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Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
CHESWOLD FARMERS BEMOAN CROPS.
Corn and Wheat Far Short of Former Years
and Nothing But Tomatoes was Profitable

CHEswoLD, November 24.-Our farm.
ers who are not done husking corn
are generally we'll along with that
work and almost in every instance
without the husker. Husking and
shredding by machine is not popular
with us. The hand work is cleaner
and In every way more satisfactory.
Many, however, are hoping the ma
chine will soon advance to perfection
IN order that the labor trouble will be
solved. Excepting now and then a
short crop of corn is the report. Cob
corn is not rushing into this market as
IN former years. Our farmers NAV
scent better prices in the future.
Two months ago there was no market
for wheat here because it would not
grade. Now buyers are willing to re.
ceive it, but there seems little held in
this vicinity to offer. The crop is
spoken of as only half of the average
and the shuck bushels ranges from
two to five pounds below the sixty
pound standard. These are the
strange conditions existing with the
finer grain. Our farmers indeed gem
orally experience that tomatoes have
been the only paying crop for them
this year.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
ENTERTAINMENT TOMORROW NIGHT.
Drama in Three Acts to be Given Under the
Auspices Of the Twentieth Century Club.

After a quiet day of rest with its
comingling of happy family ties, how
pleasant it is to go somewhere in the
evening to be entertained. The
ladies of the Twentieth Century Club
of Smyrna have arranged for a home
talent attraction that promises to be
very entertaining. 1t is a comedy
drama in three acts entitled ''Men,
Maids and Matchmakers. It is
doubtful whether our Opera House
stage has ever been more prettily deco
rated. The cast of characters will be
as follows: Bachelor Maids-Miss
Lillian Stewart, Miss Katherine
Beckett; Miss Katherine Howard, Miss
Mary LeFevre; Miss Elizabeth Ever
EFT, Miss Eba Wilds; Miss Alice Mar
shall and Aunt Selma Winthrop, Miss
Anna Beckett. Bachelor Men-Mr.
Guy Richards, Mr.. John LeFevre;
Mr.. Charles Brewster, Mr.. Scott
Wilds; Mr.. Roy Vincent, DR.. Robert
Comegys; DR.. Imhoff, Mr.. George
Cunning; Sammie, large cat. Tickets
are now on sale at Weldon's drugstore
at 80 cents, including reserved seats.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
REVIVAL AT BETHEL CHURCH CLOSED
Pastor dOOdhand DiscOntinues Them With
Record of Thirty three Conversions.

CHEswo1D, November 25.-By the
bad weather in the early part of last
week and the evening attractions bv
the Teachers Institute at Smyrna, the
revival meetings at Bethel came to q
close last Tuesday evening with 33
conversions and 81 accessions to the
church as the result of their most in
teresting series of meetings. Rev. W.
U. Rooms, presiding elder of Easton
District preached there Sunday after
noon a discourse that pleased his
audience very much. A quartet af
Misses Sue Cooper and Margaret
oapp, Messrs. W. R. Smith and T. D.
Garrison was a feature of the exer-
cises.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
DEATH OF MRS. RACHEL BARBOURcO
Well-knOwa Woman Of Dover and LelpsIc Ex-
pires Saturday After Lingering Illness.

Mrs. Rachel Barbour Collins, wife
of Robert P. Collins, a Dover mer-
chant, died Saturday night, after a
lingering illness. She was born near
Leipsic November 18th, 1889, and was
the daughter of Francis and Lydia
Harper. Besides her husband. six
children survive her-W. F. Collins
and W. H. Collins of Brooklyn, N.
Y; Mrs. R. W. Thomas of Centreville.
Nd; Mrs. s. L. Kirk of PHILADELPHIA.
and Mrs. Herman @. Taylor and Miss
S. May Collins of Dover. Her brother.
Alex. Harper, resides in Wilmington
The funeral took place yesterday
morning from her late residence, 41O
South State street, Dover. The IN
terment was in Glenwood cemetery,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
WATERS PROPERTY SOLD TO W. D. HAzELL
Dwelling on South MnIu Street Sold Through
the Agency of Il. D. Boyer for sI7OO.

Mr.. Henry d. Boyer, who recently
opened a real estate brokers Office in
the Cooper Building, made a sale last
week of the property of the James A.
Waters estate on South Main street, a
two-story frame dwelling, to Mr.. W.
Denney Hazell, trustee, for $17OO.
Mr.. Hazell has been occupyin g the
dwelling for a number of years and he
will still continue to make it his home.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
RURAL MAILS OVER LHIPSIC MARSH.
Many Would Like the Position Of Carrier De-
spite the Many fIardships Endured.

Judging from the applications to tn @
position of rural mail carrier on Dover
route No. 8, to succeed J. Wilbur
Smith, who resigned his position be-
cause he could not swim, almost
score OF active young men are willing
to wade through bogs, cripples and
deep water caussways to deliver Uncle
Sans mail to Little Creek and Leip-
sic. Among those who applied to take
the civil service examination are
Robert @. Robinson, John E. Camac.
Charles @. Taylor, Thomas V. Keith,
George P. Knight, Frank Wright and
W. r. Chantz.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
SETTLES CASE WITH BOAT LOMPANy
Patience Hart, the Widow, Accepts a Comp-o-
mise Without Airing Case In Court

The death of Peter Hart the Lebanon
merchant, who was run down in ST
Jones river and thrown from his
little pleasure boat by waves from the
wheel of the steamer Mary U. Citizens
bound from Philadelphia, will not be-
aired in court. Patience Hart. the
widow of the drowned man, has di-
rected her attorneys to accept settle
ment proffered by the Lebanon Navi-
CATION Company, owners of the 9th
ems, and whom she sued for heavy
damages. The sum settled upon bv
the parties in conflict is not stated.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
D. c. BAILEY BUYS TAYLOR PROPERTY
Nice Brick Property Owned by the Late Sam.
uel Taylor Sold by Alfred |. Hudson. Jr


Mr.. Daniel @. Bailey, who since he
moved from his farm has been living
with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Bal
ley, has purchased for himself and
wife nice home. Through the real
estateagency of Alfred L. Hudson, Jr.
he has bought of DR.. William A. Davis.
OF Camden. n. j., the two-story brick
property on Main street, now in ten
ure of Mrs. Samuel Taylor. 1t is un-
derstood that Mrs. Taylor and family
will move to Camden, N. j., and that
the home will be improved and made
ready for Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey's occu-
pancy next Spring. The consideration
was $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
Accident Near Walkers sehOOl.hOuss.

While hauling corn fodder, Mr..
James W. Price, of Walkers, was
thrown from the wagon last Friday,
and was painfully bruised, but for
tunately had no bones broken.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
Pastor GOOdhaud Of chsswOId Wanted Back

CHEswoLD, November z3.-At the
Third Quarterly Conference for Ches-
void and Bethel charge held last Sat-
urday, Rev. A. W. Goodhand was
unanimously invited to return next
year.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
THANKSGIVING TURKEYS COME HIGH.
Poultry Dealers Report Them Scarce and
Higher Than They have been Known

Local poultry dealers report that
turkeys are scarce and high-scarcer
and higher in this county than ever
known at this season of the year be-
fore. Dealers are offering IA and 15c.
per pound for live turkeys and dressed
for market from 20 to csc. per pound.
These prices make Thanksgiving din
ners expensive to all except to the far
mers who raise them.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-25
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pastor Vaughan S. Collins Will be Absent
Next SGnday-Tempersnc Society

In the absence of the pastor Rav
Vaughan S. Collins, who with the
consent of the Official Board will bo a.
Frankford assisting with the dab+
raising, Rev. John P. Burdetta will
preach at 1890 a. m, and Rev Albert
Chandler, of Smyrna Circuit will
preach at 7.3O p. m, Sunday next the
@Sth. The Third Quarterly Confer-
ence Will be held Thursday evenino
December 3rd, at 7.3O p. m. Rev "
" Moons, Presiding Elder, PRESIDING
Special Thanksgiving services at 10 9o
a. m'' Rev. W. G, Rooms, pree,e.lng
the sermon. The Castle of the KIig ,s'V.-
OF the Golden Esse seIf 4+IFsssz=T -
services IN a body.;et viii
Pastor Collins and s
NJ Price decided to1- p
day School temperant Foou'
bury last Sunday.
ganized, 81 signing IL
nence pledge and receiv.
the organization-a but
motto, ''No Saloon-Save -
with beautiful United
between the two. The cause
perance is moving forward. .
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are provided for the mice and the de-
stroying hand of time. There Is
music room 60 feet by 40; the tx-
terror is of stone and "half-timtcr,"
the beams blackened by black torches
to simulate age. Such house can
not be sold; people who buy million
dollar country houses ready made"
are not numerous. 1t cannot, for sim
liar reasons. be rented. 1t cannot
profitably be turned into q hotel.
The bedrooms are too large, the din
ing room not large enough 1t is
useless, except to theloriginal owner,
useless even to him when he tires
of it.
Four years ago Mr., Stokes suf-
fered an accident while riding horse
back that compelled the amputation
of a leg. No longer able to sit a
horse, he removed TO new house
upon Long Island and took to yacht
ing for outdoor amusement. So the
great house. its first coats of paint
hardly yet shabby, stands vacant,
costly object lesson to those who are
PNN'i"S UP piSSeE country houses
such as no one can afford to buy.
In single decade the limit" of this
costly game has been so raised thai
where a few years ago Shadowbrook,
costing million dollars, was with the
possible exception of Biltmore, Amer
ica's ''crack" villa, the finest to-day,
Mrs. Clarence Mackay's, represents an
expenditure of about $4,000, 900 in house
and grounds.
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The News Condensed

Lightning struck the Wisconsin
chair factory at Port Washington, and
the fire that followed caused a loss of
$4,000.
Mrs. Alvin Pfller, of Kenosha, was
seriously scalded by the overturning
of a tub of boiling water which she
attempted to lift from the stove.
Albert Wood, charged with the re-
cent burglary of Godfirnon's grocery
store at Appleton, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one year in the peni-
Tertiary.
G. NJ. Tibbets, a well-l1nown lake
mariner, died at Milwaukee.
BY a rise in the Mississippi river
farmers on French island. three miles
north of La Crosse, had to move their
live stock to the mainland to save it
from drowning. Their homes and
barns were entirely surrounded by
water.
Milwaukee has a population of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, according
to figures obtained for the new city
directory. The increase during the
last year has been between 1000 and
10000
Mrs. Flora Pfeuiler, aged 43, died
in Kenosha as a result of being
scalded by boiling water.
Former Gov Scofeld conferred
with Edward Hines in Marinette and
plans were arranged for rebuilding
the burned mill at Superior.
a library expert visiting Oshkosh
has found an original volume of
Audubon with water colors. The
work is valued at $4,000.
Fire partially destroyed the ware
house of the Columbia Manufactur-
ing company at Amigo, the loss be-
ing $4,000. fully insured.
The depot at Rhinelander was burg
larized for the second time in one
week. The thieves secured several
packages of valuable freight.
The Mira Hanson wooden mills, two
miles north of Black River Falls, were
carried away by the water rushing
over the dam. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 with no insurance. The mill
will be rebuilt.
A letter has been received by E. D.
Coe, superintendent of the pension of
Ace in Milwaukee, from Martin J. Chill
stad. who asks to have his pension dis
continued, as he is able to live without
it.
Sophie ak. the year old. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. AK. was run down by
a street car and badly mangled at
Green Bar.
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seat at the cabinet table than his
sturdy qualities began to tell.
Moody is not unlike Roosevelt
physically, mentally and morally. He
is of the same stOclly athletic build.
He has the same pugnacity in bullet
shaped head and fighting face. He
has the same clean ideals of public
life and the same fearlessness in
working for what he believes to be
right. He is quick, impetuous and
always ready.
Moody was prosecuting attorney
for Essex county, Massachusetts,
before he came to congress, and he
made a reputation then as an ag-
gressive reformer. He cleaned out
a gang of Doodle aldermen in Law
renee, the principal town of his dis
trict. They put detectives on his
track, threatened his life and did
everything in their power to intimi-
date him. But he stuck to his work
tenaciously and put several of his
antagonists behind the bars. He is
as fearless now as then. He is will
ing to take any chances that come to
him.
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DOING ONES BEST.
1t Ls Always Advisable to Make the
Most of Ones Self and
show 1t.

Inc majority of people only make
the most of themselves when some
stronger person comes along and by
criticism and commands compels
them to undertake what they have
regarded as being impossible. In
other words, they have held the
wrong idea of what was the best they
could do. They have underestimate
their own ability and nursed quite
wrong conception of the merits of
their daily work, writes Anna Wood
ward, in Chicago Daily News.
Don't get into the way of hum
bugging yourself. Take a look at
your self-complacent personality
from the other mans point of view.
1t may be that that he sees you as
you are, whereas you have only seen
yourself as you think you are.
Whenever YOU have a task intrusted
to you don't do it as you please, but
as you would expect some one else
to do it. Try the hard way and con-
quer the impossible impeachment.
Feel ashamed each time some one
else makes you do what you have de-
L
not living soul who can do things
better than you if you will once cease
Understanding your powers for the
sake of saving yourself trouble.
Whenever you are tempted to say:
''Too much is expected of me-" say
instead: II ain falling short of what
is possible"
Nothing is more unworthy than to
feel aggrieved because Others are not
satisfied with too low standard
which you are pleased to consider
your finest effort. Nor does it seem
unnecessary to point out that if it
is ridiculous to suffer on account of
an imaginary self or state of feelings
or because of our satisfaction with
suppositious best efforts, it is also in
consistent to suffer on account of a
real self that is preserved as mystery
and kept safely out~of reach of COM
munication with others. Nevertheless
this is with the many matter of daily
occurrence
There are those who foster with a
species of delighted resentment the
idea that other people-those, per-
haps, closest to them by ties CT blood
or affection-do not realize their
powers or appreciate their finer ma
ture. Now l submit that this is not
only a silly affectation but sheer stu
pidity.
Virtues and powers locked up in
the vault of mans consciousness are
wol thless; they become valuable only
when they are put into circulation.
No one cares at all for the jingle in
your pockets. You are not worth
penny more than you can pay.
If this idea were more generally
understood there would not be SO
many people who require explana-
ton.
1t is not until you have known
Jones for number of years, always
regarding him as a stupid and surly
creature, that Smith comes along and
tells you what a good fellow he is.
Acting on this information you pro-
coed to draw Jones out. and you find
that you have misjudged him. So you
say; but / question the appropriate
ness of the remark. The responsible
ity is on Jones for not having APP
peared in his true colors.
If people only knew how they keep
back what is best in them!
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United States as a public looter.
With the exception of William NJ.
Tweed. it may be doubted whether
any other American ever gained
quite SO widespread a reputation as
an instigator of municipal corrup-
ton.
Shepherd was governor of the dis
trict in the old days when the dis
trict had no territorial form Of gov
ernment. He was practically a dicta-
tor. No man ever more justly earned
the title of boss" He had full
swing, and he used his power to
make over city which up to his
time had been anything but credit
to the nation of which it was the
capital. Poorly paved and poorly
graded streets, mud, distance and
discomfort were the most cOnsplcu-
Gus characteristics of Washington.
Shepherd was about 40 then, a Wig
orous, pushing, hard-headed fellow
who had begun life as plumber, ana
had the executive capacity OF sue
cessful contractor. He was afraid OF
nothing He set out to improve the
city He Strengthened streets, leyeled
grades, tore down obstructing houses,
rode rough shod over traditions, SEN
timcnt and private interests; and
when he had completed his work he
had fashioned a city which has grown
to be the marvel of the world.
But in the process he made en-
emies; and some of his friends made
money. Then the inevitable hap
pened. There came scandal, a con-
gressional investigation, denuncia-
ton, exile. Shepherd went to Mex
leo. He became a mining monarch
with his own little principality set in
the midst of the Cordillerras leagues
from civilization. The capital grew
apace, the wonderful foresight and
courage of the man became evident
to all. He had won wealth and he
was preparing to come home to enjoy
it, when he died His vindicatiOn
came while he was still alive, but the
visible tribute was paid to his re-
mains.
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daily runs in alienation between New
York and Lakewood, 70 miles away.
That is sporty"
Sporty also in another way is the
run of the Westchester coach of George
f. Dodge to and from the Westches-
ter Country club every Wednesday.
The start and finish are at the Plaza
hotel-that unfortunate nine-story af-
fair which is to be pulled down in its
youth because it isn't tall enough to
paw. And the, sensational thing, on
Wednesdays only, is that the coach is
on that day reserved for women-even
to the drivers seat.
There is a man, of course. Mr..
Dodge himself usually, always
perienced whip, occupies box seat;
and there are. of course, the horn-toot-
ers and servants generally, whatever
they call 'em. But of course they do not
count.
To see that coach bowl down through
tbe crowded drives of Central park.
dash across the thronged trolley-car in
tested Fifty-ninth street and draw up
with a flourish and tap-ta-ra-ra at
the door of the Plaza, driven by 90
pound girl sitting away aloft as serene
as can be-why it surely is a sight
worth seeing. And once a week it
shines for all. OWEN LANGDON
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Locomotive Boiler ExpIOdes.

Erie, Pa, May 25.-While passing
Mays Siding, on the hill about seven
miles west of Kano Sunday, the boiler
on one of the locomotives pushing a
Philadelphia & Erie freight train, ex-
ploded, killing one man and injuring
four others, three perhaps fatally. The
disaster was an unusual one insomuch
as the train was running at the time
and also because the crown sheet of
the exploded boiler was blown clear
through the caboose, splitting it in two
and completely wrecking it, so that 1T
was set on fire and burned up as the
quickest way to clear the tracks. The
injured, except the engineer and fire
man, were in the caboose.
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Troops to Preserve Order.

Louisville, KY, May "a special
to the Herald from jackson, Ky,
says: "a battalion of troops num-
boring 100 men arrived in Jackson at
five o'clock Sunday afternoon to pre-
serve order in the town and about
the court house during the investi-
CATION of the assassination of James
b. Marcum, the last victim of the
Hargis-Cockrill feud. A battalion
made up of one infantry company
from Shelbyville and two batteries of
artillery from Louisville and Licking
ton arrived on special train from
Lexington and at once pitched camp
on Wide Common, owned by Alex
Hargis, near the center of town. The
arrival of troops was unmarked by
any particular incident.
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and unmanageable like most of his
fraternity, but has shown himself
fond of quiet domestic life. The for
mer champions own story is that he
invested in copper, which would be
enough to account for very complete
and satisfactory poverty.
Down at Bath Beach there stands
pretty cottage which looks as if it
might have been built for bank
cashier. Here the Fitzes lived in
supposed afiuence. The house is
probably worth some $4,000. The
property was in Mrs. Fitzsimmons
name, and as she died suddenly and
made no will, her husband has only
a life interest, the children being the
heirs.
That is the financial outlook for
the man who has made more than
100000 in the ring, and who has
been one of the most wonderful
fighters of the age. For while Fitz
was not long champion in the heavy
class, people are in danger of forget
ting that he is about the only big
man living who could and did train
to middle weight limits and meet all
corners. The man who, after beating
Jack Dempsey in the middle weights,
could go out of his class and do up
Creedon, Maher and Corbett, was a
wonder.
Fitzsimmons is in good condit. on,
barring his pathetic sorrow over his
wife's death. More than most men
he was dependent upon her in all
practical matters. She was called a
good business manager; Percy Will
liams, Fits manager, says that she
had at one time as much as $4,000
in bank
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Welsh Eggs.

Place one ounce of butter in small,
clean stewpan. As soon as it melts
slice into it a large onion and fry
for three or four minutes. Then pour
into it half a pint of milk and bring
slowly to the boiling point Thicken
with one ounce of -four and one ounce
of butter kneaded together and stir
all one way until of the consistency of
cream. Then add the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs, half a teaspoonful
of finely-minced parsley, pepper and
salt to taste, one ounce of grated
Dutch cheese. Make very hot, but do
not allow the mixture to actually boil
or it will curdle and be spoiled. Then
supply four hard-boiled eggs cut into
halves. Make hot again and add a
little squeeze of lemon juice. Serve
on a very hot dish garnished with
fried croutons.-Wash ington Star.
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pictures-and Robson, with ms
squeaky voice, with a STOPPING pos
ture, with his inimitable conscious
shyness, would have made more than
foil for the lovely creatures VINO
were to have played the Misses
Pipp."
Gibsonitis is q disease like small
pox. The town, or rather that part
of it which goes to high-priced thea
ters, would have made the thing
hit; no doubt of that, Now the in
vincible superstition that gets all
theater men may make it bad luck
to dramatic Gibson.
Robson was Il loveable fellow. He
should never have separated from
Crane. Who that saw them can for
get the two together in The Henri
eta" or fail to regret the grasping
nature of managers who, even with
the prices of tickets almost doubled,
think two good actors one too many
for one company?
1.-The Henrietta"-it sounds almost
like ancient history now. You re-
member the character of the old Wall
street man, Van g-or-Other?
That was an audacious stage attempt
to portray a famous character from
real life. 1t was w. II. Vanderbilt
whom Crane represented. Point was
given to the play by the fact that
w. X. Vanderbilt had just made his
disastrous venture into Wall street,
and had been goodnaturedly warned
by his father TO keep out. Young
Vanderbilt had not, of course, like
the william of the play, tried to ruin
the plans of his own father. That
was merely a dramatic possibility.
And it wasn't SO very many years
afterward that Wall street saw one
day, with more amusement than
alarm the son of another famous
financier openly bearing one of his
fathers specialties. So "The Henri
eta" was only proPhetically an ex-
aggeration.