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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
ROLE OF THE C0C0AhUT.
The staff Of Life to the Natives Of
Sea Washed Island.

II Is more than coincidence that
the tree which furnishes greater
amount OF available material to man
than any other In the vast kingdom Of
vegetables Is the first to spring up on
the bare rocks OF the newly arisen
coral reef. The cocoanut, so formed
that 1t may have floated halfway across
the Pacific, is thus universally distrib.
uted throughout tropical islands.
It thrives best near the sea, seldom
penetrating far into the interior. Its
hard shell Is n coat Of mail for the en-
bryo plant, enabling II to stand hard
usage for protracted period and
locking up securely the precious life
In miniature.
The fibrous husk which envelops 1t
and Is seldom seen on the market on
account OF the greatly increased bulk
breaks the Jar which would be inevi-
table should the hard nut fan unpro.
tected from the tail tree to the ground
sixty or ninety feet below.
Such blow would scarcely fail to
break the shell, occasioning the loss OF
the nourishing milk so necessary to
the germ. The outer husk not only
breaks the Jar of fall. but buoys 1t
up on the water, while the tough outer
cuticle is waterproof.
Thus Is the tree which offers to man
almost in the raw state all his neces-
stiles freely scattered where the warm
seas and their borders offer q footing,
and from It the humble native secures
sugar. milk. butter. wine. vinegar, oil,
candles, soap. cups, ladies, cordage.
mating. thatch for roof and material
for raiment. combining food. clothing
and shelter In single gift. continually
making waste places habitable.-New
Age
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
PRESERVING EGGS.

II Is remarkable that more families
do not preserve eggs when they are SO
superior and much cheaper than stor-
age eggs.
Some start to put down eggs In the
early cheap season. while others wait
until toward fall.
Not just any kind Of eggs will do.
Ten days before eggs are put down
males should be removed, as a germ In
preserved egg dies and the egg decays
and communicates decay to the other
eggs. Eggs should be perfectly fresh.
for stale egg continues to decay and
communicates the same.
They should be clean, as a filthy egg
fouls the preserving fluid. and this AT
fects all. and cracked eggs do the
same.
METHODS.
Lime Method.-Slack four pounds Of
lime, stir In five pounds salt; pour this
into ten gallons OF water and stir well
and stir again next day. When set
tied draw off clear liquid and pour into
II n solution composed Of two quarts
boiling water, two ounces baking soda,
cream OF tartar, saltpeter and a small
amount OF alum. Put eggs into stone
jar. small end down, in layers and
pour on solution.
Salt Method.--Put layer OF salt In
bottom Of crock, fill crock with alter
nate layers Of salt and eggs, small end
down and eggs not touching each
other.
Liquid Glass Method.-Buy a gallon
Of liquid at drug store for IS cents.
Use one part glass to fifteen parts wa
ter. Arrange eggs as before, pour on
solution and IL eggs do not sink add
more water. Use stone jars, keep eggs
in cool place where temperature is
even.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
PAPER FOR MONEY.
Extreme Care and Secrecy Used In Zee
Manufacture,

Manufacture.
The various great nations devote
much study to the improvement OF
their secret processes Of manufactur-
ing paper for money and banknotes,
the principal object being, Of course.
to render counterfeiting more and
more difficult.
Our own government guards with
extreme care every detail Of the man.
ufacture Of this paper, laying special
Importance upon Its secret Of getting
silk thread into the composition Of the
paper itself.
The efforts Of this government, how
ever are not nearly so painstaking as
those put forth in making the himsy
paper used for Bank of England notes,
which are probably the finest paper
money In the world. These notes are
manufactured from fine Irish linen.
and the peculiar properties Of the Test
water $50 called from the river OF that
nance produce paper Of purity and
texture unsurpassed. The secret Of
the security of the Bank Of England
note against forgery and counterfeit
ing is said TO be entirely in the paper
itself and not In the printing.
In addition. the notes show water
mark so cleverly devised that an ex-
pert from tho mill can tell by a glance
at the date Of manufacture the very
name of the employee who made It.
The watermark IL produced by a de-
sign countersunk In the woven wire
bottoms Of the trays in which the hot
paper pulp is poured and dried. 1t has
never been successfully initiated.
Extraordinary precautions are taken
for the security of the mill where these
notes are made. as well as Of every.
thing In the MILL There Is, Of course
stan OF police constantly in attend.
ance and a private wire to police head
quarters. nine miles away.
The watchmen who patrol the mil
corridors every night must pass nj
each quarter Of an hour clocks Of won.
derfully ingenious construction, the re
volving dials Of which are pierced with
holes, which at the precise moment
the Waterman is due before them pass
over a slot. The Waterman pushes
through peg he carries, and the clock
ticks ON. Should he not present him
self at the moment scheduled for him
to appear, however, the timepiece i'm
mediately sounds an alarm.-New York
| Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29

breed, system Of marking so you
always know where you are at.
Punching the web Is easy and harm.
less, and blood Is seldom drawn I'M
less you get too near the toe. in which
case the chick should be removed, as
1.-THE others will eat his toes.
i Just draw chick feet ON paper and
note how many combinations can be
formed for this practical purpose.
Leg bands are mostly made OF alu'
minimum and copper, while many for pi-
geons are cellulold.
They are made In sizes for all breeds
and varieties, from turkeys down.
Chickens are not generally banded
till the fall roundup, when the most
promising birds are thus marked ana
placed by themselves. They are
stamped with Matching date. pen num-
her, owners name or whatever Is or
dered.
In placing them allowance must be
made for future growth, and n band
that gets raw edges or easily loosens
should be rejected.
All show birds must be banded and
THE number sent to the secretary be-
fore the show, and thus identified the
birds are seldom lost or mixed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
HOW TO MARK POULTRY.

II your fowls are mongrels cut or
their tails behind their ears, but for
PHYS sake don't bobtail your ROSTERS
nor daub your chicks calico colors to
mark them when n web punch only
costs a quarter.
You will thus save the scenery. help
capture chicken thieves, Identify your
birds, breed Systematically and avoid
those nasty spats with your fellow cit
liens.
Three neighbors between them had
forty-three chickens stolen.
One found his eight fat hens In a
Bloomsbury (Pa.) meat market where
the thief had contract to deliver
dressed chickens at 10 cents q pound.
The birds not being marked, strong
link In the chain Of evidence was miss
ing, and our neighbor was out eight
fat hens for the cook pot. Did you
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
BUILDING Up a Speech.

Before making a speech Charles
Dickens would decide on his various
heads and then In his minds eye liken
the whole subject to the tire Of cart
wheel. he being the hub. From the
hub to the tire he would run as many
spokes az there were subjects TO be
treated. and during the progress Of the
speech he would deal with each spoke
separately. celebrating them as be
went round the wheel. and when all
the spokes dropped out one by one and
nothing but the tire and space remain
ed he would know that he had accom-
plished his task and that his speech
was at an end.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
Honest Answer.

The stories told Of Snetzler. q ia
nous Swiss organ builder, prove that
he was a man OF rare and incorrupti-
BILE honesty. At one time the parish
officers OF country church applied to
Snetzler to examine their organ and
make improvements In IT,
Gentlemen" said Snetzler after a
careful examination OF the instrument
I'm question. "your organ be wort
f100 joost now. Veil. I viii spend you
f1OO on II, and 1t shall den be wort
f60!-London Graphic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
FEATHERS AND EoosHELLs.

One Of our scientists has come out
with the theory that the shape Of the
air cell In an egg decides the sex of
the chick. He arbitrarily claims there
are only two shapes. In testing eggs
we have found five different styles.
which certainly proves his theory a
hot air SELL
Two new poultry journals is the
latest announcement from Cape Town.
They are South African Feathered
Life and South African Feathers. This
is only three for the continent, but
many OF our states have none, and
Pennsylvania only has one.
The people OF England. Scotland and
Wales last year consumed 1926. 800. 600
eggs. or ia to each member Of the
population. Half Of these eggs were
imported
A bill was introduced In the Penn
sylvania legislature making 1t a crime
to sell corncobs. rice bulls, peanut shells
and weed seeds as food for stock and
poultry. These are ground up SO fine.
ly by modern machinery .as to be diff
cult to distinguish. Their evil effect
Is plainly evident In the Ill health and
nongrowth Of stock.
II feed is adulterated you may de-
pend on It that the mixture will be
very finely ground to hide the counter
felt. II mixed grain is full Of gray
dust and the kernels are bored or part.
~ eaten Il has been spoiled by the
weevil and Is ancient.
Six million fresh eggs were shipped
into New York In single day in Feb
ruary. The price. of course, dropped.
The cold storage companies calculated
so closely that just when the slump
in prices came they were sold out.
We rather think the refrigerating
companies should consider 1t COM
pliment to be requested by the law to
stamp their eggs "Cold Storage" Do
they prefer riots and spotsf"
It's not whats in a name
That gives Thorn fame.
We are always glad VIXEN the heat
In the incubator begins to run up after
the twelfth day. That's a sign there
are lots Of live chickens In the shells.
Your old guinea hen may suddenly
disappear, and you will Of course
blame II on Mr.. Skunk. You are sure
she has not gone of 10 hatch, for you
have found her nest. To fool you
guinea will make several nests. then
steal away to sit in an undiscoverablo
place and after you have forgotten her
return with her lively brood Of pretty
polka dot "darlings."
When a farmer has big flock OF
handsome Bronze turkeys to show or
In the fall it's sign lie has adopted
scientific methods Of breeding and
feeding.
The capture Of an 8. =. @. A. agent
with forty-nine other sports at a cock.
fight Is one of the sensations Of the
season at New Rochelle. N. Y. There
were also twenty-four birds, booted
with spurs. taken. The agent said he
was there on official business. II the
agent gets the benefit OF the doubt, We
rather think the others should get out.
Three enterprising citizens Of st.
Fuui, ihu., nave puienaSeu 'eH oNAe"
OF ground for skunk farm. They
are now In the market for skunks. II
these agitators Of the atmosphere are
plentiful about your poultry plant. hero
Is chance to save your hens and
turn an honest dollar by catching e
few nice skunks by the collar.
Qo.Ms.EspsvAE.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
poN'Ts.

Don't dump that salt barrel where
your chickens can eat the old salt. II
will salt them down.
Don't worry your wife with all the
rooster details or put the blame ON her
when that theory fails.
Don't fail to keep the pedigree o.
your matches and thus breed IN linz
I'm mart years matches.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29

Old Lady Ito grocer's boy)-Don't
you know that 1t is very rude to whis-
tie when dealing with lady?
Boy-That's what the guv'nor told
me TO do. mum.
Told you to whistler
"Yes'm. He said IL we ever sold you
anything we'd have 10 whistle for the
money ~ .ondon Fun
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
rhose Elaborate pefenses.

"would you shoot man who as
sailed your veracity?"
NO" answered the peaceful citizen.
I'D rather take a chance ON his per-
sonal opinion than to go before jury
with a story that might convince the
general public that he was right
Washington Star.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
Pretty liuht.

"Tll have to ask you TO pay in ad
sance." remarked the hotel keeper.
isn't my luggage good enough Sc
eurityY
~ fear 1t is a little too emotional"
"EmotionalT
ayes; easily moved. London Mail.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
MRS. MINoRcHs FASHIONABLE

Mrs. Minorca rendered n tea
And invited select lady hens.
She was social leader. don't you zee.
And ruled the upper pens.
OF course conversation turned to hats,
As when all ladies' meet,
And this, OF course. stirred UP grave spats
And made an awful heat.
small.
And, oh. what a very Dutch rose!
II wasn't Paris style at all.
She had too many bows.
Now, when the males in the scratching
room
Got wind of the ladies' spat
They Joined in on the same old tune,
where Did You Get That HAITI"
C. NJ r.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-05-29
Wanton Waste.

The Nurse-You've been badly hurt
The victim--w hatcha gointer do ter
me now? The Nurse-Rub you with
alcohol. The vtctim-Gee. I wisht I'd
been turned inside outi - Cleveland
Leader.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02

spend their summer vacations at virl-
7us places on the island. The sum-
mer season is usually short, being
from six to eight weeks. 1t begins
about July Is and ends from Septem
Der to Is. The days here ia June
are very long. Ole can read a Lews-
paper In the twilight at II p. N. and
at ] a. m. The tides run from IA to
20 feet high.
The principal transportation f&cll!-
ties from the island to the various
towns on the Irish Sea is the line of
steamers owned BY the Isle of Man
Steam Packet Co., which company
ownes and operates seven passenger
and three freight boats. The wagon
roads are hard and smooth and are
made of crushed rock, we'll rolled
There is a steam railroad running
south from Ramsey to Port Erin via
st. Johns "a short line runs 2 1-2
miles west from st. Johns to Peel aud
a short line runs about 3 miles from
St. Johns to the FoXdale mines)
Douglas and CastletewD. An electric
line runs from Ramsey along the
eastern side of the island to Douglas
via of Laxey lat Laxey short line OF
about four miles runs to the top of
Snafell mountaiD). distance of 10 l-2
miles. The island is divided into
seventeen parishes, each having an
old parish church. Some of these
churches have been rebuilt two or
three times. The population of the
island is about 81 900. The principal
towns are Douglas (the capitall,
10000; Ramsey, 1872; Peel, 1885,
Castleton, 1868; and Laxey and Port
Erin have about 500 each.
Continued next week
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02
A Chance to Get a Home
In Oklahoma.

One million, five hundred thous-
and acres of Oklahoma School land
will be sold this year on 40 years
time at S percent interest under the
law just passed by the legislature.
Map and copy of law, descriptive
of land and how to buy sent upon
receipt of SI.oo.
School Land Advertising CO.,
Helena, Okla.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02
Market Report.


Cattle receipts last week were 900
head here, about the same as In Tue
previous week, and the market made
a net gain of Is to % cents for the
week. There was reverse Wednes-
day, but small supplies later in week
allowed statesmen to retrieve part OF
the loss of Wednesday. The run to
day is 10000 head here, market on
steers steady to 10 lower, while cows
and heifers are mostly st ady, and
stockers aud feeders are firm. A
larger percentage are fed steers to-
day. and the hest brought 1915, with
a fair number of sales arouad $3.50,
and half the sales at SO 10 and up
wards. Average price paid for fed
steers last week here was only slight
ly below average for the best week
this year, but was 80 cents per ewt
higher than the average for this
period during past ten years. At
this time gear ago prices were go
ing up faster, and were Slightly above
present range. Packers claim the
outlet is not very good for the beef,
but on the other hand, demand con-
tinues sufficient to absorb present
volum Of receipts at firm prices. To-
tai cattle receipts here for March
show an increase of about 8 percent
over March last year, and will be
heaviest on record for March at this
point, approximately 165, 900 head,
not including 5000 calves. Heiters
bring 81 90 to SO. 20, cows 1925 to S. 10,
bulls So 20 to 81 so, calves So 10 to
$50, stockers $500 to s. 81, feed erS
"a IS TO S. IS.
Hog receipts last week were 10000
head here, and the market closed the
week Is to 20 cents above close OF
previous week. Tue run today is
10000 head, market steady to five
lower, heavy hogs at $3.50 to SO 90,
weights below 200 pounds s6.40 TO
Sc so, pigs So 90 to 5000. There was
good demand from killers 10 the
east last week, ahd orders from East
of Illinois will likely be strong fac
tor 10 the market for some time, as
that territory is comparatively bare
OF hogs. Tue total for the month
will exceed any previous March at
this market, and will be Is percent
greater than same month last year,
and yet the market has made good
gain during the month, and the
strength is expected to stick.
Sheep and lambs advanced 10 TO 20
cents last week, and prices are Is to
% cents higher today, with new high
top prices for the year on every class.
The run is $500 head, only about half
normal run for Monday, which part
ly explains the strength shown today.
Lambs ranged from s7.25 TO $3.50 to-
day, spring lambs at $500, yearllngs
at 81 %, wethers s6.25. ewes S. So. A
few Clipped lambs have been received,
common quality. at $500 TO s6.4O. and
feeding lambs sold lately at s6.S5.
G. NJ. Stroud OF Nsoshs county,
Kansas, had car OF stock here oath.
A. }. RIcKART,
Live Stock Correspondent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02

pote OF peaches. toast, marnalade,
jam, tea and coffee.
Dinner-Shecpshead broth, boiled
ham, boiled hake, mutton and po-
tatoe pie, corned round of beef and
vegetables, roast chicken and bread
sauce, carrots in cream, mashed tur-
nips, boiled potatoes, plum padding
ADD brandy sauce, apple tarts, Hor-
toh's Ice cream, apples, bananas. nuts,
oranges, cheese and coffee.
The time on the trip across the
water was whied away by playing
various games, singing songs, having
entertainments and running races on
deck, the first-class passengers going
so far as to play cricket on deck, A
tive-piece orchestra came TO the
>econd-class dining room daily at
p. NJ. and played for one hour, and
would occasionally come again at
Up. M. The different classes OF pas
sengers were not allowed TO mingle
together. We had three days of
rough and FIVE days of calm weather
crossing the Atlantic.
On the morning OF the eighth day,
when we hove in sight of the green
shores of Ireland, with her hills partly
covered with yellow gOrse bushes ia
bloom, it was most beautiful sight,
The trip from Nav York to Liverpool
was made In days, 10 hours actual
sailing time, the distance being 1898
miles, and the average for the first
seven days was $50 81 miles per day.
We arrived al the landing stage at
$50 p. M, and deemiBg it poor policy
for green Yantees to get off Of a
boat in foreign land at that hour Of
the night, we stayed on board, The
next morning at 1l:36 we paid six
hobs apiece for tickets aud took the
Isle Of Man steamer "Tynwold" for
Ramsey via Douglas, arriving at $50
p. ~, the distance being SO miles.
The Isle of Man, noted for its native
tailless The Manx Rumpy) cats, is
about ID miles wide in the widest
place and 81 miles long, and is
situated in the Irish Sea, about half
way between Liverpool and Belfast.
The island is mostly m ,untainous,
the greater portion being used for
rasturage. There is not much thu
Der on the island and nearly all there
is grows in the glens. There are u
bills, ranging In height from 1888 TO
2O34 feet, SnafeIl being She highest.
They compose two mountain ranges,
Que 10 the northern and one Ia the
southern part, and are divided by a
wide canyon which runs from Douglas
on the east to Peel on the west.
There are number of small rivers,
as they are called. The Sulby is the
longest, about ten miles, running
north and emptying into Ramsey
harbor. The chief industries are
farming and stock raising on small
scale, lead mining at Lapey and Eek
dale and the manufacture Of salt at
Ramsey from brine pumped seven
miles from the Point Of Ayre. A
great number uf pleasure seekers