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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02
SWARMED ON THE HEN.
Uncle ISham Corncred the Bees,
hut They Surprised the
Chicken.

WooDnINE, Miss, April 13.-
Uncle Isham was whitewashing at
our place the other day when Il swarm
of bees in full wing chanced to per-
wade the atmosphere. Now, bees are
much dearer to the heart Of Uncle
lsham than whitewashng, though
whiiewashing is his profession, 50 |
was mol surprised when the old man
dropped his brush head and ears in
the bucket, Straishtenod his crooked
back, and hobbled rapidly up TO the
door.
Gimme dc dinner bell, mistis," he
said excitedly.
What is il - asked.
Bees" he whispered, and got
the bell ! knew the old mans weak
ness. Besides, ii is not uninteresting
to see a swarm of bees hived-from a
perfectly safe distance, understand.
The bees showed some signs of making
a raid on 4 honeysuckle vine that was
in full bloom on my trellis, but the
queen seemed dainty about making
landing. She buzzed and whirled and
shifted with the swarm at her heels
till the air was black with bees, but
resolutely in the midst, with his bell
ringing, stood Uncle Isham alone and
unprotected, yet with his face to the
foe. couldn't tell whether the
swarm was moving with the old man
or he was moving with the swarm, the
bees were 50 thick about him, but the
group kept up a continual migration
till at last the door of my little poultry
yard was reached A heavily bios
somed rosebush grew just beside the
gate, and upon this at length the
queen seemed to have made up her
mind TO light She made dive
downward, the swarm following, when,
just at the critical moment, hen
from the poultry yard, with loud
cackle, flew from her nest into the
very midst of the swarm.
"Drat dat ole fool hen - / heard
Uncle 1sham say, and | thought the
game was ended.
What those bees and that hen really
thought, it was impossible to state
with accuracy, but they evidently
seemed to think that some mutually
reacting kind of cyclone business
had been let loose in their midst For
a moment or two there appeared to be
Just conglomerate mixture of bees
and hen in midair, and, by and by,
when they came down, they were liter
ally all there and all together. The
queen, who had no doubt been knocked
perfectly silly" was comfortably
established on the hens back. while
the whole swarm clung around her.
The poor hen was bedecked from tip
to beak, and could not move feather.
Uncle Isham, very much surprised
at the turn Of affairs, got a box and
soon had the swarm safely hived, much
to the poor hens relief.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02

wonder that the digestion OF both gets ont
of order.
Nature works as hard as she can. but
there are some things she cannot stand. If
a man gets some foreign substance into the
works of his watch, he doesn't expect the
watch to run until the impediment is re-
moved. His own digestive system is a
much more wonderful and delicate mechan-
ism than that of his watch, and vet he neg
lccts II and abuses it. He lets il get out of
order, and refuses TO help it. In the end
his neglect reacts with terrible force upon
himself The reaction comes on gradually.
however, so that sometimes he scarcely sus-
poets the cause.
The cause of ninc-tenths of the sickness
of the world IS constipation "a condition
SO common that four people out of five take
II as matter of course. From this one
cause come indigestion disorders of the
stomach. liver and kidneys biliousness
headaches, flatuiencc. heartburn, impurity
of the blood and the serious complications
that follow. To begin with constipation is
little thing. and little thing will cure it.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tiny. sugar
coated granules. They give TO nature just
the little help she needs. They are as
gentle as they are efficient. and will per
fectly cure the worst cases of constipation.
There is nothing in the world like them, so
there can be nothing just as good" The
druggist who tries to sell you something
else has his own interest in view and not
yours.
For free sample package of from
to 7 doses, address Worlds Dispcnsary
Medical Association. No. Cos Main Street,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Any one sending Al one-cent stamps to cover
cost OF mailing orIy. will receive free a copy of
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
The expense of producing this wonderful book
has been paid by the sale OF $4,000 copies at the
regular price, SIy. II has now been decided to
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copies. Address as above.
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AN ABLE ARGUMENT.
The Thief Did Not Believe i'm
Equal Division When Re-
VolVcrs Came i'm.

He had both hands in the air and
was looking into the barrel of revolv-
er, but he retained his presence of
mind.
Il presume he said, "that you be-
lieve in an equal distribution of prop
erty."
That's wot," replied the highway
man as he begun going through the
victims pockets.
Il supposed so. That's usually the
way with men of your class, but you
argue from false premises. You try
to Justify your actions"
shut up
"Oh, I'm not going to give you a
lecture on your evil ways. In fact,
| may say that ! am willing to accept
your theory Of life temporarily"
well, she'll out, them"
Certainly, certainly, anything |
have. But am | to understand that
you insist upon operating upon that
theory p
The highwayman nodded, and the
victim deposited bunch of keys, an
old silver watch and two nickels ON
the iencepost beside which he was
standing.
That's all have he said.
The highwayman gave an exclama-
ton of disgust and pushed all the arti
cles oii on to the sidewalk
a amt robbin paupers, he said.
"Of course not replied the victim
chcerilv, but this isn't robbery, you
know. Its the theory of equal divi-
sion Of property. You get half Of that
stuff, and I'll just take one of those
handsome revolvers that you have.
That's fair and right in line with
your argument
But the highwayman declined. aud
he did it very roughly too.
And yet said the victim rs he
put Tie silver watch back IN his pocket,
''he was the one who upheld the
theory. 1t only shows that these
idealsis don't live up to their teach
iugs when it comes down to the stern
realities Of liie." Chicago Post.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02
"les, and be laughed at No, |
don't intend to let him know anything
about the trouble he has caused me.
Besides I don't know that he has got

Besides don't know that he has 90
it,
But what are you going to OF
why, just as soon AS | finish m,
breakfast | shall 90 to Mr. Seymour
and tell him of the periidy Of my
servant-an | shall take that leg t,
prove my statement-and, unless h'
objects very strongly, shall insist ol
being married upon crutches rather
than to have the wedding postponed
That would please Slympkins Toe
much. Its what he expects, but III
disappoint him, by jover'
finished my coffee, and going tC
my chamber, took the ownerless leg
and wrapped it up in paper Then
came down, and ordering my carriage
rode out to Mr.. Seymour's residence
The old gentleman met me ut the
door. He took no notice Of my
crutches. With averted face he bad,
me goodmorning and led me into the
parlor.
I'm sorry, Captain Boomerang
very sorry, but the wedding will have
to be postponed"
"What, not on my account, | hope?'
for you see | thought he had already
heard of my loss.
amelia is
"What? My dear Amelia Oh
has anything happened to her Is she
i'll?
ITS nothing serious, my dear cap
tain"
but is she i'll Oh. where is she
Let me 20 to her. Do let me see
her ~
"She's in her boudoir. Go. Per.
haps you can comfort her.
| did 90. | burst into the room
and found her lying on the sofa.
rushed forward to clasp her in my
arms, but recoiled in surprise and
amazement when Jaw upon the chair
i'll front Of the lounge upon which she
was lying my
"Great heavens Amelia, where
did you get my leg = For you see
recognized the limb Instantly.
The le-Oh, George Henry. II
can never be your wife :" she sobbed
fixing her liquid orbs ON the limb be-
fore her.
But where did you get my leg p
reiterated. at the same time unfolding
the paper from the short one that |
had brought with me.
Where did YOU get mine?" she
screamed. hopping up from the lounge
and clutching the limb that still
held in my hand.
Yours - | gasped.
Mine ~
"Oh, this is too much :"
Amelia sat down, too, and tor about
two minutes we gazed into one anoth
er's faces without speaking a word Al
last spoke.
"Oh, Amelia, Slympkins has playe(
cruel Joke upon Us. lie bribeC
your maid AMI my man to chang,
these limbs
"Yes, and now
But luckily We have found il on
IN time, and now the wedding can @
on as il nothing had happened"
Nv hat Would You marry m'
now ?"
Now y cried clasping her to m,
breast. I'D marry you now if yor
hadn't a leg to stand upon"
Then | kissed the dear creature
while she laid her beautiful head upol
my breast and cried for joy.
In conclusion | am happy to inform
the reader that the wedding took plac'
at precisely 2o'clock that day. Slymp
kins WAS not there, and | haven't seeI
him since, but when | do see him
well, I'll write you about it-Td- Bit
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of the
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE co.,

of Hartford. Conn, December 81. 1895
ASSETS.
I Value of Real Estate owned hy
the Company. less amount of
encumbrance thereon, 35S. 775. 60
Loans on Bonds aud Mortgage. l,3l6, 900 90
Stocks and Bonds absolutely
owned by the Company omar
kct valuc) 4,952. a26 20
Amount of all Loans Except
Mortgages) $500 90
Interest due and accrued on
StockS, Bonds and other Sc
curities, 2,l77.22
Cash in Company's principal
office, deposited in Bank. Loss, 29I q.
Premiums due and in course of
collection. i,0i2. ans 69
All other admitted Assets 2ll2O63
Total admitted Assets, s.339, 9Ic. 20
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED.
Securities deposited in various
States for the protection OF
Policyholders. 3s9, 3C2 so
Liabilities in said States. 25s. 72s. 40
Surplus over said Liabilities, 100, 57i 40
LIABILITIES.
Losses reported. adjusted aud
unpaid. 500. 9.Osl .Os
Reserve as required by law. 4,l45. $40. 10
All other claims, -, 600. 90
Total Liabilities. 4,sl9,59l.Is
Surplus as regards Policy
holders, 1920, ,3!9.ll
Assets not admitted rs above
stated, I30, ,574.40
Surplus of 4,l50 S93. IL
Capital Stock paid up, 1850, 900. 90
Surplus as regard Stockholders, !, 900 500. 81
Total Income. 6.i2l, ,O5s.o2
Total Expenditures. 5.53l. .3Os. 2s
Amount of Policies in force
in United States on 3lst
December, 1895. 7O1, ,465, 6lO. 90
Amount of Policies written
in Maryland during 1898. 3,694. $1,000
Premiums received on Mary
land business in 1895. 4l,s6I.l0
Losses paid in Maryland dur
Ing 1895. 1928 l6
Losses incurred in Maryland
during 1895, l9,s642.
State of Maryland, Insurance Department,
Commissioners Office.
Annapolis. February 18th. 1896.
In compliance with the Code of Public
General Laws. | hereby certify that the
above is true abstract from the statement
ot the Hartford Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford. Conn. to December 3Ist, 1895,
now on file in this Department.
THOMAS +. TOWNSEND.
Insurance Commissioner
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of the
Mutual Reserved Fund Life Assn

MUTUAL ncStIVtu TuIlu lllG ass II
of New York, y. Y. Dec. 3lst. 1925.
AssErs. December 3lst. 1895
Cash Assets, and Deposits in
Foreign Countries, 1896, 632 40
Contingent Assets: Due from
Members; Furniture aud Fix
lures; Death Losses paid in
advance. l,92j, j,O75.42
Total Assets. 1861. 707 50
LIABILITIES, Dec. 81, 1895.
Outstanding Bond obligations. ais, 369 ~
Death Claims in process of Ad-
justment, (No. of Claims
llS 425, 93o. -
Death Claims approved, but
not due (No. 99) 49,, $50 90
Death Claims resisted, tNO l4) - 760 90
Advance Assessments and dues, li2. .59IOi
All other Debts and Claim.
against the Company, 7is. .O59 90
Total Liabilities, 2,043, l9S. SO
INCOME DURING THE YEAR 1895.
Membership Fees, a2s. 7Iu. 81
Annual Dues, 7ss, rs. 80
Assessments, 4.O72. 439. ~
Medical Examiners Fc : 6S.726. no
Interest and Rent 30 .62S -
From all other sources, l9,459.3I
Total Income reed in 1895, 5,575, PSI. Sc
EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR 1895
For Losses and Claims as per
schedule, 4,Osi, ,O74. %
Amounts returned to Members, ll.6OO. %
Commi> >sions and Fees retained
bv or paid 10 Agents or Ofli-
GERS. SIS, 70l sc
Salaries of Managers and of
Agents. 16.9Gs. 4
Medical Examiners Fees, l,43l. 81
Salaries and other Gompensa.
tion of Officers and Clerks, 36s. .O.4.4l
Office Rent and Taxes. $50, 592 81
Advertising and Printing, 40. COZ 50
All other Items. 252,O6I 81
Total Expenditures in 1895, 5.s54. lO9.l7
TOTAL BUSINESS.
Total face amount of Ccrtif-
Gates in force in United
States. Dec. 81, 1895, (No.
los ,s7s) 3Os, G59, 81 90
Claims paid in United States
during year 1895. Actual
cash paid (No. lll0) 4,O-40 074 ~
Total face amount If Claims
unpaid in United States,
3lSt Dec, 1895 (No. 36l) s3l, sos. -
MARYLAND BUSINESS.
Total face amount OF Ccrtit-
Gates written in Maryland
during 1895 tNo. l45l 456. 200. .OO
Total face amount of Certih-
Gates in force in Maryla,d.
Dec. ~. 1895 (No 1910 6,SlI. $50. OO
Claims paid in Maryland dur
ing 1888. Actual Cash
paid (No 30 loo, 80. 90
Total face amount of Claims
unpaid in Maryland, Dec.
3lst. 1895. (No. l3) ~. 700 OC
State of Maryland. Insurance Department,
Commissioner Office.
Annapolis, March 9th, 1896.
In compliance with the Code of Public
General Laws | hereby certify that tn,
above is true abstract from the statement
of the Mutual Reserved Fund Life AsSociu
tion of New York, \. T.. to December 3lst
1895, now on file in this Department
THOMAS +. TOWNSEND.
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II: workman often
eats his lunch on the
same bench where
he does his work.
T he o fiji ce III a n
snatches a few min
utes from his occu-
, patton and turns his
desk into a dining
table. Neither gets
the exercise he
needs. neither takes
the proper time for
eating. II is small
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Have your pictures framed at
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MOTT CROPPER
WILL HELL YOU
Beautify Your Home.

This should be the desire of every one;
your home is your kingdom aud should he
iuSt rs comfortable aS your meurs will al
low. Little expense Is necessary t. decor
ate ynur rooms with our
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For Rent.-For the balance Of
the year, the house formerly occupied
by William I Dickerson on the cor
ner OF Federal and Church Streets.
For terms apply to VIM. 7. Dickerson
or George s. Richardson.
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o. NJ. purncm. J. J. Collins. c.L. Vincent
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T EDWARD WHITE,

SNOW HILL. MD
Special attention to collection of claims
and negotiation Of loans. Will he in Berlin
the first and Stockton the second SATURDAY.
Of each month.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-30
Nest of Clock Springs.

In the Museum of Natural History at Soleure, in Switzerland, there is birds nest made entirely of steel. There are a number of clock-making shops at Soleure, and in the yards of these there are often found lying disused or broken springs of clocks. One day a clock maker noticed in tree in his yard a birds nest of peculiar appearance. Ex- amining it, he found that pair of wag- tails had built a nest entirely of clock springs. It was more than four inches across, and perfectly comfortable for the birds. After the feathered archi- tects had reared their brood, the nest was taken to the museum, where it is preserved as a. striking illustration of the skill of birds in turning their sur 1oundings to advantage in building their nests.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-30
NOT THE SAME.
Beranger's Terse and Clever Character
 izatiOn of Victor Hugo.

Beranger's Terse and Clever Character
 izatiOn of Victor Hugo.
 A terse and clever characterization was that by which Beranger, the poet, summed up Victor Hugo's relation to the great republican spirit of France. Hugo, although it is said that he was not arepublican at the very beginning of his career, became most enthusiastic and outspolken one. He represented the pie torial, dramatic side of popular feeling and became so picturesque figure in French politics that he could not have failed to serve as popular idol.
 Beranger, who was republican of the simplest type, notwithstanding his share in establishing Louis Philippe on the throne, denied the poets attitude in one line.
 One day, says the Contemporary Re- view, shortly after the revolution which overtoppled that throne, an acquaint- ance of Beranger met him coming out of the Palais-Bourbon. T shall feel obliged" said the poet, If you will see me home, for I do not feel at all well. Those violent scenes inside there are not to my taste. I am not at all we'll" he continued, with a wistful smile; ''f have been accused of having held the plank over which Louis Philippe went to the Tuileries. I wish I could be the bridge across the Channel on which he would return. Certainly would have liked a republic. but not such as we are having in there''
 He pointed to the home of the Con- stituent assembly. "You ought to be pleased,' said his friend. ''Victor Hugo is in the same regiment with you"
 "Victor Hugo is not in the regiment 9 was the quiet reply. ''He is in the band"
Arizona republican., 1896-09-30
MONEY AND PRICES.

Tlhis is the worldly wisdom of the New York World:
 Does any sensible farmer really sup pose that the markets of the world which take our surplus will permit our congress and president to fix and main tain prices by law? Is any farmer so simple as actually to think that the price of what he has to sell can be raised by a trick of legislation without increasing in like ratio what he has to buy?
 To criticise the above, the best way is to begin at the bottom and go back ward. The World asks if any farmer thinks that the price of wheat he has to sell can be raised by a trick of leg islation without increasing in like ratio what he has to buy. Probably not, but the farmer, if he makes any money, has to sell more than he buys, and the more he gets for what he has to sell the more profit there is.
 The farmer that raises $1 900 worth of stuff for the market, under normal conditions, does not buy $1 ,000 worth of products during the year. The old rule used to be that if he could make with his capital and work 10 or 12 per cent on his investment, he was doing very well. Now, if he could make 12 per cent on $2,OO0 instead of 1000 he would be S120 ahead by the change. As to the first question about the markets of the world taking our sur plus and about their interfering with congress and the presidents fixing and maintaining prices by law, that is bunglingly put. There is only one ar ticle in the world that our Nation could fix a value on and maintain it.
 That is silver, and the reason it can do that is because silver can only be obtained in very limited quantities It is because, with all the work of the | world up to date, not enough of silver and gold have been produced to meet | and fill the worlds need for money. | Then there is another feature about it. The amount of primary, ultimate money in the world is the barometer that measures the worlds values. The nations cannot interfere with ! that. It is an inviolable, immutable law. and if OUT country had but the courage and the patriotism to fully re- store silver, the result would have to ! be that ''the nations of the world that buy our surplus would have to give an increased price for it.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-30
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dorsed the St. Louis platform with the exception of the gold standard plank that is boo much for me. I am no goldbug My vote will support the Republican ticket, but no goldbug need apply.
 I am much pleased to see that The Republican still stands by silver at 16 to regardless of the pottage seekers of the county and territorial conven- tions. If it did not I should have but little use for it after the present years subscription; and in so saying l be- lieve I. speak the sentiment of a vast majority of the voters of all parties in Arizona. I have informed myself somewhat on the silver question, and find that men of twenty-five or thirty years ex- perienee in mining both gold and silver in several states and territories in the United States say it costs as much on an average to produce sixteen ounces of silver as it does to produce one ounce of gold. If that is the case why should it not be coined at 16 to l? Though there may have been nine teen ounces of silver produced to one ounce of gold in the final summing up ! for the past 520 years these metals are not like potatoes and onions that have to be disposed of and used up in their season. Silver and gold will keep, and should be worth the cost of production. A prominent Democrat in the east said soon after the Chicago conven- vention that he twas called on to SUD- port MT. Bryan and protect silver or support Mir. Mckinley and protect everything else except silver" I say support MT. Bryan and protect silver, or rather, give silver the place where it belongs in the measure of value throughout the world and it will be the foundation of protection to every other American production requiring protection.
 While the American continent has produced one-third of the gold and five-sixths of the silver of tine total weight of the precious metals consti- tlJting the metallic wealth of the world or two-thirds in coined value, it now has about one-ffth of the worlds coin in circulation.
 In 1873 and at other times when silver has been at a premium, what did the goldbugs think when twenty dol lar gold piece was not worth twenty American silver dollars? Ah! Echo answers what?
 It seems strange that in the begin ming of the republic with only three million people, it established its own coin independent of the world, thai now with over seventy millions of in tehligent and enterprising people with observation and experience of over @ hundred years, the United States can not establish and maintain its own coin with the same independence as in the beginning. l6 to 1 goes.
 1 C. H. WILLARD. Gila Bend. Ariz., Sept. 2S.
Arizona republican., 1896-09-30
NONE BUT AYERS AT THE
 WORLDS FAIR.

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex- traordinary distinction of having been the only blood purifier allowed an ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair. Chicago. Manufacturers of other sarsaparillas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods, but they were all turned away under the application of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums. The decision of the Worlds Fair authori- ties in favor of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows: Ayers Sarsapa- rilla is not patent medicine. It does not belong to the list of nostrums. It is here on it's merits"