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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27

Harry Hehncr the alleged SLAYER Of
Mrs. William Merrill. OF Joppa. near
the town of Rosebud. Mont. was taken
from the county jail By n crowd OF
sixty masked and armed men. and, de-
spite efforts Of the sheriff and his
deputies. was hanged to a tree.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Worcester County, Maryland,
Letters of Administration c. T. A. on
the personal estate of
JOHN b. DALE.
late of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber. on or before the 22d day
Of October. 1912. They may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefits of
said estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this
18th day of April. 1912.
CHARLES S DALE,
Administrator C. T. A.
Test: EDWARD p. DAVIS.
Ia l3 ST. Register of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
TUESDAY,
MAY 7th, A. D. 1912,

at 2 o'clock p. m. all that house and lot
of ground situate on Purnell Street in
said town of Snow Hill. which was con-
veyed to the said Lille A. Coulbourn by
George w. Adkins and wife by deed
dated the tenth day of November. 1903,
recorded among the aforesaid land
records in Liber F. II. Z. No. 10, folio
1856.
WILLIAM r. JOHNSON,
Assignee for Foreclosure.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
voice as he answered the questions
put TO him by senator Smith.
Lookout Saw Ieebehg.

Frederick T. Fleet. seaman and the
lookout man on the Titanic. followed
Third Onicer pitman on the stand
Fleet. with another seaman named
Lee. was stationed in the crows nest
or lookout from 10 o'clock Sunday
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
Notice to- Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Worcester County. Maryland,
Letters of Administration on the per-
sonal estate of
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
TItanlc's HeImSman TestIfIeS
Before Committee.
OFFICER CURSED ISMAY
Declares He Was interfering With
Launching Of Lifeboat, But Did Not
Attempt to Get In.

Robert Hichens. at the wheel of the
Titanic when the liner crashed into
an iceberg of the Newfoundland banks
on the night OF April IL. told the SEN
ate investigating committee In Wash
ington that the first warning he had
was the, word from the bridge. berg
ahead
Orders Immediately were given by
the first officer. hard a.starboard,"
and by the second officer helm hard
over" according to the witness.
Scarcely had the orders been given,
Hichens testified, when the Titanic
struck the iceberg and he could hear
the grinding OF the ice. Then the
emergency doors were ordered closed
by Captain smith and the lifeboats
lowered. Kitchens also told OF the list
OF the Titanic, saying that the liner
careened l.e degrees to the starboard
within five minutes.
Harold c. Lowe. fifth officer. told
his part in the struggle of the sur
yiyors for lie following the smash.
Ills testimony developed that. with
volunteer crew, he rescued four
men from the water. saved sinking
collapsible lifeboat by towing 1t astern
OF his. and took off twenty men and
one woman from the bottom of an
overturned boat. Every one OF those
under his charge he landed safely on
the Carpathia
Lowe also told Of ordering J. Bruce
Ismay. the chief Official of the White
Star line. away igo.n one OF the lie
boats while It wa. beng lowered, be-
cause in his excitement he was inter
fering with the SHIPS OH ers.
Language too objectionable to be re-
peaied aloud In me euate inquiry in.
to the Titanic disaster was used by
Lowe
Lowe dramatically recited to the
senate investigG ing committee how
he, not knowing tnat he was talking
to the head ~ tie company which
employed him, had told lsmay to get
to h on; OF here so tina; | can work.
while Lowe and other officers Were
trying TO lower the first lileboat-N1
5--on the starboard side oil the Ii
tanic.
Lowe declared tina; lsmay was not
trying to get into the boat. but that
he was very much excited and was
interfering with the proper lowering
OF the boat.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
Left Victims Drown.

the Titanic, gave TO the committee a
narrowing account OF the groans and
cries that went up from the sea after
the Titanic had made her final plunge.
Senator Smith. chairman OF the
committee. pressed Pitman regarding
the scenes after the sinking of the
snip.
Il heard no cries OF distress until
after the ship went down." he said.
How far away were the cries from
your lifeboat?" Several hundred
yards. | told my men to get the oars
out and pull toward the wreck that
we might be able to save few more.
The people In my boat demurred. They
said II would be a mad idea"
Did any one in your boat urge or
appeal 10 you to go back toward the
wreck?" No: not one"
Did any woman urge you to 20
back?" NO"
"Who dcmurred. the men with the
oars?' oh. no: they opeyed my or
ders. and all the passengers said 1t
was a mad idea to go back. that we
should add another forty to the list OF
drowned. Then We took in the oars
and lay quiet
When Pitman yielded to the impor-
tunities of the passengers he did not
turn back TO see. but merely pulled In
his oars and dritted.
Describe the screams" Don't sir,
please. Id rather not talk about IT,"
I'm sorry to press il. but what was
II like? Were the screams lntermit-
tent or spasmodic?" 1T was one long
continuous moan"
Tho witness said the means and
cries continued an hour and that he
made no effort to go to the rescue.
"You drifted In the vicinity OF the
drowning people and made no effort
to give them aid?" asked Senator
Smith in surprise.
please. sir. don't" pleaded Pitman.
II cant bear TO recall 1t. ! wish We
might not discuss the scene"
II have no desire to lacerate your
feelings" said Senator Smith. but We
must know whether you drifted there
without offering aid. Answer that and
shall press you no more"
Il did. sir" answered the witness.
Witness admitted that the lifeboai
he commanded could have held twen
ty-flve or thirty more persons than
the forty.five who had been ordered
into H. Women wept as this iesti'
mony was given. and the witness him
self bowed his head and lowered his
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-27
Bandits Rob Sleeping Car.

Nine persons were robbed OF money
or valuables, or both. by three masked
hold-up men. who went through the
slceper nottingham. OF the Rack
's'arL wesicound Golden Gate limited
o. Sheffield. Ill.,. forty miles east OF
Moline, III.
After the robbers had finished their
work they shot holes in the air signal
tubes connected with the engine. thus
brought the train TO standstill and
quickly made their escape.
Under cover OF three revolcers, the
porter was forced TO point out to the
outlaws the berths that were occu.
pied. As soon as the robbers entered
the Pullman they forced the porter to
lock the doors. Only the occupants OF
one Pullman were disturbed.
Those who weer robbed are: W. B.
Leblanc. New York. s45 and railroad
ticket: Mary Heron. Chicago, $s6;
o. l.. Benton. Oberlin. Kan. gold
watch and diamond. valued at $3.50.
and $3.50 cash: ID. A. Mac Fuller and
wife. Fort Wayne. Ind. $95 and two
watches. valued at $50; J. b. Gomand.
Phoenix. Ariz.. SIS.
lIJ Miners Killed.
One hundred and seventy gold min
ers were killed and eighty more were
wounded In fight with Russian sol
diers at the Lena Gold Mining com
pany's workings at Irkutsk. Siberia.
Details OF the fighting and the cause
of the trouble have not yet been re,
celved.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
ELECTRICITY AND CROPS

Mr. Priestly OF Bristol university
has again drawn attention to the re-
markable results OF the application OF
high tension electricity to growing
crops Not only is a larger yield OBJ
tanned. which is important to the farm
er. but. in the case Of fruit crops, such
as strawberries. the fruit ripens some
days earlier q matter OF the utmost
Importance to the market gardener
The present method Of electrihcation
is by means Of wires stretched some
distance above the growing crops. The
effects may be described as an inten,
sihcation of the action Of the thunder
cloud. and might be equally startling
to the needless investigator. The
original method OF electrifcauon
was to water the crops from electric
ally charged cans, and the effect OF
this. says the University Correspon-
dent, was similar to that Of the thun-
der shower
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
CENTENARIANS OF EUROPE

Some curious statistics have been
collected by the British imperial
health department in the subject Of
longevity. II appears that there are
now about 1000 centenarians in Eu-
rope, and. strangely enough. the elm
ate and conditions most favorable to
longevity appear to be the Balkans.
for Bulgaria heads the list with S,SS3
centenarians (nearly one for every
100 inhabltants), Roumania follows
with 1,O74. and Servia with 573. Ger
many boasts only 76 centenarians. as
against England's 90; while Denmark
makes a very feeble show with only
a couple Of these veterans. The ex-
traordinary figures given for the Balkan
countries make one wonder whether
veracity is as fiourishing as longevity
In the Near East; though presumably
the health department has investigst.
ed the cases as far as possible.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26

Among the many lunching clubs
that have grown up in all big cities
one has been formed in New York
which has had the foresight to estab-
lish an ironclad rule that its members
shall refrain from talking shop. Con-
ve"sation as an aid to digestion has
much In its favor. but when there are
thousand and one other things to
talk about the man who invariably
talks shop makes a great mistake,
says the Cincinnati Times-Star. He
runs the risk of being q bore to his
friends and acquaintances and men
ace TO himself The business man
who finds 1t impossible to forget bust
ness for at least the short interval re-
quired for the MONDAY meal lacks
an accomplishment that Is worth
while. The ability to forget at such
i time has a positive health value.
The man who is eternally talking
shop is not usually regarded as a val
liable acquaintance. He may find 9th
err of the same feather. but the flock
is not of great proportions. 1t should
be even smaller, and to make it
smaller rules such as this New York
club has adopted are deserving Of
general imitation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
TO PREVENT FlREs IN NEW voRk

A bNreau OF IRE prevention has Just
been organized In New York city un-
der the new state law enacted as a
result Of the great Asch building IRE
and similar disasters Nearly coo
inspectors will be employed by the bu'
TeRu. whose officers and men are
drawn from the flrs department The
force win inspect buildings and will
work In cooperation with the bureau
OF fire extingulshment Large powers
arr given to the new bureau; II will
have control Of hre-escapes and FIRE
exits. cellars. dumbwaiter shafts,
auxiliary fire appliances and every
thing designed to protect human life
from FIRE, says the Chicago Record.
Herald. A landlord who refuses TO
comply with the order of the bureau
win be required TO close his building
until the changes thought necessary
by the bureau have been made The
example Of New York In this respect
ought to be followed in many states.
Illinois has made a start through the
authorization by the legislature Of a
commission TO codify the building
laws and report recommendations for
fire protection after examination Of
the laws Of other states. This com
mission is not required - report be-
fore January l, 1913; meantime local
fire-pTeVention ordinances should be
rigidly enforced.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
LO, THE POOR SUBSTITUTE

snatched the boy who seemed to be
most active in the demonstration and
bore him to the office. Under pres
sure the boy said: I'VE wuz Just doin
what the sub told us to do" What
was that" why, she read the Bible
to us, and 1t said, Clap your hands
and make loud noise" That boys
seat was vacant for a week or two
Another substitute labored several
hours with a class and thought she
was accomplishing quite a little, but
gradually a look of supreme disgust
settled on the faces of the boys and
finally one Of the rose, looked around
the room with the most exasperating
smile and said; Come on, fellows,
let's play SCHOOL," Oh couldn't she
have pounded him?
One meek-faced little individual en-
tered a class as substitute teacher
and was marked out aR legitimate
game for the class She fooled them.
however, and turned out to be a reg
ular Tartar Az the end Of week she
had them so tame that they almost ate
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
NOT so MANY BLONDES

Scientists are taking a gloomy view
of the future of the blonde. Not only
are fair people becoming fewer. but.
il this ls not paradox, they are also
becoming darker The future PROM
ises to bring us nothing more interest
ing than the whitley browns" of hu-
manity
To preserve our blondes is scienti.
fically possible, but their continuance
would make an end to the progress OF
civilization. All or nearly all. the con.
ditions of modern life tend to encour-
age brunettes. Before many decades
have passed there will probably only
be rare examples OF women who are
divinely fair, and their position may
not be as envlable as the charitable
are inclined to expect
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
Teacher In Public Schools Who Al
ways Has the Hardest Kind
Of Time.

!, you believe in an intermediate
tote 81 punishment and wish to take
st~ ,,rne by the forelock and get the
tbing t over with, just enroll yourself
- o = substitute teacher in one Of the
a,,bl;c g schools. Talk about earning
Rour p bread by the sweat Of your
Srovi It's more than the brow that
I'1, % 40 Il. It's a peculiar thing, but
W. ~ true. that the most cherubic Of
oh,Idren Just lay themselves out to
~ absolutely satanic to a substitute
Renewing that her reign will be short,
tbev ace 10 It that the period is one
OF torment 70 her
4 principal IN one Of the schools
heard an awful uproar one morning
on The floor above him. cIappng Of
hands howls as Of the jungle, and
stamping feet. Going up 70 inyesti.
aate. M found a poor substitute sur
rounded BY a bowling mob He
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
CASTLE" ON PUGET SOUND

On the summit Of a high hill back
Of Port Townsend. Washington. the
states port OF entry. and overlooking
the town. stands a unique building.
much resembling castle. In the
early days, when there we're no neigh
boring residences. the structures
often underwent searching scrutiny
by eyes aboard ship peering through
binoculars or field glass, as It does TO
this day when some sharp-visioned
tourist picks II out as something dis
tinct from the ordinary type OF
building. The castle" as the struc-
ture is called by the people OF the
town. was built many years ago, IN
boom times, by an eccentric English.
man. who through his habits and 60
centricities was known as a hermit
There are.perhaps, few building To-
cations in the United States affording
views as grand as the one where
this freak in architecture stands. 1t
stands nearly 300 feet above sea level.
Immediately overlooking a beautiful
little bay with numerous inlets. and
beyond great stretches Of Americas
fir-fringed and greatest inland water
way, Puget Sound In the distance
are the green foothills, and beyond
the majestic Olympic range, snow-cap
ped the year 'round, and behind which
old Sol sinks from sight amid a
wealth OF color month in and out
After the old Englshman's death,
the castle" passed to the United
States. acquired by purchase Of land
for use as a military reservation. The
building is Of brick, and is substan.
TALLY built and well finished within.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
NUMBER 16 SHOE TOO SMALL

A negro Of tremendous proportions
IS reported to have passed through
Winchester, KY, the other day and
aroused the interest Of the shoe mer-
chants in the eastern bluegrass city
by attempting to secure pair Of
shoes. He was on his way to Join a
travelling sideshow and certainly mer-
tied a high position. for his altitude
was seven feet one inch and weight
V77 pounds. When the Senegamblan
Hercules tried to get a pair of kick
ers there was nothing doing. Size 16
proved too steep for the Winchester
footwear fraternity to furnish. so the
Snowman trudged on with sizable bits
Of carpet about his feet
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
WORE MANY PETTICoATS

The French manufacturers VINO
have petitioned the minister OF com
merce to wage war on tight dresses
would probably welcome revival OF
the fashion Of 70 years ago According
to a German historian OF nineteenth
century costume. Herr Oscar Fischel.
about lS40 as many petticoats were
worn as possible Over one OF ilannel
came another padded with horsehair,
above that one Of Italian calico stit.
Toned with cords. then a wheel Of
thlckly plated horsehair, q starehed
muslin petticoat and AZ last the dress
itself A few years later fashion pre-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26

money, may be two widely different
/ things.
Some Of the most skillful and In
trepid broncho busters TO be seen In
exhibitions never 90 near a COW camp
from one years end to another Sew
eral of these high priced attractions"
are engaged in the sheep shearing
business; another drives his own team
and rig" in connection with the trans
fer business. SO these exhibitions
must not be taken as a criterion OF
the character and work Of the SIS a
month puncher or the all the year
round stock hand. The fact Is there is
as much difference between the mod
ern stockhand and the old timer as
there is between a deckhand on a
river boat and a deep sea sailor.
The old time cowpuncher considered
teaning in any form beneath his
dignity. and would have viewed any
request to handle the lires much as a
present day plumber would regard the
suggestion Of having a shovel added
to his tool bag. For this reason In
bygone days the roundup cook had to
be an expert teamster; but, as is TO
be expected. where such an unusual
combination Of talents is required, that
member Of outfits long suit was
seldom within the culinary depart
ment While the old cowboys lot was
cast in more strenuous days than now,
still he was more Independent and
enjoyed better opportunities Of acquir-
ing his own herd. whereas the present
day puncher can hardly expect to at
tain anything beyond the status OF
foreman.
Practically all the cattle ranches OF
any consequence are now owned or
controlled by companies, or perhaps
trusts would be a better name.
During the last ten years wages
have decreased for range work, and
with the decline in wages the work
has become more general. Nowadays
the cattle owners hire their regular
help by the season or the year. and
outside their work during the roundup
their Job" and surroundings are
much the same as those of the farm
er's hired man. The states of Montana
and Wyoming pay the highest wages
for range work, riders receiving $T5 a
month and board. On the other side
of the line wages are about 20 per
cent. lower for the same work. These
wages only obtain during the roundup,
which time corresponds in the CON
duct of cattle ranch to the harvest
season OF the grain farmer, and many
of the punchers work for $40 month
and less for the rest Of the year
There are two big roundups during
the year. the spring roundup and fall.
or beef, roundup. The spring roundup,
which takes place in May or June, is
perhaps the busiest time of the year.
A foreman is chosen from each dis
trict. Usually he is the son or rela-
tive of the manager or owner Of the
ranch he is attached to. Each fore
man or captain brings number Of
cowboys with him. the number vary.
Ing according to, the cattle his EN-.
ployer Is estimated to have running
range.
The riders travel in pairs, as a rule,
and much patience, coupled with keen
observation. is necessary II their work
is to be thorough; watercourses must
be followed, and the country carefully
searched for stragglers.
Daybreak finds a roundup camp
astir. and the saddle horses having
been corralled by the night wrangler.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
FOSSIL SEA TORTOISE

The perfect fossil OF a huge sea
tortoise 80 inches In diameter has
been found in Mount Baldy, 1900 feet
above the present sea level, near Los
Angeles. Cal It Is thought that this
is relle Of a geological age 100000
years ago, when all the western part
of the country was still under the
sea, and the Rocky mountains were
either submerged or only showed
their tips as tagged islets
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
$4,000 IN WOODEN LEG

An old wooden leg may not be much
OF legacy. but when It contains $10,.
900 It is certainly worth having.
thinks Jacob Randall, an inmate of
the poor farm Of Canadian county,
Oklahoma. The leg was given to him
by Alexander P Hamilton, a supposed
pauper at the farm, just before he
died a few days ago. Randall dis.
covered the $4,000 in the stock of the
limb.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
on Himself.

An actor at the Players club In New
York said the other day:
Il heard in London a good one on
Joe Coyne, the American idol Of the
British stage. Coyne, you know, can't
sing note.
1T seems chat Nine. Pavlova, the
divine Russian dancer, wrote IN the
visitors book at the Peacock Inn In
Rowseley:
~ dance because | must.--Anna
Pavlova.
"Coyne on a weekend trip Is Had.
don Hall, put up at the Peacock Inn
himself In booking over the visitors
book be saw Pavlova's pretty auto
graph, and took up a pen and wrote:
\ sing because cant. ~.
Coyne'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26

out Of her hand. On the last day or
her reign she asked the pupils 70
write sentences for the words pray"
and prey" One poor youngster. with
the most heartfelt reverence. wrote:
Il pray to God that our teacher may
come back soon as we are the prey
Of this substitute"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
"YANKEE DOODLE HOUSE"

Old Fort Cralo, at Rensselaer, N.
Y. is better known as the Yankee
Doodle House" 1t is situated on the
east bank of the Hudson river. and
was erected in 1772. 1t was in thia
building that the song, Yankee Doc
die" was composed. In the hall OF
this building an arrowhead is imbed,
ded in the staircase. II is said to
have been fired by an Indian when
this building was used as a fort.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26

ago it was noticed that they took root
and began to send out leaves and
branches soon after being planted.
Since then a line OF more than 500
miles Of these growing poles has
been developed. 1t is troublesome to
maintain, as the leaves cause frequent
leakage by contacts. and poles are
constantly dying and being eaten BY
termites. The first cost, however, is
only to 16 cents per pole, while an
iron pole costs SO to 81 or So.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
WHERE LADIES SHAVE

Some of the East African ladies'
shave the!r heads with small, sharp,
razor-like knives, first softening the
hair with goats milk. other Africans
keep it cut off to about two inches in
length and slick down with vegetable
oils. Girls of Fiji stiffen their locks
with tree gums, and soft, fluffy hair
is considered a curse. Somehow some
Of the races that have the stiffest hair
try to make it stirer, and those that
have the softest try to make 1t like
down, and still other races do Just
the opposite.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26

A Bible has been sold for $4,000.
Were this a fixed valuation only mil
lionaires might gead the Book Of
BOoks-and it is to be feared they
wOuldn't-but as it is, there is no
home so poor but may own this price
less treasure.