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Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The creation of Greater New York
will be the most stupendous and i'm
pOrtant work undertaken by that State
since the building of the Erie Canal.
The consolidation cannot be completed
before 1898, if then, but it Is most GER
tain to be begun this year In short
time the term "citv of New York" will
cover teirr $50 square miles.
extending from COney Island and
Staten Island to the YOnkers line, and
containing a population of 5000, OGO
persons. No doubt is now entertained
of an affirmative vote in the Legislature
on the main question of consolidation.
The opponents of municipal union are
making their last combinations in
hopes of defeating the consolidation,
but their hopes seem vain. The Greater
New York seems to be all but an ac-
cOmplished fact This being the case.
1t Is well to understand perfectly some
of the main conditions that underlie
the Greater New York project. The
matter has been discussed Cor years. it
is true, but is still not fully compre-
hended in all its aspects. The senti-
mental reasons for consolidation are of
the strongest kind, and are no doubt
responsible for the substantial major
ity cast for municipal union in the
popular vote of 1894. There are many
practical reasons why New York and
Brooklyn should be united. and they
have been stated over and over again,
and are thus given by the New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger:
For instance, New York has a tax
rate of only $1.91, while Brooklyn's
tax rate Is S2.74. New York has an as
sessed valuation of 81, 016, 947, 662 and a
public debt of $113, 277, 686, while
Brooklyn has an assessed property
valuation of $3.50, 376, 607 and a public
debt Of S52, 045, 900. New York is rich.
Brooklynis poor and has almost reached
the limit of debt-creating power. For
the acquisition Of BROOKLYN. therefore
New York will have to pav dearly
Consolidation will mean inereased
taxes Isf residents OF Manhattsn Island
anu lover taxes for the residents Ol
Brooklyn. II means the building oi
good roads and other improvements n
Staten Island at the espense of tbs
citizens of New York 1t Is inqossibl.
TO create the Greater New York WITH
out injury to some important interests
New York must pay big price for til.
enlarged territory. But there are no
lltical difficulties to be met fully as i'm
portant as the financial. The recen
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Dispatches from the Far West tell of
the spread there of the gold-hunting
fever that now RACES in every quarter
of the habitable globe. In the Black
Hills of Dakota the quest goes on
snergetically and scientifically, with
the aid of machinery and backed by
large amounts of capital. Abandoned
placers are to be worked, new mines
opened and bearing mines more
borders of the remote Colville Reserve
in the Cascade Range thousands Of
prospectors and gold-hunters are now
camped in the deep snow, Drawing the
rigor of winter weather and inviting
disease and death while waiting for the
opening of these Indian lands. which
are reported to contain mineral wealth
Of incalculable value. When it comes
to rush for undeveloped gold fields
hardships, perils or even death cannot
daunt the man with the fever ia his
veins.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

12O sheets of writing paper for 10 cts.
at Clifton & Raymond's. T
Next Monday will be moving day in
Duck Greek, Little Greek and Kenton
Hundreds.
The annual town election will be
held next Monday afternoon between
the hours of 3 and 5 o'clock.
The devout members of st. Peters
church are in faithful attendance on
the six weeks daily Lenten services.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Lydia
Mcdowell on Tuesday evening, March
Sd, 1896 SECRETARY.
Crown and bridge-wOrk, gold, alumi-
mum, WestOn's metal, rubber and gold
lined rubber plates. DIR. F. l.. Grier,
Prettyman Building.
The congregation of Jerman Chapel
will hold festival Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week for the ben
eft of the Sunday School.
KentOn has new business man in a
cOlOred citizen, a shoemaker, who went
there Monday with good recommends
tiOns, and rented shop of John w.
Graham, near the depot.
Bargains in tooth brushesl For 10
cents we will sell you solid back,
English bristle brush worth % cents.
We may never get another lot. Cliff
ton & Raymond.
Jacob Stein has in his barber shop
two Cuban insurgent flags which were
sent to him. They are attracting con-
siderable attention, as they are the
first, probably, ever exhibited in town.
The collection Sunday in the MethO-
dest Sunday School big Missionary
Sunday" was $119. This makes the
collections fol the year thus far $3G.
short of the total of last year, but it is
expected the larger part of this will
yet be raised
The postponed sale of j. Frank Den
ney yesterday was very satisfactory in
prices. One COW sold as high as $75
and from that on down to S35; horses
for $101 to $50; mules $40 per pair.
The farm implements likewise brought
good comparative prices.
The tides on our river CAS- a result of
the several days of high Northwest
wind) were very low last week, Mill
Creek that comes ur back of 'Bel-
mont" being so low Sunday as to be
divested of all water but little mean
dering stream that could be jumped
across. The inflow Monday was all
right.
The following is the time table of the
steamer Ella for March:
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

IT is gratifying to learn that the
House Committee on Territories has
decided not to report favorably ON the
proposal to create new States out of
ArizOnia, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Six new silver Senators would still
further dilute the sound-mOney senti-
ment of the upper house, and this fact,
it is said, deters the committee from
favoring the creation of new States.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
PROPOSALS.

PIOpO, ais for building Hospital Building for
the Trustees of the Delaware State RospitnI for
the Insane, az Farnhurst, bel
Sealed proposals will be received by the Trus.
tees of the Delaware State Hospital FarnhurSt
Delaware until II O'Clock NJ Thursday, March
8, 1876. for the erection of New HoSpiia Build.
ing at FarnhurSt.
Drawings and specifications san be seen at the
ONCE OF Erank X CaFSwell, Architect, west 9Th
street, Wilmington. Delaware on and after
Monday. February oath 1896
Copies OF the drawings and specifications can
ge 1e nntaineu upon application TO the architect
The right is reserved to reject any or All bids
Git FRANK r. CARSWELL. Architec,
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
Threw Away Canes.

Mr. d, Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Creek, N, ", was badly afflicted with
rheumatism that he was only able to
hobble around with canes, and even
then caused him great pain. After
using Chamberlain Pain Balm he was
so'much improved that he threw away
his canes He says this liniment did
him more good than all other medicines
and treatment put together. For sale
at SO cents per bottle by Clifton & Ray
mond, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

PROFESSOR GOODWIN SMITH, of Can
ada, thinks the Venezuelan question is
now in a fair way to be settled. He
speaks of the South African trouble as
the fire brand that may at any moment
precipitate a European war.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

APPROPRIATION bills will consume
the time of the House this week, while
the probabilities are that the Cuban
question and the tariff bill as affected
by the silver substitute, will divide the
greater part of the Senate.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
Public Sales.

Thursday, Feb. 27th. james Williams
near Slaughter Station, horses, cows
and farming implements, &c John
W. LOckerman, Auc.
Thursday, March Stock, Farming
Implments, &c, of VIM. Chas. Dea-
kyne, at Deakyneville B. V. Wei
don, Auctioneer.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
DEATHS.

BECK.-On the 21st inst. near Delaney's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beck, widow of the late
Samuel Beck, aged 65 years. She leaves
three children, George Beck, Mrs. Chas.
E. George and Mrs. Charles Maloney.
Interment at Delaney's cemetery Sunday
HEMPING.-O the oath inst, in Duck
Creek, suddenly, of paralysis, Simon L.
Hemping, aged II years. Interment to-
day III Odd Fellows cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The fourth lecture of the University
Extension series given by Prof. Smyth,
came off on Monday evening at st.
Peters Chapel. 1t covered the period
in English history of james / and
Charles ], the principal writer of which
time, both prose and poetry, was John
Milton. This great writer was dwelt
upon at some length, his public and
domestic life and his special merit as a
writer, his best known work being
Paradise Lost" John Milton was of
the religious class called Puritans,
whose great idea was freedom free
dom Of the will, freedom of conscience
and freedom TO worship God according
to the best dictates Of the conscience.
Opposed to the Puritans were the
Cavaliers, whose poets sang mainly of
things beautiful and sensuous- that
life was short and to get what pleasure
they could out Of the leeting years.
A number Of specimens were given of
the romance and gorgeous fancy of the
poets of that day. Outside of Shakes
peare Milton had the Richest vocabu-
iary OF new words of any writer ut. his
time. The next lecture will take Ne
the literature Of England after the ~
fod OF the Restoration.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

By the new process of can making
feeding tin through hopper like pour
ing corn by the bushel ears into a
sheller-will make considerable diff
ference to our can makers who had in
the business a summers occupation.
Our packers are laying in a supply of
cans from Baltimore, saving thereby
several hundred dollars in the supply
over making them at home.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Dentistry in its every branch, Dr.
F. L. Grier, Prettyman Building. r
Only three more Sundays before the
preachers are off to the Conference in
Dover.
Can you remember winter that had
so many days when it looked like snow
but didn't?
Remember always, you cannot ex-
pect to get a first-class article at sec
ond-class price.
Eggs took a tumble last week in the
city markets reducing the purchasing
here on Saturday to II cents
The skaters had a relapse last week
and the sledders may yet have a chance
to slide if the winter lasts long enough.
Easter bonnets will be the next femi-
nine adOrnment and attraction for
nOvelty-seeking males, and it won't be
long TO wait.
Another thing to remember: There
never was a cloudy or stormy day
which was not succeeded sooner or
later, by fair or sunshiny one.
The Rev. j. L. Estlin, pastor of 1st
Presbyterian Church, will preach Sun
day night on Goods Love to Man. "
An after service of thirty minutes.
A philosopher says that when the
ROentgen light gets cheap enough peO-
pie who have aches and pains won't do
a thing all day but sit and look inside
themselves.
Proposals for erecting a hospital
building for the Trustees of the Della
ware State Hospital for the Insane at
Farnhurst, will be received by the
Trustees at Farnhurst, on Thursday,
March 5th. See advertisement.
The cold weather last week freezing
the creek over, naturally closed in the
Steamer Ella at the Landing. Sunday
however, brought a decided change,
the mercury rising to go degrees, the
steamer going out Monday morning
! withOut anIy trOubIa
Thomas Cavender, residing Just be-
yOnd Duck Greek, whose Outbuildings
were burned few weeks ago, COM
menced the work of rebuilding Mon
day with money received from the in
surance company. They comprise
barn, stable. cribs, carriage-hOuse, &c.
The new building of Mr.. Mckay at
Shorts Landing, 7Ox8O feet, for max
ing substitute for lead pipe is com
completed, and this week and next the
machinery is expected to be brought
down on the regular trips of the
steamer Ella. The two spells of the
winter that interfered with the naviga-
ton, retarded the work that much.
}. n. Lloyd had rough experience
Saturday afternoon. The bride bit
parted in trying to manage frightened
and runaway horse, the animal rushing
forward in its utmost fury. Seeing his
perilOus condition, he climbed out on
the horses back, which caused it to
kick and buck, thus throwing him off,
the carriage cutting his face as it passed
over him. The runaway was caught
on the next street.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

A high liver with torpid liver will not be
a long liver. Correct the liver with De-
Wits Little Early Risers. little pills that
cure dyspepsia and constipation. Clifton
q RAYMOND
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Last week from Sunday to Sunday,
though within one week of spring was
cold enough for mid-winter, nearly
down to zero Monday morning and
between ten and twenty degrees most
of the week-dry with high winds. 1t
ended abruptly with Saturday and
this week started in as gentle as
spring, with splendid roads for trav-
elling but got cool again yesterday,
the mercury this morning registering
"a degrees.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Some Of the Delaware papers are be-
ginning to talk about the prospects for
good peach crop this year, basing
their predictions on the weather to
date, Better, says an exchange, let the
matter rest for a while. Doubtful
things are extremely uncertain, and
the peach crop is always doubtful.
There is never anything sure about it
until the ''peach Of emerald hue" has
grown into = rosy, ripe delicious thing,
and is plucked, shipped and the money
for it lies snugly in the farmers pocket,
Besides, dismal predictions of failure
or confident prophecies OF full crop,
made prematurely, asspredly effect the
market in advance of the season.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
MARRIAGES

COLE -JEFFERSON.-At Smyrna Circuit
parsonage Feb 25th, 1896, by the Rev w
r. Mowbray, Mr.. Andrew d. Cole to Miss
Maggie H. jefferson both of Kent County
Del.
FORCUM-WALLACE.- the 25th inst
at the NJ. E. Circuit parsonage, Mr.. Moses
NJ. Forcum and Mrs Caroline Wallace of
GTeenspring, Del.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Try a can of Hopkins Steamed Hominy
(Hulled Corn 1t is delicious. Full qt.. lOc.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
THE MARKETS.
GRAIN
PRODUCE.
MEDICAL NOTICE.

DIR. G. o. Swinney has the assistance of
hls sister, Miss ELLA +. SWINNEY, NJ. D.,
(late of China who will practice in his
Office and also treat especially those diseases
peculiar to women and children. 2l9tf
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

''The closing of the church door last
Sunday was a great improvement over
former occasions. Just pin the local
in your hats and when entering the
church look in your hat We intend
to keep it up until every one who enters
the church sees that the door is closed.
The above is from the Milford
Chronicle, which is deserving of a
great deal of credit for accomplishing
what it has, but possibly the people
don't slam the door there when they
pass through, like some churches that
could be named. And, possibly, also,
he don't have the "vestibule confab, &"
that entertains the gathering audience
before the preacher takes his seat.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del every Wednesday afternoon, at O'Clock
THE TINES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is part. It also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
ROBT D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
TERMS -SUBsCRIPTION-S1.5O 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
rcsents but for the outlying district OF which u
i'the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
KrntGn, CheswOld, Leipsie, &c. rate OF so
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. A special reduction on
all semi-annusl and yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

5000 Moore's Early Grape Vines, and
5000 Concord.
Also, Yucca Filamentosa $500 per 100;
25 plants at the 100 rate.
The above are sold at corn prices.
JACOB SENN,
2264t Cheswold, Del.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The most of persons having vendues
(and they have been more numerous
this February than usuaD had the mis-
fortune to let the good weather pass
and strike the bad Several had to be
postponed. That of j. Frank Denney
near town was down on the calendar
for Wednesday. The day started out
handsomely in promise in comparison
to the two preceding days, but shortly
after dinner dark clouds came hurry
ing from the westward and with them
for time thick snOwhakes that soon
dispersed the people, who seemed ap-
prehensive Of blizzard. Mr., Denney
had advertised thoroughly by bills and
in the TINES, and had the largest
crowd of people, it is said, collected at
any sale this winter. They hurried
away under the threatening weather
faster than they came and, as the i'm
pOrtant stock and implements had not
been reached, the only thing left to do
was to postpone the sale until yester-
day. That of VIM. Charles Deakyne
in ThOroughfare Neck, billed for Fri
day, was postponed until Thursday,
March 5th.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Rev w. X. Galloway is on his sec
Ond week of evangelistic services in
the NJ. E. Church of this town. The
meetings are being largely attended
and while the ministers and many of
the members are doing earnest work,
there has not been the decided work of
conviction and penitence that was so
much hoped for. The meeting was
larger last night than any that has pre-
ceded it.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

SHER1FF'S SALE a
BY virtue of a writ of NeuditiOni ExpOnas n
tome directed, will be exposed to Public Sale in
front Of the Delaware House in the town of
smyrna, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County and
State of Delaware
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The building used as a lumber house
on the lot which the Presbyterian So
ciety bought of Frank Bailey has been
moved on the opposite side of the street
in the rear of the shop of VIM. P. Legg,
and is being fitted up for blacksmith
shop for j. V. Price Il Son. The other
building, used as an office, will like
wise be soon moved across the street,
thus clearing the ground for the
Manse, which will be commenced in
the spring.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

12O sheets of writing paper for 10 cts.
at Clifton & Raymond's.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Astronomers assure us that Prof.
Perrine's recently discovered comet is
heading directly for this earth of ours,
and is travelling hitherward at the
enormous speed of 1000, 600 miles in
every twenty-fOur hours. There is
no doubt but that the stranger is a
hustler, and if the arithmeticians are
not at fault in their calculations, and if
the comet does not change it's course,
it is due to strike this planet on Saturr
day, March IA. Some of the learned
men who are desirous of relieving ner-
vOus people from the terror the fore
going statement might arouse are pro-
claiming that a comet is not much of
an affair anyhow, and. that this comet
since first seen, has turned off ont of
our way.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Thomas Cavender, residing Just be-
yOnd Duck Greek, whose Outbuildings
were burned few weeks ago, COM
menced the work of rebuilding Mon
day with money received from the in
surance company They comprise
barn, stable. cribs, carriage house, &c.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The annual town election will be
held next Monday afternoon between
the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

The congregation of Jerman Chapel
will hold festival Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week for the ben
eft of the Sunday School.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Can you remember winter that had
so many days when it looked like snow
but didn't?
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Next Monday will be moving day in
Duck Creek, Little Greek and Kenton
Hundreds.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

F. L. Grier, Prettyman Building. =
Only three more Sundays before the
preachers are off to the Conference in
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

KentOn has new business man in a
cOlOred citizen, a shoemaker, who went
there Monday with good recommenda-
tiOns, and rented a shop of John w.
Graham, near the depot.
Smyrna times., 1896-02-26

Crown and bridge-work, gold, alumni
mum, WestOn's metal, rubber and gold
lined rubber plates DIR. F. l.. Grier,
Prettyman Building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
Worries the Rich Churchmen.

The Rev. t. E. Barr, pastor of the
First Congregational church, one of the
most patrician" churches in Kalama-
zoo, Mich, is making it unhappy for
the rich members of his church. For
some time his sermons have related to
the difficulty which Dives will have in
entering heaven and otherwise tor
mented the wealthy by holding up the
example of the widows mite. He
capped the climax last week by invit-
ing the trade and labor unions to take
charge Of the week day evening meet
ings, and they did so. The capitalists
held up their hands in horror and cir
culated petitions demanding his remov-
al. Yesterday Mr.. Barr gave them the
most caustic kind of a sermon = told
how small souled capital was, and re-
marked that the rich men couldn't
throw him out, because Mrs. Leroy
Cahill, his most staunch supporter, holds
a $4,000 mortgage on the church,
which they would not take up. He
scathed the wealthy parishioners for an
hour and a half and ended up by tender
ing his resignation, to take effect Nov.
/. He says he will not take any Vaca-
ton this year, but will stay right in
Kalamazoo to tell plain truths every
Sunday until he leaves the parish
Chicago Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
A BUSY SPOT.
The Race Track Making Plenty of Work
for Track Builders

AUA 1IdCh 0u1AQS1S
Much the busiest place in this yicin-
ity at present is Russell, ten miles
northwest of Waukegan. Nearly any
naa VINO can drive a nail or a horse
can get work there.
There are about 700 men at work at
present, making the race track and
building the buildings. One hundred
and fifty teams are on the job also and
such racket of orders, directions to
horses, driving of nails, booming of
timbers, saving, pounding and shout
ing cannot be heard probably anywhere
else in the state.
They are building a one mile race
track there with the necessary stables
for hundreds of horses, a grand stand
for thousands of people, a pool room
over. one hundred feet long, restaurant,
bar, fences, sidetracks and in fact
everything needed at a big race track.
They have to get done by Aug 18th so
that the first race may be run Sept. 1st
and the way the men are working is a
caution. One man was promised time
off today and double time if he would
work until twelve o'clock last night.
Nearly any man who can do rough car
penter work can get twenty five cents
an hour and hundreds are availing
themselves of the opportunity
Russell is about three blocks south
Of the state line. The railroad station
is to be built just beyond the line and
the track just inside Kenosha county.
To make the track hill in the middle
of it must be cut down and one side OF
the track brought up thirteen feet.
The men a:e working in fields of un-
ripe grain, grading and shoveling.
Every day there are fourteen Car loads
of lumber brought in. A car load of
nails is expected iii a day or so. The
managers are buying everything pos
sible right OIL the ground. 1t is al
most impossible for anyone else to buy
butter, milk or vegetables anywhere in
the vicinity, hay and grain are bought
on sight, great piles Of cabbages heaped
up llA0 young HOuuCdlilS' NOdlly
every house around there is filed with
boarders and if some man would go up
there with tents he could probably
make money on board and lodging.
The store keepers at Russell are in
clover. Nearly everything is bought
through them. One Russell man who
has done a little carpentering is boss of
eighty men building the pool rooms.
Over 81, 900 worth of freight has passed
through the Russell Office since the
work began. The building of the race
track is a sight worth seeing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The fac n
''sa;|''' &NzzzeS1 I ;:;;E

1t is always gratifying to receive
testimonials for Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
when the endorsement is from physi-
clan it is especially so. There is nc
more satisfactory or effective remedy
than Chamberain's Cholic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" writes DR.. r. E.
Robey, physician and pharmacist, OF
Olney, Mo-; and as he has used the
Remedy in his own family, and sold il
in his drug store for six years, he should
certainly know For sale by Stark
weather & Co.