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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

eyes, hope beat strongly IN her heart
Sin turned u gloritird f.rr to the ship
What could she 10; How eayc the ~
She saw II foot surmouni,l by blue
cloth moving mrthod!cally un the deck
above, and in II moment nc': up the
stair leading to the captains bridge.
The captain TUNED ruuui sharply at
the sound II STRANGE foot tcpS. and per
emptorily ordered her down Clutching
his arm she cli,d
Captain Thy IRE out there. under
the line If smolicl A dozen survivors Of
the Mr'lrsm are drifting helplcssly and
nearly dead :"
Th" captain glanced in the direction
indicated. How should this frantic
young woman have seen what his prac-
tistd eve could not discerny Then he
guessed that she was the person who.
they said. had lost her lover in the
wreck.
My dear, he cried. patting her
hand, ''go to Your berth and lie down.
You are in great trouble
Bat the haggard, hopeful eyes stared
brightly at him
For the love of humanity. captain.
use Your glass. You will see them. /
know you will
To humor her he took a careful sur.
vcy ~ the horizon upon which the
sun was shining. At first he shook his
head. then he stood for long time OK.
amining the spot under the thin edge
~ has Ii .at 4
glasses well and looked again. then said
quietly;
Something is there. Sit down in
that corner and wait
The course If the steamer was altcraf,
slightly aul n hoat WAS lowered cnca
mere tu gather in the creams drift. To
his s1rlf.s ih" captain saw that the
distant o''jrcs YVES really u boat. with
out sail or ear How couiithc girl have
known il: Then the eroup Of people
became Vi lille. all evidently in the last
stage Of exhaustion ami h. went over
To Miriam and told heT to look through
his glass and sc if her friend were
there.
She took it from his hand with
VIII Shb anu s@stSttl i'ttS anu StgaullY 1T
the coming boat, then gave the glass
back in the midst of passion of weep
ing. noddirg her head t. signify that
she had seen Dick Then She set herself
10 regain self control 10y The time the
boat came IN. When il did. she was
waiting in the hospital for her beloved |
For the next - hours she shared the |
duties of nurse with one If the steward |
esS''s and saw Dick : eyes open with the
iir.t gleam of consciousness in them. |
With a cuntontcd lu". ut her he fell |
asleep. and on the ship arrival ut Hal
flax he with all these who had beer
saved We're we'll enough To he moved to
more comfortable quarters IN shore
The captain made friends with Mir
lam during those few hours and learn
ed how it was that she knew the bon, |
was afloat. He could hardly believe il |
and he could not explain it. hut VIZ
cont' nted to accept the fact as il stoe,
and 10 be present ut the simple cere
mony which made Dick and Miriam. |
man and wife. Bnifalo = ,ys.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

From time immcmorial straw. Prob
ably because of it, inscvmraulc cprnec-
t;cn with bread the staff If lite. hss
had a more or less sacred si,:niicance.
Our Aryan fOrcfathcrs styewcd their al
tars with il and Sworc on il as we
swear on the Bible II is easy to under.
stand how this practice would lca,: tc
the stalk of corn hcing used as the sym.
bcl of a binding contract For instance.
the Latin for Il stalk is Stipulatio.
whence naturally comes ''stipulation.
In medieval times thu presentation
of Il 81; Tx II corn was Il si.n Of service
and faith. So, too, at hiring fairs in
later times servants wishing to be hired
carried Il straw in their mouths. And ii
the days whcn IEscgurulDts persons de.
liberately hired th.nis' Ives out To liti
ganis Ia give any evidence that WI
wanted. they wOr" sirawS in their shoes.
from which custom we have the saying
man of straw 1T person of no mate
rial or moral worth The hor:.e with
straw plated in his nar .;nd tail is
perhaps the last surv.s.i.. instance of
the sieSnificans'''. straw - IEiplying or
binding :, com
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25
A SCENE OF BuTCHERY.
the SIRuEhi"r Thnt Game with the
Eud oT the Janisarics.

tuu of the JGntSurtcs.
On thu 10Th day uf .Irne. 1926 the
whole currs of thu lanizari"s in the
capital assembled overturned their
camp kettles tthe signal uf revolt and
advanced urou the seraglio With his
own hand the sultan uufuricd the
sacred "sanlak sheriff aud called npon
the truc believers Ia rally runnd their
,lischah and caliph and the jealous
Mussulman citizens rushed fTom all
quarters and rallied nndcr the sacred
Nymbol The ranks uf the lauizaries
were rak,d with grape aud ~s.lid shot
10y "Black Hell ca nickname FOR lbra-
linn. general uf artillery and his gun
ners as they pressed through the streets.
compelling them to fHll back To the
Etmcidan. where they defended them
nrlv,s with extraordinary liercencss
Staying great numbers of their ass;iil
ants Th artillery supported Ivy the
marines and the bosiangi pressed for
ward and compelled ;hcn 10 retreat to
their barracks where they offered DIES
perate resistance 10 the assault
From every street cannon thundrred
IN the walls without intcrmission the
building WAS SON in flames the walls
sorn and battered down 10y grapcshot
and the lanizaries overwhelmed by
ruins shot and hauIes pcrished i'll their
burning and blood stained barracks
For two days the gates of the city re-
tuained CLOSED and with RELENTLESS vigor
every corner was searched for such
lanizaries as had escaped the general
massacre. and when found they were
iastily executed Nearly 10000 iani
carries were destroyed on this mcmora
HE day and many thousands were aft
rrward put To death in the various
titieS of the empire. and thus not one
cf the number under arms was left to
tell the tale Self Culture
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

Citizen George Francis Train and his
manager are soon To start their labor
festival, which for novelty and ingenuity
will surely be success. The plan is for
Mr.. Train To speak three times in each
congressional district. the towns offering
the best grounds and the largest crowds
getting the show Admission TO all will
be / cent. Lunch will he cent and lem
onadc l cent Trains Glcc club will
swccten the performance. Trains booklets
will sell for cent. IL is believed that
crowds will number from 1000 10 5000
daily, which means from $50 to $50. No
boodling committeeman or swclled heads
will bc permitted TO throw u wet blanket
on the fire. The manager says: If moth.
ing interrupts my plans, no dollar-fifty-
cent t-twenty five-ccnt opera house crowd
on earth will compete with us. Our re-
ccipts ought To surprise us both. New
York Press
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25
THE PROFESSORS BABY.
Medical %tudrnta PROV ld~d n SUR
pristDa ArruS af presrHts For "a.

Medical studrnta rro, ldcd n sur
prising ArrWs af rrcsrHts For "a.
"When | WAS medical student In
the University Of Pennsylvania. said
the doctor ",hc hoSs celebrated an m.
tercSting event lu The domestic life of
one oi the professors IN a unique way
The news that the fuNurite professor
was happy fithc, reached the students
un Thursday morning aud that after
noon aud evening ih,rc we've cnnsulta
iiunS held all uv,r the university huild
ingr, aud saudFN dimes and quarters
were collected hy two or three OF the
students who con iituicd a sort of
finance committee Every Friday morn
ing the professor gave u lecture 20 tho
,tudenis in the ami,hiihta,cr The sub.
levt for the lecture that week was The
Relation of the Sympathetic Nervous
System a. the Nerve C,nicrs IT the
lltain, and half an hour before the
time sci for the lcctulr every mun IN
the class. which numbered about 800.
was In his place waiting tnr the fun 10
lcgin aud CHANGING now aud then to
NfNAA WV AhANN Nfita fsl'ftAAftfft 'tAs'fNf' ""
the center ~ The room
promptly ut 10 oclock the door
opened aud the favoritc lruicssot enter
cd the amphiihraior he carefully closed
the door behind him. then with u rclf
coBscions clearing of his throat turned
toward the class ~ the iiist glance his
jaw fell while cvdy one of the $50
fcnds in the seats above lcgHn t. ycll
az the top of his lungs Spread ont uron
the three hing operating tables were
abnnt la0 huby's toys aud furnishings
of every kind aud description There
were ratil'- by the dozen Noah ail,s
dolls of all sizes a toy ruoking stove.
q baby carriag" nn ,iuroid rcd flannel
pctiicoat u nursing bottle living in a
graduated glass. pair at little blue kid
sho,~ and uliivI things tuu numerous to
mention After the irs, shock Of sur
prise aud embarrassment the professor
Was game llc thanked ns IN speech
pcppercd with five syllahlud words. for
cur thnughiiulnrss IN thus providing
Tor the future needs oi his offspring
Int be- observed after "a careful exami
lUfitI ~ ltlt NtiiNtNN iilNltNitit HIS Ol III
fnniilr delight spread nu, before him
that we had Forgotten one thing. n bot
tie oi parrguiic Then he yawned in
way sns.s,e 1--WE ui midnight vigils and
ilrn"d his aii'nti"n tu 'rhr Relation of
the Sympathetic N,rvons system 10 the
Nerve Center. ui the Brain
But hr was nui allowed Ia proceed
beyond thu tiist sentence or two His
attention WI. drawn 10 the blackboard.
where soinr student of artistic tcndcn
cics had drawn an .lahuratcly decorated
design in red. white aud hlue chalk
is Marriage FailnreY The poor pro
f'essor seeing HAT there was no posi-
hility of serious lecture that morning
entertained us tor aboui ten minutes on
the text posted un the blackboard then.
after inviting us all in visit the new
conner in the immediate future he
marched oil 10 the music If $40 voices
singing 'Go 80 Sleep My Little Pick
aninny AMI Daddy Wnnldn Buy Me
IA BuwwOw New York sun
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

One day a gentleman was holding a
conversation with his wife in the pres
cncr of thoir 5-ycar-old son. and among
other things mentioned was 'diploma-
g.
PA. said The youngstcr when a
break in IN" conversation allowed him
to interfere. what does diplomacy
mcan.''
Diplomacy. my son. said the fa-
ther ''is this doing exactly the right
timing ~ exactly the right moment.
Then | suppose used diplomacy
when got out of the pantry yesterday.
dad, did ig'
What DO yon mean was the reply
Why said the son. II got into the
back yard with that meat pie Just AT
the moment ma caught the cat in the
pantry aui told yoa Ia drown her for
inicgms -P areus $ Weekly
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The Auld Licht Church.

The Auld LIGHT church at Kirriemuir
(Thrums), Scotland. made famous by ].
NJ. Barrie, seems TO have fallen upon evil
days. William g. Conn, the "little min
ister," has resigned because the older
members of his congregation said he was
"tOo broad" having preached in the pull
pits of other denominations. Although
the presbytery acquitted him of all blame,
Mr.. Conn could not be persuaded to re-
main.
There are, by the way only 90 churches
in Scotland and two in Ireland which are
now included in the Synod of United
Original Seccders, fact which reminds
the Philadelphia Press of the reply made
by an old Scot when asked after the vel
fare of his church;
''Weel, he said, ''ye ken Z this way:
First, there were hunncrcd o. us Then
there was a schism. an tina left but so. An
then there WIS hencsy trial, which took
ava 25. Tn II description left only my
brother Donalld an myself, an have sair
douts o Donald's orthodoxy"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25
PuNlSHlnG AN EDITOR.
The C.rionr Method Adopted In .
south American Country.


Curious methods of furnishing indis.
Greet editors arr Ia vogue IN some coun
tries Ia ''Souih American Sketches
Mr. Crawford dctrihcs the interesting
experience uf an editor who had been
unfortunate enough To- give oilcnsc to
the ruling powers by the freedom Of his
criticisms
The editor WAS arrested and confined
IN narrow passage between the cages
of two mguHrs notorious for their bad
trnpors and then intense dislike for hu.
man aJcicty
The intervening space was 80 rcgulat'
cd that neither ut the fcroClous animals
could get lis paws quite Ia the middle
line between the cages, so that spare.
active person. II very careful To follow
the classical advice about the advan.
tages ui steering a middle course. might
manage io pass without special injury.
though the achievement would be both
exciting and dangerous
our editorial friend happened TO he
stout and therefore was the more easily
reached hy the occupants of the cages
As II Ia add insult 10 injury. he was
given chair ON which Ia sit and Mt
the same time was furnished with n
copy 81 his own paper the issue which
had brought him into trouble in order
that he might mediate upon its con.
tents
lie tried To Sit motionlcss and bolt
upright feeling those sleepy. cruel eyes
fixed upon hmm Al the slightest move.
m.nt or the rustic Of the paper uneasy
muiicrings arose from the cages. and a
paw would stretch stcaihily toward
him Leaning quicSly to the other side
he was sure to hc met by the ugly claws
Of the second iaguar |, WAS case of
Scylla and Charybdis
Every few minutes the iaguars be
came wildly excited and clawcd ticrccly
nj the shrinking editor. who. do his
best could not escape those rcnding
Toe nails His clothing was torn to
shrcds. but except for few scratches
he WAS not really injured
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25
Fnmou. bandit,

The Italian papers. are filed with stories
concerning Vinceny Muscarcllo, the IA
nous bandit, who ut the age OF so, has
just been released from prison. He was
the most famous bandit in the middle Of
the century and not only operated in Sici-
ly, but also in Italy and in Rome itself.
where on ono occasion he rescued at the
very scaffold comrade who had been con-
dcmncd by Pope Plus TX to the garrote.
In 1860, when Garibaldi was made do
tator of Sicily, Muscarello, who happened
to be then on the island, was hunted
down, captured and sentenced to hard Ia
bor for life. His companions were exc
cutcd After having spent several years
at hard labor his sentence was commuted
to simple imprisonment, and few days
ago, owing to his remarkably good con-
duct and his great age, King Humbert
pardoned him
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

The Chilean coal mines. opened in
1853. s'c,a a. hr nice places tu work in
The seam ui coal runs from the shore
under The waters uf the Pacific ocean
AMI the tunnels are - clean that you
could walk ihrough slcm III Il dress
suit wi.huut akint yuursrlr dirty
They are lighted by ,lccii'riiv and you
can nave 4 r.,i,. fui milr undcr the
ocean "a M ,ici'lc car ii Il speed Of 20
mil AN hotJs The u:iu.s form quite
Il caiaunmh ui well lighted passages
under the waiel The output of coal is
now 900 tons day and 100 miners
are employed III ihtm
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THE LOVE SIGN or The ROSE.

She tra."-,l little rose to grow
And grace the gate ahovc,
And hcnc" love the pathway so
That leads me tn her love
And oft MY heart before me goes
To read the love sign of the rose
Though faircr bloom for lovcrs tryst.
To- ino Il sc,'lns ~ fair
As II nm angels iipS hal kissed
And hlcs,,sl IL. .,lnunn.ng there.
For heaven its sweetest smile lcstows
ON the dear love sign of tho rusc.
The pattcrius ot little feet,
When shadows blur III" light.
AMI rosy iwining arms ihnt meet
And ncrklaro mo n; night
Thcsr my glad hca'' "nrrpiurc,l knows
At the dear love sign of the rose.
Not far away loves steps shall stray
IN th0rny path. 10 roam,
while DER the meadows 10 lifc's May
shine guals sNcc, ~ hun;r.
When night falls drcar. ono heart still
knows
Rest ut ,hc love sign ~ tho rus'
Frank l.. Stanton IA Atlanta Constitution
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25

Down AT the bnttuI. ut the sorrlid little
street whore l stood "a Suivaiinnisr funeral
was passing II ii;.d h,cn raining heavily
and was toward night The custers bar
rows stood thick a!urc The cutters which
CLEANED a pale green win cabbage refuse
and vegetable decay y potmau throw "a
can of water from virdow at "a cat he.
low haCgard woman stood lingering
thu dreadful pieces of meat marked "One
penny" on II butcher ; stall The air was
close and dense. pachcd With ugly noise
and at the bottom oi tie street the process
sion passed first TWO ila9s drcnchcd and
shiNeriug round ih,ir poles. then - trident
band ri@yin. stall We Gather at the
River; with draGa that cane in loudly
NJ the end of every line y r.pe d follow
ing shuilled after The procession passed.
unga nly ana prnte>que h,ating it, Ia-
thetic way Though tho slla>hing mud
When 1t WAS gone. found chat my cyps
had tears in them Academy
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-25
AN ENCHANTED PITCHER.
The RrIir 81 n Fatality. % In PRE-
served bS SupcrStition.

served b> Supcrstition.
About five miles from Aiken. $ G.
on the Charleston dirt road and in
sight uf the railway. il u little place
that was first christcned Polecat. but
aftcrward changed Io Montmorenci. the
French Tor that odorous little animal
Many years ago young woman came
with her pitcher to draw bucket of
water from n well al Montmorenci and
set the vessel in the followed top Of a
etunc post that some of the railroad
men had moved there While drawing
the water fash If lightning came that
struck the chain Ia which the well
bucket was attached and the woman
was killed IN her tracks Her remains
were removed bnt the pitcher was left
jus; where the dead girl had set il To
this day the pitcher remains in the
same place and. So far from being re-
moved il is said that no living hand
has ever touched IL save its's owner s.
although near the side of the public
road
But the most wonderful thing is the
superstition attached To the pitcher
There is an iudcscriiahle influence sur
rounding il that prevents its touch
Hundreds Of people have gone with the
firm determination of lifting the pitch
er but when they approach it "A strange
repugnancc comes over them. and they
hnrriodly depart without carrying out
the object 81 then visit
one night a bully in the Deighbor-
hood. while under the influence Of
whisky. made hi with some friends
that he would 90 and bring back the
pitcher lie left Ia do 80 but soon re-
turned as pale az a sheet and empty
handed Boys he remarked. mo
person alive can lay hands on that
pitcher and wouldn't attempt it
again for the whole uf Aiken county
He refused tu tell his experience and
said hc would not talk ahout il Other
parties have gone Ia see il. but met
with the same repnlsive feelings. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Rare Old Naturalist.

G. W Dunn. the naturalist, who has
made II collecting trips to south Amer
lea, intends soon tn go to the Philippine
Islands to collect for the Rothschilds. He
is an authority ON thc flora of California
and represented that state at the native
plant exhibit at the Worlds fair. The
projected trip TO the Philippines is remark
able on account Of Mr. Dunn's age. which
is So years He, however shows none Of
the infirmities of old age. His eye and
brain are clear, his nerves steady and his
activity that of much younger man. His
memory is remarkably good, as is shown
In the facility with which he arranges the
"details of his scientific researches.
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BEAT JOHN GlLPlN'S RIDE.
D Novice. n SteepIechase Course and
nm Old Iluuter

Frank Clarke tells very thrilling and
Interesting story Of his first and last ride
over the stccplcchase course The trip Of
the celebrated John Gilpin could not have
been more sensational, as William Cowper
wrote:
Away went Gilpin neck or naughti
Away went hat and wigl
He little drcamt when he set out
OF running such rig.
sit happened at Pelham" said Clarke,
"when went up tn look over the steeple-
chase course and pass upon II. I had a
little pony Of my own that carried me TO
Pelham, but he had pulled up lame, and l
did not care to ride him around tho fields
to examine the course and the jumps. so I
borrowed horse from one of the gentle
men connected with the enterprise. He
was one of those weight carrying hunting
horses and stood about IL hands.
1--WE passed through the gates into the
field where the stecplcchase course began,
trailing behind four or five others. As
soon as we nearcd the first jump my com
panions put the spurs to their horses, and
away they went This old brute that
was riding began to snort and kick up TO
follow them.
"'Wherc are you fellows goings' said I.
the course But, remarked, TIM no
hunter, and while was wondering
whether to slide off the brute or hold him
down he went away at racing gait to-
ward the first obstacle. | was scared near
20 death. for ! had never ridden horse
over "A jump in my life. My head was
standing up straight. All could do was
to hold on and let the horse take me- He
was doing his bcSt to catch the hunters in
front, who were sailing over jump after
jump.
THE old horse and took the first stone
wall pretty awkwardly, for l remember
when he arose dropped hack and came
near slipping off over his cruppcr, and
when he landed on the other side of the
fence dropped down on the saddle like
ton of bricks / couldn't hold the horse
and every jump he took increased my
troubles
1T seemed TO me as though there was n
jump at every stride. At the Liverpool
pitched forward and only saved myself
from a fall by grabbing the horse around
the neck. guess he knew he had n novice
on his back. remember the last obstacle
very well. II was "A stone fence, with n
row of corn stalks on the top, and it looked
rs big rs house 10 me. The darned old
norsc Sstiiopcu up 10 II, anu IL got DiRRet
at every stride. Finally he raised up in
the air. and I'll bet was four feet out of
the saddle. never thought / would come
down, hut / finally landed, and l must
have come pretty near breaking the old
hunters back, for he stopped short, and I
soon fell off him. 4
My friends had watched me take the !,
last two fences, and they were much
amused. IL was not a very humorous.
proposition for me had been scared,
but was thankful had not broken my
neck. l was sore all over, however-so
much so that while my family were com
fortably seated around the table eating
Thanksgiving turkey had TO take mine
from the mantcl
1T was my first and last ride over
steeplechasc course, and wouldn't take
another such trip for large farm
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rr..s QUEER OLD WORLD.

II i- queer how things <" hy conirar,cs hero
ris always too cold or Too hot,
And the prigcs we miss, you know, always up.
pear
To he better than ihos" That we've got.
II n always too wet ar tno dusty and dry,
Aud the land i. too rough or too HAT
There's nothing that's perfect beneath the
blue sky
II pretty good world for all that
Some people are born hut 10 dig In the soil
nj sweat for thu hroad thnt they eat,
Will" some never learn the hard meaning ot
toll.
And live on the things that are sweet
\ few are ioo rich and lot are too poor,
And some nv" too lean or too fat
All, the ha,dShips are many that men must
endure
li'sa pretty good world for all that
Tho man who must think cnvicS them that
must ho
Ever pounding and digging for men.
And III" man With the pick would be- happy II
ho
Might play with tho brush or the pcn'
All things 80 by contrarics hrrc upon earth
Life Is empty aud sterile aud fiat
Man begins to complain ON the day of hls
birth
But
lis pretty good world for all that.
Cleveland Leader,
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Remember SAYS an experienced
New York physician THAT alcohol
stimulates the heart and circulation in
much the same way as exercise does
and TINT If yuu usr il in any form
while wheeling the reaction is speedy
and farrraching
In the same way long ride should
never hc undertaken Immediately after
II plentiful meal this also tending TO
interfere witI, the hearts action and
rtSnlratiuu