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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
Held for Bigamy.

Alexander Schaeffer, a jeweler of Win
chester. Queen Anne County, was ar
rested in Baltimore last week for big
amy Schaeffer took Miss Mary Ayres
to Baltimore and then went to Towson
where the couple were married. When
the jeweler disappeared from Winches-
ter it was found he had stolen two
watches from the party with whom he
boarded After marrying the girl,
who is but Is years of age, Schaeffer
and his bride spent few days in Bal
timore His first wife who also lives in
that city was deserted seven years ago.
When arrested the jeweler said he was
guilty. Both wives faced him in court.
Miss Ayres returned to her home and
Schaeffer is held for court
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
PRISONER 5 LIFE SPARED.
Dungeon Seems to Have Been
Only Safe Place.

Fort de France, May 27.-There was
one man who was not in the streets of
st. Pierre on the morning of the erup-
tion. He was Ronl Sartout. Il coarse,
Jet black native, who had been arrested
for some trivial offense the week be-
fore. Sartout, now in hospital at
Fort de France, had become obstreperous
in his prison and was transferred to the
dungeon, below the level of the side
walk facing the Rue Dieppe, which
slants downward toward the roadstead.
He heard the faint echo of the rumb-
ling of Pelee and felt the tremor of the
earth. as he had felt it many times be
fore, and was not afraid. But he quick
ly realized that something extraordina-
ry was taking place on the morning of
May s. He could not see anything,
but the thick stone walls of his .prison
could not prevent him hearing the deep
rumble and cyclonic tearing of the ball
of death through the city.
He succeeded in getting open door
leading into cell little larger than
his, over which there was an iron graf
ing looking up through the sidewalk.
When he stumbled into this appart-
ment he found it half filed with a sift-
ing mass of hot ashes and dust. 1t
burned him severely, and he hastily re-
treated to the cell which he just left.
Then came an awful silence. which
paralyzed him with fear more than had
the first roar that had awakened the
keenest sense of danger in his simple,
untaught soul. He has since said that
he lay down OH the floor of his dark
cell for hours. hardly daring to breathe.
oppressed by the terrifying silence. He
does not know how many hours he lay
there.
Finally he summoned up courage
enough to open the cell door and look
into the other apartments. He was met
by wave of dust that choked his
mouth and nostrils and half blinded him.
II had cooled. and he ventured to wade
through the soft. flaky mass to the iron
grating, through which was descending
a constant shower of soft and almost
invisible dust.
He went to the door that shut of his
escape to the stairs leading to the floor
above and pounded at it until his fists
were bruised and torn. He waited for
a response, but none came. He strug
gled through the mass of ashes to the
grating again, to shrek and cry out for
help. Hunger and thirst overcame him,
and he crept back into his dungeon to
sleep; but he could not. He says he did
not close his eyes from the moment he
heard!the terrible roar of the volcano
ball until Monday morning, four days
later, when his shrieks were heard by
the first party of searchers to invade
the stricken city. His cries were feeble
by this time, and he had almost de-
SPARED of liberation.
AT last a marine from the French
cruiser Suchet heard Sartout s wall, and
rescued the one living creature in the
city The bars of the grating had to be
pried open. and Sartout, more dead than
alive, was carried out. He was found to
be not only on the verge of death from
starvation aud thirst. but suffering from
terrible burns about his limbs. y
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
SHUT OUT MUDD'S MAN.
rlaryland Federal Office Division
All i'm a TangIe.

An unsatisfactory and complicated
situation as to important Federal offices
in Maryland exists, and there is every
prospect that President Roosevelt will be
put to the necessity of having to nomi-
nate several men who have not been
agreed upon by the entire delegation.
The President few days ago sug-
gested that the Republican members of
the delegation harmonize their differ
ences, and following this suggestion an
informal conference of the delegation
was held Representative Mudd was
not present. The outcome was that
Senator McComas, for himself and the
four Republican members of the House.
submitted to the President the fact that
the majority of the Republican Con-
gressmen stood by the slate orig
inally submitted, with the exception
of A. l.. Bowling, of st. Mary's County.
who had been presented for Sub Treas
urer at Baltimore. 1t had been agreed
to withdraw support from Mr.. Bowling,
who was Representative Mudd's candi-
date for an Office.
Bowling was selected for Sub Treas
urer. having insisted for long time on
getting the Surveyorship of the Port of
Baltimore for his candidate. In addi
tions to this difference the delegation
was badly divided as to place for
man named by Representative jackson.
The latter did not want to consent to
the nomination of p L. Goldsborough
as Collector of Internal Revenue. claim
ing that he ought to be allowed to name
a man for this position of his own choice.
Representative Mudd, although par
TALLY satisfied by landing his own man,
espoused the cause of Representative
jackson. This situation continued un-
Til last week, when the President ad-
vised harmony.
Representative Mudd saw the Presi-
dent Monday about the matter, ascer-
tanning that his candidate had been omit
ted from the approved list. Mr.. Mudd
denounces this action. 1t is charged that
Senator McComas and those with him
have left the Sub Treasurership open
for Mr.. jackson, if he will pick man
for the place, thereby excluding MIR.
Mudd from any representation on the
slate. Mr.. Mudd hasn't hesitated to de-
nounce this to the President. it is un-
derstood. The President, acting on the
advice of Senator McComas, is expected
to send to the Senate in few days all
the names agreed upon except that of
Mr.. Bowling, leaving the position of
Sub Treasurer open to future decision.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
NOTICE..
No. 62O2.

Chicken owners are hereby notified tn
keep their chickens off the Court HOUSE.
yard, and the Janitor is hereby author
izcd to kill any and all chickens tres
passing on said yard. The grass has
cost the county considerable money and
must be protected.
This notice is peremptory.
BY order of County Commissioners.
J. EDw. WHITE,
Secretary
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
Diphtheria in Talbot.

An epidemic of diphtheria has broken
out at Neavitt, a settlement on the low
er end Broad Greek neck. Talbot county.
about IL miles from ST. Michaels. The
schools and churches have been closed
indefinitely and other precautions are
being taken by the county health officers.
So far only one case has been fatal. Last
Saturday John H. Higgins. aged Is years
son of MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Higgins,
died of the dreaded malady after an i'll
ness of only Il day or two. Twelve of IA
cases are being treated by the local
physicians.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31

Chancellor Nicholson handed down
his decision in the Milford School fight,
and the decision sustains the Board of
Education and allows them to erect the
new Milford High School where they
deem proper. Prominent citizens of
Milford got a restraining order to pre-
vent the Board from erecting the build
ing on the opposed sight in North Mil
ford, claiming the site was too remote
The Boards contention of the site was
the best available.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31

BE sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. MRS. WINSLow'S SOOTHING
SYRUP for children tccthing. 1t soothes
the child. softens the gums. allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhaGa. Twenty five
cents bottle. IT is THE BEST OF
ALL.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
Won't Follow Advice After Pay
ing For Ii.

In recent article a prominent physi
clan says, ut is next to impossible for
the ply scian to get his patients to carry
out any prescribed course of hygiene or
diet tn the smallest extent; he has but
one resort left. namely. the drug treat
ment." When medicines are used for
chronic constipation, the most mild and
gentle obt;,inable. such as Chamberlain $
Stomach Il Liver Tablets. should be
employed Their use is not followed by
constipation as they leave the bowels in
Il natural and healthy condition. For
gists, Snow Hill, Md
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
WAN T E o.

\ SPECIAL OR ACTIVE PARTNER with 8. .OR
in an nld-csiabished wholesale drug and pro
prictary medicine business; To a suitable party II
fine opportunity is presented to realize hand
SomclS; young man that is act and of good
habits and one that tan influence some trade
preferred; best of reference required. Address
b 962 sun Office, Baltimore, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
Oyer-WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood. due to neglected
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31
Ureasurp department,
OFFICE OF
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
Washington, ID. c.. April 10. 1902

Washington. ID. c.. April 10. 1902
WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence presented
10 the un,l, r~,gn,sl il has been made IT, appear
That THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, OF
l"UOMOKE CITY" III The town of pocnmokr
city. in thc County of Worcester. and state of
Mar: laud. has complied with NIL the provisions
nf The statutes al the United States. required Ia
hC complied with before Nh aSsnci,tion shall be-
Inih'tizci to commence the lniSinc-sni Banking.
NOM THEREFORE. !. William b. Rrigvly
rompiin'cS al the Currency, do hereby cerIif,
that Tie Cit'zcns National Bank of Poc"mnke
CIty. in the town Of F.eom"kc City. in the
County of Worcester and State Of Maryland. j.
authorized to commence the bllsin' ~ a.! Banking
iIS provided in SECTION Fifty unc hundred aud
sixty nine of the Revised statutes of the United
StHt"S.
~ TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand
AMI seal nf ol.c this tenth day of April 1892
seal Of the w M. Is. RlDGEL1
n"ml:ir"lIcr "f CompiroIifr of hc Cur-
-, rCDcy.
No. 63O2.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-31

kinney tIOuDiS.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the hear, is
over-working in pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
al constitutional diseases have their begin
hng in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctorng your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. II stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits ER
by all druggists in fifty a4sFIk ~. if.::iis
cent and dollar siz
es. You may have -zasI eg L1..:se3ssg9
sample bottle by mail Homo of swamp Root.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out il you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
g. Co., Binghamton. N. 7.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
VI As A4,44.
Youthful Newspapers yender Aa4crts
4 His Right and Fools o Fussy
Pnsxeager. $1,000

j. 81 : 4 ~ a.
The other day on an elevated train
lin New York a small boy stood before
huge pile OF newspapers that occu-
pied one of the seats. He was sorting
them and dropping package upon
each station as it was reached for the
news stand located there. The car
was crowded and seats at a premium.
A fussy old man watchedth boy for
time. Then he touched him on the
shoulder and snid in loud and AFRO
CANT manner s.See here, my son,
what right have you to keep those pa
pers on that seat when passengers are
compelled to stand up?"
The boy looked up and politely said:
'Do you object to my having those
papers on the seat?"
81 certainly do" said the man. 81
have paid my fare and have right to
SIT down."
The boy. carefully removed his pie
of papers from the seat to the, floor a
small bundle at time. The protest
ing passenger stood in an expectant at
titude; the spectators looked on with
absorbed attention.
When the seat was empty the boy
turned about and sat down. Looking
up at the man he said, quietly: ~ paid
my fare, too, and guess this seat be-
1~ngs &c me"
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
n -
TAXES WERE TOO oNEROUS.,
An Old Pennsylvania Who Thought
the Government Was Pressing
Him Too Hard.

From Pottsville comes story of
an old chap who is proud to describe
himself as the original anti-expansion-
ist, says the Philadelphia Times, Soon
after the breaking out Of hostilities
with Spain and the passage of the, war
revenue act by congress he began to
crate against the new taxes is an ex-
hibition of federal tyranny, He would
fairly froth at the mouth as he de-
nounced the war tariff and would
darkly hint at the possibility of a lat
ter day Patrick Henry and new
awakening Of the people to sense of
the injustice. A severe cold laid him
low and his doctor finding him asleep
one day and thinking a little blister
ing would do him good, applied fine
large mustard plaster to the old fell
lows back. The burning, singing
bite of the heated mustard awoke the
crusty patient, who rolled over in
agony for a minute or two, clapped one
hand behind him, felt the plaster and
frantically tearing itioff roared:
HAS it come to this that an old
man like me cant evenssdie peaceably
in his bed without having the govern
ment come along and clap a revenue
stamp on him p,
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
street Etiquette.

In meeting a-lady in public thor
oughfare in America a gentleman al
ways waits for her bow of recogni-
ton before Hitting his hat or address,
ing her. In Europe, however, the con-
trary is the established rule, it being
the gentleman's place to bow first.
when, if the lady desires not to recog-
nize him, she ignores his salutations,
thus giving the cut direct. 1t is not
good form in any place for a lady
to stop gentleman in the street for
the purpose of chatting with him,
though she may with perfect propriety
pause to speak if he take the initiative.
Prolonged talks in the street are not,
however, considered good form, even
between persons of the same sex, the
better plan being to walk on slowly
until the conversation is concluded.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
SINGLE OFFICERS IN DEMAND.
yhey Are Preferred Because OF the
Crowded Condition of Uncle
Sans Military Posts.

The overerowded condition of the
residential quarters of the various
military posts in this country, due
to the return of regiments from the
Philippines, is, embarrassing the mil
itary authorities, reports the WASH
ington Star. The trouble is, not so
much with respect to housing the Of
fcers themselves as with the menu
bers of their families. The situation
has reached point where bachelors
are favored over benedicts in assign
ment to stations with limited, living
accommodations where such discrim-
nation is. possible. And it, is even as~
serted that where there is no other
choice between two young candidates
for q commission it is bestowed on
the single man in preference to one
who is married. Even then it is rec
ognized, however, that the bachelor
appointed is, not likely to continue
long in single blessedness. The pow
ers that be admit that their author
/ ity does not reach to the extent of
interfering with subsequent affairs
of the heart. 1t is made plain that
there is no official prejudice against
matrimony but just at the present
the military posts would afford bet
ter accommodations for more officers
If it were not for the family attach
mentsd of some sof them Congress
provided fliberRHy4t forI the army in
this respectitduring the nsessi6n ilfst
closed but it will be many months
before the additional quarters author
lied are ready for use.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
won,t work i'm Rain.

'sThere's queer thing about Ital-
ian laborers," said contractor who
employs great many of them, "and
that is that they absolutely refuse to
work in the rain. Stop minute and
think. Did you ever see gang OF
them working on the streets, dig
ging trenches or doing any other
manual labor, in the rain? Well, you
never did, and probably never Will
Just as soon as shower sets in, no
matter how slight, they will scram-
BILE for cover. If the rain continues
they will soon complain of feeling
sick, and knock off for the day. One
fellow, will have sore throat, an
other will be doubled up with pains
in his stomach, and others will sud
denly acquire equally severe ailments
of all sorts. 1t is useless to attempt
to do anything with them, and pref.
ty soon they will all go troopiRp
home. Why is it? 4 suppose it,
their natural ,antipathy to water
Chicago journal.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
'pILGRIMING 10 HoLYWELL.
The Blind. the Lame and Sick Seek
ing Relief at Miraculous
Spring in Wales.

Anyone who thinks that supersti.
tion is no more in Great Britain
ought to pay visit to Holywell, in
north Wales. The little Welsh town
is overrun in the summer by an army
eases who come there to be made
whole by the miraculous" powers
of the water in the spring of St.
Winifred, says a London paper.
The "holy well,' from which the
place gets it's name, has been
famous throughout the entire coun-
try for centuries. The Yegend runs
that st. Winifred lived near the
spring and endowed it with the pow-
er of relieving all ailments, and ever
since history began to be writ in
Wales hosts of people, most of them
Roman Catholics, have journeyed
from all parts in the hope of being
cured of their respective maladies.
! The spring is surrounded by a
small chapel which is supposed to
! have been built by Margaret, mother
| of King Henry. The candidate for
cure enters and kneels on a stone
ledge beside the water, and then, ac-
cording to the cherished legend,
whatever allied him once thereafter
ais him no more. Anyone who WIS.,
its the little chapel at almost any
time in the year, will find it full of
the lame, the halt and the blind,
most of them people of the poorer
classes, and the villagers of Holywell
tell of endless miraculous cures that
have taken place before their aston
ished eyes.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE .
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Philadelphia: RH ~.
Cleveland 20 Oh O o / 0 / 0-3 8 8
Phila ......3 0 o o O 2 o - IL 1
Batteries-Joss and Bemis; Mitchell
and Schreckengost.
At Boston: R.H. ".
St Louis .OOo0 o 900 90 5 1
Boston 1912 0 o % 0 0 Q ~-S z
Batteries Donohue and Sugden; DE-
neen and Criger.
At First game: R.H; r. !
Detroit. ....1 / o 3 O 0 o / 0-6 ID .
Washington 3 90 / o 0 l ! *-S
Batteries eager and Mcclure; Car
rick and Drill.
Second game: R.h.L;
Detroit ..01204 1000 o. z 2
washington 1 0 0 3 0 0 F-lO 10
Batteries-Mullen and McAllister;
Orth and Clark.
chicago % 300 1 o / - 6 II 2
Baltimore - o z 4 o 2 l *21 IS
Batteries Griffith and Mcfarland;
yviltSa apd Smith
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
PREPARING FOR THE GAME
New Haven Expects to Have Big
Football Match This Fall.

New Haven Expects to Have Big
Football Match This Fall.
New Haven, Aug O. Plans have
been drawn and d contract awarded
for the most important Improvement
at the Yale field since the football
grandstand was constructed five years
ago. The newest. change to be made
is for an addition to the grand stand
which will seat fully 5000 people, The
addition is to be arrived at by the
erection of added tiers to the present
grand stand and filling up the sides
and angles. The work is to be done
by James Foster of Philadelphia. Mr.
Foster has been here Tor some time in
consultation with Walter Camp, the
Yale athletic advisor, and Michael O.
Murphy, who has been an ardent adj
vocate for the erection of more grand
stands for both the football and base
ball teams the past year. 1t was at
Mr. Murphys suggestion that the new
baseball bleachers We're put up last
spring.
The addition to the football stands
I is put up at this time because of the
assurance that the annual Yale Har-
ward football game will be played in
this city this fall The seating ca
pacity of the grand stands has been
1920. This is about half the mum
Der of people who wish to see the an
nual game November %, and some
thing had to be done to increase the
seating capacity or cause great dis
| tress at the time of the game. The
present addition has been decided up
on. Mr. Foster has two months in
which to complete the addition. He
built the new baseball grand stand at
4 Yale, and has constructed stands for
the University of Pennsylvania, Har-
ward, Princeton. and for the big base
ball leagues in Philadelphia and other
places.