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Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
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Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
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Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07

Simon Richards. colorcd. was arrested
recently II, Dover for insulting ladies on
the streets. Within the past few days.
however. Richards had been acting
strangely. and was examined by physi-
cian. who pronounced him an idiot. lie
was then released from prison Rick ards
case is peculiarly interesting. lie was
formerly an intclligen, and industrious
citizen of the state capital, being very
light mulalto. Last year while lilling his
ground near there he was bitten an the
hand by snake. which caused long
spell ni sickness. Upon recovering. il was
noticed that the color of his skin had deep.
enc,l. lie continued to grow darker. un.
Ill now he is the blackes, man In Dover.
During this change his reason left him.
and at present he is mentally unaccounia-
bile
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
Asleep IN Jesus blessed sleep.
From whlrh npnc"Ncr wake Ia weep
n WV rEoInnNY.

In iSii, when some Of The soldiers came
back from the Crimcan War To London.
The Queen of England distributed among
them beautiful medals Galleries were
erected for the two housc> of Parliament
and the royal family Ia >ii in. There wa.
n great audience 10 withcss the disiiihu.
liun uf the medals \ colonel who had
los, both feet in the battle At Inkrrman
was pulled IN cn wheel chair: others
came in iimping on their cruichcs. Then
the Queen of Ens land arose before them
in the name ot her government. aud utter.
e'l words of communication To The officers
and men, nnd distributed these medals.
inscribed with the iouI great baticiicll>.
Alma. Baluklava, lnkrrmnn and Srhasio.
pol. ~ the Queen gave these Ia the
Wounded officers. HE bands of music
struck M The national mir, and the people
with streaming eyes joined in the sung
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
Rucklen.s ArnIca Salye.

The hest Saly, In the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, = Il Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chnpped aands, Chilblalns,
Corns, and al skin Erulli0ns, and .pasi.
lively caTes Piles. ar no pay required. II
Il guaranteed 10 give pcrpeci satlsiaciion,
or money refunded Price IS cenis -
hox. Far ssle ~ T.. u .c0ilinGhr~
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
i,ul saNr otIr giuuioIs Queen
Long live nlIr nnl'l" queen
Niol save the ,guucn.

Aud then They shonicd "Iluzxa hnz.
~ :" oh II was proud day for those
returned worriorS, lIui IA brighter, hci.
ter aud sla'lder day will come when Christ
shall gather those who have ioilrd in Ills
service, good soldiers of Jesus Christ. lie
shall rise before them. aud in the pres.
encc Of all The gloriiicd Of Heaven lie will
say We'll done. good aud faithful ser.
want and then lie will distribute the
medals of eternal victory. not inscribed
with works of righteousness which we
have done, hut with those four grca, bat.
tlciields, dear Ia earth aud dear 10 Heaven.
Bethlehem Nazareth Geihscmanc Cal.
vary
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
.ax...s.M.,h.,..

Mra. WrxsI0w's sooFniEo sTArPsht Aie slvays
BE- ussd when children are cutting teeth. IL ~.
avos the litls auersraf once; itprodnoea NATURAL
quiet sleep. aud the little cherub awnkesas orget
eoofhos the chill aoftena the gums nnyu al PAM
regulates the bowe q, aud ia the bsat knownrem
for diarrhua, whsthsr arising from tesfning or
olhsr caascs. Twenty-Five osnts q botfls.
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
THE QUIET HOUR.
Ty Eii2A II. MORTON.

\ little rest in the twilight
Aitcr my work is done.
\ little time with the Master
Al setting Of the sun.
The day has been one Of trial.
OF failure oft and tears:
But Jesus knows all my weakness,
lie knows my doubts and fears.
All sordid thoughts can banish.
Aud lei my spirit ily
.ihnVc the earth and lis sorrow
To Gods white throne ON high.
The door Of u place Of refuge,
\ place of quiet rest
Is near, and my soul is longing
To find that portal blest.
come with my heavy burdens,
come with all my sin.
knock and the door swings open.
= And Jesus lets me in.
My sin departs, and my trouble
j. lost in blissful calm,
Shis quiet hour with my Saviour
kllas sooihcd my hear, like balm.
--W"'tr"toi Chr'st"" W'rki,
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
Maytlower. Ark
Ills HEALTH BROKEpOwN.

Las, summer my appetite failed, my
health became poor and was in very
feeble condition. in fact. was compelled
to give up all business on account OF my
health. tried physicians and their medi.
cincs, hut without avail. At length be-
gan taking :. :. >. and nothing else. Amer
taking several bottles was entirely cured
and able To resume business. increased
nin,ccn pounds in weigh, in less than
month after commenced taking $. :. $
j. VI. MAnIy. Abbcyyillc. :. G.
Treatise on Blood and skin Disease
mailed free
SWIFT SPECIFIC co, Atlanta, Ga.
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07

ORDERS RECEIVED NOW
Smith, Moore e. Co.
SNOW HILL. MD.
What Mr.. %. !. Bndd. Corresponding See.
rrtary "f the Burlingron County Agri-
cultural Society, has to say about
the Microbr Killer.

MorNT HOLLY Feb. u. ls>a.
RADAM's MlCHoug KILLER Co.
GENTLEMEN l'ntil persuaded hy u regular
pracilcing physician, last October. io try Will
iam lRdani's Microbc Killer. I hal .xpcri-
mcnicd with many different kinds of patent
medicines. and had placed myself under treat
mcnt from several Of our most noted physic.
ians. IN addition to which visited many of the
cOnsumpiivc health resorts of the country, nil
In n vain search for relief from nn Inherited
tendency Ia pulmonary disease. aggravated by'
attacks OF pneumonia. congestion AMI lniinmn-
tion. Ia sheer despair tried your remedy,
but shall ever bless the doctor who reconl-
mcn,lcd u for am now entirely free frnm the
rackng cough that made life miserable nn
improving Ia health and rapidly Rainining In
strength. My friends are 81 surprised nj my
improved condition that they almost weary me
relating tho story Of my cure. ! have suffered
81 much and seen so much suffering from this
fatal disease, that feel II my duty to advise all
to try what believe has proved my salvation.
sincercrcly yours.
n. I. IIrDD.
send or call for pamphlet giving full partlcr.
lars.
Sold only In ! gallon Jugs lasts phout a
month. Price $500.
WM. HADAM's MIcROnE KILLER,
Mo Arch street PhIladrlDhia.
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
4 MnMNN.

II had seen that word disciple in my
text ! would have known this woman
was Chris tian. such music as that
never came from heart which is not
chordcd and strung by divine grace. BE.
fore show you the nccdlcwork Of this
woman J want To show you her rcgencrl.
ted heart, the source Of pure life and Of
all Christian charities. wish that the
wives. and mothers, and daughters. and
sisters Of all the earth would initiate Dor.
cns In her disclpleship. Before yau cross
the threshold Of the hospital, before you
enter upon the temptations and trials ol
Tomorrow. | charge you. IN the name of
God, and By the turmoil and iumull OF the
Judgment day, oh woman tina, you at.
tend To the first. last and greatest duty oi
your life the seeking for God and being
ai peace with Him. When the trumpet
shall sound there will he an uproar., and
a wreck Of mountain and continent, and
no human arm can help you. Amidst the
rising Of the dead. and amidst the boiling
Of yondcr sea, and amidst the live, leapltk
thnnders Of the flying heavens, calm anS,
placid will he every woman's heart who
Democratic messenger., 1889-12-07
About his Brother.

Several years ago my brother. who
lives with me, had very strange sore 10
break out on his lcg-aboui half way be.
tween the body and the knee-which
aftcrward developed into rose cancer
II resulted from bruiac made by the
rubbing of the s,irrup.leather while rid.
ing.
The cancer continued to grow until il
was about i've inches long, and three
inches wide The flesh sloughed off, black,
rotten and foul, and il was almost impos.
sible To procure a servant that would wait
upon him, the air in the room where he
lay being so foul that il would sicken any.
one who entered. Every physician Of
any prominence IN the State was con.
suited and treated m; brother without
success. One locinr finally advised him
10 try Swill's Specific Is. $. 81; he did so
and used nothing else. He commenced
to improve Immediately, and ailcr taking
several bottles was completely cured, and
since 1881 not symptom of the disease
has manifested itself &. \. GRIFFITM.
Mayilower. Ark.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-01-03
Ger Mrnnnerer.

liden geseben", iast idon Der beioniide
&Dmer. t1nb tpeld,en iiBen Trpit bai
man geraee an ben Mbenoen, bic unter
Mrbeiten ,lno Mhiben fir bas Neid
@pttes berangefommen iino.
Wie pielen Nlben aber itiftet cine
quite @emeinbe=, @ereins= lnb Susenbs
bibIiotbet! 9ureb quite Bidder tann Der
grielter ale Sage, in ieoem 9auie, 1T
isber Stunoe preoisen, tuas er ipnlt mlr
an Sonntasen fam. 8enoe man nidt
elm, oas 2eien niitt nidt bel. IS niibt
bph. SIS bleibt INNER ettpas bdngen,"
gilt audi bier. 3ubem sibt uns bas
2eben Der 4eilisen iattiame 8eueiie fir
.oieie 8ebauptuns. @elden Ginorud
madte auf 4uguitinus Die STEELE aus
Dem 8riefe bes 81. gaulus an Die 30=
r1er 10, 10: u2aRet uns ebrbar tpan=
beln: niht i'm SreRen uno Saufen,
niht in un5udt umo @eilbeit, nidt int
3anfe unb Neibe." Was bat aus ben,
itolsen unb leidtfertisen Officier Ssnas
thus jene eldn3enoe 2eudte Der STRIDE &C.
madt? @as anoers a's bas 2eben
Gbriiti unb Der 9eili gen.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-01-03

unb TX. Der er~unolesenben 8erliner
Acte ab. SD Bite guere Durdlaudt
meme Bite 81. Maieitdt iibermitteln
su woqen. NihtS permaB mebr auf Sic
ben Segen @ottes berabjurufen, als ein
oerarti5er Mct Der 8armbersisteit u,,o
oes Dittleios. Benedictio perlturi, ia
gen uniere beilieen 8uder, super me
veniebot,
Sd babe ioeben In 2onben bas @rab
oes ero6en 2tpinsifone beiuht, tpelder
ale bieie @reuel aus Der Ndbe anges
ieten bat. Auf fem CARDINAL III Den
Weitminiter : Mbtei bat bas engIii4e
8clt bic fol9enoen Worte, bic lebten,
pel4e er nit fterberber 0anb aufsez
3eidnet bat, einsraben IafIen: sd
tann jest nut bitten, oaB bic re,den
SeBnungen beS Qtmmels allen Denen
gu Tbeil tueroen, pelde, tpsr fie AUDI
ietn m68en, oasu beitrasen, UNI bic
fdretlide 9lase Der Selaperei aus bic.
Jet WsIt peridw,aoen su lai1en." SD
rthte oielelbe 8itte an Soft, uno id
febe gu Sbm, bab Seine Seenunseu
@uerer Durdlaudt gu Tbeil tperben fir
oasienise. uas Sic fiji 85lfsrfdafte,,,
wel4e zines unermebliden grbarmsr,s
plroig tno, getban baben tperbeu. Sn
oteien GefabIen babe Id bic Gbre, mein
8drf, MIDI @uerer Durdlaldt ereeben-
fen unb iebr gebpriameu Diener. 3unsn=
nen: ge3. 81, cardinal 2autgerie, Grss
biiaof bon Carthage.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-01-03
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

Whereas default has been mad9 in the condi-
lions of a certain mortgage executed and deltv-
cred by Harriet NJ. Holmes, a widow, OF the City
ofSt. Paul, Minnesota, mortgagor, 20 Frederick
Zahn, OF the same place. mortgage, dated the
S0th day of July A. D, 1886, and recorded in the
office OF the Register of Deeds in and tor the
County of Ramsey, State Minnesota, on the I'd
day o~fSeptember, A. D. 1886, at o'clock and 40
Minutes P. N. in Book 'l2S" of mortgages on
page 142.
the payment of the sum of Four Thousand Seven
Hundred and Fifty Dollars, according to two
certain promtssory notes OF even date with said
mortgage, for S2375.W each, and payable two and
three years after date, respectively, and interest
thereon at the rate OF 9 per cent. per annum be-
fore and after maturity until paid and that said
first note fell due and there is claimed to be du
and actually Is due on said mortgage the sum of
Twenty-Five Hundred and Fifteen 50-l00 ($22I5.5Ol
Dollars. and that no part OF said second note ana
interest since July 80, 1888, has been paid. And
no action or proceeding has been instituted at
law or equity to recover said debt OF any part
thereof.
Now notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a
power of sale contain Led III said mortgage aud
duly recorded as q part thereof, and the Statute
In such case made and provided, said mortgage
will be fOreclosed by a sale of said mOrtgaged
premises hereinafter described, at public auction
at the west front door of the Jail Building upon
the Court House Square near Fifth Street between
Wabasha aud Cedar Streets, in the City of Saint
Pael, in laid Ramsey County,, on Saturday the
fifth (5th) day of January A. d. 1889, at 10 O'Clock
in he forenoon to satisfy the amount which
snail Inen De que Oh Shlu mOTISdSc NtIu IIt6T6Sl
thereon and costs and expenses of sale and Fifty
Do lars Attorneys Fees as stipulated in said
mortgage in case of foreclosure.
The premises described in said mortgage and
Q to be sold are those tracts or parcels of land
situated in said Ramsey County, State of Mime
sofa, described as follows, to-wit: The south
wet quarter IS. w. N of the North East Quar-
ter N.E.0 of section lwenty-three (23) township
twenty-eight (28>, north of range twenty-five 22)
according to the United States Government SUr-
vey thereof, save and except that porIien of said
premises containing three (S) acres more or less
sold and conveyed by Frederick Zahn and wife
to the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
Company;
Also, The undivided one half 90 of the south
east quarter Is. +. - OF the north west quarter
n. W. ~ of Section twenty-threr t23) in Town
ship twenty-eight (2s) north of Range twenty
two COY according to the United States Govern.
ment Survey thereof.
Dated, November Is, 1873.
FREDERICK ZAHN, Mortgage.
KUEFFNER Il FAUNTLEROY, Attorneys fol
Mortgagee.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-01-03
2mgembmrg.

- MlIerbprn, 9. Sec. Mls
Mertwir6ietsit tpiro bon einen, tieiiaen
2anotpirtb beri@tet. ba6 CT nod Dor
einiBen Taaen init etpa 10 Mrbeitern
nit benz &artofslaustbuu bef9dftigt
tpar. I'M R,colaustag In Der &artof.
felernte> bieb tomnt tpobl niGt oft bor.
Sn Der @eseno bon Dontols 1T bas
ndmlide Der Sal.
-8eIeS, 7. Sec. Sim gefrigen
8orrnittase eegen I'll t1br brad aus
elmer Bis iebt unuufsetldrten a1ria&e tn
benz an ben Mrbeiter Saeob 2abier pers
mtetheten @ebnbauie bes @1mieoes
Bsder Seuer aus, bas be1agtes Sc.
bduoe Biz auf's na9te Mauertpert Elm.
diderte. Nllr ein tt.einer Tbeil Der
MbbeI fonnte ben Slammten entri6en
tueroen. 2apier, tuelaer nidt fir feline
6abe peritdert 1T, erIeibet einen Ser.
luR bon 200 ST. Ser am @ebduoe
peruriadte Sdaben tpirb auf 1000 ST.
peranidlagt.
Debmef@ba6, IL. Sec.
SIN elmer @aqerie Der alf benz bieliaen
8anne gelegenen Shiefergrube, mo- Der
45idbrtge SOB. @loot aus @imltneen
(M6elbprn) nit Mrbeiten belddftiet mar,
itiir3te unperfebeus Elm a'emli@ i@psrer
8lpd bon Der @anb berunter, uno fiel
auf ben Mrbeiter, tpelder einige Mueenz
blide ipdter ben @sif aufsab.
= Gid a. b. g. IL. Sec. Gdon
lett gerIumer Belt bat bic bDsartiae
2rant9ett bes W~srpenisbers Bier plat
se9riffsn uno it niht ~absuieben, mie
lange nod bic bieiiJe @inuobnerldait
bacon tn Shreden gebalten miro.
@an3e Tamilien ino oappn erarif.n
tporoen, ano aur 3eit Iieeen ROOF an Is
Ser ionen barnieber.
-9eiberfheib, 8. Sec. ssyn
grober @efabr ihnebten eefteru flint
Yerionen, tpelhe an elmer iih in Ebds
ttefelt befinolihsn Dampf Dreidma.
ldine bsitdfttet toaren. Die Maidtne
ging plbblid> wabrideinli@ bur4 4ns
rpenomns bpm al niel &rait, In Stiidt
unb puroen bic einselnen Tbei[e NIT
grocer Bebemens umbcrseihleuoert,
gludliherweiie 10, baB Niemano aetrof.
fen tuuroe. Mtt Dem Shreden famen
bic in Der Nabe wsilenosn perlonen
oabDn.
= 9uremb.rg. 7. Sec. SIN
oie1er Wohe ftno ouf Dem bieiiaen Gem
t~ralbabnbof 1872 gsrionen naA Mnt.
uerpen abgereit. I'm mad Nmerita aus
s%uruanoern ; harunter befanosn ;td feds
9ursm6urger.
Meridl II. Sec
4m gefrisen Ibenoe geeen balb 9 lbt
brad In bieiiser Rir@e 6euer aus. Der
6auptaltar 1T gdn3l,h sera5rt. oeealei.
den ulrbe elmer Der Seitentblrme tart
m%itgenommen. SdmtliHe In Der Sacri.
fiei aufbeuabrten Sacramento tpuroen
Elm &aab Der Slammen. Bum Slid
traf friibsettig 9flfe Elm, 10 baB Elm
tpeiteres Kindergarten bes 8ranoes Der.
binoert tperben tonnte. So iaeint, baB
bas 6euer ourh unporiatises 6anoz
baben oes &audfafes beruriadt tuor=
ben 1T. Der S@aoen 1T siemIi& be,
beuteno.
-Trotten, 10. Sec. geifern
Mbeno 3piiden 5 unb 6 ubr brad In
ben init Sdiefer bebadten @ebduIi&.
teiten bes Ndsrers Tbomas 8ourg Teuer
aus. @obnbaas, Sheune un6 Stals
Hunger, tpurben bis ouf's nadte Mauers
uert aerf6rt. SdmtIide 6~ourraaen
tuurben Elm Raub ber Glammer, bic
Nl55e[ tcnsten jsboh gerettet tperDen.
Bourg lit berfihert fiir fein Gigentbum
iein 8erluft uiro auf 1000 ST. perau.
i4last.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10
RESULT OF A VISION.
A Colored Woman Who TASTED Forty Days
and Forty NiUhts,

and Forty Nights.
SPRINGFILD. ILL.,, March 9.-On the 25th of
January Mrs. Pauline King, q colored woman
of this city, had "vision" in which she was
commanded by the Lord to fast 40 days and 40
upon what seemed to her plain duty, with
perfect faith that she would pass through the
ordeal and that the Lord would be gloriied
There seems TO be little doubt that the order
was earned out. For the first seven days she
drank no water even. Then, she says, the Lord
appeared to her again and commanded her to
drink. From that time on she took water
until the 9th of February, but since then she
has drank nothing until yesterday when her
long fast ended. The event was made the oc-
casion of feast and merry-making, which
attracted great crowd to the Court House.
where the feast was held. The negroes brought
in food in considerable abundance, and Mrs.
King had good, square meal of oysters, cold
turkey, ham and other substantials which she
seemed to enjoy greatly. During the progress
of the feast hymns were sung, speeches made
and two or three negro women went into
frances.
weighed about lib pouRds. A day or two ago
she "tipped the balance" at SO. She is much
emaciated. but declares that she did not suffer
a particle during her fast and had no desire
for food. Her strength remained with her
and she did her washing and ironing and per-
formed her usual household duties without in
convenience. She proposes now to become an
evangelist and go forth and do the Masters
years of age and has husband and two
children. She commenced to have visions
about three years ago. She is nliterate, but
quotes Scripture freely.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10
THE COPPER TRUSTS DECLINE.

The strenuous efforts of the financial
powers that be, to bolster up the waning
strength of the French copper syndicate,
which were reported in Fridays's dispatches,
do not appear to have ayailed that interna-
tional corner. Probably the intention was
only to hold up the tumbling fortunes of the
monopoly long enough to enable insiders to
slip out, as the panic in the shares affected
indicates that the large holders are unload
ing. 1t appears to be open for the friends
of honest and legitimate trade to hope that
the utter ruin of this great conspiracy for
extortion by means of artificial scarcity apd
high prices, is close at hand. The present
prices of copper are nearly double the level
of those fixed by fair competition, at which
the large companies obtained fair profits;
and the excess represents the measure of
robbery inflicted upon the people of both
worlds bv the international combination. 1t
is pleasant to see the prospect that such
greed will bring its own punishment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10
THE PROPOSED NEW OUTLET.

When a city experiences such an enor-
nous growth in population and business re-
quirements as has been the good fortune of
Pittsburg, it is no more than reasonable to
expect that some old arrangements must
give place to new ones. This is the problem,
one detail of which is now presented in the
petition for the widening of Diamond street.
At present, below Smithfeld, it is an alley.
The proposal is to make 1t forty or fifty
foot thoroughfare.
No greater convenience has ever been in
troduced here than the cable lines, but it is
clear that their occupation of Fifth avenue
makes necessary some unobstructed outlet
for vehicle travel to the East End. The
widening of Diamond street would supply
this. All needed, after the widening, would
be to connect the widened street with Forbes
street, upon which there are no railway
tracks.
OF course no Improvement can be made
without compensation to property-owners
who may be damaged and contribution by
those benefited; but the aggregate actual
damage in this instance would be slight
compared with the general public convent
ence. 1t appears to be still doubtful if the
"hump" on Fifth avenue will be cut. If it
is not, the greater must be the need for
highway of easier grade to the residence
quarter of the suburbs. While giving due
heed to questions of cost and to fair ascer-
tainment of benefits and damages that indi-
viduals sustain, Councils, sooner or later,
must take into account the general require
ments of business and of public convenience
and safety. As long as so years ago, in
1859, the Legislature and the city authori-
ties contemplated widening both Diamond
and Virgin alleys to the street proportions,
and an act for this purpose was passed and
has remained unrepealed on the statute
books ever since. At no time can the plan
be carried out at so little cost as now.