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The Law Of cravl,asion.

Newton's law OF universal gravlta-
ton announces that two bodies attract
each other with a force inyersely
proportional to the square OF their
distance their masses being equal.
Half the distance-the force Is In.
creased four times; increase II ten.
iold-the force is diminished 100
times. As the positions Of heavenly
bodies become known with greater NC.
curacy the test that can be put upon
this law becomes more severe. Prof
e, W. Brown of Haverford college, az
authority on the theory q the mool's
motion, announces that his calcWa
tons show that Newton's law repse
sents the motion of our satellite to
within one one.millionth OF one per
cent and that no other physical law
has been expressed with anything like
the precision OF its simple statement.
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Gypsum plaster is largely displacine
lime mortar as a wall finish Not only
is II found to be more suitable and
durable, but its strength and hardness,
anC the fact that construction can be
completed more quickly when It is
used. have brought It into favor. 1t
also has great value DIS a neutralizer
Of alkali in soils. The belt OF country
extending from Iowa through Kansas
and Oklahoma and into Texas In
cludes the plants which produce a
large part of the output Of gypsum
west Of the Mississippi river. The
deposits in these states are practically
ineyhaustible.
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TAuoAT ro READ NEwspAPERs.
New Study introduced Into the Vassar
Curriculum.


New Study introduced Into the Vasaar
Curriculum.
Vassar girls In future are TO be
taught how TO read the ne xspapers
A new history class. the object Of
which Is to afford opportunity for
liberal knowledge OF current events
and lay a foundation for intelligent
reading OF the newspapers, has been
offered this year. Current newspapers
and periodicals are the class OF text
books. Members are expected TO keep
themselves posted by daily reading
on the subjects under discussion In
the newspapers. ana once a week a
lecture is given by Prof. Salmon, Of
the history department As thorough
q discussion as Is possible Of the i'm
portant events, domestic and foreign,
is attempted, and at the same time
all questions involving political parties
and constitutional history are ex'
planned. In addition 10 this general
class work. each member is assigned
special weekly reading along some In
dividual line suggested by national,
state or municipal politics or by az
fairs In some foreign state.
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Our Oldest Public Building.

II we seek the Oldest civic building
in the United States we shall find
ourselves in the quaint old adobe pal.
ace OF the governors in Santa Fe, N.
NJ. This long, low structure in the
second Oldest city Of the United
States has been the seat of govern.
ment under the Spanish, Mexican and
American regimes for nearly 800
years. It now contains the museum Of
the. New Mexican Historical society
Of which l.. Bradford Prince native
New Yorker and former governor Of
New Mexico, is president. Governor
Prince considers this the most his.
toric building In the United States"
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MAx oReLL AND TAE .sNAkE..
Why Famous Frenohman spent an
Hour IN Agony.

Why Famous Frenehman spent an
Hour In Agony.
During bis tour through Australia
some years ago death was once close
upon Max O'Rell. as II seemed to him
at the time. Lying In bed one night
IN a bush hostelry. worried by mos.
Qultoes and thinking Of the snakes
against which he had been warned.
he became aware of the presence
alongside OF him Of cold, treacher.
GUS snake. probably death adder. as
II was only about three feet long.
Death from the bite OF this playful
adder is rapid and painless and the
Frenchman recorded afterward his
reflection that II was better perhaps
to die that way than Of govt or rheu.
matism. After an hour of agony,
however, be slipped out Of bed. struck
o light and went about the room
searching for the walking stick he
had carried especially for defense
against reptiles. After a weary and
nervous hunt he found II at last
among the disordcred bedclothes.
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Kind but Firm.

An English bishop owned a portable
bathtub which he failed on one occa.
sion TO take with him on a pastoral
visitation. When he returned he found
that the housemaid had used the be-.
loved tub. Calling her into his study
he said kindly. Mary ] do not so
much mind your using my tub. but
what object to is that you should do
behind my back what you would not
do before my ce."-Julla l. Patton In
Lippincott.
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Arls,oera,le srookllne.

BTookllne, a suburb Of Boston. has
not over 10000 people, and its as
sessed taxable wealth is $4,000 900.
which represents but fraction of the
real values. II has water works
which cost S1.5OO.OOO. a high school
building worth 100000. exclusive OF
the land; a manual training school,
costing s25O,OOO, all its streets are
macadamlzed and kept beautifully
clean, and It has a 100000 bathhouse
for children, which is practically free.
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VALUE or COLLEGE TRAINING.
Awakens the Student to the Problems
Of the World.

W hNN NNgINas
II may as well be admitted that
college training does not teach man
to keep books or to sell goods. What
education aims to do is to educate
to develop the man, to awaken him
to the problems OF the world, to
widen his horizon. There lie no dan.
ger that not enough attention shall be
given to commercial development.
But there Is a possibility that the
business man may become narrowed
to his task and fail to take an inter.
est in the world Of Ideas about him.
Education ought not to prevent a
man from acquiring the necessary de-
tails OF business. And II ought to
make him a more valuable citizen.
That most successful business men
believe this is shown by the fact that
they are sending their sons to college
Kansas City Star.
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POwer eta,lon un 10 pate.

There Is now in course of construc.
ton for the district railway system Of
London, great power station that Is
remarkable for being the first large
electrical power station to be operat-
ed entirely by steam turbines There
will be ten turbines, each OF 1890
horse power. Only four felG.magnet
poles are employed and the genera.
tors run at LOGO revolutions per min
ute. In consequence Of the rapid
revolution and the small number Of
poles, the diameter Of the dynamos IS
only nine feet whereas II would
have to be more than thirty feet.
with reciprocating engines running
at seyenty.hye revolutions per min
ute, as at the metropolitan power sta.
ton In New York
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Tn. Wealth Of Canada.

Canada has 100000 square miles
more land available than In the
United States, ard because OF its
enormous quantity Of minerals, and
especially because Of les immense
area Of wheat land, II is believed by
Canadians TO be the richer; and, be
sides, Canada has control Of the
Great Lakes. owning as she does a
car al o, her own az the $780," the
wenand canal and the ST. Lawrence
river.
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Her Conclusion.

Mamma" said little Marguerite,
when the family and the visitors from
the country had sat down to break.
fast. lis It true that people who snore
have bad consciences? read In one
OF my books that they do" Il don't
know. dear Perhaps they have. What
makes you ask such a funny Ques.
tion?" Il was just thinking, Il IT'S
true. Aunt Susan must at least have
Killed somebody once"
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BROUGHT DOWN YELLOW LEGS.
Veraeious chrenieler Tells OF a Most
Remarkable Shot.

N0FdClouh OUEpWtSlgF lNNa " WNeh
Remarkable Shot.
A man in certain New England
town was noted for telling extraya.
CANT stories. One evening while lott.
erihg in the country store the CONVEX
sation turned upon feats in cunning
The man listened attentiyely and in
silence for awhile, then suddenly he
exclaimed, excltedly: Wall, boys, !
can tell you a queer thing that hap
pened TO me the other day. went
TO Rye Beach shooting. when | see a
nice, large flock Of yellow-legs Aha!
says to myself, now for shot at
them! SO crept up near by, raised
my gun to my shoulder and fred. But
aimed Jest a bit too low, and they
riz up and few on. AS walked along
the beach | found two bushels Of their
yellow legs that had shot off."-Llp'
pincotts Magazine.
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Gas Detecting Attachment Above the
Flame.

above the flame a series Of wires.
which become heated and become red
in proportion to their distance from
the blaze, and also in ratio to the
quantity Of gas mixed with the at
mosphere. The operation OF the de-
wise is apparent, The sensitive wires
are adjusted on the harp to positions
determined by experiment, in which
they represent percentages Of gas
present by becoming Redeemed with
the heat Of the flame. The user OF
the lamp will, OF course. be informed
Of the danger limit. and when the
strands are heated to an unusual or
dangerous height will abstain from
working IN such gaseous quarters. II
is stated that this gas detector may
be easily attached to the lamps now
in use, and II should prove a very
practical arrangement for men who
are compelled to labor in the mines
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Improvement in MInsrs' Lamps.

Improvement In Miners Lamps.
One OF the most practical inventions
Of the last century was the miners
lamp. with it's sheet OF gauze surround
ing the flame, enabling the miner to
work in coal mines where gas was
liable TO be found without danger Of
causing an explosion with his light
One objection 10 such lamp Is IN d.
the gas might increase in volume
the chamber so gradually that the
miner would not be aware Of its pres
ence, continuing to work with the as
surance that there was no danger OF
an explosion and not detecting any
thing wrong In the atmosphere. As
an Improvement over this lamp a
Pennsylvania inventor has suspended
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Seat Yourself and Push the Button.
tive and finally completes the picture
and delivers It to the waiting Gus
toner. To insure a proper exposure
an artificial light should be provided
which is automatically turned on dur.
ing the time the shutter is open, as
the varying degrees Of daylight would
render correct timing Of the length
Of exposure almost impossible.
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The minister who wants women to
solve the servant girl problem by
doing the Homework themselves must
be one Of those unfortunate people
who never have had a chance 10 know
many women well.
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The price Of ice has again advanced
In New York. This is doubtless due to
the same immutable natural law that
raised the price Of coal throughout the
country.
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After having been engaged to a col.
lege professor for a week a Chicago
girl ran away with brakeman. Chi.
Cages professors are themselves in.
finitely more surprising than this bit
Of news.
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causing the fright hae passed, when
the curtain is lifted by releasing the
cord and the horse travels on as be.
fore. The curtain is housed in a
small semicircular leather casing
passing over the animals forehead
just above the eyes aud the operating
cords are inserted in the bit rings
before passing back with the rsins.
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Somewhere behind a cloud Of dust
Rudyard Kipling is laundering down
the international highway With a poem
that will contain a ryhme for Kishi.
nefi.
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The Times, the News and the Bee OF
Toledo have been consolidated. The
new managers now have an excellent
opportunity not 10 call the new paper
the Times.News-B
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Rumor has II that Mrs Potter Pal
mer is casting about for No. and
that the Prince Of Monaco is looking
for No 3. Both would do we'll TO have
a care for No. !.
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Reading Of the celebration Of all the
birthday anniversaries Of good people
should remind you to celebrate your
Tifes birthday the next time It comes
around.
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Those Russians will not really know
what they are up against until the
Standard oil company begins the usual
exercise Of gently boosting the price
Of oil at about the rate Ct cent
gallon a month.
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Place Of Man In the Universe.

The ideas Of Alfred Russell Wallace
upon the place Of man in the universe
were set forth in The Sun for March
s with a commentary which showed
that they were, in the main. unten.
able. The same questions have been
widely discussed In England. Mr.
WallRce's original paper In the Fort
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II you don't believe that time is
money, take a glance at the bill Of
the dressmaker who has been holding
your wife's new gown back for three
weeks.
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A peculiar merit Of the proposed
Swedish system Of fat taxation is that
Il would be impossible for the tax.
payer TO hide his taxable embonpoiht
from the assessors.
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= An anonymous benefactor has cent
the Cooper union s25OOQO. Uncle
Russell Sage heads the list OF sus
poets.
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A German professor has discovered
an infanible cure for insomnia. It is
TO be hoped that the cure will make II
unnecessary in the future for certain
people TO go to church for the purpose
%! getting a little sleep.
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Perhaps in expelling the London
Times correspondent Russia just want.
ed to show the world that il was still
lap ahead OF Pennsylvania.
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II Violinist Kocian has tears to shed
over a mere fiddle, what would he do
II he had to start up a furnace along
about the first OF June?
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II may be that the French do not IN.
tend TO settle in Morocco, but they
are giving a correct imitation Of ma.
ton with such intentions.
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We don't know whether Il is true
that strawberries are a cure for rheu.
matism or not. We eat them as
preventive.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

Also. a little common sense Judi.
ciously applied would often prove
valuable prophylact!c against the d..
VERGE fever.
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NEW MEXICO

The girl with the shovel hat appears
10 be scooping all before her
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

Concerning the alleged spelling re.
form II is hard 10 say which is the
more asperating-"thru' or "thro."
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

When Mark Twain declared there
were but seven fundamental jokes, he
omitted TO name the other six.
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Spain still controls the Cuban shoe
market. though she no longer has any
footing in the island.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

Since Sir Thomas has so much to
say about lifting" the cup. why don't
he call his yacht the Derrick?
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The man who knows when he Is
we'll OF ought TO know enough also
20 keep still about Il.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

In the light OF recent events, the
automobile would confer a favor by
committing race suicide.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

"Marconigraph" is frightfully
clumsy word to indicate so speedy a
process.
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The Bashi.Bazouks continue TO live
up 10 the horrible name they bear.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
INTEREST STILL MANIFESTED IN cower
Dliiicuity In Pointing 1t Out on Account Of Its
KapId MOtiOn-POrtiOn of Tail Visible

The movements of the Boreli comet
are still being nightly watched with
considerable interest. The comet NAV
be seen with the unaided eve and moT,
be readily located because it differs
from the ordinary star by being bazv
ana indefinite in outline or because =
does not twinkle. 1t NAV be be++or
Seen' however, by the aid of an opera
giass or a strong field glass with
either of these a small portion Of tho
tall is visible. The principal diffcpI+v
IN pointing out its position in the skv
arises from its rapid motion. T. NAV
De seen in the vicinity of the Great
Dlpper, toward which it is now travel.
ing Whether the comet will 90 between
the earth and the sun is not vet GER
tain, but there is no danger that y
viii come in contact with the earth
1t is comparatively small, the head he
ing about 5000 miles in diameter and
'he tail perhaps 20, 900 miles long.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
WHOLE NO. 2,474.
FLEMINGS LANDING BRIDGE REPAIRS
N'" castle and Kent County Levy Court Men
unable to Come to Any Agreement Re
garding the Settlement OF Claims


Inc Fleming's Landing bridge con
troVersy, which has been before N.
Levy Courts of New Castle and Kap+
counties for long time, was again the
SUBJECT OF discussion Thursday. when
commissioners Willis and Armstroro
oi the New Castle county court mot
with the Kent county commissioners
Although the commissioners tboro,ob
~ discussed the matter, no dec,sion
was reached, and a special maatin,.
Will have to be called. The Kent
Levy court resents the action of GOV
eral 1ormer members of the court who
refuse to attend at the county seat in
Dover IN response to the courts sum
mons TO appear. Commissioners Nav
berry, Cloud and Truax. all Damo-
Gratis, were members of the old lew
Dourt committee which considered tbs
!emlng's bridge accident, concerring
which New Castle county threatens
hugatlng. Mr.. Mayberry alone an
swers.
Ihe trouble has been brewing since
Io9S' when bridge was built over
Jennings creek, which divides the
Two counties having agreed to paw the
costs OF building, equally. This was
uone' but the next year, in 1899. the
. . 'eamer Brady, which plies between
smyrna and Philadelphia, ran into
bridge and seriously damaged it. II
became necessary to rebuild the bridoe
ana the Kent county court instructed
-he New Castle commissioners :.
OrlnS suit against the Brady to re.
cover damages. The New Castle COM
failed to do this, and Kent
thinking the bridge had been
'ald for, was surprised this year to
ecelye bill for 81, 700 for it's share of
epalrlng the demolished bridge. The
'ost OF the bridge was So, 400.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
PENINSULA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Peninsula Fruit Growers Preparing for Meet
ing at Anderson CanteIOupe Farm

Prominent fruit-growers and farmers
from all over the Eastern Shore" dis
trlct are planning to gather with the
Peninsula Horticultural Society at
that organizations field meeting to be,
held at the celebrated Anderson canta.
Ioupe farm near Salisbury, Md. to-
morrow, Thursday. The Delaware
State Board of Agriculture will pro-
bably hold its August meeting there
and transact important business reIa-
tive to prosecution of the campaion
for foreign farmers to help plant and
cultivate the farms of the peninsula So
that not an acre of the matehless frnit.
growing land may go to waste. Pro-
lessor Wesley Webb of Dover. secra.
tary OF the organization, has secured
special rates from the railroad com.
9anies and has the necessary orders in
lls possession to furnish anv of the
growers who will apply for tickets.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
UEAAYNEVILLE IN A MIYUP
OVER TWO SCHOOLMARMS
ELECTED MISS RAwLEY AND NOT HPAp,NG
FROM HER ELECTED MISS WHITE.
Both Accepted and Board of Educa,ion w..
ana Patched up Matters Satisfactory to
DOM BY Retaining Miss Effie White

1HoRoUGHFARE NECK, Aug. L.
through delay in the mail service
the school board of Deakyneville has
Iound themselves in the possession Of
two "schoOlmarms. Miss Mani
kawley of Denton, Nd, who had an
plled Tor the school was accented NV the
board but not receiving an answer thew
decided she had gone elsewhere Snb, a.
quently they hired Miss Effe NJ White
OF ot. Georges. Then much TO their
aismay they received letter of accen-
lance from Miss Rawley The School
directors then resolved themselves in.
TO a board of arbitration and patched
up matters satisfactory to all concern
ed ny retaining Miss White Tho
teacher Is the daughter of Mr.. James
l. White, formerly of Smyrna. where
5ne was born, raised and grew nm
she was educated at the Smyrna Pnb.
lie School.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
SMYRNA
Close Game With the Milford Team s,,n,a..


Another interesting game was that
contested between Milford and SMYRNA
on Saturday, in which the score stood
to IN Milford'a favor. The defeat
was no mean one for SMYRNA and
great credit is due our bows for the
splendid game put up. The battery
Slaughter and Price, was distinctly
Smyrna talent and it is given to the
credit of Byron Slaughter that he held
the Milford sluggers down to three
scattered hits. Dougherty and Dough-
erty was Milford s professional battery
On the Thursday before Milford de-
feated Smyrna 9 to>2, but then tb,s
was Smyrna's very first ATTEMPT and
was sort of picked nine at that.
The strong Dover team was takan
by surprise on Friday when thew
thought they were going to have a nice
little practice game. They met on
Dover's grounds and Griffith, Doyer's
local pitcher was put in the box. Oh
1t looked so easy for them. But thew
soon found out that they had run up
against snag. Osborn and Slaughter
were in points for Smyrna and before
Dover could hardly realize what hap
Dened, Smyrna walked off the diamond
With the game which stood 6 to A.
smyrna played good ball and the vic.
ory was we'll earned.
Games Scheduled For the Coming Week
Friday, August z, Milford at Smyr-
Ia; Saturday, August 8, Smyrna at
Dover; Monday, August 10, Dover at
smyrna; Wednesday, August 10, Mil
ord at Smyrna; Thursday, August
3, Smyrna at Milford; Saturday.
August Is, Smyrna at Dover.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
ANOTHER STAR COURSE POR SMYRNA
viii Be Given This Fall Under Auspices of the
Asbury NJ. E. Church EpwOrth League

A splendid star course CONSISTING of
i've high-class entertainments will he
given at the Smyrna Opera House this
Fall under the >ss2spic6s Of '-;Ss.-s--.- S..
worth League Chapter of Asburv NJ
T. Church. The special COMMITTEES
that has been canvassing the town for
subscribers, have secured the number
necessary to make it a financial suc-
cess and Friday evening last a meet
ing was held at the residence of Mr.
walter W. Hynson to select dates and
perfect plans. The attraction wilma
The Ariel Quartette" of Boston. q
lecture by the Rev. Isaac NJ. Foster
past chaplainin-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic; humorous
lecture by the we'll known humorist
Dr. George Hadley; The Lin coins
and Prof. H. v Richards of Cbicaoo
LII. The League feels that it has
very strong course and by securing the
live can offer the complete course for
S1.25 for reserved seats. Dates and
'ther information will be published
ater.