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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
His Preaching Didn't Suit.

DR.. Robert Collyer. the veteran Uni
tartan preacher. was ordained tn the
ministry in England while following
his trade as blacksmith. BY invita-
ton he occupied pulpit in the town
where he was working. Next morning
an old shoemaker. Il thoughtful and
earnest man. saw him going To work
II heard thee preach. Bob" said the
old man. land doan't think thou'l:
ever make the preacher we want ere.
Thou wants to reason over much. and
that will never do. We want our
preachers to preach from the heart. not
from the head: To say. Thus saith the
Lord and be sure about that Thy
preaching may do for some folks. but 1t
winnat do for u.s.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
How Peary Plan. 20 Reach the Pole

How PeaFy Plans ca Reach the Pole.
Early In July. 1905. shall steam
north. establish my coal depot at Etah
and my subbase of provisions at Cape
Sabine take on board my Eskimos and
dogs and attack the key Of my project.
the stretch Of Ice navigation north of
Cape Sabine.
l hope to reach the northern shore of
Grant Land i'm early September. winter
there with my ship and very early In
February begin the sledge journey
which. God willing. shall attain the
pole and perhaps lift a new land out
of the 3.OO0.OOO square miles of utter
incOgnita which at present challenges
our manhood In the polar basin.
And what fOr-all this effort and ex-
pense! Because OF the accessions to
scientific and geographic knowledge.
because 1t is the privilege and the duty
of this great country to capture the last
great geographical prize the world has
to offer-this prize which will signify
mans final physical conquest of the
glObe-and. II there We're no other rea-
son. because Of the added feeling of
pride that will be experienced by ev-
cry American citizen II the stars and
stripes are the first to reach the pole.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
We will
belP you.

II you are living in a rented house,
you. no doubt. have long desired to own
your own home and have made plans to
that end There is no need to delay the
matter. when the Snow Hill Building
and Loan Association is ready to help
YOU, and when you realize that the
money you have been paying out every
year for rent would have bought and
paid for home for you. then you will
no longer continue to pay rent.
Call and see w. d. Cordry. Jr.. Sec
rotary of the Association and he will
explain how you can get the money to
build you house an and easy way by
which you can repay the loan.
Snow Hill Building and Loan
Association.
MARION Z. HARGIS,
President
W. ID. CORDDRY. Jr.
Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27

That form of industrial paternalism
that finds Its exposition In housing
employees probably is nowhere more
popular than In Germany. where the
lead is taken by the government itself
In providing rcntable properties for the
employees of the royal factories. The
government for many years has been
spending money literally In the coal
district of Sanrbrucken for the erection
Of dwelling houses. which are sold to
the miners OH easy monthly Install
ments. AS an example of the extent
Of this practice the case of the Krupp
Essen works may be considered typi-
cal. This company owns some 4.274
houses that are rented exclusively by
workmen. representing an investment
Of some $3.S15.OOO. OF these 1850 have
two rooms each. 1869 have three rooms
each, AS have four rooms each, 100
have five rooms each. 63 have six
rooms each and 81 have seven rooms
each.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
The Hunt For Amusement.

According to Lady Frances Balfour,
humble breadwinners should not be-
fuddle their brains and waste their
time In cnvying spoiled darlings of for
tune. In recent address before the
students at the College For Working
Women I'm London she said that the
for amusement as their one object
were the most appallingly dull in the
world and that dizziness Of intellect
was induced by the society round
There was no one In the world so bored
and weary as the person with nothing
to do but amuse herself. no punish
ment In the world so great as her daily
business Of pleasure.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
BALTIC. CheSa. & Atlantic Ry. Co.
RAILWAY DIVISION

tcamcr connexions between Tier I. Light -
Wharf. Baltimore. and the Railway Iii
vision nj t'laii Irtc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
Symptoms oliver Disease

Sick headache. constipation. bilious
ness. melancholia. dizziness, dullness
aud drowsiness. coated tongue, slim,
teeth, bad breath. Rydale's Liver
Tablets will relieve any of these
symptoms in few hours and speedily
correct the trouble. They act upon the
liver. bile bladder ana duct. intestines
and bowels AS stimulant and tonic.
Those who use these tablets find their
action perfect and results satisfactory.
Fifty chocolate GATED tablets in each
box. Price % Cents. p. d. Cunningham
& Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27

ana 6 Daily Except sunday. | and > Daily
? and ~ Daily except saturday aud SUNDAY. II
and IL Saturday MY. Land II sunday only.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
LURED BY LIGHT.
Some New Nocturnal Experiences of
south American Insects.


south American Insects.
Interesting results have followed the
Introduction of the electric light in the
streets Of Port of Spain, Trinidad. The
largely populated insect world of that
region has never before seen such bril-
fered. and they have shown great curl
osity. says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Every morning the ground under the
lamps is found to be strewn with thou
sands of dead insects of many varie-
ties II is impossible TO walk without
treading on them.
II the supply of insects We're not in
exhaustible some of the varieties
would certainly be doomed to extinc-
ton. In fact. one kind is evidently less
numerous now than before the electric
lights were installed.
This is a kind of giant water bug. of
which such incredible numbers were
destroyed that the bug has come to be
generally known as the electric beetle.
The lamps are no longer visited by the
crowds Of these bugs that at first came
to inquire into the meaning of the
strange brilliance. Either the species
has been greatly depleted through the
members or else some kind of instinct
has told them that arc lamps are dan
gerous things to NEEDLE with.
The owls I'm their wisdom have
learned to profit by the fascination
which the are lamp has for insects.
AS the illumination is turned on at
nightfall the owls may be seen wend-
ing their way to the neighborhood Of
the lamps. for they have discovered
that their prey is more abundant there
than anywhere else.
The feast is spread before them. and
all they have to do Is to dash out from
the trees and capture n moth or a bee
tie that is winging its way to the daz-
cling goal. Then the owls return to
their perches and wait for the next
conner.
The bats also have learned to make
use Of the lights I'm this unspOrtsman-
like manner for catching moths and
other insects.
Not a few explorers In tropical re-
gions have complained that 1t is i'm
possible to have a light I'm camp during
the night without mourning unpleasant
vfsitatiOns from myriads of insects.
One Of them recently wrote that he
was often forced to dine in the dark,
as an attempt to use n light attracted
swarms of flies. which got into his
eyes and dropped into his food.
The naturalist Eugene Andre In his
recent descriptions of Journeys In the
OrinOco basin found that he could car
~ Oh his work of collecting insects ut
night by the use of lights One even
ing an assistant took a number Of
fiashlight photographs by using the
magnesium light.
An invasion of the camp by moths
and other insects at once occurred. and
Andre secured more than 100 speci-
mems. On the following morning he
found the singed and mutilated re-
mains Of many others that had perish
ed miserabiy. lured by the strange
spell which a bright light casts upon
them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
PocoMoKE RIVER LINE.

Baltimore Snow Hill Route.
The Steamer Maryland leaves Snow Hill nj 6
O'Clock a.. m. every Monday and Thursday
weather permitting) stopping at Mataponi,
Pocomokc City s p. M. PowelI's, Rchoboth.
Cedar Hall. Pitts Wharf. Shelltowu, Saxis
Pier, Onancock 23Op. IN. Finncy's. Tangicr
Island 81 p. m. Crisficld q p. m. arriving in
baltimore o'clock next morning
Returnining the Steamer leaves baltimore
from pier foot of South street at 800 p. m.
every Tuesday and Friday for points named,
arriving at Crisfcld 4 90 p. m. Tangier Island
$50 a. IN. Onancock 30a. m Saxis Pier. She'll
town, Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hall. Rehoboih,
Powells. Pocomoke City 90 D. m, Snow hin
$50 p. IN.
Ia. JOYNES. Superintendent.
T.MURDOCH Passenger Agent
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27

Time Table in Effect Lon \ NJ. saturday.
July md. 1874
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
OTHER TRAINS

OTHER TRAINS
No. : leaves Baltimore Sunday only ut . 20 n.
M. arriving at Ocean City at 10 pm.
Local train M. 5. Daily Except Sunday, leaves
salisbury at las p. m, arriving at Ocean City
at 2.55.
Local Train No 49, leaves Berlin Thursday
only at % a. m, arriving at 30.
Local Train No. u leaves Berlin sunday only
at l.3O p. m. arriving at Ocean City LIS y. IN.
Baltimore special Train No. $ leaves ocean city
sunday only ats 90 p. M arriving ut Baltimore
at 1885 pm. Train makes no stops
Local Passenger Train No. leaves Ocean City
daily except sunday at I2.G arriving at Sails
bury LIZ p. III.
Local Passenger Train No.ls leaves Ocean CITY
Thursday only at 7.l5 arriving ut Berlin go D. M
No. connects at Salisbury at y. Y.P. Il \.
junction with y. Y. L. Il y. train M. ~, s,,lIth
and AT Berlin with ID. NJ. Il V. train No. ~ south.
when time.
No 4 connect at P&N. Junction with
n. Y. p. x y. trains Nos. -. NORTH and ~. south,
when time.
No 5gets connection at y. Y. T.. n y. Junction
with y. Y. =. & y. trains Ms. ~ North aud -,
south when on time.
No. 6 gets connects at Berlin from D. NJ K
V. train No. 593. north. AMI connects at Salisbury
mt n. Y. =. 4 n. Junction with " V =. K n
No. IS connect at Berlin with ID. VI. l. V train
No. SOL. South.
No. ~ gets connection at Berlin from D. VI. n
V. train M. 592, North
CONNECTION MADE WITH STEAMER LINES
AT EAsTON.vIENNA AND SALISBURY.
WILLARD THOMSON. GenlAianngcr
T MURDOCH. A. J. BENJAMIN.
Pass. Agent. Supt 4 Div. Pass Agt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-27
Reduced Rates to EastOn Ac
count EastOn Fair.

The Baltimore, Chesapeake and Allan
tic Railway Company will sell round
trip tickets from all stations on Railway
Division at reduced rates account of
the "Easton Fair" including admission
to Fair Grounds) :on August %. oath.
25th and 26th good to return until eth.
For rates see posters or call OIL Agents
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01
WATER USERS
 ASSOCIATION
Directors Meeting Tuesday Quiet Time For a Few Weeks
 Expected

The board of directors oi the Imperial Valley Water Usrrs' Association met Tuesday aj the ,fflcc oi Imperial Water Co. No ]. Chairman Holt presiding.
 The member. oi ihc bnari considered some matters of routine and detail. bat found little new business io paSs upon.
 Mr Ward. thc cpmiany's attorney, stated that pending further progicss ot thc work of the Association. h~ wonld uoi exlcci io receive any compensation for services as legal adviser oi ihc com. pany. this arrangement Co continue through October and Nuvcm bcr. or until such time prior Co that date as ihc active work oi ihe company hr entered into cr until some oil.cr mutually saiis. factory salary arrangrmrnt shall l~ agr,-ed upou.
 The members oi ihe bnard feel that during the next iliriy or sixty days, the attitude oi ,hc government with rr- gAr,l to the question oi purchase ot ihr California n-vclol'men, ComTany's properties will bc drciared ani that the future work oi tie Water Us,r~' As=o- citation can then be more clearly deter mined.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01
imperial 10 be lmit.ted

4 Times San Diego dispatch says: General Manager Packari oi the Lower California Company says iha: surveyors are about leaving Euss-nada Tor the Col oralo River flor ilie pnrIsse uf laying out coo. .0o1 acres oamed hy tl,e comIAny below ihe international boundary. the purpose being io open II up for settle m~ni-
 He says tlat water system similar io that of Imperial will be stAblishvd He does mol ihink that the government irrigation as planned on ihe American side of ,he line will interfere with the development oi Mexican property iTibu- tary to the Colorado
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01
THE MAN AND nls PLAN
Warm Words of Praise Prom the Ssn
 Diego Inlon

To ga, ihiug well is au art l-s---s-',l hy but lev men, comparatively To saS a g,sd thing aud say it well u an accomplishment still nlutv Fatc.
 in he aidrrss Go the Partners lusti. iuir Thursday, W. F. Milsiv demon strat,d lots ability to slvak buih well and go.sl He purporIvd tu give to the lru, ,,lc ,i ihc Valley new idea, Rud iu sa ,ioiug hc has l.oiutcl out tu them au opt.irluuity which they should not ic slow in graspiug. Ills Idea, it util. iFy-i. means tu ihrm just thc difference between uol succcc~iiug aud succvs>
 tudrr existing circumstances hr p--brl, ui the Valley arr wholly at the merry ut railway c'rp'rail"m, which uill duubllcs, tax the producers ut that r,4.iou tn their utmost capacity |" lay. li Niil take very large slIcv ut thc ranchrrs' cuIs to Iay tur the moving ui them. l-cyause ihvrc is no competition iu transportation.
 Mir N ilsir joints out that the lm- perial ,--,ple have already. iu very short -!.acr ui time, su.v'~i some mighty pr,blvms-prubleu- seemingly more that of constructing railway frum the V NAA4EN k0 CAuAtttEu NAtAlRlttA bENA harbur.
 IL ihc people oi the Valley will take huld ui the railway project with as much vim and determination as they have ihr other matters vital |" thrir ln- irrc-;s the "nrw idea" may have irliliou in the very near future.
 Every rancher, every resident and every land owner in the Imperial Valley has personal interest tn this matter. Mru w hu have sn sucsrs~fully overcome the other difficulties whirh have con iruni,-i them should bc able la make something out oi MT. WiIsie's susS,s- tlous.
 li the penple of the Valley will takr this matter up in earnest they will tiud the citizens of San Diego ready an,i rager 10 co-op-raie with them. Ther,. IS no reason why rssad aving the Inn p-rial Valley for it's feeder and San Diego for lt- terminal uli not le n,a,l,. a g,..l dividend pay r. Transportation is now the vital issue h--f"ru the desert farmers. Wilsie has pointed the way. Let the I.uple act.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01
New Grass In imperial Valley

l. F. Bush, of ln,l-.rial, was in the city recently trau~acting business and visiting with friends In conversation with a Facts reporter, MT. Bush told of the many wonders Uf new variety of grass. -aId tD le native of the I'm I-.rial country. the value of W whicl has but re- gently be.-.n discovered.
 This grass" said MT. Bush. "fir~t made it's appearance m the alfalfa fields. and IL. persistent growth c7,used the iarmer- in b-cnm'- greatly concerned. as they feared II would soon ruin t..eir feds. Experiments were then made, with the. result that we have learned that the new variety Of feel Is superior iu nany respects to either alfalfa or timothy. IL backs very much like tim othy, but is taller and much m"re uu- iritious am of the opinion that it is iis;anlly related Co tle gramma grass which Is grown so extensively in Ari- Z0na.
 "I have a large field ol the new pro- duct, which cut every twenty tn iW..n- iy-une days. and it vi..l,ls from two and une-half e. two and thTee-qna nartrrs tons I-.r acre ai each cutting. lt isa drci.lrd warm weather grass, and can "uly le cni to gns-d advantage from May until the irssts come. During the remainder of the year it lies perfectly dormant. have eKIerimented with the article as a food for hOrs'-s and cattle, anal the ie- sul,s have been highly satisfactory in every respect, th. stnck thriving upon it in a manner that puts all other feed in the background. d.-Facis.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01
Dates From the Heading

Al tbe Imperial Land Company 2 office in Los Aug-lcs is hanging a mag nificeni bunch oi dates from Hamlon's : Heading, where water from ibe Cobra do river is first received into ihe Im- pel ial canal syst~In. The bunch con tains hundreds uf berries and such as are rile are of ln-ci,.ns iAsi. and show that the Imperial country will ripen good dates. The palm bearing them was planted by Holt Hsnlon of tle family after whom the heading was named.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01

The Imperial country wants a rail- road to the cnast and are asking that the l.-"ple or San Diego help them in ihe matter of getting line to our liar- Dor. The Imperial country is a giant in size fl not 60 yearr and have got the right sort oi men there; men Who do not care to go back and sit down and wait for someone else 10 come along and do w hat they "ngit to do themselves If the people of San Diego and National City will now go abeA'l and jpin forces with those of Imperial, a railroad can be put through in A very short time Why not have the Imperial iolks inyes- tigate the Electric Trunk Line system and see what they think ab'ut ii? We need a line from that section as badly as they do and ought t' have II. No doubt such a line will be the next im- portatt improvement to o0ne.-Na- tional City News.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01

It l. relAte.l that at SOuih Pasadena the other evening Congressman Me Lachlan began, "f will now tell you what the Democratic pAriy has done. !" wherenpon the lights went ont and it remained dark for twenty-five minutes. Perhaps that expressed it as we'll as words, after all.-Pasadena News.
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01

IT looks now as though W. F.. Wil-ie was to be the m0dern M"ses t0 lead San Diego out of her forty years Wanderinps in inc Wilderness of Isolation into ile Promised Land of Communication with her 0ut=ids districts So mote it be
The Imperial press., 1904-10-01

Our former old citizen, NJ. R"bineti, who has been travelling for some months returned Tuesday and Is again at h1ine in Imperial He owns land near Blue Lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-30
The Tobacco Trust.

The current issue of the Tobacco
Leaf, of New York, a journal devoted
TO the wholesale and retail cigar and
tobacco interests of the world, con-
tains a letter from it's Philadelphia
correspondent under dates of June 81.
making public the fact that the Amer
lean Tobacco company, the Tobacco
trust has notified jobbers that they
cannot handle both Independent and
combine goods. The bomb was ex-
ploded last week. The large jobbing
houses were first notified of the com
bine's decision; later the scheme
was promulgated ito smaller jobbers
and inventories taken of the stock of
Independent goods on hand, it being
the purpose of the tobacco trust to
purchase this supply.
The Philadelphia jobbers, according
to the article referred to are in a
somewhat chaotic condition over the
matter, and seem afraid to discuss it
to any extent. Apparently. however.
the demands of the trust are TO be
acceded to without any struggle on
their part. Some of the few who will
talk on the subject express the opin-
ion that when all are whipped into
line. one big jobbing house will be
established by the trust, and the in
dividual dealers wiped out altogether.
The action taken by the tobacco
trust in Philadelphia is identical in
every respect with that taken by the
trust in New England and elsewhere
The wholesale houses of Springfield,
we understand. are to be. if they have
not already been. notified that they
must not sell Independent goods I'M
der penalty of the withdrawal of trust
goods and the refusal of the trust to
sell them any of it's product.
The situation naturally gives rise
to strenuous talk, and emphatic pro
tests on the part of the independent
houses. There is considerable talk as
TO the ACCESSIBILITY of the manufactur-
ers interested starting independent
jobbing houses. They propose also to
bring the matter to the attention of
the department of commerce and la
Dor.
The action of the tobacco trust is
in keeping with other trusts. A trust
cannot brook competition. Trusts are
conducted on the principle that the
trade in the articles they produce be-
longs to them, and they propose to
monopoliZe the business, and drive the
weaker independent institutions to the
wall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-30
The Democratic State Ticket.

The democratic state convention
nominated a strong ticket, and one
that will doubtless prove popular at
the polls next November. The gentle.
men nominated for the various Offices
on the ticket are not to blame for the
tactics employed by Chairman Quinn,
and doubtless regret it as much as the
masses of the party. 1t should not be
instrumental in lessening democratic
enthusiasm for the ticket; and with
out reference to individual views on
that subject democrats should give
the ticket earnest, energetic support
The nominees are deserving demo
Gratis. well qualified for the offices 10
which they have been nominated. and
If elected will give the people of the
state an able. honest and economical
administration.
The candidate for governor, Hon.
Lawrence b. Stringer. is well known
through the central part of the state
He lives at Lincoln. is a lawyer by
profession. and has served the people
ably and faithfully in both houses OF
the general assembly. and his record
can be pointed TO with pride. He has
a thorough knowledge of public affairs,
is level-headed and energetic, is an
eloquent speaker and will make a tell
ing canvass on the stump. He will
make a good governor and give Illinois
an administration of the Office that
will be safe, economical. honest and
progressive.
hon. Thomas F. Ferns. OF Jersey
county is the candidate for lieutenant
governor. He. too, has had experience
in the legislature. and his record is
clean. Mr. Ferns is a farmer and cat
tie raiser as well as a lawyer, and