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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
Get READY FOR
THE CONVENTION

The Annual Conferences having had
their innings. the Liberty Loan Cam
paign being well taken care Of. every
body now turns eagerly to the coming
of the Eighth Annua, 5. S. Convention
for Worcester County, which is to be
held Wednesday. May lst. in the NJ. f.
Church in Girdetree.
These meetings grow in power and
influence with each passing year
Through this medium the Sunday School
life of Worcester has been quickened.
better methods have been inaugurated,
higher standards have been raised. and
more effective work ia being done.
This is enough 10 establish in our
minds. without any question or doubt,
that there is need for Organized Sunday
School Work in Worcester
This year We are throwing all our
energy into one day program. which
promises TO be intensely interesting TO
all people who realize the great need
for training our young people in the
work of the Master.
With all confidence in the good sun
day School people of the County to rally
on this great occasion. am looking
forward to its coming with the most
pleasant anticipations.
A strong force coming from the State
headquarters in Baltimore. reinforced
with our leading Ministers and Church
people. we are assured of day full of
JOY and inspiration. Come enjoy it with
US.
Cordially Yours,
o. NJ. SH0CKLEY, Pres.
Worcester Co. s. S. Association.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
Men Is to Is Would be Called to
War and Older Ones to
the Industries

Washington.-A plan for more
complete mobilization of American
man power. which has been under
consideration by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr for some time, has
been submitted to the President,
through the General staff of the Ar
my. The movement which contem-
plates the registering of several addi-
tional millions of men, has received
impetus from the earnestneS of the
calls from our allies for more help.
The plan, briefly, is to secure leg
islation that will authorize the en-
rollment of all men between Is and
IS or 80 years of age. and make them
available for whatever purposes the
Government finds necessary in order
TO prosecute in the most efficient man
ner its war program. Its plan is so
far-reaching and so radical that it is
certain to encounter a degree of OPP
position. both in Congress and else
where. but il is felt that events are
shaping themselves rapidly in its
favor.
older men in less essential industries,
would be made available for essential
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman. who
liked his meat raw. civilization has
learned lot about the scientific treat.
inent OF the things we eat
Naturally none Of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw. our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground.
Cur coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis.
covcry recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED
This wonderful new idea-simple
Ike all great iaventions-was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette-made OF toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has a mellow flavor. entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It is a pipe to-
baccoandLUcKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
ARE CALLED TO
THE COLORS
More Worcester County Boys TO
Go il Training Monday at
Camp Meade, Md.

pn,..n,n, ~ or,r,. from, tbe Adm
,ant General. office M. Iocnl Ho.nd
- Worccs,o, County III. called move
mon for induction into military scry-
ire The ii.i disclosos ,bo namo- of
mon Who bayn boen sum.
noncJ IA rcport ~ mo ocnI poard NJ
,hrao o'clock SUNDAY afternoon Anril
18Th Entontainment will 10 provided
for tho men n snow nm SUNDAY
nlpht and tbcy will entrnin a, siy
o'clock lIondav morning for Camp
Meade
The III, of per,on. called sunday j.
q, follows;
Tbomas II Dovnnv Ocoan civ
Noxi@v Cbarlcs C;,ay %nwart
Harlei Landing pocomoko
Jobn Arthur pu.ev ~uo,y nan
Elton \ Rn;d Wclboefnn
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
JOHN ". STATION. solicitor.
Assignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

BY virtue Of the power contained in a
mortgage from Charles /. Timmons and
Elizabeth Timmons. his wife. to John
W. station. dated December -. 1911.
recorded among the land records oil
Worcester County in l.iber @ b. G.
No. 70. folio I'll. assigned by said John
w. station to the Trustees OF Trinity NJ
+. Church, Newark. Maryland, and by
said Trustees reassigned TO the said
John W station. default having occurred
in said mortgage. the undersigned will
sell at public auction. Tor cash in front
OF the Court House door in the town Of
Snow Hill. Worcester County Maryland.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
NO SLACKERS
ARE ALLOWED
The State Agents Are Searching
Worcester County This Week
For Them

Mr. William T. Collins. Special Agent
for the State Compulsory Work Bureau
has been in Worcester County this
week looking up able bodied men, who
are not working, and have no steady
employment. with the purpose Of max
ing them do something to help out the
labor situation caused BY the war.
Mr. Collins has yanked up number
OF the slackers. and made them regis
ter In some cases he has found EN-
ployment for them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
SATURDAY,
April 9th, A. d. 1918

all those two pieces Of real estate known
as the Glendale Hotel property and the
Bell property situated on the south side
of Wicomco street between Baltimore
Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue. and
in front of the Passenger Station at
Ocean City. Maryland These proper.
ties consist OF one fourteen-room MOTEL
with large wash room and two summer
Kitchens one .ive-room dwelling and
two stores Land measurements 100
feet frontage. - feet deep All build
ings are electrically lighted throughout
and in good repair All taxes paid up to
January lst, 1915 VIII offer both
properties together or separately.
This Is one Of the best located public
properties on Ocean City. AMI Is a
chance for some one 70 purchase prop
erty that will soon pay for itself Could
be rented for Sl25.u1 net per season.
Immediate possession will be given
the purchaser
Terms Of Sale One third cash. bal
ance al twelve months time with APP
proved security
GUY K. AYRES.
Attorney for owner
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
HOT FIGHTING
BY AMERICANS
Germans are Feeling Effects Of Withering Fire
Of Brave Americans. They Are Upholding
The Fame of Their Country

The soldiers had hot fighting during the
They have wthsood the charges of the Germans and
them back their trenches Many individual acts of
recorded One young American armed only with
pistol have charged machine and killed
eight Germans.
The British fleet played havoc with the German submarine
and Zeebrugge Made bold attack the Zee
brugge canal submarine with time fuse and blew her
and the pier up with sunk the
entrance canal bottle the German submarines the
operation German destroyer ammed and cut
in half Many Germans death on the mole.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
COUNTY BUYS
LIBERTY BONDS
County Commissioners Subscribe
S6.000.00 of the Aims House
Fund to Liberty Loan

The County Commissioners were in
regular session last Tuesday. and trans
acted considerable business. A large
delegation was before them in the in
terest of having the county property at
Public Landing put in repair. The late
North East storm damaged the pier to
the extent of about five hundred dollars.
and it was before that in need of re-
pairs. Captain William I. Scott made
an examination of the damage to the
pier. and was with the delegation ready
to give an estimate Of cost. The Com
missioners gave an order that the work
be done at cost not to exceed 5000. 90.
and named Messrs o. NJ. Purnell. G. w
Vincent. Charles L. Shockley and Thos
r. Selby committee to supervise the
repairs. Captain Scott will do the work.
Another important action Of the
Board was an order passed by it to use
s.. 0o0.00 Of the Aims House Fund for
the purchase of Liberty Bonds The
amount was apportioned among the
twelve banks in the county. each one
receiving $4,000.
Ordered by the Board that Beachamp
Smith be put on the out of Door pension
list from May !. l9ls, at S per month.
Mrs. Lille Phillips and Lawrence
Nickers were committed to the Eastern
Shore State Hospital for the insane at
Cambridge Maryland
John Purnel was committed to the
Brownsville State Hospital for the
Negro Insane at Brownsville, Maryland.
Ordered by the Board tina; Mrs. Ella
Riggin be allowed a rebate on erroneus
assessment OF 81 50 from the year 1909
to 1916.
Ordered by the Board that the Treas
urer pay the following bills:
W. +. Hickman 4 Company SIP Is.
shells used bv the county at Pocomoke
City.
". ?. Hickman & Company. $iol II
shells used by the town of Pocomoke.
Pocomoke City to be charged with same
H. B. Pichsrd $4,000 money adj
yanced for freight on shells a, POGO.
moke City
w. 2. Hickman & Company, $l22 80.
shells used at Whaleyville
b. c. 4 a. Railway Company. So IS.
freight on shells used at Whaleyvile.
+. S. Carmean. S2l7.72. lumber and
work on furnace bridges.
George " Lilly. $50 %. Court stenog-
rapher to March /, 1915
". 6 Kerbin. $50 Il account of Jack
Timmons. witness March Term
f. C. Shockley, SIT p, work on roads.
J. a. Boston : o8. supplies for per
sonal assessment
Theo L. II Wimbrough. 50. 80. re-
pairs to road machinery
Thomas T. Brimer. $1,000 work on
roads
George Riley. $l2.00, rent of house
for 1917 for Kendall and AnnieWiliams.
Maryland State Roads Commission.
S2i7 80. use of roller on Stockton State
AID Road.
H. B. Pilchard, $5s. a. money advanc-
ed for work on shell road
George Beasley. $500. work on shell
road.
Z. A. Pusey. $&i.O5. work on shell
road.
Charles Niblett. SIS 70. work on roads.
S. NJ. Atkinson $50 so work on roads
W. II. Scott. S.; -. work on roads.
Samp West. ST. 30. work on roads.
K. F. Dennis. So IS. work on roads.
Phillip Timmons. 50 90. work on roads.
J. +. Hopkins. SIS 80, lumber for
roads.
Marion b. DishBroon. $l2 90 work.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
TUESDAY,
May 7th, A. D.. 1918.

all that tract Or parcel OF land lying and
being situate in the Fourth Election
District Of Worcester County in the
State Of Maryland. called Ash swamp
or By whatsoever name or names the
same may be known or called. contain
ing fifty three acres. more or less. and
being the same land which was convey
ed to the said Charles T.. Timmon- hy
William Townsend and wife and John
Archer and wife by deed dated January
j. 1907, recorded among the land records
OF Worcester County aforesaid in l.iber
.. d. {. No 10. folio iai. Taxes will
he paid 10 January !. lal, Title pap
ers at expense Of purchaser
JOHN ". STATION.
Assignee
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
Sale
OF VALUABLE
House and Lot
IN BERLIN. MD
n

BY virtue OF power Of sale contained
in mortgage TO l.. Jane johnson from
Eugene NJ. Adkins and wife. dated
September :. 1915. recorded among the
land records Of Worcester County. Mary.
land. in Liber O. D. {. No %. folio 5l2,
the undersigned attorney named in said
mortgage for foreclosure in event Of
default as has occurred in the payment
of said mortgage, will offer AT public
sale in front OF the Atlantic Hote in
Berlin. Md on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
Notice TO Creditors

Notice ia hereby given that the sub
scrber mas obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County. Maryland.
letters Testamentary on the personal
estate of
HENRY T. BELL.
late of Worcester County. deceased
All persons having claims against the
deceased. are hereby warned 20 exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof. TO
the subscriber. on or before the 18th
day of November, l9ls. They may other
wise by law be excluded from all
benefits Of the said estate. All persons
indebted TO said estate are requested TO
make immediate payment. Given under
my hand this 9th day of April. 1918.
HELEN BELL RAYNE.
Executrix.
t;-ASBURY C. RILEY.
Register of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
HAS
BIG MEETING

The Liberty Loan meeting at
Stockton last night was a great
success. $3l, 10000 was raised,
which was nearly five times he'
quota.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
NATURALLY.

"My fiancee takes my waxed mus
tache too seriously"
"But, then a waxed mustache is a
cereous matter"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
STATE of MARYLAND
OFFICE OF THE
Secretary OF State

To Al Whom It May Concern:
Notice i hereby given that applica-
tion has been made to the Governor of
Maryland for the pardon or parole of
ESTELLE ESSEN.
who was convicted on March 18th. 1915
in the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. OF larceny. and sentenced to
the Maryland Penitentiary for the period
of five years.
The Governor will take up the said
case for final decision on or after Mon
day. April % 1918. 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 ". SIMMONS,
Secretary of State.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27

The Democratic Messenger is the
leading newspaper of Worcester Co.
Are you a subscriber?
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

b. competent authority vested in
me by the owner. will cell in front OF
the Atlantic Hotel at Berlin. Maryland.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
For Sale

Scotland Farm located near Snow
Hill. containing 575 acres. 200 Of which
are cleared. balance in timber The
timber is estimated at from ! to mil
lion feet. Win sell as whole. or tim
Der separately. Easy terms
For further particulars apply 70
5. WILKINS MATTHEW'S.
oak Hall. Va
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27

CALVIN B TAYLOR. Att'y.at.Law.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27
Notice OF
Citizens Meeting

A Citizens Meeting will be held in
the Firemen's Room, Municipal Build
ing. Snow Hill, on
MONDAY.
April 29th, 1918,
at eight o'clock, .. m. for the pur-
pose OF nominating a Mayor and four
Councilmen to succeed those whose
terms are about to expire.
C. W. CoRDDRY. Mayor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-27

WILLIAMF. JoHNsoN,At,'y-at-Law
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
CATCH FISH FREE Booklet Tells How
Postage Sc. Geo Julian, Albany Bldg, Boston, Mass
HOW SNAKES HELP FARMER
Man Who Knows Points Out How
Valuable to the TilIer of the
Soil Are Their Services.

Snakes are a valuable asset and
there should he Il campaign against
killing them. writes Gayne 7. X. Nor
ton, in the American Forestry Mnga-
zine. The article goes on TO show
what the snake does for food conSer-
vntion by ways of killing rodents ana
insects, the greatest enemies to grain
that man knows. The public has be-
come acquainted with snakes as never
before. writes Mr.. Norton, because of
the thousands who have been engaged
in the campaign for war gardens that
has been conducted by the national
emergency food garden commission.
with this summer the millions of
war gardens have given the snake pop
uar interest. tremendously increased
tillage has brought people and snakes
together.
Unless much education work is
done the number of snakes that will
be killed next year by the well-mean-
ing but miSinfOrned gardeners will be
very large. Our snakes are Il national
asset worth many millions of dollars
and should be conserved. The rela-
ton they bear TO successful crops is
important-m0re important than even
the average farmer realizes"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
PATRIOTS, BEHIND THE LINES
BY BARNETTA BROWN
of the ViqiIantes.

These patriots are way, way behind
the lines. They live in Brooklyn, and
not only in Brooklyn, but far in the
rear of Brooklyn, where the last end
of subway is coming to conclusion.
These patriots may be called alien pa
triOts, for many Of them have not been
here long. They are small patriots,
for the eldest is only about ten. Their
mothers keep the homes, and their
fathers dig the peaceful trenches for
the subway. So they are not very
well-tO-dO patriots. In fact, they are
quite otherwise; they are poor in ev-
erything but patriotism. In that they
are very rich. They are full of it.
crammed in, pressed down and run
ming over, as you will agree. 1t bub-
bled so, inside of them, that they had
to put it into expression, somehow.
But how? They had just nothing to
express with. No pennies to make
fund to send somewhere; no pennies
to buy tobacco for the soldiers pipes;
no pennies to buy wOrsted to knit
with. What should they do?
A hopeless little group they were as
they stood one day, discussing ways
and means, or rather, the utter lack
of them, till at last the situation was
cleared by one determined little mite.
She took off one of her mittens, say
ing:
II can change the other one round.
Anyhow you can't knit with mittens
on"
Five or six pairs of childish eyes
watched her eagerly, as she COM
menced to unravel her mitten.
eco get me some skewers, Johnny"
Johnny flew, and soon returned with
several. The nearest butcher had been
kind.
I'm going to knit" the small girl
announced. "Tm going to knit squares
for blankets, for those Belgian ba-
bies."
The idea caught at once. Such
scurrying as there was! Mothers were
pleaded with; odd corners were
searched; even ash barrels were in
vestigated. From unsupported quar-
tiers old tams, old scarfs, old shawls,
old stockings, old mittens, were
brought forth. All things that could
be spared, and some that could not.
but everything that could be gotten
hold of that would unravel was I'M
earthed; and the work began, ana
went on. The children knitted with
skewers, with pieces of steel, with any
thing that would hold a stitch and
connect it with another.
And so we found them one day, Sit
ting all huddled together on the stoop
of one of the tenements; all knitting
with the crinkly wool, the little
squares. 1t was picture of child
life not easily forgotten, and we
watched, and thought; and as we
turned away, we knew that our hearts
would always be more soft and KIND,
because we had seen this little group
of little patriots, knitting their little
squares. to cover the little cold babies
of Belgium.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

fingers to the oone, It's these people.
What. then, is wanted, in order that
they may get to yo-lr young friend
twenty minutes sooner, an hour sooner.
five hours sooner? What will do this
Money, that's all. More money
means more Red Cross people on the
field, more Red Cross ambulances on
service, more equipment, more medi-
cines, more instruments, more band
ages, more dressings-more everything.
The Red Cross has got efficiency work
ed up to its highest point. 1t is doing
it's best-it can do no more.
But you can do more. All you've
got to do is to multiply this efficiency
and keep on multiplying it. And dol
lars will do that-nothing but dollars.
If your dollars can get a wounded man
attention twenty minutes earlier than
he otherwise would get it, you give him
a hundred chances where he has but
one-you are likely to save his life.
You've subscribed to the Red Cross be-
fore-we all understand that. We all
did that, too. But our friend over
there in the trenches is likely to get
wounded half a dozen times. He's
asking, in his desperation, for your
help, your money. He needs it badly
now. Every dollar that you put in may
heal one wound. Every fifty dollars
that you put in may save one life-or
more.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

who have any trouble of this kind what
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
hound has done for me. "-NELLIE b.
BRITT1NaHAM, Cos Calverton I'd, Balti-
mere, Md.
1t is only natural for any woman 70
dread the thought of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
win pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
fore submitting to such trying ordeal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Good Model. Anyicw,

Myrt-I can't understand why you
care so much for Mr. Rewral He
seems old-faShioned to me. Imagine
u mnn coming to see you and going
home at ten O'Clock.
Gert-Well. he may seem like an old
model, hut you got TO give him credit
for haviHg a self-Starter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

Through German sources comes the
assertion that the soviet government
of Russia has declared ii will ally
itself with Germany If an Anglo-Jap-
anese expedition intervenes in Siberia.
No doubt Lenine would commit him.
self to such a course, but it is ques-
ton whether he would be- sustained
by any great numbers of Russians.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
A PRAYER
BY JAMES w. WISE
~S ak NE:-:fAA4n@

Oh God of right, to thee today
We raise in awe our fervent prayer:
Grant victory unto the men
Who fight for freedom over there.
We do not ask a victor's prize,
But power to stay the cruel hand
OF Prussian tyranny and greed,
And to avenge a plundered land.
Today we seek thee in the fight,
Thy mighty arm Of wrath made bare;
Lord God of hosts, thy cause redeem
And right the wrong!-This is oul
prayer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

WA Nk4S0G' ~sAANs
aches and e very
month would have to
stay in bed most or
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for a time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation.
My sister asked me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h q ms Vegetable
Compound b e t or q
consenting t o a n
operation. | took
FIVE bottles Of itand
it has completely
cured me and my
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
THE WOMAN'S GIFT
By BLANCHE SHOEMAKER WAC

sv BLANCHE SHOEMAKER WAC
STAFF
of the Vigilantes.
I cannot shoulder rifle
Or march as soldiers do,
cannot cross the shell-fields
When smoke obscures the blue.
I cannot tend the cannon
Or brave the shrapnel-shower,
/ cannot join the host who die
For freedom, hour by hour.
cannot swoon in glory
Upon a battle-plain,
Yeti can give my loved ones life
And know a martyrs pain.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Spurueon's Philosophy.

To get, we must give; to accumu-
late. we must scatter; to make our
selves happy. we must make others
happy.-C. II. Sturgeon.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

Germany's penetration of western
Russia and Finland has been accom-
panied by such brutalities that the
minority socialists in the reichstag
have been attacking the governments
policy strongly. Their leader Hugo
Haase. asserts that since the Germans
entered Einl md $4,000 workDen nave
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.--"Nearly four years
suffered from organic troubles, ner-