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The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

postmastt: general, but fortunately
the compliment was declined, other
wise the whole of Parker's life might
have been changed. He remained in
Kingston attending to the duties of
surrogate and keeping close touch
with the Democratic leaders ut AL
bany, where he was very highly re-
garded-so highly that in the fall of
1885 he was made chairman of the
Democratic state committee and man.
aged David B. Hills campaign for
governor, bringing him through win
her by 11,00 majority over Ira Daven-
port. His experience and record in
this campaign gave him prominence
and popularity among the Democratic
party throughout the state. During
this campaign Theodore r. Westbrook.
justice of the supreme court of the
state of New York, died, and after the
election Governor Hill nominated
Parker to fill the vacancy. So fully
was the selection approved by the peo-
pie that in the following year Parker
was nominated for the position by
both political parties, and when the
election came ihe was chosen unani-
mously.
Three years later second division
of the court of appeals, which cdr-
responds to the supreme court of other
states and is the highest judicial tri-
bunal in New York, was organized in
order to meet the demands of litiga-
ton, and Judge Parker, although only
3S years of age, was appointed mem
ber. Here he remained until 1897,
when he was nominated to be chief
| justice of the court of appeals and
was elected for term of fourteen
years by a plurality of 60,S39 votes.
His term of office does not expire until
1911.
Parker has proved himself to be a
working judge. He is young and has
energy and physical strength. lie loves
work and, aside from his sense of duty
to the public, it was impossible for
him to tolerate the conditions that he
found in the court when he ascended
the bench. The Judges We're in the
habit of meeting at 12 o'clock and
sitting for four hours, four or five
days in the week, for about six months
in the year, and as consequence the
court fell three or four years behind
it's docket. Since Parker became chief
justice they meet at 10 in the morning
and, with an hour for luncheon, usual
ly sit until and often until 6 or Z
o'clock in the evening, according to
the condition of business. If an attor-
ney is presenting his case when the
hour of s arrives the court does not
suspend the proceedings, but allows
him to finish. no matter how much
time he requires.
Judge Parker's associates are num-
bered among what are usually termed
the aristocracy. His friends and COM
panions are men of wealth, education
and refinement. He does not cultivate
Jeffersonian simplicity, but observes
all Of the conventionalities of society,
! wears dress coat for dinner every
day and is very particular about his
manners and personal habits. 1t is a
popular impression that he stands well
with the capil alistic element, with the
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
inees since l had Il vote. Yours yer,
sincerely.
"AltOn B. Parker"

lNICOII
Judge Parker's opponents have pro-
nounccd this the letter of n "trim-
mcr'-a candidate for Office, playing
for success by giving the impression
to the Bryan people that he was with
them. and ut the same time lodging
the approval of the platform.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
A Pathetic Scene.

a pathetic and beautiful scene be-
tween mother and child is enacted
daily in New York and other large
cities Of America, but it is seldom
seen by any others than the actors.
1t occurs in the Catholic founding
homes, where babies are taken from
their mothers because the latter are
too poor to take care of them, says the:
Catholic Columbian.
The poor woman, carrying her baby,
is led by the mother superior into a
dark chapel. The organ peals solemn
ly, and Il choir sings a hymn to the
Blessed Virgin in low, sweet melody.
The mother is led to an altar, and falls
on her knees before it. A switch is
turned by the mother superior, and
the altar is suddenly flooded by cleo
trio light from concealed bulbs.
There, right before the mothers eyes,
is a life-lkc figure of the Blessed Vir-
gin bending over her son with the un-
fathomablc sweet sadness of mater
nifty. The mother, pcrforce, echoes
Margarcts sad prayer to the Mater
DOlOrosa:
"Inclinc, o Maiden,
Thou sorrow laden,
Thy gracious countcnancc
upon my pain"
Before the shrine there is IL cradle
in which the baby to be adopted is
placed, the special protection of the
Blessed Virgin being invoked. Ten
derly and solcmnly, the mother supc-
rior asks the woman whether she
abandons the child of her own free
will, because she can no longer find
nourishment for it. She urges the
mother to keep it, even at the eleventh
hour, if she can do so.
Sometimes the mother snatchcs up
the babe and runs out Of the chapel
with it, determined to try one more
desperate battle with the world.
More often, she bends down to the
cradle, gives the child a last frantic
kiss and turns slowly and sadly away.
Then the mother superior folds the
stricken woman tenderly in her arms
and leads her out Of the chapel, mur
muring words of sympathy and hope.
EAf N fn
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

Continued on sixteenth page.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
j. HI. FreedInnder, architectJ

main floor These are the cardroom, billiard
ROOM library and dining room. The former
two, as well as the latter two adjoin, while
in the front cf the house the library and card
room, with the central hallway between, form
an uninterrupted vista of 80 feet from wall to
wall. The second floor contains four large
sleeping chambers while in the centre, opening
out on the roof of the porch, is large Ioggia,
% feet above the street, which commands still
wider view of the ocean. The roof of the porch,
as we'll as the floor beneath. may be used for
promenading or lounging.
Behind the main structure, and connected with
it by means of d narrow passage, is the servants
pavilion, 80 by 40 feet, with a laundry in the
basement, a kitchen and servants dining room
on the first floor, servants porch TO the north
and servants bedrooms on the second floor.
There is also attic part to the main structure,
containing extra guest rooms. bathrooms maids
rooms, linen closets and sewing room.
The grounds in the laid out with gar
dens separated from each other by box hedges;
tennis and croquet grounds, and rose arbor.
in the shape of a colonnade at the end of the
central walk. Beyond the stable and stable
court. with a separate driveway from Maple
wood-ave.
Mr.. Sachs is a member of the banking firm of
Goldman Sachs & Co, of No. 81 Nassau-st.
His city home is at No. 46 West Seventy-sixth-
st. Though a prominent figure in financial cir
cles, he is little known in the club life of this
city
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
ENGLISH WAoHINGTONS.
WHERE FAMILY OF FOREMOST AMER.
ICAN WAS FIRST KNOWN

Washington's Birthday at the beginning of the
last century was scarcely noticed outside the
United Sites: to-day it is celebrated every
where not only in Amerca-"his country
but in all parts of the civilized world. OF the
stock from which sprang the founder of Amer
lean liberty comparatively little is known
among the general public.
George Washington was descended from a
Yorkshire family of Importance. as were also
Penn and Winthrop. the first Governor of
Massachusetts. These three merely pri-
vate English gentlemen, of education and
leisure who might have ed and died unknown
had their lot been cast in happier times Fer
vent loyalty always the characteristic of
the Washingtons, and even George Washington
himself fought for the Georges against the
French In CromwelPs reign attempt was
made to restore Charles III, and John Wash
ington and his brother we're implicated But
they were more fortunate than their companion
in-arrns the Earl If Derby They managed to
get away to America; but Lord Derby, less
fortunate, was captured and executed 1T Boil
ton: and the quaint old house in Chester where
he spent his last night is an object of great
interest to all visitors to the city.
The nephew of John Washington Sir
Henry Washington. who defended the city of
Worcester in the cause of Charles l. arG indeed d
held ont to the last. with only scanty means.
He WAS repeatedly called upon to surrender, as
his affairs were hopeless and promised that
his life should be spared; but he refused to do
fill he had the permission of Charles; and Mt
last when resistance longer possible,
he wrote to Fairfax. who was marching i'll
triumph from Haddington, the following letter:
"Sir:-It is acknowledged by your books and
The independent., 1903-06-11
cGINNIS, General Agent, Lincoln, Nebraska.

driven to the adoption of retaliatory
tariffs against this country. Most Of
the European countries have raised
their tariffs and now England is aboat
to follow. Chamberlain's addresses
show plainly that the tory party III.
tend to adopt tariffs against this
country and give preferential duties
to Canada and other dependencies.
Whatever other duty the English put
upon grain and at the same time ad-
NIT free colonial produce, will be just
that much discrimination against the
farmers of the United States. There
will no longer be free competition be-
tween the products Of Canada and tfa
United States in the English markets.
The result will be an additional bur-
den laid on the farmers of the United
States by the Aldrich republicans.
The transatlantic steamer Deutsch-
land got aground in the lower bay oe
New York on account of the dense
smoke from the forest fires and was
detained "a hours, which created great
excitement on Wall street and on the
stock exchange in London. Laden
with $1,250,000 in gold bullion and
carrying in her strong boxes securi-
| ties the value of which is estimate
at from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 every
hour of delay means heavy loss to
bankers. If the Deutschland does not
arrive in time to allow a delivery of
the stocks and bonds, according to
contract on June IL, there will be in-
terest charges accrued until settles
The independent., 1903-06-11

generally accepted that the payment
of S1O,0OO,000 dollars would induce the
Colombian government to ratify the
treaty, but the men who INDUCED IN
that hope did not take into considera-
ton the money which could be fur
nished by the railroads to offset it.
An unknown reporters lie with an
editorial or two in the great dailies to
boost it along, settles things for the
American people. The country press
of Nebraska all take it for granted
that Chancellor Andrews has gone
back on silver" when in truth the
address of the chancellor which the
Lincoln reporter lied about, silver was
not mentioned at all.
The drouth still continues in the
eastern states. All last week forest
| fires ragged unchecked in Maine, New
| York, Vermont and Massachusetts.
The smoke was so dense in New York
city and over a large part of the
state that lights had to be used N
many residences and business places
at midday. Everything appeared al
invested in a thick fog and the sun
looked like a great red ball. With the
exception of the loss of life, the drouth
in the eastern states has been as
destructive as the floods of the west
About two years ago The Indepen'
dent warned it's readers, and has fire.
auently referred to the matter since
that the European countries would b'
The independent., 1903-06-11

erected in Wall street as high as Ha-
mans and the gamblers on the board
of trade who bring this suffering on
helpless women and children should
be swung up on it.
The independent., 1903-06-11

The Independent has never believed
that an isthmian canal would be built
as long as the trans-continental roads
maintained their power in the repub'
lican party. The dailies now begin to
express doubt whether the Hay-Her-
ran treaty will be ratified by the Co.
lombian congress. The idea has been
The independent., 1903-06-11

The gambling in cotton has pro
duced some strange results. Several
mills have sold their cotton at an ad-
vance over what they paid of to 5
cents a pound and closed down. In
this way many thousand operatives
have been thrown out of work for
the whole summer and much suffer
ing must result. When next winter
begins these families will have moth
ing with which to face the rigors OF
winter. There ought to be a gallows
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
SMYRNA WILL CELEBRATE
FOURTH IN TWO HOLIDAYS
PtOPLE GENERALLY WILL CELEBRATE IT
SATURDAY"SToRES CLOSE MONDAY
Stores viii Be Kept Open All DAY Saturday
and Clerks Will Take Vacation on Mon
day Belmont Races and Baseball

Fourth of July will be celebrated in
Smyrna two days this year The legal
holiday falls on next Saturday but an
agreement entered into by the mer-
chants OF Smyrna, it has been decided
to keep the stores open on Saturday
and close the stores and give the
clerks a holiday on Monday. But
Fourth OF July properly falls on Sat.
urday and 1t is on this dav that the
celebration all over the land will take
place. Outside of the stores. all the
business places in town will observo
saturday and those who do not take
advantage of the opportunity to be
away over Saturday and SUNDAY. will
spend the day quietly at home. A
number, however, may spend the dav
at Woodland Beach. And still others
VIII take in the two baseball games he.
tween Smyrna and Dover on Dover,s
grounds.
One OF the principal attractions will
De the races at Belmont Driving Park
which will begin at one O'Clock in the
afternoon. r. W. Warren and F w
johnson have arranged an interesting
program. Three good races will take
place. The first will be the 2. II class
wv. B." 2.174, R. W. Warren. Ola tor
George Russell, 2.274, James Arcbi-
bald, Kennedyville; "Dora Martin .
:. l64, Homer Lewis, Smyrna; prince
Wood" 2.294, W. B. Biggs, Middle |
town; Brownie B, 2.l85, J. Manlove.
The 2.25 Glass will he |
contested by horses owned bv w r |
Blggs, MiddletOwn; George T. Satter.
field, Clayton; James L. Dickson
Townsend; Herbert Davis, Blsckis.
ton s; Charles Clifton, FELTON,. Those
IN the 800 minute class will be horses
owned by Reuben Warren, Charles
LeCompte, Howard R. Jones. John p
hudson, John GOldsborough, Clarence
Ford, Uric Jones, Cummins Speakman
and Frank Thompson. Music will be
urnlshed by the Smyrna Brass Band.
admission 25c. Ladies' admitted free
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
STREET COMMITTEE WILL
URGE BETTER PAvEMENTS
EVERY STREET WILL BE VISITED AND RAD
PAVEMENTS WILL BE REPORTED
Council Disposed 10 Give Better Attention TO
Our Streets and Pavemeuts and Have Been
Waiting For Favorable Weather

At meeting of the Smyrna Town
! Council last Friday evening a fuIl
board was present. Among the other
thlngs discussed, it was urgently re-
quested that better attention be given
our streets and pavements. Before
another meeting the Street Committee.
John T. Hudson chairman. will make
thorough inspection of all proper-
Ties needing attention and will renort
same to the Council. This will be
followed by the usual thirty day notice
which will no doubt be enforced to the
letter of the law. There are a num-
Der of pavements in bad condition
which will be inspected by the Street
committee. Council has delayed the
matter considerably on account of the
bad weather, but now that better
weather is pormised, they will give
thls department of the town their care.
tuI attention. Chairman Hudson re.
ported that he had purchased 2OOO
bushels of oyster shells which will be
used on the streets.
The question of this years coal sup
ply also came in for share of discus-
sion. A letter was received from the
Charles W. Warner Company of Will
mlngton offering to furnish coal from
the Argyle district for 25 cents per ton
less than what had already been quot
ed tie Council by another firm. The /
quality of the coal was claimed to be
Just as good as Argyle. COMEDIAN |
Stockly was in favor of making a trial |
test and inasmuch as the Argyle coal
already ordered had not arrived. the |
secretary was requested to get car
load of Warner Company's coal and
make test of both at the same time.
The following bills were read and
allowed: Salaries for June, $241. 90:
Westinghouse Electric Company.
80. Y; T. b. W. Railroad S1.68; Jen-
kins Brothers, S1.5O; j. R. Cummings
Tor killing and burying fifteen dogs,
sll.25; j. W. Tucker, policeman's uni
orm, $1,000; Joseph H. Wright, lum-
Der, $l1.37; S. J. Reynolds, shells,
81. 30; Total, 325. II.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
FRUIT SHIPMENTS FROM cHEswOlD
Sixteen Thousand Quarts of Raspberrle. Shin
ped hOHday-ChOice Variety Of Peach on
the Farm Of Mr.. Edward Ford

CHEswoLD, June 29.-Mr. w n
Merrlck, Cheswold station agent in
his manifest on Monday summed nm
more than 10000 quarts Of blackberries
also red and black raspberr1es from,
TINS station. The former sold on N,
market here at from ; cents to :,
cents per quart and the latter to T.
cents per quart. Apples came in also
suhlclently to make a good showing
Mr. Ed. Ford is the lucky man with
'ne luscious peach. Through last
week he has shipped rbout thirty.
elght 3-gallon carriers of a SUPERIOR
early peach he calls the sweet moun.
IAN, and Is not through with them
They have sold in New York at one
dollar and sixty cents right alonc
Ihey have proven to be the hest
haVored early peach yet known in tins
section. Mrs Ford has had tea
parties at which peaches and cream
was the more enjoyable part of the
menu and tEeir neighbors have in
some way sampled this rare fruit
When We say he is the lncky man We
mean his orchard Of 800 trees in tbei,
second fruitage is conservativelv est,.
mated at three baskets per tree right
through their season.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
EXCURSION TO BRANDYwINR SPRINGS.
Presbyterian Sunday School Has Arranged su
Interesting Trip for Next Wednesday.

The Presbyterian Sunday School of
this town, will run an excursion TO
Brandywine Springs near Wilmington.
next Wednesday, leaving Smyrna
Landing at Z o'clock in the morning
and after a pleasant ride on Steamer
Brady up the Delaware River, will 90
to Wilmington where they will be
transported by trolley to the famous
resort. Brandywine Springs is one of
the most beautiful parks in that vicin-
lty and its many features of amuse-
ment make it popular with the public
generally. This nicely arranged tour.
including boat and trolley, can be
taken for the nominal sum of 81 90 for
the round trip. Tickets can be pro-
cured from Geo. W. Taylor, Frank F.
Evans, J. n. Lloyd, committee. or at
the Office of Cosgriff & Reynolds. The
return trip " i'll be made by moonlight.
the Brady leaving King street wharf
at p. m.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
AN EVENING AT PROGRESSIVE EUcHRe
MRS. Edward Farrell Entertaius as a Com
pliment to Her PHILADELPHIA Guests

A delightful evening was spent at
Progressive Euchre at the Home nj
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Farrell Satur-
day evening which was given as a COM
pIlment to their guests Miss Rebeccs
Thomas and Miss Elsie Lank of Pbils.
delphia. There were seven tables in
the progression and after the contest
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Daniel G.
Bailey and Mr.. Charles d. Stocklv
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. Jardine, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Far
rell, Mrs. Daniel G. Bailey. Miss Mar.
garet Blackiston, Miss Annie Cunino.
nam, Miss Phida Janney, Miss Bertha
Price, Miss Helen Waters. Miss
katherine Beckett, Miss Eba Wilds
Miss Dora Price, Miss Clara Hazell
MISS Thomas and Miss Lank. Mr..
Plerce Cam, Kirkwood; DR.. R. A.
Oomegys, Mr.. Charles Stockly, Mr.. A.
Lee Clifton, Mr.. R. D. Hoffecker. Jr.
Mr. Ayres Stockly, Mr.. Ernest Col
Inns.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
LAUNCH PARTY TO WOODLAND BEACH.
Party OF Nine Couples Move Down In the ..CoI
umbia" and Spend Pleasant Dav

Party OF Nine Couples Move Down In the "COI
umbia" and Spend Pleasant Dsy
One of the first private launch par
ties of the season moved off from
Smyrna Landing on Friday to spend
the day at Woodland Beach. They
took with them plenty of good things
to eat and the day was enjoyed in true
picnic style. They spent the evening
and returned about nine thirty O'Clock.
Those in the party were Misses Mary
Hazel, Lillian Speakman, Eva Fox
well, May York, Gertrude Bell, Edna
Dick, Mabel Hudson, and Blanche
johnson; Mr.. Robert Kelton, Lans-
downe, Pa; Mr.. Earl Smith, PhiladeI-
phia; Messrs. Grover Talbot, Jackson
Reynolds, Byron Slaughter, Homer
hudson, Harry Lower, Reynolds
Stevenson and Norman Taylor.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
SHALL WE HAVE A BASE BALL TRAm7
Enthusiasts Meet the Old MANAGEMENT and
They Talk of Organizing a Club

The subject of Baseball is Just now
rife IN Smyrna and the fans and root.
ers are discussing the question dsilv
A few days ago the old management OF
last years team were invited to meet
the enthusiasts to discuss the situation
and as a result two games with the
old Dover club have been ARRANGED 70
be played on the Dover grounds on
Saturday, July 4th. Upon the indi.
vldual and team work of the galaxy of
players, which Smyrna will put IN the
neld IN these two games, will largely
depend the answer to the above ones.
ton. The Dover people have already
enclosed their grounds with a neat
Dosrd fence, same as last year. and
the old rivalry betw cen the Dover and
Smyrna Clubs will undou ubtedlv he
reklndled on Saturday when the op-
posing Gladiators meet on the diamond.
The Dover Club was last year ''set
to go" before the onward march of the
Smyrna team, and only averted ig-
nominy by the sudden termination of
the season-Git ep.
Ii 1t shall be decided to permanently
organize team for Smyrna, an effort
VIII be made to form a league to in
clude Middletown, Sudlersville. Dover.
Milford and Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
ASBURY USHERS AND COLLECTORS.
PRESIDENT William C. Mcdowell Makes His
Appointments For the Month of .Iulv

President William C. Mcdowell of
tne Ushers Union of Asbury M. E.
Church has made the following an.
polntments for the month of ,Tulv.
OShers' a. m.-Harry Collins, w. L.
Porter, J. Frank Webb. Charles
turner; p. nj. o. Winford. I.E.
Brown, A. d. Cole, Ralph Jefsrson.
Collectors, a. m.-Frank Bower. In.
ther Broadway, Robert Thomas
George M. Rose; p. m.-Alfred Thigh
man. Harry P. Shapley, Paul Truitt
D. A. Collins; Epworth League-yer.
non Phillips, E. T. Porter; Prayer
\ Meeting-W. W. Hyns0p. Charles J.
eudler; Books-G. RAY Stevenson
Frank C. Armstrong. b@he average
attendance at Asbury r. Cburcb
for the month of June' m. g2s: n
m. 2sO; kneral average, 81
Smyrna times., 1903-07-01
PRETTY HOME WEDDING NEAR SMYRNA.
miss Katherine Kennedy and Mr.. Robert Nc
Cullough Married at W. T. Massey's Home


The home of Mr.. and Mrs. VT
Massey, near Smyrna, was the scene
OF pretty wedding Wednesday after
noon at one O'Clock, when their sister.
Miss Katherine Childs Kennedy. was
united in marriage to Mr.. Robert
Mccullough of Philadelphia. bv the
Rev. j. L. Estlin, Pastor of the Pres
byterian Church of Smyrna. The
bridal party entered the parlor. which
was handsomely trimmed with ferns.
potted plants and cut flowers. The
bride, gowned in white Paris muslin
over white silk, en- tram, carving
brides roses, was given away by her
brother. Mr.. Walter T. Massev: the
groom was attended by Mr., George
Roach of Philadelphia as best man.
Caterer George M. Stevenson served
the wedding breakfast immediately
after the congratulations The bride
was the recipient of many useful and
handsome presents.