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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-11
MAY CAPTURE BANDITS.
Men Who Stole $4,000 in Close
Quarters.

New York, Sept. 1O.-Three of the
six men bandits who held up the pay-
master of the O'Rourke Engineering
and Construction Company for $4,000
on August "a on lonely highway in
New Jersey, are reported to have been
traced to the Italian quarter Of Pater-
son and their capture is believed to be
only a question of hours.
Two hundred men have searched
constantly for the highwaymen but, al
though they got SO close to the gang
that fire arms and articles Of cloth
ing were found where they mad been
hastily discarded, they managed to
reach town and place of hiding.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-11

May-Do you think.it is truly better
to have loved and lost than never to
have loved at all? Grace-Certainly If
he let's you keep the gifts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-23

The report is cabled from Berlin that Crown
Prince Wilhelm is again suffring the dispeasure Of
his emperor father and has been placed in close con-
fnement, says the Post-Intellingencer. He is al.
legged to have blurted out declaration Of independ
ence which contained the ultmatum that il more
personal liberty were not allowed to him he would
his royal privileges, or rather restrictions
move to England and assume the status Of gem
tleman. Why not9 Can there be any doubt that
he would be far happier if he had his own way to
make in the world with the privilege Of marrying
woman for love of her rather than for reasons Of
state policy, and with the opportunity to make his
friends from outside the ranks Of courters than
in his present stationY He might even better come
to America and grow up in the glorious west. 1t
is said that he can ride, the art Of throwing ariat
is not difficult to acquire and he would fnd if he
proved himself good fellow, that he was called
Billy" with far more genuine affection than that
with which he was ever addresses as "your royal
highnesS" He would find here American girls who
would cause the memories Of Bernese beauties to
fade to the dmness of ghosts and one Of them con-
ceivably might agree to make him a really happy
man, He could try to raise gold, cattle or wheat
run for supervisor or councilman learn to play poker
and generally to enjoy life The prospective William
III had better try it. Uncle Sam would suspend the
working Of the immigration laws for his benefit, and
he would certainly never regret the experiment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-23

The testimony taken in the investigation Of the
Calam disaster on the second day of its sitting was
very conflicting but like that taken on the first day.
tended to show the utter Generalization that pre-
vailed in the engine room, where the highest efficiency
was necessary, says the Ledger. Two of Chief En-
gneer lie Launarys assistants testified positively that
they closed the sea injection valve and took the
off the mud box and each claimed that he alone did
this. All the evidence given BY those on board at
the time of the wreck tend to show that the port light
in the engine room had been out of order for con-
siderable time A board had been nailed over it, but
it had been knocked off at Port Townsend Most Of
the witnesses thought that this was only one source Of
trouble There was another damaged light in the
forward part of the vessel but it was two feet above
water II seemed to all impossible that water could
come in at both these broken ports as fast as it
in after the trouble started The maker of the pumps
and the builder Of the ship together with several ex
perts who had examined her while building and aft
erwards testified that she was as staunch craft of
her size as was ever built and that her pumps were
of the best, and abundantly able to keep the Lo.,
clear Of water if properly operated. They could
have lifted 400 tons of water per hour and probably
460 if worked to their full capacity But they seem
to have been Of little or no srvice Indeed the tes
tmony of some witnesses suggests possibility that
the water may have gained tasted when they were at
work than when idle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-23
WIDE-0PEN ASTORIA.

Perhaps no other "wide-open" town in America
is 50 orderly as this very community of Astoria.
Generally speaking, there is no restriction here.
Gambling goes on every day and night there is one
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-23

The amount of our city taxes ON real and personal
property legitimate revenues-was Sl5,7s3 81
just about ane half the amount of our iegitimate
revenues. We derive few thousands of dollars
from other sources spend $4,000 in the maintenance
of the municipal government and manage to get
along very nicely despite the bonded debt Of $4,000
which hangs over us.
In other communities the liquor traffic and gam
bling are the great evils around which all dishonesty
centers but here in Astoria we hear nothing of them
except when the city officials make public period
ical balance sheets, Even well-to-do stranger is
safe even in the depths Of the bad lands, and may
preambulate the city streets at any hour of the night
without fear of moestaton at the hands OF the thug
This is prominently thugless community, with al
surprising absence Of crime.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-23

saloon for about every eso persons, conscrvativey
estimating our population at 10000, and we have
all OF the side issues that 40 with an open town. Yet
there is less crime in Astoria than in any other city
of its size in the west. Occasionally some one
breaks into Books saloon and cleans the register of
IS or SO, and periodically tall, pleasant gentman
comes along with his system and takes all Of the slot
machine money available Some years ago burglars
entered dry goods store and carried off $500 worth
Of loot, but since then there have ben no burgaries
From the theoretical standpoint Astoria is mis-
managed community It's revenue comes from the
wrong source We find from the annual financial
exhibit of Auditor Anderson that our chief reyen
are as follows:
Saloon licenses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, .Sit,ZuV w
Slot machine licenses ............... 24l5 90
fool licenses ..s..,,,...... ....s..t.'s't ~ w
Fines and forfeitures, observation-disclosures. 1OS43 10
Total Observation-Disclosures. $50, ,49S 80
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
SECRET SOCIETIES.

AoRNING STAR LODGE, Ne. 6, l. o. Q F.-Meets
every Friday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No ?, l. .. o. .F.-Meets
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at $50 O'Clock.
HARMONY LODGE, No. l3, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
aud Third Thursday evenings of each month,
atF30 O'Clock.
>aYRNA CONCLAvE, No. As, ORDER OF HEPTAsoPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
at 500 O'Clock, at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Union CASTLE No Il, X. e. .E.-Meets every Mon
day evening in their hall in the Cooper Build
ing, at 7S0 o'clock.
d1sPAH LODGE, No. I6, A. o. L. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at 500 O'Clock in odd Eel
lows Hall.
NIzPAH CoNCLAvE, No. 1615, ADHESIVE MoGUL-
LIANs-Meets the last Monday evening of each
month, at s 90 O'Clock, in odd Fellows Hall.
3ENERAL WINFIELD 5. HANCOCK PosT, No. 29.
G. A. R.-Meets every Thursday night in the
Hall of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. L.
T. Davis, Commander,
STARS AND STRIPES COUNCIL No. 26, JR. 0. U. A.
M.-Meets at 500 p. m. every Thursday in
Odd Fellows Hall
FRANCES E. WILLARD Temple, No. S, X of &. g
Meets every Tuesday evening at O'Clock, at
the Golden Eagle Hall.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Leave Harrington for Berlin. 1895 a. m. and
5.55 p. m. weekdays. Returning leave Berlin
$50 a. m. and II Sc o. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 800 a. m, I2.4S
4.SS and 6.2i p. m. weekdays. Returning leave
Delaware City 7.55, $50 aud 102S a. m, and 3.5S
p. m. week days.
Leave Massey for ChestertOwn and way sta
tions 9.59 a. m. and SIG p. m. weekdays. Re-
turning leave Chestertown us a. m. and 2S5
p. m. weekdays.
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta
at $50 a. m and 4.47 p. m. week days; Re-
turning, leave Centreville 7.46 g. m. and 2.Ss p.
m, week days.
Leave Clayton for oxford and way stations at
9.47 q m. and sos p. m. Returning leave Ok
ford 6.47 q. III. and las p. m. week days.
Leave Seaford for Cambridge and interme.
diate stations at Ills q. m. and 6.31 p. m. week
days. Returning, leave Cambridge at 100 8. m.
and 2.S2 p. m. week days,
CONNECTIONS. Porter. with Newark & Della
ware City Railroad. At Townsend, with Queen
Anne's& KentRailroad AtClayton, withDelaware
& &Chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore Delaware
Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSesford, with
Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. AT Delmar, with
New York, Philadelphia d Norfolk WicOmico \
Pocomoke and Peninsula Railroads.
2Daily except Sunday.
W. w. ATTERBURY, General Manager.
]. r. WOOD, Pass'r Traffic Manager.
GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
CHURCH SERVICES.

AsBUR METHODIST EPISCOPAL-Sunday-P
ing at 1880 A. N and 7.30 P. NJ Sunday School
2 P. NJ. Epworth League Prayer Meeting,
1902 NJ. Prayer Meeting-Wednesdays at 7.30
Pm. Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, pastor.
ST. PETERS CHURCH. Rev. G. Valerie GIlreath,
RectOr.-First Sunday, Holy Eucharist 1870
a. m; Evening Prayer and sermon at7% P. NJ.
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays,
Holy Eucharist, ~ A. NJ; Morning Prayer and
Sermon, l0% A. NJ. Evening Prayer and Ser
mon, ~ P. NJ. Holy Days-HOly Eucharist,
IA A. NJ. Morning Prayer, l0@ A. NJ. Fridays,
Evening PRAYER and Litany, ~ p NJ. Sunday
school. 2.l5 P. NJ.
.-Sunday-Preaehing at 101& A. M
and ~ Pm Sunday SchOOl-l13 A.. Prayer
Meeting-Wednesdays at "a P. NJ. Rev. J. l..
Estlin, pastor.
POLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Servicesev every
other Sunday, by Father WaldIOn. Sunday
School Immediately after service.
ekYRNA misunderstanding services, Friend
ship in the morning, SeversOns in the after
noon. Jerman's Chapel and Smyrna Land
ing alternate Sunday nights at 7.30. Rev. G..
L. Hardesty, pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL (Colored) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and P. N.
Sunday SchOOl-2 NJ. Prayer and Praise
Meeting, Tuesday evening. Rev. E. o. Parker.
Pastor.
BETHEL \. NJ. z. CHURCH-Sunda.y- y-Preaching
at IL a. m, and p. m. Sunday School al
p. m. Christian EndeavOr, 81 p. m. sun
day. Praise meeting, at o'clock Wednes
day evening. Rev. d. w. Wisher Pastor
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
CHANGING A QUARTER.
II May BE Done Twelve Ways and
Takes Seventy Cents.

II May BE Done Twelve Ways and
Takes Seventy Cents.
''HOw much money does it take to
make change for a quarter?" queried
the man whose fad is freak mathe-
matics. twenty-five cents, eh? You're
away out. To change a quarter in the
various way it can be done requires a
capital of 40 cents. If fellow wanted
plenty of coin for his quarter he'd tax
you for twenty-five pennies. On the
other hand, the man who wanted the
least loose change for his quarter
would come at you for two dimes and
a nickel. The chap who wanted a di-
versity of coin in his change would
get into you for two five cent pieces,
one dime and five pennies, which
would allow him to jingle copper, sill
yer and nickel in his jeans. Others
might ask you to produce four nickels
and five pennies, three nickels and ten
pennies, two nickels and fifteen pen
MES or one nickel and twenty pennies
If you escaped these demands you
might be requested to come up with
five nickels, three nickels and one
dime, one nickel. one dime and ten pen
MES, one dime and fifteen pennies OF
two dimes and five pennies. There are
just twelve ways of breaking" quar-
ter in current United States coin, and
to be there with the goods for any
demand you would require twenty-five
pennies, two dimes and five nickels-
in all, 20 cents. s."-Philadelphia Press.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
LEFT HANDED CHILDREN.
DO Not Try to Force Them to Become
Right Handed.

DO Not Try to Force Them to Become
Right Handed.
l have never seen anything but bad
results from the attempt to train chill
dren to use the right hand instead Of
the left when there is a decided tend
ency or habit to be left handed. More
over, the attempt is never successful.
The best consequences are poor and
are only awkward mixtures of the two
forms, which yield confusions and in
decisions during the entire subsequent
life. One is that of a naturally left
handed friend who, by arduous and
continuous training during his child
hood, was compelled to write with his
right hand. For all other acts he is
left handed, but he cannot use his left
hand for writing. Although now past
fifty he has always hated any writing,
the mere act Of doing so, and he can
not do any original thinking while
writing. He is for this purpose COM
PEELED to rely on stenographer, and
then his ideas flow freely and rapidly.
If he tries TO think, plan or devise and
to write at the same time there is a
positive inhibition Of thought and he
must make sketches. epitomes, several
efforts, copyings, ETC., in a painful and
most unsatisfactory manner. The at
tempt at ambidexterity has been life
long obstacle to him in his profes-
sional progress.
The chief centers most closely inter.
related in writing and thinking are
thus demonstrably better harmonIzed
when in one side of the brain. The
mechanics Of neurology are plainly less
difficult than could be achieved BY
any foolish and unsuccessful ambi
dexterity.-Dr. G. NJ. Gould in Science
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Emrie. In westminster Abbey

1t was formerly the custom at the
funeral of a great man to dress up an
effigy representing him while in life
and then to carry it before his hearse
to the grave. After the burial it was
set up in the church, sometimes under
a temporary monument, to which a
laudatory poem or an epitaph was af-
fixed. The royal effigies in the abbey
can be traced back to the fourteenth
century, but the oldest original one is
that Of Charles II.-George F. Parker
in Century.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Electricity.

Concerning the fundamental nature
Of electricity itself there is still no
certainty. but there are several hy-
potheses, says Electrical World. There
are several theories for explaining both
electricity and magnetism in terms Of
the ether None of these theories seems
capable of being submitted to expert
mental demonstration. 1t is certain,
however. that, since the intercOnnectiOn
between electricity and magnetism is
known, demonstration of the nature
Of the one must, by cOrollary. include q
disclosure of the nature of the other.
Moreover, it would not seem likely
that the complete unraveling of the
nature of electricity would necessarily
include a revelation of the nature of
both matter and of gravitation.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
THE SPIRIT OF INDIA.
Time Is of No Account In the Rear
ing of TOmbs and Temples.

Time Is of No Account In the Rear
ing of TOmbs and Temples.
The ancient temples and tombs of
India with their intricate carving are
the marvel of all who see them, says
the author of "Cities of India" and the
wonder of the behOlder grows when he
realizes that the enormous blocks of
marble and sandstone have been
dragged, by hand in many cases. up
steep and lofty cliffs.
Some years ago Mr. Forrest, while
walking through a remote village of
II Deccan, noticed large stone pillar,
richly carved, lying by the roadside.
He asked the origin and destination of
the monolith. 1t was for the porch of
a temple on the brow of precipice
two miles away, overlooking the ham,
let.
The villagers drag it," said the head
officer of the place. "on great festival
days In my lifetime, sahib, they have
moved it 100 yards. And see how much
carving they have done"
He pointed to some eight inches of
wonderful decoration. The officer was
nearly fifty years of age, and the trav-
eler looked in astonishment, wondering
how long before the pillar would COM
plete it's journey. An old Brahman
standing by noticed his expression.
You English are in such a hurry
he said. "There are the ages of brass
and the age of iron. They come and
they go. Others have come and gone
their way. and so will you. But the
pillar will reach the temple"
His reply was the spirit of ancien
India, which takes no heed Of today
but, having set about the construction
Of such a monument. goes steadily a
work. satisfied to devote a thousan;
years to 1t if the temple be worthy t
endure when it is done.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
SPANISH NAMES.
HSw They Came to BE So Freely
Scattered Over California.

HSw They Came to BE So Freely
Scattered over California.
1t was the custom of the old Spanish
explorers to name places after the
saint for whom was named the day
on which they camped there In this
manner a great number of melodious
and sonorous Spanish names have
been scattered over California, so that
the names of a great number of places
begin either with "San" or Santa"
In some cases a subtitle, as it were,
has been affixed. For instance, we
have San Luis Rey and San Luis Obs
pO Saint Louis the King and Saint
Louis the Bishop, also San Juan Ca
pistrano. In the case of Los Angeles,
it was named "Nuestra Sonora de los
Angeles" (Our Lady of the Angels).
This name is altogether too bulky for
frequent use, so the early officers short
ened it to Angeles"
One curious name among the saints
is that applied to picturesque little
settlement on the divide between the
San Gabriel and POmfna valleys-San
Dimas San Dimas. be it known, was
one of the two men who were crucified
at either side of Jesus-the one who
asked 10 be remembered by the Lord
when he should enter into paradise.
He is the patron saint of robbers. The
way this name came to be given to
the San Gabriel valley village was
thus: In early days a gang of Mexican
horse thieves had their lair in
canyon there, which was subsequently
referred to as the Robbers canyon or
the canyon of San Dimas. When the
Santa Fe railroad came along and
laid out the station there the name of
the canyon was adopted; hence San
Dimas.-Los Angeles Times.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Daily. 2DaIy except Sunday.
&C" Regular stop TO receive passengers.
"dn StOnS 10 discharga nassenuars


&C, Regular stop TO receive passengers.
I'd" Stops to discharge passengers.
II stops on signal or notice to Agent or Con-
duetor to receive or discharge passengers.
'h" Stops to let off passengers from points north
or Wilmington and from points on Maryland
Division via Porter.
''j" Stops on notice to agent, or on signal. 70
receive passengers for Cape Charles and points
beyond. r-'
*" stops to leave passengers from Whining.
ton and points north, and TO take on passengers
for Delmar and points south.
p Stops TO leave passengers from Middletown
and points south.
r Stops to leave passengers from New York
s BRANCH ROADS.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City. and way
stations, 1895 a. m. and 5.55 D. m weekdays
Returning, tram leaves Fran kiln CITY 500 A
m: ana l2.Ol p. m. weekdays,
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteaeue (via
steamer) l.S0 and $50 p. m. week days Return.
ing, leave Chincoteague l0.45 a. m and $50 D. m,
weekdays. p ~
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Iawes
az AZ IV.So g. m, and 5.51 p. m.week-days Return.
days. w p ~ "eeA'
:, Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 1926 a. m
returning leave Rehoboth 1.1S D. m. Tuesdays
thursdays aid Saturdays
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Security Trust and Safe Deposit

Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company.
5ls MARKET ST.. WILMINGTON, DEL.
CAPITAL full paid), 5000, 100000
Surplus. .$4O0, ,OOO.OO
Authorized to Act as
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR, ADMINS
TRAITOR, GUARDIAN, ASSIGNEE,
RECEIVER, REGISTRAR AND
Transacts a
GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS
Allows Interest on Deposit
Loans Money on Mortgages and other
Good Securities.
Attends to the
Management of Real Estate and to the
Collection and Remittance of Rents,
Interest on Securities and Dividends on
Stocks.
Rents Boxes
In its new Burglar and fire proof Vaults.
Makes ample provision in its Store
Room and Vaults for the safe keeping
of Securities and Valuable packages
placed in its custody.
Keeps Wills Without Charge.
BENJAMIN NIELDS, President.
WILLIAM r. BRINCKLE, Vlce-Pres.
JAMES B. CLARKSON, Treas. and Sec.
JOHN S. ROSSELL, Trust Officer.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
A Trennnre Of a Cook.

Mr.. Newedd-What! No cook stove
in the house? gave you money to
buy one. Mrs. Newedd-Yes, my love,
but l found hadn't enough to buy a
stove and hire cook, too, so let the
stove go. But the cook is here, and
she's a treasure. She has just gone
out to get us some crackers and cheese.
New York Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Had Heard of II often.

Teacher-What do you know of Mes
opotamia? Tommy dubious at first,
but becoming more confident as he pro-
ceeds)-Mesopotamia is = is an animal
that inhabits the rivers of Africa.
You shoot 'em with big double barreled
rifies.-Kansas City World.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
EuII of Himself.

"Hamm has got job at last with a
good stock company, hear"
''Yes, and he thinks he's the only
thing"
THAT so?"
"Well. should say. Why. whenever
he hears anybody talking about a dra-
matte situation he thinks they mean
him."-Philadelphia Press.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Two Negatives.

Johnnie-Papa, do two negatives
make an affirmative? Papa-Thats
the rule. Johnnie-w Well, you said mo.
no." when / asked you for a quarter
this morning When do ] get itf
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

relieve bad back and cure it-cure ev-
cry kidney and bladder disorder, from
backache to complicated cases.
Mrs. Sarah Walmer, widow of the late
Jacob Walmer, the wagon maker of Union
Deposit, who spent thirty-One years of her
life in that corporation, but is now living
with relatives at the corner of North Sixth
and PETER streets, Harrisburg, Pa, says:
"From a fall l received on a wet board
walk in my yard about sixteen years ago,
when injured my back, / had any amount
of trouble with my kidneys, having severe
backache very near all the time. 1t hurt
me to stoOp or lift anything of ordinary
weight. Many times at night could not
turn in bed on account of sharp pains.
Medicine did very little to relieve. and
had about given up taking any when | saw
such glowing accounts of DOan's Kidney
Pills. 1 concluded to try just once again.
and l got a box of them at Forney &
KnOuse's drug store. on Market street.
They did me a wonderful amount of good
and relieved my aching back"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold at all drug
stores; so cents. FOster-Milburn Co., Buff
Ialo, n. Y.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
SMYRNA DIRECTORY.

=
TOWN OFFICIALS.
President of Council-Jsmes C. Robinson.
etary of Council-Henry S. Anthony.
wn TreasuTer-Ezekial " Cooper.
rk of Council-Samuel ]. Reynolds.
Alderman-Eugcne Crow.
Chiefof Police-B W. Turner.
Councilmen: lst ward, DR.. T. C. Moore; 2nd
Ward. Samuel J. Reynolds; 3rd Ward, Harry B.
drieves; 4th Ward, Jos. H. Wright; 5th Ward,
G. Marriott Fowler; 9th Ward, James c. Robinson
and Henry S. Anthony.
Council meets the second and fourth Fridays
each month.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
GEO. w. TILGHMAN,
Justice Of the Peace and Notary Public

eI6 COMMERCE. ST., SMYRNA, DEL.
Conveyancing, Collecting, &c. Particular
attention given to Pension Applications
and Vouchers, and any other busi-
ness pertaining to the Office.