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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
NEWARK.

Messrs. Arthur Smack and Clayton
Dennis visited Houston, Del, Sunday.
Mrs. Charlotte Z. Bowen is visiting
Mrs. Harry Jarvis in Berlin.
Mrs. Annie Adkins and Mrs. Leslie
Bowen visited friends at Ironshire this
week.
Miss Virginia Melvin spent Washing
toms Birthday in Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burbage, of
Spence. spent Wednesday with their
daughter, Mrs. Sylvester Dennis.
Mrs. Ella Knox, of Whaleyville, came
Tuesday to see her mother, Mrs. Lefty
Davis, who has been i'll, but is somewhat
improved.
Mrs. Albert Conner, of Snow Hill,
visited her son. Mr.. Levin Conner. this
week.
Mr.. George Powell suffered slight
stroke of paralysis Wednesday.
Mrs. George Johnson, of Nassawango,
spent part Of this week with Mrs.
Marion Johnson.
Mrs. Horace Tull visited her sister.
Miss Dora West. at Ironshire this week.
The sloop. Virginia Z. Adkins, built
by Mr. Sidney Adkins, and commanded
by Capt. Edward Jones and mate, MIR.
Stephen Holston, will sail for the fishing
banks about the first Of March.
Miss Margie Vincent, of Snow Hill,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Joshua Gray
Rev. Joshua Gray spent few days
of this week at Sinepuxent
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
next Thursday evening at the Parson
age.
Miss Bessie Johnson, of Snow Hill,
made a visit to Newark Tuesday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
COLBOURNE.

Mr.. j. w. Dryden and Mr.. Kenny, of
New York. made a business trip to Sal
isbury last week.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Carmean and
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Carmean spent
last Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Carmean, in Girdletree.
Mr.. and Mrs Elijah Carmean spent
last Saturday and Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robley Parsons, Of
Pocomoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Dryden and son.
Milton, spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. 7. Dickerson.
Miss Mildred Bevans spent Sunday
with Miss Myrtle Parsons.
There will be preaching at Mt. Olive
Sunday morning at the usual hour. Sing
ing school will be held Immediately after
preaching Mr.. Wash Pusey. leader
Miss Edith Stanford and Mrs. j. W..
Dryden and son spent Tuesday in Snow
Hill. and attended the funeral of Mrs
John Mckee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haddock. of Whitehurg,
spent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs.
Marion Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mills spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Willie Mills.
Mr.. Elmer Shockley spent few days
of last week with his brother, Mr. Or
lander Shockley.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Dicker-
son on Wednesday. March Cd.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
Change Spring Term of Court.

Judges Charles f. Holland
and Robley d. Jones recently
had a conference with refer
ence to the long mooted ques-
ton of changing the date of the
spring term of the Circuit Court
for Worcester County. Ever
since the adoption of the Con.
stitution Of 1867 the spring
Court for Worcester County
has been convened on the third
Monday of May. There has
always been serious complaint
among our farmers, mechanics
and merchants that the spring
term falls at a time of the year
when they are the busiest with
their several avocations and
unable to attend Court as
jurors, witnesses or parties TO
litigation without most serious
inconvenience and sacrifice. AS
a result of the above conference
Judge Jones has prepared and
forwarded to Annapolis two
bills, one to Senator Moore and
one to Senator Price, of Wi.
comic, changing the Spring
term for Wicomico Countyfrom
the fourth Monday of March to
the second Monday of March,
and the May term for Worces-
ter County from the third Mon.
day of May to the fourth Mon
day of March. Ii is to be hoped
there will be no opposition on
the part of our Wicomico
friends and neighbors to this
change of schedule. 1t equal
ICES the time between the terms
for the two counties as nearly
as can be accomplished, and
brings BOTH terms of Court at
time of the year when our out
of town people, who are mostly
interested in Court business,
can we'll afford to attend to
their duties here without feel
ing loss at home in consequence
of neglected work. If accom-
plished, it means a great deal to
our country people, and we
give the Court credit for their
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
Presenting Arm. 10 a Cat.

About the middle Of the last century
a very high English official died ~ n
fortress ~ q place that Is one Of the
centerS Of Erahmanic orthodoxy. and
at the moment when the news Of his
death reached the sepoy guard n, the
main gate a black eat rushed out Of II
The guard presented arms To- the ca,
as salute to The flying spirit " the
powerful Englishinau. and the coinci
dence took So firm n hold of the local
ity that up 10 y few years ago neither
exhortatinn or orders could prevent q
Hindoo sentry Mt that gate from pre-.
senting arms 10 any cat that passed
out at night Bombay Times
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26

The pure food law" is designed by
the Government to protect the public
from injurious ingredients in both foods
and drugs II is beneficial both TO the
public and to the conscientious manu-
facturer. Ely's Cream Balm, a success
full remedy for cold in the head, nasal
catarrh. hay fever, etc, containing no
injurious drugs. meets fully the require
ments of the new law, and that fact is
prominently stated on every package.
1t contains none of the injurious drugs
which are required by the law to be
mentioned on the label. Hence you can
use it safely.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26

consideration of the
peoples interest and congratu-
late our farmers especially,
that a wish they have often ex-
pressed, is about to be realized.
The new bill, if passed, will
not affect the terms of Court
for the year 1910, but will go
into effect January LIST, 1911.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
tier Proof.

why" asked the Judge do you
think your husband is dead? you say
you haven't heard from him for more
than n year DO you consider that
reasonable proof that he has passed
out OF existenceT
yes. your honor. II lie was still
alive he'd be asking me to send him
money Chicago Record-Herald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
MOVING RIGHT ALONG

at the head Of the procession We have just re-
ceived nice line of WHITE GOODS, Percales and
Ginghams and this week brought us from New
York, the largest consignment of LACES and EN-
BROIDERIES that we have ever received. These
laces and embroderies are beautiful in designs
and patterns. Many Of them are entirely new
creations, delightfully."- pretty Yes, we are
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26

We are now ready to contract for to-
matoes. Persons who desire to contract
will please call on Hastings a. Timmons
for further particulars. We pay for to-
matoes as soon as you are through pick
ing
ROBERTS BROS,
Feb. Post. Snow Hill, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
MOVING RIGHT ALONG

at the head Of the procession, with large new
stock Of MATTINGS and other FLOOR COVER
INGS. In FURNITURE we lead, with big stock
on hand all the time The BIG STORE" is the
place to find whatever you need in SHOES for the
Ladies and Girls, SHOES for the Men and Boys.
1t is here you find the famous "BION" Shoe for
Men and the true and tried G. & E. SOLID
LEATHER SHOES for everybody. Our stock of
GROCERIES is CLEAN and FRESH, and the
prices Of every thing ALL RIGHT
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
Sure.

Mrs. church-Are your children be
Ing brought up TO help themselves?
Mrs. Gothem.- yes; never lock
the cooky Jarl- Yonkers Statesman.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
t,er Mild Complaint.

Patient PARENTS George. what do
you think ! found In my bed Last
night? Georgie- What was It. mann
MAJ Patient Parent-A railroad train
and fire engine - Harper's Bazar.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26

All persons indebted to me on book
account will please come forward and
settle same within go days. l.. F. Strayer
Box Iron. Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
Moving
Right Along

at the head Of the procession. That is what we
are doing. The BIG STORE never stops. Some
thing new for the people every month in the year
With prices ALL RIGHT, because our goods have
been bought RIGHT and selected with care. We
oro
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-26
SpireHa C0rsefs

Five Practical Points Showing Spirellas Strength.
q The unbreakabe stay is SPIRELLA
q The only boning that does not take permanent
bend at the hips is SPIRELLA.
q The only guaranteed stay is SPIRELLA.
q The only stay that bends in every direction is
SPIREI.LA
q The most hygienc, the lghest and the best
lated stay is SPlRELLA.
These points practical penetrating pertinent while potent
factors in making SPIRELLA 'the best world,
comprise all of its vantage points stiff unyeding
stays with their attendant evils and discomfort
practical demonstration of the many the
REA stay be had for the asking Call phone
Harris. 1t will be her pleasure to you.
Before ordering spring suit the large line of samples
and styles which Chas A. Stevens Offering They
equaled in value and style
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
A CHARITABLE CRITIC
tor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / was much interested in the article
on The New Theatre in The Tribune on
feeling that the enterprise had not ful-
filed expectations. Yet that same after
noon a woman speaking on the same sub
iect but without knowledge of your article,
gave expression to a thought in the mat
ter that was new to me, and may serve
to temper our disappointment
Speaking of the dissatisfaction that ex-
lists among so many people at the poor act
ing and the unfortunate selection of plays.
she said that sufficient allowance for the
difficulty in starting a new enterprise was
not made by the public. that We should
realize that even a new dwelling house is
not in running order the first year or two.
that the servants are not used to each
other or the mistress, and that time is re-
quired to arrange everything to our sat
isfaction.
Now, how much more difficult was it 10
start such an enterprise when the field for
the selection of proper actors, managers.
etc, was much restricted by the fact that
private and rival interests had already pre-
empted the best available talent and that
time should be given the organizers of the
enterprise to perfect their plans for pro-
viding adequate talent and plays more
adapted to the scheme, as first proposed.
A SUBSCRIBER.
New York, Dec. 90 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23

the work. We should say that that time
in the history Of subway extension was
pretty near at hand
OF course neither the commission nor
the board fails to appreciate the i'm
portance Of the decision which is now
10 he made. 1t is not merely question
of routes and agencies. 1t is question
OF permanent policy. If the new lines
are built by the existing company as
integral parts of its system the city
will look TO see all further developments
of underground transit in the hands of
single company. Under proper man
agement a single comprehensive system,
giving transit between any two points
for single fare. would undoubtedly be
the ideal. Under bad management a
system which would exercise a monop-
oily with as unsatisfactory service as we
have had in the last year would be in
tolerable. But if the city finally de-
cides to grant the monopoly it surely
ought TO be able to control its own prop
erty so as TO secure the good and to
prevent the evil results of the single
system.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23

only to their victims but also-whieh
NAV to some benevolent fox seem more
TO the point-to the community, SO that
lust for the sake Of protecting the gay
ety of nations from disagreeable shocks
1t might be worth while for legislators
TO consider whether it is fitting for an
enlightened Christian state TO nave a
law under which occurrences are possl-
Bile which would be disgracefui 10 Ia
honey. No individual nor 1ndlvlouais
can be blamed for the catastrophe WHICH
DESTROYED two dozen lives no. nor 1of
the Law which permitted CONDITIONS III
which that tragedy was made easy, nor
vet for the ingenious provision OF the
law which. while prescribing erossi! III
adequate fire protection, debafs the SUI
ferers from fires from taking action iof
damages under the common law some
body has described the law as desisneu
to give protection to nobody but Tue
owners of buildings. But doup,iess -
got upon the statute book by h'isau-
venture and accident
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
WELCOMING lTALYs HoRDEs.

To the Editor of The Iriouhe-
Sir: I was about to send you liahs'a
ton of Mr.. Pecorini's letter TO the
ItaIiano'' of Sunday last, when your "''io
m to-day's Tribune, entitled E"i.'' T
gers Italians" containing the e'i"'
points of it, came under my eye
As community and a nation we aio
doing Just a little less for the itaiiaps "''n>
in our gates than for any ciass Oh iao. .
foreigners who come to us. we eAteiio 1859
comprehension to them less fraternity VI
spirit, than we do to the Asiatis.
1t is not their fault but ours, that tneS
they are not more rapidly assimliateu nA'o
our national life; not theirs, but ours that
they do not learn our language iheS eoii''
here. as rule, from Impoverished pei - "a
classic old Italy, eager for any iaoor' no"
ever hard, for any sacrifice that snah ui'i
mately give them a taste OF human c'i,i-
fort. They show a heroic capacity TOT se'i-
sacrifice and for joy while so laDorihe
which no other immigrants since tne ddSs :
of the Puritans have displayed we heou
them. what is more and it is our duty 10
avoid transmitting their first enthusiasm
for US into resentment by meeting tneh'
as brothers, as human beings, ana not tS
many do, as criminals per Sc
The Italians in New York City alone are
said to number between 500,00o ana aooo'o'
only per cent of whom are disposed 10"
ard naturalization. Yet among all tiese
few are paupers actually. practically nohe
are beggars; there are fifteen hundred OF
more earnest lawyers and FIVE hundred
reputable physicians, besides innumerapie
merchants of probity and standing anu
workers In other professions and arfs-
They are shining examples, In many IN
stances, of integrity. of self-respect, OF OPP
timism and charity toward even those VINO
repel them. Should we not, therefore. III
vite them by a larger sympathy ana III
terest to be actually of us, as well as
with us? A STERLING.
New York Dec 20 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
CHILL ACCEPTS WARSHIP oFFEs
Gratitude for Sympathy on Death o.
Senior Cruz Expressed.

Washington. Dec 22.-The offer of tnS
government 10 take the body of Seii0r pol
Anibal Cruz. the late Chilian Minister F"
this country. TO Chilli on an American va
ship. was formally accepted TO-DAY =
Senior Yeacham. chargS d'afaires OF tas
Chilian Legation. He called on PreS'oe'"
Taft and expressed the gratitude o. his so,
ernmart for the many evidences OF frlsi'
ship for Chill and sympathy in her loss q
a distinguished son which have been az
played officially by the United states. s'H''
the death of the minister.
The body will be taken from WaShihs-S'
about February 1. and probahiy Fiji =
placed aboard the vessel in Hampton Reaas
The warship will so through the Straits
Magellan, arriving at Valparaiso a9e-
March Is. Nine. Cruz. the widow o. t'
minister. will precede the body TO Cniu
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The French government
announced measures To prevent strikes
especially in public service utilities, by
means of compulsory arbitration. -
The Mauretania reached Ffshguaro,
Wales. having accomplished the remark
able feat of making the round trip TO
this city in twelve days. == Cecil
Grace, who made a successful flight
across the English Channel from Dover
TO Calais started to recross the Channel,
and as he had not been heard from at a
late hour fears are entertained for ms
safety. - Captain Trench and Lieu
tenant Brandon, of the British army,
We're convicted at Leipsic of espionage
on German Notifications and sentenced
To four years Imprisonment. - Love
letters alleged to have been written bE
the Duchess de Choiseul-Praelin. when
she was Mrs Charles III. Paine. to
Count d'Aulby de Gatigny, We're read
in court at Tours, France, where the
count is on trial for swindling; the
duchess repudiated the letters.
DOMESTIC.-Fire Chief James H0ran
and twenty-five men were killed under
falling walls at a fire in the Chicago
stockyards AS a result Of the fire
in the F'riedfander morocco factory in
philadelphia fourteen men are known
- be dead and forty injured
PRESIDENT Taft and Secretary Knox held
a conference on negotiations for reci-
procity with Canada. which Washington
officials expect 20 be successful. =
II was said at Albany that Governor
elect Dix in order to effect a retrench-
relat ia state expenditures, would rec
ommend in his annual message TO the
Isegislat ture the reorganization Of some
of the state departments and the ab0ll-
zion of others. 80 The threatened
strike OF express men in New England
did not take place, the employees refus-
ing TO obey the order to quit work.
-rTY-stocks were dull and heavy
The Board of Estimate and Ap-
po,tionment referred the Public Service
Commissions letter on the INTERIOR
o,,eh's new subway plan to its transit
committee Of which Prendergast and
Mitchell, who oppose il, are a majority
with the Mayor as a minority member
major of the Medical Corps
/ {. a. was arrested with two com
panions at the North German Lloyd
pier in Hoboken. on charges OF dlsor-
DERBY conduct. DIR. Fredel1ck A
Cook returned on the George Washing
-an. - The death Of an engineer
brought the death list up to eleven as
a result of the explosion in the New
York Central terminal yards Fraud
;n issuing fire insurance policies among
East Side residents and the gambling
element In the business done in the heart
of New York were brought out in testi-
rnonv before the legislative investigating
committee. A lad in an extreme
condition of neglect. who was seized by
agents of the Children's Society said ne
had been a prisoner in room in Tne
Bronx for two years. - kobert
Mather told the Taft Commission on
Securities that federal regulation should
include giving railroads the benefit OF
the governments credit - the STOCK
Exchange discovered that it had an
amateur band, which is going TO play TO-
Gay.
THE wEATHER.-Indic for TO-
SaI,. Fair. The temperature yesterday;
Highest. % degrees; lowest, IA
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
TUNODERdTE.

In view Of the earnest and highly sue
cessful efforts of the Taft adminiStra-
tion 10 reduce national expenditure It
is astonishing to find the House Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions reporting a
bill which. if it becomes q law, viii in
crease the governments annual outlay
for pensions by more than S45,O0O,0Oo.
The bill itself gives little indication of
its cost. 1t merely proposes to increase
the pensions allowed under the McCum-
ber act of February g. 1907, to veterans
who have reached the age of sixty-two
and who are not required thereafter 10
give the Pension Bureau any proof of
either dependency or disability At
present the monthly rates are as fol-
lows: After siXty-two years, S12; after
seventy years. S15; after seventy-fivc
years. 500 The bill just reported raises
the sixty-two-year rate TO SO, the sixty
five-year rate to $40, establishes a new
rate of SO after seventy years, and
raises the seventy-five-year rate to S3G.
The Commissioner of Pensions reports
that the actual annual increase which
these advances involve for the three hun
drei thousand eligibleS on the rolls VIII
exceed S45.000.00o. The government pen
sion outlay for the fiscal year of 1908 %
was the largest in its history, the
amount paid being 61.973, ,703-an in
crease from the total for 1906-O1 of
nearly So4.0O0.0O0. That increase was
caused by the McCumber act. which was
proclaimed by its supporters as the fin
ishing touch to the federal pension sEs-
tenn. Since 19OS-'09 there has been de-
crease in annual expenditure of about
ST,000.o00, and the country had begun to
hope that at last-forty-fiye years after
the close of the Civil War-the pension
burden would begin TO be lishtened.
The pension system is now in eQuilib-
rium. and il should be left undsturbed-
The government has fulfilled with great
generosity its obligations to the veterans
whose only claim is service. after dis
charging with equal liberality lis debt
tG those who suffered injury and to their
dependents We do not think that the
more conservative element among the
ex-Soldiers favorS pressure for further
tinwarranted extension of pe-SiOn pay
mentS. AT the last encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic the Com
mittee on Pensions reported adversely on
proposal to give each surviving soldier
or sailor of the Civil War minimum
pension of at least 81 a day. The 81
Il day scheme would have required an
increase in the annual outlay for pen
sions of about sS1 100000. and the Grand
Army rejected the proposal as unreason-
able and eXtravagant. Yet the House
committee unhesitatingly reports bill
involving new expenditure OF more
than S45.0O0.000. without any apparent
demand for it. even from. the limited
public which it would benefit The com
mittee could hardly have framed
measure more untimely or immoderate.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
CONSIDERING SUBWAY PLANS.

II is not 10 be supposed that the Board
IF Estimate and Apportionment or any
member of il is merely factious or OBJ
structive in deferring for fortnight
The Intarhcrough company subway ex-
tension proposals. There Is no reason Tor
suspecting the existence OF any such dls-
nosition nor can any motive for il be
perceived. Mr. Prendergast and Mr. Me
Aneny doubtless nave in view nothing
hut what they conceive 10 be the pubic
welfare In a matter Of immense lmpor-
,anee If the Controllers conception OF
tho situation is correct there would
.,r.,,ear 10 be need Of making some more
,affnite agreements before the final vote
IS taken. though the delay need not be
ioDc and agreements should not be diff
lcIIit 10 make.
Mr. Prendergast thinks that the Pub
i;c Service Commission is somewhat
vague in its attitude toward the Inter
borough proposal. taking exception to
certain details without telling precisely
what they are, and he suspects that IL
IS seeking 10 draw out the opinion CT the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
Ii would not seem unreasonab BILE, in that
case. TO request The commission to be
more explicit as OF course IL VIII not DE
TO expect the board promptly 10 pass
upon the plans when they are laid before
II i'm a satisfactorily explicit form. BY this
time both the commission and the board
should be sufficiently familiar with the
essential phases of the subject TO tbe
qualified 10 pass Judgment upon them
without tedious delay. As President
Taft once said about the plans for the
Panama Canal. Ii is necessary 10 have
consideration. discussion. criticism; but
There comes a time when we must re
gard the last word as having been
apcken and must then go ahead with