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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
Death to Rats.

A study OF barium carbonate rs
rat poison, made by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, Indicates
that 20 per cent mixture with food
makes satisfactory bait. With this
percentage rat ordinarily needs to
eat only one-third or three-eighths Of
meal of average size to get a fatal
dose. II was found that with this
dose many OF the rats poisoned died
within "a hours. though an occasional
rat was found which survived an even
larger amount. thus indicating that 100
per cent mortality is not to be expect
ed in any case.
4 summary of results OF expert
ments conducted by various persons
with view 10 determining the dead
illness OF barium TO different animals
shows the fallacy of the assumption
that barum is poisonous only 10 rats.
II Is pointed out that the fatal dose OF
barum per pound tends to decrease
relatively rs the size Of the animal in
creases. and that bait calculated TO
be fatal to rats may be assumed to be
more or less dangerous TO small do
nestle animals also.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
NASSAWANGO

The Ladies' Aid Society of Nassa-
wango VI. =. Church will hold Con
undrum" social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Clarke Saturday
evening. February 9Th. The public is
cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Carmean and
son, Douglas, spent Saturday evening
with Mn and Mrs. John Gordy.
Misses Emily Dickerson and Eva
Matthews spent the week end with
Miss Ruth Pcnnewell
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Townsend, OF
Washington, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
James Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs John Gordy, and Mr.
and Mrs. George Bounds spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shock.
ley.
Mr.. Henry Penncwell spent Mon
day with his sister Mrs Frank Bev-
ans, of Bloxom. Va
Miss Ruth Pennewell entertained i
few friends at supper Sunday even.
ing.
Miss Lola Pussy spent the week
end with Miss Emily Bounds
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
COLBOURNE

u j. and Mrs. German Perdue and
children visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. o. j. Shockley Sunday.
There VIII be preaching at Mt. Olive
Sunday at the usual hour
Mr. and Mrs f. W. Pcrdue and
Leroy Pcrduc spent Sunday at the
home of their daughter Mrs. Zadok
SturgiS.
Mrs J. W Dryden and son, Milton,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ". $. Carmean.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mariner enter
tanned a number of friends Sunday.
Mr. Virgil Dickerson spent the
week end with Mr.. Heston Carmean.
Mr. Albert Dickcrson spent the
week end with Mr.. Preston West.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sirmon and
daughter, Beatrice, and Mr. and Mrs.
+. $. Carmean and daughters, Thelma
and Eunice. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs William Parks.
Mrs. Nathaniel PuSey attended the
funeral of Mrs. George Cannon, in
Philadelphia last Thursday.
Miss Grace Johnson spent the week
end with Misses Elsie and Mabel
Parks, of near Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Carmean enter
tanned number of friends Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algia Mariner and
family were visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Pcnnewell Thurs
day evening.
Master James and Harold Parks
spent Sunday evening with Ames and
Emory Pcnnewell.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
New Vocation for Women.

A Corncy Grain used to say. I'VE all
come round, you come round. ] come
round" II was never imagined. In his
day. that the smart London clubs
would come round 10 having woman
as secretary. but the Devonshire and
Green Room clubs have done so. and
the Savage threatens TO follow suit.
II Is pointed out. however, that dur
Ing the war men saw how extremely
comfortable woman could make n
club. and. as clubs become more and
n ore the homes Of both men and
women. n woman secretary seems TO
supply the touch needed 10 make them
complete.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
INDIANT0WN


Mr.. and Mrs. Handy Truitt spent
Sunday afternoon with her aunt, Mrs.
G. 7. Richardson, of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Laws spent
Sunday with relatives at Par onsburg
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Trutt enter
tanned several of their friends last
Sunday.
Miss Emily Disharoon spent from
Friday until Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. James b. Dcvcrcaux.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther c. Shockley
returned home from their wedding
trip Friday night. and are spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. S. j..
Williams.
MIR. and Mrs II. +. Mock and
daughter spent last Saturday with
her brother, Mr. Benjamin Paradee,
of Wiona, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Shockley enter
tanned at a four o'clock dinner last
Sunday, the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Shockley, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Shockley and son, Edward, and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Shockley.
Mr. and Mrs. p. w. Dryden and
daughters spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Williams.
Miss Priscilla Devereaux spent the
week end at the home of her brother,
Mr.. James Devereaux.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold +. Mock and
daughter, Martha, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Mock,
of Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman and
son, Clay, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Chapman, of Greenbackvillc, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Gricc
Payne
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans and
daughters, Louise and Julia, of near
Snow Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs. James
Devereaux last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Weaver, who has been visiting
Mrs. Norman Mariner, returned TO
her homo in Virginia last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Mariner enter
tanned few of their friends al sup
per last Thursday.
HIr. and Mrs. Marion Disharoon and
daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio
Mariner and children visited relatives
at Nassawango last Sunday.
Mn and Mrs. j. A. Holland and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gibbons and family,
of near Princess Anne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mariner and family, NJ SIS Myr-
tie West and Mrs. Harry Pcrdue and
son were guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Jones last Sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29
Doc rat.ooinq His Specially.

One OF the oldest occupations
brought TO lght by the recent census
IA that OF dog tattnoer. n man who
speclalizes IN tailoring dogs with
fhair awnare' nanas
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29

1t looks as if Niagara Falls m ght
be the first part Of the Canad an Dor
der to go dry Boston Herald.
Millions of people who object to
food prices will never blister their
own hands on a hoe handle Bristow
(Okla) Record.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29

Printers ink is the link that con
meets the business gink with the peo-
pie who think Get ?-Tioncsta
Pa) Republican.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-01-29

Love comes like a cobwcb floating
in the brccze-and leaves like "A piano
mover falling down stairs yelling
ton (kaS.) News.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27

Washington, D. c., July 2s.-Quick
response was made today to President
! Harding's call on the public health
service and the Red Cross to meet the
in the cotton belt. Officials of the two
! agencies set to work in an endeavor
to carry out the presidents request
and late in the day held a conference
officials of eight southern states
made their response in the form of a
protest that no serious situation exists.
J SURGEON General Cumming and DR..
= Jaseph Goldberger. pelagra expert of
the public health service, met in con-
I ference with Dr. Livingston Farrand,
chairman, and other Red Cross ON
/ Gals.
The response from the south was
varied, The Georgia senate passed a
resolution denounctng the report Of =
pellagra epidemic as "damning". The
/ secretary OF the state board OF health
declared the disease showed no in
crease; the Macon chamber of COM
merce telegraphed q protest to the
/ White House.
tended his state showed a decrease.
! The state board of health of Alabama
also claimed a decrease.
! The Tennessee health board re-
| ported nothing unusual. South Car
DINA admitted an increase bu, mo
! semi FAMINE ana Conlended there
was nothing alarming"
Arkansas reported nothing alarm
ing" and Louisiana reported de-
crease.
Mississippi acknowledged twice as
many cases this year as last but dis
claimed an epidemic or "semi-fam-
| inc"
State health oficials took issue with
the reports of the public health serv-
ice which has publicly estimated. that
due to impoverished diet forced on
them by depression OF the cotton mar
ket at least one hundred thousand per-
sons in the southern cotton belt would
have pellagra and that ten per cent viii
die.
Or. Cumming said tonight however
that the public health service would
stand by IT'S followers.
Acting on a letter from Senator Dial
Of South Carolina. President Harding
wrote Surgeon General Cumming and
DIR. Livingston Farrari, chairman OF
the central committee Of the Red
Cross. urging them to take steps to
meet the situation. described to him as
being "frnught with semi-famine" and
threat OF an epidemic OF ravaging
disease.
Public health serving officials point
ed out that their reports only gave
warning that unless something we're
done to remedy a particular kind OF
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
REPORT OF SOUTHERN
PELLACRA PLAGUE Is
WARMLY DENOUNCED
Public Health Service and Red Cross Physicians Con-
fer on Situation; Some States Admit
Disease Increased

m!-starvation now said to be pre-
vailing, many deaths from pellagra
would follow.
Senator Dial in his letter sent under
the date of July IS to Surgeon General
Cumming, and referred by the latter
to the president, said: 1T has Just
come TO my attention that because of
the cotton situation due to the low
price of he staple. WIN the consequent
undertaking OF many smaller farm
tenants, that there is likely to be much
suffering and disease caused by pei
lagra in the near future, This infor-
nation reached me IN newspaper ac-
counts which quote your department..
" these statements are correct, may !
not call your immediate attention to
the great necessity that exists for not
only informing the people OF what may
happen but also for taking such steps
as may be necessary TO prevent and
combat such situation as would ar;ss
should this disease again take hold in
the south"
Senator Dial said today he was not
an "alarmist" and understood that 4
pellagra epidemic did not exist but
might be expected under the conditions
prevalent, especially among small cot
ton planters,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
MAN HELD AS SUSPECT
IN OATMAN Staying

Los Angeles. ca,if. July es.-w. A.
West was taken into custody here to-
day and lodged in Jail by city detec-
tives at the request OF the sheriff at
ktnGman. Ariz.. who said West was
wanted in connection with tn. death
Of Lem Smith. near oa,man, Aria. a
few days ago.
West accompanied Smith when m.
latter left Brownvood. Texas by au-
tomobile for Tacoma, Wash. y.-er-
day. suitcase and satchel belonging
TO West arrived here by express and
he was arrested when n. called for
them today.
The Arizona sheriff was notified and
said he would come after the prisoner.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
IMMORTALITY OF FOLK
DANCES GOES TO JUDGE

Sacramento. Can't. July "a. Ths
question OF whether folk dances as
taught in tn. public schools of Cali
sornih ar. immoral was submitted on
briefs in the third district court OF
Appeals here today in the appeal OF
c. c. Hardwick against vhe trustees
o. the Fruit Ridge school district OF
Sacramento county.
Hardwick's two children we're err
PEELED from the school by action Of the
trustees becauE. the parents refused
TO allow them to participate in the
folk dance. given as part OF tn. phy-
steal training course, on tn. ground II
va. contrary to their RELIGIOUS belief.
Hsrdwick lost in the superior court
where he ru,d to compel reinststsmsnt
O, his children and $500 damages.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
j. S. STEEL REPORTS


Continued from Page one)
facts for this conclusion are assured.
The undisputtd figures amount TO \
demonstration.
"Just at present mere are many
r. asons for believing our conditions ara
improving. even tho w. may not as
yet have experienced. 70 lsree eS-
tent. III. good results ReadJustmerts
were necessary and they have bsea
progressing with beneficial effects
The financial aspect OF this country
and other countries has hser improving
and to most of us at least looks
bright The barking irttitutions OF
the United States are sound our re-
sources are enormous: our people nrs
ready. anxious and shlc to DO business.
Livery one Is called on to do his or he
part in the endeavor to return to
sane and reasonable basis. and tho
sooner this opinion becomes Practically
the earlier will he reached
the goal Of prosperity, tho apparent
distance OF which depends on .ndivid-
lal vision"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
DES OURAY MINE IS
ATTACHED BY BANKERS

Chicago Ill, July ,s.-Mrs. Warren
c. spursin. wife Of the missing presi.
dent of the closed Michigan Avenue
Trust company. accompanied by her
I-year-old daughter, Vivian arrived
from Detroit tonight They were taken
TO the states attorneys office for
Questioning. II is understood here that
the authorities here do not believe tn.
wifi. and daughter sre connected with
spurgir's alleged defslcations.
The closing Of tho hank following the
1iEht of spurrin had an aftermath in
Ourny. Colo. today when creditor.
here attached spurrin'. Des Ouray
mine He is said to have tibA,ono In tn.
mine which has never produced nav
Ing ore. Stocks and bonds In the mine.
declared TO be virtually worthless.
were left at the bank by spurgin in
place OF valuable negotiable securities,
IL is said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
YOUTHS HOLD UP JAPS
TAKE 1000 DOLLARS

Modesto, Cal. July -s.-six japanese
we're held up and robbed OF their gold
watches and one thousand dollars in
cash at the Abbott ranch near Densir.
late Monday night oy three young
white men who appeared with silk
hsndkerchief- over their faces
The japanese were ordered ou, Of
their clubhouse and their money de-
manded but they could not under
stand. so the bandits held them under
threats and searched the room taking
more than an hour to 40 the work.
II was from this vicinity about Nf,y
japanese melon pickers were deported
by a mob last week
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
CONGRESS RESPONDS
tcon.inued from Page on.)

ever, Continued their fEht in its be-
half. but with amendments made to-
day by the Agricultural committee
designed to et objections raised
The amendments would eliminate
provisions said to give the proposed
corporation power to buy and sell farm
products. The committee also reduced
the bond issue authorization from one
billion dollars to hve hundred million
dollars.
Senator Norris. Republican Of Ne
nraska, criticised the manner in which
the Kellogg substitute had been
brought forward. He charged that II
was prepared secretly" and that Sem
ator kellogg had advance informa-
ton denied to committee members
and other senators until IL was READ
in the senate today.
Republican leaders generally pre-.
dicted that the kellosE measure would
be substituted for the Norris bill
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
TWO UNMASKED men
ROB BANK OF $1,000

ReddinG. Calf. July 2s-Two I'm
masked men held up the bank at Fall
River Mills, Shasta county at 4 O'Clock
thi. afternoon and secured si.oas in cur
rency and silver. One man entered the
bank on the pretsnss OF cashine a pay
check. and held UP the two girl en-
ployes of the institution. tn. other man
staying outside.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
CANON CITY BOY SHOT
WHILE ON HUNTING TRIP

Special At The Ch!ef;sin:
Canon City, July 2f-Raymord To-
gan. lFyeer-oid son OF Prof, AMI ars.
NJ r Logan OF South Canon. lie in
Holmes hospital suffer- "; from hui
let wound in the left arm accidentally
inflicted while the victim was hunting
near the Royal Gorge mine. While
crawling thru a barred wire fence,
Shurg logan pulled MS 22-calihec-
rife thru after him, nozzle first. when
the gun went off. TT. bullet lodged in
the bone OF the army making a serious
wound.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES GET
$40 MONTH WAGE CUT

Seattle, Wash, July 2s-s,isrIe, Of
all employees Of the city Of seattl. will
be cut $40 month and wages of day
lshorors employed BY IN. city 2sc
day the city council decided today. Tn.
salary and wage reductions amount TO
one-hslf the increase granted ali en-,
ployes on a nat rate in October. 1912.
to meet increased cost OF living.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
SWISS GUIDES FAIL
TO FIND LOST COUPLE

Bsnff Albert, July ?s.-swiss guidAe
Ard othere who sent IN search 81 Or.
and Mrs. W. f. Stone Of Purdue uni
versity. who left Mount Assinihoin
July II for q fopr dsv trip over Mount
canon had failed to send In any word
Of the lost couple tonight. Nothing has
been heard Of Dr.. and Mrs. stonA since
they heran their Journey
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
SEIZED SNIP SAILS

New York, July Is. The liner Amer
tea. one OF the United States Mail
Steamship company's nine vessels
seized last week by the United States
shipping board. sailed today for Bre-
men and Plymouth. freed for the pre-
sent from legal entanslements ny a
temporary Injunction.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27

CONTINUED from Page One)
soldiers are required IN the front line
service. none is available to harvest
the unEarnered grain.
The near east relief already Is car
Ing for seven thousand Greeks, four
thousand Armenians and three thou
sand Turkish refugees in Brusa and
are making efforts TO NEE. the appsll-
ing new needs created BY the recent
military Developments.
Copstantirople. July 25.-The Turks
have halted forty miles east of ESkI-
Shehr at the pass Of Altikeuk and al
so at Seid-El-Chazi. where counter
offensive stopped the Greeks advance.
There seems to he no doubt that the
Greeks obtained an important initial
success in the taking OF Kutala and
Eski-Shehr, due TO their great super
iority in artillery. Allied military OBJ
servers. however. do not consider that
a decision has been reached In the
nshtins.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
DANUBE INSTRUMENTATION

OF the Danube river finally became a
reality yesterday when representatives
81 the interested allied powers held
their Nnal meeting here ana signed a
convention TO that effect. The inter
national Danube commission will be
in complete control.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27


S. W. Pressey.
c. y. Powers.
Chas. Patterson.
". o. Peterson.
S. S Packard.
J. W. Preston.
c. o. Peterson.
c. A. Pann-haker.
A. r. Pierce.
W. F. Raber.
Jesse Rood.
Plat, Rogers.
Rob,. Rnpalie
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
Chats With
Your
Gas Man

You may have heard the express
sion: There is winter In the
gas"
There is a percentage of mois-
ture in gas, usually in the form Of
vapor. There is water in the air,
so much sometimes that il falls to
the ground, Just as when there is
too much moisture in gas, ii set
ties to the bottom of the gas mains
in the streets.
All gas pipes are laid with
slight pitch so that any
water NAV flow n central
point. At this low point
"drip pot" is installed in the
gas main.
The small amour. of water
thus collected is pumped out
and continuous flow of gas
at good pressure is thereby in
sured-cn one of many details
carefully worked out 70 pro-
vide YOU with the best pos
sible service.
The percentage Of water vnpor
in your cns is So small that il does
not interfere with good oombus-
tion. We will discuss this again
later on.
Pueblo Gas E
Fuel Co.
JAS. NJ. DAILY, Cen. Manager. I
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
TURKISH FORCES
CUT TO PIECES

CONTINUED from Page One,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-27
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WILL ASSIST TWELVE
Continued from Page onc)

Continual from Page onc)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
Says We Should BE
Proud OF Columbus

The following complimentary and
apprcciative letter was received At
the Dispatch office on Monday. We
are glad the motor bus party enjoyed
their visit here, we thank Mr.. Seward
for his invitation to visit Cleveland,
and we can assure him that we are all
proud Of Columbus. The letter is as
follows.
Mr. Carlton NJ. Brosius,
Editor and Mgr. Columbus Dispatch,
Columbus, Mississippi.
Dear Mr.. Brosius
| want you to know that | received
the copy Of the Columbus Dispatch
containing the story which you wrote
on the Dixie Motor Bus caravan party
IN your city, and I sincerely appre-
ciate your fine cooperation.
We enjoyed every minute of our
stay in your progressive city and
there is not a member Of the party
who would not want to go back there
again at some future time.
While we were very much Impress
ed with the South, we were particular
" delighted with the progressive
spirit, your courteous citizens and the
southern hospitality Of Columbus.
You should be proud Of your COM
munity and your community should
be proud of the Columbus Dispatch.
/ hope that If YOU are ever coming
to Ohio that you win include Cleve-
land on your itinerary. and that upon
arriving here YOU win give me an
opportunity to entertain you.
With kindest personal regards,
am,
Yours very sincerely,
STANLEY ?. SEWARD.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07

prize for club members, and was pres.
ented with some artistieally hand.
painted table numbers. Mrs Hunter
Walker held the high score among
the guests and she was given pretty
letter holder, quite unique in its col
ors which were works Of hand also.
Mrs. William Taylor, the lucky receiv-
er Of the consolation, drew a dainty
handmade handkerchief After the
prizes had been awarded, Mrs. Faison
served a delicious hot plate luncheon,
which the following guests enjoyed
before the motor ride back to town:
Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. Hunter
Walker, Mrs. Albert Herring, Jr., Mrs.
M. S. Chandler, Mrs. William Burris,
Mrs Harris Hardy, Mrs. Robert
Hardy, Mrs. Willis Pope, Mrs. Leo
Flynn, Mrs. Robert Tweedy, Miss
Louise Eveans, Miss Katherine Cox,
Miss Katherine Lindamood, Miss
Alice Wilkinson, Mrs. Sam Linda
mood, Mrs Walter Swoope and Mrs.
II. X. Robinson.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
DEAR OLD DAD

The following article by Doctor
Frank Crane was handed to US b.
Mr., r. F. Johnston, and it is such q
good piece, SO full Of truth and
meaning, that we take pleasure in re-
printing it:
Dear Dad
| am writing this to you, though
you have been dead thirty years.
From your seat in the Place Beyond
| hope you can see these lines | feel
| must say some things to you, things
| didn't know when was a boy in
your house, and things was too
stupid to say.
It's only now, after passing through
the long, hard school Of years, only
now, when my own hair is gray, that
| understand how you felt.
must have been q bitter trial for
you. was such an ass. | believed
my own petty wisdom, and | know
now how ridiculous it was, compared
to that calm, ripe, wholesome wisdom
of yours.
Most of all, want to confess my
worst sin against you, II was the
feeling that you did not understand"
When | look back over it now,
know that you did understand You
understood me better than | did my
self. Your wisdom flowed around
mine like the ocean around an island.
And how patient you were with me.
How full of long suffering, and kind
nessl
And how pathetic, it now comes
home to me, were your efforts TO get
close to me, to win my confidence, to
be my pal.
/ wouldn't let you. wouldn't
What was it held me aloof? / don't
know. But it is tragic that wall
that arises between boy and his
father, and their frantic attempts to
see through and climb over it,
wish you were here now, across
The table from me, just for an hour,
so that | could tell you how there's
no wall any more; | understand you
BOY again.
know now how | could make you
now, Dad, and, God; how I love you,
and wish | could go back and be your
happy every day. ! know how you
'elt.
Well, it won't be long, Dad. till !
nm over, and believe you'll be the
inst to take me by the hand and help
ne up the further slope
And III put in the first thousand
'ears or so making you realize that
lot one pang or ycarning you spent
IN me was wasted.
1t took good many years for this
son--and all sous are in a