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Smyrna times., 1906-05-16
Only One Side of the Moon.

Did you ever stop to consider the fact
that the inhabitants of this earth have
never seen but one side of the moon
and to inquire the reasons why such
should be the case? The explanation is
this: The moon makes one revolution
on her axis in the same period of time
which she consumes in revolving once
around the earth. Thus the same geo.
graphical regions of the moon are al
ways toward us. One explanation usu-
ally calls for another. Therefore it may
not be out cf place to remark that the
astronomers believe that the two mo-
tions so nearly coincide because the
moon is not a true globe, the earth's
influence having elongated the lunar
world in the days when it was semi.
liquid or at least soft.
Dyspepsia is our national aiIment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
| juices, purifies the blood, builds you
up.
Any skin itching is temper tester
The more you scratch the worse i
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles
eczema-any skin itching. At all drug
stores.
81 have been somewhat costive, bu
Doan's Regulets gave just the result
desired. They act mildly and regulat
the bowels perfectly. ."-George B
Krause, BOG Walnut Ave-, Altoona, Pa
A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil, strongest, cheapest lini
ment ever devised. A househol
remedy in America for 20 years.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-16
DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII.
Buried So Deep That 1t Was Lost
For Sixteen Centuries.

For Sixteen Centuries.
When one hears of a buried city it is
very difficult to realize what it can
look like-Still more so to realize how a
city can be buried so deep as to be ut
terly lost and the place of it know it
no more for sixteen centuries. Yet
this is what happened to POmpeii and
Herculaneum, Stabiae and Retina and
thirteen other cities of the plain on
the ninth day before the calends of
September, in the first year of the
reign of the Emperor Titus. Thus it
was when Pompeii was buried. When
next the sun shone into her streets
George III. was king of England. Six
teen years before the burial of the
city an earthquake had done so much
mischief that the ruin was not yet
quite restored, but Mount Vesuvius
had been quiet ever since The Oath
of August was a terribly hot day
Most of the people were in the am
phitheater at a wild beast fight when
they saw a strange cloud rise from
Vesuvius. 1t seemed like a pine tree.
The trunk rose up high into the heav-
ems and then spread out in branches
some white, some dull and spotted
until. slowly detaching themselves
| from the parent trunk. they began to
darken the sky. Pliny the elder. over
at Misenum, was reading in his study
when his sister came i'll to tell him of
this strange cloud. lie ordered a light
galley to be got ready, and as he was
coming out with his tablets in his
hand ready to note down all he saw
the mariners belonging to the galleys
at Retina came up TO implore of him
to go to their help.
BY the time Pliny got there with his
galleyS the ashes were falling thicker
every instant. Then came broken and
blackened stones and pumice. Vast
fragments were rolling down the
mountain. and the sea had suddenly
retreated. The pilot was for putting
back. but the undaunted old philOsO
pher admiral would not go back. For
tune, he said, 'favOrs the brave" Ev
erybo1y knows something about tn,
rest and how the poor Old gentleman
being weakly and aSthmatic, was suf
fOcated by sudden Outburst of flame
and sulphur fumes. In that awfu
darkness. when the sudden rush o
flames was the only light which pierC
ed the dense smoke, the fields were ful
of terrified people fleeing they knew
not whittier. 1t is true that the dc
structiOn was not instantaneous. an
a great number of the inhabitants say
ed their lives, and even took away
good deal of their treasure, but it is e'
timated that at least 100000 person
were entombed in Pompeii, Hercul;
neum and the other cities of the plain
Smyrna times., 1906-05-16

Generosity often clasps hands with
extravaganza, while economy some
times walks shoulder to shoulder with
avarice.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-16
Fond of Cabbare.

"Where'd you get that half dollarY
"Papa gave it to me-"
"What tur?"
IL left my rabbit i'm the house all
night and 1t ate that box of cigars
mamma gave him. Houston Post.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-16

Taste and Smell. Full size so cts, at Drup-
gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street. New York,
Smyrna times., 1906-05-16
A Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. II cures Ca
tarrh and drives s
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
JUDGE COGHaANIN COURT.
lie Has Recovered from Injuries sus
tanned In an Automobi Accident.

lie Has Recovered from Injuries sus-
tanned in nn Automobile q Accident.
Judge Edwin h. Cochran presided
over this mornings session OF the
Municipal Court for the hrsG time
since he was injured while alighting
from an automobile one day last week,
having recovered from the effects of
the accident
The cases before him this morning
were as follows:
Della Coyle, a young woman, was
charged with committing an assault
and battery upon Mary Gallup The
latter testified that both are morocco
elazers. She said tine Coyle woman
was jealous Of her and she went TO her
house. at Sixth and King streets, last
evening and after calling her out of
the house jumped at her and scratched
her in the face and tore piece Of
flesh from her breast. Tho Coyie
woman said the Gallup woman struck
her first. The court imposed iino Of
$40 upon the Coyle woman.
Ira G. Robinson and James Davis,
young men, charged with committing
an assault and battery on Carmine
M0rrier, were each fined go.
James Mccoy, % colured boy, charged
with carrying concealed deadly
weapon, was held under 6i0O bail for
the Court of General Sessions.
Michael Naughton, charged by his
wife with committing a breach of the
peace, was placed under 600 peace
bond.
Victor p. Adams, who was arrested
one day last week on the charge of
| larceny as baileo, and also on tive
charges Of forgery, waived a hearing on
all three charges and was held under
81, 200 bail for the Court Of General
Sessi ions.
Frederick Weeks, charged with the
larceny Of "a gold watch and 81, was
dismissed at the request of Assistant
City Solicitor Rice.
William IL. Young, colored, charged
with tho larceny of a revolver, the
property Of Joseph Gillespie, boy,
was held under 500 bail for the Court
Of General Sessions.
Robert Caldwell, colored, charged by
I Motor Cycle Officer Cornish with vio-
lating the automobile speed law, was
/ fined el0.
The case against Thomas Hill, col
| orec, charged with assault and battery,
was dismissed
j. Abbott Thurlow, charged with
! violating the automobile law, will have
/ a hearing next Thursday morning.
/ William Dougherty, charged with
acting in a disorderly manner, was
I dismissed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
pennsylvania Democratic State
convention, Tomorrow, Will
be Very Exciting.
HOT GHTFORGOVERNOR
Inc MAN Issue is Whether the Eomi.
nee Shall be a Straight Democrat
or a Fusion Republican.
As.0olaied FIe.. DI.paleh br .nocnl NJ.


Harrisburg Pa. June 26.-Tbe main
issue ih the contest for governor before
tohoHq" Democratic state Convention
ib whether the nominee shall be q Straight
DemocIai or Fusion Republican The
issue was clearly drawn bv the formal
announcement OF the candidacy of Arthur
q. Dovalt of Lchigh county. minority
leader of the State Senate. ON a Straigbt
Democratic platform Dewalts only
competitor Is Lewis Emery. Jr.. of Brad
lord county the Lincoln party nominee
Tor governor, who is the choice of the
fuson Democrats Dewalt is backed
by National Committeeman James NJ
Iuiiey, who will come here from Pitts
burg today TO take personal charge of
his canvass. Col Guneys chief leu
tenants are William j Brennan of Pitts
burg and State Chairman Charles p. Dom
nelly OF Philadelphia Emery's cam-
paign IS IN charge of Senator J Is p.
tlall OF ELK county ex-Congressman James
heIr ol Dlearheld county and eN-Judge
James Gay Gordon Of Philadelphia.
Dewalt has opened headquarters at the
Bolton House and is making a personal
canvass OF the delegates, many of whom
nave already reached Harrisburg
The Emery people have headquarters al
the Commonwealth and Lochiel. and they
say Mr. Emery will not come here IA
attend the convention. There are no
aspirants for the other Offices for which
the convention win make nominations
and the selection Of these candidates will
depend upon the result of the struggle
for governor
Should the Straight Democrats control
the convention. It is thought that they
Will nominate a Straight Democratic
ticket and next appoint a committee tc
confer with the Lincoln party and Other
political parties on the question of fusion
for heutenanf-governor. auditor-general
and secretary of internal affairs Should
Emery be nominated, his friends say
complete fusion viii be effected on the
remainder Of the ticket with the Lincoln
party. the State Executive COMMITTEES
Of which Will meet here tonight to con.
slider fusion. The Prohibition State Ex.
ecutive Committee viii also meet here
tonight for the same purpose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
NO FRANCHISE TODAY.
Action on Brandywins Co.'S Request De-
ierred for a Week

Action on Brsndywins Co.. s Request De-
ferred for a Week.
Attorney j. Frank Ball. representing
the sBrandywine Gas and Electric Co.,
which recently asked for a franchise to
supply gas and electric light TO the citi-
zens and city appeared before the Board
OF Street and Sewer Directors this morn
ing and renewed his request.
Mr. Ball said he was ready to make a
better proposition TO the board than he
did at the meeting last week de said
that besides supplying the city with gas
at IS cents per 600 feet. the company
will also give the city 8 per cent Of its
gross receipts on all gas sold in this city,
and in addition TO supplying the city
with electric light at cents per k. W..
viii give the city 213 per cent Of its gross
receipts on all electric light power sold.
Mr. Ball also said TINT If the city did not
desire TO purchase its own arc lamps and
outfit his company would furnish the
city with 600 or more arc lights at $40
per lamp per wear.
President Johnson said he would like
TO know the name of some of the stock
holders of the new company before he
voted on the proposition. Mr.. Johnson
said he did not believe in competition in
all kinds Of businesses
Director Gray said he was in favor of
granting the franchise at once
Director Melvin said he would like to
have time to study the matter before
he voted.
Action was deferred until next Tuesday
A communication was received from
the executive committee of the Delaware
Automobile Association, asking that the
board notify an contractors and others
responsible for the bad condition Of the
streets 70 make repairs and stating that
the association viii Join the department
in enforcing the law The communica-
tion asked the board TO set a date to
meet the executive committee at the VIII
mington Country Club in reference Ia
the matter. The board set next Monday
evening at 5 o'clock
Notice was given OF a resolution pro-
hihitine vehicles. such as coal carts and
delivery wagons from delaying street
car traffic II will come up later.
John Hamilton complained about some
house drainage on his property a.
Eleventh and Thatcher streets. The
matter will be attended TO,
Joseph Wigglesworth, secretary Of the
Board of Health. asked that the sewers
I'm pouplsss and Scott streets be extended
/ Tho matter will be attended 10.
The beard decided TO notify the com
panies erecting poles in the city not tC
erect any poles less than 35 feet high
Peter Ford asked that Hawlcy street
between sixth and Seventh be graded
/ The board will take the matter up.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
The Alleged Murderer Of Stanford
White Has Been Committed
Without Bail.
INQUEST NEXT THURSDAY
Counssl Both for the Prisoner and Tho
Prosecution Desire the Case Taken
BslOTs This Months Grand Jury.
,..,.I,loa Pres Dllpatch BY Special Wires

Ne, York. June % Before leaving
a.. police Court Building today Harry
WsnjoU Thaw. charged with the murder
~ Stanford White, said he was hungry,
", he had eaten nothing since last even
We ;.- cant Hodgins sent a messenger to
ns ns,.tsiirant across the street, ana in
lev minutes a waitress appeared, bearing
,rav on which were two peaches, two
slices Of bread, a bowl Of milk and cup
III cofee. Thaw hurnedly ate one Of the
Oescbes ~ and a slice OF bread and drank
ibe coffee and announced himself as
sasdv 10 start for the Criminal Court
Building
The formal proceedings before the
,o-oner we're even bricfer than those in
,bs nolice court Ihaw was arraigned
o1 ~ short affidavit. sworn 10 by PATROL
man Debes in which the officer says he
rl, bis information from Warren FaXton.
eebisf engineer Of the Madison Square
csrden Lionel Lawrence. manager of
,be company that was giving the per-
iormance last night, Edward Convey,
Harry Rubenstein and DIR. Pecheu who
examined Whites body after the shoot
ing Upon the strength Of this affidavit
c6roner Dooley directed that the prisoner
be committed 70 the Tombs without bail
In remanding the prisoner to the
Tombs Coroner Dcoley announced that
ne inquest into Whites death would be
beld on Thursday He added that this
early day had been decided upon because
nj The expressed desire OF counsel both
ior the prisoner and the prosecution to
have the case taken before this month S
grand Jury instead Of letting it 60 over
until next month
At the conclusion Of the proceedings
Thsw was taken through 8 side door to
avoid the great crowd which had gathered
II the corridors Of the Criminal Court
Building and across the Bridge Of Signs
10 the Tombs There. after his pedigree
had been taken. he was assigned to q cell
on the second tier Of the prison, where
all prisoners charged with homicide are
confined He received a visit a few
minutes later from the prison physicians
And was next left alone
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
OUTING FOR OLERGYMtN
N. Il. Preachers Had an Enioyabie TIM
az Penn's Grove.

N. T.. Preachers Had an Enioyabie Time
az Penn's Grove.
A number Of the pastors of the VIII
mington NJ +. churches enjoyed an
outing at Penn's Grove, n. j., yester
day. They left Wilmington at
O'Clock in the morning on the steamer
Ulrica. Services were held in the
penns Grove Methodist Episcopal
Church in the morning. A debate fol
lowed. In the party were Rev.
+. +. Carpenter, DR.. T. l.. Poul-
son, Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Arters, Rev.
and Mrs. ii. "A. @. Westeriield, Rev.
and Mrs. G.. White Dawson, Rev. and
Mrs. r. X. Stephenson, Rev. and Mrs.
w. 4. Greenfield, Rev. and Mrs. IL.
W. Bolton, Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Now
bray, Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Brewington
of st. Georges, Rev. i. 4. Anderson Of
New Castle, Rev. Van Il. Northrup and
Rev. j. II. Gray.
The debate to which reference is
made above, was relative TO the situa-
tion in Russia. 1t was more of dis
cussion than debate, however, there
being no judges and no decision being
given. The church was filled with
people, principally from Penn s Grove
and they we're very much interested.
In the afternoon the entire party
and two or three hundred people from
PENIS Grove collected in a group in
the park and listened TO interesting
war "reminiscences by Rev. II. W. Boil
ton and Rev n. l.. Poulson, who enter
tained the company for about two
hours.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
SUPERIOR COURT.
Trial Of the suit Of Caroline byron W. the
Wilmington CITY Railway 90.


Wilmington CITY Railway 90.
The trial of the case of Caroline
Byron VS.. the Wilmington City Rail
way Co., was begun in Superior Court
this morning. J. Harvey Whiteman
represents the plaintiff and Herbert
IA. Ward and Walter II, Hayes the com
pany.
The case is an action TO recover
damages for injuries alleged 90 have
been caused by a guard rail falling
uIon her on Maryland avenue car
June 5th, 1903.
Miss Byron testified that she had
spent over 600 in doctor bills and had
TO employ additional help in doing the
house work. She slys she still is un-
able to sleep at night without taking
medicine TO make her sleep, and Is
unable TO dress herself DIR. Tomlin-
son, she said, had been attending her
since the accident and had rendered
her bill for 500.
The case went to the jury at -
o'clock without argument The de-
fence was short and was confined 70
showing that the rail dropped only 2
feet 9 inches.
At 1890 the court took a recess uatil
2 o'clock.
This afternoon the jury. gave the
plaintiff q verdict for 81 OOO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
NO POLL lax

Large Amount stricken From The County
Book Today.
Il was reported at the meeting Of
the Levy Court today that the balance
in bank 10 the credit of tine county was
Sl1, ,63s. Is. The monthly pay roll for
June aud number OF bills paid today
will. however, have to come out of that
amount, which will reduce it TO about
81, COO.
Chairman Logue of the Wilmington
hundred bridges committee reported
that the Street and Sewer Department
bad started work on the causeway.
The members Of the court will visit
the causeway this afternoon.
A resolution was adopted canceling
a poll tax assessment amounting to
S3S, 2O3. 2S which had been on the
books Of the Comptroller for about
seven years and could not be collected.
This assessment was wiped out when
the Legislature passed the present
registration law, whereby voters have
to pay a registration fee instead of
poll tax.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
IN WALL STREET TODAY.

Associated Press Dispatch BY Special Wires
Wall Street. New York. June 26 An
Irregular movement Of prices inaugumied
the days trading IN stocks Kansas
City Southern, preferred, rose a point
and Southern Pacific 5-S Anaconda
fell pa Pacific Mail ll5, Smelling lii
and Delaware 4 Hudson l. Amalga-
mated Copper opened off -. The
trading was active.
Prices were held for a time by support
of Pennsylvania. which was lifted irac-
ton over last night Canadian Pacific
gained one. a downward tendency de-
volopcd again before noon, and prices
ram OH generally 10 the low point Gem
ual Railroad Of New Jersey and Colo
mdo Fuel, preferred. sold nt a decline Of
B. International Pump 4 Tennessee Coal
2i6. Nirginia-Carolina Chemical i-S,
Westinghouse Electric . end Toledo ST..
Louis d Western ~ Federal Mining
lost 10 Prices were falling easily at
noon Bonds were heavy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
Nv YoRK corroN MARKEr

Associated Press Dispatch nv spccu Wires
New York june 26 Cotton futures
opened stoady today. July lOO6;August
lOlG. September 1920 October. 1929;
November. 1925. December 1890;
january iO35; February lO3S, bid;
March. l0ll
Cotton opened steady. at q decline Of
Pas points July sold Oh 20 1908 be-
fore the call was complete, or about s
points net lower and che new crop showed
a loss of ia5 points 40 this lcNel thue
was considerable covering Tho prices
in the middle Of Che morning were about
4tO q points net lower
Notwithstanding the official reports
showed general rains la Texas ranging
up as high as three inches, the cotton
market was steady at midday and about
unchanged 90 point higher on cover
ing Spot was quiet; middhng uplands,
1855; middling gulf 1910
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
CANAL RESOLUTION PASSE D.
Await the Signature Of the fresident a
Appointments of Commission.

Await the Signature Of the fresident and
appointment of Commission.
The joint resolution authorizing the
appointment of a commission to ap-
praise the property Of the Chesapeake
4 Delaware canal, with a view 10 its
purchase by the government. was
passed by the United States Senate on
Saturday 10 had been passed by the
House several days before, aud on Sat
urday it was called up by Senator Alice
and passed without much debate.
1t now awaits the signature OF the
President and the appointment Of the
comm ission, which is to consist Of an
engineer from the army, one from the
navy ard one from civil life. The
object is TO widen and deepen the canal
and TO make a deep waterway out OF
it, for the passage OF warshlTs and
merchant vessels.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
ZEE SAID TO BE REQUIRED.
of Men Who Have Been Selected as Regis
traton Oficcrs.

One of the New Castle county. men ap-
pointod a registration officer by Gov
ernor Lea last saturday received letter
Today. nurporiing GO como from secretary
III state Cahall. informing him OF ms ap,
painiment and telling him chat he would
r,reivc MS commission upon forwarding
q Zee OF 81. IA -
ablv writNl 10 the Secretary of state TO
s,rsrtain whether the letter came irom
him and whether it is necessary TO- pay
d Zee The compensation OF q regis,lra-
tion officer is S. a day, which the alter
natesreceive when they serve on 'he
board.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
THEODORE ACCUSES JAMES.

Theodore Adams, colored, who was
arrested in Philadelphia on the charge
of being implicated with his brother
james in the murder of James Red
ding, also colored, in this city last
Tuesday, was brought to Wilmington
today by Detective Gray and he and
his brother are now both locked up
here awaiting trial.
Before Theodore's arrest James said
he did the stabbing, aud on the way
TO Wilmington Theodore told Detec-
tive Gray that it was James who cut
Redding.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
rnlIed 10 Iaenllly rrl.onsr

Policeman Hutton this afternoon
looked at Clarence Hartshorn, the
negro under arrest on suspicion Of
having committed robberies here, but
he failed TO identify him as the man
he tried to capture a few days ago.
The woman who saw "A negro leaving
G. p. NJ. Rumford's house, early last
Friday morning, also looked at the
prisoner, but she was not prepared to
saw he was the man she saw on that
occasion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
COUNTY TAX RATE.
To be Decided by the Levy Court This
Afternoon.

hAAtAMNlns
After the regular meeting Of the Levy
court today the court went into executive
session TO consider the matter Of the tax
rate for the fiscal year beginning July
lt The executive session lasted until
aler ! O'Clock and as no decision had
been reached il was decided to take a
recess until this afternoon.
L had been practically settled until
inH morning 20 raise the rate from 80 to
40 cents ON the 500. Several members
pointed ont that the county has about
@O00 in outstanding taxes for the
years 1901 'O2. 'O3. 04 and 'O5. which
j collected, would enable the court TO
meet all expenses the looming year with
'olt Increasing the rate. There appeared
70 ne some contention as TO whether the
court could collect al OF this tax. There
: a case now in court. it is claimed
Nhich will decide whether or not the tax
can be collected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
ruLA5ANE suRRENpEA.
L. - DIsrateh by spelIal VI.

Aiso, aied Press Dispatch by special Wires
Manila. P /. June 26.-The Pulajane
leaders Qmentin and Adva have sur
rendered 10 Governor Osmena and the
tonsabulay These were the last Of
the men arrayed against the Americans
on the Island Of Cebu
The rifles and ammunition of the mem
ben Of their band were also surendered.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
RAILROAD RATES BILL.

Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires
Washington, June 26.-The Senate
today voted not 20 accept the conference
report on the Railroad Rates bill. and
Senators Tillman. Elkins and Cullom
were reappointed to conduct a further
conference
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

The Gracc-St Pauls excursion to
Lewcs. ON the steamboat Columbia. to-
diy. carried .675 people and was the
I lgtst excursion of the season.
The Union NJ T. Church excursion to
Burlington Park via thc steamboat
Rialdywinc. this morning, carried 300
people.