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Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
LOCAL OPTION IN
CHESTERTOWN MD.
CONTINUED FROM SECOND PAGE.

ing member of the Chestertown bar.
knew MIR. Uric by reputation, but
had never met him. But in five
minutes after [ had entered his Office
felt as if he were an old acquaintance,
so affable was his manner. 1 did not
know how he felt about local option,
so broached the subject cautiously.
l said.
'Mr. Uric, the question of license or
no license is before the people of Della.
ware, and [ have come over here to
inquire as to what the citizens of
Chestertowm think about it, after
having tried both.
He smiled, and said, $50 we'll salts
fed are our people with the conditions
under no license that it would be alb
sOlutely impossible to force the license
system back upon us.
''The closing of the saloons has been
a great benefit to Chestertown in every
respect. 1t gave a fresh impetus to
business; it raised the standard of
morals, and made every condition
cleaner. An intoxicated man upon our
streets is an extremely rare sight,
whereas und er the license system it
was very common thing. Disorderly
conduct Is practically unknown; under
license it was of more than frequent
occurrence. Crime has decreased to
such an extent that we have very little
crimal business. The workingman is
sober, and his home comfortable.
Gas to the morals of the cOmmun-
ity," he said, ''it is only fair to pre-
sumo that the standard would be high
er in dry town than in one where tn g
traffic in rum is turned loose.
''NO, the saloon is a promoter of
immortality and crime, and should be
abolished. No argument in the world
can be advanced to show why a place
should be lice nsed for the purpose of
making men drunk"
"How are the finances of the county p
[ asked.
"They have not in the least suffered
because of local option. When the
revenue from liquor licenses was cut
of, the money saved by the decrease
in crime more than met the loss.
-''If you hear anybody talking in
favor of license here, it is somebody
who would be directly benefited by
the sale of liquor"
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
A Humane Appeal

A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind. 4,
MI Mr.. U. D. Williams, 1O7 West Main
st., says: II appeal to all persons with
weak lungs to take DIR. Kings New
discovery, the only remedy that has
helped me and fully comes up to the
proprletor's recommendation. 1t
saves more lives than all other throat
aud lung remedies put together. Used
as a cough and cold cure the world
over. Cures asthma, bronchitis, Group
whooping cough, quinsy, hoarseness,
and phthsic, stops hemorrhages of the
lungs and builds them up. Guaranteed
at Benton N. Weldon's drug store SOC.
and S1.0O. Trial bottle free.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
What Thomas S. BOrdIey Said.

No man stands higher in his COM
munity than does Thomas s. Bordley
in Chestertown. He is a gentleman of
superiour intelligence, leading busi-
ness man, and one of the town COM
missioners. He said to me:
81 have been in business in Ches-
tertOwn for nearly thirty years, and
have had ample opportunity to observe
the effect upon the community both as
to open bar rooms, under the license
system, aud closed ones, under local
option,
"Were I to enumerate even a tithe
of the good that has come to Chester
town since the saloons were closed, it
would be sufficient to show you the
great advantages and benefit derived
from local option.
"Our churches are far better attended
now than under the old system. The
poorer classes, particularly the child
rem, are far better dressed, and regu-
larly attend Sunday School, The
morals of the community is infinitely
better in every particular. The very
class of our citizens who were accus'
toned to spend their earnings in the
saloon, now own neat and attractive
homes.
There are more than double the
number of stores in Chestertewn and
throughout Kent County now than
there were when the saloon fourished,
and such thing as business failure is
almost unknown
''The paucity of inmate and prisoner
in our almshouse and Jail is an ir-
refragable proof of its wholesome
benefit. We have three hotels in our
town, all doing thriving business;
whereas, under the saloon domination
we had only two"
'Since local option went into effect
our town has improved by leaps and
bounds-has taken on new impetus,
particularly in the building line.
Under the old regime, we had only one
bank in the county, where the max
imum amount of deposit never reached
half million of dollars. To-day we
have four banks in the county, with
a combined deposit of nearly two mil
lions of dollars. This alone, 1 think,
is sufficient proof of the inefable bles-
sing of local option.
TO see man drunk in our town
is such rare sight that he attracts
almost as much attention as freak.
The citizens of our town and county
are so thoroughly we'll satisfied with
the results of local option that no
confederation of circumstances could
possibly induce them to ever again try
the saloon.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

Mr.. Hartman vehemently disclaims
ever having said that he would like to
run all the railroads for the benefit of
the government. The probability is
that he would not care about running
all the railroads for the benefit of any
body except Mr.. Hartman.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

There is not 8 single case on record
this summer OF a chaperone having
been hurt in an automobile accident.
In fact there never seems to be any
chaperones there to be hurt.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
The Touch That Heals.

Is the touch of BuckIen's Arnica Salve
It's the happiest com bination of Arnica
howers and healing balsams ever com
pounded. No matter how old the sore
or ulcer is, this Salve will cure it. For
burns, scalds, cuts, wounds or piles,
it's an absolute cure. Guaranteed by
Benton N. Weldon, druggist. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
A Talk with Sheriff Meadows

l found the sheriff of the county at
his residence in the jail When in
troduced myself, and told him what
had called for, he became quite COM
municative.
Said he, "There is not business in
town that is not more PROSPEROUS since
he saloons we're closed There is not
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
HITTING THE BULLS EYE.

A Georgian who has the reputa-
ton of being a wretched shot recent
ly invited the attention of his sport
ing friends to target painted on a
barn door with a bullet hole exactly
in the center of the bull's-eye.
AS his friends were incredulous
he offered to bet a dinner on the
proposition. Upon the acceptance
by one of the friends of the wager
the chap with the supposed bad
shooting eye produced witnesses
whose yeracity could not be ques-
toned, and they testified that he
had, indeed, accomplished the feat.
So the bet was paid.
During the dinner the loser of the
wager inquired how his friend had
managed to fire such an excellent
shot.
, "Ohw exclaimed the latter with
a smile, 81 simply shot the bullet at
the door at distance of 500 yards.
Then painted target around it."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
SMuGGLER'S LUCK.

Nearly all the air of adventure
has gone out of the present day COR
sair, if the contemporary Algerian
smuggler can be so described. An
incident took place, recently, how
ever, which has just a dash of the
old careless humor about it. Five
smugglers of mixed Spanish blood
had loaded barkentine with Alge-
rian tobacco for Majorca, and, lying
snug under Point Pescades, on the
west Algerian coast, waiting for a
breeze, they settled down to a coy
nap. Some few miles away on the
Deux Moulins Rock is little coast
guard station, where the officers, all
apparently being quiet, were also
taking a siesta. From some cause
the rope holding the smugglers' boat
to the shore broke and she drifted,
with the men still asleep, on the
DeuX Moulins Rock. Here she
stranded, and the customs officers,
rousing from their sleep to help a
distressed crew, found that luck had
drifted a rare prize into their hands.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Good Judgment

Is the essential characteristic Of men
and women. Invaluable TO good busi-
ness men and necessary to housewives
A woman shows good judgement when
she buys Whites Cream Vermifugc
for her baby, The best worm medi-
cine ever offered to mothers, Many
indeed are the sensible mothers; who
wrote expressing their gratitude for
re good health of their children,
which they owe TO the use OF Whites
Cream Vermiiuge, Sold by Kiter Bros
Drug Co,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
THE WAYS or GENIUS.
Physical Weakness Marked Many Of
the Worlds Greatest.

OF certain peculiarities of genius
DR.. Andrew Wilson writes "It is no
uncommon thing to find your genius
a physically weak man. 1t is not
your robust, hale, strong individual
we have in our minds eye as repre-
sentative of the usual type of the
genius. Contrariwise, most of them
hsve been weakly and many ailing.
Govt, we are told, marked Harvey,
Milton, Gibbons, Newton and Sam
uel Johnson, and consumption
marked Keats, Priestley, Stere and
Black for its own. The phthisical
series are noted to be of restless dis
position, eager and feverishly active.
while the equity type is more mas
sive, with patient energy, slowly but
surely dominating its task. We can
make pictures Of Keats and the great
lczicographcr as illustrative of thi'
contrast
"Neryous ailments, eccentricity Of
manner and defects of speech have
also to be reckoncd with when the
physical constitution of the genius
falls to be considered. There arc
records of defects of speech, for in.
stance, Of st0mmering and of awk-
ward or spasmodic movements OF
the limbs. There are also to be
noted frequent sight alteration and
illcgiblc calIigraphy-although as
regards the latter feature genius i:
by no means necdful to be evoked a;
primary cause.
"Nor shall we feel surprised il
many gcniu5cs are tabulated as OF
shy, retiring nature and as of diff
dent manners, and melancholy has
marked MY for its own. Little
wonder that there should be sonC
want of relationship between the
genius and the ordinary world, fol
this last phase of things is to be ex
pected in a man who lives largely il
world of his own making"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
SEEK LONG BURIED WEALTH.
Gold Hunters XIII Trees and Turn Up
Much Soil In Search.

Ever since John Finn, a farm
hand in Hanover Neck, unearthed a
small tin box with British gold
pieces in it the farmers in this Sec
ton of the state have been annoyed
by bands of treasure hunters, says
the New York Tribune. Tradition
says that much treasure was buried
about here by farmers wives during
the revolution to prevent the British
soldiers from getting it. The SOL
dicrs learned, it is said, that a won-
an named futile had several hrn-
dred pounds hidden away. They
never learned, however, where it
was. She was put to death, so the
story goes, and her home was burned.
No one has ever found any of the
treasure. 1t was said that the
money was buried at the root of an
old tree and the treasure. seekers
have dug around all the old trees in
Hanover Neck. Many of the prop
crty owners hope that the coin will
soon be found, for many fine trees
have been killed by the gold seek
ers. Not only have the roots been
exposed, but in some instances ex-
plosivcs have been used. Scarcely a
tree in the immediate neighborhood
Of Hanover has escaped the seekers.
Finn was compelled to leave town,
as curiosity seekers annoyed him SO
that he was absolutely no use to his
employers. He received many offers
for his coins, but he decided that if
they were worth that much to Others
they were double the value to him,
and ne refused not only to sell but
even to show them to strangers. One
coin collector offered $500 for the
money.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Hint for Vice President.

A New York man visited the senate
gallery In Washington and from his
coign of vantage there had a good
look at the vice presidents carefully
concealed bald head. On returning
home he wrote to his congressman
saying: IF you have any influence
with Mr.. Fairbanks, for heavens sake
get him to cut off that scalplock that
he drapes over the top of his head and
admit that he is bald, The people
will elect bald.headed man president
sooner than they'll elect man who
tries to deceive them as to his bald.
ness"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
QUEER PAYMENTS.

Many of the Christian mission
aries in China have a knowledge of
medicine, and administer to the
physical as well as spiritual wants
of their charges. 1t is not likely,
however, that they will get rich on
fees. One of these missionaries in
Sechuan, an inland province, had a
very distinguished patient in the
wife of the governor. She brought
her fee with her--a chicken, a duck,
60 eggs, two pounds of cakes and a
leg of mutton. The last time she
came she brought not quite SO much,
but the next day sent by a messen-
ger eight stocks of fine chrysanthe-
NUNS. That doctor ought to open
general supply store.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Our Rubber Bill.

The total amount spent by the
United States In 1906 for rubber is
about 100000 while ten years ago
to- expenditure was S15,500,000. Part
of this increase is represented by
quantity and part by price, The cost
of this commodity a decade ago was
about Al cents pound, as compared
with an average of about n cents for
the year 1906. Measured in quantity
the increase In importation is about
60 per colt, the receipts for this past
year being about 65.000,000 pounds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
EGGS THAT DIDN'T HATCH.

Speaking of eggs" began the
girl who has lived in the country, 81
knew a smart woman. She had a
lot of fine hens, She sold their
eggs, for setting, at a dollar a dozen
because the breed were so fine. Then
all at once she got hard up and ad-
vertised the eggs at rs cents a
dozen. The people all rushed for
the eggs, thinking they were going
to get setting eggs at that price.
"They didn't set worth a cent.
Before she sold them cheap the
smart woman had dipped every
blessed one Of them in hot water"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
YARNS TOLD OF THE HoERs.
Unwilling Maiden Forced Into Matri-
mony-Hanter's Goodness.

Carl Jeppe, in HIS Kaleidoscope
Transvaal," gives some amusing
sketches of old Boer days. For in
stance, showing the patriarchal type
of the old government: "a Mr.. and
Mrs. Bierman were the proud par
ents of daughter whose charms
had attracted the attention, soon
famed into love, OF a rich Portu-
guese whom we shall call Mendoza.
Unfortunately, his passion was not
rcciprocated, and the young lady
would have none of hiIl, though her
parents strongly supported his suit.
The lover and parents then together
approached the government for sue
cor in their, hour Of need. The re-
suit was effective. \ proclamation
was promulgated in the government
gazette solemnly prohibiting all
ministers, magistrates and other
marriage officers from joining Miss
Bierman in holy ma,rimony to any
individual except the said Mendoza.
Rather than see herself condemned
to eternal spinsterhood, Miss Bier
man capitulated."
"Oom Paul" Kruger was not the
only cool-headed hunter. Mr.. Jeppe
writes again: 80. S. Mare, magis-
trate of Zoutpansberg, was out lion
shooting with the late Barend Vor-
ster, a mighty hunter before the
Lord. a lioness had been wounded,
driven out of cover and stood at bay.
The landdrost jumped off his horse,
fired and missed. 1t was now Vor-
ster's turn, since there was not time
for his friend to reload. In dis
mounting he dropped his watch and
stopped to pick it up. The lioness
seemed about to charge and Mare
urged his friend TO shoot. Vorster
replied, grumblingly, that the glass
of the watch had been broken.
"'Neyer mind that now; the
lioness is ready to spring. Mare re-
piled. DO you know Norster said,
L shall have to send the watch to
Pretoria, and that it will cost me
five shillings to get it repaired p
Good heavensp the magistrate an
swered. Don't you see you have
not a moment to lose? It's all very
well for you to talk Vorster replied.
1T is not your watch that is broken ?
At last, however, he slid it into his
pocket, and, with unerring aim, gave
the lioness the coup de grace"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Doine Business Again.

when my friends thought | was
about TO take leave Of this world, on
account Of indigestion, nervousness
and general debility" writes a. A.
Chisholm, Treadwell, n. Y, land
when it looked as If there was no hope
left, was persuaded TO try Electric
Bitters, and rejoice to say that they
are curing me. am now doing business
again as Of old, and am still gaining
daily" Best tonic medicine on earth.
Guaranteed by Ritter Bros Drug Co,
SOC.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
A GIRL AND A LION.

In Montana, one day last Novem-
Der, a girl IL years old, named Anna
Davis, daughter of ranchman, was
riding her pony along a trail lead
ing up Il ravine, when a mountain
lion sprang upon her from the limb
of a tree. His spring carried her
out of the saddle and over a cliff,
where she lodged in tree top. The
lion also hung there for a moment
and then his hold gave way and he
went down for hundred feet
further and was smashed to pieces
on the rocks. Miss Anna managed
to climb back up the cliff and find
and mount her pony, and an hour
later she arrived home with only a
few scratches TO show for her thrill
ing adventure. The body of the
lion was found and skinned and the
pelt given to her TO make rug for
her bedroom. Had the'beast leapcd
from some other place he would
surely have made her his victim.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
A FEW YEARS HENCE.

As she tiptoed into the bedroom,
her husband raised his head from
the pillow sleepily.
Mrs. Jay was here to see YOU"
he murmured. "Shc said she'd call
again some other evening"
And what did you tell her,
john" the wife asked, as she laid
her money and latch-key on the
bureau.
"Oh," he answered, 81 just gave
her the address of your club"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
WhY He Maa Grateful.

"Ah, my dear Mr., BrieGess," said
Mr.. Hardcash, selling the young bar
risters hand and shaking II warmly,
Il am so immensely obliged to you.
That case of mine the other day, you
know won It triumphantly."
Thanks" replied Brieness; but
did ! represent your"
mo, my dear fellow replied Hard.
cash; you represented tho other
man"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
The Evils of Divorce.

Wilfred and Elsie were quarreling
over costly doll. Wilired had good
grip on the dolls leg, and Elsie held
on to the china head with both hands.
They pulled and quarreled simultane.
ously.
Elsie" came mammals voice from
somewhere in the kitchen, what's all
that noise about?"
After short pause Elsie replied:
"Nothin'. ma; we're only playin' di.
yorce, an Wilfred's 1ghtin' for the
custody Of our doll'-Judge
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
This NAV Interest You,

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the irreguarl-
ties and cure aud case of kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach Of medicine. For sale by all
druggists.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
WHERE AFFECTION BALkED.

"No," said the girl, firmly, 81
won't elope. I'd sacrifice almost
anything for you, but that is too
much"
"Well," replied the man, his voice
showing disappointment, 'then |
suppose Pm stuck for the cost of a
wedding; but a girl ought to be will
ing to do that much for her father"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Bitten BY a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite, John Washington Of
Bosqueville, Tex, would have lost his
leg, which became mass running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He writes.
"The first application relieved, aud
four boxes healed all the sores.n Heals
every sore, 25c. AT Ritter Bros, Drug
Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03

Mr., S. L, Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va,
writes; II was sufferer from kidney
disease, so that at times l could not
get out OF bed, and when did | could
not stand straight, ] took Foley's
Kidney Cure. One-dollar bottle and
part Of the second cured me entirely"
Foley's Fidney Cuse works wonders
where Others are total failures, For
sale by all druggists.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

Adam-l'm afraid you'll find your
paucity of clothing bit trying when
winter comes.
Eve--At all events, Pm well fixed
for the opera?-Walter Pulitzer, in
the Bohemian.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
REVENGE Of an Autoorat.

She--I'm sorry you lost your tenn
per over the fried steak this morning.
He-But 1t wasn't fit to eat.
She-I know, dear, but you must
consider the consequences. You made
cook very angry, and she may decide
to put us ON bread and water.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
MAKING A CHOICE.

"You worked for my election be-
cause you thought was the better
man, didn't you?" said the official,
"Nope," answered Farmer Corn
tos.. "iEc lcs:.r OF two orils.n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
JUST PROPAGATION.

"Jane, where is my necktieE"
"Where you put it, my dear"
Is it any wonder that men be.
come bratal?--Washington Herald
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric OIL for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and heals the hurts
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Good Roads In Egypt.

Twenty years ago Egypt had hardly
a single good road. During the last
six years over 1000 miles of good
roads have heen made, -
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
EVIDENCE OFT MADE TO ORDER

Tommy-Pop, what is expert ties.
timony?
Tommy's Pcp-Expert testimony,
my son, is thing supplied by men
who tell the truth to the highest
bidder.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03

Lady-Why do you use such terri
BILE language. my man?
Man-Fact =, mum, I'm bit deaf
and don't exactly hear what | say.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-12
S0UAkDERED AND LOST.
Receivers Report on Assets of Boston
institution.

Boston, April 12.-That more than
100000 paid into.-the defunct Provi-
dent Securities and Banking company
was squandered by the directors of
the company and less than $4,000 re-
mains is the allegation of the receiv-
ers of the company, who have filed a
report in the supreme judicial court.
The receivers ask the court to ap-
prove a bill In equity against six Mas
sachusetts directors of the company
to recover losses sustained by the de-
positors. OF the six other directors
five are living beyond the jurisdiction
of the state and one Of them is dead
The bill in equity Is against Sidney
M. Heges, William M. Brigham,
George W. Saul, George III. Swizzey,
c. Burton Cotting and Henry F. Mayer.
The receivers charge that s243,4 ,462,
Of which $186.765 was paid in by de-
positors, was wasted, squandered and
lost" by the directors. The receivers
state that the assets are less than
$1,000 and that the liabilities amount
to S268,S51.