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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
A MARRIAGE NOTICE.
The Modern One Sounded Quite Grand
to the Old Lady.


to the Old Lady.
Old Lady Goodyear laid down the
paper with sigh aud looked over her
spectacles at Grandfather Goodyear.
u feel quite ashamed when | remem-
Der our humble marriage notice." she
said.
Married. In the First Congregation
al church of Harborville. Abel Good
year 10 Mary Lawton.'" chanted
Grandfather Goodyear. 1T read we'll,
to my thinking"
YES. for those days, but not for
present times" said his old wife.
"You know. Anastasia Cummings
daughter Laura married Toby. and
their daughter has just married Sophy
Leavitt's grandson. His mother, So
phys child, married Wilson"
"Well. what Of all that?" inquired
Grandfather Goodyear. rubbing his
forehead in great confusion Of mind.
ITS the fashion to keep all the fam
lily Names" said Old Lady Goodyear.
severely. You hear how grand il
sounds:
Married, at the home Of the brides
mother, Mrs. Frederick Cummings
Toby. by Rev. Harold Lowden Kirk
bright. Edith Smythe Cummings to
George Broune Leavitt- wilson
"Now. there's something for old
Grandpa Broune and Grandma Smythe
to be proud Off they were alive"
MINI said Grandfather Goodyear
Youths Companion.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
Moon Worship In China.

The fete Of the moon Is celebrated In
China in the eighth month of the year,
and this lasts six days. Presents are
then made ON which the figure of the
moon is apparent. and large pagoda
Is illuminated. Firecrackers and mu.
sic and family reunions prevail \
midnight banquet on the last night ter
inmates the feast. and then the de-
scent of the goddess of the moon.
which we call the man in the moon. is
awaited. She is supposed TO visit the
earth at this time to grant the wishes
Of mortals. The moon with the Chi
nese is the patroness OF poetry. and
autumn is the poets favorite season.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
TREES IN HOLLAND.
Al Streets and Canals 1ordcred With
Films or Lindcns.

Fins or Lindone.
The average Dutch town Is an at
tractive place In the summer months.
since practically every street and canal
is bordered with shade trees, which
shut out the glare of the sun and offer
cool and inviting avenues for the ex-
ploration of the tourist. The banks of
these canals are generally terraced In
two levels-the lower one for ware
houses and the upper for shops or
dwellings, but each elevation Is plant
ed with trees.
At best city is an exceedingly poor
location for tree culture. Narrow
streets. with tall buildings, exclude the
life giving sunlight; asphalt or closely
paved walks prevent the necessary
moisture from sinking into the ground
and nourishing thirsty roots. and leak
age from the gas mains Is deadly
poison TO all vegetation. For this rea.
son care should be exercised In the
selection of the variety Of trees for
street planting In order TO get the best
results. In Holland time has demon.
St'"tSN sho0 Aht tih anu iuhtu Suoulu
be placed In the first rank. for there
are many examples Of these species In
Dutch towns which have withstood
the ravages Of more than two cen.
turtles. The elm appears to he the
harder OF these two trees and will
live under most adverse conditions.
The Dutch municipalities expend
large sums each year for the preserva-
ton Of their shade trees, but the re-
suits amply justify the cost for main
tenance. -Harpcr's Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03

hoped that he would be married. But
II Lavinia Latimer wanted anything,
she should have It,
And rs all things must have an end,
the time came when John Forbes was
located In a small western town.
ITS your John Forbes. all right"
McDermott wrote to Miss Lavinia
"He was born In your town and every
thing tallies. But don't know wheth-
er he Is married. I'll lind out. leave
on Monday for the west"
Please" Miss Lavinla wrote back.
don't look him up. Come oW and see
me before you go-to supper Sunday
night. IL you will.
II was the first time that she had In.
vited him to a meal, and her prepare.
lions were beyond the ordinary. She
had In her days Of prosperity hired n
competent maid. and they brought out
the silver and glass. and when McDer.
mott sat down In the dim, fragrant din.
ing room the feast that was set before
him on the old mahogany was OF
broiled chicken and salad and delicate
biscuits and Strawberries and cream
and cottage cheese and all the wonder.
full gastronomic triumphs of Maryland
cooks.
And when he had finished he sal
with Miss Lavinia on the front porch
II want TO ask you somewhat deli
cate question" he said. out OF the
silence Of the dusk. IF ] find John
Forbes is single. what am to do about
it?"
81 don't know" Miss I.avinia fal.
tered
McDermott hitched his chair forward
slightly
"You love him very much?' he asked
suddenly.
"I'm not sure" Miss Lavinla muir.
INJURED In the darkness.
"Well. there's one thing l would like
to say right here" the little man stat
ed. II wish to withdraw from the
case. Miss Lavinia."
"Oh." she gasped, but I can't dc
without you"
Cant you?" he cried radiantly. "Dc
you mean that you could love me-
I've wanted TO tell you how much
loved you for long time-only there
was John Forbes
"Oh. | didn't dream Miss Lavinia
futtered.
Its more than human nature car
stand" McDermott went on. ito ex
pect man who loves you to go and
bring back another man to marry
you."
YES" she agreed timidly, at is. l.
think II you wish tive will dror
the case of John Forbes, Mr.. McDer
mott"
But McDermott didn't drop the case
He went west and looked up the old
lover and found him neither single MOI
married nor dead. But he was divorced
and of doubtful reputation.
"Ie isn't worth another thought.
McDermott said hotly when he came
back. And I'm not saying that be
cause I'm prejudiced, either"
"well. It relieves my mind to know.
the lady confessed. land. anyhow. II
hadn't tried to find him WOULDN'T
have met you-and"-
"You have promised to marry me In
October" said her lover triumphantly
$50 who cares for John Forbes or an,
other man-when you are going to b'
Mrs. McDermott?"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03

Binghamton, N. Y. The regular iifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03

blAaOSi hNhtNaf
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulfils almost
every wish i'll over
coming rheumatism,
pain i'll the back, kid
neys, liver. bladder
aud every part of the
urinary passage. II
COrrectS inability Ia
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
The ADVANTAGE.

Phyllis suppose kenneth's marry
Ing you depends on what your father
finds out about him. Mildred-Yes
partially. and partially what he finds
out about papa. Fortunately. papa has
the ADVANTAGE Of experience.-Nogne.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
Lik. a Mental Moving Picture.

Baker, People who have been near
drowning say that in an instant all the
events OF their past lives are presented
to their mental vision. Barker-I don't
believe It. Baker-Why not? Barker
If 1t were true they wouldn't allow
themselves to be rescued.-Life.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
Do YOU Get Up
With a Lame Back2

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DIR. Kilmer's
Swainp-Root, the great kidney. liver aud
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03
His Comment.

Howell What did the poor fellow
say when they picked him up with
broken leg after being knocked down
by trolley car? Powell-That It was
the first time In his life that he hadn't
had to wait FOR car.-New York
Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03

iindoutif you have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writinginention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
DR. kilnier g Co
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-03

hold water and scalding pain in passing it,
or bad effects followinguse of liquor, wine
or beer, aud overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-R00t is not recommended for
everything but ii you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy YOU need. II has been thor
oughly tested i'll private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers OF this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also book telling
more about Swamp-Root, aud how to
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15

penses of putting each box of apples
on the market. This does not In
clude freight and commission when we
ship to Seattle or other markets but
is cost f. o. b. at our shipping sta
ton When apples sell f. o. b. at our
station for $1.00 per box our profit is
so cents per box. Often the yield is
several hundred boxes per acre leav-
ing us a good profit. Sometimes we
realize So per box or even more and
then the profits are large.
One of the important questions is,
How to thin? No hard and fast rules
can be laid down. We instruct our
thinners to take hold of the bunch of
apples with one hand, generally the
left hand, unless the person is left
handed With the other hand take
hold of the small apples and turn them
backward and break them off. If
the apples grow in clusters, as they
frequently do, good rule is to thin
to one in a place. Such apples as
Ben Davis, Rome Beauty, Jonathan,
Winesap and many others will be we'll
thinned by this rule of one in place.
With some varieties, like Missouri Pip
pin, this rule will not work well,
and then we must give a rule of
four or Eve inches apart and one in
place. These directions here given
will be much modified if we do heavy
pruning and it may be, in some cases,
no hand thinning will be needed.
There must be a boss with the thin
ners who knows his business and
who can direct the th1nners to do more
or less as the conditions may require.
The time to thin is an important
matter. No particular date can be set
for it is the condition of the fruit
that must govern in such matters.
Some few years ago the set of peaches
in our old orchard was very heavy.
We were arranging to start a gang
of thinners on that orchard of 1,4O0
trees on a certain Monday morning in
the latter part of May. The peaches
were about as big as the end of my
thumb. I kept watching this orchard
to see if there was any dropping OF the
fruit About Friday before the Mon
day we had set as the time to peg1n
the thinning, I was passing through
the peach orchard and found many
peaches on the ground. | called the
attention of my sons 70 this dropping
and the result was that we postponed
the beginning of this work. The drop
ping continued to such an extent that
we did not have to thin at all and
in some parts of the orchard the crop
was too light Had we thinned those
peaches ten days or two weeks earlier
than the time we set to begin and
then the drop had come on, as it prob
ably would, we would not have had
over a half crop of peaches This then
| is the rule: We must wait till we
are sure we are past the season for
the drop.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03

At that age weekly paper in th7 lit
tlo town of sutton. Neb. In 1854 he
became the Washington correspond
ont ct tho Chicago Herald for which
paper be- visited the West Indies IN
1892 and located the landing pace
nf columbus. marking Che spot wi'h
a luge stone monument In 1894 he
made his first dash for the pole.
reaching the latitude of 81 degrees
mort asst OF Spitzbergen IN 1895 he
f.flu The same fascinating quest
again penetrating as far AS l'ranz
i.-of Land on both trips ha had
wonderful success In discovering new
auIs and securing now scientific
data which have been Of great value
DO tire American Geographical So
-ieiE Iis yolumirous writings for
rte scientific periodicals and popula
uargz'uts hayo shown tee same m
-I,o thought and keen insight that
ls, marked Dis journal ur N-oIas
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03

Lloyd, who managed the Paducah In
dams, Is making an effort TO bring the
old organization TO life. According to
an item in the Chicago Record-Heraid
Lloyd proposes to have the league
composed of the towns of Paducah.
henderson and Greensboro. XIV,
Clarksyille and Jackson, Tenn, Cairo,
H.. aud Nincennes. Ind.
G. p. Gosnell who was pre- ident
of the league during its last season
has been reported as stating thai
definite plans were on foot LOOKING
TO the roviving of the old Kitty lea
que. NJ J Fanbakor. vino was the
father at the X. l. r.. has not been
heard from on tho matter but NJ
doubt statement from him will b.
forthcoming I'm due time y. r. Nc
Carthy. who managed the Cairo team
during its last season. has said moth
ing for publication ats yet
IN view Of these reports Cairo bas"-
ball fans will be- glad 81 the pros.
reefs fer the revival Of baseball here
and il is hoped that the plans for tn
royiyinE cf the Kitty LcaGuo will ma
terialize
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
AN ADVENTUROUS
CORRESPONDENT,

Fsa newspapers Zoo The United
state gro able t1 command tho se.-
tfe.. rf o.. brilliant O. CORPS 20 cHrre
H,nFsnf- aa the Chicago EaanrIHrr-
Lara &c. choice eft Walter Werman
90 frnrosrnt DO 20 Washington o. "a
.raf EIs-trsffar OFF Del. Ha lnlirr 'f
-tft.r. fhs f..f tHrrs o. o. d. hal
EI. saIIua1 fe. ann national
rrrrfafHrn o. magnetic and r.
aHrfsfrf now. vrfer AuH HnU poo
fr preparing 90 clinrh his reputation
f-. nrfciraffr and F7rHr pr t-sfn-
f. .aarh fH. north nrio .u su s.r-hIT.
Gfafeter NAV f-a me ra-r'fs Of
MI. a.ImaH.- daring attempt iI
rr % fha pole fhie summer DO IN afr
aa -erI .-. usea 80 tae sos
axe ID once te tte Record Herald bv
wireless te..-.araE tle Ne.lual.
Record Herald expedition is sure %
fr o. NJ We h
rra same cool courage AMI whole
-.-.aI srtfr-'-an that Rave ua Dol
u al IDEAL newspaper corresI. nj
lrL
Mr Welimau was born in Mentor.
Ufio n ISIS Al ma d. BEGAN hls
neusIzpeT sEpeue1ces establishing
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
. NEWS OF THE RIVERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ih' 'i'A i'N'f '''h ahH '' '''i'
cab was in port as usual yesterday
She will De- Else paaucaH packet ST.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
THE WEATHER
. Observation-Disclosures.
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Condition..

The DAY was cloudy and quiet. with
q trace If rain toward evening Tho
from only three points jichI.ouiss.
government bulletin reported rain
from only three points Extremes Of
temperature were IS a. Phoenix. Ariz
and below zero ar Bismark Mini
nuns and maXimums IN this section
we're Cairo 1904. Memphis s8-42 ST.
] ruis 2s-32. Cincinnati 22-32. Chicago
so24
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
CAPITAL FOR EXTENSION.

New York. Jan THE announce
mont was made here today that pre-"
umiuars steps had been taken towar
fhe capitalization of the Pacific coast
rtyensinn of fho Milwaukee Railroad
company which VIII provide for q
total bonded debit Of 500 n0n 1on GOV
crue the extension should fha
amount %, found niece arF
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
eEvERroee's morHERINLAw.

Washington. Jan. Mrs Augustus
N EdIy. mother in.iaW at Senator
H.ysridee. Of Indiana and sister OF
Mr- Marshall Field of Chicago. died
tonight
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
TO sUesCFI5EHs

All readers Of The Bulletin
who miss Their papers are rs
qUested TO notfy the Office
promptly end every effort will
be made by the management
20 correct the evil. There have
been numerous complaints
lately. from new subscribers
and old ones as we'll ~ sub
scribsrs will designate safe
and convenient places where
carriers may place their
papers the management will
see that their directions are
carried out.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
Forecasts FOR TODAY.

Cairo and vicinity. Showers or
sHoW nnrries.
Washington. Jan .
J rtls cloudy Sunday and Monday
moderate temperature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
Sun and Moon

VII rise today ..----- 7:2s a 90
En- Viii set today .-...----4:45 "a
1cou E1I 81 tonight ..... 4.5s a m
Mote. The above sun and moon
fseosa > for IIlinois and approx
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03
sons F.rst stszrho-..

Commereial-ATpeal- The first toe-
boat On she Mississippi was puf IS
service a. Nsu orleans u NcvsmHe-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-03

mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes.l
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-22
Conimeucemeui EXERCISES of the
COIfax High School.

Prof. j. +. WEIGH. principal of the
Colfnx high school, informs us that
while he has an outline of his com
mpncemente exercises ne will be unab lt
to give out a definite program until
after we have gone to press, as his
faculty aud the music teacher have
not yet agreed upon the exact ar
ran2ement. The outline of the exer-
cises will be as follows:
Sunday, May 23-Cornmencemen
sermon at Methodist church, by Rev.
Paul NJ Brown.
"Wednesday night, May 26-Hon.
ID. {. Scarborough, of Natchitoches
member OF the State School Board,
will deliver the commencement Adj
dress: Attorney J. A. Williams, oi
Coliax. will present the diplomas.
The Colfax Brass Band will render
some appropriate selections.
The rest of the time will be devoted
To the regular graduation exercises.
Mrs. j. Il. Meningitis musical re-
cital will take place Thursday night,
MAY 9th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-22
The Possibilities of AN Acre.


From interesting papers read by
III. &. Wallis and others before the
Farmers Club, of Lafayette, the
Lake Charles Weekly Press makes
the following extracts:
POTATOES, PEAS AND TURNIPs.
perhaps | should begin by say
ing that the acre of ground which
| intend to discuss is "A little above
the average in fertility and is only
three-fourths of an acre, after all.
My first crop was Irish potatoes,
planted fist week in February.
The ground was first thoroughly
plowed broadcast, then narrowed
and afterwards bedded in three
and feet rows. The seed used
were Boston Peerless, costing
1910, and the potatoes which were
dug about May Is, sold at an aver
age of So per barrel and brought
some 500. The land was again
ploughed and planted in cow peas.
The hay was cut Sept. |, yielding
one ton, five hundred pounds, which
event at the low price of $3.50
per ton was worth Sl562. My next
crop was turnips, for which the
ground received the same prepara-
ton that it had for peas. | used a
pound and half of seed, costing
90 cents, which was twice too much
as l should have used. | sold less
than one-fourth of the yield for
S25 and the remainder fed to cat
tie, finding it very excellent for
pigs and cattle. The ground was
ready for another crop Feb. l, ex-
actly one year from the time /
planted the first of my three crops.
rhe total expense for seed and la
Dor for the three crops was S33. 20
and the value of the crops raised
leaving net profit of
S14l62."
Mr.. Wallis explained that in his
no accounts were taken
of turnips used for household pur-
poses. He was still using this acre
of ground and would this year
raise crop of melons on it.
CORN CULTURE.
Mr.. Edmond Martin then gave
the club most thoroughly practi-
cal talk on corn culture, giving his
actual experience for the past TWEEN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-22

| ty years or more. He had succeed
ed well aud found best results In
converting corn into meat, milk,
lard, etc, instead of buying west
ern products. Over 100000 is
spent every year by farmers for
Chicago and Kansas City meats,
etc, that might just as we'll be kept
at home IN the pockets of our peo-
pie. In corn culture break the
ground very deep in the fall and
plant corn in March aud April in
rows five feet apart. Cover seed
very shallow and when about nine
inches tall harrow over the corn,
barring off within ten or fifteen
days afterward. Bar off deep one
side at time, not too near the
plant, and in few days cultivate
the other side. Throw two burrows
to the corn and then burst middles
with double pillow alternately, as
above. Plant peas when laying
corn by.
Mr.. Martin makes fifty to sixty
bushels of corn to the acre, bat
never sells any, keeping it for
stock, chickens, etc. The most
important thing is to get good
seed, and this can be done by at
tention to selection every year.
Roger corn (gourd seed sort) is
the kind Mr.. Martin sows. He
follows system of rotation and
keeps his field in a fine state of
cultivation. Bend the corn when
the ear begins to harden. Mr..
Martin has no trouble with insects
in the corn, but thinks salt will
keep out weevils, High Life is
said to be good also. He had
found no results in planting in the
moon and always governed himself
by the weather and condition of
the soil. Laid by corn when il
was three feet high. Prof. Agate
described the method adopted by
western farmers of narrowing the
corn just as it peeps out of the
ground.
Mr.. Perrin recognized the meth
Cd adopted by Mr.. Martin, known
as alternate cultivation, as one hav-
ing the least chances to the dam
ages resulting from careless cultis
walton. The points are gained al
ways in leaving three sides of the
plants roots undisturbed to sustain
stalk until fully recovered from
any harm done in passing too near.
He advocated the full cultivation
of both sides at same time, indoors
ing fully the very beep barring off,
but not nearer than a foot from
the eight inch plants. He resorts
to the alternate plan only when,
on account of rains, the crop has
to be neglected for a period of
twenty days, sometimes three
weeks, near tassling time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-22
Mr.. EstOrge's Reply to MIR. o.
Shee.

Opelousas, La, MAY ID. 1909.
Editor COlfax Chronicle:
La your issue of date May 9Th mp.
pears a communication from Mr.. J
- O'Shre which deem it my duty
tolanswer. though opposed to news
! Paper controversies. In his letter
df. O'SlIee says: I'm the sixth para
graph thereof you unfairly say as n
matter of Tact the value of pine tim
Der lands class A for the parish OF
RapIdes WAS placed at $17 per acre,
why not be fair in this matter?
SAID the average assessment of all the
tiber lands WAS $1l.32 Now, Mr.
Editor, am not "A mind reader, and
hence can't br expected tn know wha {
Mr.. O'Shee intended to write, but |
do know that his letter SAWS: Also
please advise me why the Board made
a standing arrangement with Mr.
Crandell, who represents the noD-res-
ident SPECTATOR holdings of more
than 100000 acres in this parish.
and placed said A long leaf pine
timber lands at an arerage of 81 .32
per acre Now if Mr.. O'Sllee did
not intend to convey the idea that
the Board had fixed an average val
nation OF $11.32 ON lands of class A
belonging to the parties of whom Mr.
Crandell is the representative, he
should have given out with his letter
the Key to its construction, and not
permit his reader to interpret it ac-
cording To the Specification of the
words used by him.
Again, Mr.. O'Shee says "As to the
A b L classification of long leaf pine
timber tracts of 500, 900 acres as OBJ
tanning in Rapides, CaIcasiru, Vernon,
Sabine and Natchitoches, do you not
feel little ashamed to have made
the A Il T. classification" Had the
writer sent me the KEY TO this letter
| might have been able to have an
swered him. but not knowing what
he means | am compelled to pass
over this part of his communication
Now, if it br a fact, that the owners
of large tracts have no b and Z, but
that their lands are all A lands. Mr..
O'Shee should aim his arrows ut the
nssessors of the different parishes,
who are charged with the duty of as
sensing hand under each lassificat ion
Hoping that Mr.. O'Shee will see the
error Of his ways, am,
Yours truly. ii. r. EsrORGE.
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