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Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

BURGLARS AT FELTON.-The gang
of thieves who have been operating in
the county fer the last few days. made
a successful raid upon FELTON,, Friday
night.
The particulars, so far as can be
learned, are that they entered the
postofIice, carried the safe short dis
tance away, b,oke it open and secured
$3.50 in money and some valuable
letters.
The store Of Baxter & Killen, and
one other store was entered, and con-
siderable merchandise stolen.
There seems 20 be no clue whatever
to work on, in order to capture the
robbers.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

John Mahoney, one of the gang OF
men sent by the Pusey and Jones
Company to New Smyrna, Florida,
with J. B. Scott. to make alterations to
Pierre Lorilliard's house boat, Caiman,
died on Friday or Saturday OF last
week. The cause of his death is not
known.
e was ramOred that MahOney bad
died of yellow fever, but no news OF
that character has been received.
There have been no reports of yellow
fever there
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

BOUND AND ROBBED IN HIS STORE.
While Harrison G. Harvey, mer-
chant of Viola, Tuesday night of last
week. was closing his store, three men
rushed in, threw him down, and tied
him with a rope. They then demanded
his money and threatened violence if
he made any effort to call for assistance.
They secured all the money in the
store and departed, taking large
0uantity of tobacco and cigars. Early
next morning Harvey managed to free
himself
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

Opening of Mails
From North 7.3O. lO.OJ a. m So anu
S2j d. M. Wilmington Ohly'
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

Mayor Frank E. Herbert, of New
Castle, who has been in bad health tor
several weeks, has been compelled TO
give up temporarily his duties as chief
magistrate of the city and 60 south to
recuperate. The mantle of sentencing
all the offenders of the law, peace and
dignity of the state, has therefore
fallen upon President of City Council,
Thomas Frazer, who will also collect
the fees from pack peddlers, circus
men and vendors. Mayor Herbert,
accompanied by his wife, will leave the
city tomorrow for Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, w. Va, where he will spend
| two weeks.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

with one of the local breweries, the
otber dav. This is how he figured it:
"This man." he said, has been actively
ENGAGED in brewing for the past 40
EARS He himself says that he has
Averaged 25 glasses per day for all
these Years, and the old fellow is now
G5 Years old. In his prime he averaged
40 classes q day and he never missed a
day without drinking, unless prevented
INV sickness. Therefore this man alone
consumed 9,125 glasses of beer in one
year. or 41O,625 glasses in the 45 years
during which be has been engaged in
the business. This is equivalent to
about 1,O26 barrels, averaging the
barrel at 400 glasses, which is the
usual estimate
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

To BEGIN THE STUDY OF Law
Reniamin b. Smith, sOn of Justice of
the Peace, Frank +. Smith, began the
study of law last week with TX, TX.
Attorney General, John Biggs, at 9IS
Market street, Wilmington. Mr.
Smith is a student of Delaware College
where he earned considerable fame as
a student, in the class of '92, and TOOK
the hOnors justly earned by him. he
will now undergo a thorough legal
training at the hands Of his talented
preceptOr.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21
BUTCHER BONE
PHOSPHATE !

The undersigned is now prepared to
furnish, in large or small quantities
his celebrated BUTCHER BONE
PHOSPHATE, at his factory at Leip-
sic, Kent county, Delaware. This re-
liable phosphate is highly recomm end
ed by prominent farmers of this county
and it has given satisfaction whenever
used.
Applv by letter or in person to
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

COLUMBIAN DAY.-The Columbian
Day parade is growing beyond the
most sanguine expectations of those
having the celebration in charge. IL Is
believed that 1900 men will take
mart in the public demonstration.
There will be at least l25 industrial
displays by leading firms and business mess
men. The various labor unions nave
been requested to participate In the
Industrial feature, and will most prob
ably accept. Wilmington will present
a line appearance.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

A New CLOTHING FIRM. John Z.
Dickey, Democratic nominee for county
treasurer, and Thomas H. Pennock,
will open big clothing store in the
new Lleberman building, at Fifth and
Market Streets, Wilmington, about
October lst.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

In CHARGE OF REV. J. d. Rice
The Rev John D. Rigg, who has been
On the supernumerary list of the Will
mington Conference, has taken charge
of the East Lake and Edge Moor work
at the request of Presiding Elder L. E.
Barrett. The Rev. c. II. Kershaw,
who has had charge of that work, has
gone to Dickinson College to finish his
atudiag
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

Rev. Clarence r. Wilson, who has
served the NJ. E. Church of SeafOrd for
one year, has been transferred to Fit.
Smith, Arkansas, one of the largest NJ
+ Churches of the South. He will
preach his final sermon in this charge,
on Sunday, september 25th.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

WHY DOwNEY STEPPED Down.
The sudden, unexpected withdrawal
of Stephen DOwney, of Wilmington,
from the Republican Senatorial contest
OccasiOned great surprise. DOwney
was backed by Postmaster Stewart,
and Mahaffy. The opponents of
Downey asked Postmaster General
Wanamaker's intervention TO keep
Stewart out of politics. An inspection
has been threatened. When Downey
heard of this he concluded to retire
from the race.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

SUNDAY GUNNERs UNDER BAIL
James Gartnier, Harry MOuseley and
Harry Barber, of Philadelphia, accused
of cunning on Sunday near Whining
ton, and who left their watches and
guns as security for the fines imposed,
had their cases reOpened and gave
bail for court.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

The pastor of the New Castle NJ E.
Church, Rev. T. Z. Martindale, has in
his possession an autograph letter sent
him by the poet Whittier, at the time
of the death of Rev. DR. Matlack, who
was an intimate friend of the deceased
poet.-NeU Castle Herald.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

REBUILDING DELMAR.-E. L. Rice,
architect, went to Delmar last week,
aud was engaged to draw plans for 26
new buildings, to replace those burned
in the recent fire. The buildings will
range IN price from $1,000 to 81 900.
Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

Thomas Ennis, living on the Wat
kins farm, near Odessa, lost about $50
bushels of wheat recently by two boys
setting fire to his stacks His wheat
was the only crop this year that would
have netted him any income, as the
tomato and sweet corn crops were very
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Eva Cusic, has developed a remarka-
BILE power at the West as a revivalist.
Ten days ago, while holding services at
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, she touched the
heart of one William Coulter, who ex-
perienced change of heart" and con-
fessed the murder of his father. He is
now under arrest.
Pundita Ramabai's home for high caste
Hindu widows, at Poona, is now occu-
pied by twenty-six widows, from nine to
twenty-f five years of age, of whom some
lost their husbands before they were
seven years old.
fessor H. A. Salmoni the order of the
Mediidieh of the third class, in recogni-
ton of the services he has rendered to
Oriental literature by the publication of
his Arabic English lexicon.
Professor Angela Heilprin of Philadel-
phia, who will conduct the Peary relief
expedition, is more than mere execu-
scientist Geography and paleontology
are his specialties, and he is well in
formed about Arctic matters. He is one
of the curators of the Academy of Nat
ural Science and has the confidence of
the majority of its members.
jeremiah Green, who died recently in
Ulster county, New York, aged eighty
three, was the pioneer distiller of winter
green oil in this country. He made a
comfortable fortune in this bust
ness and he bought tract of land, which
he intended to convert into a ground for
holding temperance camp meetings. He
succeeded in gathering together 5000
people at his first meeting, but after a
weeks labor among them, and only in
ducing 40 to sign the pledge, he gave up
the temperance business, sold his land
and became a sporting man.
Captain Frank D. Baldwin of the Fifth
Infantry, who was decorated the other
day in Chicago by General Miles with a
medal awarded by Congress for conspicu-
GUS gallantry at the battle of Peach-Tree
Creek, Ca. July 20, 1864, where he led a
desperate assault on the Confederate
regiment, has since the war distinguished
himself in compaigns against the Chey-
ennes, Arapahoes and Comanches On
one occasion Captain Baldwin and three
companies withstood the onslaught of
one hundred Indians, killing five Of them
Baldwin is one of the most modest and
reticent of men, and was unable to find
words to express his thanks when Gen
eral Miles pinned the decoration on his
breast.
Mrs. Mary Middleton Hayne, the widow
of Paul Hayne, the Southern poet, who
died in Augusta, Ca, a few days ago,
was the daughter of Dr.. Michel, French
physician, to whom, for his services at
the battle of Leipsic, Napoleon present
ed gold medal. Of her Mrs. Margaret
J. Preston says, mo poet was more
blessed in wife, and she it was who by
her self-renunciation, her exquisite sym
pathy, her positive, material help, her
bright hopefulness made endurable the
losses and trials that crowded Mr..
Haynes life.''
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06
AN ALARMING CONDITION.
And How to Surely overcome 1t.

sleeplessness is a
rapid road to the
insane asylum.
Men allow care,
anxiety or business
troubles to drive
sleep from their
eyelids, while wo-
men, with unstrung
nerves and cxcita-
Bile temperments'
pass hours upo II
.hourc each night Ill
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ar
gus, has been asserting for some weeks
past that Sheriff Grants vigorous en-
forcement Of the liquor law had not, as
matter of fact, decreased drinking and
drunkenness. Indeed the Argus has
seemed inclined to hold that it has in
creased them. We have printed the rec
ords of commitments to the jail for drunk
enness, showing a considerable decline in
1891 as compared with 1890, but the Ar
gus responds that these are untrust-
worthy. In another column we present
the testimony of several gentlemen who
have the superintendent of large gangs
of men. Their evidence comedies with
the records of commitments. They
have no hesitation in declaring that
there has been very marked decrease of
drunkenness. We suppose the Argus
will dispose Of their testimony by calling
attention to the Norway method of re-
stricting the sale of liquor, or some 9th
er equally logical piece of disproof.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06
ooner or later to expensive litiga-

sooner or later to expensive htiga-
ton.
The cause of the predicament in which
the city finds itself is deadlock in the
Board of Registration brought about
primarily by the refusal of the Mayor of
the city to perform his plain duty.
Whether the registration law was wise
or unwise was no business of the Mayor
of Waterville. 1t was passed by a leg
islature fully competent to pass it, and
signed by the governor. 1t was morally
and legally binding on every person whom
it affected and everybody was bound to
obey it irrespective of his views of it's
propriety. Mayors of cities are not au-
thorized to review legislative acts and to
obey or disobey them according as they
commend themselves to their judgment
or otherwise. The act instructed the
Mayor of Waterville to appoint two gen.
tlemen, one from each party, to be mem
bers of the registration board. 1t was
mandatory in spirit and in letter as well.
The Mayor of Waterville began to per-
form his duty under the law by appointing
a Democratic member of the board. He
next appointed ex-Mayor Reuben Foster
the Republican member. The Demo-
cratic appointee accepted the appoint
ment and was qualified as member of the
Board. Mr. Foster on the other hand
declined the appointment and did
not qualify. The duty of the
Mayor in this contingency was
plain. 1t was to select another gentle
man. But Mr.. Jones took the strange
ground that his duty had been fully dis
charged with the selection of Mr.. Foster.
He assumed that Mr.. Foster was mem
Der of the board and that he was refus-
ing to act, when the fact clearly was that
Mr.. Foster had never been a member,
never having accepted the appointment
and never having qualified. If the gov
ernor of the state should nominate man
for justice of the Supreme Court and
that man should decline, and the gov
ernor should then refuse to nominate an
other man on the ground that the man
whom he had nominated was member
of the court and therefore his duty had
been discharged, his performance would
be an exact parallel of the performance
of the mayor of Waterville. If the court
should be paralyzed by such refusal on
the part of the governor everybody would
hold him responsible. The mayor of
Waterville is no less responsible for the
paralysis of the Waterville registration
board. He has deliberately evaded
the law of the state, and has there
by disfranchised his own city and very
likely involved it in long and expensive
litigation. He feels now that he has
acquired great triumph. By and by
when the hurtfulness of his performance
begins to be apparent he will probably
feel otherwise, but wriggle as he may and
doubtless will in the future he cannot get
out from under the heavy load of respou-
sibility which his own folly has imposed
upon him.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

The decision of the Senate committee
in favor of Senator Call is undoubtedly
right. Call was the choice of the major
ity of the litigation, and the attempt of
the Governor of the State to keep him
out of his seat by refusing to sign his
credentials and appointing another man
was without justification. 1t must be
borne in mind, however, that quorum
was coured when Call was elected so that
the Democratic members of the Senate
cannot vote for his admission without
giving indirect but no less substantial,
Endorsement to the doctrine which they
so bitterly denounced when twas enun-
ciated and practiced by Mr.. Reed.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

The average death rate of the Com
pany during the past year, 0.S9, and
lower during the past 20-year period
than the death rate of any other leading
company.
The supremacy of the Northwestern
among its principal competitors, in point
of interest rate, continues showing that
the rate actually earned in 1891 was
6 Ito per cent. The Ratio of Expenses
and Taxes to New Business" during
1889 and 1890, was lower in the North
western than in any other regular COM
pany, and lower still in 1891. Relative
to the expense of securing new business.
our Company has not for years, in a
single instance, paid salary to any gener-
al or soliciting agent.
The Company, during the past year,
paid dividends on its first ten-year ton
tine policies, issued in 1881, that proved
very satisfactory, and justify the belief
that, whatever the results under such
policies may be in the future, they cam
not fail to yield larger surplus returns
for premiums paid than any other form
of life and investment insurance in this
or in any other company.
The new business of the Company was
larger in 1891 than during any previous
year; the business each month of the
year being larger than in any correspond
ing monthin the Company's history.
HENRY L. PALMER, J.w. SKINNER,
President. Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

1t will strike the American public that
if the sentences imposed by the CHILEAN
court upon the assailants of the Balti-
more's crew are a fair specimen of Chill
ian punishment the commission of crime
in Valparaiso is not very dangerous.
The man that wounded Turnbul who
subsequently died of his injuries gets
less than three years imprisonment, and
a partof that is given not for the killing,
but for assuming false name and carry
ing knife. This will hardly satisfy
American ideas of justice, and the pro-
vision of the Gillian law which compels
the families of the killed and wounded
men to look to the convicted men for in
demnity will satisfy them even less.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

The storm which Hill has created in
New York by his February convention
scheme is much bigger than he antici-
pated. The New York papers print a
very long list of prominent Democrats
who protest against the convention as an
attempt to forestall the opinions of the
Democrats of the Empire State and Sc
cure delegation in his own interest to
the National Democratic convention
Even some members of Tammany Hall
join in the protest, and one of them has
even had the temerity to declare that if
Hill should get the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Presidency the Republican
candidate would carry New York State
by $4,000. If Hill succeeds in carrying
his scheme through it looks now as if
another convention would be held and
two contesting delegations present them
selves for admission to the National
convention. 1t almost looks as if
Hill had overshot the mark, though his
skill in extricating himself from scrapes
is almost Napoleonic.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06
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THE wATERyILLE MESS.

It appears to be settled that there is to
he 10 election in Waterville this spring.
That will save trouble in one direction,
but it may make trouble in another.
The charter of the city was framed, like
tl.e charters of other cities, with a view
to annual elections, and the dispensing
with the election this spring may lead
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 6.

The Boston Globe gives the credit of
Che extinguishment of the Louisiana
Lottery Company largely to the news
papers which have almost unanimously
denounced it and called for legislatio to
suppress it. The Globe is about right
There is no power in the country that
can WELD so much influence when united
as the newspaper press.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-06

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