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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
MAKING WILLS.
TypewrItten Testaments Are Not Held In
High Esteem by Lawyers.

TypewPItten Testaments Arc Not Held In
High Esteem by Lawyers.
Some comment has been caused in
legal circles by tho fact that the will Of
the late J. Hood Wright. disposing Of
an estate Of over 50. 600. 600. is type
written Tho will occupies more than
ten pages OF typewriter matter and is
loosely bound together by silk cord.
II appears that the highest form Of
legal practice in the matter Of wills Is
that these documents, no matter how
long, should all DO written by hand.
This is not merely the survival of an old
form still adhered TO in spite of the
greater legibility of typewriting. The
opinion of lawyers who practice i'll the
surrogate's court and have TO do with
the disposition Of great estates is that
the writing Of will affords added pro.
lection against fraud.
IL is said that while il would be
comparatively easy matter to initiate
typewriting and introduce bogus sheet
somewhere in the body Of the document
if it ran over several pages, yet that this
could not so easily be done when all tho
matter was written by hand. In the lat
ter case not only would the handwriting
of the genuine document have to be imi-
tated, which imitation would in itself
be- forgery and % crime. but the ink and
paper would also have TO bo initiated.
There are only few varieties of typo.
writer paper. and the inks used on type
writers do not number more than n doz.
en-.
J. Hood Wright was an active mem.
Der Of the firm Of Drcxel, Morgan d Go.
and accustomed TO large business trans
actions. His counsel was one Of the
best known firms Of lawyers IN this city,
under whose advice, it is presumed, he
acted when drawing his will. At tho
same time tho files Of the surrogate's
office show that the will OF William II.
/ Vanderbilt, disposing Of an estate Of
over 5000, 900, 900, was typewriter, oc-
cupying many sheets Of paper.
II would undoubtedly be an added
protection against frauds in wills If
these documents, when on separate
sheets. could be bound together and
sealed in such way that ono sheet could
not he removed and another substitu J.
/. The law does not make such provision
however. and wills Of all kinds have
been probated in this county. One will
which was long curiosity in the sur
rogato's office, was written in pencil on
the inside Of German primer. Another
will, which was probated recently III
this county. was between two sheets Of
glass. while many wills disposing Of
large fortunes have been accepted, al.
though written altogether in pencil.
1t is n matter Of frequent occurrence
! for wills TO be offered for probate, many
Of them leaving immense sums Of
money. where the testator did not know
how to sign his or her name and made
mark, or cross. That goes" be-
fore the surrogate just as well as the sig
nature which is signed with flourish,
providing the document is properly wit.
messed and otherwise complies with the
requirements of tho law.-New York
World
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
A Great Mission.

Furthermore. the destitute children
of tho streets offer field Of work com
parativcly unoccupicd Tho uncared for
children arc in the majority in most Of
our cities. Their condition was well IL
Illustrated by what "A boy in this city said
when he was found under cart gnaw.
ing "a bone and some one said To him,
Where do yOu live and he answered,
Don't 1.-Two nowhere, sir Seventy
thousand Of tho children Of New York
city can neither read nor write When
they grow up. IL unreformed, they will
outvote your children, and they will
govern your children. Tho whisky ring
will hatch out other whisky rings, and
grogshops will kill with their horrid
stencil public sobriety, unless tho church
Of God rises up with ou,stretched arms
and infolds this dying population in her
bosom. Public schools cannot do il. Art
galleries cannot do il. Blackwolls is.
land cannot do it, Almshouses cannot
do IT, New York Tombs cannot do il.
Sing Sing cannot do it. People Of God.
wake up to your magnificent mission
You can do it. Get somewhere. some.
how, 20 work
Tho Prussian cavalry mount by put.
ting their right foot into tho stirrup.
while the American cavalry mount by
putting their left foot into tho stirrup.
don't care how you mount your war
charger IL you only get into this battle
for God. and get there soon, right stir.
rup. or left stirrup. or no stirrup ut all
The unoccupied fields are all around us.
and why should we build on another
mans foundation?
have heard Of what was called the
LAUNDERING legion. II was in i79. n
part of the Roman army 20 which some
Christians belonged, and their prayers.
il was said, were answered by thunder
and lightning and hail and tempest.
which overthrow an invading army and
saved the empire. And would 20 God
that you could be 10 mighty in prayer
and work that you would become a
laundering legion before which the
forces Of sin might be- routed and the
gates Of hell made to tremble All
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

aboard now on the gospel snip II you
cannot be- captain or first mate, be-
stoker or dcckhnnd. or ready ~
command to climb tho rathnes Hcayc
away now. lads Shake out the reef,
in the foretopsaill Come, . heavenly
wind, and fll the canvasl Jesus aboa.d
will assure our safety Jesus on the sea
will bcckon us forward Jesus on the
shining shore will welcome MS into bar.
Dor And 20 it came to pass that they
al escaped safe - land -
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

Twynn-P, uple who are always
preaching economy seem 10 think that
the way to get rich is TO make dollars
90 farther
Triplett--lsn't that the right way!
Twynn-Not at all. The secret 81
wealth is to make them come faster. -
Detroit Free Prsa
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

Remember skepticism always has
some reason. good or bad. for existing.
Goetho's irreligion started when the
news came 90 Germany ~ tho earth
quake at Lisbon. Nov. I. 100. That
60, 900 people should have persisted in
that earthquake and in tho after rising
of The Tacus 50 stirred his symraihies
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

Re sure and use that old wcll-tricd remedy,
Mas. MISSIONS SuOTHlNG SrRUP for child
rem tecthing. II soothcs the child, soficns
the gums, allnys all pain. cures wind collie and
il the hest remedy for diarrhIa. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
n IL Hest of all.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

A4Ahu S8NEhas
Again, there is q field OF usefulness
but little touched occupied by those who
arc astray in their habits All northern
nations, like those Of North America
and England and Scotland.-that is, in
the colder climates-are devastated by
alcoholism. They take tho fire TO keep
up the warmth In southern countries.
like Arabia and Spain, tho blood is so
warm they are not tempted 10 fiery liq-
uids. The great Roman armies never
drank anything stronger than water
tinged with vinegar, but under our
northern climate the temptation 20 heat
ing stimulants is most mighty, and mil
lions succumb. When man habits 20
wrong. the church drops him; the social
circle drops him; good influence drops
him; we all drop him. OF all the men
who get off track, but few ever get on
again. Near my summer residence there
is life saving station on the beach.
There are all the ropes and rockets. the
boats, the machinery for getting people
of shipwrecks One summer saw there
Is or 30 men who were breakfasting
after having just escaped with their
lives and nothing more Up and down
our coasts are built these useful struc-
lures, and the mariners know it, and
they feel that IL they are driven into the
breakers there will be apt from shore TO
come rescue. Tho churches Of God
ought 20 be- so many life saving stations,
not SO much To help those who are i'll
smooth waters, but those who have been
shipwrecked Come, let us run out the
lifeboatsl And who will man them? We
do not preach enough to such men, We
have not enough faith in their release
Alas, IL when they come 10 hear US we
are laboriously trying to show the diff
ference between sublapsarianiSm and
supralapsarianism while they have a
thousand vipers Of remorso and despair
coiling around their immortal spirits.
The church is not chiefly for goodish
sort Of men whose prOclivitics are all
: right, and who could get TO heaven pray
ing and singing in their own homes. II
is ON the beach to help the drowning.
Those bad cases are the cases that tod
likes TO take hold Of. He can save n big
sinner as well as small sinner. and
when a man calls earnestly TO God for
help he will go ont 10 deliver such a
one. II it were necessary, God would
come down from the sky. followed by
all the artillery of heaven and a million
angels with drawn swords. Get 100
such redeemed men in each Of your
churches. and nothing could stand be-
fore them, for such men are generally
warm hearted and enthusiastic.
A Great Mission.
Furthermore. the destitute children
Of tho streets offer field Of work com.
parativcly unoccupicd. Tho uncared for
children arc in the majority in most Of
our cities. Their condition was well il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
A Costly Fit Of Anger.

One Of the most notorious of Paris
thieves has just connived Mt his own
capture In remarkable fashion. His
name Is Martin, and he is the head of
n gang of burglars some of whom have
found II convenient TO leave France.
Smartly attired and displayin an ORR
entail order. Martin took q cab and or
dered the driver to take him TO the
Bouffes Parisiens theater. On the
way, the fare became aggrieved ut the
slowness Of the animals pace, and he
expostulaied with the driver In so Of
fensive manner that the latter got
off and punched his nose. knocking
him down. The fare thereupon gave
the cabman into the custody OF q
policeman, and the three went of to
the police station. Arriving there nj.
Gordon. the well-lxnown commissary,
recognize Martin rs man whom he
particularly wanted, and he was seized
and detained On being searched he
was found to be In possession ofletters
Of hi shly compromising character
from members OF his gang. Martin
did not deny his identity, but simply
said: Why did not take the punch on
the nose quietly and say nothing about
it?'-London News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
MANNING THE ARMADA.
The spirit OF sanctt which Ruled All
Things.

Tho spirit OF sanctty which Ruled AL
Things.
Don Quixote, when he set out on his
expedition and forgot money and
change of linen, was not In state OF
wilder cxultation than Catholic Europe
ut the smiling of the Armada Every
noble family In Spain had sent one or
other of it's sons to fight for Christ and
Our Lady.
For three years the stream of prayer
had been ascending from church, ca
th.dral. or orutory. The king had
emptied his treasury. The hidalgo
ami the ira icsmun had offered their
contributions The crusade against
the crescent itself had not kindled
more intense or more sacred enthu-
siasm. All pains were taken to make
the expedition spiritually worthy OF
its purpose. No impure thing, espe.
cially no impure woman, was to APP
proach the yards or ships. Swearing,
auarreling. gambling were prohibited
under terrible penalties.
The galleons were named after the
apostles and saints, to whose charge
they were committed, and every sea-
man and soldier confessed and COM
munica,ed on going on board. The
ship boys at sunrise were to sing their
Buenos Diis ut the foot Of the main
mast. and their Ave Maria rs the sun
san,, into the ocean. On the imperial
banner were embroidered the figures
of Christ and Ills Mother. and as
motto III. hau .hty ''i'lu' Ultra" OF
Charles V. was replaced with the more
pious aspiration. "sx'ir:t Deus, ct
vinlicu cansam tuam."-Froude, In
Lonpmun's MaIa,iIe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
,MpRovipENT FISHING.
Destructive Methods susing . Decline In
thu Annual Catch.

Destructive Methods susing . Decline In
the Annual Catch.
Upon the Atlantic coast the utmost
effort Of the fish commissioners, sup
ported by ample state and national ex-
penditure. seems powerless to effect q
renewal Of the abundance Of old. No
more saddening exhibitions Of mans
improyidence are afforded than by the
noble rivers that have been depleted or
exhausted of their finny treasures, and
of such perhaps the most striking are
those presented by the larger affiuents
Of Chesapeake bay, the Potomac and
the Susquehanna. Sixty years ago.
through the greater course OF these
long streams, both the shad and the
alewife, or fresh-water herring, ex-
listed In almost incredible numbers In
the Potomac the two species would
often ascend the river together, and 1t
WAS not an uncommon draught TO Sc
cure several hundred thousand herring
and several thousand shad Mt single
haul. The fishermen, in drawing the
seine on shore, would pile the herring
knee-deep for twelve or fifteen feet
landward. and then walk or wade
through the mass, thrusting In their
arms and picking out the shad. The
herring so stacked would be sometimes
sold for n mere trifie, sometimes be
given away; often, although an edible
fish, and perhaps superior in that re-
spect to the common herring. would be
carted off for manure; and sometimes,
for lack of even that demand, would
be allowed to fioat away upon the ris-
ing tide. In 1902 nine hundred and
Fifty thousand, accurately counted,
were taken out ut one draught; the
number of shad seined was often four
thousand and upward, and the selling
price us low us dollar and half per
hundred fish. OF such destructive fish,
ing constant decline in the annual
catch was the inevitable result, and
thus II happened that for some years
prior to the war practical exhaustion
had been attained.-A. II. Gouraud, in
Popular Science Monthly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
A p.m.rksbIe Cure Of Rheumatism.

Westminster, Cal, March Il, 1891.
Some time ago, on awakening one
morning L found that had rheum-
atism in my knee so badly that, as l
remarked to my wife, 1t would be
impossible for me TO attend to my
business that day. Remembering
that had some of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm in my store. sent for a
bottle and rubbed the afflicted parts
thoroughly with il, according to di-
rections, and within an hour I was
completely relieved. One applica-
ton had done the business. 1t is
the best liniment on the market
and l sell II under a positive guar
antee. r. T. Harris. For sale by
McFadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Thomas Garthwaite Of Ecclefechan.
Scotland, who used to make Carlyle's
clothes. died recently. They tell me
that Tam was great man In London"
he used to say, but he never was
thocht sac muckle o. here. He wisnas
i'll tae please. He just wrote for SUP
and sent 1t, and he wore Il till done
and then he sent for another, and never
n word about 1T He was q guide
enough man that way."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
How's Thisp

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Propr's,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the past 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any OBJ
legation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous membranes of the sys-
tenn. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by
all druggists. Testimonials sent
free. $50
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

ia. Richardson, Of jefferson City, Mo
Chief Enrolling Force 3sth General As
sembly Of Missouri, writes: | wish to
testify to the merits Of One Minute Cough
Cure. When other so-cilled cures failed
| obtained almost instant relief and n
speedy cure from the use Of One Minute
Cough Cure. Sold by McFadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
ROBBED

OF a nice head of hair just through
negligence. When your hair begins
to fall out, don't neglect il. but get
a bottle of Beggs' Hair Reviewer
which will stop it's falling out, and
If turning gray, will restore it's nat
ural color. For sale by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
FRIENDS and GENTLEMEN I!

We have one of the best woodworkmen
ever in the city. We cordially invite you
to call and see him at Cole. Dawdy q
Normans shop. corner of Main and sher-
man streets, north Of Baldwins.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

work which you can find to do, you
may be able to stay two terms, or
one year, on the one hun
dred dollars which you bring with
you and the amount which you may
earn. When that money is gone
you can then teach ut an advance
in wages; an so with self-denial and
patience or grit and a fair share OF
ability you can complete a college
course. can name persons by the
score who had less than fifty dol
lars when they started away to col
lege, and who by boarding them
selves or finding some work to do
or by teaching, have completed
college course with honor.
1 tell you frankly that college
is not paradise. 1t has 10 magic
power to create character in young
people who are utterly lacking in
the elements of character when they
come to the college. a young man
who is a loafer and tippler at
home, may become a drunkard at
college. A young man who is too
idle to make farmer or business
man at home will probably stand
ut the foot of his class at college,
and in his profession after he gets
through college. But the young
person who has any elements OF
character in him, or her, will find
these elements rapidly developed
in the struggles of college life. 1
would like to tell you of the tall,
awkward young man who came to
the college from farm, so ignorant
that he awakened the laughter OF
ill-mannered collegians, but with
such whole-souled honesty, and
industry, an common sense as as
sured his success. That man is one
of the leading attorneys of his state
with an income of probably $4,000
n year. would like TO tell you of a
poor Welsh boy, who many years
ago worked his way through col
lege and then through the medical
school, and who slowly but surely
advanced to a leading position
among the physicians of growing
city, who became the leading men,
Der of his church, and a helper in
every good cause in the city, who
recently died rich toward God, and
left his family a splendid compe-
tency and a stainless name. l
would like to tell you of farmers
boy who nearly quarter of a CEN
fury ago came up to commence
ment. He was dressed 80 plainly
that he crawled under the platform
which had been built out of doors
for the graduating exercises. One
of the graduating class thrilled him
with his eloquence, and the farmers
boy hidden under the platform re-
solved that he, too, would go
through college. At college he
was converted and became minis
ter. heard that young man the
other day at Chicago. The church
was crowded, and hundreds stood
throughout the services. Thou
sands this single summer will hear
from that college-bred farmers boy
words which will be an inspiration
TO them through life, and which
will guide them safely to the great
home at last. Pay? No investment
on this globe pays as well as chris.
tianity; and next to that no invest
ment on this globe pays so well as
christian Observation-Disclosures
Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Honesty. perseverance and skill cannot
improve DR.. Sawyer's Family Cure. be-
cause /, fully cures indigestion. bilious
ness and kidney difficulty. A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

zano cures all diseases resulting from
mental and nervous debility. Zano re-
stores the broken down nervous system
and lost manhood. Sold BY A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

zano cures mental. nervous and sexual
debility OF men and restores lost man
hood. Zano cures mental and sexual de-
biIity Of men. Sold by A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

pAXTER CAMP, NO. SCI. NJ. W. A., meets
ID second and fourth Mondays Ia each
and River streets. JAS. HARMON,
T. {. WEAVER, Clerk. VIC.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Zano invigorates the enfeeblcd mind
and nervous system and restores lost man
hood. zano cures mental and nervous
debility Of men. Sold BY A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

pAXTER LODGE, NO. rs, /. o. o. f.,
ID meets every Wednesday evening at
A. O. U. w. hall, corner Main md Neosho
streets. NORRIS DOTY, n. q.
G. E. RUcKER. Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Having used C hamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family and found II
TO be n first class article, l take
pleasure in recommending II to my
friends.-J. V. Foster, Westport, Cal.
For sale by McEadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

MAGNOLIA LODGE, o. E. s.. meets Isl
AL and 3rd Fridays In each month mt Ma
sonic hall ON NeoshO street.
MRS. A. MACDONALD, W. N.
MRS. L. ID. BREWSTER, Sec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Ladies-remember that disease becomes
incurable. DR.. Sawyer's Pastilles will
positively cure long standing cases. 1t
heals and cures. Sold BY A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

pAXTER LODGE, NO. Is, A. o. U. W..
ID meets in /. o. D. +. hall every Friday
evening. ]. 7. RfON, n. w.
j. NJ. ENGLISH, Rec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Ladies-the druggist named below will
give you a free sampe package of DIR.
Sawyers Pastilles. which cure diseases
peculiar to women. Sold by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

Our patrons will find DeWitt's Little
Early Rlsers safe aud reliable remedy
for constipation, dyspepsia and liver CON-
plants. For sale by McFadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

RAXTER LODGE, No. a: SELECT ELECT
nn.. 40. iii Tuesdays In each month. ut
hall corner of Main and Neosho streets.
]. N. COOPER, Com.
RIP. McGRKGoR. Rec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

A sure cure for diarrhea and sum-
mer complaint. 1t is Beggs' Diar-
rhea Balsam. Druggists do not
keep il. They sell it; For sale by
A. r. Kane, the popular druggist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08
A VALUABLE FIND.

After years of study and labor, there has
at last been discovered sure and never
failing remedy 1t has been tested on pa
tients who have despaired of ever being
cured, the results have been, in every case
wonderful GroH's Rheumatic Cure is I'M
eaualed as a positive remedy in all cases OF
Chronic and Acute Infammatory Rheuma-
,ism, Gout, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuralgia;
especially Ovarian Neuralgia. Dysmennor'
rhea and all kindred affections. 1t is also
a valuable Blood Purifier, being especially
useful in Eczema, Psoriasis. Scrofula. all
Glandular Engagements and diseases OF
the Liver and Kidneys. 1t is absolutely
free from all narcotics. Severe attacks are
relieved in from one to three days and a
positive cure effected in from five to eight
cen days. For sale by McFadden & Price
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

poYAL ARCH CHAPTER No. Is meets
DAVIS of each month ut 1850 y. m. Visiting
companies are cordially invited.
IRA c. PERKINS, II. p.
a. L. HARVEY, Secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-08

How in the world can you expect
to be cured of piles unless you get
a box of Beggs' German Salve.
Sample boxes free. Equally good
for scalds, burns, old sores, etc.
Sold and warranted by A. r. Kane.