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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11
Notice of Examinations for
White Teachers.

Notice is hereby given that the
Annual Examinations for Teachers
certifica' es will be held in the Assembly
Room Of the Snow Hill High School, on
Tuesday and Wednesday. June 2Sth,
and 29th. commencing at o'clock a. m
All teachers required TO take the exami-
nation. and all persons desiring to oh
tain u teachers certificate. must be- pres
ent on the above mentioned days, and
pass the examinations. as prescribed in
the Constitution and Bylaws. Article
vi. +. W. MCMASTER,
County Superintendent and Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11
To the Public.

SNOW Hill, MD. June I'd. 1904.
Wher as. 1. Purnell NJ. Fooks. ma
tive born son of Worcester County, OF
the town of Snow Hill, and for the past
twelve months have been conducting Il
hotel in said town of Snow Hill known
as the Victor Hotel located on Wash
ington Street. for the purpose of sup
plying the public with board aud lodging
also stabling for horses. and "a it is nee
essary for me to compete with other per
sons engaged in the same business that
/ may make Il living, / respectfully ask
the public to answer the notice which
has been placed in this paper by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court.
| beg to say that have been in the
saloon business i'll my own name for over
thirteen wears, that | have never been
indicted nor paid one cent to prevent an
Indictment, and only ask that | be
shown my equal rights with my fellow
man. | ask this as u favor of all citizens
of the county. The Constitution of the
United States guarantees equal rights
to all citizens. and | only ask for the
privileges granted others. aud if |
violate the law or anyone else does so.
give us the same punishment for the
same offense. Please don't let this notice
go uunoticed as the day may come when
some person or persons who wish to
monnpoliZe business in which Won are
in or desire tn engage in will deprive
and rs "nipping in the bud stops the
growth" be in time aud show your
wish of equal rights even if you are OPP
posed to the sale of liquors. to allow
monopoly. which will lead to the same
some in other lines of business
Now is the time to show your hand
for equal right. All ask is my rights
ask this of the public and am willing
to pay for it.
Very Respectfully,
r. NJ. FOOKS
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Sued by His Doctor.

"A doctor here has sued me for $I25O.
which | claimed was excessive for a
case OF cholera moribus. SAYS X. White,
ot Coachelia. Cal. "At the trial he
praised his medical skill and medicine
asked him if it was not Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy
ne used As had good reason tn believe
IL was. and he would not say under
oath that it was not" No doctor could
use better remedy than this in Il case
OF cholera moribuS Ii never fails old
by p. ID. Cottingham & Co.
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II THE Baby is Cutting Teeth

Be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. for children teething. II soothes
the child. softens the gums. allays all
pain. cures wind c,lic and is the best
remedy for diarrhoca. Twenty-ii five
cents IA bottle
IT Is THE BEST OF ALL
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Tuesday July Sth. 1904.

at , o'clock. p. m,
all that tract of land situate in the 9Th
election district of Worcester county,
lor's Folly" which was conveyed Ia the
said Franklin X. Jones by John +.
Fleming and wife. bv deed dated the
4th day of July. 1891. recorded among
the aforesaid land records. in libcr f.
ii. r., No. :. folio pa.
Terms of Sale-CASH.
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON,
June Ii, Is. Assignee
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LOT FOR SALE.

will sell the vacant lot adjoining my
bank building. This lot has frontage
on Main. Broad. and Commerce Streets.
is centrally situated. and is one of the
finest locations for business in the town
of Berlin. CALVIN Il. TAYLOR.
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STATE OF ONO. CITY or TOLEDO. i,


Lucas County -
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of che firm of + J..
Cheney * Co., doing business i'll The
City of Toledo. County aud State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay th,.
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF Halls
Caiarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
NV presence. this eth day of December.
y. ID. 1886.
(SEAL) \. W. GLEASON,
NOTARY Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure l. taken internally
and acts directly on Inc blood and mu-
cuus surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY q Co,
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
ton.
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Our thanks are due X. w. Sylvester,
President of the Maryland Agricultur Il
College. for an invitation to attend the
Commencement exercises of that College
from June l2th. to June 18th
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11
Thrown From Il Wagon

Mr. George X Babcock was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised.
He applied Chambcrlain's Pain Balm
freely and says it is the best liniment
he eyer used. Mr. Babcock is well
known citizen OF North Plain, Conn.
There l. nothing equal To Pain Balm for
Sprains and bruises. 1t will effect a cure
in one-thlrd the time required by any
other treatment For sale by =. ID,
Cottingham x Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11
Three Physicians treated him
without Success.

W. l.. Yancy. Paducah. Ky, writes:
II had a severe case of kidney disease
aud three of the best physicians in
Kentucky treated me without success.
then took Foley's Kidney Cure The
first bottle gave immediate relief. and
three bottles cured me permanently.
gladly recommend this wonderful
remedy" P.D. Cottingham & Co. Snow
Hill. Lloyd & Blaine. Pocomokc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11

Persons growing tomatoes for Rob
erts Bros. can get Tomatoes plants from
w. u. Purnell, Snow Hill. Md
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11

Rev. J. b. North will preach the
l'accalaureate sermon to the graduating
class of Stockton High School. To morrow
Sunday afternoon.
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-"Better ont than in''-that humor
that YOU notice. To hr sure its out and
all ont. take Hoods SarSapIrilla.
First class soda water sold ut u. ID.
Cottlngham x Cos fountain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

my free leg around it. held like
grim death to a coon. and heard the
leather snap as the horse went over
the precipice. II it had been a first
class saddle | wouldn't be here to
tell the tale. | was hanging down
over the cliff. 1t was eighteen hun
dred feet deep to the first stopping
place, and | saw that horse. all
spraddled out, turn over and over in
the air. | closed my eyes so as not
to see him strike. Then | crawled
back a few feet and sat down behind
a rock. That's the last thing | re.
member until | woke up in bed. An
old doctor. whose breath smelled of
liquor. was bending over me, and
near him was n of the prettiest
girls | eve saw. She and her father
were approaching me when | started
to slide down the mountain. Her
name was Jenny Rogers"
Jim sighed and paused.
This is growing romantic. but how
about the broken neck?" asked John.
1T was broken, or dislOcated, which
Is about the same thing" continued
Blake. "Jenny's father knew Of an
old Spanish doctor. about forty miles
away. and went for him. He was a
wonder on bones. He was black as
an Indian and uglier than sin. He
felt around my neck. wor softly in
Spanish, rolled me over on my face.
climbed on my back, jabbed his knees
into my shoulder blades. and grabbed
me by the jaws. He gave my head a
quick wrench. | saw a thousand sky.
rockets; something cracked and | be-
came senseless. When I awoke he
had my neck In splints, and was jab-
bering Spanish to Rogers. He said
he was the only white man in the
world who could set a broken neck.
and | guess he was. He had learned
the trick from a Indian medicine
man. He charged me- twenty-five dol
lara, and told me to lie quiet for q
week. Jenny Rogers nursed me. and
Of course | fell in love with her. I
was in their cabin, and near by Mr..
Rogers had located some valuable
claims.
Here Is the most remarkable part
| of this story Blake went on. when
| was able to dress I picked up that
cursed Mexican stirrup to see how the
leather happened to break. II was a
steel affair. and l noticed some bright
yellow spots in the crevices. Blamed
IL it wasn't gold! didn't say a word.
but when I was strong enough I went
back and climbed slowly down the
place where my horse fell. 1t was
easy to follow it. Near the edge OF
sthe cliff | found IN outcropping OF
g~old.bearing ore. and the mark OF
| where the metal part Of my stirrup
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

How rich, and how badly In lover
MY strokes Of fortune and my love
affairs are all jumbled together ex.
planned Blake. laughing heartily.
"ioull have a bad opinion OF me.
John. but I've reformed and am going
to lead a better life. | made my first
strike on the Little Calaveras. Talk
about luck. That was a funny thing.
| broke my neck and discovered a
gold mine and q sweetheart In doing
it,"
Broke your neck? Surely you're
jesting."
It's a fact. just the same as.
serted Blake. thoughtfully rubbing the
back of his neck. which showed no
signs of fracture. II was a greenhorn
then, and my prospecting expeditions
were the Joke of the old stagers. |
bought a horse and a Mexican saddle
and prowled through all the noun
tains and foothills back OF the Little
Calaveras. One afternoon I was fol-
lowing a trail that skirted along the
side Of a mountain. There's a lot OF
woodchucks in those hills, and In bur.
rowing around one Of them loosened
a rock, which came rolling down In
my direction. My horse saw n
heard 1t. and SHE'D off the trail. He
slid about twenty feet and then fell,
and as he went my right foot went
through the stirrup. He rolled over
me. and we started down the slope.
Sometimes I was on top. and some.
times he was on top.
-Four or Ave hundred feet below |
saw a thin low OF trees, and ! knew
they marked the edge OF a cliff. For
ONE reason there's most always a
fringe OF trees at these jumping OF
places. We were going like lightning.
Just as we neared the edge the horse
rolled ovcr we again. AS l came on
top | saw that we were going to pass
between two small trees. A big
rock slowed the horse around. and he
went down head first. l grabbed at a
tree, and by the merest chance threw
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
II Makes You Look Green.

Darken the room. Now pour half a
pint OF methylated spirit into a pan.
place a handful Of ordinary table salt
in II, and then set fire to t.. 1t will
fare up In al Instant. and give every.
n in the room a weird and hideous
appearance.
" you want the fame to be green.
use nitrate of barium instead Of salt.
Or IL you prefer red use nitrate OF
strontium in place OF salt.
Another trick Is to take beforehand
a little nitrate OF strontium. dissolve
II in a little hot water: then take
pieces OF white tissue paper. dip them
into the solution, and then hang them
up to dry.
Then. when you are ready. touch a
match to these pieces Of paper, and
they will burn with a brilliant red
flash. II you combine this with the
green" trick. e., perform the two
tricks at the same time-the effect
will be weird beyond description.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

on the back was more eloquent than
words.
This seems too good to be true,
jim" exclaimed John. his hand on
Jim's shoulder. But for you, old
chum, my California experience would
have been ended. How small the
world is, that we should meet here, OF
all places on earth"
Take off your clothes and get into
bed. John" directed Blake, as he
pushed John into a chair n tugged
at his frozen boots. DO as ! tell you
and you'll be all right. Lie quiet and
rest. Don't talk, but keep awake"
Several times, during the next two
hours, John fell into a browse, but
by force of will he reused himself.
The reaction after the awful struggle
in the drifts was severe. but he mas
tered II and was himself again. Blake
exhausted the resources OF his larder
in a dinner, which John enjoyed as
never before In his life. and Dog did
moi 60 hungry.
Then pipes we're produced. and.
seated near the red-hot stove. the two
friends recOunted ONE OF the events
which had marked their lives during
the preceding six years. 1t seemed
ages to both Of them. The striplings
of seventeen were now stalwart men.
Blake listened eagerly to his friends
recital OF the events leading up to the
quarrel with Arthur Morris. Jim
cienched his hands and leaned ex'
citedly forward when John told OF the
struggle Sith Morris in the tavern.
Il have sometimes thought said
John, that | should have remained
and faced the charge of murder which
might have been made against me.
That was my first impulse. ! did not
kill Morris, and 1t Is only by chance
that he did not kill me. The revolver
was still in his hand when he fell.
though ! had bent his wrist so that
he could not turn II against me. IL
was one Of those new ~self'cocking
and Morris shot himself. But
had no witnesses. and Grandfather
Burt and-and others advised me to
put myself beyond the reach OF a
prosecution in which all the money
and influence would have been against
me. But tell me OF yourself, Jim.
What have you done In California,
and what has the Golden State done
for your"
1T would take me a week, John. to
ten my experiences of the last five
ye4ss," said Jim Blake, tossing an
other log into the fire. Most OF them
would not interest you. some might
amuse you. and others would make
you mad. I've been rich three times
John, and in love twice-no' three
times"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
A Homo Made Dau,

VNOVVC Wdu0 DdVs
There are many kinds OF balls for
sale in the shops, but most OF them
are too hard for ordinary hand playing.
The writer of this has never seer any
thing to equal the balls he used to
make for himself when he was a boy.
and he wants to tell the other boys
how he did 1t.
Get a perfectly round orange and
cut the peel into even quarters. mum.
bering them at one end SO as to be
able to put them together again in
their proper order.
Ask your mother or your sister for
a pair of discarded kid gloves with
long wrists, and out OF these wrists
cut four pieces exactly like the four
pieces OF orange peel. Number them
as you did the pieces Of peel. and
with linen thread sew over, and over
three seams. thus putting the four
pieces together, but leaving one seam
open. This is the cover for your ball.
Get a solid rubber ball about three
quarters of an inch In diameter, and
on It wind the m wooden yarn
Of which stockings are made. You
a buy the yarn at a shop, or, II you
can get an old stocking. rave. 1t out
Do the winding evenly, SO as to keep
the ball perfectly round, and try II
now and then to see whether 1t Is
large enough for your owe You must
make 1t SO that 1t will fit in the cover
exactly, and then you draw the re
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

acid. At once the box will become
filled with . thick white smoke.
Now for your vortex rings. Turn
the box on its side and aim the hole
In the bottom In the direction In which
you want the rings to 60. Tap the
sides Of the box smartly. and great
whirling white rings of smoke will
come out, ever so much heavier and
thicker than tobacco smoke rings.
You can shoot these rings in any
direction you please, and they will
sail clear across the room without
breaking II there Is no draught. The
curling, twisting smoke is very beau.
tiful, and 1t Is lots OF fun to make
smoke figures by sending several
rings In the same direction in quick
succession.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
CHAPTER XlL-Cnnfinued

Two hundred feet from the house
the Cog paused and shifted the air.
Then, with a yelp, he plunged 10 the
right. made for a rock which showed
dim through the snow. and burrowed
frantically into a drift on its lceward
side. In the white mass Blake saw a
dark object. and as he reached the
| rock Il moved. The next instant a
bearded face appeared from the folds
OF a heavy fur o%vercoat, and a man
struggled unsteadily to his feet.
"Can you walk" shouted Blake,
grasping him by the arm.
Il think So" said the stranger. az
he grasped the rope. How far is
IT."
Not far" replied Blake. enceur.
%agingly. Pull on the rope. 1t will
help you"
Once in the cabin, the stranger
seated himself near the stove, while
Blake produced a flask and heaped
, fuel on the fire.
Keep your hands and feet away
from the stove, ii they are frozen"
cautioned Blake.
I'm not frost. bitten was the
strangers reply. as he clapped his
hands vigorously and pinched his
ears. was completely done for. II
you hadn't found me when you did,
he said with much feeling, as he ex.
tended his hand. Il should never have
left there alive"
At the sound OF the mans voice
James Blake started and gazed in.
tently at him. When the bearded
<%stranger raised his eyes and offered
his hand the recognition was com.
plete.
John Burt. or I'm a ghost. Don't
you know me, john"
Jim Blake!"
The New Highlander is not demon.
strative in his emotions or affections,
but the JOY which danced in the eyes
OF these reunited friends as they
shook hands and slapped each other
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

can scarcely blow any smoke from
their mouths without making rings,
while the mouths OF others are so
formed that they cannot make a single
ring, no matter how much they try.
Smoke rings are made by the parti-
cles Of smoke all revolving In the
same direction, whirling around In q
circle, pursuing each other In a sort
of smoky follow the leader" fashion.
As soon as they stop whirling about In
q circle they separate and drift away
in an ordinary cloud of smoke.
Get an old hat box or pasteboard
box OF some sort, and in the bottom
cut a round hole about six inches in
diameter. Now ft some old blotters
in the cover OF the box, and on the
blotters pour some ammonia, Just
enough to soak the blotters so that
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
Public to Own Telephones.

1t has been announced that the
British p~ostofice propose to exercise
its right to buy out the Great National
Telephone Company at the end Of the
present year. This action by the
government Is the first step toward
breaking up the monopoly which has
shackled and curbed the development
OF telephones IN the United Kingdom.
With low rates and quick service the
public will be provided with a system
such as has heretofore been undream.
ed of. The postofice has already
provided a system for a great part OF
London at a charge less than $40. FL
80 per cent of its subscribers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
HAD BEEN CHASING RABBITS.
Naturally Dreamer Had Not Enjoyed
His Sleep.

His sleep.
"a man down in my country" said
Representative Clayton Of Alabama,
saw a dog sleeping In the sun. The
dog was twitching and starting as
dogs sometimes do in their sleep.
The man said. I'd like to know what
that dog is dreaming about
EASY enough replied an old chap
who stood by. You just put a chip
on that dogs ear and leave 1t there
until he wakes up. Then you take that
chip and put it on your chest when
you go to bed tonight and you will
dream Of what the dog is dreaming
of now
THE fellow got a chip and put II
on the dogs ear and stood around
until the dog walked up and brushed
it of. He put the chip on his chest
when he went to bed that night. Next
morning I saw him coming ~listlessly
down the street.
What's the matter?' l said. What
was the dog dreaming about"
"'Oh.' he answered. I'm clean tuck
cred out. | was chasing rabbits all
night long,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

between their clock and ours Is In the
numbers ON the face Of the clock.
Our numbers stay exactly where the
clock maker put them In the first
place, but In the Toxic clock the mum.
bers can be showed from one position
to another by the man who owns the
clock.
The sunrise number Is always
moved to keep pace with the time Of
the sunrise. and the same thing Is
done with the sunset number. And
then the Ave numbers between them
are moved until they devide the day
into six exactly equal parts.
So you see II makes no difference
to the Japanese people whether the
days are long or short-they can nj.
ways make their clocks suit the length
Of the days.
They do not count 1. Q. ., 4. g., 8,
etc, as we do, but. beginning with ..
they count 9. 8, Z. s, g., 4, 8.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
Homemade Vitrioi Battery.

The blue vitriol battery is used
nearly altogether for telegraph work.
and you can make one easily by TAX.
ing a deep sauce or plate and n piece
of sheet zinc in 1t, four inches long
and three inches wide and OF any
thickness. the thicker II Is the longer
1t will last.
The blue vitriol will cost 10 cents a
pound.
Bend up one end as in figure ], and
bore a hole in 1t so that a No. Is wire
will At fairly tight. II you have not
got a No. IS copper wire. iron or brass
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
FG,/

wire will do, or a different sized cop.
per wire. This wire should be a foot
long. Wrap this in blotting paper ex.
cept the turned up part and lay on the
bottom of the dish.
Next make a piece OF copper or lead
in the same way. Lay this on the
zinc. Do not wrap this in blott!ng
paper.
Take a glass OF water and dissolve
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
A Soma OF Spring.

April at the loom OF spring,
What Is II she wcavcs?
Golden sunlight. silver shower.
velvet grass and fragrant flower,
blossoms pink and buds OF green,
Hills With purple wales between,
Warden vines and orchard trees
Full OF honey for the tecs.
Song In all the Swallowed hooks,
Music In the meadow brooks.
April at the loom VI spring,
What Is u she weavcs?
Poctr, In everything,
Lyrics IN the leaves,
April at the loom OF spring.
How the shuttlcs fly.
silver rain and golden ray.
Wonder-fabric Of the day
with fantastic figures fair
wrought upon II everywhere:
Bowers OF beauty, bouHhs OF birds.
Broidered fields with pctalcd words.
woven color. scent. and sound
In the air and NJ the ground:
April at the loom Of spring,
How the shuttics fly,
Poetry In everything
Earth and sea and sky!
Frank Dcmpstcr sherman In Woman
Home Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20

You have all see smokers blow
from their mouths rings of smoke
which twist and curl about, growing
larger as they float through the air
until finally they break and fade away.
Perhaps you have seen others try to
do this very trick and fail. although
they cannot tell why. Some men
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
PRETTY o RINGS.

they feel moist to the touch. This
done. put the cover IN the box and
turn 1t upside down.
Now you can look through the hole
in the bottom and see the blotters ly.
ing in their places In the box cover.
Drop through this hole upon the blot.
ters below a few drops Of muriatis
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
How Jap Children Write.

The pens used by the children OF
Japan consist OF bamboo and rabbits
hair. The pen itself is a tiny brush
Of hair tied to the end OF a bamboo
stick. It doesn't seem possible that
writing under such circumstances
could be good, but Japanese children
really write very well, indeed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
.EG2

powdered blue vitriol until no more
will dissolve, when stirred up. Pour
this owe the plates until they are all
covered.
BE careful of the blue vitriol. It Is
poison. Do not get 1t into a cut.