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tax on the incomes of citizens of this State;
yet fines, duties, licenses or taxes may
properly and justly be imposed or laid with
political view for good government and the
benefit of the community.
SECTION l. Ind be IL enacted Jy The
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
article fifteen of the Declaration of Rights of
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance the of
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words, ''for the con
siitutional amendment or against the con
stitutional amendment as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due return shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth arti
Gle of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an act of the General As
sembly of Maryland, passed January session,
1890. w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of State.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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DIED.

Near Snydersburg, Nd, on October IL,
1891, John Leroy, child of Samuel j, and
Emma X. Ham, aged l year, months and
days.
Near Mt. Pleasant, Carroll county, Nd,
on October IL, 1891, Mrs. Susan Luckingbill,
aged So years, months and % days.
In Dayton, Ohio, on October A. 1891, of
diphlheria, Corwin Cleveland Slorp, aged Z
years, month and y days, son of jeremiah
and Mary Slorp, and grandson of jeremiah
Slorp, of Westminster.
Farewell, papa, mama dear.
In this dreary world below
Ny little hands are still and cold,
My little eyes are closed or earth
To open up in Heaven.
BY HIS AUNT, E.MB.
In loving remembrance of FIJI N. Hull,
died October u, 1890, at his late residence,
1922 Druid Hill avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Just one year ago, today.
a precious one from us was taken.
A voice we loved is stilled:
a place in our house is vacant
Which never can b. filed.
lie was so long by pain oppressed.
That wore his strength away,
1t made him think Of endless rest
Which never can decay.
Affections sore sometime he bore
Physicians were in vain;
God thought it best that he should rest,
And eased him of his pain.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in thy grave so low;
Thou no more will join our number,
Thou no more our songs Will know.
Husband and father can it be d?
II seems to us unjust,
To think of you in that cold, damp grave,
Molderng into dust.
Yet again We hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fed;
And in Heaven with joy to greet thee.
Where no farewell tears are she'd
Oct II, 1891. BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

This disease, so prevalent among the cattle
in Maryland and neighboring states, is caused,
no doubt, by the excessive wet, followed i'm
medately afterwards by hot, dry weather.
The mouth and lips become inilamed, and in
some cases ulcers form on the under lip; the
animal eats with difficulty, and but little; the
hair is rough, and stands up; the breathing S
very labored, and the animal falls away in
flesh, and can scarcely stand upon its feet.
Others, again, stand and walk upon their
toes. Cattle so affected have the "foot-and-
mouth disease Wash the mouth out morn
ing and night with warm water and CASTLE
soap, and anoint with honey, or glycerine and
borax, using it quite freely. Wash the feet
with hot soapsuds, washing well between the
hoofs, and apply bluestone in solution. Keep
the animals out of the wet, and keep them in
at night, out of the night air. Give soft feed
and keep the bowels open. 1t takes about
week or ten days for the disease to run its
course. Proper feed and such slight medi
eines as mentioned above will bring them
around all right
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HoucksYiile Items.

Our farmers are done cutting off their corn
crop, which is the best they have had for
years. Some have commenced husking,
while others are sowing wheat on their corn
stubble. Apples are plentiful and much time
is consumed in making cider and apple but
ter Hundreds of bushels are stored away
for winter use.
Revs. Osborn Belt aud T. +. Copes are
holding revival services on Hampstead circuit.
At Emory over thirty persons have protested
conversion, and nearly as many more at the
altar.
Miss Ellie Spahr and Miss Grace Abbott
attended the YORK fair last week and are now
visiting friends in and around York. Miss
Fannie Bankard is visiting friends in Balti-
more.
Mr. II. H. Spahr has substituted for his
overshot water wheel one Of the latest i'm
proved iron wheels, and is now prepared to
Wild geese were seen flying southwark on
Monday last.
The political outlook is good for Democ-
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The state convention Of the W. !. r. U.


The seventeenth annual convention of the
Women sChristian Temperance Union, began
IN this city on Wednesday and will close this
morning. The attendance of delegates is
large, the maximum number at one time
reaching $50. Among delegates present
we're
Allegany county-Mrs. R. E. Hall, Mrs.
M. Graham, Mrs. Annie Gardner, Mrs. J.
Bradburn.
Anne Arundel county-Mrs. T. NJ. West,
Miss Annie Dobson, Miss Fannie Rawlings,
Mrs. Hanlon, Mrs. II. b. CAN'T, Miss Nor
gan, Mrs. Asa Joyce.
Caroline county-Mrs. j. W. Easley, Mrs.
K. NJ. Messenger.
Cecil county-Mrs. J. D. Milligan, Mrs.
George A. Blake, Mrs. WIN. Mcdowell, Miss
Mary Martindale, Mrs. R. NJ. Barnes, Mrs.
II. II. kielholtz, Miss s. J. Mackey, Mrs.
Frederick county-Mrs. l.. r. Wagner,
Mrs. S. J. Hull, Miss NJ. F. BealI, Miss
Maggie Mehring, Miss Joe Mehring.
Hartford county-Mrs. Henrietta f. Wood
row, Miss Alice S. Bailey.
Montgomery county-Mrs. Sarah I. Miller,
Mrs. S. D. Higgins.
Kent county@Mrs. L. NJ. Corey, Mrs. H.
w. Stewart, Miss E. T. Caulk, Mrs S. Z.
Matthews, Mrs. E. B. Pennington, Mrs Il.
Usilton, Mrs. A. j. Roe, Mrs. Kate Crew.
Queen Anne's county-Mrs. Eta T. Mel
son, Mrs. Annie NJ. Woodford, Mrs. Clara Il.
Cushing, Mrs. Susie c. Bramble, Mrs. Prue
Ford.
Worcester couuty-Mrs. E. Veasey, Mss
Mollie Townsend, Miss Priscie birmingham.
Baltimore City-Mrs. E. A. Robinson,
Mrs. Lewis Dill, Miss r. B. Mory, Mrs. DIR.
Irons, Mrs. J. A. Ockerman, Miss Z. Cole,
Mrs. A. G. Eichelberger, Miss A. r. Sewers,
Mrs. j. L. Dill, Mrs. D. Cloud, Mrs. A. A.
Perry, Mrs. S. J. Alderdice, Mrs d. NJ.
Pope, Miss E. Fnllard, Miss A. Carter, Mrs.
c. V. Dennis, Mrs. L. Kasner, Mr.. l..
Greenfield, Mrs. NJ. Carlisle, Mrs. C. j.
Wyatt, Mrs. NJ. J. Michael Mrs. Lucas,
Miss NJ. Wright, Mrs. C. V. Lambright,
Mrs. Purnell Mrs. Sprenkle, Mrs. NJ. j.
Williamson, Mrs. P. W. Holmes, Mrs. G.
w. Taylor, Miss C. Bateman, Miss Florence
Hammond, Miss M. Evans.
Carroll county-Miss Sarah 2 Trump,
Mrs. Clara Billingslea, Mrs Rut. Little,
Mrs. A. DUNN, Mrs. Ella Watt, Miss Maggie
McKinstry, Mrs. Lizzie 0ber, Mrs. Laura V.
Shipley.
Howard county-Mrs. NJ. E. Isaac, Miss
Mary L. Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Parsby, Mrs.
C. Il. Mulinix.
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Tanevtown items.

The registration of voters closed on Thurs
day last The number added to the list was
rs at both sittings. The number transferred
was IA; the number stricken off was 81. The
total number of voters registered in the dis
trict is 712.
Anthony Wivel, of Piney Creek, died on
Wednesday morning and was buried on Friday
morning at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mr.. Wivel had an apopletic, attack from which
he died.
Mandilla Sherman died on Tuesday morn
ing, after lingering illness from consump-
ton, and was buried at Sherman's Church,
south of Hanover, on Thursday morning.
The deceased was a daughter Of Henry X.
Sherman, of Taneytown.
The i'm provements are still continuing in
this Mace.
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Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates


NUMBER 3.
CHAPTER 242.
AN ACT TO amend article fifteen of the
Declaration of Rights Of the Constitution of
this State.
Section /. Be it enacted By tie General
assembly Of Maryland, three fitths Of all the
members Of the two Houses concurring, that
the following article be, and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to article
fifteen Of the Declaration of Rights of the
Constitution of this State, and it adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in the place and stead Of article fifteen of the
Declaration of Rights of said Constitution.
ARTICLE Is. All taxes ought to be uni
form upon the same kinds of property or
class of subjects, and should be levied and
collected under general laws, but the General
Assembly may by general laws exempt from
taxation all public property used for public
purposes, all churches or buildings used ex-
clusively for public worship and the furniture
contained therein and the parsonages CON
nected Herewith, burying grounds not used
for private or corporate profit, all purely
charitable or benevolent Institutions, literary
or educational institutions, with the furniture
and equipment contained in such charitable,
benevolent, literary or educational institu-
tons, and the grounds appnrtenant To such
churches, houses Of public worship, chart
table or benevolent, literary or educational
institutions and necessary TO the convenient
use thereof, as the same have been hereto
fore exempted BY law IN this State; and all
other property in this State not so declared
exempt may be taxed, and the General As.
sembly may, by general Law, provide Cor a
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Most farmers are cutting corn and sowing
wheat, while others have already commenced
husking. Wheat does not look as well as it
might in this section.
John Heck has his cigar factory completed.
Politics are little quiet around here.
Mrs. John A. Brown and daughter Elsie
visited her daughter, Mrs. Manherz, al Way
nesboro, Pa, recently. Harry Yingling is
home from Baltimore, sick, at his grandiath
er's. Mr. Wesley Rodkey' sister, from Get
tyiburg, visited him several days this week.
Mr.. Edward Eckard was home on visit last
Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Stoulier, while driving young
horse last Sunday, had an upset. The animal
got frightened and upset the buggy, and broke
the shafts.
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T1N.PLArE INDUSTRY.
How Mckinley and Allison Were Imposed up
Oman Inside View of the Tariff.
From the Baltimore sun of october 10Th.

From the Baltimore sun of October 10th.
| The prospects for the manufacture of tin
/ plate in the United States were discussed
| yesterday at meeting held in the rooms of
the Canned Goods Exchange, onWater street.
The gathering was an informal one of mem.
bers Of the Exchange and other Baltimore
bu-lness men interested in the tn-plate
market.
Mr.. I. L. Bunting, Democratic Congress
man elect from the thirty-third New York
district, at'whose instance the meeting was
called, made an address. Mr.. Bunting is
] president of the New York State Packers
Association. He said he had stopped over in
Baltimore on his way to Washington to dis
cuse the aims of the National Tin-Pate Con-
sumers' Association, formed few days ago
IN New York. 81 look upon the packers of
Baltimore, he continued, ''as the fathers of
the packing industry in this country, and the
canmakers Of Baltimore as the mothers of the
canmaking industry. This movement of
which | speak is not political one, and
want you to lose sight Of the fact that | am
Democratic Congressman-elect. The object
of the Tin Plate Consumers Association
formed in New York was to obtain reliable
data of the manufacture of tin-plate in this
country and of its manipulation abroad. AT
the meeting which organized the association
Boston, Philadelphia, Toledo and other cities
were represented, and those in attendance
claimed that their trade was being demoraliZed
by unreliable reports about the tin plate in-
dastry. Our objec. is to furnish correct data
upon which to predicate our information.
81 believe we ought to know if the manu-
tacture of tin-plate is not likely to be estab.
lisled here or if there is no prospect of max
ing that industry a potentially in the United
States. We don't want the tariff law repealed
II enough American plate can be made here
in SIX months time to supply the market, or
even one-half the market
Continuing, in response to questions or sug
gestions, Mr.. Bunting said at is not in
tended to organize local associations for OBJ
tanning true statistics about tin plate, but to
request all business men who are interested
to join the national association. My object
at this meeting is to get at your views. Forty
concerns composed the American Tin-Plate
Association. which promised the congress
sional committees at the last session that
within one year they would be manufacturing
all the tin-plate which this country needs.
believe the association was an impostor, and
| charge it with being actuated by political
motives. Not one of those concerns has
attempted to fulfil its promises. Messrs.
Mckinley and Allison are both honest men,
believe, and they accepted the statements of
this association AS true. They did not fathom
the subterfuge which was back of the associa-
toms argument, and we are the victims Of
that subterfuge.
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On Sunday morning last, about 3 o'clock,
the wash house of Elias +. Bankert, at Mt.
Pleasant, was discovered to be on fire, and as
the fire had made considerable Roadway be
foye discovered neither the building nor its
contents could be saved from entire destrue-
ton. The building was situated not more
than about Is feet from the main building and
about the same distance from the old hotel
building, occupied by John Thomson. Both
these buildings were at one time ignited, but
by the strenuous efforts of the neighbors the
flames we're extinguished before any material
damage was done. The loss on building Is
about 500, insured at $500. Loss on con
tents, which belong to Augustus Bankert,
about $50; no insurance.
G. ". Yeiser, INGREDIENT of this place, is
mating new counters in bis spacious store
room. Samuel Messenger, near this place,
has erected large wagon she'd
Some Of our farmers have not yet finished
seeding.
The corn crop IN this vicinity never was
better.
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western Maryland College Notes.

Reported for the Democratic Advocated
The arctic breezes are beginning to fan the
brow of College Hill.
Rev Dr. Ward and wife have taken up
winter residence with their daughter, Mrs.
DR.. Lewis.
Rev. DR.. Watts, of London, England, upon
whom in 1880 the Trustees conferred the
degree of D. D., visited us Monday afternoon
and addressed the students in the auditorium.
DIR. Watts is a typical Englishman, and has
a strong humorous vein running though him.
The Glee Club of the College is preparing
to give an entertainment in the early part of
November.
The young orchestra, under the training of
Prof. Judeiind, are beginning to loot the
horn and play the "big fiddle, will, no
doubt, ere long be able to furnish good
music.
The second Sophomore Elocutionary reel
tai took place in the auditorium on Friday,
October 10th. The third recital viii be given
Friday, October 23rd.
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Death of Joshua scrivenor.

Mr.. Joshua Scrivenor, a retired farmer,
died at his home in this city, last Saturday
night, of an affection of the brain, after a
brief illness, although he had been in failing
health for some years. MIR. Scriyenor was
born in Howard county, February 18th, 1878,
but spent most of his life in Freedom district,
this county He removed to this city about
eight years ago. He was for many years a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
in the official councils of which he held a
place at the time of his death. In politics he
was an ardent Republican, but never held an
office, although he once consented to the use
of his name on the ticket of his party as a
candidate for county commissioner. This
was in 1869. He was not married until after
his ffty-third birthday, and he died on the
twentieth anniversary of his wedding. A
widow survives him. Mr.. Elijah SERVE nor,
of Freedom district, is his only surviving
bro her. His funeral took place on Tuesday
morning. The pallbearers were' Colonel
VIM. A. McKellip, Joseph d. Brooks, Thos.
Turtle, Chas. T. Reifsnider, John I. Wamp-
Ter and Col Samuel Herr. Mr.. Scrivenor
was in his 74th year.
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Terrible Storms In Europe.

England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were
visited by terrific storms on Monday and
Tuesday, and great damage to farming lands,
railroads and shipping resulted. 1t is said to
be the worst storm since September so and
August 1, 1714. Another terrible storm, nc
companied by thunder and lightning. swept
over England on Thursday. The Channel
steamers were unable to run. A scaffoding
about building near Hyde Park collapsed,
and many persons were injured. A menagerie
building ut Leicester was demolished, and
many of the animals killed. Lightning struck
the tower of the Cathedral at Lichfeld, in
Staffordshire, and Lord Grimthorpe, who was
with party inspecting the clock apparatus,
was severely shocked.
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NUMBER 4.
CHAPTER 255.

klAAi I'm -o1
AN ACT to amend section one of article
seven of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted 5y the General
assembly ef Maryland, Three fifths of all
the members of the Two Houses eoneurring,
That the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of this State, and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section one of article
seven of the said constitution.
SECTION j. County Commissioners shall be
elected on general ticket of each county by the
qualified voters of the several counties of the
State on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, com
meaeing in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety. one; their number in each county, their
compensation, powers and duties shall be
such as now or may be hereafter prescribed
by law; they shall be elected at such times, in
such numbers and for such periods, not ex-
ceeding six years. as may be prescribed by
law.
SECTION . Ind be ii enacted bv the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State; aud at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words 'for the con-
stitutional amendment or ''against the con-
s.itutional amendment, as the voter shall
eject, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
menl, as directed by said fourteenth article
of tie constitution.
approved April Sd, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aloregoing is a
correct copy of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed january session,
| 1890. w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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At a meeting of the Mt. Zion Ladies' Aid
Society, on last Wednesday afternoon, arrange
ments were made for having an oyster supper
and gvnsy tea on the evenings of Friday and
Saturday, October 23d and 24th, at Horner'
Hall. From the promptness and energy dis
played, and the elaborate preparations dis
eussed, we predict that this entertainment,
the first of the season, will surpass those given
on former occasions, and add to the reputation
of the ladies of the church for their bountiful
suppers. 1t being the first public appearance
of tbe gypsies in our village some may doubt
their abilities to preside over the tea. The
ladies vouch for them; that is sufficient.
The drought delayed the seeding in this
section much beyond the usual time.
The apple crop was very large. Quantl-
lies of cider and apple butter have been made
and great many apples have been housed
for wi ter use.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Herring returned on
last Tuesday from a weeks visit to relatives
and friends in Meehanicstown and Gettys-
burg, Pa.
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MARRIED..

In Baltimore. Nd, on October IL, 1891,
Charles W. Mehrbrie, of Baltimore, and Miss
Louisa A. Zahn, formerly of Westminster,
Md.
At the parsonage, Silver Run, October IL,
1891, by Rev. j G. Moss, Mr.. Nathaniel A.
Lippy and Miss Minnie J. Babylon, both of
near Pleasant Valley.
At the Reformed parsonage, this city, on
October 10, 1891, by Rev. Calvin S. Slagle,
John T. Loney and Sarah Ellen Bankert.
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Our farmers are through seeding wheat
and cutting corn, and many have commenced
husking, but the grain is too green to loft
away in much of a bulk. Those who have
late apples have been gathering them. Chest
nuts are fine crop, but very low in price.
Quite a number of our folks went to the
Hagerstown Fair last Thursday, but a greater
number stayed at home.
Our public roads are in a fair state OF
travel, and during these moonlight nights are
much used.
The Zion protracted meeting will commence
on the 18th, at 104 a. M, and be continued
at y p. M. of the same day. The Zion folks
have inclosed their cemetery with handsome
board fence. thus excluding horses and vehi-
cles from the rear of the church lot.
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Miss Susan Duncan in last week S ADvo-
CATE should have been Mrs. Susan Duncan.
In many newspaper Offices, il an accident
should beiall them like the ADVOCATE had, no
paper would have been printed that week !;
but the clean white sheet Of the ADVOCATE is
always there, though it may be delayed sew
eral days by an accident.
AT VENTS Union Sunday School celebra-
lion the stand took in more than $50. The
school has now nearly $50 in the treasury and
all expenses paid.
Last week Mr.. George H. Brown lost a
valuable cow
Chestnuts are plenty and are selling for 3,
( and cents a quart.
On Friday last Ebbvale school had liter
airy entertainment. Elmer A. Bachman pre-
sided, with Mary NJ. Harchenhorn vicepresi-
dent, and Harvey Smith, critic.
Slate Hill schOolhouse is beautiiied by n
new porch. The school is progressing finely
nnder the care and supervision of its teacher,
Mr.. H. B. Burgoon.
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Almost Every One Who Reads Knows Our
Store-Oehm's Acme Hall, 5 and I west
Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md.
The First Clap of the Season Of 1915.
Kann, Sons & Co., II east Main street,
Westminster Nd.
Grand Display of Winter Goods at George
C. Anders'. Oak Hall, New Windsor, Md.
Greatest Bargains-Frank j. Devilbiss,
New Windsor, Md.
Cider and Cider Barrels for Sale-Jos. P.
Yingling.
Road Notce-Beni. F. Bosley and 10
others.
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter.
A Gypsie Tea and Oyster Supper.
Notices to Trespassers.