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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

WE trust the people will
make a little note of the cir
cumstance that whenever the
Republicans get the LegisIa-
ture i'm Delaware il billiards
all over us and keeps IA biz
zarding. We trust the poor
people may duly weigh this
grave matter on the -four barrel
scales, and measure il in the
coal scuttle while the thing is
fresh. Smyrna CaH
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

Eight houses and lots in the town OF
Bishopvllc. aforesaid. including III,
residence and drug store of the said
Thomas \. ] Holloway. and also seven
teen ia vacant lots IN said town
lavorahly located on the principal
streets of said town, aud very desirable
for building purposes These will cucl
hc sold separately beginning with tn,
Holloway residence.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
4 Valuable Farms.

ALSO all that farm adjoining Wid lot,
nov occupied 10y Samuel = Baker. con
tanning IL acres of land. moro or less
Also All that farm IN 81, Martin
Neck. known rs Fishing llnrhor.
recently occupied by John Hudson
containing 100 acres, more or less Thi,
farm viii hc sold subject 10 u right OF
way 20 feet wide, whorc the road Is nov
located, rs an outlet To the farm known
ns the sugar llill'' farm
Also the farm adjoining that last
named lying on ~ Martins river. and
known ~ "Bowrn's Fancy" sugar
liill, aud NOW occupied by Lcandcl
Gray, containing ~, aeros, more 81
less This farm Is Ia have u twenty foot
outlet through the farm recently occui
pied by John Hudson, as described
above On this farm il about
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

THERE seems TO he good pros
poets for an extra session Of
Congress The people are al
ways glad when that august
assemblage adjourns.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

Philadelphia, Monday February 20, 1899.
"When | was frs, married" said

Philadelphia, Monday, February 20, 1899
when was first married." said
lady friend OF the store, shop
ping was pretty serious work. Our
income was small needs a-plenty.
But what OF that The stores were
relentless. Some were notable for
high prices; others catered to 'popu-
ular trade. But one had to decide
for keeps. Stores didn't take goods
back; very seldom even allowed ex-
changes for other goods. II, in
poor light and under the gaze OF a
salesperson that Just looked through
one. a mistaken choice was made,
my poor little allowance shrunk by
that much il gave the goods away,
OF had something that seemed 10
last forever because loathed its
sight.
"Wanamaker's came into exist
ence and with it spiri, OF liberality
IA seemingly whole-souled desire
to please. Bat il is useless to repeat
this part. Everybody knows that
wha, is Dough, in haste or in error
can be taken back. and shopping is
really a pleasure.
Il was a venture building a
business without pattern hewing
from untried possibilities. But il
proved to be
A LiKEABLE STORE
Il is not a department store, OF
hodge-podge counters filed with
good bought a, random. but il is a
store made up OF stofes--each quite
as complete in itself as is the indi-
vidual apple tree OF the orchard.
Dress Goods store. now the most
comprehensive in the land, as we'll
as chief seller OF exclusive elegance.
Carpet store. far more complete
than any individual earpe, store.
Shoe store, tina, turned thousands
OF pairs OF good solid shoes to the
governments use when even manu-
lactuicfs halted.
And SO on-the whole one sys-
tenn, one ownership, one vast help
ful store.
Authors gain a public--a clientele
not OF owned adherents. bu, OF sat-
ished readers.
The store hes gained is public
no, OF blind dependents. but OF
purse-string holders who have proved
L. Fine threads, sppn by sympathy
and twisted by a real affection, draw
Our Public TO us,
This Public grows in numbers is
growing faster now than q, any date
in the stores history. The rein
iorcemen's come from among our
own neighbors who have had this
fact forced home TO them; That this
store is
DAILY OFFERING
GREATEST STOCKS
AND
CHARGING LEAST PRICES
FOR
GUARANTEED GOODS.
And the facts are logical. The
business is in excess OF that done by
any other American retail store and
il is conducted in buildings which.
though we are sometimes ashasaed
OF their exterior looks. are almost
rent-free. Every nook is interesting
now-and almost every one is hold
ing stock at the top-notch OF readi-
ness for you.
l4l..s Az 81. L..
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

at or about the hour of , 30o'clock p. m.
all that portion of the "C0N Farm
situate in the It'll Election District of
Worcester County. al present occupied
by the said William White, and which
was sold by the said William ;. Wilson
in his lifetime to the said White. The
part of said Cox Farm" hereby advcr-
tiscd to be- sold being all that portion of
the same which lies North and East of
the following line: Beginning AT Il post
settled III the ground on the Southern
farm, said post being about eight and
one half yards from marked pine tree
standing on the opposite side of said
road. and running from thence thirty
five degrees East in direct line until it
reaches the back or south line of the
said "Cox Farm All taxes 10 January
list 1899 will be paid by the trustees.
TERMS OF SALE.
Twenty percent of the purchase money
to be paid i'll cash on day of sale the re-
maindcr thereof To bc paid in two equal
annual inStalmcntS from the day of sale
and TO bc secured by the bonds of the
purchaser with >urctics satisfactory 10
the Trustees bearing interest from the
day of sale, or all cash at the option of
the purchaser.
OLIVER y. COLLINS.
T. X WILSON.
H.. .....
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George w Purncll. Attorney at Law.
Trustees Sale
or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!

BY WRIT l. of Il decree of the CIR
cuit Court fnr Worcester county. passed
~ the January session. dated the Eth
day Of January. \ D.. 1879, the under
signed Joseph {. Holloway, Trustee to
sell the land of which Thomas A. j.
Holloway died seized. will sell by pub
lie auction at the late residence of the
deceased, in Bishopvillc, Worcester
county. MARYLAND. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
400. 900 TT. Pine Timber

within half mile of ~ Martin river
of navignhlo water
Also all that tract aud parcel of land
called "Nowing,on Green" lying in
st Martins Neck. on 81 Martin 5
river. commonly known. IN part. rs the
Harrison land and in part rs the Muir
ray" land, now divided into three
farms, aud occupied by Jerry Day
James Day and Phillip Day. but which
on the day of sale will bc divided into
and sold rs four separate parcels or
tracts
Plots of these divisions have been
made and also of the houses and
lots in Bi>hopvillc, and the farm occu.
pied hy Samuel $ Baker These plots
can be- seen by calling upon the under
signed II, his home in Bishopvillc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
IN the Town Of SNOW mn. MD.

BY VIRTUE of decree of tho Cir
cut Court for Worcester County sit
ting IN Equity passed ina cause ia said
Court, instituted for the purpose of cf
fecling n sal' Of real estate OF which u
certain William $ Wilson died sliced,
the undersigned Trustee. named IN said
dccrcc, will sell ~ public auction At IN,
Court House door Ia The town of Snow
lill. Md. ON
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
Deafness cnnno, he Cured


hy lochl applications ~ they cannot
rcHch the diseased portion of thu Wr.
rlora Is uuly one way to cure deafness.
AMI that is hy constitutional remedies
Deafness IL eauaed by au nilnmrd con
diiiun ~ the mucous lining IT the
busilWhinn tnhc When this tube II
intlamod you have Il umhluR aonnd CT
imperfect hearing. aud when Il il on
lircly clusrd. Deafness "a Tho result. aud
nnloaH The inflammation can hp inlrn
oul and this iuhr restored e. o. normal
condition, hearing will bo destroyed
forever nine rhsos uut IT lunaro enuHud
by catnhi which Is nothing hul an
iniiammcd condition al Tho mucous
surfaces.
W. viii give one Hundred Dollars
for any RHe Of Deafness (onuHod hy
cHiarhi that cannot ho cured hy Halls
caarrh tur'i soud for circulars, FRYE.
y j CHENEY q GO, Toledo, .
Snld hN Druggists, Zoe
halls Family PIN ara the husl
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
About J, 900 Cords of Wood

On the farm occupied by Phillip Day
there are about 30 acres of good wood
land that are estimated tn cut about
two thousands t2O0Ol cords of wood.
TERMS OF SALE.
Ten per cent. of the purchase money
will be- required in cash on the day of
sale, and the balance in two equal
annual inStallments. or all cash NJ the
option of the purchaser The credit
payments to bear interest from the day
of sale. and To be secured To the salts.
faction of the trustee. who will pay all
taxes to January LIST. 1899.
JOSEPH c. HOLLOWAY,
Feb, lists. Trustee.
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphan
Court Of Worcester County. Maryland
letters Of administration GA the per
s0nal estate Of
LEMUEL ID. COFFIN.
late Of Worcester County. deceased All
persons having claims against the de
ceased. are hereby warned Ia exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof. 20
the subscribers. ON or before the 25th
day of August, 1899 They may other
wise. by law, bc excluded from all ben
Gifts of the said estat" All persons
indebted To the said estate are requested
10 make immediate payment Given
under my hand this 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1899
JOHN H. RILEY.
Administrator
Test EDWARD u. DAVIS,
feb 2J-3t. Register of Wills
Get your Job Printing done at the
MESSENGER office.
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REAL ESTATE!


By VIRTUE OF a decree of the Cir
cult Court for Worcester County. Sit
ting in Equity, passed in Il cause in said
Court wherein Oliver ID. Collins and +.
X Wilson administrators of the estate
of William : Wilson. deceased. are
Plaintiffs and William H. White is de
PENDANT. the undersigned Trustees will
sell at public auction at the Court House
door. in the town of Snow Hill. Md, ON
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25
LEMrEL D- COFFlN.

Get your Job Printing done at the
MESSENGER office
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

Jas. L. Ellcgood. Atty, Sail,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

within half u mile Of st Martins river
Daily camera., 1899-02-21

hedgehog. Two days before they broke
camp Miller grew disgusted with his
company and started out alone. When
he was away his companions skinned
the dead buck, which Oak had shot,
and stuffing its hide with brush and
snow, hung it up a leading line in the
path which Miller must travel when
he returned to camp.
The men concealed themselves near
by and waited until nearly l o'clock
before Miller returned. He came
within ten rods of the counterfeit deer
before he saw it. Then he put his
Winchester to his shoulder and blazed
away. The smoked rolled off and
showed the deer standing where it was
before he had fired. He walked for
ward a few steps, took careful aim
and fired two shots in succession. At
his time the deer began to move off
down the path, apparently wounded
and about to die Miller shot again,
and when the smoke had lifted. a white
caro-. stenciled in black letters moved
I'D from under the deer's belly and
presented itself to Miller's gaze. The
ard contained the following cheerful
Information: you didn't touch me-"
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainheld, Ill.
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated tor a month by her family physi
clan, but grew worse. He told her that
she was hopeless victim of ofconsumption
and that no medicine could cure her.
Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption; she bought
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and we'll; now does her
own housework, and is as we'll as she
ever was. Free trial bottles of the
Great Discovery at Streamer's Drug
store. Large bottles 50 cents and sI.oo'
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
Peace Costs Big Money.

1t is estimated that since the davs
Of the Trojan war no fewer than
l,2oO 100000 men have been sacrificed
on the altar of the god of war. If it
were possible to gather together these
millions of wars victims into one
shastly army, they would form a COL
ANN, n,tWenty-seven abreast, long enough
to clasp the earth at the equator, with
residue Of ten similar columns
stretching from London across Europe
to Naples. If this file were to pass
saluting point at the rate Of one every
second, night as well as day, the last
shade would only become visible in
the autumn of 1896. Two and a half
million men fell in European battle
fields during the first half of this CEN
tury alone; and this slaughter cost Eu-
rope the colossal sum of $3.50, ,OOO, 900.
Each victim cost S2,74O to kill. A cal
culation as careful as is possible places
the total cost of war during the last
5000 years at the appalling sum of
$500, 1000, 100000. All the countries of
Europe are spending on their armies
and navies at the rate or eea .ly $50 a
second, or the almost 4... edible sum of
100000 a day.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
The Zinc City.

Every house and household utensil
that can be is made Of zinc in the town
OF Bareira, situated on the coast Of
TCrtuguese East Africa. Even when
man falls down through the heat in
the streets he is carried to the near
est hospital on zinc stretcher, and
the hospital ITSELF and the beds and
everything else within it, are made Of
the same metal-zinc. Again, when
any one dies he is put into zinc cot
fin, which rests on zinc settles, and it
is placed on zinc carriage and car
ried to a zinc church, and then buried
IN a zinc-lined grave. if the deceased
can afford the latter luxury. The rea-
son is that zinc is the cheapest ma
terial that will Withstand the humid
climate for any time.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: 81 was in
a most dreadful condition, My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coat
ed, pain continually in back and sides,
no appetite-gradually growing weaker
day by day. Three physicians had
given me up. Fortunately, a friend ad-
yised trying Electric Bitters;' and to my
great joy and surprise, the first bottle
made a decided improvement. | con-
lnued their use for three weeks, ana am
now well man. know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try them.
Only soc. per bottle Streamers drug
tore.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
DEER GUNNER'S LUCK.
WHY A MAINE SHERIFF HAS
LEFT THE WOODS.
And Resumed Service of Proccss-He
Had Extraordinary Luck in Getting
Two Shots at Deer Almost Within
Arms Length.
Especial Letter.l

Deputy Sheriff Abe Miller of Cher
ryfield, Me-, having spent two weeks
in the northern woods looking for deer
and returned empty-handed, will here
after devote his energies to serving
Wr1ts and processes upon such citizens
Of Washington county as the courts
shall direct. The reason why he has
abandoned hunting for the law is well
known to John Oak and Bill Clifford,
two young lawyers who attended him
during his campaign in the woods.
They had been hunting around Chain
lakes for week without success, when
sharp snOwstorm came on that en-
abled them to follow deer tracks all
over the country. In two days Oak
had killed fat buck and Clifford had
bagged two does. Meantime Miller
had hunted far and wide without
shooting anything bigger than a
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
ERENCIiMEN USING 'SMA ART"
english Word Which They Affect, But
Don't Pronounce Correctly.

English Word Which They Affect, But
Don't Pronounce Correctly.
Englishmen and Americans newly
eturned from Paris and familiar with
hat part of French society that likes
initiate English social and sporting
rays are much amused by a recent
.4ition to its vocabulary, says the
ew York Commercial Advertiser. It
rs discovered the word smart in the
,uifcance it has in the fashionable
an Of London and New York, and
sagerly adopted it, applying it even
.aore indiscriminately. Clothes, jew
is. vehicles, horses, entertainments,
.onpan.e1, novels, plays, acting, men
ard women, whichever is in the best
20 sale form of the moment has be-
CCme smart, as it was once chic. Now
re vocabulary of the young French
uCl Who affect such an epithet is by
20 means so limited as that of his
American or English brother, but he
c5irgs to smart only the more stren-
:ously, forgetting it only when he is
ycitcl or embarrassed. Unfortunately
?v he English and the Americans, he
{. Sill to learn to pronounce it. They
cIresent his version Of it a.
.sr,arthe,' and Figaro confirms them
18th a tale of a young girl who, being
.ereatedly praised as smarthe, won
Crad why long-standing acquaintance
PERSISTED in calling her Marthe.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21

| it all the way down the street. and the
well-heated electric cars dart by with
o clang and rush.
| And everything above the snow is
busy and alive People wear an armor
| OF fur from head to foot to guard
against the sharpened knives Of vigi-
liant Jack Frost. The armor is most
becoming to their sparkling eyes and
| glowing faces. The vestibules of all
| the houses are rendered almost impas-
sable with raccoOn skin and blanket
coats, toboggans piled up, skis and
poles, snow shoes, moccasins, skates
and hockey sticks. This is the capital
of a sporting country, the winter play
ground of America.
And now that Lord and Lady Aber-
deem have taken their farewell resign
ing RID hall and the Viceregal gov
ernment the country to Lord and
| Lady Mi =. there is an added charm
the charm of novelty and anticipa-
| ton. lie roi est mort Vive le roiw
And this king has already made him
9til populdl. ne Is d lulllIdTN man,
and the country adores a military man.
He was military secretary to Lord
Lansdowne when that peer represented
her majesty in Canada He was also
chief Of the staff during the North
west Indian rebellion, headed by Louis
| Riel, in 1885.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen were the
souls Of hospitality, and government
house doors have been open wide. The
toboggan slides and the rink were
there for invited ones every
Saturday afternoon all the winter
through, not to speak of frequent skat-
| ing and tobogganing parties at night.
Then there were delightful mulled "hot
things in the large ballroom, and gen.
eral good cheer Lord Aberdeen was
most enthusiastic tobogganer, and
looked carefully after the enjoyment of
his guests
The nights, with moon and stars and
snow are wonderful. The days have
skies as blue and cloudless as in June,
and the whole atmosphere is so exhil-
arating that, with the thermometer
many degrees below zero, one does not
feel the cold
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
"1ECTURES OF LONG AGO.

A number of amusing stories can De
culled from Kate Sanborns quaint
book, MY Favorite Lectures OF Long
Ago" Here are some of the witty
items selected at random from its at
tractive pages:
At a supper party the conversation
turned on talking shop. Some one de-
clared that an actor or musician was
never happy unless allowed to talk
shop by the hour, and then it was
pointed out that doctors and barristers
were lust as bad. A witty lady pres
ent laughingly added: Yes; phil
osophers talk Schopenhauer, ladies
shopping, tipplers schoppen, musicians
Chopin and actors shop Although
they make no pretensions to wit, there
is much genuine humor among the
women journalists of Boston. DO
you live on the Back bay?" said lady
once to Miss Jenkins, whose home
then was on a narrow, little street up
town. Rather the small of the Back
back" she answered instantly. DR..
Talmage's youngest daughter was fond
Of evening gayeties, and often slept
late in consequence. Coming down
about 9 o'clock one morning, she met
her parents stern gaze, and received
the very depressing greeting Of Good
morning, daughter of sim Good
morning, father" was her response.
Sophie Arnould, fascinating young
actress, about 1744, was noted for her
wit. Benjamin Franklin said he no
where found such pleasure and such
wit as in her company. What are
you thinking OFF" she asked Bernard
in one OF his distracted moods. 81
was talking to myself" he replied. "Be
careful" she said, ''you gossip with
fatterer." Hearing Of the grace and
agility of pretty Scotch lassie, who
had danced the sword dance for some
Of her officers, Queen Victoria COM
manded the same diversion for her.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
BORROWING HABITS IN CHINA.
How n Person May See His Own Goods
ON a Neig hhnr,s Table.


Neighbours Table.
Chinese buffers have a way. when
their own supplies fall short, OF bor-
rowing from the neighbors At least.
this was very common custom tWen-
ty-five years ago, and goods changed
hands, over the garden wall, with as
tonishing celerity, the buffers, mean
time, keeping a strict account. An
American lady residing in China
writes thus in the Atlantic: At the
first large dinner party to which | was
invited-I went as a BRIDE found
myself eating with my own brand-neW
knives, forks and spoons. | stared at
them very hard; there could be no
mistake, for | could see the fresh
monograms. | was dreadfully dis
tressed, but did not dare to say any
thing. When I reached home | told
my husband, rather tremblingly, for l
was quite sure they had been stolen.
To my amazement he only laughed,
and said: oh, you will get used 70
that soon, and when you have TOO
many guests you will find that, instead
of asking yC, to get more supplies, the
butler will borrow your neighbors, ana
always make up the deficiency. And
so it proved. l can we'll remember
once when my husband had asked
eight guests in to dinner only nall an
hour before the usual time Zone for
each of the delicious first spring snlpe
he had shot, that there appeared later
a splendid roast leg Of mutton as one
of our courses. Now | knew we nad
no mutton, for earlier in the day the
cook had been bewailing the non-ar-
rival of the Shanghai steamer, by
which it always came. Turning to the
gentleman on my left, | asked, Dlu
YOUR steamer come from Shanghal TO-
day?' Eyes, why?" I looked down 10
the other end of the table, where my
husband was carving the unexpected
treasure-trove with very evident en-
ioyment. "Well, ours did not SAID
"and yet-' He caught sight OIL
the mutton. "Oh!" he laughed
suppose that is mine. No doubt, yours
will come tomorrow, and probably oe
much better: so I shall be the gamer
this time. and enjoy it all the more.
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
Ouinine Comm cree.

For many years all the quinine Of
commerce came from the wild trees
Of Peru, but with the present great
demand the refined product obtained
1rom the wild trees of it's native hab-
tat would supply but small proper
lion Of the worlds requirements. At
he present time two-thirds of tho
luinine used is produced in Java an
sland Of the East Indian archipelago
corresponding closely in size to Cuba
md having with it many features Of
I'll and climate in common,
Daily camera., 1899-02-21
GEN. MARCUS MILLER.
In Command oi the TrUCps Whose
Landing WnH Opposed by the In
sucGentS at il0IlO.

Gen. Marcus f. Miller, in command of
the United States forces at IIoilo, is
the American military hero of the new
year, The Philippine rebels are find
ing him hard man to handle. They
demanded that he take DO action until
Aguinaldo could be heard from, The
general said NO" and prepared to
land his troops. Then the foreign resi-
dents besought him to wait. Again
Miller said NO" The general is evi-
IDENTIFY going to make Dewey of him
self. The insurgents will find in Gen