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Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
Legislature Mates.
oLostNa SESSION AT povER.


The House concurred in the Senate
Joint resolution with reference to bills
for printing against the State.
Report from the judiciary stated that
they could not agree as to the number
of delegatesfor the Constitutional Con-
ventiOn.
The Senate passed the House bill al
lowing the State Hospital $4,000.
The House amended the adjournment
resolution so as to receive no new busi-
ness after May 8, but the Senate re-
fused to concur.
The high license bill was killed in
the House.
The Senate passed the House bill
appropriating $4,000 to the colored
schools of the State, with $1,000 ad-
ditional as building fund. Mr.. Pyle
voted with the Republicans.
The Wilson Temperance bill came
up again in the House on Tuesday, but
was again recommitted.
The State Workhouse bill was killed
in the Senate by vote to 4.
The Senate passed the House bill to
provide for State Library building.
The House concurred in the change
of time for annual meeting of the State
Board of Education, and in the amend
ment increasing pay of the judiciary.
$125 each was voted to Edward
Ridgely and Attorney-General Nichol-
son for their services in the Rogers
deed case.
The Senate passed a resolution to
pay 81 200 for two years to State Fair,
but the House did not act upon it.
The House passed the Senate substi-
tute for House bill respecting houses
of i'll fame.
The resolution for paying salaries
and mileage of members and claims
against the State were passed Thurs
day morning, also allowing the Clerk
of the House $500 extra, and the Read
ing Clerk $500 extra.
The House passed the bill allowing
claims against the State. Members
allowances were also approved.
The House passed the Senate bill for
the prevention of corrupt practices and
fraud at elections, with an amendment
giving persons stricken from the regis
tratiOn the right to appeal to the
Courts.
The following Senate bill were passed
by the House: to divorce Benjamin O
and Victoria B. Jacobs; Bettine and
William II. Rogers; Katie and Charles
T. Morris.
The House killed the bill to appro
pirate $1,000 annually for two years to
the Dover fair, The Senate passed the
following bills: Increasing the salaries
of the AttOrney-General and Deputy
AttOrney-General; Incorporating thu
Acetyline Light Company; for the re
lief of the Wellman Iron & Steel Co.
The unceremonious winding up o
legislative affairs left more than ont
hundred bills to be acted upon. Among
them were the following: To preven
corrupt practices and fraud atelections
to increase the national guard apprO
priatiOn; ten divorce bills; an act al
lowing claims against the State aggre
eating $4,000, and the Addicks Ga
| bills.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

THE unfortunate fix in which Della
ware has been placed by the senatorial
Observation-Disclosures one is elected
or not-has had the effect to expose to
other localities our old and effete Con-
stitutiOn, with its peculiarities, unlike
that of any other State. In the GA
years since its adoption other States
have advanced considerably on the
line of adapting their organic law to
modern democratic ideas and customs
Delaware is unchanged. And why
should we be tied down in Delaware
alone to ante-bellum instead of post
bellum laws and equitable political
methods, when every other State has
made an advance in it's constructive
laws of civil and political rights2 The
answer is not far to seek, when it is
observed that our judiciary and Office
holders, while pretending to be in favor
of change have always, to o sufficient
amount to make It effective, acted as
obstructionists. To this extent those
who should be the defenders of equal
and exact justice in defending the
commonwealth have become the lead
ers of machine politics and aiders and
abettors of the most anti-democratic
methods. If a party has a dozen ways
of depnving men of their votes and
the other is shut out from the use of
every method but one, isn't it natural
for it to use the only method left in its
reach But isn't it wrong? Ger.
tainly, all methods that strike at the
liberty and equality of an American
citizen are wrong, but it can be hardly
worse for one to use a single weapon
to defend himself when his powerful
adversary not only uses it, but others
far more effective.
If for shame rather than a sense of
right, the public conscience can be
quickened by an exposure to the view
OF the world of our own constitution
and the legal possibilities under it,
then the senatorial uncertainty may
not be altogether an unmixed evil.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
Our Town Council-What They Are
Doing.


Council met Wednesday night. Pres.
HOtfecker being absent, John COsgriff was
elected President pro tenn. All members
present but John II. Hoffecker and w. NJ.
Lewis.
The following bills were read and al
lowed: VIM. Faries sundries, S51. %; j.
9. Robinson, coal, S77l5; Spalding, Met
calf " Co, 81 80 Nathaniel Pratt, janitor,
So; Geo. w. Taylor, connecting W.CTU.
fountnin, S9.87-Total, Sl63 O5
The town printing was the next subject
under discussion, the bids asked for at
the last regular meeting failing to material
ize. The SMYRNA TINES offered its SER
vices to the town as faithfully as heretofore
and agreed TO do the work as neatly and
promptly, but refused to make a bid on the
ground that the printing bill only amounted
to about $50 year and as the TINES paid
taxes to twice the amount of printing done,
It thought the bill too small to place bids
with papers that did not help to support
the community. The work done for the
town is given in very small Jobs at time,
ranging anywhere from Sl.50 to s.. The
council makes a provision in other incl
dentals like this and provides that when
such are needed, they can be gotten aad
charged to the town. As the printing is so
small and no other paper in town to bid,
the TIMES does not see why the Council
should discriminate. The TINES is the
only paper that represents the town, and at
all times it has aimed to uphold its best
interests and this it will continue to do so
long as it receives the support of the cti-
zens Of this municipality of which it is a
part.
On motion of ]. c. Robinson, the Secre-
tary was authorized to receive bids from
the Clayton call and other papers. Car
ried.
DR.. 7. G. Moore gave a pleasant surprise
by suggesting that our two policemen
should be furnished with suit, overcoat
and helmet as a duty of the town to its
officers.
The matter meeting the undivided ap-
proVal of the Board, on motion, Secre-
tary Boyer was authorized to receive bids
for the furnishing of same,
Meeting adjourned
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

and in doing SO the first debare him
from exercising the Office of both. He
must give up the Senatorship. He is
Acting Governor, to be thus until "a
Governor elected by the people shall
be duly qualified" In this manner he
has not the legal right to exercise
dual function.
The Democratic press claim that a
precedent has been established in the
case of Speaker Charles Polk who sue
ceeded to the Governorship on the
death of the Republican incumbent in
1886. Speaker Polk held the Office of
Governor for about two years. He
was elected a Senator four years.
When a Governor elected by the peO-
pie was qualified he went back to the
Senate and served out his term. There
is no record that while Governor he
exercised any of the functions of Sena-
tor; on the contrary, Speaker pro
TEN. was chosen in his stead, and the
fact that he resumed the Senatorship
after having for time given it up does
not at all argue that he could have
exercised its functions while Governor.
In fact, his re.entrance to the Senate
coincident with his retirement from the
Governorship would tend to prove that
the illegality of holding both offices a.
once was recognized. He obeyed the con
stitution, and during his''continuance"
in Office as Governor ceased to act as
Senator. When Mr.. Watson succeeded
Governor Marvil he surrendered his
functions as Senator and showed no
disposition TO claim the right to vote
If at any of the ballots in the last few
weeks a sudden turn had thrown
fifteen votes for candidate he would
have been declared elected without
opposition. Governor Watson did mol
attend the joint session at all after be-
coming Governor until he was per-
suaded by Mr.. Wolcott to do so. While
Governor Watson may think that he
was properly advised in doing the right
thing in serving his party, yet his act
ion was an intrusion into the Senate oi
which there has been no precedent.
The failure to elect a United States
Senator should not be blamed on the
action of the Governor altogether. The
victory of last fall won them a clean
majority, they having nineteen mem
bers in the General Assembly. Had
the Republican members united they
could have elected a Senator months
ago, but this they did not do. Their
favorites seemed to be of more per soma
interest to them than the future Oene.
fit of their party. AS the session drew
to a close, the situation grew more
critical and it was eminently proper
for them to break away from theil
favorites and elect a United States
Senator. Several caucuses were at
tempted. The factions in the long
contest had become so imbittered thai
compromise seemed not to be &C
complished. Massey and Higgins see
ing the condition it would throw theil
State and country in withdrew from
the fight and threw their influence to-
ward the election of Col. H A. Dupont
The Addicks men were reduced to foul
and every Republican besides these
four, voted for Col. Dupont to a man
Addicks would not give in, nor would
be let his men give in; and with tn,
aid of Governor Watson, Senator wa
prevented from receiving a majority o
I the votes cast.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

CONGRESS having refused to appro-
pirate the sum agreed on by our State
Department and that of Great Britain
as proper for the Behring Sea award, it
is intimated that our Transatlantic
cousins will let us do the patroling of
the seal fisheries district ourselves.
England always has an eve to the main
chance. In the meantime, the policy
of the United States should be resolute
although not vainglorious.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
MERCHANT TAILORING.
MEMS FURNIsHERs

Now that warm weather has
come you naturally begin to
think of what you will need
when you leave off your heavy
Clothing. We have been pre-
pairing for your comfort and
can now fit you out as you
may wish, in either medium or
light weight goods.
Our stock of Furnishing
Goods, including Underwear,
Neckwear. Hosiery, Colored
Shirts, &C., is more complete
than ever before, and at the
very lowest prices.
In woolens we have selected
only the choicest patterns and
we have marked them at prices
that assures us we need fear
no competition.
MCCOY e. BROWN
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

AbVEkTIsEMENf of W. F. & ]. R.
Clemehts-high grade carriages
reached us after the paper was made
up, too late for this issue.
Soon after the robbery of A. G.
Moore & Co., store of Leipsic, Detective
Hutchins set to work to find clue to
the guilty parties. That same day he
saw Eugene Macharet in the neighbor-
hood and suspecting him notified the
police of Philadelphia. He was ar
rested there few days afterwards and
secured with $500 worth of the stolen
property. He was held for trial.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
Runaway Caused by Yellow Jacket.

Runaway Caused by "A yellow Jacket.
Quite an accident happened to A. E.
Fowler of this town, on Monday after
noon. He and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Edward Beck, and his little daughter,
Mildred, had been over to Church Hill,
Md, for the day and were on their
way home, When several miles from
Church Hill, the horse became unman-
ageable for some reason and grew
frantic with excitement With all the
strength Mr. Fowler could give, a run
away could not be aVerted, and the
carriage tOppling over into a ditch,
threw the occupants out head-fOremOst.
Fortunately the horse stopped short
and Mr., Fowler bruised and battered,
pulled himself from under the wheels
aud made for the horses head. Mrs.
Beck and Mildred escaping any injury
as they both fell on the soft dirt.
On examination it was found that a
yellow jacket was the cause of the epi-
sode. The frey little insect had lighted
on the horse and was boring its stinger
into the back of the animal. The yell
low jacket was quickly killed One of
the shafts was found to be broken and
the carriage badly used up, Mrs, Beck
walked over to a near farmhouse and
told the occupants of their trouble. A
team and man were soon provided
them, The broken carriage was taken
to Church Hill for repairs and the un-
fortunate occupants driven to Sudlers-
vile, where they took the train home.
Mr.. Fowler has since been under the
doctors care, having sustained some
painful bruises about the face and arms.
1t was narrow escape for all, and we
are glad to note that they got OF with
out any serious injury.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
A wnrulnn 20 nov..

The growth Of profanity and use Of In
decent language on the streets Of the town
among the young men and boys has in
creased to such an extent, that a consider
sole number of residents of the town, have
decided to enforce the law against it as a
growing evil. 1t behooves parents and
guardians to warm those under their charge
an9 thus save themselves from disgrace
Many yoeng persons have the mistaken
.[a 1,es Slat tpere j. no law to punish such
onenses and this 10 TO warm them of their
mistake, and trust will be sufloient.
HENRy f. BDpp,
Alderman Of the town Of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

SECRETARY MORTON is to be COM
mended for his effort in trying to put a
check to the indiscriminative distribu-
ton of seeds, roots, ETC., by the Agri-
cultural Department. 1t is the evident
purpose to distribute these so as to
secure the introduction of useful plants
which are not grown in this country
In the work the department has done
good service to agriculture, but some
Congressman, who are given the right
to distribute the seed, have used this
advantage very unfairly for purposes
of more political nature than to ad-
vance the progress of agriculture. An
exchange says:
"Some of our Congressman seem to
think the distribution is meant to en-
able them to keep their farming con-
stituents in good humor by supplying
them with seeds they could procure
without any trouble from the dealers
By very clever arrangement they
have, in some cases, secured the shares
due to Congressman who have no rura
constituents, or who do not care to &c
into the work of distributing, and
others have been able to SOW their dis
tricts broadcast with these perquisites
"This has tended to keep the depart
ment from it's proper work of acclimati
zation of really important plants no
grown in America. The bamboo cane
for instance, might be grown all over
the South for use both as food and a
material for the carpenter and builder
The growth of figs might be promoted
in the same States, until we should no
only supply our own demand, but hav
plenty for export. There are a scor,
of food plants, or plants for industria
use, which we might naturalize from
Japan, one being the empress tree
which furnishes the lightest woe
known; another, the reed used in max
ing the strong japanese paper, whicl
cannot be torn. Very little OF thi
however, can be done until the depart
ment is set free from the burdens whicl
seed-distributing Congressman hav
laid upon it."
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

The Legislature in one house or the
other, failed to take any action on the
petitions or bills eurtailing the evil
effects of the liquor traffic, not even
the annulment of the "bottle law"
They did however pass bill TO legal
ize the sale of liquor in Rehoboth,
where it has heretofore been prohibited.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
Rev. byron 6llaxG a. the Prosbytesiaii


Raw. BYRON Clark, of Accomao; Va,
suppned the pulpit of the Presbyterian
Church Sunday, and gave that audi
ence two splendid sermons. He is a
young man, and Virginian, and gives
promise of making q strong pulpit
orator. His voice is clear and distinct
and his manner and expression portray
an earnestness which is calculated to
win the hearts of his hearers. His text
Sunday morning was taken from Matt.
chaper and 23d verse, using as his
subject: 1.-THE story of the stilling OF
the tempest"
After describing briefly the nature
and effect of the miracles performed by
Christ, he took his subject and divided
it into five welldefined chapters, making
of each a practical application to the
Christian taking this life's voyage.
The five important chapters were: 1st
Christ's restless activity. End, The
stormy voyage. Sd, The eDb and How
of faith. 4th, Prayer and sunshine.
5th, The Praise meeting. Those who
heard Rev. Byron Clark, speak OF 1t
in complimentary terms.
At night he gave another strong SER
mons from Romans 1st chapter and LIST
verse: paul a servant of Jesus Christ
He started out by comparing the intel
lect of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the
noted essayist, with that of Paul, how
one faded and the other shone forth.
In delineating this discourse ne mani
tested the same force and earnestness
that characterized his morning sermon.
He paid high tribute to the life and
work of Paul. He was the greatest
character the world has ever produced
Many even liked his evening effort the
better.
Rev. Clark is young man and with
his natural gift of Oratory. capable Of
greater development, could make his
influence power in the growth of 9
church. He came here as a candidate
two of which have preceded him since
the formal resignation of Rev. G. G.
| Adams.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

a lady at fOoleys, La, was very sick
with bilious collie when NJ. c. Tisler, a
prominent merchant of the town gave her
a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhGa Remedy. He says she was
well in forty minutes after taking the first
dose For sale by Clifton & Raymond,
Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

1922 1854
STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT. IS:
!, w. II. Janney, Cashier of the abOve-named
bank, do solemnly swearth that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
w. II. JANNEY, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this nth
day Of May, 1895.
E. v COOPER, Notary Public.
CORRECT-Attest:
D. J. CUMMINS, !
ROBERT HILL, Directors
w. GEO. HILL.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, j
Associate Editor.

TERMS-S -SUBsCRIPTIoN-S15O per annum. No
paper is discontinued until all arrears are paid
up-except at the option of the publishers.
ADVERTIsEMENTs-TH SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district of which it
isthe centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &c. rate Of so
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. A special reduction on
all semi-annual and yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
WANTHDI

a a shesponsibIe AGENT in every county m
nenale Hs. ripley Bromo LtthiR Natural sprinS
case or money refunded, 70 cure Rhenmsf,srss
SpoSnS pSa dyspepsia, Diabetes Stone In Kidney or
Diaqaes, or any stomach trouble. Siam
q X M. BLAIR, General Agent for Dela,ya =, -o''i
. H. Cor. 10Th and Market SIS, Wiiminrton. Del
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
BROAD STREET STATION,

BROAD STREET STATION,
PHILADELPHIA, April "a, 1895.
The Annual Meeting Of the stock
holders of this Company and an election
for directors and officers to serve ior
the ensuing year, will be held at the
Office of the Company in Easton, Nd,
on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day Oh
May, 1895, at 11.30 O'Clock, A. NJ.
4 ROBT. II. CROFT, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15
ALSO, DEALER IN WRIGHTSVILLE STONE LIME.
No. 23SI.

DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
IL THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA"
at Smyrna in the State Of Delaware, at the close
of business, May :, 1895.
Smyrna times., 1895-05-15

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock
THE TINES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the.town it represents and the
State of which it is a part. It also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
ROBT. d. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-08

'em. Some of my breeders I've led to cit
out West, an some from q snake dealer in
New York. I've sold snakes to him, too,
an TO many m~enageries. becuz I don't
skin all my snakes nowadays"
In answer to a question as to his winter
Ing his snakes. Haskins said:
Il 1ist NIL the cages up with cotton
waste an keep a base-burnin' stove goin'
an when spring comes lots of young snakes
come. too" 4fsefe.&
In the fall, the old man said, just before
the snakes were ready to hibernate, he
them stripped off the hides and sailed
them dry. He did not tan-cure them now,
as the purchasers preferred to dress them,
as they could dye them in many colors
prices for salted skins as for cured ones.
The remark that there were no black
snakes in his menagerie caused Haskins
to explain: 81 kill all them fellers. They
be no good. They're too mussy an sassy;
besides. their pelts amt good fer much.
They hev a smooth hide an don't hev
scales, an only the snakes as hev purity
skins bring big prices. When l ketch a
down to York fer breeders, but I jinerally
kill the no-good things"
and showed me an overcoat made entirely
Of cured s~nakeskins, with beautiful mink
fur as binding. There's over five hundred
skins in tibet coat, young man." he said.
1t was Q wonderful garment. and was as
When 1 asked him If he knew Zeke Van
Etten, who had a muskrat farm on Otsego
lake, he said:
me on the side o. my wife. What Zeke's
muskrat swamp has been to him. my snake
house an traps has been to me- I've paid
off the mortgage on my farm an hev a
me an Mandy won't suffer as long as
there's any sale for snakes or snake pelts."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-08

Max O'Rel, in North American Review.
You leave the train and arrive in the
hotel. From the tender mercies of the rail-
way. conductor you are handed over to the
lady waitress. Not a smile on that clerks
face. He Is placid. solemn and monosylla-
bic. Your name entered on the registry.
your sentence is pronounced. You are no
The colored gentleman is close by to carry
out the sentence. He bids YOU follow him.
Yours Is not to ask questions: yours is to
follow and obey. The rules of the peniten-
tiary are printed in your bedroom. You
shall be hungry from s to 10 a: m. from
slightest infringement of the rules would
he followed by the declaration that you are
a crank. At the entrance OF the dining
room the head waiter, or the LADY head
waitress, holds up the hand and bids you
follow him or her. Perhaps you recognize
a friendly face at one of the tables. Yours
Is not to indulge IN feelings of that sort;
yours is again to follow, obey and take the
seat that is assigned to you. During the
whole time that altogether l have spent
man or woman who dared TO sit on any
other chair than the one that he or she
ordered to occupy. Nay, / have seen
the guests timidly wait at the door, when
nobody was there TO take charge of them.
until some one came TO order them about.
In small hotels you cannot hope TO have
the courses brought one after the other
so that each one. may be served hot TO you.
Your plate is placed in front of you. and
the lady waitress disposes symmetrically
When I first made the acquaintance OF this
lady and she had dealt the dishes. I ex-
cleaimed. looking at her, "Halloi What's
trump?" But there was no trifing with
that lady; she threw at me a glance that
made me feel the denomination of my con-
1trnt