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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30
Antique.

Auctiopeer-Thisp picture is by one of
the old masters.
Miss Elderly (decisivelyl-Im sure it
isn't
Auctloncer ,sarcastically) - Well,
madam. as presume You We're person.
ally acquainted with the old masters
aud their works | will not dispute your
word LONDON Tit Bits
VIII sustain a45. rec. 800 rcrsous
Have you any idea Of tho number of
persons that the United States would
sustain without oyercrowding tho popu-
lation or even going beyond the limit
of density now shown by the state of
Rhode Island: The last census Of tho
pygmy state Just gives II a population of
500. 0O0 The area Of the state in square
miles Is only l.25o. Thus we find that
there i an average of 3lS persons on
every square mile of her territory. We
can best illustrate the sustaining capac.
ity ot the whole of tho United States
and If tho other states hy making some
comparisons. The state of Texas has n,
area Of PCS, so square miles. and were
il equally as ,lcnsely populated as ''Iit.
tie Rhody would comfortably sustain
4 population of S3, 523, 62S inhabitants
"A greater number Of persons than tho
whole country is expected To have in
the year 1900. Scatter people NIL over
the whole land from the Atlantic Ia thu
Pacific and from the gulf TO the Brit.
ish possessions as thickly as they arc
now IN Rhode Island, and we wonId
have 9i1' '66, 300 inhabitants. instead
OF an insignificant 62, OoO, 600. In other
words, If the United States could hc
peopled to their utmost sustaining ca
paclty, we could take caro- Of nearly
two-thlrds Of the present population OF
the globe st Iouis Rcnnhlic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30
Seed Sweet Potatoes For Sale

Slip SEED sweet potatoes, also Crown
Jewel round potatoes The improved
big stem Jersey sweet potato is har, TO
beat in EAKLISlss aud PROFITABLE
SEss. Over sl909.00 has been Oh.
tanned from il acres in four wears. II
will pay YOU to write for catalogu, of
valuable information about sweet potato
culture, also for testimonials hom
uninterested parties bout my noted .lil
seed sweet potatoes. Sprouts for sale
IN season. Address
w. l.. ELzEl.
Mch. =. Exmore, va.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

BE sure AND use that old wcll-tricd remedy
Mus. wiSsfow's SooTHiSG SYRrr for child
rem tccthinR II soothcs the child, soften,
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie an
is the best remedy for diarrhua. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
II IL Best of all.
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SPECIAL OuERCoAr SALE.

We have over 100 overcoats LETT -
Mems, Bows and Childrens' They
will be sold al cost and below cost.
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SPECIAL SALE
-OF
CLIO HING
-FOR-
80 Days Only !

II IS a well-knowu fact that We have
sold goods cheaper than amy other
store IN Snn TIN, and have alwav>
treated our customers right. We nov
thank yeu Tor your patronage and
commeuce the New Year by Offering
Clothing nj such prices as were never
heard of before. Here we mention
tcw prices
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FOR POTATOES

our special Potato Manure has hccn used in
competition with Mapes. Yarnell's and
Rs9lh, in fact all the high grade goods on
it market
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FOR STRAWBERRIES.
FOR OATS

Use our special oat fertilizer. which has
st'od the test for years. one patron claims
to have grown over 60 bushels per acre with
it, We have nice lot on hand ready for
shInment
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FOR GRASS

As II top dressing for grass our phosphate
has no equal. One patron SAYS that he
made ~ much again hay where used. and
it should be applied in February or March
- r.ssfII.
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FOR TOMATOES

We have speciality Our Fearless is par
ticulariy adapted to that crop. Please write
for one OF our hooks ou tomato culture
which will be mailed free.
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Our Corp Phosphate,
Have YOU tried it +? if not, then give il a
.ading corn fertilizers on the Peninsula

IROSsHIRE, Mp,
MLssRs. I. Il. HUBBARD & SON-GES-
TLEMEN:-l had heard so much of your
Corn Phosphate that | determined to give
il trial the first Of last Jane had two
pieces OF ground the quality of which we're
a- near alike as possible used yours on
2,pi5 hills. and II. * + Is "B" on 2,.l9.
Your plot had nearly zoo hills less nnd gave
within ! bnshel (actual measurement as
mach Corn as the other. and it cost 81 90
more per ton than yours | am frank 10 say
Yours is the best orn Phosphate I ever
tried. Respectfully.
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OUR 1895 ANNOUNCEMENT.

After successful experience OF 20 in the manufacture OF fertilizers
confidently refer record and earnestly solicit
article has been sold
each spring and fall Our sales 1894 having been much
before ought the skepica the
that they have superior quality and absolute uniformity and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

In 1857 the electric telegraph bore
strange messages. One of them read,
MY dear parents will rejoice to hear
that ! have found peace with God "
Another read, Dear Mother. the wcrk
continues. and I. too, have been conve:t.
ed" Another read. AT last faith and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

The Bible is mass of contradictions,
an affirmation of impossibilities. unless
the Holy Ghost helps us to understand
it. Tho Bible says of itself that tho
Scripture is not for private interpre-
tation. but holy men of God spake
as they We're moved by the Holy Gho.t"
--thatis not private Interpretation. hut
Holy Ghost Interpretation Pile on your
study table all the commentaries of tho
Matthew Henry and Scott and
Adam Clarke and Albert Barnes AMI
Bush and Alexander. and all the arcEp-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30

We never had a nicer lot of mixed
have at this time which were bought an
prices went into effect Ii ycu need II
already received by mail one Of our "a
ONE aud also what your requirements vi
Messrs. II. f. Ayars Il Co, who handle
form our friends Messrs Charles ami Il
Ell 10 forward to us any orders given to
and soliciting your future valued orders
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
AN ACADIAN INTERIOR.

an Englishman of low degree, a rough
man. and gave him the necessary funds
to emigrate to America. To Nova SEQ
tia came this man with his wife, and
settled ut Annapolis, where for many
years the Spanish lady languished with
broken heart, far from her native
home and the people of her own race.
Memories of her still survive in the
town. an elegant little old Spanish
lady who always dressed In silks and
laces, and who by her native gentility
invariably commanded the respect of
her associates, and by her kindness OF
heart attracted their esteem.
There is n pleasant antiquity about
the houses of Annapolis. for while
many of them are new, in some manner
best known to themselves the archi-
tects manage to give them the appear
ance of being old. The style of archltec-
ture is antiquated. The houses have
neither shutters nor blinds; bay win
dows are numerous and of generous
proportions. and give even the small
houses an aspect OF impertinent curl
osity, as though their inmates wished
to look out in as many directions as
possible. After the summers and VIM
ters Of few years have rOughened the
exterior 1t is impossible to distinguish
a comparatively new house from one
built 100 years ago, for whatever other
changes may have been wrought in the
dwellings Of old Port Royal there have
been none i'm architectural styles, and
the people seem to be just as well salts
fed to live in houses like those inhab-
tied by their grandfathers as they
would in buildings with all modern
conveniences, for in Annapolis style
counts for very little. Save in this par
ticular the city is remarkable for moth
ing, and, indeed, the whole coast. giver
UP as it is to fishing villages and tn,
homes of fishermen and simple farming
folk, is in no way distinguished from
other localities Of the same kind. Only
the tragedy that was enacted here
causes il to be remembered, and even
that might have passed into partial OBJ
security had not the lines Of Longfellow
preserved it from Oblivion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Regiment of Giants, Another Blondes
4. and Third of Turn-Up Noses.

Regiment of Giants, Another Blondes
and Third of Turn-Up Noses.
The Russian army Is full of strange
features. Thus the biggest fellows are
detailed for duty in the bodyguard reg
iment. "Preobrashenski." founded by
Peter the Great, and originally compos-
cd OF that monarch's personal friends,
all giants In their way. The Cars
family take great pride In this regi-
ment, and on the named day of its pa
iron saint attend the festivities In q
body, usually REINFORCED by foreign
ambassadors and ministers. Then there
Is the Ismallkowski regiment. where
only blondes are tolerated, and the
well-known Pawlow Guards, all OF
whom must have turn-up noses. The
regulations Of the Guard Chasseurs, on
the other hand, admit only dark-haired
men. The guard officers, being privi-
legged by birth us we'll as rank in their
chosen professions. treat their colleagues
In the line almost as badly rs the latter
treat their subalterns. Up to few
years ago, says the Pittsburg Dispatch,
the distinction between them was such
that a guard lieutenant had precedence
over the captain of the line. The late
Cars father changed the state Of
things somewhat, but not much. A
major of the guards would, even to-
day, rank higher than a line colonel, II
there were such a person. But the ad-
yancement OF the regular army officer
seldom surpasses the rank of battalion
cher. Men having attained that dis
tinction are generally made command
crs" of small precincts, while disgraced
guard officers or general staff officers
obtain the colonelship or lieutenant col
cnelship of the regiment to which they
devoted their lives.
Only very rarely does line officer
succeed in obtaining acommissioni in the
war academy, and eventually in the
general staff. 1t should be mentioned.
however, that the majority are untitled
for such advancement. The require
ments of the officers examination in
the line are considerably less stringent
than those upon which the admission to
the guards officers corps are based;
the aspirant's social standing is not ut
all considered, and, to complete the
wretchedness of the line officer. his pay
is ridiculOusly small and inadequate,
especially that of the infantry officer,
The lieutenant receiving not more than
5000 per year, all told. The captain has
little over $500, the major $3.50. The
most abject poverty prevails among
them, and only few Of the younger Of
which must do service both on and Off
raraCe. The infantry private of the
line receives in money los per year. in
Guiding the Cars and others presents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
EVENING AT PORT ROYAL.

tie enmity felt between the races. They
hold aloof from each other, but they
are not in open antagonism.
Among the French of the Acadian
coast there still linger many memories
of their early history, and the old set
tiers will tell with gusto the tales that
have come down to them of the landing
Of Poutrincourt and how he traded
with the Indians, how the Indians
came to love him and his people, and
how, to the savage taste, there was
nothing so delicious as the bread that
the white men made. The Indians
themselves, though fond Of this dainty,
could not be induced to make it, for
the labor of grinding corn or wheat into
flour was too much for their love of
ease. and rather than make flour they
preferred to do without bread. And
how Poutrincourt built fort at Port
Royal, now Annapolis, and made a
block house there which stood until a
few years ago, when 1t was taken down
by some greedy Annapolitan, who
made 1t into canes to sell to strangers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

greatly at variance. Some say that the
entire population did not exceed 1000.
and of these no more than 1000 were
removed. This is the minimum, while
ON the other hand there are others who
assert that as many as $4,000 were vio-
lently elected from the homes they
had themselves created and were scat
tered along the coast of North America.
For the step itself there may possibly
have been some excuse, for there seems
no doubt that the English Government
was subjected to embarrassment on
account Of the presence of these peO-
Pile whom they could not count as
friends nor yet treat as enemies. There
have been instances In which whole
provinces have been dispossessed of
their inhabitants, but very few in which
the wholesale eviction was carried on
with such barbarity, and for the man
ried out no justification can be framed.
When the determination was arrived
at to remove the population there was
no hesitation on the score Of humanity.
Troops were brought to the scene and
the French colonists were informed
that they were TO be removed at once.
They were imprisoned, or rather cor
rallied by the soldiers; their houses
were burned or blown up with gunpow-
der; their crops were set on fire; their
domestic animals butchered before
their eyes as provision for the fleet The
embarkation of the population was car
ried on so hurriedly that I'm many cases
families were separated whose mem
bers never met again. Evangeline was
probably not the only maiden among
the unhappy French whose lover was
transported in another ship than her
own, and, II the truth We're known,
there probably was score of just such
"reminiscences as that which Longfel-
low has described. In one village all
the population was gathered In the
church, anC ten men Mt time were re-
leased to go to their houses and pack
up such portable property as they could
carry; in many places the cattle could
not be gathered from the fields and
were left to starve, and number of
years later. when colonists from Con-
necticut and England arrived to take
possession of the vacated country,
heaps of bones In protected places in
the fields told of the fate that had be-
fallen the herds Of the unhappy AGA
dams.
After all had been loaded on board,
the feet set sail, and, passing down the
coast, deposited the exiles. some here,
some there, distributing them through
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

cealed by the inhabitants before their
removal, perhaps in the hope that at
some time they would return; of spoons
and the vessels used in the sacred Of
fees of the church, hurriedly buried
by the people just previous to the sad
embarkation. Two or three French
churches are still to be found in the
neighborhood, generally either on a
hilltop or on site that commands an
extensive view of the neighborhood,
and wherever there is n site there is
certain to lurk in the neighborhood a
tradition of buried bells or buried treas
ure left in charge of the priest and by
him concealed when the English took
the population away.
Old cemeteries there are in abund-
ance, but the early tombstones and
headboards are all gone, and the oldest
which now remain are those of the days
of the English occupation, and mark
ing the places where the first colonists
from Connecticut and Massachusetts,
Bay, and from England were laid away
by their friends to sleep the last sleep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

the neighboring sea and the right to
land for water. for provisions. and to
dress and dry the fish, were very fire.
Quent. During the wars between
England and France, all the American
colonies suffered tosa greater or less
extent, bat Acadians, perhaps, most Of
all, for they were In position where.
although situated close to their French
friends on the mainland, they were yet
closer to the English. With the former
they could not side; with the latter they
would not, and the result was that
while UNIV Hing to take the oath of al
legiance to the English King. they were
nevertheless forced into n position Of
seeming loyalty. the oath they had ia
ken being that of fidelity" and not Of
anegiance. AS a matter Of fact, how
ever. neither side trusted them; the
English were afraid to do so because
they spoke the French language, and
to all intents and purposes were enc
mics; the French would not, because
the Acadians had taken an oath OF ''f-
deity" to the English King. They
were called neutral French" and the
difficulty of their position was extreme,
for both sides suspected them Of breed
ing trouble. Between 1713 and 1855,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
THE EMBARKATION.

and "reminiscences accounting for the
origin of various literary productions
are always acceptable and generally
instructive from the fact that, they
show that literary works are not, as a
rule. Inspirations, but rather accre-
tons: that is to say, after the primal
idea has once been aprehended, little
by little it is added to until the finished
product is achieved.
Somewhat in this way did Longfel-
lows "Evangelinc" have its origin. AS
the story goes, a gentleman from Salem
was once dining with Hawthorne and
Longfellov when he entertained the
poet with an account of how he had
been endeavoring to interest Haw-
thorne in a legend of Acadia. A young
maiden. he said, in the hurry and con-
fusion of the enforced embarkation,
had been separated from her lover.
The years went by and constantly She
sought him, but not until they were
both old did the twain meet again.
The gentleman, whose name has not
been preserved, said that he had recon-
mended the subject to Hawthorne as
"A fit topic for novel, but that the lat
ter did not see his way clear to put 1t
i'm literary shape, having other work on
hand ut the time. Longfellow caught
ut the subject, and asked If it would DC
agreeable for him to use it in n poem.
The gentleman cheerfully consented.
and Hawthorne, too, willingly turned
over the subject to Longfellow.
The story of "Evangeline" is by no
means the only literary relic Of Area
die, or, as the English call it, Acadia.
for among the $4,000 present French
Inhabitants of that region there still
linger many legends of the day when
the French residents were ruthlcssly
driven from the homes they had found
ed for themselves, from the farms they
had taken pains to render fertile and
valuable by the labor of their hands.
With remarkable pertinacity do the
French of Nova Scotia cling to the
language, the dress, the manners and
customs of their ancestors, and travel
crs assure us that when among them
the impression is strong that one is in
France. but in Il France grown old,
the France of 200 years ago, the Brit
tany OF Normandy Of the days when
Louis lie Grand strutted along the
walks of Fontainebleau and imagined
himself the greatest Of monarchs who
had ever lived. For it is u curious fact
that among colonists separated from
the mother country there have fingered
relics of observance in unimpaired
exactitude just as they were brought
from the mother country. The mother
country changes; the colony does not.
When the American revolution broke
out little colonies of Dutch in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

filthy EXPLANATIONS in the Indian
tongue, and the CONSERVATION of his
reverence when he subsequently dis
covered, in an attempt to preach, that
his congregation thought he was ours
Ing them, when he simply made use
of the words he had been taught by
his unworthy instructor; and how he
promptly declared that that particular
Indian was possessed Of the devil-all
these things and many more are to be
gathered among the French who still
linger along the Acadian coast.
Annapolis il on the site Of Port Royal,
but there are no signs Of the French
town save the Outworks of the fortress,
and these are overgrown with grass
in such fashion that In some quar-
tiers it is difficult to trace the lines OF
the old French fort, and to tell where
they began. and where they ended. In
the neighbOrhoOd, however, from time
to time discoveries are made, Of i'm
plements which were hurriedly con
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

the colonies from Boston TO Charleston
Some prospered, some starved. Exiles
from country where they had done
well, deprived of all resources, left with
no means to purchase the land which to
them was the sole source Of employ.
ment, In counxfy where the language
was strange and where the people re-
garded them as foreigners In speech
and manners and In religion, the fate
OF the poor exiles was very sad.
But time Is wonderful softener OF
thQ asperities, both Of nature and OF
man. The ruin wrought by human
hands, irreparable as at the moment IL
may seem to be, Is soon covered by the
busy fingers of time and the kindly
earth spreads a mantle of green alike
over ruins OF castle and over the lit
tie hillock that conceals mortal remains
from the view Of the survivors. As
Bryant says of the years:
'"They gather up again and softly bear
All the sweet lives that late were over.
whelmed
And lost to sight, all that in them was
good,
Noble and truly great, and worthy OF
love"
The desolated province now bears
few traces of the ruin wrought among
its habitations and on its population.
Acadia Is one Of the most attractive
parts of the Atlantic coast. While its
limits are somewhat undetermined. il
Is generally understood TO be coter-
minous with the western coast of Nova
Scotia. 1t extended along the shores
of the Bay of Fundy, known to every
schoolboy from the well understood
fact that there are the highest tides in
the world. Although situated In lati-
tude where intense cold might be ex-
pected during the winter season. the
climate of Acadia is comparatively
mild. Surrounded rs it Is by water on
winter are softened by the ocean cur
rents and winds, and rarely does the
thermometer sink below 20 degrees
above zero nor rise higher than 30 de-
grees. 1t is. in short much more high
ly favored in this respect, both in sum-
mer and winter, than the interior re-
gions Of Canada and North America,
its winters being less severe and it's
summers more moderate. Although
the population Is mainly English, there
are still to be found along the west
coast many thousands of French farm
ers, thrifty as their race Is wont to be.
They live side by side with their Eng
Ill.
count of their difference In race and
religion. there is little social inter
course, there is also comparatively lit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Possibly Had One.

A Georgia cattle buyer, who is also a
good Presbyterian. was somewhat sur
prised recently to find out how utterly
unknown in certain part of the Cohut-
ia mountains was the good old Presby-
terrain Church. 1t is said that he had
stopped ut humble cabin home, and
during the absence of the man OF the
house was negotiating with the old
woman for the purchase of COW. In
the course of the conversation he re-
marked to her that she lived very far
back i'm the mountains. She replied:
Yes, but n leetle fudder up the road
tbar's several other families"
Wondering what religious faith might
be here, he inquired If there were any
Presbyterians about there.
IL can't say" she said. 81 never pay
any attention to such things and
wouldn't know one IL ! wus to see It,
But John is a powerful hunter, and
you can look back Of the house among
his hides and maybe you can tell me
if he has ever kilt one. ATLANTA Con
stitution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
A Merry Nation.

Austrians seem determined to main
tain their reputation for being the
most merry and pleasure-loving ma
ton In Europe, for their parliament
has just rejected, with considerable
show Of indignation, bill making
drunkenness penal. The opponents Of
the measure found no difficulty in
convincing the house that the estab-
lished habits of the people were such
that it was impossible to punish this
failing, and that the feasts and family
drinking bouts, which have been GUS
tomary among the population for over
1000 years, cannot be abolished by
law