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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
LOCALS.

from visit to relatives in Baltimore.
For style. quality, aud low prices
in millinery go to Mrs. V. S. Townsend.
Mr.. William O. Powell made a
business trip to New York City this
week.
Mr.. Z. III. Collins paid business trip
to Philadelphia and Baltimore this
week.
Miss Ethel Elmer, of Baltimore, is
the welcome guest of Miss Mildred Ay-
delotte.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. North is visiting her
daugh ter, Mrs. Mclaughlin in Washing
ton. ID. U.
Mrs. B. j. Esham has returned home
from visit to her daughter i'll Dendron,
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Henry Pur-
nell will arrive home to-day to spend
the winter.
Best groceries, meats, and vegeta-
bles of all kinds always on hand at e..
w. Wonnell's.
DIR. John S. Bishop. of Baltimore.
came home Monday night to spend
several days with his sisters.
-Robley ID. Jones, Esq, attended
Court in Salisbury this week. where he
had several important cases.
-Wanted-3OO cases of good holly.
green and plenty of berries. Apply to
W.. Purnell. Snow Hill. Md.
Mr.. E. G. Kenly. of Berlin. has
been appointed Assistant State Lii
brarian by Governor Warfield.
Mrs. John W. Station spent a few
days of this week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. u. p. Wharton, Stockton.
For Sale-One pair of large Young
mules. Will be sold ON reasonable
terms. Thomas ]. Herman. Snow Hill.
Il desire to announce that 1 am con-
Quoting a livery stable opposite Pur-
nell's hotel in Snow Hill, Asher Camp
bell.
Mrs Frank Fooks has gone to Balti.
more to enter hospital for treatment.
She was accompanied by DIR. Paul
Jones. "a
Hon. George W. Covington and
family will leave home to-day for New
York. where they will spend the
winter.
Everybody will see your ADVERTISE
ment in the MESSENGER. Circulation
larger than ever before in the history Of
the paper.
Misses Berda Tilghman, of POGO
moke City, and Anna Tilghman, of
Girdletree. visited friends in Snow Hill
this week.
William G. Kerbin went to Mills.
and delivered a speech before the Dem
ocratic club.
For pretty and stylish millinery go
to Mrs. V. 5. Townsend. Our prices are
lower than Others and our styles are
the very best.
Miss Julia Jones. of Queponco.
attended the wedding of her cousin at
Sunnyside. Northampton County, We'd
Desday of this week.
The Ladies' aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church i'm making
preparations for bazaar which will be
held early in December.
There will be preaching in Gunby
Presbyterian Church. Stockton. Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours. Rev. J. B. North, pastor.
Mr.. Asher Campbell had the mis-
fortune Thursday night to lose one of
the fine sorrel mares, which he recently
purchased of George ). Payne, Esq.
Mr.. Lemuel Il. Melvin and Mr.. Joe
Bradford. of Ocean City. spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of Mr. Melvin's
daughter, Mrs Eugene Dennis, in Que
ponce.
i have line of home made sausage
and scrappel, seasoned with country
sage and pepper. Give me an order
aud try them for breakfast w. E.
Cluff & Co.
Mr.. Charles w. Shockley, of the
firm of J. S. Price & Co with his family
returned home on the steamer Mary.
land Wednesday. after spending a week
in Baltimore
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MARYLAND SCHOOL

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whose hearing is too defective for at
tendance ON the public schools. Speech
and Lip reading taught as well as
grammar school and academic studies.
Location very healthful Board and
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Apply to
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TIMBER FOR SALE.

l have a tract of 10 to Is acres well set
in pine. oak and gum timber, which /
will sell cheap. Address
JAMES S. CLOGG,
Pocomoke City, Nd.
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Ube Messender

sS-This paper has the largest circula-
ton Of any paper In Worcester County
and Is the Official paper of the County.
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SNOW HILL. Md, OCT. Is.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
MODERN ENGLISH SERVANTS.
They Demand Higher Pay, Fine Clothes
aud Bicycles.

Times change. aud our servants
change with them. Tue results of the
Lincolnshire hiring fairs, which extend
over about ten days. and have just
come to an end. shows that the old
fashioned servant maid nc longer eX-
lists, says the London Chr licie.
Each succeeding year recently serv-
ants have demanded and obtained high
or wages. and in the case OF domes-
tics, the wages paid for their services,
are twice as high as those which pre-,
vailed twenty o. thirty years ago.
Another direction in which change, is,
Indicated is the stipulation for a reg
llar weekly holiday as part of the lir.
ing btrgalIA Very few servants, will
20 ont TO situations ROW without the
concession OF an afternoon or eveaing.
one week. and in one case, % girl
asked for special weekly holiday
50 that she might take her nlslsic les
son.
Again there is the cycling habit So
many servants on bicycles hare never
been seen before as during t5c rAcent
yacatean They fiocked issso EAST An
glian towns in considerable numbers,
most af them on prettlly equipped. up
tO-date machines.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
AMBITIOUS OLD AGE.
Better Seek an Education at 10 than
Remain Ignaranf.

Remain Ignarant.
y few years ago two American wo-
men excited some comment by enter
ing college for complies course. one
hefBg 10 years of age and. tie other
nearly as old One gave as, her rea-
son lifelong ambition. Having mar
Eed before her aspiration. for a col
Iege education could be realized she
devoted herelf faithfully to her, do
mestlc career. but never ceased TO, de-
plore her meager schooling. Her chill
dren having grown into men and wo.
nnn and having married and left her
alone in her home, she could see no
reason why she should not undertak1p
to carry out her early purpose. she
found greater pleasure in study than
in anything else and although she
might sic before gradnatibn,. still she
wonld have enjoyed her later years to
Il degree which no other occupation
would alIOw
Harvard reported four venera ole stu
dents, in the summer school. one a New
Hampshire preacher of SO years; an
other II Congregational minister Dr.
Leonard Woolsey Baeom, who, has
written a good deal for the magazines
and who is II years old. and two 9TH
er preachers of about 30 years. each.
OF course this is not like entering for
u fI!L university course, but each of
this remarkable quartet has a specials
branch which he wishes to master with
the aid Of the college, professors. They
recall the case of the learned black
smith, who. after he had cached the.
term Of life prescribed by the Psalmist.
became an unusual linguist with the.
complete mastery of many tongues
There comes time in the life of
ueaniT every man wllfH lie. realizes
that he is growing old. Perhaps it is
in the very prime of life, about the for
tieth. year. that this recognition OF his
mortality gives thcomost distress, and.
ne is. disposed to doubt whether il is
possible for him to accomplish any
thing worth while. In the face of
much evidence to the contrary it has
been affirmed that u man who, has
done. natlling great before that ace will
newer do it: that life after 40 consists
main4y IN learning on previous aceni-
sitiDslS> However, as, timn goes, on
many man develops, a. new courage.
and especially he resolves 10, live thor.
eughEy and heartily to, the last mo-
mealt. AS a French. philosopher urg-.
ed. man should keep, at his work
is Though immortal, even though be.
slloIld know that death would como. to-
morrow. .Anotneusnoralist asserts that
Il man who, on a sinking ship. should
Not take his pill at the prescribed mo-
gent and wind NJ, his, watch hicks a
manly quality. Anyhow; the nlilin who
ut 50 or any other age at which he
retains a healthy mind does not shrink
from IN undertaking merely because
death is near gets the best out OF life.
Philadelphia Record
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
BUYING RuetEs IN BURMA
A Peculiar Method of bargaining for
the Precious Stones.

the Precious Stones.
The peculiar business methods OF
Oriental merchants are illustrated by
the manner OF buying rubles in Bur
ma. In the examination of rubies ar
chants holding that full sunlight
alone can bring cut the color and bril-
fancy Of the gems Sales must, there
fore, take place between 8 a. m. and
) p. M, and the sky must be clear.
The pi ~ haser. placed near a win
dow. has before him a large. copper
plate. The sellers come 10 him one by
one. and each empties upon this plate
his little bag of rubies. The purchaser
proceeds TO arrange them for valua-
ton in a number Of small heaps, The
first division is into three grades. ac-
corling TO size: each of these groups
is again divided into three piles, ac-
cording to color, and each of these
piles. IN turn, Is GFain divided into
three groups, according to shape. The
bright copper plate has q curious use.
The sunlight reflected from it through
the stones brings out, with true rubies,
color effect different from that with
red spinels and tourmalines, which are
thus easily separated.
The buyer and seller then 20 through
very peculiar method of bargaining
by signs. or rather grips, in perfect 81
Ience After agreeing upon the fair-
ness OF the classification. they Join
their right hands. covered with hand
kerehief or the flap of garment, and
by grips and pressures mutually under
stood among all these dealers they
make. modify and accept proposals of
purchase and sale. The hands are
then uncovered and the prices are re-
enr,lctf -Jewelers Circular Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
Among onr NeiShhor.s-

John Menza, an aged farmer Of the
town Of Franklin, was gored to deathlon
his farm by vicious 3-year-old bull,
George Storm. who sandbagged Oscar
Meacham of Bangor and robbed him
when unconscious. was sentenced to a
year in State prison.
James Tweed, wealthy farmer of
Ferryville. died from injuries received
while riding horse. y rupture in his
side caused his death.
At Steers farm. town of Washington,
just as the thrashing was finished, the
barn took fire 1t was completely de-
stroyed with all its contents.
There is a movement on foot to. organ
ize a society in Outagamie county Of the
veterans Of the Civil War. The move
ment was started By Louis Jacquot of
Hortonvillc.
John Smith. farmer 30 years old re-
siding on farm north of Briggsville,.
had his skull fractured while engaged in
removing the scaffolding from barn ON
which he was working. He was struf k
ON the head by falling timber.
Fire practically, a troyed the, cooper
shop OF George S. DoEd & Coz in Supe~
rior 1t is estimated that the loss will
run from $4,000 to 100000 partly in
sured About, seventy-five. men are
thrown out of employment
Erick Peterson. Postmaster at Roches-
ter, p reprietor of the general store there,
lung himself in a grove half u mile from
his hrmc He was made melancholy by
busi less troubles. He WAS about 81 years
ola and leaves wife and daughter.
Bruno Jones. aged 20, Of Arcadia,
employed in Oshkosh. was frightfully
scalded in "A vat of boiling water at the
veneer plant of the Paine Lumber Com
pany, almost his entire body being inn
plicatod. His injuries may prove fatal.
4 gang Of robbers raidcd several
stores, residences aud saloons at Boyd.
They worked in a systematic manner
and none knew of the robbery until the
perpetrators had escaped. Chester Gan
zrl and Henry Gauzel were the heaviest
losers.
While reading the other ,uorning, +.
w. kutler of Appleton, father of State
Bakery Inspector J.. Z. &utier. lost the
sight Of one. eys. e hich left him Instant
Il. without pain. He has returned from
Milwaukee without hope of ever recover
ing his sight in that eye
Miss Amanda Hanson committed sIlt-
eide at North Lake by drinking earboIic
acid. She was 20 years of age aud no
cause is known for the deed She was
employed in the store Of Mr.. Kerr,
Miss Helen Rogers. formerly OF Apple
ton. a sister of Rev. Talbot Rogers OF
Grafton Hnll school, Fond 1n Lac. has
been appointed private secretary fer
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid or N-w Yer.
Driven mad at not being aide 20 reach
her calf. n COW suddenly dashed into a
crowd OF little children in GAINESVILLE.
badly injuring S-year-oll Agnes Buege.
The enraged animal gashed Ter terribly.
Frank Burant died Of injuries received
while walking from Fountain City t.
Winonn He vas unable. on account OF
heavy wind. to hear an Approaching
Burlington train.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07

Every dairyman knows that when.
a COW is allowed, through lack of sue-
culent food. to fall off in her milk ii
is impossible to again bring her back.
to the original flow, no matter how
bountifully she is fed Even If the
food costs more than the milk during
the summer drought. it is best to. keep
it up if it Is intended to milk the cow
through the fall and winter. To al
.ow the milk yield to run down is
TO court q double loss. The loss of
the milk is something but If the milk
is going to a creamery that IS cooper
atiye in any phase the lessened sup
ply from all the patrons will increase
proportlonately the cost of making
butter and thus force q further loss on
the patron. Unfortunately on most Of
our farms it is looked upon as the
regular thing to have the COWS fall
of in their milk at this time of year,
and nothing is done to prevent II.
This not doing anything Is the hardest
thing TO overcome when we are trying
to induce the adoption of methods
that Will insure the continuation Of
the flow of milk during early summer
through the hot weather. This is a
hard period for our creamery men. but
the loss always gets back TO the farm
ers In the end. This should be remem-
bered and meas ,es taken to insure
different results. st Louis Republic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07

Inc art OF raising corn Is summed
UP In Indiana Farmer; The cut OF
corn plants In a row distance1 part is
shown for the purpose of impressing
the reader with the Importance of bet
ter methods of cultivation than those
formerly pursued; in other words, TO
show The necessity of shallow level
cultivation after the corn plant is a
few feet high
This country has the only produc-
tive and profitable corn belt in the
world. The demand and increasing
/ price Of corn In the last i've years
have raised the annual production to
about 1000, 100000 bushels, and yet
the average per acre for the whole
country is only 24.2 bushels. 1t Is a
rather remarkable fact that on the
poor soils Of New England the av =
age production per acre IS largest.
This is doubtless due to the fact that
better fertilization. cultivation and
seed selection is practiced there II
Is very we'll known that there is great
advantage in seed selection. Many
instances of this have shown that on
the same quality OF soils fifteen bush
els per acre have been produced, more
than where the work of selecting seed
was neglected Again 1t has been
shown that COTE growing on lands the
previous year in leguminous crops has
greatly increased in production
The best corn growers now begin
cultivation with weeders or harrOws
before, or by the time, the corn be-
gins to appear above the gfound, this
both for the purpose OF destroying the
terminating weeds as wen as to PUT
the soil in better condition for Germ
growth. 1t is always important that
the ground be stirred after rains
where crust forms and starts rapid
evaporation of the moisture. 1t is
well settled now thar good dust
mulch of two or three inches depth
is one of the things. necessary In corn
cultivation
Formerly deep cultivation vas prac-
t'cef. but it is now seen that this was
a listake. When the crop is three
or four feet high the ground begins TO,
mat with the fine fibrous roots which
extend from row to row. as shown in
the cut When six to eight feet high
these fine root feeders of the plant
have made complete mat between
the rows. In deep cultivation. reach
ing, down 10 five or six inches. these
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
GOULD MOI SMOKE THEM OUT.


An American naval officer who was
student at the Naval Academy with
! Commodore Matsmulla of the Japan
csc navy. recently wounded on the
/ bridge of his ship, describes an ex-
! perience during their student days,
when the young japanese got the besr
of hazing party. The New York sun
prints the story
\ pluckier fellow than Matsmulia.
more level-headed chap | never met.
He was graduated in 1873. Part of the
fine his friend, Sartaro lse, was in
the academy with aim.
At the academy Mats" as he was
called. was very popular. and he was
midshipman when hazins was at it's
worst. The laps had never heard the
word haze, and had no conception OF
its meaning.
One night. hearing a good deal OF
noise in their room, went over. and
when I opened the door all | could see
was a dense smoke out of which came
several arms. | was jerked into the
room and the door closed. The Japs
were being treated to a smoker The
windows were all closed. and even the
keyhole and crack under the door were
stuffed
On the narrow mantelpiece stood the
future japanese hero. Matsmulla. look
ing like one of his oid-fashioned idols,
but - smiling as p oasket u chips
He W; ordered oy the hazers TO sing
4 song in Greek. OF the language he
knew but two words, Alpha and
Omega, and these he worked on so
cleverly and wiah such good nature
that he was lifted down.
Both the Japs took the medicine
with n pluck that was their salvation.
In half an hour the air In the room
was unbearable, and even the hazers
began to weaken. Two Of them found
It convenient TO get out Then Mats
spoke up.
we sorry you third-ciass men have
enga cement" he said we like You
stay and smoke another pipe"
Not a word was spoken Most Of
the third-class men We're at that stage
when they did not dare to open their
mouths.
| don't know how long we could
have stood il. I confess that did not
feel altogether happy myself when
Mats said:
Amy third-class gen leman like an.
other pipe? There are plenty"
The mere suggestion drove one Of
the hazers out Then one Of them cried
out that the officer Of the day was
coming. and they all tossed their pipes
into the chimney place and ran.
1t was a subterfuge to enable them
to get out Mats had smoked them
cut '4Third-class men not smoke
much" he said, with laugh. as they
disappeared.
What clinched his popularity was
that when the officer OF the day did
come along Mats room was still full
OF smoke. and Matsmuila took all the
blame for the violation of the rule
against smoking, and did not give the
hazers away.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
wIscoNsln pEmocsATs
state csuvcnlion Meets as 0saIscasI, to
Nominate Candidates..

state c~uycniion Meets as Oshkosh ia
Nominate CandidaaSs..
Oshkosh correspondence.
he Democrats Of Wisconsin, pso4 in
Oshkosh "Wednesday in delegate con.
Tention for the purpose of nominating
a full State tieket The convention
was called to order at noon in. the
opera house. Martin $. Lubbock, of
Juneau, was made temporary chaiy.
man. In a short address to the con.
vention he said, among other things:
we are met at the outset of this
campaign by an opposition that is di-
yided and engaged in bitter internal
strife for party supremacy. With the
outcome of that family quarrel the
Democratic party is not concerned. But
the charges and accusations made by
each of the warning factions of the
Republican party OF this state against
the other are such that no excuse can
be found why either faction should be
intrusted with the control of our State
affairs. And, inasmuch a. both fac
lions assume, with show OF authority.
to be the true representatives of the
Republican, party. that party confesses
familiarity with tire hideous corruption
Of both factions, stamps it with the i'm
preston Of party approval and as
sumes the 4pondng responsible
ity"
Referring To Judge Parker. he said:
He would be guided by sober juds-
ment and not ruled by sudden passion
and impulse. The reckless results of
passion, impulse and caprice he would
replace with-a sound. and sober govern
ment. administered according to the
principles laid down hy Thomas Jeffer-
son III his first inaugural address.
With union accomplished and In
vmcible When. united. with confidence
in the people and inspired BY the JUS
tice of our cause, the Democracy al
though ofteudefea ted, ente2s upon tAiS
campaign with determination ana. full
Of hope"
After the conclusion of the speech.
an adjournment was taken until even
ing When the convention reassem-
bled the committees were not seadY to,
report, and NJ 9:1o O'Clock an adjourn
ment WAS taken to Thursday
James l. O'Connor. of Milwaukee,.
was agreed upon as permanent, chair
man. This was a victory for the so-
called radicals The mention of the
names of Judge slon B. Parker and
William jennings Bryan brought forth
prolonged applause. 1t was pretty gem
orally conceded Wednesday night that
former Governor George w. Peck;
would be nominated for Governor.
Among the candidates We're the fol-
lowing.
For Lieutenant Governnr-Dr, Fl. NJ,
Lathrop. Burt. Williams and Judge, f.
Norden.
Secretary of State - George. w.
Lewis. J. T. Nolan. T. T. Leon IRA and
Judge L. r. Martin.
State TreaSirer-M A. Jacobs. A. ]!
Ainsworth AMI Adam Lichtenberger..
Attorney Generally. +. Wolfe and;
Judge Becker.
Railroad Commissioned L. Han
ton and ~ j. Redner.
Insurance Commissioner - Arthur
Zander, Henry Fetzer Captain VIII
liam Vance, Fred Baker and Michael
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
Work Horse i'm Hot weather.

How many drivers are there who
think that horse would be more com
Portable IL his harness Is taken of
when he comes in hot. tired and
sweaty from a forenoon's work? Just
as man likes to take of his hat, boots
and sweaty stockings after tramp
behind the harrow. SO tn, team is re-
freshed by being embarrassed. \ horse
is never so hot that half-pai full Of
water will injure him. and ii is cruel
custom TO Put the horse In a close
stall without n sup of water 10 cool
his parched mouth. while the driver
goes to Hquldate at the pump. 1t Is
considered unwise 10 allow horse 10
drink Il large quantity OF water just
before or Immediately after eating
BY giving them a pail full of water on
coming in from the field the horses will
relish their hay. and by the time they
are embarrassed another pail full may
be given and grain fed. Then. before
going to the field. allow them 10 drink
as much as desired. And this will be
mere nearly the proper quantity than
if permitted to fill up when first com
ing in from the field, A horse is too
valuable 10 neglect. and careful at
tention not only pays In his Increased
| ysefulness, bat an animal which STANDS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better shan
others. Soil may be the same
and seed mag seem the Same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child. weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
OF food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause OF weak.
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems To- find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sampEe
Scott Bovine, Chemists, 400 Pearrst, New YORK
SOC. atsei Aioos, AID dtnggiats.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-07

lions now and then Mr. Fitzwalton
seems to have told him all he knows"
1t was II o'clock before | sat down
to my work. | soon understood what
had to do. and set about it with hearty
good will.
There! didn't l tell ron. Master Silas,
that when Rings come to the worst
they're sure to rIendT' cried Martha.
You did" | said pressing her hind.
Il was heather TO doubt it."
She little knew how fatal that doubt
had like to have become. When Josiah
and Mr.. Montgomery returned at night
my task was completed.
(To he continuedA