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THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
In England 1t Is Withheld From
Many Full Pledged Citizens.

In England 1t Is Withheld From
Many Full Pledged Citizens.
There are many full fledged English
citizens who are disqualified from
membership in parliament and from
taking any part in parliamentary elec-
tions. Thus all peers of the realm. ex-
cept those Irish peers who do not hap
pen to have been elected for life to
represent their order in the house of
lords. are barred from the exercise of
franchise. SO. too. are police officials.
high and low. They neither have a
vote nor are they eligible.
Ineligibility to parliament extends to
the Anglican clergy. to Scottish Pres
byterian ministers and to the Roman
Catholic priesthood. Undischarged
bankrupts and those convicted of fel-
Ony and who have not completed their
sentences and are merely freed on
tickets of leave are likewise disquali-
fed from election to parliament So,
too, are young men under the age of
twenty-One and persons who, having
been judicially declared insane, have
not been legally restored to their civic
rights and privileges.
Insanity, however, does not consti-
tute any disqualification in the case of
the upper house of parliament. Luna
tics are permitted to take part in the
divisions in the gilded chamber, and at
the time when the Irish home rule bill,
enacted by the house of commons, was
defeated by the house of lords no less
than three crazy peers were brought
down to Westminster by their keepers
from the insane asylums in which they
were held under restraint and voted as
hereditary legislators against home
rule being granted to Erin.
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o"' PETERS CHURCH, SMYRNA,
AND ITS PRESENT IMPROVEMENT
w ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MOST COMPLETE
CHURCH EDIFICES IN DIOCESE OF DELAWARE.
Work With Magnificent Altar and Mural Decorations
OF AeGf of Mrs B. Waters and
Mrs Susan Suder-Gance at ST. Historic Evolution

H. B. Grieves and Joseph HUM, who
have also had the active and efficient
cooperation of the Senior Warden,
VIM. E. Waters. Beside the gas, they
have introduced the electric lighting,
which will make the Church brilliant at
night. l understand that the first SER
vice in st. Peters will be on Easter
Day. And the formal opening with
Benediction Service and Confirmation
will be on Thursday evening following.
This is a great work to be accom-
plished in the short time that the Rev.
Mr.. Gilreath has been Rector
Glance at its Historic E, oIuiiou.
This last improvement of st. Peters,
which is so up to date, suggests a
glance at its historic evolution. The
Parish had a very small beginning.
In 1904, the first missionary from Eng
land to Kent county appeared. In 174O
an effort was made to establish Parish
at Old Duck Creek. In 1744, the Rec
tor, Rev. Samuel Usher, reported that
a wooden Chapel was begun at Duck
Greek. The Rev. Mr.. Inglis in 1862
says that his people unanimously agreed
to build a new brick Church. The
Rev. Mr.. Magaw records the compile
tion of Duck Greek brick Church, anC
its opening on Trinity Sunday, 1854
and large congregation. There wer,
ninety-four communicates.
Committee of Prominent DeIawareans.
The building committee were, Dan
iel Cummins, Thomas Collins and Johl
Cook. Daniel Cummins was the fathe
of John Cummins, and was one. of th
signers of the Ratification of the Con
stitution of the United States. Thoma
Collins was a member of the Stat
Council, a Brigadier- General of Nj
litia and Governor of the State.
John Cook, was a member of th
Legislature, one of the six President
of the State, member of the Constitu
tional Convention of 1776, and wa
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honored with many other office
These were the founders of the old |
Church at Duck Greek. From the
War of the Revolution, this Church
suffered, and not until 1886 do we find
any sign of new life, when the vestry
of Christ Church, Dover, conferred
with the vestry of st. Peters (for these
Parishes were united at that time) with
the view of calling the Rev. Samuel
Roe, as Rector of the two Parishes.
The Dover committee consisted of
Messrs Rodney, Taylor and Truitt,
that from Duck Greek, of Thomas Col
Inns, Daniel Cummins, John Cook and
Risdon Bishop. On the resolution fix
ing the salary at 9300 per annum, the
following names are added to the
Dover committee James Sykes, Thomas
Rodgers, John Banning and Joshua
Clayton-all prominent public men of
that periOd-St. Peters committee re-
mained the same. The Rev. Mr.. Roe
was called, and continued, and died in
the service here Feb Sth, 1891. From
this to 1927, no records of the Parish
are in evidence. But short time ago,
Mrs. James d. Wilds gave me paper
writing, which her mother found among
the old letters and papers of her father,
Mr.. Eben Cloak, which is one of the
lost records; it reads as follows:
cat a meeting of the vestry of St.
Peters Church, at duck Creek, on
Saturday, the 18th, of May 1790-Pres-
ent the Rev. Samuel Roe, James Raw
mond, Esq, Aguilla Attix, John
Stuart, Jesse Ford, Timothy Cummins,
Wheeler Pennington, Edward JOY,
Abraham Conner, Charles Cason and
Robert Cook. The repairs of the
Church being taken into consideration
it was resolved that the money neces-
sary for that purpose, should be raised
by subscription and persons appointed
to superintend the work, and take the
subscription papers to collect. Elec-
tion of members for this purpose was
gone into, and the following were
chosen viz: Ed. JOY, Wheeler Pen.
ningtOn. James Raymond, Robert
Cook, John Stewart, Abraham Conner
and the persons for superintending the
work were Robt. Cook, Ed. Joy anC
Geo. Cummins-then adjourned to the
third Monday in July next"
Here the minutes stop-no signatur,
of Secretary. 1t is probable the writ
ing was that of the Rev. Samuel Roe
After 1891 the Parish languished til
1927; we do not know if the repairs in
tended were made.
= DIR. Robert Cook was the son of JohI
n Cook, whose daughter Elizabeth, mar
+ ried Eben Cloak, who was the fathe
e of John and Eben Cloak. Their child
: ren, Mrs. Peterson Speakman, an
S Mrs. James d. Wilds, are their rer
e resentatives in st. Peters. Timoth
/ Cummins was the oldest son of DAME
Cummins, and the father of Daniel I
e Cummins, and George Cummins wa
s the second son of Daniel Cummins, an
l. the father of Bishop Cummins, Sara
$ G. Cummins and Mrs. Robert Hill
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The work of the renovation of st.
Peters Church is completed. With the
new open timber roof, and altar and
mural decorations in color, one feels
that there is quite a transformation.
The open timber roof is of good archi-
teetural design and creditable work
manship. 1t is solid and substantial,
yet not heavy in effect From door to
chancel wall, for the nave it has four
large main rafters arched, terminating
at their feet with striking hammer
beams of good size, the two openings
of which are finished in trefoil; and
their projecting ends ornamented with
q plain shield, carved with various &C.
clesiastical symbols. There are also
four of these main rafters in the tran
septs. all of uniform finish. Between
these are the intermediate rafters,
much smaller, but i'll relief enough
from the wooden ceiling to suggest
paneling. The wood used is chestnut,
attractive and not too dark. The ex-
ecution of this work reflects credit
upon the builder, Joseph H. Wright.
Gift of a Beautiful Altar and Rail.
The altar is of oak, beautifully illu-
minated with the Lamb and four foliat-
ed columns. 1t tisrich in expression. On
one end is the plate with this inscrip-
ton. "TO the Glory of God, and in low
ing memory of John G.. and Alphonsa
G. Black and George S. and Margaret
W. Culbreth Erected by Susan B.
Waters and Susan Culbreth Sudler."
4 new altar rail of oak with brass
standards, divides the sacrarium, and is
also the gift of Mrs. Waters aud Mrs.
Sudler; the altar and rail are the work k
of Geissler, of New York. A new brass
altar desk for the Altar Service Book
which is large and handsome, has beel
provided.
The walls are painted in light greer
color, which is very effective in bring
ing out the stained glass windows
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19
ALEXANDER JACKSON.
Born March 3, 1927.

Man coming to this life a sensitive
organization, is actuated by his many
environments. These while he re-
mains here, will multiply, intensity
and fetter him with unavoidable
troubles and cares, all which, when
he arrives at this place, will, no doubt,
be ended; but his mortal part "a mis-
nomer) will survive the grave for q
departure and be relegated by the
dominant energies of nature, to other
economic uses; thus adding another
link to the chain of events running
down the tide of time without end.
TO have the courage to express ones
conscious conviction regardless of the
popular but untenable credulities
extart, is to be true to ones self, an
effort at true righteousness.
Any friend or others, passing this
way, not in harmony herewith, will
please do this sacred spot the charity
of their silence.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind, "and could hardly
get any sleep. 1 had consumption SO
bad that if 1 walked a block 1 would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
81 bottles of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery wholly cured me and gained
So pounds" It's absolutely guaran-
teed to cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe
Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung
Troubles. Price SOC and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at Benton N. Weldon'i
drug store, Smyrna; J. s. & W. Latto
mus drug store, Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19
Edifce was fortnd to be too

Edifce was fot ind to be too
the growing congregation. -
resolved to enlarge and n 49,. =
through the buil ilding communicated
posed of George W. Cummins H.
William Cummips and Georoe Honr,
Raymond, son of Jacob RAYMOND
An addition was made of twenty foot
to the length, and transepts maxim
the Church cruciform, and giving mnob
larger seating capacity, but with the
Objectionable feature of an organ loft
back of, and over the pulpit.
In 1872 the Chapel of st. Peters was
built, adjoining The Church at the cost
of $4,000, the gift of Mrs. Susan H. Fisl
Ter, daughter of John and Susan Fl
Cummins, in memory of her husband
DIR. Samuel NJ. Fisler, and ofher father
and mother. In 1885, the congrega-
cation determined to further ENLARGE
and improve the Church Edifce,
the Rector, the Rev. William B. G
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Above the plain color, and at, and
above the feet of the rafters, and in the
spaces between them all, for the whole
nave on both sides, and the transepts
as well, are the most beautiful and
appropriate decorations in varied colOrs,
representing the insignia of the Evange-
lists and the Apostles, and those typical
of Christ and others appropriated by
Christian Art. They are all projected
on background appearing to be gold
at night under the full illumination of
the electric lights. In artistic beauty,
they illustrate and teach so much to
the worshipper. Around the large
chancel window is thrown appro-
piately a neat border filled with the
vine and lunches of grapes.
Curtain After Style of Michael Angelo.
On the chancel wall one of the most
striking effects produced, in the dec
oration is the curtain said to be after
that of Michael Angelo, in the Sis
tepe Chapel at Rome; warm in color,
and so realistic and true in perspec.
tive.
The encouragement of the pews, the
taking off their doors, the making oi
a good wide middle aisle and two side
aisles, give convenience and prove a
churchly fitness, that quite discredit
Archaic pew doors and side aisles
The view from front door to altar anC
vice versa, is now clear and refreshing
The ladies have purchased a new
carpet for the chancel, which is il
place.
Building Committee COmpIlmeuted.
The painting and decoration belong il
credit to The Chapman Decorative Co.
1417 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia. A new
shingle roof has been put on. All thi
work on st. Peters has been don
under the direction of the building
. committee, which consists of the Rev
G. Valerie Gilreath, VIM. H. Janney
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19

Mrs. Harry A. Richardson of Dover
has just received two beautiful pea
cocks, which will be allowed to roam
over the lawn of her handsome State
street home. Mr.. Richardson is ar
ranging to improve the lawn, which
occupies nearly square of ground,
sentil it will be the most attractive spot
'."a -er's many beautiful res dences.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19
WROTE HIS OWN EPITAPH.

Alexander Jackson, the Eccentric Camdenite,
Does His Own Post MOrtem Talking.
The monument which Mr.. Alexander
Jackson of Camden, is having placed
over his tomb in Odd Fellows ceme-
terry and which was described at length
in the DeldUarean some weeks ago,
has been completed by Mr.. A. B.
Moore of Dover, and workmen are
placing it in position. The stone
weighs five tons and is of Vermont
granite.
The following epitaph written by
Mr.. J ackson himself, adorns it:
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announcing that Ely's Liquid Cream Balm
is like the solid preSaration of that admir-
able remedy in THAI 1t .cleanses and heals
membranes affectd nasal catarrh
There is no drying The LIQUID
Cream Balm is adaH Anniversary. patients
who have troph'missionary anni II the
Guiding spraS sswold Church. Pas Ellii
d5,Tuggists dng discourse was in Pc
"aieI subject The Sunday delp
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Peculiar
To Itself

In what it is and what it does-con-
tanning the best blood-purifying,
Alternative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per-
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
the whole SYSTEMS true only of
Smyrna times., 1902-03-19
Hoods CdrSdp0rilla

No other medicine acts like it;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and siren. III at so little cost.
Il was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesight For four months
could not see to do anything. After taking
two bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla could see
to walk. and when had taken eight bottles
could see as we'll as ever" SUSIE A. HAIRS
TON. Withers. N. G.
Hoods SarsaperIIla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-17

IA you, Bourmont," to the omen.
gho hid confessed he was hungry.
de Guise is too mild, too mAld,'
this officer said, scowling also. 81
would add that in addition to his sen.
tence the condemned be made to carry
away sack OF flour as large as him.
self--as large as a man can lift"
"And YOU" and you" to the otis.
officers.
Il consider the sentence Just, and
recommend it," said one.
And l." and l." said others. with
perhaps little more added to the
burden" finished the last judiciously.
"A prisoner of this kind should be
crushed"
Very well. gentlemen" said the Of
flcer In command. you will see that
the sentence is carried out to the let
ter. And you" turning severely to
the wondering boy. ''let this be les
son. Never do a thing unless you arc
ready to do 1t with your whole heart
II you had shown a white spot, would
have had you shot"
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BROUGHT the Bishops Boots.

humorous story is related in con.
nection with the visit of an English
bishop to Virginia family. Every.
body was directed to address the rev.
Grand bishop as my lord" and a man
servant about the place was especially
told OF to attend him. The bishop
like every other Englishman. set his
boots outside his door when he went
to bed at night. His temporary body
servant was instructed to take them,
blacken them and return them before
their owner should be ready to put
them on in the morning. The boy
did as he was told. The bishop was
dressing when he knocked ON the
door in the morning, with his care
fully taught response. Its TIE boy,
my lord, with your boots" on the tip
of his tongue. The sound of the
bishops voice confused him.
Who's there?" the bishop called
out.
The boy forgot his speech utterly.
who's there?" the bishop called
again.
ITS the Lord. with your boots, my
boy" said he.
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fi|ituSteIS.
BY FRANK II. SWEET.

DI MANN II. . w T%ISi.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub, Coz
A group of Spanish officers were
standing in front of the mess quarters
at Bahia Honda. The had just come
in from Havana and on the morrow
we're to start across the mountains
toward Cristobal on special service.
It had been long. hard march, and
they we're hugry and tired. In spite
Of all that was behind and of what
might be ahead, their one thought was
of the meal whose savory odors were
issuing from the hastily improvised
mess quarters. The sun was not yet
down. but the shadows Of the date
palms lay thick about their feet.
They watched them listlessly, waiting
for the mess call, and then ready to
seek the low matched building where
they we're to sleep. From the shad.
ows of the Same date palms a group
of ragged. emaoiated boys watched
them keenly. They, too. were mindful
OF the odors that came from the mess
quarters, for they shifted eagerly, and
from time to time they whispered to
one another and pointed toward the
building or the officers. Presently
boy of nine or ten, with keen. snap.
ping black eyes, stole to a palm tree
that was but few yards from where
the officers GOOD In the shadow of
this he waited until his companions
had clrcled round to the shelter of
clump of bamboos on the other side,
and very near to the entrance of the
mess quarters. There they paused, as
though for a signal.
And 1t was not long coming. With
q sudden wild whoop the boy with the
swapping eyes sprang forward into
the very midst Of the officers, swing.
ing his arms and dancing about as
though he were mad. In an instant al.
most, and before they had recovered
from the surprise OF the unexpected
onslaught he had snatched sword
from one of the scabbards and bound.
ed away. At the same moment u cry
of CONSERVATION came from the mess
quarters.
But the officers did not notice that
They were too amazed, too angry a.
the audacity of this ragamuffin, who
had stopped few yards away and was
now brandishing the sword defantly
in their very faces. With exclama.
tons Of anger they sprang forward to
a man, and the ragamufiin. instead of
trying to escape, lodged this way and
that, under the outstretched arms OF
one, behind another and almost be-
tween the legs Of third. all the time
haunting them and daring them on.
He was like an eel that squirmed out
Of their hands even after they caught
him; or flea that was anywhere ex-
cept where they thought It. Five
minutes passed in exasperating dodg-
ing and doubling before they succeed
ed in dragging him back. struggling
and grinnlng to the mess quarters.
And 1t was not until afterward that
1t occurred to them that he mad made
no real effort to escape.
AS the excitement of the chase and
capture began to subside they noticed
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-17

ruins; II any still stand, the effacing
storms and decay of many years have
left In most cases only trace OF the
lettering, some fragments Of which
may still be read.
A little way inside the wall is
narrrw path sleepy climbing the
hill, passing straight over scores Of
graves that are marked by no up
heavat Of the soil but only by frag-
ments of gravestones whose bases.
still rooted in the earth, are likely to
trip the unwary pedestrian. There
could be no more forcible reminder
of the futility of trying to perpetu.
ate at least a name and the record OF
the beginning and the end Of an earth
ly pilgrimage.
Climbing north along this path
through the grass that overhangs and
over the tombstones that cucumber It,
the visitor reaches at last a broad
er walk running east and west. Turn
ing to the right on this path he soon
observes Q little cemetery within a
cemetery-a square enclosure made
by thick hedge and trees which sur
round the burial plot of the Irving
family. The entrance is through
gate locked against intruders. but this
gateway Is perhaps the only point
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-17
oRADY's FEAST OF pc ssuM.
Rival Ruined His Chance for the Col.
ored Vote by Mean Trick.

oTcu Sotc ny q Mcdn fiCk.
During heated campaign in Geor.
gia some years ago the late Henry +.
Grady was opposed by an editorial
associate. Captain Evan Howell. They
were warm personal friends, but on
the issue at stake were diametrical.
ly opposed to each other Recalling
that campaign. Representative Living.
ston tells funny story.
The result Of the election depended
largely upon certain ward in which
there was a very large negro popula.
ton. Grady bethought himself of a
scheme to capture these colored vot.
ers, and, securing a vast number of
possums, provided great supper, at
which they could eat. II was a mas
ter stroke and Howell knew nothing
OF 1t until the night the supper &C.
CURED. Then he was at his wits end
until an inspiration came to him. He
sent for some of his negro supporters,
gave them instructions and waited for
the result
An hour later while the colored
BARRIERS were having a great feasting
time one OF Howell's supporters cried
Meow" Another man repeated the
cry. A third man was apparently
taken sick and the fourth man ex.
claimed: Deed boys, think we are
eating cats!" That broke up the sup
per and Grady never did quite con.
vince the possum eaters that they had
been imposed upon.
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Washington Lrvings Crave
In "Cods Acre" Of Sleepy Hollow Many
Prominent Men Are BuredL7ombs Now
Crsss>Crown and Neglected
~~O$~
Especial Correspondence

the person commemorated was Q mem
Der Of the family. There is no trace
mere Of the ruin and neglect that
mark all the older parts OF the Gem
etery.
In another part of the churchyard
are the graves Of the Badeau family;
Its most conspicuous member was
Gen. Adam Badeau whose record In
the civil war and connection with
Gen. Grant made him we'll known.
His tombstone Is rather more con-
spicuous than the others, but none OF
the thirty or forty graves Of his rela-
tives shows that It has any attention
save from the scythe of the solitary
grass cutter.
Curiously enough one OF the older
tom bstones of this interesting spot Is
still erect and its inscription may be
read, though with difficulty. 1t re.
cords the fact that the man buried
there outlived century and left be.
hind him 240 direct descendants
Time has dealt kindly with this not
able record craven in brownstone;
and surely the memory of man who
had so conspicuous part In popu.
lating the country deserves perpetu-
alton.
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His Best Investment.

when | knew old Hunks. years
ago." said the returned traveller. he
hadn't soul above dollars and cents.
find him now the hest read man.
especially in history and the works OF
the standard novelists. ever met. !
can't understand the change In him"
THE explanation is easy" replied
the old citizen. ''He lent $1,000 to q
man who wanted to start high-class
circulating library. After year or
two the man failed. leaving nothing
but the books as his assets. Old
Hunks had to take them for the debt.
ana as nobody wanted to buy lot of
secondhand books, he started In and
read all of them to get his money
back"