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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The number Of Germans who left
the Fatherland in 1908 for the purpose
Of making homes abroad was only
1883. In 1851 the number OF emf.
grants from Germany was go, sOI. The
total emigration from Germany since
1871 amounted to 2.750.00O. and OF
these people 1881 600 came 20 the
States. The practical cessation OF
emigration from Germany has bear.
ing upon the future OF both nations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Dallas. Texas.--In q IRE which
started in the kitchen Of the knight
apartment house At Elm and Harwood
street. Hershel Danneiiy. years old
son Of Mrs. and Mrs. D. @. Dannelly
was burned 10 death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Seven millions Of gold has been
shipped from New York TO Paris, Rot.
terdRm and South America. This IL
more than the total for the month Of
April. New York's loss OF gold since
January has aggregated 100000. 600.
There are those who predict tight
money" In Wall street later In the
year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The public schools In Washington
have Just observed what Is called
wine day" for the FIRST time. II came
about through the inspiration Of Miss
Susan b. sipe. instructor OF botany In
the Washington Normal school. who
proposed such action. ito beaufify all
back fences that abueted on the
streets. and on those alleys which
are generally used az thoroughfares.
BY having vines Of different kinds
planted on either side" The project
was promptly Endorsed BY the local
board OF education.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

That hreproof buildings are not al
ways fireproof, especially when stored
with infammable contents. was dem.
onstrated In the blaze az Akron which
Involved the narrow escape of zoe
people and the destruction OF proper
" valued at more than a million dol
lars.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17
l4nrrlmnn n rlrmnuil,.

Plymouth. --E. H. Hartman, the
American railway wizard. arrived
aboard chs Kaiser wilhelm II. Report,
.ers tried to interview him aboard thu
ship. but found him eonhned 10 his
siatsroom. ard unwilling 70 receive
anyone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17
$4,000, OKLAHOMA FIRE
Mountain Park, Without Water Works,
Watches Flamss Consume Beat
Part Of Town.

Hobart. okla.--Fire destroyed the
best portion Of Mountain Park. ~
miles south.
Guests In the Park hotel were awak-
ened by the flames. and four persons
jumped from second-story Windows.
A. ". Judson. a travelling salesman.
sustained internal injuries.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The unwilling OF a statue Of Henry
w. LongfelloW in Washington last
week was an event Of national In
serest. and Il was very hitting that
representatives Of the national gov
eminent participated IN the eere-
n0nies. Washington Abounds In me
MORALS Of great Americans. most Of
whom were renowned as soldiers or
stateamsn- But LongfeiloW b given .
place a. q representative of Ameri.
can literature. and the choice was
happy. He was the most beloved a
Amerlcna poets. and mons better q,
Illustrated TIE Americas spslIt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17
rhlsvea etsaI band stand.

Jersey City. N. J. Thieves
entered Mary Bensen park in the
Italian quarter and carried on the
band stand in a truck. II was several
hours before the authorities realized
what had happened.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Bostoa.-The announcement was
made that the frst million dollar de-
yissd BY the will q the iste Gordon
Mckay for the fnrtheranes Of technical
viii be paid 10 Harvard uElverrisy a
commencement this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Newspaper men dine" is a head.
line. That may formerly have been
n practice sufficiently unusual TO
Justify It's lifting into prominence as
news. but we are informed that Il 10
now quite a common occurrence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Points OF view were reversed in q
bull fight lately in Madrid. The act OF
the bull in killing a torreador turned
the fight from an amusement into a
tragedy, while Just the reverse took
place from the bulls standpoint.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

AshtRbulA. OLA panic was averted
when the steel passenger steamer
Arundel. with 500 excursionists
aboard. rand on sand bar In
Lake ERIE. ten miles each Of Aahta-
bula. Capt George n. Jones og New
York quieted the nervous.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

4 French learned man says the only
way for women to be beautiful is for
them to be silent. for talking brings
wrinkles. And does he mean 20 In.
fer there are no beautiful women?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Concern. N. H.--Prof. Ernest FOX
Nicholas. d. So. professor Of,
experimental physics at Columbia
university. has been elected DressI.
dent Of Dartmouth 70 succeed DR.. WI.
Ham Tucker.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Nebraska Will. hereafter have only
daylight saloons. II will be mighty in.
convenient for n lot OF those fellows
20 have to change their habits and
get drunk in the morning.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Detectives In New Jersey allowed q
dentist practicing without a license
20 draw their sound teeth in order to
get positive evidence against him.
Their sense OF duty certainly had .
strong pull with them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The police Of Coney Island have to
be married men Tough things to eat
are handed out there. and experience
js needed In meeting the danger.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Holding the auto owner responsible
for his chauffeur may not be SUN
cient IN Itself 10 prevent abuses by
the man at the wheel. but II will help
n lot
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Kandon. -fhs imperial Press Con.
fsFssoe opened is business session
with a diseunaion q table naWR Delo.
gates from All the british uolcnien
SIRE Ia utieadanoa
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Az guests OF honor at banquets. the
Wrights are said 20 be timid and re-
firing They are free and fearless in
the air. but shy at hot air.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

"Darned effects continue in the mat
ter OF embroidery" That's what n 10
of them are.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

81. petefDbpFH. The husalan tor.
psdo boat Ksmbala was sunk
during 4 storm on the Black sea. 40
Of the crew drownins. The Kambala
Mas anasysolnA series q tElals
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

ratified to the floor, beds were dumped
and the buildings shook. The fire.
men had several narrow escapes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17
bacon b ra Id 10 Franea.

washington. D. c.--R0beFt bacon.
former secretary o. stnta. IL 70 take
~ tho post Of ambassador 70 France
about yaasary I. 70 succeed Kensy "A.
Whlla
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The discussion over the life OF a
silver dollar is useless: II all depends
on who has II
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Help the organizations that are
planning TO help the poor this sum-
mer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

JAN sentences would soon discour'
age reckless auto speeding.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

There are a great many "ifa" In
Prof Pickering Marian scheme.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Astronomers had better practice up
on Esperanto II they would talk with
Mnrs
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

Frenchmen must come to America
10 learn how "a night a real duel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The young thief and his employers
money are soon parted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The Teddy bear" ia developing in
90 a whole roo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-06-17

The Holland stork refused to be in
undated and brought what II pleased.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals addressed to the
County Commissioners of Worcester
County, Snow Hill. Maryland, endorsed
Proposals for Improving the Public
Highway between Berlin and Shovel,
known as the Showell Road" will be
received up to IL o'clock noon. july
Sth, 1909. when they will be publicly
opened and read.
All proposals must be made on forms
furnished by the State Geological Sur.
vey Commission, to be obtained through
its Office in Baltimore Bids otherwise
made out will not be considered.
The work to be done includes the
grading and macadamizing of about one
mile of road to be built according to
the plans and specifications on file at
the Office of the County Commissioners
at Snow Hill, Maryland.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check for two hundred
dollars ($2O0. .0O), payable to the County
Commissioners Of Worcester County,
which will be returned unless the sue
cessful bidder fails to execute con-
tract. in which case his check will be-
come the property of the county.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the Board.
j. EDWARD WHITE.
Clerk and Treasurer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
TRAIN ROLLS
over IN water
Passengers Seek Refuge From
Flood on Top Of Cars.
TOWNS ALMOST INUNDATED

Several Lives Lost In Raging Waters
In Missouri and kansas-Hundreds
Of Persons Marooned on Housetops
at Pattonsburg, Mo.
Kansas City, Mo-. July S.-Swollen
by unprecedented rains. Missouri val
ley rivers left their banks and caused
damaging floods In many parts OF Mis-
souri, and Kansas. The most spectacu
lar accident due to the food was the
derailing in flooded plain of the
Atchison. Topeka G. Santa Fe passen
ger train bound from Kansas City to
Denver. The rails spread near Po
mona. Kan. and four of the ten pas
senger coaches rolled over In eighteen
feet Of water.
Although the overturned day
coaches were empty. a telephone mes.
sage reports that Laura st. Clair, OF
Boston. suffered wrenched back and
Mamie st. Clair. a sister. sustained
bruises and cuts.
Pomona Is almost inundated, the
Marias Des Cygnes river at that point
being three miles wide. A relief train
was sent from Ottawa with food and
other supplies for the sleeping car pas.
sengers. who were said to have had
to climb to the top OF the cars for
refuge from the rising water
In Kansas City the situation is very
threatening. although not yet serious
Six Men Swept From Bridge.
At Chillicothe. Mo-, on the Grand
river. six men were swept from a
bridge. Whether they reached land
safely was not learned. Hundreds OF
people at Chillicothe were forced to
leave their homes. Residents in the
unaffected quarters have started to
bake bread for the sufferers. and a re.
lief train loaded with supplies was
sent from other points.
At Pattonsburg. Mo-. thousand per.
sons were imprisoned on roofs or in
second stories for hours. Lifeboats
and supplies were rushed there from
nearby towns, but 1t was difficult to
cross the two miles of swirling water
between the marooned residents and
dry land Many women and children
are among those held prisoners by the
river. and their situation is causing
general alarm. A man was carried
away by the current In the main street
and drowned.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
MILES & STANFORD, Solicitors
Princess Anne, Md.
HSSIGNEES'S
OF VALUABLE
Mortgaged Property.

Under and by virtue of the power and
authority contained in mortgage from
John w. Rantz and Mary Rantz unto
Hetty A. West, dated the 9th day of
February, 1908. and recorded among
the land records of Worcester County
and State of Maryland. in Liber o. ID.
c.. No. /, folio 800. etc. the said mort
gage having been duly assigned unto the
undersigned and the said mortgagor's
having made default in the payment
Of the debt secured by the said
mortgage, or the interest thereon,
or in some agreement, covenant or con-
dition of said mortgage, the UNDER
signed, assignee thereof will sell at
public auction, in front Of the Court
House, in Snow Hill, in said Worcester
County, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Found Dead In Hotel.

Stamford. Conn. July S.-Dr. Louis
L. Hirsch. OF Wilkes-Barre. Pa. was
found dead from gas asphyxiation in
his room In a local hotel. The win
dows OF his room we're closed and the
gas was turned on full force. A letter
addressed to Hirsch was opened and
found to be from his father. q mer-
chant In wilkes.Barre. Ten dollars
| was enclosed and the information that
his mother was not well. and that
his sister was not out of danger.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Judges of Election.

The Board of Supervisors of Election
for Worcester County, having appointed
the Judges of Election for the several
Election Districts of said county in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Section
of Article 33 of the Code of Public
General Laws. hereby give notice of
| the name and residence of each of the
persons so appointed and also the politi-
cal party which the Board of Super
yisors intend each of said persons to
represent respectively.
The Judges so appointed are to act
as Registration Officers as well as
Judges of Election. The law makes it
the duty of this Board to examine
promptly into any complaints which
may be preferred to them in writing
against the fitness or qualification Of
any person appointed judge and to re-
move any such Judge who upon inquiry
shall be found to be unfit or incapable.
The Board will swear in the Judge q.
their Office in the Court House at Snow
Hill, on Tuesday, July 18th, 1909.
First Election District-Samuel NJ.
Crockett, dem.. Pocomoke City. j.
Frank Vincent. rep, Pocomoke City.
Second Election District-Edwin Fl.
Guthrie, dem.. Snow Hill. George W.
Vincent, rep, Snow Hill.
Third Election District-Harry f.
Palmer, dem., Berlin. Granville S.
Cropper, rep. Showell.
| Fourth Election District Francis E.
Collins, dem., Newark. Harry w.
Bowen. rep., Newark.
Fifth Election District William II.
Collins, dem., Bishopville. Samuel ID.
Rusk. rep, Bishopville.
Sixth Election District Willard S.
Carmean, dem. Snow Hill, X. +. d.
John H. Truitt, rep, Snow Hill, r. F.
d.
Seventh Election District. Spence
Catlin, dem., Fruitland, X. +. ID. VIM.
E. Ruark, rep. Snow Hill, II. F. ID.
No. 4.
Eighth Election District-John w.
Payton. dem., Stockton. VIM. Z. Tull.
rep, Stockton.
Ninth Election District-Clarence w.
Hanley, dem., Berlin. Francis c. Truitt,
rep, Showell.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors
of Election.
]. S. PRICE, President.
JOHN II. BLADES,
JAMES w. HANCOCK,
Board of Supervisors of Election
for Worcester County.
A. C. HILL, Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
WRIGHT Aero DAMAGED In FaII.

Resembling a giant bird swooping
down upon its prey. the Wright aero
plane. after the motor which propels
II had come suddenly to q standstill.
glided gracefully to earth after having
made two successful flights.
The machine was on its way around
the Fort Myer drill grounds at Wash
ington for the ninth time In Its sec
ond flight when the motor stopped.
sixty feet above the earth and exactlv
in the same place where the propeller
blade broke last September which re-
suited In the fatal accident that ter
minated the trials at that time. In
gliding to the earth the machine hit
a tree and was swerved around with
such force that the skids were broken
and the right wing badly ripped. Mr..
Wright was not hurt.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Killed by Cannon Cracker.

The unenviable distinction OF hav-
ing made the most notable sacrifice
to patriotism by reason OF the Inde-
pendence day celebration for the year
OF 1909 will probably fall to Louis
vile. KY. through the death at sey-
mour. Ind. of Arthur Granville Lang
ham. former president OF the Provi-
dent Life Insurance society. Mr.. Lang
ham never recovered from the effects
OF having had his right hand shattered
by the explosion OF a cannon cracker.
A cannon cracker thrown lighted upon
the lawn failed to explode. and Mr..
Langham took II into his hand and
relighted II. The cracker burst In his
grasp. mangling the hand frightfully.
He was operated on at once. but never
regained consciousness.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
SIX Die IN
BURNING HOUSE
Confederate Veteran and Five
Children Perish.
ONLY FOUR PERSONS ESCAPE

Occupants Of the House Were Asleep
When Flames Were Discovered, and
Il Was Impossible to Save Them.
Their Bodies Were Burned 20 q
Crisp.
As the result Of mysterious fire
which totally destroyed the home Of
s. E. Hamlet. at South Boston. Va,
five OF their children and II. A.
Strange. seventy-four years Of age.
were burned to death, and another
child. aged four years. was seriously
injured. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlet es-
capped unhurt.
The dead are: II. A. Strange. vernie
Hamlet, aged fourteen years: Bea-
trice Hamlet. aged seven years; vio-
let Hamlet, aged six years; Cecil
Hamlet. aged three years. and Henry
Hamlet. aged eighteen months.
The fire was discovered by neigh
bors. The occupants of the house were
asleep. and the building was almost
completely enveloped in flames. The
fooi "ds diuiobt Teduy 10 taii IN Wuon
Hamlet and his wife were aroused.
They were on the north side Of the
house. and their four-yearold child
was in the same room. They crawled
out OF the window on the front porch
and dropped the child to the ground.
Both OF the child's arms were broken
by the fall. The baby was also slight
ly burned and its face lacerated. Mr..
and Mrs Hamlet reached the ground
In safety.
When the fire was discovered II was
impossible to save any of the older
children or Mr.. Strange. Mr.. Strange
was Confederate veteran Of Halifax
county and came to South Boston to
attend the Fourth of July celebration.
The building collapsed and fell
few minutes after Hamlet and his
wife escaped. The victims bodies were
burned to a crisp. When they were
recovered from the debris they were
merely an unrecognizable mass Of
bones.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Mission Worker Likes chlnaman.

Miss Sarah Crew, seventeen years
of age, d teacher In one of the Chi
nese Sunday schools In Pittsburg. has
been sent to the House of the Good
Shepherd. where she will be held as q
witness to appear against Lee Fulk.
dive-keeper. and her Sunday school
pupil. In whose dive she was arrested.
She refused to testify against Fulk.
who is charged with serious crime.
declaring she liked him better than
any other man she knew and that II
he were found caressing her. 1t was
her fault and not his.
Great pressure has been brought
upon the police to give up the crusade
for fear they will entangle well-known
families.
Lillian Ray, another of the youthful
teachers. refused to give up teaching
until after her Chinaman had given
her the bracelet he had promised her"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Order Nisi.

I. Spence Smith. Collector of State and
County Taxes for the Second Collec-
tion District of Worcester County,
Maryland, for the years 1906 and 1907.
ex parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County.
WHEREAS, certain I. Spence Smith,
Collector of State and County taxes for
the Second Collection District Of Wor-
cester County for the years 1906 and
1907. has reported to the Circuit Court
for Worcester County a sale made by
him of all that parcel of land situate in
the Sixth Election District of said
county. near Pine Grove assessed TO
Joshua Cottingham as containing fifty
acres of land more or less, which said
property was assessed for State and
County taxes. for the years 1906. 1907
and 1908. to Joshua Cottingham heirs,
and was sold to satisfy and pay SAID
State and County taxes for said years
due, and in arrears and unpaid.
AND WHEREAS, said collector has re-
ported all the proceedings had in re-
lation thereto.
AND WHEREAS. upon examination it
appears to the Court that said proceed
ingS are regular and that the provisions
of the law in relation thereto have been
complied with.
Now THEREFORE, it is ordered by
the Circuit Court for Worcester County
that notice be given by the publication
of this order once a week for four sue
cessive weeks before the lst day of
August next, in some newspaper pub
lished in Worcester County. warning
all persons interested in the said real
estate to be and appear in this Court
on or before the lst day Of September
next, to show cause. if any they have,
why said sale should not be ratified and
confirmed.
The report states the amount Of sale
to be $4,000.
ROBLEY d. JONES.
True Copy, Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS, Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Notice.

All the business interests of, and
property owned by Doctor Charles H.
Bennum prior to May 18th, 1909, having
been placed in our hands, we will sell
at private sale the residence of DR..
Bennum situated in the town of Girdle-
tree. Will sell also one mare and
carriage, and one motor cycle. All
parties indebted to the above named are
requested to make immediate settlement
either by cash or bankable note, as it
is necessary that all book accounts be
closed at once. Parties holding claims
against said Doctor Bennum dating
prior to May 18th. 1909, should present
the same to the undersigned.
JOHN p. HANCOCK,
w. T. A. TOWNSEND.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-10
Saturday July 81, 1909
At ii O'Clock. A, NJ.

At IL CLOCK, a. NJ,
all that farm near Whaleyville in Wor-
cester County, Maryland, commonly
called 1.-The Charles Cooper Farm, -
containing two hundred and eighty-eigh
acres of land more or less, and which
was conveyed to James Smack and Will
liam Smack. as tenants in common from
Nutter J. Wimbrough and others, by
deed dated the twenty-seventh day of
November, nineteen hundred and six,
recorded among the land records of said
Worcester County. in Liber F. II. p.
No. 26, folio 265.
TERMS OF SALE: 25 per cent.
cash will be required on day of sale, the
balance of purchase money to be paid
in twelve months from day of sale, de-
ferred payment to be secured by in
terest bearing bond of the purchaser
with approved security, or all cash at
the option of the purchaser.
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON,
WILLIAM L. HOLLOWAY,
Trustees.