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New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
NEW- YORK HAS NO SPRING.
WARD M'ALLIsTER TELLS WHY THE SMART y
SET LEAVES THE CITY IN APRIL.

WARD M'ALLIsTER TELLS WHY THE SMART
SET LEAVES THE CITY IN APRIL.
"New- York. II seems 10 me, has never before been
dull at this OF the year. recently said Ward
McAIlster always careful and udicious observer OF
occurrences in the social world. % don't remember
when there has been such exodus of fashionable peo
pie in April there this year. and this only the
beginning of It. too When persons get rich they want
the best Of everything and they afford to have 1t.
Climate is very important factor in ones enjoyment
The opera lasts through December January and
February. and in March, April and May people leave
the city for the south or for Europe
One reason for this hegira which Is getting worse
every year. is that the is crossed by such
magnificent steamers. Not only they beautiful to
the eye but they comfortable, and the danger NJ Ill
ness Is minimized there is little motion Besides,
fashionable people at this season Of the
year that is Of agreeable companiOnshp.
These uxuries costly, 1t is true for friend OF mine
had TO pay s4OO for single stateroom. The ocean is
robbed OF half its disagreeabe features by these
veniences and advantages.
Another benefit OF trip abroad is that person
may buy his her wardrobe for the summer and
winter there, and thus save the duty 1t. This
duty would ordinarily amount TO almost as much as
ones expenses for the trip Then May is the finest
month OF all the year In Paris. Everybody is out OF
doors and life is perpetual picnic. There is nothing
like the Champs Elysees in May. Paris Is then
full Of the smart set Of New Workers, including the
Astors, the Bradley Martins and Others. one may
hire a carriage with cOachman and footman In
and handsome livery, and thus present fine
appearance the roads any Visiting the art
galleries. dining In the cafes and many other pleasant
diversions, add TO the charms Of life In Paris.
We ought to have al this display Of fine equipages
in Central Park IN the spring, but 1t is easy
why we have not. While the Octobers and NOvem
bers here the finest in the world, springs
the worst. In fact, we have none at all Winter
becomes summer at once-there is Intervening sea
son. II therefore natural for those in the smart
set to go abroad where they find more agreeable
climate II Is only within the last one or two years
that have noticed this strong tendency among fash
ionabe people to do practically all their entertaining
In the city in three months. In London the season
for this lasts only during May, June and July-after
that there is exodus to Scotland.
In New-York there is movement to follow this
fashion, except that the time is changed. There
now almost entertainments here except In Decem-
ber January and February. Then people TO Europe
10 return TO Newport about August /. All Is gayety
there for about six weeks. until the middle OF Sep
tember and then the tide begins to flow back the
cty.s
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

The old animosity this woman always reused in
her sprang up again. 49, u,n ia
I've been very busy, Miss hancock she saiu.
i didn't go 10 have good time.
Marthy stepped back SO that Uncle heupen
could safely slap the lines and cluck Inc morse
moved forward and the dressmaker went on her
Z She's Just the same stuck-up thing she always
was" she said aloud. i don't care II Gd
over Rowenais face the heat was rising in
waves, each wave hotter than the last Her eyes
burned, so that she could not see very wei. Inc
narrow white road glimmered and seemed to rise
up and down before her
81 wouldn't mind that critter one grain,
Roweny," her uncle said; roughly
The girl almost sObbed.
She made me feel if she thought ! was
careless about my mother-my own mother" she
cried in smOthered voice
Rowena put her face down on Marmadukes S
back
dumb her" responded Uncle Reuben Of
course she made you feel bad If she could. It's
Jest like her"
The girl was not going TO yield TO this emotion.
In few moments she would be at home.
She raised her head and tried to believe that
things looked natural" Certainly they had not
changed Everything was as il usually was at
this time in May. Nevertheless there was sense
that everything was alien. Rowena was impatient
with herself that il so. She could not under
stand il at all.
aTheres somebody comm down the road"
Mr.. Littles voice brought back the girls eyes
from the fields where the savins were growing
and where the clear air so sharply defined the out
lines.
She looked down the road. tall. thin figure
with a plaid shawl round it and a cloud its
head was walking rapidly.
ROwena's face and eyes sufused. Her heart gave
great bound.
"It's mother !" she cried, in loud whisper
She began TO climb down from her seat before
the horse stopped. She put Marmaduke on the
ground and began TO run, the terrier at her heels.
Almost in a moment she was in her mothers
arms. Those arms closed so tightly, so tightly
about her.
Il couldn't help comm TO meet We" said Mrs
Tuttle hus1iy MY bread was almost riz. but
I couldn't help comm
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
What does Madam
say about it?

The "three ingredient" and the whites OF
eggs" baking powders are advertised in the trade
journals to the grocers as "a fer cent less cost
than ROYAL This is undoubtedly true. Both
these and alum baking powders do cost to make
much less than the Royal, because they are
cheaply and carclessly thrown together from Or
dinarv, impure, inferior and low cost ingredients.
But you, madam, are charged the same price
for them as for the absolutely pure Royal, which
is perfectly combined from the most highly refined
and expensive materials Do you wish to pay
the price of the Royal for an inferior baking
powder, made from impure goods, Of "a per cent.
less cost? If you buy such goods, insist upon
having this reduction in price,
This "a per cent. difference probably accounts
for the fact that some grocers (but they are few)
try to palm off these powders upon consumers
who are in the habit of using Royal.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
COMING 4 LOT OF DIMES.
Washington dispatch to the Boston Herald.

Washington dispatch to the Boston Herald.
Director of the Mint Leech said to-day, in response
10 a question Yes. there is apparently a great
scarcity OF dimes judging from the requests for them
now coming 10 the Treasury. do not know what the
cause OF the scarcity is but the fact that the requests
for them are from large cities and specially from New
York would tend to confirm the suggestion that the
scarcity Is largely due 10 the dime pocket savings
bank which has recently been introduced in the CITY
Apparently large quantities Of dimes being taken
out of circulation and locked up In those boxes.
have ordered large quantities 70 be coined to meet
the demand.
Philadelphia mint, and $4,000 worth is being
in the san Francisco mint There was an unusual de-
mand for dimes last October the cause of which ] do
NOT know. In all we coined last year 81 ,133, 900
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
AN APT REBTKE.
From The Boston Courier.

From The Boston Courier.
There is Unitarian clergyman who Is not without
power OF retort and who is none the less gifted
vTtth the grace 10 command his tOngde rather than
silow his tongue 10 command him. He has In his
concregation Of those women who make pretenee
of fankness an for rudeness and who given
In boasfing that they are plain spoken, when the
trutb /, that they simply ill-bred and Dsolent.
This especial lady is wealthy and there not many
in the list OF her aequanances who dare rebuke her,
albeiT they do together console each other for the
wounds they suffer from her tongne by abusing her
rOundly. a, . Al, -,
man were partners at whist at the house Of common
friend and so successful were they hat they won
almost every game for the evening Like people who
are fond OF having their way tire lady in high
humor over this success. and when the play was
over She pushed back her chair from the table with
the characteristics and graceful remark TO her partner
You do play good game OF whist, Mr.. Blank X
Won only preached well you play whist II would
be a treat TO 20 20 church To hear you.'
Tho clergyman quite equal TO the occasion. lie
kept his temper and his face under perfect control
THANK you. Miss sharp; but you know anybody
can learn TO play whist while genius aud good breed
tlg come by grace Qf GQdk< -
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
BIsNARCK's LOVE FOR TREES.
From The London Standard.

Prom The LONDON StAndhIu.
The Prince then proceeded 10 speak Of his trees IN
the Sachsenwah. He described the spots where sew
eral OF the finest stand and some OF them ne said were
f1llv $50 years old, or even more. He added
whether with an Oblique reference not 10 certain
living English statesman whose chief resemblance 10
himself Is that he i not al present Ia Office Herr
Bewer does not inform us IL always gives me pang
10 have To fell tree. ! save ana spare all can;
he said that a Danish forester OF his once said to
him. must make confession. have embeIzled
a tree 1t was marked for Telling but II was too
beautiful and / have let IL stand.n Well re
Piled, II it Is beautiful, certainly let 1t stapA'
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

There Is one thing that has kept pace with the
ascending buildings II takes you less time TO reach
the eleventh story Of structure nowadays than II
took 70 reach the third noor few years ago. When
you step into elevator In modern building you
feel II you flashed through space. You Nc
sooner In the than you hear the monotouous
NINTH, or TENTH" or eleventh. OF the elevator
boy. You md yourself over great city hardly
having an of,ee IN pleas y reduced to p9at ScsspgG
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
Personal.

Cards are out for the marriage of
Richard S. Culbreth Esq, of Baltimore,
formerly of Smyrna,) and Miss Clara
Snowden, daughter of Mr.. John T.
Snowden, of Baltimore, the ceremony
to be in st. Luke's Church. that oity
at II O'Clock, Wednesday, Nov. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Childs, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. o. Hofecker.
DIR. and Mrs. J. G. Dirickson of Ber-
lin, Md, spent several days in Smyrna
the past week,
Mrs. S. L. Baldwin and daughter.
Gertrude, are on visit of a week or
two to her sister, Mrs. John H. Hof-
fecker.
Miss Lizzie Hall has gone to Bridge
vile to attend the wedding of her
friend, Miss Blanche Layton.
James Prettyman and wife of Sea.
ford are visiting their son, Clarence
Prettyman.
Miss Estelle Waters, who went 10
visit q school friend the first of August
at WilliamspoPt, Pa, and was taken
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever. had
regained sufficient strength to return
home on Saturday. Her recovery has
been slow, as is the case with this dis
ease but her friends hope now for more
rapid advance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Wood, of Will
mingtOn, came down Saturday on a
day or two's visit to her parents.
Mrs. Jas. @. Ilassell left to-day to
visit her daughter, Mrs. w. ]. Shearer,
at York, Pa.
Miss Maggie Maree and Frank
Woodward, of near Wilmington, are to
DO married at the residence of her
mother in this town on the eth prox-
imo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Draper, of Greensbor-
0ugh, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Pennewill on Sunday.
Herbert Collins, son Of Geo. P. Col
Inns, Duck Creek, has secured a posi-
ton with s. l.. Allen & Co., Philadel-
ehIs.
During the past week, Chas. Il. Glenn
ents, Philip Stevenson, an officer Of
the school ship Saratoga, Mrs. w. @.
Pennington and son, Middletown; @.
q, SmitheFs and Frank Alice and wife,
of Dover, have visited friends In this
town.
Conductor Legates is taking his va
cation, and his place is temporarily
filed by ]. @. Bice.
The following were elected the Off
GERS Of the Ladies Aid Society Of St.
r Jul Church, Clayton PRESIDENT, Mrs,
81. ]. Clifton Vice PRESIDENT, Mrs. |
Geo. @. Allen; Secretary, Mrs. John |
Thompson /; Treas Mrs. w. T. Dayett. |
Miss Annie r. Kahn, from Camden, |
N. j., Is visiting the family Of pr. Q. q.
swlnney.
Revs. John GoldthoFp and Thomas
Mitchell, Of Hull, England, delegates
to the Ecumenical Council and Mrs.
Rev. r. Stubbs, of Philadelphia, or.
rived to-day, guests Of Mr., and Mrs.
VIM. FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
Fall. 1891. Winter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Our stock for theseason is now
~ l. wv

Our stock for theseason is now
ready.
We are prepared to Show sam.
of the latest novelties in Dra.s
Goods and at the same finn"
promise better values than eror
before. u
Bedford Cords is one Of tba
new effects in Woolens. We
have them at IS cents per ward
Henrietta, in all the new Fan
shades, silk finish 40 inches, 81
cents. All Wool Serge and Hen.
rietta 38 inches, so cents.
Some rough effects in Diagonal
Cloth so cents. Our line Of BIacE
Goods will command more than
ordinary respect.
Especially notice our IS cents
quality worth SLOO. Also one
grade at $1.OO, 4G inches. All
Wool Cloth and half wool Cash.
mere 25 cents.
Large assortment of printed
cotton dress stuffs s, 10, 12l cents.
All kinds of Trimming. Beaded
Trimming with Nailheads, Silk
Gimp, Feather trimming, Vel
vets, Silk, etc.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28

THE evening of the Convention of
the w. c. T. U. which was largely
given to the ministers of our town in
short but spirited addresses, Rev. c. c..
Adams struck out on a new line from
the ordinary temperance address-the
potential influence ofthe Whiskey Tax.
A new line of thought is always at
tractive: we asked him for greater
elaboration of his views, which will be
found in another column. He thinks
the government tax or bonded whiskey
stands in the way of all effective legal
reform, and to have prohibition that
will prohibit, we must first get rid of
the Government tax that nulliies what
might be an effective prohibition by
the State.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28

THE Philadelphia Record don't APP
prove of machine papers, and says:
Senator German thinks that the dem
ocratic party ought to have an organ
in Baltimore to chronicle its daily
dOings. In this the distinguished
Marylander is behind the times. The
day is past for party organs. What
the people desire is independent criti:
cisn of party movements, fair to all
parties, but under the control of no
party. The press is the peoples guide
and compass. 1t is the needle point
ing to the pole, by which a proper
course may be determined as long as
it shall remain true to its function.
But what were its intrinsic value worth
Suppose some fellow
Should nail the conscious needle to the north o
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
ChesWold Items.

The Railroad Company is grading
and laying off drives and flower beds
upon the grounds surrounding the new
depot that is approaching completion
at CheswOld.
w. F. Collins no longer sells tobac-
co in any form. Consequently the
three remaining dealers in the weed
are taking their share of consolation in
the event.
Miss Thirza w. Nitterauer of
Pennsylvania, was accepted as teach
er of the primary department of the
Public Schools at CheswOld, and will
enter upon. her duties next Monday.
A large quantity of chestnut tele-
graph poles are being hauled to Ches-
void for shipment, by William Taylor.
HermOn Anderson, who has been
running his grist mill with steam for
some time past, has now plentiful
supply of water.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
Arrested on the Charge of Firing
the Dupont Barns.

The most surprising development ia
the way of current local news last
week about Wilmington was the
action Of the authorities, on Friday
morning, in causing the arrest of three
persons-father, mother and son-On
the charge of being concerned in the
destruction of the three large barns
owned by b. l. DUPONT, de Nemours
q Company, more than a year ago.
The arrested parties are now in New
Castle jail, and while the officers of the
State will not disclose the facts in
their possession tending to establish
the guilt of the accused, they give
assurance that the evidence is ample
to warrant the action thus far taken.
Other arrests are expected in a very
short time.
The first of these incendiary fires.
which startled and alarmed the entire
community, occurred on December DC.
1899, followed by another on January
II, 1880, and third on the 18th of
last November. All of these barns
were owned by the DUPONT firm, and
in addition fourth barn, on the farm
owned by Mr.. William Dupont and
occupied by tenant was also des.
trOyed. In every instance there were
strong reasons for believing that
all OF these fires were the work of in-
cendiaries.
The financial result of these acts of
incendiarism was the destruction of
property valued at SCI, 900, including
20 horses, Is head of cattle and a large
quantity of hay. feed and various farm.
ing utensils. This was bad enough of
itself, but far worse was the feeling of
alarm and insecurity that spread
throughout the community, which was
not confined to the owners of valuable
property, but extended to all the resi-
dents within a considerable radius of
the powder works, for fear the torches
of the reckless iRcendiaries might
cause explosions that would spread
death and destruction throughout the
peignborhopd,
For this reason, says the Sunday Star.
the action OF the Messrs. Dupont in
prosecuting the investigation of these |
inoendiary acts long after the destruo-
tive fires had ceased to attract any |
public attention, Is service TO the |
community as well as q protection 10 |
themselves. Evey good citizen has an
interest in the proper administration
of justice, and particularly in the de-
lection and punishment Of crimes that
reach beyond those at whom they are
directed and become a plain
menace to the public safety. The
utmost penalty of the law is not a
whit too severe for these who are
guilty Of burning these barns and
causing the destruction, by fiery tor,
lure, Of two score dumb beasts, Surely
me full measure OF punishment should
DO meted out to the guilty ones,
william Gibbons was arrested yes.
.eFday In Philadelphia, as one Of the
ire bugs. 'AS
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28

WE give in another column a COM
munication from the pen of Rev. B. G.
Warren, a native of Kent County, and
until less than two years ago a mem
Der of Wilmington conferenoe), on the
death of Rev. T. o. Ayres, an account
of which appeared in our last issue.
1t is the tribute of one sincere, candid
minister, to the worth and faithfulness
of another. 1t is the outspOken feel
ings of one who has the courage of
his convictions and voices the senti-
ment of scores of others who abhor
anything like a church scandal or from
fear of the weight of the ''oiiicial heel"
keep silent except to their particular
friends. But isn't this only binding
the letters when ministers and people,
allow themselves to be denied the
right of an expression of judgment in
their own affairs, and some cast off as
if the attribute of mercy had no place
in the human breast ? Such things are
not absolutely new: but in the dark
est days of Ecclesiastical history in the
greatest expressions of the Hierarchy,
there were times when minister and
people would assert their God given
rights. But why should man claim
at such time the high prerogative
that he is sowing the seed of the Cos
pei of Peace when he is sowing instead
Dragons teeth. It would be charita-
bic to suppose it the act of an unbal-
anced mind rather than a deliberate
act OF wilfulness or wickedness. But
what has the secular press to do with
these ecclesiastical affairs? Much in
every way. On this Peninsula the
interest of the church, the school, poll
tics and society are so interviewer that
no one of these can receive a serious
blow without affecting the other. Thew
are all part and parcel of the social
fabric. The subject of this notice went
out from among US where he had min.
gled with the people in the busy pur-
suits of life, to engage in higher cal
ling, and is brought back dead! the
result, apparently, Of causes outside of
Divine Providences, to be buried in our
cemetery. Vengeance may not cry out
from the ground" for he sleeps in
peace, but the ministers of the Will
mington Conference have a right to
inquire who shall be the next victim.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
Tut Uic oNIyTNu ILNle
Our Local W. CT. U.

Meeting in our little room for the
first time since the Convention, we felt
as hOusekeepers after the departure of
pleasant guests, that we must settle
down as Union to routine work, pick
up the usual skein dropped for a while
and wind on thread by thread. Very
pleasant to us at this beginning of our
w. Z. I. U. year, was the addition of
two members and the presence of Mrs.
Eta E. Baldwin of Brooklyn, N. Y,
active in w. G. T. U. as well as mis-.
sionary work, and regarding the re.
forms of the day through vision
broadened by study, extensive travel
and contact with the most cultivated
minds. The keynote of the talk
which she so kindly gave, was cour-
age because of Gods presence with us
as an organization. The sisterhood of
women throughout the world was also
dwelt upOn-their suffering in conse-
quence of the liquor traffic and the
wrongs of the large class of undergrad
women and girls of our large cities.
In mentioning the Kelley Cure for
Drunkenness, which has recently ex-
cited so much attention, Mrs. Bald.
win cited two instances which had
come to her knowledge, of its appar.
ent success. PRESS SEC'Y.
Smyrna, Oct. 20, '91
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
SHORT AND TO THE POINT

We have spent considera-
BILE time and exerted every
effort to surpass our past
record, and in bringing our
Fall stock of Clothing, Hats
and Furnishing Goods, for
Men, Boys and Children be-
fore you, we can truthfully
say it SurpasSes any prev
iOuS season variety, quality
style, fit, make and price.
And with these points all
under our thumb we feel
confident that we are pre-
pared to do you justice, and
to please the economical as
we'll as the most fastidiOuS
buyer.
We earnestly invite you
to inspect our stock, and if
it meets your approval
please favor us with your
patronage.
Smyrna times., 1891-10-28

A LETTER some three weeks ago per-
porting to have been written in the
lower part of the state and published
in the Wilmington Republican has
started lot of quilts besides those en-
gagged in the business editorial. It's
object was to eulOgize Senator Higgins
for what he had done for the middle
class of people in cOntradistinction to
the lawyers who were attorneys for
the great mOnopolies, railroads espec-
tally, and saying the farmers would see
to it that Senator Gray nor any other
railroad attorney would get back to
the Senate. Among others that this
called out was DR.. Edward Fowler, of
Laurel, who launched a broadsider
into Senator Higgins and active re-
publicans in general. Among the lat
ter incidentally referred to was Nc
Kendree Downham, and he, in turn,
through the same channel, the Laurel
Gazette, SHES a stone back at the doc
tor. The particular point aimed at
was double salaries" DR.. Fowler say
ing that Mr.. Gray had never cOntriVed
to draw a double salary from the PEG.
pies treasury for his private secre-
tary, intimating that Mr.. Higgins had.
Mr.. DOwnham says: mot only has
Senator Higgins not "cOntriyed for his
secretary to draw another salary" but
his private secretary has not drawn
3 double salary from the peoples
treasury" by continuance or otherwise"
This statement in reference to Mr..
Bach was made so repeatedly in the
last campaign and not authOratively
denied by Senator Higgins, that the
people who had only the public prints
to look for information, accepted it
largely for the fact. Mr.. DOwnham is
in a position to know, and his state
ment must be accepted. but the indif-
ference of the interested parties as to
the truth or falsity of the statement is
the surprising part of the matter.