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Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
ACCUSED OF MIsAppROpRIA1ING MONEY
J. W. Jones has Joseph Colder Arrested for
MsapprOpriatirg SlCO Peach Money.

J. ". Jones has Joseph Colder Arrested for
MisapprOpriatirg SlCO Peach Money.
Joseph Colder, one Of the local
buyers at Smyrna Landing was ar
rested by Constable Boyer and ar
raigned before Magistrate Cummins
last week on the charge Of misapprop-
rating money placed in his hands by
j. w. Jones. The latter testified that
on September the first he gave Colder
500 to go over i'll Maryland to buy
peaches with the understanding that
they were 70 divide profits. Colder.
it is alleged, did not carry out the con
tract but went to Atlantic City IN
stead. Mr.. Jones followed Colder to
Atlantic City where he accosted lin,
and got the promise that he would re-
turn the money. Failing to-, do this
Mr.. Jones had him arrested. Az the
hearing Colder, alleged that he Rac
never received cent from MIR. Jones
and knew nothing about it. Magis-
trate Cummins however held Colder
for Court in sum of S40O bail.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
WOODLAND BEACH CASES FOR COURT.
Will Come Up Before the Coming Kent County
Court on Appeal at It's Session In Dover.

Will Come Up Before the Coming Kent County
Court on Appeal at It's Session In Dover.
The prothonotary of records in Kent
County show that about $500, together
with about $1,000 in Superior Court
costs, have been piled up against the
Woodland amusement concessionarIes
who have been arrested from time to
time and have been fined for run
ming their amusement enterprises
wide open every Sunday. The cases
are now all appealed to the Su-
perior Court, bail having been fur
nished on each charge,- and will come
before the Superior Court at Dover
next month, when Attorney General
Robert H. Richards, and Deputy At
torney- General Daniel o. Hastings
will represent the State aud Anthony
Higgins, Horace E. Eastborn, David
J. Reinhart and Samuel NJ. Harring
ton will appear for the defendants, who
each appear before the Superior Court
as appellants against the judgement OF
Smyrna magistrate. Should the case
go against the concessicnaries, they
will probably find the court and coun.
sci costs footing up to greater sun
than the Sunday receipts. There il
great interest in the cases as it in
wolves the question as to what consti
tutes the performance of worldly
| labor on the Sabbath"
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
new BOAT SCHEDULE TO START OCT. IST
Steamer Brady Of the Transportation Will
Have One Regular Time of Leave, IL Noon.

hofS Ohs rSSuidi tlHiC VI LSdfCs II NOous
The new boat schedule announced in
the Times last week will go into effect
the first of October. The work of i'm
proving Smyrna River is nearly com
pleted and after few finishing touches
the route will be ready for the new and
revised steamboat service, when our
boats will no longer have to wait for
the tides, but will have one regular
leaving time, - o'clock noon from
Smyrna Landing and returning -
o'clock noon from Philadelphia. The
announcement has been received with
pleasure by all patrons of the line, for
a service of this kind means much to
the commercial interests of Smyrna
and surrounding country in that
quicker and surer service which will be
afforded. To fruit shippers it means
early market and consequently better
prices. The Smyrna Transportation
Company propose making, by aid OF
the shortened route between here and
the bay, five hour trip from Smyrna
to Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
TWO WEDDINGS TAKE PLACE AT KENTON.
William A. PiGder, 0yerseer at "WOOdlaw1,
Near Smyrna Weds Miss Nellie Wilson.

KENToN, Sept. 19:-Two weddings
took place in Kenton last Sunday.
William A. Pinder, the well-known
overseer of Woodlawn Farm and Miss
Nellie Wilson of near Smyrna, were
married at the parsonage by the Rev.
d, F. McFaul. The latter also united
il, marriage Miss Lille M. Cook and
MIR. Ollie E, Purnell both of Hartley,
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
TWO FARMS IN THIS VICINITY SOLD.
johnson Farm Near Town Sold 10 ThOp1s Kirby
and Barnes Farm, TO Timothy Townsend


Mr.. William Johnson has sold his
farm of 1856 acres near town, which was
tenanted by him and his two brothers,
John and George, to Mr.. Thomas
Kirby for S365O.OO. The farm is stu
ated near to Mr.. Kirby and it is UNDER
stood he will stock it and carry it on.
George A. Barnes of BlackistOn's
Cross Roads has sold his farm of $50
acres including stock and crops to
Representative Timothy Townsend, Of
Dagsboro, Sussex County for $94OO.
1t is said that Mr.. George Inselow,
who has been on the LeCompte farm,
will move there next year and conduct
it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Dead Easy.
the London Tit-Bits.

From the London Tit-Bits.
The other evening a man of the burglar
type stepped up to an old gentleman and.
handing him a piece of paper, said:
''S.r, would you be good enough to read
me the writing on this piece of paper?"
The individual addressed consented, and,
moving toward the rays of a convenient gas
lamp, read the following words:
IF you utter a cry or speak a single
word 1 shall shoot you. Give ME your
watch and chain and your purse at once
and then pass on:"
Completely taken of his guard the gem
tleman handed over the articles asked for
and walked Off A few steps brought him
to policeman, and, relating his story. the
pair proceeded in pursuit Of the stranger
who was not yet out of sight.
Next morning. before the magistrate, the
vagrant was called upon for an explana-
ton.
.'Your honor" he said, 81 am not an ed
ucated man. and therefore can neither read
nor write. Last evening picked up piece
OF paper. and. 1t striking me that II might
be OF some Importance. took 1t to the first
person met and asked him to decipher IT.
The gentleman read It quietly to himself
and then. without saying word. handed
me his watch. chain and purse and walked
or without giving me time to recover from.
my surprise or to ask him what he meant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
HUNTER HIRED ON PROBATION.
Mayor Weaver Engaged Unknown
Engineer for City Bureau.

1t was announced in Philadelphia yester-
day that j. A. Hunter, who was an appl1-
cant for the bureau of highways, has been
appointed to the place on probation by
Mayor Weaver, and will enter upon his
duties Monday.
Mr.. Hunters appointment is unique In
the history of Philadelphia politics. and
considerable interest was attracted by his
application. He is a structural engineer.
and at present is employed at the League
Island navy yard. He came to that city
stranger.
When the newspapers published the fact
that civil service examination would be
held for applicants for the position of chief
OF the highways bureau. Mr.. Hunter was
urged by his wife to take the examination
He at first declined to do so. declaring that
he had no political influence, and knew no
one who would back him. Finally he
agreed to take 1t, and his family physician
ton.
Six persons took the examination. and to
the surprise of the mayor and others. Mr.
Hunter was the only one to pass. Among
those who failed was the man the mayor
had temporarily appointed pending civil
service examination, and whom he hoped
to make the permanent chief.
AS neither the mayor nor any one else
connected with the city government had
ever heard of Mr.. Hunter. the mayor de-
layed appointing him pending an investi-
cation into the mans record and his quail
fications as an executive officer. Mr.. Hunt
er had several conferences with the mayor
with the result that he was appointed yes
terday. His politics is not publicly known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
SAILORS FAITH IN oMENs.
Sea Superstitions Are Picturesque and
Many Of Ancient Date.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Sailors superstitions are usually pictur-
esque Many of them are very old and
many OF their beliefs are common the
world over. To break looking glass on
shipboard means a broken mast and q
broken tumbler means shattered compass
A sneeze invites misfortune unless you
sneeze to the right. The man at the wheel
under any flag will tell you that he can not
steer straight If there is a cross-eyed pas
senger aboard.
Women are considered extremely un-
lucky on a warship or merchantmen and
are supposed to bring squally weather and
dangerous gales. Away back In the early
'5Os 1t was customary for a captain in the
navy to take his wife and family with him
on long voyages. but today the women are
left at home.
St. Elmo's lights are another source Of
uneasiness to the sailor They are usually
seen in the tropics and are probably due
to electricity. but they certainly present
spectral sight on a dark night at sea,
when the little globular, greensh-blue
flames are seen floating and fickering
above the yardarms. jumping at bound
from tOpsail yard to topgallant yard or
disappearing there. only to reappear on
the truck of the mainmast. These pheno-
mena precede a storm and become visible
during the calm that Is generally followed
by deluge of rain and an electrical dis
play of unusual briiliancy.
Originally known as Corpus CriSti lights,
the sailors have corrupted the name to
"corposants'' and believe them to be the
presage misfortune usually the loss OF the
ship. 1t was formerly hard task to get
Q sailor Into the rigging while sscorp0S-
ant" was diOiEsring aIeft
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ed along the walls and partially hidden by

SuLldC
1t was very hard temptation for Hank
to keep from opening one Of the boxes to
see what was in 1t. He knew that he was
violating the law. for he had broken into a
out any good reason so he quickly
climbed to the ground Then Hank
began to think. He thought per-
haps that this might be the cache of
smuggler, and as he thought over the mat
ter he became convinced that he was on the
right track. When he reached the ground
he carefully searched the vicinity and found
that the sleigh had gone of in an opposite
direction, and congratulated himself that 1t
was the same one. for he compared the
width Of the runners with the ones which
he had followed and found them the same
although they did not sink so deeply into
the snow, showing conclusively to Hank $
mind that the load had been lifted" 1t
was now past midnight and Christmas
morning. Thus far it had been cherries
Christmas for him. He quickened his pace
and reached the river in time to hear the
church bells ring out welcome of the
day. Two miles this side Of Alexandria bay
he met Frank Herrick, who was on his way
to Clayton to get Christmas package.
Frank offered him lift and when he ar
rived at Alexandria bay he concluded that
he would go further. Arriving at Clayton
Hank went at once to the home of the GUS
tom house officer and knocked at the door
The officer raised the window and inquired
Hanks business.
Come down at once Mr.. Jemmison. I
have found band of smugglers.'
Jemmison grumbled something about be-
ing disturbed on Christmas day, but came
down finally all ready for the trip. 1t was
a twenty-mile drive over the ice. but Hank
told such straight story that he was rath-
er inclined to believe that he had found
something So the two started off. and the
day was just breaking when they arrived
at the cabin. The officer had compelled
Hank to swear out a search warrant, which
Hank reluctantly did, and then the door
was forced and the two proceeded to the
loft. Here Hank pointed out the plumber
to the officer and Jemmison picked up one
of the boxes and examined 1t carefully. 1t
bore no mark and he hesitated to open 1t,
but armed with the search warrant and the
representations of Hank he decided to open
1t then and there. The first box he opened
sent a thrill through Hank. 1t was opium.
and had been smuggled over the river.
Each box was opened in turn and each
showed nothing but opium The stun was
carried to the inspectors sleigh and taken
back to Clayton. Here 1t was carefully
weighed and it's value placed at $4,000.
and under the laws Of the state Hank re-
ceived one half and with his $4,000 In the
shape of a warrant on the Treasury Depart
ment some weeks later, Hank sent back his
badge and resignation as detective to the
Chicago firm. bought himself farm, got
married and made even Lige Parker his
foreman. for he often declared afterward
that II Lige hadn't stolen his girl that
night he never would have caught the
smuggler,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
The Doll Fair.

From Harper's Bazaar.
dolls fair Is always of the greatest
interest to children. but 1t may be no less
charming to grown people If It is skillfuily
planned. Indeed. 1t may be more than a
mere fair, and an admission fee may be
see what IL is like. Booths should be made
to represent the different rooms in a doll's
house. and those who serve in them may be
dressed to represent dolls. The first booth
may be the kitchen, rung around with
saucepans. pots and kettles, with small
range and kitchen table at the back.
The dining room booth Is managed by
some one dressed as a waitress doll and
about the family table Is seated group of
dolls from father and mother to the baby
AL, the doll furniture and the papier-mac che
food on the table may be for sale as well
as the dolls. The third room, the parIor
has sofas. tables and crairs, and here are
the most fashionable dolls, men, women
and most beautiful young-lady dolls. Be-
yond this may be the nursery with baby
dolls being bathed dressed and fed. with
the cradles. high chairs nurse dolls and
furniture for sale; and last there may be
the sick room. with white enameled beds
and cribs and lovely trained-nurse dolls.
Besides these rooms. there may be booths
with doll tableaus: wedding of course;
a foot ball game with players in appropriate
costume; a golf-feld with players and cad
dies using or carrying scarf-pln sticks; and
tourist parties of dolls with suit cases ana
shawl straDs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Where the Soil Is Rocky.

From Youths Companion.
Virginia, as everybody knows, Is a state
of wonderful and diversified agricultural
wealth. but there are portions of 1t where
the farms appear to be composed chiefly
of rock. and the thin top-dressing Of soil
requires frequent treatment with fertilizers
in order to produce any kind Of crop.
AS the result of a trade man from Ohio
came into possession of a store in a small
town IN one of the rockiest of these sec
tions. His first proceeding was to take an
inventory of the stock on hand. Much to
his surprise. he found there not a
pillow in the store. He Immediately dis
patched an order for dozen plows to the
nearest wholesale supply house, fifty or a
hundred miles distant.
The next day he ''hitched up" and took a
drive over the neighborhood, noting the
general outlook and making inquiries
among the residents.
On returning to his store he sent this
message to his wholesale house:
Cancel order for plows. Send me ton
of blasting powder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Femininism in Modern Music


Choplns psychical delicacy need not ba
oweit upon here. 1t is thrice-told tale
everything from the material envelop, To
MS lnnermost 'ture was feminine NOR
Dloly feminine. He stamped every bar of
Ms maZurkas. valses and nocturnes and i'm
pfomptus with this feminine seal f,ercely
masculine as are many other of his match
less compositions. And the womanly eIe-
Hieht played an important role In his life.
more SO than with any composer except
beruoz or Wagner. While the polonaises.
scherzos, ballades, the greater of the etudes
ana preludes. are OF heroic quality. the
major portion of his music may be truth
fully called feminine
Mendelssohn Is another of the slender
oencate men who wrote music Hyper-
renned, wealthy, he was an aristocrat iu
ms habits and fastidious In his composi-
TONS The distinctively feminine note il
generally there, and his music is all nerve
inouon. hre-but little substance Not so
IN FRANZ Liszt. who recalls one of thos,
chiVairic figures in Hungarian history. at
once warrior and courtier Only that
tfere Is an overplus of ornament. snowy
ana parbaric, in his piano music his muse
IS masculine. That he could paint in tone
the Feminine soul is proved BY his Faust
symphony, with its poetic Gretchen sec
ton, and also his Dante Symphony And
the songs-they are redolent OF feminine
pOeSy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
King Edwards Birthday

Rtpu FdTpeF 3 W eekly.
The celebration Of King Edwards BIRTH
day this year on June 80 at all .home sta
TONS" and on November o at all other sta
lions. Is brought about by curious coincf-
dence of dates. Edward VII was born on
November Q. 1841. while London was cele-
brating the Inauguration OF her lord MAYOR.
For more than half century, I'D to the
time OF Edwards accession. the great
throngs from the East End have been in
the habit of spending the evening of lord
m aydr's day, after witnessing the process
sion. among the fashionable West End
shops. where the patriotic tradesmen were
wont to illuminate their places of business
In honor of the birthday of the Prince of
Wales. so that 1t Is little wonder that some
OF the people got the impression that the
Nominations in recognition of the heir To
the throne were merely wind-up to tho
demonstration over the lord mayor. While
Edward might have put up these conditions
while he was only Prince of Wales, 1t Ii too
much to be borne. now that he is on the
throne; and as London would rise I'm revolt
rather than onange lord mayors day. tho
kings birthday had to be moved instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
CALIFORNIA; Fruit Wealth.
From Harper's Weekly.


Whether classed small fruits. or set in
class by themselves. the ambrosial grapes
Of the country call for 1900 fruit ears.
each carrying fifty tons. to take the ius-
cious punches from the vineyards to the
market places.
Raisins first produced In 1867, became of
commercial note in 1873. This branch IS
carried on in California only. 1t takes
from three to four pounds of grapes for
one pound of raisins, and production In re-
cent years has ranged close 10 100, 0Og. 900
pounds of raisins annually. The price of
grapes at the vineyards has changed great
~. In New York thirty years ago the price
was five to six cents per pound. From
1896 to 1901 about siX-tenths of cent.
Sales have been made al much lower prices
In California good grape land costs about
800 per acre: cultivation, $40 TO SO per
acre; returns range from s125 to $500 per
acre. Many California vineyards contain
900 acres each. The larger ones cover from
1000 to 1900 acres eapn. That of the late
Leland Stanford was over seven miles long
and contained nearly 5000 acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
How Copper Purifles Water.

From the Country Calendar.
The toxic effect Of metallic copper upon
typhoid bacteria in water gives some hints
as to prevention of the disease. by the use
of copper tanks. This should not alto
gether take the place Of the boiling water;
1t is useful In keeping 1t free from contam.-
nation, although water allowed to stand i'll
copper receptacles for period Of from
twenty-four to forty-eight hours at room
temperature would be effectively sterilized
no matter what It's contamination and no
matter how much matter it held in sus-
pension. But in order to insure such re-
suits, the copper must be kept thoroughly
clean. This polishing is not as was popu-
larly supposed. to protect the consumer
~from copper poisoning" but to prevent
the metal from becoming so coated with
foreign substances that there Is no con-
tact of the copper with the water, hence no
antiseptfc quality.
''Dr. Henry Kreamer of Philadelphia
proved that. within four hours. typhoid
germs were completely destroyed by the
Introduction into the polluted water of cop
per foil Granting the efficiency of the boil
ing of water for domestic purposes. / be-
lieve that the copper-treated water is more
natural and more healthful The intestinal
bacteria, like colon and typhoid. are COM
pletely destroyed by placing clean copper
foil In the water containing them.
Pending the Introduction of the copper
treatment of water on a large scale the
householder may avail himself of a method
for the publication of drinking water by
the use of strips of copper foil about three
and one-half inches square to each quart
of water, this being allowed to stand over
night, OF from six to eight hours at the
ordinary temperature. and then the water
drawn off or the copper foil removed. AL
though splendid antiseptic. copper in
weak solution is not harmful. no more SO
than the old copper utensils used by our
forefathers were harmful. Undoubtedly
they were of benefit, and the use of them
prevented the growth of typhoid and other
bacteria. People of today might we'll 60
back to copper receptacies for drinking
water"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05

The Columbus (Ohio) health authorit e,
are rigidly investigating an outbreak OF
typhoid fever where members In a dozen
families are down with the disease Five
new cases have been reported within the
past twentyfour hours and the authorities
are of the opinion that the disease is tie
result of drinking tainted milk, all of those
i'll having used milk from one dairyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Rain Postponed Detroit Races

DETROIT, Mich. August 5.-Rain again
today necessltated postponement of the
automobile races at the Crosse Point track.
which were to have been run this after
noon. 1t Is probable that the two DAYS
program originally scheduled for yesterday
and today will be run next Monday and
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
To Assist Mr. Peirce

Mr.. James r. Cow and Mr.. Wal!ach A.
McCathran of the State Department have
gone to Portsmouth. N. H., to assist Third
Assistant Secretary PIERCE in arranging for
the accommodation and comfort of the Rus
sian and japanese plentpotentiaries during
their negotiations for peace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Roumanian Crop Threatened.

BUCHAREST. Roumania, August 5.-The
entire grain crop of Roumania is threat
ened with ruin. owing to the persistent
drought. There has been TO rain for two
months. The Holy Synod has ordered spe-
cial prayers for rain. and professions car
rying ikons will take place throughout the
country tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05

William A. E. Moore. husband OF Fayne
Strahan Moore. who achieved joint no.
toriety seven years ago by WORKING a
panel game on Martin Mahon at the New
Amsterdam Hotel in New York city, was
pardoned at Albany Wednesday by Gov
Higxins, Moore was sentenced IN Decem-
Der, 1898. for twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Held for Alleged Forgery

CATSKILL. n. Y. August 5-John Eli
ridge was arrested here today at the re-
quest of the police of Scranton, Pa. who
charge him with forgery. Eltridge saws he
is a clergyman, and that the charge against
him Is without foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05

1t seemed to me that the paper possessed
a certain value and that he had given ma
the Vaiuaoles as reward for finding it"
just the same