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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-18
MORAL:

You can raise more geraniums in Is
cans than in 10 cans. but it's an awfully
expensive way 10 raise 'em.
Keep geraniums out Of your paint,
and keep paint ont Of geraniums.
Devoe is not "a society for the eucour-
agement Of raising geraniums-doesn't
even care what becomes of the old cans.
Devoe makes paint that takes least cans
and raises least geraniums.
The other fellows may make better
cans-ought TO be able to spend more
on cans considering what's in them.
And Devoe does't care what the other
fellow charges for his paint in the can
the less he charges the better Devo
likes Ii.
II he wants to get into an argumen.
with Devoe, he's got TO meet Devoe
with paint on the house, when the
Fresh Paint" sign is up. and every
day afterwards for five years. He's got
TO stand mp to the sun and rain aud
snow aud sleet-the only paint test that
that amounts to anything.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-18
Four Girls Buried Alive.

Four little girls. who lived on a farm
near Black Creek. Wis. met death In
a gravel pit. They were sent by their
parents to bring home the cows. They
stopped TO play at the gravel pit and
were caught by n cave.in.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-18
Live Stock Markets.

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SHEEP higher: prime wethers, 36.l
GG.40: culls and common. <26350.
lambs, $4M9; veal calves. $sMS.5o.
HOGS higher: prime feayies. $50
0s.15; mediums. IS 10: heavy York.
s.s: $50; light Workers; s7.so@z75:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-18
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of Baltimore
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All Others

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also hard and soft Crabs, and
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References-National Marine
Bank, National Exchange Bank
and State Bank of Maryland.
Reliable Agents Wanted at Every Point.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-01

II the newspaper trust can
crush unionism among its own
employees it can then, crush all
unions in Chicago for the bene-
mt of big business.
If it can control publicity, it
can absolutely control the city of
Chicago and the lives of all of the
people who live in Chicago.
In everything that affects the
selfish interests of these trust
publishers, IT controls politics.
If the Democrats win, the Hearst
organs control ofice-holders, for
the benefit of the trust. If Re
publicans win, then The Tribune,
lnter-Ocean, News and Record
Herald control the local govern
ment in the interest of the trust.
The purpose of this trust is to
control government in Chicago
for the benefit of the newspapers,
and not for the benefit of the peo-
pie.
This power is now being used,
and all of the strength of govern
ment is being used, to crush
unlonism in the printing trades,
to reduce all employees of the
newspaper trust to- AFFECT slavery.
And if the publishers trust
wins in this fight against union
ism, It win have the power to de-
stroy unionism in every branch of
industry in Chicago, and reduce
the people generally to a condi-
ton of industrial slavery.
that's why every man, woman
and child in Chicago is interested
and involved, whether they be-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-01


lockout. but the publishers and
their union employees. But that
isn't true. -.--.-
Every man, woman, and child
in, Chicago Isl interested. For
there isn't trust in, existence
that is half as dangerous to lib
eFty and justice as the Chicago
newspaper trust.
How much the trust publish
ers. bowbeat, bulldoze and bully
their employees is a small matter
indeed, compared with the harm
they can do to everybody by con-
trolling what information all the
people of Chicago can get
through the newspapers.
If the political bosses in Chi
ago were as bad as the worst
political bosses in America, they
couldn't do the harm that news
paper bosses can do.
The truth is, there is not in the
United States as vicious and dan
gerous a trust as the Chicago
newspaper trust. tits the only
trust in Chicago that maintains
and keeps on its payroll murder
ing thugs and sluggers, Its slug
cling wrecking crews amount to
private police force, which takes
the law into. its own hands, for
the financial benefit of the trust
publishers: =.
It's political pull is so strong
that a weak mayor iss1an abso7
lutte nonentity in this strike, and
the entire police department
supported by public .taxation-is
r. - -. e.. Al. - :. -.-..-.- : :
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
OF WHATCOM COUNTY.
WASHINGTON
DECEMBER SESSION 1912

MONDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1912.
The Board Of County Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment ia
ken on November Is, 1912.
Present, WIN II. Fell. chairman; J.
G. Kemper and John Simpson, county
commissioners. and Alex Van Wyck,
Clerk Of the Board, in attendance.
The following claims were allowed
and proceedings had:
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19

Clark & Giblin. Hunters
Licenses returned low
General Bridge Fund.
Dora v. Halstead. Operat-
inc Marietta Ferry 96.50
The Board made an order ap-
proving the plat of Birch Bay
Park.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19

An order was made by the Boare
fixing the official bonds as follows
Auditor $4,000; Sheriff $4,000; As
sessor$ $4,000; Treasurer $4,000
Supt. Schools $1,000.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1912
The Board met pursuant to ad
iournment taken on December ;
1912. Present. all members Of th'
Board and the Clerk In attend
ance. The following claims wers
allowed and proceedings had
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19

Continued on Page Seven.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-19

The Board adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, December 3. 1912.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

IN PARLIA MEN 7
Declared that the Unionists Are
After Scalp of Their
Leader.

London. Sept. 2S.-There are still some
weeks, of course, until Parliament meets
again, but already rumors as to what
political changes are to be made are
beginning to circulate and take on def
mite shape. If half of these rumors are
TRUE We shall have no lack of political
sensations almost from the opening of
the parliamentary season. Among these
rumors none is more persistent than
the one which asserts that the days of
Bonar Law as leader of the Unionist
party are numbered. The successor of
Arthur ]. Balfour has few admirers, but
a host of enemies, who keep on dinning
it into the ears of Conservative members
that the interests OF the party are not
well served by leader who possesses
no claim to distinction but the command
of language that was never before con-
sidered proper by the Conservative side
Of the House.
Chosen. not because he was generally
considered the leading spirit of the
Unionist party. but because none of the
two most prominent Conservatives, Wal
ter Long and Austen Chamberlain would
give way 10 the other. the position of
Mr.. Law was from the very beginning
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
ENGAGEMENT HELPS
HIS BANK ACCOUNT
Marquis of Hertford Finds Alliance
with Aged Widow
Profitable.

London. Sept. 2s.-Though the engage
ment OF the Marquis OF Hertford, for
merly Lord Yarmouth. to the aged
widow. Mrs. Mosscockle. has not yet got
to the stage OF being publicly announced.
his lordship is finding it a very profitable
source OF livelihood. Another 500 was
paid into his banking account this week.
Mrs. Mosscockle spent the weekend at
Swanage IN rooms opposite Beach Cot
tage. the marquis seaside villa. Swanage
is a very quiet. middle-class resort, and
the inhabitants were a little staggered
by Mrs. Mosscockle, who, though staying z
in quite modest lodgings insisted on din
ing every night with all the blinds up.
wearing a very low black evening dress.
diamond tiaras. and dog collar ropes OF
pearls reaching to her feet.
Her lawyer is making a great fuss
about the settlements and wiping on
Lord Hertford's bankruptcy. He says
the match is certain TO be unhappy, and
he has spared Mrs. Mosscockle no de-
tails OF Lord Hertford's previous mar
riage with Miss Thaw. But the lady is
more in love with the idea of being a
marchioness every day. She left Swan
age on Monday and went with Lord
Hertford to Bagley Hall, his family
seat. where he had to present the bailifr.
who was retiring after twenty years
service. with silver ink stand.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
CROWNS SERVANTS
HAVING GREAT TIME
Queen Mary's Idea of Having Do
mestics Brought to Balmoral
Makes Big HIT.

Edinburgh, Sept 2s.-The servants OF
the King and Queen are having the time
Of their lives. It WIS Queen Mary's idea
that all Nthe servants OF buckingham
Palace and some OF the older servants
at the Marlborough House should be in
vited. In patches to BalmoraL So the
royal footmen have left their gorgeous
red and gold livery in town and are now
wearing fannels or golf suits, while the
housemaids have abandoned their trailing
black garments for abbreviated tweeds.
The menservants are boarded out in va
rious lodges and inns, but they all meet
in the large servants hall for meals.
Nearly every evening they enjoy an
impromptu dance and during daytime
they can play golf or cricket or fish or
shoot rabbits or hares. as much as they
like. Strangely enough, there Is more
etiquette In the servants hall than in
the royal apartments. The Kings head
valet, for instance. does not dream of
conversing with a kitchen maid. nor
would the Kings head chef approach
any one but a head housekeeper: while
the clerk OF the kitchens is more than
royal in his aloofness.
Queen Mary is in her element Just
now, catering to nearly 800 persons. She
personally inspects every guests room.
and is intensely interested in the kitchen
arrangements. The guest room accom-
mediation is still very limited, and the
other day Louis Harcourt. Minister in
Attendance, was actually and purposely
delayed at a Scotch railway station by
telegram because, as he was afterward
solemnly informed. his room had not
been properly cleaned out"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
CZARINA OF RUSSIA
REGAINS HER HEALTH
Owing to QuetnesS of TerrorSts Empress Has Stopped
Worrying and Is Again Queen of
Beauty" of Europe

St Petersburg. Sept. 2s-She whom all
Europe knew as the Queen of Sor-
rows has become the Queen OF Beauty
again.
The Czarina has recovered her health.
has emerged from her melancholy, and
has shaken off the nervous affection
which three years ago. If all reports
were true. threatened her mental bal
ance, if not her life. Her figure, once
depressed and thin, has regained its
plumpness. Her cheeks, once wan and
pale, again display the ruddy tinge
which is the heritage OF the English
German royal family-she was Princess
Alice of Hesse. Queen Victoria's grand
daughter.
The Czarina is herself again, because
she has ceased to worry; her fears for
the safety of her husband and their son,
young Alexis, the Czarovitch, are allayed.
for the Terrorists are quiescent.
AS all the world knows, the Cars
father. Alexander III, was foully assas-
sinated; so was Grand Duke Sergius in
Moscow, in 1905, when he was governor
of Russia's old capital. The Czarina' s
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
Priceless Wedding Gifts
For Capt. Grace and Bride
Although the Wedding Is Set for Early in December
Already Presents Are Being Showered on the
Couple-One Gift Is Diamond Crown.

London, Sept. s.-Splendid bridal gifts
are coming TO the last of the four
: Traces" Miss Gladys S. Grace, although
she will not be married to Capt. Hamil-
ton-Grace-there is no kinship between
them-of the Thirteenth Hussars, until
perhaps the beginning OF December.
The most superb Of these gifts, worthy
of a princess-even of a princess of
beauty-comes from Henry Phipps, of
Pittsburg, who made a huge fortune in
Gteel. and whose son. John S. Phipps,
married a sister of Miss Gladys, Mar
garita Grace. This royal present is a
crown of enormous diamonds. The set
ting is of beautiful and original shape.
but formed rather like that which adorns
the brow of Russian grand duchess
when she chooses to appear in her ma
tional costume. The priceless ornament
can be converted into a stomacher.
The wedding will be celebrated in St
Paurs Church, Knightsbridge. 1t will be
a military wedding. the gayest of all
Capt Hamilton-Grace's brother officers
will, as always, support him under cir
cumstances that try mems souls" Hus-
sars Of the Thirteenth. in their pic
turesque uniforms, will line the aisles
and add to the churchs decorations.
As the highest proof of his devotion
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
ENGLISH SOCIETY
GOES IN FOR SPORT

London, Sept. 2s.-There are many So
ciety people passing through London
bound northward and all the talk is. OF
shooting and salmon fishing in Scotland.
Mrs. Oscar Lewisohn, formerly Edna
May, the American actress, has sudden
" become one of the most discussed
heroines of sport. She is a guest of the
Howard GOulds at Dunkeld House,
Perthshire. which the Goulds have
rented from the Marquis OF Tullibar-
dine. Mrs. Lewisohn has astonished
every one, even old anglers, by her su-
perb casting for salmon. Attired in a
short tweed costume and a green felt
hat, she made a great impression on the
silent Scottish gillies,. who are seldom
guilty of admiration, and who became
almost enthusiastic when she landed a
thirty-pounder after playing the fish
for over half an hour. During the last
week she has made the biggest catch in
the district.
Sport at Balmacaan. where Mrs. Brad-
ley Martin is entertaining the Grand Duke
Michael of Russia, and his morganatic
wife, the handsome Countess of Torby.
has been splendid. A deer drive was
arranged for the benefit of the Grand
Duke, who Is an excellent shot, and big
bags of grouse also have been obtained.
Mrs. Martin made a sensational en-
try into the ballroom at Inverness dur
ing the northern meeting, leading her
royal guest. II was touch and go
whether Mrs Martin or Countess Tor
by wore the most superb Jewels. Mrs.
Martin wore a rich black brocade with
gold roses and was literally smothered
with huge turquoises and diamonds.
but the Russian crown of the countess
outshone the heavy tiara Of Mrs. Mar
tin.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
PARIS CRITICS PAN
GARDENS ART
American Singers "La Tosca" De.
clared to Be Sensual Rather
Than Artistic.

Paris, Sept. 2S.-Mary Gardens debut
in La Tosca' at the Opera Comique
has created a sensation in Paris by the
counter storms of praise and condemna-
tion which it raised. 1t is evident for
some unknown reason, that a deep-lafd
plot had been planned to belittle the art
OF the American singer and prevent her
success in her new role. but despite the
Vaccinations against her Mary Garden
triumphed gloriously.
At her third performance she received
an ovation rarely accorded singer in
France. Notwithstanding her enthusi-
astic reception on the first night the
French critics were scathing in their re-
views. claiming that Miss Garden mis-
took sensuality for art and imbued the
character of La Tosoa with all the
grosspess of Salome. No criticism could
be more unjust, for, as a matter Of fact,
apart from her singing of the role,
which, with Miss Gardens art, should
not be considered, she gave the strong
est, most effective, original, and artistic
rendition of the part ever seen in France
and well earned the enthusiastic ap-
plause of the audience.
Henry Russell, of Boston, proclaimed
her. as the greatest Tosca in the world.
Jacques Coini, Oscar Hammerstein's for
mer artistic director, sale he had seen
all the modern Toscas, but Mary Gar
den's Interpretation of the part was a.
revelation to him. Nevertheless, the
French critics continue to jab their pois-
oned darts, SO Mary Gardens Tosca also
continues to be the talk Of Paris.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

sister, Princess Elizabeth of Hese
married Grand Duke Sergius: the sisters
are OF the same sensitive disposition.
THE Grand Duchess Elizabeth heard the
fatal bomb explode in the Moscow pal
ace; she rushed in. to find her husband q
mutilated body. She withdrew from the
world. and is now the abbess of the
Convent Of Martha and Mary of the
Sisters of Mercy, in Moscow.
Such, too, is the Czarinas tempera-
ment. Always surrounded by guards.
fearing even that her husbands food was
poisoned. the Czarina's tense nervous
mechanism was over-strained; she plung-
ed into melancholy.
1t goes without saying that every hu-
man endeavor was made to cure her.
The greatest specialists on nervous af-
fections in all Europe were called to
attend her; she went to this Spa, to that
Bad, to half a dozen summer resorts.
She removed from one TO another pal
ace as her fancy or the season dictated.
Now, she is self-cured, simply because
she has ceased to worry. The rehabilita-
ton Of her health should at once warm
and cheer all women.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
STRAUSS PEEVED
OYER SUFFRAGE
German Composer Says Votes Should
Not Be Counted, but
Weighed.

Berlin, Sept. 2s.-Dr. Richard Strauss
, the famous composer of 'Salome." and
"ElcktFa, 'ihas got into hot water ovel
the "''Parsfar' controversy.
The copywrfght of this famous work
/ is about to expire. and unless the
Reichstag passes the bill permitting Its
open to any theater to produce this
semisacred musical drama.
The Wagner family, and most of the
adherents of Wagner throughout the
country. maintain that in accordance
with Wagner's express wishes the work
should never leave Bayreuth. Several
newspapers have been publishing the
views of well-known musical critics and
composers on this subject.
In reply to one newspaper, Strauss has
given his opinion, but 1t was expressed
! in such extravagant terms that the
journal asked him whether, in view OF
the publicity his opinion would receive,
1t might not be well to express them in
more cautious language. Strauss de-
Clined any notifications. and now We
have his amazing dictum.
On the question of Beyreuth. Strauss
expresses the usual view that Wagner s
wishes must be respected. Then he goes
on to say that, unfortunately, such mat
ters are not decided by persons who are
interested in the raising and refinement
of our culture. but by lawyers and poll
ticians, with limited horizons as to the
rights of genius.
In Strauss opinion there will be no
change SO long as the 'fmbecile law of
universal suffrage" exists-so long as
votes are counted. not weighed-so long
for example, as the single vote of a
Richard Wagner has not ten times the
power of the votes OF 1000 footmen
Strauss thinks the protests of the few
cultured, like himself, will be in vain,
and that in two years the German Phi
listines, instead of spending his afternoon
in visiting kinematographs and operettas,
will be able to hear "Parsifal'' for six
nence
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

most difficult one. Eager to create a
reputation for himself and to surpass
the exceedingly small expectations of
his followers, the new leader decided
to adopt a new style, radically different
from thai of the gifted and genial Bal
four, and to inaugurate a fighting policy.
though in doing so he knew he was sure
to incur the i'll will of the whole old
Tory wing of his party, who are op-
posed TO new styles of any kind, and
consider fighting as beneath the dignity
of a gentleman politician.
Had the tactics of Bonar Law been a
brilliant success, he might have triumph
ed and his leadership might have in
augurated the birth OF new and more
up-to-date English conservative party,
but whatever small measure of success
has come to the party under it's new
leader too obviously has been due more
to the blunders OF opponents than to
any brilliancy on the part of Bonar
Law, and this is the reason why his
followers who really never wanted him
are said to have decided to drop him
as quickly as possible. II this is done
neither Walter Long nor Austen Cham
berlain will step into Laws shoes. but
II VII simply be announced that the
reasons which caused Mr.. Balfour to
resign greatly to the regret of his party
have ceased to exist and during the time
he has been relieved from the burdens
of leadership Mr.. Balfour's health has
improved so much that he has finally
consented to give in to the general de-
mand and will return to his old post,
which he now hopes to fill at. least until
a new general election shall have de-
cided whether the Darty he represents is
to remain in opposition or whether the
people do. not think that the time has
come for the return to power of q con-
servative government.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

London. Sept 2S-Ragtime music.
which some hold flowed brokenly out
from the darkies' cabins in America s
Southern States, seems about to conquer
the world
This music of the syncopated time has
already captured England. 1t has been
said truly that the hardest thing in the
world is to persuade Briton to do any
thing he never did before, and the next
hardest is to get him to quit doing that
thing after he has once started.
The Briton scoffed at ragtime for years
now it has become a craze, a passion
with him. Most gravely the London
newspapers are discussing and analyzing
this nervous brand of music.
Reading them, an American, brought
up on ragtime has a mental picture OF
an old man dissecting a butterfly.
The London Daily Standard has print
ed a column story, headed The Psyche
logy of Ragtime," and gives interviews
with many London musicians on the
"fascins ton of this new and wonderful
Tilt America again has turned trick,
and the whole busy world is humming
its new music, which rushes just as its
modern hustling life
The Daily Mail, in a column article on
its editorial page. refers to it as "mu-
sical idea of American life" and goes on
10 say:
Force in Social Life"
"A craze. a boom, if you will, but,
nevertheless, a force in our social life.
Every tune is like live current switch
ed onto the emotions. and, with all its
eccentricities and novelties, it contains
the virtue of vitality"
The ability to sing and play ragtime
has cost the British army a fine SOL
dier-Capt Arthur Wood son of Field
Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood, and nephew
of Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell, who
was known as Kitty O'Shea before she
married the famous Irish leader. The
stage has won him from the army.
Capt. Wood. who has a good voice
and plays the piano well. used to re-
vive his fellow-ofticers by singing to
them around the camp fires of Colenso
and Spion Kop during the Boer war.
Ragtime appealed to him early. He
went to Dinard not so long ago and
sang syncopated dtties which highly
delighted and amused his friends.
among them Mrs. Hughes Hallett. who
was the lovely Emily Schauenburs of
Philadelphia. Their sincere praise in
duced Capt Wood to resign from the
army and go on the stage.
He accompanies himself on the piano