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Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
CHESWOLD.
A Parsonage to be Built for CheswoId and
Bethel Charge Local and Personal
Mention.
to The Times

Special Correspondence to The Times.
CHEswoLD, Sept 19.-The Assam
Balnes Go. S cannery at this place has
been somewhat rushed with tomatoes
but having increased their working
force and by making use of night
work they were fully equal to the
emergency. The fruit this wear has
been solid and of better quality than
former years, while the crop in the
main will be more profitable to the
growers. We hear of no complaints
or docks, but all goes well. We hope
our Gamers will be profited for the
| seasons work
One of our faamers SAYS "there
won't be enough winter apples in this
section to make a good sized pot of
apple dumplings." There is n likeIi-
hood also that winter cabbage will be
almost failure, owing to the ravages
of worms.
At the second quarterly conference
for CheswOld and Bethel charge held
last Saturday at Bethel, the long
talked-of subject of building parson-
age came up and assumed definite
shape. building committee repre-
senting both churches was appointed
and 1t Is now probable the blasts of
winter will find Pastor, Edwin Gard
ner comfortably dOmiciled in a home
owned and hencefOrth to be looked
after by the officials of the two
churches.
Ihose OF this community who are
churchSOers were treated last Sunday
TO hne sermons. By an arrangement
made, Rev. Il. w. Layfield of Smyrna
Circuit supplied the place of DIR. Cork
ran at Bethel i'll the afternoon, and
preached most forcible discourse on
the wrong and folly of indulging in
SIN. The evening discourse of Rev.
EDWIN Gardner at Cheswold on "The
LILY Work at the Top of the Pillar"
the glSt OF which was the building and
adOrnlng of good character, was also
especially fine.
=. There perhaps las never been so
little stock taken in politics in this
Vlclnlty as is evinced mp to the present
stage OF tins campaign. 1t may be the
Pot mas not yet commenced to boil.
.Geo. -. Moore. our postmaster, is
giving the building a new coat of
pant, great improvement.
ferSOnal.-Mr. and Mrs. Muhlhousen.
OF wilmington, were last week guests |
OF DR.; Smith. Mrs. T. f. Moore and |
MISS Madge Moore left to-day for
VISIT to Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
n. B. Moore, of Philadelphia, were
last las week visiting Mr.. f. A. Moore. -
NJ Mrs: IS: Margaret Smith and Mrs. Jennie |
Golller' of Salisbury, are guests of
Ir' smith. Miss Fannie Goodwin, of |
Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. John Berry and |
dGau$hter, of Wyoming, Miss Lola
COOK and Mr.. A. J. Stubbs, of Willow |
grove; spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Clark. Mrs. S. f. Van
horn, son and daughter, of Wilkes
9gaffe' Pa, spent few days with Mr..
John Boyd. REx
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Death of r. j. Moore.

One of our we'll known carpenters
Robert John Moore, died this mornin1 o
In the 20 year of his age. He has been
IN failing health for two or three wears
from kidney trouble, and was confined
to his home for the past several weeks
HIS wife died several years ago, and he
leaves no children.
AS school boy in District No. he
was of much more than usual promise
and brightness in intellectual grasn
but an unfortunate accident happened
that doubtless changed the whole fnt-
ure course of his life. When abont
twelve years of age he received a severe
Kick from a horse on his forehead
that rendered him insensible the con,
cusslon it was thought for some time
would prove fatal, but he finally re-
covered, though never having again
the same mental acuteness. He was
from youth a member of the NJ e.
Church, and did his part well in life
as a good citizen. The remains will
be inferred on Friday afternoon at the
ODD Fellows Cemetery, services at
the house at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
You Are Invited.

WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept. 18th. 1898
- You are cordially invited to the Law avn
Fete, to be given at Bishopstead' d" on n
st, St; Michael and All Angels Dov the M
Sgtn inst. Fancy and useful articles
VIII be on sale; light supper will bcgin
at o CLOCK; musicale under the Ii
rectlon OF Prof. Carpenter NAV he ex-
pected at 8 o'clock. There Will iii bo CO =
generel admission of 10 cents 70 tb" %
beautiful grounds, the supper heinz
extra. 1our presence will be oreatI9
appreciated, since the aim of the com
mlttee in charge of the Fete is to nro-
vide for an Indebtedness of S4OO. OOi in
Cured in maintaining the Day Nnr-
sery and Babies Hospital, both of
winch are open to all of every name
VINO need Christian care. The grounds
Will be open at O'Clock.
ARCHDEACoN HALL,
FRANK A. MITCHELL.
Mrs. COLEMAN,
Mrs. DREIN,
Mrs. HARVEY,
Mrs. Knowles.
Mrs. ELDRIDGE.
Committee.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

An early thing to claim the attention
OF Congress will be the matter of rev.
enue in its largeness. 1t is stated that
the accumulation of revenue from the
sale OF bonds and from new taxes i'm
posed under the war-revenue law is
likely to present new argument for
radical change in our existing currency
system. 1t is estimated that revenue
OF $3.50, 900, 900 derived from the sale of
S2OO, ZOO, 900 of bonds and from a years
continuance of the war taxes will re-
suit In a surplus of 800, 900, 900, even
after the deduction for expense of
maintenance of garrisons in Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
AT the outbreak of the war the Treas
uSy cash balance was S225, ,OOO, 900. At
the end of last month it amounted to
1924, 4S7, ,O84, an increase Of S39. GAP. 500
IN the month of August. The gold re-
serve is 1920, 900, 900, the largest ever
recorded.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
The Registration.

The Registration was more sniritad
on Saturday than the preceding regis
tratlon days, the total amount heinz =,
the two districts, 242-153 in fbe Eos4i -
ern and 131 III the Western District
The registration on the first dav w g
30 for the Eastern and A for the Wastl
ern District; second dav. "a for tho
Eastern and al for the Western. tbird
day, 115 for the Eastern and lis for the q
western. The sum total for these fonr
registration days to date is GGg. The
TOTAL registration four years ago, (but
at which time there was no registration
iee), was 1O4S, aud the total number of
votes polled on election day was in tha
western District, something over 500
no election being held in the Eastern
district. From present indication the
registration and vote will both fall
below that of two years ago.
Saturday was expected to be n busv
gay, but the Board of the Western
Dlstrlct were most of the time ahead
Oh and waiting for men to come in. Tn
IN il the Eastern District it was moi so.
ssney were busy from the start. with
rom ten to twenty men waiting at the
u9or, most of them colored. Those
VINO mad to wait several hours tbouohf
III, Iue operations inside were very SLOW
Inc rigid cross-examination az tba
colored applicants for registration no
70 where they got the ST 90 from tn
pay the registration fee, seems to have
advertised the fact of thus QUALIFYING
. vote pretty thoroughly among them
udglng from the numbers that came
o register on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

The primaries of the Republicans of
New Castle county will come off next
Saturday, when the candidate receiv-
ing the highest vote will be declared
the nominee, as we understand, with
out regard to what faction he has pre-
viously belonged to. Down in Kent
and Sussex counties where the Greg
ulars" as they call themselves, hardly
number one in one hundred voters.
besides gathering about ell the Fed
eral plums," they demand a factional
representation on the ticket without
regard to the choice of the voters in
the respective districts of the county
tickets. 1t speaks we'll for New Castle
county that it has no such "tom fool
cry" By the way, the Republicans
are highly encouraged over the reg
istratiOn thus far.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
Chalk Talk.

r., Mrs. Ellen Dayton Blair, National
W. q. I. U. organizer and artist lee
tnrer will speak at Asburv nj r
Church next Wednesday evening
September 2Sth inst. Bows and Girls
young men and women, fathers and
mothers are especially invited. The
'front.' seats of the church will be re-
served Tor the children. Mrs. Blair
comes well recommended. She never
falls to captivate her audience. both old
and young. Her plan is to illustrate
moral lessons with stories and drawine,
in color, as well as in black and white
The following testimonials will intro
duce her to our readers:
"Miss Francis e. Willard, late Pres
ident of the National w. C. II. IT
makes the following request in the
Union Signal; Mrs. L. A. ID. Blair is
our national organizer of Loval T,e-
ions, and if her merits were properlv
understood she would be kept, as she
ought to be, constantly in the field
Miss Anna Gordon, who knows her
work, ard has repeatedly heard her
speak, thinks it most important an
for all our workers. ="
'Mrs. Gen. Bidwell, Chico coI
Mrs. Blair has the happy faculty. nos
sessed by few, of eliciting tbey cdna pUs-
dence and sympathy of her vontbfu1
and her chalk skefcbas n'un VI
enjoyed and most profit'
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

MORE than two weeks ago the an
nouncement was made that our dis
tlnguished citizen, Hon. Thos. F.
Bayard was seriously i'll at the resi-
dence of his daughter, near Boston.
The character of the announcement
was such that his death might be ex.
pected in day or two, but some two
weeks have elapsed with about the
same daily telegraph report as them
"hesting comfortably, although he
continues to grow steadily weaker. "
There is no hope of his recovery, and
his death is likely to occur at any
hour. Harper's Weekly in its issue
OF last week, said:
The reports of the grave illness of
Ar. Bayard have been read with yerv
general concern and regret. Mr..
bayard is not an old man, and it is a
matter for surprise that his physicians
should take so serious a view of his
condition. 1t is not unlikely that the
cnange from an exceedingly active life
an London TO comparative retirement
anu lack OF occupation at Wilmington
mas proved unwholesome for him. If
That Is the case, it is the more to be
regretted that his health should have
broken down when an able Democrat
OF diplomatic experience is in special
request as a member of the peace com
mission.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
WITH OUR SCHOOLS.
Conditions Here Compared with New York
City Schools.

oNGOOiSs
1t is very evident that the school
question is very different here from
what 1t is in New York. Outside of
tne starting or primary rooms, there is
always room for our boys and Girls
but the noticeable fact is evervwher q
apparent, that there are a large num-
Der OF boys who neither go inside the
pubic school or rarely inside n SIM
gay school, but who are proficient in
the use OF prOfane and vulgar lanpuaoe
growing up to fill the tram1 and
criminal classes. In Smyrna thew have
the schools provided and don't nse
lhem-a great fault that must lie at fbe
parents as well as at the children's Is
eoor' There is a big contrast here
from ii New York as would appear from
the following, as set forth in the TIL
6une:
"Nominally the public schools were
opened freely to all children on Mon
aay last. Actually they were opened
10 those who were fortunate enonph to
come early and avoid the rnsb.
Against thousands of children their
doors are barred, simply because of
lack OF room. Other thousands will
De admitted for only halliday each
ana then be turned out to make room
Tor others who will be admitted for the
remalng halliday. Thousands will GET
no schooling at all, but will grow 9p,
most OF them necessarily, in ignorance,
many OF them in actual vice. Statistics
show that juvenile misdemeanors are
nearly twice as numerous during vaca-
ton as when schools are in session
Inc inevitable inference is that the
who are deprived of school
privileges are far more likely to fall
INTO IN evil ways than those who eniov
them. ~ In brief, then, we are depriving
thousands OF future citizens of the
nieans n;t: necessary to make them good
and are giving them strong
bad citizens. If that is not scande,
ious, we should be glad to know what
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ABOUT JURORS.
Views OF the Press on their Partisan AsOect.

he TACT that a court of Justice is con-
sldered to be free from political bias
! would naturally extend the same iJao
to Jurors and their drawing. but neo~
| pie who attend courts know the subtla
political influence that dominates
| everything about it. 1t happens that
the late drawing of the Jurors for tba
circuit court has brought out an ex-
presslon from paper at GEORGETOWN
that has enjoyed, so to speak. the
pleasure OF having a One-sided iurv-
the Dct0Udre Democrat, which saws.
1t is remarkable fact that of fhe
STfand Jurors drawn on Wednesday
Tor the September Term of the o. S
Dlstrlct Court thirteenth of the TWEEN
tsy-three were from Wilmington. four
from rural Newcastle, four from Kent
county and two from Sussex IT. will
De seen that more than half the num-
per are from Wilmington, and more
than two-thirds belong in New Castle
county, leaving less than one-third
from both the lower counties. The
system is at fault somewhere. Either
the proper number from each county
was not put IN the wheel or pains were
not taken to shake them up as tbev
should have been. The enormous dis,
proportion should be avoided in some
way, as Kent and Sussex are almost
completely ignored in the selection. F."
Inc above IS controverted bv the
Midqletown Transcript, which re-
III nlndS Is lts cotemporary that the Jury of
E4e circuit Conrt was drawn by !.
IR1arVey Whlteeman, a high-minded
says: "' al"
We mean nothing offensive in saw
lns the above criticism is from the sec
0Hd most Bourbonish paper in the
'otate. II Is honest IN thinking ''the |
system is at fault" because the editor |
I9 M, ParIlsan ana can only see one side. |
" :" Q remember when the jurors in Sus- |
2ee county were all of one party-an
ffnnIl'ly greater wrong than if all were
IiUln one county-but the Den0cr0f
55n!ered no word of protest then, so
toinS' because they were all Demo
crats. we remember too when the
- % Vi Tue DeHl0crdt were first opened
~ .ne enormous crime of partisan
luIleS' It was when in 1888 the Re-
elected for the first time n
tLLLajoIlty N OF the Levy Court and when
,,i ,naU ma IOrIty insisted upon being re-
oPQhslDle Tor and knowing the names
PIo lLt n the jury boxes. What a howl
'oouV ~ Partlsan Juries ! 1t was
ioo consistent criticism since the
IrorS iir were IN every way the EQUALS of
t'e tr VI iormer years, only the major
~ -. VI tnem were tax payers, often
IN Juries, had through all the nost &
: e4ts s nee4 excused through "a system
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING,
Mr. Levi Anthony Falls Over While Crabbiu0
and Has Close Call

=, a Imaginable experience happened to
MI. Lew +. Anthony Monday and
yet the experience had a serious side
"hlch might have cost his life. With
a. man from his farm, he went down to
IIeniinSs Landing to enjoy a little
sport IN grabbing which he was very
iona OF. He threw his lines from The
ola wharf of the Philadelphia and
smyrna Transportation warehonse
ana was busily looking after them
%hen he stepped on loose board and
Ieil overheard into the creek. At this
polhI IL is very deep and when he fell
NE went IN clear over his head. There
was no one around at the time. and
Delng unable to swim the situation
looked rather precarious to him
strange to say he did not veil and
no one seeing him overheard to olive
him assistance, he was obliged to save
hlmselt the best way he could. This
was done by grabbing hold of some
Teeds and with the aid of other sbrnh.
Dery ne managed to pull himself ont
SOAKED to the skin he thought If best
to end his grabbing sport and drive
nome as quickly as he could. He event
through town with his coat colIor
turned up and apparently tried to keen
the knowledge of his sad nliobt froIpp
keep. '0o sooo TO
FROM information which has been
since gathered it appears that n was not
so much joke after all. Mr.. Anthem
had narrow escape. When no faiI
over, he sank down, and NOT helm,
able to swim a stroke he was in 90
awful position. With mouth fuIl Of
water and almost strangling he went
down for the second time. when for
tIunately his hand struck reed ver,
thln' out strong enough to help him
pull enough to catch hold of sona
plllng. A little boy saw him fall 60
and he gave the alarm, but Mr. AZ
thony was getting out when assistanoa
arrived. Had it not been for that raed
1t is probable that he would have snnL
Ior the last time. After he had oottan
nome and changed his clothes he was
fright. "'D anu over MS
:, Not being dismayed by his fripbt of
Ine DAY previous, Mr.. Anthony ioined
lnother party yesterday for a davis
SRoIt SI5:a OF grabbing at the same snot
WIN his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w ~
hudson, Mrs. Lillian johnson and
Nrs' IgS'S; + n mrs, Ioef Hu Ella Glover and
Tann TrS, - NJ II. Jefferson, Jr., of Memphis.
= oTH' n p Mfs. D. W. Clifton and Mrs
,nd y, Postles, they put in a jolly time
20 ina caught over a bushel of crahs
lhey came up last evening and at tba
lome OF Mrs. j. w. Clifton prenorad
u ,qqnPtuous repast of crabs and fsb
1r' f: -. Postles had been ont fisb.
ns on woodland Beach with Rev. q
!. Hill, Harry Tschudy and Howorj
ones, and with his share of the fort1
rout or more they had caught. ba wos
Die to make valuable contribnt;on
Q the feast and for several bours tbon
te, drank and were merry. Mr. Posy
les had the best luck in aneling hos
az caught nineteen trout. one snao; m
len weighing over three pounds,
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
The Matter of Seed Wheat

There is three CD cents per busbal
difference in the price of No'2 PennsvI-
Vanla Red and No. 9 Red Wheat XiI
our good wheat for the past ei9ht
years has been grading No. . red.N
previously it graded No. . PennsyI-
Vanla Red. This deterioration in
our grain is due principally 70 70
want of good seed. At the present
tlme Philadelphia millers will nav five
(3) cents more per bushel for Western
wheat than for ours. Probably no
Other year have we had such n moor
lot OF half-matured wheat as this and
possibly our farmers will use this Same
seed. Using a weak seed wheat will
most likely produce a short cron Of
poorly. developed wheat It wonld be
advisable to secure the best of seed
even at an advanced price. Some will
seed't two (2) bushels to the acre of tb;s
poor wheat when q bushel and n ouarter
or 6ushel and half of good. nerfeet
seed would do better. Seedin~ two
bushels of poor wheat would he moro
expensive and attended with moro
FISK to the grower. The difference Of
three ~ cents per bushel in nrice
would amply repay anyone for the in
Testment. To buy choice Western
Longberry Red Wheat for seed Il
would be well for the growers to com.
pine and buy carload, saw of five
hundred (500) bushels. This wonld
save them considerable money over
each buying his small lot, paving re-
tai price for the same. Good Wheat
ga cannot be grown from poor seed, and |
When you take the trouble to prepare
your soil and wait nearly one wear for
your harvest, the question of the seed |
is highly important. ' ''0U
inns matter of poor seed wheat is
1ot 1 new one, but our growers have
iTlited along, not wishing to paw the
ldvance IN price commanded by choice
'eed. 1t is hoped that the climax has
Zee Ieen reached and the poor quality of
II our farmers to the neeessitv of
lslng good seed to get good wheat
rOps. 0'U
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

THE Peace Commissioners left ON
Saturday for Paris, fully prepared to
follow the course of action mapped out
by the President and his Cabinet It
is to be made plain to the Spanish com
missioners at the outset that there can
be no deviation from the demands of
the United States, which it is said in
cludes only the island of Luzon,
coupled with insistence that Spain give
guarantees which Will practically Sc
cure to the United States future con-
troll of the entire archipelago. There
is every reason to believe the rest of
the islands will be permitted to remain
under Spanish rule. but the govern
ment must be of character entirely
satisfactory to the United States.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

DELAWARE COLLEGE. -Reports fro,,
delaware College are to the effect 4tH,lt tSnt
thls institution begins the veor r-;ti' SId'
an increased number of stndents ",SI onI
prospects for year of good work Tho T
new buildings will soon lie ready fa,.
occupancy, and other imnrova,,;yo y 80 n1r
VIII be made. We wish Prea;Jant
Harter and his estimable facnItv ,o1n' s1an
Scessful season. The COLLEGE seems 70
be getting on basis for doino cool ~
work, and should receive the s1nno,t
OF the people of the Peninsula 1POa Wbat
the college needs is a complete rest
from agitation of all sorts; d season of
strict attention to business.
There is something about smalIar
college that appeals to manv persons
with children to educate. Personal
contact with the professors and almost
personal instruction that obtains in
these institutions often more than bal
aances the advantages of the larger un-
iversities.
Delaware College has liberal courses
to offer to the students and the stan
dard OF efficiency is being gradually
raised. LII the institution continues to |
increase in the number of students,
me trustees will have to busy them
serves about making provisions for |
the increase.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
hold up the fate of Rome, which ex.

hold up the fate of Rome, which ex-
listed as a nation 9, 300 years, said:
1t will forever be marvel that ber
empire endured so long as II did
When she was at her zenith there
were thirteen millions of slaves in
!taly;; There was not printing press
IN all the world. Men had generally
lew DOCKS to read, and no neWspapers
,6, 10 Keep them informed of public events.
IL Inere was not Christian church
Ihere was not a great and universal
system of popular instruction. At it's
pest the so-called republic was but a
seltlsh and oppressive oligarchy. Even
OSiesar, so merciful to his countrymen.
thought nothing of mutilating and
cruclfylng the ''barbarians." Well
nigh every institution which we most
cherish as lying at the very founda-
ton of our republic was wholly lack
ing IN that society. But INTELLIGENT
men among us still have such contemnt
Ter the facts of history, and so little |
regard Tor the differences of conditions.
as TO venture to compare Rome to the |
united states, and to assert that, be-
cause that old, ignorant, heather |
oiIgarchy yentured to extend its ter
rltorles and dlsplace still older, more
ignorant, more heatbenish desDotisms
and denominations, this view. univer-
sally instructed and enlightened. en-
ttrely free, Christian democracy. hav-
ing all the lessons of the past to profit
by, viii decline and fall if it now un-
uertaKes TO govern and civilize less
than one-thirtieth as many less fortu
nate human beings than are found
alone in the Asiatic dominions of
Queen Victoria.
Ii our Nation, numbering nearly
seventy-hYe millions of people. with
one hundred and eighty thousand
churches, with the open Bible in every
home, with two hundred and thirty
thousand common schools, with per-
lect freedom of speech and of the
press, and with twenty thousand news
papers to keep an instructed people in
formed OF current history with univer-
sal freedom and manhood suffrage.
justified and strengthened by gener-
ltons OF experience, not even so much
rs to mention its wealth or power.
'hough assuredly the wealthiest and
most powerful in the world, is not now
lifted to undertake to govern success
ully a few islands, which even back
ward Spain discovered, governed for
and probably improved. then
We might as well, in the words of DIR.
tonnes, 'sell our stocks in PlymOuth's '
blasted rocks and migrate to Da- t
lOmey." I