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Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
THE KANSAS WAY OF FARMING.
Mrs. NJ. A. CattersOu CheswOld Writes Some
Interesting Comparisons and Methods.

GRAINFIELD, KANSAS, March H.
Being so many miles from home, and
having been away long enough for
home names to sound good to my ear,
| feel that [ should like to speak to
some of our dear Delawareans through
your columns. Last Friday afternoon
my brother, whom l came here to
visit, took me on an eight mile drive
to have view of the country. [ wish
that [ might convey to you my impress
sions of this wonderful country, lying
as level as floor, yet not wlying in
any sense, one vast broad, productive
plain. On my brothers farm of 800
acres, l saw in one field 100 acres of
winter wheat, as fine a prospect as |
| ever saw for bountiful harvest. At
work on this farm | saw an engine
pulling six large gang plOws, prepar-
ing the field for spring wheat, beauti-
full hard grained spring wheat, the
genuine Italian "Macaroni" wheat.
My brother has 600 acres of winter
wheat, and will put in 200 acres oi
spring wheat, expects to thresh 1GOOC
bushels of wheat this coming season
After his prairie sod is plowed, his en-
gine at one operation will double disc
aud seed space, or swath, 16 feet in
width, at the rate of 30 acres per day
[ did not see his largest wheat field
which contains in one body, 44O acres
winter wheat. 1 took dinner to-day il
house situated exactly in the centre
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
DR.. A. T. NEALE TO BE OUSTeD.
Delaware College Committee Recommends
That His Services be Dispensed With.

Manlove Hayes, d. W. Corbit, Wat
son Harrington, J. Harvey Whiteman,
G.. w. Kerr, g. B. Evans, S. H. Derby
and DIR. George W. Marshall, compris-
ing the joint committee on instruction
and discipline and agriculture of Della
ware College adopted this resolu-
tion at a meeting held yesterday:
"That this joint committee agrees to
recommend to the board of trustees of
Delaware College at the June meeting
that the services of DIR. A. t. Neale be
dispensed with as a member of the sta
ton staff, as, from his own statements,
he is not now or ever has been in ac-
cord with the policy of the Board of
Trustees and on account of insubordi-
nation aud discourtesy to the present
director and the board of trustees dur
ing the past year.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
COMMITTEES OF ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH.
Elected at the Last Quarterly Conference held
at the Church on Friday Evening.

Elected at the Last Quarterly Conference held
at the Church on Friday Evening.
At the Quarterly Conference of AS
bury M. E. Church, last Thursday
evening, the following were appointed
committees for the ensuing year: Mis-
sions, John P. Burdette, Lewis nj.
Price, Mrs. Laurel Lee Temple, Miss
Laura A. Bell, Miss Elizabeth Nc
Dowell, A. l.. Hudson and George ID.
Collins. Home Mission and Church
Extension-Joseph Smithers, Levi E.
Anthony, Mrs. john p. Hudson, Mrs.
John A. Hoffecker, Mrs. WIN. f. Dunn,
Miss Elizabeth Smithers, Joseph b.
FAIRIES aud William G.. Roe. Educa-
tion-Walter o. Hoffecker. Gilbert s.
FAIRIES, Edward G. Walls, Miss Emma
Hough, Miss Anna B. Beckett and
Miss Auna f. Middleton. Sunday
Schools and Tracts Walter W. Hynson
George M. Stevenson, Miss Hester G.
Rutledge, Mrs. Alice M. Reed and
Mrs. John w. Rob erts. Church Re-
cords-John A. Hoffecker, Charles j.
Sudler, James P. Hoffecker. William
A FAIRIES aud Johu W. Tucker.
Church Music-Walter o. Hoffecker,
LAWS NJ. Price and Board of Trustees.
Estimating Pastors Salary-The
Roard of Ste tewards. Conference Claim
onts-James p. Hoffecker, Joseph
smithers and William A. Stevens.
Parsonage and Furniture-The Mite
Society. Temperance-William Faries'
Walter Ford, Mrs. Kate e. Smithers'
Mrs. John P. Burdette, Miss Susie Il.
Hudson, Mrs. Carrie Farrell and Mrs.
William A. Stevens. Board OF Stew
ards-James p. Hoffecker (who is also
Recording and District Steward) Will
liam Fl. Baggs, Joseph Smithers, Wal
ter O. Hoffecker, George d. Collins
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
MILLINERY OPENING ATTRACT ATTENTION
E. c. LattOmus Millinery Opened New Store
Saturday and Miss PalmatOry Monday.

The E. G. Lattomus Millinery, Mrs.
B. Frank Wrinkle proprietor,
opened her new store, formerly the
Fisher property on Saturday evening
with a millinery display that attracted
marked attention. The opening was
somewhat belated on account of getting
the electric lights installed but it was
none the less appreciated because it
was day late. The store which di-
rectly adjoins her old stand, has un-
dergone marked improvements at the
hands of W. G. VanWinkle the well.
known contractor, store that is de-
cided credit to the owner aud builders
as we'll as a credit to this town. Two
fine plate glass bulk windows of the
latest design were installed while
the interior is flushed with a metal
ceiling and sidewall. Large mirrors
adOrn one side, post the four sides of
which are mirrored occupies the center.
The counter and shelving occupies the
full length of the left side of the build
Ing The metal work and wood work
is finished in white. The floor was
carpeted and the store brilliantly
lighted. With such beautiful sur
roundings her spring opening of mllli,
merry on Saturday night was all that
could be expected, a dazzling display
| that attracted much attention. More
than 200 hats, the latest creation in
Paris and American art, beautiful and
tasty, were on exhibition. During the
opening Miss Anna Talbot presided
at the piano.
Miss PalmatOrys Millinery Opening Monday.
This was millinery week and will
the song birds came the pretty head
dresses of the ladies' everywhere
Nowhere perhaps is this more strik
ingly illustrated than here in Smyrn,
where the taste of our ladies is pro
verbal. And nowhere else is this tast
better catered to than at the prett
millinery salon of Miss Jessie f. Pal
matary's, at the corner of Commerc
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

j. Ed. DeFord, L. E. Anthony, Joseph
B. FAIRIES, William ID. Hudson, VIM.
A. Stevens, William G.. Roe, Walter
W. Hynson and Edward G. Walls.
Board of Trustees L. Hudson,
President; George NJ. Stevenson, Sec
retary; John A. Hoffecker. John W.
Roberts, VIM. A. FAIRIES, Joseph R.
Jefferson, Charles J. Sudler, Andrew
d. Cole and John w. Tucker. Acting
Trustees to serve for Smyrna Landing
Chapel ohm P Burdette and J. d
Scout.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
PEOPLE Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doings

Alexander G.. Wolcott and Miss
Nellie Barrett Rash, both OF Dover,
will be married at noon, to-day, at the
residence of the brides brother, VIII
bur Rash. 1852 W. gath street, New
York City. The newly married couple
will take a short wedding trip, ireturn-
ing to Dover next Monday, aud take
up their residence on north state
street.
Messrs. G.. w. Mattiford, Joseph Z.
Robinson and NJ. V. Ford left on Mon
dav via. Steamer Brady for trip up
the Delaware and incidentally to visit
Philadelphia to procure some speclal
varieties of "garden sass.
Miss Irma Lewis spent Sunday with
her sister, Miss Helen Lewis, at VII
mington. d..
Miss Mary Roberts is visiting IN AT
lantic City, n. j.
Miss Elizabeth Denney, who ha'
been making an extended visit to PM
adelphia, has returned home.
Mrs. E. H. Hynson, OF Lewes' Il
visiting her son, Walter W. Hynson.
Charles D. Stockly Esq, has re
turned from Pinehurst, N. o., wher
he has been sojourning for the pas
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harris ar
visiting her parents, Capt. ana mrs
w. II. HAZEL.
Miss Peters, of Snow Hlii' mu''
visiting Mrs. Joseph E. Carter.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

aud Market streets. Miss Palmatary
has established reputation for both
quality and prices that will stand any
test. Her Easter display this, and
next week will present marvels il the
millinery line.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

Smyrna was visited by another thun-
der storm last night, the third electric
storm that has passed over Smyrna
within a week. The severest one was
Tuesday night of last week which had
all the appearance of summer storm.
Out toward Kenton and MillingtOn
the storm was very severe. Sunday
night there was another storm and the
lightning flashes were very vivid.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

Mrs John E. Phillips has added
white goods and notions to her store
and is prepared to meet the wants of
the public She also has a line of
shirt waists. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

PUBLIC SALE-I will sell at my stables
on Main street, Smyrna, Del, on
Tuesday, April 2nd, one carload of
good horses. w. H. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

The meeting of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club, Friday afternoon, March -,
was devoted to philanthropical sub
jects. Piano duet, Mrs Coverdale
and Mrs. Wendell; Some English
Philanthroplsts, Miss Anna Hough;
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Wendell; Current
Events, Miss Eunice B. Anthony.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

J. p. Hudson is unloading a fire sh
car load of lime, especially adapted to
spraying purposes.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

The Hartly Debating Society met on
Wednesday evening and debated, Re-
solved, "The City is Better Place to
Live Than the Country" The affirma
tive consisting OF Thomas H. Outlet,
Ct. ID. Moore, and William r. Powell
defeated A. Voss, E. West, and E. c..
DAILY on the affirmative.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

The late Joseph E. Carter, one of
Delaware's leading fruit raisers, wrote
us a letter shortly before his death,
in which he said the Hardie Spray
Pump has given me better satisfaction
than any pump ever used and l have
had many different kinds, some costing
me three times as much as your Hardie.
Wm. FAIRIES, Iron Front Hardware
Store.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
FOR SALE.

&S At my farm situated four miles
WyA$l south west of Cheswold. near
-NCaA- Wileys Schoolhouse, Young Horses
and Mules of first class quality, good size.
1. L. JOHNSON,
Cheswold, Del.
Dover phone 2SOh.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
MuSkratS Wanted.

1 am in position to pay highest market
price for Muskrat Skins, so cents each fol
No. 1, or Spring Blacks.
J. SPENCER LAPHAM,
Goldsboro, Md.
Reference Fruit Growers Bank.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

Houses for sale or rent. Apply to S.
j. Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

George NJ. Stevenson will have
strawberry ice cream made from South
ern fruit tomorrow and the rest of
Conference week.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

Spraying Supplies at FAIRIES Iron
Front Hardware Store caustic soda,
target brand scale destroyer, spray
hose, nozzles, hose couplings and
bands, rubber gloves, brass strainers,
etc, the all Brass Hardie spray pump.
d. A. Goldsborough will have
sale of 20 head of good horses and
mares, on Saturday next, March 90,
at his livery stables, on Mt. Vernon
Street, Smyrna, at 1 o'clock P. NJ.
See ad.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-20

Trappers of muskrats will find the
advertisement of j. Spencer Lapham,
Goldsboro and the Bach Fur Company
of New York worth their while to con
slider. Get in correspondence with
them.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-23

A SNAI'-Thre blocks of land,
close in, we'll improved good nine
room house, barn 30-4S, feed house,
wagon barn lSX40, wood shed l2X24
good cellar l6X34, poultry houses and
yards, excellent water, bearing or
charG, also young orchard, acres COW
pasture about seven acres in timothy
and clover, cut twenty tons hay first
crop this season. Price 5000 Will
trade for house and two or three lots
in city in desirable location and take
difference in cash. GAULT & CRAIG
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-23
The LOCAL EVENTS

posed
s.W. Barnes and wife are i'll
camp near Easton.
Mrs. Willie Lee returned from a
visit to Seattle yesterday.
A.C. Spalding and family are
expected in from Moclips today
Copley Lloyd, OF san Jose, wa,
in the city a few hours Tuesday.
G.P. Short, OF CleI,Ium, spent
q day or two i'll our city this week
Mayor Miller, Of CleI,Ium was
down OH legal matters this week.
R. S. Palmer is having a new
scales installed i'll front OF the coal
office.
Toe Fetters, of Cashmere, is over
visiting his mother and other rcla-
tives.
7. W. Farrell and family ar1
spending a few days on Hood
canal.
Phil. Lewis, OF Tacoma, was in
the city yesterday greeting old
friends.
". l.. McGinnis, OF North Yak
ina, was i'll the city this week on
business.
A. +. Emerson and vile arc
spending their vacation III camp
near Easton'
Born, Wednesday, August II, in
this city, to Mr.. and Mrs. 3. \.
Gault' a SON.
John Hunter has opened his
restaurant i'll the Rehmke block Oh
Fourth street
Miss Ida Hodgc,o Seattle, who,
is i'll with typhoid fever, is report
ed better today
Miss Mabel Sanders is reported
as doing nicely and will soon be
W anu 0''--'''
ohaS' "a N!aIN 10 dIIeHolHa 'li~
Columbia baptist9 ASSOCIATION !"
session IN Yakima.
Merchant Pease' OF Seattle was
over Wednesday Oh business ana
visiting with relatives
A glory ticket was issued to
FRANK bolcn ana LIzzic Jonas DOL"
Of thlS city, tuesday
Geo. Birmingham has sold ms
home to Mr.. Hammond who came
70 our city recently from Iowa
Miss Nellie Pautzke and Missc7
Marie and Della Mueller have re-
turned from their visit to Seattle.
R. {. Looncy and wife, Of Sc
attic, are guests Of Mrs. Looncy 5
brother, John Killmorc and family.
Fred Ca1kins leaves next week
for Ames, a., to enter the vctcri-
nary department Of the Iowa state
college.
7, Milo Brour ro,,..oofino the
Oregon Engraving Co.. OF Port
land Ore, was in the city last
Wednesday.
lie. Noono and fonirv lcf last
Wednesday for Oakland califor-
mia, where they expect to pcrma-
nently locate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
FORTY PERISH IN
RAILROAD WRECK
FRENCH TRAIN PLUNGES FIFTY
FEET TO DEsTRUCTloN-PAs-
SENGERc DROWNED LIKE
RATS IN TPAP-oNLY TWO
ESCAPE.

Anglers, France Aus. 4,-Forty pas
sengers in third class railroad car
and the engineer Of the train were
drowned this afternoon In railroad
accident three miles southeast of
this town
The locomotive of q crowded local
train jumped the track when entering
the bridge over the river Loire
Pcnts-De-Ce, The stone railing gave
way and the engine plunged into the
river 50 feet below, dragging down.
with it its tender and the baggage
and the third class cars. No other
cars Went into the water. becaus
the coupling between the second and
third cars broke
The conductor and fireman were
the only persons whose lives We're
saved They escaped by swimming.
The third class car was well filed
With passengers but although part Of
the roof was blown off by the con
fined air as it sank not a single pas
senger eXtricated himself aud all
we're drowned like rats in trap. The
lngineer persisted beneath the loco
motive
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
SHORT LIVES OF BIG GUNS.
A Disturbing Discovery Relating to
Our Coast Defense.

One Of the matters of a disturbing
character IN the evolution OF the sys-
tenn Of sea coast defense is found in
This: A few years ago the Pinch gun
was regarded as the ideal heavy gun
for seaeoast defense. and the II inch
gun has been already mounted at ali
our important harboTs. Ii is nov dis
covered That the z inch gun when fired
with the velocity contemplated, name
y, 2500 to 2G0O feet per second at The
muzzle, viii wear ont the gun so that
Il becomes practically useless in from
sixty 70 seventy shots unless refined.
The Taft board reports that these
gums can now Be fred twice minute,
leaving the life Of one of these guns.
when iirad at the maximum theoretical
capacity, less than one hour, and but
little IN excess Of hair an hour. In
view OF this fast the War Department
devised l4-inch gun which il is te-
lieved will be free in large measure
from this rapid deterioration.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05

Rear AdmIralBuhler lanchiag at
an Atlantic City hotel said. rs tle
waiter brought him Little neck
clans, that he was sorry the oyster
season was over
:" / prefer oysters to clans, but OF
course. he sid. = obey the rule OF
Il strictly, and from the beginning OF
May Till the end Of August never
touch an oyster
No wise person will cat an oyster
after h. first Of May
One afternoon 1T about this time
In the month Of May, rlan entered
a re.aurant. and the waiter rccom-
mended the oysters to him
The man started in surprise.
Oysters?' he said Bat oysters
are not considered good In this
month
know, sir, answered the wait
er, but these are left over from last
month. 4"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05

|: ECHOES FROM CAIRO PULPITS


tanned or am already made nerGe6t
but | press on II SO be | may lay hold
on that for which | was laid hold on
by Jesus Christ Brethren count NOT
myself yot to have laid hold but one
thing ! do forgetting the things which
larc behind and stretching forward 10
| The thlngH which arc before press
On toward Che goal unto the prize of
the high calling Of Cod IN Christ
lesnsH and was helpful to the people.
IN part Rev, Maple SAID "The
Tmrne life was made up Of ideals
energy ana persistence Every
thing" he said was the outcome Of an
inner IDEAL The building Is the archi
tect's ideal The orator that sways
his audience Is simply the actor OF an
ideal orator
The flower is the formation directed
pg its bioplasm
The hypnotic subject is only acting
cut the hypnotic ideal
An ideal persistently held TO will
eventually materialize circumstances
Nay delay or even defeat the attain.
nient Then he showed that Christ
being the pattern was the ideal fer
very sinful person and that with
Paul we could say 4 live, yet not |
Lut Christ liyeth within me- Ii
Jesus was real part of your life.
energay was the second part OF the
triune life, he referred to Paul who
said he was reaching forth pressing
m This one thing do OF Paul
he said must become the This one
thing do" of all the people before
they succeed
In referring to the fact that Paul in |
on forgot the things which
were behind, he said "a lot OF you
need to forget the things which are
behind before YOU can so on to ner- /
lection.
Persistence. the third part Of the \
rinity OF life meant and is that which
means This one thing / DO keep
LONG. | press onward.
If ever a sermon was intended as q
stimulant this was one and all seemed
determined to live better lives
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
NEWS Of RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
STRONG ADVOCATE OF RivEs
cANALizATioN TELLS WHY
IMPROVEMENT Is NEEDED
NOTES.

Robert Marshall Brown. of Wor-
cester, Mass, has an article IN the
Popular Science Monthly for August
reviewing recent legislation for the
Improvement OF the Mississippi river,
and incidentally the Ohio. The inn
mediate need OF a fourteen-foot water
way from the lakes to the gulf arises
from the fact that the products Of the
valley have out-stripped the carrying
capacity OF the railroads. II Is admit.
ted by railroad men that there is no
immediate prospect of the construc.
ticn OF additional lines, and they can.
not keep pace with the mills, palms
and forests. The only relief seems
to be in the improvement of the
Mississippi river, This argument also
applies to tho improvement OF thu
Ohio river from Pitshurg to Cairo.
which is also contemplated under the
provisions oil the Rivers and Harbors
Bill The canal'zation OF stream Is
not new method OF benafiting the
navigable quality OF the river, as has
been demonstrated in Europe on the
Elbe, Seine and Main, and in this
country on some parts OF the Ohio.
Tho writer congratulates the country
that the scheme is to be carefully
looked into before work is begun. and
that the progress will be slow, as the
amount to be expended is enormous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05

Lions OF East Africa are becoming
greatly Interested in railway opera
lions. The Uganda railroad has 80
small stations in the $50 milee be-
tween the Indian ocean and Victoria
Nyanza, and in the last year the ami
mails have frequently visited these
lonely places, especially Simba.
which has only a station building,
with "A water tank and sidetrack.
Ono lion passed several successive
nights at the Simba station. walking
about, scratching at the Office door
and sleeping on the platform.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
4 Real Bridal Coach.

A bridal coach designed TO boom
patrimony in Pittstoa. PA. and to
do away with the custom OF deeora-
une The ordinary hacks vita white
ribbons for weddings has just been
completed 10 thar city. This novel
ecHii-a-e Is iH the shape OF huge
h'-art AID costs $500.
Il g. maroon and black with gold
trimmings. There are twenty hearts
on The vehicle, including rht heart
shaped windows. two large hearts
Joining ID forming the dashboard
AMI two more cropping out o. tle
rec springs The lamrs which have
electric iiglts iasiia. afc ese4 sar-
mortified by a Cupid aiih his bow
ard afIoS The aoed carving -
especially beautiful
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05

Writing to a friend in the country.
Ncw York merchant says: II live in
the electric light leave my home
at o'clock after dressing ana taxing
my breakfast by electric light. Then
! go to The subway, one block distant.
aud ride 10 within a block OF my office
and there | work all day BY electric
Light ana go home again by the sub
way and spend The evening in the glare
Of The incandescent lamp The wealth
er conditions make no difference, be-
cause nay Hat and my office belong to
the scmi-dark kind. Sometimes
wonder what would do without cleo
Fic light and sometimes / ask my
ae.f when tc1rn fer little sun
lglt Is the new light really a
pig ng?
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
THREE BADLY HURT
IN Auto Collision With Street Car
Smashed Against Elevated
Railroad Pillar.

New York. Aug. 4.-Three well
Fnown young men we're frightfully II
not fatally injured today when their
automobile was struck BY a surface
car. and after being showed along for
10 feet was smashed to fragments
against an elevated railroad pillar.
The victims are Swift TarbeH. son
Of Gage E. Tarbell. who was formerly
= vice president OF the Equitable Life
assurance society. Edward J. woode-
son and VIM. cutcbing TarbeIl has
i broken leg. a dislocated shoulder
cesoline brrHs on the face and body
and Is black with bruises. His CON-
ranions suffered similar bruises and
Cufching also has a leg broken,
str uider dIslocated and what ap-
eeered 70 be a fracture OF the skull
Woodcsor vas the most fortunate OF
re three but Is badly Of through the
z1oek-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05

Conversions OF Hebrews to Chris
tianity have Increased lately in Ger
many, and, says an exchange "ths
indications are that the number OF
converts viii rioa" A statistician
has discovered tnat the loss thus
sustained by the He5ress Is counter
balanced 10 some extent by Chris
uans going over to Judaism. In the
year 1906 81 such cases we're
recorded. Of whlch 3s wore In nerln.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-05
General and LocaI Notes.

The river marked%2SS feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing. a
fall OF Z of foot in "a hours.
The City OF Savannah from St
Louis was In port one hour yesterday
morning bound for Rlverton.
The Wash Honshelf brought up two
barges OF logs yesterday for the Sin.
GO, company.
The Peters Lee came out from Gin.
cinnati at 6 a. m. yesterday and was
htre three hours adding freight for
lowef river points.
The Stacker Lee from Memphis for
81. Louis had fair up stream trip.
she was in port two hours. getting
away at ] p. m.
Tho Katherine took barge OF logs
t. So. Louis.
Tho Richardson came down from
Paducah with an excursion OF ne.
gree.
Lew water in the upper Ohio has
caused many fthe tow boats to go
tofho bank.
A Paducah telegram saws. wilia,,
Bowland. angered because the steam.
81 Brownie, r. l. Mann. captain. had
swamped his skin load OF fish oh.
tanned shotgun and stopped opera.
ficns on the boat until arrested. He
was trying to get a shot at the can.
tain, It Is alleged.