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Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
A Seathing Report.

The report presented to the New
Jersey Legislature on Tuesday 6y the
! committee that has been investigating
the State House frauds and the irregu-
larities in the various departments is
one Of the most scathing documents
ever laid before Legislature. 1t
gathers up in most terse and vet
comprehensive way the facts brought
to light by the investigation and pre-.
! sents them in so clear and convincing
a way that it will carry conviction to
every unprejudiced mind.
The public has been kept informed
of the revelations made of stealing and
corruption by the gang" that ruled
and disgraced New Jersey for so MANY
years. 1t has seen how the State
House, legislative aud court expenses
were increased in every conceivable
manner SO as to bleed the taxpayer
and enrich the gang" There is no
parallel to these stealings unless it be
found in the Tweed frauds in New
York city, after which it appeared to
be the ambition of the New JERSEY
Democrats to copy. Favored cOntrac-
tors by special arrangement with the
late Governor Albeit were given work
for which they were permitted to
charge nearly double ordinary prices,
Offices and boards were created in order
to find places for friends and favored
newspapers were given printing and
advertising at enormous profits.
A few illustrations will suffice to show
how the people Of New Jersey were
swindled An electrical apparatus was
put in the Senate chamber at Trenton
and paid for at cost of $21 ,625. An
apparatus exactly similar could have
been obtained for $l1 ,1O2 The ordinary
expenses of the State government, the
legislative and court expenses were in
creased by two or three fold in few
years. The prOmulgation of the laws
which costs such State as Ohio $1,000
cost New Jersey in 1894 8O,422. The
cost of maintaining the State institu-
tiOns has also been greatly increased.
But the parts of the report which will
attract tie most attention are those
dealing with the case of Secretary of
State Kelsey and the Court of Pardons.
Mr.. K Kelsey's methods are reviewed in
plain but convincing language, and
whether he is proved technically guilty
or not every intelligent man will need
no further argument to convince him
that the Secretary's duty is to return
to the State Treasury most of the fees
he has devoted to his own use. The
course of the Court of PardOns, which
by setting free ballot box suffers and
race track gamblers has done so much
to bring disgrace upon the State, is
scathingly reviewed and severely con-
demned.
This report will bring additional
humiliation to the people of New Jer-
sey. 1t will show them how they were
deceived and robbed for the enrich
ment of a "g0ng" at the head of which
was n Governor and the members of
which filled the State offices and sat in
the Legislature. The same"gang" was
in league with ballot box suffers and
race track gamblers and toughs, and
when the gamblers and election thieves
got in Jail the man they had placed in
the Governors chair opened the prison
doors and set them free.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
The Great Mountain Chnutauqun.

The Paradise of the Mountains, on
the summit of the Alleghenies. Thir-
teen years of splendid history; $3.50, 900
invested in beautifying the great park
of 800 acres. Splendid hotels and cot
tage accommodations at from SO to $15
week. The Summer School, with
twenty departments of important study,
under the care of the best instructors
out of leading Universities, Aug. 7th to
9th. The Great Mountain Chautauaua
meets Aug. 7th to the 9th. One hun
dred professionals, we'll known in the
entertainment field, will fill the pass
ing days with pleasure and profit, It
Is the coolest, the cheapest the most
inspiring place in America to spend a
summer vacation. IL is on the main
line of the picturesque b. & o. Rail-
road, express trains with sleeping cars
to the doors. II you are interested, the
l6 page, handsome, illustrated, detailed
program will be mailed to you, if you
will send your name and address to the
Agent of the B. & o. r. r. Co., Noun.
tain Lake Park, Md.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
Making Col. Dupont Senator

The leaders Of the Republican marty
nave decided on the course to- nlTlns rr,. y
~ getting the case Of Col. Henrv A
ate. '''"'e9 sell
NO formal steps will be taken mill
Ihe senate meets, and il is pr,babIa
that the claim will not be laid berore
that body unnl after January An
application Will he made 10 Governnr
watson fora certificate of ol.DuDorlts
election as Senator, and. of coursr tt.
governor will refuse to grant the cer-
uhcate. Upon his refusal a reonas,
WI be made to the Speakers and the
clerks of both Houses for cert,6nS
copies OF the session when Col. Dunont
received the fifteen votes. 1t is prob-
aole that the Democrats will refuse TO
give a copy Of the record of the Senate
out there will be no trouble in petting
a copy of the House journal. that bod4
Deing Republican. Armed with these
CoI. Dupont and his friends will law
them before the United States Senate
for it to take action.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
The Trolley not in Sight.

The proposed trolley line between
Dover and Milford, for which a charter
was granted last winter, appears to
have fallen into condition of "innocu.
Gus disuetude." When the charter
was being asked some OF the promoters
announced that work upon the new
line would be commenced in April.
When April was come it was claimed
that the necessary preliminaries would
prevent ground being broken before
May. When May arrived and no work
was done on the new road, it was still
said that it would be built, but that
Rome was not constructed in a day.
Now that June is here nothing what
ever is heard of the proposed trolley.
The charter requires that work shall
be begun, under penalty of forfeiture,
within six months from the date of its
passage,
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

An investigation is now on foot to
determine scientifically and impartially
the medical, ethical, economical and
legislative pros and cons of the liquor
question in the United States, 1t is
being carried on by committee OF
fifty eminent men belonging to an or
ganizatiOn known as "The Sociological
Group" of which Bishop Potter, of
New York, is the head. President Seth
Low, of Columbia College, is chairman
of this eminent committee, and num-
Der of college presidents are members,
all of whom have agreed to divest
themselves of all prejudice in consider
ing the facts to be discovered by the
experts they are employing. Published
results of this investigation are not to
be expected for two,
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
Vim. B, SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
WILMINGTON, DEL.

The great success at tend
ing our sale of Wash Silks
is we'll deserved. No such
combination Of style, quality
and price was ever before
offered in our city. Sixty
new styles have just been
added to the lot and any
lady desiring new Silk Shirt
Waists should see this lot
25c per yard from 33c and
45c.
Silk Shirt Waist-at the
unheard of price Of 1929
each. One hundred styles
of the best Kaiki Wash Silk
every one fully worth So.
One lot will be closed quick
ly at 1929 each.
JapOnetteS-with the COL
Ors all woven in same as
GinghamS, but as sheer and
light in weight as a Lawn.
By all odds the most stylish
and best wearing thin wash
goods made this season. We
have been retailing these
same styles and qualities for
25c per yard, but a late sea-
son and Over-prOductiOn en-
ables us now to give them
to yOu at just half-price.
This makes the best bargain
this season on these fine
JapOnetteS. There's only
five thousand yards in the
lot and no more to be had
-l24c from 25c.
All of our Dimities and
JacOnatS, the very prettiest
and styles Of the season, are
reduced from 12!c to Sc per
yard; wide goods in the best
cOlOringS.
Another lot Of those eIe-
giant Black Surahs, A inches
wide 39c from SOC.
Black crepe Virginias-
thin blacks-29 from 3jc
and 45c.
Another lot of our high
grade Porch Rockers just re-
ceived, XVI century finish,
$l.5O each-three styles.
Eighteen styles of Oak,
Curly Birch and Cherry
Rockers, saddle seats and
cObblers, all of the very best
makes and highest finish.
1925, $3.50, So, $3.50, and
81. All from One-third to
One-half the regular prices.
We have a large line of
Japanese Rugs specially
adapted for hot weather use.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
What I Have Learned About
the Worlds Petition.
BY L. VIOLA PROUsE.
PRIZE ESSAY

The "Polyglot Petition" or the peti.
!lon OF many languages, is the greatest
III length that has ever been circulated.
What!" you say, can it be any
greater than that Of the Chartists fer
the repeal of the Corn Laws?"
Yes, 1t is even greater than this. not
only in length but because the women
OF our country so feel the need of better
laws that they start this around the
world, petitiOning the different govern
ments to protect our homes by the
TOTAL prohibition of these curses, the
drink and opium trades, throughout
all the territory over which their gov
ernment extends.
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, who has
since died, did the work of sending out
the petitions for signatures. Thew
were taken in by Miss Alice Briggs and
mounted by Mrs. Rebecca Shuman.
Mrs. Shuman began her work
IN June, 1891. The signatures came in
fifty different languages and on all
sorts and sizes of paper, which had to
be trimmed and prepared for mounting
on muslin, one half yard in width.
One edge of the muslin was trimmed
with red ribbon aud the other with
blue, as red, white and blue are the
cOlors of our cOuntry's flag and of our
great temperance movement.
The first wOman's name on the list is
Miss Willard, the first mans name is
Neal Dow.
Mrs. Shuman has spent about two
years of steady work mounting this
petition which has cost her many bricks
In her fingers, because it had to be
done by hand.
You need not look so surprised when
l tell you this, for it is all true. Every
stitch of this work, more than two
miles long, was done by one patient
pair of hands.
This petition was signed by seven
million people and over, one million of
which were men. The oldest signer
was aged ninety-three and the young
st(by permission little boy of seven.
delegation Of the most prominent
white-rlbbOners, with Miss Willard and
Lady Henry Somerset at the front. met
President Cleveland at the White
House with copy of the petition.
They were cordially greeted, and the
President gave an encouraging talk.
lie did not sign it, but we hope that
our President will be the first great
government official TO give it legal
Standing.
And now the petition is ready for its
journey around the world. It is up
held by more than seven million prayers
for we children 1cho couldn't sign it, are
ltung our hearts to God in prayer that
1t may have wondrous success.
DO you understand why we are so
interested in it? If not, come with me
into the home of one of my school
mates, whose heart is broken because
OF the drink, then you will see clearly
why we want a land free from this
drink curse.
And now, God speed the day
When our great "POly Pet"
Shall sweep saloons away,
And pay the nation 5 debt
For wrOngiug humankind,
over land and sea;
And our reward well find
In the eternity.
HCitDn Dei1iDnre
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

The Dupont Powder Company has
granted to the city of Wilmington a
large tract of land for park purposes.
The land adjoins the beautiful Brandy
wine Park on the west, aud the grant
contains about 20 acres. The transfer
has not been formally made as yet, as
there is question about the erection
of buildings. The powder company
wants to name the kind of buildings
that shall be erected ON the new sec
tiOn, owing to the fact that the land is
near the powder works. The city in
all probability will agree to the kind of
buildings named by the powder firm.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

l have two little grand children who
are teething this hot summer weather
and are troubled with bowel complaint.
/ give them Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera aud Diarrhea Remedy and it
acts like charm. l earnestly recon-
mend it for children with bowel trou-
bles. was myself taken with a
severe attack of bloody flux, with
cramps and pains in my stomach, one
third of bottle of this remedy cured
me. Within twenty-four hours was
out of bed and doing my house work.
Mrs. w. l.. Dunagan, Bon-aqua, Hick-
man county, Tenn. For sale by Clifton
Il Raymond, druggists.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
HAYDEN,
CARPENTER.

Estimates and plans furnished. Open
Stairways a specially All work will meet
with prompt attention by leaving orders al
FOWLER & LEES Store, and at
HENRY SPRUANCE'S Store,
4Sdm Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
FOR SALE.

NINE BUILDING LOTS in Smyrna
Del, fronting on Church street, Walnut
street and Glenwood avenue. Inquire of
BECK & HAZELL
4ssm smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Next Sunday will be "Old Folks
Day" in the NJ. E. Church at Berlin,
Nd, and the services will be in keep
ing with the occasion. The pastor will
preach especially to the aged. The
organ will be muffied, and hymns OF
''ye olden time" will be sung by tn g
congregation. The Sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

trader, some years
since retired, ,7S years
of age. A little sore
broke out on my an
kle, and after some
effort to cure it, grew
considerably worse.
Home doctors failed
and different medi-
cines and ointments
did not give me any
holm
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
BestOwal of Honors

Dickinson College, on the occasion
OF It's annual commencement, last week
honored several in Delaware
It's trustees unanimously and earn
estIy recommended the Rev. Louis +
Barrett, presiding elder of the VIII
mminston n NJ. +. Conference, to Mt. Union
Coliege OF Alliance, O., for the degree
OF doctor Of divinity and. in exabancn
conferred the degree of d. d. upon he
Rev. T. W. Lane, a graduate of Nj.
Union.
dickinson conferred the degree Of
IL. ID. upon Hon. John NJ Robinson
OF Centreville, Nd, chief justice Of
Maryland's court Of appeals. 1t also
reelected Re the Rev. T. f. Marlindalc,
u. d., OF Milford, a trustee. Among
those who were graduated from Dick
lnson was Robert H. Richards. Of
Georgetown, who delivered the En-
gIish salutatory.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

The Wilmington milk wagons now
can be recognized by their numbers
which they had painted on them by
order OF the Board of Health, coming
under the Inspection of the milk In
spector. Some eighty milk venders
have already taken out their license,
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

William II. Shelmerdine has giveE
$25,000 to the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Germantown, cOntin-
gent upon the congregation raising
$75. 900.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

SITUATION IN MARYLAND.-The
meetings of the Republican League of
Clubs and the State Central Committee
of Maryland were very enthusiastic,
and there is every prospect of Repub.
lican success at the election next fall.
The Democrats of Maryland. owing to
the tactics of German, are in state
bordering on disruption. That the
Maryland bosses are determined to
maintain German and his crowd in
office is shown by the recent enfOred
withdrawal of the Hon. Isador Rayner
from the race for governor.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

1t is often supposed that boys in
growing keep ahead of girls; but re-
cent measurements disprOve this. The
boys, up to their eleventh year, were
found to run about quarter to half
an inch taller than the girls, who sur
passed them in height till their six
teenth year, when the boys again grew
faster than the girls and came to the
front.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Two well-educated Hungariens, who
started from the Argentine Republic
on August ,, 1892, to walk to Chicago
are no" as far as Missouri. Their o.
Ject IS to collect data for work on the
geographical, Typographical. aericult-
ural' mineral industrial and CONNER
claI conditions Of the republics of Ar
gentina, Bolivia Peru, Ecuador, Colon
bla Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Honduras
salvador, Guatemala. Mexico and the
United States. They will publish a
book on these subjects, containing in
addition thereto personal experiences
and adventures An accurate record
Is kept of every days progress
and the data thus collected viii be
carefully compiled aud published.
They swan 40 rivers, on several oc.
caslons narrowly escaping being de-
voured by alligators. They started
penniless, but people along the route
have provided generously for them.
They hoped to reach Chicago about
June 6.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Secretary Of the Navy has allowed
1000 to Admiral Kirkland and $500
to each of the four United States war
ships which are to take part in the
ceremonies attending the opening of
the Baltic Canal, to help the officers
meet the expenses of etertaining for
elgn visitors on those ships while at
Kiel. AS the celebration is wholly an
official one the Secretary decided that
1t was proper that the Government
should defray most of the cost for
official entertainment forced upon the
officers, and the allotment will be
charged to the contingent appropri-
alton.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

The Kentucky state Republican Con-
ventiOn nominated Colonel Bradley
for Governor, and declared for sound
money.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

A deficit of $45, 600, 900 in the Cuban
budget may result in a general upris-
ing of the islanders.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Illinois Democrats, in State Convent
ion, declared in favor of free silver
coinage at l6 to /.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Do you want to make $5,36S, ,909 13 4?
It's easy. Just deposit one penny in
the bank on the first of January on the
second day deposit two pennies, on the
third four pennies and so on every day
in the month, doubling your deposit
each day. On the 3lst of December
you will be surprised to fnd that you
have over five million dollars to your
credit. We tried it but ran out of cash
on the seventh.-CriSfeId Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Lawyer William L. Paine sued the
New York World for libel The
WOrld published the story that Mr..
Paine had elOped from Wilkesbarre,
Pa, where he then resided with the
wife of friend, Mrs. Maggie Lee, and
had gone to New York and married
her. The fact was that Mr.. Paine was
married to Mrs. Lee, she having been
divorced from her husband The Jury
rendered a verdict of SO 900. The
World will appeal the case.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

The mosquito and the summer hotel
proprietor are getting in their work.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

A balloon equipped with self-register-
ing instruments to measure the tenn
perature and pressure of the atmos-
phere at high attitudes was recently
let loose in Berlin and came down with
the MISUNDERSTANDING that the balloon
had reached an elevation of So, So feet,
over ten miles; the thermometer had
gone to 81 degrees below zero, the low
est it could record. Another balloon
sent up later reached 10000 feet above
the earth, or thirteen and a half miles.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

One lot Of the best grade
of Moquette Carpets, all
beautifully bOrdered, we
shall close out for 85c per
yard, regular 81. .25 qualities.
At this rate they would pay
to anticipate your wants.
Every one this seasons pat
tern.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
Blood Poisoned
A Running Sore on the Ankle
Yields to the Blood Purifying Pow
eEs Of Hoods SarsapariIIa.

" want to tell what Hoods Sarsapa.
r1Ila has done for me. 1 am an old sea
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

Hoods DiIlc arc tasteless, mild. effeo-
tive. All druggists. 25o.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

And now, God speed the day
When our great POLY Pet"
Shall sweep saloons away,
And pay the nation debt
For wrOngiug humankind,
over land and sea:
And our reward well find
In the eternity.
hcntOR, DeidiOdre.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
for Infants and Children.

"CastOria isso well adapted 10 children that
{ recommend It as superior to any prescription
known 10 me-" H..A ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So oxford st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12

CastOria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarrhBa, EFuctation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d
gestiOn,
Without injurious medication.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-12
Hoods sp5s;P9iiil' Cures
lam Now porfoc4Iv ~,

TWO bottles and could see improvement. I
tpn ttpDnIlnued with the medicine, and shortly
the sores entirely healed, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21

CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
THE BANK STATEMENT.

saturday Aprli up. H.
By the operations OF the Sub-Treasury In this
CITY during the week ending Friday night the
associated banks gained s2.2947A The weekly
bank statement showed a decrease In loans OF
1901 700 an increase in legaltenders OF &5os0 100
and an increase In specie Of 81 500 the increase
Of total reserve being s6.330.sO0. The increase
In legals results partly from heavy payments by
the Sub-Treasury. but about $2ooo.0oo must have
come from the interior. This interior movement
also accounts in part for the ncrease In specie
which represents silver certificates rather than
gold probably, because II IS known that country
banks have sent many such certificates hither,
and that some OF the local banks incorrectly
count them as specie in their reports. The item.
doubtless also includes some Assay Office checks
representing gold bullion receipts from the West
IL these differences TO the increase In silver
certificates are correct, the amount OF silver re-
ctved through the customs should now grow
larger although Il has been hoped that these
receipts would presently show heavier payments
In gold. Banks appear 10 be increasing lhci'
circulation slowly. The statement can hardly
be called favorable to the financial interests OF
the city since there Is already too much money
TO lend in New-YOrk. The result OF all me
changes during the week was an increase III me
surplus reserve Of S4,742,20o. and the banks held
in excess Of legal requirements Sl96b43i5 against
SI4 77J last week and against 3S20J6OZo In the
same week Of 1894 and S47s320c In 1893.
The following the comparative statements
Of Apru "a April IO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

stations foot of Cortlnndt and Desbrosses sts.
ZOO A. VI. daily for MACCH CHUNK ana in'efhe''@"
stations. roc,r-cr,,p rr-r
raio NIAGARA FALLS. SUSPENSION BRIDGE and
The West and principal and local ponf dlningear 20
Pullman Vestibule sleeper 70 Cnlcaso
lilo A. VI. daily for MAuCH CHUNK and interme-
date nonts connections for Reading ana Harrisburg =,
no r. VI. daily. except sunday for ELMlkA ana az
,ermeS stations connections for POtvilc ana keal'
az. chair-car to W!kesbarre. ,,.x,
i,IO p VI. daily except sunday for L. and b. JLS s
rtcN principal intermediate stations Pullman DuHss
70 Wllkesarre; connections for Pottsyile
d,2O T. NJ. daily. except Sunday, for SOUTH PLAIN
Field and intermediate stations .-.,---
SiS ID VI daily sor EASTON and intermediate stations
1.a0 y II, daily for BI,FFALO. NIAGARA FALLS.
and all points West Pulran sleeper vest!oulsd train
Ser Work n Cnicago Sleeper - BuNalo and Toronto;
connections FOR Reading and Harrisburg
O,O r. II. daily. except Sunday Tor Eas'oA ana 'h'
300 - VI. daily for ITHACA; GENEVA RocHEs ,.
TER RtFFAIO NIAGARA FALLS. and All points
west Pullman seepers to Chicago and Buffalo cna''
car Wilkosbare. ~ . 90 no, "a.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations ~ Do 2si eef'
and 323 Broadway. 81 East 18th St. l9o nast l-on
Fulton St. Court St, ~ BroaiWay arc
Rrooklvn Annex. Brooklyn. y. Y. -, -
gag from hotel residence through toadestlha'ton