davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

Popular opinion is growing in
favor of an all night service in
street lighting and now that moon
light nights will soon be OnI it
is to be hoped that just because
the moon happens to be under the
clouds that Smyrna's streets will
not be dark. Light is a protection.
Burglars and thieves will not
work out in the open where they
can be easily detected. Council
may not afford to give us a night
police force as we'll as day force
but they can lessen the danger of
HOUSEKEEPING and highway rob-
berry by having well lighted streets.
Our streets might be much better
lighted than they are. Originally
planned the system was for arc
lights but these for some reason
were abandoned and 80 candle
power lights put in their place.
The incandescent lamps are all
right if there are plenty of them
and if a light is placed in dark
squares where needed and along
with it continuous night service,
moonlight as we'll as dark nights,
>our citizens will be given the bene-
fit of not only we'll lighted streets
but of the full protection which il
must necessarily carry with it.
We have plenty of boiler and
dynamo capacity to increase the
street light service so let us have
it. The plant belongs to Smyrna
and our citizens and taxpayer:
have a right to the best service
possible.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
THE WORD "QUACK."
IS Origin Traced Back to the Sixteenth
Century.

Century.
The original and acquired meanings
of many an old word have been clear
ed up in the law courts. When "quack'
had its turn, Sir Edward Clarke, who
was probably quoting a dictionary, de-
fined the word as "a boastful pretend
er to medical skill" "Quack" is un-
dOubtedly derived by suggestion from
the quacking of a duck. The quack
doctor has always substituted volu-
bility for knowledge. "Quacker' and
"quacking cheat were sixteenth cen
:ury words. "QUack" in its present
tense IS certainly as old as 1896. when
Il was included i'm the earliest of our
slang dictionaries. The original word
was 'quacksalver," a travelling empiric
who quacked about his salves, and,
according to Henley and Farmer, the
dramatist Wycherly first shortened this
word to ''quack."
The full term, quack doctor, is found
at least as early as 171O, when these
words were used as a title to the Earl
of ROchesterS mOuntebank speech on
Tower hill. This witty and profligate
nObleman (he is always called witty
and proAigate) took it into his head to
disappear from his friends and appear
TO the mob on Tower hill as a quack
doctor. The speech he made on that
occasion has been preserved, and it
shows that quack OratOry has gained
nothing since.
1t IS not all printable in these polite
pages. but the following passage will
show its character:
The cures l have done are as in.
credible as innumerable. Icured Prester
Johns godmOther of stupendous dolor
ia her Os sacrum, which had like to
cost the good lady the perdition of her
buckle bone. cur'd the Empress of
BOOlmapO of cramp she got in her
tongue by eating pork and butterd
parsnips. l cur'd an alderman of
Grand Cairo of scarlet, burning, rag
ing fever, of which he dy'd. l cur'd
the Emperor of Morocco, who lay sew
en- years sick of the plague. l cur'd
him in fOrty-two minutes so that he
danc'd the serabrand. flipfap and Som
erset to the admiration of his whole
court, For my pains he presented me
with 5000 Hungarian ducats and a
Turkish cymeter Verbum sat sapienti.
| No cure. no money"
l doubt very much whether Sir Ed
ward Clarke was right in saying that
| the word "quack" was revived by
Carlyle after it had died out. SO use
full a word is not likely to have been
dropped, though in Carlyle's vocabu-
larry of denunciatiOn it certainly took
| on new Importance. 1t was from a
court of law, by the way. that Carlyle
obtained the word gig" which, with
ferOciOus glee, he never ceased to use
as a symbol of SNUG responsibility
The trial of Thurtell at Hertford as
sizes for the murder of Mr.. Weare pro
duced the following dialogue:
"What sort of person was Mr.
Weare?"
''He was always a most respectable
person"
''What do you mean by respectable?' 2
'He kept a gig"
| Carlyle's SardOnic humOr seized OF
this, and ever after when he was
stOrming at responsibilities and unreal
titles "gigs" were not far from his
mind. He even applied the word "gig
manity" to those classes of society
which held the gig ideal.-.Johl
OLOndOn in London Tatler
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

rHE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
rHE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is q part. 1t also gives the
'cns of importance Of the Eastern Shore Of
Mt-yland
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
HIS PAPERWElGHT.
Travels of a Bottle of Wine and It's
Ultimate Fate.

Travels of a Bottle of Wine and It's
Ultimate Fate.
A paperweight consisting of a piece
of thick glass with a tOkay wine label
fastened on the back and showing
through is part of the desk furniture
in the library of a man who goes to
Europe nearly every year. People
look at the thing" he said, land won
Ter what the wine label is doing there,
and when l see the question coming
always tell the story.
"Some years ago l went to Raab, in
Hungary, where l called on an old
lady who in Vienna years before had
shown much interest in and befriend-
ed a young American student at the
university. The poor student had
grown to be a rich physician. and he
wanted me to call and present his
compliments. When | was about to
leave after a pleasant visit the wo-
man handed me bottle of wine which
had come from her estate and asked
me to take it to our mutual friend. l
carted that bottle all over Europe,
paid duty on it several times and final
ly landed 1t safe and sound here in the
house. few days after my return
we invited the doctor for dinner. and
the bottle was brought in with much
ceremony. | made a little presenta-
tion speech and then in handing it to
the doctor dropped it on the floor
where you see that stain. That's the
label under the glass" New York
Tribune
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

In the death of Representative
William H. Baggs and Of Captain
Joseph B. Benson this community
has lost two of the oldest land
marks. Both gave their lives to
public service the former in the
capacity of Magistrate, Postmaster,
Alderman, Levy COurtman, and
Assemblyman and the latter as
keeper of the Bombay Hook Light
house a government position
Both led honorable and upright
lives and in their long public
service they did their duty as they
saw best. Smyrna and vicinity
will long miss their going and
coming among us. In the span oi
life that was given>them to enjoy
ehey saw much of material progress
of this great Republic Iof ours and
they have seen our town and com
munity grow apace with the advan
cement Of the times. The death
therefore, of these old landmark:
occasions deep sorrow.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

With a new Thaw to begin again
the battle for his life, new Evel-
yn to trip it through the scenes of
tragedy of that clouded existence,
and an atmosphere that impalpablY
lends the color of new meaning to
the sordid dreams, the second trial
of Harry Kendall Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White opened
Monday in the Supreme Court oi
New York City. 1t is hoped that
the trial will be short and speedy
and that the public may be spared
the long detailed accounts of the
trial, and when the jury is giver
the evidence to consider tha
they will render a verdict one way
or the other as the evidence of guilI
dictates.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
His Idea of Lunch.

1t was the hour of spelling lesson,
and the teacher of the primary grade
was prOnouncing the words while the
small persons in front of her labori-
ously wrote them down. According to
the usual custom she called for vol
unteers to define each word as it was
pronounced.
Lunch. Now. who can tell me what
a lunch is?"
There was a long period of silence
then hand went up.
"Well. Johnny. you may tell us what
a lunch is'
"a lunch" said JOhnny-"a lunch is
what you have for dinner when you
father is away. ."-Harper's Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

RoBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Editor and Business Manager.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
Corrected.

1t was at a reunion Of a gallant Irish
regiment. and in due course a member
rose to express his carefully rehearsed
sentiment.
Here's to tn Ould Fifty-ninth," he
began hotly. "th' last in tn field an
tn first to lave utr'
eye muddlerv shouted a compatriot,
springing to his feet. Here's to tn
Ould Fifty-ninth, equil to none"-
Youths Companion.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
.yn1Y1'HU, Del.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JAN. 5. 1908
Foun d by Robert D. Hoffeeker July 5, 1854
Editor ana Proprietor until February TO- 1907
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

COLLINS 4 HUTCHINSON, Auctioneers.
d. D. D. BOYER. Clerks.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
IS 7 Head Of Horses
4 Good Cows sd
One with calf by her side. the others will soon
be in profit
FARMING IMPLEMENTS. &c.

Champion Farm Wagons Orchard Wagon
Spray Wagon, Iron Wheel Wagon, Fruit Wagon.
carries 2l5 tons, good as new; Single Platform.
Spring Wagon, Horse Cart Dearborn in good
order TunabOut, in good order Two Horse
Roller, One-hOrse Roller Side delivery Rake,
good as new: Cutaway Harrow, Lime Drill, Deer
ing Mower, Thomas Horse Rake, Buckeye Sulkey
CultivatOr, Spring Tooth Cultivator. Hay Loader,
Grain Fan good as new; TOmOtO Wagon Body
hOlds so baskets; Set of Wagon Springs, capacity
600 lbs, Road Scoop, Cyclone Grub Fuller, Feed
Grinder, Seed Sower. vinyard size; Phosphate
Distributor, 2 Wagon Jacks, Carriage Pole, Corn
Shelter good as new; Set Fairbanks Platform
Scales, Set Bag Trucks, WheeibarrOw, SlOp Cart
Wire Fence Weaving Machine, Sulkey Gang
Plow, good as new: Orchard Gang PlOw; 2 No
50 Syracuse PlOws; No. 10 Oliver Plows, A
Oliver Plows, oliver Plow, Weeders, Spring
tooth Harrows2 Drag Harrows, Syracuse Vim
yard Hoe Hand CultivatOrs, 2 Spike tooth Gull
tivators, Black Hawk Corn Planter. with check
rover in good order, Bickford d Huffman Grain
Drill nearly new; Osborne Corn Binder, in good
order Peach Ladders, 2 sets Hay Racks. ? Ex-
tension Ladders, Feed Box, Hog Box, Fruit
Piekers, pair long handle Pruning Shears, AS
paragus Buncher, lot of cold frames, three horse
Trees, 6 Double Trees. Wire Stretchers, Bran
| BILE Scythes, 3 Bill Hooks. 2 Picks PosthOle
DiggeTs. Cant Hook. Pin Mail, . Potato Diggers,
Potato Fork. double Blocks, single Block, .
/ Garden Cultivators, Riveting Machine, Hog
Hook, Hand Rakes, Grubbing Hoes, Half
Bushel Measure, one dozen pair Pruning Shears,
| lot of Log Chains, Cow Chains, Hedge Knives,
Corn Knives, shoveis, Spades, Forks, Hoes of ali
kinds, many other articles to numerous to men,
lion.
BLACKSMITH TOOLS
Lot of Blacksmith Tools, consisting of Forge
i Anvil, Drill. Vice, Combined Vice and Anvil
/ Pipe Vice, Pair Pipe Cutters and Thread Cutting
Dies, four sizes, set bolt thread cutting Dies
/ Planes, Saws. Hammers, Draw Knives, Levels
Squares, Chisels. Brace, Mortar, Trowels, Thumb
Screws, Tongs. Pinchers, Bolts, Screws, &c.
| HARNESS -Four sets Wagon Harness, 2 set
PlOw Harness, 2 sets Dearborn Harness. set Car
| Harness. daube set of Carriage Harness, double
| set of Traceless Harness, 10 Work Brides Il
Collars, z leather head Halters, set Plow Lines
| HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. consisting OF Cool
Stove Table, Chairs and numerous other article
TERMS OF SALE
On all sums of 5000 or less the cash win b
| reouired over that amount a credit of min
| months will be given by purchaser giving negoti
able note with approved endorser.
This will be large sale and in order to gC
| through, must begin promptly at $50 o clOct
therefore come early.
MRS. JOS. E. CARTER
COLIINs & HUTCHINSON, Auctioneers,
b. 3. BOYER, BOYER Clerks
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1908-01-08

A IVERJISEMENTS-THR SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resests, but for the outlying district ofwhicb it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
<enton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &C. A rate Of SO
cents an inch for first insertion and % cent?
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per lineGper issue. A specla
discount on all semi-annusl and yearly Rdver
tisemeuts.
T tRMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-s per annum. Ii
psid strictly in advance $780, No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
NASONS WILL BURY
EXAMINER HIGGINS
Funeral Details of Civil
Service Official Await
Brother.

Final arrangements for the funeral Of
Frank NJ. Higgins, who died last night
IN the Emergency hospital from uraemic
poisoning. viii not be completed until
the arrival OF his brother, John u. kig-
gins, of Vancouver. Wash. The funeral
Will be held from the home of his sis
ter Mrs. 5. A. Terry. 1919 Eighth street.
and the services viii be conducted with
fun Masonic horrors. Iutemeut will
be made in Rock Greek Cemetery, where
his father. Capt. NJ. J.. Higgins, Is
buried.
Mr. Higgins. who was fortv-thTec
years old, mad been connected with the
Government service FOR tyrnty-seyen
years. and for the last four years had
been chief examiner 1f the CIvn Sery-
Ice Commission. He was stricken
with the attack, which illuminated IA
tally, while at his desk yesterday after
noon.
Rorr ir Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. Higgins
came 10 Washington in 1851, and was
appointed to a cIerkship in the War
Department. Before he was twenty
years old he was made assistant liBTaT-
au Of the department. After gradu-
ating from a business college ne entered
Georgetown University, graduating IN
law. lie also studied at George Wash
ingtou University.
Mr.. Higgins was detailed to the Civil
Service Commission IN LIST. and at -
time Theodore Roosevelt was one OF the
Civil Service commissioners Mr. Higgins
was made chairman of tire central cOard
Of examiners
n 1870 he was sent 10 the Philippines
10 establish the civil service there He
devoted nearly two years To this work,
ard became a close personal friend OF
Judge Taft, who at that time was gov
erHor general of the islands. Return
ing TO this country ne was appointed to
the Office of chief examiner
Mr.. Higgins was prominent Mason,
being q past master of =. T.. French
Lodge. a member of the Scottish Rte.
IA Mystic Skinner. and a Knights Temp
lar. He was unmarried, hut is sur
vived by mis- mother, three sisters. and
two brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
Boys, School Book Burglars;
Biographies and Rithn1ettcS, Too
En- Tells, and May Have Something Coming
to Hm-Later

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Now had it
been good sanron-backed novels OF
books about bears, or pamphlets on
baseball, the five De <aIb avenue kids
who were pinched by the Brooklyn po-
lice last night might be led TO own W
and tell something about il.
But It was school books, and the five
are accused Of burglarizins girls
academy. Now, what dye snow about
that2
When Profs. Dwight Little and Fred
cTiCk Mae, who are the faculty of the
Froe5el Academy. G7S Lafayette ave
nue.. Brooklyn, opened the school yes
teTday they found that thieves had
come in the night and lifted a CARLOAD
OF Biographies, histories, readers, and
aritnuetics from the pupils desks.
Had the two educators lacked imazi-
nation they might have Illustrated the
proverb of the ilI wind by closing up
school for the day. Bur they didn't
lessons went on just the same. and DI
Little rode down 10 BrouhlyB police
headquarters.
Detectives MOTeman and Ryan were
sent after the school book robbers In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27

De Kalb avenue Jr curbstone they
found "a small, specialized, earnest boy
absorbing know ledge from a big geog-
rdphy.
Detective Ryan, who knows ali kinds
Of human nature, approached the di-
miuutive student.
MY little man. my side partner ara
/ are detectives and We
The lltJc man let his book fall as
though II were hot and explained that
IL had been lent TO him by five bad
boys who never study. He volunteered
FOR immunity to pilot the. detectives 10
the BOYS fathers
With him for guide the sleuths went
into the bOsOWs OF four DE kalb ave
urc families and got Walter and re-
Shortmever, ten and eleven. Able
EapDaport seven, Charles Forest,
twelve. and Willie Rice. thirteen.
The five were locked up iB The Chill
dreu's Society shelter on SChermeThorI
street. only one Of them, Willie Rice.
had anything TO say. He remarked:
I'm glad ! amt 90 get all that S
comm 90 a certain kid"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
TO RANKS;
LASTED SIX HOURS
Section Chief in Printing Office
Restored Promptly to
Position.

J. B. Fitzpatrick, section chief Of the
folding division Of the bindery az the
Government Printing Office, was reduc-
ed from that office yesterday 10 the
position of bookbinder. Six hours later
he vas restored to the rolls as section
chief at his original salary Of 81, 80
per annum.
The machinery in the big printery is
said not 20 have been the only wheels
set going between the hours OF Mr.. Fitz-
patrick reduction and dismissal. AS
soon as he was informed shat he had
been made a bookbinder at 81 a day,
Mr. Fitzpatrick obtained leave for the
rest OF the day.
Just where he went, whom he saw
or what happened in the meantime, is
not generally known: but 10 Is limited
that his visits probably extended to the
White House. Mr.. Fitzpatrick IS from
New York, and will leave Washington
the latter part Of the week to be pres
ent at the polls on election day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
Opposition Tipped.
INJURIES HIMSELF
TO SAVE CHILD

Suffering from conclusion of the
brain, and bruises about the head and
body, Robert Marmion, seventeen years
old, Of 1881 Seventeenth street north
west is in serious condition in the
Emergency Hospital
Returning from the BTightWOod track
Y here he had participated i'm the motor
cycle races Yesterday MarmiOn was
speeding down Fourteenth street. when
a child got in his path, Turning quick
~ 10 avoid running over the child, the
machine sEidded, and MaTmion was
thrown TO the ground. He was taken
10 the hospital I'm an automobile by
Charles HOugh. of 1915 New York ave
nue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
FINED S25 FOR CHEERING.

LINCOLN, Neb, Oct. 27.-Cheering for
Bryan cost John T. Kent, prominent
local Democratic politician, So He was
fined that amount and costs iu police
court Technically, he was charged
with disturbing the peace and with dis
orderly cOnd Il. The compliments were
SIX members OF the Grand Army of the
Republic, who testified that when he
persisted in cheering for Bryan he dis
tuTbed an open-air concert their Organi-
cation was giving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
HAS PRESIDENTS o. K.
SAYS Gypsy SMITH
Evangelist, Received by Executive,
Told Audience That Official
Approved Movement.

Gypsy Smith, after announcing 10 has
audience, which crowded Convention
Hall last night, that his work had the
approval Of the President launched
into sermon that showed Christ as
the only remedy for a diseased soul
you religious tramps have gone here
and there" he said. you have taken
this specific and that cure. But no ism.
can cure you. You don't get your soul
healed that way. There is only one
medicine that can cure slH-sick souls
and that is given fonly from the cross
n was distilled at Calvary
81 saw your President this morning
continued Mr.. Smith. and what DO you
-.,r,,ose ne safdg He told me ] was
rrsscbipg the right sort Of DOCTRINE
and extended his best wishes that eVerg
success attend the revival services
are holding. II pieases me 10 mink ma
the Chief Executive approves OF ti-e
movement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
PROTESTS
AGAINST BAKERY

In a letter 20 the Commissioners. At
toTuey Wilton J. Lambert protests
against the proposed erection of a ball-
cry in the rear Of 10 Z street northwest
The owners OF surrounding property. he
SAYS. seriously object 20 an establish
meut of this kind beng placed SO neer
Z" them, and claim THAI the OdOrs aTis-
ing therefrOm. and the noise Of the MA
ditiou, IL is alleged. thar the bakery
viii cnCruaCh upon public alley which
vas donated to the District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
DWELLINGS BOUGHT
FOR INVESTMENTS

The twc-stoTy brick detached dwell
ing at go Gresham place, Nj. Pleasant.
has been sold for Bates Warren and
John L. Warren by stone a. Fairfax.
The house contains six rooms and bath,
and Is heated by furnace
The same firm has sold for Joseph T.
DAILY the tWo-st0Ty and basement, bay
window, brick dwelling at 1872 Fourth
street northwest The house contains
eight rooms and bath. and is heated by
latrJbCs. The sum realized from the
sale Of these houses aggregated $500.
The purchasers inteuI 10 retain Them
as Investments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
w. M. EBAUGH DEAD.

William 81. Ebaugh. superintendent Of
she Potomac Brick Company, since its
organization IN 1901. died today at his
home al Addison. Va. The funeral ser
vices viii be held tomorrow afternoon
at the home of a sister IN Baltimore. a
vile and three children survive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
Doorkeeper Awed.

The doork1eper entered the private
office and the spokesman turned to his
companions and muTmured with par
donable pride; Il guess that's putting
il over some, eh fellOws2"
II surely was. for Mr.. Forster had
a minute or two that MT. Loeb had not
monOpOliZed and ne heard the story of
the burning desire OF the Coilegians 10
pay their respects to their brother"
Their wish was granted, but the pay
ments were in small quantities, for the
President was busy shaking hands with
a lot of other people at the moment
they were admitted 10 the Cabinet
room and they were hustled by like
bunch OF freshies are sent flying along
a cinGer track on their first day out
for the track team, They wnistled I'm
amazement when they got outside, for
not one of them had had time to STAN
mer a word or two In response 10 the
Presidents "G'ad to see you"