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Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

The papers and politicians friendly
to Mr.. Addicks seem to have grown
tired of the weekly attacks on their
leader, rubbing it i'm so to speak,
and have reached conclusion to shit
back" Passing by the trenchant arti-
cles of the Wilmington Sun, George
town Union Republican, &c, we clip
the following from long editorial in
the Dover Sentinel that will show
their reasons for standing by Mr.. Ad
dicks and his methods:
"Before the advent of this matchless
leader into the Republican politics of
Delaware, the Republican record was
one of constant and successive defeat
without, ofttimes, the courage to meet
the foe on the field of battle. We de
clare, that the Democrats of Delaware,
under the leadership of the Bayards
and the Saulsburys, practiced for long
years the most open and fragrant brib-
cry; that not content with this, in
1873 they passed law, kno wn as the
delinquent law; for the sole purpose of
vote stealing-a law whose chief claim
to Democratic regard was robbery of
Republican franchises and the enfran-
chisement of their own vote out of the
public treasury; a statute that robbed
Rebublicans of the right to vote, and
at the same time the county treasury in
rder to qualify impecunious Demo
Gratis.
There is no question or denial of
these statements. Moreover, under
the same leadership, they had entire
and undisputed control of the lawmak-
ing body; the judiciary was theirs,
and not so nearly servile as a constitu-
ent part of the political scheme con
amore. The whole machinery of gov
ernment for decade after decade,
reaching back for more than half a
century was in the hands of the Demo
cratic party, and no obstacle, what
ever, interpose ed to prevent them, had
they been so minded, from inaugurat-
ing cleaner and fairer political meth
DDS and more decent and honest ad-
ministratio1 within this State. But
Notwithstanding this, during all this
time, under the leadership of these i'm
maculate Bayards and Sauisburys the
State was the scene of unblushing
bribery and vote stealing and unjust
partisan judicial judgements, and nc
wall of lamentation over this condition
of things was heard until the Union
Republicans met them with their own
methods in part and whipped them
Then, alas! the air was lashed, and has
been ever since, by the discordant
clamor of these political death-bed re-
pentants.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
VALUABLE STATE PAPERS EOUND.
PrOthOnOtary W. H. Moore Makes an Inter.
esting Discovery While Seaaching Vault.

ProthOnotary William H. Moore
opened some vaults in his office on
Monday, which have probably not
been looked into for sixty years. A
search of one of them revealed many
valuable State papers, which were
probably put in the prOthonotary's
care before a ire-proof State Library
building had been constructed.
One volume is a well-bound copy of
the laws of the Seventh Congress,
signed by Nathan Mason and Henry
Clay, Speakers of the House; Stephen
r. Bradley, president pro tenn. of the
Senate; Thomas Jefferson, President,
and James Madison, Secretary of
State.
Another document is a copy of the
Governments treaty with the Greek
Indians for the valley of the Oconee
River, and which is signed by the
same officials on the part of the Gov
ernment, and by Indians with names
reaching all the way across each page
and divided by the X mark of each
chief, head man and warrior.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
If brooms are hung in the cellarway,
thev will keen soft and Dliant

If brOoms are hung in the cellarway,
they will keep soft and plant.
Lamp wicks should never be longer
than will reach to the bottom of the
oil well of the lamp.
II a piece of calico is pasted over
holes and cracks in plaster, they may
be whitewashed or papered over and
will hardly show.
Add a little turpentine to the water
with which the floor is scrubbed. 1t
will take away the close smell and
make the room delightfully."- fresh.
Excellent lamp wicks may be made
of mems soft felt hats by cutting them
into strips the width required, letting
them soak two hours in vinegar and
drying them.
A bed should never be made under
two hours from the time it has been
slept in. 1t should be aired thoroughly
and beaten until it is light Open all
the bedroom windows and let the fresh
air and sunlight into the room.
If you have handsome vases on the
mantelpiece or on top of the bookcase,
etc, fill them with clean dry sand,
which will weight them so they will
not be overturned easily. In buying
any ornament be careful to examine
the bottom and see that it is perfectly
fiat and so will stand steady.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
SHORT SESSION OF TOWN COUNCIL.
Pass Bills Amounting to Saskatchewan
Crows Monthly Report.

Pass Bills Amounting to Saskatchewan
Crows Monthly Report
The regular meeting of the Town
Council was held last Friday evening
with all present except Councilmen
Moore and Fowler. Alderman Crow
submitted his report for the month of
June showing that $500 was collected
in fines and passed over to Treasurer
Cooper. The peace and order of the
town has been in a good condition for
some time.
The following bills were read and al
lowed: Smyrna Transportation Com
pany, freight, 10 cents; Wilmington
News Publishing Company, advertis-
ing, $3.0S; Garlock Packing Company,
$23. .42; Adams Express Company, $40;
Joseph H. Wright, lumber, S39. 16;
W. B. Megear, sundries, $1.0O; B. w.
Turner, extra police duties, $3.50;
Joseph R. Cummins, for killing nine
dogs. $6.75; and for extra police ser.
vices, $500; Total $9516
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
Passenger Elevators.

So common are passenger elevators
now and SO absolutely necessary in the
tall office buildings that the history of
the first one has been almost forgotten,
and yet it created a sensation in its
day. This elevator was placed in the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York when
it was built, and as the first passenger
elevator in the world it was drawing
card as one of the sights of New York
A small plate suitably inscribed in
forms visitors to the Fifth Avenue ho-
tel elevators today of that fact. 1t was
a screw elevator, the carriage being
raised or lowered by the revolutions of
a big screw. Compared with the swift
moving elevators of today, which shoot
up and down rapidly and smoothly,
this was very crude affair. Many of
New YOrk's private houses are now
equipped with elevators so adjusted
that the passenger operates them by
pushing a button. These are practi-
callV automatic
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
DELAWAREANS ENCOUNTER PICKPOCKETS.
DR.. j. II. Wilson and family of Dover Victims
Of an organized Gang at Colorado Springs.

The thoroughly organized gang of
pickpockets operating at Colorado
Springs is responsible for a party of
about 20 Epworth Leaguers becoming
stranded there.
In at least 10 cases thieves even Sc
cured their victims trunks on stolen
baggage checks. Among those robbed
are DIR. J. H. Wilson, wife and daugh-
ter and Mrs. H. r. Harrington, of
of Dover, Del. DIR. Wilson's wallet,
containing tickets for the party, drafts
on San Francisco banks and baggage
checks, being stolen in the crush at
the depot in Colorado Springs.
Major S. K. Hooper, general pas
senger agent of Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, authorized the Glen.
wood Springs agent to furnish passes
to Ogden to stranded passengers who
desired to continue their journey
West.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

IF experiments now in progress sue
ceed, and the cost of the apparatus en-
ployed is not too expensive, the sun
will soon be set to drawing water in
new regions and in a new way. A re-
cent number of the Engineering Ne,0S
contains description of a solar motor
with which some interesting tests are
being made in South Passadeny, Cal
The purpose of the device is to utilize
the heat of the suns rays in the dry
and hot regions of the Southwest to
generate steam for pumping water from
artesian wells.
The mechanism consists of slender
boiler tube 134 feet long, mounted up
right at the centre and as the axis Of
an immense concave, or rather cone
shaped reflector, whose faring top is
33 feet in diameter, and whose narrow
ing end-not allowe to continue to a
points sixteen feet in diameter. The
inside of the reflector is really made up
of 1, 766 plain glass mirrors, and through
the operation Of automatic machinery
is kept always facing the sun.
The rays gathered are all concentra-
ted thus upon the vertical boiler tube
which rises from the centre of the re-
flector. A pressure of $50 pounds is at
tanned IN the boiler one hour after the
reflector has been placed in focus, and
the pump connected with the II horse
power engine employed raises 400 gal
Ions Of water per minute distance of
- J-s-7@
seven IvoC.
The developments of South Califor-
mia, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona
largely awaits the advent of water, and
although there are great numbers of
artesian wells, fuel for their operation
is expensive. The days, however, are
almost cloudless from April to October
and the heat in many places is great.
The present reflector develops 10 horse
power and the area for gathering
power is of course unlimited. It is
thus possible that the peculiar heat
of those regions may be turned to di-
rect account for supplying their great
est need-and that civilization may wit
ness therein, the utilization of source
of power seldom resorted to now.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
MOSQUITOES MAY BREED MALARIA.
Examination Will be Made Shortly by Della
ware College Experimental Station.

An experiment is shortly to be tried
by some well-known members of the
State Board of Health, which, if sue
cessful, will doubtless prove of great
value to those sections of the State
which are infested with mosquitoes.
DR.. T. w. Cooper, president of the
Board, and Professor Frederick d.
Chester of Delaware College, general
superintendent, assisted by Professor
Robyn, the bacteriologist of the board,
will collect a number of mosquitoes,
place them IN a bottle and will then
dissect them for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether these annoying little
bugs are breeders of malaria.
1t is we'll known that diptheria has
been spread by these bugs, and if it shall
be proven that they carry the malaria
germs to various sections, the work of
determination will be commenced.
The existence of malaria throughout
the State, in any extensive form, is
now almost unheard of, and this, it is
thought is because of the excellent
drainage system in existence in the
country district which have become
thickly settled. Should the expert
ment prove successful the work of the
board will at once be published.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.

Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
A Denton man cleared $210. AZ from
acres of peas.
The Ledger says that Easton people
are icipherous.
Kent will have a new $1,000 bridge
over the Sassafras.
The election law, which the Demo
Gratis of Maryland framed after so
much care, and which was intended to
materially reduce the the negro vote,
seems to be something of a boomerang
Annapolis held an election under the
new law, and the Republicans won
the first victory for nearly twenty
year. The Baltimore Sun says: cit
was a significant fact that most of the
ballots thrown out because of bad
marking showed that the voters in
tended to vote the Democratic
ticket"
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
Emba1mIng.

practically" says an undertaken
quoted by the Philadelphia Record,
"every corpse nowadays is embalmed.
Perhaps not one body in a hundred is
buried without having the fluid inject
ed, and that settles it. You won't read
your obituary notices then. People
are coming to realize this more and
more, and the old dread OF being buried
alive is fast dying out. But these
nervous individuals have got to have
some sort of post mortem bugaboo to
worry them. If it isn't one thing, it's
another, and as soon as you convince
them that they are not going to be
buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making speciality Of burglar proof
caskets. Fact, assure you"
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

WHEN the tramp learns that there is
nowhere he can turn his footsteps that
he will not find a constable awaiting
him, to send him to the rock pile or to
work on the public highway, says the
Yonkers Statesman, he will begin to
think seriously of mending his ways.
1t is only within the past half-century
that the tramp problem has existed in
this country, but during that time it
has grown great. There are now many
thousands of the genius prowling, rob-
bing, assaulting and burning in all of
the States. Their laziness and GRIMM
ality is proverbial and monumental
Kansas farmers are now advertising
for farm laborers for the wheat harvest
at 81 per day, but no tramps are apply
ing. They do not want work. They
proceed upon the principle that the
world owes them living, and If they
cannot get It by begging they will
steal it. And IN this they are to O
considerable degree encouraged by
those VII. -h to turn anyone
away La ..A their doors. In
short. there is toe much leniency to.
wards the tramp; and this considerate.
ness is often repaid with raids upon
hen roosts and smoke houses, and as
saults upon women and children wher
the farmer husbands and brothers are
away in the fields.
The tramp evil is one that requires
heroic treatment for it is growing. A
isolated homes about the only effec
tive preventive is the shot gun ard th,
dog, accompanied by the stony hearted
determination that the tramps shal
have no food except such as he render
an equivalent in labor for. In munich
palities the officers of the law ought t.
have the authority-and be required {
use ito Immediately grab all tramp
and put them to work in the chai
gang, the workhouse, on TIE highwa
or elsewhere. Nearly all of them ar
able bodied. If they can earn thei
own livelihood but wont do it becaus
they are too lazy, they ought to b
made to do it.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

We give on our second page an arti-
Gle written by Admiral Robley d.
Evans, for Golfers Weekly showing
the greatness of our present Fourth of
July celebration over those of former
years. Fighting Bob Evans" as he
is called in the navy, is one of the most
popular of our national commanders
on land or sea, and being an active
participant in the Spanish wsr, scenes
which he so graphically describes, brings
his deductions of the spirit of our ma
ton, down to the present time with
singular impressiveness. 1t deserves
a careful reading.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER.
Editor and Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
TERMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-S so per annum. If
paid strictly in advance sl.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS-TH SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district Of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswoid, Leipsic, &c. A rate of so
cents an inch for FIRST insertion and 25 cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. specia
reduction on all senli-annual and yearly aGver
tise ments.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

The big dailies contain much news
in reference to strikes-1OO, 600 men
idle because they won't work. This is
the best evidence of prosperity. Work
men do not thus strike when work is
scarce and wages low.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
shake Into Your shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder. 1t cures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrow-
ing nails, and instantly takes the sting out
of corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy
II is certain cure for for sweating, callous
and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to-day.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 25c in stamps. Trial packsge
FREE. Address, Aliens. Olnisted, Leroy,
N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
Cure for Cholera Infantum--Never known to
Fail.

During last May an infant child of
our neighbor was suffering from cho-
lera infantum. The doctors had given
up all hopes of recovery. took bot
tie of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house,
telling them 1 felt sure it would do
good if used according to directions.
In two days time the child had fully
recovered. The child is now vigorous
and healthy. L have recommended
this remedy frequently and have
never known it to fail.-Mrs Curtis
Baker, BOokwalter, Ohio. For sale
by Clifton and Raymond druggist
Smyrna, t. L. Mason druggist Clay
ton.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
lowing is just hint of the Special Bargains we have for v

Mems, Boys and Children's Serge and
Flannel Suits, specially priced, that
would sure values at One-third more.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

Mems Working Trousers at so cents,
worth IS cents. Special Bargains in
other Trousers at 81. 90 to $500.
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

Mems Serge and Mohair Coats and
Vests, $500 upward. Mems tI;u T';"
Office Coats % cents to 81 90
Smyrna times., 1901-07-17

just in nick of time for hot weatbo.
big variety of other Fine Ne@ii%9a,o
Shirts in the new designs, speri5igte i-7ge
priced so cents to S1.O6. ''''y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
FIRE AT NEWTON.
Barrel of Tar ExplOdes in a
Lumber Yard
Causing $15O,OOO L0ss--Fatal-
1y Injuries .Employe.
SPONTANEOUS BLAZE.
Three Story Brick Building
Entirely Destroyed.
Occupied by Furniture Firm of
Duff & Duff.

Newton, Kan, Nov. 16.-By the ex-
plosion of a barrel of tar in the Newton
lumber yard at 10:45 this morning j.
Stine was fatally injured and a fire
started that consumed the entire stock
of lumber owned by the Newton I-um-
Der company and the contents and three
story building of the Duff & Duff Furni-
ture company
The fire burned f1ercely and although
the department made strenuous efforts
to check the blaze the maEer was so in
f1ammable that only after the big lum-
Der yard and the furniture three
floors of the big brick Phillips building
near the yard were destroyed We're the
flames checked. The loss is over $780,
900. The amount of insurance is not
known.
Mr.. Stine, an employe of the lumber
yard, was near the barrel of tar when it
exploded and is SO badly injured that
he cannot recover.
The Wichita fire department was sum-
moned but arrived after the fire was un-
der control and was not unloaded from
the cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
BLACKMAILERS.
They TerrOrize NeighbOrhoOd
by Threatening to Kidnap.

Cincinnati, Neb., Nov 16.-Considera-
BILE feeling of apprehension was caused
in Avondale in this city by supposed
attempt at blackmail by threatened kid
naping- Mr. Leonard s. Smith, presi-
dent of a manufacturing company, re-
ceived a letter full of threats of atrOcl-
ties to be committed on his six-year-old
son unless Mr.. Smith would buy i'm
munity with $1,000 cash. The letter di-
rected that the money be placed in an
envelope and left at a designated point
al an appointed time. Mr.. Smith took
counsel and left an envelope as directed,
but with blank paper instead of money
within and placed man on watch Two
men appeared but did not take the en-
velope, apparently being satisfied that a
and his wife are greatly agitated and
their fear has been communicated to the
neighbors who keep close watch over
their children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
ODDS FAVOR GOPHERS.
Wisconsin Weakened by Loss of
Star Guard.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 16.-Giants of the
western gridiron representing the Uni
versities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
crashed against each other on Randall
field today before an immense audience.
Last night the hotels called cots into
requisition and today train after train
poured their beribboned hordeS from
Chicago, st. Paul and other cities and
towns into the streets. Excitement was
at fever heat for the contest was re-
garded the championship contest of
the West. Wisconsin had the added in
centive of desire to even her record
against the Gophers, for OF games play
&c between the two teams Minnesota
has won six and the Badgers five. Both
teams were wildly cheered when they
came in the field. The Minnesotaians,
height looked irresistible. Their man
ner was confident, but the Badgers were
no less hopeful, although their antag-
OniStS outweighed them by an average
of nearly Is pounds.
There is no Wisconsin money in sight.
The cause of it all is the fact that Earl
Schneider has been barred by the Wis
conSin athletic council from competing
in the game against Minnesota.
Nevertheless Wisconsin stock has
taken a decided brace from the slump
it took upon the circulation of the re-
ports of tonsilitis and sore throat. These
We're quite overdrGwn, and the charge
is made here in uptown sporting circles
that these stories were largely wolf
tales born of a desire on the part of
hackers of Wisconsin to make the
Gopher supporters put up odds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
CUTS THE KNOT.
President Appoints Collector
of Port of New York.

Oswego, N. Y, Nov. Ex-senator
Nevada N Stranahan has received a let
ter from President Roosevelt rendering
him the position of collector of the port
of New York, beginning Aprily1, next.
Mr.. Stranahan will accept He has gone
to Washington to confer with the presi-
dent.
Washington, Nov. 16.-State Senator
Stranahan of Oswego, N. Y, after a
call upon the president today made the
following statement: President RoOse-
Welt rendered me the office of the col
lector of New York with the under
standing that / shall assume its duties
April l next. Such an arrangement
would permit me to do my winters
work at Albany. I am especially anx-
ious to finish my term as senator, in
justice to my constituency and also in
the hope that as chairman of the COM
mittee on cities l may be able to aid
the administration of Mayor Low and
assist the policies of Governor Odel-
The revised charter will undoubtedly
require attention from the Legislature.
The office of collector comes to me alb
solutely unsolicited and | may say with
the cordial concurrence of the president
and Senator Platt. The senator un
doubtedly desired the reappOintment of
Mr.. Bidwell, but if this was not to be
done he is entirely satisfied with me.
No suggestion as to my policy in the
office has been made to me or condi-
ton coupled With the appointment, ex-
cept that / give the best possible ad-
ministration in my power, in the be-
found the greatest advantage to ones
ri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
BIG FIRE AT CUDAHY'S.
Canning Building at the Kansas
City Plant Destroyed.

Kansas City, Nov. 16-F'ire broke out
in the great plant of the Cudahy Pack
ing company in Armourdale shortly af-
ter o'clock last night and destroyed
the canning building and an immense
quantity of stock. The estimate of loss,
roughly calculated by the management
is between $3.50 900 and 5000, 600 on build
ing and contents.
The origin of the fire is not known
definitely, but it is thought a tank of
gasoline leaked in such a manner that
when a boy struck a match in one of
the rooms the gasoline took fire and an
explosion followed. Flames burst out
of the roof within a few minutes, and
when the firemen arrived their sole ef
forts were directed toward preventing
the flames from spreading to other
parts of the plant.