davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
THE CAMERA FIEND.
4 Cold FLOODED Proceeding at the
Windsor Hotel Fire.

II witnessed the recent burning Of the
Windsor hotel. 20 said Mr. Charles T. Jack
son. and at every turn through the
crowd ! bumped into camera fend in
tent on taking snap shots uf tn. tragic i'm
cidents They swarmed like bees ON all
the ncighboring elevations. the roofs were
lined with them. and certainly no disaster
was ever "a thoroughly photographed
There was plenty Of light nj that time i'm
the afternoon. and the conditions were re.
markably favorable for such work, but
what impressed me most was the apparent
indifference ~ the kodak brigade 10 tho
horrors ~ the scene They seemed To bc
80 intent on getting good shots that But
let me tell you n little incident which II.
Illustrates the point exactly.
shortly before the wall fell on the
Fifth avenue side, was standing on the
edge Of the thrnng shoulder To shoulder
with tall, blond girl, who was manipu
lating good sized hand camera learn.
ed from her remarks To- companion that
she had only one film left which she was
saving as she said. for something stun
ming Just then woman suddenly an
pearcd nj fourth story window. leaning
out and waving her arms distraciedlv \
firemcn roared AT her 90 slide down IL
was plain that she was mad with terror.
but she obcycd and, with great difficulty,
launched herself and began the descent.
Meantime the tall girl had covered her
with the camera and was following her
down the rope exactly n "a hunter would
follow u moving animal with gun.
snap 10, snap liz cried her companion
excitcdly.
An instant later the poor woman who
had b,en going faster and faster, lost her
grip and fell, and, rs she plunged through
space like a. huge white bird. | heard the
metallic click Of the instrument. The
blond girl turned around. her eyes CLEAN.
ing, her hair awry and triumph written
all over her face
- knew she was going to fall. she ex
claimed. 50 ! saved the film till she LEI
gor Did y get hcrs' asked the other
breathlessly. guess yes, she replied "
New Orleans Times Democrat
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

in a wonanlv way and NAV well look
with fear toward the time OF maternity.
Intelligent preparation FOR this time is
most essential An athlete 4" trains " for
months before his trial. Most women
do not train " At all and vet their trial
is To he fifty times As severe as the
athletes
During the period Of CESSATION every
woman should Use every means to
strengthen the organs that are To lie
tried. They should he kept i'll perfect
health. The faintest symptom OF dis
order or disease should be promptly
eliminated
DR. pierce's Favorite Prescription is
designed 10 do this very thing has been
doing il for over thirty years. Ii is the
one sure medicine for all female com
plants, II is the onlv medicine that
may be absolutely depended upon 10
practically abolish the pain and danger
OF childbirth |; Is the cnlv preparation
OF lis kind that is the invention Of a reg
ularlv graduated physician skilled
and experienced specialist in the cure
OF diseases oi women
Mr. Emerson Allen Of Dorset Ontario Co
Ont wriic~ was III very moor health for a
loug time datiug from the birth Of my little girl
tined different lpCiors and different medicines
| took trut bottles Of Eavofitt Prescription
aud seem To he perfectly well again"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

The Dutchwoman is before and above
all things IA housewife Indeed her love
of home comes very near akin To- wur-
ship and the greatest compliment that
can he paid To her is 10 praise the neat
ness and sweetness ot the house that il
her kingdom. She is famous all the
world over for her remarkable cleanli
ness and even in the very poor quarter,
of the cities. where the houses are small
and crowded together. the windows are
daintily decked with curtains If spot
less white. the rooms we'll swept and
tidy. the humble furniture carefully
busted and polished This desire for
cleanliness. in fact. almost amounts e
craze. AID housewives and servant.
alike evince strong partiality fol
scrubhing. cleaning and washing Even
in well 10 do families domestic train.
ing is considered natural and neces
sary adjunct If the daughter educa.
tion. and each has certain household
dnties apportioned to her She is like
wise taught 10 make her own dresses,
10 knit her own stockings and to keep
her wardrobe in repair Girls Realm.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

One day we were visited by travelling
Russian, Prince X, "a large. blond man
smooth and impenctrablc. ! introduced
him Ia one of the regular army officers. a
capital fighter and excellent fellow. who
however. viewed foreign international
politics from strictly transmississippi
standpoint. He hailed the Russian with
frank kindness and took him off to show
him around the trenches. chatting volnbIy
and calling hin prince" much ms Ken
tuckians call one another colonel " ~
! returned heard him remarking: You
see. prince the great result II this war Is
that Il has united the two branches Of the
Anglo Saxon people, and now that they
are together they can whip the world.
Prince. they can whip the world.' being
evidently filled with the pleasing belief
that the Russian would cordially sympa-
thize with this view ~ ''Ths Rough
Riders. by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
In Scribners
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

Canada has many Of the pcculiariticS al
n spoiled child and ventures upon many
manifestations Of these pcculiariticS that
would not Inc attempted but for trust IN
the protection of the mothcrland Many
of its public men. possibly majority al
its people, seem to lack all sense oi proper
proportion when considering the adjust
mcnt OF international conditions Tn,
impossbility of the successful coercion oi
-. 000. 900 people 10y 5.O0o, 000 people i,
not understood. Foolish dreams of bring
ing he nitcd States to terms Ivy with
holding SAW logs. nickel and other natural
products are indulgcd in. our vagaric,
ard our scnsclcs> impudcncc are SQUIRE,
of annoyance Ia English statesmen. VIII,
look al times with i'll concealed DISCUS
upon our actions
Progress, however. is being made In
telligencc aud moderation Of views arr
characteristic Of fair proportion nf tn
population Periodical craze, will subsid,
in due time. and If the United states wcr,
to adopt toward Us trade policy fairly
responsive in lihcraiiy Ia our own gen
oral tariff policy toward them an influ
encc would be brought into action for pro
noting better understanding ami NOR,
widely extended friendship. which woul,
hc more effective than all other influence
combined. Work Of the Joint High Com
mission. 10y u Canadian Liberal. i'm NORTH
American Review.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

Painless death or almost certain and
painless recovery from his wounds j. the
alternative fate Of the soldier stricken
down on the field of battle hy the modern
small CALLER bullet II soldier is no,
killed outright. his wounds almost invari.
ably heal under antiseptic treatment OF
nearly |, 400 wounded men. for example,
who passed through the hospital al Siboncy
during the Santiago campaign hut three
died II their wounds. n fact which speak,
volumes for the efficiency Of tho army
surgeons.
Antiscpsis the small sized, steel iackct
al bullet and the great velocity impaired
To IL by high power guns combine Ia make
"A present day battle humane compared
with the fighting uf the past Modern
surgery and modern ordnance have to
gether mininizcd in a remarkable degree
the suffering OF the wounded In fact
wounds received in war may Ice said "a
have been almost entirely robbed of the
horrible character commonly imputed to
them
Bullets =" through "a mans muscles
leaving a clean wound. which heals IN n
few DAYS or even penetrate his viial> with
nui giving him any great distress And
yolI arr just a. safe within close range ni
the enemy ~ YOU are u miicor more away
If ynu arr not safer New York sun
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

Private G. T.. Kent of the Twentieth
Kansas writes honc 10 his mother. IL
don't care how quick this trouble ends
for | am like lots of the other boys
want IL look for gold The other day ON,
of the Montana boys fuund gold in II creek
bottom. The fellow took otl:cr boys and
used II gold pan and made s. in one day
The mountains are said To- bee full of gold
but the ~pan.arti> never dared Ia 90 up in
the mountains for fear nf their lives
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
The CrnnIoIog, Of CrlmInnIr.

What are the differences between the
skulls of criminals and those of re
spectacle people," This is the question
which VI. T. Pitard undertook To- solve
by comparing the crania of 81 convicts
who had died in the penal colony of
New Caledonia with the average crania
9f the citizens of Paris Practically.
there turned ont to- he no constant diff
ference at all. unless il was that the
vertical index Of the criminal skulls
was slightly higher; in other words.
the convicts were ''brainier' than the
good folks. There was also the same
amount IF variation in the heads Of the
criminals. Some were long others broad.
'kulled; some had notably large. 9th
srs small. cubical capacity. these vari-
itions running parallel L. those Of the
general population Science.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
PocoMoKE RIVER LINE
Baltimore Snow Hill Ronte.

Baltimore Snow Hill Route.
The Steamer Pocomokc leaves Snow
Hill ut O'Clock a. m, on every Monday
and Thursday stopping al Mataponi
Pocomoke City : II. m , PowcllS. Rcho-
both. Cedar Hall. Pitts Wharf. Shell.
town. ohancock 30 p. m. Fimmey'S ;.
Tangier Island i30 p. m. CriSfield &
p. M. arriving i'll Baltimore } O'Clock
next morning
Returning the Steamer leaves Balti
more from pier foot of South street AT
800 y. m, every Tuesday and Friday
for points named, arriving al CriSticld
a. m. Tangicr Island BOA m. Oman
cock 30 a. m. Pocomokc City LOG
p. M. Snow Hill $40 p. IN.
I. \. JONES. Gen. Superintendent
I. MURDOCH. Passenger Agent.
J. SAWYER WILSON, JR., Freight
Agt.. Baltimore. d.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
ABANDONED ARMY POSTS.
Troops M Longer Needed Among the
Apach~s 20 curb the SaNages.

Apaches 90 Curb the SaNages.
II Is ruuurcd in department headquar
tiers that there will h. rafting of dry
bones az some Of the olccr western posts
In the near iuturc. A. result Of the
shake up, pr,dici iors are that number Of
them will hc stricken from The list II nee
essary stations and either sold at auction
or turned ever Ia the Indian service for
agencies.
whipplc Barracks A. r.. was ahan-
doncd some time ago. and but small
handful 81 men are kept there under Lien
tenant Tupcs. As negotiations for the
sale ~ this post are about completed, tho
detachment will probably be withdrawn
in a short time, after which it will he
turned over to - custodian. Who will look
after Uncle Sans interests until the sale
l. consummatcd. II may bc used rs a
training ground for several Arizona
troops which are being fitted for service
at the front. hut nothing definite on this
score i yet known.
Five wears ago il was thought the height
Of folly 90 think ~ abandoning any Of the
Arizona military posts. which are in the
region infested with Apachcs. but today it
seems 10 b. ihc settled policy OF the gov
eminent % make these men self support
ing and therefore safe citizens. As rap
idly rs the Dawes bill requirements are
complied with the Indians are admitted
% the rights 81 suffrage These require
ments are 1.-The severance of all tribal re-
lationships and the adoption Of the modes
and habits of civilization. - This will
soon cover the whole Apache tribe, once
- hloodthirSty, and IL Is not improbable
that the next five months will see the
abandonment Of Forts Apache. Grant and
Huachuca in Arizona and Wingate and
Union in New Mexico. The only reason
why the government keeps troops In those
God forsakcn regions now is because Of
fancicd fear Of the Indians
II Is also the policy of the government
Go turn over all abandoned military posts
In the Indian country "a the red men, TO
be used ~ agencies Thus In Utah can
he seen the Ouray agency, once the site Of
old Fort Rnuhidoux; in Montana can be
seen the Fort Peck agercy, once the site
- military cantonmcnt Of that name,
and in Arizona the Fort Defiance agency
lourishes where once stood the sentinel
Of the advance ~ civilization, Fort De
fiancc. Denver Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
d. II. LEWIS.

sells good fresh Groceries and Dry Goods and gives
down weight and full measure. He takes this
method of inviting you to become of his Gus
toners at the beginning of this 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, 1899-07-08
Ifthe Baby is Cutting Teeth.

Ifthe Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well tried
remedy, Mrs. WINSLow'S SOOTHING
SYRUP for children tccthing. II Soothes
the child. softcns the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie aud is the best
remedy for diarrhpa. Twenty five
cents bottle. 1T Is THE BEST OF
ALL.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

1t i cnriun~ fact That, althnu. i
dw Hers in northern cline must have
known fpr ages that Il lpw tpHprrltur,
pr serves flesh from pGiTcfictisn. il
never seems to have struck any one that
this natural fact c,1ll be- turnad I,
artificial advantage until Lo~l Hecln
stuffed the hist ic chic6"n V.t't SION
and thereby cal@ht chill whic. .iIl.o
him. Ii Is perhaps even more cartons
that an experiment reenitln. IN th'
death uf one of thu most eminent mrI
in the world should not have called amy
attention Ia an air ably well known
principle which might have been readily
turned tn great advantage.
A. "A matter of fact, il was not unit
the year 1870. 2i9 years after Lord Ba
con : fatal experiment. that freezin.
was practically empl ned as a mrthoc
If prc>ervin. flesh This was the com
mcnccmrnt IT the frozen meat trade he
tween America and England. Fou
years later u dry air refrigerator wa
perfected. and the system on which thi
was constructed has since become prac
tically universal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

Love and marriage have n" regard for
the rules of arithmetic. First. one is won
by one and then one and one are one -
Philadelphia Bulletin
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08
Sea GuliS ~ weather prop'cts

The ex-s,a captain looked over tie
rail of the Hobbs. % feIryhoat toward
the east The ring sun. which had
just cleared til h. So tops of Manhattan
borough looked ike hinge red ball.
Dirty weather comin'; said the
cx-captain The sun never looks that
way unless there : ram in the air. Then
look at those seagulls too. Nuu never
see them in hurhor or on shore unless
there is trouhle brewing ont To- SCI
WAY lack in the sixties | WIS IN a sail
ing snip coming mp from southern ports
When We were abreast ~ iiatt,ras. the
weather was very warm ANA the crew
were sci 10 work washing ship. The
men Were barefaotcd. ANA their trousers
We're rolled up to their knees. Soon we
saw several gulls flying ahuut our
trucks In half an hour there must have
been 300 Of them The barometer did
not indicate any oh nze aud we Ger
tainly Thought thc hiri~ bad been fooled
that time But ah3lt an hour before
sunset the barometer iegan t. fail ~ If
the bottom had dropped ont Of til" glass.
BY midnight we were in the t. III Of rs
wild blizzard rs ever struck. We
reached New York all iced up.
In the evening of the day on which
the ex-captain had prnghesied bad
weather i. rained. New YORK Cnm-
mcrcidl Advertiser.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-08

The baby's coming is often looked for
ward To rs time OF dread and danger
Many women are physically unfit to be-
come mothers They are sick and weak
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
Meeting Of Church-HiII Branch.

The monthly meeting Of the Board OF
the Church-Hill Branch of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Ami
mails was held at 2S0l east Grace street
yesterday afternoon. Miss Pearl Bodeker
IN the chair. Considerable routine bust
ness was transacted. Agent +. c. Tay-
lor's report for the month was as fol-
lows: Horses and mules unfit for work
unhitched, and sent to owners stables 10
be cared for, 20: horses and mules sent
TO shop TO be shOd. 8: admonition given
owners, 4; admonition given drivers. s.;
overloaded teams, 4: driver reported to
charging driver, l: cared for by agent. g.;
no cause for complaint, Z; cruelty 10 a
goat. !; cruelty TO horses and mules, and
warrants out for arrest, 2; horse unhitch-
ed for want OF collar, l. Total number
cases investigated, CO. Horses and mules
humanely destroyed s: dogs and cats
humanely destroyed. %; cows humanely
destroyed, l. Total. 80.
The branch has established q station
at j. G. Snelling's drugstore. In Man
chester. and one at X. l.. Harrson's
drugstore. I'm Fulton, and the agent will
keep In constant touch with both of these
sections. The following Were elected
members Of the society: s. T. Morgan,
w. {. Armitage. r. l.. Harrison. J. y.
Smelling. 4. l.. Adamson. Langhorne Put
ney, Or. Thomas Matthews, Or. L. In
gram, II. Bourn, Dr. William II. Math-
thews, and d. H Morrissett
Mrs. William Murray and Mrs. Nirde
Peasants are doing a splendid work in
the Band OF Mercy circles that thew
have formed These branches will be to
the society what the Sabbath school is TO
the church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12

One Negro Kills Another because lie
Applied n FouI Euithct

william Miller shot and killed Beverley
Christian at the second-street stables OF
Mt T. b. Hicks on Sunday morning.
both men are colored. The former was
employed as Or. ]. b. McCaws coach
man the latter was one OF Mr.. Hicks's
hostlers. There had been bad blood be-
tween the men for several weeks, and
the quarrel of Sunday last was by no
means the first.
III Is alleged that in the course OF an
altercation Christian applied TO Miller a
Ioul epithet The oath used by Christian
Is regarded by the negro race almost as a
capital offence. Miller left the stable
and made complaint to DR.. McCaw.
who advised him 70 urge his protest be-
fore Mr.. Hicks. Miller then took a suit
OF clothes and pawned them for 1915. and
bought an American bulldog revolver of
50 calibre and some cartridges.
returning 10 the stables, Miller sought
Christian. and asked him to retract what
he had said. Christian not only refused
to do this, but repeated the epithet, and
Miller at once drew his revolver and
shot him. The men grappled; there was
brief struggle In front of the stables
and a moment afterwards Christian fell
20 the pavement at his assailant's feet.
Inc post-morten examination showed
that the bullet had passed through Chris
tan's heart lung. and liver. An inquest
was held on Sunday afternoon at the City
Hall, and the verdict stated that de-
ceased had been shot by revolver in the
hand Of William Miller. No opinion was
expressed nor any rider added to the YER
dict
In the Police Court yesterday the pris-
al hui
Wise, examination was waived, and the
case sent on 10 the grand Jury. which
meets in the Hastings Court on January
ID
The prisoner was arrested on Sunday
by Detective Gibson and Sergeant Shin
berger within minute or so after he
had fired the fatal shot.
The murder occurred at 1040 o'clock
when many people were on their way tC
church. and hundreds nocled 10 the
scene Of the tragedy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
BOLD HlGHW AYMEN
OPERATE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE
HILL CITY.
GANG OF THREE NEGRO MEN
Hold Up Colored Driver aud His
Employer and Rob Them-AnOther
iucmpt Frustrated-Intense En-
element Prevails.

LYNcHBURG, VA, December 11.-(Spe-
c.aL-Ore Of the most startling highway
ratlsr.s ever heard Of in this section Of
tla state occurred just outside of the
city limits late this afternoon at a lonely
SPOT l the hills leading alongside of
James river. Three negroes. whose iden-
ffy has not as yet been ascertained, were
tle perpetrators Of the deed. A colored
man who was driving two horses belong
ilg 90 Mr.. Charles III. Faegans, q well-to-
do farmer, was first held up and robbed
oi all he had, and one Of the horses was
81 badly shot by the robbers that II died
after going a few yards. Mr. Faegans,
who was some distance behind the wagon,
was next held up and robbed Of watch
and some money, and just as he was
driving way Or. John Walker. Of this
city. happened along. The Legroes called
IN him 10 halt. but the doctor, having
teen warned by Mr.. Faegan's negro
,river. ducked down into the bottom OF
lis vehicle and drove down the hill as
ist as his horse could carry him. on
Is,cliug Sandy Hook, a suburb OF the
c~ Dr. Walker gave the alarm, and 81
pose was organized 10 search for the
robbers and, II possible, effect their ar
res Intense excitement prevailed in all
that quarter Of the city, and If the men
are caught ~ the residents Of the neigh
borho0I 10 ls doubtful II they Will ever
reach q court OF justice.
The negroes boarded an east-bound
freight. but every point possible Is being
guarded % prevent their escape, and it is
expected that they will be captured be-
flrs m-nIng.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
MONDAY WITH THE JUSTICE.
He Has Quite a Large Docket, Dut
Few Important Cases

There was a large docket in the Police
Court yesterday, but few Of the cases
were important That Of William Miller,
charged with the murder of Beverly
Christian, attracted most attention. After
the examination OF one or two witnesses
Miller waived examination.
r.. II. Crockett was charged with being
drunk on the street. and wa fined 81.
William Maryland (colored) was charged
with beating General Valentine. He was
fined So and the costs.
Sheppard Epps. a colored man. was
drunk on the street lie was also very
dsorderly. Justice John fined him $.
Hiram Pierce tcOlored) threw rocks on
the street. He was fined 500
Pat Sweeney was drunk on the street.
lie was fined 81.
Robert Kinerly (colored) was disorderly
on the street and throwing rocks. He
was taxed $50
Ray Perry and Aubrey Hewett were up
for lighting on the street. He was fined
$50 and the costs.
Douglas Cullingworth was charged with
being drunk, and also being a vagrant.
He went to the rock pile for thirty day s.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va, December IL

RcnmOHu, va, DecVII'UOt -
Private sales reported to-day were as
follows: FILTERS, IL hogsheads; cutters
Total number of hogsheads sold during
the day. rs. N.
United states internal-revenue collec-
lions for the city OF Richmond, Va, to-
dav were: Tobacco, si.D6.i6; cigars, Sls.SS.
Total, S4,72535. s.o,,
and Seabrook's warehouses report to-day
Receipts, 30 hogsheads; deliveries, hogs
heads. .dov,
The tobacco inspector reports TODAY
Inspections (orighQ. le hogsheaus' IT,
views tbrighD, u hogsheaos. and
Crenshaw's. Shockoe, Stonewall, ana
shelburne's warehouses all have sales OF
dry loose tobacco tomorrow (ruesday).
Shelburne's Warehouse had the largest
sale OF loose tobacco last week OF It's
history as a dark loose house.