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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20
"oId Hickory"

The following story is told Of how
General Andrew Jackson got his title
of "Old Hickory" Captain William
Allen, who was a near neighbor of the
general, messed with him during the
Creek war. During the campaign the
soldiers were moving rapidly to sur
prise the Indians and were without
tents. A cold March wind came on
mingled with sleet, which lasted for
several days. General jackson got q
severe cold, but did not complain. as
he tried 20 sleep In muddy bottom
among his half frozen soldiers. Cap
tain Allen and his brother, John, cut
down stout hickory tree, peeled ofl
the bark and made a covering for the
general, who was with difficulty per
suaded to crawl under 1t. The next
morning a drunken citizen entered the
camp and, seeing the tent, kicked II
over. AS Jackson crawled from the
ruins the topper cried: "Hello, Old Kick
DRY! Come out OF your bark and jine
US In a drink. "-Detroit News.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20
The Retort Erudite.

A famous scholar. whose hobby was
the derivation OF words, had occasion
to store his furniture while proceeding
to the continent in quest OF the origin
Of the term 'juggins." During his re
searches In Berlin he received from
the warehouse company the following
letter: Strive have the honor to In
form you that the mattrass you sent
TO our store had the moth In 1t. Since
the epidemic would expose the goods
Of other clients to injury. we have
caused your mattrass to be destroyed
The scholar replied: Dear Sir-My
mattress may. as you say, have ha.
moth In II, but am confident that Il
had an e. In It also."-London King.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

A certain gentleman In Durham owns
a row of houses. and In one OF them
lives n married son Of his who Is noted
for his misery habits.
This has got to such pitch that for
several years his father has been un'
able to get single penny OF the rent
due to him.
As he did not want to take harsh
measures he at last went to his son
and said:
"Look here. Tom; it's plainly no use
trying 10 get any rent out OF you for
that house Of mine. so I've decided to
give It TO you"
mo. thank you." interposed the son.
II don't want It."
"Why not. prayg" exclaimed the as.
tonished parent.
Because then" replied the una
Dashed son, I'D have to pay the rates
and taxes. and goodness knows they
are heavy enough In Durham. MAN
chester Guardian.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

a City With All the Finish Of q Paris
or q Berlin.

a City With All the Finish Of a Paris
or q Berlin.
Buenos Aires, the capital Of the Ar
gentine Republic. Is IN some respects
the most cosmopolitan city in the
world. No important European nation
but has contributed its capital and its
people to the upbuilding Of this great
metropolis II also has the distinc-
ton OF being the second city Of Latin
population In the world, being larger
than the largest cities In Italy and
Spain.
There Is perhaps no city which ex.
nibits greater variety Of pleasing
contemporary styles Of domestic ar.
chitecture. The city council tries to
encourage beautiful building by an.
nually Offering gold medal TO the ar.
chitect who Is found to have planned
the most attractive facade and by
freeing from the building tax the
building thus favored.
The outward aspect of Buenos Aires
il rather that of European than of
an American capital 1t has all the
finish of Paris or Berlin. The abb
sencc Of the irregular sky line, caused
In North American cities by the ex-
treme height Of some business build
ings as well as the fact that the
ground Of the city is quite uniformly
built upon. even in the more outlying
regions. keeps the city from present
Ing that unfinished appearance which
even our largest cities have.-World
Today.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

including many of the thousands Of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. ", be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20
A Good Listener.

The Mistress-Katie, you should not
talk so much.
The Maid-No, ma'am.
"No. You should understand that II
IL your place to listen"
II do that, ma'am."
IL never saw you when you We're
them
"No. ma'am; you never saw me wher
I was listening because l was on this
other side OF the keyhole. ma'am."-
Yonkers Statesman.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

child urinates too often, il the urine scalds
the flesh, or il, when the child reaches an
age when ii should be able to control the
passage. it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend it. the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t ssold
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

by druggists, i'll fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
about Swamp-Root,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

vigor ana cheerfui-
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalcr
that 1t is not unconi.
mon for q child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
POLITICAL PRISONERS

ANY letters are being received by
N Los Angeles Herald asking what
IL to be the outcome Of the
Magon- n-Villareal-Rivera affair, which
seems to possess great possibilities of
becoming an international incident Of
more than usual seriousness. The three
men are members Of the Liberal party
In Mexico, who appear to be perpetual
prisoners in the United States, where
they have been detained" first on one
charge then on another. Magon es,
pecially is an object Of interest to the
Diaz government, the efforts Of which to
have him taken across the border would
be comtcal If it were not for the serious
ness Of the case. For the Mexican
prisoners 1t is a matter Of life and
death, and therefore decidedly lacking
in any humor. For four long years
Magon has been hunted by agents Of
Diaz in the United States. He was
charged with libel, but the accusation
had to be dismissed. There was moth
ing on which to found it. He was
charged with robbery, but this also
was dismissed, and the United States
authorities would not concede that the
Mexican case was strong enough to-
warrant the extradition # the man.
Rebuffed, but not disheartened, the
Diaz lawyers and detectives put their
heads together, and after consultation
announced to our astonished govern
ment that Magon was wanted" on
the charge Of MURDER and must be
delivered to the Mexican authorities.
The agents of the Mexican government
failed to substantiate this accusation,
and again the charges against Magon
were dismissed. But he was not liber-
ated. He was committed to Los An
geles county jail, kept there fourteen
months, and when it began to look as
if the prisoner of Chillon would have
modern rival in Los Angeles an
nouncement was made that he was
now charged with violating the neu-
trality laws of the United States and
would be tried, not in Los Angeles,
but in Arizona. So again this man is
to be placed in jeopardy of his life.
There was a time in the history of
the United States when the govern
ment would have been less apathetic
In a case like that of Ricardo Flores
Magon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
LOAN SHARKS

DY IT'S action in reporting back IA
n vorably the bill which makes in
- effective the assignment of salary
by married man unless his wife join
him in signing the instrument the ju-
dietary committee Of the assembly has
given countenance to the belief that
our lawgivers are beginning to realize
the vital Importance of legislation for
the protection of the home.
Loan sharks who prey on salaried
men have been the cause of distress and
even of starvation in many families.
A mans first duty is to his family, and
if, pressed by circumstances, he should
be forced to raise a salary loan for the
purpose of providing for that family or
of meeting some urgent need, the wife's
signature is a reasonable guarantee
that a dire domestic necessity exists
which makes it imperatively necessary
for the salary Garner to overdraw his
salary account by having recourse to
money lender. Without this restric-
ton, the practice Of lending money on
salaries may lead to much mischief.
1t is only too probable that a loan OBJ
tanned without knowledge of the wife
may be used for the purpose Of gamb-
ling.
The money borrowed is lost to the
gambling sharks, and must be repaid
with heavy interest to the loan sharks!
1t will be a happy day for California
when it is no longer possible for sharks
to prey on the public.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS

n HIS state, in some respects. has
more to contend with than others
When attempting moral reforms.
For a long time it had the reputation
OF being "free and easy" and persons
VINO wished to take advantage of its
alleged liberality with regard to the
toleration Of practices tabooed in the
puritan east fiocked here in large num-
oers. In recent years, however. all
that has been changed. Citizens by the
thousand claim the old morality
states" as their first homes, and have
brought with them to their new home
OF sunshine, flowers and beauty the in
huence and inclinations for a righteous
sober and godly life which more than
any other would be in harmony with
the wholesome sunshine. the pure flow
ers and the gracious beauty of this
great state.
Vice never appears more odious than
amid such surroundings as would form
Its environment in California. Clean
and efficient anti-gambling legislation.
for race track gambling and all
other forms Of gambling, is what one
would naturally expect to find in pure
skyed, sunny, clean California.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
GAME LAWS

N ORDER to avoid trouble all citi-
zens should obtain copies of the
n state game laws. From time to
time citizens are arrested on the charge
of committing a misdemeanor, said mis-
demeanor having consisted in shooting
some bird or beast which was within
statutory protection. While ignorance
of the law cannot be pleaded as as ex-
tenuating Circumstance, we think it is
we'll known there are some people con-
stituted so peculiarly that the last
thing they think, of is the social regula-
ton governing the pursuit or pastime
in which they would engage. We sus-
pect many citizens are sorry for their
fellow citizens when they are punished
for breaking regulations of the ex-
istence of which they had no knowI-
edge, but it would be easy to avoid
trouble by taking a little trouble. For
instance, if hunters would acuuaint
themselves thoroughly with the game
laws they would find some birds and
beasts are as sacred as if they lived on
a priestly reservation in Buddhist Hin
dustan.
Even our friends, the tourists, are at
last beginning to realize it is not safe
to monkey with the buzzard, but there
are other varieties Of birds and ami
mails which are immune, and it would
be well if men with guns should post
themselves on this subject before they
shoot
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
DESIRES TO BE INFORMED OF
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS

Los ANGELES, Jan. 22-rEdi+,,r
herald: We see often in connection
with the threatened recall of Mavoc
harper the phrase, representative Cit
lzen," and especially when raferring
10 the meeting called by the MunicipaI
league. ''-
Inc question arises, Who are our rem
IesehtatlYe citizens? Are thew onIv
those who compose the MunicinaI
iieague: From all appearances the pub-
!I' ~ - ~ sympathy with The HeraId's
peoc1uure and bitter in it's denunciation
,'a. u an publlc officials who wilfully dis
regard their duty to the peopIe and
they know it is one of those renresen-
latiVe citizens causing all this trouble
ana unnecessary expense. Througho,,+
tIle natlon, so-called representative cit-
lzens disregard the sacred rights o,1ar-
dnleed by the constitution until tba
phrase nauseates the people. and If
pehooVes the leagues. Of Los Angeles
~ leIlieLnDer 1t is the public that will
i've. i00e1A elIect-
ms same great public that tolls and
uIss ana delves and always responds
~ ~ IAlle OF need, slowly rising in rnighr
II IS forcing the old political narties ii,
auOpt the recall and referendum nrin-
clpIes that did not originate with the
uppercrust, but with the common peo.
PIE, out has been conveniently apnro-
Prlated' like most of the good things
py our representative citizens The
puoIc is IN no mood to accept taffv
from the right hand and a slap from
tne IeIt, and hope no public slight was
your humble servant is one Of +ha
people ana representative, though al
poor as the proverbial Jobs TURKEY and
WIN Wll support the recall, though NOT \
Ieaguer; and there are others. Tb,s
Puollc demands that public questions
2,7 De considered by the public Interested
1ney are the true representative citi-
4ens, 4t though conditions may compel
lIIeIH 20 dress in overalis. 7 ] p
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
SAYS BOTH SEXES IDEALIzE
WEALTH, POSITION, LUXURY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22-rEditor
herald: A young man asks whv onr
A4IIeiIcdn girls seek to marry q broad.
Ine implication being that thew couId
40 as well or better at home.
now II seems to me that the reason
- oI noI Qlrncult to find, though to him
1t may be obscure.
In the first place. though onr 1vo,,,o,,
are beautiful and intelligent as he
says, yet in many things they are very
detective, like their male associates.
hence their marriage fads. But the
nam trouble is this: Our social ideals
ana standards are largely wrong; both
sexes lueallze wealth, position and fine
surroundings, including ease, luxury
ana pleasures, more than almost any-
thlng else. Therefore, whoever OF
Whatever ministers to these ideals is
chosen.
Again, to these false concepts of ex-
cellence our magazines, newspapers
ana, above all, books of fiction, con
tribute immeasurably; the people want
this sort Of thing, and they get it
accordingly. Just note our social af-
fairs and fancies, from the smallest to
the largest of functions, it is always
the same: a profusion Of comments
over riches, destination, elegance.
beauty looks, manners, ETC., to please
the people. 1t is show, show, puff.
puff, bosh, bosh!
Under such circumstances why should
any one wonder that our women chase
after high born masculine marveIs
with long pedigrees and (often) short
commons? 1t is bad natural selection
Of beauty for the beast.
But on the other hand, do not our
young and old men pay more attention
generally to the rich, pretty, and we'll
dressed girls, than to their poor and
plain sisters, no matter if the latter
be paragons of virtue and modesty?
I verify believe that could our men
slip across the Atlantic and better
themselves, according to their marriage
ideals, they would do so, so what bet
ter are they than our girls, who now
seem to have the innings? G. w. H.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
IMMIGRATION GRAFT

TN New York a hard winter has
brought famine to many of the
u unemployed. The news that $500
ablebodied men waited for hours to get
an opportunity Of shoveling snow in re-
turn for the price of a meal brings out
with conspicuously startling force the
stupidity of the policy Of unrestricted or
hardly restricted immigration. Ameri-
cans who have never been abroad do not
understand how the immigration game"
is worked, or there would be mass meet
ings of protest in every large city.
Whenever any part Of Europe becomes
congested with population, or when
ever conditions arise which make the
population uneasy and desirous of
change, certain steamship lines pro-
ceed to tap" that portion Of Europe.
For instance, at the rate at which
cheap Italian immigration has been
doomed" since the Sicilian disaster, it
looks as if the entire population Of
Sicily might be dumped in New
York. The steamship companies have
no tender or humanitarian regard for
the scared Sicilians. They merely see
in the earthquake panic glorious op-
portunity Of making a big haul of
steerage money.
While thousands of men find 1t abso-
lutely impossible to make living in
New York, every week thousands of
cheap, incompetent, miserable, resource
less and dependent southern Europeans
are dumped on the shores of Man
haitian island. AS far as the people of
the United States are concerned, the
transaction is an outrage. AS far as
the immigrants are concerned, it is "a
bunco game. AS far as the steamship
companies are concerned, it is a miser-
able and disgusting graft"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

Legislation with the object of making
Sunday Day Of Rest is on the pro-
gram at Sacramento. There are some
occupations which can no more rest
on Sunday than can the trees and the
birds and the California sunshine. At
the same time under social conditions
which compel many men to work seven
days a week for the benefit of their
employers, it is as well legislation
should interfere between this kind of
slavery and it's victims, and should in
sist that one day in every week be-
longs to the worker and his family.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

Russians in Los Angeles will hold q
demonstration today to protest against
the extradition of Rudowitz and Pou-
rim, political refugees. 1t is well to
remember also that the case of the
Mexican refugees is worthy of public
attention. The question at issue Is
this: Is America still refuge for the
oppressed Of all nations? Or is our
government to show that the Repub-
lican party, which boasts it emanci-
pated the negro slave, is on terms Of
friendship with the oppressors of all
nations?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

seeks to advance personal interests by
the misuse of a public trust.
The other thing which may be said
with much emphasis is that righteous
ness not only exalts nation, but right
eousness is what the American people
will have. We give due notice now
that many forms of vice and corrup-
ton, of darkness and sin which have so
long f1ourished in open effrontery not
only will not be permitted to rule and
ruin the nation, but that they have
nearly had their day Not that the
millennium is coming tomorrow. The
shadows disappear slowly, but that
evil in unnumbered forms is dying out
and must die out before the common
sense and the growing love of right
eousness of the present age. The sa-
loon, the brothel, the gambling den and
trap for the foolish and unWary, the
race track with all it's ife-wrecking
attendant evils; the prize ring, where
brutes pound each other and fools lose
their money, or the money of other peo-
pie, have fair notice now that the in
telligence, the true manhood and noble
Womanhood of the land and of the age,
have declared a war against them from
which there is no retreat and in which
there is no truce. The people who par
ticipate in them, and the officials who
share in their unrighteous gians, or
cover and protect them for any other
reason. are bound sooner or later, 9th
clio like, to find their occupation
gone" They have practically had their
day, at least in this land which we love.
Sad as it may be to them, it is always
we'll to face the truth, even though it
be an unwelcome one. The American
people believe that righteousness ex-
alteth a nation" and it is too late in
the day, the glory Of our noble insti-
tutions and an honorable government
has gone too far, has produced too
many priceless results, and is too we'll
liked by the great mass of the people
for them to turn back now. ''The gov
ernment of the people for the people
and by the people" is to be lifted to
higher levels. The sun of righteousness
is rising higher every hour, and back
of all is the God of Truth keeping ward
and watch over the nations.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

There are occasions when the mantle
OF charity may be a misfit. Charity we
are told covers a multitude of sins.
However, there is no authority for
using it as a. cloak for vice. A charac-
ter who would cover vice with a mantle
of charity would be first rate hypo-
crite; and in saying, there is no sin"
would attempt to deceive himself and
everybody else. The mantle Of charity
cannot be applied to conditions which
exist IN Los Angeles. For frail, erring
human beings, let charity abound. The
man who does not hate vice and sin is
exemplifying not abundance of charity.
out lack of principle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
WRITER TAKES ISSUE WITH
YOUNG MAN ON MORAL LAW

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1S.-[Editor
Herald: GA Young Man" is at his
question again, when he was answere1 /
fully first by Vera Fidelia in a most
comprehensive and convincing way,
from one point of view; and second,
by Senex from another.
Now it seems to me that a man must
be very young, not to say green, who
could not feel the forceful statements
Of Vera Fidelia showing the real law
of God is written on the heart or soul,
as she says, of every human being. And
broadening out the question, he asks
whether a girl trying to live honestly,
though poor. is any nearer the real law
than if she were Of loose character. L
have always held that there is no need
of mothers talking to their daughters
about sex and sex relations, for they
know by instinct what is right, and
also that they must suffer the conse-
QuenceS. G. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

Chicago is entitled to credit for the
position it is taking with reference to
the merchant marine. At a meeting
held there, a congressman summed up
the maritime situation in the following
memorable passage: when our fleet
rounded the straits of Magellan, every
American heart beat proudly; but our
pride was sobered by the fact that
with our sixteen battleships we had
but eight merchant vessels in contrast.
Such spectacle has never been pre-
sented before by any self-respecting
nation"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
A year of achievement and progress

A year of achievement and progress
is reported by the Y. M. G. A. No
other city has so many young men in
proportion to it's population as has Los
Angeles. Therefore it is natural the
Young Mems Christian association
should be one of the most important
organizations of this city. During 1909
the membership will be increased to
5000. AT least, that figure is aimed at
by the management, which has a habit
Of accomplishing its aims.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
AT THE THEATERS
AUDITORTUM-Dark.

AUDITORTUM-Dark
NIASON-DarIk.
BELASCO-"The Girl Of the Golden West"
Observation-Disclosures repertoire.
BURBANK-''RaffIes."
ORPHEUM-ROad show vaudeville.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"The Wizard of
the Nile"
LOS ADMINISTRATIONS
FISCHER'S-"The Heiress."
EMPIRE-VaudevilIe.
UNIQUE-"The Brokers' Troubles"
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

There is disturbing rumor to the
effect that certain officials in Washing
ton are in the habit of using for private
and personal purposes automobiles
which are the property of the United
States government. We thought 1t was
only Los Angeles that had an auto
graft. But it seems there are others. :"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

In its charter amendments campaign,
the City club committee will give espe-
cial attention to Nos. 2 and 4. No. 2
relates to the election of councilmen
at large. No. provides for nomina-
ton by petition and for non-partisan
elections.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

Governor Hughes of New York says
machine politics must be kicked out of
the American nation. To that senti-
ment there are many good citizens of
Los Angeles who will heartily say
Amen. Let's begin by kicking politics
out of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Public Letter Box

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for publication must be accorone yiad hS A.
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hlu M gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents' Dut assumes no responsibility for theiI
views. letters must not exceed 900 words
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

"Cal up A. c." Yes; call him up
and down: and then recall him.