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Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
BOys' Clothing,

The kindly approval Of great
purchasing has been put upon
our splendid stock of Boys
Clothing already this season.
The boys and their mothers
that have been here have been
pleased. And now we want
all the rest. Our Boys Cloth
ing business is constructive
built better every season. A
few quotations:
Refers, 4 to Is years, in serges and Chev.
lots, So so to $3.50.
Washable Suits, 3 to 10 years. 81. so to s.
Sailor Suits, 3 10 10 years, plain and fancy
CheviOts SO so to 50.
ZOuave Suits, 3 TO years, various lengthi
of Jackets, So to $3.50.
EtOn Suits, 70 years, silk facing, IS e
$3.50.
Remember the Clothing
store-how light, how roomy,
The handiest place in which tc
buy.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
WOmaem'S Goats.
Nearly 200 styles !

Among them, the prime IA
vorites, are the stylish Fox
hall, made from soft, black
Woolens, faced with MORE,
$3.50, and the Covert Cloth
Coats at $Io-kinds that are
marked SI8 in some stores.
1t is worrying some manu-
facturers to find out where to
get the Alsatian Capes to sell
at $4-the beautiful combina-
ton of blue, black or Havana
brown Broadcloth with cream
lace.
Evidently they don't know
what mastery Of a market
means.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

PEACH TREES IN BLOOM. - People
coming up from points down the Della
ware Peninsula, Saturday, stated that
1t was a beautiful sight to see hundreds
of acres of beautiful peach trees in full
bloom and fragrance of the sweet
smelling peach blossoms was greatly
enjoyed. The peach crop prognosti-
Gators had begun to spin yarns about
the size of the crop this season, but
the weather the past two or three days
has been very hard ON them.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The Salisbury Advertiser of Saturday
says: Strawberries are not looking at
all we'll in that county. The continued
drought last summer practically ruined
old patches and newly sit ones made
but little growth. 1t will be impossible
for the county to have full crop and
it is not likely that there will be a
large acreage set this spring as the
business has not been profitable tor the
past two years. Peach trees in the
county are now in full bloom.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
M@saaaaaatsH~'m
Philadelphia. March. 2l, 1894.
Dress Statfs.

The touch-stone of success
in Dress Goods retailing (or
any other) is to know what
the people want and give it to
them at least prices.
But we go step beyond
that oftener than not, and
surprise with the variety and
elegance of the stuffs.
Never a season when the
Cotton Dress Goods have
been so far in advance of your
expectation /; never a time
when our mastership of the
market was more manifest.
Ii a new woven loveinless
has cropped out anywhere you
could almost surely see it first
here.
Some of the daintiest stuffs
OF the year can be found no.
where else in Philadelphia.
No worthy or wanted sort is
missing from our shelves.
This little list touches as a
bee might among flowers.
AT &c the yard.
Fast color Calicoes
At SC the yard.
Indigo Blue Prints.
Best Shirting Prints.
AT &c the yard.
A standard lOc Gingham.
At sc the yard.
q in. Puritan Serge.
At Ioc the yard.
81 in. Canton Cloth
| 80 In. Fancy Striped SeerSucker
| 80 in. Linen finish Percale
AT 12ac the yard.
Printed Ducks
| Printed Dimities
| Irish Lawns
Fancy Batiste
| Sc in Percale
AT I6c the yard.
A fine American Printed Mousseline
AT I8c the yard.
perfect Cotton Crepe 16 colors
At 25c the yard.
Irish Dimities
| Silky JapOnettes
American and Scotch Gingham
BrOcaded Sateens
American Cotton Ducks
At 3Oc the yard.
Scotch Ginghams, Crepes Ducks
English Plumeus
| Linen Lawns
| Plain MOusseline
| Galatea
At sic the yard.
Fancy Pique
Organdie Lisse
Batiste Broche
japanese Crepe, plain colOrs
Scotch Dress Linens
At SOC the yard.
English Pigue
Fancy Japanese Grape
| Silk-spOt Plaid Ginghams
Woven figure Linecns
At 6oc the yard.
Swivel Silk Ginghams
Silk mixed dress Linens
White figured MarSeilles
Satin stripe japanese Crepes
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

LEFT THe STAMP ON A BARREL
Beniah Fleming of Harrington was ar
raigned before United States Commiss-
ioner Smith Thursday charged with
failing to efface stamp on liquor bar
rel after the contents had been used.
Fleming is fruit brandy distiller and
Charles A. Fellows of Baltimore was
the infOrmer. He says he found an
empty barrel at Fleming's place with
the stamp still on it Fleming was
held under $500 bail for the United
States Court.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

A vote in the Maryland Legislature
the other day showed that Senator
Germans word is not the iron law
that it once was in Maryland. The
matter on which the vote was taken
was unimportant-a slight change in
the assessment laws-but the incident
showed that the Legislators were dis
posed to cut loose from the German
string.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

DIR. William 7. Hearn, of Sussex
county on Wednesday suedDr. Thomas
A ). Holloway of Bishopville, claim
ing $4,000 for injuries alleged to have
been received in an assault on Feb
ruary 10 last. DR.. Hearn is paralyzed
on the right side and his mind is said
to be affected.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Just the true of the Woolen
stuffs and the Silk-and-wools.
New cOnceits almost every
day. Nothing lacking that
ought to be here and the
heaped-up shelves are filled
with only the freshest, choic-
est of their kinds. Better than
that (for you)-Pr1ces are IS
to 50 fer cent. less than usual.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
FOR S-AIE-

LARGE BROWN MARE, six years
old, good family driver and will work
anywhere.
ROAM HORSE, 10 years old, extra
driver.
YEARLING COLT, by Star DurOs.
sixteen hands high.
J. NJ. REYNOLDS,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

March 18th, at 3 o'clock, at No. 60 Car
Tollton avenue, Baltimore. Mr.. Col
inns formerly lived at Townsend, and
IS now employed at the Methodist
book store, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Death Of Mrs. Ida e. KoOns.-Mrs.
Ida f. KOons, wife of Rev. William G.
KOons, pastor of the NJ. E. Church of
Northeast, died Thursday, aged 33
years. The cause of her death was
tubercular consumption. Mrs. Koons
was well-known in Wilmington,
daughter of lhe late Robert Gibson, of
that city.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
Seed Potatoes.

200 Bushels Of choice Early Rose and
Beauty of Hebron Potatoes, at reasonable
prics.
a74t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Says the Sentinel: Mr.. Nathan
Hutchins, we are informed,is authority
for the statement that there are eleven
hundred Republicans on the delin-
quent lists of Kent County. If this is
true, then the county is loser to the
extent of nearly two thousand dollars.
With county debt of sixty thousand
dollars, the loss of two thousand dol
lars, at one sitting of the Levy Court
makes it rather tough on those who
are compelled to pay their taxes or
have their property sold.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

NOTICE.
IN ], William Dudley, tenant and occupant
OF the Smyrna House" In the Town of SMYRNA.
IN Kent County and State of Delaware, do here
py give notice that on Monday, the 10th day OF
April, A. d. 1894, intend 70 make application
TO the Court Of General Sessions of the Peace and
Jail Delivery Of the State of Delaware in and for
Kent county then TO be holden at Dover, for q IL
cense 20 keep an Inn OF Tavern and to sell in
toxicating liquors therein in less quantities than
one quart 10 be drunk ON the premises at the
house known as the Smyrna House" situated in
United School Districts Noa and n and and
lOI In Kent County and State of Delaware and
forming one United School District by the name
of"Smyrna Public Schools" and located on Main
aforesaid. '
The following respectable citizens residing I'm
the United District lat least one half Of whom are
substantial freeholders) recommend my said ap-
plicaton; -
John Mustard, Jacob Leinberger
VIM. M. Lewis, Oscar Fisher,
Wilson T. Cavendar, T. H. Jefferson,
]. ID. Scout, Geo, II. BrOwu
J. G. Armstrong, Robert H. Maekev
John NJ. Wick, t. Thos. Clayton
WILLIAM DUDLEY.
smyrna, Del, March ~, ls9i. 8l43
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
MARYLAND Items.

Arb0r Day. - Governor Brown has
appointed Friday, April 13, as Arbor
Day in Maryland and has issued his
proclamation to that effect.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
FOR SALE.
100000 Strawberry Plants

All the leading and well-tried varieties
prices ranging from 81. so to 81 so per 1000
varieties, and I viii give lowest cash price.
j. P. JEFFERSON,
STAT Cheswold, Del,
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The hand of death has again been
laid upon one of Millington's best citi-
zens-Charles p. Loper. He died Sun
day week fter an illness of about ten
days aged 81. The deceased came to
MillingtOn sometime in the COS and
begun blaeksmithing and continued
the business up to the time of his death.
He has been q successful business man
and acquired considerable property.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The report comes from Washington
that Maryland appointments will not
be made until after the adjournment of
the Maryland Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The steamer Mary has resumed her
rims between Leipsic and Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The low price of wheat and corn Is
causing the farmers to look to other
cereals that pay better, and from what
we can learn the wheat acreage in this
nieighborhOod this year will be lower
ttan for several seasons. Many of our
hrmeTa are sowing oats to a greater
extent than usual and the crop this
yaar will no doubt be a large One.-
Aiddletown New Era.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
Closing of Malls.

,.,,s North, $50. 9.25 a. m, $40, ASS pm.
oOine oOiue south 900 a. m, and ASS pm.
1n Cor Delaware & Chesapeake road and
hslI Delaware Bay will close at $40 a, m
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Brought an AnssOer after TWO Years.
Two years agOin the canning factory
Of Mr.. A. B. Roe at GreensbOrOugh,
Miss Zenie Hobbs, now Mrs. Mitchell
placed a note in a case of pears. 1t re-
quested the person who got the pack
age-to write to her Immediately. Mrs.
Mitchell has just received a letter in
reply to her note from a lady named
Bessie F. Spooner, of West Bangor,
N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

David Refs of Milford is enlarging
his canning factory to the capacity OF
S0OOO cans day.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

TIE HERO OF CHAMPLAIN.-Lewis
y. Vandergrift, Esq, read a paper on
Lne Life Of Commodore Marlborough,
we hero Of Lake Champlain, before
we Delaware Historical Society in
Wilmington. the revolutionary hero
was born at McDonough, and, when
@ooy elerked in a CROSSROADS store at
Hnat is now MiddIetown.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

sturgeon weighing 45O pounds
,,aa caught by Milford fisherman on
Monday.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

New Castle fishermen are making
large catches of shad, which they are
selling at $50 per hundred.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

daily mail service is to be shortly
..,abIished between Camden aud Mag
nOlia.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

PINE TIEs.-BeDj. T. Collins has con-
trActed with New Jersey parties this
week to furnish them 10000 spruce
plne ties. They are creOsOted and
9ted in building trolley railroad lines.
Delaware can furnish one million ties
Of this character at short notice.-MiL-
ford Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The papers on all sides are noting
the issuance of invitations to card and
other parties this week. This is a nat
ural reaction from the tension of the
iOFty days Lenten observance, to those
who make it a six weeks fashion rather
than heartfelt religions observance.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Over $1,000 worth of muskrat, coon
and other skins was shipped from
Odessa on one day last week.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

During the session of the Levy Court
At Dover 172 names were placed on
the assessment list by affidavit. Of
these 1l6 are Democrats and Sc Re-
Pablicans. In East Dover hundred
there were AZ Democrats and Repub-
heans.-COr. Sunday Star.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

:, A rat got in one of the money drawers
'. frettyman Brothers Thursday night
Y last week, during business hours
sao chewed up a ten-dollar bill. The
ssfapa we're gathered up and forwarded
X Ine Treasury Department at Wash
gson the next morning. Tuesday
,saowlng q new ten dollar bill was
seelved by those Milford business men
r exchange for the mutilated one.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
I,,,vrna Branch Trains.

North, 7.1s, SAP. 9.57, A. NJ, SAs, 615 p M
~ south, s.25 1156 A. M, S4s. 52S. 7.5S P. M
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
ODening of Mails.

,,.,m North. 7.4O, 1000 a. m. $50 and s.25 p. m
wilmington Only
rom South, 74O, 1880 A. NJ. 4.SOPM.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Congressman Causey and his friends
are to start paper in South Milford to
boom him for the U. s. Senate.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

MAD DOC AT TOWNSEND. - Mrs.
Thomas Donovan came near being Bit
ten by a rabid dog a few days ago.
She saw a strange dog in the yard
which was showing fight with one
that belonged to her and she ran out
to drive it away, when it Immediately
attacked her. She happened to have a
basket in her hands, with which she
warded off the dog. Her cries and
screams brought her husband and two
cOlOred men to her rescue; they soon
succeeded in killing il.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

u 1ae marriage Is announced of George
h. collins, Of Wilmington, to Miss
M MiS.enee klngoid, daughter of Mr. and
49, sss. FRED. Rlngold, of Baltimore. The
T''snony viii take place on Thursday,
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

WHAT DOES II MEAN?-Uuder the
above head the DeIGUGrean says: We
hear every day or two of a farmers
meeting held, or to be held, in some
school district Of this county. What
the meaning or purpose of these meet
ings is we are not able to state. Some
say that the meetings are held for the
sole purpose of farmers comforting to-
gether in relation to crops, and for
a general discussion of the condition of
the tillers of the soil while now and
then we get whisper of a move to
start a farmers party in Kent and
Sussex counties. While we think that
a general organization of the farmers
for mutual protection and benefit
would be good thing, if properly con-
Quoted, rebound to the lasting benefit
OF the farmer and farm laborer; yet
we should deprecate a movement look
ing to the organization of third party
believing that it would be an injury
instead Ofa benefit to the agriculturists.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The Wilson estate property, at
Eighth and Market streets, Whining
ton, has been sold to John Nc Vey, for
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The following named prominent and
well-knOwn citizens of MiddletOwn are
engaged in the race for the post Office :
William R. Reynolds, Thomas r. Coch'
ran, William II. johnson, William n.
Moore aud Thomas Budd.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

A tract of land fronting on the
Christians River, in Wilmington, COM
prising 10000 square feet, and adjOin-
ing the works of the Harlan & HOll-
ingswOrth Company, has been pur-
chased by that company for $25, 900.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Mr.. Science, near Summit Bridge,
is quite an expert with the gun he
having succeeded in shooting and cap
turing by means of a trap on a pole,
no less than 80 large chicken hawks
during the past winter.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

At New Castle, Friday, Mrs. Anne
Jsmima Nowland, widow Of Alfred c.
Nowland and a native of Philadelphia,
aged 80 years.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

G. W. Polk having moved his goods
to Denver, Colorado, started for that
City on Wednesday to join his wife and
daughter who have been there some
time for the benefit of Mrs. Polk's
health.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The complaint is made in Whining
ton that a colored man named John
son is vouching in a general way for
cOlOred men applying for assessment,
among others willing to swear that a
young fellow was 81 years old when
ON being questioned he said he was
born in 1876. Why are not such parties.
who are thus outraging law, as is
claimed, put to a test and punished
1t Ought'nt to be any trouble to indice
and convict such men in our courts, and
thus make an example of them.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

The Milford Chronicle wants an ap-
preparation and says: If the River
and Harbor Bill passes and. the Mis-
pillion river appropriation fails to be
in it, John w. Causey should be a
marked mau by the people of Cedar
Creek and Milford hundreds. He is a
member of the River and Harbor Com
mittee, and is in a position to have
$4,000 placed in the bill, and the river
mouth cleared of all obstruction. He
is also a land owner and should be
interested-but if we are still left at
the mercy of railroad rates, Milford
the second town ofimportance in Della
ware-will have been betrayed by one
who should have been her bravest
champion, and the rumors of railroad
influences will be petrifed into solid
truths. For the sake of Milford, for
the sake of the country, and for the
sake of friends, John w. Causey owes
it that an appropriation of $4,000 be
incorporated in that bill.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
POst-OlhCe Building, Smyrna, Delaware

RehooI ThAt Fsashss Young People sslf-aupport is
aoidsy CommerclAi COLLEGE, Wilmington. bel.
Read advertisement and send for free Catalogue.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., son of Am
bassador Bayard, has been admitted to
practice in the Chancery Court of New
Castle County.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Ninety-twO building lots in Eastlake
Wilmington, have been purchased by
William LawtOn and Samuel H. Bay
nard for $11, 900.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Monday night some Delaware Col
ledge students paraded the streets of
Newark with transparencies and
burned in efigy a newspaper COR
respondent for eriticising President
RaHb.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

A. Dover paper asks the following
strange question If it costs the
county 500 to clean up the Office of
Register in Chancery, what will it cost
to put all the county Offices in order?
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

On the petition presented by Frank
J. Spruance at the Orphans Court be
was appointed Guardian of Benton NJ.
Spruance and Clara S. Spruance.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Thieves broke the window ofSamuel
J. Schless' jewelry store, Fourth and
Market streets, Wilmington, and stole
$3.50 worth of jewelry.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

s74t
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr., of the
First Regiment, N. G. D., has rendered
his resignation, which has been accepted
by Governor Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

A Wilmington theatrical agent ad-
yer!ised his show by scattering 1000
pennies in the street and fully 800 boys
scrambled and fought furiOusly for pos
session of the coins.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

John F. Brady, a well-known citizen
Of New Castle, died suddenly in that
town on Tuesday, aged 80. He was
member Ofthe firm of Brady Brothers.
Smyrna times., 1894-03-28

Eighteen new buildings are in pro-
cess of erection at Milford. Among
them are several additions to canning
factories to increase their capacity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

A few years ago, relates the New
Orleans Plcayune, the Mikado of
Japan determined to ask his people to
help him govern them, and with a
flourish of trumpets called for an elec-
tion and organized parliament. Late
reports from that country say that
now he is having a hard time to man-
age the popular representatives Not
long ago the conservative majority ex-
PEELED the President, Hoshi, because
he insisted in keeping faith with for.
eign powers, Then Foreign Minister
Mitsu made them an address, showing
that the course of the majority would
result in losing everything that Japan
had gained in thirty years, but they
would not listen to reason, and the
session was suspended for ten days. It
is said that the doings of the Japanese
parliament would furnish first rate ma.
terial for a comic opera. The minis.
ters attend the sessions with orders for
the suspension of parliament ready
signed and sealed by the Emperor in
their pockets, and when the body be.
comes unruly the orders are produced,
and the session suspended for ten days
or fortnight. The majority of the
members are intensely japanese, op
posed to everything foreign, and they
have no idea of parliamentary pro-
ceedure. 1t is said that the Mikado
has started a movement which is sure
to give him good deal of trouble ul-
timately.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
Thickness of the Soap Bubble Film.

The most powerful of the modern
microscopes will render point one
hundred thousandth part of an inch in
diameter perfectly visible. While
this is true beyond doubt, there are
reasons for believing that single
molecule of matter is much smaller
even than that. One reason for this
belief has been deduced from calcula.
tions made on the soap bubble.
Scientists have made measurements of
the thickness of the envelope of soapy
water inclosing the air of the bubble
when it had become SO thin as to pro-
duce rainbow tints. At the appear
ance of the shade of violet it was one
fourth of the thickness of the length
of an ordinary violet wave of light
(one-sixty thousandth of an inch),
thus making the thickness equal to
one~two hundred thousandth of an
inch.
As the bubble continues to expand
a black patch formed near the end OF
the pipe from which the bubble was
being blown. Measurements were
then taken to ascertain the thickness
of the black portion of the bubble,
and the experimenters were astonished
beyond measure when they found the
thickness Tor thlnness) TO be only
one.fifty millionth of an inch !-St.
Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

The annual report of fires of the
Board of Fire Underwriters, of New
York City, contains some interesting
statistical information. Several tables
set forth the number of alarms and
the amount of losses for thirty-nine
years up to April 80, 1898. From
these may be gathered an idea of the
growing efficiency of the Fire Depart
ment, as we'll as the rate of increase
of fires due to the growth of the city.
The insurance money paid in 1855
in adjustment of losses was 80. 81 per
cent. of the amount placed. For the
succeeding years until 1870, when the
paid department was adopted, this
percentage was not reduced--in fact,
rose in the last few years of this
period But since, and including
1890, there has been constant al
though not steady reduction. The first
year the paid firemen took hold it was
22. 2S per cent. In the year ending
April 80, 1898, it was 13. 10 per cent,
the lowest in all but two years in the
history of the city. This is telling
testimony TO the value of the paid de,
partment. In lS45 there were 355 fire
alarms, in 1898 1850, steady ascent
excepting the years 1868 and 1862,
when the number was exactly the
same, that is, 700. Fires are most nu
merous in January and after that in
December. They are fewest in Sep.
tember and August. The aggregate
for the Januarys since 1854 was 4S47,
for December 4749, July 1850,
March 1928, April 4l59, February
4O94, November 1867, May 1924, June
1886, October 1892, August 1852, and
September 1859. As may be seen, the
winter months bring the most vista
tions of fire, except July, whose large
number is accounted i0F by Fourth OF
July 6Fes,