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Smyrna times., 1904-09-28
FARM NEAR THE "BIG OAK" SOLD.
Il. D. Boyer. Real Estate Broker, Sells the
Robert II. George Farm 20 Alex. GOOden.

Robert Il. George has sold his farm
of IS acres near the "Big Oak" through
Il. d. Boyer realestate broker to AL
exander Gooden for $1,000. The farm
is nicely situated and Mr.. Gooden in
tends making some improvements to
it after he takes possession March the
trst next, and will set out more trees
with the idea of making it a fruit
farm. At present Mr.. Gooden is re-
siding on the Cats farm in Severson's
Neck. The heirs of the late Joseph
Moore OF Kent county, have sold the
home farm near Central Church, near
Kenton, containing 1OS acres, to
Lawrence Hartnet of Hartley for
$3,34O.
Smyrna times., 1904-09-28

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1904-09-28
ATOTVCE

NOTICE.
IN Notice is hereby given that l, Benton N.
Weldon, of the town of Smyrna Kent
County, and State of Delaware. intend to make
application to the Court of General Sessions of
the State of Delaware in and for Kent County,
on Monday, October oath, 1904, then 10 be
held at Dover, for license to sell intoxicating
liquors as druggist in quantities not greater
than one quart, upon the written order or
prescription of a regular practicng physician
at the house or place of business located on the
west side of Main street, in said town of Smyrna
adjoining lands of the National Bank OF
Smyrna" and lands of others and within the
limits of United School District in said county
designated as Smyrna Public Schools" 1" The
names of the respectable citizens (at least one
half of whom are substantial freeholders) recon-
mending my said application are:
Thos. C. Moore, M D., David T. Smithers.
James P. HOffecker W. H. Janney
Thomas B. Megear FE Postles
A. Z. Jardine, II. p Hall,
A. L. Hudson, H. r. Mustard,
Edward S.Dwight,M.D., WV. Messick, NJ. d.
BENTON N. WELDON.
Smyrna Del, Sept 20, 1904.
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Great activity Is being manifested IN
tho Joint rally OF the Royal Arcanum It
the Academy on Monday, January 2oth
at g. r. A.. It,.is the absorbing topic
among the thousands OF members OF fra
ternai orders and the public generally.
The rally will be he'd under the auspices
or the seven councils Of this city and
the Barton Heights Council. The various
councils are represented by commit
tee OF three, which comprises the JOINT
Rally Committee, with Mr.. Solomon -.
Bloomberg. supreme representative OF the
order. at the head. The committee mas
been very active and in a short period
has arranged a most attractive pro-
.ramrne The Grove Avenue quartette mas
been engaged, and the Academy orches.
ira will fill in between the numbers Win
special selections, one of which VIII De
The Royal ArcanuM March, written LOT
Inc rally. Another interesting number
on the programme and one that VII ~
light the audience is the recital ny MISS
Kate Esmere Fuller. the accomplished
elocutlonist and reader.
Her interpreta tions. whether pathetlc'
dramatic or humorous are always clever.
Her rccItals at the rally will be hu-
morous and in this branch OF her work
she Is regarded as the best In the SOUTH
The sDccchcs VIZ. be short. Mr. SOL T.
rloomberg will welcome the audience
and introduce the speakers from as
lance, Rev, Il. r. McFaden, OF stllss c1 l'y
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ruins ara eloquent Of past grandeur, It
was in l5l7-a quarter Of a century only
after Columbus had discovered the
Western Hemisphere-that odd Pan.
ANA was founded, and in 1921 1t was, by
royal decree, raised to the dignity or
! city. AS carly as 1924 vessels We're nav
igating tho Chagrcs River as far as
Cruces, whittier merchandise was trans
ported from old Panama oYera stone
roud, tho only remnant of which re-
mains is n stone tide bridge on the
beach near the tower ruin. In 1897 the
stone road WAS extended from Cruces
to Porto Belo. on the Caribbean coast
and thereafter for nearly century,
"old" Panama nourished upon trade and
commerce.
Iii 1871 Sir Henry Morgan and his buc-
cancers. assisted by the Indians, VINO
were filed with ali implacable hatred
for tho Spanish, swept down upon Pan
ANA and literally eHtlngushed 1t, That
act of wanton dcspoilation produced the
Panama of to-day, for the stricken m
hubitants Of tho old city fled in terror
along tho coast to the volcanic elevation
where now stands the city, and founded
tho only Panama the world now knows
The old city is. however, by long ODDS
Morgan's cutthroats. after pillaging IT
and giving It over to the torch, left It
but a stone ruin, and more than two
centuries have completed the work OF
spreading desolatlon.
"OLD" PANAMA AND THE NEW,
was out there yesterday There lives
amid these ruins, once the home Of
wealth. splendor and power, one aged
native Panamcse, Ills homo is q
matched hut; his associates the birds
and reptiles that infest the place; MS
thoughts Of an unbroken idleness; ms
ambition naught save to live among the
ruins, hard by the cathedral tower, of
which ho fancies himself tho caretaker,
But this Notwithstanding Is the only
name he has ever known-will cut paths
drought the jungle and lead you from rum
! to ruin, Time and the vegetable growth
decaylng and being deposited on the
ground, have sufllced to raise the leye!
| Of the soil to what was once the second
story of the houses In 'old' Panama.
Tho vegetation is SO excessive that u IS
| impos sible to advance q foot until after
tho machete has done Its work; but per-
sist and may wander. among the re-
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Panama n ut place for white men 70 i've
in, for now the city Is wholly without
sanitary facilities. Given these arrange
ments. given thorough cleaning UP.
which shall extend to the distinction OF
all Of the houses and the removal OF
it's reputation MS one of tho most for
bidding spots for residential purposes on
q the face Of the globe.
& That her reputation Is so dark IS Pan
ama's own fault. The Ills inflicted ny
Colombia are to blame In q measure;
but had she desired TO 40 SO Pahama
might long ago have freed herself from
the burden Of disease and danger 70
lIfe she now carries. Colombia consist.
emily reduced tho revenues Of the depart
ment, but Panama has had her own
municipal council and her independent
revenues. Notwithstanding this, she mas
absolutely neglected to establish or en-
force even the most ordinary regulations
for sanitary Improvement. as we'll as
methods for preventing Infection Gar
bape is left for days at a time IN the
streets in the small yards In he rear
Of tho residences, to decay and pollute
the earth. as well rs the atmosphere.
Each house has its own cesspool, and
these go unattended year III and year
out. Tho small yards IN the rear OF prl-
yate residences are SINKS Or corruption,
matter OF all sorts. People die OF iAfec-
tious diseases, and mono save the most
desultory methods Of disintectlon are
ever invoked I
1t is, in the light Of this, not strange
that Panama has a bad name Health IS
We'll nigh impossible in such a place, and
when we bring into account the general
Ignorance OF the populace, the universal
poyerty, tho torridity of sunshiny days,
and The constant downpour of rain that
marks other days. conditions are seen
to BIO ripe for pcstllence. The general sit
uation is not, however, as bad as 1t Is IN
the trans-Isthmlan city of Colon.
COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION RE-
QUIRED,
Fifteen thousand people are domiciled
here in an area little larger than that
ooupied by the $500 In Colon, but Panama
stands high, whereas Colon Is in a swamp;
the houses here are. In the main, con-
structed Of stone with tile roofs, while
In Colon there arc only flimsy frame
shncks. Here the rains wash the streets;
In Colon they hut acoantuatc. tho swasnps
and uuagmlres. The streets In Panama
are little Better than dark alleys. but
Y t5t
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determine which is the more arren-tno
home or the hotel. All the more impor-
tant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hotels and pup.
lie structures-are built IN the form OF q
hollow square. with balconies facing both
tho street and the inner court All nluAdI
ings are alike In several particulars, = !
Ehnvc yeti find one thdt&l IS not ocCupie ,.
poses, a, popularity which results in max
Ing all residence quarters above ground.
EXcept In store buildings when nave
little affairs-the use OF glass 10 UNKNOWN 1Ns
There are openings for windows, close
able by inside shutters. but What IS - alie
use OF wasting money ol&windoW frames iiies
goes below SO degrees. and when there
fre neither curtains. carpets or .uphols-
tered furniturc-things absolutely IN
known hereto be spoiled .py De aiilin
too, in the matter OF q water nuppiy.,,
three only being excepted. In the favored
three there is an attempt at turnlshins
running water by means OF Iainwater
tanks and windmills. or these three one
is the Gran Hotel Ccntral-one OF the
worst hostelres in the world, but the
best on this side of the isthmus-one IS
the residence of Bishop Jonqulto, ana ING
third Is private dwelling.
THE crrY's MEAN WATER SUPPLY.
In every other building he water sup.
ply Is restricted to what can be caMsnt
and stored IN rain barrels, and 70 WIFI
Is purchased from tho Nelluoia " " ~ -,
whose barrel carts are constantly pe ,raina
the main city, along the line Of the rail- az
road and in the mclnest section OF tne
native section. is line OF unslght!y water wa, 81
These holes are unprotected; about them
negro Inhabitants; the sur y f are
is Panama's only source Of fresh water
/ Supply, aside from tho rain water. AZ!
day long a line OF 5wo-wheeled b barrel =
larger than the ponies OF Shetland, joys
out to these water holes. There the bar 3,i
rels arc filled, and rhturIln e. tne a ,. aine
where water Is .hawked" at five cents.
fColombian slver) the two-gnllon meas
tlreful. In tho dry season, when the store
Of rain water has been eHhausled' rant a'-
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grand regent Of the State; Hon. W. Holt
Apgar. of Trenton. N. j., past supreme
regent, and A. S. Robinson, OF st. Louis,
Mo-, supreme regent.
Prominent members Of the order VIII
occupy seats on the stage, and the boxes
will be filled by distinguished gentle
men. Governor Montague; Lieutenant
Governor Willard, and Mayor Taylor VIII
be rendered boxes, and the loges Will
be occupied by members of the General
Assembly and prominent city officials
Admission will be by tickets only, which
may be obtained from members OF the
order during the week The members OF
the order who have not secured their
tickets may do so by calling on the off,
GERS of their council. For convenience the
members of Shockoe may obtain theirs
at Stills Ticket Agency. on Main Street:
of Mccarthy, from w. Withers Miller, at
Polk Miller Drug Company. or from
James C. Bowman, Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Store, Sixth and Broad
Streets; Of Union Council from Regent
+. T.. Butler, No. 2312 East Broad Street.
or Mr.. John Sloan. No. 26la East Broad
Street.; of Belvidere, from DR.. G. A.
Mercer; Of Barton Heights, from +. B.
Carpenter.
a meeting Of the general committee
will be held next Tuesday night at Lee
& Camp Hall, at which time the reports Of
the various subcommittee will be re-
ceiyed. and the finishing touches added
totthe programme. i
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ma has to rely upon these holes. nd the
price OF water jumps ,norm ously, ghay.ngS
gone as high as go cents (silyer) gallon gall
Is It any wonder that water Is a luxury
baths are unknown She is one Of the E.
few women in Panama who uses g w va
can naval officer the other day rs a seno--l
rita we'll known here passed the. MOTEL
reark true than p9Sa aTs aui
about the clty's water supply. "!
Such conditions as have described are;
too deep.rooted TO- be cas- y cInns fo1.
low the application OF American Energy
Panama Will not. therefore, ever become
sesrS eS Viii pti how We
become place Of imp ortance in the COM
mercial equation. for here Will centerathh,s s
the construction and operation of the
canal. Just now. however. the business
Of the place is Of little consequence.
PAN-AN1AIANs LIVE IN HoPE..
p It is confined almost entirely to supply.2
Ing the staple requirements Of the local
population. There are. two or three whole
sale dealers who maintain depots for the
distribution of merchandise, but their ac-
tlvity is local. The pearl fisheries, which
are managed here. but owned a, Paris I Is
the only comercial enterprise which brings
Panama in contact with the outside w t,id
Panama hats are made here being entire
y fllaeous Those oh hats Is are MADE e
Gnayuan, - :, 10 harn ~ Far than
they are in tho States The retail trade
Of the city-eScept for the poor and in
Significant native portion-ls almost exs
Chinese, the latter being the most iT-
portant. Three steamship CONFERENCE.-The
Pacific Mail, South American and Pactlol
Steam NtLvtga tlon--r1ltaintai q. Eegulars
service to tile is thmus. Their business Isl,
however. restricted to transs thmian ship
Of the railroad is completed It no longer
passes through Panama proper. though
this clty's people handle and profit from IL
said ldoi to 4 be slowly exp ring Of inanitlons
To-day IL is poor. dirty squalid and pes-3
tilentlal. To,morrow It's people ho q h.,ht t. o8
ali their dreams OF a change so complete
turning upon their belief that the canal
is coming. "tlt ssE
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u are paved. THAT the pavement Is
only the toughest cobblestono Is true,
but even that stiiIlces to reduce the NUM-
her Of incubatlng places for DIS se-
spreading mosquitoes. TO clean up ran ,
ANA Would be d comparatively simple
task. and when the tinted States au.
sthorities shalt have completed tho work,
which they will begin as soon as the
treaty ID ratified this will be converted
into no mean city-its tropical location
considered.
The statements recently made In the.
States to tho effect that l panama may
oven become n popular winter resort
should not, however. BIO credited. II can
never acquire that coineliness Until there
shall have occurred q change amounting
to n complete transformation, for as IT
now Is there nro absolutely no attractions
to draw visitors. There Is not IN al the
vicinity OF Panama a single driveway
Charming stretches Of country, where
beautiful drives might be made. there arc
N abundance, especially out over the
slyanna--or plaih--u three.nlle expahse
or level country lying to the eastward OF
the city. On this savanna, where the veg
citation closely resembles that OF the tenn.
perate Zone the weather. residents OF
Panama maintain dry season. or sum-
mer homes. With little enterprise ana
thu expenditure OF moderate amount OF
money, charming suburb might be called
into being on the plain. To-day It IS
little better than other parts ofEthe lstn-
mus, and scarcely accessible during any
except tho drycst and hottest terms DUR
ing which, because Of its compact style
of construction, the city itself Is 'ifen'
durable. . d u. !. \. =,
IN is a TEATUR CLCss CITY.
Within the city there are practically no
points calculated to evoke more than a
passive Interest. Tho Cathedral-thero
arc none save Catholic churches on this
side of the isthmus-is typcally Spanish
in It's architecture, but despite Its nge--lt
was built in 17G0 Of a soft yellow stone!
1t falls to attract. Seen from q distance,
ago worn and with small trees growing
ir $its eave-troughs and about US spires,
III presents pretty i,icture. Viewed at
close range, its age and the general air
OF neglect and decay. 1t bears are repel-
lant. or other churches there are none
Of sufficient Importance TO engage inter.
est The little concrete shrines erected
here and there upon street corners index
tho Catholicism OF the place, but their
number makes them commonplace. the
government building Is Tar from snowy
Structure. While the Cablldo; or city hall,
is on the verge OF sucCumbing to the
action Of time and the clements. #
There is no theatre in the city: no
place of any especial historic moment.
nothing save an expanse of yellow houses
with red tile roofs and narrow balconies,
chasmlike streets, opening now and then
into q small and apparently poverty
stricken square, or carrying one by pile
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Mrs, Warren Fuller, OF Newnort' IS
her son, EDWARD y: f III. -
No. 7l5 East Marshall Street.
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mains of homes and palaces--al In solid
stone and now c1ctiinbcrcd with Vines,
Wild fig trees and weeds. .Hts Will rise
gdnzed and noisy from the rootless ga
bles and dark, dank, buried floors; but
presently you Will come to m open
space tictc--a few hundred yards
from the cathedral toWer--mount tho
walls OF what was once II parish ch,irct.
trhick and strong they were and they
have resisted tho ndvancc OF vegetation
So that they inclosc tho only cleared
placo 10 be found where once wero
streets aud plnzns. And here within
ithese walls spread about indiscrlmlnnte-
~. each marked With u rough cross
made of twigs tied together With tho
tcndril or n vino, Is the native buryiiig
ground, patronlzed by those poor h,-
II IA o. motto Of pathos emphasizing des-
ola ton. for hero como these destitute
beings With their dcad--to the only bit
oe consecrntcd ground to be found for
miles around
between Panama and It's progenitor.
"old'' Panama, there Is to-day little SINH
larity, though originally they must have
been very much alike. Panama boasts o.,
It's ruins, numerous and imposing. They
ara the ruins left by fire. which has re-
peatedly swept tho place. Panama's
mare ancient features resemble IN gen.
eral outline those Of the Panama 1t sue
ceeded. and the Panama of to-day has It's
tragedy and desolatlon, Just as did the
other OF its name Our Panama can,
however boast the advantage Of posi-.
blIties thing tho other never could
have done, even Had Morgan spared IT.
for Il Is upon the most inaccessible por-
ton or this coast. and its site could
never have been made to accept modern
ideas as to sanitation. In this city
where am writing, sanitation. health
modern conveniences and comforts can
ali he made possible with o. minimum Of
effort. -. 5t
THE 8CITY's BAD REPUTATION.
This city stands upon volcanic
plateau, whose surface is several feet
above the level Of high tide, and whose
stone forms a natural wall to
check the tide, which rises and falls an
average OF about eighteen feet. Slightly
to the westward, towering over the city
ia a height Of several hundred feet, Is
Ancon Hill, q mountain large and rich
enough to furnish resorts and water
supply for the population. Tho surface
Of the ground upon which the city stands
rolls lust enough II to provide natural
drainage for surface water, and not
enough to interfere with the construction
Of sewerage and watcrworks systems,
which under tho terms Of the treaty now
before the Senate, the United States Will
build Immediately. This Improvement Is
needed more than is any other to make
% ~ H. T I'd n q @ ~
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Mrs. Ellis Brown French, at NO. IVY f1ist \.
Franklin Street.
Miss Ellie v, lIolms left Tuesday 10
,a the guest of Mrs. c. Ridgway Moore,
Mt No. 3l5 Fifty-thIrd Street, newport
News.
Mrs. u. p. Hill, OF Suffolk. was called
to Richmond Thursday on account OF me
serious illness Of her mother. MIS-. Lou'so
L. Everett, of West Nam sttees
Mrs Warren Fuller. Of Newport, IS
visiting her son, Edward II, f8uiiii ei' 3 "
No, rs East Marshall Street.
Miss Poultency. Of Baltimore. Is visit
Ing Mrs, Eppa Hunton, at NO. E 4s
FRANKLIN Street.
Mrs. John Risner will leave Tuesday
sey.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. a, Heflelower nave
issued invitations to the maIr'aEe "
sidney Williams. of this city. to take
place at their home IN Henrlco county
January 2lst, at $50 :. NJ
Colonel r. NJ. r. Tnlcott ana tam'ly
have removed from their home NJ boH
Air to spend the winter Mt NO. so5 floyo
Avenue, this city
MIR, and Mrs. Howard G, Johnston az
ter spending several months IN me
south have returned to tho city, and
nrc at Mrs, Duval's, No, SOL East frank
lin Street,
Miss Nell Winston. of Louisa, Is spend
ing few days with Miss Caroline Ha1-
ladny.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. Thornton, accom'
panied by Miss Maria Tuggle OF Notto-
way, are spending January and a part
OF February in Now York.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. II Talley are az
No. 9s4 Park Avenue, for the winter,
invitations nave been issued to the.
marriage OF Mr.. Herman West, son or
Captain and Mrs, s. b. West, OF TINS
| city, to Miss Daisy Dallas West, daugh-
| ter Of the late William Henry West, OF
I.enoir county, n, G. The ceremony VIII
! be performed quietly Wednesday morn
ms January 9th, at o'clock. MT.
West ana his bride wlll leave immediate,
~ for Washington and Philadelphia, and
later visit the bridegroom's brothef' Ut.
Clyde y. West, who Is With the New
] York Herald,
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Mrs. II. p. Hill, OF Suffolk. was called
~ Richmond Thursday on account OF the
serIo,s illness Of her mother, Mrs. Louise
d Everett, of West Main Street.
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Mr. Edward Clifford, OF 1874 sandusly
Street, Buffalo, N. 81. writes: For tho
benefit Of others most chcerfully rec
Commend Father Johns Medicine as q
body builder aud sure cure to any per.
son troubled with colds or coughs
threatened with pneumonia. After the
first bottle found myself much Inn
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x,nin Division. u. y. O., Mrs. Walter
Christian, first vlcc-prcsldent Rlchin hv'1i
Chapter, u. d. e.; Miss. Minnie B 'n'
man ana Miss AnnfS Boykln.
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PREVENTED PNEUMONIA
EN-. Clifford, Of Buffalo, Tells Of His
Cure by Father Johns Medicine.

proved, and after the third bottle l
was entirely rid Of tho cough. and soon
began to gain In strength and flesh
You are entirely welcome to use my
name. = I will be ready ut any moment
to recommend your medicine to any per-
son. (signed) Edward NJ Cltfford'
Cures colds, or money back. no alco-
ho1 or weakening stimulnnts.
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AMID THE. RUINS. OF OLD PANAMA.

founded in 1900 BY the Spanish originally located
niles east Of the present city and il its day the most i'm
the Western HemisPhere 1eng T. Ct S SPa rs
Mogan Buccaneers nothing remains OF it except jungle
covered ruins this old cathedral KNOWS
how Old tis-is the only portion visible from the beach,
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80 aid ruins. or these latter only ono
dasc U, |asnnc,al mention. and that only
s heca,,ss Of one feature. This is the ruin
oe tha chi,rch Of San Domingo, standing
Well down toward the water front. No
h mS secms to know exactly how old
,hiss c,,,rnh a. hit tradition has 1t that
~ ia 1vas comnleted about 200 years ago,
ana "f the night before It was to be
cnnsecra ted III was destroyed b., fire. 1t
stande NOV - as tie slte Of one Of the
S;nnI of ~ the world-a nat arch built
~ hrc, ana without a keystone, This
arch has n span Of about 70 feet and
n,n,. s,ras about is Inches on either side.
T. ,,anrs snmething like 40 feet above the
r ~ nuu1 n,bsoutciy Unsupported, and has
hu,n; 1 ink between TWO ruined walls.
INNS ht nren b mas ever solved the problem Of
nov Without n curve it was ever con-
structed in tho first instance, or why
it did not fall ages aso, y ~ to-day
pointed to bye q popu!ace whlch nun nu,.s SIS
for the canal as Rosl'No pthn nmolsns hnt
,stn,mtus - ,,r rore no Iva wa terwav.
' INF ~ p enutl rs VOID OF COMFORTS.
Lie In a dty SO void OF attractions
must of necessity have drawbacks. and of
lnesc there are plenty ~ IL pan !, an
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Miss Poultency, OF Baltimore. is visit
Ing Mrs, Eppa Hunton, at No, East East
FRANKLIN Street