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The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27
GUARANTEE.

We herebv agree to refund the
money paid for Milo ma OH return of
the empty boxes, if the purchaser
tells us it failed to cure dyspepsia or
stomach troubles. This guarantee
covers two SOC boxes, or a months
treatment.
(Signed)
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27
THE GUARANTEE PROTECTS
YOU.
If Mi-O-na Does Not Cure Dyspep-
Sia, Clarke & Co. Will Re-
turn Your Money.

When you buy a hox of Mi-o-na,
natures cure for dyspepsia. have them
sign the following guarantee. This
protects you absolutely against loss,
should the treatment fail to cure you.
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27

CANDIDATES cards at this Office ''while
you wait" The primary will be held on
November 10 and the candidates must be
busy. Send us your order and we will
have them ready when you call.
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27

For Seed Wheat, Seed Rye and limo
thy seed, the best of Jellico Coal, Ken
lucky and Blue Gem and Camel Goals
see Stuart d Woodford, opposite L. e N.
freight depot.
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27

CEMENT For concrete pavements and
all kinds Of cement work see Stuart q
Woodford, opposite L. & N, freight
Office.
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27

SAYi-Talk to T. Porter Smith about
the insurance. (13nv-tf)
The Bourbon news., 1904-09-27

Owing to i'll health, have decided to
quit farming, and will offer at public
sale, at 10 o'clock a. m, on
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
Wheat Rust.

In view of the damage this season
from rust in wheat, a recent bulletin,
No. 63, on investigations of Rust" at
tracts attention. 1t is, however, al
most entirely technical and deals large
ly with rust in grasses.
Professor w. NJ. Hays Of Minnesota
IS credited with the remark that "a
remedy for rust is mainly a closed
book" Recently breeders of plants
have been seeking rust resistant varie-
ties, he says, and along this line good
results are showing. The supremacy
of fife and blue stem wheats in the
northwest and the prominence of the
quality of northwestern flour have
come in a large part through the rust
resisting ability of these two hard and
hardy wheats.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY
A PROCLAMATION
BY TIE GOVERNOR.

The season again approaches when in
clination, duty, profound gratitude and es-
tablished custom dictate the public OBJ
seryance of a day set apart as a day of pub
lie thanksgiving and praise for all those
blessings of peace, prosperity and happiness
which have marked the progress of the
year just closing
Through the dispensation of divine pro-
vidence, the people of this State have en-
jOyed year of profound peace; ofabundant
harvests; of increasing activity in the sew
eral and varied fields of production and ac-
tive enterprise. Pestlence and famine have
been far from our borders, civil peace has
been steadily maintained and social and do
mestic tranquility fostered. Nothing is
wanting to arouse the deepest feeling of
gratitude on the part of the whole people
for the benign gifts of Divine Providence so
lavishly bestowed upon us.
Now, therefore, l, John HUM, Governor
of the State of Delaware, do hereby set
apart.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
WORTH ITS COST.

The cost of newspaper space seems
to some business men, greater than
they can afford. Not every man who
refrains from advertising does so be-
cause he does not believe in the value
of advertising. In many cases he does
not advertise, because, as he will say,
he hasn't got the money. This is a
short sighted view and an unwise de-
cision. With the indisputable evil
dence, all around, that advertising
does pay-that it does bring back its
cost and more-a merchant is not wise
who does not make as great an effort
to provide the money for advertising
as he would to raise money to buy
something in the way of fixtures or
furnishings that gave promise of pay
ing for itself in increased convenience
or direct business.
New show windows are frequently
put in, or front remodeled by land
lord at the request of tenant who
agrees 10 pay du luCredS6u IeuI " COH
pensate the landlord for his increased
expenditure. He manages to raise
that money he would manage somehow
TO raise the money for any tangible
improvement; yet he neglects the aid
of the greatest possible help to bust
ness dvertislng- because he doesn't
happen to have a certain number of
dollars lying around with no particular
use in sight for them.
Money put into good advertising will
come back and bring lot of company;
but the advertising must be good. For
that reasod, eff you can't fiddle, hire
a fiddler"
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
BARLETTA.
AMERICAN PEARL.
White Portugal
type.l

type.l
tipped the scales at e-actly three
fOurths of a pound. Seed had been
sOwed about Aug. 1 of last year, the
plants left outdoors and thinned by
taking out the larger bulbs as they de-
velOped to be used for punching. \
few of the plants left went to seed; the
remainder formed nice bulbs in June
and were ready to pull and cure in
July.
The PriZetaker is one of the more
hardy onion varieties. Sets keep eSpe-
cially we'll Sometimes l have had some
of the plants grown in the greenhouse
for transplanting to open ground left
over. and as they stand very thickly
in beds and the soil becomes thorough
ly dried out Ceally dust dry in June
they form tiny bulbs that make excel
lent sets, and these sets invariably keep
in excellent condition if stored where
dry and cool until wanted for planting
in spring. Whether plants started from
seed in open ground in August will in
variably winter if left out unprotected
is doubtful. l lost most of my plants
last winter, but, having used plenty Of
seed, had quite a stand after all, and
possibly in Il milder winter they may
fare better. The most damage done to
my plants, however, was about the
middle of April, when we had those
sudden dips of the mercury down to
10 degrees on two or three nights.
Brown Australian. a newly introduced
sort, is worthless for my purposes, al
though have succeeded in saving part
of the crop from those severe night
frOsts and in producing some good dry
bulbs.
The really hardy onions are those of
the Barletta, or New Queen type. shown
at the left of the first illustration and
of the White Portugal type, shown at
the right. do not find much difference
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

The Prohibition vote in lower Della
ware materially decreased in the re-
cent election. In all the $500 votes
cast In Kent County there were only
217 Prohibition ballots to come out of
the boxes and be totaled in the final
count. The Harrington vote, which
assumed proportions that were alarm
ing to the politicians, dwindled to 25.
while at Lewes, the home of the Pro-
hibition candidate for governor, the
vote fell from y to 90.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

FThe Kent County Medical Society
which was organized here Thursday,
will meet on the first Tuesday of each
month. DIR. J. Fl. Wilson is president
and DIR. l.. A. Fl. Bishop, secretary
aud treasurer. The society's object is
to promote social and fraternal inter
course.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
By the Governor;
CALEB r. LAYTON,
Secretary of State.

Now that the Republicans have a good
working majority in both houses of
the Legislative. the advocates of Local
option are making demands that the
question of the sale of intoxicating
liquors shall be submitted to the peo.
pie. The Dover State Sentinel in dis
cussing the issue says: "The people of
each District, under the Constitution,
have the right through majority of
their representatives in each House 10
vote upon and determine this question.
1t ought to have been granted two
years ago, but sinister influences.
coupled with distorted and insincere
Interpretation of the law, defeated a
measure that concerns to the very
highest degree the peace, sobriety and
welfare of society. The Union Re-
publican platform, adopted by a un-
anlmous vote in Convention, declared
IN favor of this American method of
solving this great question, and there
fore every Union Republican member
OF the Legislature of 1905 should
signalize its session, by taking sure
steps to give the people an opportunity
to vote on it, and thereby make for it.
self memorable reputation for doing
things, especially one of such moment.
Gus concern to every proper interest OF
our Common-we wealth"
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
PRIZETAKER.
[Ripe July 25.l

between the White Portugal or Silver
skin. and the American White Pearl,
except that the former seems to be the
harder of the two. For all sowing 1
would surely select White Portugal in
preference to all others. The speci-
mems here illustrated were pulled on
June 20, but at that time were still
quite green.-T. Greiner in Farm and
Fireside.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
Thursday, November ID, A. D. 1904,

as day of Thanksgiving, and do enioin
upon all the people to assemble in their re-
spective places of worship, and render unto
Almighty God praise and thanksgiving, in
order that peace, good WILL brotherly kind
ness, social order, and religion may be es-
tablished among US.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, /, John
Hum, Governor of the State of
Delaware have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the Great Seal
of the State to be hereunto affix-
IsEALl ed this tenth day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and four. and of the
Independence of the United
States one hundred and twenty
ninth
JOHN HUM.
By the Governor:
CALEB r. LAYTON,
Secretary of State.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Dav and
1t should be the duty of all to suspend
business for the day and give thanks
to God foT the manifold blessings re.
ceived during the year. The churches
anord an opportunity for all those
who wish to show their appreciation
We are great nation and the bless.
lngs that have come to as under our in.
stltutions have been many. And not
only as nation but right in this inn
mediate vicinity there is reason for
thanksgiving. The fruit growers have
been blessed with abundant and nav
ing crops, the farmers have reaped
their harvests of grain and the prices
have been higher than for manv wears
The merchant and manufacturer has
felt the effects OF the prosperity that
has reached the tillers of the soil and
everywhere there has been abundant
blessings. Let us not forget to.mor.
row Thanksgiving Day and what it
means.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
CONCERNING ONIONS.

The Early Sweet Spanish Type and
Hardy Sorts For Fall Sowing.
1t is quite possible to have good dry
onions even of the supposedly tender
sweet Spanish type in early summer.
The bulbs of Prizetakers here pictured
were pulled early in July, gathered and
stored and appeared as shown on July
%. The larger one was three and half
inches in greatest diameter and about
two and a half inches across Cop end
to root end. Both specimens together
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
1.-The Store that Saves You Money
LippinCOtt & Go.
Toys, Dolls
and Games

A wide world Of wonders
for little people. Every boy
or girl and every man and
woman who loves boys and
girls is invited to our store to
see the greatest collection Of
Toys and Dolls, Games, Ex-
press Wagons and Sleds we
have ever had.
Every one is invited to
make this store your head
quarters, during this, the hol-
iday season, which has now
began. Do not be afraid that
if you come in to look around,
that you have to buy. We
want you to come and look
whether you buy OrnOt. Come
as often as you like and stay
as long as you please.
This gift buying is hard
work, isn't it? Harder work
still when you try to do it in
crowded store. Don't
scramble three weeks from
now when you can choose
quietly and with comfortnow.
Any purchases made now
will be held and delivered
when desired without extra
charge.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
Quick Arrest.

). A: Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala.
was twice IN the hospital from a severe
case OF piles causing "a tumors. After
docters and all remedies had failed.
Buckien's Arnica Salve quickly ar.
rested further information and cured
him. 1t conquers aches and kills
pain. PAIN. 25c, at Benton N. Weldons.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
An Event.

What makes you look so jolly, old
fellow"
Il have just bought something for
my wife that didn't have to take
back and exchange Chicago Jour
nal
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
His Ruaineaa.

Housewife (sarcastically)-W is
your business, man? l suppose you
have a business? Tired Tifins with
delight)-Yes. Teddy. I'm a corporal of
industry .-Pittsburg Post.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State OF which it is part 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Marvland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER.
Publisher and Proprietor.
ROBT D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Editor and Business Manager
MS-SUBsCRIPTION-s1.5 so per annum. II
paid strictly in advance sl.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMEN ENTS-THE SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
KentOn, Cheswold, Leipsic, &C. A rate OF so
cents an inch for first insertion and % cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. A speca
discount on all semi-annus' and yearly aGver
tiSements
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

Prejudices are spiritual rebels and
raise seditiOns against the understand.
ing.-Ben Jonsori.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
Is II FaIseF

when woman comes down to
breakfast late" remarked the observer
Of events and things, land her hus-
band says. You've forgotten some
thing why is it she invariably puts
her hands up to her hairT'-Yonkers
Statesman.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23

OFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
COTTON SPINNING.
The Scheme by Which a Workman
Kept His BObbins Clean.


The father of the famous Sir Robert
Peel was a cotton spinner in a COM
paratively small way until he sudden
ly went straight ahead of all his COM
petitOrs. The earliest cotton spinning
machinery gave serious trouble
through tilaments of cotton adher ing
to the bObbins, thus involving frequent
stOppages to clear the machinery. The
wages of the operatives were affected
by these delays, but it was noticed that
one man in the works always drew full
pay. His loom never stopped.
THE onlOOker tells me your bobbins
are always clean" said Mr.. Peel to
him one day.
AYE, they be-" said the man, whose
name was Dick Ferguson.
How do you manage it, Dick?"
''Why, you see, Mester Peel, it's sort
o. secret! If l towd yO', yO'd be as
wise as l am"
That's So" said Peel, smiling in
response to Dicks knowing chuckle.
I'D give you something to know.
Could you make all the looms work as
smoothly as yOurs?"
livery one of 'em, mesterr'
"Well, what shall give you for your
secret, Dick?"
The man smiled and rubbed his chin.
"Well, Dick, what is it to be?"
Come, I'll tell thee" was the re-
ply. "Gr me a quart of ale livery day
as I'm in the mills and I'll tell thee
all about it,"
agreed" said the master.
"Well, them returned Dick, beckon.
ing Mr.. Peel to come closer and let him
whisper in his ear. "chalk your bob
binsv'
That was the entire secret. Ma
chinery was soon invented for chalk
ing the bobbins, and Dick Ferguson
was given a pension equal to many
daily quarts of beer.
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
POST OFFICE ROBBED
BRooKLAND THE SCENE OF BUR-
GLARS EXPLOIT.
Policeman Exchanges Shots With the
Thieves - Small Amount in
Cash and Stamps Stolen.

Failure Of burglars to obtain possession
Of the contents of the safe in the bank at
Sandy Spring few nights ago does not
seem to have discouraged the safe blowers,
for they paid a visit last night to the Dis
trict and this morning they succeeded In
robbing the post office at Brookland. The
Office was burglarized about 2:45 o'clock
this morning. and after demolishing the
small safe the thieves secured about S14O
worth Of stamps and about IS in cash. The
quick response of Mounted Policeman
Bryarly to the alarm scared the intruders
away and they failed to secure SLIP in cash
and $3.50 worth Of stamps which were also
In the safe.
The robbers and policeman exchanged
pistol shots, but none OF the bullets took
effect. After firing three shots at the safe
blowers the officer pursued them a short
distance, but they disappeared in the dark
ness. Police reserves from the tenth pre-
cinct and detectives from headquarters
were sent to Brookland shortly after the
exciting affair occurred, Major Sylvester
and Capt. Boardman being at headquarters
much earlier than usual this morning. The
latter visited the scene Of the robbery.
Strange men had been seen In Brookland
recently, and two strangers were noticed
on the street near the railroad station more
than an hour before the explosion occurred.
Only ten minutes before Policeman Bryariy
heard the report he stopped two men on
the road and satisfied himself Of their
identity before he permitted them to con-
tiAne their Journey. Policeman Bradley,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
Packing Tea bY Hand.

Although Ceylon is the greatest tea
growing country in the world, up to this
time the entire product has been packed
by hand. One man who has large tea in
terests in Ceylon has just perfected a ma
chine for packing the tea in small pack
ages. 1t is stated that tea put up in this
way, especially IL encased In tinfoil, Will
retain it's flavor much longer than when
put up In large quantities. The machine
and one man will pack thirty packages
in q minute, and the tea is so handled
that the leaves are not broken as when
packed by the hand method. Several of
these machines are now being installed
on the tea property of this planter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13

tposition to see 1t than any one else. 80 de-
scided But four-fifths of the spectators be-
lieved that James r. Keene's Kohinoor won
by half a length, and about 500 of them
Fcrowded about the judges stand after the
decision and told the officials so in no un-
lcertaIn terms Others sat in the grand
stand and Kissed.
KohinoOr, after leading all the way, ran
out and finished alone near the outside rail,
while Buckleya. Champlain and Rob Roy
Finished heads apart near the inside rail.
Those who thought that Kohinoor had
but to their amazement Buckleya was
placed first, Kohinoor second and Rob
Roy. that none considered at all, was third.
INSTEAD OF winning, Champlain was not
even in the money.
1t was the kind of a finish that will hap
pen hardly once in a generation, and sci
dom have the thousands at a race track
been so wrought up over a decision.
Those who are wisest in race track af-
Afairs, however, gave two reasons for Its
being a proper decision. In the first place
sthe judges are men of integrity, and. even
tan race course would willfully take a race
from James r. Keene and give it to r. H.
-McCarter Potter
worlds record for four and one-half
furlongs was established by Herman Dur
yeas two-year- old filly Tanya In the sec
bnd race. This pretty little Chestnut mare
Ian that distance down the straight eclipse
course in 0.51h, beating the record of 052
held for many years by Hand Press.
1t was done so easily that none believed
that new mark had been made, for
Tanya was not urged by her rider nor was
she extended to the limit of her speed.
She merely ran fast enough to beat Blandy
and in doing so she made record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
THE LARGEST GRAPE VINE
Has q Yearly Product of 5000
Bunches

La Para Granda, the largest grape vine
IN the world, grows In the Carpenteria val
ley twelve miles east OF Santa Barbara.
CAL; IT was started from a cutting sixty
one years ago. Two huge branches start
Ing close to the ground Irvine together to
form the main trunk. which is eight feet
four Inches In circumference at the base
The vine spreads about six feet above the
ground and the trellis holding 1t covers
about a third Of an acre and is supported
by sixty heavy posts. The yearly product
is estimated at 5000 punches, many of
them being from twelve to fifteen inches
In length and weighing from six to eight
pounds. Mr.. Jacob Wilson. the owner.
estimated the yield for 1895 to be about
ten tons of grapes. The fruit is essentially
a wine grape, dark blue tart and PUPPY
and growing in loose clusters; IL IL either
sold to local consumers or given away to
the many visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
and the remainder of the stamps she had in

stock
After daylight the officers found the
brace that had been used. 1t had been
thrown into the shrubbery in the rear of
the post Office. They also found an envel-
ope which contained 90 cents. This envel-
ope had been taken from the wrecked safe
and was accidentally dropped just outside
the door. Powder marks were found on
the rear of the building, where the two
men stood while they made an effort to
murder the policeman. These marks indi-
cate that the men were resting their
weapons against the house when they did
the firing. That they fired at the officer
and not in the air for the purpose of fright
ening him is evident from the finding of a
bullet in the door-facing of the entrance to
store in the town hall building.
Detectives Pursuing Clues.
Three chisels and wrench found in the
post office were taken by the police to be
held with the brace as evidence In event of
arrests being made. A photograph of the
wrecked safe was also taken. This morn
ing's job is only one of many similar crimes
that have been committed by safe blowers
in the vicinity of this city during recent
months. While the detectives are satisfied
that the robbery was committed by men
who are strangers In this section, some of
the uniformed men think the leader of the
robbers is a former Washington criminal
Detectives Hartigan, McNamee Trumbo
Flather, Warren, Tyser and Baur Were de-
tailed upon the and Maj. Sylvester
promptly offered a reward of 500 for the
arrest and conviction of the burglars The
detectives are provided with teams and Civ
en- instructions to follow the fugitives If
they succeed In getting on their track.
The footprints of the fugitives were traced
to point on the Bunker Hill road north
of Brookland, showing they were headed
towards Hyattsville at that time. Two
freight trains passed the Brookland cross
ing shortly after the robbery was commit
ted, and 1T was possible for the fleeing burg
lars to have jumped on these trains.
Policeman Bryarly was at a disadvantage
In being alone when he went In pursuit of
the men. Had there been another officer
with him to have gone to the other side of
the building a capture might have been
affected.