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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-04-09

Mrs. Lemuel Shovel passed TO her
rest on Monday. at the Home for the
Aged, Salisbury. She had been in poor
health for several years. so the end was
not unexpected. She was prominently
identified with the social life Of the
upper part of the county for many years
She was a member of the Presbyterian
Church and was laid to rest in Bucking.
ham Cemetery.
Miss Nancy Ayers spent the winter
delightfully."- in New Orleans and other
points Of the South.
Miss Elva Rulings has been very i'll
for some days, but it is hoped will soon
be better.
The Teachers Meeting for this sec
ton is called for Saturday at the High
School building. Misses Ella Massey,
Elizabeth Purnell. Carolyn Burbage,
Jemima Massey, Daisy Wise, Ella Scott,
Hattie Bethards, Henrietta Bell, Nadine
Shovel and Maggie Davis are pro.
grained for papers on timely topics.
We note with interest this recognition
of Berlin girls.
The Berlin branch of the Woman s
Auxiliary Missionary has contributed
and made during Lent, garments for
the mission field to the value Of S22 90.
The girls of the Junior branch last
Monday took missionary examination,
with credit to themselves and teacher,
Miss Ella Purnell. Delegates elected
to the spring meeting at East Newman.
ket, Misses Elizabeth Purnel and Mar
garet Shovel.
The Building Committee of the Pres
byterian Church are at work on the
plans for the new manse.
Purnell Bros. are laying cement
pavement, the forerunner of more i'm
provement along that line. Streets are
to be widened and graded, trees cut
down, stone road through town con-
structed-in short we are entering upon
an era of civic development.
DIR. Tyndall is about to build a hand
some residence on the lot purchased
from Miss Julia Pitts. adjoining the
Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Rushbridge, Of Ocean City, was
in town Tuesday.
The Adkins Lumber Plant has been
greatly enlarged. and it is hoped that
the temporary addition of the Salisbury
work, owing to the burning of the mills
over there. may be permanent enlarge
ment of the business at this end.
A business meeting of the w. c. 7.
U. will be held at the home of Miss
Grace Pitts to complete arrangements
for the temperance supper, to be given
April 22d.
The Industrial Guild expects to enter
tain the public the latter part Of this
month with play. Misses Louise Con-
noway, Clara Dirickson and Rydie Saw
age, dramatic committee.
Miss Lizzie Marshall is visiting Mrs.
John Robins, of Snow Hill.
The library is indebted to Mr.. Harry
Taylor and family for splendid gift OF
books. also to Burbage, Powell & Co
for handsome copy of Little Women
Our representative. Hon. Harry Coving'
ton, sent a valuable collection of gov,
eminent publications.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-04-09

at 1880 O'Clock to re-organize and Mr..
Dawson will be at the meeting.
On Wednesday evening he will be at
Girdletree to organize a Grange and ex-
plain the workings Of this great order.
All citizens are invited to be present.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Proving a Statement.

A certain minister. who is an en-
phatic preacher, is at times at loss
to give his utterances proper weight.
For instance, he'll say:
'This statement is as true as is the
night which will follow day." or "as
true as that the trees will bud in
spring."
Sometimes it happens that the doc
tor has more statements than he has
illustrations to give them weight. On
one such occasion he remarked, "This
is as true as the Here the doctor
halted. He paused few moments.
and then his face illumined-''as true
as is tie statement that some member
is yet on his or her way to church"
A few moments later a lady entered
the edi6ce and swept grandly up the
aisle. The doctors face assumed an
Il told you so' appearance. The con-
gregation began to smile, then to
laugh. Sympathy for the embarrassed
lady. however. soon subdued the ap-
parently uncomfortable mirth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
AMERICAN MANHOOD.
An English View Of the Common Peo-
pie In This Country.

An English View Of the Common Peo-
pie In This Country.
In all spent FOUR months travelling
and lecturing in the eastern cities Of
the United States and met many men
Of varied classes. In my widest
dreams Of the race l had never fore
seen such wealth, such freedom, such
equality. America is the land Of the
common people. as England is the land
of the classes. If I were a young
workingman would go to the States
as soon as could earn a passage, be-
cause once on her soil I should cease
to be a laborer and become a man.
which is very different thing.
Better than the boundless wealth Of
America, better than any material ben
eft she can bestow, is this sense of
manhood and equality that is as all
pervading as the air. Worse than the
earthen floor of our peasants howell.
still found in England's southern coun-
ties. and the starvation wages on
which he lives is the slavish spirit
that drags the cap from his head be-
fore the squire or crowds him into the
ditch as the carriage passes by. He is
not man, only laborer. one step
above the serf.-Joseph Burt Of Lon
don in Leslie's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Trappino Muskrats.

Numbers of mechanical traps to
catch muskrats have been invented
and tried. but none gives more salts
faction than the old floating barrel
trap that has been in use for many
years. Both ends are left closed, and a
hole about eight by twelve inches
square is sawed in the side. A strong
cleat is nailed across each end, the
cleats projecting six or eight inches
beyond the barrel, and upon the cleats
are nailed two boards, one on each side
of the barrel and several inches longer.
Water then is placed in the barrel so
that it will float with the board plat
forms about on level with the sur
face Of the pond or stream. About
one-third of the barrel remains above
water. Apples, carrots and other deli
cacies that the muskrat likes are
placed in the barrel. In their attempts
to get the bait the animals fall into the
barrel and are unable to get out.-Ex-
change.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
EYE OF THE CAMERA.
The Picture It Brought From Out a
Dark Cavern.

The Picture It Brought From Out a
Dark Cavern.
DR.. Francis Clark told an interesting
story of youth living in Maine who
was out in the woods one day taking
photographs Of attractive bits Of seen
cry. He came upon the mouth Of a lit
tie cavern between the rocks, and he
said to himself. II will see what sort
Of picture can get out Of that cave"
and as it was a dark day he decid-
ed to take "time exposure" in
stead Of a snapshot" Steadying the
camera upon his knee as well as he
could at the edge Of the cave, he gave
the sensitive plate long, deliberate
look at the semidarkness within. Then
he continued his tramp through the
woods and after a few hours returned
to his camp.
Several weeks afterward. when de-
veloping his plates, you can imagine
his establishment to see in the picture,
in the very center Of the cavern, with
arched back and bristling fur and
within springing distance Of the spot
where he had balanced his camera, a
huge Canada lynx that might easily
have destroyed his life. And yet he
came and went and saw no signs of
danger.-Christian Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
ARSENIC POS NlNG.
The Torture That Ensues Before
Death Brinus Relief.

p j ( F- 4
When a single dose of arsenic in suf-
fcient quantity to be felt has been
taken colicky pains. bowel disorder
and perhaps nausea result. In the
course Of an hour after a poisonous
dose has been taken an intense burn
ing pain is felt in the esophagus and
stomach. This spreads to the entire
anterior portion Of the lower part Of
the trunk. A sense Of construction at
the throat and an acrid, metallic taste
accompany the pain. Then vomiting
and relaxation Of the bowels begin
As the case progresses the symptoms
increase in intensity. Then comes a
thirst that water will not allay, al
though it apparently increases the
stomach disturbance. The victim
groans and writhes.
Now he implores the doctor to save
him. Then he begs to be killed and put
out Of pain. The extremities become
icy. The pulse is small, feeble and fire.
quent. and the breathing is labored.
embarrassed and painful because Of
abdominal tenderness. The surface Of
the body becomes dark and of that
blush color that medical men call cy-
anosed. Violent cramps add their tor
ture. exhaustion becomes collapse. con-
vulsions or coma ensues, and death
ends the agony. The torture lasts
sometimes from five to twenty hours
In some cases these symptoms occur.
but in modified form. and the doctor
will apparently get the better Of the
disease. The remission will be but for
a day or two. Then the abdomen will
swell. and icy GOODNESS will pervade
the frame. Shivering will become pro-
nounced trembling. then cramps. con-
vulsions and death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
The Parrots of Mexico.

What the wild pigeon once was in
point of numbers to the United States
the parrot. of varying shades Of color
and all sizes. is to old Mexico. Flights
of these birds frequently darken the
midday sun in the hot country, and
they become so tame around the camps
OF engineers that the birds are given
individual names and soon become reg
ular pets. Whenever the parrots de-
sert the forest and alight on the
ground in the open spaces Of the jun
gle the natives recognize their actions
as sure warning of an impending
earthquake. American engineers in
dorse this belief and assert that Sc
rious accidents which might have been
averted have resulted when the warn
ing Of the birds was noted. but un-
Needed
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
RIGHT HAND RULE.
Tho Way Il 10 Applied II Driving and
8 In Nayiuation.

The Way II 10 Applied In Driving and
Z In Navigation.
London's drivers, sitting on the right
side Of the drivers seat, turn to the
left. Why? In order that looking
down at the right side Of the vehicle
they may gauge to a fraction of an
inch the hubs Of a vehicle meeting
them. In the United States the driver
still preserves the right side Of the
seat and in turning to the right Of the
roadway has the least knowledge Of
where his hubs may be in passing.
But in international navigation the
right hand rules always obtain. 1t is
the narrow channel winding into a
port where the EXTREMIST Of emphasis
is laid upon the vessel keeping to star
board, no matter how many crooks and
turns and loops the channel may make.
This was illustrated in a collision on
the Whangpoo river, in China, when
the Pekin and the Normandie collided.
The Normandie was descending the
stream, keeping to starboard. The
Pekin was ascending the channel,
keeping to its starboard. At a sharp
turn in the channel the two boats
collided. The Pekin's master declared
that owing to the sharp bend in the
river it was crossing" case, in which
the Normandie was to blame.
In the house Of lords. however, it
was held that the right Of any channel
Of any degree Of sinuosity lay at the
right of the channels center; that,
therefore, when the Pekin failed to
observe the rule in the sharp bend and
"cut across" it became an offender
against the law and must pay dam
ages.-Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Proving His Authori+v.

There was an Irish foreman of a
gang Of laborers who went to any
lengths to show his men that he was
the real boss. One morning this fore
man found that his gang had put a
handcar on the track without his or
derS.
who put that han'car-r-r on the
thrack?'' he asked.
I'VE did. sor," one of the men an
swered respectfully.
We'll" he said shortly, take it off
ag'inv
The laborers did so with some diff
Guilty.
Now" said the foreman. put it on
ag'in"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
A Line on Mother.

Il don't see how I'm ever to get a
chance again with this boy around"
walled the little widow with the small
son. 1.-THE other day man like
awfully we'll asked me how old the
town was that we came from. The
boy spoke up without giving me a
chance to put in word:
Il don't know just how old it is.
he said. but it must be pretty old be-
cause mamma was born in it. New
York Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Great Scheme.

What do you do asked the one
who had been married only a few
months. when your husband comes
home late at night?"
II pretend not to notice that it's late.
and pretty soon he asks me If
wouldn't like to go to the theater or
somewhere tomorrow afternoon"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Had His Hands Full.

Judge-Why didn't you seize the
thief when you found him?
Policeman-How could I? had my
club in one hand and my revolver in
the other!- Fliegende Batter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Startling Encouragement.

StdrtIIHy encouragement.
'Was Amelia's father encouraging
when you went to him to ask him for
her hand?''
mot very. He asked me to put the
proposal in writing, so I couldn't back
out, as all the others did,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Musical Note.

First Young Thing during the So
natal just love Brahms. don't you?
Second Young Thfng-What are
Brahms ?-Musical Courier.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
A Disaster.

Hostess-Mr. squibs is going to sing
comic song. Guest-I knew some
thing would happen. l upset the salt
at the dinner table.-Stray Stories.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08

i Necessity. my friend. is the mother
Of courage, as Of invention Sir Wal
ter Scott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-07
Sheer Show Weakness.

Stock Yards, Chicago, May AL
though most sheep went on weak
basis compared with low time We'd
nesday, lambs were quoted steady.
Compared with last Friday lambs
were down soc and sheep showed 500
soc decline. Trade slow and quality
unchanged. with few outside orders.
Shorn wethers landed at $7.25@7.4
with Gull to plain yearlings at $50
40, while ewes made $4@7.25. Bucks
went at $5@6.35. Shorn lambs sold at
$6.75@s.s0, bulk above IS. Springs
landed at $6.50@10. Quotations follow:
Shorn Colorado lambs, all grades
$4,000 $50
shorn fed lambs, plain to prime
Wool lambs. all kinds. 1850. 775@9.1O
Shorn wethers. inferior to prime
.... -. -. -. -. 7.OO@16o
Shorn yearlings, poor to choice
Shorn ewes. common to best 5000 1853
Shorn bucks and Gull sheep 3.50@6.5O
Wool lots went mostly at SOC prem
s,,,,
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HOGS MAKE BIG GAIN.
Supply Disappointins!y Light Thurs.
day and Prices Rise zoe at
ir $ha Start

Supply Disappointingly Light Thurs
day and Prices Rise zoe at
the Start.
Stock Yards, Chicago, May 6.-Best
butchers and heavy hogs sold at 1915,
highest point since April is. The aver
age, at 1855, advanced 24c over We'd
nesday. standing Sic higher than last
Monday. 15c above week ago. CSC
higher than low day less than three
weeks ago, and $1.38 lower than March
%. when the average, at $11.O3. was
highest in over forty years. Days re-
ceipts, at 5000, were fully 5000 below
general expectations. All classes of
buyers wanted hogs, local packers get
ting In the trade earlier than usual.
Competition from spectators was
brisk. and higher prices for provisions
added tone to the market, which closed
very strong, with only 1900 "pen-hold-
ers' left. Packing droves averaging
.227@25s lbs cost $s.s2@s.65. Quota
lions follow
Bulk Of sales ~ so @9.7O
Heavy butchers, 24o@aoo lbs s.so@s.75
Light butchers, 190@2S0 lbs 9.60@9.70
Light bacon, 160@190 lbs. 9.50@9.70
Light light. 130@155 lbs. s.40DS.65
Heavy shipping, 250@S50 lbs 9.55@9.75
Heavy packing, 260@ 400 lbs 9.50@S.7O
Mixed packing, 2O0@250 lbs 9.50@9.65
Rough, heavy packing :. +. 9.80@9.5O
Light, mixed, 175@200 lbs. 9.4509.65
Poor to best pigs 60@135 lbs 9.15@9.6O
Governments and boars J.. 4.00@7.0O
Stays so lbs dockage head 10.30@11.00
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-07
pressers mainly at $175@2o0 and farm
chunks at $1401160. Most drivers sold
at $165@220. Mules sold at $500 Town.
Chicago Stock Yard Personals.

4
I Stock Yards, Chicago, May 6.--Wil-
liam Meyer of Clarence, Iowa. one OF
the coming young farmers Of that sec
| ton, was represented on Wednesday, 8
market with mixed load of cattle
and hogs.
Fred Bushington Of Clarence, Iowa
a prominent farmer and feeder of that
section. was on Wednesdays market
with one car of hogs of his own feed :
| ing good enough to sell at 9.45. He
reports live stock ready for market
very scarce in his section.
Henry Bohnsock of Stock, Ia. was
represented on the market yesterday
with load Of hogs.
John \-art, Webb. Ia. had hogs on
this weeks market.
H. M. Lakin. Ellsworth, Ia. had
cattle on Wednesdays market.
Jim Hill. Abel. Ia, was here this
week with four cars of cattle, three
cars Of his own feeding, some Of which
sold at IS. He reports cattle scarcer in
Dallas country than he has ever
known them, and very few being pur-
chased to go on feed. Hogs. he says,
have been about cleaned up, and he
predicts a great scarcity OF hogs IN
til the spring crop can be matured. He
predicts high prices on both cattle and
hogs for the late summer and early
fall season
r. Fl. Mullins of Waukee, Ia, was
here Wednesday with five cars Of cat
tie and hogs. The cattle, averaging
1925 lbs and selling at So, We're brand
ed and fed about five months. Mr..
Mullins says their section is one OF
the largest cattle -feedins. sections OF
Iowa. but he says cattle feeders will
not pay present prices for feeding cat
ii and for that reason fewer cattle
are on feed in that locality than ne
can ever remember. He reports the
weather very dry and q good supply
Of pigs in the coming crop.
Henry Wood, Neville, Ia, sold two
loads Of ninety day fed 1090-lb steers
at 1910. These steers cost $3.50 about
100 days ago. Mr.. Wood likes the Chi
cago market better than the river
markets. 80 II
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Chicago Grain Market

Chicago, May s.-The grain market
follows:
No. 8 red, $1,000 1.13k: No. 2 hard
$1.13h@1.15; No. hard, $10S@1.13h
WHEAT-Sept. opened, $1.02b q
,l.02A;. high. s1.03; low, s1.o2; closed
's102A; July, $1.04K @1.05; May
coRN-No. 2, s2@s2hc.; No.
64c.: No. 8, 61@61hc: No 3 white, 50
@65c.: No. 3 yellow, 62@62hc.
CORN-Sept opened. 63% @63Ac.;
high, &C.. low, $3.50: closed, 637s O
&C.: July. &c.; May, 61c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 45c.; NO.
white, 42@42hc.; standard, AN q 46c
OATS-Sept. opened. 1885 @3S& C.;
high, 39hc.; low. 3Ssac.: closed, 80 *
@3sc.; July, 4ossc.; May, 42%c.
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CONDITION OF
KI NC EDWARD
IS CRITIC Al
Continued From Page ~

tended upon the audience of the king
Wednesday and yesterday, said:
''The king looked very bad Wednes-
day morning and very much worse
Thursday The chief outward symp-
tom was the extreme hoarseness. He
was scarcely able to speak at times,
but insisted upon continuing his audi
ences."
Upon one occasion during the audi
ences, when the kings condition was
the subject of remarks, his majesty
said: This is the return Of what |
had at Biarritz. got clear of it then,
but caught another cold at the theatre.
However, I'll be all right in few
dogs"
Operation May Be Necessary.
Whitelaw Reid. the American am
bassador, who visited the king at
Buckingham palace Wednesday said
today that the king then looked we'll,
but was coughing a great deal and
complained that the cough was dis
tressing and very firing.
1t is stated the physicians fear they
will find some growth on the bronchial
tubes necessitating an operation.
First intimation Of illness.
The first intimation that anything
was amiss was the failure Of the king
to meet the queen, who returned from
the continent last evening.
The queen hurried to the palace,
and soon afterwards the public learn
ed by an official announcement that
the king had been Ill for two days.
The fact that his illness had been con-
cealed from public knowledge increas-
ed the alarm when once it became
generally known.
Thursday the king had a busy day.
He gave an audience to Field Marshal
Lord Kitchener and Premier Asquith
and visited the royal academy. Fri
day he gave several audiences and
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ].
Gladstone at a farewell luncheon on
their departure for South Africa, and
visited the theater in the evening.
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days came in wednesday to his home
In this city.
Workmen are now engaged In thu
construction Of new store building
for T j. Perry.
Mrs. Cyrus L. Evans OF Route was
in the city Wednesday calling on her
many friends Of this city and vicin-
lily.
Gus Kleinmeyer Of Route 10 haul
ing out lumber for new barn on his
farm east Of town.
Humphrey Thomas OF Pilot town
ship transacted business here Wednes-
day and took out load OF lumber
with which to complete his new barn.
David williams and the Misses Full
Ter are having new cement walks put
in about their respective residences in
the north part OF the city.
Ed Jones and daughter Eva. Mrs. ].
o. and Mrs l.. r. Lewis, John O'Don-
nell and wife and Stanley Williams
were Cedar Rantds visitors last Tues
day
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- = A<-%A%<->%3>-e-e-A -
+ BLOOMFIELD.

Mr.. Bartlett agent for the Iowa
Lyceum Chautauqua Bureau. Of OF
tunlwa,, is in this city this week try
ing to secure lecture course for the
coming winter The course, If secured,
will be under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League and will consist OF Ave
numbers, namely, two lectures. jubilee
singers, ladies. concert company and
a magician.
Mrs. E. Y. Greenleaf and little
! daughter. who have been spending the
winter in Eureka Springs. Ark, are
visiting this week at the Greenleaf
home on their way to their home in
Rock Rapids, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Steckel and II:
lC. Taylor and wife Of this city. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Metz, of Des
MONIES, left this week for New York
where they will view some designs for
the Steckel and Taylor new homes.
Mrs. w. T. Deupree was an Ottum-
wa visitor Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Plank Of near
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g. =
Eta OF Stockport were recent visitors
in town.
The residence of Carl Watts was
struck by lightning Sunday night ana
the chimney demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Benin went 70
Pennington Sunday.
Rev. Grimes will preach at tne
Christian church next Sunday ana
every alternate Sunday following.
o. A. Collins and wife Of Mount
Pleasant were visitors in town sun
day. ~.
scales and office formerly belonging TO
the Hillseboro Lumber Co., ana mas
moved them to his farm east OF Town.
Alex Harlan and niece Rena Huddle-
son will move to the home OF Sam
Huddleson south Of town on account
Of the poor health Of Mr.. Harlan.
Mr.. PARROT OF Mt. Pleasant was
a business visitor in town yesterday.
The Women's missionary society
met at the F. B. church this afternoon.
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TAKE NOTICE BREEDERS.
.DannoCIes

"6Ss21" was imported from France
in 1907, is recorded in the Percheron
register 42360. Damocles is beautiful
black with star In forehead: he was
foaled April IL, 1904. He is a large
blocky well built fellow, fine style and
action, good disposition; weight 2,100.
He is said to be one Of the best Per-
cheron stations in the state. he is a
good breeder and sure foal getter.
His papers can be seen at our barn.
Ask to see them.
suck.