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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
A GREAT DAY
IN BERLIN !!
Two Thousand People See the
Great Fruit Exhibit and Are
Entertained at HaTTiSOn'S


from great distance. went TO Berlin
on Thursday and partook Of the great
feast prepared for them By the big
nursery firm. Members Of the viii
mington Board Of Trade. members of
the Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of Baltimore. and newspaper
men from all sections of the Peninsula
were there. Hundreds Of people from
every section Of Wicomico and Worces-
ter Counties were present. The follow
ing program was carried out
900 a. m. to Loop. m. Inspection of
Nurseries and Orchards.
100 p. m.-All visitors invited to
dinner.
$50 p. m. Call to Order.
Address Of Welcome Hon. Orlando
Harrison. Mayor of Berlin.
> 10 p. m Response " f. Sanger.
Pres. Peninsula Horticultural Society.
$50 .. m Addresses.
$40 p. m. The Annual Meeting Of
Respective Societies. Wesley Webb and
T. b. Symons. Secretaries.
$3.50 p. m. inspection by Automobile
Of Nurseries and Orchards.
OPP. m.-Supper.
All of the visitors were pleased at the
grand sight of thousands Of trees fairly
grooming under their weight of luscious
peaches. the like of which is not TO be
seen in any Of the orchards Of the East
ern States.
the magnificent entertainment provided
for them by the Harrisons. Every
thing the stomach could crave was there
in abundance and it was lavishly piled
upon the plates of ALL The best fruit
to be had anywhere was eaten to the
hearts content and the stomach 5 till.
The talks and lectures were valuable
and instructive to all who listened. II
was great day.
As an illustration of the amount of
good things consumed at the feast
which was spread under long bower
of wild cherry branches. where SEQ peo-
pie could eat at one time. the following
items will give an idea of what was
consumed:
400 frying Chickens
500 pounds of Fish
6 Spring Lambs
20 Sugar Cured Hams
5000 Maryland Biscuit
800 Loaves of Bread
800 Watermelons
500 Cantaloupes
10000 Glasses of Lemonade
8 barrels of Iced Tea
2 barrels of Coffee
60 gallons of Ice Cream
Plenty of Cake for everybody.
At least car load of fine peaches
were gwen away to visitors, each one
returning home with a basket.
Automobiles were furnished By the
Messrs. Harrison to take their guests
to the beautiful peach and apple or
chards and to the nursery fields.
Prominent men were there from
everywhere. The Wilmington Chamber
Of Commerce sent special train and a
splendid brass band.
The moving picture men were there
and films will be made for exhibit all
over the world of the great scene de-
picted last Thursday in Berlin.
Again and again did the departing
guests give cheers for the Harrisons.
and as the Wilmington train pulled out
with the band playing "Auld Lang
Syne" roar of applause followed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
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ADVERTISEMENT
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
Gunby Presbyterian Church

Sabbath School tomorrow at $50 a.
m. Preaching at 1890 a. m. Christian
Endeavor (Consecration meeting) at Z
pm. Wednesday evening prayer-meet-
ing at S o'clock. followed by choir re-
hearsal at S. 30 o'clock. All are cordially
invitedto attend these services. X.
PAINTER. supplying pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02

Friend-Do you really do much good
with that X-ray machine ? o yes. We
see the money in patients pocket.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02

For sale Il bull, q months old. Price
$1,000. j. A. DeMar. Snow Hill, Md,
X. X. No. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
HE Es1 Z#REEHE Y TRIBUNE JUNIOR FORUM

known as the Moving Plant tor Des-
medium gyrans). It originally came from
the East Indies and belongs to the same
natural order as the sensitive plant. But
in its motion it differs from those OF the
sensitive plant. inasmuch rs the leaves
have rotary motion instead OF col
lapsing or folding one
Too. We must either touch or I'm some
way jar the sensitive plant to put 1T III
motion, but in the moving plant the leaf
lets appear never To he at rest even
when there is no wind or air TO set them
i'm motion. The movements arc really
most apparent in plants growing IN not
houses. Their leaves are also compound
there arc three leailets-and sometimes
all three will be i'm motion: again only
one. So there is no regularity in their
movements. and they may he seen moving
either steadily o. i'm jerks, IN every con
ceivablc direction. During the plants en-
tire life il is never quiet. nor Is IT ever
entirely az rest. II is not uncommon FOR
one lea1et to rcvolvc while others on the
same stalk are perfectly quiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

Nv r.. Meredith.

st. Valentine was "a Christian MARTYR
who was beheaded near Rome on Febru-
airy II. 27O. Pope julius built church
and Dedicated it to ST. Valentine, and for
a long time the city gate near that church
was called Porta Valentini in his honor.
Later this gate was called Porta del Pop
olo. Why the name Of st. Valentine
should be connected with "A day in the
month of February that marks the time
when lovers of both sexes and young and
old exchange love missiveS is question
that has puzzled the learned and has not
been satisfactorily settled. But there is
no custom without reason, yet the rea-
son for this cannot he found In the life OF
the good saint himself. Surely he wrote
no love songs; nor did he waste much time
with the Roman maldens. AS Bishop OF
Rome h, stood steadfast to the faith DUR
ing the prosecutions ordered by Emperor
C.audius, and for that faith he was cast
into prison, where he cured his Keepers
daughter of blindness.
Yet this is truly the lovers day. Every
one may not agree as TO its historical sig
nificance, but every one does agree that
il Is very sweet to receive and To scatter
the uncertain and mysterious tokens or
affection as impersonally as the adyentu-
rous violet in mid-Fcbruary lifts up from
the ground it's sweet and tender bloom and
fills the air with it's loveliness. And so 1t
is that all Young people may exchange
love missives on February II. The love
of the sender is usually told i'm little
Poems. verses and sometimes pictures. II
you get. valentine on this day. or If you
chose to send one. remember that We
have already agreed ii is an admirable
custom. and each boy and girl should
make the most Of Cupid's day
30 you wonder where and when this
custom of sending valentines began?
That. too. is difficult 10 state exactly, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
Solvers Of Puzzles

Notion account 81 an error some n,nes
which should appear I'm this list have oeen
lost. II those persons whose names were Ius
will send them again. they viii appear MA
SUNDAY.
Josephine Maltby. New York: Eueene
Cafferty New York: 1rma Lawrence.
New York; Jane Borden, Newark: Ado'r
Mayer. Trenton. y. j.. Hannah FISK Ne"
York: George Weeks. New York; Anna
Bates. New York: Helen Ford. Ne"
York; Alma Rice. New York: Frank Up
john. New York; Elena Rembesi' Ne"
York; Evelyn Master, New York; Mauue
Norris. New York James tlnnesah,
Brooklyn; John Besls, Brooklyn tre'
MacMahon. Brooklyn, and George Cone"
Brooklyn.
Answers TO the puzzle picture story were
sent by Joseph Bloys. Stanton, y. 81
Howard e. Nichols. Yonkers' " J."
George Mills. Passaic. y. j. AI'""'
Frost Newark. y. j.; Ethel weeks ma
ford. Conn; Fred Fisher, New York Ci'S'
Alma Ashton. New York; sybil AMER
son. New York; May Taylor Ne" iolN,
Andrew Tenney. New York; Na.e'
French, Brooklyn; Susan Hart Brook
Ign: George Aiken. Brooklyn.
Answers to other puzzles were senl W
by Marion Seal. Newark y. }. Il. NeS,
man Van Nostrand, Winitred itases' %
George, Staten Island; julius cane; lm.
Bronx; Gaunett Forbes, New YORK; ous"n
Barsh. New York: Christine Sayres, NV
York: Jane Ogilvie Smith, Brooklyn d"'
Martha Sweet, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
A NURSERY NONSENSE TALE

went 10 Taifys house. al ON a sum-
rners day. and there I met an old man of
Tobago who had just walked crooked
mile Tor to catch whale. Ana merry
old soul was nc. \ pretty miss with
rings on her fingers aud bells on her GOES
came to fetch pail OF water. I'm going
a-mlking. SIR she said. The Sleeps IN
the meadow, the COWS n the coru. But
ieave them alone. and they will come
nome. eating \ Christmas nic." Suddenly
there came a big spider and sat down be-
side her and she jumped into a bramblc-
bush where there were four and twenty
backbirds. And SO the poor dog got none,
How many cd friends can Won recos-
nize in this stoIy?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
LIocoIs2J -fI,yl Koyne y, LZznoxs IS
0 Captain! My Captain |!
Nv Walt whitman.

Written on the occasion Of Lincoln deatn)
O Captain my Captain our fearful trip
is done
The ship has weathered every rack inc
prize We sought is Won
The port is near. the bells hear. the peo-
pie all eXultine
While follow eyes the steady keel. the YES
sci grim and daring
But O heart heart heart
O the bleeding drops Of red.
Where on the deck my Captain lies
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain my Captain, rise up and hear
the bells:
Rise up-for you the flag Is fluns-for
YOU the bugle trils.
For YOU bouquets and ribboned wreaths-
for YOU the shores a-crowdng,
For you they call the swaying mass, their
eager faces turning;
Here Captain dear father
This arm beneath your head
1t is some dream that on the deck
You've fallen cold and dead.
NV Captain does not answer his lips are
pale and still,
NV father does not feel my arm, he has
no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its
voyage closed and done.
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in
with object won;
EXult o shores. and ring bells.
But !. with mournful tread.
Walk the deck my Captain lies
Fallen cold and dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

\ wolf once made friends with a ION, 50
that whatever the wolf wanted the fox
was Obliged TO do. because he vas the
weaker. and could not. therefore be- mas
ter. II happened one day that they We're
both passing through a wood. and the
vol said: RED fox. find me something
to eat. or ! shall eat YOU.
Well" replied the fox, II know a
farmyard near. in which there are two
young lambs. II you like, ! will 20 and
fetch one
The wolf was quite agreeable. 80 the
fox went 10 the field. stole the lamb and
brought # to the wolf, and went away.
The wolf soon ate up the lamb but he
was not satisfied, and wanted the other
lamb, so he went to fetch it himself. But
he managed so aWkwardly that the
mother of the lamb saw him and began
to cry and bleat fearfully. and the farmer
came running out and found the wolf
who got so terribly beaten that he ran
impins and bowling back to the foN
You have led me into pretty mess.
he said. II wanted the other lamb. and
because | went to fetch it the farmer has
nearly killed me-"
why arc YOU such = glutton, them
replied the fox.
Next day. as they were in a field, the
greedy wolf exclaimed: RED fox. if YOU
don't find nee something to cat ! shall eat
you up
ooh ] can get you some pancakes il
YOU like" he said. for ! know a farm
house where the wife is frying them now"
80 they went together. and the fox
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
ST. VALENTINES DAY AND Sc
CRETS

There are some people who have 4
real CROUCH who will not celebrate
any holiday or feast day. but who will
celebrate st. Valentines Day and en-
ioy it immenselyl This is 80 not he
cause it is saints day or because 1t
is the only saints day that nearly
every one commentaries: neither is il
because gifts are given and taken
Then why is it: We hazard guess
that it must be the fun of sending
valentines and sending them without
names-it is the secrecy Of it that adds
pleasure To the day. Every one seems
20 like secrets. and ST Valentines Day
is really not only the manufacturing
day for secrets and mystery. but if is
q day when one can give and remain
unknown and be a cheerful Onlooker
and join heartily in the receivers
pleasure. Let us give lots of valen-
tines. Even if they are only cards
with a CHEEKY message they will help
q lot"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

sncaked into the house. shifted and smcl,
about for some time. till he AT last found
ont where the dish stood. Then u"
them to the wolf
Now YOU have something 20 eat sdid
the fox and went away
The wolf however. swallowed the pam
cakes in the twinkliuc OF an eye and said
10 himself. THEY taste 80 good I must
have some more" SO ne went into the
7 farm kitchen. and. while pulling down the
pancakes, upset the dish and broke il On
pieces.
The farmers wife heard the crash and
came rushing out, but when she saw th'
wolf she called loudly for the farm sore
wants. who rushed in and beat him with
whatever they could lay their hands on. 90
that ne ran back to the fox in the wood
with two lame legs, bowling terribly.
How could you serve me such a dirty
trick he said. THE farmer nearly
caught me, and he has given me such q
, thrashing"
Well then replied the foN. ''Nou
should not be such "A glutton'
& Another ndN WINCH iiif NUl4 anu IIIi. l'N
were on, together. and the wolf wa limp
ing with fatigue. he said. RED foN. lind
me something 10 eat. on ! shall eat YOU.
The fox replied: II know a man who
has been slaughtcring cattle TO-DAY, and
there Is quantity Of salted meat lying
I'm tub in the cellar. | can fetch some
OF that
NO" said the wolf: let me go wiki
YOU this time. You caa help me IL can
moi run away fast enough.
"You may come for ausht care, re-
Piled reynard, and showed him the way.
and at last they reached the cellar safely.
There was meat in abundance. The wolf
made himself quite AZ home. and said:
There will ne time 10 stop when ! hear
any sound"
The fox also enjoyed himself bat hc
kept looking round now and then, ana
ran often to the hole through which they
had entered 10 try if il was suh large
enough for his body to slip through.
Dear foX," said the wolf. WHY arc
YOU running about and jumping here and
there 50 constantly"
81 must see il any one is comins,' re-
piled the cunning animal, and ! advise
you not TO eat too much.
The wolf replied: II am not COINS away
from here till the tub Is empty
At this moment in came tho farmer. who
had heard tie ,oX jumping about ian the
cellar. The fox no sooner saw HIM than
with sprin1 he Was through the hole.
The wolf made ar attempt to follow him.
but he had eaten too much, and was 30
tat that Nc stuck fast The farmer ON
seeing this fetched Il cudgcl and killed
him on the spot The FOX ran home TO his
den full OF JOY that he was al last set
free from the old siuttOH's company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
FAIRY FOOD

Two lads were ploughine in a field in
the middle of which was an old thorn tree.
q trysting place Of the Fairy folk. One
pf them described circle round the thorn,
within which the plough should not 30.
sThey were surprised on ending the furrow
TO behold green table placed there,
heaped up with excellent bread and cheese
and even wine The lad who had drawn
the circle sat down without hesitation, ate
and drank heartily. saying Fair IA the
hands whilk gle" His companion
whipped on the horses, refusing to par
take of the Fairy food. The other. who
had eaten OF it. was lucky all the rest Of
his life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
ALlCE'S DREAM
BY Eva Peace (Gged nine years..

II was Christmas morning. yet Alice
awoke with a curious feeling OF lone
someness She knew she was going 10
have "A lovely time at crandpa's house
but oh how SHE did wish she was nom
She knew there was holly instead ol
her lovely lir Although when the tree
was stripped after breakfast and there
was lot of things for her stu she was
very lonely thinking about her mother.
Soon there came ring at the ben ana
she few TO open the door
~ letter from Mamma she cried
Mamma IS going To send me CHRIST
mas box" she said after reading IT, the
rcst Of tho day she danced and sang IKE
a hooking bird:
Christmas night she thought she would
like nice dream. so she repeated the
charm and said: "Oh. Lady o Dreams
come here At once an unseen voice re-
piled. What do YOU wish for, mortal?
II wish for a nice. pleasant dream SAID
Alice You shall be obcyed,' answered
the voice.
At once she Tell asleep. When she
awoke she found herself n large gar
dcn She heard music playing in every
direction. but though she looked all over
the garden she could find no one. There
was a piano IN tho garden and she went
over and sat down Thinking she would
play some exercises she started 10 play a
melody. when her fingers burst into the
Burning of Rome Amazed her hands
still strayed over the KEYS and the music
was without a flaw. Suddenly She laughed
mcrrily and said. why. ! must be in the
fairylaud garden OF music. for in no other
place could | play 20 we'll you are
right. my dear. perfectly right said a
squeaky little voice She turned and be-
held one OF the quecrcst Old men she had
ever seen He vas dressed in green from
head 10 foot. I'm dark green and over II
we're embroidered black song notes.
who are you?' asked Alice
Nc. why I'm tho fairy Of music
you the fairy of music?' said Alice.
'Did you cnchant the gardon?'
oh. yes" said the little fairy,
Come here and | will show you how t.
play. child" They talked and PLAYED till
a gray light broke over tho sky. 81 must
go home" cried Alice. Just then she
woke and found herself in her own bed
AZ Grandpa house.
Natchtoches. La
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
AGAINST BLOTTING PAPER
MINDS.

In two DAYS il Will he Lincoln ;
birthday. So much has been written
about him that il hardly seems neceS-
sary TO write more. But when we
Glance az the log cabin on TINS page
and consider bow limited was LIN
coins home. how meagre his school
ing. we can't but he amazed at the
tremendous amount Of good soma
knowledge that Lincoln somehow must
have gained in order TO have arrived
where he did. However. it was not
So much the volume of learning, nut
the WAY he used learning, once IT had
,een gained.
So many of US have regular blottln2
paper minds. which soak UP the mum
berless things we learn. There on the
blotter. like the ink. our knowledge
dries-so dry that when our mental
bIotters absorb another idea II SIMPLY
dries in on top and spreads around
the last idea without even being So
cable enough to trace "A relationship
with it's predecessor. Lincoln could
never have allowed his mind to act III
30 slovenly manner, because his HE,
after his so-called schooling. illustrat-
ed that he not only used his school
learning in connection with all his Nv
ing. but he used his own everyday eX-
perience as a real text book for know
ing men. women. politics and all the
rest of the things among which ana
for which he lahored.
He didn't have the books we nave
and vet he grew in goodness ana
greatness! So can we! So can we. Il
we study in such way that we re-
ceive what we learn in spirit that
will helm us to reuse it and not in a
misery spirit of finality which simply
stores up what we have learned only
10 have it dry up and fade out
Don't let us have blotting paper
minds. but rather let us have the Srifc
mill mind. which makes over not only
book learning but our everyday walks
and talks and games into new and use
ful stuff. This is what Abraham Lin
coin did. and this is one reason of his
greatness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
CHOOSING A MAIDEN.

Each young man was permitted TO draw
a maidens name out Of "A box, and then
they would begin a friendship which
would last throughout one year The Gus
tom may have been in it's beginning a
good one, but later 1t tended rather to
harm than good Consequently, many of
the most exemplary fathers and mothers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
TIE lUPERCALA.

The Lupcroala is considered the germ
from which st. Valentines Day mas
sprung because that festival was held IN
the month of February to honor Lupercus.
He was known as the destroyer OF
wolves" Why did they honor him? Be
cause IN those carly days there We're
many wolves and they did much harm.
ANY one who destroyed them was consid-
cred worthy OF honor The chief excite
mcnt Of this day was the pairing of of
young men and maidcns. and the young
men were supposed to show attention to
the maidcns for at least ono year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

mauN Of tine old writer's have traced the
custom back To the ancient Romans. VINO
about the middle of February held great
feast to honor Lupercus This day was
the slaves annual holiday. on this day
a slave was allowed to say just what he
liked to his master. Now and then slave
made noble use of this privilege, but
most of them were too degenerate or unit
10 enjoy n day of freedom There were
many good masters who had faithful
slaves: % such il must have been happy
da,. on which grateful words were spok-
en- So there is at least some analogy
between those days and our present st.
Valentines day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
Tribune Junior Forum

Published in the interest Of oo"S az"
girls. to furnish Information and d"'"Se-
msent and to 1ire them al opportunity
to express themselves.
All contributions and letters Shou.a
be addressed to the Editor Of inc IFte-
une Junior Forum, Neio-York Tribune,
I54 Nassau Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

tiaI pctiolc Itself will droop downward.
by this time tho influence OF the shock
pr "fcrlng" has been sent through the
entire leaf and the main petioio suddenly
falls But IL We touch the lcanct at the
base. instead Of the apex. the motion OF
the plant will be- 10 the opposite direction.
why do sensitive plants close together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
MODERN USAGE.

But to us the main object of the valen.
tine is to represent real, honest and fer.
vent, though ofttimes bashful, admra.
ton. II is at least graceful and com.
pimentary way Of declaring ones aftec.
ton. At one time every gentleman was
supposed to send his lady valentine. n
might be in the form of an expensive
present, such AZ jewelry, but smalle,
gifts were more common.
If the postman brings YOU valentine
on the 18th of this month"; just remember
that some one wishes TO convey love TO
YOU How ! hope that every one Of you.
dear children. may get a valentine. and
also send one! Isn't it wonderful. the
many ways We have OF scattering love?
And all on account Of dear old ST yalen.
tine,
once on a time little boys sent valen-
tines to little girls and little girls TO little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

questions? Perhaps they wish to close
down the curtains or turn OF the
lights as il were, and have peaceful
sleep or rest. No one knows
There is another very strange plant,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

tried to have the custom abolished Many
of the most Jealous pastors Of the Chris
tan Church. who earnestly desired TO i'm
prove the manners of the people. also
tried to put stop to the foolish supers,i.
tons that spoiled so many of the national
holidays and which rendered the 1i,h Of
February anything but saints day.
QUAINT CUSTOMS.
II was customary among the children
Of the old English and Scotch 10 20 ON,
before daylight on this day and catch
birds in a net. Especially was it consid.
cred good omen il they could catch an
owl. or robin; this would entitIe them
TO gifts from the towns people. Another
quaint custom was to steal UP TO the
houses of their lovers and place valen.
tines under the door or throw them
through windows. This custom prevails
now in some parts Of our country and is q
lovely custom