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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND.
They Are Bulky. hut Light. and May
H.. Mailed Free.

Probably no one class OF people are Ia
tiom and entertainment TO be found In
good books than are the blind. So
many OF The recreations and enjoy
mrms ~ life are denied them that the
blessing OF being able 10 read aud Of
having the books TO read is doubly
appreciated
BY Il wise provision OF the postal
regulations the embossed books used
hy the blind may he sent through the
mails free Of charge, and taking ad
vantage of this provision. the Califor-
mia State library is lending embossed
books 10 any blind resident Of Califor-
MIA who viii apply for them
THIS work WAS begun IN June 1909,
AMI there are now l32 borrowers seat
tered over the length aud breadth OF
the statc
These books for the blind are issued
IN different types 10y the various pub
fishers. according to the systems they
advocate the principal ones being the
New York point. Moon, Boston line
letter and American Braillc In order
60 be able 10 read all the books printed
for the blind. therefore. person must
be familiar with all the different styles
IT type
The books are curious looking vol
umes. hrinS very bulky. but not Of a
corresponding weight All the systems
use IN cmhnsscd character Of some
sort 70 convey the meaning and this
UNITS for the thickness OF the vol
unc ManH ~ the patrons of the IL
hrart eau read two different types and
some ~ them even more
Not only books. but also alphabets
and primers. nre loaned TO borrowers.
and since the work began eleven per
sons who previously could not read at
nll have learned either the Moon type,
the New York point or both
one ~ the eleven il lady ninety
one years Ut age. who stated that II
was the happiest time OF her life when
she learned to rcnd the books for the
blind Surely II 50 aged a person could
learn 70 read no one need despair Of
being able 10 acquire the same accom-
plshment Sunset Magazine
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
weIbeck Abbcy's Unique entrance.

Wclbcek the luke Of fnrlland's
residence has the most unique entrance
OF any house IN the world for ii is moth
ing more Or less than subtcrrancan
passage ON passing through the gates
the visitor IS conducted into yawning
tunnel through which the daylight
filters hy means of great bulbs Of glass
let into the roof This tunnel is wide
enough for two carriages 10 pass
abreast ~ is we'll known. the late
duke scrupulously summed his fellow
creatures and he built This grim under
ground gallery ia order that he might
go backwar aud forward without he
ing seen. The whole Of The estate Is
undermined with thrs" tunnels, which
branch off In every direction from the
abbey. and each has it's own secret
means Of entrance ana exit. while iif-
teen Of them have their tcrmini in
lodges whose rooms are also built I'M
derground aud which can only We OPEN
ed with the dukes master key.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

One Of the public schools Of phlla-
dclphia. says the Record OF that city.
has rs q pupil grown negro man.
now III the sixth year grade. whose
children, to the number Of five. are
also pupils in the same school This
man IL from tire south originally and
is now ntd for some time has been
engaged in Night work along the docks.
He comes 10 school regularly In the
day time" says the principal "and he
is never late When he sleeps don't
know. for his work Is sufficient 10 keep
his 1--WE children well dressed and
seemingly well fed, II all our pupils
were ~ anxious for an education as
this one. many problems would be done
away with The funny part about this
man and his children Is that we never
hive TO send reports Of the children's
work home When they are refrac.
tory We make an immediate appeal to
him"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Pension. In New zen.and.

New Zealand looks after It's old folks
Every person II s!Nty live years and
upward wh9 has lived FOR twenty five
years IN the colony. has enjoyed a toll
erably cool character during that peri
oh aud lei q sohcr, respectable life for
NJ lcnst 1--WE years past Is entitled 90 an
old age pension out Of the state funds
1t Is provided. however. that no pension
can be- awarded where HE income from
other sources exceeds $500 year or
where the applicant has more than
$l.310 worth Of property Asiatics and
other aliens nrc ineligible Wives draw
Il pension Us well rs their husbands,
provided the total income Of the house
hold docs not exceed $3.50 n year The
full state pension IS 500 year, but -
Is deducted fur every - If income over
$iT0 derived from other sources. Thus
a pcnsioncr with 5000 year income
would draw $40 rs his old age pension.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Attitude Achieved rs Kites.

Metcorologists are Interested in Sc
curing observations ut high attitudes
by means Of kites, and lately at the
aeronautical observatory nj Linden
burg. Prussia, record for height was
made. Il kite being sent mp 10 an alti.
tude of ~ .Ooo feet. This was accom-.
plished by sending up six kites AT.
tached To each other by the use OF a
length of wire line approximating 49,.
con feet In length. The Instruments
carried by the Kite recorded a mini
mum temperature Of II degrees f. rs
compared with II degrees + NJ the
earth'S surface. At the maximum alti-
tude the wind blew NJ "A rate of fifty
six miles I'M hour rs compared with
eighteen miles an hour NJ the surface.
The maximum altitude exceeds by
nearly LOO feet the previous record
made IN the Baltic sea by dying a kite
from Danish gunboat.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Mo.Ie.t wenIth.

No better Illustration ~ the modest
dignity ~ wealth can he found than in
the action of the residents Of suburb
Of Cleveland owned almost wholly by
mlll!onalre-. From an exposition Of the
books Of the tax collector II appears
TINT these citizens. whose wealth runs
into the millions. are content with the
bare comforts or life. claiming nothing
more valuable than a five dollar
watch, ten dollar piano" and occa-
sionally twenty i've dollar horse "
The vulgar osteutatlon of people OF
large means is always TO be deplorcd.
and the tax coll must be moved by
einot jons Of the sincerest pride ms lie
lays before the world these evidences
Of the simple life When IL is consId-
cred that there are no less than sixty
five men IN the suburb that their
wealth Is estimated at not less than
Sl.Tn.fAn each and TINT their personal
property returns are less than 500 900.
Il is clearly proved that their personal
belongings are distinguished by the
most extreme simplicity How fitting
and how instructive, Chicago Post
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

How hong should a funeral sermon
be: w asked this question Of half a
dozen different people recently be
cause Of conversation We overheard
IN the postotiice In reference 10 the
outrageous length Of a sermon preach
ed NJ recent funeral The general
opinion seemed to lie that few funeral
sermons ought to he over fifteen min
utcS III length Al time Of that kind
the less said the better Few are con
cerucd other than the immediate fam
ily, aud they are having trouble enough
without being compelled 10 sit and
listen u any lengthy service, no mat
ter how interesting Il may be- to the
rest ~ the audience Fifteen minutes
j. rs long as any man ought To preach.
anu his voice should never get above a
smooth conversational tone Washing.
ton Register
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
THE CHURCH SPlRE.
I'm 4siug of This Ancient symbol 81
the House uf NorshIp.

In the old days. when the church was
chiefly regarded as 4 pi.icc In which TO
wor Zip on sunday. the spire was a
perfect. Nisih." symbol Of tie character
Of the building. II was a sign of Gods
house. AMI rs such had It's Use Aside
FROM this the spre had bell and. per.
hap>. u clock. Now. how changed. The
rapid commercial progress II the era
has shown no sentimental regard for
homes. churches or anything else.
The HapiistS Of late seeui to have
taken the most united move To get
away from the spirc and all that ii
means. but they are going 10 the other
extreme Many Of their new churches
look like public buildings. and some re-
semb" Gairo nu~qlr. The Metho.
iists. Will" dim. AWAY with The spirc.
have compromised ~ many instances
DE tower.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

Every wcrks'a. moruin. inst before
0 O'Clock there * admitted through the
grim iron gateway Of the Tomhs prls-
on IN New York. mn earnest. pleasant
hammered man. who goes directly to
the second tier Of the boys prison.
There he takes his stand In an alcove
lighted from barred window that
looks out on Center street and FUR
nished with bookcase. desk and four
teen benches The man II Joseph G..
Grnveur. the schoolmaster ~ the
Topbs, otherwise chief probationary
officer His pupils are the Young men
and boys In the prison awaiting trial
charged with various offemses. For
seven wears MIR Grnvcur has presided
over This unlauc school aud has cxert.
ed IN Influence for good upon thou
sands ~ taFs. There Is not such an
other school In the world The school
master lets tie hovs ass him whatever
they want 10 know. There Is no set
form ~ strdy 0ne question leads 70
another AMI the Tomhs school takes
more the form Of general informa.
tIon bureau than anything else.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

II Is remarked by close observer
that most men who wear straight
pointed collars which are high enough
10 pinch the throat hive eye troubles.
because such collars hinder the circu.
latiou and affect the optic nerve When
President Roosevelt was young mar.
delicate aud long necked. his pers' n
ence IN wearing the low turned down
collars caused his appearance 10 D.
criticised Now that he has the neck
Of hull mopse the low collar IL b.
romng. mud his breathing apparatr.
Is in splendid condition. lie had ey
troubles before he wore collars. but li-
sight was greatly improved by keepn..
oil pressure of his neck and throat
New York Press
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Origin of Lake Life.

Interesting studies have lately been
made hy Miss Rna Mont on the
earliest forms Of life appearing In
Alpine lakes One Of these. the Lake
Of the Seracs. has been created within
human memory and il seems TO Jus.
tify the statement that the first living
forus inhahiting lakes are Of veg
etablc nature only five living species
are found III the Like OF the Seracs,
all Of them plants. and -four OF the
order ~ dlatous In the older lakes
Of eng AMI Of 'fignaga animal forms
begin 10 appear. feeding upon the
diatonls The first two steps In the
population Of a lake. according 10 Miss
Mouths conclusions. are. first the APP
petrance of diatous absorbing car
homie acid dissolved In the water, and.
second. the appearance OF simple ami
mad organisms such IN rhizopods.
whose nouriSiment depends upon the
preeNjStlug vegetable forms Geolo-
gists lmyc supposed that the FIRST lv-
Ing forms in the oceans were veg
eiable
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company.

PoCoM0kE Il ocCoHANN0CK RIVER LINZ
schedule Now ia Effect
Poeomoke lsiv,r Line leave Baltimore r VI
Tuesdays and Fridays fsr Cristeld 0nancoCk
Fiuney 8 Mears. -aSis and landings on the POGO
mukt River a. snow Hill.
ieaye snow Hin Mondays aud Thursdays q A
VI stopping 1T above landings.
Occ0hnunuck River Line leave Baltimore 3 y
NJ. sundays and W, duesdHys for Crisheld, Pungo
teAgur NHndnA AMI Occuhhnuork River
Leave Rnes 4 NJ Tuesdays and Friday
stepping ut SAINT landings HS trip from baltimore
subject @ change without notice.
WILLARD THOMSON, 7. MI kboCH,
0euefH Manager General Passenger Agt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

the news was shouted aloft Here
am up here half scared "a death. and
down there is my Samuel almost In
tit"
well. I'm not to blame for IT," re-.
piled Mr.. Hawkins.
Il believe you are can see vii
lain written IN every line on your face.
Lay as much a. the tip ~ your finger
on me aud I'll make you rue Il TO the
last day of your life
You slut NJ and keep quiet" shout.
I'd the Young lawyer ~ her Cant
you see that your htchine around may
upset this carr"
I'm dead woman | know am
She walled as She began 70 shed tears.
Didn't tell you 70 keep still"'
She sank down Ia the bottom ~ the
ear. ,lowding his legs until he had 10
haul them up aud Mr. Hawkins swore
according 10 coke and Blackstone
III the next car below MIR Winter
bury and the Old maid We're also hav.
ns some conversation II was a
youug man and booked Ike good
thing and her he:rr aut 10 him.
Is her heart went out ~, eNelaimed
what romaut bowrt for pair
Of lovers, Al around Us the meadows.
overhead Gods sky hope you ap
preclate tile beautiful
"ld appreciate q chance TO punch
that fellows head down there" was
the savage reply.
SAY not 80. could ride on for.
ever
You may ride al you please utter
gei out
II was an unkind remark and the old
maid took il 50 and hared up and told
Mr. Waterbury that he was evidently
4 Iodfer III disguise ANA thll her broth
or down below would wallop better
maWier~ into INN a. soon rs the wheel
turned Then the rivals caught sight
OF each other and began 10 shake their
fists and indulge IN epithets, These
thu=s scared The tat woman until She
began d Shrek ana apgcrei the old
mail unisl She Threatened % stab her
visivi. with il hatpIn If he didn't give
over He gave over. hut moi until he
had said
III / ever catch tina, long nosed
young man on the solid alrth I'll rend
him limb from lmb. aud hung for it
I'll % Ia TIN -allowS with Il song on
my lips"
\ thunderstorm had been creeping
Up The owner OF the machine didn't
know whether he had earned his $40
or not He finally decided that he
hadn't. and while seemingly lndu-trl
ously IL work to make repairs. he nc
complishel nothing and left nll his
patrons 10 get wet
There was d strong wind ahead Of
the rain and the people aloft sat with
taeir hcart~ IN their mouths The ,hun
der r1arcl and they ruarel wnh IT,
The lightning cut up ddos. and Shrieks
rent the air When the rain came all
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
BE YOUR OWN AGENT.
Buy your Monuments. Tombs
and Iron Ratings Of
SEVILLE'S
Marble I'D Granite
Works
POCOMOkE CITY, D.

They employ NO AGENT rs and will
give The customer the benefit of the 10
or 20 per cent. commission other con
Germs allow their agents.
MONEY SAVED.
Our Sculpture. Carving aud Design
ing Is not equaled by any other marble
yard ON this Peninsula, and we only ask
au opportunity 70 demonstrate this to
your satisfaction II you are in need
Of work of this character give us an
opportunity 10 submit designs and
prices and You Will not regret it.
The proprietor has been doing tina
sculpturing and designing that has
gore out from Pocomoke for the past 20
years.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Il SRyscraping
Tffair
BY DONALD ALLEN
camrsn. ~ :, ruby Douglas

circles 10 IrN \ - city that Henry
IIaaluat u hawkins and Il. Ogden
WiulrrbdrN were rivals for the hand of
Miss Kate 4 rStow. but i was only
known L. Lire. ur -four people that the
aforesaid hand. nne uug girl had al
ready pli.ltpd her trath with Burt
RaNl. mauage Of the blk department
store anl that when the marriage
came nll he was to have nj interest In
tie business
MIR llnwbits WAS q Young man OF
ae.taetle ia>te~ lie was a law stu.
dent anu wette sanurtS ~ himself. and
his Income was - Il week Mr.. Win
tcrlury neither had aesthetic tastes
nor wrote poetry He WAS employed
~ firm publishing u state gazetteer.
aud lie therefore called himself a liter
AIRY ran and tried @ make his salary
Of So per weyk carry out his asser.
tion-
II Eurt Rayl had been ~ Jealous
disposition there would have been ~
rivalry hctw"an t.c other two, but he
was not. ana : Miss Kate was being
kept IN cafamclS nnd roses hy the
rlvalrt led SIS saod looking girls are
= prone n fisei''f ~ palmer ones
She ~ uHtisr 50 IN
- ahsM y "" rivalry. hui TOOK no
moi II + ls'th !9'h. men We're
treafei aisr they had been friends
up O. Tie occasion " certain lawn
lattN Wliel ION teli ~ love FROM
til"l ~ y was thinity ihey
pressed eat'' "thtf ~ ta" street % glare
ai.d thl'li't hey ~ ''S''t'f 70 'he
t''.st'" portion Win ~ Young iady
haIlAs Sa| t'ilHi. anu ~il'i'" ana
.ti'''' 'NH A'' "iSii''' 'l'h o'heF oead'
"'i' 4't aW"E eat'A y ny eNenlls
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company.

~che,lM .fsci,r Na. nth. i9os.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
q. ID. COLLINS,

Attorucy-at Law, snow nm. Md. once in the
Court House
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
Short kilograms.

Congressman 'Houser is critically Ill
of appendicitis at his home In FIRE.
mont, O.
Secretary Hitchcock has returned to
washington from his summer vacation
at Monadnock, N. II.
The grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons Of Iowa has elected w. II.
Hart of Sac City grand high priest.
Jose Rosa Pacas, the new minister
to the United States from Salvador
and Honduras, was presented to Pres
ident Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Charles H. Robb. e9f Vermont, at pres
ent assistant attorney general to be a
Justice of the District OF Columbis
court of appeals to succeed Justice
Duell, resigned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
Tho erinnell News.

Special 10 Tunes Republican
Grinnell, Oct. 6.-Mr. n. q. Lyman,
who has been taking the state bar
examination at Dee Moines for the past
three days, has successfully passed the
examination. He will practice with his
father.
D. w. Hamilton, democratic oandi-
date for congress from this district
will speak to Grinneli voters at the
Colonial on October u.
Wing and Pennington have moved
their barber shop TO b. Urdangen's new
building, on Main street.
S. s. Ricketts, returned yesterday
from Texas, whore he has been looking
over land.
Mrs. Joseph Arthaud, Of Chiliccths.
No.. came yesterday for . short VISIT
with her sister, Mrs. n. B. West
lake.
On account OF the heating capacity
OF the new Spaulding Bros block. .
larger steam main Is being laid on
Main street
Eugene Barnes. who mas taken sick
with appendicitis Thursday, and went
30 Des Moines yesterday for an opsra-
tion, II getting aieng ndceix.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06

a wide margii:. Lancia was second to
complete the sixth lap, Janatzy. third.
The fog, which delayed the start, COM
pletely cleared away before 8 o'clock.
Tracy broke all records for course
on fifth lap, making 29.S miles in 26:21.
With four laps to go, Wagner led
by nearly seven minutes; Lancy sec
ond; Duray, third; Janatzy, fourth on
elapsed time. Elliott Shepard ran in
to a man on the sixth lap, and mangled
both his legs SO severely that of ne
cessity he had to fall out Colombo,
mechanic for Weilschott, was hurt when
the latter's car went over an embank-
ment thru the disabling of his steer
ing gear.
Tracy Out of Leaders.
Tracy finished the sixth lap, lap
and half behind the leaders. Lancia
had taken the lead in the race at the
completion of the eighth lap. but Wag-
ner still had an advantage in the mat
/ ter of elapsed time. Wagner and
Jenatzy We're not far behind Lancia in
completing the eighth lap.
Jenatzy Loses Ground.
At the end of the eighth lap Wag-
ner led by five minutes: Lancia, Sec
ond; Jenatzy, third At O:42 Wagner
completed the ninth round He, had
regained the actual as we'll as the time
lead, and seemed a certain winner
barring accident. Lancia was second:
Duray third; Clement, fourth sJe-
natzy had dropped SO far behind as to
exclude any chance of his winning.
Wagner Loses Time Lead.
In the tenth lap Wagner had trouble
with his tires and lost several minutes,
but finished the round far enough
ahead to win the race by three min
utes. Lancia was second; Duray,
third; Clement, fourth; Jenatzy fifth.
The other cars did not finish.
Wagner's time was 29O minutes,
10 2-5 seconds; Lancia 293:2S 40:
Duray, 293::44 As: Clement so1:-
50 4-5; Jenatzy, 3o4:sS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
BLooDHoUNDs TRAIL THIEVES.
Three Jasper County Residents Arc
Arrested for Larceny.

HTS0 VdSR0U SSNusy teSSsASssO ~
Arrested for Larceny.
Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Oct. 6.-Petty thieving, to
which farmers in the northeastern part
of Jasper county. have been subjected
for several months, reached climax
"a few days ago when a 5000 horse was
stolen from the Herman TAFT farm. I:
is supposed that the horse will be TAX
EN-, or was, taken, to Des Moines to be
sold at the auction sales there.
Investigation was renewed, result
ing in the arrest of Eli Church, his
nephew, Ed Church, and his son-in-
law, Frank Fitch, charged with lar
ceny. The men were captured after
Eli Hardin and his Des Moines blood
hounds had followed a trail from the
r. Canon home, where number Of
articles were stolen Thursday night. to
the Church place, fifteen miles north
east of this city.
A number of articles found at the
Church place were identified as belong
ing to surrounding farmers. Ths
Church family had been suspected for
sometime, but no definite evidence was
ever secured before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06

feared, would pursue them. They did
not see the bull until it charged them.
Escape was impossible and Gordon at
tempted to drive away the bull by
kicking it, The horns of the animal
were plunged into his side. however,
and he was borne to the ground. The
bull gored him repeatedly and trampled
him until life was extinct.
Mrs. Gordon looked on, so terrified
that she was unable to move. Leaving
the dead youth. the bull attacked her.
She was powerless to attempt to es-
cape and was caught on the horns, tos-
sed into the air, gored again and then
hurled far over barbed wire fence in
to an adjoining field. She was injured
so badly that she died a few hours Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
TAFT's OPINION ASKED.
May Not Be Necessary to Send More
Troops to Cuba.

May Not Be Necessary to Send More
Troops to Cuba.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Owing to the
satisfactory aspect of affairs in Cuba
Taft has been asked by cable if. in his
judgment, it is necessary to send to the
island more troops THAN the mine hum
dred now on board the transport Sum-
ner, which is due in Havana today or
tomorrow. He has not yet responded.
1t is now stated that there is no in
tention of departing from the program
originally outlined for the dispatch Of
troops for Cuba, and within a few
hours ii is expected some troops will
be leaving Newport News for Ha-
vana. Whether or not other detach-
ments will be sent, will depend en-
tirely upon Tafts report upon condi-
tions in Cuba.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06

Havana. Oct. GA detachment of
two hundred insurgents today rode
into Cardad, suburb Of Puerto Prin-
cipe, waving machetes and threatening
the people. Twenty American ma
rines dispersed the insurgents, and ar
rested thirty mine. General Caballero.
the insurgent leader, with a hundred
men, thereupon proceeded to head
quarters and commanded the marines
to release the captured insurgents. In
stead of releasing them, the AMERICANS
disarmed Caballero and all of his fol-
lowers who could be caught. Cabal-
lero promised that all the insurgents
under his command would disarm.