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Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
HISTORY OF SMYRNA BASE BALL
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

the game of the present day, and
there was no pitcher. The man at
the bat tossed the ball in the air
and hit at it and the man running
from base to base was put out if hit
with the ball between bases. In
those days the boys always used pad
die instead of the round heavy modern
bats. The ball was the old fash
ioned ball of our fathers light yarn
ball made by winding yarn hoveled
from old stockings and covered with
buckskin. 1t was very light affair
and it was impossible for player to
be hurt by it.
Became Acquainted With Noted Men
81 became acquainted with many
boys and among my playmates were
Edwin Booth, and his brother j.
Wilkes Booth, whom l always con-
sidered the greatest actor ever saw
on the stage. So you see had
distinguished company when we
played our games of baseball in the
old fields around Baltimore. l was
walking along Gay Street in heavy
shower one day, disappointed because
the rain interfered with our sport,
when l saw crowd of people across
the thoroughfare. Going over to the
place | saw the elder Booth, Twin
Brutus, who, in the very ecstasy and
recklessness of intOxication was teach
ing Tim Mills, who had left bookbind-
ing for the stage. to deliver King
Richard soliloqy, Now is the winter
of our discomfort Mills also (bilaon-
iOus) was an Irishman, a fne Irish
comedian and to make the lines effec-
tive Booth recited to him in heavy
Irish brOgue. 1t was the funnist
thing | ever witnessed in my life,
and despite the storm the crowd
roared with laughter, while that great
genius of tragedy went on showing
the Irishman how to recite Richards
SOliloqy in his own brogue.
Ar Amusing Story Concerning Oliver
An amusing story was related of
one of young divers pranks in the
days when he was playing baseball
with Edwin and T. Wilkes Booth.
On night before holiday he flooded
the city with playcards, handbills,
scattered everywhere announcing that
the attraction of the day would be the
great feat performed by Domingo
Stultz Stokes who would fly from the
top of the Gay Street shot tower to
the top of the shot tower on Front
Street. This startling intelligence
drew an enormous crowd, which for
hours surged around the shot towers,
where they expected the flying perfor-
nance to take place. Young Oliver
enjoyed the fun and then with his
companions hurried away to the fields
and played baseball while the crowd
still waited for the man with wings
to sail through the air.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
MARVELLOUS MACHINES.
Some Of the Wonderful instruments
Man Has Invented.

The sensitiveness of the human or
ganism is gross indeed compared with
that of the marvellous machines man
has made. A Photographic plate cou-
pied with telescope discovers millions
of stars whose light the retina of the
eye does not appreciate. The micro
phone makes the inaudible tread of n
fly sound like the tramp of cavalry
men. The human heat sense cannot
realize a difference of temperature be-
yond One-ffth of degree, but the ba-
rometer. an instrument 100000 times
as sensitive as the skin, notes a differ
ence of milliOnth of a degree. A gal
VanOmeter flexes its finger at a current
generated by simply defOrming a drop
of mercury so as to press it out of a
spherical shape into that of an egg.
The amount of work done by the wink
Of an eye equals 100000, 100000 of the
winks marked on the scale of delicate
instrument, but even this performance
is surpassed by the coherers of Branley
of Paris by which the Hertz waves of
wireless telegraphy are caught in their
pulsings through space. The range of
impressions which we get from lifting
an object is exceedingly small. An or
binary chemists balance is some mil
lion times as sensitive and weights
down the two hundredth part of a mil
ligram. Without such instruments as
these we should know far less about
the world than they place within our
reach. They make it evident that our
sense organs give us reports of but a
comparatively small number of com
paratively gross stimuli. - Chicago
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
BULWER LYTTON.
He Was Grotesque Figure According
to This Picture.


to This Picture.
The late DR.. Edward Vaughan Ke-
nealy, who appeared as counsel for
the TichbOrne claimant, was well ac-
quainted with many Of the celebrities
OF his time. In the memoirs which
his daughter has published there are
some piquant passages. Here is what
he had to say in his diary about Bull
wer LyttOn:
"Dined tonight with the lord chief
justice, Lord HOughton, Bulwer Iyt-
ton and other senators and ladies.
Bulwer LyttOn is a clown. He was
shabbily dressed and sidled into the
room with slOuching air and gait. He
held his hat in his hand as though
about to drop it and looked as though
he did not know what to do with his
legs. He gaped. his eye was lacklus-
tered. and he said nothing. 1t is al
most impossible to believe he wrote
the works which pass under his name.
His wife says he did not write them.
He has a great nose like FitZbaU or
BardOlph, but not so red as the lat
ters. He has cut off his beard, and
the hairs are scanty and scrubby down
his lank Don QuixOte jaws. l expect.
ed fine gentleman. perhaps a fop like
his own Devereux or like Bolingbroke
and l saw crapulOus FOSSIL He took
Mrs. Round down to dinner, but never
spoke word to her, remaining silent
or mumbling to himself l think Cock.
burn was ashamed of him, and. al
though he asked him especially to meet
me, he did not venture to solicit my
opinion of him. But l told it to him
And he was ashamed of his guest"
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
LETTER TO FRANK VANwINKLE
Smyrna Del.

Dear Sir:-Tell the owner: "I
paint Devoe, nothing else, unless
you want me to paint something
else: I'll paint whatever you like !:
it's your house, not mine: It's mine
If do it my way; it's yours if do
it your way.
1t will cost you less. Devoe
less gallons to buy and brush on !:
less money for paint, less money for
wages; gallon put on is about SIS :
Devoe will cost less by a tenth to a
half, according to what you compare
1t with; and wears better, how much
better depends on what you compare
1t with-it may be a year, it may be
ten.
1t is my business to know how
to paint as we'll as to paint; and ]
do. You can see my jobs by the
dozen.''
That's straight talk. The mar
who can talk like that with a steady
eye, will have plenty of business
good business too; and men will stanc
by him.
Yours truly,
F. W. DEvOE & co.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12

Smyrna is surely favored in hav-
ing an up-to-date boat line. The
Smyrna transportation & Manufac-
turing Company under the efficient
and enterprising management of A.
E. Jardine, is filling the needs of
the community in a daily boat line
which is second to none of any
navigation company on the Delaware.
The good services should be merited
by hearty patronage. Smyrna has
ever reason to be proud of its
navigation facilities.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12

We are not surprised that trouble
should have come from shooting dogs
on the street. We have not and
cannot approve of the inhumane
method of exterminatlng these
CANNES and are not surprised that
agent Stout of the Society of
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has
aaken note of it. However, there is
nothing for Smyrna Town Council to
do but to stand by Officer Cummins
from start to finish and to bear
whatever expense he is put to in the
pending case. Maybe afterwhile
when the town has spent some money
in lawyers fees &c, some better
and more humane way will be devised
for enforcing the doglaw. 1t is to
be hoped so. We have no doubt but
that Council would be glad to adopt
some better way but until they can
be persuaded in favor of some
practical scheme better than killing
the dogs, they will probably keep on
enforcing the present law.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12

Republicans of lower New Castle
County and upper Kent have started
boom for Walter o. Hoffecker for
Congress. Mr.. Hoffecker will have a
solid delegation for him from Duck
Greek Hundred should Kent County
stand out for it's right, Mr.. H offec-
Ike will have a most excellent chance
elf getting the nomination at the com
ing State Republican Convention.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
Smells In Great Cities.

The man with a nose always recog.
nizes the small of the place, and he has
only to land at Calais to smell garlic
London's smell-when the Londoner
returns-is just SCOT and fried fish
Paris always smells Of chocolate and
wood smoke. Florence is violets and
sewage. But so soon as you get to
Russia the smell is quite different.
Moscow, the city Of fruit that comes
from the Crimea, has a special smell
of the cranberry (Which has various
names) in late summer. And you can
not land in st. Petersburg without no.
ticing instantly the smell of the place.
London Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
A Boon TO Elderly People

Most elderly people have some kid
zley or bladder disorder that is both
painful and dangerous. Foley's Kid
fney Remedy has proven a boon to
many elderly people as it stimulates
the urinary organs, corrects irregu-
iarities and tones up the whole sys-
tenn. Commence taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy at once and be vigor-
GUS. All druggists, Smyrna, and
" r. Keys & Co., Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12

In coming out with an open letter
declaring the field to be open for
the best candidates available at the
coming Republican State Convention,
the Duponts who have been accused
of dominating the party, have shown
the right spirit. If ever there was
a time when the Republican Party
needed to put up a good, strong
ticket, It is now.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
If our law and Order Society woul

If our law and Order Society would
only be as persevering as the good
women of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, they might
accomplish much more in this vicinity
that they do. The great temperance
movement would never have gained
the impetus it has, had it not been
for the agitation and prayers of the
loyal and faithful white ribboners.
And they are still at it in this state,
working hard to drive saloons from
New Castle County and reclaim all
of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Business Manager.

4 VERJISEMENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
sesents, but for the outlying district Ofwhich 1t
Ls.the esntDe, embracing the towns of Clayton,
'Zeuton, Cheswold, Leipsic, sc. rate OF so
'sszts an inch for first insertion and % cents
ar each subsequent insertion will be charged
II transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per lineIper issue. specia
discount on all semi-snnusl and yearly adver
Sasements.
Z SRMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-S1 per annum. II
lDaid strictly in advance s1.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
DOVER BOYACCIDENTALLYS SHOT
N. B. Smithers .Jr. Receives Shot in
His Arm While Visiting Middletown
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.

N. B. Smithers Jr. Receives Shot in
His Arm While Visiting Middletown
One of Delaware's most promising
sons, the only descendant of a great
Delawarean, Nathaniel B. Smithers,
Jr., met with shocking accident Fri
day and is now lying in critical con-
ditiOn in st. Agnes Hospital, Phila-
delphia. The accident occurred near
Middletown. Smithers was out driv-
ing with four others and took his gun
along for a little sport, seeing a
chance shot he attempted to pull the
gun out from under the seat when it
discharged the shot shattering his
right arm and entering in a glancing
direction, his right side. Mr.. Smith
ers now completing his course in
George Washington University, and
is one of Dover's brightest bows.
His mother, Mrs. Walter Morris,
hurried to Middletownand accompanied
her son to the Philadelphia hospital
were it was feared the operation of
amputation would be necessary to save
his life. The incident was sorrow
fully discussed in the stores, shops
and streets of Dover, as the young
man is a general favorite among all
his townspeOple. He is a son of the
late Barratt Smithers, who was the
son of Secretary of State Nathaniel
B. Smithers.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12

cKE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
GtsI, every Wednesday afternoon.
GcEE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
tks welfare of the town it represents and the
-s.&te Of which it is q part. 1t also gives the
Items of importance of the Eastern Shore Of
& 3-Yland.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
THE SMYRNA TIMES

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
etsiiOnal Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
ODD FELLOWS

- liG celebrate ouO their rfr'oeI eighty Myll
- ~ ninth anniversary by at
tending in a body in full regalia of
the order the Union Avenue Metho-
dist church at IL o'clock, April 26.
Rev. VIII A. Knighten, pastor of the
church and a great fraternal man. will
make the address. All visiting odd
Fellows are requested to meet at the
hall, 22O South Main street, Sunday at
10 a. M, where arrangements may
be made for the celebration.
The Los Angeles lodges will hold a
basket picnic in Eastlake park Mon
day, April 27. There will be sports of
various kinds for the entertainment of
men, women and children. Much sport
is expected to be derived from the tug
of war to be held between the encamp-
ments and the subordinate lodges, Can
ton Orion No. II will give a fancy drill.
Prominent Odd Fellows will make ad
dresses and general good time is ex
pected from II in the morning until
in the evening.
The Los Angeles Rebekah relief
board is preparing an entertainments
for the 1. o. o. f. and their friends
April 25 at the I. o. o. F. hail. 22Oh
south Main street. This is on the eve
of the I. o. o. T. anniversary. They
Wright opera company. A number of
the past grand officers will be present
with t. Pierce, the grand chief patri-
arcn or the encampment; also the
Canton Orion Patriarch Militant No.
IL will honor the ladies by attending
in full dress uniform. At the close OF
the program those who choose NAV
spend the remainder of the evening in
dancing, while a great number will
n a IL YaIn b
1. o. o. F. picnic on Monday, April 27.
at Eastlake park, where all are in
v1ted to come with their baskets well
filled and where coffee will be served
to all. day full of pleasure is an
tic1pated- Games and contests are to
be participated in and large crowd is
expected
East Side lodge No. 325 had a good
meeting last Tuesday evening at its
hall, 22O9 Downey avenue. Brother T..
p. Neil presented the lodge with a yerv
nice vase for its new parlors. The
vase came from the st. Louis fair and
viii attract attention for it's beauty.
Next Tuesday evening, the 21st. East
Side will confer the second degree on
three candidates and will be prepared
for large attendance.
Enterprise encampment will confer
the patriarchial degree on seven candi-
dates next Friday night.
University encampment will give in
structions in the patriarchial degree to
five candidates next Thursday night
at 721 West Washington street.
Golden Rule lodge will confer the
third degree next Monday night.
Semi Tropic lodge will give fnstruc-
tions in the second degree to fifteen
candidates next Tuesday night.
Los Angeles lodge will confer the
first degree next Wednesday night.
Goodwill lodge will instruct, candi-
dates in the second degree next Thurs
day night.
Atlas lodge, corner of WASHINGTON
and Griffith, will confer the first de-
gree next Monday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
FRATERNAL ORDER OF
EAGLES

Los Angeles aerie No. 102, F. 0. E.,
met in regular session last Monday
night. Several candidates were in
stalled and several applications were
received.
1t is with great deal of pleasure
that the committee on transportation
can announce that it has secured a
rate of SIS for the round trip, going
from Los Angeles to Sacramento on a
special train and returning by way of
San Francisco and the coast line.
The Eagle special will leave Los An
geles Monday. May is. and arrive in
Sacramento about noon on the 18th. 1t
is expected to pick up car of Bakers
field, Fresno and San Joaquin valley
Eagles en- route, making the largest
strictly fraternal train ever run across
the state of California. Those other
than delegates wishing to- take ad-
vantage of this excursion should Sc
cure reservation as early as possible,
as there are only one hundred berths.
and it will require eighty of these to
accommodate the delegates and degree
teams, so come early and secure a
berth before it is too late.
The fraternal editor and Jack Huff of
San Francisco visited several lodges
Tuesday night. While the fraternal
editor boasts of belonging to twenty
secret and fraternal organization his
genial friend, Mr.. Fluff, afflliates with
quite number and is not far behind
the editor of the fraternal page OF
The Herald when it comes to be a
joiner.
Mr.. Huff has been sent to our city
by Attorney Charles F. Hanlon of 1882
Bush street, San Francisco, who so
successfully handled the Pratt and
Bryson cases to sell at public auction
the Seymour block on West Second
street. above Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

meeting of April 2S, the enlistment be-
ing practically complete now. 1t will
be on new lines and will have an un-
usually attractive uniform. There will
be an open meeting next Tuesday, at
which there will be a nice program,
refreshments and dancing. An admis-
sion fee of Is cents will be charged.
Esther court held its second meeting
Wednesday evening with good at
tendance A number of applications
were acted upon and several obligated.
This court has an unusually good
corps of officers backed by an enthusi-
astic membership and is making
good" in satisfactory manner.
Los Angeles court No. 10 had an en-
thusiastic meeting as usual Friday
evening. Never meeting night goes
by but this hustling organization has
o bunch of applications and applicants,
and the prospects of reaching the roll
of honor by May is good.
Miss Minnie CALI, popular mexn-
bcr of Simonides court No. 4, who has
been down with typhoid fever for some
time, is reported to be better and will
soon be out.
Simonides court will have lively
Second session" after the adjourn
ment of the regular meeting of April
2S. Those interested will have to await
the time with patience until they are
better informed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19


Dor Roberts has host of friends
among the members of Golden State
camp, who sincerely sorrow with him
in his bereavement.
The committee on hall is doing some
lively hustling just now and expect to
have something to offer at the next
meeting of the camp. A good PROPOSE
ton on first class hall should be re-
ceived with favor by the camp, as 1t
would fill long felt want.
The Southern California Log Rolling
association sent one of their represen-
tatives Sidney E. Clyne of Mayview
camp No. 1855 of San Diego, to this
city short time ago to settle the ques-
tion of when and where the next log
rolling will come off. 1t has been def
nitely settled that it will occur on Fri
day and Saturday, Is and 10 Of Septem-
ber at Coronado Beach, San Diego.
This will be great event, and every
camp In this Jurisdiction will be repre-
sented. Full particulars regarding the
log rolling will be given in later issue
of The Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

the city, are arranging for the annual
memorial service of the order.
Court Los Angeles No. 80 has pur-
chased the entire stock of the For
esters' Hall association, and has re-
organized the same by electing the
following officers and directors: Presi-
dent, e. M. Starr; vice president, B.
A. Taylor; secretary and treasurer,
John Farrer R. e. Goddard and T.
e. Gibbons
The halls are located at No. 1O71a
North Main street and are to be re-
furnished and put in first-class con-
dition, and as they are centrally To-
Gated, Will be 81 desirable location for
societies and other organizations.
The board of deputies officially Wis
tied Court Columbus No. 102 Thurs
day evening. the 10th. and will visit
Court Dante Alighri No. 1S9 on the
21st.
Chief Ranger Tucker of Court Los
Angeles furnished the winners in the
last membership contest with an oys-
ter supper on Friday evening.
Court Sunset No. 6S held an in
teresting meeting on Wednesday even
ing. A number of applications were
received
Union circle No. 456 had an interest,"
ing and enthusiastic whist party
Wednesday evening at Eureka hall,
Odd Fellows hall, 220A South Main
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

teresting affairs of it's kind ever given
by any court of the order.
The proposed readjustment Of the
rates of assessment to be paid by the
old members of the order, t. e., those
who became members Of the order prior
to January 1899, will be a matter for
consideration at the meeting of the
court to be held on next Tuesday even
ing, April 21. 1t is expected that ad-
dresses will be given by some of the
members who are fully qualified to
handle the subject, and as this Is a
matter which affects large number of
members of the order in this city 1t is
expected that there will be full house
on that occasion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
NOTICE

!. The attention of press commit !
i tees and secretaries of secret and \
!. fraternal societies is called to the !
!. fact that it is absolutely necessary !
i that all news and data for the !
!. Sunday fraternal page should =
!. reach the fraternal editor not later \
!. than o'clock Friday night, with !
i the exception of lodges that hold !
I. meetings on Friday night will have !
i space reserved until 1880 Friday !
j. night. =
4 All lodges that are unable to get !
i their data In by the specified time !
!. will find fraternal matter running \
\ in Mondays issue. Ledge report 4
\ ers will confer a great favor to !
!. the fraternal editor by getting !
i copy in on time. :
i J. 1. J. K + 4 4 4 j. i y X 4 4 !. 4 !.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19


vorably. Those on the committee are
Paul w. Lisle, president; DR.. H. B. b.
Montgomery. vice president, and d.
Carl Sullivan, secretary and treasurer.
By April 20 it is expected that the sec
ond degree will be put on in full form,
and that every member that has not
been over the rocky road will have the
pleasing sensation of knowing what
1t is to ride "real goat" Winifred
B. Rogers has the honor and distinction
of getting more members for the B. A.
Y. than any other lady deputy in the
United States for the month of April,
according to the present reports.
Los Angeles homestead No. 947 gave
a gentlemen's social dance Saturday
evening. April IL, at Oak hall, Fraternai
brotherhood building, which brought
out every ladies man" in town and
some that do not live in the city. Each
gentleman was presented by the COM
nittee in charge with a Yeoman pencil
which are of a special make.
Pacific Coast Manager HI. A. Miller,
who is very popular with the ladies'.
and wife led the grand march and the
Stunts" he performed carried one back
to some southern town down among
the original cakewalkers. Every man
had a pencil, wrote full program and
had jolly good time.
Poinsettia homestead was we'll rep
resented. Brother Kidney seems to
have learned the smile that does not
wear off. which made him very pop
ular with the ladies, and he gave Mr..
Miller a neck to neck race. o. K.
White, the team captain. held his own
with that Merry Widow" smile which
is the very latest.
The degree team of Los Angeles
homestead is making arrangements to
give a benefit masquerade ball May g.
~ N.af flaf 1fNfNa n
that night, for it is going to be a
"hummer' Prizes will be awarded for
the best got-up costumes, so get out
your "cute" clothes. Saturday April
25. will be a regular social dance. All
Yeomen and their friends cordially in