and Oakland, the Vir-
ginia Springs, Niagara Falls, Luray
Caverns, GettysL uFg, and to all points,
in fact where people gather in search
of health and pleasure, are now on
sale at all Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ticket offices at greatly reduced rates.
These tickets will be sold from June
lst TO September 3Oth, and are valid
for return passage until October 31st.
Before selecting your route or resort
consult B. & o. summer excursion
book in which shortest routes and low.
est rates via Picturesque b. & o." tC
all resorts are given from points on
that road east of the Ohio river; pro-
fusely and artistically illustrated
This book can be procured free o.
charge upon personal application tO
ticket Agents, B. & o. r. r. CO., oil
you can have II mailed to you by send
ing name and address with 7 cents in
stamps, to Chas. o. Scull, GENT Passen
ger Agent, Baltimore, Md.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
MARRIAGES

July 6, AZ Christ Church
rectory, Dover, BY the Rev. l.. W. Gibson,
Levick Morris Hirons, Of Wayne, Pa, and
Fanny Estelle E. Evans, OF Smyrna, Delaware,
MIDDLETON--n nOONE.--In Wilmington, on July
2, by the Rev. Isaac Jewell, Charles A. Middle.
ten and Ella II. Boone: both Of Kent county
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
deaths.

ANDERSON Ion June "A, 1891, Joseph Il. Andey-
son, IT.. Of typhoid fever, qt Chester, Pa, III
the aoth year OF his age,
BOWERs.-On June 9Th, IN Camden, N. j.,
Alice u, daughter OF Maraaret and The late
Ladok ~ Bowers, aged n years. Interirent
Wednesday July lst, At Rsthel NJ +. Church,
near this town.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The drought about Jefersonvile,
Ind, is becoming serious. Grass is like
tinder, and alarms of fire keep farmers
along the railroad busy. On Sunday,
field fires broke out at McCullOck ;,
Applegate's and Herald's spread rap.
idly, threatening wheat crops, houses
and barns. The entire neighborhood
turned out and fought the fire, barely
saving the wheat. Several wheat crops
have already been destroyed by fire
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
Train Exc.

Returning. the special will leave
Ocean City at 8 p. m. and RehObOth at
$50 p. IN. Children under l9 years,
One-half the above rates.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The destructive grasshoppers have
appeared in swarms in the West, and
farmers as usual will suffer.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
News Items.

Two hundred thousand persons
spent Saturday in Fairmount Park
Philadelphia. That was a rational
way Ofcelebrating the national holiday
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Wita the death 0f ex.Vice- President
Hannibal Hamlin, an old political land
mark has disappeared. Mr.. Hamlin
was the first Republican vice president
this country ever had, having been
elected along with Lincoln in 1860
He was not brilliant, but he was a
good, safe and true man.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
A SELECr EXCURSION no RknoBor

A SELECT EXCURSION TO REmOBoTM
DEL, OR OCEAN CITY, MD.-On fhui,.
day, July 23rd, the Philadelphia, Viii.
mingtOn and Baltimore Railroad will
run special train and sell excursion
tickets TO Rehoheth, Del, or Ocean
Oity Md, as per schedule and tariff
below -
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

OURsfruit growers can save time and
PIC wby marking their peach baskets
". neat and conspicuous tag in
stead of using the costly and cumber-
some methods of the past. The peaches
will sell better and the baskets will be
clean and attractive. You can get
these tags printed and ready for use
by calling at this office.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

In the Saratoga notes printed in the
Lake George Mirror. is the following
G. S. Watson of Milford, Del, il in
town for his tifty-first season. He is
in his SD yea:, and enjoying excel
lent health, and says it is a great plea
sure for him to watch the growth of
this elegant simmer resort.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Almost every day since the work OF
the weather bureau of Washington
was transferred to the care of the Ag-
riculture Department, reports of cy-
clones have appeared in the newspa-
pers. 1t would be manifestly unfair tC
hold Secretary Rusk responsible fol
these meteOric disturbances.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

DOLLAR WHEAT.-The Philadelphia
Evening FeEeqra,s says' "A noticeable
event on Change yesterday, was the
reception of the FIRST consignment of
this years wheat. 1t came from
Maryland and was promptly sold at 81
per bushel. This is the beginn ing of
what we may reasonably hope will be
one of the most prosperous seasons of
realization the farmers of this country
have yet seen,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

A PIG-sTY on the farm of Henry
Slaughter, in RaymOnd's Neck, was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. 1t is supposed to have been
set on fire by a young cOlOred girl liv-
ing on the premises. BY well-directed
effort the flames were prevented from
spreading to the surrounding buildings,
a number of which were in dangerous
proximity.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

A number of houses in Baton Rouge
Louisiana, were destroyed by a cy-
clone Monday morning. The peniten-
tiary walls were blown down, and ten
inmates were killed and thirty-six in.
jured, many, it is thoughty fatally.
Several persons in the city were also
iniured
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Mrs. Jennie c. Crockett, a profess
iona! aerOnaut, made an ascension in
Boston on Saturday last, and when
l,2OO feet in the air, grasped a para
chute and descended. When about 80
feet from the ground she became
frightened at the prospect of landing
in green house and letting 90 of the
handle she fell on her back, breaking
her spine. She cannot survive.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Private Secretary Halford will go to
Cape May on Friday or Saturday and
establish an office in which all execu-
tive business will be transacted for the
next five weeks.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

HARVEY B. STEWART took the lead
in water melons having lot to come in
on Friday. They were from Georgia,
and very fine ones. 1t will take an
other month to bring our home pro-
duction into market.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE meetings of the Society of
Christian Endeavor-the hour pre-
ceeding the regular evening service at
the ME. .Church-have been adjourned
until September.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

WE acknowledge the receipt of "a
catalogue of the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy for 189O-9l, a very
neat and comprehensive pamphlet.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The New York Recorder Sunday,
said "Tammany cheered peIlunctor.
lily for Cleveland. But the roof of the
wigwam was rent with shouts whea
Biggs nominated Hill.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
Mics Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on new principle--regulatin tho
liver, stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DIR. Miles
Pills speedily cure biliousness, bad taste
torpid liver, piles, constipation. Unequaled
for men, women, children. Smallest mild
Ost, surest 90 doses, 25cts. Samples free
at J. Wesley Denney's drugstore.
Cotton il eight OentR pound.
Cheaper than II has been since 1854,
aud a larger crop y pynmised this year
than has ever been known before.
THE roadwky over The mill pond Is
sadly Ia nees Al section of fence.
Perh1ps it wadid IN well for the au.
Iborities to have the evil remedled
beiose an action fol damages resultsS
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

WE acknowledge from the secretary,
NJ. M. Higgins, a copy of the Premium
List of the 9th Annual Fair of the Tai
bot county Fair Association, to come
off the 1st, 2nd, Srd and 4th of Septem-
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The mad dog which we noted in our
last issue as having been in the basket
mill yard Tuesday and allowed to 60
unmOlested because no one had time to
kill it, took the road to Blackbird at
which place it was dispatched. 1t is
said that several dogs were bitten on
the way What may result from its
course and opportunity to bite and
transmit its deadly virus between the
basket mill and Blackbird, is a feature
for the future to decide.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Al WEASEL was shot at the tenant
house OF Belmont Saturday morning
after it had killed several ducks.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
TWO-STORY DWELLING, f:iA

with porch in front a BARN 2nvsc ts.t ,,,
stories; a CORN CRIB, new; SHEDDING f.,
cattle sheep and farming utensils, The fencing
is in good condition. -"0 '''0'"s
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

MICHAEL RILEY, who engaged in
the butchering business last month, has
taken in VIM. e. Palmer as partner
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Two or three steamboats, will land
excursions at Woodland Beach next
Wednesday. Over sixty excursion
parties are booked for the place.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

G. F. Richings 10 the interest of the
Illustrated Lecture Bureau, delivered
a lecture at Bethel A. M. z. Church,
Thursday evening.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

WIN. A. FAIRIES & BRO, purchased a
pair of fine black horses last week in
Philadelphia to use with their hearse.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE baker and confectiOner had
their innings on the 4th. The quantity
of ice cream sold was simply enormous
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

On Thursday evening the following
were installed the officers of Union
Castle, No. II, K G. e., Of Smyrna ;
Past Chief, Geo. C.. MOfit; Noble
Chief, VIM. Carter Vice Chief,
Charles $. Weller; Sir Her.
aid, Joseph WalraVen; Venerable Her
NIT, Frederick Lang High Priest, H.
j. Wilson; Master of Records, B. F.
Mattiford Clerk of Exchequer, Frank
Webb Keeper Of Exchequer, A. T.
Fowler Worthy Chamberlain, John
Barnes Worthy Bard, ThOs Mccoy
Ensign, !. D, Berry Esq, Thomas II
Wright, Jr First Guard, w. H. Dick
son, Second Guard, Geo. e. Wiley.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

SEVERAL heavy showers of rs
fell last night and this morning.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

YOUNG QUAIL and wOOdcOck are
said to be numerous, and there is
good promise of fine shooting when
the season opens.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The can makers are busy preparin
for the packing season.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The Episcopal and Presbyterian
Sunday Schools will picnic at Wood
land Beach tomorrow.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

BOATING in the mill pond is one o
the pleasant pastimes.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

STORMS are predicted for every
Friday in July.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Geo. w. Ingraa. of MldaletoWi, of
fers for sale 20a farms Is lhis State and
Maryland.
THk mammobsi travelling trunks
nav now he seen on all railway trains
and stage coaches.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The NJ. F. Sunday Schools of Clay
ton and Leipsic will picnic ct Wood
land Beach next Wednesday.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

ABOUT this time of the year the
tramp steers clear of the farmer who
wants help.
HERMAN P. HAZEL is having a neat
porch added to his residence on Della
ware street,
The Smyrna Creamery made 1881
pounds of butter in June from "a, 4,762
quarts of milk.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

We are indebted to some one for
copies of the La GirOnde and La Ida,
bearing the post mark OF Bordeaux,
France. We can't read them, as they
belong to another dialect, but they are
members of the great family of news
papers, and thus convey, ln their make
up, intelligence to one of the craft.
The last named paper is illustrated,
pictuPing In bright oolors the scenes
and incidents Of bull fight. We have
also from our consul at Bordeaux
Horace Greeley Knowles, Esq, a
copy of the american Register pub.
lished in Paris, which copies with credit
an article from the SMYRNA TIMES, on
on the manufacture of peach baskets
| on the peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

FRANK TURNER, made $50 peach
baskets in one day and 1850 in six
days, and claims the State champion
ship.
l.. NJ. PRICE has been receiving ma
terial on the last trips Of the Steamer
Ella to manufacture phosphate for
the fall sales.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE wheat threshing from the fields
was stopped the latter half of last
week by rain, TO be resumed on Mon
day under the most favorable results
as TO condition and weather. There
will be a general hurry TO get ready
for the peach crop.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE price Of butter is a bone Of con-
tention often between the grocer and
the maker. Some butter brought to
him Is hardly worth anything, aud yet
the maker thinks she ought TO get as
much for It as for the best that is made
though 1t may not be fit to eat.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE 4th, and the several days fol-
lowing was characterized by unusually
pleasant, in fact, cool weather, espec-
tally for corn, which Is very small for
the season. The mercury fell 10 coz
and below Sunday night.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THERE is considerable complaint of
prematuring among the peaches the
past week. IL is very bad with the
Troth variety, and is showing likewise
in the Mountain Rose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

winter approaches and see tAs0 ~
smaller again In thoeumlaer. Aa1s lAs
m atmosphere an1 eIoeds like those q
earth. There are continents and oceans
on Mars SO that altogether the analogy
between that planet and the earth b very
close, the striking difference being that
Mars is much smaller.
Astronomers are more and more dis
posed to believe that Mars Il inhab-
tied You ask. sne If We know. how.
ever. and I promptly tell You we do
not An astronomer named Schiap.
rarelli claims he is able to see . doubts
line Of canals on NaEz These must ho
enormous works il he can see them,
and must represent . Gtupendous
amount of work on the part Of an al
most countless number of people. ]
cannot see them through my telescope.
and many others fail After all. these
canals may be in Sehispparellis eye.
People get what they cali sstigmatism
nowadays and see two pencils where
there is only on :. Perhaps that is what
Schiapparelli has
''But even II there are people on
Mars, and even If they have taiss
canals, as for talking with them" AID
the professor repeated the statemeas
to make. j. more positive. ''as for talk
ing with them. nonsense. San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

every cent you've paid for It, if it
doesn't benefit or cure you. A med
icine that promises this is one that
promises to help you.
But there's only one medicine of
its kind that can and does promise it.
Its Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's the guaranteed remedy
for al Blood, Skin and Scalp Dis
eases, from . common blotch or
eruption to the worst scrofula. L
cleanses, puri6es, and enriches the
blood, invigorates the system, and
cures Salt-rheum, letter, Eczema,
EryIpelas and al manner Of blood
taints from whatever cause. Great
Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
it. benign influence.
Its the best blood-puri6cr, and its
the cheapest, no matter how many
Hoses arc offered for . dollar-for
you peg only for the good you get.
Nothing else is "just Is good" as
the Discovery" It may be better
for the dealer. But he wants
money and you want helm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
O..a. Victorian Old Cook.

One Of Queen victOria's most lovsble
traits II character is her kindness to
her servants Among those who visit
ed her majesty during her stay IN
France last spring was NJ. Trasteur:
who for = quarter Of . century hIled
the post Of head cock 1t Windsor cas-
lie. About twelve, yean ego he 70
signed his oi3ce andiwithdrew to Cole.
: little village in the vicinity Of erase.
A few days AFTER the queens arrival q
the latter place be Alled 1t her hotel
Being informed Of his presence her
majesty summoned him to her spert-
ments and received him with the ut
most Kindness. ecinS % far 8 to even
insist On his sittng 4 Own BY her side
an honor rarely. conferred upon the
highest mobiles and dignitaries Of her
empirs-while she chatted with him at
considerable length: referring several
times to his long and honorable career
IN her service. NJ. frasteur Is In re-
ceipt OF . handsome pension from tho
royal civil list-a pension amounting To
more than twice the amount Of that
granted to generals sdmirals q liter
ary celebri8es for Distinguished eegv'
- . ths grown -Chieaee posf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
TEACHER!

Pe1chSts hasepseeehed Re 4imoas
7: Lk1se slept their sermons through,
An ~ rclstti0s have lecture4
Ny friends have leetured too
Ny foes have given me wasnings
And have taken them not;
Friends and foes and relations
never needed . jot
Their words were the esse6ce OF wisdom,
There was nothing they didn't forcscc;
ANA not one atom OF Ill they said
Has ever remained with me.
They were staid and pallid and solemn,
They were gray ind wrinkled and old;
Ny teacher has cheeks OF roses
And hair OF the SUM- own gold
His words run into each other,
He stammcrs and babbles and cries;
He doesn't know he Is powerful
He never dreams he Is wise.
But in-three ahoTt years he has taught nc
More than those graybearis staid
Had taneht Ia the seven and thirty
Before he cameto their aid
Herbert E. Clarke, in n. Y. Independent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

The Object Of Alteration Through Co1nte
less Agea.
That maa-worship Is childish. unre.
publican. detestable. every American
will admit although, to see the favor.
lite phrase Of a noted jurist, 'it is ,
good deal practiced in this commu-
nifty But woman-worship what
shall we say Of that? It is . ticklish
subject to handle, for the ladies-some
of them at least-think they were
made to be adored and are jealous of
their pcro9ative. We all know that
The world vas sad. the Garden was . Wild
And man. the hermit, sighed till woman
/ smiled.
What was his first impulse when she
smiled the poet leases US to conjecture.
Perhaps, electrified by her beauty. he
bent his knee in homage. Going to
sleep as he did disconsolate bachelor,
and waking rs he did with lovely
wife by his side, il is not difficult to
suppose that he became upon the in
slant somewhat uxoriouA Small
blame to him il he Frustrated himself
before her, placed her pretty foot up
on his neck. and swore to be her slave
forever.
But woman is not . novelty in these
days She: does not take us BY sur
prise, and there is rather more of her
in the world than there is of man.
Ought she. then, to expect the same de-
votion that she received when she was
. scarcer Article. md the other sex was
not Is we'll acquainted with her IS it is
At present? She complains, As =
ong-miuded individual. that she is
denied her rights as the Intellectual
equal mot to say superior) Of the
creature with beard; that he pre-.
sumes upon his muscle and his whisx-
ers, and Expresses her. She complains.
also, Is . weakiing, that she is not
treated with the tenderness aud re-
spect to which her defenseless condi.
ton and great need Of protection enti-
tie her. There may be some Justice in
both complaints; yet. upon the whole.
women is still the adorable and adored
paragon Of civilized society.-N. Y.
Ledger.