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Smyrna times., 1912-03-27

Mrs. Howard RheIm of Near OeIaneys
Was Badly Burned in an Acct
dent Which Occurred Last Night
While burning some paper and
rubbish in her kitchen stove last
night, Mrs. Howard Rheims of near
Delaney's, was badly burned about
the face and arms from an ex-
plosiOn. Her sister extinguished
the flames and DR.. J. S. Cobb was
quickly summoned. While very
critical, she will recover. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rheim had Just moved from
the Ned Donovan farm at Cypress
Bridge to the George Beck farm,
near Delaney's and after a day of
house cleaning and Strengthening up,
proceeded to burn some of the paper
and rubbish in the stove. She had
no sooner applied a match to it,
when an explosion took place which
blew the lids and doors of the stove
off. The burst of flames scorched
her face, neck and arms and caught
to her clothing. The timely assist
ance of her sister who threw a
blanket around her. saved her from
being more seriously burned. How
the explosion occurred is a mystery.
1t is supposed that a paper contain
ing powder had been left in the
rubbish.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
TOWN COUNCIL MAY CUT
OFF SPRINKLER SERVICE
PETITIONERS BREAK FAITH IN
MATTER OF PAVE-WASHES
And Council in Order to Meet the Ex-
penses Will Have to Raise Tax Rate
or Abandon Sprinkler Altogether

or Abandon Sprinkler Altogether
At meeting of Smyrna Town
Council Friday evening, the second
under the new administration, there
was considerable discussion given to
the matter of putting the street
sprinkler on this year. H. B.
Grieves reported several who had
ordered their pave washes discon-
tlnued and went on to say that since
Council was petitioned to put on
the sprinkler under the condition
that said petitioners would keep in
their pave-washes, many had disre-
garded this promise and had broken
their contract. The result is that
Council, at their meeting Friday
night, is thinking seriously of
abandoning the sprinkler altogether
this year or until the people of
Smyrna arise to the occasion with
new petition. President Reynolds
figured that it costs the Town of
Smyrna nearly 81, 900 a year to
operate the street sprinkler and the
only way out of the situation, if
pave washes are not restored, is to
raise the tax rate from forty three
cents on the hundred dollars to
forty four cents on the hundred
dollars, the one per cent raise to be
applied to sprinkler purposes only.
One thing was paramount in the
lively discussion that ensued, and
that is something will have to be
done or the sprinkler service dis
continued. Clerk Grieves could not
tell definitely what the loss to the
town from the discontinued pave
washes, since the street sprinkler
has been put on, has amounted to.
but it is a considerable sum.
All Fire Plugs Being Put in Condition
Chairman Grieves of the Light
and Water Committee said that
several of the fire plugs have been
equipped with the new style plug
and as fast as they arrive he is
having Richard E. Long. plumber,
install them. During one fire Of
the winter, one of the plugs which
had been frozen, twisted off and
the plug was rendered useless.
This alarmed the town and in order
to have them safe and dependable
at all times, Councilman Lloyd urged
the work that is now being done.
Council Orders Repairs to Opera House
At the request of Harmony Lodge
No. 13 &. F. and A. M, who tenant
the third floor of the Town Hall,
Council directed the Opera House
Committee, Joseph H. Wright chair
man, to make needed repairs to the
roof, which may mean a new gutter.
The members of the lodge COM
planned that leaks from the roof
were damaging to their pretty hall
and for the good of the town prop
erty as we'll as their own, they
appointed a committee to take the
matter up with Council.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
Local W. c. 7. U. to Hold Supper

Don't forget the chicken salad
and oyster supper in the Club House
on Tuesday evening, April 2, from
5 to 8 O'Clock, to be given by the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union to secure funds for the State
convention which will be held in
Smyrna next September. Come to
the supper, bring your friends and
help good cause.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
GEORGE CARTER WAS HONoRED

Former SmYrnian Given a Dinner BY
His Friends of New York Press Club
Having resigned his position on
the New York Press to take a posi-
tiorI as editor of the Wilmington
Evening Journal. George Carter,
formerly of Smyrna, was given a
dinner in New York by a party of
newspaper friends, who presented
him with gold watch and fountain
pen. The program represented a
miniature newspaper with a carica-
ture Of Mr.. Carter and was cleverly
gotten up. Mr.. Carter was held in
high esteem by the New York news
paper fraternity and his leaving was
a matter of deep regret.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
LOCAL TRAPPtRS CLOSE
PROFITABLE FUR SEASON
INDUSTRY IN THOROUGHFARE
NECK A VALUABLE SIDE LINE
PeIts Have Been Selling Anywhere
From 40 to 60 Gents, More
Than Double Last Season

Despite the long cold winter with
it's hardships, trappers of Thorough
fare Neck closed the season on
March 18th with very satisfactory
results. Thousands of pelts have
been sold from this trapping marsh
district and prices have ranged any,
where from 40 cents to 60 cents or
more than double they did a year
ago. These little fur bearing ami
mails, whose lives of cleanliness
would never be suggested by their
name, have had to endure one of the
hardest winters in many years.
The continued cold and almost
constantly frozen marshes, depleted
them by the thousands. On most
every daily trip on the long marshes,
sometimes almost as high as a dozen
muskrats were found dead where, in
search of food, they died of hunger.
The result was that these little
animals were never poorer and as
an article of diet they had little or
no sale. The furs. however, have
been worth the while and while not
trapped in the numbers as has been
the record in former years, the high
market price has brought the
trappers a more profitable season
than they had anticipated. A year
ago if they received from twenty
five cents to thiry-two cents a pelt,
it was considered a good price.
This year they have been selling
out to the highest bidder as high
as 60 sixty cents pelt. Thorough
fare Neck abounds in fine trapping
MAJ she's. The Wilmer Stats marsh
has yielded about 4, 600 pelts; the
marsh of Harry David, 1900 pelts
George and Will Gardner on the
National Dredging Company's marsh
have trapped 5000 muskrats; Harry
S. Woodkeeper, 1900; Frank Burch-
ard, 1000; Clarence Sweatman and
John Green on Dickinson's marsh will
get about 2, 700 pelts, while a mum.
ber of the smaller marshes will get
in the neighborhood of a thousand OF
more pelts. 1t can thus be seen, as
a side line to farming, the trapping
industry plays an important part
along the Delaware River marsh
lands. Around about Leipsic and
Dover, the fur gatherers are Ship
ping their harvest to the cities and
some have gathered rare collections
from the strange animals which the
trappers seek in the most isolated
and marshy places. Marcus Asher,
known as the 'fur king" of the
peninsula, recently packed up for
shipment his collection of furs.
Among the pelts was a curiosity in
the form of blending or stripping
between the brown muskrat and the
black. There were two luxuriant
foxes, 100 polecats, 100 skunks,
fifty opposums, twelve mink, one
otter, and 100 raccoons, beside his
large collection of muskrat skins.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
TOOK ALMOST A FATAL DOSE
Miss Edith Spry, of Middletown, Took
Carbolic Acid, But Will Recover

Carbolc Acid, But Will Recover
Miss Edith Spry. an estimable
young woman of Middletown, aged
20 years, swallowed carbolic acid
Monday morning, but hard work on
the part of DR.. Z. G. CLARK, and
members of the family with the
timely discovery saved her life.
The young woman is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Spry,
the father being employed in the
lumber yards of Short & Walls.
The mother Monday morning went
to the room of her daughter, after
she had called several times and re-
ceived no answering reply, and was
sartled to find her daughter in an
unconscious condition on the floor.
She called for help and summoned
DR.. Clark. whose office is two
-sqgt4-sAdistant. The doctor hasten
ed to the hGSsS--apd used re NJ - 'ses
and heart tonics saff1 the ySGng
woman recovered consciousness and
at one O'Clock that afternoon was
in fair way to recover unless some
unforeseen complication should arise.
The acid used was not chemically
pure and the dose was comparative
ly mild. Miss Spry until recently
was employed as a dressmaker at
Cumberland, Md, but the firm for
which she worked went into bank
ruptcy.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
W. H. STATION. ESQ. TO SPEAK
Will Be a Speaker at Banquet of DEL
aware Society of Norfolk, Va.

WIN &c d 0pedkeF at banquet OF DEL
aware Society of Norfolk, Va.
The fifth annual dinner of the
Delaware Society of Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, will be held at the Monticello
Hotel, Saturday night, March 80,
at seven O'Clock. Several prominent
Delawareans will attend the dinner
and two or three, including W. H.
Stayton, Esq. of this town, the New
York lawyer, will respond to toasts.
Any Delawarean having a friend
living in Norfolk or Tidewater,
Virginia, please send their name
and address to Mr.. S. L. McGonigal,
228 Monticello Arcade, the President
of the Society and they will receive
an invitation to join the society and
attend the dinner. The following
are the officers for this year: S. L.
McGonigal, president; Roland W.
Bell, 1st president; S. H.
Wilson, End vice president; Joseph
M. Glinchy, secretary; E. B.
Griffin. treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27

Fine Lecture at Presbyterian Church
Those who attended the Presby-
erian Church last Thursday evening
were treated to a fine and scholarly
address by Rev. Dir. C. A. R. jan
vier, on "India. The speaker was
supplied with a store of information
gathered from personal experience
and held the close attention of all.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
Program of Last Friday and Program
for the Coming Friday.

for the Coming Friday.
The program of the Twentieth
Century Club for Friday, March %,
was in charge of Mrs. Murray Stew
art, Chairman of Literature. Miss
Anna Talbot and Miss Edith Beck
gave a piano duett, which was fol-
lowed by delightful talk on "Old
English Towns" by Miss Helen Nc
Kim, of Milford. The program for
March 20 is as follows: Business
meeting; entertainment arranged by
Mrs. Levi Anthony and Miss Eba
Cloak Wilds. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-27
HURT IN AN EXPLOSION

Mrs. Howard Rhelm of Near DeIanevs
Was Badly Burned in an Acct
dent Which Occurred Last Night
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
We could go to Caruth-

ersville. We could go to Caruth-
ersville most any day in the
week and find large per cent of
the dry people of the county Wis.
iting that city and trading there
in preference to Hayti, which
was dry and had no saloons.
But if we cannot get the 1000
population law, then let us have
the county unit, and when the
election comes, let it he a local
option election. to put the Sa.
looms out of the county entirely
out of every town in the coun.
ty, and not out of one portion OF
the county and leave them in the
other.
We cannot see why any dis
tinctions should be made against
such cities as Hayti and Caruth-
erSville,-w Caruthcrsvillc
should be permitted to vote indie.
pendent of the county and Hayti
should not. We know that it is
not just and right, and therefore,
, it the population law cannot be
changed so as to include such
cities as Hayti and place them on
an equal footing with such cities
as CarutherSville, then let the
scales be balanced another WY,
by submitting the entire county
to an equal chance in the voting,
and let the saloons either go out
of the entire county or remain in
such towns where the people will
sign the required petition to get
them, which is the only way,
after ali. saloon can come into a
town.
All we ask is what is right, and
knowing the above to be right,
we shall depend upon our sena-
tors and representa- tives to favor
such laws.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26

The auditing experts are now
in Charlottesville, preparing to
audit the county's books, and
will begin work about the first of
the year. 1t will now soon be
settled who was right and who
was wrong on this question. We
are still firm in our opinion that
the county's books have been
honestly kept, and if anything is
found at all, it will simply be
clerical errors. We are going to
demand real evidence to the con
trary before we will permit Il
shadow to be cast over the name
of any county official, even back
to eight years ago, and that is as
far as the auditing goes.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26

The Argus man is alarmed at
the contest in the sheritf'S race,
lest it hurts the democratic par
ty. Why this solicitude in the
welfare Of the democratic party:
What he did to it in the recent
election was a plenty. We would
not have been surprised had we
heard the Argus man expressed
some fear at the contest in the
prosecuting attorney race hurt
ing the republican party.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
ANOTHER SQUAWK.

That paper at Hayti's the limit.
fore but never saw one that even the
devil couldn't get along with. it an.
other paper saws anything the Hera Id
do esn endorse, the Herald calls it IA
liar. and if IL says nothing, the Her
aid calls IL Il coward. Its whole de-
light is to be in an uproar with one
or all other papers of the county, and
whether noticed or ignored, the rack
is a never ending one. -Caruthers-
Vile Republican.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
CASE IN POINT.

Since the city hall case was de-
cided week before last we have
had an opportunity to read a de-
ciSiOn of the supreme court in
case like ours. This case is
found in the 3Sth volume of the
supreme court reports at page
3l5. The property in litigation
was a block which had been
known as and called public
square and courthouse square in
IA town in Randolph county, Mis-
souri,. The county oWneo some
land and had laid out town and
caused it to be plated, and the
plat filed and recorded showed
this block to be marked Public
Lots" The county sold lots
around this block according to
this plat, and for several years
everybody knew and called this
block public square and court
house square, and the persons
who bought lots facing it did so
with the understanding this block
was public property. After the
town grew up the county sold
this block to some one, and the
buyer started TO erect business
house on it, when one of the lot
owners facing the block brought
a suit to stop the erection of the
building for the reason the block
was public square and no one
mad right to erect private
building on it and because the
county had no right to sell it..
The supreme court held that
when the county sold lots around
this block according to the plat.
this fact alone gave this block To
the public as public square.
and also that if anyone bought a
lot with the understanding i,
was to be public square Oh
court square it became publ,
property and no one could use i,
for private use, and if they did
they could be stopped from do
ing so, The supreme court dc
cided for the city in that case
and we see no earthly reason
why it should not do So in Hayt',
case. The facts in Hayti's cas-,
are much stronger, it even beins
shown that it was represente,
by the sellers of the lots aroun,
! the square that block 20 woul,
al ways be public square. Gu
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
Notice.

Whereas, the Board of Alderman
of the City of Hayti is desirous OF
providing for and regulating the
lighting of the streets of said city by
electricity and of entering into CON
tract therefor with some person, as
sociation or corporation and of
granting the right to erect wires, poles
and other apparatus and appliances
therefor in. upon. under or over the
streets of said city to supply lights
for the use of the inhabitants of said
city. notice is hereby given that said
board will, at its next meeting, Jan.
&. 1913, receive and consider bids or
propositions for the purposes afore-
said.
=. S. RAVENSTETN,
Mayor.
OTIS A. POPHAM.
City Clerk.
Nv order Of BOARD December 1, 1912.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
City and County Maps.

I have on hand number of up.to-
date maps of the City of Hayti, worth
$500, which ] will sell for $500.
Retter buy these quick, as the supply
will soon he exhausted. [ also
have a few county maps, which are IA
great bargain, at S3. so.
Il. f.. THRUrp, charlottesville. Mo.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26

As the only dcmocra news
paper in the county, We do have
Il pretty hard time to hold the
three republican and mugwamp
sheets in line and to prevent
them from fooling the people.
But it seems necessary, and, as
we arc conducting Il newspaper
in the interest of the people, we
shall keep up the fight, even if
we should have a dozen such
sheets to contend with.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
COUNTY UNIT, ETC.

Now that the legislature will
soon meet, it is time to look at
what we expect of the legislators.
One of the paramount ques-
tions in Pemiscot county is the
local option question, and as the
law stands at present, we feel
that it is entirely inadequate and
clearly misses the mark, so far
as local option is concerned.
The four years the county, out
side of Caruthersville, was dry,
1906 to 1910, we have the proof
to show that the whiskey evil
was in no wise abated, and that
in the larger towns the licensed
saloon was more preferable. We
have the Great Argus own ad-
mission that such was so, and to
clinch the argument, when the
next local option election came, in
1910, out of more than 800 votes,
only % in Hayti township voted in
favor of local option. and we are
sure but three of these % voters
lived within the corporate limits
of Hayti. The strongest local
optionists in the city, who were
not fanatics, voted for the saloons
to come back to our city. The
good Judgment they displayed.
while they strayed from the
paths they honestly thought was
right, showed them to be men of
intelligence, and that of two evils,
chose the lesser, for since the sa-
looms have returned to our city
we have had nothing but peace,
good enforcement of the law, and
our city has proSpered as never
before. We have less evil, less
gambling, less fighting, less dis
turbance and less enmity.
Now, for city, simply because
it has $500 population, to retain
saloons at the expense and to the
discontinue of all the balance of
the county, while a town of 2499
population would be denied that
privilege, is not right, and it is
a fact that any town Of 1000 pop
ulation is as we'll able to control
saloons as town of 25OO.
Therefore. the law is an unjust
one, and should be changed to
include towns of 1000 population.
This would place the saloons in
the larger towns, if they wanted
and voted for them, and the
country people would be in no
wise affected, as they could hold
the country towns dry. Let the
people Of the country control
their own affairs, and the people
of the cities control theirs.
No country man or woman car
censure us for this. We have
the city government and police
protection, and "a country mar
no more has to come to Hayti be
cause it has saloons than he has
, to go to Charlottesville, and VIZ
noticed that while Hayti was dry
most of them went to Caruth
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
Poll Tax Notice.

All those who have not paid their
poll tax, must see me at once. ! Will
make final settlement with the board
within few weeks. You had better
pay at once and save further cost; as
suit will positively be brought after
Dec. 81, 1912.
HENRY SHULTZ,
Street Commissioner.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26
City Tax Notice.

All persons should see ne at once
and pay their city taxes, both real
and personal. These taxes became
due and payable Oct. l. 1912, and if
not paid before Jan. |, 1913, become
delinquent and a penalty will be added
thereto.
O. II. DEWEY.
EHOtficio Collector.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-12-26

city attorney thinks we ultimate
ly will win. He has pulled us out
of every hole yet, and we believe
he will also do it in this instance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-30
Plant, That Shoe, Arrows.

The arrows are crystal needles of
oxalate Of lime. They are Of microscop-
&c Dimensions, and they are shot from
minute capsule shaped bodies found
N the tissues of such plants as the
indian turnip and the Polynesian taro.
An extraordinary spectacle may be
viewed in the field of the microscope
when the bonds contained In drop
If taro pulp begin to discharge their
arrows. Sometimes only one or two
needles and sometimes groups of four
70 ten were discharged at once. the
bomb recoiling as the projectiles left
L. 1t has been suggested that the
intense burning and pricking sensa-
ions experienced In chewing such
plants as those just mentioned are due
o the release and discharge of these
,rystai arrows when the plant tissues
are crushed in the mouth.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-30
For the Repeal Of Act No. 1903.

In our last issue we published a
communication from Dr. X. O. Brock,
OF Burlington, a champion OF act No.
1853 of the acts of 1908, which pro-
yided for the sale of tubercular infect
ed cattle for food purposes. DR.. Brock
appears skeptical as to whether We
would publish his letter. and he had
reason to be, as we certainly should
not except for the fact that it gives
little added publicity to the act we
believe ought to be repealed. In ask
ing for its repeal in our issue of jan
nary IL. Veterinary Brock says we in
situated that he was the author of the
bill which is absolutely false-but of
no consequence. In previous article
we asked the veterinary il he was the
author Veterinary Brock is feeding at
the public crib. Ii this bill is repealed
his rations we expect will, in part. at
least, be cut of We have understood
that Veterinary Brock was very active
in ''lobbying" this bill through Why's
Did he scent the job as inspector?
However, we believe this act Should
be repealed. and we have faith to be-
lieve it will be- We believe its results
to be a terrible menace to the human
family and a disgrace to the state OF
Vermont. We repeat that its POSSIBLE
tiles are so hidden that the hiding must
have been intentional.
The intent of the law is to protect,
guide and guard the people. Its provi.
sions and its language should be simple
and comprehensive, that the people may
obey them and see that they are obeyed.
Ignorance OF the law one cannot plead
as an excuse, yet the people are not
to be blamed for their ignorance in re-
gard TO the provisions of this act. There
il not bit of. doubt but that whole
act was planned and written to provide
a way to furnish ''tubercular blend" to
the people with as little publicity as pos
sible. If not, why is it that while
the numerous other provisions of this
act are perfectly plain to the ordinary
reader the one providing for the disgust
ing practice of scattering the flesh of
tubercular infected animals among the
people for food is foggy and hidden?
Veterinary Brock says that Mr.. Hitch
cock OF Pittsford, introduced this bill,
and adds "whose integrity I don't be-
lieve even YOU will care to question"
| would like to ask what consequence
is Mr.. Hitchcock as compared with the
possible consequences Of this act. Strict !
ly speaking however, we don't know
if Mr.. Hitchcock's integrity could be
questioned for having introduced this
bill, but if he did introduce it, fully
realizing its possibilities, we should Sc
riously question his judgement. In that
case we should advise the Pittsford peo-
pie to be sure. he had no more IA
vored opportunities for introducing bills.
Brandon Union.