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Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
MlsSBLANcHE COCHRAN wEOs Bos1oNIAN
"eil-KnOwn Delaware Young Woman Weds NJ
L. Pierce ESQ.,, An Attorney of Boston

A notable wedding was soIemnized at
the Church of the Transformation
"The Little Church Around the Cor
ner, in New York, at O'Clock Satnr
day afternoon, when Miss Blanche r
Cochran, OF Middletown, became the
bride of Mr.. Myron L. Pierce. a MON
inent attorney of Boston. The brido
was given in marriage by her brother
Judge Edwin r.. Cochran, of Wilmino.
ton. After the ceremony, which was
performed by the rector of the cburcb
an elaborate wedding breakfast was
served at the Waldorf-Astoria Mr.
and Mrs. Pierce left for an extendad
tour OF Canada. Among the Delaware
ans at the nuptials were: Mrs Ada r
cochran, of Wilmington, mother of
the bride; Mrs. Ada L. Hareeastle of
Baltimore, her sister; Judge Cochran
and Mrs. Mrs Margaret p. Beaston and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Comegys. of Mid
dletown. The groom is active politi-
caiiy IN Boston. The bride is a dauob.
ter OF the late Edwin r. Cochran. of
former clerk of the peace
and a prominent Democratic leader
She IS member of one of the oldest
families of Delaware and is. prominent
socially. She was well-known and
lad been frequent visitor to Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
HAPPY P2ES8YTRRIANS cHlLDREN,s DAY
Given Last Sunday Morning And Despite the
RAID was CreditabIy Rendered

uiVen LaSi Sunday Morning And Despite the
RAID was CreditabIy Rendered
sunday was Ohildren's Dav at tha
Presbyterian Church and despite the
rainy weather there was fair Turnout
The decorations were in keeping with
the spirit OF the day and an interesting
service was rendered. The program
was entitled ''The Children's Hosan-
mas. Supt. George W. Taylor had
charge OF the program which was nm
usually bright and sprightIy. An
augmented Sunday School Orchestra
and choir assisted in the musical mart
OF the program. Mrs. f. F.. E ans
who presided at the pipe organ render
ed the voluntary. The sermon which
was appropriate to Children's Dav was
delivered with appreciable effect bv
Rev. John T. Farris managing ed
ltor of the Sunday School Times. Fol.
lowing the sermon Miss May Leathsrs
OF Clayton gave a solo. There was
also some remarks by Superintendent
George w. Taylor. The infant de-
partment had part in the program
and their work was pleasure feature.
The whole program from beginning to
end was highly creditable.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
DISTRICT STEWARDS MEETING IN SMYRNA

Interesting Session Being Held at the EastOn
District Parsonage at which 20 are Present.
The District Stewards of Easton
District are meeting with Presiding
Elder W. G. Koons to-day and pleas
ant and enjoyable meeting is being
had. There are about 20 present. The
usual apportionment has been made
for the support of the Bishops salary
and the Presiding Elders salary has
been advanced from Si76O to $500.
Much interest is being manifested in
the Local Option Campaign and good
reports are brought from all parts Of
the district.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
DOVER TO GET HANDSOME PIPE ORGAN

Instrument Costing $4,000 Ordered By Wesley
NJ. {. Church-First Recital Arranged
In behalf of Wesley Methodist Epis-
copal Church, William NJ. Hazel. pres
ident, and j. Frank Wilds, secretary.
Of the Board of Trustees. on TUESDAY,
entered into a contract with the W. w.
Almball Company, of Chicago, repre-
sented by Leo Herwaagen, of New
York, with a written power of attorney
for said company, for the construction
at its factory and the installation in
Wesley Church, Dover, of a modern
great organ. The beautiful instru-
ment, which will thus be built bv the
winner of the worlds fair first awards
at st. Louis and Buffalo, is a 81. 600
great organ, but because of the nav
ment OF the entire purchase price in
cash, discount will be obtained hiring.
ing 1t down to $500. The companv
'iso agreed in the contract to furnish
rec to the people ofDOver thegreatest
lying organist, Clarence Eddy, ofNew
York, an American, the man who was.
.hosen as the official organist for tba
Paris exposition among scores OF com.
'etitors.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY N. E. CHURCH
Children's Day Exercises Will Take Place in
MOrning-Vesper Ser, ices for Summer


Children's Day exercises at 10. 20. an
interesting program that all will enjoy
The Offering is for the cause of ednca.
ton and 1t is hoped that the Offering
VIII be generous. Teachers are re-
quested to open the small envelopas
and put the money in the envelope
which the secretary will furnish. The
evening service commences at seven
instead OF half past seven. The sub-
Iect OF the sermon "Who is Responsi-
Die for HELP" The pastor will answer
several questions which have been
asked concerning the three preceding
sermons. The subioined sermonettes
VIII be preached at the vesper services
TINS summer can Ancient Love
story, "a Stranger in "a Strange
Land, A Great Mother-in.Law." "a
Striking Contrast" A Bitter Com
pIalnt," can Important Question. -
"A Happy Marriage" " "The Curtain
Drops, Consider the Lillies. p" Cor
oldden Service" It is hoped that
these topics may prove both interest
ing and profitable. The public is cor |
iially invited to be present. Begin
llng with next Sunday and continuing
until October the Sunday School ser.
'ices will be held Sunday morning,
Immediately following the preaching
ervice.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
TAYLOR's BRIDGE PARM CHANGES HANDS

Albert 5. Boyer Purchases the Home Farm Of
slSl Acres Prom His Mother, Mrs. Thos R BOye,
A. 5. Boyer, of near TayIor's Bridge.
has purchased the home farm owned bv
his mother, Mrs. Thomas r. Bower
containing 152 acres, for So, 1000. The
deal was made through the real estate
agency of Henry d. Boyer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas R. Boyer will continue
to reside on it as heretofore.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
FARM NEAR SMYRNA LANDING SOLD.
Mrs. J. W. Dsakyne DispOses Of Her Seventy
Acre Farm TO George johnson for s2IOO

Realestate Broker H. D. Boyer has
sold for Mrs. ]. W. Deakyne of this
town her seventy acre farm situated
near Smyrna Landing to Mr.. George
Johnson for 100000. Mr.. Johnson it
is understood will make a fruit farm
out of it. The present tenant Mr..
Leonrrd Morris will continue on the
farm.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
DOVER RpIscOpALIANs CALL RECTOR
Rev. Henry OImstead of Old Swedes. vii
mingtOn Asked to Succeed Rev. @. M. Bond

Rev Henry 0lmstead has received a
call to the pastorate of Cbrist's Church
az Dover. He is now rector of Old
Swedes Church Wilmington. Rev.
GEORGE M. Bond, who was in charge of
this parish gave up active work in the
ministry on account of his health. and
the churchis at present without a rector
Mr.. Olmstead has been at Old Swede's
Church for four years. During this
time he has become extremely popular
with the members, aud it is under
stood that they do not want him 70
leave. Mr.. Olmstead has taken no ac-
tion In the matter and when asked
what he intended to do, he said he had
not decided.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
Laying Out ! PIne TennIs courl

O. Inc Old shirt factory lot on Union
S'teet Is being filed in and graded for
~ court for the Smyrna Tennis Club.
~ ro cino has been without place since
~ D. Megear purchased tho James lot
on South street
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

stead of forty acres. he now owns swell half-seetion right on the line of the new Interurban. Also he is inter- ested very heavily in Bank organized to help out Farmers who may need little Money to carry them through the Summer.
 He finds time to read up on Existing conditions in America, and as result of much Serious Thought. beeCsnes rather Conservative in his Views and let's out aa occasional Yelp on the sub tect of Taxes.
 Some Of his active Enemies begin to wonder out loud how he happened to do SO we'll In such hurry but most of his Neighbors don't even Peep. It doesn't pay to get fresh with any one who owns a whole Half Section. Be- sides, he has printed Copies of all his Speeches to prove that he always stood up for his Constits.
 Thst Is how the Hon. Robin Hood of our own Blessed Period swipes it from the naughty Rich and plants 1t where if will do the most good. And do the humble commoners get in on the cut ting of the Melon? Sure they do. He gives one of them a good 5-cent Cigar tho day before Election,
 The original Robin Hood pulled down cnly a Bare Living and was never more than three jumps ahead of an armed Posse.
 The present-day Article has his pic- ture on the front page af the County
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

Here is a Celebrity that we have been putting into Books and Comic Operas and bragging about for many generations, all because he was sup- posed to be nsrvy Footpad. who wae smooth enough to give the sarcastic Rieat to the States Attorney And the Grand Jury.
 Theoretically. we are. ali on the Square, but just the same we do love to read about tho Hero who can put piece or Blue Hardaware in his Back Pocket and go out and set Good Living without workirB fer It.
 Robin Hood is still one of the Idols of Innocent Childhood. although lately he has been shown up more or less by RafIics and Bill Dalton.
 Tho bast we can say for Robin Hood is that he got an income by following coarse and primitive Methods. If he could sneak out into the Preserves and get Jack Rabbit or Deer and then reach home without being shot fun of holes by the Kings Foresters, he thought he wac doing very tidy Piece of Work.
 He never tackled any real Financing. except when he met some Lonely Tfax- eler on the Road. when he would strip him down to his Jaegers and send him up the road with an arrow sticking in his Shoulder Blade, just as q Reminder.
 He had lot to learn. For instance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

he was always scrapping with the sher@
 lh of Nottingham. instead of declaring himself In with the Sherfff's Maehint and setting all Of the Privileges for Sherwood Forest. We have every reason to believe that f Robin Hood could land In arn6ng ns
 today he would take advantage of our
 advanced and improved Methods and
 show himself real Artist. He would
 abandon the Kindergarten class of workout out the crude Petit Larceny
 and get in line with the real high class Con Men and Short Card Experts of the
 Present Day.
 Of all the antiquatsd and weather beaten Stories. probably there is none
 more thoroughly In need of revisins
 than that of Robin Hood. Let us suppose that Robin Hood is now on deck. He is q bright ana en- tefprising Young Man living in one of
 the remote Townships. He has a na- tural aversion to Manual Labor and
 possesses the rudimehts of an Educa- ton and is somewhat good looking, and 1t Is a toss-up whether he turns out to be q successful Barber or let's
 his Mother take in Washing to support him.
 Robin Hood looks about him ana he sees that the World is full of Injustice. He learns that the Rich have more Money than the Poor. whereas the Poor should have twice as much as the Rich
 and also Annual Passes on all the Hoads.
 | Being a lo-er of Mankind he longs
 to take a piece of Lead Pipe and 90 out | and adjust Matters. He discovers also | that the only cinch rule for becoming a Popular Character Is to attack the
 Money Power, so he decides to make q sin gle handed effort to separate the
 pampersd Aristocrats from their Sur | plus.
 The original Robin Hood was crude
 Amateur. He got his Easy Coin by Ibuckfng the Law and had to keep un.
 der cover about two-thirds of the time. | The modern Robin Hood labors for
 the Brotherhood of Man and pulls down an occasional Piece of Money while
 operating in the name of the Law. | He does little hot-footing among l the Voters and is elected Constable Then he gets out on the Main Pike, with a two dollar Watch and Hickory
 Club, and waits for the oppressors to
 come along In their French Cars. | Those having the high-speed Dingus
 thrown wide open zip by him so fast that nothing can be seen except some ] Gogeles and aslittie Blue Smoke. | Bat those that are not going so fast
 he Is enabled to arrest in the name of the Outraged Law for exceeding the Speed Limit. The Speed Limit. by the | way, is eight miles an Hour. and Is
 vioiatsd by everything except Cows l The Plutocrat with the Fuzzy Coat has q Proud Chance when he lines up in front of the Local Magistrate. The Magistrate is nico man. who raises | Chickens on the side and has Iceland Moss growing on his Adams Apple The Squire hasn't got very much of q ! hanamArfock on Blackstone, but he knows one Ruia of Evidence. and that is: Everybody except Constable is a | natural born Porjarer.
 | So hA taps the Owner for all that he will stand without taking an appeal, and then he and Constable Hood so into the back room and split 1t up. after
 which the vigiiant ofFieial goes back to | the Thoroughfare and gets behind q Tree and waits for ansther chance to
 nall some Commercial Baron who fooks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
nY GEORGE AIDE.

Nobfn Hood was local Grafter.
 He lived q good many centuries ago and knew only the A-B-C of Crooked Work. still he managed to make him. self very. Popular
 Robin Hoods idea of being Good Fellow was to take 1t away from the Rich and slip~it to the Poor. although we have no report from the Auditing Committee that the Poor always came In for their 50 per cent.
 Robin Hoed. like most of the suc- cessful Hold-up Men of history. was born far away from the Wicked 1nfiu- eriees of the city. It is a remarkable fact that nearly all of the spectacular Etrong-Arm operations in the history of the Ensiish-speaking People were put through by rugged, self-made men, who were born out on the Farm and brought up on the Catechism.
 Robin Hood has been featured in song and story for nearly one thous- and years. Why so2/Becsuse he got away with the Goods.
 He made . great Rep for himself be- cause he happened to live at a time when Competitioh was very slack and the gentle Art of shaking. down the well-to-do was still in its Short clothes.
 If Robin Hood were with us today he would either have to trim his wick or 70 out. He would be a Laugh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

as. if hs would he able to Cough, By thus laboring to protect the Peace and Dignity of the Commonwealth ev- cry Sunday, Robin Hood pads the Bank Account until he is enabled to add an 1, to the House and buy a side-haS Buggy with yellow Running Gears.
 Encouraged by theEe early Efforts at the eoualizinS of Wealth, he branches out and begins casting for Summer Boarders. This Is where he makes the original Robin Hood look like sa weak minded Waif.
 He sends an Ad Up to the City Pa pers and tells about the Pure Air and the Good Fishing and the Home Cook ins, making 1t so strong that he almost believes 1t himself,
 When the puFse-proud denizens Of the wicked Metropolis, who ara. work ink night and day to rob the AErieul- turai Regions of their just Portion of our National Wealth, fall for his Game and come out to enjoy rollicking VHs cation in tne Country. he orders dozen Cots and one sroas of Timed Goods and bsGlns to charge about tho same as the Holland House
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

single.hearted devotion to the interests of the Plain Citizenhood.
 He positively refuses to back into line until 1t Is demonstrated to him that Nice Fellow worth $32,000,00 may be Patriot just the same as if he were living at the Poor House. Then he hearkens to the Voice of Reason.
 When he gets back home and looks over tine Papers in the Tin Box he makes the pleasing Discovery that. inc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Mn gsAssa sAess sss ,Vawa oes aeasssca@

ment to prevent Congress from ax~ pressing itself regarding the e'on1o atrocities. occasionally weiGhs, about 300 pounds. Whenever ae rSacfes that point ir avoirdnpois he refratns from food altogether for week or ten. days. In that time he takes of forty or fifty pounds. He has been carrying on that plan for years and declares he feels 10 evil effects from his periodical spells ox abBtention..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

History, owns a Prize Bull. and when he leans back In the pew on Sunday morning and let's out the opening line of that grand old Hymn about being winter than Snow the Pipe Organ falls back. smothered and put out of busi- ness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06

Periodical Fasting. Col. II. I. Kowalsky, the lawyer who Is credited with engineering the move
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Evefv wonaafl covets .

Every woman eovets q
 shapely, pretty fgures and i many of them deplore the
 loss of their girlish forms after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mothers shapeliness. All of this can be avoided,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-06
Married Women $ :: 5

however the of Mothers Frend before baby this great prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves symmetry her form Mothers Friend all the danger of chd carries the expectan mother safely through this critical period without pan It greatest blessing
 housands gratefully tell tho benefit relief derived from the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01
IDAHO FREE OF SCAB.

Through a circular letter which is
being sent out from the office of the
state veterinarian, the attention of the
live stock inspectors in the state is
being called to the governors procla-
nation of February 18th, which states
that all bucks coming into the state
must be dipped. The livestock SAM
tary board, after discussing the mat
ter and also taking it before the gov
ernor, has decided to interpret the
proclamation in the broadcast sense.
The letter states that there has been
a tendency since the commencement
of the sanitary work for the people to
bring breeding and dry stuff and even
bucks into the state without notifying
the inspector. Five men have paid
fines for this offense during the pres
ent year and one other party is yet
to be tried. All inspectors are urged
to report such violations and the case
will be prosecuted.
The spring inspection showed that
the conditions in all counties of the
state are satisfactory with one excep-
ton, and in that case the trouble can
be traced directly to bringing in of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01

ers who are breeding cattle buy grade
bulls.
1t should, however, be always re-
membered that the grade bull, no mat
ter what type, is wholly unreliable.
He will never secure particular nor
uniform type of cattle by using q
grade bull or a grade herd. The per-
centage of scrubs that will be devel-
oped by this method will be very
great. They will be neither one thing
nor the other. Use only pure bred
bulls, the best you can get. Don't
bubble about the price. Twenty-Five
or fifty dollars is nothing when you
are buying half the herd.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01

infected bucks last year and the year
before. Two years ago bucks which,
it is said, had been dipped three times
in Utah, were brought into this coun-
try and distributed in five bands. Scab
developed in every band and on &C.
count of this the livestock sanitary
board will not take anyone's word that
bucks have been dipped, but will dip
them once if found apparently clean
and three times where any infection
is found. Scab is practically eradica-
ted from the state, with the exception
of one county, and the board is of the
opinion that there is little danger of
an outbreak unless it is brought in
from outside the borders of the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01
IMPROVEMENT ON THE RANGE

Evidence of the governments con-
Germ over the improvement of range
conditions in the national forests is
shown in the announcement just made
that stock owners will be furnished
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01
KEEP UP THE REGISTRATION.

Several years ago the writer nego-
tiated the sale of very good, well
bred herd of Shorthorns, part of which
were recorded and all were eligible
to registration, says the editor of the
Rural Spirit. The purchaser did not
take the papers, saying he was buying
them for the purpose of improving the
quality of his own herd, which he was
maintaing for the sole purpose of pro-
ducing beef for the market, and as he
did not expect to sell any of his stock
for breeding purposes the pedigrees
would be of no value to him. Recently
this herd and the farm on which it
was maintained passed into other
hands, who are enterprising enough
to buy one of the best bulls in the
country to place at the head of the
herd and would be glad to spend con-
siderable money to get their stock
registered if the necessary data was
at hand whereby it could be done.
The value of these cattle would be in
creased four-fold if they could be re-
corded. Here is case of loss for the
lack of a little foresight. 1t is a good
business policy in buying anything to
invest with a view to selling, for you
never know how soon circumstances
may make sale desirable even of
your home. In this instance the in
vestment of a dollar a head for re-
cording and just a few minutes of
time in attending to it would have
been worth good many hundred dol
lars to the owner when he came to
dispose of his property. Not only did
he lose this, but the inherent ability
of the herd to produce wealth has
been irreparably reduced This is
mistake that is often made and it
seems strange tina after a man goes
to the expense of buying choice regis
tered stock he would allow it to de-
preciate so much just for the want of
little attention. 1t is very true that
the mere fact of being recorded can
add nothing to the individual merit
of an animal, but it has cost years Of
time and care to establish these
breeds and bring them up to their
present state of perfection and the
registration papers of an animal are
the prima facia evidence of it's purity
of blood that give it's owner license
to claim for it ability to reproduce
Will lOooOAdUlC CSl IdluIy us SOOu
characteristics. There is an element
OF speculation in breeding registered
stock that is fascinating There is al
ways the chance of producing an ami
NAL of special merit that will COM
mand fancy price, but without the
pedigree no matter how good an ami
NAL you may produce it sinks to the
level Of grade and it's value is regu-
lated by the price of meat. The spec
ulation element is all eliminated.
Don't fail to keep up the registration
for you never know how much it may
be worth and it always pays
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-13
PUBLISH ae4 LABOR PAPERS
In the United States and Canada
Reach a Wide Circle Of Readers.

One hundred and eighty.five month
ly and one hundred and seventy-nine
weekly journals In the United States
and Canada are devoted exclusively to
the advocacy Of trade unionism, says
writer in The World To-day.
These 364 publications, which mum
Der does not include socialist periodi-
calls, reach not inconsiderable por.
ton of the laboring community and
exercise an influence in II which Is
little suspected.
There are in North America approx
imately 100000 working people or
ganized into trades unions, and each
of them receives the official organ Of
the craft to which he or she belongs
and usually one or two other labor
papers.
But the prestige of these journals
extends beyond the enrolled member
ship of established organizations
They number among their subscribers
many sympathizers and non.unlon
workmen; they are placed on the ia
bles of reading rooms all over the
country. and for every subscriber
there are probably two readers. II Is
no exaggeration to say that they reach
100000 readers, perhaps half as
many more