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Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTINGT ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS.
Local Happenings of the Different Towns of
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal, Social and Otherwise.


the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal. Social and Otherwise.
There is a shaking up of political
conditions in Gormanland and Quay
silvania
Numerous coveys of young par
tridges are reported from different sec
tions of Cecil county, and there prom
ises to be some good cunning the com
ing season.
In Ocean City Thursday, the Demo
cratic convention of the First Judicial
district nominated Judge Holland of
Wicomico, the present incumbent, for
another term.
While witnessing the baseball game
at Denton, July 4th, Ernest Porter,
was severely cut about the head and
face by the falling of the grand stand.
Wilmington and vicinity now has
about fifty miles of electric railroad
tracks. They ought to be sufficient to
supply the needs of the moving pub
lie.
During late storm in Queen Anne's
county, Mrs. Benjamin Teat, Jr., was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming. Mrs. Teat resided near Bar
clay, and was getting up her turkeys
when she was killed.
From Massey's to Ch9stertown the
outlook from the car windows indicates
good year for farmers along the line
of the Kent Railroad. Farms never
looked better and agricultural life
never more attractive.
The engagements have been an
nounced in Milford Of Miss Ella Pret-
lyman, youngest daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. John S. Prettyman, and Harry
L. Lack, of Philadelphia; and Miss
Mary E. Hall, eldest daughter of Gen
eral and Mrs. George H. Hall, and Mr..
William Edwards, of Lewes, Del
Sixteen of the foIty-si churches in
the Conference have raised the appor-
tionment of the Conference Academy
debt. Presiding Elder Robert Watt
has about 1900 of the $4,000 appor-
tionment to his district in hand, and
hopes to receive the entire amount be-
fore many weeks pass. Asbury and
Epworth churches in Wilmington are
the only churches in that city that
have subscribed their entire appor-
tionment.
The use of creased pig at Reho-
both, on the Fourth of July to furnish
sport at that noted resort, fails to
speak we'll of the parties who had the
Fourth of July celebration in charge,
says the Dover IndeG. If reports be
true, the treatment that the pig re-
ceived at the hands of beings supposed
to be human, was brutal and inhuman
to an extent that would justify the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Dumb animals in taking a hand and
subjecting the principal offenders to a
liberal application of fine and costs.
Peach growers of Delaware are elat-
ed over the prospect for an enormous
crop of peaches this year. 1t is said
that the fruit is i'll better condition this
year than for some time and will be OF
fine quality. The peaches are now oi
good size This year the usual damage
from frost was escaped as also were the
bad effects of heavy June drop The
drop, which is about over, was just
enough to relieve the trees of the sur.
plus fruit and was benefit to the crop.
Shipments of early varieties will begin
during this month.
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During late storm lightning struck
the barber shop in Ridgley, damaging
it considerably. There was no one in
the shop at the time, the proprietor.
r. FL. Focht, had left the shop but q
few minutes before to go to his sup
per.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
GREATEST JULY FOURTH
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
JULY THE FOURTH JUST PRSSED A DAY
FULL OF SERIOUS RETROSPECTION.
Az Excellent Article Written for Golfers
Weekly by Rear Admiral RObley D.
Evans, United States Navy.

On this National Holiday, the great
est the country has ever known, July
fourth, 1901, is it not good that we
Americans, all of us, should take few
minutes rest, and think seriously of
what the day means, and how its mean
ing has changed since the time when
we were boys?
From a day of frecrackers and mil
ita parades, it has come to mean the
day when we can lay aside our cares,
halt, as it were, in our busy lives, and
and realize the fact that we are a great
world-power and responsible to the
world for the thing we have done
planted deep in the hearts of all men
the love of liberty and the desire to be
free. This is the thing the great Re-
public has done, and it has been done
simply because of the principles of
human liberty on which the beautiful
structure was founded. Because we
have constantly set our face against
slavery and injustice and lent our aid
to those struggling to be free, we find
many more free peoples on this
glorious day than ever before in the
history of the world. Instead of float
ing over a comparatively circumscribed
area, we find our flag to-day flying
where the sun sets as we'll as where it
rises, and in all cases respected and
beloved by those whom it protects.
The blessings of liberty and free gov
ernment have been extended to many
millions of people until lately knew
nothing but slavery in its worst forms.
And yet, many of them do not apprc-
ciate, or even know, what they have
gained; but as the years come and go,
they will bless the flag for what it has
brought them, and honor the memor-
les of the brave men who went down
to their graves in the effort to redeem
them.
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Why Use Powder For SaIutes.

Our Spanish prisoners had a look of
surprise on their faces that we should
be thus wasting powder instead of fir
inS shot an shell into their batteries.
They did not understand what this
Fourth of July celebration meant; but
we did, and as the groups of officers
gathered now and then the sentiment
among them all was the same. We
were glad for the good people we rep
resented, who, IN their quiet homes on
this glorious day, would know that we
of the Navy had destroyed the danger
that threatened them. We had done
what we were educated to do, and we
did it in a way to reflect credit on the
country and make the Fourth of July
more impressive than it ever before
had been. Expansion and contraction
were following natural laws-America,
representing liberty and advancement,
was expanding under the warm south
ern sun, while an Old World power,
representing other things, was con-
tracting under the chill of American
steel.
Toward evening the Admiral sent
the Massachusetts, in to guard the en-
entrance to the harbor with her search
lights, to prevent the few remain
ing Spanish vessels from doing us
harm. A little after eleven o'clock, a
gun from that ship attracted attention,
and then was witnessed the most
beautiful sight of the war. The Reina
Mercedes came slowly steaming toward
the entrance of the harbor, every detail
standing out in bold relief under the
rays of the powerful electric beams
Almost Immediately the Massachusetts
opened with her entire battery an d the
Texas joined her.
Sinking Of the "Reiua Mercedes"
One or two sighting shots gave th,
range, and then the 10 and 13-incl
shells did their work, ripping grea
hofas tbrouoh fba oi1ao of A. NJ
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course. The doomed ship slowly
turned, as if to make back to the har-
Dor; but when she was fairly around
she settled by the head and sank, only
a few hundred yards from the wreck of
Merrimac.
In the meantime the forts on the
shore had made ready, and, as the
Massachusetts, fired her first shot, they
all opened furiously and the air was
filled from the 6-inch rifles and the
various mortars mounted about the
harbor entrance. The American ships
were lost in the black darkness of the
night, and nothing could be seen of
them except the long beams of the
searchlights and the flashes of the
guns of those engaged. At midnight
silence settled down over the scene,
and the Fourth of July, 1898, had gone
out in blaze of fireworks most beau
tiful and unusual. 1t was the greatest
Fourth we have ever known.
When 1899 brought the day around
again, the country was in a state of
profound peace except for the insur-
rection led by Aguinaldo, who, far
away in the East, was attempting to
leadhis Tagals against the stone wall
of the American Army-or, rather to
lead them from it; for his constant eff
fort, after the first few months, was to
run away in the hope that he so might
live to run another day.
The Philippines Ours by Purchase.
The Treaty of Paris had given to us
many millions of people as we'll as a
great empire in the East. We had
shown, through the efforts of our able
representatives, that we desire only the
good of those who had fallen to our
care, through the fortunes of war, and,
to ensure their liberty and welfare, we
paid to poor defeated Spain twenty mil
lions of dollars for what was already
our own by the strongest title know to
the law, the right of conquest.
Spain sold us what she had owned
for more than two hundred years, the
Philippine Islands, and when we at
tempted to claim our property with
the intention solely of benefting those
who had been downtrodden all those
years, Aguinaldo objected, set up a
prepOsterous government of his own,
and made war on the United States.
Out of eighty-odd tribes who had come
under our jurisdiction, the Tagals and
a few others sided with Aguinaldo, and
these, with a few peaceful friends il
the United States, formed his stock-in
trade for war against the great Amer
lean Republic.
Porto Rico and the Sandwich Islands
had, however, passed under our con
troll and naval officer was leading thu
people of Samoa out of their wilder
ness of ignorance and savagery; SC
that, on casting our accounts, We
found the Fourth of july. 1899, lead
ing that of 1898 in the real meaning o
what the day was intended to celebrate
And so we may say 19OO-that, two
found us as a nation still advancing il
our line of liberty and civilization. TIL,
nations of the earth were giving NOR
attention to position and wishes of thi
new world-power, and our own peopl
were gradually learning their strength
and responsibilities, and the spectre O
Imperialism was fading from view.
Greatest OF all "FOurths.''
To-day we salute Fourth of July
1QO1-the oreatest of all DAVIS we hauf
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The Navy as an Empire. Builder.

The part our great Naval Service has
played in this spreading of liberty and
expansion of empire is a proud one.
OF all the glorious days when we have
flown our flags and thanked God for
what the day meant, one stands out
prominently and clearly above all
others-that of July fourth, 1854
day when every American heart was
'ssssssassssysaits thanks, first to the God Of
battles, and second to their splendid
Naval Commander, William I. Samp-
son, and the brave officers and men
under his command. On July the
third, the Navy had done clean piece
of work in the destruction of the Span
ish fleet, and had done it in way to
elicit the admiration of all men. Ad-
miral Dewey had won an empire in the
East on May first and shown to the
world that American men and Ameri.
can guns were of the deepest consid er-
tion. On July third, the squadron
under SIMPSONS command emphasized
this fact by destroying the sea-power
of Spain and thus putting an end to q
war which at one time threatened to be
long and destructive.
The acquisition of territory followed
as a consequence of these two great
naval battles, which were fought il
the cause of human liberty and not
from any wish to wrest from Spain the
land she had held and misruled for more
than four hundred years.
We may we'll feel that the Fourth OF
July, 1898, had a deeper significance
than any of those that had gone befor,
it.
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Greatest of all "FOurths. "

To-day we salute Fourth of July,
1901-the greatest of all days we have
yet known. Our flag gives it's protec-
ton to more millions of people than
ever before, and peace, we may say,
reigns wherever it floats. A patriotic
President, surrounded by his able
Cabinet, has through his wise, firm
counsel, shown the people of Cuba, for
whom the late Spanish war was fought
a fair road to happiness and self gov
ernment, and We may hope, in the near
future, to find on our borders new
republic, blessed with liberty and pros
perity, and bound to us by the strong
est ties of interest and gratitude. All
her suffering thousands will some day
thank the great Republic for break
ing their bonds.
The year 1900 saw American diplom-
acy really tried for the first time in the
Eastern question, and the result makes
the Fourth of July, 1901, mean more
to us than any of its predecessors.
Not only does the world recognize the
master hand that guided us and the
power behind it, but they, and the
hundreds of millions of Chinese as
well, feel that we were actuated
throughout the whole business by a
sense of justice and fair play.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
No Injustice Even to Pagans.

Our determination that no wrong
should be done a great nation, pagan
though it were, has given the liberty
loving Americans added prestige in
the eyes of all nations, and has won
for us the gratitude of one more ILL
governed race.
The Army and Navy did their share in
this 1901 work as we'll as the diplomats
did theirs. The names of Liscum and
McCalla will go down in history as
worthy representatives of our great
country, while the men they have COM
manded have not suffered in compari-
son with the representatives of
the military powers of the world.
They were simple, straightforward
chaps, all of them, officers and men,
but ready to do their duty and die, if
need be, for the principles for which
their government stood sponsor. And
so it is with the Army and Navy in the
Philippines-grand gallant men Civ.
ing their lives freely that those who
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Sinking Of the "Reiua Mercedes.

One or two sighting shots gave the
range, and then the 10 and 13-inch
shells did their work, ripping great
holes through the sides of the Mer-
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

There is a shaking up of political
conditions in Gormanland and Quay
silvania.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
Small Pox.

Florence is going after the Snall
pox in good shape.
The following edict has been issled
by the Florence health officers:
Every person who has not been
successfully vaccinated within the
past five years must become so at
once.
THAT there may be no excuse for
any one to object to vaccination The
Board of Health has authorized The
physicians of Florence to vaccinate
all applicants free of charge.
Vaccination within five years is
an absolute preventive against snail
pox and the most pot means we
have of stamping out the disease
persons who fail to see that all
within their house are vaccnated are
liable to be quarantined at any tine" T"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Some Of the Things Needed to fake
the Apparatus Efficient

Few cities of the size of Canon can
boast OF a more efficient volunteer
ire department than is to be found
here. Ready at all hours to respond
TO a call, these young men willingly
risk life and clothing in order to save
the property of their friends and
neighbors. This sacrifice ought not,
however, be one sided. To place the
department in irst-class shape for
service ought to be the aim and pride
of our city officials and should be en-
couraged by every property holder in
Canon.
During the past week the fire chief
has caused careful inventory of all
flre apparatus to be made and the in
vestigation reveals some imperative
needs, and these deficiencies should
be supplied without unnecessary de-
10y. Quite an amount of the hose has
been found in practically unservice-
able condition, while other portions
will soon become worthless. The
supply of lanterns is insufficient Two
new spray nozzles are also needed to
fight inside fires. Probably the most
serious need is to be found in ladders.
1t is true the department has ladders,
but the firemen say they have been in
use so long that they are not safe
when needed for work above the sec
ond story of a burning building, and
would not safely carry the weight of
two or three men when ascending or
decending carrying a load.
1t is not the intention of the REC
ORD to say ought that would cause
undue alarm, or to ask for the ex-
penditure of money not actually de-
manded to put the fire apparatus in
the best possible condition. If the
volunteer firemen are prompt in the
discharge of duty, let US, as citizens,
not be backward in seeing the depart.
ment properly and efficiently equipped
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
THE CEYL0N TEA co.
7l4H Main st.
Card to the Public.
7l4K Main st.

beg leave to announce that my
Real Estate Office has been moved in
to more commodious quarters, the
old City Book Store Stand" No. 507
Main Street, thus greatly increasing
the facilities for handling real estate.
l shall be glad to meet old friends,
and also to make many new friends
at the new place of business. If you
are contemplating the purchase of a
fruit or garden tract, a ranch or city
property, can offer you some very
nice places at reasonable prices. In
formation gladly furnished to pros
pective buyers respecting the valley
and the city. If you have property
that you wish to dispose of, please
list it with me and | will try to sell it.
If you have property that you wish
to trade and will let me know, prob
ably it can be arranged to your ad-
vantage. Give me call.
Very respectfully yours, etc,
s. H. ATwATER.
Canon City, Colo, Feb. l, 1901. 6t2
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
"Rummsge Sale"

The Friends in Council and the
Wednesday Musical Club are to hold
a "Rummage Sale at McClintock's
old stand on Main street on next
Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of
this sale is to raise money to decorate
the school buildings of the city. 1t
is proposed to decorate the eighth
grade room as a historical room and
about $3.50 are needed.
At this sale luncheon will be served
and all kinds of curiosities be on ex-
hibition-everything both odd and
useful can be found. 1t is hoped that
everybody will come and give the
ladies encouragement in the work
they are trying to do to make the
school rooms pleasapter and more
homelike.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
Primary Teachers Institute.

The First Annual Institute of the
primary teachers of Fremont county
was held at the Washington school
building in Canon City Feb. 9th.
This institute was the idea of Supt.
Hanks and is designed to help the
primary teachers in their work and
to bring them together to discuss the
best methods of teaching. The COM
mittee having the meeting in charge
was composed of j. M. Hanks, Luella
Hall, Halle D. Woods, Flora B. Dodd
and Luella Rambo. The following
topics were discussed, the different
teachers giving their own methods
and discussing the various ways with
the object of helping each other:
Reading, number work, writing,
drawing and music; phonics, the pro-
gram, seat work, ethetics, discipline,
spelling, language, native study and
ethics.
The third grade from Miss McLead's 8
room under Miss Macken's charge,
sang several selections which were
highly appreciated and showed the
progress made by the pupils under
her instruction. Supt. Hanks said
he thought every school ought to
have the advantage of instruction in
music.
In the discussion of the different
methods of writing the vertical sys-
tenn was preferred by most teachers
In spelling written work was thought
to be preferable to oral work.
Teachers were present from al
over the county, and all report g
very interesting time.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
New Coal Vein Opened.

Ed p. Earle enjoys quite rep1ta-
tion as successful prospectOr alter
coal and his latest discovery makes
his sixth one along the western crop
pings of the Rockvale vein. His new
discovery is situated about on e-half
mile south of Chandler. Coal of good
quality was encountered al q depth
of twelve feet, the vein is of good size
and dips at an angle of seventy de-
grees.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
Automobile From Florence.

A party of eight Florentines ar
rived in Canon last Thursday after
noon, having made the trip in a gaso-
line automobile, which claims the
honor of having been designed by w.
NJ. Rogers of Florence and built in
that city. The vehicle moved along
at good rate of speed and passed
all kinds of roads with comparative
ease.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Headache is usually caused by living
in poorly ventilated rooms, overin dulg-
ence in food or drink, insufficient exer.
else, mental strain, excitement or
malaria. krausess Headache Capsules
quickly cures the most severe cases, and
leaves the head clear and cool. Price
25c. Sold by Hunter Palmer.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
To Trade Painting for Cash.

Having purchased two lots west of
my residence on 10th and Walnut st.
and built thereon commodious shop,
| am prepared to do painting and
paperhanging at the lowest prices;
having no big rents to pay. use
Golfers Lead and Woodman's Oil on
all work, and guarantee same to stand
in any climate. Leave orders at
Hunter Palmer's. G. w. FITCH.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14
The Friends In Council.

The Friends in Council met in the
hall with twenty three members pres
ent. Mrs. Macon led the lesson. The
address which was to have been given
by Mrs. Conine. of Denver, had to be
postponed on account of that lady
having trouble with her eyes. Mrs
Weston read in place of this address
a paper from the Reciprocity Bureau
entitled School Honor"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Don't let the hand of time paint
wrinkles on your face. Keep young
by keeping your blood pure and the
digestive organs in healthful con-
dition. HERBINE will do this.
Health is youth disease and sickness 8
bring old age. Price, SO cents. For
sale by Hunter Palmer, City Drug
Store.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mr.. 2. R. Broughton made triI
to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pu
eblo last week, pleasure and business
being the object.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

W. H. Trout, president of the Mute
and Blind Institute at Colorado
Springs, transacted business in that
city last week.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mrs. Dan Hall, of South Canon, was
called to Kansas City last week on
account of the death of her father.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mrs. E. H. Gibson and daughter
left for Victor the first of this week
for visit of two weeks.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mrs. Sarah E. Hopkins has mad
application for divorce from B. Hop
kins.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mrs. W. W. lden and little daught-
er of Saguache, are in the city to
remain for several months in the
hope that the lower altitude will re-
store the child to health.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Mr.. Sherwood and family arrived
here from Roswell, N. NJ, last week.
They came on account of Mr.. Sher-
woods health and expect to locate
here.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

DIR. Peare-post Office building.
Practice limited to medical and sur
gical treatment of the eye. ear, nose
and throat. Glasses carefully fitted.
l4tf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

R. C. Knight is opening an exten-
sive lumber yard at the corner of
South Ninth and Park avenue in
South Canon.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

DR.. Morrison, of Sterling, Kan, is
in Canon looking up a location with
the intention of permanently locating
here.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

The board of county commission
ers wore in session during last week.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-14

Prof ]. L. G. Sweeney, principal of
Lincoln school, visited the South
Canon schools last Friday.