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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
DRESS GOODS,
N NOT OVS' @
LADIES' COATS.

To those who have not vet
purchased or are cOntemplat.
ing purchasing a Winter
Suit, we can say that our as
sortment is still good, com
prising colored Serges, Cash
meres, Henrietta and Bedford
and Diagonal Cloths.
Specially fine values in
Black Dress Goods, Henri
ettas at Is, 87i, 100, and As
inches.
Diagonal, dotted and silk
Striped Serges at 100 per
yard. The best twilled Red
and Plain White FlanneIs
we ever offered, at 25 cents.
A full line of the best makes
of Muslins, Sheetings, etc,
All sorts of Innings, Trim
mings, Velvets, etc. Extra
fine black ribbed Hose. at
121 cts. Large assortment
of Ladies' and Childrens
Underwear, including the
Natural Wool.
Our stock of Ladies' Coats
are going at remarkably low
prices, sizes broken, but quite
likely yours is here. A rare
bargain for you if it is.
Come and see.
Prices reduced on Robe
Dress Patterns.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

EDITOR SALISBURY of the DelGlVGr-
can and Albert Cowgirl are having a
spirited controversy on the question
'dOes farming pay?" The editor
draws a picture of the farmer getting
poorer and poorer, while his tOwnsman
says virtually that farming is the most
remunerative occupation known. The
editor says that thirty years ago there
were but few millionaires in the coun-
try, but there were thousands of rich
men in every pursuit: the farmers
have as much capital invested as those
following other pursuits, but get
poorer and poorer every day. while
those engaged in other pursuits have
become rich. Mr.. Cowgirl says the
correct way to determine the value of
pursuit, is not by estimating the re-
suit of year but of life time, and
says:
But what are the facts? Take ten
years back only, perhaps the greatest
growing period of the farming class in
the history of the country. Take 100
merchants, 100 mechanics, 100 lawyers,
doctors, school teachers and preachers,
and 100 farmers and which class is the
best off financially of the whole, as the
result of this ten years work land the
farmers do not work harder or longer
than any of the others, or live on
poorer diet.) Let any thinking man
look orOund him and how MANY of the
other classes have made clear, one GOOD
stock farmP And yet out of the loo
farmers, plenty of them in that time
have made that much, and many, much
more. From careful statistical esti
nation of this subject 1 am satisfied
that of all our OccupatiOns-for al
entire life-farming is the most remu
nerative, the most independent an'
the freest from financial, physical ant
moral breakdOwns.
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Now yourgime

To stimulate trade we
will from to-day, Janury 6,
sell our entire line of Mems.
Boys and Children's Over
coats at Cost, and in odd
lots, one and two of a kind,
they will go for less than
cost to close them.
You may just find the
Coat you want in this lot
and what's the difference to
you, except the saving in
the price, whether we have
one or a dozen.
A big lot of Underwear,
Natural Wool, Scarlet and
white Australian WOol-all
goes down to-day.
An early call will be a
saving to you.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

KEEPING down expenditures is the
test trial of all parties. 1t is the
watchword of the outs and the plague
of the ins. The party of the majority
is held responsible, very mutually, for
all appearances of extravagances. The
Republicans, who were in possession of
the last Congress, because of the large
appropriations for pensions, river and
harbOr improvements. bOunties for
sugar productions, appropriations from
war ships and coast defence, &C., are
held up as the "Billion Dollar Con-
gress." How to meet the demads for
this and that thing, that comes up for
one and another source, with such
urgency, will be one of the trials of the
present majority. They will be COM
PEELED by the logic of argument to
keep much below the expenditures of
the last Congress, and for this reason
appropriations for Smyrna River, and
the other navigable streams of the
Peninsula needing help to open them
to commercial pursuits, can hardly be
expected of this Congress. Special in
terests, that can be fostered only by
the Government, must thus necessarily
be affected. Many representatives who
have no rating in Congress, and are
valued by their constituents, only for
the appropriations they can get for the
developments of their districts, will
have a meagre record to go before the
voters with. The Philadelphia Ledger
is discussing the action of the House o.
Representatives on Friday on the sub
sidy question says:
1t is a long time since there has beer
such a vote in Congress on an impOr
tant question of policy as that of DDS
years to 40 nays, and yet that is the
vote by which the present House oil
| Representatives expressed its judgmen
against the granting of subsidies o
bOunties by Congress in money, public
lands, bonds or by Endorsement, or BY
pledge of public credit, to promOt
special private industries or enter
prises of corporations" That, more
over, is not party vote, for the Hous
has SO Republican members. Th
resolution declaring that mo none,
ought to be appropriated by Congress
from the public treasury except sucl
as is manifestly necessary to carry OF
the several departments frugally, eff
GENTLY and honestly administered,
was adopted by the smaller majorit,
of I64 to SO. 1t is safe to predict tina
the latter resolution will return t
plague many who voted for it. Publ
works OF al kinds can be stopped unde
a rigid Interpretation of its language
and there will be no money for any
thing except the actual Administrative
of the Government. If the House doe
not itself revolt against this kind {
economy the people will, and anOthe
Congress will have the pleasure {
spending the money this Congress al
wisely saves.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

ONE of the most interesting develop
ments in the application of electricity,
which has, perhaps, the widest prom
Use of general domestic utility and ben
eft of all the multiplicity of applica-
lions of electric energy, is that of cleo
trio heating. The New York Sun, in
a recent issue, on the subject Of heat
ing by electricity, says:
Electricians are talking of wonder
full things ia that line as possibilities of
the near future. They assert conf
IDENTIFY that before long houses, offices,
and stores, street cars and railroad
cars will be heated as we'll as lighted
by electricity. Not only that but
cooking may be done by the same
agency, and the heat, dust, CRIME, and
smoke of the cook stove and the heat
ing furnace will be nightmares of mem
Ory. The coal cellar is to be abOl'
ished, and the heat to warm the house
and prepare the meals is to be brought
in on a wire and distributed to do any
service at any time in response to the
pressing of button or q turning OF a
SWITCH.
1t is asserted that the electric heater
is 80 nearly developed on a practical
basis that it can be available at slight
increase in cost over present methods,
an increase which the electricians say
should be more than made up for in
the superiority in cleanliness and con-
Venience.
In the boiling and whiting July days
of the near future the housewife 10 hel
cool kitchen may press a button and
have the strongest, hottest fire she
needs at a moments notice. The
cooking done, touch of another bat
ton will set the same power that hai
cooked the dinner to work on thu
electric fans. On cold winter morn
ings the fire may be started by tonci
of the button beside the pillow and tn
domestic infelicities caused by discus
sions as to whose duty it is to get ~
and start the fire will be avoided.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
Too MANY Peach Trees.

l. n. Mills reaches the conclusion in
a recently published article, that since
the peach has become SO largely cult
waited in several western states, CalifOr.
mia and elsewhere, that we have too
many trees on the Peninsula for profit
to the growers. Our western market,
that used to take from so to rs cars per
day, is thus cut off. California has
robbed us of the dried fruit market.
He goes on to say: Il find in looking
over our past records, that we had IN
the year 1875 on railroad territory,
100000 bearing trees, the great ma
jOrlty of these trees being in New Cas-
tie and Kent counties, Del, and Kent
county, Md.
Since then there has been a gradual
increase, until last spring we found we
had in actual bearing, 100000 trees
on railroad territory. This is from
reports of actual growers, This would
give total acreage at the rate planted
los trees to the acre, of 1888 acres
devoted to this product.
These trees are mostly planted on the
best land, showing a great amount of
acre age tina. could have grown more
profitable crops, which have in many
instances been cultivated at loss.
There is no doubt that if our growers
would cOntine themselves to orchards
! of moderate size, say from 10 to 20
acres, and when they have a crop han
die and ship to market only the best
fruit, they will always receive paying
PRICES, and one observing the fruit
shipped this year, could not under
stand how the market stood up as wei
as it did. the shipment of premature
fruit for some years past, have noticed
almost invariably sets the price low il
the beginning of the season, and the
commission merchants find it hard t
get fair prices for the fruit when i
COMMENCES to 60 to market"
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home that she will annlnniza-

hope that she will apologize.
The news to-day looks brighter.
The Baltimore Sun says;
Great Britain and Germany have
Joined in an appeal to Chilli not to go to
war with the United States. There is
reason to believe that dispatches have
been received in Washington from
Chile looking to a peaceful settlement
of the dispute, though no official con-
firmatiOn could be obtained. This be-
lief was strengthened last night by
the official announcement that the
Presidents message on the Chilean
affair would not be sent to Congress
to day, as intended, and it is probable
that the message will be held until
next week, if it is sent in at all.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
DEATHS.

ROGERS.-At her home, Fairlee Kent county.
Md, on Monday, Jan. II, 1892, Mrs Sarah g.
Rogers, wife OF Capt, Isaac Rogers in the SOth
year Of her age.
PALMER.-Mrs. Julia H Palmer, widow of the
late Edward E. Palmer, and mother of Mrs S.
b. Treadway, at Hanesvllle Md, Jan. 10, 1897
The remains were token to Centreville for in
terment
GREENW0Op.--On Dec. 5, 1891, at her late resi-.
Benz Il Greenwood formerly of CheStertown,
Md in her I'D year.
MARVEL.-Dec. 9Oth near Leipsic. Linda
Baynard, daughter of Ohio and Fannie Marvel.
aged years, months, 8 days.
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ious was apprehended. But about
noon Monday alarming symptoms rap
idly developed which eliminated in
death by paralysis at z p. NJ. Her
death was a great surprise and shock,
not only to the immediate family, but
to the entire community, for her
long and useful lite had made her a
prominent figure in the town, and Sc
cured for her host of warm friends
who are greatly bereaved by her death.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

New JERSEY A SEPARATE JURIs-
DICTION.-By an order issued by the
supreme Lodge of the A. o. U. w,
New Jersey has been set aside as a
separate jurisdiction, dating from Jan
uary s. The new Jurisdiction" has
about 5000 members, while the Mary
land Delaware Virginia jurisdiction
has over 1890 members. Five deaths
in New Jersey during January 9, will
fall on the old jurisdiction, and will
thus help New Jersey out of bad
scrape. The Maryland Delaware Vir.
ginia jurisdiction will meet in vii,
mingtou GA March 10Th next. The
vacancies created in the present Off
GERS by the withdrawal of New Jersey
will not be filled until then,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
SMYRNA, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. 90, 1892.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
INSTRUMENTATION year, strictly in ad-
vance, sl5O; 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 firstinsertion 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
ner line.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

FRANK LEsLIE's POPULAR MONTHLY
FOR FEBRUARY.-Richard J. Hinton's
finely illustrated paper on the great
Colorado Desert, and a delightful de-
scriptive aud reminiscent paper upon
Historic Haunts and Homes in New
York." by Felix OdbOy" THE late
Colonel John +. Mines, are the lead
ing features of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly for February. This midwin-
ter number has an exceptionally bril-
liant list of contributors, including, be-
sides the two already named, RIdyard
Kipling, Mrs. E NJ De Leon. George
c. Hurlbut, Douglas Sladen, Louis
Eugel, A l.. Rawson, David Kerr, Ntta
w. Pierce, Lucy H. Hooper, Joel Ben
ton, J. Carter iieard aud Captain w
| w, Webb. The range of timely sub.
jeots covered is VIDE, and the pictorial
illustrations are Of surprising excel.
! lence,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

Two weeks ago it looked as if we
were on the eve of a speedy solution of
the CHILEAN question: this week it is
all the other way because of repeated
insults by the doughty little nation,
and the tone is decidedly warlike. A
Washington dispatch yesterday said
that for the first time since the cOntTo-
versy with Chile arose Secretary
Blaine intimated in conversation with
a friend that the prospect of avoiding
serious trouble with the little South
American Republic is not hattering.
This remark was undoubtedly caused
by the latest incident of the quarrel,
the very surprising insult offered to
Commander Evans, of the Yorktown.
Until the incident occurred Secretary
Blaine was Influenced by Minister
Months assurances that his govern
ment was peaceably inclined. Mr..
Blaine is still hopeful, but he and Pres
ident Harrison and Secretary Tracey
privately fear that it will be necessary,
after all, to send an ultimatum to the
Chilean government.
Very little IS talked of in Washing
ton but the subject of war and each
dav that passes adds to the feeling
that There rous trouble ahead.
Ii IS stated unOficially, but quite
positively, that the message Of the
President will go TO Congress to-day OF
Thursday, if, in the meantime. no as
surances of reparatiOn are received
from the Chilean Government. The
message is all in type and has been fol
several days.
This much-talked-Of message viii
not be 80 war-like in tone as has beer
indicated, and will hardly go farthe
than to make very plain that the cor
respondence makes out perfect cas-
for the United States, upon which tn
President feels justified in demanding
outright an apology for the continued
insulting treatment received at th
hands Of Chile.
The dispatch goes on to say there
no question, whatever, that the Presi
dents attitude and recommendation
will be sustained by Congressme
without regard to party, and that
war must come the necessary appropr
ations will be freely and prompt
given.
A large majority Of the most leve
headed and best informed members (
both Houses are arm in the belief tbs
the demand upon Chile for reparatio
will not have to be pressed beyond ii
point of the Presidents message, e
these men think that when Chile
convinced that the United States is
dead earnest she will at once apologize
Another account says that the onl
thing that could prevent it would be
very humble apology eabled by Chi
At once. That such an apology wi
come neither the President, his Cat
net, nor any one familiar with the 8
uation expects. Is is known to Il
Administration that Chile is makiE
active preparations for war. and tn
her attitude u such Is 10 preclude q
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
Public Sales.

The following persons will have ven
dues on the days indicated
VIM. e. Riggs, at his residence near
seyerson's Church, Wednesday, Jan.
9th.
J. J. Jones, in Raymond's Neck
Wednesday, February 18th.
Jas. II. George, the george Farm
near the "Big Oak" at public sale IN
this town, Saturday, Jan. 23rd.
John ForeaGres, pear Greenspring,
Thursday 2lst.
On February 10th near Taylor's
Bridge, Abram Hayden will dispose Of
his personal property at public sale.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

way, Committe clerks; Joseph B. Har-
rington, Messenger to President Sen
ate; T. Mexican Metre, Page.
Mr.. Cleo. w. Cruikshank, who de-
clined TO accept the office TO which he
was appointed in the House Of Repre-.
sentatiVes, is now candidate for the
position of State Librarian. Mr.. Cru
ikshank is conceded to have very good
prospects for the capture of this posi-
ton. -
The approaching marriage of Mr..
Thomas II. Cecil, son of County Com
missioner VIM. H. Cecil, and Miss S.
Victoria Seney, daughter of John
Seney, Esq, is announced to take place
on Wednesday evening, January goth,
at 7.30 o'clock, at ROseville NJ. E
Church. The ReVs Mr.. Chandler and
Harding will Officiate.
The Maryland Legislature recon
vened Monday night. Both Houses
voted yesterday for United States Sen
atOrs, and Joint convention will be
held to-day. The friends of each of
the Senatorial candidates from the
Eastern Shore are hard at work and
all of them express confidence in the
/ result.
A number of bills were introduced
in the House.
FRANCES -NAUDAIN NUPUIALs.-
Robert NJ. Frances, one of the Off
Gals of the Colchester Steamboat Com
pany, was married to Miss L. Louise
Naudain, on Tuesday, January 18th,
at p. M, at the home of her brother
in-law, Captain w. G. Eliason, Presi-
dent at the company, No. Ill Conway
street, Baltimore, Md. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. R. Strick
len.
Rev. Charles Hill has resigned as
pastor of the Elkton NJ. Z. Church.
For some weeks past Mr.. Hill has
been in i'll health, and finding himself
totally unable to perform the duties oil
his position felt constrained to resign
That his resignation was received by
his congregation and friends with de-
cided regret is to speak mildly, and
the venerable gentleman has the sin
cere sympathy of the community in his
affection.
The farmers in the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, which met in Annap-
oils Wednesday OutnumbeF the law
yeTs, aud are much the larger class o.
members according to occupation. O
the III persons who will sit in the
Senate and House of Delegates, SO are
engaged in agricultural pursuits and
; more combine farming with some Othel
employment. The number of lawyers
in both hOnses is 26. The lawyers have
one more member of the Senate thar
the farmers, but fall II below the agri
, culturists in the House
4 Much Needed Law - The Ceci
County Ne,Os in an editorial of its last
, issue, under the title of "A Mucl
! | Needed Law" calls the attention o
tue Legislature to the pressing necea
, sity for law in this State, which will
. compel a husband to support his wife
and suggests remedial legislation il
> such cases, similar to that nav exist
ing in other states, where, if a hus
band from any cause fails to supper
! his wife and family, he may be com
PEELED to give bond to the State to do 81
+ or be imprisoned.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

The NEW CENTURY CLUB, OF Will
MINGTON, CELEBRATES ITS THIRD AN
NIVERsYRY ON FRIDAY EVENING.-It
has a Membership of 3OO.-At the
morning session reports upon many
branches of local work were read by
Miss Katharine Pyle, Miss Margaret 8.
Hilles, Miss Mary H. Mather, Mrs. T.
Gardiner Littell, Mrs. William K
Crosby, Miss Bertha Harlan and Miss
Carrie HOffecker. Mrs. J. Frank Ball g,
Woman Commissioner to the Column
bian Exposition, read a paper on
"Women at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton" Mrs. Gertrude w. Nields de-
scribed Our Club Work"
In she evening Mary A. LivermOre
made an address on the progress of
woman, saying that the growth began
with the emancipation of the slaves.
The relief societies organized in war
time were really the first women clubs.
Speaking upon the admission of women
to the professions, she said that she at
tendad as a reporter the Convention OF
| 1860, which nominated Lincoln for the
Presidency. She was the only woman
on the door, and the presiding officer
ordered her removal to the visitors
gallery. The other reporters, how.
ever, all men. insisted that she was q
member of the craft, and the Chairman
rescinded his order. Her reports of
that Convention were sent TO eleven
papers. In closing her address she ad
vOcated woman suffrage, and ex
pressed the opinion that only those
who could read and write should BE-
allowed to vote,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

A great powder mill explosion,
whose thunderOus roar was distinctly
heard twenty Ave miles away, occurred
AT Central City, w. Va, Monday
fiiuQing five souls into eternity and
dangerously wounding four other men.
Tbifty-fve tons Of powder in she Phoe-
nix Powder Mill blew up, wIplng the
blQ mill out Of existence and scattering
the debris for ar
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
MARRIAGEa

LIEDALE-DILL. - At the NJ. E. Parsonage
Dover, Jan. 18th, by Rev, 7. E. Terry John T
Llndale, Of Magnolia, and Miss Salfie E. Dill
of IeipsiG,
WICK the same time and
place, by the same minister, Eugene r. Wickes
and Miss Fannie v. kinikin, both Of Dover
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

The best Salve in the world for GUS, Bruise
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tettel
Chapped Hands, Chilblains COrns, and all skin
EruptiOns, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. PFioe % cents pei
box For sale by James +. HOffecker, Smyrna
C. C. HarmOnsun, CLAYTON.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20
CORDWOOD FOR SALE, CHEAP.

C0rdwOOd can be bought cheap, deliv-
cred in quantities to suit purchasers. Also,
Dwelling House for rent with store
room attached, on Market street, Smyrna.
on easy terms. Apply to
Mrs. EVELINA M. CUMMINS,
ll3lm WoOdlnWn.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1892-01-20

power over the National Committee
men who represent every State in tie
Union.
In Northern Louisiana all the small
Ter streams and lakes have been frozen
and steamboats, all along the Missis-
sippi in the States named have great
difficulty in handling freight because
of sleet and ice. Country roads are
impossible. A heavy fruit crop is pre-
dicted in consequence of retarded de-
velopment of buds, and agriculturists
generally regard the long freeze as
favorable to future crops. Advices
from many points in Illinois show that
hard snow storm prevailed through
out the State. In HillsbOro' the snow
is about two feet deep on a level, the
storm being the worst for many years