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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
Proclamation.

STATE ef Margidnd. Efecutjre hport.
mCu:
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
In compliance with Section ii of Art.
icle IL of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, /, John Walter
Smith. Governor of the State of Mary
land, do hereby give notice that have
received from the Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, a certified copy of certifi-
cate from the Comptroller of the Cur
renCy of the United States setting forth
that the Commercial National Bank of
Snow Hill, having complied with all the
laws relating thereto, has been convert.
ed into an association for the purpose of
banking. under the laws of the United
States. and that its charter as granted
by the General Assembly of Maryland
has been surrendered.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Maryland at the
City of Annapolis, this eighteenth day
of July, nineteen hundred and two
, STATE JOHN WALTER SMITH,
} SEAL. Governor of Maryland.
BY order of the Governor:
WILFRED BATEMAN,
Secretary of State.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
D. S. HUDSON.

have opened i'll the store house form
erly occupied by Mrs V. S. Townsend
OH Green Street and have Stock of
General Merchandise. Groceries and
gents furnishings. These goods are all
new and specially selected for Snow Hill
people. am selling for cash or country
produce only and therefore will sell
cheap. Don't go elsewhere, but come
to my store. Everything in stock is
new and fresh. Remember the place
D. s. HUDSON,
100 Green ST..
SNOW HILL, MARYLAND.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
The Same Old Story.

j. A. Kelly relates an experience simi.
lar to that which has happened in al
most every neIghborhood in the United
States and has been told and retold by
thousands of others. He says: Last
summer had an attack of dysentery
and purchased bottle of Chamberlain 5
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which used according to directions
and with entirely satisfactory results
The trouble was controlled much quick
er than former attacks when l used
her remedies" Mr.. Kelly is well
citizen Of Her
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
Executor Sale
OF VALU ABLE
REAL ESTATE

BY VIRTUE oil Il power contained in
the last will and testament of Priscilla
III. H. Milbourne. late of Worcester
County. deceased. the undersigned Ex-
ecutor i'll said will named will sell at
public auction i'll front of the Court
House door i'll the town of Snow Hill,
Md, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
SNOW HILL, MD, JULY %.
BILLY'S BARREL.

that Congressman William Ii.
Jackson's barrel will be rcnom-
mated by the Republicans of
the First Congressional District
of Maryland. Bob Graham
can't secure the nomination be-
cause he hasn't got enough
money. Abraham Lincoln Dry
den, 1.-The shell pile orator" of
Somerset County, has been dis
posed of as ii possibility by Civ
ing him "a better office than he
already held. DIR. BARRIERS bar
rel is not of the requisite size,
and it is well known il was an
accident when he managed to
win the Congressional election
six years ago. Phil Goldsbor-
ough has been CREASED to his
own satisfaction, and is salts
fled to be shelved until the next
session of the State Legislature,
when, if the Republicans should
perchance have enough votes
to elect McComas' successor,
Phil will more than likely be a
candidate for the Office. John
ID. Uric, of Kent, has no barrel,
and as he is another Democrat
ic usurper, no one is likely to
call very loudly for him.
G.. o. Melvin is not i'm it, and
there is no one left who can
make fight but Billy and his
barrel.
The old line Republicans, who
have "fought bled and died, 3"
again and again for the prin-
ciples of the Republican party,
realize this deplorable state of
affairs and that the nomina-
tion of their party must go, not
to one of the faithful, but to a
usurper, who simply has bar
rel. There are mutterings of
discomfort at this, and knives
are being sharpened for the
slaughter in November. The
brains of the Republican party
of the Eastern Shore-men
noted for their intelligence and
ability to comprehend the needs
of the country-have been rele-
gated to the rear and compelled
to bow down to the barrcl-g god,
and the nomination will not 90
to him who possesses quail
fications of craftsmanship. but
to the possessor of the barrel.
This is the sign 60 that carries
all before it.
There are those who would
deter Democrats of small means
from making the fight against
the barrel, but this same bar
rel was impotent against the
campaign of the young Senator
from Wicomico, who demon
strated in that county that the
white people did not intend to
be bought up like sheep. The
Democracy of the Eastern Shore
has numerous men of marked
ability and eminent qualifica-
tions to go before the people and
make such IA campaign as will
redeem the First Congressional
District and once more place
her where she deserves to be.
The Eastern Shore has never
failed till now of having IA man
i'm Congress who was able and
competent to advocate her in
terests on the floor of Congress
and to uphold the reputation
for intelligence and fitness sus-
tanned by our representatives
since the meeting of the first
Congress. We do not believe
our people of the Eastern Shore
are moral degenerates, and we
are confident that a good, able
Democrat, can win, if such a
one will go before the people
and make a hustling campaign,
and demonstrate to his constit-
uency that he deserves the
place because of his fitness for
it and ability to represent this
district as it has been repre-
sented in the past.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
TERMS OF SALE.

Twenty per cent in cash. the remain
der thereof to be paid in two equal an
uual installments. and to be secured by
the bonds of the purchaser with APP
proved security bearing interest from
the day of sale, or all cash at the option
OF the purchaser
OLIVER d. COLLINS.
Executor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
ESDAY,
9th, 1902

at or about 2.30 O'Clock p. m.
all that valuable farm on SynepuXent
Bay i'll Newark District i'll said County
whereon a certain Sarah u. Taylor, the
wife of Scwcll Il. Taylor. resided at the
time of her death. and is the same
which was conveyed to the said Sarah
u. Taylor by James H. Smack and wife,
by deed dated the 2nd day of December.
1892. and recorded among the land rec
ords of said County in Liber +. H. p.
No 3, folio 2SS. containing l6O acres of
land, more or less.
The Trustee will pay all taxes to
January the LIST, 1903, and hereby re-
serves rents for current year.
TERMS OF SALE.
One hundred and fifty dollars in cash.
Bonds of purchaser with approved Sc
curiiy payable in two equal annual ill.,
stallments bearing interest from the
day of sale for remainder, or all cash at
the option of the purchaser.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS.
Trustee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
TRUSTEES SALE
OF A VALUABLE
FARM!

BY VIRTUE of decree of the
Circuit Court for Worcester County,
sitting in Equity passed i'll cause III
said Court wherein Christopher O..
Ellis and others are plaintiffs, and Hen
nv Taylor and others are defendants.
the same being No. 1907. on the Chan
Gerry Docket of said Court, will offer for
sale at public auction i'll front of the
Court House door in the town of Snow
Hill, i'll said County, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

BY VIRTUE of power contained i'll
the last will and testament of William
L. Timmons. late of Worcester County,
deceased, the undersigned executor in
said will named. will sell at public auc-
ton in front of the Court House door. in
the town of Snow Hill. Maryland, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
Notice To Trespassers.

All persons are hereby warned from
entering upon the land belonging to the
estate of J. w. Drexell, deceased. in
Worcester County. with dog or gun for
the purpose of hunting The law will
be strictly enforced against anyone found
disregarding this notice
MELVIN & HANDY.
At VS..
Of the Trustees of tf
ate. 4mo.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
TERMS OF SALE

Twenty per cent. in cash, the remain
der to be paid in two equal annual in
stallments, and to be secured by the
bonds of the purchaser, with approved
security, bearing interest from the day
of sale. or all cash at the option of the
purchaser.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26

Parties desiring good, safe invest
ment for small sums of money with a
high rate of interest write us for partic-
ulars. A resident solicitor wanted.
Pennsylvania Improvement & Invest
ment Co., 703 Baer Building. Reading
Pennsylvania.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
A MEMORY.

We love to recall the old Wisconsin
woods as we knew them forty years
ago; we would once again walk through
the shaded aisles of untouched beech
and maple forests, take in the music of
the woods-the bark Of the fox squir-
rel, the chatter of the black and gray
ones and the cackle of the wild pigeons
as each hunted for and Toasted on the
beech mast; lie quietly on couch Of
red maple leaves by the side of the
woodland creek and see the wood duck
preen his glorious plumage in the sun
light and deer come timidly down to
the head Of the pool to drink; take an
other look at the old coon tree and lis
ten to the faroff bay of the hound on
the trail of deer and the drumlike
beat of the ruffed grouse in some alder
thicket. 1t is only memory now, for
the woods are gone and the deer and
the pigeons and the grouse and the
squirrels all gone. All the music is
hushed. The autumnal color and splen-
dor went with the forest. The spring
is dried up and the woodland creek is
only legend. 1t is now pork, pota-
toes, tobacco, elections, telephones,
daily papers and all the row OF civilized
living.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquaintances as chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, April 15.-Miss Marie
Latta spent yesterday in Russell, the
guest of Mrs. Hal. Hatcher.
Chas. Robinson returned to his home
in Ottumwa yesterday.
Bert Becker returned to Des Moines
today, after brief visit with his par
ents.
Miss May Waynick is in Chicago
this week, visiting her sister and at
tending to some business.
Mrs. Frank Mcfarland leaves today
for Nebraska, where she goes to join
her husband and to make their future
home.
Oliver Freed has returned from AL
bany, Mo-, and will make his home
with his grandfather, Frank Taper.
The A. o. U. w. lodge will give box
supper and an entertainment in their
hall tonight.
A baby girl arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Book yesterday.
Mrs. Charley Goltry goes to Chicago
today, where they will reside, Charles
having gone couple of weeks ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17

terrain church; Hon. w. H. McAchran
of the Universalist church; Frank
Guernsey and Mrs. Chas. Sullivan, of
the Baptist, and Amos Sickle, E. K.
Herr and G. w. Phillips of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Miss Hattie Langenstein spent Sat
urday with friends in Ottumwa, where
she was joined on Sunday by Carl
Burchett, who accompanied her to her
home in this city.
Misses Maud Dabney and Helen
Wray, accompanied by Messrs. Ralph
Frazer and Charles Reagan, spent
Sunday in Ottumwa at the home of
Miss Bertha Lowenberg.
Miss Blanche Burchett entertained
the Merry Go-Round club at - o'clock
dinner Sunday in honor of the return
of her brother, who after an absence
of three years in the Philippines, was
mustered out last week in San Fran
cisco and returned home Saturday
night, accompanied by Henry Thereca,
of Vincennes, Ind, who will be guest
at the Burchett home for a few days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
THE POTATO CROP:

A friend asks us to tell him how to
raise good crop Of potatoes. The
season has so much to do with the
success or failure of this crop that the
best work will often come to naught.
Assuming that there would be an av-
erage rainfall during the period Of
growing the crop, we would do this:
Preferably we would select a piece of
new brush or timber land and not be-
ing able to get this, would take Glow
er sod or timothy or blue grass sod
which had been plowed last fall. This
should be replowed this spring and
well disked and narrowed smooth. The
seed should be cut to secure from one
to three eyes in each piece. We would
then furrow the field with crossing
plow, making the burrows three feet
apart and six inches deep, would drop
the seed sixteen inches apart, cover
with the plow, drag sm> / and then
keep the field dragged every few days
until the potatoes were well out of the
ground. We would then give level cul-
tivation only, giving the crop one deep
blowing with the shovel plow, all 9TH
er cultivation shallow, and continue
such cultivation right through the
summer if drought should prevail
in July and August. For q late pota-
to crop, which we are referring to, we
would plant about the Goth of May.
A crop so cared for, with favorable
season, should produce IT'S bushels Of
potatoes to the acre.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
TuE ARKANsAs CoUyTny.

A reader of these notes writes from
Arkansas calling attention to the nat
ural advantages and opportunities Of
fered by that part Of the country to
men with small means who are seeking
homes and cheap land-mild climate,
abundant rainfall. cheap fuel, para
disc for fruit growing-and he wants
to know why it is that land seekers are
fairly tumbling over themselves to get
land in the bleak and semiarid west
and northwest and paying little or no
attention to these inviting southern op-
portunities. 1t is not an easy question
to answer. Fever and ague, social con-
ditions, sterility of soil and the negro
problem have much to do with the fact
northern bred men have never readily
adapted themselves to southern condi-
tons and that all marked improve
ments and migrations of the American
people, such as took place in the fifties
and are going on at the present time,
have usually followed the lines of lati-
tude with which they started. Thus
the Scandinavian, Russian and Fin
lander usually seek homes in northern
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
kota; the Irish, English and Germans
those ATTITUDES south of Al. More than
anything else, it is the malarial condi-
tons of the southern climate and the
poverty of the soil which hinder rap
id settlement of that section, attractive
as the south country is in SO many re.
spects.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
RoADMAK1NG IN THE SOUTH.

We We're talking with gentleman
who lives in North Carolina lately, and
he tells us that the good roads ques-
ton is very live one in that state, the
county in which he lives having appro-
priated for this coming years work
on the highways the large sum Of $780,
900. The work being there done is all
in the line of making macadam pike
roads. The south realizes the need Of
such work more than does the north,
for what is only short spring season
of bad roads in the west and north
west is extended in the south to cover
the entire winter season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
PROTEIN GOODS.

We are asked to name those products
which may be grown upon the average
farm which are richest in protein-the
milkmaking, flesh forming elements as
distinguished from the fat forming
products. Here they are: Glover, al.
falfa, peas, beans, oats, bran and
shorts. Early cut clover, well cured
peas made into hay when the pods
are well filled and before they are
ripe, oats cut just as the grain is pass
ing from the milk to the dough stage,
are the most easily obtainable of this
class of foods.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
HIGH PRICE FOR rooKs.

We came across case lately where
the mere fact of the owner of good
farm keeping his farm homestead in
neat and attractive shape-nice, large
dooryard, shade trees, evergreen wind
break, house and barns we'll painted
refused $40 per acre more than the
farms upon either side of him could
have been bought for, they being equal
ly good farms and with just as ex-
pensive buildings, but not nicely kept
up. The work which this man did to
make his place attractive had a cash
value of $1,000 had he chosen to SELL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
ing for Trenton, Mo-, to take the ex-
animation for position as brake

ing for Trenton, Mo-, to take the ex-
animation for position as brake
man.
Yesterday afternoon at her home in
the country near this place occurred
the death of Mrs. ]. w. Fite. The fu-
neral will be held tomorrow some
time.
Sanford Bowen of Ottumwa is in
Eldon, having been called here by the
death of his sister, Mrs. j. w. Fite.
Zeph Black made business trip to
Ottumwa today.
Eldon is having quite an epidemic of
dog poisoning. Yesterday six dogs
were killed by the prisoners.
Miss Ada Heist of Des Moines is
visiting her mother at this place.
Mrs. M. c. Heist returned from Des
Moines last night.
Ed. Shore made a business trip to
Ottumwa today.
Mrs. Nick Lutz is visiting her par
ents at Batavia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
SHOULD THE WOMEN MILK,

Should the American farmer permit
or require his wife and daughters to
help milk the cows? is question
which has come to the front at two or
three of the farmers institutes which
the writer has attended the past win
ter. While women far more than most
men are specially fitted to milk the
cow-the best dairying in the world is
done by women, as in Denmark-it is
still fact that as things are in this
country the average American farmer
will not require this service of his wife
and daughters, and, more, if he did.
there are mighty few of them who
would do it. In a case where a man
had six girls and no boys we think the
proposition would bear debating at
least. In the main, however, the aver
age American woman has all the work
she ought to do without milking COWS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
THE FUTURE OF COOP FARM LANDS

Every acre of rich and fertile soil Of
the west will have an ultimate value of
from $50 to 500 per acre, depending
upon special location and farm i'm
provements. This applies to all land
In any state where 20 bushels Of wheat,
so of oats, II of flax, 100 of potatoes, 40
of barley, 30 of corn and tons of tim
othy or clover can be produced to the
acre, where blue grass drives out the
native grasses and where the rainfall
will average not less than ten inches
during May, June, July and August.
Latitude will not materially affect the
truth of this statement. There are mil
lions of acres of such land which may
be secured at from SIS to S25 per acre
which will more than double in value
inside of fifteen years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
BROUGHT THEM TO TIME.

A wealthy telephone corporation,
erecting a long line across a western
state, tore down local farmers line
which was in its way. When remon-
strated with by the farmers and asked
to repair their line, the corporation
representatives treated the grangers
with contempt, telling them that a
company worth S1,OO0,0OO had no time
to fuss with farmers lines. But the
agent Immediately put the line in re-
pair when informed that the twenty
four farmers operating the line We're
worth half million and would fight
for their rights.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
EIdon.

Eldon, April 15.-Last evening the
Hurricane orchestra under the leader
ship of Prof. Huffstutter gave a very
enjoyable social dance at the X. p
hall. Among the out of town guests
who were present were the Misses
Myrtle and Villa Cremer of Ottumwa,
Ada Heist of Des Moines, Blance Cool
ridge and Tinte Cox of Bonaparte.
Chas. Marian and John Luke. who
have been promoted to passenger con
ductorship left yesterday for Rock Is
land and Kansas City respectively.
Neither gentleman has yet decided
where he will move his family.
H. E. Eastman of Dodgeville, Wis,
is in Eldon on business for few days.
Ben Herald is on the sick list
S. G. Ross has purchased the bust
ness block formerly owned by w. T..
Brown and occupied by the postoffice,
restaurant and drug store.
Misses Myrtle and Villa Cremer are
visiting here with the Misses Hilles.
Miss Mabel CorsOn of Douds return
ed to her home Monday after a short
visit with friends here.
George Whistler returned yesterday
from Denver, Col, where he has been
visiting the past few weeks.
Misses Tinte Cox and Blanche Cool
ridge, who have been visiting with
Miss Grace Cressup, returned to their
home at Bonaparte today.
Dr. S. H. Sawyers returned yester-
day from Wyoming, where he has been
after the interests of his mica mine.
Miss Emery of Brighton is visiting
at the home of w. H. Bierce
| George Earhart. Jr., left this morn
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
Humeston.

Humeston, April 15.-Dallas Keller
and Miss Edith Ulm spent Sunday in
Leroy.
Hugh Crawford who has been sick
for the past three months is slowly i'm
proving.
Mrs. Maud Gray and little daughter,
Ruth, visited relatives in Derby last
week.
Born to Nick Ripper and wife on
Saturday, April II, son.
T. M. Richard died of ever Friday.
The funeral was held at the country
home Sunday at o'clock. Rev New
land, of Garden Grove, conducted the
services
Mrs. T. Richard and one daughter
are very low with the fever.
Mrs. Frank Pearson and son, Har,
lin, of Charlton, visited Friday and
Saturday in Humeston.
Rev. Shea, of Corydon, passed
through the city Saturday enroute to
Charlton where he was to hold quar-
terly meeting.
Presiding Elder Thompson was call
ed to the funeral of his brother at
Prairie City.
Mrs. Merritt Love, of Des Moines
has been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Berry, in Humeston.
Don billy has been having tussle
with measles the past two weeks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
THE uARIT OF yIsITING.

We heard man complaining lately
that the farmers telephone line which
served him was often unavailable for
business for the reason that the farm
ers' wives on the line had got into such
habit of visiting over the phone. We
have not heard better argument adj
vanced for the installment of the rural
telephone service than this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
DON'T PLANT CORN TOO EARLY.

1t is well to remember that corn will
do little in the way of terminating
and growing when the temperature is
below 65 degrees f. For latitude IL
and north April planting of corn is
usually blunder, cold weather and
possible frosts being almost sure even
If the plant does get out Of the ground
to give it setback from which it new
er RECEIVERS. Our own experience and
observation prove that corn planted
not earlier than May 10 will, taking
series of years, make better crop
than that planted earlier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17

There is but little machinery left out
and exposed to the weather compared
with what there used to be. 1t is
strange, but nevertheless true, that the
better off men have become the more
prudent and economical they get.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17

The use of the manure spreader will
double the value of all fertilizer spread
by it as compared with the old method
and will save at least half the work
connected with the hard and disagree
able job of taking the fertilizer from
the yards to the fields.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17

We know of one farmer who has
made twenty-five cent straw hat do
him three summers. The hat is not
handsome, but there is no mortgage on
his farm.