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Year: 1879

The clements have been at war with the peach men
the past ten days. and that too when the bulk Of the
peaches ripening First the three days rain
commencing with Saturday week closing with a
storm Of unusual severity and damage, followed by
season of warm. damp, south winds which super
induced rapid decay and this again by another
three days Storm seriously interfering with the pick
ing and causing the fruit to go into market in bad
condition. The Old Nixon glut' of last week was
not unexpected, as 1t invariably comes, but the
prices would have held up much better but for the
condition of the fruit The excessive rain which
found its way through the sap to the peach and the
attendant warm, damp weather caused much of 1t to
speck before it could reach market 1t could not be
run out successfully into the interior towns and had
of necessity to be slaughtered. For several days
nearly 300 car loads each day passed the Delaware
Railroad and sold for prices that not remunera
ting In fact some parties were brought in debt. We
know of one case where 4S baskets sold for s21 less
than the freight bill. The quantity going in this
week is less, and with anything like fair weather
better prices must be obtained. The New York Tfi
b,,e OF yesterday. says: 1.-THE offering of peaches
Yesterday was light225OO baskets per boat and rail
Frices we're shade higher than for Saturday but the
innerfect condition of the fruit did not allow high
rates Baskets sold at 10000 cents crates at 75c DS1
old Nixon Rarerpes and Late Crawfords will appear


an stock this week; and, should fair weather attend


he market good prices will be apt to rule with the
nresenee of those desirable varieties Twenty-eigh


carloads went eastward yesterday"
Year: 1879

One very important item has been neglected by our
peach growers the past season. viz: the procuring OF
fruit evaporators. We must say, however, to their
credit that the attention of number was in that
direction when the peaches were struck with the
rot in May and the crop apparently destroyed
When there is glut and the fruit selling in the
market for not enough to pay expenses as was the
case last week. it would be wise to turn as much as
possible through eveporators. Two purposes would
be served viz: good profit could be had out of the
fruit that would otherwise be vexation and loss,
and the relief of this would make that sent to
market that much the more valuable. In the season
Of the "glut' and the season of the frost the
business is decried and orchards by the score
promised to be pulled up by the roots twhile there


is one good crop in three four years. our country
will be thick with peach orchards. The money
comes in ce-bg Jumps. and not in little dribs
as in other farm products. The peach growers down
the State have got ahead of us in this particular
From Dover TO Georgetown large number of the
important growers have and several two evapora


tors and the profits of the past years have learned
them TO rely upon their machines rather than the
chances of the city market and possible "gluts" And
1t not only peaches where the help would in


but in all other kinds of fruit There are thousands
Of baskets of apples, in this of abundance o.


everything that must go to waste which could other
wise be utilized proftably.
Year: 1879

LAW AND 0RDER.-The recent brutal murderiof Mr..
Dixon an independent Democrat by Mr.. Barksdale on
the regular ticket in YazOo county, Mississippi has
stirred up the whole thinking country on the ques-
tion Of maintaining Flaw and order" If the feeling
does not go so far maintaining political rights
The "bun dozers" have turned against themselves
and it furnishes Mast opportunity for fine cartoon
on the first page Of the current number of Horpers
Weekly. In the foreground are two white men,
armed with shotguns, in the attitude of hostility
while in the background stands the typical negro in
company with Father Time and an hour glass,
calmly surveying the impending conflict. The idea
is OF course to show that when white bull dozers fall
out the negro is in fair way to get his due; that
time makes all things right


The New York Herald which has been steady friend
and defender Of the South in reference to the Yazoo
buchery calls upon the Senators and Representatives
in Congress to resign their positions or speak out
boldly in condemnation of the outrages that have
been allowed to be praetieed in that State. The
Herald takes the ground that Representatives in
Come should maintain the honor Of their State
AM Wiz .vcr they cannot rebuke barbarism and
Cics safety to their own lives they cease to be
such representatives the nation needs, and they
should retire to give place to others more brave moro
resolute, more honest


The Philadelphia Record which continuously con
demned political attacks on the South, says:


The Democrats Of Yazoo county, Miss had reached


what was supposed to be the limit OF disregard for h
rights OF the citizen when they compelled planter
named Henry Nj. Dixon, who had announced him
self as an independent candidate for Sheriff. TO with
draw from the canvass under threats Of persona
violence But the country had underestimate thei
Infamous ferocity. A dispatch from jackson, Miss
inform US that James Barksdale who also candidat
for Office and who had been deputed 10 Justify I'm th
public prints the action before taken against Nj
Dixon on Tuesday last, meeting him IN the stree
put all controversy at an end by shooting him I
DEATH From all accounts Mr.. Dixon wes on occa
sion, buldozer himself O man Of ungovernabl
passion and accustomed TO the game which he die
playing with his pistol in his hand but this does nc
in the least justify the outrageous political proscrJ
ton Of which he the viclim. It is time for th
leaders Of the Mississippi Democracy TO take actio
in this matter. The blood Of the victim lies upo
their hands. There is more true freedom IN Russa
Afghnast9n than there Mississippi the right Of
citizen TO offer himself for Office or 10 exercise uni
Year: 1879

Mrs Robert Tull, whom we noted last week as being
81 seriously injured in the head by load from shot
gun. is improving with the prospect Of recovery 1t
has been hard to get at the facts in this but it


SEEMS that she was not shot by the colorod men, but
By the young man Simpson in shooting at them. It
so appears that when the two men came home from
Benton they were in a condition for good row.
Year: 1879

Our Public Schools will open next Monday morn
ing September 1st. 1t is important that the pupils
shall be present on the first day, that they may be
properly classed and begin the work in good order
Our teachers will come to their work with vigor and
earnestness. what they most desire is a full and
regular attendance from the start No parents can ex
pect their children to advance if they do not send
them to school regularly and encourage and stimulate
them in their school work
Year: 1879

Our shipping station (Clayton) presents scene of
life and animation nOw that is interesting to look
upon. The twelve peach trains besides the regular
passenger and freight trains each passing the
road twice every day, makes the intervals between
them very short So far with all this travel with
so many stations and only single track it is re-
markable that no accidents have happened. Some
two weeks ago there came near being u collision
below Middletown, bu. it was happily averted, and
with the caution that the employees exercise it is
probable that they may get through the season with
out any serious results. The masterhand that guides
directs and controls the movements of these flying
trains must be one of great precision. And then
there is the rush and hurry of constantly coming and
going peach wagons with horses mostly timid or
scared at the hustle of the passing trains but we
believe thus far without single serious accident.
Year: 1879

Richard s. Culbreth who has been spending several
weeks in this town recruiting his health after year
of more than ordinary mental labors, returned to
Baltimore last week to enter upon vigorous prosecu


ton of his adopted profession the law having
opened an Office there. We have question of his


success and early distinction in that city where there
are so many bright intellecs. Mr. c. put us under
obligation while here in kindly taking charge of the
TIMES for us in temporary absence of two weeks
Year: 1879

In the death of Thomas H. Hartup, ThorOughfare
Neck loses one of her most upright enterprisng and
valuable citizens. He was taken early in July with
typhoid pneumonia and after weeks of weary watch
ing seemed on the mend, when last week severe
rheumatic affection set in and from the combined
effects of the two diseases his nature gave way
Sunday morning, his spirit exultng in the prospect
of brighter life.
Year: 1879

WHEN the prices of baskets last week the boys
thought there should likewise be rise in the price of
making, and struck for a cent but the proprietors
had predetermined to give this figure and hence
there was but little delay in coming to terms and all
went peaceably until to-day when with prospect
of an early close of the season and diminished
demand was proposed to reduce the making quarter
of a cent, 1.-THE boys with few exceptions layed
down the hammer and the nail and are again on the
highway. The basket season is nearly over.
Year: 1879

We call attention to the advertisement elsewhere
ofthe Kent County Agricultural Fair Chestertown to
come off the 1Gth 18th and 18th of September 1t will
be seen by the premiums offered that the trials of
speed will probably be especially interesting. 1t is
expected that in every respect the coming exhibition
will be even better than that Of last year, which


the most satisfactory held by the Associations
Year: 1879

| How TO. PRESERVE FAILING EYE
SIGHT.-Sit in such a position as will


allow the light to fall obliquely over the


shoulder upon the page or sewing. Do


not use the eyes for such purposes by


any artificial light. Avoid the special


use of the eyes before breakfast. Rest
them for half a minute or so while read.
ing or sewing, or looking at small OBJ
jects. and by looking at things at dis
tance, or up to the sky relief is imme-


diately felt by so doing. Never pick
any collected matter from the eye-lashes


or corner 81 the eyes with the finger


nail; rather Hscinten it with saliva and


rub it away with the ball of the finger.


Frequently pass the ball of the finger


over the closed eye-lids towards the


nose; this carries off any excess of wa


ter into the nose itself by the means of


the little canal which leads into the nos


tril from each inner corner of the eve,


this canal having a tendency to close up


in consequence of the slight inflamma-


ton which attends weakness of the eyes.


Keep the feet always dry and warm, so
as to draw any excess of blood from the


other end of the body. Use eyeglasses
at first carried in the vest pocket, at
tached to guard, for they are instantly
adjusted to the eye with very little
trouble, whereas, if common spectacles
are used, such process is required to
get them ready. that to save trouble the
eyes are often strained to answer pur-
pose. Wash the eyes abundantly every
morning. If cold water is used let it be |
tapped againt the closed eyes with the
fingers, not striking hard against the
ball of the eyes. The moment the eyes |
feel tired, the very moment you are con-
scious of an effort to read or sew, lay |
aside the book or employ yourself in |
some active exercise not requiring the |
close use of your eyes.
Year: 1879

gay, but / saw he was deeply mortified,
and did not pity him half as much as
I might. Il think I was quite excusa-
BILE when I said to him after that dread
full dinner was over and our guests were
gone:


Charley, If you ever bring company
again without letting me know first,
I'll never forgive you. And I'll order
dinner from the nearest restaurant, and
leave you the bill to pay"


But that stupid Charley "can't see
why it need worry me-"
Year: 1879




THE ROYAL EYES OF ENGLAND
Most Englishmen know the queen by
sight, have seen the fine-cnS features
which have possibly become a little
heavy by age, but which remain in
most remarkable degree aristocratic,
though comparatively, few, perhaps,
have heard the clear ringing voice,
which is delightful in ordinary converse
ton, but which becomes most painfully
disagreeable and unpleasant when ex-
cited, or have seen the heavy-lidded eyes
wake and flash lightning for a moment,
and then sink back into disdainful re-
pose. These flashes of light in the eyes
are common to only three members of
the royal family-the queen, the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Beatrice. 1t
is an extraordinary phenomenon the
whole face changes for an instant when
suddenly lit up with the excitement shed
from the eyes, and the physiognomy is
entirely altered for the moment, The
late Lord Russell said once to Lord
Dalling that he would rather face anv-
thing than her majesty's displeasure.
for sit dazzled and shocked YOU like a
sword suddenly unsheathed in the sun.
light" The metaphor is apt and true.
and friend of ours who was dining at
the royal table at Windsor on one occa-
sion, when her majesty became sudden
~ displeased with a certain member of
her family whom we will not name, has
often assured us that her face changed
80 for an instant as to be almost unrec-
ognizable.- Whitehall Review.
Year: 1879

FEMALE SOCIETY.-What is it that
makes all those men who associate
habitually with women superior to oth-
ers who do not? What makes that wo-
man who is accustomed to and at case
in the society of men superior to her sex
in general? Solely because they are in
the habit of free, graceful, continued
conversation with the other sex. Wo-
men in this way lose their frivolity,
their faculties awaken, and their delica-
cies and peculiarities unfold all their
beauty and captivation in the spirit of
intellectual rivalry. And the men lose
their pedantic, rude, declamatory, or
sullen manner. The coin of the UNDER
standing and the heart changes con-
tinually. Their asperities are rubbed
off, their better materials polished and
frightened, and their richness, like gold,
is wrought into finer workmanship by
the fingers of women than it ever could
be by those of men. The iron and steel
of their characters are hidden, like the
character and armour of a giant, by
studs and knots of good and precious
stones, when they Nare. not wanted in
actual warfare.
Year: 1879

GETTING MONEY.-The most unfOrtu-
nate day in the career of any young man
is the day on which he fancies there is
some better way to make money than
to earn it; for from that feeling springs
the many extravagant and visionary
schemes which are indulged in for the
purpose of gaining a livelihood without
labor. When young man becomes
thoroughly infected with this feeling, he
is ready to adopt any means for the ac-
complishment of his object; and if his
plans are frustrated and he is fOiled in
his efforts upon the very crest of the
wave which he has already mounted,
and in full view, is the temptation to
crime to shield him from the disgrace


which he thinks must inevitably follow
in the wake of defeat. To those he yields,
and the first thing he realizes is to find


himself the viOlatOr of the law, a crimi-
nal in the eyes of the community, and
an inmate of the prison, waiting trial,
all brought about for the want of little
manly firmness in the outset of life to
prompt him to choose an avocation in
life where the penny earned would bring
with it its sure reward. Then let our
Young men spurn the idea of obtaining
money without rendering an equivalent;
let them be ready and willing to occupy


positions in life which will give them
the best possible opportunity to develop
their natural talent, and do good to 9TH
ers while helping themselves. In this
way we may have nation of noblemen
and women, which shall be a source of
profit and pleasure to us, and an object
of wonder and admiration to the world.
Year: 1879

Low lies in dust the honored head,


Cold is the hand that held the sword,
Slowly we bear them to the dead,


And lay them down without word:
What is there to be said or done?


They are departed, we remain;
The race is run, their crowns are won,
They will not come to US again.
Cut off by fate before their prime


Could harvest half the golden years.
All they could leave they left us-time,
All we could give we gave them-tears.
Would they were here. or we were there,
Or both together, heart to heart;
o death in life! we cannot bear


To be so near-and so apart!
Year: 1879

The weather is tolerably rainy. Sun
shine one minute and drenching
shower the next, and you dare not count
upon an hour of settled weather.
Whether this is healthy state of affairs,
we must leave the board of health to
decide, we only know it is very muddy
and musquito- producing, and not at all
q pleasant season.
Year: 1879

There has been formed in our town
a brass band under the leadership of
Prof. Caggy. 1t promises to be a sue
cess. A committee has been appointed
to solicit subscriptions from the citizens
of our town to partly enable them to
purchase full set of new instruments,
and We hope each and every one, who
are able, will contribute towards push
ing forward this good work.
Year: 1879

We understand that Wilson NJ. Price
will open a grocery store in the building
formerly occupied by c. Mayo as drug
store. His goods are now being un-
packed, and we expect in few days he
will be in full blast
Year: 1879

Thee orator enthusiastically exclaimed:
There is no man or child in this vast
assembly, who has arrived at the age OF
fifty years, that has not the truth of this
mighty subject laundering through his
mind for centuries
Year: 1879

How WHIsKEY PAYs.-Some years
ago we had in our employ man, who,
several times day, ran out of the office
to buy drink of wiiskey, Every time
he went out the cashier was Instructed
to drop ten cents into a draw to our
credit. At the end of seventeen
months the man who had gone out so
often had drank himself out of Il good
situation; and the drawer when opened,
was found to contain foGr hundred and
nine dollars, which we loaned to Q
young mechanic at seven per cent in
it to us With interest, saying in his letter
that he has a wife, two children and
property worth Ave thousand dollars.
The other fellow is hummer hunting
for food.-[ Exchange.
Year: 1879

c NnA WEEK IN YOUR OWN Anh town and no capital risked. You w Ocan give the business n trial with out expense. The best opportunity ever offered for those willing 10 work You should try nothing else until you see for yourself what you can do at the business We offer. No room to explain here. You can devote all your time or only your spare tiT.s to the husiDess, and make great pay Tor every hour that you work Women make as mrch as men. Send for special private terms and particulars, which we mall free. s5 outfit free. Don't complain of hard times while you have such a chance. Address u. HALLETT d CO, Portland. Me.
Year: 1879

Call at our Drug Store and get trial
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery
free of charge, if you are suffering with
a Cough. Cold. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs This
is the great remedy that is causing so
much excitement by its many wonder
full cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases. Over one million bottles ofDr.
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get a
trial bottle free Of charge, or a regular
size for 81 90
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old aud reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative. or blood-cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectoral.
Golden Medical Discovery
ls a Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1879

Made expressly for the usc Of Steam Fire
Engines, and will stand pressure OF 4OC
pounds per square inch. Officers Of Fire
Departments requiring new hose will find
this much superior in strength and quality
to any other.
Year: 1879

THE SEC OF STATES Ten CENT TAX
Last week in bill of charges, brought in
by Sec. of State Grubb to be passed on by
the Legislature, was an item of $500 for
experimenting the printing of the laws.
This the Legislative Committee cut down
to 5000 and it was submitted to gracefully
by the Secretary, "as an example to others
in the movement for retrenchment." 1t
will be recollected that four years ago he
imposed tax of 10 cts. on every business
license taken out, amounting to a large
sum in the aggregate, and was an additional
cost to the people that had never been i'm
posed before. This tax was collected
through the clerk of the Peace. The
Morning Herald calls this ready yielding
GLORIOUS, self.abnegation, assuming a virtue
when he has it not" and further says
" What pity that it did not suggest itself
to the distinguished gentleman, to become
an exsmpler of retrenchment and economy
in the first, rather than in the eleventh
hour of his official life ~ Senator Hopkin.
introduced bill last week to repeal the Ac
giving the privilege of collecting this II
cts. and it will most likely pass.
Year: 1879

THE Potter rcommitteeis is founderingin the
Louisiana mud and the Teller committee
looks as if it was dropping to pieces,
Senator Bayard and Wallace having been
excused from serving with it. The peculiar
faculties of these committees seems to be
to spend good deal of money and bring
no influence on the public judgment. One
live newspaper has been known to do more
in changing political results than all the
investigating committees ordered by both
houses Of Congress.