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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-18
DR.. 8. K.NARSHhLL,
Dentist,
BERLIN. MD.

Is now devoting his time TO his
specially. Disease of the mouth and
teeth, filling. extracting. saving max
ing teeth and mending broken plates.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-18
TIM e TABLE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
HARRINGTON TO FRANKLIN.


s Daily, except Sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-18
Blood

Your nerves will be strong, and your
sleep sound, sweet and refreshing.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure blood.
That Is why IL cures so many diseases.
That is why so many thousands take 1t
to cure disease, retain good health, pre-
vent sickness and suffering. Remember
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-18

stasy OF internal triumph. The caglets In
the eyric have no advantage over the ca
glcts Of 1000 years ago. the kids have no
superior way of climbing up the rocks
than the old goats taught them hundreds
Of years ago; the whclps know no more
now than did the whclps Of ages ago-thcy
are taught nu more by the lions Of the
desert. hut II Is shame that In this day,
when there are 50 many opportunities of
improving ourselves In the best manner of
culturing children. that 50 often there Is
no more advancement In this respect than
there has been among the kids and the
eaglcts and the whclps.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

grandchildren will listen to tales about
its slowness with the same plying con-
tempt that we now feel when hearing
OF Old-ttme stage coach journeys.
The horse car is already extinct IN
almost all OF the live towns in the Uni
ted States, but it still clings like the
slOth Of the tropics to New York, which
only adopts Improvements after every
other city has adopted them This
certain doom Of the horse car is a COM
forting thought TO hug TO ones bosom
as it dawdles along in its endeayor 10
catch one more belated nickel
Rugged it for a long time one day
last week until squeezed most OF the
sweetness out Of Il.
stood at the corner Of Twenty-third
street and Ninth avenue at 11:44, and 1
was due at the Christopher street ferry
at u. Owing TO some strange mental
lapse, I decided 20 take the horse car.
Vast, lofty in,ellects, bordering upon
grave questions, are apt 10 have these
queer brain slides. so 10 speak, and do
things that they after marvel at.
l looked up the street. There in the
misty distance, miragelike, was car
seemingly stationary 10 my impatient
mind. l looked at my watch and cal
culated rapidly. Then l waited. l
----..:lA- Ssse1 LA -beard-grow as l watched
the car becoming palmer 70 the naked
eye. When It grew quite visible it
stopped.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
MCKINLEY IS TRUTHFUL.
How Some Statesmen Escape Undesir-
able Visitors.

When Gov. Mckinley visited New Or
leans in 1895, and made there his great
protection speech, it is said that he
strongly impressed one of the negro
bell boys at his hotel, who gave vent TO
his emotions thus:
Il tell yo', Marse Bob, dose statesmen
is mighty funny people An dey has
Gurus ways, tell yo'. Now dar's Gin
raj Bragg. Wen takes cyard up to
de Gin'ral's room, an de Gin'ral he
don't want ter see de genrman whats
name on de cyard, he jas tars dat cyard
into flinders, an kicks me- outen de
room. an says: 'Yo' - fool niggah,
yo'. what yo mean insultin' me wit dat
cyard? Yo' think want to vase my
time wit dat eiut? Yo' git down stairs.
yo' black blankety blank, an tell dat
man TO go to the d5bbil'
But wen | takes cyard up to Ma
jah McKinley's room an de Majah he
don't want ter see de genl'man wat SEN
hit, he JUS look at de cyard outen de
coneh his eye, an den he don't touch
dat cyard, but he JUS take me outen de
corrydore, an he look at dat cyard once
mo'-but he keep his finger off-an he
say to me: Boy, yo' JUS take dat cyard
down stahs, back to de gen'l'man. an
yo' tell him Majah Mckinley am not in
his room at dis present time An he
glib me quartah fo luck. Oh, I tell
yo', Marse Bob, dat Majah Mckinley,
he moughty trooful man, an he
wouldn't tell lie TO- nuttin', no, sah."
Mail and Express.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
me STRING BROKE.

stop and regard the car with a grave
look OF interest and air Of men listen
ing TO far-off strains of music or faint,
fairy voices.
Finally we started and went for two
blocks in a dull, unsensational style.
Then one of the horses slipped and fell
with a dull, sickening thud. The
driver leaned over and gazed pensively
at him, and in another moment the
horse jumped up suddenly, kicked the
off horse in the stomach and began TO
prance around on his hind legs SEEM
ingly in a mad endeavor to get on the
car.
The conductor said he had the blind
staggerS. adding that every time he
left the stables he expected him TO drop
dead in the middle of a trip.
After a few surprising contortions
the Steed Gained down and proceeded
as if nothing had happened. but the
driver had 10 alight and rearrange it's
trouSSeau in few minutes. Then he
inspected the of horse TO see if he had
been hurt. Then he took a chew and
started, but on that block we came TO
water barrel alongside of the track.
and both of the horses. after studious-
" examining the water for concealed
bacteria, took a long, careful drink.
while the driver examined his tonsils
by the aid Of small pocket mirror.
The refreshed beasts then began to
trot in quite lively fashion and soon
covered several blocks. the car bound
ing up and down at each end like a shin
at sea, when suddenly We left the track
and went over the cobbleStones with a
noise like a field battery opening fire
Everybody woke up, looking panied
and shocked.
The driver urged the horses along
but the car would not take the rails
and when the old lady's false teeth fell
out the conductor produced an iron i'm
itation of a boomerang and placed it
under a wheel. Then they unhitched
the team and attached il to the rear
end and drew the car back for half a
block, reversed the horses and went
forward, striking the iron and joltinc
the car so that lamp fell out o. it's
bracket. but the car still eluded the
rail. This experiment was repeated
several times, while | sat on the curb
stone and watched until the car was
finally on the track. The admirable
equanimity or the driver and conductor
filed me with envy. l would not make
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

The cartman started, struck his horse
with stave and cleared the track in
stantly, and the car driver gave me a
look OF mingled gratitude and intense
admiration.
Pretty soon we came to spot where
a huge hole had been dug in the street.
The horses were detached, and gang
of laborers slowly pushed the car across
the yawning chasm. They we got
around the corner and stopped. l
looked ahead and saw a long line of
cars, cabs and trucks, all motionless.
| asked the conductor what caused the
delay.
Il dunno no more'n you do" he re-
piled carelessly as he took out his news
paper. l got off and walked couple
of blocks to find that warehouse was
burning and all traffic was stopped by
the lines of fire hosiery across the
street. But l was now quite near the
ferry, and sauntered down and caught
the lis boat.
WALT M'DOUGALL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

that ne revealed the corrugated dome
Of his mouth. and at signal from the
conductor drove on for 20 rods ana
then stopped. Something had gone
wrong with the harness The driver
go. off and vanished behind the dash
board. while the conductor tied the
strap with string.
4 cold Precipitation sQuirted our al
over me. I danced up and down ano
CRASHED my teeth impotently. There re-
NAMED but seven minutes. and we Dad
gone but three blocks. l realized, how
ever. after a moments reflection, that
as no human agency could now get me
10 the boat in time l might as we'll De
philosophical. The experience began
10 be amusing. I felt that as soon as II
became funny the fun would cease, but
il didn't.
After moments that seemed hours
the driver appeared and nodded, and
the conductor rang the bell. The horses
looked around sadly, had few short
spasms, and we moved. Just then
woman came out of a house and shout
ed. The car stopped, and the horses
instantly fell into a deep, calm slumber
The woman looked back and signalled
10 us to wait for some one within, who
apparently was not yet prepared to ap-
pear in public. The conductor, in
dreamy, reflective way, called out,
Come. be lively there" and boy
emerged with a slice OF bread in his
mouth and doughnut in each hand.
They climbed in and We proceeded.
On that block the speed sensibly in
creased. and l perceived on looking for
a reason that there was hay cart i'm
mediately in front Of us. Just then the
boys hat fell out of the window The
mother squawked like an alarmed mud
hen. All the passengers stirred uneasily
in their sleep, and the conductor stop
ped the car, got off and rescued the hat.
At the next corner we saw down the
side street a fat woman hurrying to-
ward us with her hands uplifted. We
stopped and waited. When she hove
alongside. she had quite lost her breath,
and il was several seconds before she
could ask if the car went to Vesey
street. II didn't, and she turned in
cold. silent contempt. went to the side
walk and leaned against lamp-post,
with an injured look on her face, while
We went on.
1t was now after u o'clock, and time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

7 stood on one foot and then on the
-. watch in hand, for 1t was I'M
80 ..,,. maj I should catch that boat
"a tbe minutes flew as they ny past
c. oa,denne1 murderer or the man
with a note 10 meet =
,1be car started again, and soon /
- ans bells 1ingsing the monotone.
Asr dragged past ! stepped gracetully
hoard and asked the young man from
Scbcharie. who was at the helm' II
bod time to catch the boat lie looked
- his watch. breathed hard iOr mo-
v,o-1+ rnd said: Yep, You nave just
ito ter. lxetch it. fer it-only takes leNen
,,inutes from here. and it's l. minutes
- felt a Atle electric thrill or
-. ond hone cOursed up and down my
~; and the car stopped 10 let on an
ga coIored woman. with big bundle
olothes- four feet wide. tied up IN a
49,. The conductor told her 10 put II
=, The front platform and got on 10
ttber III was just over the Starboard
- when the string broke and the
e,reat was instantly covered with shirts,
co1Iars. cuffs. towels and lingerie or all
sorts. .,, 49,, .,,,, .i,,,.,
~, reorrange her effects. the conductor
o5,-ised her to wait for the next car.
80 fbe beW. and we started. followed
NV a showersof blessings from the old
woman. IT.
Al The next corner white haired
NAN who seemed TO be lame brought
49, ar to 2. stand Every time the car
--orned the horseSsseemed to think that
sbev had quit for the day and sagged
6ov.n or leaned against each other. and
i, was difficult TO set them in form
agin.
20 ask the conductor questions, waking
nm all the other passengers, and he so
r,iatnlv revealed the.fact that he was on
me wrong car that The conductor did
no. start until he got on. He wanted
ro 90 up town instead OF down. Two
precious golden minutes had fed into
The voicelesS past
We rolled along YEARLY for another
block like a wounded snake. Il seemed
that ANYTHING that moved could pass
ms At the next corner a feeble old lady
was led 10 the ear by colcred maid.
Afrer another full stos the conductor
reached for the bell strap. and il broke
unfortunately without ringing the bell.
The driver looked back, yawned so
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

a good car driver. My disposition is
too choleric. / would acquire ingrow-
ing profanity and die of apoplexy
brought on by emotional excess.
We went on until slowly moving
cart impeded our progress. Our driver
hammered on the resounding dash
board. but the cart driver never turn
ed a hair.
"Why don't you swear at him." !
asked.
He turned to me in surprise.
Il never swear" he replied.
Cant you be profane if you want
to-" said 1.
Nope; never learned how"
Well" | replied, "Ill swear little
for you and move him out"
Then / swore few hexameters in a
loud and angry tone of voice, using
some phases culled during long and
excited experience in the army and
navy and in literary and dramatic cir
cles
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

was no object TO me. So when little
farther on we were stopped by large
truck loaded with bricks and backed
against the sidewalk, l calmly watched
the laborers solemnly and carefully lift
the bricks out one by one and place
them gently on the ground while the
conductor went forward, borrowed a
chew from the driver and began TO read
a paper.
Every little while the laborers would
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
ORIGIN OF "TEETOTAL."

The late Rev. Joel Jewell. Presbyte-
rian clergyman. revivalist and active tenn
perance warker, is said to have originated
the word "teetotal' in this wise:
When quite a young man. not then or
dained, Mr.. Jewell was conducting a pub
lie temperance meeting In Hector, n. Y.
For the pledge against using distilled
liquors he introduced the letters 30. p"
meaning "old pledge" and "T'' for Ito
tai, THE latter including both distilled and
fermented liquors. When taking the
names of those who had expressed a de-
sire to sign the pledge young occupant of
a gallery seat called out, add my name
and t. for l am a 'T-totaler.'
After this the word "teetotal' was adopt-
ed by Mr.. Jewell in his writings and
speeches.-New York Herald.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
MN YORK HORSE CARS.
AcDOugal Rides on One and Loses
His Boat.
sofCity Travel-The Horses
Go 70 Sleep at Every Stop, and
tue Driver Admits to the Cartoon
ISL That He Cannot swear-A
metropolitan Idyl.

SCoDyright. 1896. by the Author)
-. me passing away Of the horse before
euo oIcycle and che trolley car gives
IiSs 70 re1ecuOns that are not all gall
Suu "or mwoOd. The elang OF the troll
icy ana cable car bell may be the signal
TOT new, peculiar trials, but the
Shousnt Is consoling that the horse car
- becoming extinct Our astOniShed
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
ROYAL EYES.
Cleopatra had large, deep blue eyes.

Cleopatra had large, deep blue eyes.
Frederick the Great had large blue ewes
with the luster Of polished steel.
The Emperor Nero was excessively near
sighted and used a small gem In the shane
OF a lens TO see at a distance.
Mary Stuart was not exactly cross-eyed
but one eye moved more than the Other
and gave the queen that appearance
Elizabeth of England had clear LIQUID
blue eyes and always glanced sideways at
the person with whom she was conyersing.
Exchange,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
THE EVER AND EVER so LoH' A''


n Efe has it's seasons Joyous a.. 49,. AZ.
It's summers warmth ard '.'
Rut the fairest OF all, tel YOU .es .oas
Mas the sweet old spring '-
ago tow ago.
When we walked together among '''
ers, ,.l beaf'y vas Do
q ths sg TaIH and dew. o, the shine ''-
q, the sweet. old Of the .ong az ,.5.
The ever and ever so 'o-7
, hunger for all OF the pas a'.1c.., 80,
Is stirred by the winds iat hon. lsa''
n SPARE Just a thought ued''
~ t3 fba sweet old sprirg OF ,se '5,5
f0i III The ever and ever 50 r .2'- B.sne'-
Tn. signs of spring are e'e''
sight: .,,, chews he o.
Ca, can encounter in their pa,s PASS MAJ az
A The poet and the hok,eys,Ip,TnSs,a Re:o'i
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

But they have recently countenanced
what is nothing more nor less than an
outrage on the memories Of the first and
second Astor. One founded library
to bear his name and become his monu-
ment, and the other improved the bene-
faction with new buildings and more
books. All visitors from other parts Of
the Union have doubtless visited the
Aston Library in Lafayette place
Coupled with the aforesaid outrage is
another TO the memory OF the noble
philanthropist, James Lenox, who also.
as a monument, founded library long
known as the Lenox Library, on upper
Madison avenue. But now the later
Astor and Lenox generation accept the
offer of the Tilden trustees to put the
Aston and Lenox volumes and price
less MSS. and autographs In a hotch-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

was now after u o'clock, and time
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16
First publication Apr2t7
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Whereas. default has occurred in the con-
ditiOns of q mortgage given by JOhn Il. Mel
son and Matilda Nelson his wife mortgagors
to Hiram ID. Upton mortgage, dateu octo-
Der LIST 1856, which mortgage, together with
the power of sale therein contained, was, re-
corded i'm the office of the Register OF Deedslh
Hand county and state of South DAKOTA,
October 9Th 1886, at x O'Clock p. m. in.book
~ of mortgages on page 80 which moro
gage was assigned by said Hiram ID. upton
to Elijah NJ, Topliff by an assignment IN
writing dated June |, 1894 and recorded III
the office of said Register OF Deeds on March
Goth 1896 in book 90 of mortgages on page
227 and whereas there is claimed to be due
upon said mortgage at this date including
taxes paid for the wear lS93-lS9i ana lSo!
on land hereinafter described the sum OF
eleven hundred thirty four and 100
(S1134.OD dollars, and no action or pro-
ceedings having been Instituted at law to re-
cover the debt secured by said mortgage or
any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice il hereby given that
said mortgage will be fOrecl0sed by sale of
the premises described in said mortgage, VIZ:
The south east quarter of section twelve in
township one hundred eleven OF range sixty
seven OF said county, which sale Will he made
by the sheriff of said county, at the front
door OF the court house. in Miller, in said
county. May 10th 1896 at 10 O'Clock n m.
at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay said debt. interest and taxes ii
any on said premises, and 500 attorney s
fees. AID the disbursements allowed by law
subject to redemption as provided by law.
Dated at WatertOwn, >. ID. March LIST, 80
ELIJAH NJ TOPLIFF.
Assignee of M~ortgagee,
G. q. CHURCH.
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgages.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16
First publication Apr2t6
Notice Tor Publication.

Land Office at Huron South Dakota, Mch.
30. 1896. Notice is hereby given. that the
following named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final homestead proof
in support of his claim. and that said proof
will bemade before the Judge OF County Court
for Hand Ounty South Dakota, at Miller, :.
ID. on May 9th, 1896, viz:
XAVIER SCHAEFERS
Under his H'd entry No. 1868 for the north
east "a sec. - township 10 range 90. He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence pom and cultivation Of
said land, viz: John Strut. OF Miller, Hand
Co. s. ID. Barney Erdman, John Schafers. .Jr
Herman Nabcr. of Orient. Faux Co. s d.
JOHN ". DAVIS, Register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16
w ere Coming Back,

Volga Tribune:-Monday last an
other lot of returning pilgrims pass
ed through Volga northward, and the
whole outfit attracted the pity OF be-
holders. Two men with worn out
wagons, and about q dozen OF the
poorest, half starved horses that ever
walked. Asked how much further
north they weregoing, one OF the men
replied: I'VE are going as far as
WATERFOWL" Where did you come
from" 1--WE left Watertown about
a year and a half ago, since which we
have been in Missouri. You only
need to look at us and our animals
TO learn what Missouri can do for
farmers. O Missouri-O Misery!
Thank God for the sight OF n hay
stack and a Touring mill once more.
They raise fruit in Missouri and we
are some of the fruit" And the fel-
low plodded along whistling Near
G + my God to Thee"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16
First publication Mch26t7
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

WHEhEAs, default has occurred In the con:
ditions of a mortgage, containing power OF
sale. given by John Henris twidower) mort
gagor. to the Western Farm Mortgage Co.
mortgage, dated Dec. 18th. 1889, and duly
recorded in boob 43 OF mortgages, page 3S4 OF
the records of Hand county south Dakota,
and duly assigned to Charles Stoeknian
Rumsey, as recorded in book 90 OF mortgages
page 53 of said records and mortgaging the
west one half (W12l OF section twenty iour
CAD township one hundred and fifteen lll5)
north OF range sixty ninet69 west Oh tne oth
=. NJ. Hand Co, South Dakota, by which de-
fault said power ofsalehas become operative,
and no action or proceeding having been in
stituted at Law or otherwise to recover the
debt thereby secured. or any part thereoi;
and the sum claimed TO be due on said mort
gage Mt this date is One Thousand dollars
81 900. OOJ principal note due November LIST
1894, and interest thereon at the rate OF
twelve per cent per annum from said date to-
wit: S164.35, besides S44.9O taxes for
1S94-5 due thereon, making n total OF
~S12O9.25.
Notice is hereby given. that said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale OF said premises at
public auction by the Sheriff OF said county
May 9th. 1896, at 10 o'clock a. VI. at the
front door of the court house, in the town OF
Miller. in said county OF Hand and state OF
South Dakota, to pay said. debt, interest
taxes, besides attorneys fee and disourse-
ments allowed by law. ,
Dated at Miller, 5. d.. this Goth day OF
March 1896.
CHARLES STOCKMAN RUMSEY,
Assignee of said Mortgages.
By j. II. COLE. Attorney for SAID Assignee
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16
~
Good e.

Nm exchange says ''e' is the most
unfortunate letter in the English Ian
ouage, because if is never in cash, al
WAYS in debt and never out OF danger.
Our exchange forgets that the afore-
said letter is never in war and always
in peace. 1t is the beginning of en-
istence. the commencement of ease
and the end o. trouble Without it
there would be no bread, II o meat, no
life, no love, no gospel, no heaven.-
Charleton Democrat.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-16

Cheap Excursions to the west and
South.
On April u and May ), 1896, the
North-W Western line will sell Home
Seekers excursion tickets, with fa-
vorable time limits, to a large num-
Der OF points in the west and south
at very low rates. For tickets and
full information apply to agents Chi
cago & Western R'y. 16t4