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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15

State Of Maryland County Of Worcester. SIS
l. Clayton T. Richardson Cashier OF the above
named bank. do soemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief c. RICHARDSON. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this sth day
OF July 1922 HATTIE b. WILLIAMS. n. p.
Correct-Attest:
CARSON F. CHANDLER.
GEORGE s PAYNE. Directors
JAMES s. SCARBOROUGH
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15
DUTCH MINISTER RESIGNS.
Envoy To United States Quits For
Personal Reasons.

The Hague Or. J. G. A. EverwiJn.
Dutch Minister al Washington. has re-
signed his post. L was announced, The
resignation was for personal reasons
His successor has not yet beer
named.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15

state of Maryland. County Of Worcester. ~.
l. VIM T. Byattcn. Cashier Of the above named
hank do solcmny swear that the above statement
il true to the best Of my knowledge and belief
WIN. r.. BRATrEN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this eth day
Of July 1872 a D. TRUlTT ~ 7.
Correct Attest;
r. NJ PtiRNELI
a G. HUMPHREYS 5 Drcct0ra
WM. u CORDDRY
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15

State Of Maryland County of Worcester S.
l.. w. Marshall. Cashier OF the above named
bank. do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true 20 the best Of my knowledge and
belief. f. w. MARSHALL Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 10th day
Of July 1890 WILLIAM s. PARSONS N p
Correct-Attest:
A. c. RILEY.
ID. r. FOOKS, Directors
o. NJ. PURNELL
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15
Report of The Condition of
DEPOSIT AND SAVINGS BANK
Of Snow Hill,

at Snow Hill. in the State Of Maryland. at the
close Of business. June 30th. 1922
RESOURCES.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15
REPORT SHOWING THE CONDITION OF
The Commercial National Bank
RESOURCES

at Snow Hill. in the State Of Maryland. a, the
close Of business June S0th. 1922
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15
REPORT OF THE CONDITION or
First National Bank OF Snow Hill
RESOURCES

at Snow Hill. in the state Of Maryland. at the
close Of business. June 30tb. 1872.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-15

At the close Of business. June sOth. 1922
RESOURCES
Evening star., 1922-01-26

Garage: capacity. SO cars; NV. location;
half price at 5000.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS
FTJRNITTyRE.

FURNITURE.
DINING SET for sale: s-piece quartered mis-
sion. oak lea ther-b0ttom chairs: call Clev: 200
CONTENTS of, household. including upright
piano and cabinet grafonola. 2106 18th st.
n W. fabove Youl.
RED, dresser, dressing table and electric wash
Ter. a931 Mills ave. ne. North 6575.
DINING ROOM furniture, good; rockers, day
Jed ETC.; practically new. Phone West 729J.
fIaH after 3.
DINING K0ON SET. mahogany, and other
pieces. Apply aftef 6 pm. 1f40 Euclid st.,
|apt. Al.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
wANTED-TO RENT

8 OR ROOM FURNISHED HOUSE: MOD.
arm imnroyements; city or suburban. give full
dtscriptio,n. Address BOX 297-T. Star Office.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY DESIRES 4 HOME.
Col, As74. or address 1909 Adams Mill road
NV.
REsPONsIBLD PARTY DESIRES 4 HOME.
Columbia 4s74.
= (1R MORE ROOMS, UNFURNISHED; RENT
nat IA eYceAd S7S Phone Lincoln 642S. o6s
ADMITS WILL LEASE s Or : ROOM. IN
furnished house or apartment; reasonable rent
Phone North 1855: II
sMALL FURNISHED MODERN HOUSE OR
bungalow: city or suburban: references given
Address Box 1s1-T. Star office.
6oR ROOM HOUSE, FURNISHED. wfrH
safsre, by a family Of adults. or Will buy
furniture II reasonable. Address Box 1lS:T,
Star office. 70.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
FOR RENT-WAREH0USES.

iwANTED-l LOT, 18th ST. NEAR RESER-
1857, Star ONCE. w
Evening star., 1922-01-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-MARCH 1st, BY COUPLE. ONE
Or two rooms. kItchcnette and bath. furnished;
NV. section; not over s60. Address Box 3l3-T,
Evening star., 1922-01-26

PARTNER wanted for meat market. best Sec
fiou Of Petworth. Have long lease. Store
ready March 1. Address BOX 19i-T. Star
,,fice 27s
Evening star., 1922-01-26
PERSONAL

1GnSUNAA
A GOOD LIBERAL BONUS WILL BE PAID
for q loan of 81 500 S.. 900 of good securi-
ties by a Washington concern. Don't overlook
this Address Box 304 I. Star office.
MUST CONVINCE THE MOST SkEPTICAL
that our financial strength is strong enough
70 do double the buying. but good dressers
soon hear of us and onr square way. and re-
suits show that we own and can buy more
ladies' and mems worn clothing
JUSTH'S OLD STAND. 619 D.
NANTED-THE ADDRESS OF THOMAS
Pritlore or any of the family. Came from
England in February March. 1913, locating
near Mansfield, Ohio; later moving to Wash
inQton, D. c. Three four daughters. one
Muriel and one win;fred. Any one knowing
their whereabouts kindly communicate with
CHAS. B. CLIFFORD, 11O3 West 30th st., In
tis snapolis. Ind.
MAE: COME HOME.
Everything will be all right.
POP. 26s
iHYSiOlnERAPY. ELECTROIHERAPl. FUH
men and women, given by DR.. Carolyn Austin.
For appointment. phone North 647.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

Poolroom. downtown; can show large profit;
good equipment; rent, $50. including ) nice.
clean rooms and bath; also Office; best bargain
We ever offered for S.. 600.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

RoominS house near 9th and Mass. ave-:
10 rooms and bath; owner leaving city; will
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
Rubber and MapIe suaar.

An interesting parallel has been
drawn between the different varieties
Of rubber trees In the tropics and
those OF maple trees in this country.
Out Of about l,OOO varieties OF trees,
all Of which produce more OF less rub
Der sap, only forty or fifty have been
found whose product is considered
commercially valuable.
When q wOuld-be cultlvatOr Of rub
Der goes to q tropical country and sets
out a plantation OF rubber trees, which
the natives know do not belong TO the
right variety, he causes amused COM
ment. such as would be excited by q
South American who came TO the Uni
ted States and bored holes In soft
naples with the expectation Of ob-
tanning sugar sap. Experience has
shown that excellent rubber trees
transplanted from their native habi-
tat or other regions having apparent
Iy Identical soil and climate may -four
ish In growth. yet lose their producing
power. Rubber culture requires great
expert knowledge.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
Old krook

KroOk Is the name Of a rather prom
Inent but most uneanny character In
Dickens novel, BLEAK House." which
has much to do with the then dilatory
procedure Of the Court OF ChAncery.
The system Dickens describes ceased
TO exist many years
KrOOk is the proprietor Of q rag and
bone warehouse, where everything
seems TO be bought and nothing sold
He is q grasping druRkard, who even
tually dies Of spontaneous combustion.
that is, he Is so saturated with liquor
that he takes fire and IL consumed
In a note to this chapter Of BLEAK
House" Dickens cites a case OF spon-
taneOus combustion that took place
In Paris, France, and which, he said.
was well verified by medical authority.
II vas probably from that case that
Dickens obtained the idea which be
made use Of in describing Krook's won-
derful death.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
FLoWER-PoT AS BRIDEGROOM
Unique Ceremony Which TranSforma
Chinese Girl Into q FuII-FIOdaod
and Privileged Widow.

China Is still 4 land Of strange Gus
toms. one Of the most curious being
the ceremony Of q nOwer-pOt mar
riage.
When the man whom u Chinese girl
is to marry dies shortly before the
date fixed for the wedding. the grief
stricken brideelect sometimes takes
q vow never to marry. Should she
do so. she goes through the ceremony
Of wedding an ordinary nOwer-pOt-
She is now considered a widow. and
upon the parents OF her Intended hus-
band falls the responsibility Of main
tanning her. Usually she goes TO live
with them.
In many cases, especially where the
family Is poor. great sacrifices are nee
essary In order that the daughter-in-
law (as she Is now regarded may be
properly cared for. But the parents
have no option In the matter. And,
actually, they have no desire TO shirk
their responsibilities. for the faithful
ness Of the widow brings great
honor to the bridegroOm's family. II
being considered quite q disgrace
should the brideelect not wish 70
60 through the ceremony u marrying
the hoWer-pot-
In the days before Ohina was q re-
public. the emperor. upon the facts
being brought to his notice. had q
handsome monument erected In con-
mmOratiOn Of the ~wid0w'F faith
fulnesS
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
BEGIN @GOING" AND KEEP ON
Lies Prizes Belong TO Those Who Get
q Good Start and Refuse -
Bs sidstraekOd.

II isn't q good thing to see every
thing. Make this one thing dO' your
motto and keep on going. A few extra
criticisms will only smart yoQ up a lit
tie and supply the grit thar keeps folks
going.
And hearing everything won't help
you TO advance, either. Suppose folks
do complain Remember, they wouldn't
feel happy II they didn't have some
thing TO whine about Let them whine.
You're too busy to do anything bur to
keep on going.
hyou're ever going to lead. you musI
start going now. Every fellow is go
ing to wear the blue ribbon one Of
these days. To excel, you must begin
as a youth TO make good Old-age
prodigies are scsrcer than hens teeth
The habit Of success viii spare yOu
many a heart-ache. Thoughts OF fall
ure are the best means of lnsuring L.
Vision that sees only LIES promise,
and will that thinks only In terms Of
victory. rises from what threatens de-
feat able to cope with any circum-
stance. II keeps on going.-Grit
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
BOOK CHAT BY MARY WHITE
OVNGTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF COL
ORED PEOPLE.

ter of style and has produced beau
tiful piece of work. all the more re-
markable since it deals with such sor-
did material. For this reason / ike
II the better of the two books but
it does not get so quick hold upon
ones sympathy. Perhaps this is be-
cause Stribling has dared to make a
colored man his hero, to center his
story about a Negro college graduate,
and he has not sufficient knowledge
of the race to make his figure wholly
real Whereas, Stands has sketched
his educated Negro very lightly. max
ing his hero a white man. But it is
not the people who count for so much
in Stands novel, it is the things that
happen, the lynching, the Ku Klux,
the part the young people play.
Events move rapidly and the ending
is powerful. But of this | must not
tell you. 1t is unforgivabie to spoil
a good story.
Don't miss this book. have re-
viewed many volumes since last Oc-
tober. and / cannot speak too strong
ly of the necessity of reading this
story. Read it and then read Birth
right" and tell me which one you like
the better There has been a battle
royal at the n. A. A. c. p Office re-
garding the relative value of these
two works. OF course, you will find
things to criticize, but when you are
through, 60 to the library and pick
up Pages RED Rock" or "Dixon's
-Clansman" Then you will see the
immense distance we have progressed.
The lynchers and the Ku Klux Klan
are still with US, but the Southern
youth of today. as exempli6ed by
Stands and Stribling. is not defend
ing them. On the contrary, he IS re-
lentlessly showing their weakness.
And let us take a little credit to
ourselves for bringing this about. The
NOiOACu PRESS NAlC ~. n ~ -. Z. viii
its constant stress upon publicity, the
many daring Investigations of lynch
ings that its staff have made, the fight
going on today in Congress for the
Anti-Lynching Bill, all these things
have awakened the country. Perhaps
when John R. Shllady was beaten up
in Austin, Texas, he helped to make
this book of Stands. Who knowss
What We do know is that when self
criticism begins community takes on
new life. Self-satisfaction, self-eom-
placeney. is killing much today that
was fine in America. Let US rejoice
that an opposite tendency is to be no
ticed in this attack upon the race
question, and be glad that here we
are beginning today to face the truth
that alone can make US free.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06

white and Black" is the story of
a small rural community in Texas.
You have the Negro tenant farmer,
the poor white. the landlord, the white
and the colored preacher. You have
these people in their relation to white
and colored women And this picture
IS presented by a white Texan.
My last sentence makes me want to
indulge in retrospect. If book with
this setting had been sent me to re-
view ten years ago, l should have
been able to size It up pretty accu-
rately without reading it. Its treat
ment would have reSembled the sec
end half of the Birth OF the Nation. ="
Everyone in the Negro world would
have been Objectionable except the
, trusted servants; and everyone in the
white world would have been noble
except a stray poor-white. The North
would have been censored for recon
struction. and the South praised for
its patience with the colored race.
The South has produced many
books on this pattern. by Page and
Dixon and others; books not written
to tell the truth, but to defend the
white South. To review white and
Black" on any such basis, however,
would be ridiculouSly incorrect. One
must read this story to see what a
keen observer Stands is, how he picks
out a bit OF Texas and holds II up
to US as It really is. The former pic
ture OF the Southerner was like the
photograph mother has taken Of her
small boy-hair neatly brushed, boots
shined. best jacket, necktie straight.
and on the angels face a look of
pious resignation. But father now ap-
pears with his kodak and snaps his
offspring with tousled hair, torn
shirt. scaling a fence to chase a stray
cat, deviltry in his eyes.
Stands has used his camera, and
he has not been afraid of catching
his white characters under some very
shady circumstances. 1t is a remark
able sign of the times that within a
few weeks of one another. Stribling's
"Birthright" and Stands white and
Black" should be published in New
York.
OF the. two, Stribling's story. which
reviewed as it was appearing in the
Century, is the more artistic. This
young man from Tennessee is a mas
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
FRARkuN'S c0LD-AlR BATH
HOmsIy Philosopher Was One sf the
Earliest American Advocates Of
the Open Window.

The cOld bath In the morning Is q
social fetch that makes two clear
divisions Of mankind-the thoroughly
yirtuOus who do not shrink from the
full rigOrs and the Laodiceans who
play with the hot water tap. As n Gus
tom It may be peculiarly English, but
one hears less Of q variation Of IL
the Manchester Guardian
Benjamin Franklin. while represent
Ing the American colonies In London.
wrote in one OF his informing letters
70 q French correspondent that the
shock Of cold water hath always ap-
peared 70 me as too violent. and / have
found II much more agreeable to my
constitution to bathe In another ele-
ment-I mean cold. air. With this
view rise early almost every morning
and Git In my chamber, without any
clothes on whatever, hah an hour or
an hour. according to the season, either
reading or writing. The practice II not
In the least painful, but, on the con-
uary, agreeable, and II ! return to
bed afterward, before l dress myself.
a. IL sometimes happens. l make .
supplement TO my nights rest Of one
or two hours Of the most pleasing sleep
that can be imagined"
Franklin was siKty-two At the time.
He had still to live twenty-five Of the
most active years Of his extraordinary
career, 30 that in his case cold-air
baths seem to have done no harm
Franklin was before his time In his
belief in fresh air. and he wrote some
savage things about the "aerophobia
that At present distresses weak minds
and makes them choose to be stifed
and poisoned rather than leave open
the window Of a bedchamber or put
down the glass Of q coach"
The broad ax., 1922-05-06

Ambition Is more than . wish; II II
desire intensified into determined pur-
pose. All that Is needed for the ac-
complishment Of our ambitions Il q de-
sire 50 strong that We Will sacrifice
whatever may stand in the way Of our
success. The law Of compensation
never falls. II We would gain one
thing we must give mp another. How
many people have ycu known who
complain Of failure through bad luck,
when your own knowledge Of them
tells you that their downfall came
through lack Of really tryingI They
we're not willing to fOrego pleasures
or extraVagances which interfered
with their success.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
Flrr. Method Of Advertising.

In Old Testament times, when the
countries bordering on the Nile, the
Euphrates and Tigris rivers were the
center Of trade, the Carthsginians
used TO saiI along the Mediterranean
With a bOatIOad Of their manufactures
which they would unload on the coast
az Lybia. and having lighted q bonfire
near the goods. returned to their ships
The inhabitants. knowing By the bon
Are that the Carthaginisns had some
thing TO sell, would come out o. their
eIty to inspecf il. Then they would
pile Nd gold near the merchandise and
retire into the city. The CarthaG-
mans would land again. examine the
cold and II In their Judgment Il was
eouaI a value to the goods they len.
they would take II and san away.
This bonfire custom is the hrt
method Of advertising q which his
tOry tells.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
NEW ATTRACTIONS AT THE
AVENUE THEATRE, INDIANA
AVENUE NEAR THIRTY-FIRST
STREET, Mr.. TOM NORMAN.
MANAGER.

Wednesday evening, May 3, open
ing night the Avenue Theatre will
present the great sensational drama,
Scandal" with a good high class
capable company of players. Also
high class vaudeville between the acts
of the play and orchestra concert, to
enIiven the whole show, with highly
Photo Plays interviewer.
1t will be known as a combination
show and it goes without saying, that
IT will greatly please the many patrons
of the Avenue Theatre.
Its manager. Mr.. Tom Norman,
leaves no stones unturned in an effort
to secure the best moving pictures
and the best vaudeville acts in exist
ence.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
PIeturaaaue sIaht.

One q the most picturesque sights
In the world Is the elephants at work
IN the city Of RangO0n. at the mouth q
the Irrawaddy river. where the logs az
tive At RangOon the logs aoat In a an
undlsturbed inlet. Here they are -
leased fr0m their lnelOsing bon
ehainA Then elephants take the les
Ogt Of the water and pie IN the mn
yards sueh logs a. are net required
FIR imnediafe saving. and which nay
nsed 70 bs stored for ons or mogS
yrA
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
EIsphants On Rampage.

Stories Of how an elephant occasion
ally upsets a circus are not uncOm-
mon, but one rarely hears Of an orgy
Of destruction like that which Oe-
CURED In the Malay Reninsula- A herd
Of Wild elephants attacked q railway
station. pulling down the statiOnmas-
ter's kitchen and bathroom They did
the same % the clerks quarters Gnd
then tackled the station while the Of
Zee force looked on from treeA- One
elephant took on an automatic weigh
ing machine a. q souvenir q the raid.
but finding II heavy. threw Il down On
the track. One q the elephants
trumpeted the recall and they an went
back into the jungle ezeeDS one VINO
fen IN q wen and had 70 Be got cut by
human aid. but was not dstAtned
By the time help arrived sfber . go
srAl telenaphie alarm the hugs beasts
bad entirely dlsappeared
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
A psa,a Devotion.

Lovers Of dogs will be interested In
the story told at an inquest al the
London hospital on the body Of man
who committed suicide By throwing
himself out Of a window. In letter
written just before his death he
wrote: Ny dog Teddy follows me
about He knows things are very bad
with me. I do hope he Will be taken
care Of. As pace up and down my
room he walks with me" A witness
said that the dog WAS very fond OF
his master and always seemed to un-
derstand when he was worried and In
trouble
; WTFHTIri
The broad ax., 1922-05-06

Louis XVI had a passion for time
pieces, ana il Is said that he had so
difficult a time in adjusting his clocks
"absurdity Of his having attempted to
bring men to anything like uniformity
Of belief in matters Of faith when
he could not make any two Of his
timepieces agree with each other" On
one occasion his royal chef At his wits
end for variety in his dishes said: Il
really do not know what TO do, unless
IL be to serve up your majesty .
fricaSSee Of watches"
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
nour Arizana cltr e Nams.

Phoenix. ARK, was built near the
weII-deaned ruins Of an ancient
pueblo. Darrell Duppa. scholar who
was with the men who chose the sDOt
mid: let n call Il Phoenix. for
here. up0a the old. . neU city shan
rasa,s ana told them of the bird b
nythsIogy called phOentx vAieh aross
AEDn lis OWn asheA
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
Largest Known Coin.

Probably the largest cOin In the
world is one belonging to Fsrren Ter
be, internationally famous expert on
rare coins. II is q piece Of stamped
copper plate 10 inches square, and
weighs Ga pounds. II has a value OF
= Daler" (the daler was 4 coin Of
varying Talue) stamped on II, and the
date 1730.
Such coins were commonly used In
Sweden for some time during and after
the wars Of Charles MI. II is part Of
a collection OF more than $1,000 speci-
mems. representing mediums Of ex-
change Of all countries and periods
from the earliest times to the pres
ent day. The total face, or original
exchange, value Of the collection II
counted In millions, but no present val
ue has ever been placed on IL.
Fireworks Development
Few industries have shown more
development within century than
that Of making firewO Orks- The nre-
works makers have not only made i'm
pOTLduI COnlTlDuLloAAo " LAS oAN S-c-A-
selves. but have taken advantage Of
many discoveries and re6nements
made by others in chemistry and me-
chanicA.
The cOIors given to fireworks are
produced by mineral salts. copper BE-
ing made to produce green and blue;
barium. green; sodium, yellow; cal
cium, red, and strOntium, crimson
These salts are arranged In combina-
tion with meal gunpOwder and the
recipes for star compositions, rockets,
souIbs, roman candles and the Ike
are almost without number. Among
the set pieces are portraits. lettered
designs. fixed suns" fountains, palm
trees. mosaic work and ships
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
- TnIIn1- An1o1lr.

OesrfuI smiles not olly help thosS
uAO 80 thsm. bit actually hslD tboss
uho EmIls thsa - aeeo9Dllzh DNA
Eyh
The broad ax., 1922-05-06

Mebsr cOnsess TIE Tenth ConsressOnal DiSt-s
Illinois WhO WIN Be ReEeeted to Congress o1 The Sans
District This Coming FAN Who Mads the Speech e His
Life N Fsvor e the PassaSe e he Dyer B
h The Lower Houss e coagresa.
The broad ax., 1922-05-06
WHITE AND BLACK"

By H. A. Stands Published by Har-
court, Brace & Co, New York
City. Price S1.oO. Postage l0e
extra.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-02

pardon my absence of mind. ! was
thinking .
Every dangerous thing to do" he in
~terrupted with a preternaturally grave
face. You never know what the con-
sequences may be. Personally, ] never
indulge myself in the habit. Now, If
you'll just move over, Lady Fair, III
try my luck at this gear shift. Let's
see, first. rear, left; second, forward,
right; third, rear. right; reverse, for
ward, left. Is that it?'
He had alighted from the car as he
was speaking, and walked around the
front of it to the side upon which l
was sitting. And I guessed that his
seemingly anxious query as to the gear
shift was only a subterfuge to give me
time to pull myself together. He was
too experienced a driver not to have
noted the things for which he had
asked.
"You have them exactly" l said Sc
dately, moving over in the seat, and for
the next five minutes Mr.. Underwoor
gave his exclusive attention to the car.
There, I've got her number now"
he said when he had shifted gears, re-