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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
CATHOLIC AGENTS JOIN
JOB FINDING WORK
Seek TO Secure Employment for
Men Who Wore Khaki
and Blue.

Fin,lfpc 4oo tnhs for sotdrcrs and
sailors .nrh ~, Iono oc,iyo vnrl
cps mr.. nov .nlistcd 4, mo rD..rrlov.
mont f.re.. 80 H.. %.,io,.d Co,h,ii,
War cnu,,eil II ,,,,. r,,,r,.d toby -,
tho b,..tau,rt,rs -, ,,,t. orconi1a,t,,
In This eli, Fr,,, ,n,. rr.,, ci,y CON.
tiers ia rho rnr.l ..-,,... r,,,d. co,n,,u,.i.
tics This ,,,rL ~ t,dt,,.. u,a ioh n,
tba p.n and mn. mean f,r ~. ioh IL
L.jne rori,Iv cy,,,a.d ,,,ou.h thoi,
dincnsan an, nari.h o,..,, y,,tons no
hcad. ~ ~ ra,hn,tc .,,,r,u d.c,or.
rr,u 4 co,.r. .,.rv country !, -.
whole eoun,ry am. ~. ,loc.L =, .ao,
,ork and v..e. Cha ,.,., l.d 90 IN,
of, kh.lI ar Mn. :, A.. ,ro,nl..d Tho,
this HI, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ar,., an T..
k.p, In fuIl o,,.,a,i,n conrad ~, g.
,h, n,r. ~ enJir.. ,,,,,c.. f.r ON,
thous,nd mo, ~,
Throu,, "a .,,,J,,u,.,, ov,.r,y ,,,a
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
TAME CROW IN PERIL
Bird Brings Wild Mates 10 Owners
cornfield

Last August Simon TiXcl Of Plat
Center. y T. while workin. In the
woods. caught young crow. He
brought il home and IL became very
tame and u great pei. hut IT. life IS
now in Jeopardy. Tixcl declares.
For III, past few weeks, he says.
rs farm has been ovcrruu with wild
crows Ills tame crow tlic> INFO the
wond>. pcrrhcd itself upon - Limb 81
n rrcr. caw> few times aud soon m"
tree Is fun of crows Then ne tarur
crow nirs home followed by ih" wild
ones TiNcl >aY> h. haN no ohir"ti"n
a. the crow bringing home it, broth.
crS. hut when h" c"aN"S them int"
h'> barn and th,y begin Ia banquet on
his oats. corn aud wheat, II i more
than he can stand He VIII civ" the
crow one more chance, and II Il does
not stop it> performance "G goes It's
head
TiXcl says he has shot close 70 100
crows in his barn hut II does not de-
plctr the ranks. They hay" eaten AZ
least ten bushels Of grain. he de-
clarCS
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
MAKES DURABLE FENCE
saplings Planted Years Ago Serve as
Poets

fence that has M posts was re-
Gently cited hy lumber expert rs an
object lesson in the utility OF wood.
This fence without posts is on the big
road 10 Monroe Mich
So many wears ago that nobody in
that section knows when il WAS nor
who was the labor saving genius who
did IT, ibis fence was built by forcing
Split boards between sarlngs Then
N" trees grew
They kept growing, until now they
nre ~ immense size, and deeply i'm
hcddcd In them are the ends Of those
old rails II i impossible 10 tell how
far they extend into the tree trunks.
They are wcathcrcd. yet they ring as
true under hammer ms though lust
heWn
II happened that the trees formed
n boundary line for one ~ the Old
tracts The growth ~ the trees around
the rail ends has created one ~ the
most substantial fences Imaginable.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
THREE HOURS SLEEP
Woman Declares That Enough in Any
Twenty.Four.

Three hours sleep in any - Is
enough for any one. At least this is
the assertion of Mrs NJ T. Wishard
Of Seattle. who says She has followed
This rule for the laSt IS years.
MY health is perfect, due TO the
fact that | avoid coffee. drink only
one cup Of tea day and sleep sound.
IT," She said.
Sixteen years ago she decided she
was not improving her time 10 the best
advantage. So she loaded up with bust
ness enterprises She obtained down.
town hotel n boarding house resiau.
rant. ami grocery store all ~ which
she personally manages. Three years
ngo She build the hallhut schooner 81.
loan The vessel paid for itself In
the first year After another years or
Grafton Mrs WlShard sold the vessel.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12

Steam shovel coal mining may be
come a reality in South Dakota. Pref
c. c. OlIara Of the State School %
Mines recently announced that his sur
vey Of the available coal supply with
in the state shows AZ least 1.000.Gs
tons. Vast quantities OF soft coal arr
buried close 10 the surface and Pro
fcssor O'IIara believes that the sur
face can easily he stripped and thai
mining can be- protitahly accomplished
by methods used in some Of the Illinois
soft coal fields.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
FARMER COULDN'T MARRY
Couple Told by License Man That
This Was Not Russia.

A Hungarian girl and n Russian ap-
pllcd for marriage license IN the
Franklin county probate court AZ Co
lumhus. Ohio and everything went
smooth until II came 70 filling In the
name of the officiating minister.
"Who will marry YOU" asked the
marriage licons" clerk.
Him" said The groom-to.hc, point
Ing TO another Russian who had nc
compnnied il' ccup'e
"Who's h'm?" asked the clerk.
Him Russian farmer" was the
reply
This ISM, Russia. and Him won't
do" said the clerk You viii have
Ia rrr preacher or justice of the
r,ncc tu do the splicing in this coun-
Try
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
Got Old Wedding Fee.

Forty wears age Rev. J. 4. Sutton
Of la Rue. O.. performed a marriage
md the bridegroom forgot 10 hand
over the customary fee. Through the
mail Rev. sutton has received $40
hill ana note accompanying says II
IS from n stricken conscience" As
Reverend sutton has performed ia
marriage ceremonies. he does not re-
member the man who forgot"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
Unconscious on Ledge 80 Hours

Miss Doris Heller. student nurse.
fell from the twentieth story OF the
Daniels h Fisher building observation
tower at Denver and landed on
lodge at the seventeenth story. She
was found Is hours after the accident
She probably will recover.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
long Distance Phone.

Most Interesting. perhaps. is the
long distance telephone proposition.
Germans In Cohlenz today can talk
with Berlin--if the bolShcviki will let
them. lf the operator here can't get
Berlln or Munich or Dresden II won't
De- the fault ~ the American army ~
occupation.
When our army first occupied Cob
lenz all long distance trunk telephone
lines our 81 Cohcnz. sixteen III them.
were Immediately cut MS q self.under.
stood military measure. Colonel VIII
liaalS then let II be- known that. sub
sect 90 our censorship, certain num-
her Of loug distance telephone trunk
lines wca,d he permitted to resume
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
Ala. and AIaek.

"Dry" upper Mchican's stomach
aches have been cured The epidemic,
which began several weeks ago, was
Immediately followed by an influx Of
hot.water bottles-but, alas, one bot
tie leaked. and the officials won't let
'em have any more.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
Hen Letters Her EGG.

James Albert Pigg Of Terre Haute
has hen. The ROSTERS name
Is Tom. Now Pigg says when he
lifted the hen recently he found "she
had laid an egg with a monogram
inItial sT' In raised shell at one end"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
AsMY CENSORSHIP
Beyond The RHINE
Close Tab Kept on German Lines
OF Communication.
k,UcH LATITUDE IS ALLOWED

Col r. II. Williams. in Charge. EN-.
ploys 81 officers and 273 Clerks. and
Expects TO Need 200 kiore-mal.
Telephone and Telegraph Service
Interfered With as Little as Possible
Watch Like Hawk to See That
ho:h,na kra'nst interests OF Amer.
ga OF kl'Its Gets ey.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12

business FOR such legitimate Teu,on con.
v.rsnii0ns aS might be required rs the
needs ~ the community And he left
II 10 The Germans themselves to decide
which long distance telephone lines
they wanted To- Use most, and put II up
10 the municipal nuihurltic, aud the
chamber ~ commerce aud the Ger
man business community generally.
III" Germans requested that five
trunk lines Ice rcnpcncd for public use
as hcing most essential go business.
aud this request was complied with.
Latter. ~ business increased. three
more long distance telephone lines
wcr" r""rrncd To- the public. So that
the Germans in our area Of occupation
now enjoy under military occupation
~ per cent ot the long distance telt~
phone service with unoccuplrd Ger.
many aud the other occupied areas
which they had before occupation.
Censored 100 Per Cent.
vcrSntious are censored loo rcr cent
on all calls coming into or going out ~
our area This involves no loss 81
time. the operator puts all such calls
through our military telephone cen.
Soiship office. where competent khaki
clad linguiStS umpire the How OF Tcu-
ton tain. and cut In II anything l. said
against our Interests or those ~ our
allies.
There IS also II partial censorship Of
German telephone conversations con.
fined within the limits Of uf area ~
occupation These Internal telephone
talks are liable to be cut IN on any
time by our military telephone cen
Snrs.
The Germans ARE also aVailius them.
selves uf the generous freedom ac-
corded them IN the USE of the tcl".
graph ~ ~ the case of local and
long distance calls confined Ia the in.
terror IL our area of occupation. th"r,
is only partial censorship Of German
kilograms within the American area
All kilograms coming or going on, Of
III" American area are. however. cen
Surrd ln per cent. No telegram Is
held NJ more Than i've minutc>-if
legitimate
All German mail going out of ouI
area is censored 100 per cent. Ger
mnn mail coming Into our area is con
sorcd NJ to 20 per cent. which is con
sidcrcd the ideal Of necessity Sup'r
vision cur mail censorship functions
~ C"hlcnz and nj Tricr- Cohl"nz
however. doing the bulk Of the cen
sorShp work
Every prccaution Is taken by Colo
mel Williams section 10 see that No
ndvaning" is taken of our liberal pol
ley regarding the German mails hy ~
tempted smuggling In or out in the
mail cars.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12
RATS HEED CLUCK
Hen Has Become a Mother to Five o.
Them

Them.
Mrs Elmer Niles. living near Eleln
O.. owns hen with strange fnml'
The other day when she was feeding
her chickens hen crawlrd from be-.
Meath the barn and cluckcd rs though
she was calling . brood 81 chickens
4 tew seconds loicr She was sur
prised 10 sec five rats coming from va.
riou> directions 70 participate In the
meal announced Ia them 10y the hen.
Observation diScloScS that The h,n
has become II mother Ia the rats.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-12

ita'tcr from uu""cuu."d Germany and
tl' "ih"r occupied areas.
T"N uaA send kilograms To unoc-
c,fn'd Grrluany and The other nccu.
rl,d areas. and may likewise receive
'"i.@rans from uuoccupicd Gcrnany
ana y" other unn"cupicd areas
Nn> h"rul Of NIL. Gcrlnait> in the
Ai1el ar"" may c"lnHuieui" 10y
Telephone with unoccupicd t;ermany
aud the "rh"r unoccuricd areas
The Si.lrlc cunmon.S"u>c general
rue Of our military ccnSur>tjl merely
bans everything detrimental To our
Interests ar those ni our allies II they
mind their own business aud don't AZ.
tempt To violate this simple, reason
ahlr rule. Germans In the Amer can
area may 20 as far aS they like IN the
u.s. Of the mails. telegraph and telc
phone.
cur military censorship Is on the
lob twcntN.fnur hours of the twenty.
four and Military Intelligence" I'M
der IN" direction nf Colonel Williams.
watches like nm unconditional hawk 10
see that no Tcuion gets away with
anything against the interests Of
America and Ia" allies; but beyond
this the square dead spirit Of Justice
and tolerance which anlmatcs the
American brand of occupation crops
ont In the military censorship In a
very hGmnn way -parndoxically. too,
liz
credited with being human. our com
pctcnt military authorities are proud
not only of the fact that the censor.
ship i effective In safeguarding our
Legitimate interests. hut that IL does So
and hardship 10 the Germans II they
don't attempt 20 abuse our Squarc-deal
The evening world., 1919-03-17

there was O'Connell, who used TO
stick by me all the time. He was a
sort OF shadow lie always wore a
gray sweater, because he thought II
brought him luck. Perhaps some fair
colleen gave II to him.
"One day. in ArEonne Forest, we
had to get some food up front.
O'Conncll and six men volunteered
TO do the work. The six men were
killed. O'Connell was shot TO pieces.
Ho reported to me at the Lambs
Club the other day, minus his right
leg and arm, and when he saw me he
whipped up to attention and salutod
with his left hand. I'll confess that
the tears came to my eyes. And as
he saluted he smiled, Just as he al
ways smiled in battle, and said: 4
hope the Captains wounds are not
bothcrins HIM Lord love US! Isn't
that forgetfulness OF self. to think OF
my miserable injuries when he had
a leg and an arm missing?
NOuiu ttll HuluItub VI slOIltd vi
heroism by American lads OF Irish
blood-lads who fought for the United
States OF America and fought smil-
ingly, because 1t Is the land they love.
And so on this st. Patrick's Day let
us pay our tribute TO the Americans
OF Irish descent who took part in the
flghting in France. But at the same
time let US not forget the others. Let
us remember that Jew fought side by
side with Gentle and that all OF those
men fought well. This applies par
tlcularly to the nth Division. l know
a Jewish prize fighter from New York
who was sent to n British school TO
study bayonet work. lie was so good
at II that they kept him there as an
Instructor OF the Black Watch.
There Is one class OF men in the
war who have not received their fun
share OF praise These were the run
ners, who carried messages TO and
from the front line. and in doing so
passed through an inferno or shell
lire. Those men did heroic work. one
OF them in the So7th was sent out
with message for the front line. and
II never was delivered. Two weeks
later the Lieutenant to whom the mes
sage was addressed received a letter
from the runner. lie was in a hospi-
tai severely wounded. He inclosed
the message and apologized Tor not
having delivered It. saying he had
been hit by shell and had lust re-
gained consciousness. Here was a case
OF sublime devotion to duty"
The evening world., 1919-03-17

the principle OF give and take. He
Is not a spoiled, pampered, sensitive
little egoist. | always pity a child
with no brothers and sisters"
To my argument that woman
might have gifts the expression OF
which would be more valuable to the
world than babies, Mrs. Barr replied:
III a woman has a gift let her ex-
press IL after her children are grown
up and out OF the way. l didn't be-
gin my first book till l was fifty
four. A woman doesn't waste her
time by being a mother, for children
are the best educators in the world
They are miniature men and women,
and by close study OF them their
mothers nature may be tremendously
broadened and deepened. As for any
genius or talent a woman may pos
sess, 1t becomes ripened by mother
hood. For that matter the world can
get on without amateur opera sing
ers or water color painters. But what
would the world do without moth
ers?"
To the economic argument in favor
OF small families Mrs. Barr answered
that children thrive best when they
are brought up most simply. Granted
of course, but even Natures sim
plest food-milk-is in the luxury
class to-day.
Perhaps Mrs. Barr was right. Per-
haps the counter revolution against
what she called the American moth
ers strike even now is under way
among after-the-war wives anC
mothers. | only hope that a re-
vival of the old fashioned famil!
will not be accompanied by revi
val OF the old-fashioned rate OF in
fant mortality-in my opinion, IA,
true point OF attack for those in
teres, in their country and in thel
country's next generation.
The evening world., 1919-03-17

ting hunks into the modern apart
ment or small suburban home, from
six to sixteen children perhaps could
be accommodated, But, supposing
Mrs. Bars prophecy comes true for
every family, whore in our already
crowded schools will there be room
for the youngsters? In congested
ccnters Of population, playground
space even now is far too scanty for
the juvenile population. And even
the family Tin Lizzie" has its limits
in the matter OF accommodation!
Let us, however, consider Mrs.
Bars arguments for big families. At
least she mad the courage OF her con-
victons, for she herself on fifteen oc-
clsions passed through the ordeal o,
Aringing life into the world,
"What is Germany's strength to-
day2" she demanded in the columns ol
The evening world., 1919-03-17

out the door and say that II
! didn't have a home YOU did? An
how wed go canoeing at Weewill pa cK
Saturday nights and stay out till the
fcllo that hired the boats out went to
sleep. was always a good spender
You know that. hut thrifty That's
me all over, Mablc.
was comm back to camp the other
night and a guard stopped me and
says who goes there?" and | says
without thnkin, "Mc an Mablc every
Saturday night. That's the way am
now.
Max Glucos says poetry. Spring
hits him that way. Some gets hay
fcvcr, some rash and others poetry
He says one thing that starts I'm the
spring a young mans fancy vests
and socks come into view" lie says
a fello named Burns wrote it. Angus
says Burns was a hot skotch. But
! guess you wouldn't understand that.
Were going to have a divishun
show or course everybody in the
divishun isn't goin 80 be in il. \ lot
OF them has TO be detailed to watch
1t. They asked me what / could do
and ] said most anything but Id like
TO say a piece called Gungadien. Its
a piece l came across in a book by
fello l never herd OF so | didn't
think any OF the fellos would know
/ II. They told me to report at the
mess shack an they'd fix me up,
! When l went they told me / was cleo
, trician. cause anybody could recito
pieces but they had TO have fello
with a bean on him to be electrician.
They told me they was goln. to hold
me for an emergency. II the show
went rotton an everybody got THROWN
things then they'd send NE out.
Fellos is funny Mable. Most OF em
when you ask EN- say they cant do
nothin. Then If they think they alnt
goin to be urged they say there rotton
but they'll have a try at it, Then
when they get down rehersin they get
so pleased with themselves they don't
want to quit an give nobody else a
chance. It's part OF the electricians
job TO get them away when they get
The evening world., 1919-03-17
HE THINKS THERE so SAD THAT
HE ALMOST CRIES.

through. one fello plays a ukaylaly
and sings Howarcyoun songs He
thinks there So sad that he almost
cries every time, We think so too
but it makes us mad instead.
Thank your mother for the spring
tonic she sent me, Its funny that a
bottle OF medicine was the first thing
that ever came through the post Of
flee without bein in pieces, | cant
say much for the taste. ! guess that's
why it got by the post office so well.
Your mother rote me ito take it regu-
lar cause it put iron in my blood.
Angus says We got enough stun to
lug around now without ballisting
our lnsides with iron. After he tasted
It he said that If he had to have iron
In his blood had rather swallow q
The evening world., 1919-03-17

who served with the NATIONAL Army ana particularly
those young rish-Americans whose homes are in New
York.
Capt. Harrigan went through the thick OF all the
fighting in which the 77th Division took part He was
"gassed" and then crippled by machine
gun bullet while fighting in Argonne Forest He is a
OF Ned Harrgan OF the famous theatrical team Of
Harrigan and Hart.
"The American lads OF Irish blood were the jewels
OF our army" said Capt Harrigan. II can see them
now as they fought and smiled. They liked H-and
they made the Germans like II. With the bayonet they
were wonders, these Irish-American lads. Close-in
fighting just their STYLE and indeed I've heard of
cases where they threw away their bayonets and wsded
The evening world., 1919-03-17

I'VE had lot ol these Celtic
youngsters in the 3O7th. and I'm
proud TO say that Company ], which
] commanded, boastcd OF many. All
OF them distinguished themselves.
recall now on this st. Patricks Day
the time that tho 3o7th first went into
the trenches. Tho famous 61th-now
the 165th-was coming out. was
trying TO get track OF an officer named
Thompson. and / had a couple OF or
derlies inquiring for him. il was
pitch dark and tho troons coming
out couldn't see those going in. The
orderlies would approach each unit
and ask the name of the command
er. The response would be Capt
Kelly or Lieut.. McGrath,' or Major
Dooley.' They were all good Irish
names. and before l even knew who
the outgoing troops were said to
myself, I'll wager it's the old GOTH
Tho men were tired, but they weren't
too worn out TO be full OF fun. and
their humor consisted OF telling our
soldiers what a whale OF time they
were going to have with the Germans.
As a matter of fact, we were going
into a quiet sector.
when our selected men OF the
National Army first reported at Camp
Upton the great question was, What
kind of soldiers will they make7 ? They
looked rather bad tho first time
they lined up for retreat l made
talk to them-told them that retreat
was like a man coming home after
days work. He washed up and made
himself ut TO greet his mother. In the
case of retreat, told these men their
mother was their nag. The next day
at retreat they were all spick and
span. In the evening at a conference
OF the officers OF my company. we all
agreed that we had first rate lighting
material. / felt sure OF that when l
saw an Irish American lad gamely
doing About face on some cindcrs.
with his bare feet sticking through
his shoes. lie tore his feet, but never
a whimper did he make.
"And then when we went across
and got into the battle! 1t was the
Celtic lads that would make your
heart sing. had a lad who had gone
absent without leave for thirty-eight
DAYS at Upton. On the other side he
had lust one idea in mind-to night
sent him out on a patrol and he had
a good scrap with the Germans. and
when he came back l asked him how
he liked patrolling. He answered.:
sir. it's a hell OF fine life.' Then
The evening world., 1919-03-17

The Evening World in 1915, and an
swered her own rhetorical question
with two words: Her sons! And
what" she continued, rs England's
and Americas weakness? The dimin-
shing number of their sons"
Just here n person not inseparaJly
welded to the propaganda for large
families might point out that, despite
the weakness" Of England and Amer
.ca, not to mention France. whose
population stood still for a generation.
these countries managed TO defeat
super prolific Germany.
But it was not only on national
grounds that the author OF "The Bow
of Orange Ribbon" and so many other
popular tales advocated the unlimited
family. She believed that many chill
dren in a household made for the
greatest happiness OF father, mother
and children themselves. In the
! preface to one of her last books, THE
Measure OF a Man." she wrote:
"A home, however splendidly ap-
pointed, is ill-furnished without the
sound OF children's voices and the
patter of childrcn's feet. 1t may be
strictly orderly, but it is silent and
forlorn and has an air OF solitude.
Solitude is great affliction and
domestic solitude is one of its hardest
forms. No number OF balls and din
ner parties, no visits from friends,
l.a Ntn ha n ~
and daughters around the family
table and the family hearth,
"The old-fashioned mother" Mrs
Barr told me, realizes that being a
mother Is her highest duty and her
greatest JOY. She wants all the chill
dren whom God will send to her She
tries to avoid neither their coming
nor their care after their arrival
She nurses her own babies, as Nature
intended, cares for them herself, anl
trains them to standards Of right liv.
l ing,
"A womans highest duty is TO b,
"A mother. When she deliberately put.
r off the crown Of motherhood she /!
! committing sin against God and {
S sin against herself, | wouldn't blam,
any man for separating from the wo
man he has married II she refuses I,
[ DC the mother OF his children. IL,
70 has the right TO expect her to do he
70 duty.
{ zone Of large family has a mucl
better chance Of getting on with tn
. world than # he were an only child
II lie learns. from hs earliest yearA