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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

In nearly every railway station in Lon
don is small box on legs, painted crimson
which may be called an automatic post-of-
fce 1t is divided in two compartments
On the top are apertures admitting penny,
one being for postal cards and the other
for envelopes. You drop penny through
the slot and open little drawer beneath,
and, presto, you find postal card. Drop
two pennies in the right hand slot, open a
corresponding drawer, and you find a
stamped envelope containing dainty sheet
of note paper These little conveniences
are the property of a GGmpany.-Paper
World.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
may 16:3t

EOR SALE.-A new Fischer Piano for
sale by private party. Length 6 feet
inches; width feet 8 inches. y octayes,
2 strings. Front, round corners; rose
wood case, elegantly finished; serpentine
moulding; carved legs and pedal, &c. Will
be sold cheap and reason given for selling.
Apply at the ADVOCATE OFFICE,
may16:3t Westminster, Md
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
MO. 22so EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Susan Wilson, mortgage, VS.. Harriet A.
Worthington and husband
Ordered this 2lst day of May, A. D. 1885,
that the account of the auditor filed in this
cause be finally ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on OF
before the 9Th day of June, next; provided q
copy of this order be inserted for two success
sive weeks, before the last named day, in
some newspaper published in Carroll county.
GEO. A. MILLER, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test
may 23:2t GEo. A. MILLER, Clerk
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
TITO TAXPAYERS OF FREEDOM
Il DISTRICT.

The undersigned hereby notifies all persons
in Freedom district in arrear for Taxes, that
unless the same are paid by July 15, 1885, he
will proceed to collect according to law. He
will be at Freedom every Saturday afternoon,
and at his home at other times.
GEO. w. MANRO,
NAV 16.3t Collector
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

Some men have the key of knowledge
and never enter it.
Men fear old age without being sure Of
reaching it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
EIRE! FIRE.! FIRE!lI

On Saturday. May 80, Immediately after
decoration services, A BIG FIRE near the
base ball grounds will be put out by Chem
ical Extinguisher. All property owners are
invited to witness this exhibition.
HARRISON & CO.,
may23:2t New York.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

In character, in manners, in style, in all
things, the supreme excellence is simple
ity.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
MO. 1895 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
James A. C. Bond, trustee, plaintiff, VS.. James
Blizzard, defendant.
Ordered this 21st day of May, A. D. 1885,
that the account of the auditor fled in this
cause be finally ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on OF
before the Sth day Of June, next; provided a
copy of this order be inserted for two success
sive weeks, before the last named day, in
some newspaper published in Carroll county
GEO. A. MILLER, Clerk.
True copy,-Test
may 23:2t GEo. A. MILLER, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

How many people live on the reputa-
ton they might have made.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

A mans own good breeding is the best.
security against other peoples i'll manners.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

When there is much pretention much
has been borrowed; nature never pretends.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

QUITS, Astonishingly low. Only few
y left at RINKER'S.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
OUR LIQUORS


Having associated with me in the Lumber
and Coal business my son. NJ. JOHN LYNCH,
the business will, after the 1st day of March,
be conducted under the firm name of E. Lynch
& Son. EDWARD LYNCH.
We take pleasure in announcing to the pub
lie that we shall continue to keep ON hand and
furnish all kinds of Building Lumber and
Coal, at the Old Yards in Westminster, Md,
and hope, that by strict attention to business
and with desire to please, we shall continue
to have our share of the trade.
feb28, 1S85tf E. LYNCH Il SON.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30

Discomfort is the want of self-relianee;
it is infrmity of will.
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AT PUBLIC SALE.
HOUSE AND LOT
In the Town of Manchester, Carroll Co., Nd

In the Town of Manchester, Carroll Co., Md.
By virtue of power of sale contained in
mortgage from Margaret Shaeffer and Jacob
F. Shaeffer, her husband, to a certain Tobias
Fl. Kepner, dated on the 26th day of Febru-
ary, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty,
and recorded among the Real Estate Mort
gage Records of Carroll county, in Liber F.
T. s., No. IA, folio 212, &C., the undersigned,
as Administrative of said Tobias H. Kepner,
deceased, mortgagee aforesaid, will offer at
public sale, at the Court House door, in the
city of Westminster, Carroll county, Nd, on
Tuesday, the End day of June, 1885,
at l o'clock, p. M, all those parts of two
| lots of ground situate and being in the town
of Manchester, Carroll county, Maryland,
and designated on the plats of said town of
Manchester by the numbers y and 100, and
being the same lots or part of lots which were
conveyed to the said Margaret Shaefer by
Henry F. Hofiacker and Samuel III. Hofack
er administrators of Samuel Hofacker, de-
ceased, by deed dated Both day of March,
1875, and recorded among the Land Records
of Carroll county, in Liber F. I. s., No. 48,
folio 242 &C. This property is improved by
two-story and attic Brick
zaS y Dwelling House, with back
aTs l,se building, and by frame barn,
=sl=2ea:E Y and adjoins the properties of
John II. Lamotte and David Pannebaker; it
is now under rent to Geo. l.. Warner. This
property is leasehold property, and is subject
to the annual ground rent of $1.00.
TERMS OF SALE ARE:-One-third of the
purchase money cash on tbs day of sale or
upon the ratification thereof by the Court;
the balance in two equal payments, of and
months, to be secured by the notes of the
purchaser or purchasers to the satisfaction of
the undersigned. and bearing interest from
the day of sale; or all cash, at the option of
the purchaser.
ANNIE E. KEPNER,
Administrators of Tobias H. Kepner, decd,
mortgage.
Jas. A. C. Bond, Solicitor for Annie E. Kep-
ner, Administrative.
may9:ts R. C. Matthew, Auct'r
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
THE LARGEST VARIETY
AND FINEST LIQUORS
IN CARROLL COUNTY
IS AT
A. c. sTRAsBURGER's,
Next door to the old Central Hotel,
Westminster, Nd.

name in part-l2 grades of Whiskies
including the well-known
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
THE MARkE rs.


CHICAGO, Nov. Il.
The market quotations on tl. b1ari ~
trade, to-day, were aSfollows: Wheat-No.
= November, opened s65Sc, closed s6Hc;
December. opene size clio ed ST1Sc; Jan.
uary, opened $3.50, clio ed Ss]sc. Corn
No. 3 November, opened 4+5tc, closed 44c;
December. opened q &c, clo,ei 4O11c; year,
opened Axe, clo,eu 401sc. Oats No. q
November, opened and closed 26Jsc; De.
cember, opened pc, closed 2I1sc; May,
opened and closed 3J6sc. Pork -December,
opened and closed $50; January, opened
ST. 57bS, closed s90!1s; February, opened
s9721. closed S975 Lard - December
opened and closed SG.O7f.
Live Stock-The Union Stock yards re-
port the following range of prices. Hogs
Market opened only fairly active, with
packers and shipper buying slowly; prices
ON common lots I00Ql5; lower and on good
lots 44g lOc lower; light grades So. O013 SIS;
rough packing. S3. 3o@3 A.; heavy packing
and shipping lots, 81. 1903 60. Cattle
Steady; shipping, a60G5 50; butchers,
So O003, 75; stockers, s. 50l4o0; Texans
81. 75(63 40. Sheep-100l5c lower; sheep
S. OOQ12 40; lambs, 81. 90@475.
Produce: Butter--Fa cy creamery, 241
Csc; choice dairy, l61l7c; packing, 79sc
per Id. Eggs-Chnice fresh-laid, zoe per
doz. Potatoes-Early rose, 43G45c per bu;
Burbanks. 4jd52c; mixed lots, 35@4Oc
ler bu, all on track in car-lots: sweet
potatoes, sl.2b0L50 per bbl Poultry
Chickens, 7@7]sc per lb.; turkeys lDc;
ducks, 9c; geese, S6.00@9.50 per doz !;
prairie chickens, s400@450 per doz. APP
ples-Choice to fancy, sl.sOG2 o0, and
seconds. 81. 25@l. SO per biz.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
llie Telephone Cases.

= WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. l3 The hear
ing in the telephona cases was resumed he
fora Secretary Lamar Thursday morning
Counsel Storrow, representing the Bell com
pany, continued to submit evidence tending
to show that the evidence put in by ths
other parties in interest had all been siftei
and refutei in court in various places
throughout the country whore the validity
Of the Bell patent has been QUESTIONED The
R,l case was closed Mt ll:So, and without
deciding whether or not hs will hear oral
argument, Secretary Lamar adiournal thu
case for the day.
Among tho ntiilavits submitted by the
other side Wedne siay was one from Pro
fessor Gray, which declared that the
ailiant believed his discoveries ante-da ate !
tina Tell patents. and that Rell had obtained
access through official rascality to u ca veat
he Ind til.l in the ratent otlca.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Watches, Diamonds,
Money and Jewelry !!
GIVEN AWAY WITH
CANS OF TEA AND COFFEE.

The Merchants Tea Company. of New
York have opened a branch in Daven>
port, at the corner of 4th and Brady
Forests block
Their teas are put up in paper cans.
each can weighing, including contents J
pounds, and is Sold can and contents, at
the uniform price Of S1.OO to one and
all
The tea itself is of an excellent quality
and well worth the money.
The coffee is put up in paper cans,
each can weighing. including contents,
about 3 3puunds, and is sold, can and con
tents, at the same price as the tea, viz:
81 90 per can.
The coffee is hard to beat. gives salts
faction wherever used, and is worth
dollar of anybody's money.
Every can contains souvenir of from
ten cents to $50 in cash, or gold or sill,
yer watches or jewelry. also genuine dia-
mond jewelry. No blanks. The tea
and coffee being worth at a fair retail
price more than asked without any re-
gard to the souvenirs. This company
takes this method to advertise their
goods, and after thirty days these teas
and cotfees will be sold wholly on their
but without the souvenirs. This com
pany has appointed over fifty agents in
various cities, none of which are now
giving souvenirs, the time having expired,
yet each agent has II large and rapidly
growing trade. as the superior quality of
these goods become known.
Orders by mail promptly forwarded to
all points of the United States.
4.
Corner 4th and Brady sts., FORESTS
block. Davenport Iowa. Price Tl.OO per
can; cans for So 60; 13 cans for SO;
81 cans for $40.
The following is a partial list of forlu
nate purchasers who found valuable
souvenirs in their cans of tea and cof-
fee:
William Durphy. 3OS East Fourth street,
ladies' chataline watch; Miss Emma
FEEDER, 214 West Sixth street, genuine
diamond ring; r. NJ Wall, foreman for
Davis & Co, plumbers, "a Cummitz
street, East Moline, stem winding and
stem setting watch; Mrs, John Forrest,
ia Biidge avenue, genuine diamond
ring; John Tomkyns, clerk on Ilver
steamer. $40 in gold, Mrs. II. $. Moore,
1888 Third avenue. solid gold ring; Mrs.
A. a. Reilly, 1875 Wall street, genuine
diam ond ring; Mrs. Mary Willow, seam
Il. b. Clark, $40 West Sixth street, gem
,lcmans diamond stud; Henry l.arston,
drover. so in silver; Miss Lizzie Greene,
22l East Third street, ladies' chataline
watch,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

DISAPPOINTED WITH GLADSTONE.
Liberal Newspapers Dissatisfied with
the "Grand Old Nan'sn Speech.

Liberal Newspaper Dissatisfied Will,
the "Grand Old ASau's" Speech.
EDINBURGH, Nov. ID The Liberal Scotaa
papers all contain comments on Mr.. Glad.
stones speech, and unite in condemnina
many OF tho utterances contained therein.
The Edinburgh Scotsman family praises
the speech and asserts that it be-
lieves the people will continue to
follow Mr.. Gladstone's lead and
jndorse his doctrines. The Glasgow Herald
says: "Mr. Gladstone has come too late,
and no words Of his will affect the dissstab-
lishment controversy that has entered into
the present campaign" The Glasgow Mail,
after reviewing the points made in the
speech, says: "The conviction forces
itself that it would DO better that tho
speech had never been delivered. 1t
has caused intense disappoin tment not only
to tho masses, but many of Mr.. Gladstones S
most ardent admirers" The Edinburgh
Review says: "Instead of eifecting unity,
the speech has immeasurably extended the
rift in the Liberal ranks in Scotland" Tha
Edinburgh Courant says: "Mr. Gladstone
has deluged the Liberals with cold water. !"
Mr.. Glad stone devoted the greater part
If his speech here Wednesday to denial of
any purpose on his part or that of his party
with the movement to disestablish the
Church of England at this time In the
course of his remarks he said:
LORD Salisbury took the earliest oppor-
tunity of expressing his conviction that
should propose the disestablishment OF the
Church of England, stating that he was
sure the critical time had come
These rannrks induced many Liberal poll.
tician. to fors stall the question. do not
complain of this. but l do protest against
making the church "A test question to the ex
clu,ilu of every other Qus -tDn What con
tend is that there is no state OF things exist
ing which makes it necessary, just or allow
able to raise the question nf English churcl
stablishment just TOW. Diie,tab
li5htnent in Scotland is n question til,
Scotch people should deal with when tn.
proper time arrives, which in my opin o o
has not vet come 1t would require a gooi
deal to turn my opinion, | will not say con
viction, which ninety nine out of evsry hun
drei Englishmen share. that the que 'tion Of
the dssstahlshms of the Church of Eng
land is uttarly remote from tho coming
parliament.
But" say tbs Tortse- 'e,,' you turn to
the records Of history, r. i. not your opin-
ion that di,astah ishInsnt ia not remotei
You said the sam, chin, If 1855 about the
church If Ireland Thsi. whe1 the elec
tion approached, you sail the question was
not within the range of practical politics,
meaning not for the parliament then elect
ing Yot within four years the church of
Ireland was dis,stahlished Therefore.
your con vction in 1855 is of no mora valuo
than your opinion in 1868 Consequently.
it is put ont Of court n'togsther"
Mr. Gla i~tone said this was tina lost
point the Tories made, but declarad that
the cases ware entirely different and bore
no relation to each other
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

TORONTO, Can, Nov. IA city news
paper here publishes the following letter,
which says was received Thursday morning.
bearing Chicago postmark:
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-SIR: l went into an
Irish meeting tonight This meeting was
called together for the purpose of
restoring h>Is freedom. There were
about 5000 young men present, and
out of these 600 said they would
go to Regina and break the Jail and
get him out They will be armed. A black
smith who worked in Toronto shop is pres
ident of the gang of men, and the biggest
gun among the Fsnians in this city. l am
an o. Y. h late of Toronto. Send word to
tile mayor and chief of polica.
A. l. CoorKR
@. Y. b. means Orange Young Briton, n
Car al ian order of Orangemen-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. IL. Mrs Eliza
Shields, a middle aged la ly, living at $50
West Sixth street, was awakened
shortly after , O'Clock Thursday morn
ing by ringing sensation in her
head. 1t become worse each minute, and
she finally aroused the household. A
physician was Immediately summonel, but
by the time he arrived the woman was in
Mysteries. A hasty examination was made,
anu the ply gave as his opinion that
bug had crawled into the woman's ear and
fastened itself on the ear-drum. The
woman's condition was such that other ply
sicians were called in They are doing
their utmost to relieve the sufferer
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Coming to Uncle Sam for Points

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. l3 The post
master general of Bombay, British India,
and the postmaster general of Japan called
on Postmaster General Villas Thursday
morning ana made inquiries about
the postal service of the United
State, with Wow to improving the service
in their respective countries The dis
tinguished visitors were supplied with re
ports of the officers of the department,
copies of the postal laws and regulations
and other works contain ing tho informa-
ton they desired.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Frightful Dynamite Accident.

RoCKFIELD Wis, Nov. 13- Thursday
morning a 4-year- old child of Jacob Dhein
threw "A nine inch dynamite cartridge into
the kitchen stove. A terrible explosion fol.
lowed. The child's head was blown off
Mrs Dheins legs were broken and her left
eye was blown out; her injuries are fatal
Mr.. Dhein, who was in an ad joining room
was badly cut and bruised. Dynamite was
used In stone blasting, and the child, find
ing a cartridge, was using it fer play
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Reen n Fugitive for Five Years.

CHARDoN, Ohio Nov. 13 John Hine was
captured here Wednesday after being at
large for five years. In 1889 Hine was con-
vcted of incest with his IS year old
daughter, and was sentenced to q
term in the penitentiary. While the
judge was pronouncing sentence Hins
walked out of tho court room unnoticed and
escaped He says he has since lived in the
east, and thinking the case outlawed came
home to SEQ his family and was promptly
taken in charge by the authorities, He is
45 wears old.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
M Taxation for MDrtSapes.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Nov 13.-At Wednes-
days iaeetins of the revenue commission Mr..
Burchard called up for consideration a
resolution introduced by him Oct. 2. pro-
viding for the taxation of mortgages on
real estate, so that the mortgage AMI the
land should each hear proportionata
share of the taxes. After q long discussion
the rasalutiDn was defeated
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
AN ORDINANCE
For the Construction of Sewer on
Eighteenth Street between First and
Second AYpnunS.

For the Construction OF sewer on
Eighteenth Street between First and
Second Avenues.
BE it Ordaiaed 6y The Cty Council Of Me CITY
OF Rock Island:
SECTION /. That Twelve inch sewer be and
the same is hereby ordered to be constr ucted from
a pont on eighteenth street in the city of Rock
Island forty feet south of the south line Of First
avenue tsaid point b, ing the south end of eX-
isting sewcr) thence north along center of said
Eighteenth street as near as practicable to point
hfty-fiye feet north Of the north line OF Second
avenue.
SEQ. 2. Said sewer shall be constructed of good
glazed tile, laid at least six feet under the surface
of the street, with necessary and proper tees and
crosses for the purpose OF connecting public sew
ers and private drains herewith.
SEC. 3. Said sewer shall be constructed under
the supervision OF the City Superintendent of
streets, who shall put in cause TO be put in all
tees a..d eros es wherever found proper and nee
essary; shall grade the fall of said sewer shall
be found necessary and practicable and shall have
general charge and supervision Of the work.
SEC Said sewer shall be made wholly or in
part by special assessment TO be made in accord
ance with Sections Eighteen TO Fifty-one inclu-
sivc of Arti Gle TX Of an Act of th- General As
sembly of the state of Illinois, entitled AN Act
to provide for the Incorporation of Cities and Vii
.ges," approved April 10, 1879, in force July l.,
h -, and amendments thereto.
Ssed November 1th 1885,.
Approved:
THOMAS MURDOCH.
ATTEST: Mayor
RoBERI koEULER CITY Clerk
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Death of a wealthy Wall Street Man.

New YORK Nov. 13 Charles j. Osborne,
for many years prominent figure in Wall
street, died Wednesday night of kidney lis.
ease, agei 49, During the "black Friday"
panic in 1869, he was Jay Gould's most
trusted broker. The fortune left by Mr..
OsborDs is from si.O00,0Oo to 5000. 900
He leaves a wife and son.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

CINCINNATI, Nov. l3 The judge in the
circuit court overrulei Mr.. Jorian's motion
to dismiss the election mandamus case. The
defense then introduced testimony tending
to show that Irregularities had occurred in
Republican precincts which would off ,et the
so-called Republican gain as demonstrated
in court last Saturday.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

Z. W. Hurst represents the leadin-
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates.
fgency established 1874. Once owe.
Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

PARIS, Nov. Is. The commissary Of Do
lice at Valenciennss has made terrible rev.
elstions concerning enormous traffic in
children. verifying Zola's account of hu,
man degradation in the Black country in
the north of France.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Postal KevenuaS and Fxnensss

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov l3-Sixth Au-
ditor McConville, Of the treasury depart
ment, in his annual report says that postal
revenues for the year ended June 80 last
were S42, 561. Si3, and expenditures to Sept
80 S495l1ISS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
IIre and Accident

Insurance in reliable companies at lowest
rates, apply to E. Lieberknecht, real es-
rate, loan and insurance agent, and nota-
ty public. Collections made. Office. III :
Second avenue. eodtf
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
Rulcarians Attacked by A,bani

Bulgarisns Attacked by Albanians.
LONDON, Nov. IL. "A dispatch from Sofia
says that 800 Albanians attacked the Bull
garian village of Jancor ;tz, near Monsstir,
killed several OF the inha bitants, and
burned the village
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13

ii nv, 55a3 70
ROCK ISLAND.
Dats--3OC
Hiy-Thmothy-S11 90
Hay Wild-S800.
Rye-40f.
Corn old d5C New, SIC.
pntaincS-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
AN ORDINANCE

Repeating an Ordinance Relating to Pri-
vate Sewer.
Be it Ordained by the City Council Of TIE city Of
Rock Island:
SEC l. That an Ordinance relating to private
sewer and providing for the building OF pr vate
sewer on Thirty fifth street in said city, passed
October 5. 1885 be- and the same is hereby re-
pcaed
Passed November 9th, 1885.
Approved:
THOMAS MURDOCH,
ATTEST: Mayor.
RoBKRT KoEHLER, City Clerk