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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16

WE heard one of our county
officials remark the other day
that "he did not desire or de-
serve praise for his public SER
viccs-That he intended to do
his duty regardless OF praise
or condemnation and that the
seedlings of individuals would
not influence him one whit"
In other words-he was not to
be inundated. He knew he
could not please everybody
and he was not going to make
the attempt 10 do so. We
agree with him and long ago
found out that the man who
attempted to please everybody
generally succeeded in pleas
ing nobody. Learn your duty !;
then do it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16
JACOB II. STURGIS,
Order NiSi.

CLAYTON J. PURNELL, Attorney-at-Lav
CALVIN H. TAYLOR. Attorney-at- Law.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16

1W hcW NcDa, Of Chester
town. appeared 10 new form
last Saturday, having changed
from an eight column folio TO
siA column quarto. II is
also printed on a new press.
The improvement is marked
and the Mas stands out boldly
as a leader OF progressive
journalism on the Peninsula.
and is one OF the best papers
published in the State. We
wish il continued prosperity.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16

GOVERNOR Bows says
neither Of the applicants for
sheriff OF Queen Annc's county
are eligible and he has there
fore asked the citizens TO pre-
sent to him new names for his
consideration. II our Queen
Annes friends have any trouble
about scarcity Of candidates
we have no doubt we can find
some one in Worcester rea v
and willing TO be sheriff OF
Queen Annes, as we generally
have a plethora of patriots
willing to serve their country.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16
MOSES +. JOHNSON,

Administrators.
Test: THOS. ID. PURNELL.
inch. % st. Register Of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber. has obtained from the Or
phan's Court Of Worcester County,
Maryland, letters of administration on
the personal estate OF
MOSES JOHNSON,
late of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased, are hereby warned to exhi-
bit the same, with the vouchers there
Of. 10 the subscriber, ON or before the
10th day Of September 1895. They
may otherwise, by law. he excluded
from all benefits of the said estate. All
persons indebted 10 SAID estate are re.
quesied to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of March 1898.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16
JOHN II. HUDSON.

Administrator.
Test: TlIOS. ID. PURNELL,
mch. l6.3t.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-16

'LAYr0N J, rrRyELt. Attorney -at.Iav
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12

then. to resist lno pleasure of delaying the
announcement of my identity. First }
would tell her that loved her.
GLOW glad / am that came this way!
I said. "Do you know that was think
ing of you and wishing 1t we're tomorrow
already?'
The proposal scenes in my books have
ALWAYS evoked encoIniums, but somehow
by word of mouth, in propria persona, L
was unable to be equally happy. l drew
a diagram with my walking stick on the
sand. fixed my eyes desperately on the
futile waves. I could not find the words
to go on, and, my silence was becoming
ridiculous. The yellow cover of Ewes
Dilemma" offered me resource.
SIS it good-this book?'' asked.
''No; it is intolerably stupid. Why 60
people write such thingsf'
1t was hot day-a burning, breathless
day, but do not think ever experienced
a more violent sensation of cold before or
since.
"Ah'' said, and put the volume slow
ly down.
No; I did not propose to her. l went
back to town the following morning, and
never saw her, to speak to- again. But
I never forgot her, never forgot the expert
ence and Atherly is bound by the most
solemn oath never to divulge to Miss Holt
that the author Of "Eve's Dilemma" and
Mr.. Grahame were one and the same man.
st. Paul's.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12

ma1neth ,,.,,.,...,,. 10 llAl the measure
of your graciousness is to give away ',e
bride, and, In sooth, / say to you II GAL oo
done none too soon, that entangieuionsss
may be avoided, for truly the glrl noi'e
you very dear in her affections
And the words of the widow snooe VIC
man heart and soul, for it went grleVous-
ly against the grain to be thus summary
shunted off to give place to another' iof
the command, "Thus far shalt thou ~
and no further" was not given 10 man.
and farther he would 60, Jared he pettei
or WORSE
Therefore, though he uttered no WORD,
he swore an oath that sizzled in It's Ter
vency, declaring to all things both high ana
low that when the morrow came with the
laggard bridegroom he'd find never q
bride waiting to receive him, but instead
the tidings of her marriage to him VINO
had been known to all as the confirmed
bachelor for that very night would ne
flee with the maiden to the inviting shores
of an adjacent land where all obstacles Id
the way of sudden and unpremeditateo
marriages are swept away that lovers may
be expeditiously launched headlong on the
turbulent sea Of matriInony
Ha! A little plotting on his own hook
would he do and surprise them all.
And it was done even as he said.
But, alas the surprise was in store for
himself alone.
Thus is told and recorded the story OF
the marriage of him whose title and
condition matrimony changed from that
of the confirmed bachelor to the confirmed
misogynist on account of the deceit prac-
ticed upon him.
For in those days, for the sake of food
and raiment and shelter for her head,
many things were done by woman and ac-
counted "womanly" which now she who
is emancipated would look upon with hor-
ror and scorn to do, her bloomering, bicy-
cling and balloting craze notwithstand-
ing. Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12

now Arcadia Or Alexander Selkirk's is
land, according to whether was with her
or not.
After three days Charlie went back to
town. l did not care. Ny footing with
the Holts was now established, and pro-
yided myself with the newest reviews and
magazines to lend them when we met.
The old lady always gave a smile of pleas
ure when approached. She liked me.
"Good morning, Mrs. Holt. And how
are you todays"
"Ah, Mr.. Grahame, how dye do?
Thank you, 1 had good night East
bourne is making me quite well. +"
"Have you seen this weeks illustrated
something? There are some capital
sketches from the war"
'sOh, you are very kind. I should like
to look at them" And she would peruse
the paper while her daughter and con-
syersed. So for fortnight. AS yet had
dropped no hint Of my profession. 1t
charmed me to reflect how much closer it
would bring me to Patricia when she
knew, but wished to delay the pleasure,
to play with it, 1T was silly, but the sup
preston had fascination for me. could
picture her big eyes opening when cas-
ually mentioned the fact that was lit
erary man, that had written Ewes Dl-
lemma.' l could hear her eXclaifn, "Oh,
why did YOU not tell me beforef and see
her start of interest and surprise. In
imagination told her in 80 ways. In one
I came upon her crying-this was my ia
vorite way-and I begged her to tell me
what was the matter. What is itP" /
murlnured Miss Holt, you have had
| bad neWs?''
She smiled and brushed her tears aside.
81 am very foolish she said. Don't
| laugh at me, but this book has affected me
| more powerfully than anything of the
| kind have read for years. You know it
| of coursef" and she pointed to the familiar
| cover of my fifth edition. I took 1t up
| carelessly. "you make me very proud, y
| / answered.
i "ProudY'
81 wrote it--that is why. am SO glad
1T pleases you. = -,
"You are Eric Evershed?'
| She put out her hand, and my own
clasped it. There was fervor in her face
| that I had never seen there, a new mag
| netism in her gaze. sOhl' she gasped
and then
Yes, that was my favorite way, and
/ somehow she was in my arms, and was
| imploring her to be my wife.
one morning + lit cigar and went out
| to commune with the ocean.
| I tralnped along the parade and thence
| to the seawall, and then as was on the
| point of descending to the beach saw
| Miss Holt sitting on one of the benches
with half closed eyes.
Fate was smiling on me indeed! For
| the first time she was unaccompanled, and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
A FOOLISH Man.

1t was perhaps foolish idea, put was
young at the. time, and it struck me Us
slngularly effective had been WORKING
very hard on another novel, ana hs'o
gone TO Eastbourne to recuperate' TO ainuse
myseit, to do nothing. / was aole 10 a,ioru
a holiday, as my previous DOOR, hNe
dilemma, had been enormously suocess-
full. | should add that | write as ETC
Evershed," but my name is really EDWARD
Grahame.
Yes, l had gone to Eastbourne, ana IL
was after had been there ABOUT Week
that was introduced to MISS fa'rlcia
Holt. To explain why my Introduction to
Miss Holt was noteworthy, it Is necessary
to go back a few days-in fact, TO go oach
to the morning after my arrival.
was sauntering on the terrace after
breakfast when I saw girl approaching
who Immediately riveted my attention. 1
am not certain that she was exactly peau-
tiful though / am quite sure IL Wouio DC
wrong to describe her as 'pretty' ou1
there was something in her face striking
and uncommon. She looked a clever girl
more than that, girl whom IL wouio
be very charming to know. She was walk
ing beside a bath chair, the occupant OF
which was a middle aged lady, VINO was
presumably her mother, and as passed
she turned her head and without the
slightest suggestion of coquetry llfted her
eyes to me. Perhaps 1 amor used TO be
at 80 years-impression l was In
stantly conscious that I was glad had
chosen Eastbourne to idle in. ! felt that
my walks would not be quite purposeless
henceforward. 1t was small place, and
hoped might pass the girl with the gray
eyes that afternoon.
| I did not, but l met her again upon the
terrace on the morrow. Evidently 1T was
the custom of the mother and daughter to
take their exercise here every morning,
and every morning accordingly it became
the scene Of my own perambulations too
There was never an opportunity for my
addressing them, and anxious as was t.
make their acquaintance my visit would
| doubtless have terminated without thai
contamination being attained but for a
lucky chance.
One evening on turning into the bar Of
| a hotel near my rooms for whisky and
soda Imet a friend Of mine, Charlie Ather-
| ". He had, he told me, only run down
that day was awfully glad to see me, etc.
| Our rencontre ended by my arranging to
call for him on the following morning to
have swim.
| After the swim we looked about togeth-
or, and drifting to the terrace came face to
face almost as we touched it, with my in
cognita and her mamma. Atherly took
off his hat, and his bow was returned.
He knew them Was there ever such good
| fortune?
"Who are they?' asked as we passed
| on.
"Mrs. and Miss Holt. ought to call
on them"
"You know them so we)le"
sOh, very we'll. I used to know the
old man too He is dead"
"I've often noticed them," | said. II
should like to be introduced.
"Oh, certainly" Atherly replied. "1'll
introduce you with pleasure. She is a
very nice girl, Patricia Holt. "
ssShe looks it. She looks clever one
also Is shes'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
When Musicians Were Scarce.

In these days of conservatories and mu-
sic schools when each house has its piano
or it's organ, to say nothing Of deyotees to
the cornet, violin and banjo, 1t seems
strange to assert that there ever was a
time when musicians were in demand, yet
such was really the case.
''In the fifteenth century," says Mr..
Henry NJ Brooks in his .Olden Time Mu-
sic, y musicians were so scarce in England
that they were impressed by government
order as in mere recent times seanen had
to suffer in Ike manner. Henry VII also
issued warrants for the ;mpressment OF
children with good voices for the choirs OF
the cathedrals, and in Elizabsths time
children with the proper qualification for
her majesty's choirs were taken from their
parents without any compensation being
given to the latter. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12

Dingbatl We had almost forgotten the
word. Fl. L. N. recalls it to our memory,
and now it dings and dings like joy bell
in the night. !" 'Dingbat' is common IN
western Massachusetts,, says II. l.. n.
'sThe first time heard it was about so
years ago at dinner table in Easthamp-
ton, from, q lady 81 years old, perhaps a
little weak mentally, saying, Julia cher
laugther), toss me over one Of them there
dingbats The daughter Immediately
passed her plate Of biscuits with very
hard baked brown crust. She took one,
remarking, i guess they came over in the
ark When I later attempted to eat one,
it struck me (the idea, not the dingbat)
that the name was q very good one, for il
one had been sdinged' at me and had bat
ted me on the head l should not be here
to tell the tale boston Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
SHARED.

In those benighted days now gone for
ever, gone to the dark Plutonian shore
whence there is no returning, when all
unmarried women were catalogued as "old
maids" and despised accordingly, there
lived widow, the mother of an only
child, and that child daughter
And then, as now, the number OF
daughters outnumbered by a great many
the number of sons born to man, and for
the latter there WAS a great scramble, for
as the lesser could not equal the greater
number many were fated to get left, and
the doom of the "hindmost" was even then
well understood, and as a plague all sought
TO avoid it.
And the mothers were as one with Gheir
daughters Combined were they both in
the pursuit of husbands for the maidens,
that the reproach of the unwedded might
not cling unto them.
Therefore it behooved the mothers to
make the most of their daughters, to shake
well their napkins, each and every one,
lest perchance some hidden talent lay I'M
productive therein, and to emphasize any
good points whatsoever of which they
might be possessed, that they might over
shadow and leave in the shade the daugh-
tiers of their neighbors for such are tho
ways of women when aiding high heaven
In the occult rites of matchmaking
But eheu, ehue and alas! In the daugh-
ter of the widow there was naught to
make much of, neither was there anything
whatsoever to emphasize.
For SO deficient was the damsel in all
personal charms and the beauty which,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
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Old People.

Old people who require medicine to reg.
ulate the bowels and kidneys will fine
the true remedy in Electric Bitters
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxicant
but acts as tonic and Alternative. 1t acti
mildly on the stomach and bowels, adj
ding strength and giving tone to the
oagans, thereby aiding Nature in
the performance of the func,
tions Electric Bitters is an excel
lent appetizer and aids digestion. Old
People find it just exactly what they
need Price fifty cents per bottle at Geo.
NJ. Young's Drug Store 4s9 Congress St
H. G. Starr, Westbrook.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
Improved Machinery.

A Massachusetts farmer, writing to
the New England Homestead, says
To obtain improved machinery when
short of money I went to a retail dealer
and arranged to plant crop expressly
to pay for the machinery wanted.
never order more machinery than I feel
sure can pay for i'll the fall. In this
way I have bought all kinds of farm
machinery and supplied the house with
improved housekeeping utensils in keep,
ing with the farm Y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
To HEAk HER SING.

To see her perfect he, = thrown back,
While from her lips ttit= daintiest ever kissed
Theirs ripples forth melody so free,
6o joyous and SO GLAD, the happy birds
Are moved to wonder on the maple tree
Eust OF the window. where she sits and sings,
Herself the sweetest among all sweet thingsi
Fhe little Psyche knot of golden hair
tyonder oft if angels wear theirs So
! The soulful eyes uplifted-I am sure
Not angel, woman, st. Cecilia's self
Could look more fair or more divinely purei
The bunch Of lilies on her girlish breast
Bhow scarcely white against her bosom S
snow
But with an odorous sigh they closer cling,
Mamie L. Hutter in Southern Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-27

joke when | heard about it. | donG
know anything about the people and
find have all can do to attend To
my own business.
George A. Yule said, 81 don't think
we want any such thing here. We
are not looking for that class of Chiea-
go enterprises. l do not believe Mr..
Balm would let them have the track if
he knew of the people,"
Rev. c FL. Rogers: " You may say
anything you please for me against
anything Of that sort, and I'll back
you up IN it. We could not tolerate
such people here. Kenosha has
wickedness enough of its own as it isg
and a thing Of that kind would ruin
/ the city. If you can find that the re-
port has a good foundation let me
know and | will see Mr.. Balm about it
individually"
G II. Hurd: 81 know very little
about these people, but will say that
if they are as represented we do not
want them. ! have a boy coming up
and he has enough here now to con-
tend with, without adding such thing
to the city. We want enterprises, but
not that kind"
G. W. Allen said: I'VE don't want
them at all. They would be an IRE
parable damage to the city. Undoubt-
edly they will try to get in here. They
have been driven out of Indiana and
Illinois, so where can they go? They
feed on Chicago and must be near it.
They are not the class of people We
want here. Their track has always
been surrounded by women, and you
can scarcely imagine what they are
By all means keep them out"
And SO this paper might go on for
pages did space permit. Those people
are not wanted here, and it is meet
that the citizens should be aroused in
the matter before the gamblers get
such a hold that they cannot be thrown
off. The state legislature has never
passed any stringent laws concerning
racing, ETC., by which such people
could be reached, and the gambling
could be Sc covertly done that appre+-
hension and arrest would be almost
impossible. Let the citizens take &C.
ton at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-27
Base Ball Notes.

Handicapped by an unusual weak
team, coupled with an awful run Of
hard luck and assisted by six or seven
costly errors, was the cause of the Park
City's defeat at the north side park att
Racine, Sunday afternoon. Only fair
crowd, of whom one-half or more We're
Kenoshaites, witnessed the terrible
slaughter. johnson was a puzzle the
first three innings; after that the Park
Citys made enough hits to win an or
binary game, but the awful run Of hard
luck which had it's grip on the Kenosha
club prevented them from doing So
The fact that the Racine out-feld had
more work to do than the Kenosha
club, goes to show what kind of game
it was. Kings wiIdness the first few
innings gave the Racineites good lead
and after he had settled down to bust
ness for a few innings he was hit rather
freely, land with poor support, the VIC
tory for the home club was foreg0ne
conclusion. Hermann's home-run with
two men on bases, and the absence Of
the usually necessary kicking and
Wrangling were the features.
The score, which is calculated tG
give one the heart disease, was 20 to 8
favor Racine.
The Mud Plungers lost. The game
was a rather one-sided affair and
the Etnas have very little chance for
another game as they are too heavy for
Plungers and that settles it. The score
was IL to 5.
Racine, Wis. June 29.-Kenosha and
Racine teams played here today and
the visitors won; score 26 to Mil
Waukee Sentinel.
How about this, Racine?
Il
The Park street nine are swelling
with Importance and think now to
challenge Anson's colts.
PETER PICA PIGH.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
CI1ANGEABLE PAIR.

How IA Chicago Couple Have Been United
OF and On for Twenty Years.
CHICAGO, Jan. n,-Mrs Mary j. Dun
levy and James S. Dunlevy, six times
divorced and seven times married, were
united for the latest and they say the
last time by Justice Randall Fl. White.
The bridegroom expected to answer to
charges of assault and battery, brought
by the woman. but she changed her
mind.
II thought you were here to prosecute
him?" said the court.
II would rather marry him. said Mrs.
Dunlevy. "You see, we've been married
off and on for wenty years, and l don't
see why we shouldn't get married again"
"But how about you, Dunlevy? Do
you want t marry this woman?"
swell, l Cont know, judge" said the
defendant; "Ive paid for six divorces
already"
He finally consented. Abuse and
drink were the causes of divorce, and
Mrs. Dunlevy WAS also plaintiff
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

separately. Section "a provides, as
amended, for the preparation of assess,
ment books by the assessor; and section
35, as amended, provides that the form
of the assessment books shall be as
directed by the state board of equaliz-
alton, Won Tobel, chairman of the com
mittee appointed ON rules and joint
rules, submitted a partial report relat-
ing to the Appointment of committees by
| the speakers. No committee to consist
of more than eleven members as follows:
ways and means. appropriations, judicl-
ary, privileges and elections, agriculture
and stock growing, mines and mining,
towns, counties aud high way, education,
military affairs, federal relation, internal
Improvements, interpretations and manu-
featuring. state lands, irrigation and
water rights, state boards and officers,
labor, apportionment and representation,
railroads and transportation, state in
stitutions, public buildings and grounds,
fish and game, affairs of cities, rules and
joint rules, mileage and per diem, i'm
migration, printing, engrossment, enroll
ment, libraries, insurance, code. A num-
ber of these are now committees, while
others have been divided, tho committee
on education and labor being split into
two committees. Among the new CON-
mittees are those on affairs of cities,
state boards and officers and insurance,
and the old committee on constitutional
amendments has been dropped alto
gether. The report submitted also pro.
vides for the selection of committee
clerks by a majority Of the committee.
Hopkins of Custer gave notice of the
of bill to create Rosebud
county, as did Paschal to create the OF.
flee of deputy county auditor.
Latimer--To abolish the office of
county auditor.
Alderson-To change and define the
boundaries between Gallatn and Madi-
son counties.
Hedges-To reduce the salaries of
county officers
After the transaction of some other
minor business, the house adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow.