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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-29

The Buckeye Glass Company, at Martins
Ferry, Ohio, is preparing to resume opera
tons with non-union men. The local union
men are greatly excited, and number of the
new men have been assaulted.
A Florida Southern train was shot into near
Reddick, Florida, Tuesday evening, and Jas.
Speigbts, passenger, was probably fatally
wounded Joe Goodwin, negro, has been
arrested charged with the crime.
Louis Gahlmann, of Chicago, has accepted
an offer of ten acres of land at Lake Yenera,
Wis, upon which to build an observatory
and equip it with ffty-inch sectional lens,
which he claims will surpass any telescope in
existence.
Reuben Mills was shot and killed in tavern
in jackson City, Virginia, on Monday night,
by Tom Craven The men were race-track
followers, and the shooting followed quarrel
Craven surrendered TO the police. It's claim
ed that he acted in selfdefence.
Miss Miller, an aged spinster of Johnstown,
Pa, shot herself in the head Christmas day
and will die. Her lover had left her on Christ
mas Day, years age, and each succeeding Christ
mas she had a feast prepared for him. When
he did not come this year she attempted
suicide.
Albert Lawson, 16-year-old colored boy,
was arrested at Springfield, Ohio, on Tuesday
night for eriminally assaulting the 6-year-old
daughter of Vincent Rigio. AT the police
station the child's mother attacked the prisoner
and would have killed him but for the inter
vention of officers.
Several prisoners in the jail at Phoenix,
Ariz., have escaped. Among the number is
William Price, under conviction for murder
and sentenced to be hanged in February. A
strange thing connected with the delivery is
that no one can give the number of prisoners
who got away, and only Prices name is given.
Henry Menier of New York, the young man
who. with the aid of parachute, made sue
eessful jump from the Brooklyn Bridge short
time ago, on Tuesday afternoon made a sue
eessful leap from the highest span of the
Poughkeepsie bridge, distance of 217 feet,
into the water. He was not injured in the
least This ifthe first time anyone has jumped
from this bridge, and it is the highest leap on
record.
Harry Westcoa, of Bridgeton, n. j., who
has been for two or three seasons member of
the life-saving stations of Cape May and At
lantic City, has saved 43 lives He has re-
ceived large number of valuable presents
and gold medals in recognition of his heroism,
and now a gentleman whose wife he saved
from drowning has secured for him a good
position on the Northern Pacific Railroad, in
the State of Washington. He is only "a years
of age.
The cash value of locomotive averages
$40, 900, and there are now in use in the
United States about 1000 locomotives, rep
resenting a total investment of $3.50, 900.
The Pennsylvania Railroad stands at the head
of the list with 1925, the New York Central is
not far behind with 1900, the Union Pacific
1906, Chicago and Northwest 85S, the Balti-
more and Ohio $50, and the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe 1902. The life of an ordinary
locomotive is Is years.
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Electric Railways.

Electricity seems destined to become the
chief motive power in carrying passengers.
From ont all large cities electric railways are
reaching in every direction. Some of these
are thirty miles in length, and the speed of the
cars is only limited by the demands of travel.
The Camden and Atlantic Railroad, in New
Jersey, whose line is nearly hundred miles
long, are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of build
ing trolly line parallel to their steam road to
carry passengers alone, and company has
Just been incorporated in California to build
an electric road from MERGED TO the Yosemite
Valley. The right of way has been secured
and the road is to be standard guage and will
be equipped TO carry freight and passengers
like ordinary steam railroads. The power is
to be established at three points on the MERGED
river. The capitalists in the enterprise are
certain that all kinds of freight can he hauled
by electricity as well as by steam, and cleo
trie roads may be strong competitors of steam
roads even in heavy freight. Electric roads for
passenger and light freight traffic nre..no longer
experiments. Actual results demonstrate
this, and their capacity for carrying heavy
freight is soon 10 be tested.
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IN DANGER OF STARVATION.
Terrible Destitution Reported in Ne
braska.


NIoBRARA, Neb., Dec. 2S.-The suffering
among the inhabitants of the drought blasted
part of Nebraska, including three-fourths Of
the residents of FIVE counties, is becoming
more intense daily, and immediate steps alone
can prevent many deaths from starvation.
Three years ago the farmers of these drought
blighted counties raised very light crop, and
the past two years the crops have been almost
total failures. Many families have not enough
provisions in their homes for one weeks sus-
tenance and no money to provide the neees-
sites of life Many merchants here feel that
they have aided these poor farmers TO the eX
tent of their ability, and are unable TO do any
more for them or sell them goods on credit.
The sufferers cannot obtain employment, and
unless they receive aid very soon it is the
general opinion that many will starve to
death, and should the weather turn very cold
many will freeze to death, as it is a fact that
many are barefooted and have scarcely suf-
ficient clothing to cover their nakedness;. !,
A mother and her two children were found
dead in their little cabin this week. 1t is
supposed the mother had been confined to her
bed by sickness and she and her two little ones
starved to death. The stomachs of the child
rem we've opened and not trace of food could
be detected.
There is not a stream of water in Perkins
county nor a living spring. The roads and
much of the prairies resemble asphalt, so hard
packed and smooth are they. Well diggers
say that the soil is solid mass 100 feet down,
so hard that picks have to be used to loosen
it. Over this smooth surface the never eeas-
ing winds blow from every direction. They
are filed with minute sand particles and are
almost resistless.
EATING PRAIRIE DOGS.
GRANT, Neb., Dec. 23.-President Mason
of the Nebraska State Relief Commission has
been forwarded a carefully prepared report of
the number of destitute families in the different
counties in this State where there was crop
failure. The list is from twenty-one counties
and contains the names of $3.50 families and
it will require all the assistance that can be
procured to keep them in the urgent of neces-
sites during the cold winter months.
In many instances people OF the districts
remote from railroad facilities are said TO be
eating prairie dogs.
A newspaper man made trip the early
part of the week through the most destitute
part of this country. A few deserted sod huts
and frame houses were seen, and there were
signs here and there that some habitation
had been torn down and removed with the
other goods of the owners when they left it.
In some cases farm implements were seen in
the fields, and at distance subtantial gran
cries stood Just as their owners had left them.
The people of the drought-cursed section
hope to have the legislature pass measures OF
relief the first day the body convenes. This
may not be done, but organized relief meas
ures are absolutely necessary to prevent many
deaths from starvation.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
The Boys Meeting will assemble at Carroll

The Boys Meeting will assemble at Carroll
Hall this Saturday morning.
Centenary NJ. E. Church. Sunday School
at 9.15 a. m. Preaching at 1870 a. IN. and
7.S0 p. IN. Epworth League service at Gas
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p.
m. On Sunday evening, at 7.S0, the last Of
series of five sermons to young women will
be preached by the pastor. Subject, ''The
End Better than the Beginning"
j. L. Walsh, Pastor
Methodist Protestant Church. = Sunday
School at 9.15 a. m. Preaching at 1890 a.
m. and 7.30 p. m. Y. P. S. C. L. at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p. IN.
A. D. Melvin, Pastor.
St. Johns Church, Rev. Father Cassidy,
Pastor. -Sunday-Low Mass at lis and High
Mass at 10 a. M; Vespers at 7.30 p. III. Dur
ing the week, Mass at a. m.
Rev. G. W. Seilhamer will preach in Union
town Sabbath morning; services also at night.
The protracted meeting in Frizellburg will
begin on Sabbath evening. Services will be
conducted by the pastor, G. w. Seilhamer
Preaching every night during the week. The
pastor will be assisted by Rev. John E. I've
nesso, of Patapsco.
Grace Lutheran Church Preaching at
1870 a. m. and Z p. m. Morning Subject.
Our Tomorrows in the Light OF Our 1ester-
days" Evening, ''What Shall the End Be-
Y. p S. C. Z. at g. p. m.
P. H. Miller, Pastor
St. Paul's Reformed Church. = Sunday
School at 9.15 a. m. Divine services at TO-
80 a. M. and 100 p. M. Catechism at $50 p.
M. Holy Communion January 9th at 1880
a. M. Preparatory service January 4th.
Calvin S. Slagle, Pastor.
St. Mary's Reformed Church, Silver Run
Divine service at 2.30 p. m. Sermon by Rev.
S. NJ. Roeder. Calvin S. Slagle, Chairman
Committee of Supply.
Ascension Church. after Christ
mas, December 30-First Celebration of Holy
Communion at 100. Second Celebration and
Sermon at 1890. Evensong and Sermon at
7.30. Daily, Holy Communion at 100. Even
song at 4. Jesse Higgins, Rector.
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Hon. David A. Wells, in the Forum for
january, discusses very ably as he discusses
every subject upon which he writes, the con-
stitutionality of the federal income tax. He
concludes that it is discriminating in its oper-
atoms, unequal, unjust and unconstitutional.
The January Forum is a superb number.
Among its contents are-"Are Our Moral
Standards Shifting by Prof Albert B. HART
Report of the Strike Commission by H. P.
Robinson; Dangers in Our Presidential
Election System, by James Schouler; 'sThe
Increasing Cost of Collegiate Education by
C. F. Thwing; 1.-THE Financial Year and the
Outlook, and some eight or ten other inter-
esting discussions. Prof Hart, in his article,
alludes to the growing disposition of Ameri-
cans to live on the Government. He notes
the fact that there is even no effective public
sentiment against notorious pension frauds.
I'm what community he-asks, would per-
son be esteemed who gave information against
a widow who had married again and still drew
her pension p and then asserts that anybody
would notify the police if he saw the same
woman stealing ribbon at counter.
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The aovernorship.

Our Baltimore contemporaries are endeav-
oring to force the next governorship upon the
attention of the people, bnt with little sue
cess. Rayner, Hayes, Spencer Jones, Col.
L. Victor Baughman, John Walter Smith,
State Senator Bennett and various other gem
tlemen are discussed by them, but the people
do not seem to be now much interested in the
matter. 1t will be seven months before the
Democratic nominating convention will be
held. and about ten months before the cleo
ton. All that can be now guessed in the
matter is, that new assessment will be a
leading issue and that the Democratic candi-
date must have record that will be plat
form Of itself on the question.
Of all those mentioned for the governor
ship, who are in public position, the record of
Senator Bennett comes nearer to meeting
public sentiment than that of any other. II
we correctly understand his position, he favors
an assessment law that will assess all property,
real and personal, as the constitution requires.
Next to him comes Senator Hayes, the author
of the Hayes bill.
But, as we have said, it is rather early to
be discussing the governorship now. The
party has not recovered from the reverses of
November, and until it has, and review OF
its causes and prospective Of the future is
taken, it is idle to be discussing candidates
and choosing favorites.
Some who are being brought to public at
tention are not candidates and have no desire
for the nomination. And the choice of the
party is by no means limited to the small
number of gentlemen who are being written
about by the political scribes of the Baltimore
press.
The Democratic masses will name the next
Democratic state ticket, not the politicians nor
the political writers of the Baltimore papers.
And when the masses select candidate fol
Governor they will see to it that he will be elect
ed, whether it be Bennett, Hayes, Jones,
Baughman, Smith or some one not yet men
toned.
We have no fear of Democratic success
next year The reverses of last month vii
have solidifying effect upon the party,
There is disposition everywhere to get to-
gether, and in November, 1895, the party
will go to the polls in solid phalanx and rol
mp an old-fashioned Democratic victory.
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MARRIED.


At the Manchester Lutheran parsonage, on
December rs, 1894, by Rev. c. NJ. Eyster,
John e. Richards and Miss Rosie Jane Hare,
both of near Miller's Station, Md.
Near Winfield, Nd, on December "a, 1884,
by Elder VIM. II. Franklin, William A. Cres-
wen, of Illinois, and Miss Claudia s. jenkins,
of this county.
Near Tayforsville, Md, on December 20,
1894. by Elder VIM. H. Franklin, Thomas N.
Franklin and Miss Rosie Z. Young, both of
this county.
December 26. 1894, by Rev. P H. Miller,
Miss Roberta Easton, of Widfeld, Nd, and
d. Grant Miller, of Unionville, Frederick
county, Nd.
On December 25, 1894, at the parsonage
of the Reformed Church, Manchester, Nd,
by Rev. S. NJ. Roeder, Lewis E. Barnhart
and Miss Ida E. Krideler, both of this county
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For the pemocratic Adyoeate

Nc intelligent, thoughtful person, whatever
his political afinities, can be Indifferent to the
great need of careful consideration of the
condition of the country and the necessity for
the people being aroused TO the dangers with
which they are menaeed and the need of organ
lied effort to bring prosperity out OF the chaos
threatening us. Let us ignore past blunders
and errors except so far as they may be useful
for instruction for the future. The great up
heavals in nature, however sudden and de-
structive, are but the-result of natural laws
working quietly in preparation for final re-
suits, often terrible in elimination. Our body
polite has been accommodating and concen-
trating elements of evil, that while not yet hav-
ing the force of the earthquake, have seriously
and ominously foreshadowed the destruction
that must result unless patriotic effort be di-
rected to the removal of the causes that have
produced existing conditions and remedial
action taken to prevent threatened disaster.
Believing that the Democratic party, when
abiding and governed by its cardinal princi.
Piles, is the safest custodian of the liberties of
the people, and that when the people are gov
erned by these principles the greatest prosper
ity has resulted and will result when so again
governed, it is of the last importance that the
Democratic sentiment of the country be thor
oughly aroused and the adherents of Demo-
cratic principles thoroughlyorganized through
out the country Let Carroll county take the
initiative in this patriotic movement. We
need no new declaration of principles. There
need be no new methods of application of
principles. The party that is of the people,
for the people and by the pc pie need only to
organize and the people will be obeyed.
Should these suggestions meet with approval
from representative men l wonld suggest the
calling at an early day at Westminster of
public meeting of Democrats to perfect plan
of organization. A STRAIGHT DEMocRAT.
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Japan seems bent on war of conquest.
Her success over her larger and more pop
uious neighbor has been wonderful. With
the odds ten to one against her, Japan has
chased the powerful Chinese war ships from
the sea. invaded China, taken her strongholds
aud the victorious armies are marching on to
absolute conquest China seems to be entire
ly helpless and is talking of peace, while the
Japanese pretend to have no confidence in
China $ sincerity and seen bent on permanently
destroying her power.
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It being evident that the Carlisle plan of
banking could not pass the House of Repre-
sentatives, new bill was presented TO the
House on Saturday last. It makes number
of changes in the Carlisle bill, and is designed
to meet some serious objections, and is more
nearly the Baltimore plan, that was recon-
mended by the National Banking Association.
Congress adjourned for the holidays shortly
after the bill was presented, and viii not re-
convene until next Tuesday.
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I ee5. THE SUN 1895.
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Independent in all things, extreme in none.
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THE BALTIMoRH WEEKLY SUN.

The Weekly SUN publishes all the news of
each week, giving complete accounts of all
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an Agricultural paper The Weekly sun is
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DIED.

No charge for Marriages and Deaths Obituaries and
Verses cents a line.
At his residence, in Baltimore, Nd, on
December %, 1894, John Worthington Black,
aged Al years, months and 8 days, formerly
of this county.
AT Black Rock, York county, Pa, on
December 10, 1894; Miss Agnes Sonora, aged
q years, months and u days, daughter of
Elias and Lydia Ann Walker.
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General Manager Supes, of the johnson
Company's steel plant at Lorain, o., is au-
thority for the statement that on Christmas
Eve deal was closed between his company
and the Carnegie Steel Company by which the
latter acquires land adjoining the johnson
Plant, on which immense steel works employ
ing over 1000 men will be erected during the
coming wear.
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WANT COLUMN.
Adrerti,ements under this head One cent word

A Farmer wants to correspond with a
Theo. Eyle, Blair, 20, Nebraska.
First-class Dairy and Poultry Farm of 80
acres in Carroll county for sale. Good build
ings, excellent water, land clean. Terms
easy. Apply at the Advocate Office. At
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court of Carroll
county, in Maryland letters of administration
on the Personal Estate of
HARVEY L. STUDY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
THEORETICALLY authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 18th day Of July, 1895; they
may otherwise by law be excluded from ail
benefit Of said estate.
Given under my hand this 9th day Of
December, 1894
ELLA @. STUDY,
dec29 At Administrative.
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STATE Qf Maryland C0uatyof ciiroR S.
!, John II. Cunningham, Cashier of the above,
named bank do solemnly swear that the aDosSs
statement is true TO the best Of my knowledSe am
belief JOHN II. CUNNINGHAM, cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2oLn uh@
of December, 1891 BENZ. +. GROUSE
Clerk Circuit Court for Carroll County
Correet-Attest:
II. WRIT SHRIVER.
HARRY NJ. cLABAUGH, Direcle's
deceg 2t
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IT is THE PLAN OF SCRIBNER'S
give its readers next year history of the past y
years in the United States. (lS69'95) These years
have been unparalleled in the history of the world
for national development and material progress.
picturesque style by President Andrews of Brown
University, and capable artists will illustrate It.
ROBERT GRANT,
whose Reflections of Married Man will long be
remembered, has written a series of articles on
1.-The Art of Living" in which he sets himself to
solve, as far as such problems cars be solved, ones
tions which beset every wel-t3do family; The
income-The Dwelling-Household Expenses
Education of Children-Married and Single Life
The Summer Problem, etc, etc. Beautifully illus-
trated.
GEORGE MEREDITH,
whom more than one good authority has pro-
nounced the greatest of living noyelists, has writ
ten strong serial. THE Amazing Marriage " to
begin in January.
W. D. HoWELLS
will contribute novel entitled 1.-THE Story of
Play"
IN THE LAND OF DON QUIXoTE
will be series of three sketches illustrated by
number of Daniel Vierge's wonderful drawings
SINGLE ARTICLES
in great variety have been arranged for and the
Illustrations win be elaborate.
scRIBNER's FOR 1895 WILL BE BETTER THAN
EVER
If You desire only scRIBNERs MAGAZINE remit
$500 to the Publishers,
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dec29 II l53-157 Filth Avenue, n. Y.
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PEPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the Farmers and Mechanics NatiOnal
Bank at Westminster, in the State Of
Maryland, at the close Of business, De,
Gender 10Th, 1891
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Horses, Mules. Cows, Fat Cattle, -
&c., bought and sold. Persons de-QyN<l
string driving, riding or work Horses. IT,
would do well to consult me, as ] give my en,
tire attention to buying and selling, and many
years experience gives me advantages Tor'n'
of consideration. All Sales Guaranteed
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