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Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
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troii Free Press


An essay on the prevalence o; sui
eide in Japan has been written by Mr..
Saito kokufu, native sta:is;lciau.
The statistics extend over ten wears,
and show that suicide has been on the
increase in Japan. both actually and
In proportion to the total number Of
deaths. In 1885 and 1886 the num-
Der III proportion to the population
reached its highest. Mr.. Sa,to OH
serves that during these wears there
was great rise in the price of the
necessaries OF life Ia the case
of japanese womeu. the age n. which
suicide is most frequent, is about
twenty; the corresponding period
with men Is Twenty-Five. Compare
ter tue twenty-!ilth year, but men arc
not safe until tley are past forty.
Female suicides are rather more than
half those of males, but with distinct
tendency to increase. From January
to May are the worst month. for sui
cldes. The number mounts rapidly
| mouth by month from January to
May, and keeps high until July, fall
ing to its lowest IN November. The
suicides Of December and January are
attributed partly to pecuniarv troubles
| at the close OF the year, when All
| accounts are supposed TO be closed
and al liabilities met. \ rise in. July
is attributed to'financlal troubles at tho
half-year. In recent years the use Of the
! sword by suicides has decreased
| greatly hanging is the method most
frequently employed, nearly three
| fourths Of the male suicides and near
ly half the females terminating their
lives in this way !; but among women
! drowning is more common even than
hanging. Firearms and poison are
very rarely used. probably because
they are not readily obtainable, while
a Japanese of either sex always has a
long girdle and always has water suf-
ficient in the deep wells in every viii
hge and ad jacent to almost every
| house. The figures show that tue
number of suicides varies year by
year with the price of rice.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

The Propriety Of Exclusive Clubs.
At some of the great schools in this
country there have come to be clubs
of very much the same sort as flourish
in most Of the colleges, announces
Harper's Weekly. At Phillips Acad-
emy. Andover, there are at least three
of these societies which have club
houses, and annual dues of something
like one hundred dollars No doubt
the members Of them herd together
as the members Of college clubs do,
and see very much of one another and
very little of any one else. The OBJ
jections to clubs IN colleges, which
are strong enough, would seem to- ap-
ply with even more force to clubs at
preparatory schools. The jealousies
and heart burnings which spring from
these exclusive organizations come
soon enough when they come to lads
in college. 1t seems pity that school
boys should be subject to them. One
particular objection to such clubs Us
those at Andoyer is that membership
in them or exclusion from them is un-
derstood to have decided effect on
the social fate of the Andover BOYS
when they get to Yale. so that lads
who are not joined to the club of their
choice at Andover are pretty confident
that similar disappointmeuts await
them when they get to New Haven.
There must be good side to these
Andover clubs or they wonld not be
tolerated. Perhaps club which
happens to have a particularly good
set of lads in it is a good thing for
those lads. But it might be that,
and still be rather bad thing for the
lads who are not in it, and so for the
school in general.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

The method Of extracting teeth
among the Kaf1irs is hsbarous in the
extreme and reminds one Of the tor
lures of tho dark ages.
The patient is placed on the ground,
and four rssncu ar pGploScd TO hold,
him down, two taking his arms and
! two his legs. Then the operator
kneels down beside him. and taking d
piece Of sharp"ned IVORY. steel or
vol, hc calmly proceeds to hack
sssw way at the gun until The offending
tooth is loose. He then extracts it
with finger and thumb, the patient
having suffered naturally unspeakable
agonies
! The time occupied in the operation
is often Of long duration. sometimes
exteuaiug over as much as thirty
minu'c,, but. Of course, this varies
according 10 the strength Of tho
/ tooth. Persons IN this country who
make practice of taking nh anesthe-
tic, when having n tooth extracted
would probably find the operation ms
performed By the kaffir dentist 9
little trouble some, SO say the least OF
IT,
Or course, tho kaflirs dwelling in or
near the towns 20 70 tue ordinary
dentists, but thos. living far away
I from civilization havo no alternative
but 10 resort TO the methods described
above -Lonlon Spec tator.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
Why They DO Not Own Their Houses,

The New York Sun says: Some per-
that no New Yorker Of moderate
means may own the house be lives in
if it be centrally located, but on the
other hand there arc men abnndantlv
able to own their own homes who de-
they believe that the money repre-
sented by the value of house such as
they choose to occupy is more profit
able ia the form of active capital.
Many wealthy business men postpone
to old age the building Of house
chiefly because OF such considerations
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
Successful Substitute for Glass.


''The first successful substitute e
glass" says an architect In the Wash
ington Times, els tectorium, gela-
tlnous composition. It has not APP
peared in this country at all as yet,
but it is being introduced in Europe.
This ge!atinous substance is given rig
idiiy by being spread on q galvanized
iron web, which holds the sheet in any
desired shape, but does not obstruct
tue passage Of light. It Is translucent,
hut not transparent, and can be
stained In such manuer ae to
exactly initiate stained glass. 1t
cannot be broken nor softened
hy the rays Of the sun, but is flexible
anu easily bent into any desired shape.
When nnstaineI it at frs; is yellow,
but On exposure 10 the sun IT turns
white, at the same time becoming
harder and more durable. Like glass,
it is poor conductor OF heat 1t il
lighter than glass, and on this account
IS we'll adapted for roofs. Unless 1t
can be made transparent, IT can never
hope TO entirely snpersede glass, but
its cneapness and superiority to glass
n other directions are securing for il
txtenstve sales for factory windows.
skvlights for hothouses. roofing, and
| like pusposes.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
A Little Fraction.

How wide would be strip Of land
containing one-viglntillionth of an or
dinary city lot? The question recent
ly came up-in an Illinois court. The
Connecticut Mutual Insurance Co. held
mortgage on city lot in Chicago.
The owner allowed it to be sold for
taxes AT the tax sale bidder OBJ
tanned on the east one-vigintillionth
part of the land, and tax certificate
was issued for tho same. The
insurance company brought suit
to forccloso on the ground that the
owner had suffered cloud to come
on the title by the tax sale Of the
small traction. The county court held
that since the fractional part was SO
small that it could not be marked of
by q surveyor nor even seen by; a
microscope, u tax. deed to SO small q
part Indicated practically and virtually
the sale of nothing. But the higher
court reversed the decision, and holds
that, although one-vigintillionth OF
the property could not be appreciated
by the senses. it is recognizable by
the mind. and that the tax deed rend-
ers the rest of the lot inaccessible to
the street which runs along the east
side Of it. Western Teacher.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

More than IL, 900 siogers took part
IN the Ssu'igar. sange al adesf-si.
speclal hall bad been constructed with
{. $50 seats and standing room for
4, 900. Assuming that the house WAS
in.l and .ha. all the societies sang to-
re.ner. there nus. have been oore
sihcers than listeners, which, however.
i. not sn unnsual experience With
c1ora. s.sf-cigllv oratoriol societies
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
NIEyTIHIC sCRAn

1t would require II 900 cholera ME
erobes to form . procession an inch
long.
The worlds population is said q
average log women to every 100 men.
while eigh,-nin.hs OF the sudden
deaths are males
The light Of tho glow worm has been
found capable OF penetrating black.
ened paper and affecting . sensitive
plate underneath.
Experts have come to the conclusion
that what kills trees in London ID not
the SCOT flakes or the want Of Air or
the drought, but sewer gas, which At
tacks the roots SO that the tres .sooa
wishets and dies. In sha. way q row
of trees 10 An admirable test OF the
heal.hfulness OF the ground from
which they spring.
1t has been suggested that tho re-
cent extraordinary death rate in New
York from heat apoplexy was due
more to the use o; ice aud iced drinks
than to the heat alone. No unusual
! death rate. it is pointed out, was re-
ported from the British African army
In the Sondun, though the troops
were working at the same period III .
shade temperature OF l30 degrees.
DR.. Lo,is Robinson advances as q
theory for the advantag to be gained
By a change Of air tho hereditary in.
stinct derived from nomadic ances-
tors. A change Of climate will have q
beneficial effect, even though the
change be from one bad climate to
another. DR.. Robinson points out
that the epoch when our progenitors
were savage hunters with no fixed
abode was SO intellectually long that j,
is impossible to estimate the influence
of such a state OF things on the con.
stitution Of man today.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
A Scheme That Failed.

Good gracious, . he cried, IVA.
tha, a rooster l heard Growing then?"
Yes" she said. ''but don't hurry
away. The people around here xon't
be IN for an hour vet.
Next day be learned that her tatne,
had an educated rooster that crowed
every night at 1870 O'Clock. and Of
course. the match is of. .-Clevelsnd
Leader.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12
ApplIcabie.
ScribneYA

A.gy aud ChoIIie we're s,tting With
Miss Smarty She Vas between
them.
"Hsve you eve. had the munps7"
asked Aigy.
NO" returned Miss Smarty. smil-
ing .wee.Iy. "Bn. I've suffered from
the chumps-on both sidsa too."-
Ha-por's Weekly.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

II am awfully sorry" said Burke to
Robert
''Shucks!" said Robert: "me and
you are pardners from this day. You
saved my leg"
That's right said Reese. cdr.
Cutler never lost SO good chanca to
cut off leg as yours was yesterday.
-Argonaut.
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

VIFdt W WY hVp~sSs'"~s
More than oue-third OF tue entire
population OF these United States nov
live IN cities. In some states IL 10
mucn greater: In Massachusetts, -
per cent; in New York, go per cent
IN Connecticut. 81 ucr-cept.. in Mr.
Jersev, 80 per cent In 1890 thefs
we're but eix ''ciiies"-L e., having .
population OF more than O0O-in
1890 there were AS such cities. In
lS40 there were but three cities
with more than 100. 900 inhabitants !:
in 1890 there were twenty eight such
cities Ia 1870 there wAs 10 city
having /. 600, 900 inhabitants, in 1890
there we're three such cisies. In 1895
the new New York Is estimated 70 con :
tain 3, zoo, 900 inhabitants. or nearly
ss many q. the thirteen United States
when George Washington took the
oath OF offics ~ frat President -
ScribnerA
Orange County observer., 1896-11-12

At the presen, day perfect ruby
Of i've cara,s will average At least ave
times the yalGe o. diamond of the
same weight ana 1ua.:-v.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

The people of Worcester
county, no matter in what sec
ton they reside, should strive
to get more factories here.
these beehives Of industry
are what bring the money to
US. Talk up the advantages
of the county to strangers, in
stead OF being an everlasting
grumbler like some of our res
idents are. Don't try to
hatch up all the shortcomings
of our people, but speak OF
generosity; their neighborly
habits; and other good traits.
Tell how we want employment
for idle labor and how it will
be glad to give good service
for small pay. Above every
thing do not go out of your
way to lie about Worcester
county-telling strangers a
doleful tale which will not
bear the test of scrutiny
don't say a man cannot do
anything here He can ac-
complish just as much here if
he is honest and Industrious
as he can anywhere on the
face of the globe. So let us
be up and doing in the begin
ming of this year, and we trust
that the dawn of 1897 will find
old Worcester even more
prosperous than she was in
1895. You can do a great
deal toward this if you will
stop fault-hnding and go to
work.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

The Agricultural College and
Experiment Station of Maryland are
earnestly DESTROYS to do all in their
power to further the interests of the
Agriculturalists of Maryland. 1t is
purposed to ask the Legislature of the
State TO establish a Department OF
Farmers Institutes for the State.
These Institutes have worked untold
good in other States and they have
been demonstrated TO be Of the greatest
service. An Institute of an average
kind will be held in Annapolis on
January 18th, and we urge upon the
progressive element of our county to
Turn out in full force on this occasion
A first class program will be provided.
Cheap rates on the railroads to Anna
polls will be procured, as well ms con-
cessions at the hotels in the matter Of
entertainment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

TIE first act of the present
Congress should have been
the passage of a resolution
recognizing the Cuban patriots
as belligerents; but in the
month that has interviewed
since the meeting OF Congress
the Cuban insurgents have so
thoroughly established their
omnipotence and the utter in
ability OF Spain to overthrow
them, that every consideration
Of national justice and of hu-
manity demands that we should
recognize the Cuban Repub-
lie. This should be done
without regard to the natural
sympathies OF our people with
those who are struggling for
freedom. The actual condi-
tons in Cuba to day call for
the recognition of the Cuban
Republic because the revolu-
tionists have furnished the
world conclusive evidence OF
their resolute purpose to be
free. and Of their ability to
maintain their freedom. Phil
adcLbhia Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

The members OF the new
Legislature come from all the
ranks and occupations of life.
In the Senate there are nine
lawyers, five merchants, four
farmers, two physicians, two
lumber manufacturers, an in
surance man, a banker. a
boatbuilder, and an oyster
packer. In the House OF
Delegates there are twenty
two farmers, twelve merchants.
twelve lawyers, four physi-
clans, three druggists. three
fruit packers, two real estate
men, two lumbermen, two
teachers. two oyster packers.
two oystermen. and one in
each OF the following occupa-
tons: Miner, trucker, news
paper agent, janitor, stained
glass artist, fresh fish dealer,
stone cutter, harness maker.
horse dealer, oyster commits
sion merchant, barber. plaster
err, ducking and fishing, insur-
ance, miller and hotel keeper.
There are four who may be
classed as politicians.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11
A Free School Book Bill.

The Baltimore SIN of Wednesday
says: Senator John Walter Smith has
lost no time in bringing up his free
school book bill. This bill, differing
in detail somewhat from the present
one, has been passed at two sessions
in 1892 and again in 1894. Both
times il was vetoed by Governor
Brown The bill introduced tonight
appropriates the sum OF S150,000 an
nually of money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. 1t is to he
apportioned TO the city and counties in
the same manner and proportion rs
the State school fund is now distrib-
uted. The bill becomes effective on
and after August l, 1896. 1t levies
no tax TO provide funds, but trusts to
the ordinary receipts of the treasury.
The Republican platform promises
free books. and il remains to be seen
whether the Senators OF that party will
accept this bill or whether they will
formulate one of their own.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

We presume that most
people now realize
that the Republican party of
Maryland is not what it pro-
fessed to be before the cleo
ton. In this county it has
been the custom of some OF
the Republican leaders to hold
up their hands in Holy horror
and proclaim that the wicked
were poluting the ballot-box
and carrying the elections by
the use OF money. They de-
nounced these methods and
wrote lengthy communications
about the poor man having no
chance TO get an office, and
for the opportunity to
come when they might show
the people how to conduct an
election in a Christian-like
Last November they
thought they saw an opportu-
nifty to win some OF the Offices.
so they threw all of their loud
to the winds and
proceeded to inaugurate an
unprecedented 'boodle" CAM
paign. They made the money
fly and in the language of the
day they chad it to burn. :"
On account OF their profess
sions OF honesty, and their
horror Of bribing voters, a few
weeks before the election they
duped members of other polit-
ical parties into supporting
their candidates on the ground
OF moral obligations. These
voters are with the Republi-
cans no more-they were de.
ceived but they did not find it
out until election day. They
thought they were doing right
but they now see that the Re-
publican party is after the Off
ces only and they will advo-
cate anything or adopt any
kind OF methods to the end OF
securing office. Our esteemed
contemporary the Sussex
/onrnal says the same OF tile
Delaware Republicans. 1t
says:
The republicans OF this State have
been preaching purity in politics for
the last thirty years. They have
promised tn scour out the whole polit-
lcal pot OF every corruption. To do
this they want Ia start off by buying,
before hand, four thousand votes in
Sussex county. It's Addicks c1rrup.
ton first and Higgins to copy after
him. What can the people expect
from a party whose conception was in
corruption and whose short life has
been continued sin. The people must
repuliate the whole Republican party
il they would he clear OF the bane Of
such leaders whose only object is office
at any cost.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

The city daily which printed
the pictures of the Worcester
delegation in the Legislature
did well to put the name of
each gentleman under the
''cut By this method a
mans own mother may recog-
nize him
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11
SNOW HILL, JAN. IL. 1896.

IT is Governor Lowndes
now. He having taken the
oath of office on Wednesday
of this week. The people OF
Maryland, irrespective of par
ty, trust that his administra-
ton may be such one as to
receive the commentator of
all right-thinking people. He
and his party is pledged to
many reforms, among which
is an equitable assessment
law, free school books for the
children of the entire State,
and other much needed re-
forms. Let us not condemn
until we see how these pledges
are kept. Mr.. Lowndes
political friends are largely
known as tax-dodgers and he
may be placed in the same
position as two other Cover
nors have. He may want to
sign an assessment bill which
will assess, but the powers be-
hind the gubernatorial throne
may cause him to withhold his
signature or give such a bill a
pocket veto. The people of
the State want a law after the
ideas of Hon. Thomas Hay
es and nothing less will please
them. 1t does not look like
they will get what they want,
even il Mr.. Hayes has been
patted upon the back by the
great kickers since his little
episode with German last
summer, yet these same kick
ers are not in accord with his
re-assessment views. and they
stand ready to throttle an as
sessment bill which will make
bond and mortgage holders
pay their just proportion of the
taxes. These are the people
who want the farmers and poor
real estate holders to shoulder
the taxes Of the entire State,
some of them even going SO far
as to declare themselves fav-
orable 10 laying all the tax
upon real estate. The atti-
tude OF the Senator from Wor-
cester on this question OF re-
assessment is well known to
the people Of the entire State.
They know that he has been
one OF the strongest advocates
of the Hayes Bill and we ex-
pect to hear from him during
the present session as favor
ing as assessment bill which
will relieve the farmer from his
heavy tax-burden and place it
upon those who are able and
by right should pay.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

There is more Catarrh is this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gethcr. and until the last few wears was
supposed TO be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced il local disease.
and prescribed local remedies. and by con-
staining failing 20 cure with local treatment.
pronounced il incurable. Science has proven
catarrh 20 be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +.
J Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio is the only
constitutional cure on the market. IL is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case il
fails 10 cure Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address.
~. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
rH-Sold by druggists. 7sc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11
Notice to Stockholders.

The stockholders of the Worcester
County Driving Park and Agricultur.
al Society are hereby notified that a
meeting Of the stockholders Of said
society will be held III the office OF
George w. Purnell, Esq, on Tuesday
January %, 1896 mt = o'clock p. M,
for the puepose of electing officers for
the ensuing year. Stockholders who
are unable To attend will please send
proxies.
CHARLES NJ. PETERS, President.
CHARLES ;. CAprER, Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11
WANAMAKER'S.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6, 1896.
SIT Hnndj-ed Thousand
Pieces 0[
Muslin LndcJ-wcar

IcfcS ~
WnSlin Lndc2-a0car
were prepared for the Seven
teenth HalfYcarly Sale, and
the helpiulness of this great
distribution is practically
bounded by the stock on hand.
Forehandcdness is the price
of economy. and the sale so
magnificently commenced is
the fruit of months of plan
ming. An expert in muslins,
looking at the snowy piles,
said he has given up trying to
account for the values in Mus
lin Underwear given at Wan
amaker's. 1t would be folly
for the retail shopper to at
tempt to buy the materials
and patterns for the money
charged for daintilymade gar
ments. Ind there is no trash.
Such a movement is alto
gether beyond the reach Of
fair competition.
And this is but a single
feature of January merchan-
dising at Wanamaker's. There
is fifteen acres of store besides
the vast space devoted to I'm
derwear-and not a drowsy
corner in the building.
We print as much of the
news as it is good business to
print-which means as much
as we can fairly ask you to
read. And still we scarcely
more than hint.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

UTAH has been admitted TO
Statehood. We trust her
record as a State will be better
than it was when she was a
territory. She now has an
opportunity to improve her
morals, and Uncle Sam ought
to see that she does so.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

GOVERNOR BRowN's mes
sage shows that the Demo
Gratis have turned the State
over to the Republicans in a
healthy condition. Let us
pray that her new doctors
may be careful with their pre-
scriptions and not give the old
commonwealth any dose which
will kill her.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11

Nix. SAMUEL Nj. CROCKETT
who has successfully conduc-
ted the Peninsula Ledger
newspaper at Pocomoke City
for the past two years has re-
signed the position OF editor
and manager and will engage
in other business. Mr.. Crock
EFT made the Lcd.ger a good
local paper and we wish him
success in whatever business
he engages in.