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Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
BOYS BACK TO THE FARM.
O.H.Bensonto to Make Agricultural Edu-
cation a Feature of Public Schools.

cation a Feature of Public Schools.
Wilmington, DEL, January g.
Much interest is manifested regarding
the address to be delivered by o. H.
Benson, of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, at the conven-
tion of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society at Wilmington, January 14-17.
"Our culture must be strongly mixed
with American agriculture, says
Mr.. Benson. 1.-The true function of
a school is to give expression to
child-life within its immediate sur
roundings. There is quite as much
education and true learning in the
analysis of an ear of corn as in the
analysis of a complex sentence ability
to analyze clover and alfalfa roots
savors of quite as much culture as
does the study of the Latin and Greek
roots. Our educational policy should
be built from the ground up rather
than from the top to the ground. In
stead of the exploitations of wars and
blOodshed in United States history,
continues Mr.. Benson, "let US sub
stitute the story of the history of our
national agriculture and the captains
of our national industries. The relig-
ion which ignores the sacredness of
Gods acres is not efficient and cannot
administer to mans true spiritual
needs. "'The school exists for the
child and the tax payers and therefore
should serve local needs first. Our
education for 1913 should conserve
equally well the training of the head,
heart, hands and health, and there
fore our truly educated should be four
square. Careful selection of rural
school literature has quite as much
significance as the careful selection
of seed corn, if we hope to get good
crop of lovers Of good literature in
our rural schools. Redirect your
rural and villagte education along
agricultural lines and you will turn
the tide of American manhood back
to the farm, or better still, you will
keep the bestof rual energy where it
is most efficient. Continue the old
policy of culture sake education and
you will impoverish American man.
hood as we'll as agriculture; a new
downfall of Rome will be experienced
but this time in America. - Mr..
Benson is a thorough believer in a
practical agricultural education, for
he says: ''To be able to recognize a
Latin verb at sight but know nothing
about the composition of the soil at
our feet is evidence of misdirection
and ignorance. " He believes school
books should be localized and that the
way to do this is for every state to
write and publish its own books.
Educational circles will be given a
sensation by Mr.. Benson's discussion
at the convention of the Education
of the American Boy"
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
An Expert on History.

"wombat, what year did Damon and
Pythias re- 90
''Lemme see. think they headed
ticket about 1880"
"And who ran against emp
''Lemme see. Wasn't it Castor and
Pollux xY'-Louisville Courier-Journal
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Senator Jeff Davis Dies.

United States Senator JEFF Davis
died suddenly at his home in Little
Rock, Ark, of apoplexy, in his fifty
first year.
Senator Davis complained of feeling
badly Thursday, but the family physi-
clan did not regard his condition as
serious.
Early Friday morning the senator
called to his son, who was in an ad-
joining roomA that he was ill and to
summon a physician.
A doctor arrived in half an hour.
AS he entered the room Senator Davis
fell back dead. Up to the time he
called his son, Senator Davis had ap-
parently slept soundly.
The senator when he returned home
from. Washington for the holidays
seemed in his usual health, and Thurs
day was out on the streets. He had
not been feeling well, however, for
several months. During his last politi-
cal campaign in September there was
general comment on the fact that he
did not use the vigorous methods that
characterized his earlier campaigns.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Sir Humphry DavY.

Sir Humphry Davy married a wild
ow as peculiar as himself. His pet af.
fectation was a lack of time. He was
always in hurry. He pretended that
he had no leisure to dress himself, and
when change of linen became neces-
sary he simply put one shirt over an
other until he was known to have on
FIVE or six shirts at a time. OF course
he could not wear this amount of ap-
parel without appreciably increasing
his size, and his friends not in the Sc.
cret were sometimes surprised to see
him fall off in apparent weight twenty
pounds in a day. His wifes great anx-
iety was to keep him EFT for company
but as he did not care fig for COM
pany she had no easy task, and domes-
tic discord was a common thing.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Dies IRVING to Save Boy.

Morris Berger, a retired private Of
the United States army, and Herman
Yabel, nine-year-old boy, we're
drowned in lake in Crotona park, in
New York, when Berger tried to res
cue the child.
"You never saw me 'renege,'" Ber-
ger told Frank Broger, companion,
as the two from the lakes edge saw
two small boys break through the thin
ice. 81 can't SWIM" he added, as he
and Broger dashed out across the ice
and plunged in, "but I'll manage it,
somehow"
Berger GRABBED the Yabel boy and
both sank from sight. Broger held the
other boy above water until men came
to their rescue.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
The Iinht That Eailed-

1t was by an accident that Mr.. Kip.
ling got his famous title, ''The Light
That Failed" He had almost decided
to call the novel "The Failure" al
though be was dissatisfied with this.
One evening as he was sitting in his
study reading by lamplight the light
went suddenly down-almost failed. in
fact. In a second Kipling jumped up.
exclaiming excitedly, by Jove. I've
got it!' Pointing to the lamp. he said
"The Light That Failed"
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
AID THE KIDNEYS
Smyrna Sufferers Should Take
No Further Risk.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, - why allow
themselves to become chronic invalids,
when tested remedy is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have been used
in kidney trouble over so years, have
been tested in thousands of cases.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, act now.
for gravel, dropsy or Bright's disease
may set in and make neglect danger
Gus. Can Smyrna residents demand
more convincing proof than the fol-
lowing?
R. R. Stafford, Clayton, Del,
says: cat the time 1 began the use
of Doan's Kidney Pills was in such
misery with my back that l could not
work. The action of the kidneys was
too frequent. 1 took several remedies
and doctored but seemed to grow
worse. One day l read of Doan's
Kidney Pills and used them. I'm
provement followed quickly and in a
short time the pains and soreness dis
appeared. -
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan's S
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08

William H. Mears. one of the old
est residents Of Milford, died at his
home there early Monday morning,
December 80, Of general debility,
aged 78 years. He was member of
Avenue ME-. Church and an excellent
citizen.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
YOUNG Stevenson KIIIs eirI.

Adlai Stevenson, grandson of for
mer Vice President Stevenson, acci-
dentally shot and killed Miss Ruth
Merwin, sixteen years old, in the Stew
enson homestead in Bloomington, Ill.
Some of the boys at party at the
home of young Stevenson's father, L.
G. Stevenson, were students at a mill
tary academy. and during the evening
decided to give some of their drills.
They found an old rife, and, as they
thought, took out all the cartridges.
During the drill the weapon, in the
hands of young Stevenson, was dis.
charged, the bullet striking Miss Mer.
win in the forehead, causing instant
death.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Made Her LAUGH.

Tom-Did Miss Roxley entertain
your proposal? Jack-On the contrary,
my proposal seemed to entertain her.
Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
rhree Rurned In Hotel Eire.

Three men were burned to death
and a number of others narrowly es-
capped with their lives when the four
story Wilson hotel in keystone, w.
Va, burned.
The dead are: James L. Reynolds,
a lumberman, of Buchanan county.
Va, and two unidentified lumbermen.
The men were asleep in the third
story of the hotel when the fire, whose
origin is unknown, cut off their es-
cape. The property loss was $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Girl Asleep Eiqhty.six Hours.

Grace Odell, eleven years of age,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Odell, Of
Sterling, ILL.,, has been fast asleep
for eighty-six hours. Physicians have
used every means known to awaken
her, but they have been unsuccessful.
A recent vaccination is believed to
have caused her long slumber.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Eiue chiIdren at Rirth-

Five male children, all of them per-
fectly formed, were born to Mrs.
Audrey Lassen, the wife of carpen-
ter, of Abbeville, La. Two of the chill
dren were dead at birth, but the others
lived intervals of from five minutes
to more than an hour. The smallest
of the children weighed twenty-five
ounces and the largest tipped the
scales at slightly over FIVE pounds.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
Acid Fumes kIII Elremen-

Lieutenant Herbert Eldridge, of the
Portland, Me-, fire department, died
as the result of inhaling nitric acid
fumes while fighting drug store fire
Deputy Chief William H. Stella also
died, and four other fremen were
made very i'll by the poisonous fumes
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
As an Offset.

That girl has been promoted twice
to my once. She has all the luck in
this Office"
well, notice that she also has most
Of the work on her shoulders. So
guess she's entitled to the luck."-
Washington Herald.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
WALL PAPER CLEANED

You fully realize that Wall
Paper soils readily, and prob
ably you are now contemplate
ing having your home re- pap
cred. If such is the case, give
me the opportunity to prove to
your entire satisfaction, that I
can Clean your Paper with
my process and make the same
look nearly as good as new.
thereby, not only improving its
appearance but being economi-
cal as we'll.
Geo. L. Sockrider
Clayton. Del.
Smyrna times., 1913-01-08

Going to Wilmington from their
homes in Clayton last Saturday even
ing week, H. G. Poore and Miss
Ethel Lee went to the parsonage of
Brandywine M. E. Church and were
married by the pastor, Rev F. F.
Carpenter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
hirthmark on his cheek.

birthmark on his cheek.
 Kayton grinned at him. s'Hello, Joe. Marked for Identification
 Manning slowly raised both hands to his face-one to feel tenderly of the wound on his cheek and the other to carry. to his teeth the apple he was eating.
 Picked that up trailing Hurley" he mumbled cheerily, his mouth full of fruit "A fresh cop tried to follow me, and I fell down a fire escape
 ''How about Hurley p i Manning shook his head dolefully.
 Nothing doing,'' he said. FeHaven't been able to line him up with any thing. We know Hurleys back better than his face. We take him out in the morning and trail him around from one office to another. He don't go into court. Nothing busy in his office but his teIe- phone. We take him home and put him to bed at night-do everything but hear his prayers.''
 ''Well, don't lose him. How about that fake persona1?''
 'tIt's planted in the morning paper" Manning fshed one out of his overcoat pocket and opened 1t and gazed at it.
 Sure you got 1t right?' demanded his chief.
 " Tnformation wanted regarding .sN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

M.'' Beneficiary Argyle estate. Tol- worthy 6 Mead, St. Paul building,' g read Manning.
 +eDAd the papers bite?' inquired Kay ton
 s'WeI, one of the evening papers played 1t up yesterday. Their men beat it to Tolworthy's, and when they couldn't find out anything they chuck ed in some more mystery about new murder cIew and missing heir to the Argyle estate"
 Kayton nodded happily. @We1E, if she doesn't see the personal that stuff ought to reach her." The desk phone rang, ands the attendant at the outer door informed him that MT. Hurley was asking for MT. Kayton. The de tective's eyes g1eamed, and he made a gesture to Manning. .'HurIey2 Send him right in. Here, Joe, take these telegrams''-he handed a number of yellow sheets they're all mixed up with a half dozen aliases for each counterfefter. Pick out the informa- tion and make me a sort of record of past performances. Sit over there at the desk he pointed to one in a cor ner and added meaningly-"and keep an ear this way for Hurley"
 Manning took of his coat and hat and placed himself as ordered. Kay ton took out a box of cigars, lit one and leaned back in his chair, putting contentedly as the massive form of the lawyer pushed through the door.
 'I just wanted to speak to you for a moment,<Adr. Kayton,'' said the law yer pleasantly, advancing to the desk and shaking hands.
 "Glad to see you any time, MT. Hur- ley,' returned Kayton cordially, offer ing the box of cigars. '1 expect to get a good deal of assistance from you"
 ''I don't know about that" laughed MT. Hurley, selecting a cigar and avaiIing himself of kthe lighted match the defective held out. "But, of course, I'll be glad to do anything can"
 Kayton nodded, and his visitor took a chair, facing him.
 "By the way" resumed MT. Hurley, pufang with a smokers appreciation of a treat, ssin line with your theory that it was an old servant who was blackmailing, 1t occurred to me that they used to have a coachman who may have a grievance because the chauffeur suppIanted him.
 The detective was impressed. 'Do you remember his name?'' he inquired, picking up pencil
 ''No, but suppose the family would have it."
 Cro be ContInued.0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
TAXES, 1912.

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport, that the taxes on the grand list of 1912. are now due and payable at the Tax Collectors Office, Room g. City Hall. The Undersigned will be at the Col lector's Office, as above, on May 1, 1918, and daily thereafter, Sunday ex- cepted, from a. m. to p. m. and Saturdays from a. m. to 12 m. for the purpose of collecting said taxes. After June 1, as required by law. in- terest at the rate of three-Quarters of one per cent. will be added to all un- paid taxes, and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 B.. F. COONEY.
 U 15 If. Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
CHAPTER VIII.
~TraiI HurIey!"

KZ ANTON sat examining the bill
 until Manning returned with AA the announcement that MT.
 Hurley was coming. Kayton slipped the banknote into his pocket.
 Let him in,'' he said. MT. Hurley returned more largely patronizing than ever
 Well, how Is the mystery getting along, MT Kayton ?',, he inquired, ac- cepting a cigar the detective offered him and puffing it happily.
 Kayton paused, lighted match in hand, and looked up at him with lit tie smile of surprise.
 "MysteryI'' he exclaimed ''Why there's no such thing as a mystery if you use a little common sense, MT. Hurley. You know, in an affair of this sort, you're confronted by a long line of facts, and you haS1ner away until you break through somewhere" He lit his cigar and took a puff. 'Mr Hurley, when you first met MT. Ar gyIe- By the way, how did you meet Mir. Argyleg'
 MT. Hurley carefully brushed the ashes off his cigar and examined the end of it critically
 ssWell, now, MT. Kayton, I'll tell you about that" he said slowly. "I had a western proposition in which I want cd to interest him, and I went to his office, and he proved to be a very ap- proaehable man. I laid the matter be- fore him in the usual way. He took 1t up, investigated it. found it was what I had said it was, and we got together on 1t I suppose that gave him confidence in me. Are you through here?'' he inquired as Kayton picked up his hat and slipped on a light overcoat.
 'eYes,'' replied the detective
 "CaH me up in the morning if I can be of any help to you" offered the lawyer. also making ready to leave.
 "I'll be in Pittsburgh" said Kayton briefly.
 NOhi You are going awayT' MT. Hurley was interested.
 @Yes. for the day My operatives have just rounded up a case there, and I've got to see the man and pull hEHn across. Expect to take the night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
fcontinued.l

..Cov=s the .doSrs, Joeg' ordered Kay. lon. taking the phone. Manning swiftly and quietly opened both doors. peered about, and then stepped out Into the hall
 Hello, chiefr' said Kayton dis tinctly, but in a somewhat guard ed tone. ''Oh, hard at work! Have you any record of counterfeit $1OO gold certifcate-E9T3? BOTS Don't you get it? can't very well. A, B, c, D, FL Yes, that's it. Series of 19OT- Yes. that's. it. You haven't Wen, I've got one here that thought might be bad No-o, but it's a little light If it's counterfeit it's the best one I've seen No. They must must
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
DO NOT NEGLECT
 THE HALL.

Too many people are too willing to let the hall of the house take care of itself the idea of appropriate fur nishings for it receives but scant attention which is wrong of course since of all places the hall should ex- tend a warm and courteous welcome.
 Our new stocks reveal a wealth of pleasing surprises in furniture of this descrip- ton. A few minutes of your time will perhaps decide the perplexing question of just what is needed to impart an air of greater hospitality to the entrance hall of your home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PROBATE COURT.
 May End. 1918. Estate Of Mary A. Ashley, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for. Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlem ent. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within said time. will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 ALBERT E. ASHLEY.
 Administrator,
 36 Pequonnock Street, R1Os~ Bridgeport, Conn.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, PROBATE COURT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

done for me. Mrs RHoDA WIN GATE, Box so5, Blufton, Ohio.
 Pentwater, Mich.-sA year ago I was very weak and the doctor said I had serious displacement. had backache and bearing down pains so bad that I could not sit in chair or walk across the floor and was in severe pain all the time. I felt discouraged as had taken every thing I could think of and was no better. I began talk ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- b1e Compound and now I am strong and healthy. Mrs. ALICE DARLING, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 77, PentWater, Mich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13
Read What These Women Say!

B1uffton, Ohio. -@ I wish to thank you for the good I derived from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound sometime ago. I suffered each month such agony that I could scarcely endure, and after taking three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound I was entirely cured.
 ssaThen I had ap attack of organic inflammation and took Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and I am cured. I thank you for what your remedies have done for me and should anything bother me again, l shall use it again, for dies. You may use my testimo- nial and welcome. I tell every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

1Ady 0I11s- 1S1o. Estate of Vital Patuode. late of the town of Bridgeport in said District deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport. hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to. exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay m ent to
 WILLIAM F. PATUODE, U1Os*p Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-13

ny ANTON sat examining the bill
 until Manning returned with AA the announcement that MT. - E411rlc,r ras cnroirno Kautnn
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-20
BANKING BILL LOST.

Little Rock, Feb. 20.-The house is
In favor of state banking law, but
Is opposed to the guaranty plan, such
as has been adopted by Oklahoma,
Kansas and few other states. The
Davis-Baxter bill, really the Warnock
bill of two years ago, containing the
guaranty provision, was defeated by
vote of 45 to 43 after a spirited dis
cussion. The Grant -Colvin bill, which
is really the bill drawn and proposed
by the Arkansas Bankers Association,
was then taken up and passed without
discussion, by vote of ayes 81, noes
"a.
The Grant-Colvin bill is identical,
practically, with the other, except
that it does not contain the guaranty
feature. 1t provides for a state bank
ing commission, and a system of su-
pervision of the banking institutions
of the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-20
MENA WnISKFY
BILL IS PASSED

Little Rock, Feb. 20.-After quite a
little argument, the senate on Wednes-
day afternoon voted down a motion to
put the Lundy bill, providing that no
liquor be sold within five miles of Me-
ma, back on its second reading for
amendment, and passed it. 1t also
passed the Wagner bill, providing for
a day telegraph operator at all rail-
road stations where the income is $780,
900 per annum. The Raney insurance
bill, providing for taxation of insu-
rance premiums, was passed after a
hard fight. The opponents of this
measure claimed it is unconstitutional,
and similar act passed by Louisiana
had so been declared by the supreme
court of the United States.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-20
ACCUSED
OF KILLING SON
DEP MYSTERY In Case
NICHOLAS DOVER ARRESTED
FOLLOWING THE FINDING
OF DEAD BODY.

Batesville, Feb. 20.-Nickolas Dow
er was arrested yesterday on a war
rant issued by Justice R. R. Case.
charging him with murder in the first
degree. Ed Hankins, deputy sheriff
OF Oil Trough township, served the
warrant, and brought Dover to New
ark, where he was met by Deputy
Sheriff Brown of Batesville, who
brought the man here and lodged him
lin the county Jail.
1t was the son of Dover who was
found dead in the thicket on the Lit
tie Rock road last Saturday, and sus-
picion had rested on the members of
the family since that time. There was
not sufficient evidence to hold any of
them at the time, but developments.
the officers believe, justify the arrest
of the elder Dover, and further deyel-
opments are expected.
The son of the man has been miss
ing from home about three weeks and
when his body was found it was the
opinion of the doctors who made the
examination that he had been dead
that long. He was found half strip
ped and in sitting posture, with a
strong twine about his neck, and that
tied to a sappling, to make it appear
that he had hung himself. It was ap-
parent from the start that he had
been murdered, and the officers be-
lieve poison was administered to him.
and that he was already dead when
he was placed in the thicket.
1t is claimed in the neighborhood
that there had been trouble in the
family, and it was admitted by the
father at the coroner's inquest that
the dead son and his brother had had
trouble over girl, who had been en-
gagged to the son who is dead, and
finally married his brother.
Dover stoutly denies his guilt, and
says ne knows nothing that would
throw light on the mysterious death
of his son. Suspicion was aroused in
the community when the report of the
death of the young man Dover was re-
ceived so indifferently by other men,
bers of the family, and, finally, when
they refused to take the body and
bury it.
Other members of the family have
been summoned as witnesses, as we'll
as number of citizens from the
Pleasant Plains neighborhood, and it
lis likely Dover will be given a prelimi-
nary hearing today.
The family recently came here from
Illinois, and very little is known of
them in the vicinity where they live.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-20

Mrs. Walter Terry is spending the
day in Little Rock.