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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
Snow Hill Library.

The Library is open for the exchange
of books every Saturday from 2 to p.
m.
May q Miss Mollie Colbourne will
be in charge.
May 2s-Miss Lille Mason will be in
charge.
June Miss Sallie Bishop will be in
charge.
June ll-Miss Dorothy Bishop will be
in charge.
June ls-Miss Nellie Payne will be in
charge.
A touch of rheumatism, or twingc
of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is,
Chamberlain Liniment drives away the
pain at once and cures the complaint
quickly. First application gives relief
Sold by all dealers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
ChIIdr0n Cry
FOR FLETcHER's
G a 9 TO RIA

Don't forget about those strawberry
checks. You can get them good and
heavy here for sl.O0 thousand.
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New Years Eve Reflections.

New Years eve is the favonte time for making
good res buttons which unfortunately IN the majority
of instances are only made to be broken. Bu' where
the need for making such resolves isfet whether kept
or broken the good intention is in too many olses re-
garded as sufficient for greater indulgence in
the meantime. Such weakness is very human, and
even good men are not exempt from the folly of draw
ing on the future where they have no assets. Read
ers of Dickens "Bleak House can doubtless recall the
case of the character who gave himself much credit for
thrift and was more hopeful when any particular
day he spent fooishly little less than he had previous
ly thrown away.
He also was drawing on the future when he imagined
he would become rich because he was less OF spend
thrift than he had been before
1t is natural when passing of the milesones on
the journey OF life that the unreflective should
become thoughtful and seriously ponder upon the eva
nescence life The knel of the closing year is apt to
suggest some very serious thoughts and sad memories,
and the midnight hour that ushers in year not
nfrequenty brings nrudng ghosts from the realm OF
the past.
There is room at such season this for something
else besides hopes There feeling of uncertainty
to the future And especially in the case OF those who
have passed the middle milestone of life, who live more
in the past than in the present and future, there is
predominant feeling of sadness which nothing can re-
eve but the consciousness of heart reverent toward
God and loving toward man. While making good re-
solves for the new year let realize the Importance OF
reforming at once and not be guilty of the folly OF
making possible future goodness an excuse for pre-
sent evil.
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VARIETY ON HIS TABLE.
He Had Four Kinds Of Meat and -Four
Kinds Of Bread.

Old man Wowton, the meanest
citizen in ell the blue grass country,
drove up 10 the market place in
Lexington, where an army Of ne
groes stood about or lay basking in
the early morning sun waiting for
some man to hire them. The old
man was so stingy that he usually
had great difficulty in engaging ne
groes 10 do extra work on his farm.
But this time he struck bargain
Immediately with big Bill Saunders
and the half dozen powerful but
lazy blacks who follow at his heels.
All the others were greatly sur
prised TO see this gang ambling- out
on the big road toward Mr.. Wow
tons place. Next morning they
were mystified to see big Bill and
his cronies again in the market
place.
"Whad'a "a doin' hyuh, BillG' asked
Hannibal Harrison Tyler.
'Iookin' TO wuk," Bill replied
sadly.
"Thought YOU all wuE vukkin'
for Mistuh Wowton 2"
"Yaas, we sut'nly wuz vok'in 70
Mistuh Wowton. he come to me
yistddy mawnin' an say: Come on
out an make hay fo' me. l amt
gointer pay you-all emmy mo- dan
one dolluh a day, but | je.' tell you
dis-ev'y meal you-all sits down ter
yo' gointer have fo' kin's o meat
an TO kin's O. bread So we all
TUX our foot in our han an went
out ter make his hay crap"
"Well, dem huccome you-all is
come backr" Hannibal inquired.
81 gwine tell yuh," William re-
piled, with an injured air "Yistid-
DIV mawnin' we all wukked in de
fel', cuttin' hay an rakin' hay an
fpreadin' hay, ontvell de dinnuh
hon blew at 12 o'clock. Den we
goes inter de kitchen, an all ".
sees on de big table is lot . ~
E'bI polk an greens an b-e Sc
! goes up to de big honse -
llistuh Wowton ter come ~
please, sub, an look at Dat in.
/ say, Mistuh Wowton, VIII. l..-
fo' kin's O. meat you done u-
ised, please, suhY
"Afistuh Wowt0n he say: Wy,
daiah dey is-fat meat, lean meat,
skin an bone. Daiah you TO kn's
o meat
'cDen / sez ter him, 'Mistuh Vow
ton, whar dem fo' kin's O. bread you
done promised us?' En- he say:
wy, William, daish dey is-white
bread, CON bread, crus' an crumb.
Daiah yuh TO hn's O. bread An
dat's why We all come back hyuh."
-Harper's Weekly.
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An interesting bird is the 'weav-
er." 1t seems to be fond Of max
ing enormous nests merely for the
purpose of exercise in the art OF
construction. Supply these birds
with strings and straw, and they
will use them up rapidly, and their
fabric is woven with q perfectness
that is astonishing. In some coun-
tries it Is the custom of the weaver
birds to colsnize and build one big
fat topped platform, TIVE or three
yards across, which IL so admirably
put together as to she'd the rain as
well as any roof could do. Under
this roof they Inskeindiridual pock-
ct shaped nests, bringing up under
this unique structure a large and
interesting family Of little weavers.
There is another bird, called the
"tailor,' which. instead of weaving
It's nest, incloses it in big leaves and
stitches the latter together with
plant fibers, just as one would sew .
piece OF cloth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30
His Blunder.

"Have YOU ever stopped tc
think he began and then hesi-
tated.
"Well," she urged, ego on. What
we're you going to say"
81 beg your pardon" he replied.
81 was about to ask you whether
you had ever stopped TO think about
something, but | might have known
that YOU never did"
"And you mean to insinuate that
| never think" she demanded
"Oh, no, no, not at all" he made
haste to assure her. Il only mean
that women don't have to stop talk
ing TO think, for We all know that
they do think sometimes" /"
And yet he wonders Why she
hates him.-Cleveland Leader
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30

DR.. Jenner, the famous English
physician. was n great tea drinkW
and very abstemious, never taking
any stimulant except a measured
glass Of brandy when he had indi-
gestion. Once for that cause he
lived on stewel chops and rice for
luncheon and dinner. with tea. for
a couple Of years. bit ordinarily he
was a great feeder.
Il recollect." said his friend, DR.
Cooper Bentham. "on ore occasion
Reynolds came TO see him. Jenner
was at dinner. lie had soup, fish,
the greater part of chicken, and
he was in the middle Of huge rice
pudding when Reynolds entered and
asked him how he was. Jenner
drew a pitiful sigh and replied, 7
an net at all well-no appetite
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30

Seminoles bury their deal on top
Of the ground after wrapping them
in blankets, but always leave the top
Of the head exposed. They build a
pen over the body and usually chink
il with earth. When his squaw dies
,hc husband wears his shirt until it
-ots off, which j. not strikingly dis
,inctive. When tie husband dies
tie squaw doesn't comb her hair for
.hree months. Little reverence Is
shown for the dead. When TON
Tigers grave was robbed and his
bones taken for exhibition the out
cry over the dcsecration was almost
wholly newspaper affair. The
nearest settlers were unalarmed and
the Indiass Indifferent - Golfers
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30

He had sat looking absentmind-
edly out of the train window for
two hours, whistling the same tune
and not on the key. The passen-
gers had become well nigh distract
ed.
A well known actress sat behind
the young man. Finally there came
q moment when the whistler paused
for breath, and in that moment the
quick witted actress leaned over
and said:
II know just how it is. l never
could whistle either" - Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30

BUSINESS COLLEGE
EVANSVILLE, IND.
FLORIDA, Cuba and West
ern Eor th Carolinr

Are Near by and comfortably
reached when YOU consider that
tie Southern Railway operatea
daily through sleeping cars from
Louisville to Knoxville. Asheville,
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon and
Jacksonville.
Tourist tickets and Homeseek-
ers tickets are now on sale by all
Agents Of the Southern Railway.
Call on any Agent for rates
and other information. or write
for copy of Winter Homes in
the South, Land Of the SKY
booklet and Florida Leaflet'. to
J.C. Heam, IT., A G. z. A.
St Louis, Mo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30
The Names of the Months.

The Roman names of the months have been retained
by almost all modern civilizations. Up to the present
century several countries of Europe made an effort to-
retain local or national month Names but it proved u
successful. and now only the Hoanders have their
own designations of the divisions of time The Dutch
names are curiously significant. January is Lauw-
maand or the chilly month; February IS Sprockel-
maand the vegation month; March is Lentmaand, the
spring month: April is Grasmaand, the grass month;
Nav is Blowmaand the flower month; June is Zom err
maand. the summer month; July is Hoogmaand, the
hay month"; August is Oostmaand, the harvest month;
September is Herstmaand, the autumn month; October
is Wvnmaand the wine month; November is Slagt-
maand the slaughter month, and December is Winter
maand
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Butter rr.M birds.

In South America is to be found
q bird from VI 6h a species Of but
ter can be obtained. This animal
is known as the coil Bird" and one
Of its favorite haunts is the island
of Trinidad. 1t breeds in rocky
caves on the mainland, laying its
eggs in a nest constructed Of mud.
The ycunr birds are extraordinary
ly fat. and tie fat. having been
meltef so - clny Iots. produces
a kin yu-er. .ys loldon Tit
Bits. rlis butter is used hv the
native. lie caves Inhabited by
thee oil Lir. -r rsua..y accessible
only from ile .r4. and the hunting
Of these fcet,ercG crc2.ures fire.
quently affords exciting sport t.
the adventurous in spirit.
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Rruca'a Mother.

The Inspector was examining
standard /, and all the class had
been specially told beforehand by
their master, Don't answer unless
you are almost certain your answer
is correct"
History was the subject.
"Now, tell me-" said the inspect
or, "who was the mother of our
great Scottish hero, Robert Bruce ?"
He pointed to the top boy, then
around the class. There was no
answer. Then at last the heart Of
the teacher of that class leaped with
Joy. The boy who was standing at
the very foot had held up his hand.
"Well," my boy" said the in
spector encouragingly, who was
she?"
"Please, sir. Mrs. Bruce"
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New Years Eve Changelings.

superstitious notion prevailed at one time among
Celtic peoples and does still in Wales that the fairies
called in that country the 'tylwyth teg little family
have special powers on New Years eve. They aresup-
posed to be very fond of children, and behooves the
mothers to keep strict watch over their sleeping babes
to prevent their ing stolen by the fairies. When
such misfortune takes place, child is left by the
fairies in the place of the one taken, resembling In
every particular the one distracted. Before long,
however, it becomes pale and shrunken, and slckly
which is accepted as a proof that il is changelng.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30
Soo0Oooe
A Oueer New Years Custom.

Not very many years ago boys went with high piled
travs through English towns on Jan. crying, God
cakes and popes ladies" The first Of these good
h;Ie for the general public bakers prepared the past
les in triangular shape about halfnch thick and filled
with mince meat Half penny ones were hawked IN
the streets but for wealthy God cakes OF such rich
oo tbe market The pope's lady the origin of whose
name rT @ and appearance on New Years day is not ac;
conad for Is fat sweet little bun rudely fashioned
in the form of a woman by the bakers chunky fingers
and eaten hot.
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HARRISON Trustees Notice.

Notice n.r-by given that the under
signed Trustee Of ilarbison townshIp,
vii stiend TO township b Isine,s on each
dondsy % the year at my Cfiice, end
persons having toSnship business to
Transact are required to present It to him
IN Saturdays.
The toNnship library will he kept al
nv home near keiiervllle.
NARriS THNLiNa, Trustee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30

Notice Is hereby given that will at
tend 90 the duties q the Trustee, office
on SUNDAY OF escn week at NV office in
schnel'ille where ihoss having husines
vii please call. Also will sell schoOl
books.
J HN Block, Trustee
Mar l. 1909 Year.
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FOR SALE

bonosyo nosyofy,and-half seven room
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M liehts, good well and cellar.
sor.i rsl Pe sold at once. No rca-
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NEW YEARS VOWS.

No one need to be cast down because OF broken New
Years vows On the contrary, he has reason for re-
iocing. He has need of registering new vows un-
IN netber New Years comes around, for VOW regist-
o C at any other time of year very bad form, and
60 he can dismiss the matter from his mind and go his
old gait without impediment.
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LEGAL BLANKS.

o"5arraEty Deeds, Quit Claim
Fs,essa, Fus, Chattle Mortgages, Real
Snra.e Sra.e Mortgages, Inventoies
fov pSSheas, . Warrants, Reports etc
~ sale at the COURIER OFFICE
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:cAatEDUCATION

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which puts knowledge in the
head. skill in the hands, and
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The Mark.

Eva = Yes, Harold Hatband
brings Ethel yiolets at SO dozen
and candy at S. box.
Edna-Gracious! l suppose that
is a mark Of alfection7
Eva-Yes, en- easy mark of at
fection.--Boston Transcript
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There d one thing / never realized
until hc-.a y east my bread upon
the water
"And that is!''
allow may ne1ple are out for ths
dough !" 'llde,pAia Press.
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oe Accepted the Apology.

slna - C~uuercial Tribune.
ne Accepted the Apology.
A prominent New York lawyer is
notcl for his ready answers and
s'.l in repartee. When a Young
PRACTITIONER he appeared before a
pompous old Judge, who took Of
fense at q remark the lawyer made
criticising his decision.
IF You do not instantly apologize
for that remark, Mr. Blank" said
the judge, Il shall commit YOU for
contempt Of court
upon reflection. your honor" in
stantly replied Mr Blank, 81 find
that your honor was right and |
was wrong. as your honor always
is"
The Judge looked dubious. hat
finally said that he would accept the
apology.
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For Sale

On account of bad health | Of
ier ! ior sac my undivided half
iIe,res' EIa. IN the United States
motel' motel Saloon. Stable. etc at a
very reasonable price. Apply to
PHILIP KREss, Jasper, Ind
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Teacher-what Is the longest sen
,spce yen ever read. Bobbyl
Bobby-Inprisonment for lifeL--Ctn
slnau d Crmu,ercial Tribune.
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SOUTHERN RY.,
TIME TABLE

Schedule N Effect Sunday Feb. q The 70
lol.SIng IS 10 nIOn Only and Is nor
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-28

ten in advocacy of the plan of forbid |
ding subscriptions to war loans for
foreign nations.
There is one decidedly practical
line of action which may be entered
upon at once" said Mr.. Straus. at
is to make a scientific study of the
cost of war. This has never been
done, at least in such fashion that
the result was authoritative and prac-
teal. l mean study that will show
the economic effect of war not only
upon the countries engaged in any
particular war. but upon other coun-
tries as well. 1t will be found. I am
sure, that war always costs very much
more than it produces by way of bene
fit, even to the victorious nation
For instance, we are spending to-
day two-thirds of our revenue on &C
count of wars past or to come. Our
expenditures for this account alone
have been and are enormous, and
where is the return? What is the
value of that return If there is any?
These are questions that may be de-
termined now in practical fashion for
SAC AlSl "A StucIdI OdldAIc SHSCt
with war may be shown to the world.
The effect of it is certain TO be pro-
found, for it can be demonstrated to
every nation that no matter what the
object for which war is made it might
be accomplished in some better and
more economic way
Calling attention to the last great
war, that between Japan and Russia,
| Mr.. Straus said that another practical
matter to which the Carnegie founda-
| ton might turn its attention would be
/ the study of such problems as that
| conflict involved. In that case the
| great economic problem of the press
of population in Japan was the under
lying cause of greatest potency in the
attitude taken by Japan. The Carne-
| gle foundation, in the opinion of Mr.
to the study and consideration of ways
and means of avoiding the resort te
war for the settlement of such prob
lens.
In laying the proposition before thu
men he chose as trustees the famou:
ironmaster said in part:
Although we no longer eat our fel
low men or torture prisoners or sacl
cities, killing their inhabitants, we still
kill each other in war like barbarians
Only wild beasts are excusable for do
ing that In this the twentieth centur.
Of the Christian era, for the crime o
war is inherent. since it decides not II
| favor of the right but always OF tn
strong. The nation is criminal whicl
refuses arbitration and drives Its ad
versary to tribunal which know
nothing Of righteous judgment.
"I believe that the shortest and cas-
est path to peace hes In adopting Pres
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-28

Of our English speaking race, the trus-
tees will please then consider what is
the next most degrading remaining
evil or evils whose banishment-or
what new elevating element or ele-
ments if introduced or fostered, or
both combined-would most advance
the progress, elevation and happiness
of man, and SO on from century to
century without end, my trustees of
each age shall determine how they can
best aid man in the upward march to
higher and higher stages of develop
ments increasingly, for now we know
that as a law of his being man was
created with the desire and capacity
for Improvement to which, perchance,
there may be no limit short of perfec
ton even here in this life upon earth.
LET my trustees therefore ask them
selves from time to time, from age to
age, how they can best help man in
his glorious ascent onward and up
ward and to this end devote this
fund
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POWDER GOOD IN FLOWING.
New Mexicans Experiment. With
Breaking Tough Adobe Soil

>''S tS~S' ENNS6S SStts
1t doesn't take long to tear an acre
to pieces with the powder system now
being used in adobe lands. A demon
stration a few days ago on the New
Mexico college farm showed how
thoroughly the ground was broken up.
Whether the process is to be success
ful is still to be proved.
E. r. Angast has charge Of the work
now being done. In ground to be used
for an orchard Mr.. Angast had holes
bored-196 to the acre-fifteen feet
Apart. The charges put into these
were connected with wires. Three
rows, about twelve or fifteen charges.
were fired at one time.
The tough adobe was cracked from
hole to hole. Large pieces rose TWEEN
ty-five or thirty feet into the air. The
ground was in fairly good condition
to pillow, but 1t will be even better
after frost has laid its softening In
fluence upon 1t.
1t costs about SIS an acre for the
powder and possibly $3.50 or $2.75 fol
| the labor
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/ T Is little difficult for the mind
not given to contemplation Of the
problem Of abolishing war, which
has SO much interested Andrew
Carnegie, to see just how $4,000 a
year income from his SIC, OOO, 600 peace
endowment fund can be spent advan-
tageously in the line Of work laid out.
The impression is that the fund is
bound to grow rapidly and steadily,
and there is not much disposition In
congress to provide charter for such
q fund when there are no more linn
itations upon its use than In Mr.. Car
negie's deed OF gift.
No definite plans for the employ
ment of the resources of the founda-
ton have been formulated by Mr.. Car
negfe. and as far as the trustees are
concerned few Of them have thought
Of the matter sufficiently to be pre-
pared with any specific ideas.
James Brown Scott, former solicitor
OF the state department, the secretary
OF the foundation. who has devoted 9
great deal OF time and study to ways
and methods of promoting information
al peace. thinks that the work OF the
foundation would be first to make a
scientific study I'm the effort to find
the method Of eradicating the cause of
war" He also states that there is no
intention on the part OF the trustees of
making a wordy war on war" They
want to do something practical.
The only one of the trustees who
has In mind definite line Of proce-
dure is Oscar s. Straus. ex-secretary Of
commerce and labor and ambassador to
Turkey. Mr.. Straus has also devoted
much time to the problem Of secur-
Ing international peace and has writ