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Smyrna times., 1912-06-19
DELAWARE DELEGATES LEAVE
Last of Delaware Party, Senator du-
Pont Left Sunday for Convention

Last of Delaware Party. Senator du-
Pont Left Sunday for Convention
Delaware delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention have left
for Chicago. Senator dupont, the
last of the delegates to depart, left
Sunday morning over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Senator Richard
son, who went to the Thousands
Islands with Mrs. Richardson several
days ago, started for Chicago from
that place Saturday. Ruby R. Vale
of Milford, and State Chairman Ed
mund Mitchell, delegates, left Satur-
day. They are accompanied by Sir
man D. Marvil, of Laurel; Richard
T. Pilling, Kiamensi; Captain Harry
V. Lyons, Lewes; John Bancroft,
Sr., of Wilmington, and A. B. Con-
ner, FELTON,, alternates. Louis
Topkis, of Wilmington, went with
the party. Charles Schagrin is
making the trip. Thomas w. Mil
ler of Wilmington, son of State
Senator Charles R. Miller, and Sec
retary to Congressman Hsald, left
for Chicago Saturday night. Mr.
Heald will not make the trip. Gov
ernor Pennewill, delegate, and A.
R. Benson, of Dover, alternate, lef
several days ago.
Smyrna times., 1912-06-19
Milford Station to be Improved

The committee appoined by the
Board of Trade, which waited upon
President John P. Green, of the
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
Railroad, in regard to a new
station at Milford, received as
surances that something would be
done at once to make the station
more convenient. In clear state
ment Mr.. Green stated that the
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
Railroad was not paying expenses
and it would be impossible to erect
new station. but that in recogni-
tion of the Importance of Milford
the company would make repairs and
improvements 70 the present struct-
ure at once. A nav train shed,
remodelHn1 and repainting will
~onsIituke the lulpxoveIn enzzz
Smyrna times., 1912-06-19

OXFORD TIES - Black, Tan
and White, styles to suit every
body.
SEE OUR SPECIAL $500 Shoe
for Sl.08.
Smyrna times., 1912-06-19
Helped to Keep Down Expenses

Mrs. j. E. Henry, Akron, Mich,
tells how she did SO: II was
bothered with my kidneys and had
to go nearly double, I tried a
sample of Foley Kidney Pills and
they did me so much good that l
bought a ottle. and feel that they
saved me big Doctors BILL For
sale nv all dr3Q9aaka.
Smyrna times., 1912-06-19

Cotton Crepe for Kimonas, Per-
Gales, Lawns and Linens. Our
Dress Department abounds in
all the spring styles.
Smyrna times., 1912-06-19

While cranking an engine Tues
day afternoon, H. H. LeCompt of
Cambridge. Md, lost control of the
crank, which flew back and struck
him in the mouth, fracturing his
jaw bone and knocking out several
teeth.
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the old pestilential reputation. The
buying of the French rights was not a
total loss for the French did quite a bit
of good work While the snow shovels
and other freak machinery, which some
clever gentlemen sold to De Lesseps,
hardly suited our requirements in the
Zone, much good material was acquired
and is being utilized.
Every one knows what is going ON
now; how the great undertaking. for
centuries thought of and planned, is
nearing completion. All is assured as
far as human power can go--the money
is forthcoming and the plans are prac-
teal.
Perhaps those hardy old spirits of
past centuries who made all this possi-
BILE by their discoveries will be hover
ing over to see their dreams realized
and to take silent bart In the opening
ceremonies of the Panama Canal How
Columbuss spirit heart will threh ne
he sees the peaceful merchantmen float
ing from OCEAN to ocean! Balboa tdnd
will be raised in military appreciation
as he notes the long ranks of soldiers
come to attention. And even old Pirate
Morgan Will chuekle sardonieaIIy in his
heart as he spies the big black guns
smuggling in their fortifications, ready at
all times tc rise and burst forth with
welcome or warning in their Uncle
Samuers interests.-N. Y. Press.
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a False Accusation.


An English dentist has discovered that
1t is not candies but bread that makes
the teeth decay
Ones mind hesitates between synipa-
thy for children in general and for poor
little Nora in "A Dolls House, whose
life was made so miserable and whose
morals so shaky because the male per-
son thought her little teeth too pretty to
be injured by candy. Sad it is to con-
slider that all this was in vain. Equally
futile the privations of infancy. Says
the learned doctor:
Bread rapidly forms Tactic acid during
mastication and this in its nascent state
has a powerful decomposing action on
tooth tissue. Bread is more responsible
than sweets for the decay of teeth in
children. The breads that form lactic
acid are those made from fiours that
have had the ferments of the wheat
either destroyed or removed during mill
ing. When the unimpaired ferments of
the wheat are present in the ffours the
breads produced do not form acid during
mastication.'
A certsin small girl felt not a particle
of emotion ait the announcements
Il shouldn't think people would care
she remarked I'D just as soon eat
candy as bread, Anyway Y Trib-
bune.
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Vibrator Horns.

1t will sometimes happen that the
adjusting screw on the vibrator horn
will work loose in much the same
manner as the screw on a bell buzzer.
When this happens the rapidity of vi
bration is decreased and hence the
volume of sound will suffer. When
this becomes noticeable it is a very
simple matter TO remove the cover
from the vibrator box of the horn and
tighten up the vibrator screw. which
will be found very easy To get at in
any of the modern horns upon the
market. Another thing which will
often happen in connection with
rough tour is that mud will be tossed
into the horn and often Will go so far
as te lodge on the diaphragm of the
horn. This may be readily removed
ny taking out the protector and clean
ing out whatever has made it's way in
to the Interior of the instrument.
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not built to, receive and entertain pi-
rates in the most approved warlike
manner The citizens had prepared, in
way, by buryins most OF the treasure
and sending a galleon load out to sea,
before the visitors arriy4d, but the
place could not hold out against such
furious and Informal attack as Mr.
Morgan and his associates made, and
soon fell prey To them. Mr. Morgan
had not chosen his men with any re-
gard to refinement, and they burst
boorishly into private houses without
knocking or even stopping to wipe their
feet on "Welcome" corn huslx doormats.
killed whole families whom they had
never been introduced to. looted the
premises and rushed off without so
much as thank YOU" Old Panama
never was rebuilt. hut it's ruins still
stand to serve as grim calling cards of
Mr.. Morgan and his jolly boys, long
since gone to their eternal discontinue.
Charles V. had great notion of cut
ting canal through in his time and
ordered survey for that purpose but
the engineers, after foundering un-
gracefully about in a swamp, where
'itsie was n iat ~ IVtioe.foh u PeIietl-
" unrestrained alligators and other
reptiles on exhibition. sent in such a
discoursging report that Charles de-
cided 10 leave the contract to the Unit
ed States. Philip II did not inherit his
fathers eanal-deging disposition, not
that he thought ii would be a hard job,
but he reasoned that hostile vessels, as
well as his own. might get through and
prey on the rich Peruvian possessions
of Spain.
In 169S 1900 Seotehmen under VIII
liam Patterson had their fling at the
tsthmus. and attempted to establish a
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New Birds in Central Park.

Donald Burns. the ornithologist of
the Central park menagerie. discover
ed a flock of ring necked ma spies In
the park yesterday, Although the vet
eran menagerie man has been about
the park for many years. he said he
never before had seen a ring -necked
maybe in this part of the coultry.
I've seen them much furthe- SOUTH.
said the ornithologist, but it hrs never
been my fortune to see them in Central
park before. They come from the oro-
noco river region, in South America
Such long migratory flight for that
kind Of bird is most unusual The
park colony of migrants Is larger this
year than in four or five years. 50
Burns said. Last year il was small
Hundreds of persons are In The park
every day with opera glasses studying
the colony. which liRgers around tho
park for a week or more before going
further north. Some of the birds re-
main in the park all summer. y. Y.
Tribune.
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HISTORY OF THE ISTHMUS.
SHIPS PANAMA


dravman t. whom the farmer was not
in debt and had the barrel carted down
TO the proper lock for shipment Ey.
erything went well, and the farm
passed into the hands of receivers
Balboa reached the isthmus all right
ard lived in his barrel until securing a
job as assistant explorer. and he pick
ed up all the tricks of the trade so fast
that he WAS soon ready to start in the
business on his own hook-fitted out an
expedition and struck west across the
neck Of land TO see what he could see
Wat he saw was a sea so big. shiny
and altogether inviting that. getting
selfish. he ordered the others TO halt
while he went down for the first wade
and To take possession in the name of
Spains King. But the followers were
nothing loath TO rest. for it-had been a
long. tedious walk oysr from the Allan
tic. and every one had accumulated a
large assortment of woodticks and cac-
tus taorus, without having time to give
them proper attention.
Balboa only intended to wade I'm an
kle deep. but as he turned to walk
ashore after speaking his piece, big
wet wave, not realizing the gravity of
the situation, and on whcm the bonds
of Spanish authority had not yee soak
ed in very deep, sneaked up behind its
diseoverer and got him so damp that it
became necessary for him to wiring out
his armor and don horse blanket UNI
til everything became dry again. 81
far so good here was a big. roomy
ocean discovered, but of what use was
it without ships? The natives spoke.
too. of lands rich in golden treasure, to
the south Peru.
4 But there were not even trees suita-
bic for ship building on the Pacific side
and SO Balboa went back to the other
shore and advertised for 400 or. 500 In
dams to> do light portering for their
board He soon filled out his list and
then began the gigantic task of trans
porting logs and ship building materi-
ais across the, isthmus on the bare
backs of the Indians.
1t was not route that even a hard
ened pedestrians club would have cho-
.sen for a hike, and the poor natives,
with their enormous burdens. soon de-
cfded that 1t was much worse than
what General Sherman afterward said
war was. They floundered through
swamps hanging on to their heavy
loads so that 1t was impossible to slap
mosquitoes with either hand, and the
Spauiards kindly volunteered to walk
alongside and keep the singing pests
off with heavy whips, A great many
mosquitoes were Killed in this manner.
besides 1000 Indians. But the task
masters suffered. too, and many fine
Spanish lad in full armor went cursing
! deiirfously into the murky depths of
the swamps, hoping to find GOODNESS for
his fevered head under the green
scummed waters
After many months materials for
four brigantines had been carried across
! and put together. but they were never
to be used by Balboa, for Governor
Pedrarias. rival in the exploring busi-
ness and intensely jealous of Balboa S
l
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Increasing honors. had him arrested on
some trivial charge, beheaded and his
case set on the Court calender for some
later date
Another Spaniard applied for the use
of Balboa's ships. but it WAS denied
SO, taking the two vessels in which
passage had been made from Spain, he
took them carefully to pieces. did them
up in convenient bundles, and, with the
aid of shawl straps. carried the whole
outfit across to the Pacific, over the
Asa-nesroaa which Balboa had cut
But while ship is very easy to take
apart, it is no joke to put 1t together
again, with every thing in the proper
place, and the Spaniards must have
mode some blunder, for both ships
sprans leaks after launching, and the
crews escaped in their pajamas without
luggage And those old ships are the
ones which will hold previous claims to
first passage over our Dreadnaughts
but let us hope that the present-day
craft viii have smoother sailing and
betteH luck, once over
Charles V, of Spain. went right to
work and built a road across the 18TH
means. Great swamps had to be hlled
and rocks turned over under which lived
HAPPY families of scorpions. tarantulas
and diamond backed rattle-snakes
Many workman had his toes mashed
by his associate in labor when a heal
thy specimen of scorpion frisked up his
trouser leg. The road was finished
wide enough to accommodate two carts
abreast, if the drivers were not intox-
ieated or dcliriously indisposed with
yellow fever. Posts were established
and maintained clear across the 18TH
mus. with Nombre De Dios on the At
lantic and old Panama on the Pacific
but later Porto Bello was chesen as a
better situation on the Atlantic and
Nomhre DE dos abandoned.
After the conquest of Peru all the
gold and other treasure was carried
over this road and loaded on ships at
Porto Bello for Spain. There was rich
picking for pirates in that neck of
land, and old Morgan. the notorious,
was attracted there with a whole fleet
of ships and some thousand of, congen-
ial cuttmoats. They sacked little Por-
to Bello without any trouble and turn
for the reah work at Panama later on
but there was much trouble In store
for that happy band before reaching
this golden goal.
The pirates had expected to forage
on the country as they passed overland
hut the Spaniards had been prepared
for this visit and had driven every. COW,
horse, sheep pig and chicken far from
the contemplated path, besides remov-
ing all still-life provisions also. No
one but pirates of the most pronounced
type with rum-toughened insides could
have stood it, but these individuals
We're all of that, and on the ninth day.
after 4 light lunch of shoe leather and
musket straps. they mounted the last
ridge of hills in very petulant mood
and sighted Panama the Golden, gilt
tering in the sunlight and ooh. gastro-
Monte glsej surrounded by green fields
flied with grazing cattle. Down rush
ed the avalanche of NANCY pirates; the
cattle were slaughtered and eaten raw
without any regard to choice cuts, as
even hair and hide We're considered ten
der pickings after a weeks diet on
straps and shoes.
The city was a beautiful place, but
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Coming Events

June s-5-state Universalist Conven-
ton, Pittsfed.
June 4-Waldo Pomona, Belfast.
June 4-Malne Federation of Labor.
Lewiston.
June BE. Somerset Pomona, Pittsfeld.
June 5-6-Dlvinlon Encampment, Sons of
Veterans, at Gardiner.
June 5-s--Maine Division, Sons of Vet
Grams. Bangor.
June 6-York Pomona, Limington.
June 6-Somerset County Veterans and
Ladies Auxiliary. at NorridgewOck.
June Hancock Pomona, Surry.
Junes-ll-University of Maine Com
June s-l2-Bridgton Academy Gradua-
ton.
June 12-Patriarchs Militant. l. o. o.
june i2-ls-Maine Department, G. A. r..
June 12-is-Nat1 w r. C., Bangor
June, Injecting of the Governor and
Council
June 14-Flag Day.
June 17-22-The Bangor Street Fair and
June 17-Primary elections in Maine
| June ls-National Republican Conven-
June 26-2S-Maine Pharmaceutical ASS n
Convention. st. Andrews. N. B.
july 16-A1g. The Young Peoples
Missionary Conference, Ocean Park.
July 30-Aug 1f-Fourteenth Good VIII
Assembly, Good Will Farm. Hinckley
Aug. 5-16-Maine Christian Endeavor
| summer ScuOol, charleston,
Sept 3-5-Maine State Christian En-
deavor Convention, Houlton.
Sept. 5-Maine State Detective Associa-
ton, at Lewiston.
Sept. 12-l3-The 18th Maine Regmental
Reunion at Lakewood, near SkowRegan.
Sept. 25-27-Maine State w. C. Il. u.
Convention, Auburn.
| Oct. S-l0-American Board of Commits
| sioners for Foreign Missions, Portland.
Oct. 23-24-25-Maine Teachers Associa-
| tion, Portland.
Maine Fair Dates.
Aug. 20-22-Waldo County Fair, Belfast
| Aug. 27-29-Houlton Agricultural So
ciety.
Aug. 27-s0-Eastern Maine Fair. Bangor
Sept. 2-5-State Fair, Lewiston.
Sept 2-4-Calais Fair
Sept. S-5-Iiancock Co. Agricultural So.
!, ciety, Bluehill.
! Sept. 10-13-Central Maine Fair. Wa.
| terville.
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A THOROUGH TEST.
One To Convince the Most SkeptcaI
Journal Reader.


The test of time is the test that
counts.
Doan's Kidney Pills have made
their reputation by effective action.
The following case is typical.
Augusta residents should be con-
WINGED.
The testimony is confirmed
proof complete.
Testimony like this cannot be ig-
nored.
Mrs w. II. Bush, Moves Place,
Augusta, Me. says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills proved to be all that is claimed
for them in my case. / took them
about year ago for a terrible pain
across the small of my back and
through my kidneys. 1t was sur
prising how quickly they cured me.
/ noticed relief after the first few
doses. Since then. when / have felt
any symptoms of a recurrence of kid
ney, trouble. / have taken a few doses
of Doan's Kidney Pills and they have
corrected the annoSance%
The above statement was given in
July 1908 and during personal inter-
view on April 20, 1912, Mrs. Bush
said: The statement I gave about
Doan's Kidney Pills several years ago
was entirely correct. I got this rem
edy at Willis r. Partridge's Drug
Store and | am glad to confirm what
/ have previously said about it,
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo
New York; sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Do an's-and
take no other.
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When the first one Of our great
Dreadnoughts passes majestically
through the Panama Canal, amid the
booming of guns, flying of IaSs, play
lne-af bands. speechmaking and all the
other trimmings necessary to fttingly
celebrate the amputation of South
America it viii be too bad that ship
cannot have the honor of being the first
To pass from ocean to ocean via the
isthmian route. But no: number of
her sisters are said to have crossed
there centuries before Their passa ge
was not so smooth and imposing-no
flags fiuttering gayly; the hum of mo-
squitoes and The swish of the last as it
cuts inta Indian flesh was the only
music. and the speechmsking was a
mlxtuse of Spanish curses and means
of the dying as both masters and slaves
succupbed to the presidential air
columbus was the first to meet disap-
peintnent in crossing the isthmus by
water. as his sole object in coming over
here. anyway. was TO find a passage to
Asia, and not discover new cont nent,
which he did inadvertently. Some peo-
pie are very hard to satisfy. Chris
showed his boats up every river. swamp.
bayou and irrigation ditch along the
AtlaHtic coast of the isthmus, but fall
ed 70 find the Panama Canal Ha got
stuck I'm sthe mud and terribly mosquito
bitten. then went home and died with
out even knowing that he had discov-
cred a new and entirely unshopworn
contincnt.t A
Other Spanish explorers came after
him, among them vasco Nunez de Bal
boa-a born adyenturer, who had tried
farming in Spain before finding him
self Things showed. however. that ag-
ricultur9 was not in his line. Cut
worms got into the early peas, rabbits
gnawed holes in the prize cabbages. big,
saucy blackbirds walked along in the
burrows and picked out the seed corn as
fast as yasco covered it up, and blight
got in among the pflne trees.
A dye-in-the- wool farmer would
have combated all these obstacles
enough to have eked out a good living
at, any rate, but the only shining sue
cess Nunez achieved in agricultural
pursuits was getting into debt He
did stifis. HI such a capable manner that
the admiration of all except his creui-
TORS was attracted but as he owed
something TO every one except single
slaxe5who was too poor to borrow from,
this left him hut a single admirer.
However, this onesswas enough to help
him. out Of the financial difficulties, and,
gtling TO the barn. where there was a
pIIc Of new barrels all ready for ship
nsnt sof UNINTERRUPTED garden sass"
TO anstarfy- market. he carefully select
: ed one w itisAregard. to the fewest splin-
tiers and nails sticking through on the
inside and also as to the size necessary
to contain him with his full name.
'f3alboa climbed inside and the slave
naffed down the lid and tackled on a
card of shipping directions. 1t read:
san Sebastian, Isthmus of Darien
This side up--fIandfe with Care. KeeI
iii a. C6oa,f DRY place. lysoETFN'T
The slave then phoned to the only
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When the announcement of the formation of our com
pany made by the newspapers of the country letters
began to i'll at.once from the wholesale obbers
the large cities which trade ceners such Balti
more, Md, Detroit. Mich, asking for samples and
prices in large quantities.
These but few of the indications which show the
tremendous trade which awaits us
These letters Gle and will be shown to any
one interested
Can you realize what the profits will be if build
factories enough to supply the constantly increasing de
mand of nearly hundred millions of people, besides
thousands of corporations which millions of en-
velopes yearly?
Would you like to know about this great industry
with its prospects, plans, etc? If fill the blank
below and mail today.
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The National Safety Envelope Company intends to
start its first factory Maine and will be the first en-
ve1opc factory in the State
The leading product which this company will place
upon the inaretsis safety letter enveopean envelope
that cannot be opened without detection
There is great demand for envelope Of this kind
and the enthusiastic endorsement this envelope meets
when demonstrated to and everywhere it is
shown indicates it will have such tremendous sale
when placed on the market that will be impossible
supply the demand
This safety envelope is protected BY broad United
States patent and United States patent the per-
feet form of monopoly recognized by law.
The following letter of endorsement from the atet
ex- Governor John F. Hill Names greatest business
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Sept; 25-26-- Somerset Agricultural socie-
tvs Fair, Anson
Sept. 2i-26-North Knox Fair. Union,
Oct. S-10-Topsham Fair.
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Governor Hill used millions of envelopes in his business
yearly.
January 20, 1912
Mr. Roland w Brown,
Augusta Maine {
My dear Mr.Browil:
Your safety envelope is the best thing of the kind that
have ever 1t to to meet every require
ment perfectly, and should have large and steady sale
wien you get ready to put it the market don't
how it possibly be improved
Yours very truly,
JOHN I. HILL
We believe envelope business is the~fnes PROPOSE
ton that has ever come to the State of Maine.
The envelope is article of necessity which all the
people using all the time and be used but
when new is required.
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Incorporated

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admamen f he kk Nned
wh nnn;a the fctne ofcm ev haoge vhpes
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NMkism aida and nonax
The mddmkn ndmdrt
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Cut Off and Mail Today.

National Safety Envelope Company,
Augusta, Maine.
Gentlemen
Without any expense or obligation me
please send me literature and information ON,
the NewiEnvelope Industry.
Street .,,...........#........
City ..................
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