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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
WOMEN DIG OUT IRON ORE
Dangerous Work Done by Females in
Africa, While Men Run Smelters
Above Ground.

Not far from the OH river in Togo
and Africa, there Is n hill from which
iron is mined by the natives. The
miners live in the nearby town of Ban
jeli.
This town. which is the center OF
the iron industry of the district, Is far
different In appearance from any iron
town we in this country ever saw. Ii
Is nothing more than little collection
of huts.
.rhesc huts are not made Of wood.
They are constructed in the beehive"
form familiar to African travellers.
They are circular at the base, much
like tubs. up to the height Of mans
head. then they run together-like the
tops of circular tents-at goodly
height.
The iron ore, as we have said, Is
mined from the neighbOring hill. The
mine is about 1900 feet up the hill
side. There Is no machinery to take
out the ore. II is "grubbed out" with
a curious kind of hoe-shaped tool, and
these hoes are worked, not by men. but
by women.
Into the dirty. dangerous shafts the
women miners 70 at dawn and work
until darkness comes. With them they
sometimes take their babies, because
there is no place TO leave them.
The work is hard and hazardous
The shafts are not shored with Sclen-
tifc care. Sometimes shaft falls
In and the workers In that shaft are
crushed. The native owners take all
the precautions they know how 10
take. but these are very few.
Persistent inquiry reveals the fact
that the women do not work In the
mines from choice to win high pay
They are slaves, AT least they were
slaves very recently and nothing has
come To our attention since to prove
them otherwise But the eager in
qldrer IS carefully Informed they are
only partly slaves" That Is, the
women are signed on" for a period
of years, not Il lifetime.
Presided over by The owner, a fairly
we'll educated native chief, the mines
Of Ranjel turn out the ore. The
shelters In the village-run by men
melt it, Temple Manning In the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
NOT ALL VICIOUS
Hunter Revised Opinion OF Bad.
Tempered Mule.
Strange Desire for Offspring Pressed
the Springs Of That lone
Touch Of Nature"

When / was first IN Africa I used
to ride mule. In some ways these
animals are better suited to the coun-
try than ponies-they are tougher and
do not contract horse sickness as easl.
~, writes Llewelyn Powers In the
New York Evening Post.
The particular mule which rode
was distinguished by having the most
vicious temper of any animal have
ever known. 1t was quite impossible
to saddle II unless | put twitch on
its nose had TO carry one on the
end OF my klboko all the time
As soon as ever II saw me approach
with the saddle Il would give n Sc
ries Of the most horrible squcaling
screams and begin kicking and kick
ing like the very devil. Sometimes
IL would be In so viIlainOus mood
that, besides the twtch, would have
to get n boy to hold up one OF its
front legs. However. II would give
me no more trouble when | was once
in the saddle. and It seemed quite
indifferent as TO the length Of the
journey took. never appearing to be
in the least tired.
Every time / heard II begin scream
ing | used to say TO myself: what
devilish son-of-a-gun you are, with
out single redeeming point. can
never feel anything hut hostility to
such an ill-natured brute"
Well. do you know, before had
seen the last of II | felt altogether
different. And this Is how II came
about:
The mule was mare, and wher
was not riding would run out on the
veldt with the other horse mares of
the farm. II was the business Of an
old Swahill to look after them ana
see that they were driven back to the
Stockade every night
This boy came running to me- one
evening with look of absolute
, amazement on his face, TO say that
the mule had foal Now, by the
laws Of nature knew It was impos-
sihle for mules to breed. SO after
! had listened to his story simply
told him that he was a liar. He went
away very chagrined nj this, swear.
ing that he was speaking the truth.
Presently heard the CHATTER Of
hoofs, indicating the approach Of the
horses driven toward the homestead
by the old Swahll at the appointed
hour. went ont To watch them pass,
and while they We're still some way
of saw to my utter establishment a
little creature lettering by the side OF
the mule. However. when they came
nearer still Ii became obvious that II
was the foal of one of the mares.
Under the urge of the maternal in
Stinct the mule had driven the mare
away and was now proposing to moth
er the little thing, although of course
she had no milk whatever to give II.
Il drove them all into a large yard
and with difficulty got the mare and
! foal together again.
on that occasion I was pretty an
/ noyed.
Evil brute" | thought: playing
the fool with the mare like that"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
saudus. Taking Place Of Coal.

One of the most recent attempts
TO solve the heating question consists
of a special stove which burns saw
dust. The stove consists OF cylIndp
cal casing provided with suitan>se
holes for draft purposes. and a
talner which is packed with saw
Once lgnited the tightly packed
dust Is said TO burn slowly and
~. giving considerable heat
charge OF sawdust burns twely
The action. we are
the same as coe
hurnlr"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
Too Absurd

"She is neglecting her game OF
bridge drcadfully."
"Why is she doing thatT"
''Oh. some silly excuse. Says the
children need her. believe. "-Boston
Transcript.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
Intellectual compe,ition.

"You try 10 avoid long words"
"Yes." replied senator Sorghum.
"Why get people interested in reading
the encyclopedia instead of paying at
tention 10 your remarks?"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30
More Exposed.

"She paints more than any other
woman of our acquaintance"
Perhaps because she's EXPOSE
more ia the weather."-New
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-30

" ne doctor has prescribed a bread
'e."
N, Tn a druggist"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08

bel BE must be On honest burglar r
Harry opened the letter and read
TIE Penciled lines:
Deere mr.. Peeper-Hears yore clock
my wife wont have It In the house, shs
hAtes kookoo clocks It's the wifes house
and Jet her have what she wants. re.
Anfilly-nehaay you no. .
The Peppers laughed until they
cried, and the laughter and the tears
seemed to wash away all the soreness
and the bitter feeling caused By the
clock. I'VE shall keep them all" de
elared Mr.. Pepper generously, ito re
mind me Of my selhshness."
I'VE shall keep only one and ask
permission to change the others for
something else" declared Mrs. Pepper,
land this being the 'wife's house you
must let me have what / wantl"
1T is yours" grinned Mr.. Pepper.
"Ihen-my way is that 1t is our
homeland we must both have what
we want-and the best way to do that
is to make up our minds to each like
what the other likes" and the rest
was buried in the shoulders of her ad.
miring husband.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
To wearera Of ArtIfioIaI Evea.

Wearers of artificial eyes usually re-
move their glass eyes upon retiring in
order to rest the orbital tissues during
the hours Of repose This practice,
absolutely necessary with eyes Of the
simple shell type (until comparatively
recently the only kind used), If q
disagreeable suppuration is to be
avoided, need not be followed by wear
ers of artificial eyes Of the double
shell type, the type most commonly
used t0day-this on the authority Of
Doctor Coulomb whose paper on this
subject was read by Professor de
Lapersonne at a recent meeting Of the
academy Of medicine. This feature
of double shell eyes is attributable to
the fact that, because Of their special
construction, they permit the tears to
flow normally through their natural
channels so that the secretions are
carried away instead Of accumulat-
ing in the hollow of the eye socket to
cause maceration Of the tissues
From lie Petit Parisien.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
DAIRY
POINTS
GOOD OF BULL ASSOCIATIONS
Animals Are Of Better Quality Than
Ordinary Run Of sires Pri.
vately Owned.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
A survey recently made In connec.
ton with the ebetter sires-better
stock" campaign carried oh by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture shows a general ratio at. / bull
to every 1879 COWS. Experience, how
ever, in Pennsylvania, the state which
leads in the number of bull assoeia.
tons, shows that SO bulls are sufli.
cient for the 1904 cows belonging to
members Of the bull associations, or
an average Of about / bull for every
60 cows. These figures are taken from
the bull-association directory recently
issued by the dairy division, United
States Department of Agriculture.
If the members Of these associations
owned their bulls individually, at the
usual ratio Of bull for every 1879
cows, they would need 296 bulls in
stead of SO. Yet the SO bulls give the
required service as effectively as 296
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
PROMOTE FRIENDLY RIVALRY
Milk and Cream Contest Are lmpor-
tant Feature In improvement
Of Supplies.

Friendly rivalry among milk pro-
ducers and among dealers is an I'm
portant feature in the Improvement
Of the milk supplies Of citiesssE1nited
States Department OF Agriculture ex-
perts assert. Any factor which en-
courages this rivalry must be given
careful consideration by sanitarians
and all milk authorities. Since the
Inauguration of milk and cream con-
tests, in 1906, this method Of promot-
Ing friendly rivalry has been recog-
nized AT this time, besides State
and National contests, number of
cities use such means for grading milk
supplies.
MIX and cream contests promote
competition among the dairymen, lead
to the grading of milk supplies, and
through publicity encourage the. ef-
forts Of producers as well as educate
the consumers regarding the value Of
good milk and where the best can be
obtained.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
ERROR COST ARTISTS LIFE
How A. M. Willard, French Draughts.
man, Internationally Violated
Drastic Law Of China.

OF the design Of a postal stamp that
cost the life of the artist, the Trait
dUnion says:
"A. NJ. Willard, a draughtsman of ex-
ceptional ability, wastn 1849 employed
In the Chinese customs office. He was
requested to design new postal stamps
to be issued on the slxtieth birthday Of
the emperor's mother.
"Proud Of the distinction thus con-
ferred upon him, Willard did his best
to satisfy the Pekin government, but
made two fatal mistakes. He used the
abbreyiation Imp. China. Post instead
of spelling out Imperial Chinese Post
As a Chinese public official he was ex-
pected to know that the criminal code
forbids any abbreviation in a public
document under severe penalties.
"Stia worse was Wizards other
offense. One Of his designs was In
purple, the use of which color was
the exclusive prerogative of the inn
perial house, and capital offense for
any other person.
His artistic achievement and good
intentions Notwithstanding Willard was
disgraced, and told that he deserved
capital punishment for his unheard-of,
even If unintentional, offense against
the imperial house.
"In Difference to France Willard
was Frenchman) he was not put to
death, but sent on official business to
Tibet, mission that was considered
another form Of execution. And In
deed Willard was never heard Of after
ward"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Historic Mountain.

Pisgah, mountain Of the Abarim
range, east Of the Dead sea, from the
top of which Moses viewed the prom
Used land, has been identified also
with the modern Naba, q ridge which
projects westward from the plateau
Of Moab, near the northeastern end
of the Dead sea. 1t commands an
extensive view Of the whole Of west
ern Palestine. There are tive sum
mits, the higher, Ras Naba: the lower
and outermost, Ras Slyagah. The lat
ter commands the whole of the Jor-
dan valley, and Is probably Identical,
says the Jewish Encyclopedia, with
the stop Of Pisgah which looketh down
upon Jeshimon."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Grave Of John Howard payne.

In Georgetown, the oldest part Of
Washington. is buried the author of
"Home, Sweet Home" the song which
has been translated into almost every
language In the world. John Howard
Payne was the American consul in
Tunis, where he died about seventy
years ago. Many years later w. w.
Corcoran, noted philanthrOpist,
thinking 1t a shame that a man who
loved home so much should be buried
thousands Of miles away from 1t, paid
the expenses for the bringing Of
Payne's body home. He was then
buried at Oak Hill cemeterys George
town, in the plot in front Of the
chapel. The spot is marked by a ped
estal on which is bust Of the poet.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets OF
Aspirin. Then you win be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during n years, and
proved safe by millions. Take ne
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Teothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of
Observation-Disclosures Of SalicylIcacid.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
UNDERSTAND NEEDS or COWS
Animal Possesses individuality and
Feeder Must Know Her Condl-
tion and Desires.

No dairy COW has ever produced her
maximum, unless her feeder knew her.
Knowing her means more than SIM
ply calling her by name and reciting
the names of her ancestors. 1t means
understanding her every need, desire
and condition. For after all, the dairy
COW is an individual. and as such pos.
sesses individuality.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
The Type OF Animal That 10 Gaining
Popularity Because of the "Better
Sires-Better Stock" Campaign.

would do, and in fact better, because
the resulting offspring are better. The
association bulls are Of better quality
than the ordinary run of sres private
ly owned, and their daughters are apt
to be better-producing cows,
Even this does not tell the whole
story. After an individually owned
sire has been used for about two years
1t is usually necessary to get a new
one. In eight years, therefore, these
Pennsylvania farmers, If they owned
their bulls separately, would have to
provide themselves with four times
296 bulls, or 1884 whereas In the bull
associations at the end of two years
they simply move each bull to another
herd. The original 90 bulls, IL they
all live and do well, can be used for
the whole eight years. There is quite
a difference between the cost of 90
bulls and that Of 1,184, to say nothing
Of the difference in their usefulness.
The members Of bull associations
sometimes pay less and always re.
ceive more for their money than COW
owners who go 1t alone.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08

&p&ssg'9V 2
When your skin breaks out with
itching eruptions, letter, rash, &C.
xema, psoryasis, or other terrifying
disorders, temporary relief viii do
you but little good. for soon all the
itching and irritation breaks out
afresh with renewed fury, and you
soon realize that local remedies
such as ointments, saives ard SINH
lar treatment viii never rid you Of
your trouble.
These troubles originate Ia the
klood. and Il vou EXPECT real sub
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Why Are Skin Diseases
So Difficult to Overcome?

stantisl relief you must treat them
through the blood.
The best remedy for this purpose
is S.S.S., the fine old blood remedy
that purifes the blood Of disease
germs, and thus restores the skin
TO a normal and healthy condition.
Begin taking S.S.S. today, and
write our medical director for ex-
part advice without charge. Ad-
dress Chief Medical Adviser, 191
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
s. s. s. Is not sold or recommended
fer vensreal diseases.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
SPEAKING Of softneaa.

"How beautifully soft it isl" he
murmured as he sat on a low stool
at her feet, laying his hand on her
glorious white arm.
.How less beautiful, but oh, how
much softerl" she tenderly replied,
laying her jeweled hand on the top
Of his head.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
COTToNsEED MEAL FOR BULL
Cause Of More Trouble in Raising
Vigorous Animal Than Any
Other One Thing.

Bulls should never be fed any cot
tonseed meal. Among all the trou-
bles of raising and caring for bulls
there is probably none other like cot.
tonseed meal. There are many cases
Of temporary sterility and probably
some Of permanent sterlllty due 10 the
use OF cottonseed meal In the feed.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
In LoneIyvilIe.

"Why hang around the station like
this2 No train for four hours"
Il want to see IL can't intercept q
cook starting back for town."--Louis-
willie Courier-Journal
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
As Il Impressed Her

Mr.. hr-Some people claim the
world is fiat. How absurd
The Girl (stifiing a yawn)-WeIl, It
may be so to them.
Mr.. Bohr-But you believe it's
round, don't your
The Girl-Yes, but it seems awful1y
fiat when you're around.-Boston
Transcript.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
A Test.

A successful gardener is one who
can raise and harvest a watermelon
crop without a fence.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
lrreverent Child.

Father-"Just think, God made
those beautiful mountainsw Little
Daughter-"So could |. If had the
dirt r.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Both pivorcad.

Il call the Blanks the cream Of So
eiety."
swell, they've both been through the
separator"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
r. YOUR coRNs PAIN YOU

IF YOUR COINS PAIN YOU
Apply Vacher-Balm, 1t relieves at once.
Keep it handy for any other pain.
Buy 1t locally. q. w. Yacher, Inc,
New Orleans.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Are You Human?

Little baby. little child Don't they appeal to yu7 Doesn't your
heart yean to pick them up Cudde them close y shield them
from all hmY sure does else you're not human Being human you love
them Their very hness makes you reach out in all your strength aid
them In health there's flower beautiful In illness there's no night
black
Save them then. Use every pecauton Take no chance.
When sickness comes, sickness WILL remember it's just baby Just
child and the Physician isn't at hand don't try remedy you may
have around the house for your
Fetcher Caoa made especially for babies Ills and you
with perfect safety any doctor will tell you Keep the house.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-03-31
RESULTS Remarkable
SAYS NEW YORK MAN
Prominent Rochester Citi-
zen Tried Ten Years To
Get Relief, But Tanlac Is
Only Thing That Helped
Him.

One of the latest to testify regard
ing the powers of Tanlac, the cele-
brated medicine which has been ac-
complishing such remarkable results,
is james j. Beasley, 1O2 Elmdorf
Avenue, Rochester, New York. Mr..
Beasley has been chief record keeper
for the Department of Water Works,
city Of Rochester, for thirty years
and is well known and highly re-
spected citizen. In referring to the
remarkable recovery of his health by
the use of Tanlac, Mr. Beasley said:
Il have been trying for ten years
to find relief from a case Of dys-
pepSia. Nothing ever helped me to
amount to anything until l got Tan
lac. This is saying a great deal, for
| did everything it seems that a man
could do to find relief. OF course,
was hardly ever sick enough to go to
bed and was most always able to
keep going, but l just never felt
right At times during those ten
years. my stomach would become
sour like vinegar. l would have an
uncomfortable bloated up feeling af-
ter eating that would last for hours.
l suffered u great deal from nausea.
At times my heart would futter and
palpitate and l would become alarmed
over my condition. My nerves were
on edge all the time, and l became
irritable, nervous and restless. I had
no strength or energy to do anything.
In fact I wasn't like myself at all.
Even a week or two ago it was an
effort for me to get out of my chair
and l felt as stiff and clumsy as an
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-03-31
HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
and The FLU
First Step in Treatment Is o Brisk
Purgative With Calotabs, the
Purified and Refined Calomel
Tablets that are Nausea
less, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experiences
that no medicine for colds and inhu-
enza can 5e depended upon for full ef-
fectiveness until the liver is made thor.
oughly active. That is why the first
step in the treatment is the new, nausea
less colonel tablets called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects of the old style calo-
mel. Doctors also point out the fact
that an active liver may go long way
towards preventing influenza and is one
of the most important factors in en-
abling the patient to successfully with
stand an attack and ward of pneu-
mouia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with n swallow of water-that 8
all No salts, no nausea nor the slight
est interference with your eating, pleas
ure or work. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver is active, your
system is purified, and you are feeling
fine, with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Druggists sell Calotabs only in
original sealed packages, price thirty
Eve cents. Your money will be cheer
fully refunded if you do not End them
delightful.-(Ady)
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-03-31

The sash has been through many
variations since It renewed its oldtime
popularity Its coming out Of OBJ
security a few seasons ago, observes a
fashion writer, was met with as much
enthusiasm as the return to the stage
OF a favorite who had been living for
Il time in retirement II came back
again surrounded with all of its old
time femnism. II was the wide rib
bon tied In big, puffy bow like the
saShcs that our grundmothers wore on
their white muslin frocks III this
guise it was met with acclaim by all
women, young and old. 1t could not
have come i'm more appealing way.
The sash has stayed with us now
for several seaSonS-a much longer
time than the usual life Of a fashion.
During this period. however, ii has
undergone many changes. No longer
is it just q bit of ornamentauon, but
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-03-31
Black Lace, White Crepe de Chine

Gray and black is a favorite combina-
ton IN many Of these new costumes.
one designer makes a very simple
chemise dress of gray satin trimmed
only by a sash of the satin, which is
embroidered in bright colors and silver.
An accompanying cape Is OF black
crepe de chine lined with gray duvetyn.
These duvetyn Innings are new and
much IN favor. They have the spice
OF novelty and likewise give the nee
essury warmth in a silken wrap for
spring
The uniting OF gray and black is n
continuation of a fashion exploited
last autumn. Callot was one OF the
first 10 make much OF il. Some Of
her most successful dresses have been
in demure gray, with jet black trim
mlngs, and she IS continuing in her
spring line several models that are
similar in cOlOring.