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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14

week. The second week began eating
heartily. l began TO improve generally.
and before seven weeks had passed
was well. | had spent hundreds ol dol
lars for medicine that did not help me-
but Sc worth OF Doan's Kidney Pills re.
stored me to perfect health"
A FREE TRIAL ol this great kidney
medicine which cured Miss Knight will
be mailed on application to any part Of
the United States. Address rr-Mil-
burn Co.. Buffalo. y. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price, fifty cents per box.
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ACHED IN EVERY BONE.
Chicago Society Woman Who Was Sc
Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat,
Cured by Doan's Kidney pills.

When .woman's kidneys go wrong.
her back gives out and every little task
becomes burden. She is tired. nervous.
sleepless. run down--suffcrs daily from
backachc. headaches, dizzy spells. and
bearing-down pains.
Don't worry over imagined "female
troubles" Cure the kidneys and you will
be well. Read how to find the cure.
Marion Knight, of 33 y. Ashland Ave,
Chicago, ILL.,. member of the Chicago
Federation of Musicians and Unknown
club woman, says: This winter when |
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
School Of Business

Mrs. james Il. X. Purnell will teach
shorthand. typewriting. English. and
office practice to limited number Of
pupils AT her home on Federal street.
Mrs. Purnel is an honor graduate of
the Photographic Institute, Cincinnati.
was for two years principal of the short
hand department of Stetson University.
DeI.and, Florida, and has had practical
office experience both in Wilmington.
Delaware. and in Florida.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Brother OF Victim Was Completely
Paralyzed BY Same Bolt.

Williamsport. Pa. July ll.-An cleo.
trical storm which passed over this
city was especially severe and the
cause of sad fatality near Muncy. u
miles below here in this county. At
the home of Brady Frantz. mile and
half east OF Muncy. Mr.. Frantz was
standing on the rear porch talking to
his two sons. Edward and Jacob. when
a bolt of lightning struck the porch.
and going through the roof. instantly
killed Edward. aged II, hurting him
out into the yard onto lawn mower.
which cut a large cash in his head.
His hat was burned of and his shoes
torn or. Jacob, aged 49, was SO badly
burned all over his body that his flesh
is blistered from head TO foot. and he
IL completely paralyzed. being unable
to speak. The doctor does not think
he will die. but will be permanently
paralyzed The father escaped injury.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
UNDER WATER % MINUTES
Remarkable Case Of Resuscitation Re
ported BY Life SAVING Service.

Washington July Zone of the
most remarkable cases of resuscita.
ton ever reported to the life saving
service has just been sent In by
Superintendent Knowles. of the third
district.
The case Is that OF Robert Mooney
who was thrown into the water neal
Wakefield. r. l.. on July 4. by the
capsizing OF a boat. and. according to
the official report. remained under wa.
ter for % minutes.
When first aid was given from three
and one.half quarts to gallon Of wa
ter was expelled from the lungs. A
second operation brought another pint
of water from Mooney. who bore all
the appearances OF drowned man,
Artificial respiration was employed
for an hour and As minutes before the
first signs Of returning consciousness
were apparent. Friction and hot
stones were then applied and the bel
lows movement continued The patient
did not recover complete consciousness
until the next day after the accident.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
Robbers Got $4,000; Missed s4oo. 1000

Warsaw. July il.-Ten armed men
attacked the cashier of the Vistula rail-
way. who was proceeding to the state
bank To deposit the dav's receipts. He
was accompanied by an attendant and
two soldiers. The assailants stopped
the carriage. shot the soldiers dead and
got of with $4,000. The cashier e.
capped, saving $400,00O.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
KILLED WIFE AND CHILDREN
Insane Farmer Slaughtered His Wife
and Four Little Ones.

Charleston. 5. c.. July IA spe.
cial from WATERFORD says that J. w.
lrneean. a well-to-do white farmer, OF
Colleton county. killed his wife and
four children. Draining them with an
axe at their home. about 90 miles from
Walterboro. He then went tn neigh.
boris house and told OF his deed
Neighbors brought him TO Walterboro
jail lrnegan says he killed his fam.
lily but does not know why He Is n
native of Sweden Some years ago
he tried TO cut his throat, ami Is be.
lieved TO be insane.
Murderer Collapsed In Court.
Easton. Pa. July lO.-A most dis.
tressinE scene occurred in the crimi.
nal court. Joseph Boccia. an Italian
convicted of numbering his l4-yearold
wife, was refused new trial ami
when Judge Scott mentioned the word
hang in sentencing him. Boccia col
lapsed and fell To the floor He becam
semi.eonscious. and In that stat
moaned piteously. lie had 10 be car
ried from the court room by deput,
sheriffs. Boccia shot his wife on tn
streets here because she refused I,
live with him and expressed prefe
ence for the company OF America
men 10 that of the Italian.
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Pc. Dog eoe. Mad and Bites Two.

Philadelphia. July i2.-Crippled with
rheumatism and partly paralyzed. Jo-
seph Murphy. Si5 Newkirk street. was
attacked by his pet bulldog which had
suddenly gone mad. and in the awful
struggle that followed the dog severely
hit Murphy, as well as his ll-year- old
son Joseph. who had gone To his faith
er's aid Not until the dog had been
killed was II possible to convey the In
jured man and boy to the German hos.
Etal.
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Petroleum a plague pisInfeetant.

BOMBAY. India. July i2.-Dr. Tur-
ner. health officer of Bombay. sue
cessfully demonstrated the extraor-
binary efficiency OF crude petroleum as
a plague disinfectant. II is believed
that his experiments have materially
advanced the prospects OF the extir
patton of the plague.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
saloonkeepers Admit Defeat.

Kansas City. July l0.-Brewers who
control saloons in Kansas City. Kan.
admitted defeat in their effort to keep
saloons open In defiance of law. and
announced that they will agree never
TO sell liquor in Kansas City. Kan.
again promising to give bond as a
guarantee of good faith.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14

started TO use
Doan's Kidney
Pills | acllcd in
every bone and
II a d in tense
pains in the kid.
neys and pei
vie organs. The
| urine WIS thick
and cloudy. and
| could barely
eat enough to
live. | felt n
change for the
better within n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
CAN A ROBIN RUN?

Writes valued subscriber: "I saw a freak in birdology just now as I was coming from my house to my office, and called the attention of two others to it who were standing near by. There were several robins running about in the yard adjoining my lot, and among them was one with a white head and neck. Will the president of the Audubon society please tell us how to account for 1t"
 Pending Mr Pearson's explanation, we would suggest that a robin never runs. since he can use one leg only spontaneously with the other, and both have to go the same way at once. It is a funny thing about a robins legs. but they are dependent to a degree. Perhaps the robin ran because 1t was white-headed. Now, why he is white headed is another question. The principle of the albino characteristics of heads that once were black and now are white has never been solved except by those concerns which advertise to make white heads blaek-and they won't tell
 But if this robin has learned how to run, he is the oldest in the flock certainly. We put it down to old age at a hazard.-CEiarlOtte News And Observer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15

Nothing could show the wastefui- ness of the free seed distribution better than the cost of handling the seeds. The total expenditure of the department of agriculture on this ac- count was s245,374. Of this amount only $9O,979 was expended in the purchase of seeds, bulbs, trees and plants. In other words itscost S2.70 to distribute every dollars worth of seeds, plants, bulbs and trees with out counting the immense cost to the postoffice department of delivering them. The flower and vegetable seeds are put up in packets. For these seeds S66,177 was expended, while to packet them and by machin- cry, and mail them, cost $41,924, or more than two-thirds what the seeds cost. But the item which most needs explaining is that of miscellaneous expenses" which are set down at $15,961. After salaries, travelling expenses, purchase and mailing seeds, miscellaneous authorizations, telegrams, freight, express, hauling, gas and electric light, telephones and fuel had all been set down., 1t was still necessary to include $15,9e1 for miscellaneous expenses.e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
REFORMS THoRNY PATH.
Story by Gov. Folk Illustrative of
 Some of Its Hard- @' shipG

N- .
 Reforms are always difficult to start with" said Gov. Folk of Missouri, "New Years resolutions are no exception to the rule.
 Hence 1t Is that so many resolutions and reforms fail to be permanent. Men lose heart at the beginning, They should persevere, for the first week of reform, the first week of a resolution, is harder always than the rest of it.
 ,"At the beginning the reformer is sneered at. Everyone tries to take ad- vantage of him.
 T know young man who decided on New Years day that he was giving too many of his evenings to the club. Accordingly he resolved that through out 1906 he would go to the club only twice month. And that night he pro- ceeded to put the resolution in force.
 Amy he said to his wife at dinner. I know that since our marriage have been too constant a frequenter of the club, and I am aware that this has caused you a deal of silent wretched- ness. My dear, I am sorry. I am go- ing to turn over new leaf. And will begin tonight.
 "The young womans eyes shone, Her face lighted with joy.
 "0h, Harold,' she cried, how happy you have made me. Uncle Jim wants me to so to the theater with him to- night. and you can stay home and mind the baby" @......
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15

illustration. Fastel of the cotton neat ly and securely 70 the back of work.
 For the second rosette make a closed eye with picots each separated by two double knots, close, draw the cotton through first picot, ., double knots. 3 picots, each separated by 3 double knots, 8 double knots, close, draw the cotton through next picot, and repeat from all around. When working the center picot of last closed eye, draw through the center picot of a closed eye on larger rosette to con- meet the two.
 For the small Iosette work closed eyes like those last worked. The tatted rosettes must be arranged upon the linen as shown, then line should be drawn round them to the shape of No. 2, remove. the tatting. cut away the linen to the line.
 Single rosettes like the first de- scribed are then placed between the cone-shaped openings. A line is drawn ropnd first outside their edge, and the Space sffssi etHt out, single rosette being SfAf4A2hEed nEf in the center. ';sS:
 Tack the linen upon paper, also tack the tatting in position in the sapce, connect the tattlng to the edge of linen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Secretary Wilson notes that "Tl

Secretary Wilson notes that "The purpose of the early legislation for the introduction and distribution of seeds was to introduee r, into this country seeds of new and improved varieties and of new crops in order to increase the horticultural and ag- ricultural products of the United States" AS long as it was confined to this purpose great good was ac- complished. But he continues: "As the demand for the new seeds being introduced by the department in- creased, such demands naturally found expression in requests made to Senators and members of congress, and in course of time the number of these requests became so great that it was impossible to fill them with strictly new varieties of seeds, hence the practice began of sending out larger quantities of packages of vegetable seeds" Secretary Wilson thinks considerable good has been accomplished in this direction, but adds: "The distribution of such seeds increased, however, so that by about 1890 it had become the most prominent feature of the distribution, and although the distribution of new varieties of field crops was not entirely lost sight of, the proportion of such seeds introduced was exceed ingly small, and the original purpose of the legislation, namely, the intro duction of new and improved varie- ties was not kept prominently in the foreground" Accordingly in 1897 congress specified that s2O,000 should be used for the introduction of new crops from abroad and a separ- ate section of foreign seed and plant introduction was established, which has done much good work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15

by twisting bars as in lace work; by the same means connect the small rosette to the second; when all the twisted stitches are worked. run a line of cotton round the edge of linen, and work over it in buttonhole-stitch.
 All the rosettes of tatting are at tached to their respective holes in the same way. Long-stitches finished by French knots surround the small ros- cites, and long-stitches with two branching out stitches are worked round the cones.
 Now mark a scalloped outline round the edge of linen as shown by the illustration, cut this out. and edge with a single row of closed eyes of tatting worked thus: 5 double knots, [ picots each separated by double knots. close. In working the second and following closed eyes. instead of working the first picot draw the cot ton through the last picot on previous closed eye.
 Tack the connecting thread of the tatting on the edge of linen then work 6 row of buttonhole over l; and through the linen. When the work is quite finished place the dolly face downvards over thick ironing blanket covered by shee; put a damp cloth over back of dolly. and press with . hot iron until the cloth is quite dry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
HEARD IN PASSING.

Prof Wiley says that the Food of toxicologists in disguise.
 Ambassador Von Sternburg is lay ing for Secretary Root the next time he refuses to draw cards.
 According to Commissioner Gar field, his interview with the packers was on a purely personal matter"
 It looks as though there were a snort circuit somewhere in the Chi cago Municipal Ownership program.
 Japan is now experimenting to see whether the Big Stick will be as ef- fective at Pekin as it was at Ports mouth.
 If the process servers really want to find John D. Rockefeller. they ought to try eornerng the kerosene market.
 It is not many government officials who would confess to as great a familiarity with whiskey as ar Wiley has boasted of. e
 New York statiOners are now dis playing the latest thing in marriage licenses with divorce coupons attach ed to be clipped off as desired.
 William Nelson Cromwell and PouItney DIgelov are striking exam pies of the different ways lnere are to get nQOriety out of your know ledge of Panama affairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
THOSE EXTENDED FINGERS.
A Popular Misconception of Long
 Standing at Last Cleared Up.

l ai SeoHutH6 ~ LdSI OlcdIcu Cps
 A social philosopher has discovered that an act very commonly regarded as an affection of gentility, as found in the manner of holding a drinking glass when drinking from it, is not an affection at all, but really an un- conscious, automatic act.
 This supposed affection consists in extending the third and fourth ringers of the, hand clear of the glass When it-is lifted and tipped forward Wlths1ts brim to the lips and while the glass is held there in the act of drinking. No doubt it would com monly be considered that people do this for the sake of greater elegance, or at least from an instinctive desire to give to the hand such an appear ance, which it would not possess if they closed the entire hand around the glass-if they clutched it, so to speak, a manner of holding that would seem to sayor of rudeness.
 But the observer says that really people hold those two fingers clear of the glass in drinking because that is the way that is most convenient. If, he says, a person should grasp the glass with the whole hand closed snugly around it he would find that the act of tipping the glass so held required more muscular effort, for the muscles extending from all the fingers would then be called into use Whereas if the person drinking holds the glass between the thumb and the first two fingers he not relieves en- tlrely the tension on the muscles of the two other fingeiS, but also in a way he pivots the glass and makes 1t easier to. tip on that account. Thus the separation of the two fingers from the glass is a perfectly natural act. q. Y,
 The philosopher concedes that the act may be exaggerated; that fingers thus extended might even be seen raised and extended more than was really comfortable for the better dis play of rings adorning them, and he comedies that sometimes when we see our fingers thus raised as we, lift our glass, in clear view oESaus we may seek to crook the fingers in at titudes or curves of greater grace, and so he comedies that in some cases the raising of the fingers in lifting the glass may show affectation in some measures; but. the point is that in its original inception and in it's practice by the many the elevation of these two fingers is not affecta- tion, but an act quite unconscious and automatic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
AN ELABORATE DOLLY.
ratting Is Again in Style and Is Used for Fancywork and Dress
 Accessories.

Fine linen is used for the foundation of this dolly. A square should first be cut Il inches across, then the tatted designs are worked for it as fol- lows:
 For the large rosette make closed eye of picots separated by 3 closed eyes, then fasten off the cotton neatly and securely. work 2 double knots, draw through picot of the closed eye, 2 double knots, close; leave about A inch cotton, and for one of the large closed eyes work 8 double knots, 5 picots each separated by double knots, 8 double knots, close. Continue all around, working a small eye to join to each eye pioot of center, and large closed eye like that last de- scribed. The rosette will be firmer if the first picot of one eye is drawn through the last picot of previous eye, though this hardlysis shown in the H.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Coast Rising.

Parts. of the coast of Alaska have shown marked signs, within the last six or seven years, of rise in the land, amounting, in exceptional in stances, to no less than 30 or 40 feet. The fact that glaciers and Rocky moun- tain spurs were chiefly affected and few, if any, human habitations wera seriously disturbed, prevented the change from attracting much notice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
THE s1.OOo PICTURE FREE.

Fifth in the series Of Charles Dana Gibson pictures being given with the New York sunday World is one of the most famous that great artist ever drew. It includes the usual Gib- son girl. in a delightful setting, and is especially worth preserving News dealers all over the country are ask ing The World to increase their or derz and yet the demand remains uR- supplied Be sure and order early if yog vOusd get a Gibson picture next Sunday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
LOCATING MEN IN sNoWsLIDE.
How Rescues are Sometimes Made in
 the Mountains.

How Rescues are Sometimes Made in . the Mountains.
 Eli Smith is credited with having saved the lives of twenty-five men at Sheep Camp in the spring of 1898 at the time of the great snowslide on the Dyea trail. It will be recalled that sixty-three men were killed by the slide, most of them suffocating before rescuers could reach them. smith was on the trail several miles below the slide. He came up three quarters of an hour after the tragedy and found the survivors frantically i trying to dig the victims out. "Givesme that .stic said Smith to man who had fiat lathlike piece of wood in his hand.
 The stick was turned over to Smith, who immediately whittled the end so that he could insert it in his mouth and grasp it firmly with his back teeth Then he thrust the stick in the snow and held the end in his mouth, apparently listening. He re- peated the operation at several points in the slide. Finally he shouted: Come! Dig here, quick !''
 At a depth of nine feet, the res cuers took out three men, uncon- scious, but alive. Those three men recovered and were all right by morning.
 In>the same manner Smith pointed out other places, which resulted in the locating of many bodies and the uncoyering in all of twenty-five men whose lives were saved.
 Where did you learn that trick" Smith was asked the other day. "I learned that in Idaho, at Wood River" said he. The Indians know that trick. I guess a wire would be better than a. stick, but they don't keep wire in stock out in the wilds so Indians always use a stick. You see if feller is alive you can sort of hear him breathe, or I guess it's more like feeling him breathe. If he is kicking or moving around you can hear him plain. You just put the stick down into the snow two or three feet and you can hear feller breathing, even if he's twenty feet further down. Seattle Post-Intelli- gencer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Remarkable Bonu

Mrs. MacLean died the other day at New Ross, county Wexford, Ireland. at the age of S9. At recent exhibit tion at New Ross black straw bonnet that had been worn by Mrs. MacClean for 50 consecutive years without a change of shape or trimmings was on view.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Herring in Kaiser Canal,

Among the benefits brought to Ger many by the Kaiser Wilhelm canal are shoals of herring. The fish enter the canal, according to an official re- port, on their way from the Baltic 10 the North sea, and when the Brunsbut- tel lock is closed they congregate in such large numbers as to be captured with ease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Fusion of Rubies.

Little rubies, the price of which Is considerably below that of large ones of the same quality, are finely pow- dered and then fused together in the electric furnace, The mass is quickly cooled by some trick that is not made public. resulting in gem of good size, and retaining the desired luster and tint. Neither. the sapphire nor the em- erald can be subjected to this treat ment. vt aaes,.-j.. :.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. oas year. $500 .s Six months. f1.Se thsas nsath. i.2S ' One month <A osllysssd to any part of clty.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1906.

Several members of the Santiago battlefield party have been poisoned picking Cuban flowers. General Wood could relate some experiences, too. as to the noxious properties of Isie of Pine needles. ~r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Uniuue Publication,

The Cavalry Journal, which is tho latest British military periodical, ani isNedlted by Gen. Baden-Powelp,'f fias7 7its pages perforated, postage stamp fasH- ion, on the inside page, so that if reader wishes to save page for ref erence or send 1t to friend he can easily tear it out. ...
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Delicate Fragrance.

A faint fragrance about the person of a woman is always delightful. Sat urate tiny pieces of absorbent cotton with your fayorite perfume and put iu every bureau drawer and in every clothing box, resaturating every month You win have always about you and your belongings dainty odor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
Dangers of Candor.

Some people go through the world pouring out truth as though 1t were the essence of violets, whereas truth ought to be kept in a small bottle with a red label. and marked Caution" and used only under the direst necessity.--T. P. .'s Weekly.