davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12

--ense letter Nodr ipuree uu'ersr Gli'ee
bae Berenil0en rats Seiades beS Serrn 3
Iepb GtdbolI pop aoeIblcpa. Inter anofr
en thetlie CT uns nit, oae Serr AIbsrt StIte
BON ct. eouis, ieiner eeiunbbett weaen 'slii
tmi9sn 9poaen aut eer ibm aeberl9en 6arm
pele une eds seben auf oem yaube berelts
wieesr bic 5arbt Der Seiunobelt aui beNsn
sganasn beruorgsruien babe.
-gieniaa fam osr 9oittrdaer erit Il llhr
Qabts bier an. llriade Der gsripdtung
mar, eas in ben oura bas Gle ssidsten aa
nal aui Dem 5Iuiis Der seiallene S9nse lie
aeu oeblieben unb .Nubseis bIIeete, eura
luclcbes VI paFiersn Der 6dbrmann 4 Smn-
ben beanprudtr. Gfitern fam Der Fsittra
asr, oa es niht mo9Ii1 mar, uber ben tSlnB
an iesen, pcn bort ,uriid uno mir erbleIten
leins 9oitiahen.
farm 30 uerk anfen: ent stwa smsl
| WelIeN iuo0liIlb pon g9stpballa Qele.
osns aus 900 Ncres btltehsnoe 6arm
ionn bn Der GigtnthIimcr aIsnltebeno,
bia,a as,auii wuoen. ebsn'e ale o1:
rnui tenuoliheu Nluss uno Ndsr1e-
rotbiboItcu. 30 MI g4eSen nno ods
raul Oepnan,t, Wecfn N|dbSrtm ,penhe
man nh an nie Srpeoiicn ole'es Ylnt'
,,s ater al hm slQentbumcr, Settn
Vblilip Vuede.
3u pert0ufeu 3nhfocl
! tIad) brei ,}abr all. - 0nno bob
8. ~ 0climtUtr
| g0rl!pbNlla Wlo.
3u0tlouitn; Sin Shlpcln
S,a3l bon ltwaritr lnrbc IN lInitn
Chr .imuoiD Grup" tmo wIeAt eiwd
| 200 225 Yiunb. el4snlbnmtt
touR iclbes atQtn 93ablnna otlty
NptB mo euth1oiNunQ 'nr Gutter
| pcl mir aui pe Sonnena 6arm 0tho'
! len
Tan Grens.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12
5ur 6eihid,te pon Comp. rDI
20. MO. Jnf. Rco't.
(Tsn Sss. 4. eHsdt.i
(NortisBuue)

Die Stunosu. be mir in Webora
nat otr Audtthr aus MilIsr Co., aod
usrbra ttsn, persn e'Bahlt. Die yet.
riniaune oI peribitotntn eompaanir
tn in ,sranilln Gounip uno Si. coHts.
ci. Noasnoung Der .1PuIitr Rolls.
bic srntnnunl BON 6jeo. y. Sooner
als Col. ofs %. Nu. tni. SeQ't tit
oos alss mar. ipis mir sSehen. eas
g9srt uon lpsni9en 5aaen. Ele CONS
'ortablen 6nueu pou Pe TOps!s 6ol-
ltGs purttn an absnes bss Ii. ,J'b
ruar 90 oerdulut. Inter ben StId.
ltn bon 20 Qdlbselsn. iossu bic 9
Gompdonisn = Gompaenis g" aI=
Color eomp. in Der Witts - gum lssr
ten male ourh bic Strabsn pon 81.
Qpuls ;ur @hsrits, no sln 0ompfer
lbrer hlrrts. Der lie nGt Jprt 5oneI.
lon III uriugtu. 5ehlmmt mar. 5au
ienot bon ,3ultaneru, lpppon Sanosrte
ioI1ttu, 'ulIttn SiraBcn uno Selten'
ptlc. llu,tr oisitn tautitn, ,pobrtno
mir in or Ndbt ots Tampltts rot
IhuQtrt .3cl, uurtlIcn mubltn tpt
Ailrs ~ uu'trtr Nulnllmc III Cro'
InuuQ. Z 1 btirnu,trt rowJicS 0a'
lpit amt allies. mas Tutlt III 'elnes.
mtl3 snpabittm GnAltih itimp'icn.
TAI NAT pulr ult!@ N(ucs II ldltn
Isla1tu, RtIu g9unaer - ,ulr bob Die
AoNt lutlht otniid, GItuottn II
9Rlnouvl. btionbtry III Ct. golIs 9e.
ipidt ha,ttn lno not lmatr lpItlttn,
| lolhem 0jsilnoel sll Corn ip Ault.
! 99lrtn Is bob 'li ausitllsL!lh beat
| ite 2rapptH. ps AMER etntTal Su1N
! mo SisgtI Camp SltloU iauberttH.
| Gis Htt;lleDst. element la* BEN S.adtc
! iIl1ten uto nloUrh MlN0Uri IN oey
| llnon trbjtlltu, Nltotm oit llrl.
ben oi'ty Gtutibtuirtilsy IanlG 1tna8
lnsttoyi. pet,tauo e. Der uattyt 5o9n
gabtler pon Comp. - !" 9cn g8at,n.
ois oas Rellmeht umalben, um ois
lR.tcllsoer oentIAtN ;uilmmtu pne
Grempe BON linen lem " ba!teu. til
/ ShslppAta III it.aacu. 99le AM
NoleyiarmQ;l ocirl5tu, 7os Ao5u
nit icige. 1Qai,tlt in Sen Nluon lN'
,rug yunlntn al una itha ut nit etsr
t Nn,ben II QuI uut,i3tn. eti.n g.a't
oaiitm Sallltn IL %caCn. Jtau
lmlr tbtuip i'm L ;uyut. obac oaF Cl
mai otr gNltYvftu ieia Htb,a mi
INommcl btucy,, NIB pin o,@ Il
Dm4t. ppraciaQtn. .yltb INt.ylaul
madn ,dh,1 fem" rtl. lltu hAitRoG
IQQp'tn yar,ta III biz Suolac II
m5 tlpaaotu.
onuN5rauf mana Ma Rr1jmtgt stl
y,nTr',, VIM ,tg ba,o N n{a;
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12
Votales.

Ter 0.;e Nery Marttn sSteer 9eHnet
iia aui per sgau'erI,lc
-6rau 4. eonlco Die an tlnem eeiaBu
rs am &dIj, uti. ,i,uttety poMau'
-1rarsta mn >pntc natt ilant 1etttf
hrt 5aul,c 500 G6iirap uno ,goal.
Itt ldcptr, cya5tt t,b,c!itn 0cltun
N0o Auota,n cn,9 ,ou e,ttu &dbc,9.
1tdu NJ - vea Na,eeptat bat 'b
,us .iru a,o an eu 6amri,t Au,en io'!
bier nu'.
SRI. yuu cta mh asepup Ietia
em ppa Iaos. woI,a ,aiwd,sa 9'rt aa'
&crwantl,ust'a,e.
,(vbN fc.t9 ,tby!t nat III h.uh oa
5detiaaatun 5amrial me Atapt 3em
mar N u. yAae mai
-Ge, {mt 10 9aNmtQtsa N1uc am ua.
ias Abrto gly uoa ianaen yatgn hlea.c
etit.tg,te gut t,'att.
Scum l3chtymaun .uno am'n 6et'd
nobnirn am >icn',da. .ecm NeqsaemNt et9
ptrii. ueun aAgcua II, "a A1ds'oWa Rct
Tlcutaq bt0aunru uo'cy' M,yiht cle
einmlcota. A,tltn ece Atlcuc Qttt,n map
y. te elt elat,uit ttnvgpedtH tnQtitcI!i wtto.n,
ncNu Slnetoibc pon 9ecINcwn mar
ON Serntaa et. llebc;HyIu9c ro lraacy
iuult pon pru (eer et9 atrtR 9tmq Aar,n9
Sr.
Ser 2uaun 9rec begab ft' am Sans
iaa uab e. ycuie um N rr Ct, Som9
lluiptrij;Q t,ut SmoWu w,eert m''unch
men.
-,\chn SdAiO pnn faeD tc'dne 'tb SppD
taa bier. CT brth,e, tdb it'ue @dtt,n, mel
dc lhntt hunt MAR au' etm 9VtNe etr Hti
iesnna itt
Au' Nm gsrlaui bet irnu Clara Son
nsu am ireiidA bdtien iltb ,ObGveite Adu'rr
fiaatiuHOcn unb nurNtn fur dltp auSgtbo
itue eigen'hum Gnusbmbdre Ptetlt trutit.
-9cratNt, n,b,eab Or ". M {a,niry
pom S,uu Sonn,aa uno Rcniaa bier lem
pire nm ioitbsn, bic 3abns aueassNaen, une
iel6eu bic s,nes musn Geb,liss ttelritn,
m bteItutg.
--Strr J. !, cbriltidn eissnibliuer &l
,Spruet Grove Voultrp Narbs- beilnesi I'D
I'm SnisrrsNs itlnss 8sidaites bier. Sas
eanptssi9ait Der ee'laseIsa8. w.re jeei IT
cwensp.as, &e. betrisben. eaba, No.
nur np9 cine 3weisofiiee.
Solicitor edraesr pon a,nn beiano iid
yaemtas bier ,ur Ablieieruns Der pan Phil
bert unb 5iiber periertisten eanelartsn Dor
riase County. 1isis sanolarisn seben &C
nan ieesn adsr eanoes Die bic GARNER oisiss
Counties bsiissn ionic euen Ramsn au
aut SrtidaftsH. SsitionsIIaisn ane Soul
eiiiriiie fieben auf eisie aarts persei6ns..
Cine uns psa unisrsm 6remee SEQ. 2
Ruendratb pon 1snpsr Go,., ,asssanaen
9aris beiaat, BAT er iid ieinsr Gtiuneb ei
wessn in Tsnuer beiiabe une bert BEL Ssrr,
Grant Isrsmsmspsr eesis sabe. etins,
eaIson an Der gass xps. In q. ssuis Dab
e essiaut ans isine Gamilis sebns istt al
RsHinsrsu xss. ps1in bas eslisbsait iaaI
q - aDre1irsn.tsi,
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12

vile Tisisnistu bic mir iduioen iino
hermit stbeten bis ipdt,isns lttn
,Ssbruar 1905 ibt Rtanuaa ,u Be-
sl,iheu, anosr,aials oisie Der Sant
,ur eintaiiieruua dbsraebsn psretn.
attunasrea,
ssrau Clara Seanen.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12

:.gbamberlainS Iasen uno esbertafel
dben ,ine bus Bette iar RassnleivH une
gerftevinaa sas ID is psriaait hsss,' iaai
I. y. &almantia Apetbsisr in pettHsiut
RiH .Sie iine lsiat ~ nehmsn une itets
non teitem orio.s bsslsitet Sd rati mel
nsm aanesn eieitikea ~. ptria4tn ane lie
i'm ,saus pen Grslaleiiaieit' saraid,al4 4idtn;
babe aeer bic bate, leinen eerartiaea daa ae,
babt. 9sm assissi bsi 8. .. os4eri D es.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12

WatIUt Don Weopta i1ao Wliltr 90,
ano iutld nitt ohas Rub,u, Vialcr
DE osrfenern 31ps. 6uunerts pou
ben SaIohisu anoerr 6omplanitn
iuht,n Die Shptt ibrts Quappiat$
babnrt III Dsrrinaern. inbm iis nlt
0alltt ibrr Gttsn, itIbn Rlt Dumas
Iiite lpeanaritn mas lie ipaisr nniur.
Il5 bsrfutsn.
Inter nnism @eItphnIsH iano eieita
telne Natabmsr. St t1,tsn osr
g9srth elmer 9ede. ipsnioi.sus III bi,itr
Sabrsssit, itnn tsnn.n selsrnt. 7lb
lsooh nldt Vile ron Comp. Z oisis
Nldrid' iberlianosn, mar u un'srsn
2siousitn DIR fal. .Rol 6al" ett
putos pon tisr on uitt mstr pon Ct=
10, unierm Crberln Q.hllttn Ctts
errsitts ;pnr 6barls=ion, lam isoob
niht tuelir. Rrantheli belt ihn ol.
bon oh. bic nathsr in sntlaIunl nus
otm 3isnf, moste. Sts!ms in osr
HoMp. Oso, Comp. bate TIRE Sttlns
behauptsttn, oab Ctto oune 6'ri. e:
o0btim pttlprsn. Samus -. Rsto
ein rpbuIier mlrtinilit onatbsHo,r.
Qrpfsr lunatr Mlnn. Nlymcr uno
9opo.ai nobe QotlF'opa w0bub II,
otr, pie 'ruor btrits,. api uniertn
Mdrltt nlb allilcr eouHip l.s W;.
ilnatncy tlppthtatt uuror. lcoob 'y; =.
militia iooaRu 'oilit uno Nt oty enmg
q" au'tIcH iplrot Cuo's Nltiot.
9er.
.99mu ano'rt Ytut' ittaifn, olan
mus lt wattn.
,Nub Shliomaa' rthr, Qluoltls
Qt atbn'n."
9ttt oltitm ylcos wlrotu 9spohu. b
oltitn'lts p,u mitrsn N:nqllIsa
psrltiteoti. biz 'ruh an Wr4sn RON
Cr0ulQ Der Gomu. iii tltc,"'
llsnne lu5tyIe'en. F.auo:u'i ~
Nnmor ii "a be.lnntiit = u10:,T IT.
lib. Seibt bic elug uNo Tlnl uol
ein:m itiuo.lhsn Rlnolmooo;e o,ty
bon sort 51umpion natuH as't.tu
otyte Somb.n rtrmott.n ts nltt oiti:
Siimmsn1 1T brstsn. psn;3n.n5 fiji,
.uttt bei !ttu Naorio. Rom5ta ng'
/ o,u bttanntlt uitt immsI bic Ste.liH
I0ui Die IL 9trltttt Nao. NH it al'
luriiteIlsit eer t6GtaBc 3s.N5
ltuu liz ron llaltitl,ttl btolsg. I =
c.H. SrIlhyual 'sl.E ra+ Uuo q.
is tam iiy fyJuHot ga9 T.taH ;tf
i.aity.
safnu oj+ttn 4gIa ra,ot ,1
Noys NM qltn,I,,1a Fnt,3 ete a.t
"a mr. uot 9lItlfs II ,.,ftn,a b3.,tt
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12
.tlrm III p>rtJa'eg.

too Attr. Is at,y4 Scuem.21ae- +.
$ta sQ,sa 0a3 Slae. ;. Wt!ltg
lue..a pal <stG93llI3. 8at;u'.lI!g
ett u. S;yslalg4 ND In. Sa's
a3ta9sl!.i. Wa.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1905-01-12
Sitte au Jelus..

Sim i 6efiebeS betI. Gamens Jt
0,eu, taber Name
NyNetne 3uptritdt
1reuee mir I'M Selesn,
5roFt, penn alleo brthi.
seeru bic StirR toben
s1rsdl,9 aui MID TN.
sDsun ib gan, perIaiien,
8lsibit bu tren aaeln.
9ab ia nidt i8on ianse,
Ssiu5, bid seIiebt,
Sh mir ieiO im 3sEeP.
.a6t mid sans betrubt.
Ad, i'd mar perbIcnoet,
Sudte auorse si9t
Gu6te andre 8dter,
2eine eiebs nlbi,
Gublid. gutter Ssius,
Soit mib irel 9tnaht
Won ocn 'aIittn 6rcucen
lie nur ge,p gstrdbt,
tSib mir Afueirhren,
trte in bir eru't,
1ob id ,reu biz bIetbe
1rm tn Gdlmeys unb tu't.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01

nj que suscribe pone en- CT n' ci-
misnto de sus numerosos parroQuit-
Aos, que dssde esta fecha, y 60 mi e.
gundo comedor, los preoios essars n
90 ~ asi6a con Ia sttuaci6n hc,aal ::
Cn blstsk. II ctvs. Una ternera err
pxasda, 10 etvs. Un arroz con galil.
ns, 10 ctvs. Ua caldo G gAllego, 10 ctvs
On basalso 4 Ia vizosins, 10 ctvs. Una
sopa oon carne, 5 ctvs. Una sopa So
GallinA, csvs. Una mixsa, 5 ctvs.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01
lAT|N.ANFkI(A1 INSTITUTE
djfigit0 p0l Don Jose Domingo SGSAa
81 w. 9th ST.. NEW YORK
instruction en- todos

instruction en- todos les ramos
Jonducci6n adecuada en- los estrdios
rrato y direction convenientes al caras-
ter de Ia raza Observation-Disclosures.
to On el idioma espaaol, & 6n de q. los
lovenes que Sc nos snvian no yuelyap
luego aus paises hacienda papeles
ridiculos, sin ssber hablar bien, nj el
espafiol. nj el ingles. .-Eusedanza r4uj
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01

Aa y akeaz de este characterization
de tnmilia- -Comids 4 10 espafiols-
0os:smbres, religion y Tadicionss
patrias-M6todos de enseaanza sme-
.rioancs-Idioma obligsso-io, ei ingl6s
Nuestras especialIds3ea: Cbnsercio &
kdion,ds. Refarencias de donde se
quieran y como Sc quiersn.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01

y asi suce yamente t(dos los demGs
platos.
Tamblen Sc hacen abon,s para
fAmilias q precios lin .ados, essos coz
quincenas adelantadAs
Un cubiarto do Ii de & er
ell Restaurn MT, SO ctvs.
Los lus YES y dom'ngos SO hacs ur
selecto caGu gallsgt, y los sabados
pasteles J b. .iaeas con polio.
JCA. JE ARCIA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01
Anuneio

III Cue sussriba, otrscs mules do
madas 8 ind6nisas. ri eve iassreSs
eomprar alganas pusde dfp' ai~ss {
ests Villa.-ALz1 AIR.
C0sme Iulio 81 iT2.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01
Ia Catalina
SAN.~Fa ANCNsCO So,

Gran rebaja. .de..precios ea bene6cio del pdbEco
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01
SE YEND[N A PREQO HODI(O

Los estabe1mientos de herreria fundici6n casa de
vyenda radcados Ia nmedac6n de la carreera de Qua
wanna Arroyo E que los desee puede dirgirse dona
Nataia de Santiago vuda de Caussade don Federico
Curet, de Guayama.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-09-01

Prscios pasas de San New York 500 o
$50 primera SO segunds La 0pATeA
e s6 gund Cabeo s25 S .egunda .
Psssss de rebhs hos hasta tres ahcs
de eda4 hssa II ahos nad Los apere. dc sa
nsa comoddades paaos
peand de Puerto New York de onoo da
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04

prosecuting criminal cases shall be
materially reduced. And above all,
changes should be made in the regis
tration and election laws. We are
aware that no such change can be
completed for at least two Legislatures,
but start can be made. The idea of
a personal registration every election
is preposterous, to say nothing of the
expense. A permanent registration
with a bipartisan board to make
corrections aud additions every two
years will preserve the rights of all
and save thousands of dollars to the
State and County. The ballot law
also should be so amended that every
man shall have the right to express
his sentiments. This is not possible
under the present law. The voter is
limited in his choice to the nominee of
the several parties on the ballot. The
Independent, intelligent vote is dis
couraged We believe in ballot law
like the old so-called "UnifOrm
Ballot" with the possibilities of fly
specks removed by the continuance of
the present returning board, con-
sisting of the Judges. This ballot,
which man can fix up to suit himself
at his home or at any other place, and
then go alone thirty feet from any
outside influence, and deposit ii
himself in the box, with the assurance
that it will be counted, will do more
than any other thing to lesson bribery.
-MiddLetOtUn Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When an attorney offers to SETTLE
listen.
Some men try to get business by
fighting people.
The successful business man is one
who knows what people will not do
When a man gets discouraged and
quits, the doctor says afterward that
that was just the time when he should
have held on.
When one of the town boys marries
an out of town girl it creates more
feeling" than when a town girl i'm
ports a husband.
When a man wants to sharpen a
knife he hunts up milestone When
a woman wants to sharpen knife she
takes few swipes on a crock.
1t often happens that the woman
who has a reputation far and wide as
judge of good bargain seems to fall
down when she picks out husband
Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
ANIMALS NIANDERINGS.
Rats the Most Miyratory-Lemmings
Race With Death.

hace " AtH De1th.
The fable of the country mouse and
the town mouse has Il foundation in
fact. Mice occasionally migrate in
large numbers when food grows scarce
and travel considerable distances to
fresh houses. Farmers in a part of
Perthshire had a good reason to be-
come aware Of this fact when Il couple
of years ago vast swarmS of mice in
vaded their cornfelds at harvest time.
But the mouse only travels when it
has to. The rat, on the contrary, seems
to take a yearly outing in very much
the same fashion as do human beings.
Rats are the most migratory creatures
in the world. Whole troops of rats
leave the towns at the end of summer
and spend a month or two in the coun-
try, apparently in order to enjoy the
change of food, which the county af-
fords at that time of the year in the
way of fresh fruit and grain. Before
the cold weather sets in they are all
back in their old quarters.
Reindeer migrate with the same regu-
larity as swallows. They move south
when winter sets in, but as soon as
ever the snow begins to melt they
travel steadily north, sometimes for as
much as thousand miles.
To end a holiday by deliberate sui
eide is so strange a phenomenon that
for long time naturalists looked upon
the stories of the migration of the lem
mings as an improbable fiction. Yet
the facts are beyond dispute. At ir-
regular intervals these rat-like crea-
lures start out from their homes in the
Businesses of northern Scandinavia in
huge drOves, numbering tens of thou
sands, and travel steadily southwark.
Death pursues them in a hundred
forms. Hawks and other birds of prey
hover above them. Foxes, wolves and
man decimate them. Thousands are
drowned in rivers. Yet the rest strug-
gle on until they reach the sea. They
do not stop. They plunge in, swim out
and struggle on until at last their
strength fails and they drown. Not
one ever returns from this journey OF
death.-LondOn Answers.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
Slam.

The worth thing that can happen to
a man in Siam is to get into debt, from
which there is never any escape, owing
to the exorbitant interest charged.
Once in debt there is no appeal, the
debtor being stripped of his clothes and
compelled to work in fetters, generally
for the rest of his life, to pay the inter
est. Drunkards are not permitted to
give evidence in the law courts of
Siam. The Buddhist priests, clad in
yellow robes, are to be seen every
where in Bangkok, and it is quite COM
mon for young men to enter the priest
hood, which affords them an easy and
luxurious existence, owing to the lib
erality of the populace toward any one
sanctioned to the service of Buddha.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
An Ingenious scheme.

A story is told of a Chicago girl
whose verses were always declined
with thanks" who hit upon the fol-
lowing unique plan for having them
published. She would send a line of
verse from one of her poems to the
query column of some newspaper and
ask from what poem such a line came,
the name of the poem and of the au-
thor. A friend, also a rhymester,
would send the querist's own poem to
the paper with the desired informa-
ton, and Of course it would appear in
print. The querist would do the same
for the friend and so on until between
them they hadSall their poems" print
ad
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
Medieval MOnarchs,

Almost every medieval monarch
claimed the whole or a part of the
dominiOns Of almost every other and
insisted on inserting his claim in his
list of official titles. In treatlses and
all official documents the whole list
was religiously copied, and as it often
happened that the two negotiating
monarchs had some of the same titles
1t became usual to insert a clause in
the list, non praejudicando, in order to
indicate that, no matter how absurd,
inappropriate or untrue were the titles,
they were understood to be inserted be-
cause they pleased the monarch who
claimed them, that they did not confer
a valid claim, and so no harm was
likely to result from their use.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04

The Times extends the compliments |
of the season to its readers and patrons |
and wishes them happy and prosper
Gus New Year. The people of this vi
cihity have come to another year in a
state of peace and prosperity such that
is worthy of more than passing note.
Dependent as we are upon agriculture
as the backbone of trade and business
thrift, the year 1904 will go on record
as one of the best fruit and grain years
the people of this vicinity have witnes-
sed and good paying crops have blessed
the farmers and indirectly has had
stimulating effect in all channels of
trade. But in recounting the blessings
of peace and prosperity of the year
just passed, let us not forget our duty
in the new year inst begun. Smyrna
must keep pace with the time if she
wishes to grow and progress. There
are four or five store houses still vacant
aud number of dwellings that are
unoccupied. Smyrna cannot rest upon
its achievements of the past, it must be
up and doing. There should be more
than one new building going up IN a
year. We need-something to help our
growth. Then letus have and foster
home industries. employ home labor,
and induce families to come here and
locate. Smyrna and Clayton have the
natural advantages to make the largest
agricultural aud manufacturing town
in the State. Let the year 1905 be full
of progressive spirit. Let us throw away
petty jealousles and pessimistic notions
and not keep continually running
things down, but let us all be of one
accord and do what we can, if only by
saying a good word to help and foster
home industries and to be ever mind
full of the material growth and prosper
ity of our town. The new basket mill
company which will employ hundred
men and boys gives evidence of being
a boon to Smyrna. Let us help il. Ne
gotiations are about closed for a shirt
factory to locate in Smyrna and en-
ploy from 20 to so operators. Let us
encourage it. Other industries should
be induced to locate in Smyrna. Let
us have them. Then there is the
agitation over a new postofice build
ing and if our citizens are really
sincere about having a $4,000 or
100000 building grace our town. let
them hold a public meeting and make
some effort to obtain it. There is
nothing gained without an effort.
While we are making an effort to pro-
gress as town, we might look with
better care to our streets and
pavements. The Council should see
to it that cleanliness is observed at all
times. Streets strewn with paper,
rubbish and other filth is unbecoming
and could be easily remedied. Walk
ing could be made better if the
council would enforce the pavement
ordinance, There are pavements in
Smyrna that would not De tolerated in
wideawake, progressive town. We
cannot afford macadamized streets as
yet but a liberal supply of oyster
shells and stones could be used to an
advantage. The year 1905 has just
begun and if our citizens are mindful
of the interest and prosperity oi
Smyrna it can be a record breaking
year. Let us think over these things
and resolve to better our condition.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04
A Chinese Columbus.

The belief in Chinese Columbus was
first allowed by scholars only in the
first half of the last century. The
claim is that a Buddhist priest in the
fifth century crossed the Pacific to this
continent and returned, making writ
ten report of his discovery. The report
still exists. 1t was translated into
French in 1871 by NJ. de Guignes. 1t
gave a narrative of a voyage eastward
by priest for 10000 Ii, where he found
a country which he named Fusang.
People similar to the Indians were de
scribed, as well as American plants.
The only doubt about the matter is as
to the distance meant by 10000 Ii. The
priest may have reached only some is
land in the Pacific ocean.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04

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 a part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Publisher and Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Editor and Business Manager.
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paid strictly in advance sl.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
DVERTISEME MENTS-THE SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district Ofwhich 1t
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. specia
discount on all semi-annuR, and yearly adver
TSements
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04

law would greatly simplify theballOt,
and there are several drafts of ballot
laws already being prepared to i'm
prove upon the present system.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-04

The assembling of the Delaware
Legislature in extraordinary session
last week, and the numerous confer.
ences attendant thereto, show that.
while the regular session will not
convene till next week, considerable
legislation is already being discussed
Probably the most talked about at
present is the much. .mooted Voters
Assistants law. The Democrats, who
are required to contribute the three.
fourths' majority necessary for all
appropriations and allowances, except
for legislative salaries, have threatened
to hold mp all appropriations if the
Republicans do not repeal this law
They will br saved this troubl.. no.
ever, az Union Repu
which f"" fostered the
not att save the
doing a. ne Vote