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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
GA ST "a IA.
Bears. tn. H'A' Kind y. H.. ...l. Bought
S''. If N,HAZzM

The second fire in week at the cleo
tric light plant put Elkton streets into
darkness Saturday night.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
FiShhaWk and Eel Battle.
Fierce Struggle In Mda Between Ed and Snakeke Fish Ended
In Victory For Latter After Fight Which Is Said
to Have Lasted Thirty Seconds.

George Stadclbergcr OF Highland
Beach. y. j.. tells the following story
OF duel between a tishhawk aud an
eel which he witnessed recently
Our cottage is situated on the mar
row strip OF land between the ocean
and the Shrewsbury river and just
across the river are the Highlands OF
the Navesink Almost constantly at
this season of the year tishhawks may
be seen lying low over the surf OF the
ocean. cruising for tinny prey. and the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
Doing Their Duty
Scores OF Snow Hill Readers Are Learn
ing The Duty OF The Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol
low;
Urinary trouble, diabetis.
Doan's Kidney Pills cures them all.
Chas. S. Marlborough. living in the
central part of Berlin, Md. says:
From personal experience. do not
hesitate To give Doan Kidney Pills my
recommendation as remedy of excel
lent merit knew for a long time
that my kidneys were disordered as the
secretions were disc0lored but did not
pay much attention to the trouble at
first until was suddenly taken with u
catch in the back and when STOPPING or
bending | suffered misery. procured
box If Doan's Kidney Pills, took them
as directed and it gives me pleasure to
state that have not had pain or ache
since that time.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New York.
sole agents for United States.
Remember the name DOan's. and
take no other.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
House With Human Skulls.
Terrible Aspect of Den Of Soceress In Suburb Of the City
Perugia-Invocaons to Satan.

search OF the desired implement when
the two men held her back. en-
tered the house and shut the door in
her face.
Strange and terrible was the aspect
of the interior The walls were hung
with mysterious symbols. human
skulls aud crossed bones. bottles. large
aud small: swords OF strange shapes.
heads of dogs cats and other animals
aud. in fact all the traditional imple-
ments OF medieval witchcraft
! thorough search was made. and
several books were found containing
a quantity OF various invocations To
lie evil one The sorccress, n woman
Fifty years Of age who possesses vast
property purchased with the money
she had wheedled from her credulous
clients. was arrested and carried away
il. the motor ear Her trial viii give
rise To some interesting revelations
With regard To the dark dolngs OF
whchcraft Ia PerugIa.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

In a modest house hidden In maze
OF alleys ia suburb OF the city Of
Perugia strange ceremonies. il is re-
ported. took place ana mysterious rites
were celebrated he house was fire.
quented by women of the suburb aud
now and again by some damsel who
had been crossed In love or some wife
who was jealous OF her husband The
police heard vague rumors Of the pro.
ceedingS. but had not until now sue
ceeded in probing the mystery.
Recently chauffeur. who was ac-
companicd 10y groom carrying under
his arm bundle Of papers. stopped
his automobile opposite the mysterious
house. the doors Of which were closed
The ear had apparently broken down
The chauffeur ana the groom who
were actually police agents I'm disguise.
left their machine and knocked at the
door TO ask for pair Of pliers The
door was opened 10y a woman who
suspecting nothing was going IN
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
Wants to Wear Trousers.
Woman Who Passed Man For Years Says She viii Ask Roose
welt to Help Her to Disguise Her Sex.

tinued. Mrs. Selb shot a glance OF
scorn at the almost unnotlceable skirt
which bound her once untrammelcd
legs
Only two things about Mrs. Seib are
Enthusiastically feminine They are her
ears Their setting tells the ta.e At
once. and they are pierced for ear
rings.
I'm not going 10 give up trousers
without fight for them" stubbornly
declared Mrs. Selb recently. 81 bet
II went away somewhere else could
hc man for twenty years and no on"
would know. But have my huslnc
here. and so | will make n petition 20
the president. Every honest girl who
has 10 struggle for a living has the
same reason 10 wish to disguise her Sex
have had. The president can fix so
many things that perhaps he can tx
this matter for me"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

sharp eyed. rapacious fisherman sci
dom goes to his eyric in the big dead
trees on the top Of the Highlands with
his talons empty. | have got into the
habit of watching the movements of
fshhawks, as their methods of angling
are most Interesting
"One day last week | saw fishhawll
make quick dive down into the eel
grass that grows in the shallow water
at the edge Of the Shrewsbury river.
Just back of my cottage. The bird APP
peared TO be rather young one at
least il was under the regular size
Immediately II emerged bearing large
eel, aud noticed the hawk had diff
hculty in getting started In its flight.
was sitting on the yeranda, and
through my marine glasses watched
the struggle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

"Achl | hate 10 bel mean. wear
skirt I'm going 10 ask the president
n can't 20 back TO trousers. When I
tell him how hard II is for a woman 10
get a square deal | guess he won't OBJ
ject."
SO said Mrs. Augusta seib back OF
her narrow lunch counter in New York
after short sojourn as the guest OF
the city on Rlackwells island.
Mrs. Seib was committed for wear
ing masculine attire. For niue years
she had passed as man She declares
she has found citizenship SO much more
desirable for men that she will appeal
10 the president for the right 10 re.
sumo manly garb.
Anyway. ! wore trousers nine years,
30 five days In the workhouse was a
small price 20 pay IA gladly spend
thirty days there every year II could
get back into mems clothes" she con
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

fouled its rudder and il couldn't steer
The peculiar combat attracted the at
tcntior of several of my neighbors
II could be seen that the hawk was
beaten and was now endeavoring To
free itself from the grip Of the eel
Finally they both dropped back into
the river, where the great amount OF
splashing denoted that the struggle
was continuing.
Presently the hawk released itself
and its manner Of flight gave evidence
that II had been quite badly hurt. To
al who saw the struggle In the water
it seemed that the eel was bent on
wrcaking vengeance: but, whether III
territorial or not. II certainly came near
drowning it's antagonist of the air and
was the brilliant victor OF the singular
encounter"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

Fifteen-inch ears of corn are being
exhibited as product of the Centre
vile farm of j. Louis Evans.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

The hawk WIS making n desperate
effort To- get Us claws into the vital
part Of its prey and quiet its wrig-
Cling. aud all the while could see
that Mr. Eel had decided upon plan
OF offensive action also. Little by
little the eel squirmed the greater por
lion OF It's length around the fish
hawks tail and then cncompassed It
entirely The struggle In mldair must
have lasted thirty seconds. The birds
Hight became more and more erratlc.
for the reason that the eel had be.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
She Had Bed Burns.

The philauthroplr lad. WAS visiting
n Glasgow STUN aud had just been
nshcrcd into n house where the gooa
wife was engaged washing Her cn-
dcavor wis to elevate the minds of the
poor. and she asked. Have you read
UurnS:"
Ia svcr the good wif" lnr,d be-
braWry @r = auG displayed n lar.c rcd
unri.. si,ir@. "TAsr.'s wan | .'t tbs
morn Vi he steam = thr pct bllin
over. Ent. cijc.' a. II hnrn's ny" red
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

"Ncscr mind. de..r." le said reassu"
ingly as She raise hcr sweet fac,
FROM his shoulder and they both saw
the whit. l,ur on his coat; lit will all
brush on
ooh. Charlie" sl" Inr't out, anhhng
hidin. her fanr again upon his Whitley
shoulder "Ynv do yon know Som
c:viic JUurlal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12
@ n - rTs - II r.. a.
Bear, tho ,IAs kiaI Ysl have Akas BOugh
Signature Of &1HAIMx

The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany. has leased its telephone plant in
Caroline, Talbot and Queen Anne coun-
ties to the Farmers and Merchants
Telephone Company. II. NJ. Thompson.
secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-12

Don't be afraid to give Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy to your children. II is
intended especially for coughs. colds.
Group and whOoping cough. and il is the
best medicine made for these diseases.
For sale by r. ID. Cottingham 4 Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ana village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Briefly for Busy Readers
p ]. Prendergast of Main street is
III.
George Blggart Of Pownal was a
visitor in town today.
Albert Hufnagel Of Gage street is
confined to the house by an attack of
grip.
Lynn White OF North Bennington
has resigned his position as clerk IN
Griswold's.
The New Years prayer and coyen-
ant meeting at the Baptist church to-
night at 1880.
Lemuel l.. Morgan Of POwnal had
valuable colt badly gored by a bull
Wednesday. The horse Is In a seri-
Gus condition
Mrs. William ]. Hicks Of the north
part OF the town attended the meeting
Of the Southern Pomona Grange IN
Pownal Wednesday.
Mrs. f. n. Gaudette and daughter,
May. of Springfield. Mass, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Kennon Of Weeks street
After your late dinner tomorrow
take yourself. family and guests TO
hear the celebrated Canadian Jubilee
singers
The Canadian club will observe New
Years Eve tonight with a banquet IN
their rooms on River street. 1t Is ex
pected that a large number of mem
beers and their friends will be in at
| tendance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-31
TO RENT

To q ENT-shop and ONCE now occupied by
G. NJ. Lambert & son. II desired entrance
TO ONCE may he made from Main street. Apply
20 Homer IA. Webster. 4Iu
ITO RENT-Large front room, steam heat.
/ Inquire II Harry LeVln's store. 44u
10 tkcRT.-DesiraDie tenemenJs, Ofiices
| stores, min property with water power
adj fidual storage lockers. VIM. X. HAWKS
0l rnrth ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-31
LOW PRIGE
ADVERT NG
WANTED

VETANTED-Assistant IN the Kitchen At
w once Mrs. BrOwnell, lhe whitney 5lu
XWANTED-A woman for general homework
W In family OF three. No Washing For par
iiculars tpply at the Banner Office or telel hone
100. l7f
ATEN WANTED for automobile driving and
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course IN Boston; easy payment largest and
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stamp Tor catalogue Boston AgtO school,
900 fremont ST., Boston.
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Rain Coats

AAeAAA OVAAO
5000 Cravanette Rain
Coats $l2.6O
$500 Gray Cravenette
Tourist Goats 1880
Sl2 so Grey and Tan
Ctavenette Rain Goats
$3.50
$1,000 Tan Cravaneue
Rain Goats $3.50
Striped Rubber Silk
Rain Coats, value
$3.50, at $3.50
S25 90 Brown Satin
r lin Coats $I4.50
5000 Brown Satin
Rain Goats $3.50
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-31

In your blood are the millions
OF corpusc;es that defend you
against disease.
To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood OF the right quality
and quantity.
This is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does 1T helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for you.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
cataTh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous
ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-31

$500 Directoire Coats
$1,000
s25. 90 Fancy Mixtures
$1,000
$40. 90 Coats $500
Sl8 90 Coats 1880
$3.50 Goats $500
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
Birds That Mako Ineubator,.

In the incubator the pale yellow
chicks, their soft down not yet quito
dry in places, fell IN their attempts to
rise and walk. like men dead drunk
There's another" said the chicken
farmer As an excited little head came
out Of an egg, Wonderful things
these incubators. Would you believe
that there's bird that makes themi
Eyes, sir; bird, the megapode,
makes its own Incubator every time &c
has nest OF eggs, II isn't bothered
like other birds, with the long aud
monotonous work OF sitting
"The megapode halls from Australia .
the Barrier reef country It's incuba-
tor is a simple affair, merely a great
mound. Of leaves. In these leaves 1t
buries its eggs, knowing that IN that
hot, moist climate the leaves will fer
ment and in their fermentation give
or Just enough heat TO hatch the
chicks
who can deny intelligence to this
bird, which makes its own incubator
TO hatch out It's own eggsr-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
Making CarieatLres.

The way in which some artists cap
dlstort features without making them
unacceptable is certainly very re-
markable. Thomas Mast possessed
this faculty to an extraordinary de-
gree, and he had very peculiar way
Of adding new faces 10 his mental
photograph gallery. When fresh
subject would arise In politics, for In
stance, he would invent some pretext
to call upon him at his Office or house
and hold him In conversation as long
as possible, studying his features,
When he took his departure he would
purposely leave his cane, Once out
side, Mast would make hasty pencil
sketch on card and would usually
find that his memory was deficient as
to some detail He would then return,
ostensibly for the cane, and another
look at the victim would enable him
to perfect his sketch. After that he
had the man forever. When Joe KEEP
pier was alive he used to make FIRE.
Quent trips to Washington for the pur-
pose Of seeing statesmen whom he
wanted to draw. He was very clever
at catching likenesses and scarcely
ever referred to photograph.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
A Wonderful Bird

One day wonderful bird tapped at
the window of Mrs. Nansen's wife Of
the famous arctic explorer home at
Christiania. Instantly the window wac
opened, and In another moment she
covered the little messenger with
kisses and caresses. The carrier pi-
geon had been away from the cottage
thirty long months. but 1t had not for
gotten the way home. 1t brought a
note from Nansen. stating that all was
going well with him and his expedition
In the polar region. hansen had faSten.
cd message to the bird and turned IL
loose. The frail courier darted out
into the blizzardly air. 1t few like an
arrow over a thousand miles of frozen
waste and then sped forward over an
other thousand miles of ocean and
plains and forests and one morning
entered the window yof the waiting
mistress and delivered the message
which she had been awaiting so anx-
iously.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
"ReIIina the Cat.r

"Who will bell the eatT ID curl
Gus old proverb, famous in parable and
I'm history The mice. says the para
BILE, held a consultation how TO secure
themselves from the cat, and they re-
solved TO hang bell about the cats
neck to give warning when she ap.
preached, but after they had resolved
on doing 1t they We're as far or az
ever for who would do II? o.
Both parable and proverb haYe i'm
mortalized themselves in history.
When the Scottish mobiles met at Stir
ling in body they proposed to take
Spence, the obnoxious fav0rite OF
James H., and hang him and so get
rid Of him.
All" said Lord Grey, that's very
well said, but who'll bell the cat?'
THAT will J." said the black Earl
Angus lie undertook the task, accom-
plished II and was called Archibald
Bell the Cat" until his dying day
Glasgow Times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
A Queer CanauA

when l was last in India" said the
globe trotter, they were taking the
census. The returns were most re-
markable In the Allahabad census
thirty-6ve citizens described ,hem-
selves as men who rob with threats
OF violence There were 2o6 'flatter-
ers for gain There were twenty-five
hereditary thieves There were TWEEN
ty-nine 'howlers at funerals There
were las ear cleaners There were
seventy-six makers of crowns for
idols There were fourteen heredl-
tary painters Of horses with spots
There were nine professional false
witnesses
ut seems remarkable, doesn't III
Maybe, though, II We, too, told the
strict truth TO the census taker our
own census would seem quite as quaint
as that of India"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
cnILD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

Beeyillo, Tex Dec, l9,--At Dinero
rs miles west Of here, the Agar
Old daughter OF Il. c, Goodwin was
accidentally killed The child was
visiting at the home Of d, Johnson,
a nelghbor, A son Of the latter had
returned from huAtlng, leaving his
gun at the barn, near whore the chill
dren were playing, One Of them, a
little girl years Of age, picked up
The gun and attempted TO unload It.,
the piece being DISCHARGED and the
full load striking the little Goodwin
girl IN the face. kllllng her Instantly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
GIRLS ORGANIZE CLUB.
Much Interest shown In New Organ
izatlon Formed by DIR. Dora
Martin.

With Miss Ellen Massey as pres
ident and Miss Sadie Adams as sec
rotary, a Girls Club was organized
at the First Baptist church yester-
day afternoon, with fifty members,
This Is but a temporary organization
for which permanency will be Sc
cured Sunday afternoon, December
q. The girls in charge Of this
movement have undertaken the task
Of working for a greater degree OF
social purity. and will later take up
special lines with the growth and
development OF the organization.
Al the next meeting II Is the in
tentIon 10 have by laws and const-
tuition offered for adoption, There
Is a marked enthusiasm among the
members of the club, The organi-
zstion was effected under the direc-
ton of DR.. Dora Martin, who deliv-
cred helpful task to the girls. She
found them ready and willing to un-
dertake the work. IN which cause in
terest was shown from the start,
1t is believed that an organization
OF more than 100 members will be
the final result Of the meeting to be
had one week from tomorrow.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24

viii mark the opening OF such an
era OF progress as the country has
never known" II had Just as we'll
be understood right now that the
southerner Of today, as he has Hger
been, Is man OF principle instead
OF q man Of cold dollars, and II no
takes play at "toadylng" to the
powers that be TO get our share OF a
Just distribution OF actual increased
prosperity the South will stand for
principal and let the dollars so. The
idea Of the men OF the South today
counting fayors nj the hands Of a
party whose past record shows the
parentage Of the carpet bag govern
ment A party which IN the control
Of the national government has
shown such Partially In extending
Its influence 10 aid development as
states nothing like so fayorably Sit
ANNNA 90 w AN' uhNNlNA hhNhHAhNiN 80
those Of the south, brought up TO
normal state OF development, while
states OF the South, more favorably
situated as 20 natural advantages IN
every manner possible have gone
comparatively without recognition
No, the South Is not ready to lick the
hand that has. smote 4 IN every oc-
casion, but there is new era dawn.
Ing and when given an opportunity
will dlssipnteaii ideas that the South
OF today is am aggregation Of FREE
traders. on the other hand, belag
so well located as 10 manufacturing
is for tariff for revenue, and for tar
lff for protection, too, and for Am
erican manufacturing, and for the
protection OF American labor, but
not for a tariff that will furnish op.
portunlty Of unreasonable and
harmful combines and trusts
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
THE POOR WHFFFLEnT.
and the Low Down Trick by Which n
lie Subdued,

ana tne Low DoWn IrlSk py Whieh "
ls subdusd,
Seating himself at restaurant a..
BILE a Chicago man said;
Walter what kind OF nsh have
youy"
"Oh," said the waiter, "all kinds
whitehsh, bluensh, grayllngs, sea bass
weakHsh, perch
"Pshaw" yawned the customer. Cut
that out I'm tired Of those common
fishes Amt you got some new kind
Of nsh-Some Kind never ate beforeT
"Well," said the waiter. the Whit
fieits Il very fine this morning"
What In thunder Is whlfhetitg
why, doesn't Ash sharp like you
know what whifnctit is? Common
enough here, You see, the whiffietlt
lives only In circular lakes, You go
out and find a circular lake and hire
a boat Then you row out all alone
10 the middle OF the lake about a mile
or 80, and anchor. Then vow take an
Rugur aud bore n hole In the water
and bait II by putting piece Of cheese
on the edge OF the hole, The white,
tlt comes up to get the cheese, eats II,
aud It makes him swell mp so that he
can't back down the hole"
We'll" said the customer, breath
less, what them"
"Wby," replied the waiter as he
Allied glass Of water, you lean over
the side OF the boat and laugh the
whinietit to death, Want a few2'-
Cleveland Leader.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-24
HOOD BROWN GETS
CHANGE OF VENUE
To Armstrong County where Alleg.
cd Offense Is Said to
Have Occurred.

In view Of the fact that the dis
trict court meets at Claude early in
January, attorneys for the defendant
in the case Of the state OF Texas vs.
Hood Brown made motion yesterday
afternoon before Judge j. n, Brown
ing for change OF venue TO Arm
strong county whore the alleged Of
Tense Is said to have occurred The
prayer was granted, Il being shown
that the law contemplates an early
trial upon charges Of the character
under which Hood Brown is held
criminal assault.
The trial In this city resulted IN
a sentence OF five years for the ac-
cused, but a new trial was granted
bond furnished and the accused re-
leased from custody.
Another bond was made yesterday
forenoon, good in Armstrong COUNT.
aud The defendant, after delay Of
almost a week in the county Jail IN
Amarillo, returned to his family at
Claude, So far as appears at this
time 1t seems probable that trial
will be had not later than the last
days of January in this case which
has attracted much attention both
in Potter and Armstrong counties