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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14
WINTER WHEAT.

The May report of the agri-
cultural department shows that
the acreage of winter wheat
amounts now To nearly 5000, 900
less than was sown last fall. or
i5.I per cent. and is 1917 per
cent. less than the area of this
wheat harvested last year. The
long, cold winter is of course
chiefly responsible for this
showing. The condition of the
wheat reported May was as. j
per cent. The Middle West and
Il few of the Southern states
have been the chief sufferers. as
is shown by the percentage of
acres abandoned. In MARYLAND
and neighboring states the con-
dition of the wheat is reported
to be fairly favorable. The
spring came in slowly and no
long drought or period of ex-
cessive rain has as yet done
serious damage. If the present
conditions prevail, it is be-
lieved the crop will be a fair
one, notwithstanding the hard
ships of an unusually severe
winter. Most of the wheat in
this region is harvested i'm the
third or fourth week of June,
and May is therefore "A critical
month for the crop.
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Thursday, May 18th.

Said Convention will also elect dele
gates to represent Worcester County at
the Congressional, Convention of the
First Congressional District of Mary
land. which Convention will be held in
Ocean Civ on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

At the election of officers OF
the Peninsula Produce Elk
change here last week, Snow
Hill did not ask for any of the
offices, and did not get any
Berlin was awarded the Presi.
dcncy: Girdletree General Man.
agcr: Newark, c-President;
Pocomoke, Secretary and Treas.
urer: and ShowcIl, General In
spcctor. Snow Hill stockhold
crs paid for their shares and
voted their sentiments without
any but the kindest feeling i'm
the matter. We had no axes
to grind. and only exercised
the privileges of stockholders.
We are informed that Mr.. Will.
lam Coard Bromley has resign
ed the office of General Mana
ager to which he was elected al
the meeting in the Court House
last week.
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300 Reward, XlOO.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased To learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able tn cure in all its stages. and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires con
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building mp the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that il fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address FL CHENEY & Co Toledo. %.
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
ton.
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Warming.

You cannot have good health unless
your kidneys are sound. for the kidneys
filter the blood of impurities which
otherwise act as irritating poisons aud
break down the delicate organs of the
body and cause serious trouble. IL You
have kidney or bladder trouble and do
not use Foley's Kidney Cure. you will
have only yourself to blame for results.
as it positively cures all forms of kidney
and bladder diseases. p. ID. Getting
ham & Co.. Snow Hill. Lloyd & Blaine.
Pocomoke.
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ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR

The Baltimore. chesapeake and At
lan,ic Railway Company will sell round
trip tickets from all stations on II ,ilway
Division, Ocean City Ia Claiborne. Md
inclusive. Daily during the st. Louis
Fair, via Baltimore. as follows:
Season Excursion Tickets. $37. 20,
go Day Excursion Tickets. 3I.OO:
IL Day Excursion Tickets, $25. ~,
For further information. ask Agents
or address A J. Benjamin, Division Pas
senger Agent. Salisbury, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

DEMOCRATIC Candidates for
Congress i'm this District are
looming up serenely and there
will be no dearth of good mat err
ial to pit against the Hon Will :
lam II. jackson. FIX. Senators
Crothers of Cecil and Thomas
\. Smith, of Caroline, seem to
be the most promising material.
either of them would make "a
hustling campaign and com
mand the full support of the
party.
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BALTIMORE BEST STORE
zpMaGEMm<h27
Howard and Lexington Streets
Our Peerless Gretchen COrSetS

Some in the selection
trimming hesitate
of
depends largely the hapcine
o the ctwhich
in
peerless Gretchen and
unwilling
other The remarkable of the
first place coress based entirely IN
lad
on. Comfort combined with the
the lines bcautif
No who Gretchen
Crotch arr priced rom so to $3.50.
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Said Convention will elect delegates
tn represent Worcester County in the
Democratic State Convention to be- held
i'm Baltimore, ON
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

Jointless reversible mating. l2'.c.
75c. and 2Oc
Heavy China Mating, 2Oc and pc.
Special weight 30c. goods at $40 90
per roll of 10 yards. Only small lot Of
these left and we candot duplicate them
Cotton Warp Mottings. carpet figures
in all colors, 2Oc pc 35c. Zoe. I5c
Prairie Grass Carpet. at loo.
Special prices for roll lots
of mattings.
Beautiful line of Summer
Furniture.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

Mr.. William A. Hancock. of Berk
~. Virginia. visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 5. Hancock. this week. Mr..
Hancock has been to Baltimore purchas-
ing fixtures aud pictures for his hand
some tonsorial parlor in Berkeley
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

w. f. Allen had IS hands employed
on his Peninsula Plant Farm, near Sal
isbury. last Monday, setting out tomato
plants. He will put out 5000 of these
plants this season.
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To Democratic Voters.

Democratic primaries will be held in
the several Election Districts of Wor,
cester County. at the usual voting places
on
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NEW MATTINGS

Mattings will probably be
higher next season OH account
of the war between Russia and
Japan, and we advise our Gus
toners to anticipate their
wants early while our present
stock lasts.
We have it as low as s.. - per roll.
same quality as is usually sold at sc
per yard.
And better one at l2i &C. and i5c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
NORTH CENTER.
We are having plenty of rain.

We are having plenty of rain.
Planting corn is the order of the
day.
Health in this vicinity is fairly
good.
Inez Mitchell is working for Mr.
Parkhurst.
Harvey Zane called at Jake Longs
on Sunday.
Fred Bishop has sold his team to
Jerry Stout.
Homer Keller has bought a horse
of Henry Dykstra.
Mrs. VIM was an over Monday Wis.
itor at ]. c. Longs.
Jennie Oliver visited at the Clay
worth home Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. w. Oliver called ON Mrs.
Chas. Moler last Saturday.
Little verna Long attended Sunday
school at Greenwood Sunday.
Miss Mae Davis spent Sunday with
friends in this neighborhood.
The warm rains Of last week made
the oats and pastures look fine.
Misses Myrtle and Clara Long call
ed at the Oliver home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Briley visited on
Sunday at the John Clayworth home.
Mrs. w. H. clayworth visited satur-
day at her daughters, Mrs. T. r. Bril-
ley.
Jake Long had the misfortune to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
SKUNK RIVER.

Erastus Coffin and wife visited
their son Fred on Sunday.
J. F. Cruzen's were Sunday visitors
with the Harry Hicks family.
Mrs. Mary Cruzen has for some
time been in quite poor health.
Will Cruzen and family visited on
Sunday with Charley Cruzen and
wife.
John w. Coffin and family spent
Sunday afternoon with the Thomas
Ferree family.
G. B. Coffin and family visited over
Saturday night with her brother
George Scott, of Jefferson township.
This cold weather is bad for the
termination of corn. Some is coming
up and some will have to- be re
planted.
Somebody will feast on fried chick.
en- some Of these days, as Mrs. ]. B.
Cruzen reports 1913 and Mrs. Nellie
Knight 270.
Uncle Charley Ferree was alarm
ingly ill last week with asthmatic
and heart trouble, but IS reported
much better now.
The latest word was to the effect
that Elmer E. Bailey, of Valley juno.
ton, who has been seriously ill with
pneumonia, was very much better.
Wesley Shoemake preached for the
people of Madison Sunday at eleven
Sunday school at 1920 every Sunday
with ]. B. Cruzen still at the helm as
superintendent.
Little Ivy Poe, the child who per.
ished in the well, was laid to her last
slumber in Madison cemetery beside
her father. Many are the hearts that
ache for the crucified little life.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Terrence and
Miss Ollie Tuning were called to His
boro, Iowa, last week to the bedside
of Mrs. Torrences father, who has
for many months been bedridden
with cancer Of the face.
Decoration Day is near, and let us
not forget
With flowers sweet of bud and bloom,
And lilies white and fair,
To place upon the honored tomb
OF the silent sleepers there.
. . .
May Is. Wood Violet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

Pike, of Oskaloosa, came down last
Wednesday and stayed till Friday
evening.
The missionary meeting that was,
held at r. w. Moore's last Thursday
was we'll attended, being twenty-six
in number.
Lee Pickens, who has rented an so
acre of land of AID Wright has erected
a second hand wind mill on 1t and
turned in herd of cattle on pasture.
Quite a number went up to Oska-
loosa last Saturday to find out how
the candidates were elected, some
feeling pretty good and others not so
we'll.
Quarterly conference was held at
Cedar Methodist church on Saturday
and at Fairview on Sabbath and Sab
bath evening. Rev. Waring took the,
place of the presiding elder as he
could not come.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
CEDAR.

Lee Davis has rented forty acre,
of land of Mrs. r. E. Holloway.
81. L. Moore has been driving with
man over the country looking al
the wool.
Frank Moore and wife are makins
their home with his father and
mother.
Billie Steele and wife, and O, w.
Moore and wife were Oskaloosa cal
lers Saturday.
The business men OF Cedar are the
hustling paper hangers, Ernie Lyon
and Willie Witt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McLain and
father, of Oskaloosa, were down Wis
ting the first of the week.
Mrs. Ella Bradford went to Illinois
where she Is in the hospital. We all
wish her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Pendarvis and son Paul, who
have been to Chicago, have returned
home. He is in pretty good health.
Corn planting will soon be thing
OF the past unless this cool weather
continues so 1t will have to be planted
over.
Miss Maud Wells and Mrs. Blanche
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
sILkwoRM CULTURE.

The Department of Agriculture al
Washington, d. c., is investigating
the possibilities of silkworm culture
in the United States. 1t is hoped
that it may in time be developed to
such an extent as to prove of benefit
to those members of families whose
time is not altogether occupied in
other ways, and also to other persons
in a small way as size issue. To
persons wishing to experiment, and
who can furnish proper food for the
worms, the Department is distribut-
ing free Of charge a small quantity of
silkworm eggs and also manual OF
instructions. The proper food for
silkworms consists of leayes from the
different varieties Of white mulberry
tree and the Usage orange. The pa
per mulberry with the fuzzy leayas)
Is not suitable. nor is the common red
mulberry. AS the season is now Oh.
en-, applications for the eggs should
be made at once, and must be accom-
panied by statement as to the num-
Der and kind Of mulberry trees or the
amount OF Usage orange which the
applicant possesses; otherwise the
eggs will not be sent. Ii the variety
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

lingering illness of nearly four
months, which she bore with great
patience. During the last five years
she has been totally blind, which
caused her much sorrow, as it so i'm
paired her usefulness, her general
health being good. She retained her
mental faculties until the last and
was ready and willing to leave the
care and sorrow of this world for the
rest and peace in the world beyond
the grave.
May II. n. X. G.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

lose one of his best COWS last Tues
day.
Harry Clayworth and family visited
at the parental Clayworth home on
Friday.
Mabel McCord took dinner Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Long and
family.
Little Marie Clayworth spent Satur.
day at the home of her brother, John
Clayworth.
Wolves have been seen in this
neighborhood. They killed some of
Mr.. Perkins sheep. ......'.N.
Mrand Mrs Chas. Halle and daugh.
ter Mary visited Sunday at the Eu
gene Mcconnell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Phillips and fam.
lily took dinner Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. HI. Clayworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Evans and fam,
lily visited Sunday with their grand,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Poe.
Homer Hull has been chosen as the
rural carrier on route No. 2 and he
began his work Monday.
The apple, cherry and pear trees
are loaded with blossoms. So far the
fruit crop has not been damaged.
Those. who spent Sunday at Shoe,
makes were Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Lowery and Mr.. and Mrs. Leander
Phillips and family.
We are sorry to report that Fred
Bishop has left this neighborhood and
gone to New Sharon to work for Chas
Shoemake in the butcher shop.
Miss Lizzie Halle went to Oska
loosa Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs
McCutchen, for few days, and then
she expects to go to Knoxville to Wis.
it another sister, Mrs. Phillips.
May IS. EVERGREEN.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
EVELAND EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tyrel have a
little daughter, born April "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones recently
called at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.A.
| ]. Banks.
Mrs. Matte Mather and Mamie
Clark were Bussey visitors last Mon
| day evening
| Mrs. Keeran and daughter visited
recently at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Hayes and made the acquaint-
ance of the little son in that home.
The school directors met last Satur-
day and turned everything over to
White City in the way of a school
house. They will build them 81 200
house, with $500 extra to seat it. Mr..
Hill was the only one who voted
against building the school directly
in White City, as he wished it near
err the center of the district, or to
divide the district.
Wm.Gray, former resident of this
vicinity, died last week and was bur-
led in the Butler graveyard. He will
be remembered by many old settlers,
as he lived on farm in this region
until the death of his wife several
years ago. Since then he has lived
in various places. He was quite aged
and almost helpless. The funeral
was held from Bussey on last Satur-
day. He leaves several children
s. W. Gray, of Bussey, daughter in
California, and daughter in Oska-
loosa.
Departed this life April 10, 1904,
in the S7th year Of her age, Elizabeth
Rice Croft. Grandma, as she has
been called for years, was born and
raised in Baden, Germany. She
was united in marriage in 1910 toll
Jacob Croft. and they emigrated to
this country Lived in many eastern
states and finally landed in Iowa,
where they lived many years on a
farm until the death of Mr.. Croft, |
which occurred twenty-four years ago
In March. Since the death Of her
husband Grandma has made her
home with her children. principally
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Martin,
at whose home she passed away after
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
-What cheer Patriot. Az is :

What Cheer Patriot: AS is their
custom on Ascension Day,th knights
Templar of DePayen's Commandery
at oskaloosa observed their memorial
day with impressive ceremonies.
Two large floral designs were sent
here by express to A. A. Geneva to
be placed on the graves of Sir
knights Jerome Messenger and Ed A.
Smith. Mrs. Messenger and Mrs.
Smith were both in the city wednes-
day and the floral tributes and mes
sages of sympathy and remembrance
were delivered to them by Mr.. Cen
eva. These are the things that make
up much Of the better part of life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
THE COUNTY TICKET.

Seldom if ever was there such {
strong field of candidates before a re
publican county convention, as the
one that honestly and creditably
strove for honors before the big as
lsembly Of Saturday. And vita such
a fine field to pick from it was impos
sible to choose other than splendid
ticket. The only regret that any del
egate might have was that every good
fellow VINO sought the fayors of the
convention could not be named. The
contests were spirited from the start
and the followings were SO evenly
divided that no one had walk
away" In fact several ballots were
necessary on each Office, and it was
"eyerybody's" race until the decisive
vote was reached.
The ticket, as it was finally made
up, is all that any republican could
wish for. Every name on it is that
of q good, clean man, one whom it
viii be an honor as well as a source
OF satisfaction to Vete for, The
ticket also represents the entire coun-
ty, only one candidate being from
town, and the other four from various
sections Of the country.
At the head of the ticket is Clifford
B. West, son of Chas. West, one of
the old wheel horses of the party. He
is a young man of excellent training,
popular with all who know him, and
will make splendid officer.
John w. Doak, the Nasty" OF Rose
Hill, has been republican through
all kinds of weather, ever since he
was old enough TO know what the
principles of the party stood for. He
will do his full share toward leading
the forces to triumphant victory this
year.
John NMcCoy, son Of that staiwart
party leader, Judge Ben Mccoy, is a
young attorney of promise, and fitted
for the higher step by having served
the city acceptably as solicitor. With
the true Mccoy spirit in his veins he
laid down his work, answered his
country's call for men, and served
two years in the hard and dangerous
campaign in the Philippines. He
deserves the honor he mas won, and
should poll every party vote in the
county.
U. G. Deck is also young man, but
a veteran in work for the party of his
choice. He has made a success of
his private affairs, and as assessor,
and in other lines of work he has had
just such experience as is needed in
Tho reeel'der,sA ofiees . HE friends axt
legion and his election is assured
r. w. Moore, of Cedar, is just the
man who is wanted on the board of
supervisors. He is one of the most
successful farmers in Mahaska coun-
ty and will make a most acceptable
successor to that fine official, w. H.
Springer, whose term of office expires
this year, and who declined to be a
candidate for reelection. Mr.. Moore
is capable business man, and a man
in whose hands the affairs of the
county will be safely and conscien-
tiously cared for.
AS the start is propitious, may the
end be as favorable.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
DROBATE NOTICE.

IL In matters of the last will and
testament of Hannah e. Gesford, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk
of the district court of Mahaska coun-
ty, Iowa, an instrument of writing
purporting to be the last will and testa-
ment of Hannah E. Gesford deceased,
and the same is set for hearing on the
LIST day of June of the present
term of the district court, be-
gun and held in Oskaloosa onIthe 18th
day of April, 1904, at which time
objections can be made to the approx
ing OF said will and its admission-to
probate.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1905.
4lw2 B. X. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

"A very large increase in the re-
serve and an increase in the depos-
its of the state and savings banks of
Iowa are indicated by the reports
which have been filed with the audi.
tor Of state in response to his call
upon these classes of banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business April 80. The
banks in Mahaska county are espe-
cially in splendid condition, there be-
ing on deposit in Oskaloosa alone
over two millions of dollars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
SHERIFF,s SALE,

y Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of special execution to me
directed by the clerk of the district
court of Mahaska county, Iowa,
against the goods, chattels, lands, !.
tenements, etc., of Thomas Allen and
Betnana Allen, defendants, in favor
of Iowa Central Building and Loan
Association, plaintiff, will offer
at public sale to the highest bid
der, for cash, at the door of the
court house, in the City of Oska-
loosa, County of Mahaska, Iowa, on
the 18th day of June 1904, all of
said defendants right, title and
interest in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in Ma
haska county, to-wit: Lot seven ~
in block four a. Marks addition to
the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of
Q O'Clock P. NJ J., of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day of
May, 1904.
E. L. VALENTINE,
Sheriff, Mahaska County, Iowa,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

Of the mulberry is not known to the
applicant. a sample Of large leaves
should be sent to the department
The Department OF Agriculture buys
the cocoons which the worms spin,
paying for them CATER they have been
dried) rs cents to 81 a pound accord
ing to their quality. The work will
prove an interesting pastime for WON
EN- and children who can devote to it
odd minutes during the day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
Keokuk Gate ely: Al Swain. .

Keokuk Gate City: AL Swain, U.
s. Consul at Southampton, England,
has been jollying the Britishers there
by telling them they have one of the
finest ports in the world His long
and valuable experience in acknowl-
edging the receipt of tall corn, big
pumpkins and 'messes" of new pota-
toes when he edited the Oskaloosa
Herald, as he used to do, served to
qualify him in an eminent degree for
the graceful distribution of bouquets
with commendable impartiality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
A DEMONSTRATORS NoTIoE

Notlce IS hereby given to an
persons interested, that on the 2ncl
day of May, A. D., 1904, the,
undersigned was appointed by the
district court of Mahaska county
Iowa, administrator of the estate of
M: Anna draper, deceased, late Of
said Mahaska county, Iowa. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned
and those having claims against the
same will present them lepalIv
authenticated to said court for allow
Dated May 2rd, 1904,
i. W. QUAINTANcE, Administrator.
K. X. DAVIS, Clerk
BY +. N. McVAv, Deputy. 4Ows
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19

Secretary OF the Treasury SHAW
drew warrant for $f0.0O0,000 last
week in payment Of the French com.
pany's interests In the Panama canal.
This is the largest warrant ever is.
sued by the government. J. p. Nor
gan e Co. the New York bankers,
will act as the governments agents
in this matter, but will receive no
compensation The firm IS under
bond for faithful performance Of its
duties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-19
A DMINIsTRAToR,s NoTIcE

"a Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the End
day of May, A. D., 1904, the nm.
dersigned was appointed by the dis.
trict court of Mahaska county. Iowa.
administrator of the estate OF Timothy
Fallon, 'Sr. deceased, late of said Ma
haska county, Iowa. All persons in
debted to said estate will make paw
ment TO the undersigned, and those
having claims against the same will
present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated May End, 1904.
MARION CRUzEN, Administrator
r. *. DAVIS, Clerk.
BY T. N. MoVAY, Deputy. 4OwS