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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
Luna.ic's Wonderful Eecape.

An extraordinary adventure befell o
lunatic near Streatley-on-Thames, En-
gland. the other day. Having effected
q midnight escape from four attend
ants, the search after him was fruit
less until his father. a gamekeeper,
noticed some tracks in a field. These
were followed and were found to lead
to a disused well. upwards of sixty
eight feet deep. The lunatic was at
the bottom, and after some difficulty
was dragged up by a rope. Curiously
enough. he was hurt. although he
must have fallen or jumped to the
bottom. He had been in the well thir
ty hours.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
PocoMoKE RIVER LIME,
Baltimore-Snow Hill Route.


The Steamer Pocomoke leaves Snow
Hill at 6 o'clock a. m, on every Monday
and Thursday stopping at Mataponi,
Pocomoke City a. m Powells, Reho-
both, Cedar Hall, Pitts Wharf, Shell.
town Onancock $50 p. m, Fnney's,
Tangier Island 4.30 p. m, Crisfield 6
p. m, arriving in Baltimore 5 o'clock
next morning.
Returning the Steamer leaves Balti-
more from pier foot OF South street at
500 p. m, every Tuesday and Friday
for points named. arriving at Crisfield
a. m, Tangier Island 5.S0a m. Oman.
cock 7.S0 a. m, Pocomoke City Loo
p. m. Snow Hill $50 p. IN.
T. A. JOYNES, Gen. Superintendent
T. MURDOCH, Passenger Agent.
J. SAWYER WILSON, JR., Freight
AGt., Baltimore Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
GHgkk WINDS

Are the dread of those whose lungs are
weak" - Some fortunate people can
follow the summer as it goes southwark,
and escape the cold blasts of winter and
the chill airs of spring. But for the
majority of people this is impossible.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
WILLIAM E.LANKFoRD,
Notice to
Horse Owners |!

The Commission created by the last
Legislature and recently appointed by
Governor Smith to investigate the NOR
tally in Horses and Mules, organized
for work few days ago. DIR. Will
liam WEIGH. of John Hopkins Hospital
the well-kown pathologist, was made
president; DIR. Buckley, veterinarian of
the Maryland Agricultural College,
secretary; and DIR. E. J. Erickson.
treasurer. Mr.. Walker. of Queen Anne's
county, and DR.. Hill, of Prince Georges
are also members of the Commission.
The Commission have secured the
services of an expert in this line of work
and verk much desire TO be notified of
any development of the disease.
Communication with DR.. L. J. Dirick-
son, of Berlin, Nd, or DR.. Buckley of
the Nd. Agricultural College. will re.
ceive immediate attention aud the expert
will be sent at once, without cost.
Nv nDncp mr. nnnlucctnu
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
Worlds Oldest Brick Plant.

The oldest brick plant in the world
Is believed to he that at Nivaasaard.
Denmark. which recently celebrated
its second centenary The plant be-
gan of ~rat.ons in 1-oi for the pur-
rose OF manufacturing brick and terra
Gotta to DO used IN building a castle
for Queen Louise. The records show
"a cltrut Of 35o.0ooolo bricks in POO
year. about half CT which were pro-
a1ced in the last twenty-five years.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11

i amir cares anu
business obliga-
tons hold them
fast.
"Weak " lungs
are made strong
by the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov-
cry. II cures the
obstinate cough,
heals the liz
famed tissues,
Stops the AS.n-
orrl,age, and re-
stores the lost
Mesh to the enia-
'ciated body.
Fl am 4 railroad
agent writes I. d.
Staples. Esq. OF
Barclay. Usage Co.
Kans.. raud four
years ago NY work
keeping me III a
wari, room and
stepping ont fire.
quently into the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-11
BALTIC. Chesa. & Atlantic Ry. Co.
RAILWAY DIVISION

Time Table in Effect sept. IS, 1902
Connection made with steamer lines at
Easton, Salisbury and Vienna.
EAST BOUND
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BY ORDER OF COMMISSION.
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EFNo. gets connection at Berlin
from ID. Nj. & Y. train No. SOP, north.
and connects at Salisbury at n. Y p. s.
y. Junction with y. Y. p g. \. train
No. 81. north.
Rk-No. l connects at Salisbury ut
\. \. Z. & \. Junction with n. Y. p.
II \. tram No. 81. soath. and at Berlin
with D NJ. & Y, train No. 5S5, south
No. : connects at n y. p. e n.
Junction with y. y. p 4 n train No.
9j. north
Connection made with steamer lines
al i.aston. Vienna and Salisbury.
WILLARD THOMSON,
president and Genl Manager
I. MURDOCH. a J. BENJAMIN.
Pass. Agent. Superinte9
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WEST BOUND

a Daily except Saturday and Sund ay
: Saturday only.
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It is quito plain that Satan had some
peared. He Is now supposed to be : la
len angel II this supposition is true then
the New Testament references would
seem to indicate thai pride and envy were
the cause OF his fall. When God said.
Let us make man. and .eL him have do
minion over everything that we have
made" the envy began. and III, another has
suggested tins seems 10 BE ,ne true tact
when we notice the devils position IN the
tem6tation OF Christ Mtthcw :: 50.
again the devil takcth HIM up INTO an
exceedingly high mountain. and showeth
Him all the Kingdoms 81 the world. and the
glory OF them. and saith anto Him, Al
these things will give I hee ii Thou wilt
fall down and worship me. 1t S rs If ne
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06

gentleman wasn't a clergyman he'd
make a good gambler. He's got nerve
to burn"
The Deans lawyer, without saying a
word took his pen and wrote as fast
as he we'll could in the proper place,
1.-The estate of Robert Stewart"
Besides the Forty-second and Green
witch streets properties Dean Hoffman
owned the southwest corner of Warren
street and Broadway. the southwest
corner of Thirteenth street and Fifth
avenue, the southeast corner of Eight
zenith street and Fifth avenue, 210 Fifth
avenue, just south of Twenty-sixth
street, which runs through to Broad
way; the northwest corner of Fifty
ninth street and Madison avenue and
a great deal of dock property.
Some persons have estimated the
value of his estate at SIS, 900, 900. The
Sun was Informed the other day by
man who should know that it will not
be greater than $10,000.000.
The Deans living expenses were
something like $4,000 year. He gave
away each year about twice that
amount. His surplus income, amount
ing to about 100000 he reinvested in
real estate on Manhattan Island. No
otehr locality had investment attrac-
lions for him.
The estate less what was bequeathed
to religious and charitable institutions,
will be divided among the widow and
four children. The children are Mrs.
John Henry Watson Mrs Thomas w.
Nickerson, wife of the rector of the
Episcopal Church at Pittsfield Mass;
M. Charles l.. Hackstaff of 408 West
Twentieth street and Samuel V. Hof-
man of Morristown, N. J.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06
HOFFMAN ESTATES STORY.
ORIGIN OF THE MILLIONS LEFT BIT
DEAN HOFFMAN.

Work of Three Generations of
Dean HoTman's business Methods.
Holdings of the Estafe--Its Value
$1O,OOO,OOO.
From the New York Sun.
When a clergyman dies leaving an
estate of $4,000, 1000 or more, as happen
ed in the case of Rev. DR.. e. A. Hoff-
man, Dean of the General Theological
Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, general curiosity is excited as
to how such man came to be pos
sessed of so much property The his
tory of the Hoffman estate is interest
ing, and it shows what those who had
faith in Manhattan Island in the early
days could do in the way of increasing
and multiplying their possessions.
The Hoffman fortune was founded
by Garrit Storm, who, with this broth
er Stephen, was engaged in the whole
sale grocery business in New York in
the early 4Os The Storms were shrewd
and thrifty Dutchmen.
They were not only grocers, but they
(
own ships Their business increased
and grew great and it was not many
years before the income of each broth
er was greatly in excess of his eX-
penditures.
Garrit Storm made up his mind that
he could find no better investment for
his surplus than in real estate on
Manhattan Island Accordingly, he
kept his eyes open for bargains.
In the early sos he noticed an adver-
tisement of sale of common lands, or
lands owned by the city. One partic-
ular parcel caught his eye.
1t included all that tract now bound
ed by Forty-second and Forty third
streets, Fifth and Sixth avenues. At
that time that part of Manhattan ISL
and was much more unexplored
country than the outlying parts of the
Annexed District are to-day.
That fact apparently, had no weight
with Garrit Storm. He believed he
could make money by buying that par
eel of land, if he could buy it cheap
enough. So he attended the auction,
joined in the bidding and finally the
property was struck off to him at $500
a lot.
The whole tract cost him about $45,-
900. After he paid down his purchase
money, he went to his brother Stephen
and said:
1--WE bought $4,000 worth of real es-
tate up in the country and l want you
to take half of it,"
Stephen asked about the location.
how many acres We're in the tract and
then, shaking his head, said:
''You may like to put your money in
that kind of truck. but l don't want
any of it in mine. If you want any
money, however that's a different mat
ter. I'll lend you what you want, but
you must run your real estate on your
own hook"
SO Garrit Storm kept his real estate
truck and that was the foundation of
the Hoffman fortune.
Garrit had two daughters, Glorvina
and Louisa. The former married Sam
uel " Hoffman and the latter married
Robert ] Livingston. Glorvina Storm
and Samuel V. Hoffman had two chill
dren, Eugene A. Hoffman and Charles
F. Hoffman. Louisa Storm and Rob-
ert j. Livingston had one daughter,
Louisa, the wife of Commodore FL
bridge T. Gerry.
Eugene A. Hoffman and Charles f.
Hoffman both studied for the Episcopal
ministry. Charles became rector of
All Angels Church in West Eighty
hrst street and died on March 4, 1897.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06
"EDwARD THE BEST BELOVED"
British Sovereign Now First I'm the
Hearts of His Subjects.

"If the King lives he will find him
self the most popular of England's
sovereigns." This sentiment is the
keynote of a special cabled article
from London by Richard Harding
Davis, appearing In this weeks issue
of Golfers Weekly.
Mr.. Davis prefaces his tribute to
the King by stating that so far as
the people were concerned, the coro-
nation had ceased to be a nine days
wonder They were wearied of it.
New value was suddenly given to the
coming event, however, by the procla-
nation of peace-the peace for which,
Mr.. Davis says, "the King had com
manded, begged and intrigued. Mean
time" adds Mr.. Davis satirically,
lords and ladies, represented by the
ablest jurists, battled before the Earl
Marshal for the privilege of strewing
flowers before his majesty, of carving
his roast beef, of handing him a cup
of wine"
In his cabled report of the catastro-
phe which prevented the coronation,
which will appear in full in Golfers
Weekly, issue of July 5, Mr.. Richard
Harding Davis will say:
lio MAJESTY peTSOildliy COllSIueFeQ
the proper sites for the camps; he ar
ranged for the collection of great sums
for all the London hospitals, man.
moth dinners for the Eondon poor; he
decided where stands should be erect
ed for school children, where 200 war
ships should lie at anchor at Spithead.
Morning and night he worked, decid-
ing upon thousands of questions, list
enings sympathizing, juding. When
some villagers disagreed as to whether
the twenty pounds they had subscrib-
ed should be put into a loyal address
or given to charity. he found time to
write them that he would take their
loyalty for granted and that they
could best please him by giving the
twenty pounds to those who were sick
and ailing.
Two days before the one set for
the crowning of the King the morning
broke warm and clear. There was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH" GENER-
ALLY OBSERVED IN THE SOUTH.

The u. q o. II. II. in Touch With G.
A. II. Encampment to Be Held at
Washington, ID. Can Amusing
Article That Dealt With Score
taries of State-Thc Historical
sketch of Early Countrywide COun-
ty seat of That County Named for
One Of the Nations Early Naval
HerOeS-An Instance of a "SOIe
survivor" That Cannot BE Called In
question-Other Matters of General
Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla,
July Yesterday, I think, was the
most generally and periodically OBJ
served (all through the South) of any
Glorious Fourth of July" since the.
surrender" Everywhere the "Old
Flag was flung to the breeze amid
cheers and the rattle of musketry or
the roar of cannon; the Declaration of
Independence was read to assembled
multitudes and the Spread Eagle or
ators did their best to help revive the
good old-time Fourth of July" of an
te-bellum days. / was sorry-deeply
pained-not to be able to join in the
great Blue and Gray" celebration at
fitzgerald. Ga, Where 1 was invited to
Emory Speer and others in patriotic
addresses, but 1 spent the day on
SICK bed looking out at the stars and
stripes floating from my flagstaff.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad APP
pears to be the first in the field with
It's G. A. r. folders for the Thirty
sixth annual encampment, G. A. r" at
washington, D. c., Oct. to IL. The
cover of this beautiful historic folder
presents colored view of the capitol
with the G. A r. procession passing
IN front. The whole country is greatly
indebted to the enterprise and liberal
ny of the railroads for the publication
" valuable historical war records. L
nave d collection that l would not sell
al any price, and yet each publication
(aine TO me free of cost. 1 think that
Col' b. W. Wrenn, then general pas
Sphger agent of the Western and At
ifHuc railroad at Atlanta was the
!4,Feer in this class of railroad adVer-
using and Charlie Harmon has kept
up with many really elegant and
an .l, publica tions-the last one
me General'-being a perfect gem.
ana this reminds me that the new
commissioner of pensions, the Hon.
eugene F. Ware. POLITICALLY "Ironquill,
MAS in Sherman's army, and here is
~ poetic idea of the famous March
@ioin Atlanta to the Sea"
well. we whacked EN- al Atlanta-we
~, Whaled 'em, we failed EN-,
Aiieh we raced EN- down through
Georgia, till they didn't know
what allied 'em;
anu We sang and marched a-fighting,
ana We fit and sang a-marching,
'iu We left a belt of charcoal through
a country scathed and parching."
\, IS amusing to read in the National
T1t-1sszine's department of affairs at
~ asnlngton,' about the portrait of
s1ouls Cass" in the Secretary of
sa.e office, but more amusing to
oIs this about the portraits of the
raa secretaries. 1T is interesting to
Iect how many were afterwards
= r esldents." Staid old bluff Gen. Lewis
sr would kick to see his name
'-ouls fled. And you need reflect
IS moment to call to mind the army
~. s'eeretaries who were not after
rs presidents" Clay. Webster. Cal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06

Louis A. Berger has held office in
St Louis for thirty-nine years. he says,
by keeping out of politics" He holds
the record for continuous service in
that city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-06

Last week I referred to good old
Cen smith and the V. NJ. l.. but
should have added a word Of COM
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
The ucn,,.mnn.. reruu,.itc,

Strange and unrcasonab!, laws guar
anteed to the hcadsman his full share
of emolumcnts. He was we'll paid for
his work and never suffered from Il
dull season. From the towns he re-
ccived poultry and fodder, from the
inconsistencies fish and game. The Alb
baye de Saint Germain gave him every
year Il pigs head; tho .Abbayc de Saint
Martin five loaves of bread and five bot
ties of wine. Cakes were baked for him
on the eve of Epiphany. For each leper
in the community he cXacted-heaven
knows why-a tax mt Christmas time.
Les files dc joie We're his vassals. 1t
was his privilege to seize in the market
place as much corn as he could carry
away in his hands, and the peasants
thus freely robbed submitted without Il
murmur, crossing themselves with fer
vor as he passed. He had the power to
save from death any woman OH her
way to the scaffold, provided he We're
able and willing to marry her. He was
the first official called to the body of Il
suicide, and, standing OH the dead
mans breast, he claimed as his own
everything he could touch with the
point of his long sword.-Agnes Rep
plier in Harper's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
White Men In slavery.

Slavery is SO connected in the popu-
lar mind with the dusky hue of the
African that 1t seems hard to believe
that only about 100 years ago white
men could be sold into slavery in New
York. 1t arose through applying the
redemption idea to poor immigrants
and obtained equally in all the coun-
tries Of the United Kingdom. A man
In England, wishing to come to Amer
lea, would go to the correspondent of
some American house and for n GER
tain sum of money sell himself for Il
period Of from one to three years, as
the case might be. Taking the money
SO raised, he would pay his passage and
that of his family to this country. I'M
mediately upon his arrival in New
York his "time" would be put up ut
auction and himself sold to work for
the stipulated period before he could
be considered a free man. Many men
who afterward rose to great promi
hence came to this country under these
distressing conditions.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
HCncts are Even

President Roosevelt has had
his bear hunt and failed to capture
any game, but it is matter of
congratulation to the country that
the bear did not get him, SO
honors, on that score are even.
He was handsom sly received ard
banqueted by thepsople of Mem
ph;s, Tennessee, and certainly
made friends in that city by his
manner of treatment of every sub.
ject brought before him. Roose-
velt is o K on general principals,
and if he continues his good be-
havior until the election in 1904
may succeed himself in the Presi-
dental chair.
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. This
signature @X4v- on every box 2So.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
How the Ancien.. Moved stone.

How the Anc1entH Moved stone.
An unfinished Obelisk found in a
quarry Mt Sycne showed how the an
clients separated these immense mono
liths from the native rock A groove
marking the boundary of the stone
contained Il number of holes into which
wooden wedges were firmly driven.
The groove was then filled with water,
and the swelled wedges cracked the
granite the whole length of the groove.
The detached block was then pushed
forward upon rollers made from palm
trees to large timber raft OH the edge
of the Nile, where 1t remained until
the next inundation floated the raft to
the city where the obelisk was to be
set up.
Thousands Of hands then pushed 1t
on rollers up an inclined plane to the
front of the temple. where it was to
stand. The pedestal had previously
been placed in position, and firm
causeway of sand covered with planks
led to the top of 1t. Then by means Of
rollers, levers and ropes made of date
palm the obelisk was gradually hoisted
into an upright position. In no case
has IN obelisk been found to be out of
the true perpendicular.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
HA,nocEKos HUNTING,
Tho killing of Mig nhino on the
BANKS of tho Nile.

110 1AtlIu0g OF u jig ItmI00 on v00
banks of tho Nile.
was dashing along, confident that
the rhino must be fur ahead, when 10.
wanji whistled could see nothing till
he pointed out the brute lying quite
close to me. The sun beating on her
mud cakcd hide made 1t blend so per-
fectly with the rcd earth and ycl!owish
grass that should have walked right
up without seeing her. She sprang to
her feet. We 10th fired. She made
short dash toward us, but thought bet
ter of it and rushed down Il small slope
on to u fiat bed of short reeds. Here
she turned again and dciied us. Again
the heavy guns rCarGd. She spun round
and round several times, staggered, re-
covered and dashed eff cEly to stop,
however, under the next tree. The .3OIs
cracked. and ina wild chorus Of thank
full yclls She tcpulsd over. rose again,
spun round and finally subsidcd into
the grass. We went UP quite close to
finish her. She fought hard to rise and
have Il last charge, but the little pencil
like bullet again sped OH its sad GRAND.
and the game old relic IF prehistoric
times brcathcd her last. We were sad
mon as we ga2ed upon her grotesquc,
Misshapcn form. Somehow one feels
such IL blatant upstart in the presence
of the pachydcrms when one thinks Of
the unbrolicn line that dates back UNI
changed into the unthinllable ages of
the past. Ewart Grogan in Outing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
A WOMAN pePoslToR.
Che Got lIcr Money. ana Got II. Too.
tho Way shc Wanted II.

tho Way She Wanted II.
zone day during the busy season,
when every moment was precious"
said Il bank teller, III woman present.
ed her passbook and asked to have
her money. which amounted to 5000.
IL always cndcavor to save needless
work. and, thinking that she intended
making II payment to some one who
would only rcdeposit the money,
asked her If she intended handing all
the money over to one person; II SO Il
check marked good would answer her
purpose as well as the cash, besides
saving labor.
"Crushing me with one disdainful
look. she replied:
~ wish the money
'"rhe money was duly handed out in
ten dollar bills. After spending some
fifteen anxious minutes in her efforts
to count the money, all the while lick
Ing her fingers regularly, she handed
1t back to me. all mixed up, with the
remark:
81 wish to leave this with you
again; 1 just wanted to see IL 1t was
all here
The following year the operation was
repeated, but l was ready for her.
The next time handed her six one
hundred dollar bills. Much to my con-
fusion and complete discontinue, she
returned them, saying. I want those
tens left you
"She got thcm."- Philadelphia Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
To Match His Match.

An Englishman was in smoking
compartment Of n city train II little
while back, and Mt certain station
German entered the carriage and
took his seat opposite him. When the
train had started. the foreigner, notic-
Ing the others cigar, inquired If he
could give him one.
The Englishman, astonished at the
request, reluctantly pulled out his case
and saw with disgust the other select
the best he could find and take match
from his pocket and light it. After
taking few puffs with evident enjoy
ment. the German, beaming ut his
companion through his spectacles, af-
fably continued:
II would not hat droublcd you, but
had match in mein boggit und did
not know vat to do NIT it."-Chums.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-20
An Infnllible Re.ult.

Briggs-My wife has had wonder
full cure She has recovered her voice
after being unable to utter Il word for
neurly-siX months.
Griggs-You don't mean it! How did
1t come about!
Briggs-In the most unexpected way.
We happened to call ut Il neighbours
where they We're playing cards. We
thought we might as we'll take n hand.
What was the result? In less than five
minutes my wife was asking in a
strong, clear voice, whats trumpsY"
Boston Transcript.