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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17

For once ia his career the incorrupti-
bic alderman from the S'tecnth ward
lost his temper
II can lick ynu. he reared with
one hand tied behind met
lyon can fight B.. TOR with one hand
behind You. vo.ifcrated TIE high mind
I'd alderman from the Imply second
ward. than yuu can any other way.
It's yourcustomay /. ,ition. b'goSh -
Chicago Tribune
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
BERKSHIRE PEOPLE.
The Spiritual and intellectual Forces Arc
Strong Among Them

The Spiritual and Intellectual Forces Are
strong Among Them.
And this region, SO favored by ma
ture, owes much Of its character and in
terest to it's history rs well. Settled lat
or than the scacuast, the western part
of the state was in its beginnings made
up Of moro varied clements than the
eastern. From the valley of the Connect
icut colonists pushed through the noun.
tain gaps into that Of the Housatonic;
tho hills attracted settlers from the fat
and sandy lands Of Cape Cod. while the
Dutch from New Work. have left in
name and character their impress upon
the Berkshire people Of today Spiritual
and intellectual forces we've largely
prominent i'll the laying of its founda-
tions, and such forces have contributed
and continued thrif influences ever
since
Missionary zeal. represented by such
hames rs Eliot and Sergeant, founded
Stockhridge. Jonathan Edwards here
spent the years which represented the
prime and fullncSs If his powers
Ephraim Williams. the fighter IN the
French and Indian war, dying ON the
battlefield, left his fortune to plant and
endOw the college which bears his name
Mark Hopkins. Berkshire born and
bred, another Arnold of Rugby, set his
stamp upon whole generation;
throughout its history soldiers. saints
and scholars have both represented and
impressed its life. The r,'asuhihgs Of
Jonathan Edwards, which for good and
evil have had 81 great an influence up
ON theological thought, found their most
powerful expression i'll his treatise On
the will, which was written while he
lived i'll Stockhfi,ige. Lcnox heard the
last public uttcranccs Of Charming: his
successor. Orvillc Dewey, born 100 years
ago (l19D at Sheffield. long made that
place his home. and there, too. were
born the two Barnards, one the presi-
dent Of Columbia college. the other the
soldier scholar of our civil war. Oliver
Wendell Holmes lived for years at
Pittsfield. Catharine Maria ScdSwick
drew around her at Stockbridgc and
Lenox distinguished circle Of the best
literary society Of our own country and
many cultivated wanderers from tho old
world Fanny kemble here made for
years her home Longfellow, Lowell,
Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Beecher,
q. Z. Il. James, George William Cur
tbs, Matthew Arnold and o;hrre fingered
among and loved tho beauty of these
hills, where plain living and high think
I.
past and where here and there they
still survive, spite Of the infiowing tide
of wealth and luxury that floods tho
Berkshire of today Arthur Lawrence
in Century.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
LINES ON !. GREEK INN.

Gather peoples. gather smilax.
Bind wreath for faithful Phylax.
Poppics, for he gave Us sleep.
Smilax from his Delphian steep.
Say his wine we could not quhh.
Praise his salad and i1laf.
Whisper he would better please
Werc his beds quite free from
Good Words
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
Trees Tina. Die When Men Live Near Thew.

Trees That Die When Men Live Near Thew.
The deaths Of nearly all tha pine
trees in Asbury Park give rise To an in
teresting question Us To whether or not
ii is true tina, this tree is So wild by ma
ture that il will not endure domcStica-
tion. IL is the breed of pine that grows
III the sand close to the seashorc Of
which this seems To be true Asbury
Park is built upon former sea beach
extending three miles inland to TIE edge
of the great forest that reaches from Ea-
tontown. back Of Long Branch, to Cape
May. This forest is called "Thc Pines. :"
because of the propOnderance Of pine
trees in it. the other trees that are plcn-
tiful there being mainly oaks Of four
varieties, with few magnolias, Tulips,
sassafras and hickory trees and hollies
and laurcls.
The pines still flourish i'll the woods
behind Asbury Park. hut in the town
large fraction of the few that remain
are sickly and dying. Thousands have
died and been cut down since the tree
embowcrcd town was built III the woods
n quarter of Il century ago The viii
layers say they die because it kills them
u have human beings walk beside them.
They say that even in the forest the
pines that stand beside the fnotpaths are
the first 10 die. Others credit their de
struction in the village to the shak. ng
of the earth by the heavy trolley cars
and steam railway trains. and still 9th
ers declare that manuring, watering
and topSoiling the sandy ground is what
has done the damage The truth is yet
TO be determined. but certain it is that
they are dying fast, and that already
Asbury Park has lost most Of its noblest
ornaments New York sun.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
The PmbIic.s Own EanIi.

acknowledgements are so common
nowadays, ! suppose, that nobody pays
any attention Ia them
Bizmog-That's just it, People pay
no attention 10 them. and then they de
nounce the bicycliSts for running them
down. -Roxbury Mass. Gazette
Pure soda water syrups used at
p. ID. Cottinpbam e. Cos.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
Wonderful, strength Of IN. Beetle.

A noted oniomologist who has been
writing on the wonderful feats Of
strength "a exhibited in the beetle fam
ily tolls the following II selected "A
common black water beetle weighing 4. .
grains and found that lac was able to
larry load # shot in a small bag. the
whole weighing 81 ounces, or exactly
tx times the weight Of the bug. If
nan weighing $50 could carry as much
accordingly he could shoulder - ton
locomotive and then chain a train Of
,ars together and take the whole lot
across the country at five mile an hour
gait -
Whom = nian marries he fully intends
TO he No. in tho family. but often tho
full point drops ont aiid he lapscs into
"uo one. -
Arabia was so called from its inhabit-
mts, the Arabs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17

Smoothing irons We're first used i'll
France. and are supposed 10 have been
French invention being introduced in
the sixteenth century
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17

Mr.. EPSON Downes (Seated beside a
stranger in a street carD-What time il
il by your watch. please:
Stranger-I don't know
Mr. Epsom--But You just looked az !,
Strangcr-YeS. | only wanted TO SEQ
IL il was still there. London Tit Bits.
Memory is the primary and funda-
mental power without which there
could be no other intellectual operation.
johnson.
The Chictahominy had its dc.. gna-
tion from ~ Indian word. Chik a-maw-
hony, tho place Of turkeys
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
We Desire to In
form our Patrons

and the public generally, that we
have lust received from the South
full stock of n. e. Eiln-Driei
'.h'nheri embracing Flooring.
Ceiling, Siding, Shelving, and
Dressed Boards all widths; also
Heart Flooring and Dressed
Heart i.pn,ber rgiiab'e IT, wiz.
doe aAA door frames, Corner
Boards, etc. in fact anything YOU
need in the dressed lumber line.
We invite and request Won tn ex-
anime our stock before placing
your order, Oar lnmhrr sheis
rye sn-t n lie rear OF our Sash
and Door Warehouse.
We would also remind you that
VIC have II more complete stock
than ever before of Sash, Doors.
Blinds. Mouldings. etc. aud that
We have just received from the
West II consignment of Turned
Poplar Porch POSTS, lhat VIZ sell
Nantes, Brackets, Hand Rails,
etc. and carry full line of Build
ers' Hardware, and do Roofing
and sporting. We sell lIarri-
sons Town and Country Paints,
settle drive wells anywhere on
short notice and handle Pumps,
Points and Pipe. We like to for.
got that we are first hands Tor
Lime and Hair and always have
in stock Cement, Calcincd Plas-
ter, Fire Clay Chimney Pipe,
Felt Roofing, Putty. Glass, i'in-
seed Oh anil TIrpintine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17

Reader, did you ever take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR, the liking OF
LIVER MEDIcINES?r Everybody needs
take liver remedy. 1t is sluggish or
diseased liver that impairs Digestion
and causcs constipation wher iie 4 asst
That should III carried of remains in
The body and poisons the whole system.
That dull, heavy feeling is due To a
torpid liver. Biliousness. Headache.
Malaria and Indigestion are all liver
diseases. Keep the liver active by an
occasional dose of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and you'll get rid of these trou-
bles, and giye tone to the whole sys.
TEN. For n laxative Simmons Liver
Regulator Is BETTER THAN PILLS. II
does not grippe, nor weaken, but greatly
refreshes and strengthens.
Every package has the Red II
stamp on the wrapper. j. III.
Xeiiin AZ Co., Philadelphia.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
St, Elmo Hotel,
81 & $40 Arch Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Rates. SI.SO to 81 per Day

The travelling public will find at this
Hotel the same liberal provisions for their
comfort. IL is located in the immediate
centres of business and places of amuse.
ment and the different railway depots. as
well as all parts of the city are easily &C.
ccsSlhle hy street cars constantly passing
the doors. IL offers special inducements TO
those visiting the city for business or pleas
e. GABEL 4 KRAUSE.
feh. 2i-iy. Proprietors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
OLD MEN AND WOMEN
Y.AnEEs AXE, e:ENTLEMEN

}ouua aud old will be pleased
with such team rs will be fur
ni.hcd them. Stylish horses, new
carriages and clean, comfortable
robes Viii be furnished to ALL
Horses boarded and cared for at
low prices.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17
Y0U%(s MI:N

can find just the team they wan
for q pleasant evening with thei
best girl.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-17

Arabia was so called from its inhabit-
n.s. the Arabs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24
X IN $4,000.

Masked robbers Make = Rich Haul In .
Bank ut Rainy Lake, Mion.
RAINY LAKE CITY, Mimi. June Ca
This town has had an experience which
might have ended like the Mortified
raid in 1875 had there been more fire.
arms about. Two masked men came
to town and went directly to the Bank
Of Rainy Lake City. There were but
few people in the streets at the time,
and the robbers entry to the bank was
not noticed. Once inside one Of the
desperadoes marched up to Cashier
Butler, and, fl%ourishing a ~glistening g.
shooter, demanded hat he give up the
contents Of the banks vaults. Butler
was inclined to demur, but while he
was talking the other rascal ran
around behind him and felled him
with a blow of his fist. While he lay
unconscious and bleeding from the
nose upon the floor of the bank, the
robbers helped themselves to g, OO0, all
the money they could find in the place,
ran outside, mounted their horses and
escaped into the heavy timber. There
IS no clue whatever to their identity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24
A CHURCH BILLIARD ROOM.
Novel Departures In the Fitting Up Of
New CONGREGATION House.

Novel Departures In the Fitting Up Of .
New Congregation House.
The Adams (Mass.) Congregational
church recently dedicated a congrega-
ton house and parsonage containing
some radical modern features. The
house, besides containing moro complete
~ the features found In parish houses,
has q bowling alley, q well equipped
gymnasium and a billiard and poolroom,
the most radical feature Of all. The au-
ditorium has a platform with footlights,
as near an approach to a stage as could
we'll be built in connection with q
church, even in the midst of liberal
Adams folk. The church has a we'll fit
ted kitchen, lots of table linen, silver
ware and dishes. It has reading rooms,
classrooms and q study for the pastor.
The bowling alley is in the basement
and is always full Of merry youths at
accessible hours. The gymnasium in the
attic is constantly patronized. Last
week a class OF young men was organ
lied, and Professor Seeley of Williams
college was engaged for instructor. The
young women have become jealous, and
it has been decided to prohibit the use
Of the gymnasium by the boys for sew
eral hours each day and turn it over &c
the girls, who are determined to form
an athletic association too.
The church is not selfish. It has
thrown open the doors Of its fine congre-
cation house to the whole community,
believing that a lettering Of social con.
ditions is a step toward publication.
There are n or two of the old con.
sentative element who look u%nfavorably
upon the congregation house and its
we'll patronized pool and billiard ta-
bles. One says:
"By and by there will be a saloon
connected with every church. II you
put in billiard tables, bowling alleys
and gymnasiums and say as long as the
boys will play they had better play ut
church, why not put in q bar, for as
long as men will drink why not let
them drink at church?"-Boston Jour.
nal. -<.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24

An important decision has been hand.
90 down by Judge Caldwell, OF the
United States court, at st. Louis, which
will have a bearing on insurance policies.
The opinion explains the case aud is as
follows:
"The rule is that if before or after the
policy is issued the agent has notice OF
the amount Of the insurance which the
insured is carrying, or intends to carry
on the property insured and makes no
objection thereto, the company can be
stopped from claiming q forfeiture, after
there 10 q loss. upon the ground that
such prior or subsequent insurance, OF
which it's agent had notice, was not in.
dorsed 10 writing in the policy. The
company cannot play fast and loose. It
cannot issue . policy which is valid for
the purpose Ut receiving the premiums
but invalid when it comes to pay a loss
To deliver . policy with full knowledge
u facts upon which its validity may be
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24
MASSAGE FOR BLACK EYES.
Better Than Paint and Beefsteak For Obj
lterating Evidence Of Fistic Encounter.

Better Than Paint and Beefsteak For OBJ
iterating Evidence of Fistic Encounter.
Those who make a business of oblit-
Grating evidence of tistic encounters in
the shape of black eyes by painting the
damaged optics no longer enjoy a mo-
nopoly of such business. This | was told
by a pugilistic acquaintance whose ex.
perience entities him to be regarded az
an authority on the subject.
Massage treatment of the region af-
fected, he said. will beat paint and
raw beefsteak all hollow. But it should
be applied Immediately after the injury
is received IN order to prove thoroughly
efficacious. 1t does not require all ex-
pert to do it. All that is necessary is to
mov the fingers rapidly and firmly over
the bruised surface and to keep it up
until the last vestige of discoloration has
disappeared. The explanation is easy
Where the blow has been received the
blood becomes congested. 1t is the clots
OF blood showing through the transpar-
ent skin that produces the black effect.
The pressure of the fingers gradually
AOoscIlS tllt ClOtlcu DtOot, WulCu pdsStS
off into the general currents Of ~ojrcula-
ton, and fresh and properly oolored
blood takes its place"
However, as a rule, the professional
pug does not bother himself about
accelerating tho disappearance of a black
eye. 1t is a sign which proclaims the
fact that its proprietor has recently fill.
ed an engagement, and as such he is an
object Of envy to his less fortunate
brethren. 1t is the ma about town,
whose overindul2ence occasionally
causes him to forget that discretion is
the better part of valor, who is apt to
profit most by the knowledge that mas
sage, promptly applied, will remove the
signs of mourning from an eye that has
been in violent contact with some other
fellows fist, and thus obviate the neces-
sity of inventing a Story to account for
it, which, however ingenious, will be
sneered at by skeptical and incredulous
acquaintance, some Of whom may have
''been there themselves. New Yori
Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24
JAPANESE
His Body Guarded tho Magazine After He
Had Been shot to Death.

His Body Guarded the Magazine After He
Had Been Shot to Death.
In the Japan Weekly Mail are two in
stances Of .Eeroism during the war that
illustrate the pluck Of the Jap. The
best is the story of a brave seaman on
board the Itsujushima Kan, who was
shot to death while ~endeavoring to ave
the powder magazine. The man was q
marine who had been told to stand as
sentry or guard at the entrance of the
powder magazine. During the hottest
part of the naval engagement, that Of
Hal Yang, the Itsujushima was so steer
ed that the shots Of the enemy's small
arms seemed to concentrate in the vi
cinity Of this vital point, and noticing
this the sentry fearlessly ~endeavored to
cover the whole doorway with his body.
In his attempt he was wholly success
full, not a bullet reaching the interior Of
the magazine. When the affair was
over, relief was sent to the faithful
guardian, who was seen still standing
ut his post, with a somewhat troubled
expression ON his c~ountenance. He was
discovered to be stone dead and literal
~ honeycombed with bullets, of which
no less than SO had struck him. OF
oourse death had ensued long before his
wounds reached that terrible total, but
oven in death his body had continued to
guard the post kept SO fearlessly and SO
we'll in life.
The Fuzoku Guho gives an account of
a very daring feat performed by an in
fantry soldier just before the Ping
Yang battle. Boats were imperatively
necessary, but every available craft in
the neighborhood had either been req
uisitioned by the Chinese or else moored
on their side Of Taidong river. One Of
the japanese volunteered to 60 across
alone and fetch at least one of these
boats. and on receiving permission to
make the trial he swan across, mostly
under water and in the face of q storm
of bullets, unmoored one Of the smaller
junks and towed her back again to his
starting place. He escaped without a
wound, much to the satisfaction of his
regiment. The bold fellow is said to be
the stoutest and most intrepid swimmer
in the army.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24

In the 2:l4 class at Boston, June 10,
Prairie Lily, a Sioux Falls PAGER, defeat.
ed a field OF nine starters in one OF the
most stubborn contests ever paced in the
month OF June. She started in six races
this season and won five first and one
second money; has won seventeen heats
and been second in all the others but
one. She has been the horse they have
all combined against In every race, but
only once successfully, and then the
heavy track alone made it possible. She
is not yet quite four years old, and it is
doubtful It any horse of her age has ever
excelled her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24
In view OF the slanderous and untrut

In view OF the slanderous and untruth-
full statements sent broadcast over the
country by upprincipled editors and cor.
respondents OF certain newspapers in
this state regarding a compromise with
defaulting g. State Treasurer Taylor, his
bondsmen and friends, Attorney Gener-
al Crawford has found it necessary for
the good name Of the state and informa-
ton Of the people to give a statement Of
the facts in the whole Taylor matter,
and these facts completely prove the
e~gregious falsity OF the canards which
have been set afioat to the injury Of the
state. He states clearly every move Of
the state in getting ready and pursuing
Taylor, the Of employing a num-
Der OF Pinkerton detectives until Tay-
lor's trail was struck, then paying all off
to save expenses except one good man
who was put on the trail and followed it
we'll until Taylor returned to the United
States where he would ultimately have
found him. These detectives cost IS per
day and expenses and Pinkerton men
cannot be hired any other way.
The attorney general then explains
the course Of procedure against Taylor's
bond and how completely he's got that in
the meshes Of his net and also the pro-
perty of Taylor and his bondsmen. Over
lures for compromise were made to him
time and again but he refused to enter
tain any that did cot look to the re pay
ment OF the stolen funds in the way ex-
actly prescribed by the constitution and
the law in the case. No assurance Of
~leniency in punishment, pardon, remit
ting part Of the debt or releasing bonds
men OF one cent has been promised by
any state officer. AS much cash as pos
sible will be obtained and then the last
cent will be exacted from the real estate
OF Taylor and his bondsmen, enough Of
which is in possession Of the state by
legal procedure as 20 ensure full pay
ment. The cases against Mccoy, Bene-
dict and others for conspiracy have not
been dismissed but will come up at the
next term of Hughes county court. Mr..
Crawford's letter is a clincher for the
sensation mongers and just what the
state had reason to expect of Mr.. Craw-
ford as an official of they will be more
proud than ever.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24

While In most things England may
be considered as abreast Of the times
she Is hopeiessly to the rear as regards
her game laws. The absurdity Of the
latter as we'll a their fragrant injus.
tice, savoring Of the feudal ages, was
strikingly illustrated the other day
when young Lord Stratheden and Camp.
bell was able to get q sentence of i'm.
prisonment and fine passed upon one OF
his tenant farmers who had committed
the crime Of shooting a hare on a field
which he leased from the peer. This
was held by the board of magistrates,
consisting mainly of fellow landowners
and friends of Lord Stratheden, to con.
stitute the crime of poaching.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-24

Senator Kyle who was a stakeholder
in the Aberdeen Star has lately with
drawn his connection Herewith. 1t had
become too socialistic for him and in al.
effort to pass limitations upon it in this
direction and also to the sub
treasury scheme Of the Omaha platform,
he was outvoted by mis- confreres and so
withdrew from all connection with them.
Kyle will still be a democrat as he has
always been.