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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-26
The Democratic Advocate.
SATURDAY; SEPTEMBER &c, 1896.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEm0S6A liz 44OAHSA'
For President of the United States:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF NEBRASKA.
For Vice President of the United States:
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF MAINE.
Electors for President and Vice President:
AT Large.
WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN,
Baltimore City.
GEORGE W. PURNELL,
Worcester County.
District Electors.
WILLIAM NJ. STAY, Kent County.
GEORGE W. ALBAUGH, Carroll County.
JOHN HUBERT, Baltimore City.
EDWARD RAINE, Baltimore CITY.
THOMAS H. BOND, st. Mary's County.
WILLIAM r. GETTY, Garrett County.
FOR CONGRESS-.
GEORGE NJ. JEWETT,
of Hartford County.
Election Tuesday, November 3. 1896.
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Seeding crops and one of the important questions
the fertilizer manure to be used we desire especially
farmer should bear in mind that the
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TRUsTEEs SALE
Il OLA
Desirable House and Lot ofLand
and Personal Property,
Near Pleasant Valley, Carroll county, Nd.


Near Pleasant Valley, Carroll county, Nd.
By virtue of u Deed of Trust from George
z. Wentz and Mary A. S. Wentz, his wife, to
the undersigned, duly executed and recorded,
l will sell at public sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10Th, 1896,
at 80 O. clock, a. M. all that lot or parcel of
land wherein the SAID George z. Wentz re-
sides, containing L acres and 5square perches
more or less This property is improved by
large and comfortable d
4 .. story Frame Weatherboarded
t:.& Dwelling House with back
S e1ii5zt55az.5 building, summer house, good
barn with wagon shed attached, buggy she'd
hog house and other outbuildings. There is
pump and well of good water at the dwelling
house, there is also fine young orchard of
apple and other fruit trees on the premises.
This property is situated on the ''Stone
Road" about one mile from Pleasant Valley,
Carroll county, Nd, and as stated, is now
occupied by said George T. Wentz. This is
a nice little property and should receive the
attention of persons wishing to purchase n
home.
Also at said time and place | will sell at
public sale, to the highest bidder, the follow
ing personal property Geiser traction en-
huller, Farquahar shingle saw mill, all COM
plete and in good running order; gray horse,
black mare, fine driver; cow, brood sows,
2 shoats, 2-horse wagon and bed, dayton
wagon, stick wagon, set of buggy harness, set
of lead harness, set of yankee harness, col
lars, brides, &c, circular saw, plows, and
many other articles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale of Real Estate. -One-third
cash on the day Of sale or on the ratification
thereof, third in six and the other one third
in twelve months from the day of sale; the
credit payments to be secured by the notes of
the purchaser or purchasers, with approved
security. bearing interest from the day Of sale,
or all cash at the option of the purchaser.
Terms of Sale of Personal Property
sums of $40 and under cash, on all sums
above Sl0a credit of six months will be given
on note, with approved security, bearing in
terest from the day of sale.
LEWIS D. WANTZ, Trustee.
Jno Milton Reifsnider, Solicitor
aug 20 is John 7. Diffenbaugh, Auct'r.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll coun-
ty will meet at their Office, in Westminster,
on the first MONDAY and TUESDAY and the
third MONDAY in OCTOBER, 1896, for the tran
saction of business. By order,
ALFRED 7. BUCKINGHAM,
sep 26 Clerk.
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OUR FERTILIZERS

is a surprise to ourselves Kindly call before purchasing.
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FOR CONGRESS.
GEORGE NJ. JEWETT,
of Hartford County.

Election Tuesday, November 8, 1896.
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BARGAINS IN UNDERWEAR.

We can show you better goods at lower
prices this year than ever before in the his
tory of the business. Examine our line be-
fore purchasing and if you don't think them
the best values you ever saw don't buy. We
have them all prices, from l9c to s1.OO, and
everyone bargain.
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BARGAINS IN WORKING SHIRTS.

We have job lot of Mems Heavy Working
Shirts that we will close out quick at soc.
You never saw such heavy goods before at
this price.
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No charge for Marriages and Deaths. Obituaries aud
Verses 5 cents a line.
The herald., 1896-04-26
MULTUM IN PAR.VO.

We always have time enough, II we will but
use 1t aright.-Goethe -s
Chiefly, the mold of a mans fortune is In
his own hands. Baton.
tyrant never tasteth of true friendship
nor of perfect liberty. --Diogenes.
SuDersttions Gre for the most part, but the
shadows OF great truths.-Tryon Edwards. s
There is courage but in innocence no
constancy but in an honest eause.-- southern.
This is the course OF every evil deed, that
propagating, still it brings forth evil Cole
ridge. aes
How calmly we may submit ourselves to
the hands of him who bears up the world -
Theologiss are we'll in their place, but re-
pentance and .ove must come before all other
experiences. .-Beccher.
OF all cur infrmties. vanity Is the dearest
to u.s. man will starve his other vices TO
keep that alve.- Franklin.
That extremes beget extremes Is an apo
thegm built on the most profound observation
of the kulnan mind.-Colton.
The saddest failures in life are those TINT
come from not putting forth The power and
will 10 succoed.-E p. Wbipple.
Tho great men OF the earth are but marking
stanes on the road of humanity: they are ma
uriasts of its religion--Mazzini.
Before we passionateiy desire anything
which another enjoys. we should examine as
to the happiness OF Its oossesso:.-Roche fou-
cauld.
ness OF purpose and energy will come from the
feeling t1at we arc ln7the way OF duty.-John
foster.
The classic literature Is always modern. Na,v
books revive and redecorater old ideas. old
books suggest and invigorate new IDEAS
Buwer. PIP
rho present. tile present, Is al, thou hos
for thy sure possessing: like The pntriarrb' .
angel, hold it fast till it gives its blessing. -
Whittier. sy@
The herald., 1896-04-26
THE DRUMMER.

Ten years ago found me not with the snug
business I now possess. but employed as a
commercial traveller In the grocery line. My
.tuties frequently took me 70 birmingham,
and. II / am TO tell my story truthfully, !
must say was at that period CT my history, to
nut j. mildly. no better than l. ought to have
been The life of a drummer is one frausht
with very great temptation, and WIS not
always strong enough to keep my feet out OF
the midst of the briers which then beset my
path, with which statement my readers will
readily agree when they read the strange Incl
dent am now going to relate.
1t was o'clock on an autumn evening.
The streets of Birmingham were swept with
rain. l had had toerably successful day,
and there reposed in my pockets the sum OF
500 which | had collected from my firms
customers. Having nothing particular to DO,
and the torrents OF rain absolutely prohibiting
all open air enjoyment. l went to the hotel
was staying at, and although had already
drunk during the afternoon more than
ought and much more than l needed, l called
for q further supply of brandy, and while
sipDing it was Joined by stranger who
seemed eager to enter into conversation with
me. ., ~.
Nothing backward, and with tongue fairly
set a-wagging, talked too, and l believe
that before many moments he had ascertained
that l had 500 belonging to my employer IN
my possession. .-.-.fi
The brandy finished, nothing would satisfy
my new found friend but that he SHOULD take
me to the theater, where the well known
play OF DRINK was being performed. re-
member well how, half tipsy as l was.
shuddered at the realistic portraiture by one
of the artists of victim 10 delirium tremens'
I remember how, the horrors of drink were
Gelineated, and was sane enough 10, remark
to my companion: -...s..
"Bosh. They are overdrawing IT,
Certainly" he replied, "thcy are over
drawing it. But IT'S only play. There are
drinking bars here they are a reality. Come,
let's go and get something
So we went and "got something" and, 10
cut a long story short. when l left the
theater, leaning on the arm OF my friend,
was heplessly intoxicated.
Tho next thing I knew was this: The rain
clouds had rolled away. and ftful gleams
of moonlight revealed 10 me the fact that
was in strange room, lying on strange
bed. Two o'clock chimed out from a neigh
boring steeple. Sobered with fright, raised
myself, and then, quick a lightning flash,
came the thought-my money! My clothes we're
thrown across the bottom of tho bed. !
searched the trousers pocket; the gold was
there.
Then I heard voices in soft conversation
coming up from below. Noiseessly / opened
tho bedroom door and listened.
"Sure he's all serene?" queried one voice.
to which another responded: 'He won't wake
till g. at the earliest"
Every good,' said the first voice. Mind,
il he wakes while you're doing it.; the
sentence was punctuated by the unmistakable
The herald., 1896-04-26

they had drawn blank, and retreated in dis
appointment back to the billiard room.
The supper is on the table, gentlemen" !"
said the mess sergeant, and they crowded
round the upper end of the mess table.
where were many dishes of grilled bones and
toast, and somebody began a song, and two
banjos appeared from somewhere.
After a time even the singing of choruses
became d burden, and something more ex-
citing was required.
"a march past?" And the suggestion was
hailed with cheers.
Somebody who said he couldn't march
was put in a chair on the table, which was
pushed to one side, to mark the marching
past post, and q clear space made down the
room.
Cavalry firstr' said Tasker, and the
Never Say Dies scrambled UP pick-a-back
on to the cavalrymen's backs, and with the
steeds curveting and pracing. went past the
saluting pest, the banjcs making q feeble
attempt to play the cavalry regimental
march.
Infantry" shouted Tasker and, with bill
lard cues as rifles, the entire force came on
whistling the infantry's march past.
Artillery" and the infantry boys took
off their mess Jackets and were dragged
along the floor by their legs past the ga
luting point.
"a suESestioH u repeat lHe mdTCu Wdo
negatived by the infantry men, who didn't
like having to play the part of guns, and
the question was: "What next?"
where's that young bounder, Lindeay?"
asked Cooky.
HE wasn't in the billiard room," said
Pat.
Lets draw him." suggested Belassis.
Don't. 1t would only lead to row."
said Tasker, who knew the trouble that
such things make.
"Oh. bother a row. said Pat. "We'l
try him by subalterns' court-martial. Come
on, boys. What'll the charges be?''
"Absenting himself from his post and
causing dependency among Her Majesty's
forces by not losing his rupees at black
pool" suggested Alphabet Murphy, whose
knowledge of the manual Of military law
had got mixed In the course of the night.
Come on, boys, then!' shouted Pat; '"pa-
per and ink and pens and lanterns to fright
ell the snakes, and bottle of brandy to
encourage the prisoner before he's exc
cuted, and let the band 60 first"
The band was represented by tin bath,
The herald., 1896-04-26
A VISION.

Two angels stood before me, in my way.
And one was tall and he was wondrous fair
He wore wreath of pansies in his hair,
Soft as the dawning of a summer day.
His eyes were helpful. holy and serene;
Like to the far-off heavens glorious blue,
So quiet, steadfast and SO greatly true,
And in his hand he held a branch of green,
The other, wrapped in shadows. stood with
grace.
His eyes were dim with burning, unshed tears.
A look of pain, that had been borne for years
o ercouded all the beauty of his face.
His hair was tangled, bound about his brow
wreath OF roses faded, once so red
symbol OF happiness, all cold and dead
or joys that were. but long departed now.
His empty hands hung listless by his side.
He raised his weary eyes and looked to mine
Come, say whose lot shall hence be cast with
thine,
Love or my brothers?" the sad angel cried.
And, as unused and bent my head full low,
The radiant vision spoke, Friend, seek re-
lease.
Abide with me, for o, my name is Peace!
'Tis but Loves wrath. he died long years
ago."
&C. Jack Douglas.
The herald., 1896-04-26
At A MEETING OF "THE NEW
WOMAN"

with Apologies to Oliver Wendell Holmes)
II any old maid don't like our new girls,
Are there any, Kick her out and cut her
Hang lie crinolinc skirts and the clothes that
Make room, 1' for We the new girls. are in
sight
We're witty. we're stylish; who says we are
more?
Those old-fashioned ancients, just show them
the door,
With tailor-made dresses in comfort and ease
Yes. we carry cane whenever we please.
"we'rc bucks" as you have so often been
told;
We go to the lodge, like our daddies Of old;
See that girl? She's the Doctor" and that
one the Judge
They're bright new dollars (who gave me
@ nudgeO
That lady. the Speaker" the one to the
right;
Miss Majors the young one; isn't she bright? !?
That's Mrs Knownothing," our member of
There's ssSs the Reverend. sS S so pious she takes
after me.
That girl with the long and sour old face.
She assists the Reverend" at meals. 10 say
grace,
And at the club thcy think it's a joke
All manner OF fun always at her to poke.
There's a girl who's talker, with wheels in
her brains,
She outtalks any Judge when defending her
When she speaks in court in manly attire;
She looks like Justice but we call her
the Squire
See that daredevil maid, with the blackest Of
eve?
God did His best work with His darkest OF
dye;
She advocates "bloomers," SO loose and 80
free;
Just read on her medal. "Oh, suffrage for me-"
And that one laughing you think she's a bird
But saints would laugh. too at the joke she
just heard;
Her children she's single in company laugh
when she calls
But her hubby" poor man. cries hardest OF
all.
Yes, we girls always play with chips or with
pen;
At the card table our stakes no higher than
ten;
Shall we always be happy. merry and gay?
Just yon bet" till the last jolly ones judg-
'' ment day.
j. P. Merrill.
The herald., 1896-04-26
BRYAN OF NEBRASKA.

heard Bill Bryans campaign cry,
The same old melancholy song.
And in my heart | questioned why
- He left the State and stayed SO long.
Just when the flercest fight was on
Democracy had-ever known,
The bravest of the brave was gone
And Phelps was forced to fight alone.
When in the thickest OF the fray
Phelps charged with valor on the foe,
Then Bryan's breath at Monterey
Was blowing at so much a blow.
In vain plead for his return,
And wrote to him: Dear friend, alas,
Our camp fires can no longer burn;
There's no one here to furnish gas.'
He came, but passed us by with scorn.
And soon his soul-inspiring voice,
Far-reach!ng. as dinner horn,
, Was lifted high in Illinois.
The sequel is too sad to tell,
How deep the draught Of grief and shame
Our silver hopes have gone lowell
No matter: Bryan is to blame.
Nebraska State Journal.
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after pig or "shikar" stories Of Cashmere
When the General and the two Colonels
had risen and gone into the anteroom, with
a Major or two and married Captain
to keep them company, the subaterns
swarmed into tho billiard room, and black
pool was the order Of the day. Every one
talked at the top Of his voice, and gen
eral shout went up whenever the black was
taken. The walters were busy handing the
long tumblers around.
But even black pool began to pail toward
midnight, and some genius propounded the
question. Where's the padre?'' Lets
make Bishop of him." suggested somebody
else. and forthwith a dozen subalterns
tumbed into the ante-room, where the padre
was looking on at the whist table, seized
him and bore him into the billiard room, the
worthy man protesting mildly.
They sat him en- the billiard table, and he
was crowned with mitre hastily made from
the Times, and was told that because he was
good fellow he had been promoted to be
Bishop of the Punjab, and that he must
have a drink. r..
"Well, what mischief are those boys up to
now?" said the General, when the padre,
smiling but disheveled, came back into the
room.
"They are just now discussing, sir,
whether they shouldn't make the Colonels
into Generals and create you Duke"
1.-The devil they are!' said the General.
''Then this lis no place for me-
"Nor for U.s." said the Colonels.
And the three put on their coats and
walked out into the night. ". .7'.
"a rare set of young devils you've got!"
said the General, as he said good night
And the Colonel of the Never Say Dies
took it as it was meant--as a compliment.
So, when band Of subalterns. headed by
Belasss the smallest and wlckedest of
them, poured into the ante-room to carry off
the General and Col9nels they found that
The herald., 1896-04-26

beaten with violence by Belassis, and by
the two banjos There were half a dozen
lanterns taken from the sleepy Gervants
in the veranda, and with much noise the
procession moved eff through the compound
In the direction of Lindsay's bungalow, some
300 yards distant.
There was a light shining through the
windows.
With the big drum going its hardest tho
procession marched up to the door. Pat
put his shoulder to it, and, as 1t gave. the
Grst half dozen subalterns tumbled into
the sitting room
1t was a very bare little room. few
prints on the walls, a couple of Windsor
chairs a wood and cane easy chair,
table in the center of the room.
Seated at the table, his head buried in his
arms, was Lindsay. A couple of candles
burned to the end were haring there was,
q lamp on the table. Ut
He took no notice Of the inburst of men. 4
Pat went up to him and put his hand
on his shoulder. He:
81 arrest you in the name" he began,
and the boy looked up and there were tears
streaming down his cheeks.
| The boy held out a telegram that lay
before him on the table to Pat and he
| glanced at it. u
whist boys" he cried to the crowd
| tumbling into the room. "Be silent. The
| boys mothers dead"
| The fact took a second >or two to reach
| the ouside fringe of shouters, but when 1t
did there was dead hush, and the crowd
melted away. leaving the boy in silence
with his grief.
| There was sound of whispering ouside,
and then Pat Brady and Alphabet Monty
came into the room again.
"We're awfully sorry" said Pat. and
| there was tenderness in his voice that
written words cannot carry-"we're awful
| iy sorry and Is there anything we can do
| for your" "
! The boy, his face in his arms again,
shook his head.
| duty tomorrow, and I'll tell Tasker you're
not coming to parade. Anything we can
| do for you we'll be only too glad to do
and-we're all more sorry than we can tell
you.''
| The three men stood and looked at tho
| boy, whose back was heaving in sobs.
I 'I'd go to bed now" suggested Belassis,
and he blew out the flaming candles.
| The men stood and looked for a few mo-
ments more at the boy struggling with his
Isobs, and then, at e sign from Pat Brady
went very silently out of the room, Pat, the
last of the three. laying his hand on the
boys shoulder for a second before he left
The silver Of the coming day was in the
sky and the light struck white on the
faces Of the group standing quiet out
side.
Better go home" said Pat, laconically,
and without a word more spoken, in twos
and threes, the men and their guests went
| homeward.-Vanity.
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brandy I drank and professed t. be much

brandy. drank and professed to be much
better. ] dressed go did he.
Would / have breakfast? No! most re-
Iuctantly asked to be excused being in hast.
to catch the Grst train . possibly could hack
TO town, and/f p6InSa -out to my noble host
necessity be given Up. Would ne forgive Inc
II 4 felt compelled to choose the train?
! searched in my trorsers' pocket for~:Hy
money; gave a start of surprise. shriiked
out: They have robbed me. those Yiiiains-
robbed me last night!" and simulate, as
grief and despair. My good friend sympathized
deeply with me- He invoked maledictehs on
the head of any one who could be base enough
to rob an unfortunate stranger. and with a
generosity well-nigh unparalleled he pressed
upon me to accept, seeing l was pennless. as
temporary loan if l liked, the sum o. ten
shillings.
do take it." he urged; "it is you know,
more blessed to give than to receive. l am
not rich myself, but a few shilings in the
cause of philanthropy l shall not. cannot,
miss"
So with renewed assurance Of indebted
ness l wished my estimable benefactor adieu
told him I should never forget him as long as
lived (here really was speaking the truth,
and departed. What the locality knew
not, but wandered, nay, rushed on and on,
until l saw a sleepy-looking Jehu whom l
bade drive me with all possible speed to the
station. The train was just starting and i
jumped into an empty compartment. Hastily
l united the bag and scanned the contents.
Lo, and behold! l found that had swept tho
bird cage clean, for when counted the n1onsy
there was s2lj in gold and two $50 bank
notes, making the very respectable total OF
$3.50. erf
Now am happily and peacefully settled in
life. and when round the Gresida at night
am called Tn for story. nothing delights
mo better than to tell my la.s OF how the
traprers were trapped. 7-y8 .,4-.-,..-
The herald., 1896-04-26
FAIR LAUNDRESSES.
A Washing Competition Is m Attrn
ton ut English UHNHrs.

AWashinE Competition Is m Attrnc.
tion at English Hazars-
IN England when society embarks upon
some charitable nterprise-usualy a ba-
Ear or something of that order-they Sc
cure the promise of bakers dozen of
popular young debutantes to engage in a
washing competition" this feature of the
bazar always proving big drawing card.
Each of the fair washerwomen is attired
in chintz big apron, broad white collar
and sleeves rolled up above the elbow in
true washerwoman style.
Each competitor is supplied with a pail
some cold water, two pegs and a soiled tea
CLOTH ..-f d,
On the word "go" ieweled hands are
plunged into the water ard the washing
begins. The prize is given to the competi-
tor who shows the ceanest cloth at the end
of three minutes, the same being pegged
into place upon the line. Points are de-
Quoted for overtime and incorrect detail. :
~ Said a London belle who recently took
part in a washing competition at a select
social event. Twenty minutes of that eX-
ercse every day would give anybody first
rate arm developing exercise. It's away
ahead OF some of the methods in my phy-i
cal culture class
The herald., 1896-04-26
HOLIDAY AFTERMATH.

Would you have liked to have been pre-
sented with a
Years subscription to a magazine?
Fancy table for boudoir or 6 o'clock tea?
=. Bud or bouquet vase in bohemian glass?
feather umbrella case. silver mountfngs?
Bonboh or alnidnd spoon for the teatable? 7
: After- dinner aconee cups in Bohemian glass?
shell? "f
Celluoid memorandum book, silver or gold
mountings? rg rs
Dressing table furnishings in gold. silver or
Dresden; brush, comb mirror, brush and
comb tray. pin tray, hairpin box, curling iron
and alcohol lamp salts bottle. vaseline box,
manicure set. shoe hook and horn puff box?
Or desk furnishingssin silver or Dresden;
penholder, pencil eraser and brush, inkstand,
pen tray, stamp box, calendar, mucilage bot
tie. pen point box, paper weight penwiper
envelope rack, paper cutter, letter seal seal
ing wax and FcAndlesticbS