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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
Man Drowned Near York.

York. Pa, Feb 27.-One life has
been lost and much damage done to
property in York county as result
OF the food following a heavy rain OF
twelve hours duration. Frederick Cur
kensmyer. OF this city. while catching
wood in the Codorus creek above this
city. was drowned
According to reports from all sec.
lions of the county, fifteen bridges
were washed away by swollen streams.
A big dam at Seltzville broke and
caused considerable damage.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
Receiver For Railroad.

Fort Worth. Tex. Feb. 27.-On ap-
plication made In behalf OF the Metro
politan Trust company. Of New York.
before Judge Edward r. Meek. of the
federal court for the Northern dis
trict OF Texas. alleging default OF the
interest on a bond Issue Of 1892. T. ].
Freeman. OF New Orleans. was named
received for the International & Great
Northern Railway company.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
TO SEEK ARBITRATION
Railway Company and Men Fall to
Reach Agreement On Wage Cut.

Heach agreement On wage Cut.
Washington. Feb. 26.-Because OF a
failure to reach an agreement in re.
spect to the matter OF reduction OF
wages OF the employees OF the South.
ern Railway company. the negotia-
tions have been broken of and Presi.
dent Finley announces that he will
carry the case to the interstate COM
merce commission and to Commits.
sioner of Labor Nell under the Erd.
man act
The intended action OF the Southern
railway In seeking the mediation Of
the interstate commerce commission
and the commissioner OF labor is re.
garded as marking the beginning OF a
campaign upon the part Of the rail.
roads when such controversies arise
10 seek adjustment In that manner
rather than to negotiate with their
employees.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
Recommends Pe.ru.na.

Mrs. Alice J. Bordner, 1911 Maple
Ave., Harrisburg, Pa, writes:
al have found cure in Peruna. can
not recommend Peruna enough. also
thank you for your kind attention TO
me. am as well as could be ever since
began taking Peruna."
A Letter to the Public.
Mr.. Tefft johnson, 1929 s5th street,
Bath Beach, Brooklyn, n. Y, writes:
"In all my experiments with medi-
zines in the effort TO improve q condi-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
Many Houses Flooded a, Lebanon.

Lebanon Pa. Feb. 27.-Heavy rains
and melting snow precipitated the
greatest food here in recent years.
The city was divided for several hours
by an overAowing creek which runs
through the centre. and the lower sec.
tions OF Lebanon were inundated
Many homes were flooded and many
factories had to be shut down on &c.
count OF the food.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
Rosenthal CHARGED with Murder.

Reading. Pa. Feb 26. Coroner
Strasser held an inquest into the muir
der OF Lewis b. Clawson. shirt manu-.
facturer who was shot dead In his
Office recently. The testimony connect
ed Abraham Rosenthal. Clawson's
brother.in-law. with the crime. and the
Jury declared che Is guilty OF the muir
der" Rosenthal IL still At large.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
MRS. WALKER WEEDS
Marries Frederick c. Penfield In New
York and Gives Away 100000.

New York Feb 27-Mrs. Annie NJ
Weightman Walker. worth $40 1000, 600
one of the wealthiest women in Amer
lea. was married to Frederick Court
land Penfeld. diplomat. clubman and
yachtsman. in St Patrick's cathedral
in this city
The ceremony was performed in the
small chapel of the cathedral by
Archbishop Farley, assisted by Rev.
Father Lewis.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
To compIete Canal BY 1915.

Washington. Feb. 90 Colonel
George w. Cocktails, departing for
Colon. expressed the confident belief
that the Panama canal would be OPEN
ed and ready for business BY Jan. l.
1915.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29

RECEIVED BOMB BY MAIL
Easton City Solicitor Narrowly Es
capped Being Blown TO Pieces.

Easton. Pa. Feb. q. = That City
Solicitor N. r. Turner, OF Easton, was
not blown TO pieces is no fault OF some
enemy now living In Italy. The attor
ney received a package in the mails
and when he opened II he found 1t &c
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29
POISONED BY PENCIL
Effect Of indeIible Lead May BE Fatal
to Girl

to Girl.
Wilkes Barre. Pa. Feb. 81. - Miss
Mamie ShaIes. a clerk in a laundry
here. is in a critical condition az a re.
suit OF being poisoned by putting an
indelible pencil to her tongue while
doing her Office work There Is little
hope for her recovery. The girl used
the indelIble pencil TO mark articles
sent into the laundry. and time and
time again placed II between her lips
without suspecting the danger.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29

ton impaired by overwork, | have
found nothing that has done so much
good as Peruna. AS tonic it is grand.
81 take pleasure in recommending IL
to professional people and to the public
in general"
Praise For Pe-ru.na.
Miss Ella l.. Matthews, box Ill, Hill
City, Tenn, writes:
"From experience have decided that
there could be no greater medicine in
the world than Pcruna. am ever ready
to praise Peruna to my Friends"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-29

Recommending Peru-na to Her Friends.
Mrs Celeste Cove formerly
and Benevolent Society, writes from
ony
appreciate grateful feel
placed the
Of its fine qualities.
"n
through its consider
market and worthy Of the confidence OF all good people,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
Notice of Hearing on Petition for
FORMATION Of New School District.

Whereas, petition has been fled
with the county board of the county of
Mile Laos, state of Minnesota, signed
and acknowledged by majority of
the freeholders who reside in the
proposed new schoul district herein
described, and who are entitled to vote
at school meetings in their respective
districts, and duly verified by the
affidavit of one of the residents of said
proposed new district, praying for the
organization of a new school district
out OF the territory hereinafter de-
scribed, to-wit: all of sections num-
bered twenty-five (25), twenty-six (26),
twenty-seven (27), thirty-four (34),
thirty.five (35) and thirty-six, 1857 in
township thirty-eight 1857, range
twenty-six> (26), in the township Of
Borgholm, county of Mile Laos, state
OF Minnesota, and the said county
board have appointed a time and
place for hearing upon said petition
as by law required; now, therefore,
| Notice is hereby given, that hear
ing upon said petition will be had at
meeting of the said board, commence
ing upon the 9th day of October, A. D.
1908, at O'Clock in the afternoon of
said day, at the Office of the county
auoltOf IN the village OF Princeton. in
said county, at which time and place
the said county board will hear the
arguments of all persons interested for
or against the proposed organization
OF said new school district.
Dated Princeton, MIMI, this 18th
day of September, A. D. 1908.
By order of the county board of
Mile Laos county, MINI.
| By E. E. WHITNEY,
| County Auditor and Elk Officio Clerk
of Board.
Official Seal)
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Notice of Hearing Upon Petition
FfeehOlder.

Whereas, petition signed by E. S.
Schuyer,. freeholder of school district
NO. 81 in this county, representing
that he is the owner of the following
described lands, situate in said dis
trlct, to-wit: the south half of north
vest west quarter of section rs, in township
~, range q, and that said lands adj
join school district No. q, has been
presented to the county board of Mile
Laos county, and asking that his
said lands may be set off from said
district No. 81 to said district No. ~,
and the said board has appointed a
time and place for hearing thereon.
Therefore.
Notice is hereby given, that said
petition will be heard by said board
at a session thereof commencing on
the 9Th day Of Octo Der, A. D. 1908, at
the Office OF the county auditor in the
village of Princeton, in said county,
at which time and place the said
board will hear the evidence and the
arguments of all persons interested
for or against granting the prayer OF
the petitioner. Dated at Princeton.
Mimi, September 18th, 1908.
By order of the county board.
E. E. WHITNEY,
County Auditor and Ex-Ohicio Clerk
of Board.
Official Seal)
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Golden Jubilee Of Pope Plus X.
Charming Personality Of His Holiness, Now Celebrating the
Fifteth Anniversary Of His Priesthood Re-
former and Most Democratic Of Pontffs Who
Is Beloved by the Common People,

ton to the chair of st. Peter that when
he went to the meeting of cardinals
which was to choose successor to
Leo XIII. he bought return ticket.
There We're many ambitious men of
long experience as diplomats and poll
ticians IN the holy see, and yet the
choice went by all these sagacious and
self seeking ones to light on the hum
bic Venetian cardinal, who was not a
candidate, who had seldom been in
Rome, who had never meddled in poll
tics and whose chief concerns were
charity, spirituality, the care of the
poor and plain, unadorned goodness.
When the balloting showed that Car
dinal Sarto was liable to BE the choice
he nearly tainted, and it was only by
the repeated urging Of his brother car
dinals that he was at last induced to
accept. He had loved Venice and his
native people. He took long walks and
was something of an athlete and noun
tain climber. AS the pope is virtual
and for thirty-fve years or more has
been an actual prisoner in the Vati-
can, he would thus be shut off from his
beloved Venice, his people and his
mountain walks. It was not such a
consideration that deferred him per-
hapS, but to one who loves the open
country it would be like sentence Of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
No Nepotism In His Career.

The pope's name is Giuseppe Sarto,
| and his only brother is a postman and
keeper Of small tobacco shop. Three
| of his sisters are married, one to an
1nnkeeper and the others to men in
similar stations of life His other
three sisters kept house for him until
| he went to the Vatican, and now he
has hired them humble quarters in the
vicinity, where they will feel at home
with their peasant dress and manners.
While he is exceedingly fond Of hts
family, there is not the slightest trace
Of nepotism in his career. With all
the places he has to give away, no
blood relative has ever profted by his
patronage. OF his private means he
gives freely, but his public trust is
held for the public good.
Plus x. is seventy three years old
having been pope slightly over five
years. He and his family believe that
his lucky number is nine, as he has
held each position of Importance just
nine years. If the rule holds in his
present place he should be good for
four years more in the Vatican. He
was not a candidate for election and
often thanked God that he did not
know French and other foreign lam
guages, which took him out of the ELI
gible list. In other words, he was not
papbile, as they express it in Italy.
So little faith had he in his own selec-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
Notice of Hearing Upon Petition Of
Freebooter.


Freebooter.
Whereas, A petition signed by John
A. Nyquist, freeholder of school dis
trict No. p in this county, represent
ing that he is the owner of the fol-
lowing described lands, situated
in said district, towit: the
southeast quarter of northeast
quarter OF section 10, in township
81, range 26, and that said lands ad-
join school district No. %, has been
presented to the county board of Mile
Laos county, and asking that his said
lands may be set off from said district
No: Il to said district No. %, and the
said board has appointed time and
place for hearing thereon. Therefore,
Notice is hereby given, that said
petition will be heard by said board
at session thereof commencing on
the 9th day of October, A. D. 1908, at
the Office OF the county auditor in the
village OF Princeton, in said county,
at which time and place the said board
will hear the evidence and the argu-
ments OF all persons for or against
granting the prayer of the petitioner.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, Septem-
Der 18th, 1908.
By order of the county board,
E. E. WHITNEY,
County Auditor and Ex-Oficio Clerk
of Board.
(Omcial Seal)
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habits and common sense were shown
by his installing telephones in the Vat
lean, by advocating an athletic carni-
val, by receiving his old gondolier from
Venice, although the humble man
could not don the ordinary black worn
by those received in audience BY the
popes; by his treatment of his peasant
sisters and in a hundred other little
but significant ways that have en-
deared him to the common people of
the world. He never has had much
money, receiving as patriarch Of Ven
ice only $2,400 per year, most of which
modest income he gave away in char
1ty. Before becoming pope it was usu-
al for him not to have a cent in his
pocket, having given everything away
When once called to Rome he had to
borrow money from a bank before he
could even buy railroad ticket at the
modest rates that prevail in Italy.
Afterward he was in a perfect fever, it
was said, until this trif1ing debt was
paid,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
Sale of Ditching Jobs.

Notice is hereby given, that on the
10th day of September, 1908, at ]
o CLOCK p. M, at my Office in the court
house.. in the village of Princeton,
Mile Laos county, Minnesota, 1 will
sell the jobs of digging and construct.
ing the ditch No. of Mile Laos
county, established by the board OF
county commissioners of Mile Laos
county, state of Minnesota, by their
order bearing date of August 21st,
1908, viz: for the work as one lob,
and also for one or more sections OF
lOO feet each, and also for one or
more OF the construction Jobs, each OF
said sections to be known and mum.
bered by stakes as shown by the report
OF the engineer in said matter, COM
mencing at the one including the out.
let, and from thence, SUCCESSFULLY, up
stream to the one including the source,
to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders, and that bids are invited for
said work; said work to be completed
within the time required, and in the
manner specified, in said engineer's
report. And no bid will be entertained
which exceeds more than thirty (3O)
per cent over and above the estimate
WV " SHAc SSASoA uSo1OA, III duy case,
as stated in the said order: and the
successful bidder will be REQ uired to
give a satisfactory bond, to be ap-
proved by the auditor of said county,
with two freehold sureties, for the
faithful performance and fulfllment of
his contract, and to pay all damages
that may accrue by reason of his
failure to complete the job within the
time required in the contract. The
said order and estimates and profile
are on file, and may be seen at nv
Office. The approximate amount of
work to be done in the construction
of such ditch is as follows: earth
excavation, 1895 cubic yards. The
estimated total cost of the work is five
hundred ffty-eight and 24-lOO dollars.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check payable to the auditor
OF said county for not less than ten
per cent of the amount of each bid.
The right to reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved.
Dated August 10Th, 1908.
E.. E. WHITNEY,
County Auditor Mile Laos County,
State of Minnesota.
(O&cial SeaD
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Notice of Expiration of Redemption.
Office of County Auditor, }
County of Mile Laos,
State of Minnesota, !

State of Minnesota. J
To Unknown:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land, stu
ated in the county of Mile Laos, state
OF Minnesota, and known and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: the south
west quarter of northeast quarter of
section 20, township 80, ran &c q, is
now assessed in your name; that on
the 9Th day of May, 1905, at a sale of
lands pursuant to the real estate tax
judgment duly given and made in and
by the district court in and for said
county of Mile Laos on the 10th day
of March, 1905, in proceedings to
enforce the payment of taxes delin-
quent upon real estate for the year
1908, for said county of Mile Laos,
the above described piece or parcel of
land was duly offered for sale, and no
one bidding upon said offer an
amount equal to that for which said
piece or parcel was subject to be sold,
to-wit: the sum of ten dollars and
forty-nine cents, the same was duly
bid in for the state of Minnesota for
said sum; that thereafter, and on the
7th day of May, 1908, the said piece
or parcel of land still being unre-
deemed from said sale, the same and
all the rights of said state therein
under said sale was duly assigned and
conveyed by the county auditor of said
county for the sum of thirty-one
dollars and fifteen cents, duly paid
to the county treasurer of said county;
that the certificate of conveyance for
said piece or parcel of land, executed
and delivered by said county auditor
upon said assignment of the rights of
said state acquired under said sale,
has been presented to me at my office
by the holder thereof for the purpose
OF having notice of expiration of time
of redemption from said sale given
and served; that the amount required
to redeem said piece or parcel of land
from said sale at the date of this
notice, exclusive of the costs to accrue
upon this notice, is the sum of thirty
one dollars and eighteen cents: and
that the time for the redemption of
said piece or parcel of land from said
sale will expire sixty (6O) days after
the service of this notice and the fling
of proof of such service in my Office.
Witness my hand and seal of Office
this 10Th day Of August, 1908.
E. E. WHITNEY,
Auditor Mile Laos County, Mime
sofa.
(Offcial Seal)
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I've ceremonies. To their surprise he
gently waved aside the gift and said:
AS long as l live I shall wear my
nickel watch. 1t is a souvenir from
my mother
The Irish painter Mr.. Thaddeus once
made portrait of the pope. when l
came to paint his eyes," says Thad-
deus, II could not help exclaiming:
Why, holy father, your eyes are not
Italian eyes at ALL They are just the
sort Of eyes we have in Ireland WELL
he said, I am glad you like them. And
they make us brothers, don't they?'"
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Joking With Monks.


Joking With Monks.
In regard to sitting in the pope's
presence an amusing story is told. A
company of monks called on Plus <.
one day, and he begged them to take
seats. Knowing the old custom that
none was to be seated in the holy IA
theirs presence except cardinals, they
seemed timid and hesitating. Observ-
ing their reluctance, he said brusquely,
but not unkindly:
You do not, I suppose, expect me
to draw your chairs forward for your
In his youth Giuseppe Sarto was
called by the affectionate diminutive
"Beppo," name that his family gives
him to this day. When in school Bep-
pc found an old friend bedridden and
in danger of starvation through power
ty. The young student had no money,
but out Of the slender ration supplied
him at the seminary he gave the in
valid the larger share and kept this up
until the old man died three months
later. His sisters found it necessary
to lock up their meager supplies in the
kitchen to keep him from giving his
and their food away to some poverty
stricken beggar.
One morning after Giuseppe became
parish priest he rose at his usual
hour of o'clock and finding the sac
ristan was still in bed opened the
church for an early worshiper. The
unaccustomed act shocked the worship
er, who proposed to call the sacristan
mo, no! Let him alone" said the fu-
ture pope. Don't you think I am
able to open a door myself? When
shall be old and i'll he will open the
door and will stay in bed"
Notwithstanding his simple living
and abstemious habits Pope Plus is
bothered with govt. One of the old
fashions Of those calling on the head
Of the church was to kiss his foot.
This custom the present pope has dis
continued along with others of similar
nature. When one delegation asked
for the old privilege of kissing the
papal toe he replied, mo, it is ILL.,
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BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.


nOPE Plus x, who is now cele-
~ brating the fftieth anniversary
of his induction into the parish
priesthood, is very much of a
democrat. He is the first pope of peas
ant parentage in a century and half
His chief characteristics during long
life have been simple goodness, mod
esty and charity. In his younger days
he often went hungry in order that he
might give to others. Since master Of
the Vatican he has shocked the at
tendants by his unostentatious man
ners and the cheerful way in which he
disregards outworn forms. For hun
dreds Of years no pope would allow
any one else to eat with him, but this
pope eats with his secretaries or any
one else that pleases him. It has also
been an immemorial custom for no one
to sit in the presence of the holy father
except cardinal, but Plus x. has his
private callers sit in a chair beside
him instead Of kneeling, as in the old
days. He has abolished other undemo-
cratic customs, such as being carried
In the sedia gestatoria to and from the
Sistine chapel. II shall never volun-
tarily get into that box" he remarked
smilingly as he prepared to walk.
Other signs of his transformations
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death to be Eanished from it for a life
time. Sarto felt his unworthiness for
the task, his lack of training and all
!! the other things that would beset a
timid man in the face of such a ire
mendous responsibility. But who can
escape fate or call for service? A
man that would fee greatness that
had come to him unsought would flee a
battle or punishment that he had de-
served. He would be deserter in the
face of life's demands. The present
pope is not made Of such material.
Back of his Office and his profession
he is very much of a man, and that
simple, unassuming manhood is what
gives him his popularity.
A Man of Fine Presence.
After all, it is plain, 'unadorned
goodness, large heartedness, thought
fulness for others and democratic un-
pretentiousness that win the love of
the world, and these Giuseppe Sarto
the man has in abundant degree He
comes from the people as Abraham
Lincoln came from the people. He
has the same simplicity, the same de-
mocracy and in degree the same
common sense and love Of humor that
distinguished Lincoln. He is a tall
man, of fine presence, with kindly,
almost boyish face under a crown Of
white hair. Dressed all in white, as
the popes always are, he is a striking
figure Among other endearing names
he has been given is .'the man with
the smile" One who can win his
way from a peasants cottage to the
head Of the largest religious organiza-
ton on earth and yet who can carry
smile through all the struggle must
nave strong and optimistic soul.
There are many stories about the
pope and little sayings by him that IL
lustrate his qualities better than can
be done by mere description. For ex-
ample, when his Venetian friends ask
ed him what he would do if he were
made pope he laughingly rejoined:
Il shall have white robes instead of
red ones. That will be the only
change. I shall remain the same Sar-
to as ever"
After he was inaugurated In the
Vatican some of tie cardinals were
scandalized to see him CARRYING a
cheap nickel watch, the sort we buy in
this country for dollar. They there
tore bought him a magnificent gold
watch and presented It with impress
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\UFE FIUS a., WHO IS now Cele
brating the fftieth anniversary
Of his induction into the parish
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OFFICIAL Seal)

The First National Bank of Prince
ton represents the strongest fire insur-
ance companies in the world. 7tf