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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
War Puts Clover Seed Up

The first effect Of the European war
wa~ felt last wech among Kent and
SUSSEX County farmers when scarlet
clover seed jumped in price from ST 80
bushei to $ y. With every reason to
believe the price will raisc still higher
Farmers have been predicting that food
values would raise in price and that
they would make lots of money this
wear but they had forgotten that a
great amount OF the scarlet clover seed
comes from France and Germany. where
it was discovered a. winter clover
crop The price has gone up all over
the State and farmers who have not
bough, their seed are liable TO have 10
pay Sli or more bushel for il, not
withstanding the big crop raised this
spring As usual the average farmer
sold his seed to the dealers for about S3
a bushel and viii have the opportunity
10 buy the same seed back al inflated
prices.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able 10 cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires a consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength By building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing ITS work The proprietors have
So much faith in it, curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that il fails to cure Send
for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY 4 CO..
Toledo. Ohio,
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
lOHN " STATION. solicitor.
Order of Publication

William Martin and Carrie Martin. hl,
wife. N> Charles Martin ami Viola
Martin. ms wife. and Mar Martla
lr thu Circuit Court iug Worcester
telnty Marylaul No 1.aa Chan
cer
HE oui.c, az this SAT- j. o. procai, l
decree for the >al, uf the real cStat, u
Worcester County. Maryland 81 which
solomon Martin late oi said Coauty.
died seized
The bin states
That solomon Martin late of said
County ti'd therein about MAJ 1872
lnteStat'. leaving no widow and leaving
a. his nly heirs at law the following
children William Martin. whose wife
j. Carrie Martin. both OF whom are
non Presidents of the State of MARYLAND.
residing IN the State of New York !.
Mary Martin. unmarried. non resident
Of the State OF MARY land, residing in
the State of New Jersey Charles Mar
tin whose wife is Viola Martin. both
of whom are non-reSidentS Of the State
of Maryland. residing in the State Of
South Carolina. and ali of whom are
adults.
> That the said solomon Martin was
IN his lifetime and at the time OF his
death seized and possessed in Zee sim
pie OF parcel OF land In the Second
Election District Of sand County near
Mount Wesley and on the southeast
side Of the County road leading from
Snow Hill To Public Landing, conveyed
70 the said solomon Martin by John :.
AydelOtte and wife 10y deed dated Jan
uary -, l9us. recorded among said land
records in i.iber O. De No folio lus.
a certified copy OF which deed Is filed
with the blll Of complaint marked EN-
hibit "A
3 That sand real estate cannot be
divided without loss or injury 10 the
parties Interested therein a. above
stated and that IN order To make divis-
lon Of said Interests II will be- necessary
for saiG real estate 10 be sold and the
proceeds thereof divided among the
parties according 10 their respective
rights
Il i thereupon this eighth day of Au-
gust. 1914 ordered by the Circuit Court
for Worcester County sitting in Equity.
that the plaintiffs by causing copy of
this order 20 be- inserted IN some news
paper published in said Worcester
County once in each of four successive
weeks before the lith day of Septem-
Der. 1914. give notice to the said absent
defendants Of the object and substance
OF this bill, and warning them TO appear
m this Court in person or by solicitor on
OF before the eth day of October. 1914.
10 show cause. II any they have. why
decree ought not TO pass as prayed.
OLIVER d COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy Test:
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Tax Ditch Notice

Notice Is hereby given that the un.
dersigned appointed Commissioners to
locate and lay out ditch through tn,
lands Of the heirs of Emory II Burbage.
Asbury Smith. Thomas II Powell. vii.
liam jenkins Timmons. u. II. Samp.
son West, Minos c. J Birmingham.
Bassett Timmons, Mrs. Julia Timmons.
John d. Henry. Zadok T. Henry. Mrs.
Addie Il. Carey, Horace F. Harmonson.
Calvin b. Taylor. the heirs of Littletor
r Franklin. Orlando Harrison, George
a Harrison. the heirs of George W.
Covington. William a Massey and vii.
liam +. Massey. and others. hereby
give notice that We intend Ia proceed
with the execution of our commission
and will meet for that purpose at the
mouth OF ditch near Pocomoke River at
above lands of Emory II Burbage :
heirs. in the Ninth Election District OF
Worcester County. the 3lst day OF
August, 1914. at = O'Clock. A. NJ
ERNEST f. BURBAGE
CHARLES W. DENNIS
}. HILLARY HUDSON
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Paint and Not

Paint was So high the last few years
the market was flooded with trash
What is trash
Ii looks like paint and pretends TO be
paint. but isn't worth painting II costs
a painter : day 's-work to put-on a gallon
of paint. good or bad. and a painter ;
day 's-work is So or 81.
Add that 10 the price of gallon.
That is the cost of gallon Deyoe is
s. or 81 a gallon: and trash a half dollar
less
Blu, Devoe is all paint and more too;
YOU add oil To il; gallon is : or i
quarts ofperfeci paint for the painter :
pot But trash is three-quarters two
thirds or half paint. you pay half
dollar less for nobody knows -what-lt-is.
10 gallons of Devoc Is enough for the
average job: il takes Il to - gallons of
trash And the wear same way. Tn
fortunately, they look alike when first
put-on.
DEVOE
THE CoRDDRY COMPANY sell it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22

marked the linal and definite collapse of
the movcm against the denomination
of senator Jonn Walter Smith upon the
part of Senator Blair Lee and Mayor
Preston and their friends. There was
little more than ripple of active OPP
position to Senator Smith among the
hundred or so mvnrepresrutinp all parts
Of the State and al elements Of the
party.
Neither senator Lee nor the Mayor
was present the former being in Wash
ington and the latter at White sulphur
Springs But William II. Lamar. ".
Mitchell Digges Joshua W Miles and
others of the Lee camp We're on hand,
while the Preston people were repre-
sented by Daniel J l.oden and other
city machine men who are regarded as
especially close to the Mayor both per
sonally and politically
The Lee people made il plain that
they are "hands-OfF in the fight be-
tween Smith and Straus as an organ
lied force. They We're at pains to make
II known that Senator Lee is not work
my for Straus and has no idea of doing
so.
They sand that Senator Lee had sent
word to his friends that so far as he
was concerned they were at liberty to
follow their own inclinations This at
ttude upon the part of Lee was brought
out clearly when his lieutenants took
active steps to deny rumor that he
would declare for Straus today.
As the politicians saw il, there was
nothing left for Lee to do but give his
people their reins If the sentiment Of
the meeting was at all indicative. Smith
has things all his own way for the nom
nation and support OF Straus by Lee
would simply make the latter share
Straus fate should he be crushlngly
defeated.
As for the Preston men in the city
machine. Ioden and the rest, they, like
the cheerful regulars they are. took
their medicine standing up and smiling.
No ultra Smith man had anything on
them in the way of slapping the Senator
on the back and promising him big
majority.
All of them will fall in line with the
balance of the city machine for Smith.
Frank Kelley. who has been the stall
wart Smith man in the machine. and
JOhnJ. Mahan just home from Boston
who has lined up. We're about and boom
ing Smith.
Dropping the analysis of motives and
purposes of this or that leader and con
sldering the situation from party stand
point, the simple truth is that the party
organization leaders and workers have
made up their minds that Smith will be
nominated and are prepared ITO 30
down the line" for him. The bulk of
the anti-Smith men are pretty good
sports and stand ready to play the game
II Smith has won. they reason. he de
serves as good as he gave year ago
when he supported Lee, his political
enemy, and they are willing 10 give him
all he deserves
The committee meeting proper lasted
but few minutes. Called at o'clock.
il consisted of brief speech by State
Chairman Murray NanuNer. in which
he said that all the party needed was
faithful attention 10 the regular work
CONTINUED ON PAGE
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Dissolution Notice.

This l. 10 give notice that the part
nership existing between the undersign
ed. Zadok CherriN and David :. Hick
man. trading under the firm name OF
Hickman 4 CherriN. engaged in mer
chandising. canning and milling at Scar
boroughs Switch. l. this day dissolved
by mutual consent David : Hickman
viii pay all bills owing by CherriN 4
Hickman and all accounts due said Cher
riY 4 Hickman are due David ;. Hick
man.
ZADOk CHERRIX.
DAVID ;. HICKMAN.
August 18th. 1914.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
WhatCOat NJ. {. Church.

Preaching Sunday at II a m. and -
p. M Sunday School session AT Ia
o clock a. m Midwcek Prayer Meeting
"Wednesday evening at Is The Ladies
Aid Society will meet the first Tuesday
night in each month Young People :
Aid Society the second Monday night IN
each month Official meeting on We'd
nesday night following the last Sunday
in each month. Seats free. all cordi
ally invited
j " EASLEY. Pastor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Girdletree
PILClIARD HILL.

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
'aluable Land For Sale

have To offer at $50 per acre. 250
res of land near Basket switch
nown a. part Of the Nelson land. and
situated on the Seaside road leading TO
CedartoWn.
The tract has tive acres Of cleared
and and the remainder can be easily
cleared IL Is good trucking land. and
u large enough for two farms
| viii maze the terms "a suit the pur
chaser Don't lose an opportunity 20
buy a. | am going 20 sell
JOHN L. MASON.
Newark. Md
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Farm Hand Wanted

Reliable mar o. work on farm by the
iay Will furnish gooi four room ten
ant house. with TWO acres OF land for
trucking Desirable location to live.
wIth plenty OF ruom 90 raise truck and
poultry. Contract % start January lst.
1918 Apply to Vim. II johnson ''Or.
charJi Hiil farm or 10
:. +. GORDI.
Salisbury. Maryland
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties OF QuININE
and IRON. II acts on the Liver. Drives
out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22

The men who work in our prescrip-
tiOn department are skilled and efficient
Registered Pharmacists, and you may
rely upon any medicine We supply Ia
give the highest degree of satisfaction.
= b. Cottingham 4 &c
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22

alvin T. Taylor and John W Station,
Attorneys-at-Law
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 7 . RIA
Cures Old solos. other Remedies Won't Cur,

The worst cases. no matter Of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable pr
FofteTs Antisepte Healing oil. II relieves
.ain and Heals ct the same time. sc. Sc. SIC
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
john r. IAtk kSnN

Oscar " paru-,, ans William E John
>or. Attarncs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22

is USUALLY sufficient. but It often requires
-aore tran one WORT Let u remind
"a. n III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

expressing to Charles Sumner his sorrow
over the possibility of war between England
and America and his intention to retire from
public life IL such an event should come to
pass. was filled with a sense of brotherhood
which left no room for personal or national
narrowness. The creators of art, against
bitter calumny have worl ed in the service
of mankind. Art for arts sake does not
produce great art.
Our good will toward our fellowmen is
public spirit. To search out the effects OF
our acts as citizens and voters Is to prove
ourselves public spirited Good will is made
efficient by knowledge 1T is a home-bred
right fireside privilege" said Daniel Web
ster TO canvass the merits of measures and
public men" But it is more than right,
more even than a privilege. 1t is duty.
We are all of us responsible for the acts
of our public men
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
ON SOME HUMAN BONES
Fnnnd on a Head!and in do Ban of Panama

Found on a Headand in the Bay of Panamal
Vague Mystery hauss on all these desert places:
Tie fear which hath no name hath wrought
spell;
strength, courage, wrath, have been and left
no traces;
They came, and fed; but whittier? Who can
tell?
We know hut that they were-that once, in days
When ocean was Il bar 'twiNt man and man.
stout spirits wandered DER these capes and
bays
And rertshed whore these river waters ran.
uotbmEs they should have built some mighty
Whose granite might endure the century's
rain,
cola winter, aud the sharp night winds. that
boom
Like spirits in their pursatonal pain.
They left, It's said, their proud unburiad bones
ro whites on rhis lrasluowlcdged shore;
Yet uaughr beside the rocks and worn sea-
Now answer to tho great Pacidc's roar.
A rloertain stands where Agamemnon died
And Cheops hath derived eternal fame
Reeause lie made his tomb place OF PRIDE
And there the dead Aletclla earned a name
But these-they vanished as the Hghtnings die.
Their uischiefs over. I'm the anrighted earth;
And no one knoweth underneath the sky
What heroes Derished here, nor whence their
hGth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
" ar Is Gethsemane

Tn explaining why Christians go to war it
L should be understood that when the com
maud is given TO fight a mans faith counts
for nothing. He must answer the call. Chris
tiaairy is not discounted by the European
war. any more than the multiplication table
is destroyed by shooting it full of holes
Truth is eternal Man is still imperfect.
The world is passing through the throes
Of evolution. Civilization does not move in a
straight line. European political ideals are
for the time, prcdomnating over the Chris
ran ideals of the 10th century. The conflict
will result in q new enthusiasm for those
moral forces which are the leaven working
SLOWLY u modern life. There is comfortable
optimism in tho conviction that good things
work together for good 10 them that believe
them. The end Of the world is not yet, and
the path Of progress leads through the Gar
den If Gethsemane.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Getting After the Coal Embargoes

NEW laws and regulations have not put
IN an end to railroad rebates and dis
ordinations. Even a college economist can
testify to new ways of turning old tricks.
BY pro-rating spur-lines and half a dozen
other means and methods all the essential
practices of rebatng are still possible. The
Interstate Commerce Commission thinks it
has spotted a new ruse. 1t is the so-called
embargo" placed by coal l-carryng railroads
on the fuel. Informal complaint alleges
that they have been used to discriminate
against certain shippers.
Though it is evident that coal owning
roads might be sorely tempted to such action,
the truth of the matter is not yet at issue.
The commission simply considers the charge
serious enough to justify some action, and
it has summoned representatives. of all the
roads affected to appear before It in jan
uary. If it finds evidence to support the
complaints. nobody will applaud its enter
prise more loudly than the consumer who
will then be burning that steadily advanc-
ing fuel,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
THE IDEALIST

Can you think on your feet? BY which
l do not necessarily mean, Can Won
stand up and make a speech, without
previous notification on any given subject
Those that excel in the art of quickly think-
ing out situation and putting it in sys-
tematic order of presentation do not aIwsvs
come within that class we term "extempora-
neOus speakers"
A man can handle situation with marked
skill and precision. can convince those within
sight or hearing OF the wisdom or his atti
tude without saying a word
One day a high official OF the police d..
partment came tearing down one OF our prIn-
cipal streets In a carriage. At an intersectinR
street his hOTse grew unruly. Just at the
moment trolley car passed and in the con
fusion the motorman attempted to run his
car oos 9Qf the horses course. lis hgured
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
erbal Atrocities

T1HERE are atrocities and atrocities. One
L OF them is a name like kuck 1--WE prefer
the common or barnyard spelling). Half a
dozen more are the "sweezes" such a cog
nomcn draws from the professional humor-
lists. \ man has right to any name he
likes, or any his great-great- grandparents
chose for him. But that privilege entails
duties He should not thrust himself reck-
lessly into public view if the result is going
to be such remarks as "Kluck counts his
chickens before they're hatched," or allu-
Si0ns TO his battle-cry as Lay on" The
only alternative TO changing his name or re-
firing from the army is to copyright the
word and prosecute any breach of the peace
such as General Klucks right wing
smashed The horrors of war are bad
lnOush without verbal carnage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
The Ethics of Shining

From the Boston transcript
"Sniping is "A comparatively recent addition
t. the red lexicon of war Originally or on it's
first appearance 1t signifed shooting from am
bush or at a great distance. A soldier under
this definition might be snper The current
definition, however apples only TO civilians who
take part In hghting and are therefore not ELI
gihle TO the consideration accorded to those
who fight I'm uniform as members of a reCog-
uized military organization. Though the word
may he new the action it describes is very old
Sniping can be traced far back in history II
existed when organized armies were few and
very small and by the commanders of old
times regarded simply one of the risks
Of Shippers were not worse than anv other
lighters m the era before the war became a
profession apart. The defenders of Jerusalem
against the Roman legions were almost with
out exception in the category of snipers The
men ana women who manned the walls OF sara
gossa TO reinforce its scanty garrison subjected
themselves to the lex talionis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

wrong, for instead he caused the car to s,v.
the carriage a substantial Jolt eNe
According to precedent the poIicemao
the corner, under the patronage of his -. Oh
perior in the carriage, should have fortb,r,s,
hurled strong verbal hot-shot at the r,o,as
man. But he did nothing of the sort
He took the horse by the bride, turnad ~.
head around in the right direction and ston, ms
ed him off. Then he waved to the motormo.
to proceed down the street. And he had na.
spoken a word
You see the point. Thinking on your fae,,
is really a matter of keeping your head n
the midst of excitement. 1t isn't anotan
words that are essential It is the thouebt.
and actions that a calm cool poise prornnts
N Won. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Our Position is Impregnablc.

Say that our jokes are shy of point
And our verse is lame and halt
Spot if you will and show the world
our every slip and fault.
Rant at our stuff in sheer disgust,
Fen to the smallest wheeze;
Poke it as full of gaping holes
AS an ancient SchweitZer cheese.
Roast, if you must but play us fair
And herald it near and far,
From the ice-bound shores of the Arctic Sea
To the glades of Zanzibar;
That we, alone of horde of bards,
Hold not a line in store,
Nor have we written a single line
OF verse about the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Wanted: Fire Protection

EIRE-and rotten hose again! 1t is be-
L coming an old story, a sickening, mad
dening story; fire that destroys property and
rotten hose that bursts Today, tomorrow
or some other time, it may he more than
property that will be destroyed; 1t may be
human life. Attention has been called often
enough to the fact that a large part of the
hose owned by the city is UNIT for use
Something must he done Immediately. not
by and by. Councils have a way of financing
land grabs with the public money. Couldn't
it finance little public safety?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Button. Rutton'

" HOLESALE grocers think that house
w wives have raised the price of sugar.
Housewives, or those with enough ready
money to buy a barrel at time, blame it on
the grocers. They saw the price rising ana
they laid in a supply. So nobody gets the
blame for what seems an unjustifable situa-
tion. 1t is the old story of no responsibility.
Blame it on those venerable scapegoats.
supply and Demand, and let somebody
pocket the profit. The ultimate consumer
must look with en- the citizens of those
"war-ridden' countries where the food sup
ply is under responsible, if official thumb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

composed by Celesta Leona Gobe, of Pepper
town. Ind)
a year ago, on Labor Day, (Sept. Z, 1919,
there came an awful whack,
y thousand fiery thunderbOlts nearly scooted
the barn off the track;
The lightning a board off sent, part of 1t in
the sorghum patch
If the lightning burned the barn down, we
would have to dig and scratch.
The lightning hit the top and ran to the
ground,
l think that barn must be sound.
Mrs. Gohlc and her daughter were the only
ones at home
The absent ono had just started in the good
old road to roam,
The absent ono had gone TO see her old
friend Blanche AIedd,
When she heard that loud clap Of thunder
ana wondered If the lightning struck my
old cat Ted.
The Lord kept the barn from burning
lie kept the barn from burning because He
loves us so.
Harrison News