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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Household Hints.

Before washing red table linen add
little boraX to tho water.
Black calico will icck like new il
r;nsed in very strong bluing water.
To prevent boiled starch from sour,
ing add little sulphate OF copper.
Lace can be given an antique look
by dipping it in clear coffee after the
rinsing.
The present tendency of fashion in
beds 10 10 away with the high and
cumbersome headboard altogether.
Japanece lamp shades of low, squat
.y shape, with laccuercd frames and
artistic ally decorated rice paper be-
tween. are in high favor.
Stained teacups and other china
! should be rubbed with little salt
After the hiscoloration has gone wash
and dry the china as usual.
Nut rnarmalade has been added to
The list of breakfast dishes. 1t is in
,he form of a jam and is eaten warm
accompanied by warm milk.
Green linen taffeta for outer hang
/ :ngs, MADE with a valance and ecru
let next the window, makes an mex.
persi,e, yet very good, window dress
ing
| Home3run cottons are among the
newest window hangirgs TO be ad
,anced as desirable ana more in keep
ing for rooms for everyday use with
sturdy furnishings.
As Il substitute for the oll-time soup
4 plate ana its successor. the bouillop
cup. fine china bowls with handles
ard covers are utilized to n consider
able extent just now. These bowls re.
semble the rice bowls conspicuous in
| all collections of Oriental china.
| 4 nasturtium design in IFS character.
site tints. yet wonderfully blended
with its soft green background, is one
/ IF the smarCest and latest new effects
n English madras. mcongr,l3us rs
The name sounds. the STUFF is very at
.ractive as e window hanging. ana
Aarmonizes particularly we'll with
green walls.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Cream Cakes.

One cuD of boiling water, one-half
cup butter. one cup -four. three eggs
Put The water on the stove in a tin
pan and when warm ada the butter,
ami when Il boils stir i'll the -four
This will make stiff paste. which
may be cooked by constantly stirring
fer few minutes. When the paste is
cool ana TIE yolks OF the eggs, well
beaten. then the whites. also we'll
beaten. After adding the whites beat
very thoroughly. as tie pufliness de-
Ponds upon this part. Drop large
spoonfuls on buttered paper and bake
90 minutes, at least. in a moderate
oven.
For the custard for filling: One and
ore-half cups of milk. onehalf cup SUI
gar, ccs egg. three tablespoonfulS of
-four. Flavor with vanilla when cold.
Put the milk on to boil. beat the egg
well. and add to it the sugar and -four
and pour into the milk when it boils.
The last thing is, when the cakes and
rustard are cold, to take a sharp knife
and cut the tops off cakes and fill the
cavity with custard. returning the top
to its place. If the cakes are right
they will be but bubbles and are truly
delicious.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Cocoanut Charlotte.

Crate one coooanut. pour over it one
pint of boiling water, stir well. when
it IS cool put it in a cheesecloth and
wring it; stand this liquid aside till
cold: have soaking half box of gela-
tine in half cup of cold water; whip
one pirt of cream: skim the cocoanut
cream from the top Of the liquid and
add ii TO the celatine; then add half a
cup OF cold water and stir over the fire
until The geiatine is dissolved: add 10
the cream two-thirds cup of powdered
sugar. then the gelatinc and cccoanut
cream; stir constantly until ii thick
ems; tur.. into a mould and stand in a
cool place to stifien; when ready to
serve turn the jelly out mad garnish
with preserved chestnuts and pour the
Hestuut syrup over q sauce.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
A Little Too Enthusiastic

One of the many things Prof Brew
er is interested in is the Agricultural
experiment station maintained by the
state of Connecticut in the outskirts
of New Haven. One day the professo,
took his sons through the place. ex
planning to them the different pieces
of apparatus. They were particularly
interested in a certain machine de.
signed to smoke cigars automatically
whereby the finest ash possible is oh.
tanned and analysed
Il noticed that the boys were at.
tracted by this machine and explained
it to them carefully" said the pro.
fessor, recently. Il thought no more
about it. however. until one Sunday I
found our house fun of smoke. And
what do you suppose? Bless me if
those boys hadn't rugged up a similar
machine in the attic and were color.
ing meerschaum pipe."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
JUDGE KNEW THAT DODGE.
Eut the Prisoner Had Another
Scheme Behind T..

Scheme Behind T..
Your worship" said tie willy so
licitor, who vas defending the stall
wart prisoner in the dock. you cannot
possibly convict my client of house
breaking. submit. sir. with all rev.
erence. that neither morally nor legal
iy can you convict him. | will tell
yc:! why.
Mr.. Skies here. Gs the evidence
clearly proves, did not break into any
house at all. He found the parlor
window open. as the witnesses admit,
and ali he did was tc put in his right
arm and remove some un.mportant al.
t:cies.
Now, sir. ..r. Skies arm is not he
himself. and fan to see how you can
punish the whole individual for fault
committed by only one of his limbs. "
Very well. si.'." said the cautious
Scion of the bench. Il have heard OF
O similar defense before to-day, so
find the prisoners arm guilty and sen
tence it to six months Imprisonment
The gentleman himself can accom-
pany it or not as he chooses. Mr.
Clerk record the sentence"
Then Mr.. Skies smiled a 14-inct
smile, and the plan of The defense be
;ame apparent as he quietly proceeded
to unscrew his guilty cork arm ant
leave it in the custody OF the court
.trav Stories.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
:. avics to the Aged,
lMPARTlNG VlGOR-
eeware the Bore With Anecdotes.
to the kidneys, bladder and LiVEF
They are adapted to old and young.

9eware the Bore With Anecdotes.
There is a man at my club, pleas.
ant, amiable person. whom We all fly
from as though he were stricken with
plague. He is Travelled, highly edu.
Gated, the soul of honor. courtesy per
sonified; but he has the mania OF
speech.
l once dropped a coin on the floor:
he obligingly joined in the hunt and
Tound it. and told me the tale of a
coin he had dropped-O, in the Cost
and l swear that if he were by me,
and l dropped my wife's umbrella
surely the most precious thing a man
can be entrusted wi:h!-I would pass
on and resolutely disavow ownership.
The King.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
An Expresslya Tribute.

John Saul. veteran of the civil
war. lives near Bridgewater, Me-, and
has been married three times. Each
of his wives is dead The latest Mrs.
Saul having crossed the dark river
six years ago. Ever since then the
widower has been considering what
sort of an inscription he would place
on the headstone at her grave. He
finally decided on this, which has
been engraved on the stone by a local
marble worker: ITO the memory of
Mary Ann Saul. Born Dec. %, 1913,
died Aug. 5, 1896. Erected by her
loving husband. She was the best
wife l ever lad"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Clam Pie.

Pick over 80 small clans; cut each
in three or four pieces: put the clam
liquor i'll sauce pan and skim as it
boiis: tnen AID the CLANS and scald
one minute: remove from The fire and
stand aside To cool: chop four hard
boiled cSgs rather coarsely: line the
bottom and sides OF deep pie dish
with a rich crust: put the clans and
cggs i'll the ,lish in layers; sprinkle
each layer with salt pepper. a little
nutmeg and chopped parsley: add one
Curful of the liquor: cover with
crust. cutting IN opening in the cen
tire for the steam 10 escape; back
about 40 minutes in quick oven.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
STORIES ABOUT LITTLE FOLK.
Curious Ideas That Youngsters Get in
Their Heads.


Children get strange ideas some.
times-almost as strange as their cid.
ers. There lives IA little boy OH the
south sid who is fond of the delicate
aower-embrCidered upholstery of the
parlor chairs. Not SO very many days
since great fresh roll OF yellow but.
ter came from the country and at.
tracted the baby's eyes. He is Just
cid enough to toddle around alone and
put mis- fingers in every pie. By some
unaccou.table means he got a handful
of butter, and few minutes later the
mother was Mortified to find each par.
lor chair nicely buttered. He had
found both pretty and saw no reason
why they shouldn't go together.
He was not unlike the little girl
whose mother found her before the
parlor lace curtains. scissors in hand,
busily cutting out all the roses of The
pattern 'tause dey's so pity"
These stories were told in gather.
ing of mothers the other day. and then
the young mother of a three-year-o!d
daughter chimed in:
We'll, let me tell you what my Sal.
lie did. l heard a great crashing in
the dining room and went cut to find
two broken pitchers at Sallie's fee.
and third one in TIE air ready to be
brought down. / grabbed her and
cried out:
Why. Sall:c, what are you do
ing
=" 'B'eaking up Housekeeping she re
Piled. unccncernedly.
der father thought 1t was funny.
but well, I'll bet she'll not break
up housekeeping very soon again.
Chicago Chronicle
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Queen of Pudiinus.

Soak che pint OF bread crumbs in
one quart Of new milk When quite
soft add the yolks OF four eggs beaten
until lemon colored and thicken with
u cup OF White sugar. Flavor with the
grated rind of ore lemon. and bake un-
Ill firm, like cus;ard, and light
brown. Peat the whites OF the eggs to
a stifl froth. stirring in gradually four
tableSpocafuls Of graduated sugar.
Spread over the tor, of the pudding a
layer OF tart jelly-currant or plum is
specially good-and over this the egg
a.eringur. Bake in a slow oven until
a light brown. Serve hot or cold. For
special occasions an addition of rails
ms. figs or currants make this pud-
ding even more delicious.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
a Metal Abdomen.

Gea. Snowden Andrews, who died
in Baltimore the other day, enjoyed
the distinction of being the only man
in the world who possessed n metal
abdomen. Being punched below the
belt he ratified like a tin pan. His
entire bay window was shot off in the
war and his bowels were spread upon
the ground. Here's another dead one. -
said the surgeons. gathering up the
intestines along with a few handfuls
of sand. anc piling them back in the
body. The wounded soldier showed
signs of life. and they sewed him up
with a piece of tarred string. Later
on he got a metal front, which he wore
to the day of his death.-New York
Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Jellieci Prunes.

Pick over and wash half pound or
prunes and soak several hours in two
cupfuls of cold water; then cook in
the same water until soft: remove the
prime stones and cut in quarters; to
prune water add enough boiling wat
er to make two oupfuls; soak half a
box of gelatine in halt a cupiul of
cold water and stir it over the fire un.
I'll dissolved; add one cupiul of sugar
and one-qua,ter cupful of lemCn Juice;
turn into a mould and stir two Or
thee times to prevent prunes from
shaking; serve with sugar and cream
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21

with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
lie So much needs.
To all weak and sicklv
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
TO thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
Old ma with the fish arc now
grown up and have children
OF their own.
lie stands for Scots Emul-
son OF pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and FOR all who need flesh and
strength.
SCOTT e. BOVINE. Chemists,
9O9-4t5 Pearl Street. New York.
: SOC. lid $l.OO: all druggists.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
AN EXCEPTION.

She'd won no prize at any school.
She'd taken no degree at college,
A sweet exception to the rule,
She was the woman without knowledge.
And hence, she proved Mecca stone
To pilgrim men, oppressed and dreary,
BY too much smartness overthrown,
OF learning, wit, and wisdom. weary.
They crowded round her, mid the whirl,
While briiliancy sat By, unheeded-
Each man, rrioiced, to ind a girl
Who did not know as much a he did.
Golfers Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21

Purnell & Johnson, Clayton J.
Purnell, William +. johnson, Attor-
neys-at-Law, Snow Hill, Md. Office
opposite Court House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21

CALVIN II. TAYLOR, ATTORNEY
and Counsellor at Law. Berlin, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Professional Carna.

COLLINS az JONES, Attorneys
at-Law. Snow Hill. Md. Office in
Court House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21

G.. 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, 1903-02-21

w. q. kERBIN, Attorney at Law,
Snow Hill. Md. Office opposite Court
House.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
A FruitIeas Hold :Up.

q
A Correspondent Of The State says
Pinewood over In Sumter County was
given a genuine sensation Tuesday
afternoon in the contingency OF Mr.
Q. B. Kolb, railroad agent at Remini,
being held up by a robber and compel
led to open up his safe. Fortunately
the safe did not contain any money,
while the approach Of Mr. r. a..
Lawrence gave fright to the high
wayman, who departed without cero-
mony and remuneration. Mr. Kolb
has no idea whether the party was
white or black, and SO stealthily did
he come upon the agent that he paid
no affection to the com nand, Hold
up your hands," until the doubled
harreled shot gun was pointed at his
head. The pay train had passed this
station at about dark, and among the
white laborers who work on the Santee
bridge and section contiguous thereto,
at least $3.50 were paid, and the sup
position is that this outlaw was labor.
ing under the belief that this money
was placed In the safe over night.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Found Starving.

Mrs. Rosalie Mcmahon was found
lying stupe6ed in a cellar in New
York Wednesday night by Detective
Shiebles, Of the Thirteenth street po-
lice station. With her was her ten
year-old son, Harry, a sickly, enact
ated child. Shiebles's attention was
attracted by the child's sobbing. The
little one blinked at the dark lantern
which the detective flashed about the
cold damp cellar and clung closer to
the form beside him. The detective
kindly accosted the boy, who said that
he and his mother we're starving and
cold. They had nothing to eat for
two days, and had not had roof they
might call their own over their heads
for several weeks. The little fellow
said that he and his mother had wan
dered about all day too proud to beg
and seeking yainly In refuse barrels
for something that could be eaten.
Finally, worn out with cold and ex.
hauston they had crept into the base.
ment. ne
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
A Murder nfystery.

A dispatch to the Augusta Chronicle
from Macon, Ga, says the dead body
Of j. e. Fox, Southern railway tele-
graph operator, was found in Walnut
creek at the Central Of Georgia cross
ing Thursday. A woman's bloody
under garment was found near. A
posse is searching the woods and
dragging the creek for a womans
body. A woman's glove was in Fox's
possession. a gold watch, money and
a diamond ring were on his person. !.
No woman is missing SO far as is
known. Fox disappeared the night
Of October %, just after attending
Rarnum and Bailey's circus at the
State Fair. FOx's two brothers, from
North Carolina and Leesburg, Fla,
have been Offering a reward for his
discovery. The matter is shrouded In
mystery. Fox was either murdered
and the apparel placed near to mys-
tify or he and the woman met there
together. A heap of ashes indicate
that he sat by fire just before his
death. The females clothing indi-
cate moderate circumstance. The
blood marks were at the lower part OF
the garments.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
More Dispensary suits.

A third action has been instituted
against dispensary constables in
Charleston, to notice received at the
state board in taking away the pref
its of the city Of Charleston. The
suit gives notice that Rudolph d.
Wieters has filed claims against Gid
con, Bateman, May, Hoye, and Grady
dispensary constables, and their
bondsmen for the sum Of $500 each
for damages. a few days ago Weiters
filed suit In the United States court
for $4,000 damages, and also began
criminal action in the circuit court
of Charleston, there being some
trouble at the time over the bond.
This last suit Is In the state courts
also, making three separate actions
against these men. The constables
and represented ; In the state courts
also, making three separate actioDs
against these men. T he 3constables
are presented |; IN the state CO Garts
by Messrs sB ellinRe er, |: :ToRnsen ''1l
HhYtaaif cur ssby !, GIG at9orns d
general The last move Il iss regarded
with much surprise in; Official circles. 3
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27


they got him drunk. When heslay
still they came over. to mo and j
Thought they were going to kill me.
;Ihey gave me my clothes and told me
TO put them on. Then one OF them
put the handkerchief with the bad
smell over my face Il suppose it was
chlOrofOrm-and when ], came to my
senses / was in q wagon and we were
driving over pavements. ~
asked where I was going, and
they told me il 1 would keep still
should go free. They put q handker.
chief over my face SO could see moth
ing, end finally stopped and Let ne
out OF they gOn. 1t was by fence
near the river, aud nobody was about.
The wagon drove away In q hurry.
was sick from the chloroform,
and my eyes hurt me very much,
while had a pain in my stomach.
Then Iswaiked along until l saw a
policeman. Officer Cook. 1 ran to
him and grabbed him by the collar. I
told him ! was afraid the men might
come back and kill me. He asked me
what was talking about, and show
ed him my Roman collar. He said:
Are you the missing priest?"
I said was, and asked him to send
for an ambulance and have me taken
to hospital at once. He led me to
the station house, and then was
brought here.
do not know where the cellar was
but belive it was somewhere in the
Bronx. did not know one Of the
men, but two Of them I would recog-
nize, the one with the false beard and
the italian.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Deputy sherifr Kil,ed.

At Lawley, Fla, Deputy Sheriff H.
0. Richard was shot and killed Thurs
day afternoon as he was driving by
the home Of the Bennett brothers. a
double barrelled shotgun was used and
death was almost instantaneous.
Richard had attempted to bring the
Benefits to justica for several alleged
crimes. One Of the charges against
j. r. Bennett, who is chairman OF the
board OF commissioners Of Bradford
county, was peonage, being accused of
holding young girl in custody
against her will. For this he was in
dicted by the grand jury in the Unit,
ed States court and Is now waiting
trial. A few days ago J. r. Bennett
shot at Richard, who saved himself
by falling to the ground and after
wards shot at Bennett three times,
who took refuge behind the counter
Of his store.
Richard Is a man Of prominent fam
lily. The Benefits are among the
most prominent sbuslness men Of the
county. Sheriff Johns, with posse,
Is pursuing them.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
"A l,eninrknble Cnse.

Mr.. %. w. Dodge, Of Augusta, Ga,
tells The Herald OF that city of the
following peculiar agricultural Incl
dent: A gentleman, who formerly
lived near Augusta, but now a resi-.
dent Of Goldsboro, N. c., was setting
out some tiny collard plants in his
garden in the spring Of this year, and
lost his eyeglasses, which he diligent.
ly looked for, but couldn't find. La
ter, however, when, in the fall he was
gathering the collards for use, he was
astonishcd to find his eyeglasses
perched upon the top Of one Of the
collards, where they had fallen when
the little plant was first placed in the
ground and with which they had
grown up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
OHARLEsToNlI: i i, cur 4 Il OUT.
she Will Get No 4 Profits from tho
State Dispensary. $50

A meeting Of the state board Of con.
troll was held last week after which 1t
was announced that it had beer
decided to withhold Charleston's pro-
fits temporarily, and the city council
and the county authorities were re-
,quested to appear before the board to
show why the profits should not be
permanently withheld. AS reason for
this action, it was said In q statement
given out: t .;: 4
That the present endeavor. to en-
force the law in Charleston as else.
where has resulted In no Improvement
this very fact is evidently irritating
to the lawbreakers, and the efforts to
enforce the law are met in still
more determined spirit to hamper the
officers, and to violate the law. i This
was evident from tho badgering of the
officers that led to the resolutions Of
the board in asking provision for bail.
Not only are the officers hampered In
their work in every conceivable man
ner, but the state is forced to great
expense in endeavorlng to keep the
constables in their appointed duties. y
It was discussed and determined
that 10 view Of the consistent violations
OF the law and the fragrant failure Of
the local authorities to enforce or
assist in the enforcement Of the law
In Charleston and the extra expense
incurred therefrom, that the school
fund should not suffer for the viola
tions OF the law and inaction OF the
local authorities, but that under sec
tfon SOB, Of the dispensary law, the
offending locality should 4pay the ex.
pense incurred, and this burden
should not fall upon other sections Of
the state, where the law Is enforced
and .obeyed, and where the local
authorities give their assistance and
moral support in the enforcement Of
the law
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Boiled in a Vat,

In New York five workmen were
injured by the collapse OF huge lard
rendering vat In a West Fortieth
street establishment. Three Of them
will probably die. The men were at
work in the basement when the bot
tom Of a tank containing many gal
Ions of scalding grease suddenly gave
way and the men were literally boiled.
Instantly the grease became ignited
and soon the basement was in flames.
The cries Of three men could be heard
by pedestrians in the street and aid
was quickly rendered by the police
and firemen, but the men bad almost
been boiled alive before they could be
rescued. The Others were very serious.
ly hurt, but probably will recover.