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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-06

Then letter came to Tom from home,
and II contained news of much import
to him. His father. by some lucky dis.
posal of property. had tided over the
depression and was again in financial
position to assist his son, and even die
tated what that son should au once
do. All day he moodily pondered over
the contents which. strange to say. had
brought no joy TO him, but i'll the even
ing he threw his whole mind into the
Jean had to stand idly by in wonder
At last the task was completed and he
turned about and looked his helper
squarely in the face. With woman S
perception she read trouble in his gaze
and her cheeks blanched to whittier
hue. The deep traces of the unaccus-
apparent.
Miss Jean," he began, looking away
into space, II have news from home to-
day, and perhaps it is bad news for
somebody. too. You can get johnson
from the store to take my place as he
knows the affairs more clearly than any
of the rest, and then as spring comes on
and your father gains in strength you
can vacate this hovel and enjoy well
earned vacation.
Burrows could not repress feeling of
humiliation almost akin to shame, as he
repeated this last sentence. aud also
discerned tear slowly gathering in
those saucy blue eyes out of which the
fire had well nigh burnt itself.
Perhaps we can get along without
Tom-or Mr.. Burrows l should say" :"
she repeated absently. Then with a
sudden return of her old spirit, she
stamped her pretty foot. If l were only
man-just for one year: but can't
master those horrid books and my head
aches and I'm sick, too"
A sob had broken in upon her speech
and she laid her golden head upon her
arm
Tom felt as if he would appreciate a
sound kicking. Instinctively he placed
his hand upon her hair and in "a father.
ly way he stroled it soothingly
A few minutes of silence passed and
then she was herself again. and as she
regained her composure her angry eyes
shot dangerous glances. "You may &c
away if you like. and we can live with.
out you. We did so before you came
and we will do so again as long as can
see to write"
a smile crept into Toms face at the
defiance and he almost whispered. do
you want me to stay. Jean? 2"
mo you horrid beast of man. a
thousand times no." The words were
strongly put, but the face belied the
meaning, and Tom caught her in his
strong arms and there after a momen.
tary struggle. she allowed herself to
stay, while he asked her to repeat that
again if she dared.
"Then you'll stay. Tom?" she asked
in well-feigned surprise.
YES" he answered. and she kissed
him then and there and that settled the
bargain.
And so Tom Burrows had found him.
self.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-06

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The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing IN this
S because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
il heart disease,
pneumonia. hear
failure or apoplex
are often the resu,
of kidney disease. !
kidney trouble is a
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Kidney p IS one
blood will attackV
vital organs or
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remedy, Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP for children teething 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the best
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For a bad taste in the m
Chamberlain's Stomach anf
let's. For sale by p. ID. O,
Co.. druggists. Snow Hill
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
CANNOT REFUND FEE.
Commissioners Decline Request of Mr..
John E. Taylor.

The District Commissioners have de-
cided not to grant the application OF
Mr.. John E. Taylor. who requested re-
fund of the fee of 81 paid by the ten
ants of 21O3 and 2105 d Street north
west, for turning on the water after
it was turned off by the Water De-
partment. Mr.. Taylor submitted a
statement of the facts, which he thought
proved that the law. was complied with
by the tenants. and that the fee was
illegally paid, and should be refunded.
The Commissioners, basing their ac-
tion upon the report Of the Water Reg
istrar, have decided to deny the re-
quest.
Mr. George F. Green. the Water Reg.
istrar. In his report, says:
"On the afternoon OF August Is. noti-
fications, dated August 10, were>sent by
mail to the houses in question, calling
attention to the fact that rent had not
been paid, and that unless payment was
made within the period Of forty-eight
hours the supply would be discontinued.
On the morning of August %. more than
forty Eight hours after service OF mo-
tice, the water was turned of for non
payment. Subsequent to the cutting off
of the supply, the water rent was paid.
and still later, on August 81, the PEN
atty provided by the law was paid.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
HUNDRED MILE COAST.
Sliding Down the Side of Mountain in
Hand Car.

Lord Ernest Hamilton describes his
pastime. the descent in a small hand
car of wonderful mountain railway
in Peru
"As matter of fact he writes. re-
ferring to the title OF the article. sit
is i06; but. for the sake of title, the
extra six miles may go-100 are enough
at any rate for purposes of Illustration
These hundred odd miles are to be
found on the Ferro- Carril Central of
Peru, commonly called the Orcya rail-
way. and they are to be found nowhere
else.
This Oroya railway is n very wonder
full line indeed. II not only climbs
higher than any other railway in the
world, but also distinguished itself in
a variety of other ways incidentally
referred tc hereafter. But the accom-
plishment with which | am chiefly con-
,cerncd is this-that il provides the
only road in the world which man on
wheels can travel over 100 miles by his
own momentum and practically at any
Pace to which the fiend of recklessness
may urge him.
The object OF what is here written
is to trace the sensations born of a
run down from the summit of the Oro
va railway. 1866 feet above sea level.
to the verge OF the Pacific. You start
Under the eye of the eternal SHOWS
and you finish among humming birds
and palms. You start sick with the I'M
Speakahie Sickness of soreche and you
finish in the ecstasy of an exultation too
great for words.
THE gods of Olympus were worms
beside the man who has during the last
three hours controlled his car from the
Paso de Galera to Callao. for it is in
the control that lies the joy. as in other
things apart from car running. To sit
beside the brakeman is good, but to
drop the brakeman on a friendly siding
and grasp the lever in your own firm
but not too exacting hand is to sup
liberal foretaste of the joys of heaven
Pearson's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
OFFICIALS AT SEA
OVER STRANGE cABLEGRAM
United States Vice Consul Florendin at
Port Pitre Reports
"Guadeloupe Safe"

The following telegram. which has
been the subject of much comment and
conjecture among officials of the State
Department. was received by Acting
Secretary of State Adee, last yesterday
afternoon:
"Guadeloupe. Port Pitre. Sept 6.
"Adee. Acting Secretary of State, Wash
ington:
"Guadeloupe safe
"FLoRENDIN, Vice Consul
1t is believed at the State Depart
ment that Vice Consul Florendin. in
view OF the recent occurrence of the
seismic disturbances at Martinique and
Fort de France. with the accompanying
tidal wave features. and the fact that
Guadelonpe is considered TO be within
the sphere of danger. sent the cablegram
to the State Department to relieve any
fears that might be entertained
1t was the opinion in some quarters.
however, that Guadeloupe had been vis-
tied by tidal wave Or seismic disturb
ance, the details of which have not yet
been received. Further information is
awaited with anxiety.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

friend. Mrs. Mckinley seems to derive
so much pleasure and comfort from his
visits that he spends as much time with
her as his duties here will allow. Mrs.
Mckinley has never left Canton since
she went there after the President s
death.
Unpretentious Little Tomb.
The receiving vault in which the body
of Mr.. Mckinley rests is an unpreten-
tious little tomb resting against Mill
in West Lawn Cemetery. big maple
tree towers above it, and tho vines have
been allowed to festoon themselves over
it until it is quite picturesque.
A guard Of United States Infantry is
maintained there night and day. Two
men are on duty at the door OF the
vault, and the barracks are back to the
right One officer is detailed there and
ninety men. 1t is said that the guard
Will be removed next spring. when the
body of the President Will be trans
ferred to the tomb which will be hts
permanent resting place. This is on
gradual slope OF unpretending conspic-
uity overlooking the homes of Canton's S
residents-the people. who knew and low
ed William Mckinley as a neighbor
and revered and hqpored him as the
Chief Executive of the United States.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
DENvER's CAT HOSPITAL.
The Institution Owes Its Origin to Lit
tie Girl.

Denver has cat hospital. 1t devel-
oped from the love of little school
girl for cats and .he care which she
gave to sick or injured members of the
cat family. She touk them in. and learn
ed by practice and study how to heal
their wounds. Size bandaged broken
legs. and dressed torn places with anti
septic washes. She dose5 poisoned cats
with lard and fed sick cats with the
spoon. After a while 1t got noised
about among the Denver cats generally,
and subsequently when any old fighter
had been making pight of 1t on the
alley fence and turned up in the morn
ing worse for wear. or when some help
less kitten had Teen tossed out OF a
third story window to see it land on its
feet. over many times. they would make
straight for this girls front door and
wait on the stoop till she came to take
them in.
Finally the girls father said II the
house was going to be turned into a
permanent cat hospital he might as we'll
build an annex. So he built a little
hospital out in the back yard. and there
the girl. now young woman of TWEEN
-ty, takes temperatures and counts
pulses, applies lipiInent and bandages
wounds-New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
TO AID M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
President Gompers Approves contribu-
tions from Labor Locals.

CANTON, Ohio. Sept. 6.-President
Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, has signified his approval and
given his permission to the local commit
tee to canvass the various locals through
out the State for contributions for the
Mckinley Memorial Association.
The State locals of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor are now being prepared
by the committee, and letters of appeal
will be sent out to each of them.
Some time ago President Gompers was
asked for permission to make..the can
vass through the State, and he replied
that while he was much interested in the
work, 1t would be an unusual procedure
for the association, and that he could not
at once give his permission.
After some consideration of the propo-
sition he finally decided that the canvass
would be in accordance with the regula-
tions of the body. There are 1.500 locals
of the federation in the State. and the
members of The committee feel tha; they
will generously respond to the appeals
that are sent to them.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Raleigh-Mrs. Robert II. Thacf
and children. Birmingham, Ala; Mrs
Mary Noble and daughter. Pittsburg
Pa. F. Lee, Charlottesville, Va; H. S
Robinson, New York city: Edmund F
Hackett. New Haven. Conn: George E
Hunter. Pittsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. c
Hutchinson and Miss Hutchinson, To
ronto; s. NJ. Crutchfield, Richmond, Va.
William E. Paulson. New York; James
r. Charleton, Richmond, Va; Marion
Erwin, Macon, Ga; w. S. Blackinton
W. r. Goodin, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T
Thompson. New York: H. p Marshall
Baltimore: Miss NJ. Eberhart, P. Hart
Pittsburg; George w. Evans, George II
Wright. New York: John H. Hooe, War
renton, Va; Squire Meeker, New York;
S T. Philpot and wife. Georgia; o. U.
Spencer, Columbus, Ohio; Miss Ilga
Schlag, DR.. P. V. Schiag. Pennsylvania;
]. E. Avery. Atlanta. Ga; Hon. A. Reed
and wife. New York, Edward R. W.
Barker, Warrenton, Va; Mr. and Mrs.
C. II Hughes, Philadelphia; Miss NJ.
Richardson. Mrs. C. e. HUBBARD Albert
T. Lytle and wife, Buffalo; II. ]. Davis.
Utica. n. T.; T. J. Lewis. New York;
George w Sheehan, Chicago: Mrs. J. T.
Thomas. Mrs. r. s.. jones' two children,
and Mrs. E. W. Hughes. Geluada, Miss.
J. w. Hoffman. Philadelphia, Pa; Colin
Mclean. Norfolk. Va. S. G. Hatch. Chi
cago; F. e. Adams and wife. Boston; IL.
Bernard Latoher, and Gianni Adens-
rner. Vienna; ". II. Wiley New York
city; William NJ Crane, New York; j.
s. Mccormick. Pittsburg; 8. c. A. Kenny
and wife, Troy. \. Y, Miss Greene and
Miss Jennings, Virginia; J. r. Ryan.
Birmingham. Ala; c. E. Gouls, Topeka,
Kan; B. T. Burt, wife and daughter,
Chattanooga, Tenn: A. l.. Bawn, Boston;
A. d. Whitsond Boston
New Willard-H. D. Tenny New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Murphy, Mrs.
Victoria Murphy. Mrs. Miriam Murphy,
Theodore Murphy, st. Louis; f. Victor,
Mr. and Mrs. o. ID. Richardson. New
York: Henry Westcott. Bishop Auckland.
]. Dundas Lippincott. Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs w T. Mccoy. New York; w.
C. Stone, Chicago; Mrs. A. Rocheleau
Fall River, Mass; Miss C. Rocheleau,
Worcester. Mass; Miss NJ. +. Rocheleau,
Providence, r. l.. Charles J. Marsh,
w. j. Currie, New York; John c. Shorts,
Yonkers, \. y; James Fl. jenkins, Mount
Vernon. y. y.
Riggs-H D. Clayton. Alabama. e.
Enning Smith, r. i. Hoxie. Washington,
y. {.
Ebbitt-Jose Porter. Florida; ]. j.
Maury, Seattle; r. b. Lewis, Chicago
Il. 3. Kirk Richmond; Mr., and Mrs.
w. NJ. Conlling Miss Lucy Lee. U. S.
A.: Charles X. Conlling, Richmond; ).
r. Potter, Chicago; II. S. Smith. Miss
Trazzard, Washington. D. c.: ID. LiXon,
St. Louis; J. II. Warren and wife. New
York.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
A WOMAN MIXERS PLUCK. !.
Works Herself at the Hard and Dan
gcrous Toll.

A story comes from Arizona which
shows what can he accomplished by the
energy and deter mination which often
lies beneath the fair exterior of w0-
mans frame. Ms. John Kay lives near
Kingman, Arlz She has a husband and
family of children. Her husband is a
hard working man, but his earnings
barely suffice for tae daily necessities
of the family, ard several years ago she
decided that she would engage in mining
for herself.
She had no money to pay for the de-
velopment Of her claim, but she had a
pair Of tender. bat willing hands and
arms, and did not hesitate to sacrifice
their beauty and mar their fair proper
tions in the effort 10 provide future
for her family. she took the drill and
hammer in her own hands, and with in
finite patience wrought the holes in the
rock, says ''Ores and Metals" She cut
the fuse, bit the cap, tamped the charge.
went back into the smoke to look for
results and whe eled out the muck and
kept up this work for years. Progress
was slow. for she washed and baked and
made and hemmed for her children, but
there was no thought of failure in her
mind and no dream of rest until it had
been earned.
A few weeks since her reward came.
AS she went into the tunnel after a
round of shots she found big chunks Of
ore literally plastered with horn and
native silver, assays running as high as
$4,000 to the ton. The vein is opened
and is rich, and now she Is superintend-
ent with a force Of men taking out
wealth for her
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
Silk, Tin, and Lumber.
Texas Philosophy.

According to a story accredited 10
Citizen Otis Skinner. in his early stage
career he was travelling with a com
pany, which did not occunv a special
train, through the pay towns of The
Southwest. There was a stopover at
Texarkana, and a railroad eating house
dinner was imminent. Every body rolled
Off the train prepared for the worst and
expecting it,
In the window was a citizen. his long
length curled across the sill. calmly
whiting a fresh pine stick slowly.
thoughtfully, and resignedly, with his
eyes idly wandering once in while to-
ward a mongrel yellow dog asleep in the
sun at his feet.
Suddenly the train arrived, and the
hustle and usual confusion attending a
rapid transit luncheon service aroused
the dog. As darky came out and be-
gan 10 hammer wildly on gong the dog
lifted up his eyes to the sun and howled
dismally. The whiting citizen looked
at the dog a minute and then said
'Shet up. What do you care? You
don't have to eat it."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
flowers averages Mrs. Mckinley $1,000

flowers averages Mrs. Mckinley $1,000
a year.
| Although she is said to be SO much
better than she was during the Presi-
dents last years, Mrs. Mckinley is not
like the same woman she was then. She
has grown thin, and wan. and discour-
ages any statement that she is getting
better. Her one prayer, and the one
which she utters over and over through
out her waking hours, Is that she may
die She talks OF nothing but Mr. Nc
Kinley, and will allow no one to con-
verse on any other subject in her pres
ence. She spends her time when not
driving or walking slowly around the
porch in wandering through the rooms
which have been made dear to her Ly
the years spent there with her hus-
band, and wherever she goes portrait
of him greets her.
Mrs. Barber. Mrs. McKinleyS sister,
lives with her now. and there is al
ways trained nurse in attendance The
house is never free CT guests-people
who were friends of the family long
before Mr.. Mckinley became the Chief
Executive. Many of those, too. who
were associated with the President and
his wife in Washington are frequent
visitors at the Mckinley home. Among
those is Secretary cortelyou, who was
the late Presidents secretary and
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
PROGRESS ON WAR
CRAFT NOW BUILDING
The Maine to Be Completed in Time
for the Caribbean Sea
Maneuvers.

| Reports received yesterday by Rear Ad-
miral Bowles, Chief Constructor of the
/ Navy, denote very satisfactory progress
! in the work On the war vessels at various
shipyards during the month of August
The battleship Maine, which recently
made her trial run, is "a per cent toward
completion, per cent of work having
been done on her during the month. She
VIII probably be completed by the middle
OF October in time to partici pate in the
naval maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea.
During the month the battlesbip Mis-
souri, advanced from 6S 10 II per cent of
work done. the Chic from 81 to e., the
Georgia from 13 to IA, the New Jersey
and the Rhode Island from II to l3, the
Pennsylvania from 29 TO 81, the West Vir-
ginia from 2S to 81, the California from
10 TO u, the Colorado from 81 TO 80. and
the South Dakota from to g.
The armored cruiser Denver. building
at the Neafie & Levy shipyards. Phila-
delphia. remained stationary. having been
taken TO the League Island Navy Yard
TO be coppered She will be completed in
about six months.
The armored cruisers Chattanooga.
Galveston, Tacoma. Cleveland, St Louis.
Milwaukee. and Charleston. all made sat
isfactory progress, and range from per
cent of work done for the st. Louis to ca
per cent for the Galveston.
All the coast defence monitors are
nearing completion, the Nevada and
Florida being % per cent completed, and
the Arkansas being well advanced. The
Wyoming, 90 per cent toward completion.
viii soon have her official trial The tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers
are all we'll advanced. and the submarine
boats Plunger- Adder, Grampus, Mocca-
sin. Pike. Porpoise. and Shark are all
nearly ready to turn over TO the Govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
A Valuable Map.

The Brown University committee in
charge OF tho John Carter Brown Lii
brary OF Americana has recently had
under consideration a proposition that
the library should make an offer OF S5G,
O00 for the first map containing the
name America The nap to which
this extraordinary value is attached is
The property of Prince Woldenburg. O..
Wolfegg Castle, in Wurtemburg, &c.
many. A short time ago an agent oil
he prince approached the London agent
of the Brown Library with the PROPOSE
ticn that the Providence institute should
offer ef6,000 for the map, implying that
the price named would secure the great
geographical relic. 1t is not believed
that Germany would permit the docu
ment to go out of the domains of the
empire. The map, known as Waldsee
Muller's map, was discovered in the Ii
brary of Prince Woldenburg two years
ago. 1t was made in 1507.-New York
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
Glass as Currency.

A recent traveller on the Niger. in Af-
rica, writes: Il was anxious to prr-
chase some fruit from native Won an
who came down to the ship. and to this
end / produced a handful Of coppers
whici had brought out from England.
first showed her five. then six. ses IN
and eight, but she pushed them all
aside in most unceremonious manner
More by way of joke than anything
else. l then produced three-pelny
piece, which she a once accepted. giving
me in return just twice as much as
had asked for my eight coppers. l also
discovered that she had great partiali-
ty for white glass bottles l happened
to have about half a dozen empty soda
water bottles, for which she gave me
the same number OF eggs. l afterward
found that any white glass bottle had
this purchasing power all over Nigeria
The natives send them to Bida. where
they are melted and made into rings
about three or four inches in diameter.
to be worn either as armlets or an
klets. Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
CANTON KESNLY REMEMBERS
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN BUFFALO
Mrs. Mckinley Visits Cemetery and
Places Wreath on Tomb of De-
parted President.

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 6.-Canton took
10 formal notice of this,> the first ami
Yersary of the awful tragedy in Buffalo
which plunged the city into the deepest
gloom and inflicted the greatest be-
seavement in its history, but that Can
tonians keenly remembered the date
was apparent by the greetings of the
citizens as they met on the street or in
public places.
In most of such conversations there
was some reference to the assassin S
work at Buffalo or to the incidents here
when the awful news was received. For
Mrs. Mckinley, the greatest sufferer of
the tragedy, the day partook the least
Of the nature of an anniversary Every
day is to her an anniversary, and she
counts them off one by one in her daily
conversations every day during the year.
her friends say.
She did today just what she has done
every day that the weather permitted.
She drove to the cemetery, and, enter.
ing the vault, silently communed with
the spirit of her departed husband
She carried, as she nearly always does,
some fresh cut flowers, and laid them on
the fiag-draped casket Miss Wilson
daughter of Secretary of Agriculture Will
son, who is spending few days here.
was her companion on the visit to the
tomb, and for the drive that followed.
The remainder of the day was spent
quietly at the house
Physically, Mrs. Mckinley has greatly
improved during the past year. Close
friends think her stronger than she has
been for dozen years. She depends
more upon herself and takes more inter-
est in her business and personal affairs.
but there is no indication that her grief
Is less now than year ago.