Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-21

MESSENGER last week, we desire to in
form them that it is against the law for
them to sell any quail, rabbit or wood
cock. Only the person who kills game
is permitted to sell it and it must not
be carried out of the county. The fine
is S.. 90 to $4,000, and you may rest as
sured that you will be caught if you
violate the law.
"A matter of great interest among
the Protestant Episcopal churches just
now is the approaching week of prayer,
beginning Sunday, November 18th, and
extending throughout that week. The
early part of this year a conference of
representatives of seven lay brother
hoods in the United States was held in
Chicago, and as a result of this meeting,
the word has gone forth over all the
world and to the remotest islands of
the sea for this week of prayer.
The vessel which stranded on Satur-
day night was the Philadelphia schooner
Morie F. Cummins, bound from Boston
to Lewes, with cargo of barrels. She
struck one mile north of the Indian
River Life-saving Station and was
driven high up on the beach. Last
night the Cummins had nine feet Of
water in her hold and was likely to be-
come a total wreck. The crew of 10
men were taken ashore by the life
savers at Indian River and are being
cared for by them.
We often hear it remarked after
heavy rain that the fall of water was
an inch or two: but few people have
any idea what an inch rain means. Let
us give few figures, basing them on an
acre of land, to show how many tons of
water fall with an inch rain. An acre
is 6.272, GAO squares inches. An inch of
water on an acre is therefore 6,272. $40
cubic inches. That amount, at 227 cubic
inches to the gallon. equals $1,000 gal
Ions, or 220, 900 pounds, or 100 tons.
An inch of rain is. in other words, rain
falling at the rate of 100 tons to an acre.
Official returns from the office of
Secretary of State Williams show that
two Republicans and six Democrats were
named for the Electoral College. Bryan
thus technically carrying the state.
Robinson and Towers will be the two
Republicans returned to the college,
and the Democrats will include Raw.
Denny, Brown, Williams, Beidler and
Linthcum. OF these Robinson secured
lie, 5l3 votes and Ray ll5.90S. The
Republican to secure the lowest vote
was Bomberger. who was given ll3. 252,
while Conley received the lowest Demo-
cratic vote, 1855.
Rev. w. l.. S. Murray. d. D., pas
tor of the Salem Methodist Episcopal
Church, Pocomoke City, has been chosen
delegate to represent the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the meeting of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, to be held in Phila-
delphia, December 2sth. Thrty-two
denominations will be represented at
this meeting and the Council is of world
wide.importance. as it marks an epoch
in church history. As only 400 dele
gates are to be appointed for the whole
United States, the appointment of DR..
Murray is great honor.
All the leaves having fallen from
the trees, our streets in consequence
thereof are in very unsightly condition,
and the citizens of our town should be
willing to take a little trouble to put
their premises and the streets in front
of their property in presentable con-
dition. We have a town whose reputa-
ton for cleanliness and beauty cannot
be excelled, and we should all make an
effort to retain that reputation. Let
everybody during the coming week
make special effort to put the premises
and streets of our town in an attractive
condition for the winter. Don't wait
for your neighbor to remove his leaves
and then allow yours to blow into his
yard but all work together.
Chief Wilkie, of the Secret Service,
declares that new counterfeit IS silver
certificate Indian head has been dis
covered. 1t is poorly executed note.
on single piece of paper with surface
marks to Indicate the fibre. The face
is of pale blue tint, which gives the
note the appearance of having been
badly faded The general effect of the
note is as if a Photographic blueprint
had been made and then the lines had
been gone over with black ink to
strengthen them. The only notes of
this issue that have thus far appeared
have been in Toledo, o. Chief Wilkie
says that the counterfeits can be easily
a