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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
A Model Road.

The model road of Sparrows Point
Stag which was built last season for the
commissioners of Queen Anne's County
by the Maryland Geological Survey has
weathered the winter and some idea
may now be formed of the worth of
such material for future modern con-
struction on the Eastern Shore. The
road was examined a few days ago by
Mr.. A. A. Johnson, the surveys engi-
neer. III company with Mr. w W.
Crosby. the highway engineer of Balti-
more County. Although built over a
soil which affords the worst possible
foundation, the road showed nowhere
any signs of giving way or cutting
through. On the day of inspection its
surface was coated with thin layer of
mud. some of which was due to the
lo6sening of the fine material with
which it was dressed. much of which
had been tracked upon it from the miry
stretches on either side. The chief dis
advantage of such thin layer of mud
is the fact that wheel tracks show on it
and horses are thus caused to travel sin
the same groove" At a point where
the traffic has occasion TO spread from
side to side no ruts of any degree are
visible and the surface appears to be
firmer than when it was newly laid
down. The committee who had the
work in charge wished to make road
ID feet wide but Mr.. Johnson says that
the experiment confirms his belief that
IL feet is ample. The traffic is bound to
follow in one rut and the best of con-
struction will show the result of such
usage.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
Prayed
To Be r eleas ed
From Life.
Almost Insane From
Nervousness.
DIR. Miles Nervine My
Salvation.

Do you enjoy life, or do you sleep so poorly
that you are more tired when you get up
than when you go TO bed Is your appetite
failing. are you getting thin; does your head
ache, back ache, eyes tire easily1 These are
should be promptly treated or faintIng spells,
mental and physical nervousness, morbid
fears and loss OF control will lead TO insanity
or mental responsibility Strengthen the
nerves with DIR. Miles Nervine. Ii quickly
supplies nerve-force and vitality to the weak
ened system, bringing sleep. appetite and
health.
IL was almost insane with nervous trouble.
Could not eat OF sleep. Could see no pleas
ure in life; indeed, life was a burden to me,
and even PRAYED God TO release me from
il. Three doctors did all they could for me,
all TO no purpose. l was in despair of ever
getting better when saw the advertisement
OF DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine. i got
bottle. commenced taking II and wrote YOU for
advice. | followed Il carefully. taking your
Nervine. Restorative Tonic. and Nerve and
Liver Pills. Those remedies were my sal
walton. IL is some months since ! stopped
taking the Tonic but / keep the Nervine in
the house all the time. as il is a friend that /
do not feel safe W thUut. Ii any sufferer
should doubt the truth of this statement, let
them write 10 me aud | will do my best to
drive all doubt from their mind. mrs.
MABEL REDDEN, La Jose, Pa.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
lie DIR. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind.
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friends and always feel that do them
service for know how satisfactory the
results invariably are. l only wish
every family had a bottle-it would save
much sickness and doctor bills. "-Joseph
III. Ridgeway.
Feel Better Than for Five Years."
Mr.. james b. Taylor, Roberts, Ind,
writes:
~ am at the present time entirely
well. l can eat anything 1 ever could.
1 took five bottles of Peruna, and feel
better now than 1 have for five years.
l have doctored with other doctors off
and on for fifteen years, SO can recon-
mend your medicine very highly for
stomach troubles. / take great pleasure
in thanking you for your free advice
and Peruna."-James i. Taylor.
81 Enjoy my Meals ns 1 Used to-"
Mr.. J. w. Pritchard, Wolf Lake, Ind,
writes:
81 am pleased to say that have been
cured of catarrh of the stomach by Pc
runa. 1 could hardly eat anything that
agreed with me. Before I would get
half through my meal my stomach
would fill with gas causing me much
distress and unpleasant feelings for an
hour or two after each meal. But,
thanks TO your Peruna, am now COM
pletely cured, and can eat anything 1
want to without any of the distressing
symptoms. l can now enjoy my meals
as used to do, and ii is all due to DIR.
Hartman and his wonderful medicine,
Peruna.
at has been one year since l was
cured, and am all o. X. yet, so know
am cured."-J. w. Pritchard.
Dyspepsia is a very common phase Of
summer catarrh. A remedy that will
cure catarrh of one location will cure it
anywhere. Peruna cures catarrh wher-
ever located. That it is a prompt and
permanent cure for catarrh of the
stomach the above letters testify.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write ut once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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TOURS TO THE PACIFIC
COAST.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Ac.
count Presbyterian General
Assembly.

For the General Assembly of the Pres.
byterian Church. at Los Angeles, CAL.
May 81 to June 2. the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company will run three personally
conducted tours to Los Angeles and the
Pacific coast. These tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia Nav l2 and
10. Tour No /. covering twenty-four
days. $l34 80 from New York; $l32. 10
from Philadelphia. Tour No. 2, cover
ing forty three days. including Yellow
stone Park. 1858 from New York and
$25l.25 from Philadelphia. Tour No. 3,
covering thirty days. including Grand
Canyon of Arizona. 1859 from New York
and si56.75 from Philadelphia Pro
portionate rates from other points Ar.
rangements may be made to return in
dependently ON Tours No | and No. 3.
Special Pullman trains will be used, and
the services # a tourist agent. chaperon,
baggage master, and official stenogra-
pher will be provided on each train.
For itinerary giving rates and full in.
formation apply to Tourist Agent, 1853
Fifth Avenue, New York City, or Geo
w. Boyd. Assistant General Passen.
ger Agent. Broad Street Station. Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
EVERY CHURCH O

ton supported by voluntary contribu-
ton will be given liberal quantity of
the Longman 81 Martinez Pure Paints
whenever they paint.
NOTE: Have done so for twenty seven
wears. Sales. Tens of millions of gal
Ions; painted nearly two million houses
under guarantee to repaint if not salts.
factory: The paint wears for periods up
to eighteen years. Linseed Oil must
be added to the paint, (done in two
minutes.) Actual cost then about 81 .25
a gallon. Samples free. Sold by our
agents: Selby & Bishop. Snow Hill;
Scarborough Only & Co.. Girdletree;
Bowen & Bro, Newark.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

dOrSe Peruna as
an honest medi-
cine, competent
to do all it
claims. / have
used it several
times and know
of nothing that
cures so COM
pletely, and at
the same time
Dullds up the
system.
~ have rec
commended it to
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

Hon. Joseph III. Ridgeway, Secretary
of the American Anti-Treat Society,
writes the following letter from the
Grand Central Hotel, st. Paul, Mimi:
at is with great pleasure that / en-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

A new steel car float has just been
completed by the Harlan w Holdings
worth Company. of Wilmington, Del,
for the New York. Philadelphia s. Nor.
folk Railroad Company. The new barge
will be put on the line between Cape
Charles and Norfolk. She is of an up
to.date model aud will carry IS loaded
cars.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

La grippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities of Foley 5
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
"just as good" p ID. Cottingham &
Co. (
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
ATTENTION, FARMERS !

PowELL's WHARF, MD, Jan. I, 1908
The DERRICK Chemical Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Sirs:-I have used and sold
your Gold Basis for several season S and
will continue its use and sale. consid-
er it one of the'best fertilizers ever used
as it always brings good results. l take
pleasure i'll recommending il two others.
GEORGE g. POWELL.
SHELLTowN, MD, Jan. 9Th, 1903.
The DERRICK Fertilizer Company,
Gcntlemen:-I have used and sold
your Gold Basis for several years and
consider it the best goods OH the market
The farmers of this locality are loud III
its praise aud will have nothing else.
Yours truly,
CRoPPER & WHITE.
PoCoMoKE. MD. Jan. Sth, 1903.
The DERRICK, Company,
Baltimore Md,
Gentlemen:-I desire to express
my appreciation of your Gold Basis fer
tiliZer. used it last year and thorough
ly tested its merits by the side of others
and if had used only Gold Basis my
yield would have been third more.
l gladly recommend it to all farmers
and truckers. Yours truly,
u NrpprIt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

PoCoMoKE, MD, Jan. eth, 1903.
The DERRICK Company,
l have used your Gold Basis TO
several years and consider it the hes
good on the market. Will use it agair
this year. Yours truly.
THOMAS PILCHARD.
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follows
favorable results obtained
tsc
health.
consider skHu scientifically prepared
safety PROF L.
MILLER
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

WESLEY, 2. o., MD.
The DERRICK Fertilizer Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Sirs: ! have used your Gold
Basis for several years by the side of
other good. and if had used it exclu-
slvely / would have been thousand
dollars better Off. | consider it one of
the best land improvers we have as well
as quick and early truck producer. l
take pleasure i'll recommending it to
others. Yours truly,
W. Nj PETERS Sons.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

The board of directors of the Talbot
County Fair Association. at a meeting
Monday afternoon, elected the follow.
ing officers: Isaac A. Barber, president
J. Frank Turner. vice president;
Michael B. Nichols, secretary and
treasurer. to succeed Joseph b. Har.
rington, who resigned. The directors
will put the grounds and buildings in
first-class order, aud it is proposed to
get up program of races for the
Fourth of July.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

Mr.. Albert Wingate. of White Haven.
has sent $1,000 for muskrat hides so far
this season. The bulk of this sum has
been put in circulation on the Manokin
and Wicomico rivers, but he has also
bought fur in Dorchester. For prime
hides he has paid as high as 81 and 81
cents piece. Mr.. w. A. Wilson, of
Mt. Vernon district, has been buying
for him in this county they will make a
trip to the lower part of this county this
week. in quest of fur.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

Three freight cars and contents were
destroyed by fire at Kings Greek Sun.
day night. The fire was discovered
about IL 80 O'Clock One car wac loaded
with hay and consigned to Crisfield;
another was loaded with glass and
lumber and the other had empty oyster
barrels in it. The origin of the fire can.
not be &C counted for.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

Rev. Robert X. Stephenson, pastor of
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church.
preached his farewell sermon to the
congregation Sunday night. He goes
to Scott Church, Wilmington, Del.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21

The jury in the case of Sarah Hall
(colored,) on trial at Belair, charged
with shooting and and killing John Hol-
land tcolored,) at Perryman in Novem.
Der last, brought in verdict of man.
slaughter ON Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
"HEY, RUBEw his UEDoIEG.
Prisoner Shouted It and Circus Men 0rubbed
Policeman.

Hey. Rube!" was me cry. and Policeman Fhelah'
Of the NUIberry-st. station. was the Ncum- ne
presented g sorry sight in the Tombs court yestef
dKv when he srrsigned Frank Coven, circus
en,pIove before Magistrate Pool His uniform was
torn one eye was blsckened, there were Jumps OIL
his head and three Of his front teeth were MISSING.
o1.n threw dishes at John nonero in the latter s
restaurant at No. fS9 BoWery, on Saturday nlehI
yrhen Donero asked for pay for food When ne hao
thrown everything within reach he chased Donero
around the restaurant.
rnnero ran out and Coyen followed him. Donero
evsded him ard ran back and locked the oooF.
Coven VAS pounding it when Phelan arrested
him and started to walk him TO the station lhe!
he'd rot gone far when Ccven spled Two othe'
circus men. H.. 49,. --e :.
vasTicsJ There preliminar1es nc aIsu-
srenfs Of any kind. The sailed into fneIdu
IN i minute one Of them had wrenched his "bliS
away Whack went the billy on the p"iiceii,at ,
read and he fell % the sidewalk Then the nL me
vzen hefsn 70 kick him. A fireman ano fouE otneC
men rsn 10 the policeman's assistance Two or the
rnen ran away. taking tho billy as souvenir: w
Pheisn manaEed hang or TO toVer, VINO was
s-ed $40 and held or q complaint Of assault
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
HE SAYS WIDOW SEEKS REVENGE.
Ex-McCullagh Deputy Asserts She Asked
Him to Pawn Rings

James Keys. of No. AIS West One-hundred and
hftieth-st-. ex-Geputy of Elections Superintendent
McCuIlagh. hut secretary OF the Masters and
Pilots Association. with Offices No Il Park Row
was a prisoner before Magistrate Cornell In the
West Side police court yesterday, Mrs. Florence
Mcnamara, q widow. of No. 45S West One hun
dred -frst-st.. accusing him Of stealing
two diamond rings valued at $50 and pawning
them. Mrs Mcnamara told the magistrate that on
November H. 1900 after visit at her house by the
prisoner, she missed the rings. and that when she
taxed him with taking them he gave her the pawn
tickets remarking that he would soon redeem the
rings. He had not done
Keys declared that the woman called at his once
in Park Row and asked him to pawn the rings for
500 She waited in restaurant while he pledged
the rings He said his wife objected TO his ac-
ouaintsnceship with Mrs Mcnamara. and that the
latter made the charge because he discontinued
calling ner.
Mrs Mcnamara told the court that she gave
music and equestrian lessons. The case was ad-
journed until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
VAS TOO HARD.
Posson Did Not Dissolve, and WO-
mar LiUes.
WANTED TO DIE; CHANGED MIND

After swallowing e capsule containing oeedS
poison with the intention 0e Committing suscs0e
Nrs NsrKaret Fraser. nfty-four years OLD. VINO
was once an actress, decided that she dAd n0s
,v.nt to die She told friends what she had oone.
Medical aid wss hurrtedly sought ana ME-
Frssers life was saved. She 10 now 6 prisoner
Su the New-York Hospital the police charging
her with attempted suicide. Mrs Fraser re-
fused to tell why she attempted to take aer alie'
All tbst she would say was that she was glSo
she had changed her mind
For two weeks Mrz. Fraser has lived WIKI
her daughter, another actress. whose stage naIns
a Axues Addeck on the second door OF No. Zz1
west Twenty-drst-st The daughter went 10
church yesterday. leaving her mother etone'
Abe:.s Il O'Clock Mrs> Fraser went to q medicine
chest and took from II q capsule CONTAINING
hydrocyisnic acid. She swallowed the capsule
and waited short time Then she felt no PAM
and decided that she did not want to die. she
went 10 the apartments across the hall occupied
Nv Mrs W R DALEY, and when Mrs Daley
opened the door said:
II was going TO take my life. I have taken
poison, but now don't want to die"
hurry call was sent for an ambulance 10 the
Eew-York Hospital and Detective Lang vas
sent TO investigate. He Eounu Mrs. Fraser lying
on G. bed. She was conscious but excited She
told the detective that she had taken poison
and told him what II was.
When DR. Mix arrived from NeW-1ork Hoe-
pItsI and heard OF the poison she had taken. ne
Trsrvelled that sic not dead he huTT1eu
her TO the hospital and there applied stomach
punp, The capsule was In the same conoluoh
as when Mrs Fraser had swallowed IT.
In the long time that Mrs. Fraser had kept
the capsule the KeIatine had become hardened
90 tnfs fact the woman owed her life
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE.
Interesting Problem Affecting the Worlds
Coinage Currency.
From The Minneapolis Tribune.

From The Minneapolis Tribune
The appointment of commission TO consider the
possibility OF establishing a uniform rate OF ex-
change between gold using and silver ustng coun-
understood that Congress has about decided to au-
thoriEe the appointment of such commission, on
the request Of Mexico and China and the recon-
mendafion CT the President. The purpose of this
movement seems not to be generally understood.
1t is not intended to 'do something for silver in
the phrase of the mining camp Senator'S. 1t does
not seek revive the iridescent dream of "b!-
nletaliism" "
The real purpose Of the movement Is TO help
Mexico and China TO adopt the gold standard as It
are about to adopt it In the Philippines, That is
TO say, these countries a large amount of
silver money. which they cannot retire Tney de-
sire 10 adopt the gold standard with constant
preventing further decline by exchangeability with
gold at that axed ratio.
This is exactly what France and the United
States dA with the great volume Of silver one in
her!tsd and the other foolishiy coined: only we
wers rich and strong enough to maintain silver at
the old ratio with big gold reserves and free ex-
changeahilIty. India and japan undertook only to
sustain silver at lower ratio The japanese silver
yen exchanges for only half gold yen. and the
indian rupee for only is pence instead of "A. Just
bigger than our silver dollar but worth only half
MEXICO and China want Us to help them do the
se4aa thing with their currency. Their plans seem
at . uniferTn ratio Tar lower than the old. but
somewhat above the present depressed CONNER.
Ciai value of silver. They want gold standard
countries to cooperate by agreeing to maintain a
uniform ration Of international exchanges. Really
this seems to be matter for determination BY the
iaRs of trade and finance, which governments
exercise little Influence; bot 1t DO ne harm
to investigate the subject
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
"LlncoLN CABINS" PRESENT OCCUPANT.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Major James r. Sanders. of Louisville: KY, who
is stopping In this city. is the owner Of the cabin
in which Abraham Lincoln was born and the farm
that surrounds it.. Major Sanders was an oficer IN
the Confederate Army. and. like many other edC-
Gated southerners. has the highest esteem and ad
miration for Lincoln and purchased his birthplace
and farm purely fro.1 sentimental point or view
When seen at his hotel Major Sanders said "A.
though there have been many articles published
disputinE the birthplace of the great President.
have the proofs that possess the identical house
il, which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, the
parents Of Abraham Lincoln. we're married. and
where q few years later the latter was born. The
farm Is a small comprising only thirty-three
acres OF extremely poor land The building on 1t is
the original log cabin standing intact with the ex-
Ception OF new roof.
"I have an old colored man living in the cabin
now. and he is the proudest one Of his race IN the
country He says what was good enough for the
President Is good enough for him ! bought the
place In 1893 for S25 acre, Several years ago
offered ii to the government with certain condi-
tions. which II would not comply with. ! kept il
myself and treasure 1t highly as anything
have.
"It has been proven that Lincoln was born In
Washington County. and not Hardin as Il 20 come
tiuneR stated. The location OF his birth IN Herdn
County comes IN the nature OF tradition from an
old citSen OF that county. who claims TO have been
in his childhood days playmate of the President.
The house vas built about 1909 of old rough noun
tain logs.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
BOY CLUBS TWO CHILDREN.
Colored Lad in Dayton Home Attacks Girl
and Boy-Former's Condition Critical

Lewis Roberts. sixteen years old. colored. was
rested on Saturday suspicion OF having stolen
bicycle which he Offering for sale for $. IN
the night the police communicated with Dayton.
Middlesex County. by telephone. and were told that
he had committed a serious crime.
Roberts has been living fo- two years IN the
family Of George r. Dey. at Dayton He had
spent six years In the Reform School az James
burg ha wing been sent there when eight years old
for alleged arson. In the Dey household thu laf
developed nschevoUs traits and he only
partly trusted. on Friday night Mr. and Mrs
Dey went out. leaving their niece. Hattie Owen.
fourteen years old. and their seven-yedr-old son
Ralph in their beds. Roberts pTied open a Tin-
dow OF The children's sleeping apartment and
entered He had pOlicenan's club Approach
ing the girls bed he dragged on the ped cLothi3S
The girl screamed and struggled. Ralph also
awakened and screamed Roberts dealt the girl
two blows on the head with the club inaictinZ
serious injuries. He dubbed the boy also on tha
head Then Roberts fled from the house H
went 10 bicycle store AMI. it is thought broke In
and stole wheel
At Newark Police Headquarters Roberts con
fessed the assaults and seemed to be entirely IN
different to his responsibility The girl u IS re-
ported, is in extremely critical condition.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
WORKING CARRARA QUARRIEs.
How the Men Set About to Lower the Frag
ments Of Marble
From Pcarson's Magazine.

From Pcarson's Magazine.
As soon as a great fragment Of marble. detached
hy the blast. has stopped rolling. 1t IS moro OF less
roughly squaI ed into block. weighing. say. forty
tons
Then the men set about getting 1t down. Along
certain lines of descent Offering the least resistance
TO q body descending by force Of gravitaton. d
succession OF stout posts have been firmly driven
into the loose stones and marble waste. tn" men.
by means OF crowbars and sCrewjackS. raise the
block onto d soaped skill OF hard heeChwood. Of
which they have several 10 hand Ref1re doing
this they secure tho block by means Of three long
three TO five inch hemp"n cables. with which they
take turns around the posts, and out sufficient
rope only to allow OF the ponderous mass sliding
over the soaped skids by its oWp weight and the
angle of line but not to allow OF its gaining
too much moment tum.
During this descent. besides the men falling onto
the ropes. two three seated un the
hlcck; a man following closely in its wake hands
them up the skid Just passed over which they re-
SOAP and hand down to a man. who keeps just IN
front OF the moving mass to put down In Its path.
and so provide Il continuous siipway. This last
mentioned worker has the most perilous task II
one Of the ca bieS part AT critical moment or II
q mistake be r1ade in paying out or sacKening
them he must inevitably be crushed
II a fine sight to see the men at the last pinch:
near the railhead. hand lowering the marble over
the rollers onto the truck At this stage Ell hands
are yelling like demons at their work but the mo-
ment their burden is safely entramed every maj
filings down his tool and all bolt for the oStera' OF
Wine6hOp.