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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
Candidates-Pretty wOmen-Fuil Bias
ketS,

Editor Press and Banner
July 23rd instand is the day fixed for the
candidates to be at this place for the purpose
OF addressing the White Hall and Smithfllie
Democratic clubs. The committee OF arrange
ments will have things in proper trim for the
occasion.
There will be barbecue and picnic dinners
ON the grounds sufficient for all.
We will expect all the candidates to be pre-
xent and respectfully invite all the ladies TO
be present with their baskets and cheerful
sountenances to give life and Interest to the
occasion. We hope to have the entire sur
aud extend q cordial invitation to all 10
come Very respectfully,
Z. w. WATSON,
Chairman Coin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
Remnants for one e-fnurth their value,

dress goods. w. f.. Bell.
Twill handle the celebrated Clement Shoe
this fail. and In order to make room for them
have reduced the price on my shoes; Call
and sec the bargains have in shoes. ". L.
Bell.
Rcmcmbrr can save you money on ladies
and children shoes. Special bargains to offer
cash buyers. w. +. Bell.
Remember VIM. Il. Bell offers special bar
gains In summer dress goods, for the next two
weeks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18

Great reduction In hand painted fans, also
in cheaper fans. Now is the time to buy
them. w. T.. Bell.
parasolS ut great reduction IN silks, alpaca
nnd ginghams. Call and secure bargain.
w. L. Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18

r. NJ. IIaddon & Co., are still receiving now
and srlsonnblc millinery, ribbons, fiowcr',
&c. If you wish u stylish summer hat chcap,
call OH or send to them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
Political Notes.

The General Committee of the National
League of Democratic Clubs, formed at the
conference of delegates in New York on Sat
urday, has issued circular inviting all Dem
ocratic clubs in the United States which ap-
prove the principles adopted at such confer
ence to join the League and send delegates to
a convention to be held at Baltimore on July
4, 1888. The basis of representation in the
convention will be FIVE delegates to each club
containing not more than 100 members, seven
delegates to each club containing more than
100 and not more than 300 members and nine
delegates for each club containing more than
300 members. Clubs desiring to join the
League are requested to address the Secretary
of the committee at once. The call is signed
by Charles Ogden, Chairman; Frederick R.
Lee, Vice Chairman; Edward B. Whitney,
Secretary; George HI. Lambert, Treasuser, and
l6 other representatives of prominent Demo.
cratic clubs, forming the General Committee
Col. J. B. Tomlinson, editor of the Omaha
Democrat, has kept Governor Hills name al
the head of his editorial column for some
time as his candidate for the Presidency.
Monday night, having just returned from AL
bany, where he had long conference with
Governor Hill, he telegraphed his managing
editor to take Hills name down. The Gov
ernor told him, he says, that he was not only
not candidate, but that he would willingly
head the New York delegation for Cleveland
at St. Louis.
The Democratic Territorial Convention met
in Helena, Montana, Monday, and elected
delegates to the National Convention. The
delegates were not instructed, but are presum-
ed to be for Cleveland, whose Administration
was endorsed by the Convention.
The State Prohibition Convention of Geor-
Al n
ply was chosen President. A strong Prohi-
bition platform, the work of Sam Small, was
adopted; delegates were chosen to the India
napolis Convention, and they were instructed
to vote for Fisk and Bayne for President and
Vice President.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
1000 LIVES LOST.
Hundreds of Houses in Yunnnn DemOI-
ished-Ten Terrible Shocks.

SAN FRANCIsco, April 22.-Ihe steamer
City of New York, which arrived yesterday
from China, brings details of an earthquake in
Yunnan. The project of Lin An, with Chic
HONS, of Ship Ping, and KEN Shut under
him, have jointly reported to the governor of
Yunnan as follows: From the second day of
the twelfth of the month of the last year till
the third day of this year, there were over ten
shocks of earthquake, accompanied by a noise
like thunder. Yamend in the cities of Ship
Ping and KEN Shut were either knocked
down or split right down, and temples like
wise. In Ship Ping eight or nine tenths of
the houses in the south are falling down, and
half of those in the east. In the northwest a
thousand buildings are cracked or bent out Of
perpendicular. Two hundred people-men
and women, old and young-were crushed to
death, and over three hundred dead and in
jured. The death list in the suburbs was:
At Tung Hang over eight hundred were
crushed to death, and about seven or eight
hundred wounded.
At Nan Hang there are over two hundred
dead and over four hundred injured.
At ST Hang there are over two hundred
dead and over five hundred injured
| At Peh Hang about one hundred were kill
ed and the same number injured.
In the town and suburbs over four thousand
people are either killed or wounded. AT
Kien Shut, in the city, seven were killed and
many wounded. In the northwest suburbs
three to four hundred houses were overturned,
two hundred and forty. nine people killed,
and one hundred and fifty wounded.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
A Destructive Engine of War.

Secretary Whitney has issued invitations to
all congressman to witness the launching of
the dynamite cruiser Yorktown, to- day, April
90, at Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
The new cruiser is described as a most de-
structive and effective war-ship. 1t carries
four pneumatic guns for the hurting of dyna.
mite projectles, each with a range of at least
a mile. The training of the guns is accom-
plished by steering the vessel, and the loading
is all done by steam. The guns are of fifteen
inch caliber, and the shells, which can be
fired with great accuracy twice minute, will
contain six hundred pounds of explosive gela-
tine, equivalent to eight hundred and fifty-two
pounds of dynamite or nine hundred and
forty three pounds of gun cotton. tits claimed
that this gun, properly handled, will be the
most destructive engine of war yet invented,
for the heaviest armored ships will go all to
pieces from the explosion of a she'll much
smaller than those thrown by the guns on the
Yorktown. These guns are designed, ordi-
narily, to work on the underwater portion of
the bulls of vessels, but if any inaccuracy in
aim should be developed on account of the
pitching of the ship, great damage can be in
ficted upon the portion of the hull above
water.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
Our Book Table.

SIBEgIA-A most Interesting contribution 10 secrei
history will be the illustrated papers on siberia
and the Exile System" by George KEENAN,, which
begin in the May Century magazine. They will en-
body the results OF what is believed TO be the rst
successful attempt by competent investigator to
make thorough study of the Russian exile system
Before undertaking his arduous journey OF l5'OOO
miles, in the interest of The Century, Mr. KEENAN,,
author of Tent Life in Siberia etc. had spent four
years in Russia and Siberia, thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the people and the language, and had
reached the conclusion that the Russian Govern
ment had been misrepresented, and that the exile
system of Siberia was not terrible was supposed
Knowing that Mr.. KEENAN, held these views the
Russian Goyernm ent gave him every facility for q
thorough inspection of mines and prisons of Siberia
the most thorough that had ever been made by a
traveller Armed with letters from the Russian Min
lister of the Interior and other high officials, Mr.
KEENAN, went everywhere, inspecting mines and
prisons convict barges and hospitals and travelling
with chained exiles along the great Siberian road.
He made the intimate personal acquaintance oil
more than three hundred exiled liberals and
Nihilists many of whom wrote out their histories
for his use The actual facts, as revealed by this
searching investigation, were far removed from MT
Remnants preconceived ideas, as this thrilling mar
ratiye of fifteen months privation and adventure
will show.
As is already known, the publication of Mr.. Ken
mans preliminary papers has resulted in his being
placed on the black list by the Russian Government
and copies of The Century containing them have the
Objectionable article torn out by the custom Off
cals before being allowed 10 enter the Cars domin-
ions.
II expected, of course" says Mr.. KEENAN,, in a
recent interview ITO be put on the Russian black
list. am only thankful that succeeded in cross
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

There were not few good and worthy cit
liens of Westminster who were present at the
Mass meeting at tie Court House, who have
been asking themselves ever since why the
Democratic Advocate objected to the descrip-
ton insignificant in numbers and personnel. "
These good and worthy citizens knew what
the Aduocate man does not know-viz. that
insignifcdnt personnel does not mean ''insig-
nifcant persons" any more than the morale
of an army means the ''morals" of an army.
CdrrOltonidH.
The erudite philologist of the Caroltto-
nian, whose genius scintillates and corrus-
Gates through every line of that unparalleled
journal, like phosphorescent mackerel by
moonlight, is sensitively alive to the unpleas.
ant predicament in which he has placed him
self by the license allowed his pen in his effort
to ridicule and disparage that meeting, and
by the insult offered to all the gentlemen pres
ent, by characterizing them as insignificant
personnel" The word ''personner' worries
him most, seemingly attaching no Importance
to the word insignificant which is the of
fensive member of the couplet. 'Insignif-
cant personnel" he says does not mean insig-
nifcant persons, any more than the morale
of an army means the morals of an army.
What profundity of wisdom! If the term
personnel does not relate to persons, and
morale has no relation to morality, what do
they mean? The lexicons all tell us that
"personner' is French for personal, and
''morate'' French and Italian for morality or
morals Personal, the English of the French
word personnel, is the derivative of person,
and ''relates to persons, not things, in the
language ofthe lexicon itself, while the French
word morale, the equivalent of the English
word morality, 'trelates to MORALS" and is a
derivative from that term. You may consult
all the authorities most used-beginning with
Bailey, and continuing through Bosworth,
Richardson, johnson, Walker, Worcester,
Webster, excepting of course Nicholson, and
all of them sustain this use of these terms.
But our modern Talleyrand, of the Carroll
toniaa, deems that language may be used to
convey sense opposite from that expressed.
Although
AT chopping logic he can well divide
A slender hair 'twixt north and northwest side"
his logic that personnel does not relate to
persons will involve him deeper and deeper
in the dilemma instead of extricating him
from it. Persons, not things" says the lex
icon. Reversing this order, Nicholson says
things, not persons. He will scarcely be will
ling to admit that he meant to say that the
meeting was composed of insignificant
things,'' and yet the drift of his logic leads to
that So, instead of aoundering out OF his
difficulty, he is only getting deeper in. It is
very evident, we think, that dictionary is
not so much needed in the CaJroltonian
Office as the necessary brains to make pro-
per use of one
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
Losses by Fire.

A fire in Winona, Mississippi, on Saturday,
burned a number of business places and caus-
ed loss of about S250,0O0. Insurance about
800, 600.
The factory and warehouse of the Eau Claire
Sash and Door Company at Eau Claire, Wis
consin, were burned on Saturday night.
Loss 500, 900; insurance $4,000.
Two business blocks in Delphi, Indiana,
were burned on Saturday. Loss, $4,000;
partially insured.
The planning mill and residence Of II. H.
Fisher, with eleven other dwellings in Harris
burg, Pa, were burned on Saturday. Loss
$50, 900; insurance less than $1,000.
The factory of the Day Button Works
Company, at Long Island City, was burned on
Saturday. Loss, $4,000; fully insured.
The roller mill aud seven other buildings
in Carlisle, Iowa, were burned on Saturday.
Loss $4,000.
Five Of the hay barns and two corn cribs
belonging to the Union Stock Yards and
Transit Company in Chicago were burned on
Monday. Loss about 100000
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS.

Pursuant to resolutions by the Democratic
County Central Committee, notice Is hereby
given to the Democratic voters OF Carroil
county that primary meetings will be held al
the nsual places in the several election dis
tricts on SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888, for the
nurpose of electing Five Delegates in each
district 10 a county convention, to be held IN
westminster on MONDAY, MAY Z, at 10. 80
a. M. sharp, which convention will elect rive
DELEGATES to the State Convention which
meets in Baltimore, on May 10, for the pur-
nose of choosing delegates to the Democratic
National Convention, which meets in st;
Louis ON June 5; also to name Presidential
Electors. The convention will also elect FIVE
Deleoates to the Congressional Convention,
,yb;c6 meets in Havre de Grace, on May ~.
The primaries will be held in the various dis
tricts at the following hours, as ordered by
the Committee:
Taneytown district from to 5 p. m.
Uniontown district from to p. m.
MYERS district from to 8 p. m.
Woolery's district from to p. m.
Freedom district from to p. m.
Manchester district from 8 to p. m.
Westminster district from to p. m
HAMPSTEAD district from to p. m.
Franklin district from to 5 p. m.
Middleburg district from 6 to p. m.
New Windsor district from to 6p. m.
Union Bridge district from to 8 p. m.
B. F. GROUSE, Chairman.
NJ. E. WALSH, Sec.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

If the late election in Louisiana may be
taken as an indication of the drift of public
sentiment in relation to the Presidency, it is
o most encouraging sign. Before the election
it was said by those who voice Republican
sentiment that Louisiana was likely to go for
that party. The argument was that, as the
Mills bill proposed a reduction in the tariff on
sugar, it would change public sentiment in that
sugar growing state, and give it to the Repub'
licans. But what was the result? Instead OF
the $1,000 majority of last year, and the
40, 900 majority of four years ago, the majority
at the last election is estimated at from 95, 900
to 1000. This don't look as though the
proposed reduction of the tariff on sugar
would strengthen the Republican party.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
april2s st
MO. 2eo3 EQUITY.

NJ ~. zoOo 6<SO1I1.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
sitting as Court of Equity.
John R. Strevig and Charles 7. Reifsnider,
Assignees of Mortgage, VS.. Philip j.
Yost and Mary c. Yost, his wife,
Mortgagors.
Ordered this 26th day of April, A. D. 1888,
that the sale of the mortgaged property made
and reported in the above entitled cause by
John K. Strevig and Charles T. Reifsnider,
Assignees of Valentine Yost, Mortgage of
Philip J. Yost and Mary c., his wife, dated
November 9Th, A. D. 1885, and recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records of
Carroll County in Liber G. A. NJ, No. %, folio
so, &C., be finally ratified and confirmed unless
cause to the contrary be shown on or before
the 30th day of May next; provided copy of
this order be inserted in some newspaper
published in Carroll county, Maryland, once
a week for three successive weeks previous to
the 22nd day of May next
The Report states the amount of sale of the
Real Estate to be $4,000, and of the Personal
Property to be S232. SO.
VIM. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
apr2S st WIN. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
Where it Costs to Advertise.

A single page in the issue of the Century
taken for advertising purposes costs $500; in
Harper's $500; in other magazines from $3.50
down to 500. A yearly advertisement oil
one column in the Chicago Tribune, $50, 200;
in the New York Tribune, $29, 1854 for the
lowest and $s5, 653 for highest; in the New
York Herald, Sa6, 20s for the lowest and
S34s,0 for its highest priced column.
These papers, it is said, are never at loss
figures will doubtless be of interest to the man
who invests ten dollars and then Aatters him.
self with the idea that he is an extremely lib
eral advertiser.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
MORTGAGES SALE
IN OLA
Valuable Farm & Wood Land

By virtue of the power contained in a mort
gage from Aaron Crumrine and Mary Crum-
rine, his wife, to the undersigned, bearing
| date April 6, A. d. 1880, and recorded among
the Real Estate Mortgage Records OF Carroll
county, in Liber F. I. S. No. IA, folio 4S4,
| &C., will sell at public sale, on the premises
described in said mortgage, on
Tuesday, the 29nd day of May, A. d. 1883,
at O. clock, p. M, all that property in said
mortgage mentioned, consisting OF
176 ACRES, 1 ROOD AND 20 PERCHES
of land. more or less The Improvements
thereon are 2story Stone Dwelling House,
with bodybuilding, log bank barn, with wagon
shed attached; dairy, carriage house, smoke
house and other necessary outbulldlngs; or
chard of apple and other fruit trees on the
premises; spring of excellent water at the
house; pump with water and also running
water at the barn; 20 to 25 acres is superior
meadow land, and produces heavy crops of
grass; about so acres heavily covered with
| timber-oak, chestnut hickory, &c. sur
vey of this land will be made previous to the
| day of sale so as to make four to six woodlots,
and other portions of the land will also be
laid off in lots. so that the farm will contain
! ITO to $50 acres. The property will be offer
ed as one entire parcel and also in different
parcels, and will be sold as may appear the
most advantageous. A plat of the property
will be exhibited on the day of sale, according
to which it will be offered and sold. This
property is about II miles north of Melrose,
on the Bachman Valley R. R., about 8 miles
| from Lineboro', on the Baltimore and Han
over Railroad, is in Manchester district, Car
roll county, Nd, and adjoins the land of ia
cob Menehey, Peter Leese and others, and is
now in the occupancy of the said Aaron Crum-
rine. This property is desirably located, is in
a good neighborhood convenient to railroads
schools, &c. The woodland is of superior
quality; the farm is in good condition and is
worthy the attention of purchasers.
Terms of Sale cash; or, if desired by the
Purru.isrr oirv5.lIiI j ss.sl the
day ofsale or on the ratification thereof, one
third in one year and the other one. third in two
years from the day of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, with approved security,
bearing interest from the day of sale.
EDMAN H. WEAVER, Mortgage.
Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Solicitors.
apr2Sts John R. Strevig, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

The Southern Immigration Convention met
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Wednesday.
Gov. Lee, of Virginia, was elected permanent
chairman, and Luther R. Ransom, of South
form were Cardinal Gibbons, Of Baltimore;
Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati; Gov. Cor
don, of Georgia; Gov. Richardson. of South
Carolina; Major ]. D. Kelly, of New York,
and others. Twas decided to organize The
Southern immigration Association, and to
establish headquarters in New York,
There was a heavy frost in Norfolk, Prin-
cess Anne and Nansemond counties, Virginia,
on Wednesday night, and the total damage to
vegetation is estimated al over half million
of dollars.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

1t is stated that the Baltimore Sun is soon
to be enlarged. This viii be gratifying news
to its readers. We are advocates of conden-
sation, but for several years past the San has
been toe. condensed, and recently only the
most important news, has been given. Its
husiness demands it
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

1t is proposed by Congress to make two
more Cabinet officers, by creating Depart
ment Of Labor and Department Of Agricul-
ture, requiring two more Secretaries, making
the Cabinet to consist Of nine instead ofseven,
as at present. The President is said to be
oppossS to this increase of Cabinet officers,
and is likely to veto the bill when brought
before him. -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

The N. Y..Saa, of Thursday, published a
rumor from high Republican source, that
the last thing Mr.. Blaine viii do before step
ping on the steamer for home, will be 70 de-
cline the pominatiop for the Presidency, say,
ing that he will not accept if nominated,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

The grief of the Republicans over the loss
of the Offices, after twenty years possession,
is almost heart.rending. 1t is even more
touching than that of Rachel, weeping for her
children, and refusing to be comforted be-
cause they were not. Their organs and their
speakers overflow with lachryma.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the County
Commissioners of Carroll county to provide
for special term of the Public Schools in
said county.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of Carroll county, be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to provide
Immediately either by special levy, or some
other means as they may deem best, and to
pay over to the Board of County School Com
missioners of said county, the sum of ten
thousand dollars to pay the expense of a
special term of the public schools in said
county,to begin within ten days after the pas
sage Of this Act, and continue during eleven
weeks; which said term shall take the place
and be in lieu of the regular Spring term of
said schools in said county.
SECTION 2 And it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved February It'll, 1888.
ELIHU E. JACKSON,
Governor
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker House of Delegates.
l hereby certify, That the foregoing is a
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
Of Maryland, passed January session, 1888.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Ill no o.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28
dor CHAMBERSBURG
T q E s D A Y, M A Y 8,
FIREMEN'S EXCURSION.
Round Trip Tickets, From
all Stations $l.OO.

Train leaves Westminster at 1910 p. M;
New Windsor at l; Linwood at 10Y; Union
Bridge at LIS; and Mechanicsto~n at Las,
arriving at Chambersburg at 3.9o.
Returning leaves Chambersburg at II p.
m, arriving in Westminster at 1.42 a. m.
The Westminster Firemen will be joined by
the Union Bridge and Mechanicstown com
panies. Three bands of music will accompany
the excursion.
anr1S 0t
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

We have received the first number Of the
Littiestown, Pa, Independent. Itispublissed
by D. B. Alleman, Esq, and its first issue is
credi,able and well.iIled with local and gem
eraI news.