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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-29
PocoMoKE RIVER LINE
Baltimorc-Sn Hin Route.

I)dltliliuIt- -sNuOM NH huutt.
The Steamer Pocomoke leaves Snow
Hill at O'Clock a. m. on every Monday
and Thursday stopping at Mataponi,
Pocomoke City a. IN Powells, Reho.
both, Cedar Hall, Pitts Wharf, Shell.
town, Ohancock 2.3O p. m, Finney's :,
Tangier Island 40 p. m, Crisiicld 4
p. m, arriving in Baltimore O'Clock
next morning.
Returning the Steamer leaves Balti
more from pier foot of South street al
800 p. m, every Tuesday and Friday
for points named, arriving at Crisfeld
1 Il. M, Tangier Island 5.30a m. Oman.
cock 40 a. m. Pocomoke City LOG
p. m. Snow Hill $50 p. IN.
T. \. JONES. Gen. Superintendent
I. MURDOCH. Passenger Agent.
j. SAWYER WILSON. JR., Freight
Agt., Baltimore. d.,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-29

The amateur detective is as humorous
n character rs any of ~
$ h a kespeare's g.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-29

Again. business men are sometimes
tempted TO throw on personal responsible
ity. shifting il 10 the institution To- which
they belong. Directors In hanks and rail
road and insurance companies sometimes
shirk personal responsibility underneath
the action ~ the corporation. and how
often. when some banking house or fnan-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-29
d. II. LEWIS.

sells gooo fresh Groceries and Dry Goods and gives
down weight and full measure. He takes this
method of inviting you to become one of his Gus
toners at the beginning of this new year. He will
appreciate your trade, sell you goods as cheap as
possible and guarantee satisfaction.
D. H. LEWIS, Snow Hill Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-29
Ifthe Baby is Cutting Teeth,

BE sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. WINSLow'S SOOTHING
SYRUP for children tcething. II soothcs
the child. softcns the gums. allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhna. Twenty five
cents bottle. 1T Is THE BEST OF
ALL
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-15
DireciOrN IFICnaln.

A man with grip entered a down
town drug store and asked permission
to look ut the city directory. lie was
so long about his search that one OF
the clerks got to watching him. and
not without results. The man was mp.
pnrently looking through the business
indexes ut the back of the book, and
whenever he came to n page he fancled
he cut 1t out With deft movement,
barely detcctIble. The clerk called the
proprietor, and between them they saw
him cut no less than five pages from
the book
Then the proprietor beckoned to
policeman Just outside the window and
went UP 10 his customer
Got through with the book?" he
asked.
YES, quite" was the reply. Much
Obliged. Is there any charger"
"Yes; the usual charge" said the
drug store man. Eight dollars,
please"
The man looked ut the proprietor.
took In the policeman and without II
word produced his wad and settled.
This Is not the first time people
have mutilated my directory" said
the druggist In relating the incident.
but lis the first yandal caught at IT,
Instead of copying the few names he
wants he preferred TO cut out whole
leaves. Well, he paid for his fun
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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WHOLE NO. LII
Feeding 1ncIr pcau.

Twice Il year. in the first week of
April and October, the Chinese feed
their dead. They think, very seusibly.
that once their friends and relatives
leave this mortal coil they ought to
stay away from this world, and to pre-
vent their return they faithfully trans
NIT to them all the neeessaries of life.
1t has been discovered by oriental wis
dom that the way To transmit sery-
ants, songs, plays, books and money Is
to manufacture them in paper and
burn them. But actual eatahles must
be carried to the grave.
The Chinese are not stlngy, and wag-
on loads of roasted chickens, pigs.
ducks, various sweetmeats and fruits
are taken to the cemeteries. The food
Is piled before each grave amid burn
Ing red, carrot shaped candles and joss
sticks. Then the living PROSTATE them
selves before the dead and beg them
to rise UP and enjoy themselves. Chi
neSe wines are then sprinkled literally
over the graves while some graves re-
celye boxes of cigars and packages OF
cigarettes
But you must not suppose that the
eatablcs are left on the graves. Oh,
no! That would be throwing too much
temptation In the way of heather
tramps. In about two hours 1t is be-
licved that the ghosts got the essence
of the catablcs conveyed to them, and
then the devutees gather up the offer
ings and carry them home again to
feed to their own material bodies. But
the cigars and cigarettes are burned
on the graves
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-15

Speaking of ships and shipping, one
hears frequently of water craft "goinp
into commission" and il seems natural
TINT the landsman should ask. What
does the phrase mean?
The term has been misnpplicd. ne
cording To the statement Of shipping
firm, when used In connection with
merchantmen, a vessel built for trndc
Is In business, ''or laid up" and tbp
term lin commission" Is not applied To
her except by such people rs they who
go mp stairs aud clown stairs" on n
ship.
AS TO yachts, the same authority said,
when the owner raises his private
signal and has commander and crew
aboard. the yacht is In commission.
and this does not happen until the YES.
sci Is In condition to 20 on n cruise"
War vessels are In commission when
the commanding officers flag or pen
nant has been hoisted at the main. aud
this again lndlentes that the vessel Is
In active service New York Tribune.
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Fourteen Mistakes.

An English paper gives n list of
what 1t terms thc II mistakes of
life" While there are undoubtedly 9TH
or mistakes than those mentioned, the
list Is fairly comprehensive one.
1t Is Il great mistake to set up our
own standard of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly; TO measure
the enjoyment Of others by our own;
TO expect uniformity of opinion In this
world; to look for judgment and ex-
perlcnce In youth; TO cndcayor to mold
ali dispositions alike; to look for per-
lection In our own actions, to worry
ourselves and others with what can
not be remcdicd; not TO yield in imma-
tcrial matters; not to alleviate all that
needs alienation as far as lies In our
power; not to make allowances for the
infirmllles of others; to consider every
thing impossible that we cannot per-
form; TO believe only what our finite
minds can grasp; to expect TO be able
TO understand everything
And the last and greatest mistake of
all Is to live for time alone, when any
moment may launch us into eternity.
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Some years ago the late DIR. Colo
nettc undertook To make n bottle of
port that should not cost more than
thrccpcnce which the best Judges
should be unable TO distinguish from
the highest priced Wine that could be
obtained in the island. The preparation
WIS compounded openly before II large
assemblagc, and three competent
Judges We're selected to test the prod
net, The basis of this compound was
cider, colored with an infusion of log
wood 10 this he added few grains
of tnrtnrle acid and salt Of tartar TO
give respectively n rough taste and
mclloWed appearance. When three
glasses of this compound and three
glnsses of recognized port were pre-
sented TO the Judges to taste and pass
their verdict without being told which
was which, they unanimously pro
nOunccd In favor of the doctors cheap
preparation and rejected the genuine
port. What they would have said the
next morning IL they had consumed n
bottle Of this preparation remains II
matter of conjecture. London Chroni-
ole
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SHE WAS YOUNG.
And There We're Many. Many Things
She ntd Not Know.

She ntd Not Know.
"One thing is certain" an atlianced
maid announced, with decision, on the
eve of her wedding my husband shall
never call me mamma lie may call
me Clara or Mrs. Richards or even
Say but l shall never be called mann
ma 1t is horrid, impcrsonal name"
We mammals who heard her only
smiled and answered nothing at ALL for
each of us remembered that she was
young and that there were many, many
things that she did not know.
She did not know that when the
sweetheart had changed to the wife
and the wife to the mother there comes
wondrous first time. That first time
that she feels the downy head nesting
under her chin. that first time that she
feels the restless pat, pat of little feet
as she vainly tries to prison them In
her hand. she learns then that her life
has burst into n new and wonderful
fullness. In her heart there Is klndled
the fire of love, and the incense that
arises from II glorifes the whole at
mosphere, and the warmth envclnps
her and her baby In an everlasting
mantle
Then in the dim light she sees bend
Ing over her the one that she loves best
OF all, and she reaches out her hand to
him TO draw him near, that he, too,
may come within the enchanted circle;
that lie, too. may breathe the sacred
Incense and be warmed by the heaven
~ fire. Laying his hand In hers, they
look together into the new little face,
but no word comes to express the
strange sweet feelings that are surg.
Ing through them both until, bending
close TO her, he softly whispers, mann
ma"
IL Is baptism. All the sweet. In
tangible things that have been filling
her being have been caught and held
In that word. The world may teen
with mammas, but the name TO her has
new and sacred meaning. Other
names have been given her other prom
ises have been made In the giving and
In the taking, but nothing so tender,
so strong, so sweet as this, and her
whole being goes out In silent prom.
Use to live up to the sncrcdness of that
name, Noman's Home Companion.
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II Cnn't BE Done Now.

AN Increase of salary" exclaimed
the pompous manager of "A small omni-
bus company to a clerk who had just
made that request. Il am afraid. sir,
that YOU are too eXtrayagant"
He toyed with his heavy watch chain
and looked severely Mt the young man,
who returned his stare boldly. 1t was
the set phrase ON such occasions. and
the applicant had heard II all before.
lie meant to have that rise or 20
somewhere else
Excuse me, sir" he replied respect
fully. Il haven't any chance 10 be eX.
t.. can't on what earn.
Young man." continued the pom
pous gentleman, Il have risen from
the monkey board. How? by being
careful. When | was young made
money 10y saving bus fares
"Ab. that was In the old days" said
the young man, with II knowing wink.
but with the bell punches and the
present system of inspection, yol
would find you couldn't save slXpencc
without being collared, however care
full you were
The manager nearly tainted, and the
young man had to seek other employ
ment London Standard,
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A Convincing Answer.

There are many people who do not
care for libraries who pride themselves
on having only the books they read"
about them, but the answer made by
n distinguished scholar to one of those
persons very well illustrates how valu-
able Is this idea us to what Il library
should be The scholar was connected
with an institution of learning which
had been greatly helped by liberal
man of the neighborhood. but the liher-
al man was not much of Il sympathizer
with the idea of increasing the library.
When appealed TO in the matter, he re
piled:
More books? Dear me, II seems To
me you've got more than you can read
now. Have you read all you have al
ready"
NO" returned the scholar. land /
never expect to read them all.
"rhen why do you want moref"
Let me ask YOU" said the scholar,
did you ever read the dictionary
through
Certainly not" was the reply
"Well. sir" said the scholar, n libra.
ry is my dictionary"
The answer was convincing. and the
merchant provided the professor with
the funds he wished for Pttsburg
Dispatch.
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SEASlCk ON SEA LEGS.
officers and Sailors of the Nnyy FIRE.
uuently Distressed


dnentiy Distrcsscd.
The officers and sailors of the navy
are frequent sufferers from seaslck.
ness, even after they have got their
sen legs on" observed naval surgeon
to reporter. Indeed | think | enn
safely say that. young and old, one
third of the entire navy officers ms well
as men are seasiek during storms as
well as at other times. In theory naval
officers and sailors are entirely free
from such 81 called weakness, but In
fact, they have stomuchs and are sur.
ferers at times the same ny the rest
of humanity
The sailor in this respect has many
advantages over the naval officers and
Is less sensitive to SeaSickncSs for the
reason that he seldom has what Ia
called shore duty To perform. aud he
Is on the ship MI the ume, barring
the days off now aud then of liberty
When an officer, II Is entirely different,
for he seldom has to spend AS much
| time on the ship AS he does ON shore.
The three years sen duty are generally
followed by three years shore duty,
during which time his sen legs and
stomach entirely disappear aud have
TO be bullt up again.
81 Is rare that nm officer ON return
to sl duty does not have TO go
through all the painful and distressing
experiences OF his FIRST scasIckness,
and am not sure but each recurrence
Of this experience Is worse thnn the
original. ! have known dozen OIL
GERS of from IL to % years experience
In the navy, and know Of Mt least 80
others who admit that they are as liza
bic TO scasickness now as they were
when they were middlcs fresh from
the Naval academy."- Washington
Stnr.
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rein.
AS we cleared the end of the bridge
Nandha screamed. Rag. bag aud
glancing back ! saw the tiger in full
pursuit OF us. and within 100 PAGES.
Blow! | commanded. handing the
bugle to Nandha; but, though he took
1t from me- he appeared not to under.
stand what he was required to do
Blow! said once more, shaking
him, but he took no heed of me, and
was as a man who walks in his sleep
So l put my arm round him and lifted
him ON to the front seat beside me. and
even as | pulled him to me his head
WAS drawn over his shoulder by the
spell of fear. There WAS foam on his
lips and on his beard, aud he shook so
that feared he would fall off the mail
cart
:" BE brave. Nandhar shouted to
him. The beast is lame. and we shall
soon leave 1t behind For answer. he
turned his face to me for one instant.
and his lips framed the word bag.
but no sound came thcrcfrom.
Suddenly he laughed like child
that Is pleased with Il toy. babhling.
and saying: How beautiful Is my lord,
Soft be the road to his feet! But look
my lord limpeth; belize he hath n
thorn In his footr As he rose, put an
arm round him and forced him down
again, and ut that instant the tiger
uttered another roar. The horses
swerved and would have left the road
In their fear had | not put forth the
full strength of both my arms. and MS
soon as Nandha felt himself free he
leaped to the ground and advanced TO
ward the tiger. He walked joyously.
as n loyal servant who goes to meet
his lord
Looking over my shoulder tor now
the horses were In the middle of the
road, which here stretched straight
ahead of usl. bcheld Nandha proceed
toward the tiger, which now crouched
In the road. waiting for him. its tail
waving from side to side, When he
was within five PAGES of the beast, he
salaamed 10 the ground and as hc
stopped the tiger sprang on him with
another roar and. throwing him over
Its shoulder II bounded with him Into
the jungle. Westminster Budget.
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Curing a CnIh.

TO feed cold and starve fever IL
dangerous maxim At the first sign
Of n cold the patient ought to take n
rapid hot bnth IN n warm. well yentl-
lated room, then remain covered In
bed with hot water ut the feet, for
several hours, DIrken the windows,
court sleep, and fast save only from
driuking warm broth or Cruel until
nnpltHaant symptoms suhside Nor
should there be mental or physical
cXcrtion Thtn all the vitality can go
to restoring circulation and throwing
off tla waste material which, retain
ed. X absolute poison To eat In this
condition II 10 add the proverblal
straw To the camrl's back. Good
housekeeping
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Tnn Hot 10 ExiInnuinh.

a well known Mississippi farmer
will have cause TO remember his recent
visit to Memphis. lie stopped in n well
known cafe, and among other things
ordered "A slrloln steak. A bottle Of Ia
basco sauce was ON the table. and mis-
taking 1t for catehup he spread 1t quite
lavlshly on the steak and settled down
to enjoy the meal. He cut off big
piece, but no sooner had 1t struck his
mouth than he began to feel like his
tongue was OH fire. He twisted and
turned, and soon had the eyes OF every
one In the dining hall fastened on him.
The more he twisted and screwed his
face the hotter the steak In his mouth
got. He didn't know what was the
matter. He could stand 1t no longer
and rcaching up his hand he Jerked out
the burning bite, threw II on the floor
md In n very dramatic way exclaimed.
Nov, hang you, blaze!-Memphls
Srimitar
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Latin.

Latin, once the speech of a petty dis.
trict by the Tihcr, became the standard
medium of Intercourse for mighty
empire, absorbed into itself the spirit
OF the institution, became its outward
embodiment and survives today as Il
monument to the essential character of
that institution better and truer than
Coliseum az Forum It's present pluce
In education. in literature, in law. is
determined 10y the place that Rome
still holds In the organized life of
Europe and In all organized life
whose sources are In European civilza.
tlon. \ visible emblem Is the place IL
still holds ms the language of the Ro.
man church; for the Roman church Is
In all reality the Roman empire OK
pressed In terms of the things of the
soul, The schoolboy learns from his
Latin II he learns II well, more than
words rules. paradigms. maXims. bits
OF history or scraps of mythology; he
drinks In the life of old Rome and tie
spirn OF its INSTITUTIONS law, order. or
ganlzatlon. authority. There IL moth
Ing LEFT us, now that the Romans are
gone. 50 Roman as Latin President
benjamin Idle Wheeler In Atlantic.
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Migrating birds.

The distances over which birds mi
CRATE vary between wide limits and
are often surprisingly great. The bob
olinks. which rear their young on the
shores of Lake Winnipeg and 20 10
Cuba and Porto Rico to spend the win
ter. twice traverse distance exceed
the circumference Of our earth, each
year. The kingbird lays its eggs rs far
north as the fifty seventh degree of lat
itude and Is found in the winter In
South America. The biennial pilgrim
nges of the little redstart exceed 5000
miles and the tiny humming bird 1000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-15
IIlH GnrI. Lon

man tried to drown himself in the
North river by jumping off n ferryboat.
Unfortunately for his purpose, he wore
cork leg, and the leg not only refused
to sink, but kept the would he suicide
so far out OF the water that he could
not drown. He WAS very much disgust
ed particularly when he found himself
under arrest In Jersey city on charge
Of dlsorderly conduct. Suicide Is not n
punishable olfense In Jersey city. Had
he tried to drown himself In New York
waters ho would have found himself IN
much worse plight as regards the law
New York World
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A Money HnXer.

When you flip coin with the other
fellow and win, don't stop to argue
with the other fellow as to whether
dates Is heads" or dates are heads"
Is correct. Go on dipping till you begin
to lose. Then start up the argument.
This money saving device is not pat
ented st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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GO, LOVELY ROSE.

Go. lovely rosel
Tell her that wastes her time and me.
That now she knows,
Wien | resemble her 10 thee,
How sweet and fair she seems 10 be.
Tell her that's young
And shuns to have her graces spied
That hadst thou sprung
In deserts. where no men abide.
Thou must have uncommended died.
Small is tho worth
OF beauty from the light retired;
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself TO be desired.
And not blush so to be admired.
Then die, that she
The common fate OF all things rare
May read In thee:
How small part OF time they share
That are so wondrous sweet and fair
Edmund Waller
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Charles Darwn was 50 weak In
health that but for the wife and chl.
dren who saved him from trouble and
gave hm the leisure Of II peaceful
home he would probably never have
made his great discoveries.
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According TO IA high authority. cold
water Is a valuable stimulant to many
If not all people. Its action on the
heart IS more stimulating than brandy.
His own experience Is that slipping
half wine glass of cold water will
raise his pulse from &c to over 100.
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There * nothing new In the diving
bell. long before man thought he In
vented II the water spider knew all
about It, The water spider crawls
down reed. dragging his diving bell
with him. and anchors IT under wafer
on a level keel. so that the air 1t con
tains Keeps the water ont
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-15

"My income Ia small" said rather
dllatory lover "and perhaps 1t Is cruel
of me to take you from your fathers
roof"
"BGt don't live on the roof" was
the p,ompt reply.-Harlem Life.
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Nov, suppose. remarked Mrs.
Snnggs that the surgeons Of the army
are attached to the medical corps"
"Your snpposItlon does you great
credit" replied Mr.. Snaggs sarcastic
ally. ITS n wonder you didn't lmag
Inc that doctors joined the army for
the purpose Of building bridges or go
Ing up In n balloon Where should
army surgeons be except in the medic
al corpsY
well, thought that they might pos
slbly belong 10 the lnncers. London
Standard.
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"And Is Rockford so much OF nm ora
torT
"AIan, he could describe n boarding
house dried beef supper in such Ian
guage that your mouth would water
with desire, - Rochester Herald.
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Some men" said the corn fed phi
losopher, cant stand prosperity, and
other men can't get the chance to
stand IT. indianapolis Journal.
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She wished to break it TO him gently.
81 have decided" she said, "to return
your ring
He. however, was rcsourceful man,
who did not believe In letting n woman
get the better of him.
"You needn't bother" he replied. II
buy them by the Dozen Chicago
Post.
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The carrier pigeon was In use by the
state department Of the Ottoman en-
pire ms enrly as the fourteenth cen
fury,
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81 can't understand ilumpkin'8 Ger
man friend at nll
"WhyY'
Because don't understand Ger,
man. Philadelphia North American.
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