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Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Next Saturday June 10th there will
be food sale at the store formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. Lees, under the
auspicies of the Century Club. Club
members are requested to contribute
and send the same at 10 o'clock that
morning. On Saturday, June 18th
there will be rummage and food sale
combined at the same place. Those
having donations will please notify
Mrs. W. W. Tschudy and the articles
will be called for.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.

NoRrH 715, 8.S7, s.53, A. NJ, S.42, 5.25, p. M
SourH: 8.S7. 9.2s. 11.44, A. M, 400, 4.44, and
7.54P. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

The W. H. M. S. of Asbury Church
will hold a meeting at the home of
Mrs. John P. Hudson tomorrow
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Ii you want the best inks, fluids.
mucllage, paste, go to J. B. Cooper's
and get Carter's. Also pens, pencils,
paper, etc.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
Something New Every Week!

have on whh andt Hn1Tan
ny the Ce Task ryoui einue
t in hy yf better edfaenm
gal any their sansa the
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Alfred Tilghman calls attention this
week to his great reduction sale in
hammocks. Mr.. Tilghman has de-
cided to close out his entire stock at
and below cost to make room for some
new bycicle and sporting goods. Those
who are looking for bargains had bet
ter avail themselves early of this op-
portunity. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT, s.:
is. G. Wilds, Cashier of the above-named bank
do solemnly sweart that the above statementistrue
10 the best of my knowledge and belief.
/ S. G. WILDS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st
day of June. 1905.
CoRRECT-Attest:
W. o. HOFFECKER,)
II. p. HALL. Directors
EDW. G. WALLS.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
FOR RENT.

Six-Room Dwelling in Duck Greek.
Apply to
MRS. S. A. CULLEN,
Townsend, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
Negligee Shirts.

Our Shirt stock will climax any
previous seasons in style and assort-
ment-every new thing that's to be
found is here and at moderate prices.
Three lines-the special lines in
which the assortment is great at soc,
SI.oo and 81. so, then on up to So. so.
Special Bargains in so and 75c Neg
ligee Shirts, little damaged in stock,
at 25c.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Carr's ice cream parlor is now open
for the season.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Wheat has not looked as fine in this
vicinity for several years as it does this
year and the prospect is for large
harvest. Two of the 4nest fields OF
wheat seen in Kent County are on the
farms of E. W. Lapham near Clayton
and the farm Of Edward G.. Walls near
town, the former grown by Hubbards
phosphate and the latter grown by
Prices phosphate. Mr.. Walls dis,
played the taIlest wheat in this vicinity
measuring 8 feet inches. Daniel
Bailey has some stalks measuring
feet inches.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
Shape-Retaining Sack Suits

NEW English Worsteds and Chev-
~ lots, Gun Metal Grays and all
the Spring shades. Many Of
them in exclusive patterns. Rich blue
Serges, black Thibets and unfinished
Worsteds. Made in the new length,
with the latest collar and lapel. Sin
gle or Double-breasted Sack Suits such
as you have not had the pleasure ofsee-
ing ready-to-put-on, $1,000 to $1,000.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Captain G. A. F. Flagle-, United
States engineer in charge of the Dis
trlct Of Delaware, Monday opened bids
Tor dredging the Smyrna river. There
were SIX bidders five of whom were
irom Philadelphia, and one from Will
mington. The bids were as follows
Vne nrst tive being the Philadelphia
concerns: The River and Harbor I'M
provement Company 10 cents per cubic
yard; American Dredging Company,
llt cents; Edward Forden Company
1T cents; John L. Grim, 13s cents;
Houston Richard Dredging Company
10 cents and the Wilmington Dredging
Company, ILL., cents.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
SmVr'n0, Del. ,

SmVa'm0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, June Z. 1905.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
NoRrH: 7.15, s.S7, S.5S, A. M, 3.42, 5.25, Pm
sourH 8.S7. 9.2S. 11.44, A. M, 400, 4.44, and
7.54P. NJ.
Closing of Mails.
Going North.-6.55, $50 A. M. $40. 500
C Going South.-s.O5, 11.2O A. M. 4.2O,
1902.
CLAYTON Del, sos A. NJ, and $40 p. NJ,
Townsend and Centreville r. p. o. and
Clayton and Chestertown Il, P. o. 6.55 AM.
and 800 P. M.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Carr's ice cream parlor is now open
for the season.
Special bargains in farms. Apply to
Cosgriff & Reynolds, Smyrna, Del.
Crown and bridge work a speciality.
Dr.Comegys, dentist, Smyrna, Del.
The Smyrna Transportation Co.,
will handle ice this summer as usual
and is prepared to supply all Gus
toners.
The Junior Auxiliary of st. Peters
Church will give strawberry festival
at the Chapel, Thursday Evening, June
s, 1905.
The W. H. M. S. of Asbury Church
will hold a meeting at the home of
Mrs. John P. Hudson tomorrow
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Watkins Orchestra with Joseph Mar
inelli, harpist, will furnish music for
the school commencement exercises at
Cecilton, Nd, tomorrow evening.
Fresh fish every day at Jones Fish
Market, next door to Leinberger's
butcher shop. Already cleaned if re
qaested. Phone No. 81.
The members of the Smyrna Alumni
Association are requested to meet al
the home of Miss Anna Bell Beckett,
Monday evening, June twelfth, al
eight o'clock. A large attendance is
desired as there will be an election oi
officers.
J. P. Hudson has 10, 200 feet of extrs
cypress fence boards for sale, also 6
full line of building materials of al
Kinds and will furnish estimates fol
contracts complete or will furnish car
penters on nquick notice. J.P. Hudson
Alfred Tilghman calls attention thi
week to his great reduction sale il
hammocks. Mr.. Tilghman has de
cided to close out his entire stock a
and below cost to make room for som
new bycicle and sporting goods. Thos
who are looking for bargains had bet
ter avail themselves early of this OF
portunity. See advertisement.
A movement is on foot to have
Fourth of July celebration in Smyrn
this year and with this end in view
public meeting will be held in th
Smyrna Opera House Monday evenin
at 8 o'clock to perfect an organizatio
and get the thing in working shap
A number OF merchants and citizer
have expressed desire to have eel
bration this year and have offered
back it up with substantial subscril
tions.
Next Saturday June 10th there W
be food sale at the store formerly o
cupied by Mr.. Lees, under Il
auspicies of the Century Club. ClV
members are requested to contribu
and send the same at 10 o'clock th
morning. On Saturday, June II
there will be a rummage and food sa
combined at the same place. Tho
having donations will please mott
Mrs. W. W. Tschudy and the articl
will be called for
Wheat has not looked as fine in IL
vicinity for several years as it does Il
year and the prospect is for lar
harvest. Two of the 4nest fields
wheat seen in Kent County are on
farms of E. W. Lapham near Clayt
A. ~ III
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Wednesday Afternoon. June Z. 1905.
Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
No. 1881.
RER,o.RRI oc4EfoJrHIE SSoNp1irIII.01IhS ,oE

at Smyrna. in the State of Delaware. at the close
of business, May 29th, 1905.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
How to Tighten the S pringtime Burden

Worsted stuffs of all grades may be
washed in gasoIene without fear OF fad
ing or shrinking
If you can do this out of doors, it is
best to take all your apparatus into the
open, air, with no fire or artificial light
near. If, as Is more probable, you must
work in the house, shut yourself into
the bath room and set the window open
wide. Lay the breadths-seyeral at a
time-in a wash basin. cover with gaso-
iene, put a close lid upon bowl or boil
er and leave for half an hour Lift then
wetting your hands as little as may be-
ana shake and souse alterna teiy for two
or three minutes. Do not rub Hang In
the air TO drip and dry, and the work is
done. In the bottom of the bowl a
heavy deposit of sooty matter shows
how soiled the cloth was and how thor
ough is the publication. When all the
dirt has settled. pour off the clear easo-
lene cautiously and use for the next
supply of clothes. If the cloth is badly
soiied, throw away the first lot of gaso-
iene ane rinse the articles to be cleansed
IN q fFesh supply. Gasolene will not re-
move grease. Therefore, before using
the bath l have described, cover grease
spots with a paste Of fuiler'S earth or
OF French chalk, and leave on all night
Next day cover with blotting paper and
draw out the oil with hot iron.
Renovate rusty, limp black lace bv
dipping 1t several times in water in
which black kid gloves have been boiled
Tor an hour, then left to soak until the
water Is terid. Squeeze the gloves hard
before reno wing them. Use a quart of
water for j pair Of gloves There is
coloring mEtter as well as stiffening in
the water thus treated
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

OF the ike cunning art. There is
glow Of hopefuiness in bringing order
Cut Of confusion. prettiness out of home
illness and livelier glow OF conplacency
when the renovated last seasons gown
passes for new
Now 10 particulars.
In preparing 10 turn and make over
silk dress; rip each seam carefully clip
ping the stitches instead of tearing
apart. Ripping is an art. Unless you
Rave some old-fashioned bo3y-a pen
sioner, may be, who Is wiling to do
this with pa1nstaking Learned in an
earlier day-do the ripping yourself On
stormy evenings when John has time TO
beguile the task OF weariness by read
ing aloud TO you as the sharp scissors
are piled. When all the breadths and
sections Of waist and sleeves are sep
arated. brush the dust out and wipe
of both sides with a bit of old flannel
spread. breadth by breadth, upon a
doubled cloth and sponge what is to be
The wrong side with warm water mot
hot in which potatoes have been boiled
until meaiy. Strain the water before
using it, While it is still damp fold the
SILK smoothly and lay between folds of
an old linen sheet until you are ready
70 iron IL 1t should be damp when
ironed-on the wrong side. OF course
leaving the right free from the gloss
OF the iron Hang by the edges In the
air TO dry. If there are grease spots,
sponge with ammonia before ironing
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Baked Halibut.

Lay a nice piece of haiibut weighing
five or six pounds IN salt water for
thirty or forty minutes TO make 1t firm
Wipe dry and score the outer skin. Lay
pieces of fat salt pork and thin slices OF
onion Qf preferred) on top or fish, which
has been placed in dripping pan. Set
in moderately hot oven and baste
often with butter and water heated to-
gether. When done a fork will pene-
trate easily. and it viii be a fine brown
color Add TO the gravy in the dripping
pan a very little boiling water. if not
enough (but not too much to destroy
strength); add one tablespoonful of wal
nut catsup. one teaspoonfuI Worcester
sauce. juice of one lemonl and thieken
with brown -four previously wet with
cold milk or water. When the -four is
cooked taste. and if necessary add salt
and and serve with the fish.
Mrs. E. C. Y. est. Johnsbury. VT
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~ He general unrest Of springtine
which is :he stirring cf new
life. and dissatisfaction with the
old and rusty and half-woru
Things of the Fast seasons conta giois.
1t is a wholesome Indication IN all forms
Of life. It means progress, a reaching
forward toward Something better clean
er and higher than that we row have.
1t signifies growth and reformation.
Which bit OF nso-slizing introduces ard
may reconcile Us in part 10 the dis
couraging drudgsry o. a part OF the
spring work Ehich falls 10 the part OF
every housewife Cf modern means.
y aeu trunks and boxes and drewsrS
have given up their stores Of partially
worn garments. quite TOO good 10 be
thrown away. and quite unpresentabiS
IN their present condition. the stoutesl
heart quaiIs al the thought of the task
SET before the owners and wearers Of
the uninViting assortment. Silks are
shiny and creased. WOODEN stuffs are
rins-streaked in faded folds. and spot
ted with dirt. and speckled with grease;
ofgandies and ginghaHs are crushed and
limp. laces and fabby.
If / were rieh''-cried a housemother
N despair. but yesterday-'I would bun
die the whole lot Of horrors cut Of
doors, without giving them a second
Since we are not millionaires. let us
be wise and grasp the 1ettfe of present
necessity. The situation, when faced
e9ufageously, has redeemfng features
Since Burns cotter's wife
WI her needle an her shears
Gars aud claes look amaisr as weel's
the new
nota BILE mothers have expressed the oil
OF honest satisfaction from the practice
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

plenty or everything. But It's a saving
OF time in the end
The best way IS TO make a list Of the
clothes you're going to make. and then
make a shopping list from that of the
things you'll need for each one, adding,
besides. plenty OF white and black cot
ton and silk. and going carefully over
your stores TO see if everything else Is
there.
Tape you are sure 20 need. and needles
both for your machine and for hand
sewing-bastins cotton, hooks and eyes
Hhalebones, buttons OF several sizes
skirt braids and bindings. and, most i'm
portant of ali, plenty of pins.
Look TO your machine strap-they'V
a habit of working loose, and you don't
want to waste your own and your
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

long enough TO allow of cutting the
worn bit off. bore new holes and fasten
forcing 1t back over the wheel again.
Collar and gi"dle foundations are real
iy great tne-savers. for collars are al
ways hard TO tit and bone properly The
newer foundations have no bones that
run around. but only the uprights
They re great Improvement over the
old kind.
For the washable stocks comes bones
on a card. They're a great convenience.
for every end is carefully protected SO
that there ar" no ugly ends working
through and sticking up ia an ungainly
fashion.
Narrow shields have been made cspe-
ciaily for thin dresses and blouseS which
show large shield through in the ugli-
est way ina ginabie.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Rice Pudding.

I thought today I would send my
recipe for a rice pudding, with sauce
not found in cook books. We had this
pudding to6ay for dinner. and the boys
decided it tasted IKE some more" soon
again.
One small teacupful of rice put to cook
in a pint of water with a little salt.
When the rice IS tender drain and cover
with milk. Stir lii a half cupful of sugar
and one-half cupfui of raisins. When
ready 10 serve cover with sauce made as
follows:
One cup OF leftover strawberry
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One live Iobster-weight. one ana
one-half pounds. Cut the length OF
back to end of tail. Cat butter tl1s
size of an egg into little pieces and
put into the lobster. Set in pan in hot
oven; cook until red-about twenty
five minutes. Take out. salt and pep
per; put back for five minutes. Brush
all over with melted butter.
Serve on hot plate with lemon and
asparagus.
Mrs. W. B. s. (Kennebunkport. Me)
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Canapes.
(By Request.)
Oyster Canapes.

Toast one dozen slices Of buttered
bread. cut into crescent shape, and
place into the oven 10 keep warm. Wash
and rain one quart Of oysters. Throw
them into a hot pan, and stir until ths
the edges are cu<ied. Add one tea
spoonful of butter, one-haIf teaSpoonful
Of salt and dash of cayenne. Dish on
the slices of toast. garnish with a thin
slice of lemon for each one, and serve
at once.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Training Day Gingerbread.

This is a genuine training day gin
gerbread. The recipe was kept a secret
by the man who made ii many years
ago, until his death, when he gave 1t to
4 neighbor. It was sold on great days
at Peterboro, n. Y.
It is a good cake. but let not the
housewife imagine for moment that it
will taste like the old-time article.
There is no such thing TO be had now
as good molasses. Most of it has little
or no genuine moIasses in tit Is most
~ glucose-aud it seems as If it was
about time that the long suffering cook
demanded pure molasses. This article is
little worse adulterated than any
other in use.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Rice Pudding.

Three-quarters cup of rice (tea cup):
one quart OF sweet milk. Let the rice
cook in milk in double boiler until ten
der; add one cup of sugar and butter
size sf an egg. let ali cook for a half
hour more. Then pour it into a two-
quart pan. crate nutmeg on top and
bake until of a light brown. It will bs
very thin. Let it get ice cold, then
serve.
Mrs. Q. \. (south Bend. Ind.l
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Cheese Canapes.

Cut stale bread half an inch thick
into crescent shapes, dip each piece into
melted butter, roll in grated parmesan
cheese, and cover one side Of the bread
with grated cheese and chopped ham.
mixed in equal parts. Set the canapes
in the oven, brown lightly and serve
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
sardsne Canapes.

Cut thin bread into crescents ana tosks
them. The crescent is the true canaps
shape. Flake sardines fine with fork.
work into them teaspoonful OF melted
butter, a teaspoonful Of lemon juice. 3
pinch of salt and four or five drops OF
tobasco sauce. Spread the toast first
with butter. then with the sardine mig
ture, place on tin plate. cover and set
into the oven until very hot.
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a NEW YORK MEMBER.

For the cake. see recipe column Few
of us can recoI1ect the training days"
to which she refers. We seem to have
seen them, so vivid were the tales of
the mastering, the fling and drumming
told us by our elders. And training day
cake was an essential element in the
glOries of the occasion.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE
Recipes That Are Recommended

Juice, one tablespoonful of apple jelly
one tablespoonful of eernstareh dissolv-
ed in a little water Cook in a farina
kettle until Ike thin custard. Serve hot
on rice pudding
Mrs. [. H Red Wing, Minn)
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Cream Pie.

Line large granite pie plate with
rich pastry; bake. Filling-One pint of
thick sweet cream. whipped to stin
froth. one-half teaspoonful of vanilla,
and three tablespoonfuis of granulated
sugar. Fill crust; dot with blackberry
a. H. NJ. (san Antonio. Tex
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THE LITTLE THINGS THAT SOON WEAR OUT
r. HERE'S nothing more madder

- HERE'S nothing more naddening
10 have happen than for supplies
{ OF the little things run short
IN the midst Of the busiest
dressmaking time And that's always
the time they do it.
1t takes a little time TO think out care
feily, in advance, just what are the nee
essary things, and to see that you've
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

run thin knife between the can and
the beans 10 get all the air bubbles out.
Put on the rubbers and then the lids,
but not tight-onIy as you can with the
thumb and one finger. Lay thin boards
IN the bottom of the boiler and set your
can on them; I'LL to the lids with nnId
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Peach Cream.

One can of peaches. one cupfui OF
sugar, one ounce of gelatine, half
eupful of cold water. one pint OF
cream. Soak the ge1atine in cold water
and whip the cream. Mash and sift
pint can Of peaches, using juice and
fruit, and stew with q cupful of sugar
Add the dissolved gelatine, and when
cool stir in the whipped cream.
Mold
Mrs o. D. Hyde Park. Mass.)
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

Juice treatment. and keep it up all day.
Several days of this sort of work will
take out the color. Whether-as the
charity boy said of the alphabet. and
the elder Weller of matrimony-'It Is
worth while soinS through so much to
get 50 little" is 3 matter you must de-
eide for yourself.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Fried Cabbage

Select nice big cabbage; chop it
very fine. Put into a frying pan two
or three slices Of salt pork; fry until
done, then turn in the chopped cab
bage. sprinkle with little salt and
fry slowly until done.
Mrs. H. C. T. Hinsboro Br.. y. H.) :
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

water. I let them boil two hours after
they are fairly a It: then ] take them
out, one by one, and screw down the
tops and set to get cold before putting
away. When we eat them I drain off al
the water, put in piece of butter and
pepper and milk, or any way ! want
them. 1 never lost a can! I viii send
you can If you will accept. Tell me
how to send them and where
q. NJ. :, {Salem, y. j..
Address has gone to you by mail My
acceptance of your generous offer is
prompt and grateful. As we put our
beans into the warming earth magma
ton leaps forward to the time when
they shall be gathered as one Of the
garden kindiiest fruits and. thanks 10
Such housewives and Exchange mem
Der8 as yourself. carry forward kindli-
ness and flavor into the winter.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
A Good Cleanser.

Colored silks may be treated in the
same way unless the coIors run under
water. Try a piece first.
a mixture Of equal parts of napftf1a,
aicohol ana chloroform is an excellent
cleansing agent Being very volatile.
the bottle must be kept closely corked.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

pieces. Have your cans and tops all
cleansed; then fill the cans with the
beans-after washing them, of course
and shake them down Put one tea
spoonful OF salt TO quart of beans
after the cans are full. Now mt fresh
cold water upon them 10 OVERLOOKING
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Try Tobacco Water for Plants.

Kindly tell me what Will rid plants
of little green mites.
May L slip in my recipe for a dainty
dish we enjoy? We call it mock
chicken pie"
Boil two pounds of lean pork chops
one ard one-half hours in a little water.
Make biscuit when meat is done and a
graVy-the same as chicken gravy, only
have more milk Split biscuit and pour
gravy over them. This is fine and
cheap. G. ID. NJ (ToIedo OhiOl
Tobacco smoke or water in which to-
bacco has been STEPPED. will rid you Of
the mites" or water the plants, and
viii lie they are wet strew them with
Whi.e heliebore powder You may buy
it at the druggists
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Bleaching Colored Cottons.

I have Il green cotton dress, a sort
of basket weave. one thread green, the
other white. The green faded so it has
gray color. Can it be bIeached white
in any way? Or is there anything it
could be boiled in that would turn the
green white?
/" p. II. Nashua. N. Hl.
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HOUSEWIVES THEIR CARES AND JOYS DISCUSSED IN COUNCIL

The LongDesired Bean Recipe.
2 BELIEVE I promised to send in n1y
: bean recipe If you wanted ii. You
! say you do, so here IL -:
Prepare the beans as for dinner
that is, string and break into one-inch
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

You may bleach it by ripping It apart,
soaking it in strong emonade-without
sc@ar, of course-then laying on the
grass IN the hot sun, keeping it wet with
the lemon juice and water. Soak all
night in clean soft water. next morning
wiring and lay out on the grass As
soon as it is dry, resume the lemon
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

But steriIizer and prepare milk every
day according to directions given with
1t. Mix two-thirds of this with one-third
boiling water, sweeten slightly and give
it TO the baby Iukewarm every three
hours during the day, nursing her at
night, Gradually nurse, her less fire.
tirely, and hardly be conscious of the
process, before the hot weather comes
on.
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For a Six-Months' Babv.

l come to you for advice, as 1 know
it will be good. / want to know what
to feed my six-month-old babe on.
have always nursed her, but now have
rot quite enough milk. Would 1t be best
to Wean her and feed her entirely on
the food your suggest? l hope you will
explain how to cook it, as l am very
ignorant and have no one to go to but
YOU. A YOUNG MOTHER (Mass).
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Baked Lobsters.

Mrs. o. n. (south Bend. End.)