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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
WHY ERABANT is HoNo9E7
neltiFn Province Has Figured Lonc
and coriously in the History
OF the Nation.

The M" nf duke of ltrahant is givci.
thu crown prince nf Belgium to per.
prtu"t" ~" n:l.c f he most r"rutl',
pr"Nincr uf he ration II is ohi
about The Siz, If Rhode Island. hu'
ln> IhIio, the population. II was con
pu"r'd ~ tnrsnr settled by 500
i'rinkS. mlrc"ly'l ugi Ia Germany and
nnrdr II rau -. Lower Lorraine H.
hen included No"th Binhant nov thr
'argr>i province IN Holland Fer =
vim" II vas ;llr pawn of its ruin"
dukes. hut IN l:;il The people wrr>tr,'
'Lr "l"y"uSc ;.n'i,e." which WIS ;'..i
"a the british u .na Chnr'n. fr"..
i'nkc John Ill Iil3hnnt passed d" ".
cause 90 Hursupdt aud then fr,l .rl
Sr i'h d,Hainiua, uuiil the treat! %;
't""'li gave II Ia The llap~hi'"-:> ~
Austria II was ~ BRUSSELS 'l.t Ne
UPRISING against Spanish fyrann, Was
l., -uu which Resulted in the 80 Nv.. -
WG:' 81 Independence The naiiun hrrr
he liIp~hiir" Nikr no more " illu.iN
nni vhru Joseph II tried To- inicrf re
viii the "lnt Enlrec." he pr"clp!iar"d
'hr revolt "f l1Na Al Brussels. t,n
was foUrui,d n revelation uf 80
against the Dutch rule. which resulted
n the iud"prndrus" nf Belgium. One
0f M" first acts of the urw nation WAS
To adopt the Eruhani cnlors far The M.
ilnnnl ilag. md the linn NJ Erilant ns
the national coat of-nrms
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06

p . double music room c;:ar in view.
4 Was brilliantly lighted for ,hc
ndsttly HOP" ANA even from wher"
ihcN Stood thcy could 500 The court
( irene her DARK hair ana white
.i'm shoulders n Md to thou. ana
>IrrorHdin. her 40 lhr uN".liih'r. best
ouil men IN The hotel lht major
rovrrd and lau.hei nj the same time.
Saw: Shes kerl me busy refusing
u'i"r> ever sine" she got ont ui Sch"nl
l.rc WEEKS u@o Shes Just ~eNCnic.u
ud he paused. lljr Nest words
hat WnulS commit him 10 future mat.
tntrN tr,inhline on his ton ic Mrs.
..nIhrup | itod her head aad luohrd
- Hin ailrutiVcly. ~ nrs;ly her gray
YES Used with understanding sym
Grhy. They had >liadnWs beneath
hem. and her skin was dusky lik. a
ra Il blow vase, the lips beautiful
'".c touch. and II deep dimplc IN her
..nlcd chin. And suddenly The major
as stumbling IKE boy. tcii;ns her
,"w the one hope 81 his life was to
m her ~ H. WIFE
"l,ul what uh,ut Irene: She has
cen rvcrS 'h'ns To you ever s.nce
Our sister '!.f'"
'Sui'irirn. 90 III" day is The evil
hereof, qroi"d The waior. lirns her
aud cln~" 10 HI. li..
The ucN, morning. before her break
nsi IRIS! had been sent NJ. Mrs l.ath.
np had caller. There came heavy.
imperative rap ~ The uUtcr door Of
rr suite. and then ihr door OPENED
md strange man entered Surely II
as u strange man Mrs. l.athrup gave
frightened little cry ami sal up in
cd. her six nr.l!gr drawn close about
or shoulders. ~ she stared al him
lr was five foot ten. and broad OF
boulder. tanned and Iuhilani.
'nsliy. healthy ynungsier OF nineteen
Mother. you grand old darling. how
re youf' lie wrapped her about In
swift. hungry embrace that left her
rushed and nghasi. II came sooner
han expected To. because bunch of
he follows were bound this way AMI
: wanted to make the races with them
Il New London. Gee. the ocean smells
:ond. I'm hungry too"
".lalph" she Iua
salmosi scrhlN
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
KILLED BY CAR ON
WAY TO CHURCH

Cambridge, Md, Dec. Wat
son Hastings, of Waddells Cor
ner, was killed on the road near
Preston, Caroline County, this
afternoon, by a car driven. it is
said, by Mr.. Russell. Hastings
who was deaf and of poor eye
sight, was on his way to church.
His skull was fractured. Rela-
tives exonerate the driver of
blame.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06

you" Tie kissed her lnughingly. with
out rcmorsc. ITS funny To have such
pretty little mother. III bet roCS!
you're u heart smashcr yet"
Mrs. Lnihrop WINGED at the last
word. Yet: Her forty-cight years had
never fnced her So uncomprolnisingl
before. Later on ~ they walked along
The board walk To the beach. she felt
her heart beat fast at the thought oi
the Impending meeting with the major
Her liitle boy she had called him, nii'.
ne had really seemed that. II laG
been three wears S!nrc She had sc'h
him aud he had been II little. awk
ward. grown cub of II boy. atd
now he WIS n man. She wondered Il
It would mean the end of her own mia
summer romance Would the maJn
.tahd the shucSi suddenly liaph CAV
Il low whistle and looked ahead ~.
Iheni. his eyes keen with quick joy.
SAY. mother dear. excu>" iar Ju.
u minute. won't your There's II s'r
me; ont Vest
She sal down 20 wall Tor him uu'ic-
ann ~ ,h.. .,,,.i,.,Io .h.l,.rs and brr.
the mujor j"incd her. He WAS dcli.h
fully proprieiar! ald tender with hr'
aud ,hrn he si-hcl and muiionr,! Il
hmr - n,ol Joy,n ., m. beach
rvu r.m.. showed h.hind a rnr.,
red par:..nl.
Il t"ld Irene This m"ruu2 AMI .
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
Tai,es Auto w IN Him.

Whenever Premier Clemcnceau
travels IN II special train his au,ono
bile Is always carried on HAT ear nj
he end. II n railroad wreck delays
his train he resorts TO the automobile
This happened the either day when. on
returning from his vacation IN vendae
"A wrecked freight train blocked he
track.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
GOOD REASON.

Why don't you try cooking with
electricity?
Because we are trying to keep
down current expenses.
JUST OPPOSITE.
Has Jaggs lost his character?
No; unfortunately for him, it has
just been discovered.
CONVERSATIONS.
suppose you have your own trials
in the clock making business. Some
Of your works always on strike?
Yes, but | am never worried over
my hands wanting an cight-hour day.
4 NECESSITY.
There is great need for the coming
of half-ccnt pieces.
Why so?
Then people can afford TO give
tips.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01

Boosters that crow night and day
and have no sense Of proportion at ALL"
Is the way William Almon Wolff de-
scribes Haiti's only fowl Of any i'm
portance, In an article In Golfers. In
addition he accuses them Of not being
educated, "like the mass Of the popu-
lation." and Of being Ignorant Of the
fact that a cocks business Is to let
an unobservant world which wouldn't
notice the phenomenon itself, know
that the sun has risen." when II
comes to cock fighting In HAITI" Mr..
Wolff writes, "the rooster plays a very
important role. Sunday afternoon is
the great time for that" he says, "and
all day Sunday you may see sporting
Haitians going about with gamecock
or two under their arms. There are
two rings In Port au Prince; thousands
Of men gather there every Sunday af-
ternoon and bet on their favorites.
Haitian cockfighting Is not a very bru-
tai affair; the birds aren't spurred. 1t
is the custom for the owner of the los
ing rooster to cry quits before much
damage is done"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
FORGET THE N0N-ESSENTIALs
Their Pursuit Takes Time That Might
Far Better Be Devoted to Seek.
Ing Higher Things.

A political writer has said that for
merly, when our forefathers became
dissatisfied, they pushed further into
the wilderness; but that now, II any
thing goes wrong. we run bowling to
Washington after special legislation.
In the same spirit our age Is turning
to surface conditions for strength and
peace, remarks the Unpopular Review.
"Poor but Free" was everywhere writ
ten with chalk or charcoal on the
houses of Florence when II was be-
sieged, and I'm the streets Of the city
there was kindness, generosity and the
absence of thought Of self. The In
sistent phrasing Of our moral and So
cial right to all the ease and splendOr
of the world which we can make our
own has It's place. We have altogether
too much needless and shameful pow
erty; but we need to remember, never
theless, that poverty has been the
school of some Of the finest attributes
and the best achievements Of the race.
Eaualizing the outward condition of
men cannot be an adequate substitute
for the ancient discipline of hardship
and self-restraint.
Essentials are few. He who Is con-
tent with them saves from the pursuits
of nonessentials time which he can de-
vote to fitting others to attain essen
tials; and that, we take II, is about
the noblest use that can be made Of
time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
IN HEART OF MOORISH CITIES
Houses to Which Few Visitors Pene-
trate Are Frequently Luxurious
In Their Appointments.

Through the narrow lanes of Moor
ish cities the water carrier, who has
filled his goat-skins at the nearest
fountain, plies his trade from house to
house. The town of Morocco does not
extend open, smiling arms to the stran-
ger. The houses present cold, forbid
ding fronts. The winding, irregular
streets twist and turn In d bewildering
fashion, and the low arches, often link
ing house with house, convert the
streets into series of high-walled,
semiOpen courtyards, still more con-
fusing to the uninitiated But IL one
Is privileged to enter through the mas
sive gates formidably REINFORCED with
heavy iron bands and heavily bolted,
one may step into courtyards inlaid
with mosaics and ornamented with
laced arabesQues, surrounded with
arched passageways, richly carved and
covered with luxuriant hangings; into
a melancholy garden tagged with an
Client white stones, where a marble
fountain plays softly and great Or
ange trees are outlined voluptuously
against the white walls and the un-
clouded sky. Who knows how many
wistful harem ladies have languished
there, what fantastic tragedies have
been spun on curlously fatalistic silken
threads From Through the Gates
Of the Moghreb," by Elsie F. Well, In
Asia Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
Human FraIlties.

Our structure, both external and in
ternal, Is full of imperfection yet
there Is nothing In nature but what Is
Of use. not even inutility itself.
There is nothing In this universe
which has not some proper place 1t 1t.
Our being Is cemented with certain
mean qualities; ambition, jealousy.
envy. revenge. superstition, despair,
have so natural a lodgment In us that
the image Of them is discerned In the
brute beasts; nay cruelty itself, vice
so much out Of nature; for even In
the midst Of compassion we feel within
US an unaccountable bitter-sweet IT'LL
lation of in-natured pleasure In seeing
another suffer; and even children are
sensible of it.-Montaigne.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01

of scansion upon those who fail to pro-
duce this evenings home work at to-
morrow's class"
AS was her habit after long speech,
Miss Graham crossing her long, thin
arms akimbo over her scant expanse
of bosom and taking In the entire room
with a single glance as II to detect
some hidden culprit, sharply asked:
us there any point not clearly under
stOOd?"
AS a rule the bulk of her instruction,
couched In bookish language, sailed
over the heads of her pupils who for
bore availing themselves of her offer
to further explain, as they had learned
their questions resulted only In a repe-
tition of instructions. But contrary to
the usual habit, a miss of fourteen,
with twentieth century written on her
face In unmistakable signs Of powder
shouting defiance to the unwashed
neck below, arose timidly from her
seat.
Miss Graham" came In the self
conscious voice of child hearing It
self In room where whispering was
a penal offense, may the incident we
tell be about lover"
Miss Graham's arms sank Imply to
her side. Ii is not on record that any
one had ever tried to determine just
how long ago she was fourteen, but II
is safe to surmise In that day love was
not included In the public school cur
riculum. There was difficulty In an
swering this precocious pupil, and, Of
course, ignorance even of such a sub
ject must not be admitted.
1T Is only necessary for me to re-
peat" was the response In the metal
lie tone of gears habit, that the In
cident upon which your story Is found
ed be true"
And fearing lest she be unable to an
swer further questioning as safely,
Miss Graham rang the gong for dis
mlssal. AS the children filed from the
room In an orderly line she dejectedly
sat down, elbows on the desk, with
chin cupped In the hollow Of her palms
and pressed her eyelids with the tips
Of long, lean fingers.
MAY the incident we tell be about
lover sounded In her ears, and eyes
tightly shut, again saw this growing
child entering girlhood asking permits
sion to write about that which had
somehow passed her by.
Passed me by" repeated Miss Ora
ham mentally. mo, not while memory
lasts"
Loud voices of the moment as the
boys wrangled over their "mibs" and
the less ineligible tumble of jingles
which time immemorial has associated
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
WHY SOCKS HAVE CLOCKS"
They Wore Originally Made, II 10 A.
serted, to Hold the Seams
1 In Hosiery.

II Is surprising how much Of the past
still remains, more especially In regard
to the clothes we wear.
On the backs of most gloves will be-
found three thin strips. These marks
correspond to the fourchette pieces
between the fingers. In earlier times
gloves were not made so neatly as
they are today, and the stitching of
the fingers was carried down part of
the way on to the back Of the glove,
braid being used to conceal the seams.
To practically similar reason does
the clock on sock owe Its origin. says
London Answers. In the days when
stockings were made of cloth the
seams occurred where the clocks are
now displayed. the decoration being
utilized to hide the seams.
p The little bow which will invariably
be found in the leather band inside
a mans hat is survival of the time
when a hat was made by taking a
piece of leather, boring two holes
through II and drawing 1t together with
a piece Of string.
Handkerchiefs were not always
square. At one time they were shaped
to the users fancy. 1t CHANGED that
this irregularity displeased Queen Ma
RE Antoinette. who suggested one win
ter evening at Versailles that a uni
form shape would be an indication Of
good taste. The result was decree
u
Of 1875, enacting that all pocket hand
kerchiefs should have right-angled
edges henceforward.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
Founded on Fact
By PETER HOPE

paper 5yhuicutoJ
To the forty-odd children Of ado
descent age Miss Graham. freshman
English teacher In room 124 OF the
Peabody High school, was the embodi-
ment Of wisdom. TO their untitled
minds, looking to the nearest pinnacle
for q desirable goal, Miss Graham's
knowledge, ranging from an easy famil-
iarity with Chaucer to unconscious free
dom with dactylic verse, was indeed
the very highest rung on the ladder OF
education.
But II was fortunate for the esti-
mable lady that these youthful mental-
ties did not demand that so superior a
being dress In fashions Of the minute,
not that even passing good looks were
an accompanying requisite. For 1t must
be admitted that while Miss Graham
was q most excellent teacher OF Eng
lish, she was an abOminable dresser,
and her straight hair combed straight
back sent 'fr. Strenly, sole male In
structOr at the school, scurrying many
a morning to his gymnasium, where
he worked his classes extra hard In an
effort to eradicate the unpleasant i'm
preston.
For tomorrow's assignment" Miss
Graham was saying In her usual dry,
high-pitched soprano on this balmy
June afternoon toward the close OF the
summer semester, leach pupil Will
bring to class an original composition
founded on fact. 1t need only be an
incident, but 1t must be true, for any
successful writer will tell you that
realism Is the foundation Of all fiction.
l shall impose a penalty Of forty lines
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01

Australia is the only country that
possesses two floral emblems. Be
sides the waffle" she has the wara-
tab, described by her earliest botanists
as the most magnificent plant which
her prolific soil provides. At one time
this national flower figured on Aus
tralian postage stamps and postcards.
The botanical title Of the waratah
(Telopes). was suggested by the great
distance at which the brilliant GRIM
son blossoms can be seen. Australian
black men. suck these flowers for the
copious honey they contain, and thus
In war time they dsfed their food
controller.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01

"Clothes make the man," the lack OF
them the woman.
The woman who does her own house
work doesn't have much fun at party
where servants are the chief topic OF
conversation.
If the way to Judge the future is by
the past good many folks are going
to have a tough time of it in Heaven,
or wherever they 90.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
Did More Than Come Back.

James mamma left Jane home alone
for a few moments while she ran
around to the store. Before going she
told Jane that she positively must not
let the cat In before she returned. Jane
assured her mother that she would do
az she was told and not let him In.
Ten minutes later James mamma re-
turned and Jane sat where she left
her. petting the cat.
Jane" said mamma. II think I told
you not to let kitty In until 1 came
back"
"You did. mamma" replied Jane,
"'n' I didn't let him In. He opened
the door hisself and walked In"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
MEN AND WOMEN SLOW UP

Nowadays many persons wrongfully
attribute backache, rheumatic pains,
sore, swollen, aching joints and muscles
and that always tired" feeling to on
coming age when the real cause is
kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills
help the kidneys throw out of the blood
the impurities that cause these
symptoms Hite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-08-01
$4,000 REWARD

will pay reward of 5000 for any
information which may lead to the ar
rest and conviction OF any person or
persons entering and stealing honey,
bees, fixtures or other supplies from
any of my apiaries.-IRA ID. BART
LETT.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-30
German s'Peace Flags
Are Ordered Lowered
COblenz Citizens Hoist Standards
When Peace ENJOYS Start
for Versailles

COBLENz, April 2s (By The Asso-
ciated Press .-Cheered by prospects
Of peace and newspaper reports that
the German peace delegates had passed
Cologne on the way to Versailles, five
Coblenz civilians to-day hoisted Ger
man flags. The colors futtcred from
their STATS only short time, all hay
ing been taken down by the military
police, excepting in one case. almost as
soon as they appeared. crowd Of 200
doughboys on leave assembled in the
street near downtown building where
large German flag was flying; but a
military policeman relieved the situa-
tion by hauling down tho flag himself.
Army regulations prohibit the fly
ing Of German colors except by special
permission, which has been granted
upon only one occasion since the Amer
leans came That was in January
when the Burgomaster of Coblenz died.
Reports from the eastern edge Of the
bridgehcad across the Rhine state that
in the neutral zone opposite Coblenz
German flags were flying over most
houses and tho enemy colors were dis
played in all villages as far as the out
posts could see with glasses. The Ger
mans evidently believe peace will soon
be signed and tho suspense which has
prevailed since the armisticc will be
brt)str
New-York tribune., 1919-04-30
Mrs. Barrett Goes
To Paris to Seek
Justice for Women
President of the Crittenton
Home Demands Peace
Treaty Shall Have Clause
Against White Slavery

The incorporation in the peace treaty
of a clause abolishing traffic in women
will be urged by Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, president of the National
Council of Women and the National
Florence Crittenton Home. Mrs. Bar
rett is no won her way to Europe, and
will stop at Paris before going on to
the Peace Conference for the Women
of Europe, in Berne. She is one of the
ten delegates sent to this conference
from the United States.
"Nearer to my heart than all else,'
she wrote in a message to friends just
before sailing, "wll be the message
shall have for the peace delegates at
Paris from our own National Florence
Crittenton Mission requesting that the
abolition of white slave traffic be an
integral part of the peace treaty. Sure
ly no truly democratic world movement
would be complete without such q rec
ogniton Of elias more helpless than
any one of the hitherto snal inarticu-
late submerged nations 70 fight It's own
bhttles or to plead It's own cause"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-30
May l Strike May Delay
Presentation of Treaty
Terms May Not Be Handed to
Germans Until Friday; World
TO Get Text at the Same Time

PARIS, April 29.-Because of the
twenty-four- hour strike set for May l.,
especially affecting transportation and
communications, some doubt was eX-
pressed to-day whether the peace terms
would be presented to the Germans on
that day, as had been planned. 1t was
thought the function probably would
be postponed until Friday, May 2.
The final draft of the treaty is vir-
tually completed. The men in charge
of the work say they have no further
doubt that they will be able to finish
their work by Thursday or by such
time as delivery is made. The latest
count shows a total of $4,000 words in
the treaty.
An official summary Of 10000 words
has been made. 1t is in such shape
that it could be made public at once.
but the intention is to hold it for
publication throughout the world at
about the same time that the treaty
is delivered to the Germans. The var-
GUS governments arc cabling this sum-
mary everywhere for Simultaneous re-
lease when authorization is given by
the conferences