Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11

very sick last Saturday from eating
cucumbers which they took from the
brine in which they were being prepared
for pickles. All pickles looked alike to
these two little fellows and they gorged
themselves with them without stopping
to taste or consider the result. Before
day Sunday morning doctor had to be
called and again Sunday night.
AT Ridgely the canning warehouse
of J. Olan Clark, chief judge of the
Orphans Court for Caroline County,
was burned to the ground at an early
hour Sunday night. One thousand seven
hundred cases of tomatoes, which were
to have been delivered on Monday. were
destroyed, together with some valuable
farming implements and vehicles.
There had been no one in the consumed
building during the day, and the suppo-
sition is that the fire is of incendiary
origin. The building and the contents
were insured. the loss being small.
For the last two weeks of Deem
Der Hicks predicts as follows: A re-
dictionary storm is central on the 10th,
18th and 18TH A regular storm period
is central on the 22nd, covering the goth
to Goth. This period is at the center of
the winter solstice. In all reason it will
bring heavy winter storms on land and
sea. These storms are apt to continue
over the limits of the period in conse-
quence of the Mercury disturbance and
the opposition of the moon on the Goth.
A reactionary storm period is central on
the 9th, 2Sth and 10Th. On these days
renewed stormes of sleet and snow will
sweep over most parts of the country
and will be followed by high barometer.
blizzardous winds and severe cold.
Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, resident
bishop of New York City, died at his
home in that city last Sunday. Bishop
Goodsell was distinguished beyond the
bounds of his own denomination as a
man of culture. literary ability and mas
terly oratory. His works on theology
are widely read and in his life of 50
years he accomplished vast amount of
good. For many years he had been
corresponding secretary to the Board of
Education. Several years ago he pre-
sided at session of the Wilmington
Conference. He caused discussion at
the general conference in Baltimore in
1905, when, in his Episcopal address, he
advocated more liberal construction of
the plan of amusement for the young
people of the Methodist Church. permit
ting theatre going and even card play
ing within reasonable limits and under
wise supervision.
"A happy home is the brightest spot
on earth that the eye of God looks down
upon. Love and peace in his home send
sunshine around the man wherever he
goes; without love there is misery every
where. There are few worries of life
which man cannot now and then shake
off. but who can shake himself free from
the skeleton in the closet, from the
worry of the household, blister on the
heart. A day will tell how many man
carried that with him without wincing
down to the grave. When husband and
wife are helpmates to each other in the
best sense; when order and love and
goodness prevail in the house then the
man who has hard battle in life to
fight can leave his struggles behind him
when he enters there. With all our
faults we are the most home loving of
people and that is why we are the great
est of people. Whatever helps home
life is national blessing; whatever
hurts home life is national curse, and
the greatest curse that can touch these
blessings is what would tamper with the
peace and blessedness of our homes.
From an exchange the following
article is taken which might be Of benefit
to large number of boys of this vicinity
if needed; John Wanamaker. Philadel-
phia; the Larkin Company, Buffalo; the
Globe Wernicke Company, manufact-
urers of book cases and office furniture.
Cincinnati, the mail order houses of
Montgomery Ward & Company, and
Sears. Roebuck & Company. Chicago,
are some of the prominent business men
who refuse to hire boys or young men
under twenty-one who are addicted to
the cigarette habit. Some of these firms
employ 5000 to 5000 people; several are
so emphatic in their disapproval of cigar
cite smoking they refuse to employ men
of any age, young or old. who are adj
dicted to the habit. In the Chicago post
oflicein the special delivery department,
in which nearly 5000 boys are employed.
there is a ban against cigarettes and
other forms of tobacco. The whole