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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09
"Greaf Oaks from Little
ACOrns Grow"

This is true of many things other than trees
From small beginning position of immense power and
has luck good fortune of manufac
turing and mercantile in this glorious land of
Others had fight for every advanced step they made
and have only by steady But
does win and will if you keep steadily pushing to
the front of the Keep what the people want Give
them square deal BE active courteous and polite Always
make people feel dollar they spent with
you given cents of goods and you will
win There is why you should not win.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09
Warning to the Public

Because of needed repairs TO Jones
Mill, near Snow Hill. on the Berlin road.
the public is hereby notified that the
road over the miIl-dam will be impass-
able on Wednesday and Thursday. Nov
18th and 18th w. II. JONES.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09

Money in bank
is more than
money it i
chara cter. !
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09
All HalIOWS Parish Church

Nov. 10th. twenty-third Sunday after
Trinity. Celebration Of Holy Commu-
Mon at 7. 30 a. m. Mathis and Litany
with sermon at 1890. Topic, How
Shall Give TO Gods Work ? (" Even
song and sermon at 7,S0. Topic. The
New Name.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09
Money Helps to
Make a Man


good workman 1t helps you to get
work. Your thrift is recognized. The
thrifty man with bank account gets
promotion in preference to the one
without. He is regarded as reliable.
He is reliable as rule and is a good
citizen.
This bank wants the wage earners.
the farmers. merchants, the young
people who would be thrifty, get pro-
motion and be good citizens.
1t matters not how small your ac-
count may be to start with. we will
appreciate it none the less. Bring your
money down and open an account with
it today.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-09
Deposit and Savings Bank
SNOW HILL. MD.
Tax Ditch Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned appointed commissioners to
locate and lay out a ditch through the
lands Of William X. McCabe, Rollin p.
Collins, N. Walter Bunting. Wesley w.
Morris. Mary A. Smallwood, J. M. Tim
mons, and others. hereby give notice
that we intend to proceed with the exc
cution Of our commission and will meet
for that purpose at Nelson Road Bridge.
near foot of Carey's Creek. in the Fifth
Election District Of Worcester County.
Maryland. Thursday. November Ith.
1912. at . O'Clock A. M.
ABISHA +. COLLINS,
WILLIAM S. T. CAREY.
WILLIAM WHALEY,
JOSIAH HUDSON,
JOHN W. MUMFORD, sr.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
A coINER OF WORDS.
Mirabeau's Busy Brain Enlarged the
Worlds Vocabulary.

ttOsi0 NO@S6dtdtJs
The authorities seem TO assign the
origin of the word aristOcrat to the
French Revolution. which coined its
opposite. democrat Oddly enough, the
word seems to have been first applied
to our harmless military order, the
Cincinnati.
When the Cincinnati was organized
in 1888 storm of objection was rails
ed One of the pamphlets that de-
nounced the military order, of which
Washington was the head, fell into the
hands of Mirabeau. who Immediately
made it the subject of a slashing tract
in which he called the society unre-
publican. un-American and much else
that was not complimentary.
To cap the climax. be wrote, LES
Cincinnati Sont done des mobiles, des
ariStocrates. de vrais patriciensr' (The
Cincinnati. then. are mobiles. aristo-
Gratis. veritable patricians9 The word
was born. Mirabeau, perhaps the ablest
Frenchman of the time. liked the new
word so well that he repeated it sew
eral times.
His pamphlet was written in 1885.
and since no Paris publisher was will
ing to take risks with an essay so
strongly republican ii was printed in
London in 17SS. The word was accept
ed in many languages and led to the
formation of many similar words, like
democrat. autOcrat. theOcrat. plutocrat.
bureaucrat and others. In 1885. when
Mirabeau wrote. there was no prece-
dent for such words unless it were the
French form of certain Greek names.
like Socrate. IsOcrate. Hippocrate.
Mirabeau's busy brain and facile
tongue added several other useful words
to the worlds vocabulary. Capitalist.
bOnhomie. parvenu, Anglo-American.
primary meeting. veto (as nOun) and
universal suffrage are all words of
phrases first used by him.-Youth's
Companion
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
SMYRNA PROOF
Should Convince Every Smyr.
ma Reader.

The frank statement of a neigh
Dor, telling the merits of remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
By some stranger far away,
Commands no belief at all.
Here's a Smyrna case.
A Smyrna citizen testifies.
Read and be convinced.
A. R. Spangler. prop. of bakery,
Main ST., Smyrna, DEL, says
1.-The cure Doan's Kidney Pills
made for me a year ago has heen
lasting and the testimonial l public
Iy gave in their favor still holds
good. l suffered from lame and
sore back for many years. l could
not stoop or arise from a sitting
position. l was also afflicted with
headaches and dizzy spells. l tried
many remedies and doctored but it
was not until l began using Doau's s
Kidney Pills that l got any per-
maneDt relief. l procured them
from Clifton & Jones' Pharmacy and
am glad to publicly recommend
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., New
York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan' s
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
Driving in Hot Weather Fatal

Proud of young colt two years
old. which gave promise of con-
siderble speed, James A. Downing,
who died Thursday night, probably
owes his death to his exertions on
the race track, Fourth of July,
when his colt won the race. Down.
ing who was contractor aud builder,
entered his two-year-old colt in a
race at Rehoboth Track, Fourth Of
July. Having trained his colt, he
insisted on driving it and in the hot
sun, circling the track many times
int he prelimnaries, Downing is sup.
posed to have been overcome with
the heat and sun, from which he
has never recovered. He was fifty
two years old.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
BIG MONEY FROM BLAcKBERRIEs
Milford Grower Received ST. 800 From
l8 Acres

The blackberries through Milford
section are about over with, yet
there are few quarts coming into
the markets there every day. At
Lincoln, just below Milford. where
fruit buyers assemble to buy this
fruit they report that they have
been able to purchase more of the
fruit this season than in any pre-
viOus season for years, and have
been able to give the growers better
prices. The average price for 80
quart crate of blackberries at that
place has been about So, while some
especially picked have brought con-
siderably more. Curry Macklin.
who had 18 acres in this fruit re-
ports that he has realized from the
Is acres 1880.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
A STRUGGLE WITH A WIFE.
How Strindberg's Unhappy Marriage
CoIored His Work.

OOiOI0n EliS
The extremely unhappy married life
of August Strindberg is commented
upon by Clayton Hamilton in the Book.
man.
"At the age of twenty six" he says.
"Strindberg fell I'm love with the wO-
man who was to exert a deeper in
fiuence upon his work than any other
factor in his life experience. She was
already married. but she obtained a di-
vOrce and married Strindberg. For a
time their welded life was happy, and
the poet in this single sunny period of
his experience poured forth an amaz-
ing number and variety Of literary
works conceived in the romantic mood
But a little later his marriage began
to be disrupted by dissensions. and the
domestic life became increasingly un-
bearable to both parties as the years
proceeded Held together by their chill
dren. they endured a life Of torture
until finally. after sixteen years, they
abandoned the hopeless struggle and
were divorced
''This tragic experience has colored
all the later work of Strindberg. He
had begun by cOnceiving life as war.
and he now discovered in his own case
that love- which is the origin and es-
sence of life. is also war-a year long,
lifelong battle without an interrupt
ing truce Hence he conceived love
as only the diverse of a two sided pas
sion. of which the inevitable reverse
is hatred Other poets have made the
same discovery Compare. for in
stance. Mr. Kipling's narrowing lines.
4 ate you. GRIMM there. All
GaWd, | love Won sor "
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
The Letter os the Law.

A mother led her six children to the
apple tree. 1t had borne but a single
apple-no longer visible to the casual
observer. II told you not to pick that
appler she said sternly.
I'VE didn't pick it," the children an
swered in chorus. And the oldest girl
added in an injured tone: You can see
yourself that it's still on the tree. IL
mean-the core is! We only climbed
up an'-an' took bite once in awhile
we didn't pick itr'-Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
Laurel Mans Narrow Escape

James Tull, who is employed by
c. W. Parker in cutting timber in
Northwest Fork, had a narrow
escape from death. A tree the
workman had cut, got caught, then
swsyed and finally fell on Mr.. Tull,
pinioning him to the earth. Had it
not been for the timely aid rendered
by fellow workmen Mr.. Tull would
have been killed. as it was he was
badly bruised.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

An Act proposing an amendment to Section
10 Of Article II Of the Constitution of t6e
State Of DetdlcGre in relation to tbs
Journals Of the LEGISLATURE.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rem
resentatives of the State Of Delaware in General
Assembly met (twO-thirds of all the members
elected TO each House agreeing theretO)
Section !. That Section 10 of Article ii of tho
Constitution of the State OF Delaware be amended
by striking out all of said section 10 of Article III
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
section TO- Each House shall keep a journal
OF It's proceedings and publish the same immed-
lately after every session, except such parts as
may require secrecy. The names of the mem.
bers voting for and against any bill or ioint reSo
iuuoni except in relation to adjournment shall
on the final vote be entered on the journal: and
,iy ,he yeas ana nays OF the members on any ques.
ton shall, at the desire of any member, be en-.
tered on the journal. NOhill or Joint resolution
except in relation to adjournment shall ness
either House unless the final vote shall have b-en
taken by yeas and nays, ner without the c0ncnr.
renee 3i majority OF all tile members elected 10
d. W. CAMPBELL.
sleaker of the House.
JNO. NJ. MENDINHAlI
President of the Senate.
1911. - NP'h' a ~
SIMEON s. PENNEwILI.
e,., 4, Governor
l. Charles s Richards Secretary of stale ~ tho
state of Delaware, do hereby certify fhet sh ~
above and foregoing Is a true and eoyract s % we
oi substitute for House Bill No. l99 entitled - hy
Act proposing an Amendment TO Section ~ ~
Arucie II OF The Constitution Of the State az mails
,,,s N m ieiatlon 70 the Journals Of the Legsla
eru1tei hs the same appears tn the enrolled AM
nled IN the Office Of the Secretary Of state ai
apptteosffu oy the 1overn0r April thirteenth
y 1911 which said Bill PROPOSING snch k,,,,a q
A'0's "A 'he evAsutnton Of his State is published
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
smotherad Pic.

There is fish in Hawaiian waters
which is known by the native name
Of Ofhumuhumunukunukukuapuaa. which
means literally sewing up the nose. :"
The native Hawaiian method Of kill
ing a pig to be roasted is to smother
it, not cut its throat, and it is smother
ed by sewing up the pigs mouth and
nose. This fish with the long name
has spines which in ancient times were
used as needles to sew up the pigs
mouth; hence the name mare fully
means "the FISH that provides The nee
dies for sewing up the nose w tha
pig"
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07

N. G. Gorham. Cashier Bank of
Woodville, WoodviIle, Ca, had a
very severe attack of kidney trouble
and the pains in his kidneys and
back were terrible. "I got bottle
of Foley Kidney Pills from our
druggist and they entirely relieved
me. l have more benefit from them
than any other medicine. !" For
sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
Man Painfully Injured.

While loading wheat on the farm
tenanted by William Wright, near
Mt. Pleasant, Frank Racine was
painfully injured bv being thrown
from the wagon when the horses ran
away. The horses we're frightened
by the harness becoming unfastened
and they made a dash across the
field and ran into large wash.
Mr.. Racine was hurled to the ground
and had several teeth knocked out
and his right leg was badly lac
Grated.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
Attempted to Bob Store.

Two colored men entered the store
of S. M. Rosenberg Middletown,
and asked to be showna pair of
shoes. After looking at severa
pairs they decided not to purchase
them and one of them walked to the
front door. Mr.. Rosenberg thought
he was acting strangely and fol-
lowed him to the door and discovered
that the man had slipped a pair of
shoes He dropped them.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07

A. M. Mason, farming near
Canaan, Me-, was badly crippled
with sciatic rheumatism due he says
to uric acid in his blood. "Foley
Kidney Pills entirely cured me and
also removed numerous black specks
that were continually before my
eyes " Foley Kidney Pills are a
uric acid solvent and are effective
for the various forms Of rhe una
tism. For sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
He Had Been Treated.

Old Lady ,compassionatelyl - Poor
fellow! suppose your blindness is
incurable. Have you ever been treat
ed? Blind Man tsighing)-Yes. num-.
but not often. 'Tain't many as likes to
be seen goin' into public house with
a blind beggar-London Tit-Bits.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
The Morning Star.

The morning star, an iron ball stud
ded with spikes and fastened by means
of a chain to a short handle. was
much used in medieval times as a mill
tary weapon. 1t was exceedingly
formidable. for when thrown it could
not easily be avoided or lodged. the
chain permitting it to curve around
the arm or over the shield. 1t was
confessedly modelled after a common
cactus which grows in every part Of
Italy.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07

George L. Higbie, Manton,
Mich, used Foley Kidney Pills for
kidney and bladder trouble. He
says: 81 find for my case no other
medicine equals Foley Kidney Pills
for beneficial effect. - They are a
safe and reliable medicine for kid
nev trouble and rheumatism. Con-
tain no harmful drugs. For sale by
all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

in Act to Amend Section 10, Article 2, Of
the C0HStjtutt0lt Of the State If DeldUGre
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reSentativeS of the State OF Delaware in General
Assembly met; (twO-thirds of all the members of
each House cOncurring therein):
Section l. That Section -, Article , of the
Constitution of the state of Delaware be
amended by adding TO the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: provided, however. that the
General Assembly may Oy vote of twO-thirdS of
all the member, elected to each House pass laws
maintenance of any road or highway which
forms continuous road or highway extending
through at least portion of the three counties
of the State"
JNO. NJ. MENDINHALL
President OF the senate.
ID. w. CAMPBELL.
Speaker of the House.
Approved this the twenty eighth day of March.
A. ID. 1911.
SIMEON 5. PENNEWILL.
Governor.
!, Charles S. Richards, Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct eOnv az
Section 10, Article ,. of the Constitution of the
State of Delaware" as the same appears on the
enrolled Bill flied in the Office of the Secretary of
state, and approved by the Governor March
twenty eighth, A. d. 1911, which said Bill pro
posing such Amendment to the Constitution OF
this State is published III accordance with the re.
quirements of the Constitution of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. / have
hereuntO set my hand and official
IL. 5. seal, st Dover, this twenty third dny
OfJuly, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS
Secretary of State.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
A Mind Reader.

Mr.. DOrkins-Maria. why do you al
ways interrupt me as soon as l begin
to Mrs. DOrkins- Because always
know exactly what you are going to
say. What's the use of my wasting
time by waiting TO hear you finish2-
Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
Dangerous EARLY Marriages.

81 believe early marriages are risky"
81 know it. I've often noticed in
novels that when a couple ger married
before page 30 they have all kinds of
complications before you get to the
end Of the hook, louisville Courier.
Journal
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
One on pom.

Willie--PoP. what are "ancestors?"
Father-Well. I'm one of yours-your
kranddad is another Willie-Oh! But
why is It that folks brag about them?-
Exchange
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07

stitutiOn of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have
hereunro set my hand and official
IL. :. seal, at Dover, this twenty third (iav
OF fJuly, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve.
CHARLES ;. RICHARDS
Secretary of Sfafe
Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
unarammatieaI.

Dusty Rhodes-Wnl yer please give
me dime to get somethln' to eat with? ?
Bunker Hill-My good man. you can
not purchase set of false teeth for
10 cents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19
GUESTS
FIND HIM ASLEEP

Orange, y. j., August 17.--Although
Thomas \. Edison had invited the nine
officers OF the Argentine navy, watch
ing the making OF armor plate for the
two $4,000 ton battleship for their navy
at Bethlehem. Pa. 10 take luncheon
with him yesterday. the Inventor vas
sound asleep in his laboratory when
his guests arrived at his plant at II
4. NJ
with the Argentine officers were c.
NJ schwa5, president OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company and \. p Grace the
oompany's general manager. The party
motored from Bethlehem, and the in
ventor was awakened from the sleep
he had begun at 1870 a NJ. having
worked through last night. They were
especially interested in the storage
battery plant. as the two new battle
ships are to be equipped with the
batteries and the submarines. which
will be built later. will be run by
them.
While they were waiting ;or their
host the guests were shown into tents
IN the factory yard. where a demon
stration was given of the new Edison
talking picture. soon the inventor APP
poared and told the visitors 10 had
finally perfected the talking moving
picture. and that it would be GENERALLY
seen In the movies" next winter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19

BENEFITS house and his Office on ac-
count OF the profane language the
judge used in addressing the tele-
phone girls and others.
The petition rccltes that his Of
flee Is filthy from beer and whlskey
bottles that ornament II. and that on
the wall can be seen written the
judges own creed: Honesty, sobriety,
justice. charlottesville is my re-
lision." Alongside Of this IS written
in large letters. You are liar
Ten cases are cited from the report
of the Supreme Court They were all
appeals from Judge Benefits court
Eight of these were reversed. one was
modified, and one affirmed.
Among the charges is that the judge
has accepted favors at the hands OF
litigants as compensation for con
templated decisions. Instances are
receivers appointed. injunctions is
sued without the cases ever having
been docketed or any record what
ever having been made in his Office
1t Is charged that while holding
court In pocahontas County Judge
Bennett roomed at the residence OF
Mrs Relia f. Yeager. and that after
the judge and one Edna Sharp had
wrecked the furniture OF a room, Mrs.
Yeaser drove them from the house.
Other charges OF this nature are
made.
While on the criminal court bench
Bennett expressed himself thus Of Mrs.
Jeanette Russell. who kept board
ing house at Hawks Nest after having
stopped at her place for a meal.
- damned old fool. She amt got no
sense What DO you reckon she went
and done? Charged me for my dinner.
when her SON was indicted in my
court"
Bennett has appeared before tho
Governor and denied the charges lie
says the money he received from the
liquor company was in payment Of rent
for buildings he owns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19
RALT MO WIN c
PICTURE HOLD-UP

Washington. D. c. August IS
Signalling the fun flower OF motion
picture dramarcse. gentlemanlv
press agent passed around this story
in Washington yesterday:
Believing he had suddenly come upon
a hand OF desperate train robbers in
the act of holding UP an oncoming
passenger train on the Chesapeak
Beach Railroad. Z. w Sansbury,
Deputy-sherin of Prince George Coun-
~. Md, put to rout eighteen NOV
a hold-up at Richie Station. He sent
a shower of bullets into their midst
from a concealed position behind a
clump of trees.
only the quick realization of the
actors in the film drama of what was
really passing in the mind OF the
deputy sheriff saved some OF them
from being shot dead.
Everything was going nicely with
the moving picture actors. The ties
had been piled on the rails In true
Western style. the actor highwaymen
were properly masked and were sneak
Ing through the bushes as the on
rushing train. chartered for the pur
pose. hove into sight just wet OF
Ritchie Station.
The minute the engineer saw the
pile OF ties ne was to stop his train
and the marked hiehwaymen were
to order everybody to the ground and
search their pockets and clothing while
the moving picture man took In every
movement.
"All was set. tile highwaymen had
sreaked down through the woods. the
train was coming with rush. when
crack" Went two pistol shots and a
couple of bullets whizzed close to the
heads OF the supposed highwaymen.
Crack went the pistol again. The
great Western train robbery became a
scene Of confusion wilder than ever
graced a real hold-up. With one ac-
cord passengers. train crew. hold-up
men, picture men, fake ofIiccrs-every-
body connected with the play mad Q
one wild dash for safety, while the
Maryland deputy sheriff cmptied both
revolvcrs. Then explanations were in
order. and the deputy stayed to watch
the picture. which he had so rudcly
spoiled, taken all over"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-19
GIRLS FIND YOUTH
WOUNDED IN WOOD

Orange, y. j. August ls.-Mystery
attaches to the reason for wound
from which Julian Dillon. whose home
is in the Belnord apartments Eighty
sixth Street and Broadway. Manhat
tan. was found bleeding yesterday when
TWO young women met him in response
to note in the woods back of VVyon-
ing Avenue, South Orange. The young
man says he injured himself when ex
aiming his revolver. but the police
have a theory that Dillon may have at
tempted suicide.
Dillon is well known and popular
in South Orange. Once week or
more he has visited that place. and
occasionally has been seen In the com
pany OF Marie Blanchct. daughter of
Il. y. Banchct a wealthy resident
whose home Is at 4l6 Cumberland
Road. South Orange. xith other mem-
bers of the Blanchet family Miss
Slanchct was in the grounds of her
home this afternoon playing tennis
with Marie Donnolly, who lives at lo7
Vose Avenue. South Orange
AS the young women were intent on
their game a messenger arrived with a
note for Miss Blanchet 1t was from
young Dillon. asking her to meet him
in the woods with a member of her
family She asked her chum TO accom-
pany her. They Went to the woods and
had gone only a few feet Oft " yo-
ming Avenue when they found Dillon
prone on the ground. with bullet IN
his left shoulder,
The screams Of tho young women
were heard by Charles Straisey. VINO
at once called for an ambulance. Dn-
lon was carried to the Orange Memorial
Hospital where it was found his BULLET
wound is not dangerous. The young
man VIII probably be able to Ice - the
hospital in n few days. He insisted
that his pistol exploded accidentally as
he was examining It.
As soon as the hospital was reached
Dillon was put into private room
lie gave his age as eighteen. He told
that he lives with his parents and other
relatives in Manhattan. From what
he told the police they believe he may
he married. but living apart from his
wife. Miss Blanchct could not he seen.
Tho parents of the young man. his
two sisters and brother arrived in
the hospital lato in the evening. but.
refused to talk about the shooting.