Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-25
-At the Christian Church, Sunday


school at 10 A. M. Preaching II A. M.
and 7.45 P. M. Christian Endeavor
at Up. M. This day will be observed
as Declaration Day" in the Christian
churches, celebrating the publishing Of
the Declaration and Address in Septem-
Der, 1909. This is an important docu-
ment pleading for the union of all Chris
tians. The subject of the morning SER
mon will be. where the Scriptures
Speak" Evening, "a Generation of
Bible Students
Some of our Indiantown farmers
have grown some remarkable stalks of
corn this year. Last Wednesday Mr..
Minus Ruark, of near town, brought in
two corn tops, one from his own farm
and one grown by neighbor, Mr.. John
West. Mr.. Vests corn stalk was #.
81 in. above the ear of corn, and Mr..
Ruark's was a twin stalk branching
above the ear and forming two perfect
tops. Mr.. Ruark says he has never in
his experience of over forty years seen
anything like these corn tops.
On Friday of next week the schools
throughout the county will be closed and
all the teachers will meet in Snow Hill
to consider matters affecting their work.
The new course of study recently adopt
ed by the State School Board went into
effect this month. and to change the old
schedule to harmonic with the new is
not easy. Other matters, as taking up
a professional course of study by the
teachers, and problems of school man.
agement will be considered by the
association. County Superintendent,
Z. w. McMaster, is wide-awake and
alert for all that is for the advancement
of the schools of the county.
We are in receipt of letter from
DIR. X. H. P. Ellis. former resident of
this county now living in Paterson, N.
j. DIR. Ellis encloses check for two
years subscription to the MESSENGER
saying that he desires once more to get
IN touch with the Eastern Shore and his
native county. DR.. Ellis lived and prac-
ticed his profession for more than twenty
years in Baltimore, but retired from ac-
tive work several years ago and remov-
ed to New jersey. He says, II have
travelled much in Europe, Mexico and
the United States but have seen few
if any places which offer greater attrac-
tons of climate, soil or social environ
ment than one can enjoy on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland.
The last issue Of the American Press
contains advertisement offering for sale
over two hundred newspapers scattered
throughout the United States. This is
proof positive that there are too many
newspapers in this country and that at
least two hundred of them are lacking
in support. The consolidation of nearly
one half the daily newspapers in Vir-
ginia during the past few years shows
the situation there. The starting of
newspaper is comparatively easy, but
the expense of publishing one is an en-
tirely different thing as will be attested
by everyone engaged in the business.
Besides. the constant strain on the pub
Usher is not understood and in majority
of instances his work is the least re-
warded and less appreciated than that
of any other profession in the world.
For number of years figs have
been cultivated in Worcester County,
Maryland, and in Accomac and North
ampton Counties, Va, with complete
success. The Centreville Record has
the following on the culture of this fruit
once considered tropical, in other parts
of the Eastern Shore. 1.-The culture of
figs, which has been engaged in by a
number of persons in Talbot County
for several years, has reached higher
state of perfection during the present
year than ever before. Not only has
the yield been larger than ever before,
but the fruit has been more perfect and
of larger size. In many instances figs
have been gathered that would equal
in size medium-sized pear, and the
quality is equal to any of the article.
There are always two crops of figs. the
first usually drops from the bushes be-
fore maturity. the second crop being
the one from which the yield is expected.
This year, however, the first crop ma
tured on the bushes and the fruit was
even larger and of better quality than
the second crop. The second crop. how
ever nroduced n larger Weld -