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FREE LIBRARY.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

should be as free as schools, and if a
community is willing to support one,
why not the other? They are both in
the same line, both educational.
Those in charge of the Smyrna Lib
rary are very anxious to see it do the
good, its founders intended it should,
but they do not see how it is possible
to continue to keep it open under the
present method.
A letter in the TIMES some time
since, says it would not be difficult to
get sufficient money to keep the insti-
tuition open on its present lines, but
the writer evidently forgets the lee
lures, concerts, lawn parties & C. which
have been held for its benefit in late
years, and which have yielded only
enough money to pay current expenses
for very limited time, and only in
one or two instances enough to buy a
few new books.
1t would be difficult task to induce
persons to subscribe for new shares,
and this process would have to be kept
up indefinitely. After all this, the
library would be open only to sub.
scribers, and the very end desired
would be defeated.
At the coming election, if the voters
decide to inaugurate the movement
for free library, 1t is hoped and be-
leived that the work begun by the
founders, will be perpetuated and pre-
served; if they decide otherwise, funds
for the continuance of the present sys
tenn must certainly be provided from
some source.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

"THE matte atissue in the Republi-
can controversy in this State says that
Wilmington Sun is not a unanimous
election of Mr.. Addicks to the United
States Senate. 1t is not to be expected
that any one could secure such an
election. The issue is whether ma
jority of the Republicans of the State
shall be accorded the right that is un-
deniably theirs, in or under any decent
code of political ethics, or whether a
minority-a small minOrity-Of the
Republicans of the State shall be all
owed to dictate tC that majority, in the
matter of senatorial elections, and
-defraud the State of its senatorial
representation because the minority is
not allowed to say who those represent
Gtives shall be. 1t is not question of
the right or wrong of the opposition to
Mr.. Addicks; but it is a question of
the right or wrong of Obstructing the
election of candidate backed by a
majority vote of his party-a question
of outraging every rule of political
ethics relative to senatorial elections
70 the selection of any candidate for
political Office. It is question at is
sue in this controversy whether the Re-
publicans of the State shall abandon or
adhere to the legal, time honored,
right and reasonable expedient of a
majority vote in the election of political
officers. 1t is question of whether
the Republicans of the State are going
to submit to a reversal of the order of
political procedure, and the substitution
if gG minority for majority rule The
American Republican rule is a majority
rule. The people dare not surrender
or defeat that principle. When they
desert or surrender that, the decadence
of their liberties has begun. The
Union Republican contention is fol
the right of the people to govern them
selves and that principle is at issue il
their determination to elect the Repub
Ilcan majority candidate to the United
States Senate"
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
Good Advice.
CITIZEN.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspep-
sia and Liver Complaint. More than
seventy-fv per cent. of the people in
the United States are afflicted with
these two diseases and their affects:
such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache,
Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of
the Heart, Heartburn, Water -brash,
GnawIng and Burning Pains at the pit
of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated
Tongue and Disagreeable Taste in the
Mouth, Coming up of Food after Eat
ing, Low Spirits, & etc Go to your
Druggist and get bottle of August
Flower for 75 cents. Two doses will
relieve you. Try it. Get Greens
Prize Almanac.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

The Trustees of the Poor of New
Castle County will meet for organiza-
tion on February 26. 1t is likely that
DR.. Columbus Henry of Newark, will
be elected president and Robert. D.
Kemp, of Wilmington, secretary
Herbert l.. Rice and Robert G. Fraim
of Wilmington have been mentioned
for attorneys. Drs. George W. X.
Forest and Joseph W. Bastian for ply
sicians, B. Frank Blackburn and J. B.
Foster of New Castle and Samuel
Cranston of Marshallton for superin-
tendent of the county hospital.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
MAIN LIBRARY.
11,9s3
1.125.Os6
Department for children.

Fiction circulates OVER A MILLION.
Religious books, that instruct the i'm
mortal soul, a beggarly TWELVE THOU
SAND, and, perhaps, the most of these
circulated among old people or specu-
lators in religious philosophy.
With this food of pollution poured
out, is it any wonder the present gen.
GRAFTON seems Indifferent to the Bible
and Church teaching Let the Chris
tian people stand inlmOUdbLe against
it. We suggest: Appoint committee
of nine to raise by subscription 81, 900,
first buying such books as our school
children need. Make the Library free
to them and free reference Library
to all. Have it open three nights a
week, and let the property owners un.
derstand that it must be supported, oil
they will be made to do it by tax law
Let the aim be to make a high-class
reference and good book circulating
Library. If it will not prosper ant
and our people will not uphold such, j
! is better to sink the Library to perdi
ton unfathomabIe. CoSLEyoN.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

PRINCE Henry sailed from Bremen
haven on Saturday afternoon, and in
q few days Will arrive in New York,
IL all goes well. The Princes visit
has aroused great interest in Germany.
Ia his journey from Kiel to Bremen he
received an enthusiastic popular
ovation at every stopping place. These
demonstrations were not merely the
signs of personal respect for and
3oyalty to royalty. Mr.. Diederich, the
United States Consul at Bremen, in
Ais speech at the Navigators' dinner
on the day preceding the Princes
departure, gave the real reason for the
German and the American interest in
the visit, which he said was not in
tended ''to establish new ALLAN o.
friendship, but TO give renewe6 spx
preston to the triple .relationse :, o.
trees
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

maximum tax limit is too high - 'Civis"
was correct in estimating the possible
extra cost to each taxpayer at from
ST. to $50 per annum-since the one
mill rate upon 100000 (not $12O, ,OOO)
reaches the higher figure mentioned
by him.
For the Wilmington Library the
Board of Education is permitted to
expend not exceeding twelve cents per
capita, equal to gross sum of $500 for
Smyrna-while the amount actually
expended in the year 1900 was reported
in your columns as So, 400, or only
eight cents per capita upon the $4,000
population of that city. At the same
rate Smyrna would expend 5000 for
library purposes. But our proposed
maximum is 81 200, which is excessive
and unsafe to grant to any Council.
We have, however, been sOOthed by
the assurance that no extra tax at all
was actually required by the law and
none would be levied. Yet the law is
mandatory, not discretionary. The
Town Council "shall," mot may, ")
raise the amount specified by the act.
The use of any temporary surplus i'll
the town treasury would simply mean
the replacement of the amount later.
And what of the future? Will there
be surplus next year and the next
also and so on ad infnitum? Even if
there were a surplus at present, abund-
ant use awaits it in repairs needed by
the Light and Water plant.
The social problem, too, still re-
mains unsolved. Some correspond
ents have hopefully referred the re-
sponsibility to the wisdom of the Town
Library Board, when they formulated
"Rules and Regulations. But they
cannot possibly exclude, and so the
trouble remains. The cheerful earnest
ness of those who rely upon this i'm
possible mode of relief is inspiring
1t recalls the trustful and mysterious
crew of the ''Flying Dutchman," who
were full of hope, but of very shad
owy aud indefinite sort. Said one tC
his neighbor:
81 beg your pardon sir, but can you
: tell me where 1 came from?"
"No."
"Nor where am going?"
} Gentlemen we are undoubtedly go
: ing into the Hole"
= "HOw soon after going into the Hol
T do you think we shall be able to ge
out?"
t Now that final question concerns u'
in Smyrna on Tuesday next
/ CITIZEN.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

was gotten out by the leaders OF the |
Library Movment-it's not necessary
to mention names of individuals, clubs,
etc., as everyone is familiar with these
facts.
Now 1, as a dollar taxpayer, was not
opposed to this movement at first be-
cause 1 first thought these people were
after enlightening and uplifting us
poor, ignorant one-dollar -a-headers,
and our sons who are falling into
temptation from street corner loung
ing, but couldn't these people do a
greater service and add brighter stars
to their crowns in glory Gf there they
should eventually enter) by inducing
our boys to attend the wide-Open
churches and Sunday Schools, where
they have good libraries, selected by
good Christian people But do our
good people know and remember that
excepting less than half dozen, these
are the very people who only a short
time back (possibly two or three years.
wanted to throw the doors of certain
club wide open to balls or hops, as they
may be called, and such like, and carried
their point by taking advantage of ex-
tremely bad weather, when few were
present-(are these always safe lead
ers)? Somebody says, stop, think, a
great change has taken place. If a
weak minded masculine should venture
out with his nag in such weather as
was encountered on that memorable
day, in this enlightened age, he is
liable to arrest 'for cruelty to dumb
beasts" This is swift progress, at
this rate, with free library added to
the one we already have, and all the
modern improvements, town water,
sewerage electric lights, gas and every
convenience that any town or city can
boast of Con which we still owe a trif-
ling little sum of $500 Fifty tho1s-
and or little less). We would get to
going at such a swift pace the other
towns and cities in the State would
never get in sight. (And wouldn't
want to on taxes).
Some of our favored friends who
finger their fifteen hundred dollars
($l5OO) salary per annum and pay theil
one dollar town tax (if they want to,
same as myself and Il consider myself
in luck to get $1.50 per day.. If these
individuals taxes were raised twenty
five dollars ($25) the same as my land
lords, methinks they would fall stiff
on the other side of the fence.
Somebody asks, "what makes tha
one dollar taxpayer so interested?'
It's just this: if my landlord is Obliged
to pay $1,000, $4,000, $4,000 or $40 90
as the case may be (and it will no
stop short of $4,000 Library tax, thel
he must increase my rent and the ren
of every other tenant to raise thi
money. It's the poor renter who will
have the burden to shoulder in tn
= end.
Then, if you please, make our Ii
: brary tax rate just double what it is il
. our sister town, Dover, and then abus
!, us into voting for it.
ONE DOLLAR TAXPAYER.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
[coMMuN1cATED.l
Cowardice, SeIfishuess, independence, Etc.
are the Opponents Of the Free Library.
X. Y. u.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Allow me to say this
puts on the cap sheaf. Cowardice, sell
tishness and independence are the last
points made in very learned circular,
and very cowardly insult to the con.
servative taxpayer, who thinks twice
before he acts, or wants TO reason o
question before it is too late for reason,
This little circular, it is fair to assume
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

Suppose even some jealous person
will agree to take the responsibility of
a Librarian, giving service free. This
cannot last. The work of caring for a
Library is laborious, responsible and
confning. Any person familiar with
Free Libraries will agree that $500
yearly for new books is very thin and
meagre. The writer challenges any
to disprove this statement.
X. Y. u.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19

The SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TINES 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
'eems of importance of The Eastern Shore Of
&.Srvlsnd
.ROBT. D. HOFFECKER.
editor and Proprietor.
'ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JE,
Associate Editor.
ERMS-SUBsCRIPTION-Sl.5 so per annum. Ii
paid strictly in advance si0O. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
Fesents, but for the outlying district of which it
Is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton
IentOn, Cheswold, IeipSic, &C. A rate OF 81
cents an inch for first insertion and % 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 semi-annual and yearly cveI
tisements
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
ICOMMUNICATED.l

The writer would like to submit the
following estimate of expense per an
mum which will be found necessary to
run Free Library kept open week
davs from Q tnaP. NJ
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
Many school ChiIdren are sickIy.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
used by Mother Gray nurse in Children's
Home New York Break up Colds in "a hours
cure FeverishnesS. Headache. stomach Troubles
Tee.hing Disorders and Destroy Worms AT all
druggists, sc. sample mailed FREE Address,
Allen :. Olmsted LenOy, n. n.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
A Certain Cure for ChilbIains.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease, pow
der. IL cures Chilbl ins FrOsIbites. Damp. Sweat
ing. Swollen feet. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
Security Trust and Safe DeDp,it
Company.
5l9 MARKET ST. WILMINGTON IN,

x4Ts
SIG MARKET ST. WILMINGTON. nr,
CAPITAL full paid, $5OO.OOOOo
Surplus. 5000 ,OOOO M
Authorized to Act as
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR. ADNrr,,o
TRAITOR, GUARDIAN, ASSfGINApISS'
RECEIVER, REGISTRAR AM, ANH,
Transacts a
GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS
Allows Interest on Deposit
Loans Money on Mortgages and otho.
Good Securities. 0'ief
Attends to the
Management of Real Estate and to a..
Collection and Remittance of RartO
Interest on Securities and Dividends mn
Stocks. vi
Rents Boxes
In its new Burglar and fire proof Vaults
Makes ample provision in its Stora
Room and Vaults for the safe kepnins
of Securities and Valuable packeoas
placed in its custody.
Keeps Wills Without Charge.
BENZ AMIN NIELDS, President
WILLIAM r. BRINCKLE, Vlce-Pres
JAMES B. CLARKSON, Treas. and See
JOHN S. ROSSELL, Trust Officer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
CAPITOL CONTRACT AWARDED.
Philadelphia Firm to Build the New
Structure For Pennsylvania,
at Harrisburg.'

Harrisburg, Ia, Sept. 16.-The
state capitol commission yesterday
awarded the contract for the new
capitol. for which an appropriation of
100000 was made by the last legis-
lature, to George F. Payne & Co., Of
Philadelphia The contract provides
that the building snail be constructed
Of granite; that the dome shall be of
thessame material, and that the struc-
ture shall be completed by Jan. /.
1906.
William Miller & Sons and Royd
house. Arey & &C., associated con.
tractors. Of Pittsburg and Phft-del
phia, were the lowest bidders, If terrs
Gotta were used in the construction of
the dome. The commission decided
ct It's meeting yesterday, on the ad-
vice Of its architect, Joseph NJ. Hus.
ton, Of Philadelphia, and its supervis-
ing engineer, Bernard r. Green, Of
Washington, D. c.. to construct the
dome Of granite, so IS to make it uni
form with the rest Of the building.
Payne & Co. were the lowest bid
ders for the construction Of build
ing with a granite dome, their bid be.
ing S3,710,000 The next lowest, If
this material were used in the dome,
were William Miller & Sons AMI
Roydhouse. Arey & Co., who bid
S3,54S,00O, with s225.00O to be added
if granite dome was determined
upon.
The other bidders were Henderson
& Co., Doyle & Doak and the Colonial
Construction company, all Of Phla-
delphia, and Norcrcss Brothers. Of
Boston. The bids were opened by the
commission on Sept 6. Work will be
gin on the building about Oct. /.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
Trapped In a West Virginia
Mine--Eleven Bodies
Secured.
BLASTING POWDER EXPLODED.
Said to Have Been Set Ablaze by Ac.
emulation Of Gas Catching Fire
From a Miners Lamp-Work Of
Rescue Extremely Hazardous.

North Fork, w. Va, Sept. 16s-A
gas and powder explosion occurred In
the Big Four mine OF the Algoma
Coal and Coke company here yester-
day morning about o'clock. as the
result OF which James Lester. an en-
gineer; John Recckie, Hungarian
miner, and 10 colored miners were
known to be imprisoned in the mine,
last night. There was hardly one
chance of the men to be recovered
alive, as they were beyond the point
where the explosion occurred. The
gas and smoke was so thick that all
rescuing parties had been driven
back. H. Franckenfield, mining
boss, and George Gaspie, Hun
garian miner, succeeded in crawling
over the fallen coal and slate after
the explosion to the lights of the res.
cuing party and were taken out alive
although badly burned and nearly
suffocated by gas and smoke.
The explosion was said to have been
caused by an accumulation of gas
catching on fire from the lamp of n
miner who was going TO work, and
this in turn fired six kegs Of blasting
powder that had been stored back in
the mines.
The explosion knocked down all OF
the brattices for quarter OF a mila
back towards the mine entrance, thus
cutting out all Of the air from the inns
prisoned men.
A raccuino Marty headad nv Mind
Inspector Cooper, attempted a rescue
yesterday morning, but were driven
back by the want Of air.
The coal is burning and there waa
no hope last night of extinguishina
the flames until a new air passaga
can be built to the point OF the ext
plosion.
Late last night IL bodies were re-
covered.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
Objections to tufts Nomination FILED

Harrisburg, Sept 16.-Objections 10
the certificate CT nomination of George
F. HUFF, Of Greensburg. the Republi
can nominee for congress in the
twenty district. composed Of
Butler and Westmoreland counties.
was filed yesterday in the Dauphin
county court by Congressman ]. b.
Showalter, who alleges that Mr..
Huff's nomination is illegal and f.
regular. The court fixed next Friday
for q hearing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
THE new
| PAPAL DELEGATE
OHIO LEGISLATURE ADOPTED
MEMORIAL TO M'KINLEY.
House Committee Adopted Nash Code
as Basis For Legislation-Home
Rule Defeated.

columbus, O.s sept. 10.-4ne SeISct
committee of the lower branch OF the
Ohio legislature temporarily hung IN
the Nash municipal code bill at a
meeting yesterday morning. The sen.
ate some time ago adopted this bill
as a basis upon which to work, but
the members Of the house committee
who were considering the measure
were not friendly to the bill and they
refused to adopt it on the ground that
they would not commit themselves to
vote for the bill at the time report
is formulated. The committee took
a recess with a motion to adopt the
bin still pending.
Indications yesterday seemed to
point to at least three weeks con-
tinuous session before the house will
be ready to vote upon the bill as 4
whole, and even then it will in no
wise resemble any Of the bills now
pending. There will be sessions Of
conference committee the week fol.
lowing, so that it will be more than
a month before the municipal govern
ment question in Ohio shall be set
tied.
The Nash code was adopted as a
basis at the afternoon session.
A vote on home rule resulted in its
defeat-12 to 8.
After a stormy session last night
the code committee of the house
adopted the plan OF single heads for
departments of municipal govern.
ments. The board plan and the
straight federal plan were voted down.
1t was decided Nat the officers of
cities should consist Of a mayor, a
president of council and a solicitor
elected for two years each; an audi
tor, elected for three years, and a
treasurer, whether appointive or cleo
tive yet to be determined. The mat
ter Of the mead Of the department OF
public works was under consideration
when the session ended for the day
'psadopV ksIu!NoW OF Ie!LomsW
The following memorial was adopt
ed yesterday afternoon by the gen
eral assembly:
Sunday, the 14th day Of Septem-
Der, 1902, was the first anniversary
of the death Of our late loved presi
dent, Mckinley. The day brings in
special emphasis, illumed by the his
tory of another year, a newer and
better vision Of the fine qualities of
his mind, the enduring strength Of his
character and the single purpose OF
his life established in patriotism 70
serve his country to the full measure
of his great powers, while God or
dained for him to live; high on the
tablet roll Of our great men stands
his name in letters large and fine;
deep craven in the hearts OF his coun
trymen is his memory; his history
will endure.
We realize how poor and made
quate are the words Of any brief re-
view to even epitomize the results OF
his living. Having loved him in life
we cherish his memory, ennobled by
heroic death. We commend him as
our example to the citizenship OF our
dear commonwealth. (which he loved
and served so we'll For ourselves,
on this first anniversary Of his death,
we, in the performance Of our public
duties, and in honor Of him, hereby
dedicate our lives anew to that pure
iz.:s.5r;ty, Sdelfty and high patriotism
so peculiarly and completely exempli.
fed in his private life "a
career"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16

Frankfort KY, Sept. 16.-Attorney
General Pratt was yesterday prepar.
ing a petition for injunction to BE
fled in Jefferson circuit court today
restraining the Southern Athletes
club, Of Louisville. from permitting
the Corbett-McGoveFn fight in that
city or elsewhere in Kentucky A
half dozen leading lawyers in Louis
vile will be associated with the a.
torney f2r the commonwealth The
case will be heard In Louisville 10
morrow
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16

Washington, Sept. 16.-Naval Con-
structor Richmond Pearson Hobson.
who appeared before retiring board
a few months ago on account OF his
eyes, and failed to qualify for retire.
ment, will be assigned to duty shortly
by the navy department. He has
been on sick leave since June Is last.
Constructor Hc6son called in person
at the navy department short time
ago and saw DR.. Rixey. who. without
having made special examination,
has pronounced the officer fit for duty.
Constructor HUDSON desires TO resume
his former duty at the Crescent shfp.
Building company.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
Pearx Has Started Home.

New York, Sept. 16.-Herbert L.
Bridgman, secretary OF the Peary
Arctic club. received dispatch yes
terday from Lieutenant Fl. E. Peary.
the Arctic explorer, dated Chateau
bay. Labrador. Lieutenant Peary
says in the dispatch that he Is on his
way home on the relief ship Wind
ward. and that al on board are well
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
Announced Falconio Will Rep
resent Vatican In United
States.
NOW THE DELEGATE IN CANADA.
To French Newspaper Men, Wanting
to Interview Pope, Cardinal Ram.
poIIa Announced Pontiff Would Not
Take Sides In Politics.

Rome. Sept. 16.-The vatican has
definitely decided to send the Most
Rev. DiOmeds Falconio 70 Washing.
ton as papal delegate in the United
States. Mgr. Falconio is now apps.
toHc delegate for the Dominion OF
Canda.
Replying to the request Of the
French ambassador to the vatican
who wished TO secure for a French
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16

newspaper an interview with the pope
the papal secretary Of state. Carolina,
Rampolla, in explaining the impossi
blIity Of so doing, said:
"The pope resolved months ago not
to utter word himself and ordered
us not to utter a word which might
be interpreted either for or against
French policy or serve the interests
Of party politics."