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Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
FOT thc oMY9td AlHieS.
Another Tribute.

DOVER, DEL, Jan. q, 1892.
EDITOR TINES:
Compliment when undeserved is al
ways out of place, and to the honest
and trLthiul is an Offense to good taste;
but good deeds can never die" and it
is both pleasure and "a duty to ac-
knowledge them with appreciation.
Especially is this true where the actor
has passed beyond the reach Of praise
or blame. 1t was, therefore, with
something akin to gratitude | noticed
your kind remarks in relation to my
old and highly esteemed friend, John
w. Hall. He was, indeed, a worthy
man. | speak from personal and init
mate knowledge beginning more than
a quarter of a century ago and cOntin-
uing ever since feel ] am safe in
saying that in every public relation he
acted cOnsCientiOusly, and did what he
believed to be right, even when he
went against his own personal friends.
On more than one occasion last win
ter he showed his independence and
| devotion to duty even to the extent OF
going against the wishes of his party
associates. The reason he was able 10
pursue Sucu au uOuOIduio COuISO was
his Christian principle. One incident
that came to my personal knowledge
will illustrate this. He attended q
party caucus, when it was proposed to
bind all to support what was therein
agreed upon. NO." said Governor
Hall, 81 will not give any such pledge.
There are two things higher than the
caucus. have taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution and to discharg,
my duty with fidelity and shall give
no pledge that might require me to act
contrary to that obligation" AuC
he did not. What noble answer tha
was. Would to God all legislator
would do likewise. Truly the works
of "A good man do follow him.
A FRIEND.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

The Philadelphia Record states the
situation in New York and says: The
war on Senator David B. Hill for calling
u "snap," or as some politicians deter
mine it, "Kadok" convention, with
the idea of freezing out the friends of
Grover Cleveland first, and secondly
all persons who are opposed to him, is
assuming vast proportions.
Notice has already been given by
the Democrats of many leading States
that they will not tolerate Hill and
will begin at once to put an end to his
Presidential aspirations. When the
great mass meeting is held in Cooper
Union, on February II, more definite
plans of the campaign against Hill
will be made. This is the most ser
ious blow ever struck at the Senator
1t is crushing weight upon him il
the Presidential race.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

TIT FOR TAT" seems to be game
that is just now being annOyingly
played by some of the Assessors of
New Castle county. However repre-
hensible it may be, it should not be
surprising that those who have suf-
fered frou the methods Of non assess
ment of poll taxes for the past sixteen
years or more should use the same
methods when the opportunity comes
to them on the principle that VIII at is
sauce for Tie g.u-, --auce for the gan
der" and il Dal4.y looks manly for
the party of the first part to "squeal'
so soon and so loud. Wrong! GER
tainly it is, but it was just as wrong
ten or fifteen years ago as now, and 1t
should be stopped, or rather it should
never have been commenced. 1t may
be utopian, the thought, but it would
be a great advance 10 political methods
if politicians would be ss honest in
politics as in their business dealings
and then it would be long way from
exact justice with many.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Progressive Tea. "

The young ladies of the B. NJ. S. X,
have their ranks broken to-day by one
of their number, Miss Mary B. Hall
who in certain sense has severed her
allegiance to them by placing herself
under the care of zone OF the Lords OF
Creation" who cannot be admitted
to their secrets. There is no cOndem-
nation however for TINS graduating"
from the society of cabalistic name, for
marriage is ever esteemed high and
honorable estate" for every lady to
aspire to. 1t was cOnsiderate, and
very graceful act for them to honor
their fellow member and commemorate
her "immolation al the altar of Hymen"
by festive occasion participated in by
no one outside the mystic circle, de-
nominated on this occasion Pro
gressive Tea Twenty of the twenty
two members were present, the other
TWO being absent visiting distant cities.
The meeting was at the residence OF
| Miss Rena Williams, Monday night,
the evening of the regular monthly
meeting. Being thus to themselves,
what was said and done was not in
tended for vulgar ears outside the
charmed circle, but this much is
illOwed to be known it was time o
lelcate viands as we'll as refined senti
nent. The courses numbered eight
Oysters on the half shell,
Deviled Crabs Oyster Pattes
Chicken Salad,
Olives and Salted Almonds, Pickles ant
Biscuit,
Ice Cream and Cake,
Fruit,
Tea Coffee and Chocolate.
They sat dOwR to the table at s
O'Clock aud arose at u. What passe,
over that table as delicate morsels be
sides what is enumerated above, a /
cOnUersdzi0ae, would be interesting t,
know, but has a place only on the tab
cts of their memory. Six tOasts wer
frank, and responded to, but by whOr
and what the shade of sentiment, i
unknown to the writer, and here W
drop the curtain on their secrecy.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

TIE Chilian war dogs have been
called of, TO the qualification Of every
body. unless it be the officers and men
of the navy, who received the insult
from the superciliOus little nation. II
took them three months to do what
our nation did ia similar case with
Spain in fOrty-eight hours. The apol-
Ogy sent on the strength of an ultima
tum from this government. is full and
satisfactory, and President Harrison
has 80 notified Congress. A cOntem-
porary in speaking of the swaggeF of
the Chilians says:
"The spirit among Spanish Ameri-
cans was certain to lead sooner or later
to insults to our flag aRd assaults on
our citizens. Fortunately tor the flu
ture safety of Americans abTOad and
oar own freedom from war, President
Harrison's firmness has convinced even
Chiiian statesmen that their estimate
Of the United States was inaccurate.
The United States has ne desire Tor
var and a CONSUMING passion Tor
neace. It will wait three months
nnder a grieVious insult and endure
proOf after proof of Ill will. But the
time' comes when eEea the United
states acts and when q President %
she limited States speaks for the ma
4ional honor the land rises as one De
hind him. The lesson Will not De los
IN the world-least of all on tn.
semmunitiss and nations winch s're1c'
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

SUPT. TINDAL's Institute for Kent
County has been pronounced a success
in its legitimate object-the enlarge
ment of the scope of thought on the
part of the teachers-able instructors
being present at each OF the three days
sessions. There was an apparent want
of appreciation on the part Of the citi-
zens of the town, however, in attend
ance on the evening entertainment,
(which was relied upon to help out
with the expenses) a Dover paper stat
ing that not fifty of them were present
the two first nights. Notwithstanding
the excellent music of the Norma Gle'
Club and other attractions.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

THE democratic majority of the ways
and means committee of the House
Friday, by vote of Z to 8, adopted
the Springer policy and decided to at
tack the Mckinley high tariff by var
ious separate bills. Upon this policy
the democratic members of the COM
mittee decided to act as a unit.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Deafness Cnn,r Re Cnre,l

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
ditiOn Of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube gets
inaamed you have rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition hearing will be des-
troyed forever nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inaamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness (caused bv
catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu.
lars, free,
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
neA-Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

The most of our farmers we have
talked with have not yet examined
their buds. A Lee Cummins, who is
on a visit here, has letter from Hag-
erstown, Md. his home, that the crop
is virtually killed.
DR.. Ridgely, of Dover, reports the
buds three quarters killed, Geo Der
ricksOn of MiddletOwn, reports that
out of a dozen buds examined only
two were alive.
John J Rosa, near Milford, after a
careful examination of his several
orchards by varieties, found three
fOurths of the buds dead.
Homer T. Belts has driven over a
large section of lower Kent county
and he finds that the buds and last
years growth for six or eight inches
down the limb are dead.
Rev. J. ). Willis from the cursOry
examination finds the prospect any
thing but encouraging.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

PENSION Commissioners RAUM gave
some interesting estimates to a sub
committee of the House Committee on
appropriations. He thought the
maximum of pension expenditures
would be reached during the
fiscal year beginning July 1st,
1898, and ending June 80, 1894, and
and that it would not exceed Sl6O00O,-
600 year. After the maximum is
reached he thinks the following year
will show a decrease of about $50, ,OO0,-
600. The requirements for pension
appropriations would remain in the
neighborhood of 1927 600 900, for sew
eral years, and then gradually lessen
provided, of course, there were no new
legislation.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
MARRIAGES

MARK-WALTERS.-Ne Galena. Jan 2O,h
Is by Bev' II Nelson, Mr. Lemuel Mark.
Of Baltimore, and Miss Addie " Walters, Of
k5nt county.
PERklNS-THOMAS.-I ChestertOwn, Jan. u.
Mr. J. Alfred Perkins, j.. of Phil delphia. and
Miss Ella c. Thomas. of Kent county.
FRAZER-GAREY.-In Kennedyville Jan. a.
same, Mr. Samuel B. Frazer of Cecil county
ana Miss Katie Carey, of Kent county
HUkD-H NNDSBERRH.-at the residence Of the
officiating minister, Rev J. Edgar franklin i'm
wilmington, on Wednesday last, James
Hurd of Philadelphia and Miss Laura NJ
Handsberry. of Dover
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

SENATOR HIGGINS failing to have
VIM. Corbit Spruance Esq, appointed
to the place of Judge of the Circuit
Court given to George NJ. Dallas, is
urging Mr.. Spruance for the vacancy
on the bench of the Supreme Court
caused by the death of Judge Bradley.
Mr.. Spruance's friends would be
pleased to see him successful.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
pnhlin Sales.

The following persons will have ven
dues on the days indicated /;
i J. :. Jones, in RaymOnd's Neck,
Wednesday, February 18th.
J. II, Bishop at Bishops Corner, near
CheswOld, on Feb 10, 1899. . = '"j
On February 10, T. l. Hobbs, on the
farm now occupied by Samuel Hobbs.
On February 18th, near Delaney's
Church, Patrick Hannlfee.
On February oath, John s. Griffin,
in Spruance's Neck.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Answer to "Our Club Room"

In your last issue l wrote short
item, not for the sake of getting in a
controversy with lot Of boys, for it
would @ no credit to me, but merely
for the interest have 10 a person who
Is in my charge and is frequent visi-
tor at al of these club rooms or places
of gathering. IN regird 70 the game
of poker of which ] spoke ! will say
that a shoe too large or too small will
never ii the right foot, and If they de-
sire to take il to themselves when they
we're not mentioned separately, all
we'll and good, / will not object.
One Of the young men told me in the
presence OF wiipesses that on certain
evening at certR4R clgb room in
company with his cohpant9gs be
pIayeG ard won SO much, tnamilng the
Tour dear little cub Fs9m" isso exact
40 Ell It's rules and regulations kit being
the Grstl 81 ogld seek adpittgaEnce to
the dime museum, as the managers are
10 need Of a good drawing card and
persons would travel fFom coast to
coast for the express purpose OF seeing
"Moral Club Room"
The young clerk, who. | was told by
his friends, would answer the item in
your last issue. is more at home with
the scissors than Rith 'he pen. =.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afterr 90 l, Feb. 8, 1892.

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Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
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per line
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Personal.

Cards are out for the wedding OF
Joseph A. BucksOn, of near Black bird,
and Miss Anna L. Smith, of st.
Georges, at the residence of the brides
mother, February 23rd at o'clock
P. NJ.
Miss Eta Benson is home for a few
weeks from Brooklyn.
The misses of the l.. NJ A. F., had |
an evening company at the residence |
of Miss Katie Beckett on Friday even
ing. The boy guests were each fur
nished with carnatiOn bOntonniere.
The San Francisco papers record the
death of Capt Jacob 2. Hackett at the
veterans home, aged 65 years. He
went to California about forty years
ago He was y brother of Mrs. Pres
! ley Spruance, and is remembered by
our older people as young man of
prepOssessIng appearance.
Mrs. Nj. A. KINNEY will spend sew
eral weeks in Pennsylvania during
February.
Joshua Boyd, residing near Leipsic,
who has been very ill with pneumonia,
is recovering.
Harry HURT and HirOns Denney
went to the Newark dance on Friday
evening
A. l.. Hudson, after being confined
to his house and much of the time to
his bed with severe case of "la
, grippe" for a month, is getting able to
be about in good weather. At first all
{ of his familyexcept one member were
l down with the disease.
= The birth day of John H. Bishop of
Z Cheswold, falls on the 29th of Febru-
s airy, consequently he can claim IA birth
day only once in four years. or at the
age of fifty he will have passed only
z twelve Of them.
:. Mrs. Jennie Gearhart, who went to
J.. Philadelphia two weeks ago, will not
be able to return for some weeks
Il Mrs. J. e. Carter and Mrs John
5 Woods have been spending severa
d days in Wilmington
e Miss Edith McCloud, of Cincinnati
v former school mate, made shOr
l. visit to Miss Ethel Cooper last week.
5 Mrs. DR.. McCausland and son, o
A. Philadelphia, are visiting her father
IS Capt. Smith.
x G. f. Moore, who went to Roanoke
Va, year or two ago with John I
:, Hudson, has accepted position wit
ID Z'egler Bros, Philadelphia. This
u the last of the Smyrna colony WIN
went to that place. His family
spending a week or so in Smy rna.
Miss Minnie Reed, Of Baltimore,
former resident of Smyrna, is visitn
ne her friends here, guest of Miss Ma
All Hoffecker.
er Miss Maggie Sisco is visiting frienC
Elf in Philadelphia.
OF Miss Kloberg. of Wilmington is Wis
ed ting Mrs VIM. Nj. Lewes.
M The Tuesday Club met last evenir
o" at the residence of Mrs Susan DAME
OR Miss May Primrose, of WilmingtC
nd spent several days with friends he
to the past week
a Miss Ida Smith has been visitil
,or Miss Lizzie Heinold and Miss Sus
ate Matthews of Chestertown, ID. w. .Staa
NJ near Walkers School House.
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Prettymj
le- will give large party on Friday eve
ro- ing in honor of his sister. Miss Edi
lty Prettyman, of Seaford, who is visitil
nor them.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Kent County Teachers Institute.

The 17th annual session of the
Teachers Institute of Kent county,
was opened at Dover by Henry Ridge
ly, Jr. with the address of welcome. An
organization was effected by electing
Prof. James f. Carroll, president, J. {.
Herring, secretary, and Miss Ella ,.
Deweese, assistant. Mrs H. L. Mon
roe gave an interesting talk on "Pri-
mary Composition, or Development Of
Language"
A great deal of interest was taken in
the warmly contested debate upon
the subject Resolved, that the pub
lie schools of to day can be controlled
without the rod" Professors J. E.
Carroll and J. E. George, affirmative
and Professors l. r Jester and j. c.
Gray, negative. The audience voted
on the question and it was decided in
favor OF the negative.
The evening session opened at 7 81
o'clock, the Norma Glee Club render
ing several selections. Mrs. H. f
Monroe gave an illustrated lecture OF
Life at Washington"
Thursday mornings session opened
with devotional exercises, followed by
instrumental music by Prof William
r. Smithers. Mrs. II. E. Monroe
talked on the Art of Composition,
aud also explained to the teachers hOV
to Get the best from Books or Read
ing"
Prof A. d. Yocum, of Smyrna, ,spok
for half an hour on History as laugh
in the Public Schools" and How
Should be Taught" Prof. Yocum hau
died his subject as though he wa
familiar with it, aud strikingly illu!
trated how the old method Of teachin
history could be improved on.
In the afternoon, pr. Raub, of De
aware College, talked on gramme
and showed the difference between il
telligent and good teaching in tn
, branch.
Prof A. T. Smith, in an interestir
! address, pointed out many imprOv
ments in the method of teaching bot
e primary geography and systemat
geography.
{ Thursday evening, Mrs. H. f. Mo
+ roe gave another illustrated lecture.
q The Norma Glee Club aided Il
! evenings entertainment by several e
? iOyable selections. Friday evenin
. Will Carleton, the poet, was tie atra
, | ton.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
DEATHS.

MARSHALL-ln Philadelphia, Jan. 2s, DR.. sam.
uel d. Marshall. aged about 80 wears
CANTl.-Near Doyer Jan. %, Cornelius Canty.
aged 93 yeers.
HAWKINS.-At Hartley Jan. u Clavtnn Il
Haw wkinS. aged 66 years
hOtFECk ER.-Qn January %. 1892 in Philadel-
Phia, Beatrice, daughter OF Henry and the late
Fanny hotecker auf grand daughter of Mary
KINNEY, aged y years.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

south of us to Cape Horn. There Is
not one of them in which President
Harrison has not made Americans
safer and the flag better respected,
thereby removing the cause and pro.
vocation of future quarrel"
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
Mi-es' Norva a,dT.;u. pu,.

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torpid liver, piles, constipation. Uneoualed
for men, women, children. Smallest. mild
est, s4rest % doses, 2lots. Samples free
at >. Wesley Denney's drugstore.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
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Chapped Hands, Chilblains, COrnS, and all skin
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faction, or money refunded Price . cents per
box. For sale bv James p IlOhCcker, smyrna.
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Smyrna times., 1892-02-03
A Communication from the Principal.

A Communication from the Principal
1t has been brought to the princi-
pals notice that there has been some
complaint both from patrons of the
High School and from other tax pay
ers in regard to the loss of time in that
department owing to insufficient heat.
1t has also been brought to his atten-
ton that there is a disposition in some
quarters to lay the blame for this loss
on the principals shoulders, an
injustice to which that official cannot
patiently submit, and wishes, there
fore to make plain statement Of facts.
The room has never been vacated with
the thermometer registering above 6U'
| Fahrenheit. The thermometer used is
a standard one, graduated with unus.
ual care, for scientific purposes. When
/ placed under the same conditions, it
registered exactly with the thermOm-
eter used by the contractor who put in
the steam heat plant, repeatedly tested.
| Under the same conditions it registered
exactly with the thermometers recent
| ly placed in the various rooms by the
School Board.
When the temperature is taken it is
placed in the most sheltered part of
the rOOm-the part of the room to
which the school has occasionally been
compelled to migrate on cold or
windy day. In no case where the
room was vacated d the mercury
stand at above $50 at 9 A. NJ. or above
60o at II NJ. No one in any Of these
cases has had opportunity to tampeI
with the instrument. Any physician
of the town can testify that scholars
should not remain at their desks fol
three hours in room at such a TEN
perature. In no case should the TEN
perature of room used for school pur
poses be below So Fab. The princi
pal, therefore, feels justified in his ac
ton in this matter, particularly as h'
has acted with the approval of the ma
jOrity if not of all of the directors.
F When called upon to decide as t.
whether it is better to lose half day
work or to risk the health, perhap
+ the lives, Of the scholars, the principa
feels that there can be but one de
csiOn, though it stands to reason tha
no one could deplOre more than h
the consequent 10 5 Of time.
If, however, any parent wishes hi
:. children to remain in the school rOOI
, with the mercury at $50 or at zero. tn
a principal will willingly remain to in
e struct them.
4 Aud now in regard to one other ma
!, ter. While the loss of time is dea
loss, which it will be difficult if not in
4 possible to make up, all talk about tn
4 impossibility of graduating class th
, year, arises from ignorance Of the a.
> tual facts in the case. Owing to graz
ual changes that have been mad
in the neutrality-suspicious. thi
r have been corrected, the gradua
i. ing class this year, is, at the presel
= time fully as far advanced in almOs
- every study, as the graduating ella
i. was last year when it graduated. b
.t sides having had already five montI
- work in Chemistry "a branch that wa
, not regularly taught before.
N 1t is hoped that these plain fac
=" will correct some false ideas and pnju
=. opinions. Respectfully,
- A. DUNCAN YOCUM.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

IT is believed that one result of the
settlement of the Chilian difficulty will
be an entire change in the diplomatic
representatives of the two countries.
Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

Mr.. Springer is annoyed by the
comments on his inability to control
the Ways and Means Committee. At
a meeting il was decided to report a
bill on the wool subject by vote of z
to3