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Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
BOOMING STATE OF DELAWARE
State Board of Agriculture Issues
Folder Full of Pertinent Facts.

State Board of Agriculture Issues a
Folder Full of Pertinent Facts.
The advantages of the State of Del
aware as a residence and future
workshop" for farmers and market
gardeners of small means are fully
set forth in hand folder Just issued
by the State Board of Agriculture.
Among its most striking and accu
rate paragraphs are the following:
"There is no State tax, the revenues
from the general incorporation law
and the license fees pay the expen-
ses of the State government and more
than two-thirds of the expenses of
the public schools. County taxes
are light, about fifty cents on the
800 in Kent and Sussex counties on
very low assessment. In addition
there is a small school tax. The
State made appropriations to the
public schools which are free to every
body. Crimson clover grows nearly
all winter. Pure, cold water is
reached from 20 to so feet below the
surface by dug or driven wells. The
climate is good. There is some damp
weather in winter, but lung troubles
are much less common than in the
colder climates of the North. With
care they need not be feared. There
is little or no malaria except in a
few marshy places. There are some
mosquitoes and flies, but they are not
especially troublesome. There are
no malignant fevers. and people COM
ing here from the North remain
healthy. The death rate in Delaware
is very low. The population is most
ly native, five-sixths white, one-sixth
colored. The white population is al
most entirely Anglo-Saxon descent.
The people are friendly to newcomers.
Industrious and honest settlers from
any part of the world are welcome.
Prices of grain and other staple pro-
ducts are ruled by the Philadelphia
markets. Groceries are not high.
Granulated sugar usually five cents
per pound, kerosene oil 10 cents per
gallon; meats, fruits and vegetables
according to the supply. Usually the
local supply of fruits and vege-
tables is abundant. Farm hands re-
ceive from SIS to $l8 per month and
board for season of nine or ten
months, sometimes for the whole
year. Day hands from 81. 90 to 81. so
per day and board themselves. There
are no poisonous reptiles in Della
ware. The game consists of various
species of ducks, quails, reed birds,
hares, marsh rabbits and other small
game. Shad, trout, herring, crocus,
black bass, pike, white fish, rock
fish, oysters, clans, crabs and terra
pin are abundant in Delaware waters.
A large poportion of the farms in Del
aware are not for sale at any price.
Some of them have been in the same
family for generations. Good lands
and farms and neat homes can be
bought at reasonable prices IN az
parts of the State.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
Hetty Green's Cat Saves Many Live,

Hetty Green's Cat Saves Many Lives.
New York. Feb. 21-Satan, a big
black cat owned by Mrs. Hetty Green,
one of the wealthiest women in the
world, gave an alarm of fire to which
140 families in a block of Hoboken
apartments owned their escape from
danger. Satan, who had been placed
ir the care Of the janit)r In the alb
sence of his mistress. clawed at the
ianitor's door until he was aroused
from his sleep. He found the Railways
filed with smoke and routed out the
tenants.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
SUBSCRIBERS TAKE NOTICE.

UBSCRIBERS TAKE NOTICE. =
We have been sending out our an
nual notices to all subscribers
whose subscriptions have just fallen
due and those who are in arrears.
Our whole mailing list has been
gone through and revised and while
some names have been taken off to
conform to the Postal Law, there
have been many new ones put on,
showing that the popularity of the
Times as a home and family paper
and business medium is ever on
the increase. Subscribers will
be doing US a favor to remit as
soon as possible so we can get you
marked up for another year. The
label or address slip will show you
just how you stand. If it reads
"Feb. TO-" kindly send US dol
lar and get marked to "Feb. IL. Z"
This label or address slip is on
every copy of the Times you re-
celve, and there is no excuse for
any subscriber not knowing how
he or she stands. By watching
the label closely and paying
promptly in advance, you will
find it easier and infinitely better
than by allowing your bill 70
accumulate. Watch the little
yellow label, it will keep you
posted every week. We will
thank you and all subscribers for
your early attention to the matter.
The Smyrna Times.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

John A. Bobb, of 22O1 E. Hunting
don Street, Philadelphia, wishes US
to state that Walter Lee has not pur-
chased his farm, near Blackbird, as
published by our Blackbird corre-
spondent last week. Mr.. Bobb states
the matter is "only under considera-
ton. -
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

Go to Shapley's for shaving, hair
cutting, shampooing and maassageing.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their o:ial Doing

Mr.. Water o. Hoffecker, Mr. L.
M. Price and Miss Mary Roberts, of
this town, will assist the choir of
Bethesda M. E. Church, OF Middle
town, next Sunday in the reopening
services of their newly renov ated
church. The church property has
been extensively improved to the
amount of several thousand dollars
and Rev Vaughan S. Collins, pastor
has arranged to rededicate the church
with week of services. The SER
mon Sunday morning will be delivered
by the DR.. E. W. Caswell, of Brook
lyn; Monday evening Rev. R. H.
Adams, of Harrington, will preach;
Tuesday evening Miss Elizabeth
Collins, of New York City, the ac-
complished daughter of the pastor
will give an organ recital assisted by
Mrs. Nina Prettyman Howell, violin
virtuoso, of Philadelphia, and Mr..
Howell, her husband, a tenor soloist.
Wednesday evening there will be a
church supper followed with music
and speechmaking; Thursday evening
a sermon by the Rev. DR.. w. L. S.
Murray; Friday evening sermon by
the Rev. DR.. C. T. Wyatt and Sum-
day morning, March 9Th, sermon by
Rev. L. E. Barrett and at evening
by Rev. George P. Jones, superinten-
dent Salisbury District.
Miss Edna Morgan and Mr.. Horace
Morgan, of Queen Anne's, Nd, were
over Sunday visitors to their aunts,
Mrs. Amanda Spruance and Mrs.
Horace Mustard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson. of Middle
town, were guests over Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Rob erts.
Miss Nora Wills, of Stanhope, N.
j., has returned after a visit to Mrs.
Hervey P. Hall.
Mrs. C. E. Moore companied by
her little nephew. Eugene Denney
were over Sunday visitors of Mr.. anc
Mrs. John A. Hoffecker
HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC DEBATE
Largely Attended at the Smyrna Opera
House Friday Afternoon
The public exercises given by the
High School Literary Society Friday
afternoon at the Smyrna Opera House
was largely attended and the program
given was one of tn. best the schoo
has ever rendered. Much interes
was manifested in the debate, "R,
solved, That the negro is being ad
vanced too rapidly in political free
DOM Clifton Deakyne and Mis-
Amelia Winford supported the affir
NATIVE and Harry M. Grieves and Miss
Pearl Jacobs, the negative. Th,
arguments in each side were brought
out to the very best advantage anC
the decision was close. The Judge,
were Mr.. L. M. Price, Mr.. George
Mattiford and Miss Anna Beckett,
awarded the debate on it's merits tt
the affirmative. Next Friday tn,
debate at the High School will b.
Resolved, That Trusts Ought no
to be Tolerated" Hilda Deakyn,
and Mary Maberry will take care o
the affirmative and Elizabeth Staat
and Joseph Ennis the negative. Thes
afternoon exercisesSare always opel
to the public and visitors are appre
ciated.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

Wanted-All kinds of country pro-
duce. Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

Painless extracting free when best
plates are ordered at DR.. Church s
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

Wanted-To buy mare or horse
not fearful of automobiles. j. But
Ter, Colts, Md.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

Wanted-All kinds of fur. r.-Gunn-
ing. Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
FOR SALE.

7 Room Dwelling, on West Commerce
Street, now in tenure of Fletcher Gafford
For particulars,
Apply to
j. H. LASSELL,
SMYRNA. Del.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

The Victory W. C. T. U. will
meet at Taylors Bridge schoolhouse
Friday, February rs, at 1.SO p. m.-
Rec. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
SMYRNA AND YlCINlTY.

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
Daring the Week.
Hay to SELL. Butler, Cots, Md.
Wanted-All kinds of fur. r.-Gunn-
ing. Odd Fellows Hall.
Go to Shapley's for shaving, hair
cutting, shampooing and maassageing.
Wanted-All kinds of country pro-
duce. Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Painless extracting free when best
plates are ordered at DR.. Church s
Smyrna.
Wanted-To buy a mare or horse
not fearful of automobiles. j. But
Ter, Colts, Md.
The Victory W. C. 7. U. will
meet at Taylors Bridge schoolhous e
Friday, February 25, at 1.30 p. m.-
Rec. Sec.
Commencing Monday, February
2SCh, Steamer frankie will make two
trips weekly during month of March.
High class dental work at moderate
prices-Dr. Church, Smyrna, Tues
day and Friday. Estimates free.
W. G. Hill has received a large
stock of Red Glover, medium and
mammoth, Alsyke and Timothy seeds.
Bought where grown, fully tested,
not mixed or doctored by seed ex
perts-lowest possible prices.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

The Woman sChristian Temperance
Union will meet Monday afternoon
next, February %, at the home Of
Mrs. Laura Porter on South street al
2 O'Clock. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

The. regular meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Asbury M. E. Church will be
held at the home of Mrs. John H.
Hoffecker tomorrow, Thursday, after
noon at halfpast two o'clock. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-23
66 Acres,

5 miles from Smyrna. with five-room Dwell
ing, Stable and other outbuildings. 20
acres in wheat. 5000 asparagus roots, 100
peach trees, apples, pears and plums,
strawberries and blackberries, This is a
nice little home and price only $4,000.
Possession In 30 days time if necessary; 5
acres in wood. balance tillable, close to
school. This is bargain, so act quick. :
Address,
81 E. H. BECK.
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28

The rugged determination Of Mrs
Elias Tourin to buy all Of her hus-
bands clothes for him has made him
leave his happy home. Mrs. Tourin
with the same determination had him
summoned TO court few days ago,
but with Tourin it was nothin' doin'
Here Is Tourin's tale to Magistrate
Dooley Of the Court of Domestic Re-
lations: 'T don't care. Judge
couldn't stand it no longer My wife
she always bought my cloth J. at a
fire sale, so that folks thought some
thing was burning when came in
And / am a modest man, ] am, and
like quiet colors. My wife dresses me
up like Asbury Park on Sunday af-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28

\ man who knew Mark Twain g.
those days said:
IAN that part of his early writings
are lost to posterity. l believe. don't
suppose there is a copy of the paper
eXtant anywhere. The fire that de-
stroyed Virginia City years ago con-
sumed the files Of the Territory En-
terprise, and the only other complete
file was one that Flood and O'Brien
compiled at a cost of forty thousand
dollars by sending canvassers all over
Nevade and California in search of
back numbers Of the paper, paying
price for such copies as they needed
to make their file complete. The only
way to prove title to scores of mining
claims depended upon the records
published in those copies of the Ter
ritory Enterprise. Eventually Jim
Flood presented the complete file to
the san Francisco public library. and
II too was destroyed by the great fire
of four years ago"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
GERMANS WOULD FIGHT
STANDARD OIL COMPANY

A fearless band Of Dutch oil pro-
ducers have plans to fight the Stand
ard Oil company, in its own field,
right here in the markets of the U S.
4. This startling development in the
commercial world is told in a report
from Consul General Dubois, at Sing
apore, in which he says:
THE Royal Dutch Shell group has
entered into competition with the
Standard Oil company, is placing oil
in France, and it is reported here, has
also determined to sell benzine in the
United states, and that four big tank
steamers started some time ago for
Boston.
Heretofore the Dutch combina-
ton has disposed of its products in
the vicinity Of production, and conse-
quently placed their oil on these mar
kets at a very cheap rate. It viii be
another thing to transport oil 1900
miles and face a great competitor in
its home market, but the Dutch group
seem to believe that they have suffi-
ciently developed to succeed in the
wide field, and this makes the situa-
tion interesting.
"Oil is very cheap at Singapore
with the price under competition go-
ing slowly down from day to day. so
that IA cents would buy as much oil
at the end Of October as 20 cents
would in August. The result of the
bitter fight between the great oil in
terests In the far east is reduction
Of prices to such an extent that the
Cinnamon are laying in good stores
at very low price in hope of future
profits, while the native customers en-
JOY the luxury Of plentiful light. It
has been estimated that it will cost
the rival interests at least s250,0OO If
the contest is continued much long
er."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
SIX BIG DISASTERS
EXPECTED THIS YEAR

Six big disasters will occur in the
United states In 1911. This is not
| tho prediction OF an astrologer but
the American Red Cross society.
Experience has taught the Red
Cross to expect an average Of five or
six big disasters in this country each
year It does not undertake to say
where or when they viii occur. or
whether they will be caused by storm.
fire. flood. earthquake or explosion,
but 1t IS sure they will come
Experience proves not only that an
average Of five or six disasters, Sc
we're enough to call aid from the Red
Cross may be expected every year in
the United States but the demands
from foreign countries are predicted
to be much more numerous.
Some idea OF the character and va
riety of the disasters with which tho
Red Cross deals is given in the re-
view Of those which demanded atten-
ton during the last IL months.
They included in the United States:
One hurricane, one mine fire. two
mine explosions and forest fires in.
Idaho, Montana, oregon, Washington
and Minnesota. Foreign calamities
demanding aid from the Red Cross in
clucrd floods in Mexico. France. Ser
via and Japan; the Armenian massa-
crcs! the earthquake in Costa Rlca
and the relief OF the starving SOL
diers of Nicaragua.
In the disasters which occurred in
the United states sos lives were lost,
while approximately $500 persons
were given immediate attention.
About 5000 persons lost their homes
by fire or hurricane. The Red Cross
expended $4,000 for relief oper-
ations in the United States and in for
eign countries s66,5OO was spent,
making total of $262.5OO. Other re-
lief funds expended in this country
in conjunction with those of the Red
Cross amounted to $21S,00O making
the grand total Of relief expenditures
for the year under Red Cross leader
ship $4S0,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
Orchard Oliver

ternoon, so that people turn their
heads and giggle when l go by. Then
two years ago she brought me home
q hat like a peanut--a green peanut
with ribbons on it. When I put it
on have to try to yodel Something
is in that hat that makes me say fun
ny things.
=" 'Norescnse', says my wife, it is
such a fine hat. Elias. Soon comes
pair of riding brooches with wide
places in them for you to sit down by,
and I put leather cuffs on your ank-
lcs. Then we go by Brooklyn to visit
my brothers wife
"Also then I go away and never
come back. Sure, Judge, I pay three
dollars a week to my wife, and I don't
have to wear the speckled clothes
no more what she buys with me-"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
Just Received

sure as one and one is two and just
as sure as my name is I. R. Ellixson
never killed Waldo Perry.
No, honorable Judge, you can be-
heve, or not believe me, just as you
choose, but I have told you nothing
but the Truth.
Sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
1T is the sentence of this court that
you be placed in the state prison of
this state for the term of your natural
life. The prisoner is remanded to the
sheriff."
ElleXson turned without flinching,
glanced at the sheriff and followed
stoically to his cell to await the day
when the Salem prison doors will
clang on his past life and he enters
a life Of gloom and solitude and hard
labor to expiate the killing of Waldo
Perry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
Judge Puts Judge in AsvIum

Lewiston.-The first instance on
record in the northwest wherein one
jurist committed another to the in
sane asylum was witnessed here when
Probate Judge r. o. Hanlon, commit
ted Probate Judge j. E. Jacques Of
Idaho county 10 the Orofino hospital
FOR the insane. Judge Jacques was
taken violently insane in the waiting
room Of the Union passenger depot
and had to be restrained by force
from injuring himself. He had been
IL feeble health for several months,
and was on his way 10 the Hot Lake
(Ore.) sanitarium when he was
stricken. His unbalanced condition is
due to worry over his defeat at the
recent election. and it is believed he
Will recover in a few weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
The Correct Time

to stop a cough or cold Is just as
soon as 1t starts-then there will be
no danger OF pneumonia or consump-
ton Just few doses of Ballard's
Horehound Syrup taken at the start
VIII stop the COZ m. II 1t has been
running on for sometime the treat
ment will be longer, but the cure Is
sure. A. C. Koeppen and Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
SocIetr AZ a SNOWFALL Dance,

New York, Dec 2S--The annua
SNOWFALL Dance. which Is a feature
OF the social season to which promi-
nent persons from Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington come
to New York TO attend. will take place
o. the Ansonia hotel tonight. In
spite of its cyclusiveness nearly 5000
Invitations have been issued to the
affair
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
Long Bros. Co.

Al kinds OF light repairing, -luto-
mobiles BICYCLES. guns, key fitting a
speciality. A. full line o. bicycles, au-
tOmobies and bicycle supplies Have
a few electric light globes we are
closing out. Saws filed; sharpen all
kinds of small tools. 114-116 East
Webb street Phone Main "a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28

Paris, Dec. PA dispatch from
Naples today says Mount Etna is in
eruption. Few details have been re-
received. The reports say it is one of
the worst eruptions that has occurred
in years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
Missouri Defeated

st. Louis, Dec. 27.-The Notre
Dame football team of Indiana defeat
ed the Missouri All-Stars here today,
10 to 0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
ADMITS Love FOR
WIFE OF VICTIM
UNION MURDERER MAKES
REMARKABLE CONFESSION
T. II .EIleXson Brazenly Declares to
Court He Loves Mrs. Waldo Perry
and Insists Affection Is Returned
by Woman.

Brazenly admitting his love for an
other mans wife and claiming her af-
fections in as authoritative terms,
Tom r. Ellexson. convicted Of the
murder Of Waldo Perry at Union on
September II, this year this morning
cemented the missing link between
himself and the crime for which he
is accused and for which he is now
sentenced TO life Imprisonment, by as
serting in a written statement that he
loved Mrs. Waldo Perry, says the La
Grande Observer. In the next sem
tence he denies he killed Perry and
advances what to him is sufficient
grounds to prove that he is unjustly
accused and the "link" continues to
/. -.f,.1,.vy,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
. >s%~~% . . 800 . . = .
TALES ABOUT PEOPLE.


New York, Dec. 28--A high official
Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is feeling the effects Of his own
cleverness. 1t was he who first
thought out The idea OF the cOmpany's
sending night kilograms Now he
finds that they seem to fit every 9TH
er mans case but his own. Says he:
"These night letters are sometimes
great and sometimes they are not
thought it would be fine to send my
wife a fifty word telegram each night,
as | spend much of my time away
from our country home, which she
prefers to the city. 1t seemed so
much easier than writing a letter and
1t is easy for the coachman TO call
at the office every morning as he does
the village errands. Then the idea
of sending telegram nightly seemed
so much more devoted than sending
letter. The first night / wrote
everything | could think OF in twenty
words. The answer by mail was frosty.
It began:
"Too bad you couldn't think of fif-
ty words to say to your wife"
Try as / may / haven't been able
to write fifty words without telling
Of the weather and the cats health.
Just try to wrie fifty words TO your
wife about matters that are not too
trivial to put on the wfre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-28
His Verbatim Confession.
tho H0Dpra bla Court.

To the Honorable Court:
I. T. R. Ellexson, don't denigh the
fact that 1 love Mrs Perry. for do
with all my heart and with all my
soul, and there isn't a shadow Of a
doubt, but yhat she loves me the
same, but as Of being my mediation
between her and me, or Of me, for
the murder Of Waldo Perry, such a
fact, never excisted, and if had Of
went 10 Perrys house that night,
couldent Of possible got there before
10 O'Clock and by that time Waldo
would Of been in bed and Waldo
wouldent Of had any reason to carry
a lamp up stairs for me, for l had
slept there somany times that I would
Of knew where the bed was at. with
out him to Of showed me, and just as
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-01
TAFT ASKS FOR
FOR7|F|CA7|0NS
WANTS FOURTEEN MILLION FOR
THE PANAMA CANALS PROP
ERPRoTEcTloN.
Appropriation Must Be Made at Once
If Forts Are to Be Completed in
Time for the Opening OF the Canal
In 1915 - All Plans Are Not Conn.,
pIeted at Present.
(By ASSocIarcd Press.)

Washington. April 3O.-!n mes
sage. accompanied by detailed re-
port from the war department, Taft
today sent to congress information
regarding the necessity for imme-
diately beginning the fortification OF
the Panama canal in order to have
it completed by 1915, the date set
for finishing the construction Of the
canal The reports accompanying
the message do not give exact loca-
tions of the proposed Notifications.
but it is explained that this cannot
be furnished until information has
been obained regarding the "status
and availability of certain parcels of
land situated along the route of the
canal"
Armament for the proposed forti-
fcations is enumerated as follows:
Ten 14-inch rifles. twelve 6-inch riues
and twenty-five 12-inch mortars.
The cost is estimated in excess of
fourteen million dollars.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-01
HYDE CASE UP
TO COMMISSION
JUDGE MAY APPOINT COMMITTEES
OF SCIENTISTS TO MAKE Ex-
ANIMATION
Prosecutor ConkIing States That He
Is Willing to Abide BY the Decision
Of Any Commission the Court May
See Fit to Appoint - Judge Will
Decide Monday.
(By Associated Press. }

Kansas City, April 3O.-Whether
poison caused the deaths of Col.
Thomas H. and c. Swope may yet
be determined by the commission of
medical experts appointed by Judge
Ralph S. Latshaw, presiding judge
at the Hyde murder trial. Provided
it is within his power, the court sug-
gested today to the attorneys in the
case, that he would be willing to
select several competent and un-
biased scientists to make an investi-
cation on those parts of the viscerus
of the two men which have not yet
been examined by scientists employ
ed by the prosecution. The court
will announce Monday whether he
believes such action would be legal
on its part.
Hyde's attorneys refuse to state
whether this plan of procedure would
be satisfactory to them or not.
Prosecutor Conkling says he is
willing that any commission the
court may appoint shall make the
investigation.