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Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
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IN Notice is hereby given that We John
Armstrong and Ezekiel Sparks, trading as Arm
strong y Sparks, being the proprietOrs and Occu-
pants OF the Smyrna House, hin the town of Smyr-
na, in Kent County and State of Delaware do here
by give notice that on Monday, the 20th day of
April, A. ID. 1896. We intend to 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 IL
cense to keep an Inn or Tavern and to sell in
tXieating liquors therein in less quantities than
one quart to be drunk on the premises at the
house known as the Smyrna House" situated in
United School Districts Nos 5 and n and & and
lO1 In Kent County and State of Delaware and
forming one United School District by the name
OF smyrna Public schools and located on Main
Street in said town of Smyrna, Kent County
aforesaid
The following respectable citizens residing in
the United District (at least one half of whom are
substantial treeholders) recommend our said p.
! plieatiOn:
John Mustard, Oscar Fisher.
W IN NJ Lewis, Mark Nj. 7. Scout,
T. E. Jefferson, j. ID. ScOut
Chas. S Weller, s F. HalIman
Geo. II Rose, VIM. O. Palmer
/; NlckerS, Frederick Lang
FL ColllnS, John NJ. Wick
Jacob Leiuberger,
ARMSTRONG & SPARKS.
Smyrna, Del, March 3, 1896
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SILK-WARP HENRIETTA

Thirty thousand yards of
this rich Black Henrietta will
be all too little for the Phila-
delphia women who'll come
for it-and women for miles
around are equally interested.
Such a chance to buy Silk
warp Henrietta in the richest
of blacks doesn't come often
and a more staple article Of
woman's wear it would be hard
to find.
Two widths, four favorite
qualities
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ATnTTOn

NOTICE.
" !. Lucius P. Campbell, of Bombay Hook
Island, Duck Greek hundred in Kent county and
State of Delaware, hereby give notice that on
Monday, the goth day of April A. d. 1896,
intend to make application to the Court Of
General Sessions of the Peace and Jail De
livery of the state of Delaware, in and for Kent
county, then TO be holden at Dover, for a license
to keep an inn or tavern, and to sell intoxcat-
ing liquors in less quantities than one quart. 10
be drunk on the premises, at the house known
as The Woodland Beach Hotel" situated in
School District No lie, in Kent county and State
of Delaware, and ON Bombay Hook Island,
which said heuse is now occupied by me
as tenant, The names of the respectable cit
izenS recommending my said application there
not being six substantial freeholders residing in
said School DISTRICT are as follows:
Archie McClain, George IS. GoldsborOueh
Samuel Mood Alfred Rice,
Wallace b. Moody, James H Manlove,
Alex. q. Smith, James H. Frazier,
A. Moody. VIM. Walsh,
g. H. Emerson. Joseph T. Perry,
Charles r. DaSey VIM. H. Perry,
Robert Collins, John J.. Boyd,
Robert L ROyd, John f. Robinson,
John Foraker,
LUCIUS p CAMPBELL.
Woodland Beach, Del, March 10th, 1896.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Those reduced carpets are saving money
to purchasers. New goods and stylish
patterns in Tapestry carpets at 35c and SOC
per yard. Bigelow, Lowell and WhittalPs
5-frame Body Brussels, with or without
borders, at CSC.
Wilton Velvet Carpets at 9oc; rich in
colorings and choice in designs, that are
selling most places for $I.25.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

We have many delighted
buyers of our spring dress
fabrics. Our assortment is
large and comprises the most
extensive line in style and col.
orings of silks, satins and fine
worsteds ever shown in our
city. The new ideas in print
ed warp silks are beautiful
and very popular at SO, IS,
IS cents, 81, $I.25 and $3.50.
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FRENCH CHALLIS


Just through the Custom
House, these dainty French
Challis beauties. All-wool cloth
with just the charmingest color
printing the Frenchmen know
how to DO. Dresden designs
are numerous.
Javanaise and Bayaderes
are the pretty cousins Of Chal-
lis. Silk stripes make the diff
ference.
French Challis, 371Ic yard.
Javanaise, 60c yard.
Bayaderes, GOc yard.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
Closing OF Mails.

.,..,., North. $50. s.25 a. m, 800, 4.55p m.
-, south 900 a. m, and 500 p. m.
.,.., eor Delaware Il Chesapeake road ana
9.i55ore * Delaware Bay will close at $40 a, m
nj SO P. m
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

New Mattings arriving each day. Some
grades of Mattings have advanced as much
as so per cent. since we gave our early order
for them, so we can serve you at the low
price. Good quality mating from I p cents
upward.
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qualities.
PLAIDS AND CHECKS

Criss-crosses bob up every
where among the dress goods
for Spring, but the more de-
cided Plaids and Checks have
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Tapestry Curtains with throw over dra-
perry at top, reduced from 81 to $3.50.
No greater value ever offered in curtains.
Lace Curtains, Brussels effect, the S.
quality, for just half price. Other prices
in proportion.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

We have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla
=, our family and regard It as an ex-
o,sllent u family medicine. We regard it
III an excellent blood purifier and
Snr;no tonic" i. 4. Artis, Frederick,
Iiel. Hoods Pills cure sick headache,
biliousness.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Get our prices on Furniture and if they
do not appeal to you we'll be mistaken in
ourselves. The assortment is always with
us-as good as the market affords.
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Opening of Mails.

rrom Xorth. 40. $50 a. N. 600 aud s.25 p. m
wilmington only.
From south, 7.40, l015 a NJ, 4.20 P. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
REDUCED
CARPETS!

''Busy girl with beaus' describes our condition
Almost repetition of 1892 busy in carpets busy in urn
ture and busy in drapees and it's your business find out
why we're busy won't take you very long find either
few moments OF your time to the inspection of the stocks
and study of the prices and you'll hold the key to the
situation.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

On Wednesday morning we
shall put on sale a large lot Of
Muslins and Sheetings, also
made-up sheets and pillow
cases very cheap, either by
the yard or made up ready for
use. These goods are made
of Utica muslin with a two
inch hem at top and one-inch
hem at bottom. Two and
half sheeting, yards wide, at
Ioc would cost you 47ac and
the sheets made 45c-for q
yards wide, soc; and made
up. 4Sc-ior q yards wide,
55c; and made up, soc.
Pillow Cases
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Farm hands In Kent country have
combined and are demanding higher
wages. From S12 to $l4 per month
has been paid for farm labor. and as
$18 per month, the price asked by the
combine, is considered excessive by
the farmers, they will secure laborers
wherever they can be obtltlned at the
old price, which they consider adequate
pay when the deprecated values Of oil
farm products are taken into consider
alton.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, Of
Lebanon, Conn, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times it was so
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn over on one
side. 'I tried different remedies with
ont receiving relief" he says, until
about six months ago i bonght a bot
tie Of Chamberlain Pain Balm. After
using it for three days my rheumatism
was gone and has not returned since.
For sale by Clifton & Raymond,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
Vim, B, SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON. DEL.
WILMINGTON. DEL.

For contemplating carpet
buyers-People who are mar
ried, people who are going to
be, people who have houses
and people who are going to
have them-all are interested
in Carpets. With the arrival
of our magnificent lines Of
Administers, Wiltons, Brussels,
Velvets and Tapestry Car
pets for spring we are pre-
pared to show as beautiful and
large an assortment as you
will find anywhere. Our
prices and qualities we fully
guarantee. Indifferent and
off grades we do not handle,
and any customer buying our
Carpets buys the very best
the market affords and at
prices the very lowest.
Bigelow and Lowell Body Brussels, 81
per yard from S1.35.
Moquettes, S5 cents per yard from 81 .25
Administers, 81. 10 per yard from 81 so
Roxbury, Smith and Stinson's Tapestry
Brussels, SO cents from S5 cents, anC
the 65 cent grade for 40 cents pei
yard.
Not in remnants, but al
new fresh goods and the new.
est patterns this season.
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,r,,,o;,s

-uvrna Isranch Trains
vortb ZIG. s.4l, 95s, A. NJ, S.52, 5.27 Pm
-. .,ng s,uth. sn.56A $50, 5.27, 500 I'm
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Try oan of Hopkins Steamed llomlny
(Iiulled Como II Is delicious Pal a., 100,
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

a counter to themselves. The
show is at its best right now.
Big and little, bright and sober
Plaids. The Homespun Checks
werebelated-but theyarrived
Saturday week. They are
needed for tailor-made gowns.
Shepher,!.' Checks, 371Sc to 81.
Fancy '..rclls, 65c to S125.
HOmcspun Checks, 81 inches, 81.
All-wool and silk-and-wool
plaids are shown by the score.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
a2x80 for i2l6o.
i5xaG for tac.

a2x86 for i2iGc.
abxaG for iac.
One special lot OF hem
stitched pillow cases, 4sx3o,
for I5c each.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Not in remnants, but all
new fresh goods and the new
est patterns this season.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18


HAN. M. McClenahan q promi-
nent citizen of Port Deposit died on
Monday night week. Although Mr..
/ McClenahan had been in impaired
| health for some months, vet his death
was totally unexpected by his friends
| it resulting from congestion of the
lungs. Mr.. McClenahan was born
near Port Deposit in December 1888,
and was the oldest son of Ebenezar
| Dickey McClenahan, and Margaret j
McClenahan. John M. McClenahan
had during all his business life been
connected with the quarrying of
granite at Port Deposit. In Novem-
Der 1853 Mr.. McClenahan married Miss
Laura j. Farrow, a daughter Of Lamb
son Farrow, at one time merchant OF
Baltimore. Miss Laura was q frequent
visitor to Smyrna in her young life,
who after the death Of her parents be-
came a member OF the family Of her
uncle. Col. Edwin Wilmer, and al
whose home near Elkton their mar
rage took place. Mrs. McClenahan
and seven children survive Mr.. Nc
Clenahan, Jennie Nesbitt, the wife o.
Harry A. Nesbitt, Of Port Deposit
Mary, the wife Of George N. Hagerty,
OF Baltimore, and five sons, J Ohm, Will
liam. Howard, Walter, and Robert Nc
Clenahan. In the business, religioni
and benevolent circles Of Port Deposit
the name Of John NJ McClenahan, hal
for years been a household word. ~
member, Trastee, Steward and SUNDAY
School Superintendent, Of Tome Mem
orial Church, his life shows a record Q
continuous and faithful work. Ia
personal beneyolences were unequhlle'
in the community where his life ha
been spent. No man could be NOR
devoted to his family interests and de
mands than he, while his home earl,
became the centre whore q genuln
Christian hospitality was ever dif
pensed. Mr.. McClenahan fnneri
/ was held At his late residence la Poi
Deposit on Thursday morning, an
/ was attended by O. large concOurae Z
l his friqnda, TIE citizens Of that tow
/, being generally IN attendance Re,
/, II. w. Ewing, and Adam Stenaie, pai
ticipnting IN the services.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
PICKING CHICKENS TO MUSIC.
Customs of the Italian Poultry Deal
ers of Snn FrAnciscO.

of San Francisco.
From the San Francisco Call
The sailor has his musical shanty to
which he keeps time as he trots about the
capstan until the anchor is hoisted to the
peak, the farmer trlls lay to Tighten his
laborS as he pitches hay into the wagon,
and these songs are familiar to many, but
whoever heard or saw gang of Italian
chicken picktrs sing and denude fowls to
the time OF the music?
Such scene can be witnessed any Friday
evening at the CIey street market while
the employees of the big poultry houses that
have tneir places of business there are pre-
psring for sale the chickens that the house
wife buys for the Sunday dinner.
The men seat themselves in a half circle
and each takes a fowl One stroke of a
sharp knife across the throat puts the un-
fortunate squawkins broiler out of its mis-
cry, and then the foreman of the gang
starts his song. AS they catch the air and
the time the others chime in, and in an in
slant the plucking begins. With rhythmic
moton the nimble fingers grasp the feath-
efs ana pull them out during all the time of
the song.
Feathers fly in all directions. but the song
goes on until the last pin-teathers are re-
moved and the carcasses are tossed into A
pile, ready for the man who puts on the
hrishinS touches and prepares them for the
inspection of prospective purchasers.
The rapidity with which a chicken is
stripped of its feathers is astonishing to the
uninitiated who has tried it but a few
times, and SO adept have these men be-
come that they finish their fowls almost
simultaneously, and the process is repeated
In unison. Three dozen birds are not con-
sidered heavy nights work for one man,
and when pressed for time they manage to
compass even more than that.
The song they sing is remarkably lively
ard sweet, and much resembles the song Of
the fishermen as they row their boats,
though the time is much faster
Evening star., 1896-11-07
NEWS FROM MARS.
AstrOnOmers' Latest Ideas About the
Interesting Planet.

From the London Standard
The planet Mars, which has attracted so
much attention during the last few years.
popular well scientific, is the subject
of a lucid article in the current number of
the Edinburgh Review. The interest felt
in 1t Of late-as, for instance, in August,
1892, and in October, 1S94-was due to the
fact that on both those occasions it was
exceptionally near to our own planet, and
that these opportunities generally occur only
at fairly long intervals. On August 4, in
the former year, Mars stood right opposite
to the sun, and at the comparatively mod
crate distance-that is for celestial bodies
Of 81, 600 900 miles; but it's position in the
sky was not very favorable to observers in
northern latitudes, for its altitude above
the horizon in London was only sixteen de-
grees. On October 20 1894, Mars was $780,
600 miles further from the earth. but its
place in the sky was fifteen degrees higher
than on the former occasion, which almost
compensated for the increased distance.
One result of the curiosity thus awak-
ened in the constitution of that planet has
been the publication of three separate
books, one written by Prof. Schiaparelli,
another by M. Flammarion, and a third by
Mr.. Lowell, who has an observatory at
Fagstaff Ariz. OF these books, the Edn-
burgh Review gives a critical summary
Marian physiography presents several
problems, but the most interesting is this:
Is Mars habitable, and If SO, Is 1t inha5it-
ed? Of the three authors, Prof. Schiapare.-
Ii is the most cautious. He confines him
self to stating facts which seem well estab-
lished by observation, and drawing infer
ences from them. Thus, he does not assert
the existence of living cretures to be i'm
possible. NJ. Flammarion goes further-the
seeming habitability of Mars produces in
him a strong conviction that it is tenanted
by thinking beings. Mr.. Lowell stoutly ar
CUES on the same side. The possibility of
the existence of living creatures on that
planet of course, depends upon the ply
Evening star., 1896-11-07

was. 1t grew louder clearer and more
strdent, and at length there was no longer
any mistaking it. 1t was the storm, the
raging tempest, the confusion and the mad
dening din, caused by a number of strong
voiced females. all speaking at the same
moment.
AS the fathers ear caught the sound. his
eye ghttered, as he exclaimed:
l SAID nothing; but in that moment I did
more thinking THIN before 1 had ever done
IN an ordinary day. .gazed out of the
window and beheld, the coach coming
down the hill out of the wood on the op-
poslte side of the Shreckenstrohm. The
mead OF clericai-looking man appeared at
the coach WindeW. 1 Immediately arose
and said to the count:
1ou must pardon me, but l wish to 60
up TO my room for moment. l will not
remain there long,
me old Graf granted me permission TO
Withdraw by magnanimons wave of the
nand, and l at once left him and ascended
10 the landing in front of my door. Instead
u entering my chamber however, l chose
the opposite door, and passing through
several corridors and up one or two stair
ways, which, by this time, were perfectly
ldmliiar TO me, at last gained the upper
moor OF the signal tower. To my great de-
nght the car was there. l Immediately got
INTO 1t, and taking up comfortable a
posltion as possible, | pulled open the lever
Wncn he!d 1t fast, and at once the vehicle
>Ho along the wire rope across the chamber
ana out OF the easement. l was but a
second IN passing over the torrent. In that
second l looked down and saw the Graf
Won Schreckenstrohm strolling about in the
court yard Of the castle. He looked up
ana caught sight of me, and his hand i'm
medlately went to his hip pocket. l duck
q my head below the rim of the car, and
heard the report of a pistol and felt the
Dali slnSe my hair as il passed through the
crown of my hat
was but minute in passing from Castle
Schreckenstrohm to Auser dem Waldo, the
counts villa. The car Travelled at the rate
oil about fifteen miles an hour, and l ratified
along at a tremendous rate through the
leaves of the dark and savage forest. AS
| anticipated when l went out, my speed
diminished materially as l went UP the in
cline of the rope where it approached the
villa; so that it was very gently and slowly
that my conveyance finally passed into
the open tower belonging to the counts
residence. l had no trouble in alighting
from the car and finding my way to the
ground floor. There | met lackey and gave
him my card, telling him to present it to
his master and to inform him that i would
write him from Japan. l have no time to
describe the villa. l started out Immediate
ly for the railway station at Oldendorf and
half an hour later was speeding away ON
the train toward Paris. Since then / have
heard nothing either of the Jenkinses or
the six dumb bellies Of Schreckens trohm.' -
(The end)
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Interested in Children.

From the Chicago Post
Mrs. Doolittle is such a progressive wo.
man, isn't she?"
"Cm-yes-I suppose she is She seemi
to be on the go all the time"
Yes; she tells me she has hardly a min.
ute she can call her own. She's SO devoted
to the interests of the children, you know"
Interests of the children! Why hers ars
playing in the street practically all the
time. They have less care than any othel
children in the block
Yes. Too bad, isn't il? But she can't
help 1t. She says she can't afford nurse,
and so she has no one to leave them with
while she attends the mothers meetings
and kindergarten associations and makes a
study of the development of infant minds,
and she would naturally feel that she was
neglecting her duty if she didn't learn all
she could on such an important subject"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

rent, 1t having been opened up stream, and
the Schreckenstrohm rs exacuy as 1t was
the torrent below IT becomes substantially
empty. The current runs at the rate OF
about eight miles an hour; therefore it will
be quarter of an hour after the opera
tion before the bridge is exposed, and 1t Is
exposed for exactly two minutes. l press
the button at Auser dem Waldo, come leis-
urely down to the river, find the bridge
high and dry, and have plenty of time to
cross 1t before 1t is engulfed again. That
is all there is of it, and hope you under
stand It,"
Herr Graf" said I, your explanation is
SO concise and lucid that no one. unless he
were an idiot could fail to understand 1t
thoroughly. Suppose, however, that you
were upon this island and the electric cur
rent failed to work. What then?"
"Potz teufel! Donnerwetter! Look at the
vertiuchten hund!' roared the graf, halt
rising from his chair.
What Is the matter?" I exclaimed. in
CONSERVATION.
THAT fat OK; that camel that spitzbub
of a coachman has gone to sleep on the
box. / ordered him to drive back at once
and fetch the preacher, and as soon as my
back was turned he went to sleep; and it's
the third time today. Gott in hmmel! but
I'll waken him."
1 leaned forward and looked out of the
window, and saw that it was as he had
said. There stood the coach drawn up In
the identical spot where the party had left
1t; and that the fat driver was really SOUND
asleep upon the box, with his chin sunk
upon his breast, and a short meerschaum
pipe between his teeth. At that moment
the sharp report of a pistol sounded within
two feet of my ear; / beheld the coach
mans pipe shot out of his mouth and shat
tered into dozen pieces, and turning t.
the old graf, saw him in the act of re
turning still smoking revolver about d
foot long into his hip pocket. AS to the
Scmnolent driver, he Immediately straight
cred himself up, grasped the reins, and
drove off through the forest.
That was quite remarkable shot," said
/, and l spoke truly, for the meersc haum
was small object to hit, at distance OF
fully 100 feet.
1T is nothing" said the old nobleman,
with ferocious and sinister look in his
yellowish gray eyes. "The next time ]
will hit something besides the pipe. And
now. In regard to this little matter about
which you wrote me. You have asked for
my eldest daughter, Countess Brunhildu.
You have also expressed a wish that her
five sisters should form a part of your
household. Herr Consul Jenkins has salts
fled me as to your social and financial
standing. therefore say to you, Herr Jen-
kins. what l have already said in my let
ter OF even date; take her, take them. and
be happy. and If you can't be happy. be
happy as you can"
Herr Graf!' / answered, deeply moved
my honored future father-in-law! l know
not how to express my thanks"
Ihen do not try to express them" said
he. brusquely. I'm the first place, 1 hate
any kind Of a demonstration. and in the
second place, there is. as you should know.
nothing to thank me for. You understand
thoroughly their peculiar and unbearable
infirmity. You have been with them here
for several days, and you marry them, l
should say her, with your eyes open''
Evening star., 1896-11-07

arm. So great. indeed, was the difficulty
OF obtaining anatomical subjects that the
medical school at Harvard College made a
single body do duty for a whole year
ohder such circumstances the doctors
knowledge was practical, and derived from
PERSONAL experience rather than from
BOOKS. Inc advantages Of study were spar
ingiy enjoyed. Few physicians boosted Of
a library OF fifty volumes
MS apprenticeship ended, the student re-
turned TO his native town to assume the
pfactice OF medicine. At that period, with
the exception Of the minister and the
judge, the doctor was the most important
parsonage In the community. His genial
lace, ms engaging manners the sincerity
win which he inquired after the carpen-
Ter 5 daughter, and the interest he took in
the family of the poorest laborer made
nlm the favorite for miles around He
knew the names and personal history of
@ .ne occupants OF every house he passed.
Inc farmers lads pulled off their hats to
MN, and the girls dropped courtesies as he
passed Sunshine and rain. daylight and
darkness, were alike to him. He would
ride ten miles in the darkest night over the
worst OF roads in pelting storm TO ad-
minister dose of calomel to an old woman
or attend a child in a fit
Inc drugs were slowed away on the
shelNes of the village store among heaps
OF snoes, Rohan hats, packages of seeds
and nitcnes of bacon.
The physician was compelled to conn.,
pound ms own drIgs, make his own tinc-
lures and put up his own pres eriptions His
saddle nag was the only drug store within
iortE miles. Each spring the blood must
pe purihed, the kidneys excited and the
damsel who tainted profusely bled. Large
doses OF selma and mama, and rhubarb
ana molasses taken daily. Ii is safe to
say that more medicine was taken every
year by the well than is now taken bv tbs
SICK in the same time
water was denied the patient tormeuted
WIN ieNer. In its stead was given a small
quanuty OF clam juice. Mercury was taken
until the lips turned blue ard the gums
feli away from The teeth.
Ine writer has vivid recollection. when
SD"ut eight years old, in a raging fever
pleading for water: the nurse handed the
pltcher and the child satisfied her burning
thirst Her brother, overhearing what was
going on, rushed into the room. ,xclaiminp.
1ou Will Kill her.' but il was loo Iafe.