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Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
SMYRNA BOYS IN NEW YORK CITY.
Join 10 Delightful Banquet at the Hotel Astor
Last Week-Much Merrimeut was AffOr
ded Smyrna Boys at Special Table.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22:-The seven
teenth annual dinner of the Delaware
Society of New York was held on Tues
day, February 10, at Hotel Astor. Be
fore the guests and members assembled
in the banquet room the following
officers were elected to serve the com
ing year: H. d. Appleby, President;
S. S. VOshell, Secretary; F. r. Robin
son, Treasurer. Those present as us
ual, spent delightful evening. The
table around which the Smyrna boys
gathered was the scene of much merri-
ment. The Dover table was surround
ed by jolly crowd among whom were
several guests. DIR. Britton Evans was
with E. ID. Cahoon. The latter is an
intimate friend of DR.. Evans, the chief
alinist in the Thaw trial DR.. Evans
is popular member of the Maryland
Society of New York, and is we'll
known by members of the Delaware
Society. On several occasions he has
been guest of ED" at the Delaware
Banquets. "Ed" always seated the
doctor AMONG the Dover "boys," and
the Smyrna ''boys" often wondered
Why they were not complimented by
the doctors presence at their table,
not knowing at the time what his
speciality was. Che Smyrna crowd al
ways did admire Eds mental abii-
ties, but now their admiration has
turned to worship, and they will back
him for all the offices of honor if he
desires them. But he is very shy, hav-
ing filled these offices more than once.
The guest of honor at the Banquet was
the Hon. Frank Moss, the noted law
yer and reformer. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Moss, Prof. Moore,
Irving Chandler, Wilson Cannon and
others. The Cecilian Male Quartet,
directed by William I. Dickson, de.
lighted those present with their excel
lent singing. The boys are waiting
for other towns in the State to joir
Smyrna and set the time for a ''Homt
Week" when they can return to
gether. Each town can select one day
Wilmington might take Monday; Mid
dletown, Tuesday; Smyrna, Clayton,
q Brenford and Kenton, Wednesday
q Dover, Thursday; Milford, Friday
q Those who cannot leave their busines
y for week might be able to get away
y day at least, and those who are fortu
nate enough to get away for a weel
d could meet in each city or town on tn
+ day set taside for that place.-T. S. S.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
LlNwOOD PHILLIPS TO QUIT BUSINESS.
Owing to Bad Health He Will Give Up in Favor
of Vernon Phillips and Do Outside Work.

Owing to Bad Health He Will Give Up in Favor
of Vernon Phillips and Do Outside Work.
II. Linwood Phillips, the well-known
jeweler who operates a neat store at
the ''Four Corners has announced his
determination to get out of the retail
business and take up outside work in
the line of Wholesale jewelry.
This decision has been reached on ac-
count of bad health. For several years
he has had close and confning work
and the change is made with the hope
that he will find outside work more
beneficial. After he disposes of his
stock, he will lease his store to his as
sistant and cousin, Vernon l.. Phillips
who will conduct the business in the
future. Mr.. Phillips succeeded L. o.
Waller eleven years ago and he has
run the business successfully ever
since.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
SMYRNA RIVER NAVIGATION
TO RECEIVE BIG IMPETUS
GOVERNMENT SURVEY AUTHORIZED AND
BILL FOR CONCERNING LANDS PASSES
Three Cuts to be Made Which Will Shorten
the Route Two MiIes-TaIk of Jetty at
the Mouth OF Smyrna River.

Steamer G.. F. Brady which has been
thoroughly overhauled and painted will
start out this week if the weather per-
mits. The continuous winter weather
has made considerable ice in the River
and until this is cleared the boat will
be unable to resume its trips. 1t was
planned to start out Friday and make
one trip this week, and to begin regul-
ary on schedule time next week but
this will depend largely upon whether
navigation is open. Edward Curry
who for several years has been Purser
on the Brady has rendered his resig-
nation and will be succeeded by Ralph
Spruance. The latter, who was for
merly of Oxford. Md, has been Ad-
ans Express Agent at Clayton.
The Smyrna Transportation and
Manufacturing Company under the
management of Mr.. Jardine is look
ing forward to a prosperous year
and to a number of improveme ents that
promise to be of incalculable value not
only to the company, but to shippers
generally. The survey looking to the
matter of making several cuts and the
building of a jetty at the mouth oi
Smyrna River has been authorized by
Congress. The Legislature has also
given helping hand by authorizing
the appointment of a commission tC
condemn certain lands through which
the cuts will be made. This bill hat
passed both houses of the Legislature
and is in the hands of the Governor
for his approval. The commission il
composed of Walter T. Massey, Ed
ward G.. Walls of Smyrna and Georg'
Fisher Pierce of Milford The con
demuation will depend largely upol
the survey made by the United State
Government. Three cuts will likel,
be made that will shorten the rout
nearly two miles between here and tn
mouth of the River. The first of thes
is opposite "Brickstore Landing;" th
second cutting off "Cave Landing,
and the Third cutting off "Cherr
, Tree" In the event of the Govern
ment building a jetty, boats fror
Smyrna will be able to leave withou
respect to tides at all times and th
distance between here and Philadelphi
will be much shortened. Friends G
our steamboat company and those in
: terested in navigation are looking foi
ward with keen interest to the accom-
plishment of the proposed plans 8
ably inaugurated by Manager A. T
Jardine..
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
cARsONs AMUSEMENT PLACE ROBBED.
Thieves Effect Entrance and Smash Open q
Slot Gas Meter and Obtain 81. 90.

Thieves broke into the amusement
place of Wilson Carson Garter Build
ing) on Commerce street Sunday even
ing by prying open a side window.
They directed their attention to the
pay or slot gas meter which they
smashed open and took from it coins
to the amount of nearly $500. The
meter and money contained therein
belonged to Smithers & Mcguire.
Nothing was disturbed in the store for
after obtaining the money from the
meter they made their exit. The tracks
were found in the snow Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Carson had only few days
previous moved from the W. G. Pierce
property to the Carter property.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
JOHN E. PHILLIPS TAKES ADAMS EXPRESS
Will Succeed W. Ed FAIRIES As the Local
Agent On Frday-Howard Aruett Retained.


Agent on Friday-Howard Arnett Retained.
Route Agent Tunis of the Adams
Express Company was in town Satur-
day and after conference gave the
local agency to Mr.. John E. Phillips.
The latter will succeed W. Ed FAIRIES
who leaves to accept a position in the
drugstore of Frank Harmonson in
Wilmington. The change will be eff.
fected on Friday next the first day of
March at which time the office will be
moved to Mr.. Phillips news stand and
store. Mr.. Phillips the new agent is
well and favorably known and is
hustler and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the wants of the people will
be promptly attended to under the
new management. Howard Arnett
who has had charge of the delivery
wagon will be retained by Mr.. Phil
lips.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
TOWN ELECTION RESULTS
IN NO CHANGE IN COUNCIL
CAME OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON QUIETLY
WITH TOTAL OF rs VOTES POLLED.
All of the Counclmen and Officers Were Re-
elected-UId Council Closes Year With
Good Administration Of Affairs.


The annual Municipal Election was
held in Smyrna, Monday afternoon
from two to five o'clock with the result
that no change has taken place in the
personal of the Town Council. E. V.
Cooper was also reelected treasurer
and A. l.. Hudson Jr. assessor. The
election which was quietly held re-
suited in a total of % votes polled.
Treasurer Cooper and Assessor Hud-
son being on all tickets received the
full vote. The districts resulted as
follows: First, John @. Stockly A.;
Second, Samuel J. Reynolds 3; Third,
| H. B. GrieVes Z: Fourth, Joseph FL.
| Wright 5; Fifth, John p. Hudson A.;
Sixth, James G. Robinson and Charles
P. Thornley, each. These council
men as will be seen were all reelected.
There were only two scattered votes.
John W. Tucker received one for Coun-
Gil in the First District and Edward G.
Walls received one for Council in the
Third District. w. d. HAZEL was in
spector of the election; George M.
Stevenson and Joseph l.. Beckett were
judges and George F. Brown aud
Joseph M. Reynolds were clerks.
Council Reports Economic Administration.
The Smyrna Town Council held its
last meeting of the municipal and fsca
year last Friday evening with all pres.
ent except Messrs. Stockly aud Thorn
ley. The time was taken up entirely
in hearing a report of the Auditing
Committee of which John p. Hudson
was chairman and in hearing the repor
as compiled by Secretary Fl. B. Grieves
The financial statement for the yea
which will be found in another col
umn, makes interesting reading
1t will be seen that the affairs of th,
town have been handled in an econom
ical manner and that all the variou
departments show net earning. Th
Electric Light Plant shows an earning
after all expenses are paid of 81 ,092. 81
: The Water Department shows an earn
ing of 81, ,148.17, while the sewer show
an earning of $173.0O. The Oper
House under the management of Josep
: H. Wright shows an earning of $3O1. q
After all expenses have been paid ther
is balance in the treasury of 50, 49, q
This is a remarkable showing from tn
fact that out of the receipts of the pas
fiscal year the town has paid $1,318.e
for new dynamo and $572. SO for th
purchase and operating of a tow
3 sprinkler. Still it must not be fo
y gotten that the tax rate was increase
: five cents on the hundred dollars la
spring to meet the expense of the tow
: sprinkler. The statement shows
8 bonded indebtedness of 1874, 900 as TO
:: lows; Water, $4,000; Light, $3.50
and Sewer Sc, 900.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
QUIET WEDDING ON UNION STREET TODAY
Miss Annie Legg Becomes the Wife of MIR.
William e. BIackistou of Wilmington.

A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the residence of William P. Legg on
Union street at noon today when his
niece, Miss Annie Legg, was united in
marriage to Mr. William e. Blackston
of Wilmington. The latter holds
position with the Wilmington City
Railway Company. The wedding was
performed by the Rev. Robert Watt,
d. D., of Asbury NJ. E. Church, in the
presence of Mrs. W. p. Legg and Mrs.
T. II. Haynes. Mr.. and Mrs. Blackis-
ton left on the 1854 north bound train
for wedding trip, after which they
will take up residence in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
ANOTHER CHESwOLD CANNING FACTORY
Stock Company of, Tomatos Growers Organ.
lied to Operate one in the Southern Limits

CHEswoLD, Feb. 26:-It is quite
probable that another cannery will be
operated here at Cheswold this year by
an association of tomato growers or
ganized as stock company. One
hundred acres is the maximum;desired.
The power and the water will be sup
piled at W. Percy Evans saw mill be-
low the south limits of Cheswold.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
Asbury Reflects Mrs. coverdaIe organIst.

At meeting of the Trustees of AS
bury M. E. Church last evening Mrs.
Marion Coverdale was elected organist
for another year and Miss Bessie
Doughten, assistant Frank P. Nc
Cawley was re- elected sexton.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
TO HAVE INTER SCHOLASTIC DEBATES.
Smyrna and Dover High ScdooI Scholars VIII
Try for 1onors In Series of Debates.

Friday, February 22nd, being Wash
ington's Birthday, which was holi-
day. no meeting of the Literary So
ciety was held. Arrangements have
now been completed with Dover for a
series of inter-scholastic debates and
on Friday, March 1st, the debaters for
the High Schools are to be selected.
ALI are invited to attend the meeting,
which promises to be an interesting
one.-I. H. Brinton, Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
To Purchase Flag For dreeuspring School.

A Box Social was held at the home
of Mr.. aud Mrs. B. f. Richards on Fri
day evening, February %. The pro-
ceeds, $1260, will be used to purchase
flag for Greenspring School.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Smyrna times., 1907-02-27

coNTINUE.a ON FIFTH PAGE.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
EASILY PUT RIGHT
EoUALiZINo DISTANCE NO PRoe.
LEM FOR TIM MoYEAHAN.
His Orders Were to Have Tool House
Half Way Between Mile Posts,
and Consequently Half
Way II Was.

About ten years before the Eastern
railroad was leased to the Boston &
Maine. that portion Of the old road
between Swampscott and Salem was
in charge Of Section Foreman Tim
nthy Mcynahan. according to Bos-
ton correspondent.
His strongest point was In doing
Just as he was told. and doing that
with energy and accuracy. So when
he was notified from Beverly by Road
master Stevens that the section
lengths were to be changed, and that
he was to move his tool house from
the western end Of the Salem yard TO
half way between mile posts 10 and
Is. he started out with the determin.
alton to move the house half way,
no more. no less.
To get this halfway point he sta
toned. one Of his men at mile post
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04

der her body The experiment being
repeated several times taught the
men how to act, and proved to my sat
isfaction that when properly placed on
the tide the torpedoes would invarin-
bly, go under the bottom of the vessel"
AS far as the experts are concerned
who witnessed the preliminary stages
of this experiment, the whole pro-
ceeding was merely the humoring Of
crack-brained inventor. Among
those 10 whom Mr.. Fulton explained
his torpedo idea and what he intended
to do with the Dorothea was Earl st.
Vincent. The nobleman, after hearing
everything the American genius had
to say reflected deeply for several
minutes.
Pitt is certainly the greatest fool
length, Ito encourage a mode of war
which those who command the seas
do not want and which. If successful,
would deprive them of It."
This inventor continued TO the final
stage of his experiment and filled one
of the torpedoes with $50 pounds of
powder and set its clockwork to Is
minutes. The experiment began on
October Is, 1905, at five o'clock in the
afternoon.
My dear fellow" said Capt. King
ston, one of the experts, just as the
cared torpedo boat was put under way,
IF that thing were placed under my
cabin | should feel no concern for the
consequences"
urgent business" writes Mr.. Full
ton, had called Mr. Pitt and Lord
Melville to London. Admiral Hollo-
way, Sir Sidney Smith, Capt. Owen,
Capt. Kingston, Col. Congreve and the
major part of the officers of the feet
under the command of Lord Keath,
were present.
Annihilated Ship.
AT 40 minutes past four the boats
rode toward the brig and the torpedoes
were thown into the water, the tide
carrying them, as before described
under the bottom of the brig, where
at the expiration of Is minutes. the
explosion appeared to raise her bodily
about six feet. She separated in the
middle, and the two ends went down
In 20 seconds nothing was TO be
seen of her, except floating fragments
the pumps and foremast were blown
out of her, the fore-topsail yard was
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
Buried Under Fine Coal.

James Irving, an employe at a New
York coal yard, fell into one of the big
bins the other afternoon. The bin
contained more than 100 tons Of buck.
wheat coal, which is very fine. Irving
sank into II so far that he couldn't
get out. A few minutes later Adam
Brown drove up to get load of coal.
A trap about IA by II inches in the
bottom of the bin was opened and the
coal began 20 pour out. About two
tons had run into the wagon when
Brown was startled to see shovel
and mans legs dangling from the
spout. Some of the workmen got
busy with axes right away and Irving
dropped out with few tons OF coal.
He was unconscious, but at the hos,
pital to which he was removed 1t was
said that he had a good chance to
Tccover.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04

devising some means OF destroying
them and thus promoting peace.
II will also show" he continues,
the increasing resources which, IL
science does not check IT, will enable
England hereafter to support a marine
of 1900 armored ships with as much
ease she now does the 100"
In consequence of the invention of
gunpowder, Mr.. Fulton declared that
enormous size. He concludes by say
ing that not until science shall point
out tine way to destroy ships of war
VIII ii give to the seas the liberty
which shall obtain perpetual peace be-
tween nations separated by the ocean.
Uoe of Torpedoes Defended.
In numerous discussions" con-
cludes Mr.. Fulton, (which l have had
on this subject and its consequences,
instead of giving liberty to the seas,
its tendency would be to encourage
piracy and buccaneering, by enabling
few men in a boat to intimidate and
plunder merchant vessels, thereby
producing greater evil than the exist
ing military marines.
This idea is similar to the one
which might have arisen on the inven-
ton of muskets, which, giving to an
individual the power of certain death
at a distance of so or 100 yards, rob
bers might infest the highways, and
from ambush shoot the traveller, and
take his money. Yet there ia not so
much robbery now as before the in
vention of gunpowder. Society is
more civilized. All civilized society
will in its own interest combine
against the robber, who has no chance
of escape.
But men without rejecting, or from
attachment to established and familiar
tyranny. exclaim that 1t is barbarous
to blow up ship with all her crew.
This ! admit, and lament that II
should be necessary; but all wars are
barbarous, and particularly wars of Of
fense. II is barbarous for a ship of
war to fire into a merchant vessel,
kill part Of her people, take her and
the property and reduce the proprie-
tor from affiuence to penury.
1T was barbarous to lombard Co
| penhagen, set fire to the city and
destroy innocent women and children.
II would be barbarous for ships OF
war to enter the harbor of New York.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
New Species Of Zebra.

In Portuguese East Africa an ex-
plorer has discovered a new species
of zebra, resembling the ordinary
zebra in shape, but the head, neck,
forelegs and fore half OF the body are
dark brown in color. the hind part of
the body, including the legs, being
striped. He also discovered pecu-
liar style of antelope similar in size
and shape to the Boer roebuck or inn
pala, the distinctive difference being a
black line down the center of the
back and on either hind leg down TO
the foot. When the animal is startled
it Immediately takes to fight, the ini-
tial leap being fully ten feet through
the air.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
Tim Explains.

10 and another at mile Post 16, and
at a signal they started to walk to-
ward each other until they met, and
to point opposite their meeting
place the shanty was moved. This
method of getting the correct distance
did not quite suit Moynahan. espe-
cially when he remembered that one
of the walkers was taller than the
other, and the other tripped several
times on the way down.
He carried this in his mind for
nearly a year. when he met the engi-
neers measuring through for signals,
and asked them to tell him. as they
measured, If his house was just half
way or not
When the measurement was taken
the house was found to be 60 feet
nearer mile post 16 than 15, and Moy-
nahan, on being told, remarked that
he thought he could fix things just
right.
Later in the year the engineers met
Moynahan in Salem and asked him
If his tool house was now half way
between the mile posts?
1T is," he replied, its just half
way"
Did you have much trouble moving
lt?"
mo trouble at all; just let 1t stay
al it was and moved the mile post"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
outrage pue 70 superstltIon.

One of the cemeteries near Naples
has been the scene of a crime that
shows a curious recrudescence of
medieval superstition. A little girl
was buried there in July, 1905. and 12
months later It was arranged to trans
fer the remains to a niche in the little
mortuary chapel. At the exhumation
suspicion was aroused by the extraor
dinary light weight of the coffin,
which, on being opened, was found
to contain only the child's skull
wrapped in straw. Profs. Antonelli
and Fimiani, who examined the head.
declared that 1t had been ruthlessly
torn from the trunk soon after death.
The police investigations have re-
suited in the discovery that the girls
body was disinterred and the bones
pulverized to serve for the rites of
necromancy and witchcraft which are
still so much in vogue among super.
stitious peasantry of that region.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04

Naval experts OF that day believed that
powder could explode under water.
The idea that the shock OF such an ex-
plosion under the bottom OF vessel
would have any effect upon It was
looked upon as wild and chimerical.
Predicted Nations Growth.
Singularly enough, Mr.. Fulton not
only foresaw the extension Of subma-
rine warfare and the growth Of the
United States as a naval power, but he
predicted with remarkable accuracy
the growth of population. His figures
could not OF course take into account
the development of railways, the exist
ence of which he could not foretell,
nor Of the acquisition of thousands
Of square miles of additional terri
toy.
Tho United States" he writes. "is
doubling her population in 25 years.
or. with probable correctness, say 30
years
His table OF estimates is as follows:
1880. 1O429, ,6O2; 1860. 2O,S50,204; 1890,
4O,71S.4OS; 1920, S1,436,S16.
1t happens. owing to exceptional
growth. that the population is now as
much as it should be 12 years from
now.
lie quotes from Arnauld TO show
that in 1890 England was the great
naval power and that France and
Spain were holding their own. He
quotes the increasing cost of arma-
ments in Europe as an argument for
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-04
FLOWERS THAT CHANGE COLOR.
Some Go Through as Many as Three
Variations in a Day.

This bed Of flowers was blue this
morning, and now II is pink. That
one was white, and II is now rose
The one by the hedge was yellow yes
terday, and to-day It is purple"
The gardener chuckled delightedly
81 call 'em my fairy flower beds
maam," he said You see, they
change color. It's a grand idea, isn't
It? 1t gives a garden such variety"
But | didn't know that any flowers
changed their color"
"Oh, yes. That bed you first men
toned is the mutuable phlox. At sun.
rise it is blue. and in the afternoon it
is pink.
The one to the right Is hibiscus
hibiscus mutabilis. 1t goes through
three changes in the day. from white
in the morning to rose at noon and tc
red at sunset
The bed by the hedge is the Ian.
tala. The lantala is yellow one day
orange the next and red the third
Its changes are slow.
There's other flowers, TOO, that
change. There's the cheiranthus
chameleo. that shifts from white tc
yellow and from yellow to red There's
the gladiolus versicolor, that brown
in the morning and blue in the even
ing. There's the colaea scandens
that moves slowly from greenish
white 10 n deep violet"