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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
Snow Hill Christian Church
GirdIetree N. {. Charge

GIRDIETREE
lpD a. M SUNDAY ichno
lO1 a m Preaching
20 D. m. Twilight Song Sery See
500 p. m Preaching.
- D. m. Pray ,r Meeting Weine4.
day Evening
CONNER S
2lD y, m sunday Schoo az! Men /.
Bible Class
300 p. m. Preaching
something new IN sunday N regard
TO singing We are .grr you will enjoy
this new order II music AZ all services
There will not be any preaching sunday
week in the " 4 Churches. az the
pastor will be away
REV W MILLER McCA&N. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
Picture in Your Mind :

If you are really earnest in your
desire to save money you can 90 II.
Living expenses may be high. and il is
poor policy to stint too much, but there
are many little eXtravagancies and self
indulgencies that you can chop Off, and
you will be surprised how much they
mount up in years time. BY far the
easiest way to save is to put your money
in this Bank IA soon as you get it. and
only draw out what you ACTUALLY
need. Get out Of the habit of carrying
a roll Of bills in your pocket il is a
foolish and expensive habit, for it inva-
-iably leads to spending on ''unconsid-
cred trifles
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
Girdletree Baptist Church

sunday School at - a. m. Thomas
Smack, Superintendent Preaching by
the pastor at o'clock Subject
Choice. Don't fail TO hear this ser
mon. Prayer and testimony meeting
this Friday at N he pastor has
offered his resignation 20 take effect
the last of August Sc sure not TO miss
hearing his last 4ermou.
". + WITT Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
Gunby Presbyterian Church

Sabbath School and Mems Bible
Glass, 9. 30 a. m.
Sermon at l0.45. a m.
Christian Endeavor. 100 p. m.
An invitation is extended 10 all. and
welcome will await YOU.
REV. r. A. BROTEMARKLE. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
State OF Maryland
Office OF
The Secretary OF State
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
NOTICE is hereby given that applica-
ton has been made to the Governor of
Maryland for the pardon of OSCAR G.
LEWIS. who was convicted at the March
Term 1912. in the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, of Arson. and sen
fenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for
the period of seven years.
overnor will take up the said
case for final decision on or after Mon
day, July both. 1914 until which time
protests against such pardon will be
heard. and the papers filed will be
open to inspection at the discretion of
the Governor.
BY order of the Governor.
THOMAS W. SIMMONS.
Secretary of State
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
NaSSawangO N. P. Church

1000 a m, sunday school
100 a. m. Sermon oy Rev. George
Come and hear this young man. He
always has something worth while "a
say. Come and Worship with US: we
will do thee good
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
News Snapshots
Of the Week
Bates Memorial NJ. P. Church

1000 a. m. SUNDAY Sch)9l
Hoo a. m, Preaching
$50 p. m, C. + Meeting
500 p. m. Preaching
300 p. M. Preaching at Trinity
100 y. m. Wednesiay. jr c r. meet.
ing.
500 y. m, Weir sday Prayer Meet
ing.
HOWARD o KEEN. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-07-28
Beth Eden and Goodwill

Preaching 1t Beth SIDE. At ! j. N. 4.
and At Goodwill n p. ~ Sunday
School at , . n Come.
" I WITT. Pastor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
MENACE ON the WEST COAST

The story that Zimmerman had IN
mind with the consent Of Mexico the
establishment OF German submarine
base on the Mexican coast should
draw attention to the opportunity o.
ferd by Lower California and the gulf
it encloses. 1t affords the ideal sub
marine base and fleet shelter 1f the
" estern coast So situated and armed
that point controls the Panama cenal.
AS base and sanctuary for sr,hs it
controls the entire coast.
AS protective measure We should
take steps to procure by purchase if
possible this important defensive point
At any rate we should control and
command it, fortify and improve t
into a defense instead Of leaving /. as
a menace.
Perhaps there may be nothing def
mite in the tale Of an agreement be-
tweer Zimmerman and Mexican lead
els; it is fully evident that II may bs
true and as evident that it would be
. most natural arrangement between
enemies of the United States.
The horse is still in the stable. BEG,
lock the door against eventualitIes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
A Premium on Cruelty.

The wicks bill, recently introduced
IN the New York legislature, would
place premium upon cruelty to AMI
mails, It doubles the existing state tax
on dogs, providing that each owner
shall pay IS per year Few dog own
ers will object to this tax, because the
companionship and protection which
dog gives for his keep Is we'll worth
supertax.
Dog owners IN New York, however
rightfully object to the provision
which gives any person permission 70
Kill a dog on sight That is what one
Of the provisions. designed for the pro-
lection Of sheep, virtually provides
The law says that It shall be man
datory upon peace officers and permits
sible to all other persons to Kill dogs
on sight when found running at large
on farm land.
Any malevolent person, with an in
herent dislike for animals, may hnt
under this law ample excuse for killing
any dog in rural district. The dos
may be running on his own master't
farm. or may even be In the road. Al
that is necessary is for the slayer =
say that the dog, when shot, was
roaming on farm land.
| It is true that dogs have done dam
age to sheep, but this is not the Gauss
Of the decline Of wool-growing IN Ne"
York state. All the harm ever don'
| by dogs is more than offset by tn
good they have done. To give private
citizens a reward In money for killinf
any dog on sight Is piece OF lesisia-
tive brutality .--washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
LET EVERY ONE HELp.

The closed bills protecting prairie
chickens and quail passed and will be-
come laws when they receive the gov
errors signature. For five years no
shooting or killing Of those birds will
be permitted in this state.
Generally speaking the law meets the
expectations and wishes Of the people
Of the state. AS the birds have grad
ually approached complete extermina-
ton a sentiment has gained force
against the gun and for the birds.
Somehow the idea Of pursuing the last
quail and prairie chicken to the last
covert and killing It gleefully Jars
upon the public. The quail also is so
lovable a little bird. so fearless Of
man when unpursued, companionable
and trusting that it wins friendship
and protection. The prairie chicken IL
essentially wild bird. 1t lacks the
confidence in man that wins affection
but it's plight, covering in occasional
broods and facing extinction has
brought very strong sentiment to It's
aid. Aside from the value Of the quail
as a first aid to the farmer against in
sects and noxi0us weeds sentiment has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
The Name Of Old GLORY.


Old Glory. the story we're wanting to
hear
Is what the plain facts Of your chris
tening were
For your name--just to hear it,
Repeat it, and cheer it is a tang to the
spirit
AS salt as a tear
And seeing you fly, and the boys
marching by,
There's shout in the throat and blur
in the eye,
And an aching to live for you always
Or die,
If, dying. we still keep you waving on
high.
above
And the scars OF all wars and the
sorrows thereof,
Who gave you the name of Old Glory.
and why
Are We thrilled at the name of Old
Glo"y?
Then the old banner leaped. like a sail
in the blast,
And tiuttered an audible answer at
last.
And it Spake, with a shake of the
voice. and it said:
BY the driven snow white and the liv-
ing blood red
OF my bars, and their heaven Of stars
overhead
BY the symbol conjoined Of them all,
skyward cast.
As ! float from the steeple, or flap at
the mast,
Or droop Ger the sod where the long
grasses nod
My name is as old as the glory of God,
So came by the name of Old
Glory
james Whitcomh Riley
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06

This way to the dining car. said
the colored porter as Billy Bunny slid
down to the platform. OF course. you
remember in the last story he had peen
thrown out Of his automobile right on
top of train Of cars. It's wonderful
how lucky some people are, ana the
little rabbit was mighty hungry, so he
followed the porter into the dining
car.
He had Roman punch in the middle
of his meal and ice cream at the END,
and he was so happy that he forgot an
about poor Uncle Lucky.
Everything was going along nicely
when all of q sudden the train came to
a standstill and six big robbers en-
tered the dining car. Hold up your
hands," they yelled. Then they emp
tied everybody's pockets and II Billy
Bunny hadn't hiden his knapsack UNI
der the table they would have taken
that guess. OF course they took his
gold watch and chain which good
kind Uncle Lucky had given him. and
this made Billy Bunny feel dreadfully,
and it made him wonder, too, where the
dear old gentleman rabbit was ana
whether he was hurt from his fall out
OF the automobile. Then the robbers
shot Off their pistols Just to make
every one feel how lucky It was they
had only lost their money and watches
and not their lives. and then the train
robbers jumped off and ran away.
Billy Bunny felt very sad at losing
his gold watch and chain, and he
jumaed Off the train to see where the
robbers went. After while they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
IOWA AND CIVIL WAR.
People of Iowa Were Firm in Support
of Union,

April II is the anniversary OF the hrins
on Of Fort Sumter the event which
began the four years Of bloody strife
known as the civil war. In Iowa. as
thruout the nation, there was intense
excitement and immediate steps were
taken to prepare for war. everything
was in a state Of confusion. The mil
tia was unorganiZed. there were no
arms or equipment. and there was an
almos; tota! lack Of military training.
except such as was to be found in
number of independent companies
which had already offered their serV-
ices to the governor. But there vas no
nistaking the patriotism Of the people
O. Iowa. They were determined that
the union should be preserved at all
ha yards This attitude was clearly re-
Elected in a letter written by Governor
Kirkwood on Aprl 18, 1861. to the sec
rotary Of war: Accept for yourself
and the administration my hearty
thanks for the stand you have taken.
wrote the governor in this letter which
is now in possession Of the State Hiss
torical Society. 'fNine-tenths OF the
people here are with you, and Will be
so long as a similar policy Is followed
and they Will be with you in person as
well as in sympathy whenever their
services are required Subsequent
events amply proved the truth OF this
prediction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
THE OUTWARD FORMS OF PATRIOTISM

The essence Of patriotism is within.
Its finest expression Is service. Bu-
there are certain decencies of conduct
that belong with patriotism that
should be observed. The main object
Of food is to sustain life but certain
obserrances in the manner Of taking
it are generally considered part Of
good behavior
One Of the things that strike foreign
visitors is the sight of an American
audience sitting while the national
anthem Is sung or played. They as
sumo that Americans lack patriotism,
a wrong assumption. The American
who sits IS simply boorish in patriotic
etiquette. 1t Is as tho he ate with his
knife or used his napkin as a hand
kerchief. But throw the flag on the
screen and picture show audience
breaks out in applause and cheers. Still
ninety out Of hundred fails to I'M
cover TO it tho he lifts his hat to a
lady as a token Of respect to her sex.
The man who floats the flag leaves
it on the flagstaff to whip itself to
pieces thru the night. Respect to the
flag requires that it be lowered at
shutdown.
The United States at West Poin.
and all other military reservations and
posts requires this: that the flag shall!
be lowered at shutdown and the Star
Spangled Banner" shall be played only
when the flag is lowered at shutdown
and must never be played In q medley
or rag time.
Why not give the flag and the ma
tional airs the formal respect that
good manners demand?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06

had great deal to do with the max
ing Of the new law. Properly 50. It is
q thing to congratulate humanity upon
when such a sentiment Is forceful
enough to crystalline into a protective
statute.
The new law should be met In the
spirit it was passed and every citizen
constitute himself game warden.
Years ago the songbirds were without
protection and were killed by needless
gunners without restraint. Today the
killing of songbird arouses indigna-
ton and spurs the common citizen to
invoke the law against those who
slaughter those birds Unfortunately.
The song bird protective enactments
came about very much as the closed
than any other force. And the closed
season on quail at least will result in
the closing Of all seasons against the
pursuit OF quail as sport.
Enforce the closed laws to the letter.
Let everyone help enforce them. II
nature affords a prettier sight than
a hen quail with her brood along the
hedges or on the edge Of the barnyards
or cock quail calling from a fence
post, the prettier sight does not come
readily to mind. Let's make such
sights common along Iowa roadsides
and about Iowa farm homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
THE THRIFTY WIFE.

The thrifty wife Il a priceless oOoa
to man who is never appreciated UNI
iii the other. kind mas been given d
thorough trial.
Man has always been considered n
wise. brainy animal, but he has never
yet learned to put anything in the
bank except some relatives life in
surance II is sad reflection upon
mans two-ply intelligence that while
ne handles all Of the money that he
and his wife earn, in so many in
stances none Of 1t reaches the bank ex-
cept to appease the appetite Of sight
draft This has resulted in wide
spread movement to allow women to
run the family till, and whenever this
happens the savings deposits grow
faster than an electric light bill after
the installation OF a 81 toaster
One reason why thrifty wife can
save more money than her husband IS
because she sees SO little Of It. One
OF the evidences Of our corrupt civili-
zsiion is the nonchalance with which
the average man can throw out crisp.
yellow -necked $50 bill and see 1t
broken up into small fragments in the
purchase OF two scent cigars. II q
thrifty wife gets hold OF a $40 bill
she will stand off everybody from the
milk man to the milliner before she
will allow 1t to be split up into small
change. n the male sex had more OF
this spirit the banks Of the country
would have to store their deposits IN
portable corn cribs.
In some homes the thrifty wife runs
things with high hand. It is an In
spring sight to see an economical
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
Billy Bunny and His Friends

I went into a little hut in the woods.
| IL only hade some one to help me,
cried the little rabbit. And just then
along came the circus elephant. When
he heard what had happened he said:
get your gold watch and chain"
How" asked the little bunny. But
the elephant didn't answer He Just
tip-toe along until he reached the
log hut. Then ne peeked in thru a
crack, and so did the little rabbit, after
he had climbed down from the ele-
plants back, OF course.
II see my gold watch and chain!'
"Where?" asked the elephant very
softly.
Hanging around the parrots neck!"
whispered Billy Bunny.
Then the elephant poked his great
long trunk thru the window, and what
do you suppose the parrot did? Why.
she said: POLLY doesn't want watch.
and then she walked along on the ele-
plants trunk right thru the window
and handed the watch to the little rab-
bit. Wasn't that nice Of her?
Then the robbers ran out OF the hut,
but when they saw the big elephant
they turned around and ran the other
way.
"Ha, ha!" laughed the good-natured
beast, there's nice home for you and
me-" and he went inside the long hut
and sat down on chair. But what the
little rabbit did will tell you In the
next story, for he was so busy winding
his gold watch and chain that he won't
J do anything else in this story.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
THE SITUATION AT THE CAPITOL
TCedar RAPIDS GaZette1


Men acquainted with the situation at
the capitol are running with ears to
the ground these days and 1t is barely
possible that Iowa may see some inter-
esting political palavering before long.
The recent row over the bill to provide
an eighth Judge has been proved I'M
necessary provided the seven incum-
bents under the present law tend to
court business and nothing else. has
broken one Of the spikes in the Salin-
ger-Harding steering wheel. The strain
is proving too much for the machine
unless repairs are made.
At least one senator OF whom The
Gazette knows was heard to remark
with considerable vehemence that he
was through with the crowd" and by
that he meant he had cut the strings
that bound him to the organization that
capered into that power at the last
election, leading Harding merrily be-
hind them. This senator had been a
| firm Harding supporter and was more
or less identified with the crowd that
elected the governor. But the eighth
Judge bill was too much for him and
he bucked with considerable and SOM
what surprising energy. He was one
man that spoke plainly his new intent
ions of severing connections with the
Salinger- Harding bunch. Others are
less vehement, but just as determined
| Maybe the present dominant clique In
Iowa's republican ranks will be broker
up before another campaign come!
round; maybe not. At any rate tbs
iron handed administration OF affair!
by men other than the governor, BY
those who got the power without the
votes, is proving a cumbersome mouth
full for not inconsiderable number o
earnest republicans who are openly be-
ginning to talk OF the possibilities 0,
damage to the state at the hands OF thu
machine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MAsoN
BRIGHT LIGHTS

hear men soy. of some bright
youth, "He is prodigy. in sooth! In
all his studies he excels, and we shall
see him wearing bells. upon the daz-
cling heights of fame. before the nm
ish OF the game. A youth OF such sur
passing parts will cut wide swath IN
the arts, or in what field he may have
picked. so mark our words, while we
predict" I've lived and wrought TIL
] am lame: I've seen full many rise to
fame, and one great man / can't recall
who in his youth eclipsed them all. 1t
seems to me it 10 a rule that boys who
cut no grass In school, whose heads
seem made of bone or wood, are those
s,ho later on make good. The prodigies.
who have renown for brightness IN
their native town, to whom their teach
ers point with pride, to whom no tri-
umphs seem denied. down to the deep
|er darkness wend. when youth IL done
and schooldays end. Perhaps It ID be-
cause the praise that they receive In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06

upon Germany But even In that event
we should be in better position 70 In
fluence the final decision II we were in
partnership.
1t is plain that some sort OF interna-
tional agreement must be reached
among the nonwarring nations. The
United States can not afford to chance
another such breakdown of civiliza-
ton for any fancied security we enjoy
from our isolation. The sentiment that
has led us almost to pan-Americanism
on this continent must carry us clear
over to pan humanism for the
world
We must look FOR ali sorts OF zeal
ousies il we enter the war on our own
account and try to end the war by our
selves. No agreement we may reach
with Germany will now satisfy the rest
Of Europe We are going in 20 help
England and France. Why should we
come out in a way to leave England
and France feeling that We have cared
for ourselves but have not cared FOR
them? II we are to be the big brother
to the other democracies why not take
pot luck with them?
incidentally there is another argu-
ment for n joinder of causes. Such
joind der Will bring us as il has brought
England and France and Russia into
working relations with Japan. There
will be guaranty for the future in this
working relation, for in some way the
east and west must be brought togeth-
err Japan is too strong not to be taken
into account, and an ounce Of friendly
recognition is likely to prove enor-
mousiy better than million men in
arms or a navy to fill the seas.
This is the argument for joining the
allies, rather than maintaining an in
dependent war. 1t will not prove an
easy argument to refute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
schoolboy days swells up their cram.
ums more or less, and that ID fatal to
success.
Machine Made Trenches.

Among the various types of trench
diggers employed on the battle fields
by Germany and its allies Is a big MAJ
chine OF American maIlufaoturs
before the war probably was used for
cutting drainage bitches or making ex-
cavations for pipes and conduits. II Is
OF the same general character as some
of those used in many Of our own CIT
les for more peaceful purposes. Catsf-
pillar treads enable It to negotiate fair
" soft fields in spite OF it, heavs
weight It is equipped Ssith the usuai
series Of buckets about the csrcumrer-
ence of a big revolving wheel ana y
operated by gas engine mounted q.
the front end The buckets are dumped
as they reach the top, the dirt falling
onto belt conveyor and being distr-S
buted along one side of the excava Il
ton forming a parapet-as the ma
chine travels ahead. Such an appar-
atus requires the attention Of onisg
three or four men and ACCOMMODATES
the work OF a hundred or more - Po Iu--
lar Mechanics Magazine SIS "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06

ITO be fair the legislature had best
back up on this. So far as . four
year term is concerned 1t may be an
improvement over the present system,
while alternating the election Of OIL
citals is desirable"
Winter in the lap OF spring-when
You buy ice while you are still shovel
Ing coal into the furnace" exclaims
the Burlington Hawkeye.
"The last fall It was claimed that
this winters Legislature would do Won
ders," sorrowfully recalls the Britt
Tribune. ut doesn't seem to be doing
anything but chew the rag"
When congress within a day or two
declares the existence Of state OF
war between the United States and
Germany, there need be no misappre-
hension as to the meaning Of the ac-
ton" says the Sioux City Journal. 1T
Will mean that every American re-
source which may prove effective In
n test of strength has been pledged
to the defeat of Germany"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
JOINING THE ALLIES.


At least two fundamental reasons
ylay be urged for Joining the allies II
we are to enter into aggressive war
First Of ALL we are entering the war,
not because Of a technical violation Of
our rights on the ocean. but because
the feeling has grown upon Americans
that the allies must win.
Secondly. the time for International
ism has come and the United States
might as we'll recognize now az later
that our fortunes are tied up with the
fortunes Of the other denocracies Of
the world. We must Join with them for
disarmament and for the elimination OF
war.
It Is not plain that the United States
could lose anything in an alliance with
England, France and Russia unless 1t
might be that these other belligerents
should take an altogether sanguinary
view OF the peace terms TO be imposed