Smyrna times., 1894-09-19

business OF going w est Tor number
of years and buying hundreds of tons,
sending it to Philadelphia and selling it
to the broom factories. Here is a pro-
duct that might proiitably be grown in
the vicinity of Clayton and Smyrna,
and either sent to the markets of Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York. or
far better establish factory at Smyrna
and Clayton, and make it into brOoms
and supply the demands of every store
on the peninsula of Delaware and
Maryland as well as the cities of Balti-
more, Wilmington and Philadelphia.
This is entirely practicable and can be
readily accomplished and made profit
able, all that Is necessary is the enter
prise, industry and pluck, get-up-and-
go.
Scarlet clover, winter oats, barley.
lucern, cow peas, buckwheat and many
other things, the writer has observed
recommended as makeshifts for farmers
to grow in order to make money. while
the Over-production of wheat and gen
eral business depression continues, but
first, the thousands OF working people
now out of employment must find work
before there can be much improvements
In grains, vegetables, fruits or other
produce. The reduction of the tariff
duties, es,-"tariff REFORM" so called in
order to deceive the peOple-has en-.
trely unsettled the manufacturing and
business interests OF the whole country
throwing thousands of men and women
out of employment and it will be a long
time before matters adjust themselves
and until that is done there can be no
material improvement in values of pro-
duce, grains or manufactured articles.
If the commissioners of the town of
Smyrna, are wise men and are disposed
to look to the general interests of the
town, they will, without further delay,
make an ordinance, prohibiting the use
OF water for sprnkling the streets be-
tween the hours of 8 o'clock A. NJ. and
D O'Clock P. NJ. 1t is quite ANNOYING to
persons from the country driving into
town to be obliged to drive through
streets where persons on either side of
the curb line are found with hose in
hand sprinkling the street as if for di-
version or amusement and not unfre-
quently they are children. II is an
unnecessary waste of water and should
be prohibited. Many of the streets.
especially the cross streets are in a
wretched condition, quite in unfavor-
able contrast with the young wide.
awake and progressive town of Clay
ton, whose streets are laid off straight
forty feet wide from curb line and all
ways to be found in good condition.
: The commissioners there seem to take
pride in their town, see that the side
walks are paved and curbed streets
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no poultry running in the streets, cows
tetbered for pasture or cats gathering
on roofs or in the yards of neighbors
dwelling houses to disturb the sleep
and rest of the weary worker by their
cater-Walling, at time when people
desire to sleep. 1t is a noble little
town.
The price of coal families who are
obliged to buy it will be glad to learn
is much lower at this time than it has
been for a long while before and now
is a good time to get in winter sup
plies. The best stove coal ought to be
had at this time for $5.25 a ton of 224C
pounds and there is none equal to that
mined in the Lehigh Valley of Penn.
sylvanla.
= Persons who are fond of sliced, un
cooked tomatoes, have no idea how
much better they are served on the
: table whole, with the skin only taken
off them and this can be readily done
by pouring b oiling-hot water over them
q They are much more juicy and palata
/ BILE than when sliced Any one trying
, them this way once will likely not eat
them sliced again if they can avoid it
Golden rod, beautiful yellow wilC
flower, is seen in great abundance
along the roadside in almost any di
rectiOn you may ride, and if some en-
i terprising and industrious persons were
y to gather it and take it to Philadelphis
by steamer Ella, they might find sal,
for it at prices that would pay. The
\ writer has frequently seen it for sale il
the markets there, a small bunch for
8 cents. Ferns also are to be seen il
abundance most beautiful and various
4 kinds. They to, are saleable ther,
) while here persons whose front yard:
are beautifully ornamented with culti
. waited flowers, none of these beautifu
= wild flowers and ferns are to be seen
The trumpet flower and vine, is an
other beautiful wild flower that would
: ornament and beautify the yard of any
} lover of flowers. Floriculturists charg
3 a good price for this vine, while here
. it ornaments thorn hedges by the road
. side, unObserved. Lack of interest, in
= dustry and enterprise seems to be tn
u cause of neglect of many things tha
i might be improved and made profit
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