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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
PENINSULA NEWS.

Josheph Coudon, of Perryville, Cecil
County. has been granted a patent for a
decoy duck.
The anniversary of Kent Lodge. l. O..
o. + of Galena. has been indefinitely
postponed.
The March term of Circuit Court for
Cecil County will convene in Elkton on
Monday next.
At the municipal election in Elkton
next month the question of raising hogs
within the city limits is likely to be the
issue
Captain Andrew Woodall, of George
town, has added to the Baltimore and
Eostern Shore trade his fine new steam
Marion.
DIR. Greenfield has been invited to re-
turn as pastor of Christ's NJ. p. Church
Chestertown, for another conference
year.
The meeting held in Elkton on Thurs
day in the interest of good roads for
Cecil County was largely attended.
4 delegation of Elkton's business men
went to Washington this week to urge
an appropriation for dredging the chan
mel of Elk River.
John 4. Morgan. of Elkton, is said to
be slated for the position of first lieu
tenant of Company f. NJ. n. G., of Elk
ton, to succeed GeorgeI |. King. resigned.
The severe winter has broken the
usual Kent and Queen Annes County
record for slight losses of sheep ana
lambs. One Queen Anne's farmer alone
lost 40 sheep and lambs.
4 majority of the taxpayers have sent
a protest to the Legislature against the
passage of the bill authorizing the Com
missioners of Easton to issue 49,, 900
bonds for sewerage purposes. \ Sec
ond petition has been sent in asking a
high license bill for Talbot County.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Worcester Road Case.

The County Commissioners of Wor-
cester County gained their case against
William p Carter. who sued for dam
ages for false Imprisonment. He re-
fused TO work on the public roads or
pay fine of IS cents day. as required
by the local law of the county. and was
sent to prison. Judge Schumacher de-
livered the opinion of the Court of APP.
peals, affirming the ruling of the court
below. which took the case from the
jury. Judge Schumacher said:
THE County Commissioners neither
authorized nor ratified the action of the
Supervisors in procuring the arrest and
imprisonment of the impellant, and
there is no statute imposing upon them
"A liability for acts of that character
done by Road Supervisors. Carriers
evidence. as appearing in the record,
would. therefore. have afforded no le
gally sufficient ground under the plead
ings in the case to support a verdict
against the defendants. The Judgment
appealed from is affirmed. with costs"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
A REMARKABLE REVIVAL.
A Record of 2I3 Conversions In
cludes Politicians.

SMYRNA, DEL, March 9.-The most
remarkable series of religious meetings
held here for % years were practically
closed to-day by Rev. Vaughn 5. Col
Inns, pastor of Asbury Methodist Epis-
ccpal Church. who. at the several ser
vices to-day, baptized and received into
the church many converts.
The meetings have been going on
since the first of the year and nightly
the altar has been crowded with peni-
tents, including some well known poll
ticians. One young man went to the
altar nine times before he was sure of
his conversion. Meetings have been
held every day at noon and every night.
Business men closed their stores every
night but Saturday to allow their clerks
to attend, and the effects of the revival
have been felt for miles around. This
was DIR. Collins first year in Smyrna.
The revival was due solely to his efforts.
Rev. q. l.. Hardesty. Smyrna circuit
minister. rendered valuable assistance.
There have been 2l3 conversions and
most of these have joined the church.
The last great revival here was in 1876,
when Rev Enoch Stubs brought about
nearly $50 conversions.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Women Sit In Bath Tubs
For Two Years.

Two women are about to be discharged
from Johns Hopkins Hospital after hav-
ing sa; continually in bathtubs filled
with water for more than two years.
One is Mrs. Mary Gillespie, of Wor-
cester county. Maryland, and the other
is Miss Galusha Rodman, of Quebec,
Canada. When brought to the great
iniirmary they had been suffering, for
years, fortunes from internal ulcers.
When in water of the temperature of
the body the patients suffered not the
slightest pain, but the instant they left
their baths the agonics returned. When
told that they could probably be cured
by remaining several months in con-
tinuous bath both women eagerly con-
scented to the treatment
The months wore on. one after an
other. without any apparent relief In
their tubs the sufferers took their meals,
pied their needles, read their books and
said their prayers before falling asleep.
Here they received their friends and
relatives who called at the hospital. II
was necessary to have constant watch
in these cases lest by accident the water
should become too cold or too hot.
After the first year slow improve
ment began. Each time the water in
the tubs was changed pause was made
to note the duration of the relief from
suffering i'll the air of the room The
moment the pains returned the tubs
We're filled
These periods of cessation from pain
under natural conditions grew in length.
and one If the pati,nts has now gone
several weeks without more than the
usual daily bath Of few minutes dur.
alton. and has suffered no relapse. The
other patient has been relieved of the
treatment for more than two weeks and
shows no evil results North .lmcr;can.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Feeding Wheat to Stock.

The feeding of Wheat to stock in Kan.
sas has progressed far beyond the ex-
pectations of grain and mill men. In
fact so much wheat has been fed to
stock that III "a number of the counties
in the wheat belt the supply is nearly
exhausted and the figures are alarming.
G. J. Stromquit, Mcpherson miller.
says:
II have been surprised at the amount
of wheat fed by farmers. ranging from
300 to 800 bushels. / know those who
have fed 5000 bushels already and of
one who in July sold 1000 bushels at 30
cents and has since bought back nearly
5000 bushels for feeding Another
bought nearly 1900 bushels for the
same perpose OF course. these were
stockmen. NV opinion Is that the aver
age among the 1850 farms i'll the county
is not less than 500 bushels each. which
would mean l,490,O00 bushels. This
seems high, but do not think il is over
estimated. If we leave seventy five
counties out of the reckoning and count
those that use as much as Mcpherson,
il means that the State has fed ~, 000, 600
bushels. or half the 1901 crop"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
CONFERENCE PROGRAM.
Arranging for Methodist EpiscO-
pal Gathering.

Ministers of the Wilmington Metho.
dist Episcopal Conference will meet in
their thirty fourth annual session in
Emmanuel Church. Crisfield, Md, com
mencing on March IS. Bishop Joyce.
who will preside over the sessions, will
be entertained ut Emmanuel parsonage.
Rev Q. L. Wyatt and members of the
Meshodist church at Crisfield have
found homes for all the ministers and
other visitors who will be i'll Crisfield
during conference week.
The business sessions will be held in
the morning, and the program of an
niversaries arranged is:
March lS-Evening, missionary ser.
mon by Rev. f. @. McSorley, of New
ark.
March i9-Afternoon. anniversary of
Florence Crittenton Society. with adj
dress by Mrs. Kate Barrett, national
superintendent; evening, anniversary
of Freedmen Aid and Southern Edu
cational Society. Rev. W. P. Thirlkeld.
general secretary of the society, as
speaker.
March 20-Afternoon. anniversary of
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs Annie Baltimore, of India, speaker;
evening. Epworth League anniversary.
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, speaker.
March 2l-Afternoon, anniversary of
Womans Home Missionary Society,
Rev. a. S. Mowbray. speaker; evening.
anniversary of Church Extension So
ciety. Rev. Manley 5. Hard. general
secretary of the society, speaker.
March 22-Afternoon, institute for
Sunday school workers, in charge of
Rev. Charles Roads: evening. mission
AIRY anniversary. Rev. +. ID. Gamewell,
ID. d., speaker.
March 23-9 \. NJ. lovefeast. led by
Presiding Elder L. f. Martlndale, of
Salisbury district. followed at 1890
O'Clock with Il sermon of Bishop Joyce
and ordination of elders; 2.30 p. NJ,
uItiiOilhi stTNlCe, . Z. M, OTultdtlOIt
of elders; 40 p. NJ, sermon by Rev.
DIR. ID. 5. Durham. The foregoing
meetings will be held in Emmanuel
Church. and the following anniversaries
will be held i'll Mount Pleasant Metho-
dist Protestant Church: March 49,
Evening. temperance anniversary; Rev.
V. +. Hills and Rev. Alfred Smith, ID.
D., speakers. March 2O-Evening. an
niversary of the Board of Education
and Twentieth Century Thank Offering
Commission. with DIR. A. Sudler as
chairman and Rev. w. +. Mcdowell as
speaker March 2l-Evening. veterans
anniversary, with X NJ. Cooper as chair
man and Rev. A. w. Lightbourn and
Rev. W. l.. 5. Murray, ID. d.. as speak
ers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Blasts from Rams Horn.

Where God goes in, trouble goes over.
Irreverence is the band of ignorance.
The darkness makes US prize the
dawn.
It's an i'll wind that speaks well of no
one.
Better not write at all than write that
which is not right.
The church that scatters its money
will gather its members
Men will understand one another
when they all know God.
Hot headed sermons do not warn
hearts of the saints
IF God chastiseth his chosen, WI.
will he do with his foes?
a religion in spots will not keep you
unspotted from the world
The top wave of excitement always
has bottom of depression.
a man must be consistent with his
present and not with his past.
\ steady shining, though small. lis
better than great scintillation.
Int hoSt VARIABLE picture ON earth IL
that of Il living holy family.
You cannot Increase your bank ac-
count III heaven with blood money
They who march in faith pray bet
ter than they who kneel in fear.
Men who are scooped into the church
are not safe in the kingdom.
1T you fee, you have call to preach
to the many. first test it on the few.
Common SENSE is Il sort of sixth at
tribute which will inistrust all the 9TH
crS.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
SYNOPSIS Of OYSTER BILL
The Tain Features of the Hannah
Oyster Bill

The right is given TO plant oysters on
any of the land covered by the water
of this State. Natural bars are excluded
The term natural bar" is defined il
the language used by Judge Goldsbor
ough in his famous definition of a ma
tural bed. which has been everywher
accepted.
The law is to be administered by a
Shellfish Commissioner. The salary of
the Commissioner is to be 5000. The
Commissioner is empowered TO employ a
chief clerk at salary of 81 800 a year.
and assistants not more than three.
The Commissioner to prepare sim
pie set of forms of leases and other con-
veyances of oyster land. He Is also to
prepare maps showing what land is to
be open for oyster culture. The area
within which the oysters may be cul-
tivated is to be divided into districts. A
map is to be prepared for each district.
The land within the districts to be di-
vided into sections of 100 acres each.
No tract leased shall contain more
than 300 acres. Nor shall anyone ac-
quire a greater interest than 800 acres.
Owners of land bordering upon oyster
water shall have the first choice of To-
cations. Persons actually engaged in
the business of longing. dredging or
scraping for oysters, have the second
choice. After these any bona fide APP
plicants may get land The annual rents
for such oyster lands shall be not less
than 81 nor more than 8 per acre.
Leases are to be for 90 years.
Disputes as to what constitutes a ma
tural bed shall be decided by the She'll
fish Commissioner. In marking out
the natural beds the Shellfish Commits
sioncr is to employ the services of an
engineer of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, and vessel with its
equipment, which may be furnished by
the United States Fish Commissioner.
The revenue arising from leasing oys-
ter lands is 20 be paid into the Treasury
of the State
Another bill, which accompanies the
Oyster Land Leasing bill. provides that
revenues arising from leases of oyster
lands are to be distributed among the
counties of the State. according to .
carefully devised plan. for the purpose
of building and repairing roads.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Postage Stamps are to be
Changed.

From Morning Herald
The Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing has received instructions from the
Postofiice Department to prepare de.
signs for an entire new series of postage
stamps.
The question of a new series was dis.
cussed i'll the autumn after the death OF
President Mckinley, and the impression
prevailed then that when the new set
was ordered the portrait of President
Mckinley would adorn one of the de-
nominations. Undoubtedly that was
the plan then, but the department de-
cided to place the portrait of the late
President upon new postal card of
special design. and this removed him,
i'll sense. from the list of eligibles.
A new face will appear upon one of
the stamps. that of the late President
Harrison. In order that there might be
"A place for his portrait. a new denomi-
nation was created-a l3-cent stamp.
There will be practically no demand
for stamp of this value for domestic
use, but for foreign use there is place
for it. Thirteen cents is the cost of
sending registered letter weighing not
more than one half ounce TO any country
within the Postal Union. Heretofore it
has been necessary to use a five and an
eight stamp. Mrs. Benjamin Har
rison has been requested to furnish the
department "a photograph or portrait of
General Harrison. which meets her APP
proval, for the purpose proposed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
La Grippe Quickly Cured.

In the winter of 1898 and 1899 was
taken down with severe attack of
what Is called la Gripp." says f. l..
Heweit. Il prominent druggist of Win.
field. Ill. The only medicine | used
was two bottles of Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy. Ii broke up the cold and
stopped the coughing like magic, aud |
nave never since been troubled with
Grippe" Chamberlain Cough Rem
cdv can always be depended upon to
break up severe cold and ward of
any threatened attack of pneumonia II
is pleasant to take, TOO. which makes it
the most desirable and one of the most
popular preparations in use for these
ailments. For sale by =. ID. Cottingham
& Co, druggists, Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15

tributaries. The Sinepuxent is Wor-
cester county affair. and its people are
making something out of the separate
privilege or opportunity which they in
dividually enjoy. At Onley's the oyster
product is yearly from $4,000 to 10000
barrels of the finest oysters that grow.
The price realized ut the landing is $3.50
to 81 IA barrel without passing through
the hands of commission merchants,
and all are sold direct To New York.
The seed oysters for these extensive
interior water line from North Carolina.
The conditions for growth are quite as
favorable as i'll any part of the Chesa-
peake. for the SinepuXent has every adj
vantage for the development of the
oyster and giving it the desired flavor
that the Chesapeake possesses. There
Worcester planters, though working in
dividually, protect and respect each
others rights. One reason for this is
that they are all planters and have no
public bars to squabble over and lure
them from the practice of regulated in
dustry. There is no oyster police or
fishery force for the SInepuxent. Every
planter has his grounds staked off, and
there is no more invasion of the oyster
plantation than there is of corn fields or
wheat fields on land. There is every
condition to promote and stimulate the
industry. and happy would it be for
the whole State if the same conditions
could exist elsewhere.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15


urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able "a
control the passage. il is yet afflicted with
bed-we;ting. depend upon it, the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due TO diseased condition of II
Kidneys and bladder and not TO a habit
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made m
cradle with kidney and bladder troub
and both need the same great remct
The mild and the immediate effect
Swamp-Root is soon realized. Il is 81
by ~. druggists agg s.. in fifty! fifty Esks
lies. You may have Ei iiissss.si
sample bottle by mail fssl.Eas=sE
Tree. also pamphlet tell Horne Of sraur
ing all about it. including many
thousands OF testimonial letters
from sufferers cured. In writing DR..
& Co.. Binghamton. NJ. r., be
mention this paper.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15

and cheerfulnes.
disappear when Il.
neyS are out of
or diseased.
Kidney trouble
become 50 prevail,
that il is not uncomm
for a child to be DO
afflicted with weak kit
neys. II the child URN
aeA- 49, L. ~ ~
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15

For sale-The building on Washing
ington street known as Purnell's Hall,
price $500; also lot on corner of Hill
and Martin Streets, and adjoining double
house and lot. price 800. Terms to suit
purchaser Apply tot VI Purncli
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Is Minutes

sufficient to give you most
delicious tea biscuit using
Royal Baking Powder as di-
rected. A pure, true leavener.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the
Goursges and lessons ambition; beam
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
Oyster Planting

Result of Common Sense Laqv in Wor-
oester County, Oystemen Are the
Planters. ---Good Results Secured and no
Monopoly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
WORK ALL THE YEAR.

While the Chesapeake oysterman is
idle during the summer or during IA
freeze, the Worcester oysterman l.. en-
gagged profitably all the year. Ia the
summer he takes up his oyster, and
separates those of marketable size from
the small ones. The latter he returns to
the beds and the former he places where
he can get them conveniently when
the market needs them. During the
freeze this winter while the chesapeake
FISHERMAN was engaged IN preventing
the passage of an oyster plan ting law,
the Worcester oystermen was reaping u
golden harvast. His oysters were close
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-24
Sea Necklaces.

Pretty nearly every one has seen the
curious 'sea rufiles," or 'sea neck
inces," which are found plentifully on
ocean beaches. These are the egg
cases of the sea snails. They consist
of a number of small disk shaped en-
velopes attached along sort of stem
the biggest of them being in the mid
die. In each envelope there is little
spot of thinner material. which the
young break through when they are
ready TO be hatched. When the female
gasteropod is about to lay. she buries
herself in the sand, from the surface
OF which the necklace" of eggs Is
gradually extruded. Being thus set
adrift and exposed to the elements. as
well rs to devouring enemies, few of
the eggs are ever hatched. but those
which do come into the world safely
and survive doubtless live to very
great age.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-24
nrAnMm t,cIIet.

When Abraham Lincoln was young
man. his prodigious strength and his
Gkil IN wrestling were matters of note
throughout ceutral Illinois. Few In
deed were the men who could boast OF
having laid him on his back.
SomcW here along in the thirtles there
was case on trial in one OF the circuit
rourts In that section in which an ef-
fort was made to impcach the trstimo-
nv uf one OF the witnesses The eyi-
deuce was conflicting. Some would
believe the witness on oath aud others
uould not
At Last middle aged man with de.
Ycrmncd expression of countcnance
was called to the stand. The usual
question was put touching the rcputa-
ZION Of the witness for truth and ycrac-
!ty:
"Would you hclieyo him on oath:
"No. wouldn't he answered, and
before the lawyer on the opposite side
could intcrpo~c lie gave his reason:
Il hcerd him hraggin' onct that he'd
throwed Abe Lincoln in fair an
square rassle"
No other witnesses were called. The
attempt TO impoach was successful
Youths Companion.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-24
A Shrewd Yankee.

a certain Boston hotel man tells this
good story at his own expense;
When n small boy on the farm, his
folks often sent him to the ncighbors
40 buy dozen eggs when their hens
failed to lay enough.
He noticed that the old farmer al
ways held each egg before a lighted
candle and examined it carefully. In
his innocence of Yankee shrewdness
the boy supposed that this was prompt
ed more 10y honesty and intention to
detect whether the eggs were bad or
not.
One day. however when he counted
bis eggs. according TO custom, there
were only eleven in the basket.
With determination not to be cheat
ed, the lad trudged proudly back to the
house and quickly made known his
discovery.
"Oh," said the old farmer, that's al
right, my boy. One Of them has dou
ble yolk. ."-Boston Record.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-24
The Larger Halt
The Same in Tucson as Elsewhere

The bigger half Of worldly trouble,
The greater part of mankind's suf-
ferng,
Can safely be laid to the kidneys.
Kidneys filter the blood,
Keep the human system healthy.
But they can't do this when they are
sick
Easy to tell sick kidneys.
Look at the back for the note Of
warning.
Most backache pains are kidney Ills,
Twitches, twinges, pains and aches
of a bad back
Should he treated promptly.
Every days delay means future
trouble,
Urinary complications set in, dia-
betes. Bright's disease.
Doans Kidney Pills are kidney
specialists.
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Here is proof of this:
Mrs. NJ Meyers midwife, living at
liz South Fourteenth street. St Louis,
says
Perhaps in following my calling,
| from lifting or from some other cause
| | may have overstrained the muscles
| of my back. Be that as 1t may. have
had attacks of backache for two years
la rrly almost constant. 1t hurt more
in the morning than In any other pc
riod of the day, and has on more than
one occasion been so severe that
! could scarcely turn in bed. knew
| from the condition of the kidney Sc
cretions that my kidneys were a
fault, but what TO do was mystery
| was continually trying sure-curt
remedies to cure kidney complaint, bu
met with very little ii any success
until used Doans Kidney Pills. From
the benefits received from the treat
ment. | have not the slightest hesita
ton in very emphatically endorsing
the preparation. have studied med
icine and understand the symptoms o
kidney complaint. No one in 81
Louis. If they try Doan's Kidney Pill
for kidney complaint, will be diSap
pointed in the results,
Drop into George Martins drui
store and ask him what his customer
report.
For sale by all dealers: price 5
cents per box. FosterMilburn Co
Buffalo. New York. sole agents for tn
United States.
Remember the name-Doan San
take no other.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-24
REVEALS A GREAT SECRET.

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are effected by DR.. Kings New Dis
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blood. 1t heals the inflamed, cough
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