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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
twenty-seven inches wide. or three
Yards fifty-four inches wide.
A Late Model.

Shirrings of all sorts are notable TEA
lures Of the season and OF the latest
models. The smart May Manton waist.
illustrated in the large drawing, shows
them used in novel manner. ana Is
sineularly we'll adapted to tho soft
and pliable materials in vogue. The
original is made of white Silk null
trimmed with cream guipure lace and
is charming, but the many thin woods
and silks are equally suitable as well
rs the fine linen and cotton fabrics
The waist is made over smoothly
fitted lining that closes ut the centre
front The fronts and the back are
shirred at the shoulders to give yoke
effect. and are again gathered at the
waist line. The folds at the back
give a tapering effect to the figure,
while the front blouses slightly over
the belt. At the centre front is
Stirred vest-like portion that can be
made high and finished with the COL
lar. or cut off at the shirrings to form
a square neck. The long sleeves are
soft and full and are shirred to tit the
arms closely above the elbows, but
form puffs at the wrists. When elbow
length is desired they can be cut off
and gathered into bands.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is five and quarter
Yards twenty inches wide, four and
\ half yards twenty-seven inches wide.
four ald half yards thirty-two inches
wide or.two and quarter yards forty
four inches wide, with three yards OF
applique to tim as illustrated.
Nothing marks the season more sure
lv than the shirrings and tucks that
are so aburdantIy used. The very
smart skirt illustrated III the large PIC
ture combines the tvs, and with them
q frl length front thai ADDS greatly
to its effect. Soft materials shirred are
pretty beyond doubt, bit horizontal
lines tend to entail apparent helght.
The skirt consists of foundation.
the front gore, the yoke, the snlrred
portion and the fiounce, all Jolnlngs
being concealed by the tucks ana the
shirrings. The front gore is laid III
two tucks at each edge that are
stitched fiat 10 flounce depth, then rail-
free. Both it and the founee are
tucked at the lower edge.
The quantity of material required FOR
the medium size is eleven and a, half
yards twenty-one inches wide, ten ana
three quarter yards twent-@ seven
inches wide, or seven and yards
forty -four inches wide. il yard
of all over lace for q
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
To Ascertain State C the Lungs.

Draw in rs much breath as YOU co1l'
veniently can, then count as long as
possible in Il slow and audible voice
without drawing in more breath. The
number of seconds must be carefully
noted. In consumptive the time does
rot exceed ten. and is frequently less
than six seconds; in pleurisy and pneu-
monia it ranges from nine to four sec
onGs. When the lungs are sound the
time will range as high as from twenty
10 thirty-five seconds. To expand the
lungs, go into the air, stand erect,
throw back the head and shoulders,
ard draw in the air through the nos
trils as much as possible. After hav.
ing then filled the lungs. raise your
arms. still extended, and suck in the
air. When you have thus forced the
arms backward. with the chest open,
change tho process by which you draw
in Your breath till the lungs are
emptiod Go through the process sew.
cral times day. and it will enlarge
the chest, give the lungs better play,
and serve very much to ward off con-
>l,.A0.ion.-New Orleans TimeS-Demo.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

well adapted to suiting material and
cloth of lighter weight as we'll as to
the silks and ponyees of warmer
weather, and to both the odd wrap and
the costume. AS shown, however, it is
made of black tatfeta stitched with
corticelli silk. and is trimmed with
handsome buttons and held by loops
of silk cord. The long lines of the
pleats are singularly becoming and the
generous sleeves mean comfort as we'll
as protection for those Of the bodice.
The coat is made with blouse and
skirt portions that are joined beneath
the belt. Both portions are tucked to
give a box pleated effect. and the
blouse is fitted by means of shoulder
and under-arm seams. The sleeves are
tucked to be snug above the elbows.
but form full pufIs below and are
finished with tiaring cuffs ut the wrists.
AT the neck is Il flat collar.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is six and half yards
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
Y:nNn Enid In S1lXcFY.

Slavery l.: onH of ~ "@"uiiar fnstitu-
q. IS g.. the i'jo:.~1y Empire" lu- it
is a ,i,fe"rn. kind e.. slavery f. n that
which Formerly existed n thiS country.
In China every member OF Il family
is property and may be sold Voluntar-
liz or seized for debt. Contracts are
held sacred among the Chinese, ard
whatever is promised must be per-
formed. a father may sell his son
and this is the despairing Celestial's
last resort. 1t is being done now daily
in the Province of Kwang ST, where the
people are starving.
The Chinaman sells a son in order
to save the life of the boy and the rest
of the family. If afterward the faith
ers circumstances improve he can buy
the boy back again, usually at some adj
vance. 1t is not considered disgrace
full. but rather an act of humanity, to
buy children in China, as otherwise
the parents, as last resort, must let
them die by the roadside.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
won,rn's Shirt Waist.


Variety in shirt waists appears TO
know no limit. Month by month ano
week by week new designs appear
each one seeming more attractive than
than this last. The May Manton mode!
illustrated shows a broad pleat at the
front with tucks at each side. ano
also from the shoulders. that are ar.
ranged to give double box pleateo
effect, and is exceedingly becoming
at the same time that it is simple. Inc
original is made of white cheviot, bu'
all wasting materials, silk and WOOL
as we'll as linen and cotton are appro'
pirate.
The waist consists of the fitted foun.
dation, which can be usad Or omltteo
as preferred, the fronts and the DacKs
The back is plain. being smootn'y
drawn down in gathers at the Wals'
line. but the front is tucked at the
shoulders and gathered at the wals'
line to pouch slightly over the Delt
The sleeves are tucked at their upper
portion, but form full putfs below the
elbows and are gathered into straigh'
cuffs at the wrists.
The quantity of material required fot
the medium size is four and one-h%ll
yards twenty one inches wide, foul
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
Trimmed With Blue ThistIes.

Purple thistles beloved by donkeys
are most familiar to wayfarers. but
the acquisitions of fashionable mill
liner take different view of natural
history and botany. A blue straw
hat is trimmed with lunches of blue
thistles arranged Oh both sides of the
middle and front. A scarf of white
tulle is twisted loosely about the
crown, and forms a sort of bed for the
blue thistles to spring from. A green
straw hat with medium brim has
an Algerian scarf as over-brim trim.
ming. This is of changeable silk
gauze, two shades of green, blush
and yellow green. one Of white and
one of blue. \ bunch of white thistles
is set at the left of front.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
The New Pendant.

The heart of cut jet is the latest
addition to the ladies' chain. Pend
ants are never long in coming where
ornamental chains are worn. so it is
not thought out OF the way to wear
Jet heart at least two inches long
swinging from your two-yard neck
chain. whether it be of beads. blacE
bogwool. which initiated the expens'
i've teakwood bead chains. or in the
twisted bead chains Of cable effect
The heart is no prcttier q finish than
the t:ssel. but then it has the appear.
ance of slnartness, because of its COM
narrative novelty. You see heart
shaped pendants of unfinished jet
but they are not nearly so handsome
as the sparkling Whitby jet.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
The Day of the FlOunce.

Flounces are growing in fussiness
and importance day by day. especially
where evening exigencies are con-
cerned. A charming creation suitable
to a fair debutant was arranged III
delicate pink chiffon. its trained skirt
dpcked with three frou frou f1ounces.
each one whereof was stitched with
narrow ribbon and lace. The bebe
bodice was finished by Il pointed pe'er'
inc of the chiffon. dotted with dimante
and hemmed lace. and bore elbow
sleeves with handkerchief wing frlils
at their base.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
The Human Eve.

The eye of a young child is as trans
parent as water; that of youth
little less so: in the man of thirty the
eye begins to be slightly Opaque; in
the man Of fifty or sixty it is decidedly
Opaque. and in the man of seventy or
eighty it is Gull and lustreless. This
gradual Development of opacity is due
70 tic .ne1aasc of fbrd us tissue and de-
pcsit Of waste matter Ip the eye.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
su1RpED WAIST AND TUCKED AND sH1RRED SKIRT.
The Fitted Bodice Now.

The return of the fitted bodice IS
heralded. Women have been trying
to get rid Of the pouch effec. in DO
dices and coats for some time, anu
the autumn and winter models show
that they are succeeding.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

HMrIae1l & johnson, Clayton J.
Purnell, William F. johnson, Attor-
neys-at-Law, Snow Hill, Md. Office
opposite Court House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

r. *. WILSON, Attorney-at-Law,
Snow Hill, Md. Office opposite Court
House square, corner Washington and
Market street.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

J. EDWARD WHITE Attorney
at-Law, Snow Hill. Special attention
to collection Of claims and negotia.
lions Of loans.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
Asher Campbell,
Sale and Exchange Stables.
Death From sIeepIessness.

Death from sleeplessness is the pun
ishment for murder in some parts OF
China. The culprit is kept awake BY
beating the soles Of his feet, and this
treatment continues until he dies. At
the end of nine or ten days the victim
breathes his last.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

C. w. CONVICTION, Attorney
and Counselor at Law, Snow Hill.
Md. Law Office in his residence.
Church and Martin streets.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

w. G. KERB1rs, Attorney-at.Law,
Snow Hill, Md. Office opposite Court
House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19
Professional Warna.

o. ID. COLLINS, Attorney.at.Law,
Snow Hill. Md. Office in the Court
House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

ROBLEY ID. JONES, Attorney.
at-Law. Snow Hill, Md. Office in
the Court House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-19

CALVIN B. TAYLOR. ATTORNEY
and Counsellor at Law, Berlin, Md,
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8. HI. TOWNSEND, Attorney.at.
Law, Snow Hill, Md. Office in Odd
Fellows Building.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
AMERICAN WOMAN Sponsor
FOR NEW TURKISH CRUISER.
"Mcdiiia Is Launched at Philadelphia.
the First Ever Built in United
States for sultan.

Philadelphia. July 25.-In the presence of
a distinguished gathering of diplomats, for
eisn and American naval officers and prom
inent citizens of Philadelphia, the Turkish
cruiser Medjidia. the first warship ever built
here for the Ottoman Empire. was launched
to-day at Cramps shpyard.
The sponsor for the new ship was Mrs
Edwin s. Cramp. and the baptism was an
evasion OF the Koran's teaching, turned
into graceful compliment of the Ameri-
can people.
The Koran forbids Turkish woman from
participating in a christening at which wine
is used The difficulty was overcome by the
selection of an American woman, Mrs.
Cramp. to break the bottle on the bow of
the sea fighter.
The Turkish officials present included
Chekib Bey, Turkish Minister to the United
States: and Lieutenant Commander Sabri
Bey and Lieutenant Ali Bey Of the Turkish
army, inspectors of machinery and hull con-
struction. respectively. on duty at the ship
yard for the Sultan.
Among the other distinguished visitors
were Commander Boutakoff, naval attache
of the Russian Embassy at Washington, and
Senior Queseda, Minister from Cuba
The general dimensions and characteristics
of the vessel are as follows:
Length ON load line 800 feet; beam. ex-
IRENE. AZ feet; draft, mean, ls feet; dis
placement, $3.50 tons: speed. % knots
The armament consists of two 6-inch rap
id-fre guns. A. caliber long; eight ~ rapid
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
NATIONAL COMMISSIONERS
MUST WALK OR PAY BILLS.
Comptroller Holds That Expenses fer
Carriage Hire Cannot Come Out q
Government Appropriation.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, July 25.-The Comptroller Of
the Treasury has rendered the painfully
distressing opinion that John Allen, the
former wit OF the House and his associates
on the National Commission to the st. Louis
Exposition. must walk in the future or pay
their own carriage bills.
The decision arose over a question
whether the disbursing officer of the COM
mission would pay s2s in carriage hire for
the month of June for the Commissioners
out OF the appropriation of $4,000 to defray
the clerical, office and other necessary ex-
penses of the commission.
The Comptroller quotes the appropriation
providing for the pay Of the Commissioners
and shows that it gives 5000 to each Com
missioner each year as Compensation for
their services and expenses"
The Comptroller says that what Is 4 neces-
sary expense of the commission a. dis
tinguished from the Commissioners IS not
easily determined. He can see no distinc-
ton between hiring carriage for each
Commissioner and hiring carriages for all
of them He therefore, concludes that the
question of carriages is a necessary ex-
nanse which the Commissioners must meet
themselves.
The National Commission was appointed
by President Mckinley and was made up
largely Of his personal friends.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

or hosting masts Parsho in twenty-six
working days. has raised 1850 separate
pieces of frame work employed in seventy
nine rows Of posts and trusses. Each row
has twenty distinct pieces of timber. and
, there are fifteen pieces Of wind braeing to
every rev. Wind bracIng is an iron tie rod
TO steady the timber trusses
That his rigsers might always have a
supply of finished pillars and trusses to
raise. each day Caldwell has employed the
services of Master Workman Jones, who
has charge of the framing or making Of
the pillars and trusses. These crews have
worked at night to keep ahead of the rig
gers, and they have never been caught nap
ping.
IT WILL SILENCE CROAKERS
Caldwell's feat on the Agriculture build
Ing may silence croskers who predict that
the Fair will not be open on time. There
is no danger that Transportation. the last
OF the buildings in the Forest Park &C
ton. will not be finished by December l. in
time to receive exhibits The only danger
lay in the possible unreadiness of Agricul-
tUre, Horticulture and Forestry.
Agriculture is now safely out Of the dan
ger list. Horticulture, much smaller build
ing, Is in the hands of Caldwell & Drake
Its construction is Immediately under the
direction of T ]. Caldwell, &c years old the
younger brother of the fast man on Asri-
culture. He is getting ready to emulate the
example of the elder.
Forestry is being erected by that rapid
builder, Conrad Kellerman. who built the
Liberal Arts in five months Forestry is
smaller than Liberal Arts, and Kellern,an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

Building 1,100 feet OF the Agriculture Pal
ace in twenty-six days is the record-break-
ing feat Of Charles r Caldwell. who closed
fhis schoolboolD only six years ago.
<The young superintendent has promised
himself to complete the 1,so0-foot structure
within fifty days, the fastest work in the
history Of exposition-making.
More wonder belongs to his rapid task
since it has been accomplished with a gin
pole. q simple mast with block and tackle,
while other contractors have used steam
hoistine derricks and travellers.
Every one of Mr.. Caldwelrs eighty rows
of pillars and trusses, weighing ten tons,
has been raised on a pole that cost so.
cost him $4,000.
At the end of the twenty-siN days the
staff decorators were covering the cornics
at the north end of the building, fronting
the Administration group. They will follow
the carpenters day by day.
Caldwell is the same young man who
established the worlds record for rapid
building when he erected the immense West
Baden Hotel in Indiana. 1t has 6l2 rooms
end a dome 200 feet in diameter. 1t con-
tains 100000 bricks.
ONLY IS YEARS OLD.
The structure arose from its foundations
fe the pinnacle Of the dome In eight and
2 one-half months. That sort of hustling
Rused his brother, the senior member of
tie firm OF Caldwell & Drake, to send the
young man to St Louis to boss their big
Job here.
supsTintend' sss-a,dwell was born IN Del
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

aware, O., twenty-eight years ago. He says
1t is easy enough to beat building records
IL you know how the thing ought to be
done and then get at it and do it without
wasting any time.
The rapdity with which the giant build
ing of the Worlds Fair has been growing is
the admiration of the close observers who
watch progress from the windows of the
Administration building. A powerful field
glass helps onlookers to pass pretty just
criticism on the methods OF the various
contractors.
Other buildings out on the site have been
seen to crawl: Caldweli's ponderous mass
has been sprinting down the course OF 1880
feet which constitutes its floor length Agri-
culture seems TO spring from the splendid
site it has on the big hill south of the Adj
ministraticn building.
II has frontage of 600 feet. while all
other exhibit palaces measure 5a5 feet
across their narrow sides. Transporta ton,
the largest structure in the Forest Park
section, is 1900 feet long. Agriculture is
1870 feet from north to south. This is the
difference between the largest building and
the next in order of size.
RAPID CONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Caldwell realizes that rapid con-
struction is the result of securing work.
men who have rapid methods. His super
;Itendent of riggers the crews that raise
the pillars and trusses, is George W.
Parishc. whose training in fast building
was done under that master builder. James
Stewart. the American who recently aston
shed Great Britain
With twenty-four men to five gin poles,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
SAYS SHE WOULD HAVE
SMASHED PRESIDENTS CAR,
Mrs. Carrie Nation Declares All That
Saved Ellis Saloon on Wheels" Was
That She Was Ill at the Time.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Pottsville. Pa. July 25.-After smashing
a bottle OF the best whisky at the Hotel
Tumbling Run, q picnic resort near here
and moralizing with several pedestrians on
the street as to the dangers attendant upon
cigarette smoking, Carrie Nation. the Kan
sas saloon srnasher, iectured at the base
ball park last night.
The crowd sh. drew was noisy. and a
brigade of young men, purposely. at Civ
en- signal, lighted cigarettes to annoy her
This riled the old lady. so she challenged
any one in the crowd to debate with her
the question:
Resolved, That the Republican party is
the bitterest enemy to the rights of the
American public
No one took up her challenge.
She scored President Roosevelt for bring
ing to Kansas last May his saloon on
wheels She said that had she not been
laid up she would have smashed it TO fin
ders.
Carrie expects to be busy smashing sa-
looms in Schuylkill County. which has more
licensed places than any other county in
the state
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

will deliver the pile 10 the Exposition man
agement by December l. The Caldwells
have an easy task in Horticulture, and as
for Agriculture, it speaks for itself.
The elder of the Caldwell brothers has n
plain receipt for building in record-break-
ing time. He says that every working day
added to the contractors payroll eats into
his margin of profit derived from the gem
eral contract price at which the construc-
ton has been obtained. In his opinion ev-
cry contractor that violates this business
rule will fall short.
READY DECEMBER /.
The faster the contractor can work with
the least expensive outlay for methods is
SO much profit to his bank account. Mr..
Caldwell admits that he has had u much
, lighter building to construct than many OF
the other contractors at the site, but he
points out the much larger area his con-
struction has to cover. both as to timber.
staff painting and roof surfacing, besides
the floor space.
IF We experience no unforeseen accidents
/ will turn over the fully completed Agri-
cultural building to the Exposition manage
ment on December L. he said.
This means that the construction will be
finished in fifty days from the inception.
The staff decoration and painting of the
exterior will, of course, take longer, but
this part of the work is mere outside show
and does not prevent the installation of eX-
hibits.
"A vast amount of paint will be used on
the structures which will be fully painted
Carthage PeafowI Dies From Grief.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carthage Mo. July 25.-An unusual at
tachment between peafowls has been found
to have existed in the poultry yard of j.
D. Kelly in this city, who owned two fowls
of beautiful plurnsse. Upon the death of
it's mate the hen showed signs of grief.
sulking with lowered head and dropped
feathers aud refusing absolutely to take
food until it, too was found dead.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

fire guns, 30 calibers; six 3-pounder rapid
fire guns. 50 calibers; six 1-poun6er rapid
fire guns, 80 calbers: one 3-inch field gun;
two torpedo tubes for 1i-inch Whitehead
torpedoes.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

El19Rr FOR rn n WIZ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

ChLDWELLS EIETEOD OF
FKAEING IEUSSES ON
THE FLOOR,QAXS -AEEAD
OF EFE RTGGERS WHO
RALSE LEESEZ2 10Y
GRDEES LHTO PLACE. OY
TEE POSTS.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-06-04
Doctor
Tried but Could Not
Relieve Me
OF Headache, Dizzi-
ness, Twitching.
DR.. Miles Nervine Did
Relieve and Cure.

"The doctor tried but couldn't relieve me"
is phrase commonly met with in the letters
we receive from grateful patients. lhe
reason is plain. The doctor tries to cure the
symptom and neglects the disease. In all
cases of chronic headache, nervousness,
weakness, general debility, dizzy spells, loss
of appetite inability to sleep, lack OF energy,
loss of flesh, lack of interest, morbid tend
encies, hysteria, the disease is nervous dis
order and some means must be taken to
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DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is performing
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with nervousness and indigestion. While at
work dizzy spell would come over me and
| would be forced to stop and rest suffered
terribly from headaches and my nervousness
was so marked as to cause almost constant
twtching of the muscles. My doctor tried
but could not relieve me. l finally began
the use of DR.. Miles Restorative Nervlne
and continued until have used four bottles,
although have not had dizzy spell since
taking the first dose. l am very thankful toi
what your medicine has done tor me and
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dlebury, VT.
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