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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-02-17
FAVOR HIGHER LIQUOR LICENSE
Bill Before Legislature That Will Ma
terially Increase Revenues.


terially Increase Revenues.
Both Houses of the Legislature IN
committee of the whole voted to es-
tablish a high license for retail liquor
dealers in the remaining "wet'
county of the State-New Castle and
Wilmington city. The vote was 80 to
10. The bill recommended by the
Revenue and Taxation Commission
was considered and debated upon at
length. 1t increases the payment in
incorporated cities over 10, 600 inhabi-
tants by saloonkeepers to $500 OF
which $3.50 shall 60 the to State, $500
to the city and $50 to the county.
Incorporated cities of less than 10, COO
inhabitants may issue licenses at $500,
and unincorporated towns at $4O0-the
same proportionate division being
made to State and county.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-02-17
CONFERENCE MEMBERS ROLL
Thirteen Still Remain Including the Rev
George w. Burke of This Town.


The Rev. James T. VanBurkalow
was not the last surviving member of
the original body of the Wilmington
Annual Conference. II the roll OF
membership at it's first session which
was held march, Z, 1869 in old Asbury
Church, Wilmington, we still count
thirteen as follows: w. M. Warner,
E. E. White, H. S. Thompson, A. t.
Scott, P. H. Rawlins, w. w. Redman.
C. w. Prettyman, T. E. Martindale,
T. B. Hunter, |. G. Fosnocht, james
Carroll, G. S. Connoway and George
w. Burke. Five of these, Fosnocht'
Hunter, Martindale, Prettyman anc
White are still il the effective work.
But death is now rapidly thinning ou
ranks. George w. Burke.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-02-17
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY
Rev. Robert Watt, D. D. Announces
His Morning and Evening Topics.


His Morning and Evening Topics.
Next Sabbath morning the subject
of the sermon in Asbury M. E. Church
will be can Unexpected Question and
What Came of It, A discussion
that every processing Christian should
hear. The congregations last Sunday
were unusually fine despite the I'M
toward weather conditions and the
number i'll with severe colds. In the
evening the sermon will be more par
ticularly to the young, but appro-
pirate to all, the subject being, How
to be Happy or Secret Worth While.
There will be special music at the
evening service.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-02-17
s;o Revival at Jerman Chapel

The revival at Jerma Chapel, Rev.
w =. Matthews pastor, is still con-
tinuing before crowded houses . h Sasn
wnabated interest. There have Dssn
"a conversions to date.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

When YOU want ro move households
furniture, pianos or anything else in
that line. call up Bc-ton & Terrill.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04
TODAY Is YEARS AGO
FROM DAILY SENTINEL
Wpdnes,lay.)

There was large contingent of
Populists in the city today.
w. S. Core has furnished all the
gymnasium appliances in use nt the
fire department.
\ number of young neople viii &c
TO the Cochran ranch this evening to
enjoy social dance.
Com missioner Lane of Fruita is in
the city today.
The kindergarten school nf Miss
Cantrell opened yesterday under aus
picious circumstances.
Miss Martha Yetter. daughter of A.
S. Yetter gave a popcorn party to a
number of her young friends last
evening.
Chase Division No. IA Uniform
Rank Knights of Pythias has decided
to give their second grand anniver-
sary ball Thursday evening, FEB 2S,
Washington's birthday
w. J. Moyer of the Fair will leave
tomorrow for six weeks trip to
his old home in Pennsylvania.
c. p. Bliss returned yesterday from
DeBeque.
Yesterday at 1870 o'clock VIM C..
Meserve, a prominent young man of
Whitewater, was united in marriage
to Miss Ollie a. Dogion. formerly of
this city now of Whitewater, The
ceremony was performed by Rev NJ.
w. Foehay. pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, of this city,
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04
TELLS OF THE HIGH LINE.

Preliminary examinations and sur
veys have been made of the Grand
valley project to cover lands in Mesa
county, Colorado. This project, when
completed, will irrigate 10000 acres
of land, of which 80 per cent is pub
lie and the remainder private land
Recently there has been withdrawn
from settlement for use under this
project 256,000 acres of land in the
Glenwood Springs land district. and
all of the unappropriated lands with
in one mile on either side of the
Grand river along its entire course
from its junction with Green river
to the Utah-Colorado line in the state
of Utah The Grand valley project
contemplates the construction of a
diversion dam at a point about 8
miles below Grand Junction. Colo
for diverting water into n canal COW
ering lands on the north side of the
Grand river in the vicinity of PaIi-
sade, Grand Junction and Fruita. The
first six miles of the canal have been
located and plans and estimates pre-
pared. Construction is expected to
begin during the coming year. The
average elevation of the irrigable
area under this project is 400 feet
The principal products which will be
raised are sugar beets. grains and
fruit.-From Denver Republicans S
New Years edition.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04
We SHOULD
KEEP WATCH

Il. IL. Stark of Colorado
Springs representing IL Denver
company that has a filing on Il
reservoir site ON the Saguache
creek, pctitioned the government
some time ago for permission to
turn the surplus water of the
Cochetopn over into the Sag
uache. Mr.. Stark has been no.
titled that his petition has been
granted. That insurcs the con-
struction of the reservoir and
the work will, without ii doubt
begin soon as the weather will
permit. Sixteen to twenty thou
sand acres of fertile land will
be brought under cultivation and
the town is bound to keep pace
with the development of the sur
rounding country.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Because it was considered too rad
ical. resolutions favoring abolish
ment of football in high school ath-
letics was defeated at the Boulder
high school conference held Satur-
day. Conferees favor adequate SUI
pervision" of football. however A
mittee of five to be named by
Prin. w. II. Smiley of Denver will be
empowered to suggest n means of
meeting the ideas of the conference
on This matter Matters concerning
changes in the curriculum of high
schools were discussed.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Van Horns for imported Olive Oil
5jl Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

We Install complete bath room
equipment. j. q. Mckenzie.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Your money is safe in Grand juno
tion city lots. w. S. Wallace.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Many times if the firemen could
be on hand when the fire is first dis
covered it could be eXtinguished with
very little loss but if it is allowed to
burn the five minutes which passes
while some one runs to the depart
ment to turn in the alarm, it may
reach gasoline tank or gain such
headway that to put it out so much
water must be used, that the damage
from water is greater than that from
the blaze.
On Sunday when all the business
houses are closed and there is no
access to telephone the need of
alarm boxes is more obvious.
The man who turned in the alarm
yesterday was gentleman of nearly
fifty years of age, consequently he
was not in the proper training for
sprinting and as he had four or five
blocks TO go some four or five min
utes were lost which would have
made a deal of difference in the
amount of the damage to the owner
of the building had there been fire
boxes to save this time
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04
CITY NEEDS
ALARMBOXES

Several casualties which have
occurred lately have cvinced the
iact that the city is sadly in need
OF IRE alarm boxes for the pro-
tectlon OF property. Four or five
minutes time saved at the be-
ginning of fire is worth several
times that length of time after
IL has gotten headway and this
is especially true in n building
where gasoline is stored.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Every Front Rank Or Boynton fur
mace installed by us is fully guaran-
teed J. H. Lane.
Golden Crescent Flour Glaze
Mercantile Co., exclusive dealers.
For heavy hauling of any kind,
phone the Blue Barn. Phone June
tion 22S.
For Residence and two
lots for small piece of alfalfa. Ollie
E. Bannister, 424 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

The above item is brought to the
attention of our Western Slope coun-
ties Cochetopa creek is a tributary
of the Tomichi, and in turn of the
Gunnison and Grand valleys Not a
foot of water ought TO he diverted
through the continental divide The
question is a serious one and must
ultimately come before the state su-
preme court for adjudication. II has
become pretty well settled in Colo
RADIO water law that a stream may be
diverted from its natural channel and
carried over into another gulch where
perhaps more good land is available
VIII this lead to the extreme con-
clusion that the Eastern Slope. be
cause it has more people just al pres
ent and more ready capital can tun-
mel through he crest of the cOutin-
ent and deprive us forever of the
natural flow which would in time be
saved and used to the last drop for
irrigation of Western Slope lands, i'm
Gunnison, Saguache. Montrose. Delta
and Mesa counties. This thing ought
to be nipped in the bud. You may
say that only a few enterprises are
feasible. Don't be too sure. With
the Improvement of tunneling ma.
chimes, five and six mile tunnels to
divert the golden flood water will be-
come entirely practicable. These will
gather the streams of the Western
Slope from way below timber line
and il is from the high basins at and
above timber line that the bulk of the
water comes. Even two and three
mile tunnels will get the bulk of it,
Eastern slope investors understand
this that If the forestry department
doesn't. We must stand together. 1t
has been suggested that the board of
county commissioners and county at
tornevs of our section get together
and decide upon strenuous plan of
action Saguache Crescent
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

A bath installed by me is a daily
pleasure and a constant joy. j. f
Mckenzie. the plumber.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Mems sewed half soles, S5c. La
dies. 6Oc. Laffers. opposite post
office.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-04

Placing your plumbing contracts
with us, secures you sanitary salts
faction. reasonable prices and expert
work, by men who know their bust
ness. q Mckenzie. the Plumber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

Lawrence plenty Of leeway IN prepar-
ing for the trip. and the Photographic
outfit which Is TO be taken along prom
Uses to eclipse any taken upon a photo
graphic expedition into any corner OF
the earth.
Mr. Lawrence, Of whom most Is
expected IN the line Of picture taking.
Is accustomed to novel feats IN pho
Biography He has been taking plc-
lures from balloons for many years.
and bis inventions IN perfecting this
art are numerous. he has now perfect
cd a controlling device which be says
win hold camera steady for a time
exposure almost indefinitely. although
suspended from balloon hundreds Of
feet above the earth. This device he
has had patented In fifteen countries.
Six or seven cameras are to be taken.
the largest OF which viii be an aerial
machine holding plates % by 50 inches.
Sixty plates Of this size are to be
taken
with telescope lenses fitted to this
camera expect 10 get larger pictures
than have ever before been taken.
said Afr. Lawrence. 1.-THE lenses for
aerial work must necessarily be Of
much greater focal length than those
Of ordinary cameras that Is. they
viii photograph objects very large at
q great distance, One on my cameras
viii have an equivalent focus Of forty
feet--that u, 1t Is equivalent to an or
binary camera with bellows forty
feet long. This. 10 a way. Is similar
% using a long range rifle with a tele-
scopie sight
Il shall take two or three balloons.
each holding 10000 cubic feet Of BIZ.
drogeu gas and capable OF supporting
three men as well as the camera.
have great hopes OF being able to pho
tograph the lions, elephants and other
animals IN their native haunts. Just as
Mr.. Roosevelt now Is shooting them
Mr. Boyce and Mr. Hughes win leave
New York shortly for London, where
they win buy most Of the equip
ment. Mr. Lawrence will leave on
Aug. IA 90 the Hamburg for Naples.
with his son. Raymond, eighteen years
old. and lido Ramsdell, also Of Chi.
cago. The party expects to be gone
nearly q year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
FLOATING STORES.
Merchandise Steamers Of the Muskoka
Lake Country In Ontario.

Merchandise Steamers Of the Muskoka
Lake Country IN Ontario.
Among the interesting features OF
life in the Muskoka lake country, In
Ontario, are the boating stores. A
good sized steam vessel ltted out with
every imaginable item Of merchandise
that might be required makes a tour
Of an assigned chain OF lakes once
each week. on a certain hour Of a
certain day the boat Is expected at
the different resorts and summer
homes. and enough merchandise must
BE- bought at each 10 tide over until
the next trip of the aoating store.
Upon stepping on board the store
boats says a writer IN Popular Me-
ehanics, the purchaser approaches a
counter with scales and cash drawer,
as in any other kind Of store. Behind
the counter are shelves. on which are
displayed such articles as may tempt
the eye. Behind these shelves is the
entrance to the storeroom and hold, 10
which more merchandise is stored.
Each article has its place, and the
storekeeper can find IL In a moment.
Sometimes isolated farms on the
lakes are not worth stopping at every
trip. SO a Gag IS down when stores are
desired. The store vessel drops an
cher when the signal dag is nown,
and some member of the family rows
out and makes the purchases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Sweet Cucumber Pickles.

Slice the cucumbers ana lay in
strong brine for three days. then drain
and lay in fresh water for a day Line
a kettle with grape leaves and arrange
the cucumbers III It 10 layers. strew-
ing pinch Of alum over each layer.
Cover with cold water. put over the
top layer Of cucnmbers three layers OF
the grape leaves, at on the I'D and
steam the pickles at the side Of the
range for six hours Drain and throw
into cold water and when firm drain
again and pack into jars. Fill each jar
with boiling vinegar that has been
seasoned with a cupful Of sugar 10
each quart, eight black peppers. eight
whole cloves, six blades Of mace and
six allspice. Seal the jar while still
overlooking. Set aside several months
to ripen before using.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

They Needed Not an Auditor, but
Mathematical Carpenter.

They Needed Not an Auditor, but q
Mathematical Carpenter.
Biffkins froze me With a stare. Il
remember" he went on, calmly ignor-
ing my interruption. zone time when
was hired TO keep books for a saw
mill way up north. Twas six days
BY log wagon from ever place except
IN the internal regions, the same bein'
quarter OF mile away, straight
down. The durRed simpleton they sent
down TO Niger Wool settlement after
me had 50 much business with rou-
letSe dealer that be forget to tell me
10 get some Office supplies. 80 when we
got to camp found that the principal
equipment OF my palatial 8 by 8 bust
ness apartment consisted Of three lum-
Der crayons, slightly shop worn, and
last years almanac. got some
smooth pine boards aud kept my books
on them with chalk"
How did It work" I asked, inter
ested 10 spite Of myself
Like a charm" grinned BinkinE,
until the foreman OF gang 1 got
on a drunk one night an slept in
the Office an used up fourteen pages
OF the general ledger fer klHdlin wood
the next mornin The company sent
up an auditor to check over my books,
but he went hack plumb Disguised.
Told 'em they didn't need an auditor
what they wanted was carpenter
who was handy az fggcrs. An that
reminds me- --Bookkeeper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

Fifteen ripe tomatoes, i've lunches
Of celery, two cupfuls Of sugar, one
and a half cupfuls Of vinegar. one tn.
blespoonful Of salt one teaspoonful Of
mustard, one teaspoonful Of ground
cloves, one teaspoonful Of ground all
spice. one teaspoonful of ground Gin
namon, one teaspoonful Of celery seed
and one good sized red pepper. Chop
the celery, peppers aud tomatoes to-
geiher, then mix all the ingredients
and boil slowly one aud a half hours.
This will be found delicious with any
kind Of meat and will keep well If
sealed up IN bottles with parffn melt
ed over the cork.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

Some Of lis most unpleasant effects
may be allayed BY bathing the parts
affected with a lotion made Of one
part OF boracic acid to twenty Of hot
water. Boracic acid ia the form Of
powder may also be busted on the
skin and will be found valuable
agent IN overcoming the trouble.
Sleeves which are too tight, either
along the arms or in the armholes. fire.
quently occasion excessive perspiration
OF the hands. For the latter use a
spoonful OF ammonia 10 the rlusing
water and then before putting on
gloves battle the palms with the fol.
lowing solution Powdered alum. one
half an ounce; boiling water. one pint;
spirits OF ammonia, one teaspoonful
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
FOR THE CHILDREN
20 as po.v

For all those children who are fond
Of little exercise no better game than
this can be chosen. When the chairs
are placed in order round she room the
first player commences by saying. my
master bids you do as l do" at the
same time working away with the
right hand as If hammering at his
knees The second player then asks
what does he bid me dog The sec
ond player. working IN the same man
ner. must turn to his lefthanded neigh
Dor and carry on the same converse
ton, and 80 On until every one Is work.
ing away with the right hand
The second time Of going round the
order Il to work with two. then both
hands must work. then with three,
when both hands and one leg must
work; then with four, when both hands
and both legs must work; lastly. with
five. when both legs. both arms and the
head must be kept going Should any
Of the players fail IN keeping in con-
slant motion q forfeit may be claimed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
Tho Kaiser q Jack q All Tradel

he Kaiser Jack OF All Trades.
The kaiser is a yachtsman and an
equestrian. He can write song and
sing or play it most creditably. He IS
lover Of games. excelling at chess
and (whisper III poker. He is a capa-
Bile artist and knows how to critlcise
other artists. He IS an engineer and
an eyperimenter IN electricity. he Is
theologian and has composed a pray
er He is a horse breeder and keeps
stud His literary taste Is considerable
and bis library remarkable. He can
command ship or regiment, a 1eet
or an army He can discuss cookery
III every detail and teach editors how
to run their papers He thrums
guitar unsteady, speaks I've languages
tluently and can make speeches that
ill the world with rumors Of war
Success
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

player takes the name or FISH. The
sea walks slowly outside the ring. call
ing her companions one by one, by
their fish names. Zach one, on hear
Ing her name called, rises and follows
the sea. When aIl have thus left their
seats the sea begins to run about, ex-
claiming, "The sea is troubled, the sea
Is troubled" then suddenly seats her
self. The others follow her example
as quickly as possible, and the one left
without seat becomes the sea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

At night you see me out on guard.
The watch eat brave am T.
My fierce green eyes, my pricked UP ears,
Let no naxauders by.
There's not q wicked lightning bug
Nor night moth, howe'er rash,
Would dare my claws. I am so quick
I'd have him in flash.
And all the field mice fear to pass
Within our garden gate.
Behind tree. as still as death,
They know lie in wait.
I crouch behind the shruhbery
Or pace the shadowy yard.
No fear this household ever feels
The watch cat ID on guard.
Youths Companion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
CretanS Give Their Promise
to Powers
NATIONS ARE IN EARNEST
The Island Is Now Under Commission
Rule-Armed Peasants Expelled
from Fort Which They
Held.

London, Aug lit is understood
here that the recalcitrant Cretans at last
have become convinced that tho powers
are IN earnest and they have promised
that the Greek flag, raised by them, win
be lowered permanently. II this promise
is not carried out international forces to.
day win forcibly remove the cause Of
strife and marines and blue jackets Of
Great Britain, Russia, Italy and France
win again take up the duties laid down
July 81, when the island of Crete was
evacuated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

Jealous monkeys can be very cruel
indeed. On a ship returning from a
tour ia tropical lands a certain mon
key became a great friend Of the stew
ardess. One day timid little monkey
ventured close enough to receive some
food from the cooks hand This tri-
ding attention enraged the first mon
key, which coaxed the little thing to
lts side. and then. before the steward
ess knew what was contemplated. the
jealous monkey bad grasped the other
BY the neck and thrown 1t overheard.
OF another monkey the same person
tells that while the cook was absent
from the kitchen for short while
the monkey slipped a kitten. OF which
1t had long been jealous, into the soup
pot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
cnnnndrnma.

why is the wick Of a candle like
Athens? Because it is In Greece
(greasel.
Why Is a FIRE fender like Westmir-
ster abbeyg Because it holds the ashes
Of the crate (graafl.
What is that which coach cannot
move without. vet ID Of no use?
Noise.
what Is the difference between a
light In d care and dance ia an innG
One Ii a taper Ia a cavern, the other is
a caper in a tavern.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17

To wash delicately tinted fabrics ana
have them retain their color make a
large painful Of thin -four starch. When
sufficiently. cool take one-half Of the
starch to wash the garment in. rub
blng carefully by hand, and when all
the soil has been removed rinse 10 the
clean portion Of starch and hang IN
the shade to dry.
stenciled curtains are nicely laun-
dered in this way which would fade
If washed tn tile usual way or sent to
be dry cleaned,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
A BALLooNooRAPH HUNT.
Novel Expedition to Afrlea to os
Pictures Of Animals.

Novel Expedition 20 AFRICA 20 Ge'
Pictures Of Animals.
To hunt wild animals IN East Africa
with immense cameras suspended
from balloons Is the object Of the W.
d. Boyce African balloonograph ex.
petition. which is now being organ
lied George X. Lawrence. chief pho
fographer OF the expedition. and
Charles A. Hughes. who Is attending
to the business details OF the trip, are
now buying supplies and making ar
raneements.
Mr.. Boyce. who Is financing the ex.
petition is a publisher Of weekly fam.
fly papers III Chicago, and this bust.
ness. together with other business ven
lures. has made him wealthy 1t al
ways has been his desire to accom-
plish something IN the way of adven-
turous exploit and he thinks he has
now bit upon the line Of endeavor
whereby be will achieve that result
He has given Mr.. Hughes and Mr..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
ApJusrAnln ro ANY rnAME

has a hook at the top The picture
frame rests on the feet and is kept IN
place by the arm, which can be moved
up and down the body so that 1t can
be adjusted to almost any size picture
The trouble OF measuring wire and
gauging it SO that the picture hangs
fiat is obviated, as the device described
~ SO made that the body rests fiat
against the wall for its whole length
and keeps tho picture at proper
angle.