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Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

1 have just received a large supply of
firearms, ammunition, ETC., which I
will sell at prices never heard of before.
New Guns at $3.50 and up, also revol-
vers, ammunition, etc, at prices to
correspond, at ALFRED TILGHMAN's,
corner of Commerce and Delaware Sts.,
Smyrna, Del. Il
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. f
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

E. Nathans, who came down from
Philadelphia six weeks ago to take the
clothing store, corner of Main and Com
merce streets, returned to Philadelphia
on Monday, leaving the goods for
which Hirnheimer & Co. (the owners
of the stOre) had become responsible
for, in the store. They will get some
one to run the store, and during the
time Mr.. Hirnheimer purposes to run
down himself each Saturday. They
are'agents for the Bacharach Tailoring,
suits and OvercOats.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Sour Krout for sale at Jacob Lem
berger's.
The last basket of tomatoes came to
market this week.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Frank Bailey will sell for cash first
class hemlock boards at $14.OO per
thousand feet. Former price was S16.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Mr.. Lee Springs, son of Mr.. Springs
at Brenford, has taken the Central
Touring mill near that place and will
conduct it in the furture.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

By the Governor;
JAMES H. HUGHES,
Secretary Of State.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

All kinds of carriage work done at
Boyer & Co., they have competent
workmen and do frst-class work of all
kinds. T
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Thanksgiving is two weeks off to-
morrow. Already the barn yard TO wis
are beginning to wear an anxious
look.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., of Delaware, have appointed Cos
griff & Beck agents for this vicinity,
vice r. L. Cummins resigned.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

J. L. Keagy is erecting blacksmith
shop at Clayton, on a lot purchased
of John P. Hudson, opposite the
school house.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Rev. L. W. Layfeld, who has been
confined by sickness to his home, will
commence a prOtracted meeting at
Friendship church, Thoroughfare
Neck, on Sunday night next. This
meeting will be continued without re-
gard to the Interruptions of rain.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The Good Templars will, after to-
night, change their time of meeting
from Wednesday nights to Tuesdays
at 7.3O o'clock. Members of Smyrna
Lodge No. 5, 1. O. G. T.. please take
notice.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Albert 7. Mabrey, the recently
elected chief engineer Of the Light and
Water Plant has accepted and will enter
upon his duties December the first.
Mr.. Mabrey by the way, is a member
of the family of Mabreys near Black
ston Church.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The members of Stars and Stripes
Council No &c, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. are re-
quested to be present tomorrow even
ing. Important business on hand.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

VIM. Briggs, on the "Spruance"
farm of A. L. Hudson, gathered 100
baskets of Keifer pears from 1S trees.
They were sold to VIM. Keiser for 25
cents per basket.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The wheat market which has not
been so active the past week, was
greatly interfered with by the wet
weather following harvest. 1t has
needed cool, dry weather to put it in
order. Philadelphia is the objective
point for most of our grain. Nine YES
sells carrying more than million bush
els of grain cleared from Philadelphia
last week, bringing the total export of
corn for the year up to %, 600, 900 bush
els and of wheat to nearly 1000, 900
bushels. Twenty-seyen steamers are
now under charter. The shipments of
breadstuffs from that port already ex-
ceed 26, 1000, 900 bushels, and the vessels
under charter will swell this to nearly
80, ,000,0 900 bushels, with enough of the
season left to ship at the present
rate of five or six millions bushels
more.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. John A. Hoffecker,
Thursday evening, November eleventh
at 7.3O o'clock. SECRETARY.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Owing to damage to Iron Bridge,
Fleming's Landing, Str. Van Solver
will receive freight from patrons on
Kent county side, at warehouse of Geo.
Mckay, Shorts Landing. 4
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The Ladies Aid Society, of Leipsic,
will give "White Cap" Spelling Bee
in the hall Of that town on Thanksgiv-
ing night. Supper will be served in
connection with the evening program.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

F. E. Postles has recently contracted
for 2000 feet of woven wire fence with
I. R. Stats in Thoroughfare Neck and
1900 feet with L. W. Springs, of Bren-
ford. There are other contracts in
contemplation that will make several
miles of this fence in the Spring.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

VIM. Geo. Lees has a variety pump
kin in his store window, which was
grown in the yard of Hon. James
Williams, which weighs 81 pounds.
He had several large specimens.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Some young folks are preparing to
give little comedy entitled "The
Donation Party" or Thanksgiving Eve
at the Parsonage, to be presented at
the Opera House Thanksgiving night.
Proceeds for the benefit of Ladies
Mite Society of the NJ. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

John W. Tucker, who recently
moved from the corner of Commerce
and Delaware streets to the Prettyman
Building has added a merchant tailor
ing department to his store. See his
advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

The ladies of Trinity Guild, Clayton,
will hold a supper and bazaar in the
rectOry, Friday and Saturday even
ings, Nov. 18th and 18th. Supper will
be served at 5.3OP.M.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

When buying coal quality is an i'm
portant thing to look after; we sell the
best. Quantity should also be consid-
cred; we give 224O lbs. to the ton.
Brady Steamboat Company. T
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27

who neglected to hitch il. But if q
team is hitched with ordinary care and
is frightened by some unusual disturb.
auce, as by runaway team running
against it, and the team SO hitched
breaks away and in turn runs and
causes damage, no liability rests upon
him who carefully hitched his horse.
The movement of sleighs and sleds
upon the snow being comparatively
noiseless, it is customary to attach
bells to them or to the horses, and the
want of bells would render person
liable for damages. Bicycles are re-.
garded Us vehicles and are subject to
the same rules-they must give way
to heavier vehicles, and foot passen.
gers must in turn give way to them.
Massachusetts laws require bells to
be attached TO- all bicycles. As no one
is obliged to build fences next the
highway, the use of which is common
to all people who choose to travel upon
it, so drovers OF cattle and other AMI.
mails are not responsible for damage
by their travelling herds, if reasonable
care be exercised in their manage.
ment.-American Agriculturist.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
Making Il Map of Picking,

How military map Of Picking was
secretly made is told by Gen. Sir Rob
crt Hiddulph. During the China wal
OF 1860, in which Sir Robert was en-
gagged, our army was greatly cmbar-
rasscd by the absence of any map of
the city. But it happened that the
Russian legation had, only few
months before, cOntrived to make a
map IN spite of the jealous watchful-
ness of the Chinese. They had sent
an officer in small covered wagon,
such as they use to carry their women
about, completely covered in. An in
dicatOr was attached to the wheel.
He drove for certain distance, to a
certain crossroad, for example, and
"took a shot" with his instrument:
then down the next road; and in that
way made complete plan of Picking
with all its streets and roads, both in
the Tartar CITY and the Chinese city.
Gen. Ignatieff, who produced the map,
offered its use to the English. There
were no photographers then attached
to the army, but an Italian pho
tographer, who had followed the army
for his own private purposes, being
set to work. produced a number of
copies, which proved extremely SER
viccable. London News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
Mollie McGrutier's Ghost,

The ghost of Mollie McGrudcr. who
was killed near Seventh and Tracy
streets, about IL year ago, by William
Mccoy, still! appears to brighten those
who have to pass along that way in the
early morning hours, writes a Kansas
| City correspondent.
AS stated in these dispatches two
weeks ago, the woman first appeared to
the keeper Of a saloon on the corner of
Independence AID Lydia avenues. and
| appeared to be asking for bucket of
beer. She then appealed to several
! passcrs-by and to policeman, who,
since that time. has never had occasion
to get near the spot where the murder
was committed.
The publication in morning papcr
here OF the fact that such an apparition
had been seen caused a number of pco-
| pie to 60 in that neighborhood on such
nights as they happened to b. out late.
IN the hope of being able to see the
spirit.
The result is that there are now not
less than seven people who declare that
they saw the ghost of the murdered wo-
man, and. while she invariably has the
appearance of wanting to reveal some
thing, no one has yet had nerve enough
to stay to hear her story. The latest
tale IS from man who had heard moth
Ing about the ghost, and who had occa-
sion to cut across Lydia avenue about
O'Clock one morning recently.
The gentleman was hurryjn. through
the dark street, when his attention was
attracted by a woman who Was standing
perfectly erect near a telegraph pole
about ten feet from street lamp. She
stood SO still and looked at him so in
tently that he thought she might be a
man who was dressed as woman for
the purpose of robbery, and, drawing
his revolver, he approached her with the
intention of asking what she was doing
there at that time of night.
She was in full view. but as the man
got near to the telegraph pole the
woman seemed to dissolve in thin air,
and left no trace behind her. The gen
tleman thought it strange. and it was
only when he related his story next
morning that he found he had APP
preached Mollie McGruder's ghost.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
FORCING PLANTS BY EXPRESS.

The English gardeners used at one
tin Q to have term that they applied
tc high and rapid forcing of plants.
They said cucumbers, for instance,
were raised "by express. By this,
they meant rapid forwarding or fore.
ing of plants by excessive heat and
moisture. The houses where the Gu.
cumber vines were growing were kept
very warm and moist. The result was
very rapid, tender and succulent
growth. The plants grew long, spind-
ling and watery. As plants, they were
not in normal condition, yet they
were reported TO give good crops.
Here is an idea for the window gard.
ener, who can control the heat in her
bay window. Force your plants with
more heat than is required in an or
binary living room. The soft wood
plants, like the geranlum, will grow
long and perhaps i'll shapen, but they
give more flowers than if kept only
moderately warm. Such forced cul.
ture means that the bay window must
be shut off from the living room. The
thingis, do you want flowers or plants?
Most people will say flowers. Then
give heat, moisture and fertilizers and
things will come ''by express. New
England Homestead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
KEEp1SG APPLES IN PITS.

Apples can he kept in cellars better
than above ground provided they be
not brought in contact with the soil.
This is sure to injure their favor,
though it prevents either rotting O,
willing from contact with changing
air. There should always be some box
or barrel to enclose the apples before
burying'them, and they should be
covered deeply enough to be near the
freezing Point ell winter. If the ap.
pies are sound when put in there will
be little or no rot when they are taken
out of their winter quarters.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
Big Mountain Slide.

One of the longest mountain fumes
yet constructed in this country will
soon be completed IN the Adirondacks. /
1t is for the purpose of tapping the
rich and hitherto inaccessible spruce
forest on the tall peak commonly
known as sold Whiteface." This
mountain lies just north of Lake
Placid, and is more than 5000 feet,
high. So steep is the side OF "Old
Whiteface" that until the present
season no lnmberman has attempted
to cut timber there. A wood pulp
company of Ausable Forks decide to
begin operations on large scale.
Several hundred men are now EN-.
ploYed making slide two and a half
miles long from the mountain side to
the Ausable River, below the big falls.
in Wilmington Notch. This slide. 81,
aume, is three feet wide and three feet
deep, and is constructed of two.inch
plank supported on wooden trestle.
which in some places is nearly 1907
high. Several ravines of great depth
are thus spanned. The outlet Of the
f1ume is fifty feet above the high water
mark OF the Ausable River, and at s
place where the river is very deep. ii
A current of water is passed through
the flume by diverting Whiteface
Brook from it's natural channel, and
the incline of the hume gives the aov.
ing water an irresistible imretuk
Sticks of spruce timber measuring
about eighteen inches in diameter are
put in all along the line for mile
down the mountain. A heavy stick
started at OF near the head OF the
fume will reach the river in seven and
one half minutes. Many Adirondack
tourists who have enjoyed the climb
to the top of "Old Whiteface' will
doubtless hear with regret Of his pros
pective denudation of one of the most
picturesque features of the North
Woods. New York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
THE LAW OF THE ROAD.

For the. protection of the travelling
public, it is necessary that certain
rules regulating travel upon the pub
lie highways be generally observed.
Our statutes do not require o travele,
to keep upon any particular part oil
the road, nor to TURNOUT in any certain
direction, but it is universal custom
in this country for vehicles and AMI.
mails ander the charge of man to take
the right side of the road when meet
ing others, if it is reasonably practi.
cal to do SO, A team should, in gen.
era!, keep the right side, whether
meeting another or not. Yet, when
two are going in the same direction
and one wishes to pass the other, he
should pass on the left side, as the
first team has the right of way and
cannot be expected to deviate from
his course upon the right side. One
passing aQother must use great care to
avoid collision, as nothing but ne.
cessity will warrant him in doing this,
for both, going in the same direction,
belong upon the right side, and by any
deviation from his proper side one as.
sumes all risk Of the experiment.. The
rule must be very strictly observed at
night, or when by reason of storm OF
fog it might be difficult to distinguish
others approaching.
A traveller on foot or on horseback
must give way to vehicle, and q
lightly loaded team must give way to
a heavily loaded one, but team with
q heavy load ought, in certain cases,
to stand still so as to allow lighter
vehicle to pass. The driver of horse
must use ordinary care in it's manage.
nent, and is liable for all damage
caused by careless driving, and if he
leaves bis team he must nse ordinary
care in hitching it, for if horse LETT
unhitched starts, and occasions dam.
age. the responsibility rests upon him
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
An Item III Boiler Economy.

A writer on the subject of boiler econ
omy alludes to the porosity OF ordinary
bricks and mortar, and for all exposed
fiue walls or boiler seatings advises a
facing of glazed bricks, in neat cement
mortar, to reduce to a minimum the en-
trance of cold air to the hues, which un-
doubleday takes place through the mil
lions of pores in a rough brick wall. For
this purpose the tarring of the external
face of rough brickwork flue walls is
also recommended. Glazed bricks, of
course, are better, and are very easily
kept clean.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27

uncle need not have disinherited min
on that account. Such course seems
TO be popularity in this family. II
hnnlllatcs me to feel that my coming
here had anything TO do with it..
am sure your mere coming had not
Margaret. Your uncle evidently had
some good reason for his action. / think
he believed that leaving Brian m in
come sufficient only for the necessities of
life would morally force him to use his
own exertlons to secure the luxuries he
prizes. You can see the force Of, such
Ill argument.
Margaret sh, OK her head uncon-
WINGED.
The argument and reason NAV be
good, She agreed. but don't care to
be the instrument for the working out Of
the benefit. 1t makes me feel RESPONSE
ble Tor my cousins Inconvenience, and
| hate it.
You allow pride TO blind your judy
ment. Your regret is quite Intellectual.
You couldn't, il you would, return tho
money TO Brian. unless
Unless what:'
Miss Hilton hcsitatch.
Unless you marry him.
Margaret flushed at these words.
He is not the kind of a man | ad-
mire, she returned after a thoughtful
pause. Incidence and want of ambition
are not cOmmendable characteristics. I
fear should become disguised, or he
would, which would amount to the same
thing. Try to think of some other plan,
Miss Hilton; and while you are puzzling
your dear old brain, I'll answer some
letters: And do forget the things I've
said. I'm always repenting of something
I've said or done. can t afford to lose
your good opinion.
With these words Margaret left the
room, and Miss Hilton's eyes followed
her with very loving glance.
Dear Margaret, she said gently.
Dear, dear child"
ITO BE CONTINUED.I
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
THE GARLIC PEST.

The dairymen of Eastern Pennsyl
vania bordering on Philadelphia ar
annoyed by the ever increasing garlic
pest, writes 81 r. Downing. 1t afect
the sale of wheat and milk, taintine
-four, milk and butter. True, if thu
herd is not allowed to Craze upon garlic
within a few hours of milking there
will be no odors and all trace will be
removed by the baking of flour. Still
it is a nuisance even in the trouble Of
trying to avoid it. We are now
ploughing up patch of it, turning
the bulbs to the surface. thus expos
ing them to the frosts of winter.
When the rains fall and wash out the
roots l expect to see thick layout OF
white bulbs ready for the freeze and
thaw that SO far as saw in neigh.
boring experiment two years ago ex.
terminated it.
It seems good time to make the at.
tack when both last summers seeds
and nodules have sent their plants
through the soil into the air. The
sprouted seed is gone and the nodule
is spent. There are some bulbs with
nodules not as yet sprouted. These I
fear. Some say spread hot lime, but
there are little spots of garlic here and
there over the field, and thus the en-
tire field should be lined. Lime is
cumbersome and more costly than
would be Stag phosphate, which con-
tains fifty per cent. of lime, with
twenty-five per cent. of phosphoric
acid in addition. A ton and half of
the phosphate would equal 500 pounds
to the acre and cost but S24, whereas
forty bushels OF lime to the acre
would cost 1913. so, and there would be
missing the leading plant food. I am
not interested in the sale of Stag phos.
plate, never saw it, and know it only
SO far as official analyses and testimon.
ials go. While We are disposed to
risk it, I do not presume to recon-
mend it to others.
Farmers still pull garlic, but with
little faith, as the patches increase.
The mother bulb is taken from the
earth, but tho infant bulbs survive
the separation heslthily, and in the
coming springtime a colony crowds
the ancestral spot. It is provoking,
for then it is that we hear from the
milk dealer or creamery man from
whom we dread to hear, excepting
when the bank check comes clean and
clear of complaint. New York Tri-
bune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A few oats given to young calves o,
colts daily will pay a big interest on
the investment.
When cuttings are made during the
winter they should be taken from trees
or vines after q few days of warm
weather, and not cut when the frost is
in them.
Turnips are q natural feed for sheep,
and may safely be pastured, permit.
ting the animals to eat all they desire F:
in fact, root crops are always good for
any OF our farm animals.
On old, thin land the cultivation of
the young orchard should begin sew
eral years before the old ono fails and
before the new one is set, by heavy
manuring, deep tillsge. clean crop
culture and the growing Of clover.
The sucking pigs may be growing
nicely, but do not cheat yourself with
the false idea of the profits unless you
are also observing the mother. She
may be falling off as fast as her pro.
geny is gaining. Give her the best
food obtainable to keep up both flesh
and flow of milk.
Take good care that the pigs have q
sufficient supply Of salt, ashes and
charcoal; keep it in box under shell
ter where they can help themselves.
and never let the supply entirely run
out. There is no danger of them eat
ing too much, for their own cravings
will measure that.
The frequent trips made from the
house to the barn on most farms make
it desirable that the buildings be in
reasonable distance from each other
On some farms good deal of valuable
time is spent in an Improbable man.
ner trudging over the long path be.
tween farm buildings.
If your poultry house is so cold that
water freezes in it, it would be good
plan to give the poultry water three
times day. Have it slightly warmed
and after the fowls have drank what
they wish pour out the remainder. In
this way the hens will have q full SUP.
ply and also be inyigorated BY the
warmth from the water drank.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
The Mad King Ohio.

Mad King Ohio, of Bavaria, grows
more mad than ever. and bis residence
at Fuerstenried has lately been sur
rounded by second ring of military
posts to keep him in safety. Occar
sioually the monarch drives out in the
neighboring forests with q strong
guard, but few people ever catch .
glimpse of him. His Majesty is in
splendid physical health and eats raw
enously. He takes hie meals alone,
but sometimes he will suddenly rush
into the room where his suit is din
ing and clear all sweet things Oft the
table,.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
WINTER WORK on FARMS.

DairyiDg will afford constant en-
ployment on farm during all seasons
OF the year if it is properly conducted,
but all farms are not dairy farms, and
there is considerable lost time during
the season OF the year when the
ground is frozen and snow obstructs
operations. It is true that m enter
prising farmer can find something to
do every month in the year, as he can
repair the tools, buildings, fences and
get everything in complete order for
spring work; but what the farmer
most desires is to engage in some EN-.
ployment on the farm that will bring
in cash returns= Unfortunately for
the large majority of farmers, they
will not accept the Innovations on
present methods. With the staple
crops-wheat, corn, oats and potatoes
which are cultivated by horse
power, any return to the hoe, spade
or rake is not willingly done, yet the
farmer will have to use the tools which
enable him to derive the most from
his land if he expects to compete with
those who give careful attention and
hand labor to crops, which not only
pay we'll for the labor, but give a
larger profit than can be secured by
the usual method of farming by horse
power. There is use for the horse.
and staple crops must be grown, but
If farmers can grow something else
during the winter months they will
gain to that extent. Farm Journal.