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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
UNDER SPELL
OF BAD NEGRO
Strange Influence Of a COIOTet
Man Over Frank Johnson,
OF Somerset County

on warrant sworn out 10y Mrs
Frank johnson. wife Of farmer who
resides about ten miles from Crisield,
John Fisher. colored was arranged
before Justice ! s Lawson in Crisfield.
Monday afternoon, charged with disor-
derby conduct and being a public NUS
ance He was sentenced to one year in
the House Of Correction
A story Of the strange power which
the negro had over Frank johnson, the
husband Of the complainant was
brought out at the trial According to
a statement Of Mrs Johnson. they re-
side on a part of the Aurelius Long
farm in the Marumsco neighborhood,
and the negro had been employed on
the farm for about three years shortly
after his arrival the wife began TO
notice the peculiar action of her hus-
band, and the fact that he seemed to be
under the hypnotic spell Of the colored
farm hand. From that time until last
TUESDAY johnson became more and
more the willing follower of the negro.
sought hi- advice on All matters ana
gave over 70 the negro the control Of
the farm ana the regulation Of the
home
The negro was permitted to eat at
the same table with the Johnson fan
Iiy and. several months ago. johnson
vacated the bedroom, which be had
been sharing with his wife and took
up his bed with the negro The woman
wa. compelled % endure insults from
the negro When the wife complained
of these things g. her husband the hus
band was apparently driven CLOSER to
the negro
some months ago the negro and John
son created considerable excitement IN
the ueighborho0d where they resided.
when the white man demanded that the
negro be accepted as social equal by
other white residents Of the community
and that he be baptized and accepted in
membership at the Rehoboth Baptist
Church he refusal of the church
officials e. accept the negro IN the
white religious organization led To
threats from the negro that every man
10 the church should be- subjected 20 u
c0njuring spell
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The old standard gancrai sifcngt 7cuirs tonic.
GROVES TAsrrLE-@ cha rosie drives out
Malaria. enrichcs rite blood ard hui lsng The sys.
ten. a true tonic. For adults and enldfen sc
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR A BUDGET.

This amendment provides that the
Governor shall present TO the Legisla
ture soon after il Is convened a Budget
giving a complete plan Of proposed ex-
pendtures and estimated revenues for
tho two succeeding fiscal years show
ng clearly any surplus or deficit in
State funds. In these estimates he
shall make provision for the interest
and sinking funds Of all State debts. for
all salaries as fixed by law. and for the
public schools as fixed 10y law With
regard TO most other matters he may
revise the estimates presented to him
either hy State Officers or State aided
institutions The Legislature may not
increase the estimates presented by the
Governor or pass any additional appro-
iation act except by a majority vote
and must make provisions by tax for
such increase or additional appropri-
alton The Legislature may not alter
ia an appropriation act the provision
may by law for the State debt. or for
the judiciary. but may reduce all other
items IN the Governor s estimates. and
the words for the Constitutional
Amendment and against the Consti
stitutional Amendment as now provided
by law and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against
the proposed amendment. and further
proceedings had in accordance with
Article XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved March .. 1916.
"Now. therefore, l. Emerson G. ilar-
rington. Governor Of the State Of Ma
ryland. in pursuance Of the direction
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
People Tell Each Other

When they meet. about the car
riage or buggy that they have
bought here. Sometimes about
one that lasted for years as still
in good running shape or may
be one they have just purchased,
which looks SO good they are en-
thusiastie over their bargaIn.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy

This Is medicine that every family
should be provided with collie and di-
arrhoea often come on suddenly and il
Is ot the greatest Importance that they
he treated promptly Consider the sui
fcring that must Ice endured until a
physician arrives or medicine can be OBJ
tanned Chamberlain Cole. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has reputation
second 70 none for the quick relief
which Il affords Obtaiuahle every
where
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02

been financially acted upon b. both
houses, and no such other appropria-
tiou shall be valid except IN accordance
with the provisions following a.
Every such appropriation shall be- EN-
bodied IN SCI rate bill limited to some
single work. OBJECT or purpose therein
stated and call herein a Supplement-
airy Appropriation Bill (aj Each
Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall
provide the revenue necessary To pay
the appropriation thereby made by a
tax. direct or Indirect, to be- laid ard
collected as shall be directed IN said
i}iI I'D No Supplementary Appropria.
ton Blll shall become a law unless il
be- pas sed IN each house hy a vote II "a
majority Of the whole number Of the
members elected and the yeas and nays
recorded IN its final passage 90 Each
Supplementary appropriation Bill shall
he presented 20 thu Governor Of the
State as provided in Section OF Arti-
Gle II of the Constitution and thereaft-
er all the provisions Of said Section
shall apply
Nothing IN this amendment shall he
construed as preventing the Legisla-
IN i.a'o''s ~ 80 ~ ~ - ~
NY. WIN ti'S ptoNlsi",is ~ .o'0'io'l =
~ a'..e,e - - 'ne No'islisu,Io', anu
su'!egt - W. N'',sFlii.I po"eI - ~
III II ~ fbo Constitnfion an ammonia.
ion Lilt ~ provida for he nayp1ant If
an, ol,iigstion ~ tbe state ~ Mar.
Inn within the prntertion IN Spetion ii
~ ARTICLE ~ tbe Constitution ~ Tho
f,f3tod S,afcs
p-
'u,''''' s','. 'el'''"' io' 's'''lIs
Flrst W the Budget bill SNAIL not
have been iirally acted upon 10y the
Legis iatufe three days before the eNpir-
a'i0n " W. regular session, the Cover
nor may. MD ~ snail toe ms duty TO
issue pFociamaii"n extending the SEES
sion iof sleh larihtr period as may, ~
hls Judgment ne necessary ior the pas
sage "' sucii @t,l' hAt uo other matter
thau ueh i.'H shall y considered cur
Ii g sArh tNich'leA session except q pro-
VISION iaf ihe cost 'tefe'i.
SECOND The Governor for the pur.
pase ~ making NJ BIS budgets shall
have the power, and i hall be his duty.
to require from the proper state Ollie
iaIs, neludinE herein ali executive de-
pailmth' aug executive ana adininis-
lfaiiNc gHites bureaus boards. COM
missions ana agencies eNpehdlnE or su.
pefyeins the eApehciiur" OF. aud all
INSTITUTIONS applying lor state moneys
ahd appropriations. such BemIzed esti-
mates ana other iniorwailon 70 such
TORN Hnd az SUCH liHes as ne shall ~.
reei pc estimates lof the Leglsla-
TIVE Department. ceruned hi the pre-
sidtr oiiicer q each house of the Ju.
dIciary as pf3N'dea ~ la". certified by
ne lnmptroiier ana Tor the. public
schools as provided m law shall be
transmitted to me Governor, N such
form ana al such tunes as he shall
diiregt aHd shail rs ~ me included ~
The Governor MAY provide for ,s,blir
hearings ~ al estimates and may re-
ie', @,a.!.,''''', ~ s"e'. '.'"''ii
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
Proclamation

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WHEREAS. az she January Session
OF the General Assembly VI Maryland.
held 10 the year 1915 Al Act was pass
ed to-wit. Chapter 1859 ~ Acts being
40 Act to propose an amendment ~ see
ZION " Of Article I'll. title. 'segisa
tive Department. Of the Constitution
of the State. and which Act is To- words
and figures following
CHAPTER l59
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02

hear Jubbius lives in melancholy
sequestratiOn,
HIe don't, any such thing He lives
in the suburbs
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
& q 8 T Q r ~

contained in Section Of Article IL
Of the Constitution Of Mar, land. do
hereby order and direct a copy of this
Proclamation, containing full. true
and correct copy Of the text Of said
Chapter ~ of the Acts Of Maryland of
1916 be published IN at least two news
papers in each Of the counties Of the
State and in three newspapers published
IN the City of Baltimore. one Of which
said newspapers in the City of Balti.
more to be printed in the German Ian
guage. once week for three months
next preceding the General Election TO
be held in this State on November ith.
1916, and at which election the said
proposed amendment To the Constitu-
ton shall be submitted, in form and
manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly. 10 the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or re-
lection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
AND THE GREAT SEAL
OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND.
The Great Done at the City Of An
Seal y napolis. this twentieth day
'''' '''' July in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and sixteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
Secretary of State.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-09-02

hecaa>r az its tonic nnd laxative effect. LANA.
IlNf bk0MO QUi%fNE Is better than ordinary
Quiriuc and does mot cause nervousness uof
fiuainR IN head Remember the ful' NAME ana
..eA l.r Die slgnaluLc u = " aklNL- 80.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-13
sTOCKMEN TO ENTERTAIN

The Third Annual Convention Of
the Kansas Live Stock Association
will be held ia Wichita, February 8,
8, and 10. Preparations are being
made TO entertain the largest gather
ing of stockmen ever known in Kan
sas. This Convention comes at an OPP
perfume time for Kansas pasture men
and feeders. The question always has
arisen about the middle Of February
just how many cattle each will pasture
and feed for the summe and they be-
gin figuring on consulting their neigh
bors in Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico with reference to cattle. The
attendance last year was beyond all
expectations, Texas, Oklahoma and
New Mexico men attending in bodies,
which permitted the Kansas buyer to
start his lines for cattle. Every indi-
cation points to a larger attendance
for the Convention this year, onse-
quently more extensive preparations
are being made for the entertainment.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-13
WOULD YIELD OUR RIGHTS

The most astonishing development
so far this session Of congress, is the
sentiment expressed on the floor Of
the senate by both republicans and
democrats favorable to yielding the
rights Of the United States under in
ternational law to the beligerents.
Senator'S have gravely urged that
American citizene should be warned
against if not prohibited from travel
ing on the unarmed passenger ships
Of the allies. That was the conten-
ton of William j. Bryan while he
was secretary of state and it was up
on that point he and the president
differed so radically as TO cause his
resignation from the cabinet.
President Wilson's contention is
that the United States is in no wise
responsible for the war, that the right
Of neutrals has been defined by the
great nations Of the world in con
ventions, and that this, as the great
est neutral nation, should not yield
any recognized right to the exigen,
cies OF war.
Not only has the policy Of Wash.
ington been directed TO that end, bui
II has won on every vital point. Yet
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-13
SIX YEAR OLD HAD GROUP

II have n little girl six years old who
has a great deal Of trouble with
Group" writes ". 4. Curry Of Evans
vile, Ind. 81 have used Foley's Honey
and Tar, obtaining instant relief for
her. Ny wife and / also use 1t and
will say II is the best cure for a bad
cold, cough, throat trouble and Group
that I ever saw" Those terrible
coughs that seem TO tear n to
pieces yield to Foley's Honey and Tar.
Sands Dorsey Drug Co.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-13

even in the face of It's victories for
"a great international principle, there
are members of the United States SEN
ate who wish to yield II all even
after the victory has been won.-Al-
buquerque Journal.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-13
Met Patterns

800 staple styles for infants and
children-Dresses, Underwear, Aprons
Etc. Etc. Regular l0c and 15c.
Come and take your choice
for only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

dramatio way, costly but necessary way,
Of driving home the truth that Germany has
failed. OF All her gains in a battle which has
lasted IS days only Fort Douaumont, taken
IN the first onslaught, remains unchallenRed
in her hands. The facts about lie Mort Homme
Dead Mans HID were never clearly given in
the official reports, probably because the Ger.
man gains were great but indecisive. Even
now there is some dispute, but It seems clear
that the French are attacking on the north
side of the hill which lies north and west of
Verdun. 1t is, therefore, unlikely that the
hill was ever actually in German hands, and
1t was certainly never out of French fire.
There and elsewhere the French are pushing
a slow but uniformly successful offensive, and
German resistance is unavailing. 1t is re-
ported from Amsterdam that 100000 Germans
are In the Meuse Valley but 1t is also re-
ported that civilians are deserting Metz, which
is covered by the French guns. 1t is beginning
to look as IL Verdun is, as General Delacroix
maintains, Germany's Gettysburg - not the
end Of the war, but the beginning of the end.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
1T is A CRIME

CONGRESS stumbles along like a sick
~ horse. The word Immediate" has come
to have a new meaning in recent days and
preparedness, too, has lost it's old definition
To prepare used to mean to prepare Now
1t seems TO mean TO postpone to put off
until tomorrow, TO talk, to bluster, to hesi-
tate, to do nothing.
II the country is in danger from foreign
aggression 1t is In danger now, not ten years
from now. To prepare for something that
may happen In 1925 is not in the present world
crisis to prepare at ALL 1t is a fact that the
kind of preparedness which is being discussed
at Washington is actually not preparedness
1t is wretched, unnamed thing. for which no
responsible statesman In any other country
of the world would dare 10 stand. 1t is as a
result Of the conflict in Europe that we are
going TO have war, If we have war at all, and
half the reason for defense depends abso.
lutely on arranging for 1t in hurry. II is
a shame and humiliation that private eIti-
zens should be compelled to organize brigades
OF their own and collect money by popular
subscription in order that some sort of mill
tary power may be born in the nation. This
country is the wealthiest on earth, the richest
that has ever existed on the earth, yet men
must beg for an army. Their Government
will not give 1t to them.
No wonder that men with blood in their
veins thrill when Mr. Roosevelt talks, for
whatever his faults-and they are many--ha
can at least tell a danger when he sees one,
and he can damn in the way It ought 10 be
damned the stupid and criminal inaction that
eharaeterizes Washington. There should have
been 100000 men under training for military
service before this. under the best Of training.
ana instead Of talk about building ships they
ought 10 be nearing completion at tie yards.
Mr. Hay and others may fight to prevent pre-
paFednesss Tor that Is what their activity
means. put tneIe Is a day OF reckoning coming.
The people OF this country are too sensible too
keenly alive TO their responsibilities. to sane
ton the persistent unpreparedness which eoe.
uadsF the name Of preparedness IN Washinz.
ton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
The Unexpected Always Happens

THE new pastor of the Goth Street NJ p.
i Church dwelt for years In Deals Island,
Chesapeake Bay and he has a fund of charm
ing "reminiscences of that lowly region and its
inhabitants.
One Of his stories is to the effect that one
day as he was about to ascend the pulpit
steps an usher came hurriedly to whisper that
there was couple outside who wanted to get
married at once. Mr.. Hanna said that he
could not delay his sermon, but he would
suggest that the pair take the front seat, ana
that when he remarked casually at the close
of his discourse. IF there are any present who
would like TO be united in the bonds of matri-
mony let them come forward" the gentleman
and his faneee could stand up and be united
Everything went all right until the clergy
man closed with the words as arranged. when
one man ana eight ladies came forward
SHoN REA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
If I Knew You

Editor Of what Do YoW KHot0A-can 70
print for me the poem from which these hnss
are taken:
II knew you and you knew me.
As each one knows his own self, ss
Could look each other in the face
And see therein = Tuer grace.
I know there Is more OF II. but have s4
been able 70 1nd the rest. LoAELfs
The poem Is by Nixon Waterman and is ealsz
TO Know All Is TO Forgive AL" II follows
IL knew you as you know me-
II both OF US could clearly see,
And with inner sight divine
The meaning OF your heart and mine.
I'm sure that we would differ less
And clasp our hands IN friendlinessi
Our thoughts would pleasantly agree
II ] knew you and you kn4w me.
II knew you and you knew me-
As each one knows his own self. We
Could look each oEhar In the face
And see therein 3 truer grace.
LIE has 20 many hidden uoes.
g many thoFns for every roses
4ne why of Things on hearts woul4 -
= knew xon and Foa knaH IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
Tom Daly's Column

Sap tohioh Is the old edrth's blood,
0uddles up IN field and tcood
Through the old Edrth's t1inteT nap
But In Spring again ITS seen
In the leaves Of Uerbun, green
Hence ace speak of "verbWm sap"
When the tcarn, Spring sun comes round,
Printing kisses on the ground
Sap starts jumping IKE pour blood
And IT'S buds begin to blush
on each happy tree and bush
In the meddoto and the toood.
Sap Is sometimes Ike Juice
And It has commercial use
When they dratC 10 from the tUood
For II Il Is from the maple
1t comes on vour breakfast table
Where 1t makes Vour hot cakes good,
But although like to eat
Grtddle cakes of corn or tCheat
am glad tDhen tcinter's DER
Though the sap tastes good to me
1T Is Stoeeter far to see
In the dotcers and leaves once more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

In virtually withdrawing from its position
that the Oliver check was doctored for ulte-
rior purposes, the North American says that
"a photograph of the check which Senator
Oliver allowed the EVENING LEDGER to print
yesterday shows that the face OF the check
does contain the perforation holes of the can
collation. stamp" OF course It was perfectly
obvious from the beginning to anybody who
knows anything about the mechanics Of news
papers that the North American was making
mountain out OF a mole hill. In order that
the public might be correctly informed and
not mislsd, the EVENING LEDGER sent TO
Washington and had photograph OF the
check taken. Any other newspaper, including
the North American. could have done the
same thing by the use Of similar enterprise
ana Initiative.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
A GERMAN CONFESSION

The provisioning of Germany is safe and
secure. Our enemies do not believe 1t, but it is a
fact that the German talent for organization has
surmounted this difficulty, too. We
produce so n uch food In our own country that we
need experie % no anxiety. A new census is
about to be Il N of our available stocks of corn
hour and oats, md II will probably allow an in.
creased ration er head. The breeding of cattle
is progressing in spite of the lack of foreign fod
der, because we have harvested SO much potatoes
that large quantity of II can be used for animal
food, further import of fodder is to be ex.
pected shortly from the Balkans by the Danube
route.-Aiuenchner Neuste NachrIchten
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
Mark Twain's Daughter

Editor OF "What Do You Rnow"-I nuiics
that a correspondent OF yours says that IL
StanZa--
Warm summer sun. shine kindly here;
Warm southern wind. blowly softly here;
Green sod above, lie light, lie light;
Goodnight, dear heart, goodnight, good.night-
is the inscription on the gravestone of MARI
Twains wife. As a matter of fact II is %
the gravestone of his daughter H s.
The superintendent of woodlawn Cemetery.
Elmira. N. Y, provides the information thAl
the inscription referred to is on the gravestons
or olivia Susan Clemens daughter OF Mafs
Twain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

Those who had been skeptical of his ortho-
doxy were not surprised when about seven
teen or eighteen years ago he gave up his evan
gelistic work, abandoned the orthodox COM
munion and accepted the pastorate of Uni
tartan church. His own explanation, however,
simple enough. He said
l left my evangelistic work, first because
despaired of the possibility of a genuine,
= widespread awakening and inspiration of
the Church: second, because of a social
vision, by which I came to conceive of
Christ as the saviour of the social organi-
cation rather than of individuals; third, be.
cause of the universal viewpoint which came
to me through my study of tie great books
of all ages and nations through which the
Bible ceased to be to me the exclusively
inspired word of God.
Last year he abandoned his heterodoxy, to
use the term which the orthodox apply to the
belief Of those who disagree with them, and
returned to the Congregationalist Church and
was welcomed back Why he returned he
explained as clearly as why he left:
I got behind the scenes in business and
politics and found out that neither of
these was purely idealstlc. There were
views and practices that couldn't
done. but yet they existed. Then it grad
ually came over that here 1 was toler-
ating practices that didn't believe in out.
side OF the Church, while with respect to
the Church 1 had been utterly intolerant
I couldn't Justify that stand, so 1 came
back into the Church.
He was in Philadelphia In 1885, when he
conducted series of meetings that aroused
the city. During the period of his liberal
thinking he organized what he called Greater
Fellowship" organizations in various cities
and had following among those who seek
for the newest thing in ethical teaching.
When he returned to orthodoxy he carried his
own Greater Fellowship" society with him
that is, the one which he was leading in
Battle Creek, Mich. Last summer he gave
series of theological addresses at Ursinus
College, at Collegeville, Pa, which were scho-
lastic rather than emotional, and appealed to
the intellect rather than to the heart.
G. w D.