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Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

philadelphia may have a unique bill
to pay, the result of the Dewey Dav
celebration. Monday night all Of the
Rdteigh's sailors on shore leave were
rounded up by the police and taken to
station houses in patrol wagons. Some
of the sailors threatened to sue for false
arrest.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
Smyrna High School Commencement.

Rev. J. l.. Estlin of the Presbyter-
ian Church, will deliver the Baccalau-
rate sermon this wear to the High
School Graduating Glass. The class
is composed: Harry Layfield. CHARLES
Turner, Helen Lewis. LuIu Beck.
Emily Daley, Beulah Hazell. Blanche
HAZEL, Bertha Price, Helen Collins.
Adah Vickers, Mary LeFeyre. Mar,
garet Walls, Allivan Severson.
commencement week will be0in
Sunday, June 25th, with the Bac-
calaurate Sermon; Monday. the
Almnui Night; Tuesday, Glass Dav
Exercises, and Wednesday, Com.
mencement Exercises.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Go to Cummings, photographer
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. Il
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
BIG CATCHES OF SHAD.
Every Net Yields From 200 to I,lOO Fish
Per Day.

A despatch to "The Press" from
Pennsgrove ON Monday said: "Shad
fishing is now at its height. The catch
has been immense all the week, while
the price has been lower than ever be-
fore at this time. Some of the fishermen
have become disgusted and quit, and
some of these purchased new outfits at
the beginning of the season. Every
net has yielded from 200 to 400 per day
in the river, while in the bay from 900
to 100 were caught. Mossbankers
have been a great annoyance in the
bay and many of them left tn ere and
went to river fishing. Two Bridge
port fishermen caught over thousand
fine shad in the creek alone.
Some of the men only received 50
clear per hundred on those sent to
Philadelphia. The average price is
about SO. One man received 81 for
twenty-eight rock fish, and $9.72 for
218 shad. Several men who followed
the shad fishing business all their lives
claim this is the poorest season from a
financial point they have seen. They
claim that shad sell in the city for $25
and $50 per hundred, while the men
only get So and $6-too much middle
mems profit, they claim.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

If you want a pump that will give
you satisfaction call on John P. Hud-
son. 80
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

ADDIcKs WINS HIS GAS SUIT
Chancellor Nicholson, in the Oxy-
Hydrogen Gas Company suit, Satur-
day, rendered decision that the com
pany is a legitimate corporation of the
State, with a good and perpetual char
ter. This decision is against the city
OF Wilmington. The case of the Oxy-
Hydrogen Company came into the
Courts about eight years ago, when
the Street and Sewer Department of
Wilmington obtained an injunction to
prevent the laying of pipes. The ap-
plication to lay the pipes has been re-
newed, and that depends on the Street
Committee. The city has spent thous-
ands of dollars in the eight years pros
ecution of a hopeless case, and has
thrown the city open to liabilities for
immense damages. This reverts to
taxpayers. The cost of the prose-
cutiOn of the case Just settled before
Chancellor Nicholson are to be paid by
the city, and should the defendant
company ask damages for the loss in
Cured by the hinderance of the in
junction, the taxpayers may be called
upon to come forward with heavier
taxes to meet the large demand.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet at the home of Mrs. Clifton,
Thursday evening, May 18th, at 7.3O
o'clock. SEC'Y.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Farm Journal is the boiled
down, hit-the-nal- the head paper,
cut-to-ft the wide-awake farmer and
ylllager. We give the Farm Journal
flye years as a prize to every one of our
subscribers who will pay up all arrear-
ages and year ahead; also to every
new subscriber who pays up in adj
vance.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

UNITED POWER AND TRACTION Com
PANY BUYS WILMINGTON AND CHESTER
Road. battle of great money
powers for the control of the Winning
ton and Chester Traction Company is
ended and the United Power and TTac-
ton Company of Pennsylvania is the
winner. The United Power and Trac-
tiOn Company is buying the Whining
ton and Chester Traction Company
wins a struggle against the American
Railways Company of Philadelphia,
which claimed to have the inside track
In the matter of purchasing the local
road. The United Power and Trac-
tion Company has opened offices in
In the Bullitt Building, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

If You are going to use strawberry
checks, now is the time to give your
order.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Alumni of the Smyrna High
School will please be at Miss Beckett s
at p. m, sharp Friday evening. Very
important business is to be transacted.
Last years class is invited.
G.. S. FAIRIES, SEC'Y.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Literature Glass of the Twen-
tieth Century Club, will continue it's
weekly meetings through the month of
May, at the home of Miss FAIRIES, the
retiring chairman.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

ANENT TAX COLLECTORS. Last week
the Sentinel intimated that tax collec-
tors in Kent county were collecting ex-
cessive taxes. A little futher inquiry
reveals the fact that this intimation is
well-founded. Steps were taken in
the direction of presenting the matter
to the Grand Jury for investigation.
For certain reasons the matter was not
presented, the investigation was not
made. The collectors implicated in
this scheme of organized robbery are
we'll known, the proof is at hand. 1t
may. be that justice is only slumbering
During the past week, other revela-
tlons have been made, touching other
collectors. 1t involves much more than
the question of collecting illegal taxes.
1t involves the question of the pur-
chase OF votes to be paid for by an ex-
emption from the collection of taxes
upon real estate. These matters are
subjects for the investigation of grand
Juries and the law officers of the State.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

John Seeney, the colored man who
figured 80 prominently in the registra-
tlon cases which were expected to come
at the late session of court, and which
the colored people say he expected to
profit thereby largely, has skipped
Smyrna, and is now a resident, it is
said, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Stevenson has Strawberry ice cream
made from Southern grown fruit. Try
it.
Remember the Steamer Brady will
make a trip a day during the berry
season.
Tomorrow morning Father Waldron
will hold mass at st. POlycarp church
at 10. 80 o'clock.
Right Goods, Right Prices, Right
Styles at Diamond State Shoe Store,
Commerce street. 4
John w. Tucker has something to
say about men and boys clothing in
his advertisement.
John p. Jones, the new tax collector,
has received his duplicate, and is of
course ready to receive taxes.
Tomorrow, Thursday evening, 8. 80
o'clock, is the time set for the meeting
of citizens interested in a Fourth of
July celebration.
The meadow near Denney's mill, is
conspicuous in its bloom of butter
cups-a wild flower that is not so abun-
dant here as i'll other States.
The Literature Glass of the Twen-
tieth Century Club, will continue its
weekly meetings through the month OF
May, at the home of Miss FAIRIES, the
retiring chairman.
The Excelsior Pioneer Club No. 1,
will give a street parade jubilee and
including a cake walk in Odd Fellow s
Hall on East street, on Wednesday
evening next, 18th inst.
Messrs. Startling & Beck, of Elkton,
formerly of Smyrna, have bought out
the drug store of Burton & Sypherd, III
Dover, and will take possession in
about two weeks.
The ladies of the Mite Society wish
as many members as possible to be
present Saturday evening i'll the So.
ciety's room, as business of importance
is to be discussed. SEC.
RObt. H. Hill has the finest field OF
clover in the Galley" it is said, anC
promises a ton and half to the acre.
The yield of hay, from present appear.
ances, will be much short of that O.
last year
Mrs. NJ. NJ. p. Scout, of Smyrn,
Landing, narrowly escaped serious in.
jury Saturday,in falling down a fligh
of stairs with her infant. DR.. Moore
on being summoned, restored tn,
child to consciousness and rendered
the necessary medical treatment.
Steamer Brady had one of the larg
est freights of the year Monday, in
cludlng 1000 bushels of corn, 46 calves
81 sheep, % hogs, 3 horses, several ton
of straw, 400 shad, besides large quan
tity of general freight. There were 3
passenger tickets sold on the trip.
Get your strawberry checks or tag
printed at the SMYRNA TINES office
The price is reasonable, the work i
neat and your orders are file,
promptly. Don't wait, but give you
order in early. The TIMES was neve
better prepard to give yen good SCI
vice. q
The Chestertown NeWs thinks straw
berries will be marketed from there b.
May Goth. We will hardly be ready t
market from here before the 2lth. Mr.
Peters, of Worcester county, Md.
writes to j. E. Carter that they will b
shipping from there by the 18th, bu
Mr.. Carter thinks there will not b
much shipping from here before til
first week in June.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

This is the season when the ladies
engage in flower planting and urn
and basket making. They find a
great convenience in Messrs. Anthony
Son, where many things they need
can be obtained, and more space would
doubtless have been given to flowers,
but for the fact that growing tomatoes
has been more profitable than flowers,
the marketing season of the former ex'
tending over more months than the
latter does weeks. AS high as fifty
cents a pound has been obtained for
hot-house tomatoes, the nsual prlct
being from 80 to 40 cents per pound
The larger part of the crop has beer
! shipped to the city.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

VIM. M. Lewis is making extern
sive preparations for the coming
wheat harvest. He had a car load Of
the Deerlng reapers Saturday week,
numbering Island another car load last
Saturday OF the same number, or SO
wheat reapers up to date, as also in the
same shipments, six tons of binder
twine. To this is to be added, in adj
dltion to other farm machinery, 30
Deerlng rakes. He had orders for Q
ton OF binder twine on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The topic of Rev. Mr.. Hills lecture
at the prayer meeting tonight in the
Nj. u. Church, will be "Giant Despair
and Doubling Castle" Next Sunday
evening he will preach the concluding
sermon of the series to woman, and his
theme will be, "a Work for the un-
married Woman"
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

April showers were lacking this year
there being no rain from about the
18th OF the month until Monday. While
not copious, the rain which fell Mon
day did an immense amount of good.
Straw berries, wheat and grass were
suffering from the continued dry
weather, but to-day are in fine grow
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Steamer Brady had one of the larg-
est freights of the year Monday, in
cludlng 1900 bushels of corn, 46 calves,
81 sheep, % hogs, horses, several tons
of straw, 400 shad, besides large guam
tity of general freight There were 30
passenger tickets sold on the trip.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
The busy fly is on the buzz.

Ice Cream at VIM. H. Carrs. Z
Best made Footwear, at Diamond
State Shoe Store, Commerce street.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Excelsior Pioneer Club No. 1,
will give a street parade jubilee and
including cake walk in Odd Fellows
Hall on East street, on Wednesday
evening next, 18th inst.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Last Saturday an interesting game
OF ball was played between the white
and colored boys. Some of the col
ored nine failed to appear and larger
fellows were substituted in their place
but the white boys played them and
beat them to the score Of twenty-three
to nineteen. The batteries were
Daily and Price on the white nine,
Whartenbury and Watson on the col
ored.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

J. p. Hudson has just unloaded a
car of fine Wrightsville lime. He also
has adamant Quick plaster), portland
cement, calcine plaster, bricks, hair,
&c, which he sells in large or small
quantities. Our prices on lumber are
satisfactory. Will furnish whole bills
of contract. 80
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Get your strawberry checks or tags
printed at the SMYRNA TINES office.
The price is reasonable, the work is
neat and your orders are filled
promptly. Don't wait, but give your
order in early. The TIMES was never
better prepard to give yen good ser.
vice.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The ladies of the Mite Society wish
as many members as possible to be
present Saturday evening i'll the So
ciety's room, as business of importance
is to be discussed. SEC.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Mrs. NJ. NJ. P. Scout, of Smyrna
Landing, narrowly escaped serious in
jury Saturday, in falling down flight
of stairs with her infant Dr. Moore,
ON being summoned, restored the
child to consciousness and rendered
the necessary medical treatment
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Messrs Startling & Beck, of Elkton,
formerly of Smyrna, have bought out
the drug store of Burton Il Sypherd, in
Dover, and will take possession in
about two weeks.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

Robt H. Hill has the finest field of
clover in the Galley" it is said, and
promises ton and half to the acre.
The yield of hay, from present appear
ances, will be much short of that of
last year.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10

The Chestertown NeUs thinks straw
berries will be marketed from there by
May Goth. We will hardly be ready to
market from here before the 2Ith. Mr..
Peters, of Worcester county, Md,
writes to J. E. Carter that they will be
shipping from there by the 18th, but
Mr.. Carter thinks there will not be
much shipping from here before tile
first week in June.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
McKinley's Broken Pledges.

Predident McKinley's civil service
order is a retrograde movement 1t is
reversion in the direction of the spois
system. Pittsburg Dispatch,
There are some positions with regard
to which the order is not easily defen-
sible,- Buffalo Express,
The presidents order will do injury
to the public service and it will not in
crease the esteem for the president in
the minds of some of his best friends.
Newark Advertiser.
Mr.. Mckinley is the first president
of either party who has authorized any
backward step in this connection, and
it would seem to be in order for him to
give the country his reasons for doing
what he has done. Providence Jour
nal.
Friends of President McKinley-real
friends, not those who are friends mere
ly for the favors they can get out of
him-as we'll as all friends of honesty
and efficiency in the public service, will
be panied by his surrender to the spoils-
en.-Topeka Journal.
Some of the positions which are TAX
en- out of the classified service should
never have been included within it,
but by far the greater number Of them
should have been permitted to remain
where they were placed Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The president has undoubtedly been
subjected to the most intense pressure
ever since the commencement of his
term of Office to persuade him to break
down the barriers between the politi-
clans and the offices. That he has yield
ed in part to the demand is not to be
wondered at although it is to be regret
ted that the surrender is so sweeping.
Washington Star
1t seems to us particularly unfortu-
nate that among the places excepted
from the requirements of examination
or registration" by the new order bear
ing on the federal civil service are all
positions in Alaska in the customs and
internal revenue services and all posi-
tions in the Alaska school service. This
practically throws the public service of
that possession into the hands of the
spoilsmen. Boston transcript.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
FASHION FANCIES
Dainty Oddities that are Worn by the
Modish Woman.


Modish Woman.
Evening gowns of white China silk
embroidered with sprays Of roses and
leaves made in colored chiffon.
A new process of rendering any ma
terial waterproof has been discovered
recently, It is called the Pirle, and
promises to prevent shrinking, spot
ting" and every other consequence of
rain.
A pretty costume for morning wear is
gray alpaca coat and skirt, worn with
a cream lace waist, a blue crepe de
chine sailor knot at the throat, and a
black chip hat, trimmed with black
tulle and black ostrich feathers.
A novelty in capes is broad scarf of
crepe de chine draped around the
shoulders. In some instances it is
shaped little by yoke, but the sim
pie straight scarf, quarters of a
yard wide and long enough to fall to
the knees after it is knotted, is quite as
good style.
Feather boas in all the light shades,
and very thick and long, are worn with
the foulard gowns, and will be worn
with the muslins later on.
Very fine batiste embroidery trims
many of the new gowns, and while the
price is high the quality is beyond re-
proach.
Some women need small hustle with
the new plain skirts, and the latest and
most approved example is an arrange
ment of Two or three ruffles of pink taf-
feta silk
Sashes of dotted net, lace or chiffon
are the thing to wear with simple mus
lin gowns.
Thin gowns are fitted around the hips
by taking in fine tucks at the back and
carrying them down several inches be-
low the waist, and the superfuous full
ness at the sides is also disposed of by
group of tucks.
Foulards in cashmere colors and Ori-
entail designs are one of the smarter
things in fashion. Very dressy gowns
are made of these, andi in white grounds
there are many pretty colorings. Frills
of gauze ribbon trim them very effec-
lively, and one pretty model has bo-
lero front made of alternate bands of
the foulard and guipure insertion, each
band outlined with tiny frill of the
gauZe ribbon.
Lace stoles are the latest touch to the
new summer gown, and whether they
are high or low necked noes not mat
ter.
Muslin gowns have transparent yokes
of heavy guipure lace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
Stunned College Men.

Not long ago an instructor of youth
tried an experiment. He wanted to find
out how much or how little the aver
age American college student of these
days knows about the Bible. To nine
ty-six such students he gave nine sim
pie questions, to be answered olf-hand
and in writing. He explained to them
his object and promised not to show
their answers to anybody. This was
the question paper:
1. What is the Pentateuch?
2. What is the higher criticism of the
Scriptures?
3. Does the book of Jude belong to
the New Testament or to the Old?
4. Name one of the judges of the Old
6. Name three Of the kings of Israel.
7. Name three prophets.
s. Give one of the Beatitudes.
8. Quote a verse from the letter to
the Romans.
In letter to the Christian Advocate
he reports the result of the experiment.
Eight of the ninety-six students an
swered all the questions correctly,
thirteen answered eight of them, elev-
en- answered seven, five answered four,
eleven answered three, thirteen an
swered two, eleven one, and three
"funked" completely.
"Most of the persons, 1 have no
doubt, were brought up in Christian
homes" remarked the experimenter,
"and had enjoyed such instructions as
the average Sunday-school and pulpit
of our day afford. Hartford Courant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
Some Household Suggestions.

An italian dressing that may also be
made at the table calls for n half tea.
spoonful of salt, quarter of a tea
spoonful of pepper and teaspoonful
of tomato catsup or paste. Rub the
salad spoon and the bottom of the bowl
with Glove of garlic, and add gradu-
ally to the catsup four tablespoonfuls
of olive oil, mixing carefully. Pour in
a tablespoonful of tarragon vinegar,
beat thoroughly and mix with salad.
In covering the piano for the sum-
mer thick, heavy cover should be Sc
lected. If a thin one is used the dust
sitting through grinds on the polished
wood in most harmful way. In TAX
ing the cover off flick the top lightly
with feather duster-one Of the few
occasions when q feather duster is to
be recommended; then wipe with an
old silk handkerchief.
A stubborn attack of hiccoughs will
almost invariably yield if drop of oil
of cassia (cinnamon) on piece Of sug-
ar is given to the sufferer every ten OF
fifteen minutes. This has been proved
effective when all other remedies have
failed.
Little onions are now boiled anC
served on toast, after the manner of as
paragus. This affords a change from
the stereotyped way of serving, ant
will usually be found most acceptable
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
LynChed by Negroes.

Sardis, Miss, June 11.-Simon
Brooks, colored, was lynched by a
mob of 500 negroes near here, having
been taken from the Jail some time be-
tween midnight and dawn. The crime
which was thus avenged was one of the
most atrocious in the criminal annals
of this state. Last night negress
named Armistead, while returning
from a shopping tour to her home, was
assaulted by Brooks and an another
negro. The woman was outraged. Her
throat was cut and she was severely
beaten about the head and her jaws
were tightly tied to prevent breathing.
Her body was then concealed in rub
bish. The woman rallied sufficiently
to give the alarm and the names of her
assailants. Part of the goods taken
from the woman was later found in O
trunk belonging to Brooks. The mob,
which was composed entirely of ne.
groes, did its work very quietly.
The white people knew nothing o.
the affair until hours after it occurred
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15

Bad management keeps more people
in poor circumstances than any other
one cause. To be successful one must
look ahead and plan ahead so that
when favorable opportunity presents
itself he is ready to take advantage OF
it. A little forethought will also save
expense and valuable time. A prudent
and careful man will keep bottle OF
Chamberlain's collie, cholera and diar-
rhoea remedy in the house; the shiftless
fellow will wait until necessity compels
it and then ruin his best horse going
for a doctor and have big doctor bill
to pay, besides; one pays out 25 cents
the other is out one hundred dollars
and then wonders why his neighbor is
getting richer while he is getting poor
er. For sale by B, s. Bolton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15

The Beecher family is one whose
branches are very many and whose
lines of work are as varied as the in
dividuals. 1t is grGndniece of Henry
Ward Beecher, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Stetson, who is at present very much to
the fore in relation to the economic
emancipation of women. In the July
number of the Cosmopolitan, Mrs.
Stetson will wage pen warfare with
Prof. Harry Thurston Pack over an ar
ticle in the June number of the Cos.
mopolitan, 1.-The Woman of Today and
Tomorrow" Mrs Stetson has some.
thing in the June number-a four line
poem on "Queer People" The illus
trations by Oliver Herford are them
selves queer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-15
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfold ILL.,, ,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on he lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was a hopeless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr.
Kings New Discovery for consumption
she bought bottle and to her delight
found herself benefited from first dose.
She continued its use and after taking
six bottles, found herself sound and
we'll; now does her own housework, and
is as well as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at the
drug store, large bottles Soc and 100