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Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Why Mrs Adams was Not Home.


The Rev DR.. Smith was acknowl-
edged a great preacher, and he was
also a close student. But he was no
pastor and had a horror Of making
pastoral calls. One day he heard an
address which convinced the dear old
man that by not visiting his parish
ioners he had not perhaps fulfilled his
duties as a spiritual leader. So he de
termined to call on each member of
his church. and. taking the roster of
the church. be decided to do 1t alpha
betically. The first name was Mrs
Adams. so to Mrs. Adams house reso-
lutely went the faithful pastor next
afternoon. But Mrs. Adams was not
at home, said the maid.
mot at home? echoed the pastor.
'N-n-o. SIR" answered the somewhat
embarrassed girl.
But the pastor. not knowing why she
was embarrassed. thought perhaps the
girl was "1bbing." so he persisted.
when will Mrs. Adams returnY' he
asked
Il really don't know" answered the
maid.
''You don't known asked the pastor
-Have you no idea about whenY
well. not exactly. DOCTOR" replied
the maid. ''She may return by :
U'clock You see. she's at the GENE
tery burying her husband. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

1t is encouraging to note the
Smyra boy coming to the front. Last
Saturday our former Smyrnian, DR..
J. Harvey Spruance, was elected
mayor of the City of Wilmington. We
congratulate him and wish him a sue
cessful administration. DR.. Spruance
is one of those bright and genial men
who has made his personality felt
among his constituents. He is pos
sessed with an indefatigable energy
and his success has been well earned.
He has many friends in Smyrna who
are glad to see the honors befall him
and we have every reason to believe
he will administer the affairs of his
Office with ability.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

The opinion prevails that Council
is losing valuable time in not giving
macadam Commerce street attention
while the steam roller of the Amber,
Davis Company, contractors, is idle
in the yards of the Delaware House.
While the work is going on on Main
street, Council could very we'll put a
force of men or Commerce street,
pick up the low places and fill in with
granite. Then have the lotion steam
roller go up and down the street
until it is thoroughly rolled. The
roller, we understand, can be rented
from the contractors at a very low
figure when not in use, and if Council
will look after the grade and put its
own force of men on, this work
could be accomplished without delay.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

Patten, the man &ho cornered
wheat, seems to have been right in
his estimate of the visible supply of
the grain and his critics, from Secre-
tary Wilson, down, seem to be wrong.
No wheat corner heretofore has been
successful. Patten insisted that he
was not gambling in the grain and
was not trying to corner it; that the
rise in price was legitimate and events
seem to prove that he was correct.
For wheat is still high in price and
even Patterns critics admit that chear
wheat Is a thing Of the past.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
DIOCESAN CONVENTION CLOSES
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

delegates accepted the situation dem
onstrated an absence of opposition.
Bishop Takes Trip on Private Yacht
The following clergymen who at
tended the convention came on the
yacht Aloha as guests of A Felix
Dupont of Wilmington: Rev. George
C. Hall, D. D., Rev. Frederick M.
Kirkus, Rev. Kensey j. Hammond,
Rev. H. B. Phelps, Rev. H. A.
Grantham, John S. Grohe, and Ell
wood Souder. The party left early
in Wednesday night on their return
trip up the Delaware by moonlight.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

1t is reflection on our town that
the school election last Saturday was
not better attended. Due notice was
given; but the voters did not turn
out and the election had to proceed
with the few present. There is no
denying the fact that our people
should take a greater interest in our
schools. No subject touches the home
more deeply than that of education
of the children and there should be
a deep and decided interest in the
management of our public schools.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Summer Fabrics

Careiu choosing tor months permits offer cuso-
most exceptional line the correct sorts of dress
fabrics Many notably good values and very special
priced Attention called to the large Of White
Linens Natural Linens Coored Linens, White Goods Cham
brays, Madras Gnghams Seersuckers Pecales Batstes
Dmites, Voes, Tissues Himaaya Cloth Gaatea Kinder
garten Cloth and silk and cotton mixed fabrics.
we place on sale tomorrow lot of while ground Swisses
with neat embroidered dots at I5c, from 25c yard
The following lines complete and showing assort-
ments that can not be excelled anywhere:
Laces OF all kinds, Trimmings Embroideries Neckwear.
Hosiery Cloves Handkerchefs Muslin and Knit Underwear
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

The death of Alexander K. Mcclure.
Pennsylvania's noted editor and
statesman, removes the last but one
Of those oldtime editors who made
their personality felt throughout the
nation. Henry Watterson is now the
'7ly editor of that regimet who made
'elves a power in their day.
der Mcclure was a noted man
irs, an editor, politician and
.man, a friend of Lincoln and an
torian of marked ability. He has
zone great work and will go down
in history as one of Pennsylvania s
greatest men and one of the nations s
most picturesque characters.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

In the death of David S. Wilds of
Kenton, this vicinity loses one of it's
best known citizens. Mr.. Wilds de-
voted his whole life to farming and
while he was importuned a number of
times to accept Office he cared more
for the quiet, retired life of his, ,,tarm.
In the few cases he took office, name
ly that as representative of his district
in the Kent County Levy Court, he
served with ability and rendered his
party good service. He will be great
ly missed in his town and vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

Protect your chicks from Gapes,
Pip, Roup, Cholera, and all other
poultry diseases by the regular use of
Fairfeld's Blood Tonic for Poultry
Only. 1t fortifies the system against
all kinds of contagious diseases and
hastens growth and development.
Sold under guarantee by the Clayton
Enterprise Company, Clayton, Del
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

In the election of William FAIRIES,
Harry B. Grieves and Charles Howell
LeFevre as members of the School
Board, our citizens are to be congratu-
lated. They represent our progressive
citizens and are wide awake to the
cause of education.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Every Woman WIN Be Interested.

There has recently been discovered an aroma
tis, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, called
Mother Grays Australian-Leaf. II is the only
certain regulator. Cures female weakness and
At all Druggists or by mail Scots. Sample free
Address, The Mother Gray Co, lie Roy, Ny
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
satiOnal Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

BE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
FHE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State or which it is a part. It also gives the
TENS of importance Of the Eastern Shore Of
Ma-Yland.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
ROBT u. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Business Manager

TERMs-SUBsCRIPTIoN-sl.5O per annum. II
psid strictly in advance sl.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
SnlYr'n0, DEL,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 9, 1909
nded d by Robert d. Hofecker July 5, 1854
EiitOr and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
MULTUM IN CALIFORNIA.
Climates Of All Kinds Produced
While You Wait.

The Californian claims the greatest val
ley in the world. or the most beautiful. in
the Yosemite. the finest trout streams,
the deepest and highest lakes. the most
picturesque national parks. and last, and
by no means least, the finest climate. OF
all kinds and variety.
II you say the climate Is too Sun
shiny" that there is too much pleasant
weather. he viii quote the fog records
for thirty years. II you sigh for sleigh
ing, says Outing. he has the record OF
Quincy. Plumas County. at his tongues
end. where the snow has been forty feet
on the level.
Then the desert palm forests. the Muir
woods OF giant redwoods. the marine for
ests of kelp, the lake OF tar 100000 years
old where you can FISH for saber-tooth
tigers with a pick. and get them. too:
the glaciers the Observation-Disclosures old
ruins-the climates. suited 10 Cbanga or
Eskimo. climates OF all kinds continually
on hand and produced while you wait
Where can you battle in the ocean in
comfort. pick Strawberries and oranges,
ana go sleighing and snowballing all in
one day2 In California. OF course. Where
are the biggest fruits, the greatest
stretches OF flowers. the most stupendous
gold-prOducing mines? In California. be-
yOnd question. And there IS so much OF
this true that one may as well surrender
at once
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
THINK ALL WRITING SACRED.
How the Chinese Dispose OF Letters
and Waste Papers.

rron the san Franc-sco Chronicle.
The Chinese hold every scrap or writing
sacred. no matter what the characters ex-
press-the merest commercial message.
advertisement. &c. Since Confucius used
those characters 10 teach his wisdom.
they are holy.
In the average Chinese community all
letters and waste paper are laid away In
a clean receptacle 20 await the collector,
who appears at regular intervals 70 trans
FER the waste papers 10 the sacred fur
mace II the papers were burned by the
Chinese in their own homes the ashes OF
the sacred writings would mingle with the
ashes OF wood and other fuel and the
ashes OF Chinese writings are as sacred
as the writing itself
The ashes from the sacred furnace are
placed IN sacks, the sacks are conveyed
by wagons 20 the sea, and there. IN 4
Mon War boat. are carried out where the
tide runs swift and consigned 10 the
waves. The Mon War boat belongs 10 the
Mon War Sher, which IS a lodge with
branches everywhere. organized ana
maintained for the purpose OF paying
reverence 20 the spirit OF Confucius-
The furnace In the Chinatown which
nearly every large city In the United
States harbors Is generally a brick. oven
Ike structure, about FIVE feet high. Op-
posite II on the wall there viii usually be
an inscription Of the character OF the fol-
lowing: The spirits OF our ancestors
are pleased that we keep sacred the writ
ing OF our country" The society OF Mon
War Sher (Club OF the Beautiful Writ
ing) IS made Up IN each case OF the
prominent denizens Of Chinatown. who
support Il by voluntary subscriptions.
Fhich pay the salaries Of the keeper and
his assistant
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
CASES OF LONGEVITY.
Russian Peasant Reaches Age of 1876,
and Is still Hale.
nom the Literary Digest.

tron the Literary Digest
An account OF a Russian who has
reached the age OF 1876 without smok-
ing. drinking. or using patent medi-
cines IS given from data IN the Medi-
zlnische Wochenschrift OF St Peters
burg by the Hospital OF London. Says
this paper:
we need hardly say that our IN
formant bears a reputation for the
etrietest integrity and the highest
scientific accuracy. Nevertheless. we
must disclaim any responsibility for
the astonishing account which follows:
'Andreas Schmidt was born on Sep
tember 5. 1772. and served In the Royal
Regiment for many years. taking part
In the historic campaign against Ma
poleOn. In 17SS he accompanied Suva-
rOrs brigade across the Alps and later
on he took part in the skirmishes
which the army OF pursuit waged
against the French troops retreating
from Moscow. His military career IS
probably unique. as he remained on
ective service until he was eighty-six
years OF age, his final campaign being
the Crimean war
''In 1858 he was pensiOned, and since
then he has lived quietly carrying the
weight OF his years we'll He Is able
10 go about, and talks and hears well.
During the last few years. however, his
sight has been gradually falling To
his medical interviewer he declares
that he had never INDUCED in alcoholic
drinks. and never smoked. His diet
is by no means restricted, and even at
present. when he is 136 years Of age.
he eats his meals with a hearty appe-
lite"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS.
Found for Disease Com
mnnicated by the TsetEe Fly.

From the London Globe.
This strange disease. which at first so
puzzled medical men IN tropical Africa.
has no longer any mystery for them
The whole secret has been discovered.
and 1t is so simple that neither white
man nor native should suffer from Il
nowadays save by his own fault. The,
tsetse fly, or Glcssina palpalis. which
conveys the minute organism OF tnfec-
ton from the sick to the healthy by its
bite. is now recognized as the cause or
all the I'll. This hy is 10 be found In
tropical Africa close to water, or TO
water courses where the banks are COW
cred with vegetation which affords II
shade. and II IS rarely found more than
thirty yards from such a spot, unless II
has followed men or animals 1t seldom
bites except when the sun is up and the
air still The fly is easy 20 avoid. Houses
near the fly areas should be built al least
half q mile from the water. and II pos
sible on higher ground. and the banks OF
a stream or lake should be cleared OF
vegetation at least fifty yards back from
the water. and for a hundred yards on
each side. When these clearings are
made the flies disappear. and so this
dreaded disease. which seemed at first
so lnexplicable. is now shown to be quite
easily prevented. A very interesting mon
Ograph on the tsetse flies is published by
the Sleeping Sickness Bureau Of the Roy
al Society az Burlington House, and
marks the notable advance made in the
study OF tropical medicine.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
TRAINED NURSES FOR CATS.
Surgical Care of Animals I'm Expert
ments Now Being Made.

mentH Now Being Made.
1t is said by the men who are perform
ing the extraordinary experiments on ami
mails az the Rockefeller Institute that
the subjects or these experiments suffer
very little. The operations themselves are
made practically painless.
Throughout the whole proceeding, ac-
cording TO McClure's Magazine. the ami
nal has the attendance OF an expert
trained nurse. Clad in the conventional
nurses white garb. she gives a vagrant
cat the same minute attention that she
would give a millionaire.
The preliminary step is a warm bath
IN a porcelain tub precisely Ike that
found IN every well-ordered home. The
woman who has trouble in drying her
hair may envy the expeditions manner in
which the cat az the Rockefeller Instf-
tute solves a similar problem.
FROM the tub II IS placed IN an adjoin-
Ing cage. a crank Is turned. starting an
electric dynamo; a wave OF hot air passes
through. and in two or three minutes the
subject, clean and glossy. steps toward
the sO-called sterilization room.
More anaesthetic Is given an animal
than man. II can usually stand more
ana does not experience the disagreeable
physical complications that frequently as
sail the human subject. Everybody who
handles II or comes near Il Is thoroughly
steriliZed. The cat after etherizatiOn Is
washed in a disinfectant.
No up-tO-date hospital FOR human be-
ings IS more perfect in its equipment than
the chamber in which the operation takes
place. The operating table is precisely
Ike that usad for q u1.- n eV~eu- rha- q fe
smaller. There IS the same assortment
or clean and shining instruments. and
everything in the room. from the white
coat OF the operating surgeon 10 the linen
bandages and the hands OF al the at
tendants. Is sterilized-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

ia Southern British Columbia Her shack
IS substantial structure, built Of sea
soned logs. and equipped with a fireplace.
a covered veraEda, and screened windows
for light and ventilation, also & hune
carrying water from spring in the hills.
Mrs. Anderson spends several hours q
day in the saddle on her horse called U.
s A. with her dog Jack as her com
psnion. in the foothills and IN the tim
Der.
Are Not HermitE.
Rebecca NJ Henderson, a cerufcated
teacher OF Iowa. formerly connected with
the Spokane High School, IS literally
carving a home out OF the forest After
building a shack in the forest Of the Pend
OreIlle River district forty miles from
the nearest railroad. she organized a
school. her six pupils being children OF
neighboring ranchers. The settlement
called Blue side, is in the extreme north
eastern part OF Washington. where pro
visions and mail are delivered By pack
horses and star route riders Miss Hen
derson holds 80 acres Of land. most OF
which Is heavily timbered- The saw logs
alone viii net her several thousand dol
lars She Is cultivating the land as rapidly
as Il Is cleared. and her life is a happy
and contented one
Mrs Hester Palmer. seventy-two years
old. has 20 acres Of land in Wanowa
Valley. Greg. south OF Spokane. n the
heart OF the yellow pine belt in the Blue
Mountain district She crossed the plains
from Missouri thirty years ago with
mule team Mrs. Kate Brill. formerly o.
Illinois, has a homestead IN the same dis
trict.
She Lives I'm a Tent.
Mrs Win!fred Brownlee, formerly of
Pennsylvania, who came West 10 regain
her 2roSen health. has checked the raw
ages Of tuberculosis by living in the open
in the hills IN the Metaline district. where
she IS housed IN a tent. She has I54 acres
Of Land, much OF which IS timbered Like
ma ~ " her pioneer sisters, Mrs. Brown
lee is an enthusiastic sportswoman. and
her larder IS well supplied because Of her
skill with rod and line and fowling piece.
Il IS not desired 70 convey the impress
sion that these women and scores Of 9th
ers holding claims are wholly isolated or
that they are living Ike heruuits That Is
not true. They have their social pleas
ures. and At times have visitors who re-
main for weeks. Then their cabins are
furnished with an eye 10 comfort, and
most Of them have pianos or other mu-
Sical instruments and carefully selected
Libraries. They. too. frequently visit their
relatives and acquaintauces IN nearby
towns. making the journeys IN their own
cOnVeyances or By getting a lift from
the travelling provision stores and pack
trains Others living on the lines Of rail-
Way communication ride in style betting
landowners
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Americas oldest Piano.
- &c Kansas - Iourral


Americas oldest piano. now owned by
Charles W Gray, Of Portsmouth, N H.
has undergone many and varied vicissi-
tudes during its nearly a century and a
half Of existence.
It was built In London by Jonathan
zampe in 1853. and twenty-One years later
was brought 20 the United States for
John Jacob Astor. II was with difficulty
that the strings were kept from rusting
during the long passage across the ocean,
and after its arrival in New York the
much drier atmosphere caused the wood
work TO crack
For nearly forty years the piano re-
mained in the Astor family. when II went
Into the possession OF the late G. AleNan-
der Emery. Of Boston. On the death OF
Mr.. Emery, ST., the piano passed TO his
son. and on his removal from Boston 70
Portsmouth he took the highly treas
ured instrument with him. and up to the
time of his death. some few years ago.
could not be persuaded to part with the
valuable old relic.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
ROMANTIC TALE OF A CITY
Begun on Rats OF Tree TrunISS An .
Lake-NOvv n Metropolis.


Lake-NOvv a Metropolis.
The story of the founding OF the CITY
OF Mexico IS one Of the most extrao-s,-
nary tales in history. It hapoene5 n
lS-a al least II began a long time before
that. but was an accomplished fact sbo,+
600 years ago.
In the first place, SAYS the Ross-v
Magazine. imagine an almost fnaccesstbla
mountain. crowned with a valley AZ re
height Of $500 feet above the level % -.
sea In the center OF this valley vas q,
immense lake When the Aztecs arrived
led by the priests Of the God OF War
they found It in the possession Of hostile
tribes.
For that reason. and because the priests
declared that IN a certain part OF the
lake where there stood an elevation OF
stones an eagle had been seen devourfnF
a serpent. they began the construction 81
the city on this spot Immediately oyer
the deepest waters OF the lake. There
had long existed a prophecy. among the
Aztecs that their wanderings would end
when they should have reached a Mace
where the priests would behold sn eagle
resting on cactus plant. devouring a
serpent
Confident that they had found the spot
ordained to be their abiding home. they
began 70 construct rats OF the trunks or
trees, covering them with thick layers
of earth. upon which they built rude huts
OF more or less sOlidity. Groups Of dwell
ings soon began 10 form themselves in
regular order. thus determining the prirnI-
tive streets OF the new city.
They also constructed boats ard oars
OF different sizes useful IN peace and
war, and while certain Of their number
occupied themselves IN defending their
homes and brethren from the Onslaughts
Of hostile tribes. others continued 70 I'M
prove and enlarge the new city. Grad
ually the lake was filed up. and terraces
arose. one after another. IN the place once
occupied by the deep waters
This was in itself a harculean labor.
unsurpassed IN ingenuity and durability
by any similar work Of ancient or mod
ern times. Upon the first o. these ter
races was constructed the TeocalH. or
sacrificial temple. L was begun IN Izls
and not completed until 1S15. a period of
100 years. from which time may be dated
the oficial Foundation OF Tenochtitlan.
to-day the modern City OF Mexico
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCY.
London Punch Shows RumOr Good
Enough for American TO Copy.

From Punch.
Shipwrecked.-Go ashore as soon as
possible; remove wet clothing and relate
your experiences 20 nearest reporter.
Add photograph II possible.
Baby, cat asleep on face of-Remove
cat.
Train. run over by.-Remove train, US
ing force II necessary. Upon release. ac-
quaint nearest station master with the
facts and proceed as in case OF ship
wreck.
Pantry. burglar in.-Procure a copy OF
the Tariff Reform Leagues latest publi-
cation on Free Food Fallacies and read
same 10 intruder. taking care 70 eluci-
date most telling arguments. The con-
tTite craCksman will at once turn over
a new leaf. and express his sorrow.
Under the circumstances. you will DO well
70 accept his assurance Of regret
Crime. having committed. or being sus-
pected of-Apply 10 nearest music hall
manager for an engagement Insist on
being put among the star turns. and
demand a salary prOportionate TO the
gravity OF the crime in question.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
NO SMOKE AT GARY.
Lean" Gas One of the New Towns
Many MarveIs.

Many MarveIs.
Gary IS a misnomer. The new steel
capital on the southern lip OF Lake lIichi-
gan. whose first blast furnaces shouted
golden metal the other day. should have
been Christened Economy. Ind. for econ
ony Is the inspiration and the genius of
the place.
II Is a convention Of the short cuts
which have slashed steel costs year bv
year in the face OF rising fuel ore. and
labor The courage and Imagination
which have spent S82O00.oo0 10 cltp a few
vital seconds from the birth throes q
steel rail are linked with cool Drained
conservatism The best. the record
breaking features OF all other mills have
been assembled. magnifed The resu1t
evolved IS the most perfect big Industrial
plant the sun shines on.
For the sun shines az Garv. That. ac-
cording 20 System. is the primary miracle
The pillar Of cloud which marks otbe-
creative towns is lacking. Smoke smells
waste. and here they have cur down its
prodlgal oiackness % a thrifty mist
which hardly dUlls the blue OF the slyv
Lean gas was the pioneer effort TO-
ward eCoDOmy-analysis OF ore coke
limestone, and patient experiments h.,
furnace mana cement contributing 20 thar
result Followed crowning OF the furnace
stacks and capture OF enough gas 10 fire
the enormous stoves" supplying the bo-
blast; finally retrieving OF al the.gas. and
after cleansing. burning under boilers 10
get steam for pOwer-not power sufficient
70 beat The product pig iron into steel
rails and bars
mat was reserved FOR the self-con-
tanned einciency OF Gary. whose gas en-
slnes oeFelop nearly twice as much
energy from It's furnace wastes as uouId
boilers and steam turbines, and vhers
no coal is burned for power.