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Born With Whiskers.
From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.

From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
\ most remarkable story is brought to
Macon from Meriweather county by we'll
known Macon lawyer, who learned about
it while attending Pike Superior Court at
Xebulon.
According to the story, as it was told
to the Macon lawyer by prominent law
yer Of Pike county, the people in Meri
weather, just across the line from Pike,
are in Il state of excitement bordering on
frenzy over baby in that neighborhood
which was born with u full set of long silken
whiskers. The baby lived only a few
hours, and just before it died, spoke the
following words in the presence Of Il num-
Der Of people in as plain language as any
one could speak
There will be no more rain in this
county for seven years.
Without another word the baby died.
The news of the baby's strange prophecy
soon spread throughout the neighborhood
and the widest excitement prevailed and
still prevails. The long drouth that pre-
walls throughout the country has hel ped to
increase the belief of the superstitious that
the baby's prophecy is true, and many Of
them are praying for rain.
The story of the strange baby, Of course,
seems incredible, but the gentleman who
told it to the Macon lawyer said that he
himself knew that the neighborhood was
greatly excited, and that the man who
told him of it was known to be thoroughly
reliable, and not the kind Of man to
spread false report. The man who told
the Pike county lawyer of the affair gave
the names of the childs parents, but in
telling it to the Macon lawyer the Pike
county gentleman could not remember the
names, he having taken little notice Of
them at the time.
The Macon lawyer suggested to the Pike
county lawyer that he go to the home of
the childs parents and ask them if the
report was true, and it is highly probable
that this will be done. The Telegraph
was given the name of the Pike county
lawyer, with the privilege of writing to
him if there was any doubt as to the ac-
curacy Of the statement.
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the Northern Pacific, or over the switch
back on the Great Northern you suddenly
leave winter behind you, and, whirling
down the western slope Of the mountains,
in less than an hour you meet the full
spring. The grass is green, water fowl
swim on the rivers and bays. the crows
are holding their annual conventions in the
treetopS with much oratorical "lamor, and
when YOU arrive in Tacoma you find the
flowers blooming in the dooryards. The
change seems magical, and Is as great as
if you should start from Chicago in Janu-
airy and travel to the Gulf of Mexico, yet
the whole distance You have traversed to
bring about this wonderful transformation
is less than 100 miles
The most peculiar climatic region with
which | am familiar is the Puget Sound
basin. in the state of Washington. 1t is
separated from the ocean on the west by
the rugged, snow clad range Of the Olym-
pic Mountains, and its eastern boundary is
the still loftier range of the Cascades. The
sound is connected with the Pacific by the
broad strait of Juan de Fuca, and up this
strait pours great volume of moist air
brought by the Japan current from far out
to sea. The mountains of Vancouver
Island on one side and the Olympics on
the other make of the strait an enormous
funnel, and the moisture-la winds are
condensed against the cold, snowy ranges
on either hand, and are precipitated in
frequent showers upon the shores Of the
sound 1t rarely SHOWS there, but it rains
little almost from October to June. The
result is to produce dense vegetable
growth in the forest, consisting Of immense
trees-frs, hemlocks, spruces and cedars-
and of underground so dense that it is
almost impossible to force your way through
it without hard work with an axe, A st.
Paul man of my acquaintance went out to
that region last fall to see what he called
his farm. He owns a tract Of land five or
six miles from Olympia, the capital of the
state. and had often boosted about that
farm to his acquaintance. He set out
from Olympia on horseback to view the
land, but after three hours hard struggle
in the forest he turned back without even
getting sight of his possessions, and was
followed as far as the clearings by cOu-
gar, which fastened his progress by its
dismal and menacing howls.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR
THEM IN THE INN"
BY MAMIE REPPLIER.

By MAMIE REPPLIER.
No room for Him in whose small hand
The troubled sea and mighty land
Lie Graded like grain Of sand;
No room, o Babe Divine for Thee
That Christmas night; and even we
Dare shut our hearts and turn the key.
In vain Thy pleading baby cry
Strikes our deaf souls; we pass Thee by,
Unsheltered meath the wintry sky.
No room for God o Christ. that we
Should bar our doors, nor ever see
Our Saviour waiting patiently.
Fling wide the doors Dear Christ, Turn back
The ashes on my hearth lie black
OF light and warmth a total lack.
How can bid Thee enter here
Amid the desolation drear
Of lukewarm love and craven fear?
What beaker shelter can there be
Than my cold hearts tepidity-
Chilled, wind -tossed, as the winter sea?
Dear Lord, | shrink from Thy pure eve,
No home to offer Thee have l.;
Yet in Thy mercy pass not by.
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\ story told in the Washington Star
about paying teller in one Of the banks
of that city and Georgetown belle shows
how man failed to gain a victory over
himself because to his moral palate revenge
was sweet.
He is the favorite in the set in which
the Georgetown girl moves. He and she
had words-so many words, in fact, that
the girl, who is said to have more than a
bit of temper, ordered him never to pre-
sumo to speak to her again as long as he
lived She forbade him to recognize her,
even, and said that she would make it
point to forget that she had ever met him.
The other day she went into the bank
in which he is employed to have a check
cashed The blond young man appeared
at the window He took the check and
examined it carefully. 1t was broiling
hot day. The Georgetown girl was in Il
hurry. She hadn' an acquaintance within
half an hour walk. The young man
handed the check back
Every sorry, madam, said he, "but
you'll have to get somebody to identify
YOU before | can cash the check.
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Ualt and DumOr.
A Georgia Election Story.

One election story is that an itinerant
Georgia preacher who had one horse and
a large family, was so confident of Bryan's
election that he said to one of the members
of his congregation
Il don't bet, an [ ain a-goin' ter bet;
but if anybody would jest make believe
that they wagered a boss ag' in that air
creetur O mine that Bryan won't be
elected, an then keep their counsel err
bout it, it would be all right with me, an
L d jest consider-between me and him
that my boss wuz stakes az in his.
''All right, brother, said the member,
''well jest look at it in that light, an if
Mckinley is elected I'll have two bosses
an you none
1t was "a 60 but the following Sunday
the congregation was amazed to see the
preacher tramping to town, where he ar
rived way worn and mud despatched, and
mounting the platform straightway began
preaching about the evils of betting.
eyes, " he cried, ''there are men in this
here congregation so lost ter right an jes
tice that they would bet ag'in the one
boss of poor man, take it from him, an
make him walk ter glory fer the balance
of his days If such a man is in the hear
in of my voice today, let him tremble
He cam take that election boss ter heaven
with him. If he could ride it plum into
the pearly gates the Angel Gabriel would
holler whoa = an while the tremblin'
wretch dismounted he would hear these
words, like the knell o doom 'Whar
did you get that boss :? -
After the sermon and the benediction
someone took the parson by the arm and
led him out into the grove and handed
him bride (and there was horse con-
nected with it, } and said
''Here's yer darned old boss Pray
fer me on yer way home -
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The Potato Crop Failure.

Not since 1862 has the potato crop of the
United States proved so nearly failure,
says the American Agriculturist, in its final
report of the yield of 1897 Compared
with the liberal crop of last year, there is
an apparent falling off of nearly 30 per
cent. in tonnage, and the quality Of the
whole is greatly deficient. County and
township returns from all the leading po-
tato growing states to newspapers show the
yield of potatoes to be ia, 600, 600 bush
els, against 245, 900, 900 in 1896. The
average rate of yield per acre is placed at
81 bushels, taking the country at large,
against sc bushels in 1896. The crop is
best in the northwest The cause of the
shortage is assigned to the blight and rot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
OUR CLIMATE.
The Hottest Place in the United
States is Death Valley, California
rom the Chicago TimeS-Hera

From the Chicago Times-HeIald.
The hottest place in the United States
is unquestionably Death Valley, in south
ern California 1t is about 200 feet below
the sea level, and is trimmed around with
black, bare mountains. Birds flying over
this valley in the heated season often drop
dead Borax is found here, but the min
ING processes cease i'll the heats Of mid
summer read somewhere Of a party of
men who entered the valley in July, know
ing nothing of the deadly heat and who
preserved their lives by lying all day in
the water Of little stream that came out
of the mountains and was soon dried up
in the fierce rays of the sun. They were
glad to escape under the cooling shades Of
night.
The rainiest place in the United States
is Neah Bay, on the strait of Fuca, in the
state of Washington. 1t actually rains
every day in the year, and the total annual
precipitation is nearly 100 inches. There
is an Indian reservation on the bay. The
natives have very pretty knack of max
ing ornamental DaSllS anu carving "oouou
bowls, which they decorate with high col
colors They make long, graceful canoes
from the trunks of cedar trees, which they
hollow out with infinite labor and with the
aid of fire. | once employed as an artist
half breed Indian, born on Neah Bay,
whose mother was a squaw and whose
father was an army officer on duty in that
region when he was lieutenant. The
father became a famous Confederate gen
eral and was killed at Gettysburg. He
had provided for the education of the boy,
and the young man was an excellent land
scape sketcher Evidently here was a
combination of the artistic talent of the
Neah Bay Indian woman and an inheritance
of skill from the education in drawing re-
ceived by the officer at West Point.
The most remarkable climatic barrier in
the United States is that of the Cascade
Mountains, in Washington. In winter
time the railway train tolls up the eastern
slope of these mountains between walls OF
snow higher than the roofs of the cars, IN
a long, winding lane scOoped out by the
rotary pillow. Once through the tunnel on
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p0RtrD.
- -
THE CHIMNEY.

He comes right down the chimney
When the Christmas bells are rung.
When little folks are fast asleep,
And stockings all ar, hung,
All loaded down with pretty things,
With guns and dolls and drums;
So be sure and hang your stockings
Where he'll see 'em when he comes.
You might hear him swiftly coming,
Riding on the winter blast,
His reindeer team jingling
And their hoof- beats falling fast.
His furs are black with chimney SCOT,
His beard is white with snow,
His sleigh is full Of pretty toys.
You ought to hear him go
He lights upon the sleety roof
And doesn't stop a minute,
He jumps upon the chimney top
And down he pumps within it,
He pauses on the hearlhstone
And he takes little peep
TO see if all the curly heads
Are safe in bed asleep.
He goes about on tiptoe,
Nor makes bit of noise,
He fills up all the stockings
With his sugar plums and toys;
AID then he give little laugh,
Pops up the chimney quick,
And of he jingles on the wind,
The jolly old Saint Nick.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
A Cape Cod Sandstone.

A sandstone on Cape Cod, back Of
Providencetown, is something more to be
dreaded than Western blizzard, says the
Scientific American. When the wind
blows in a gale from the northeast the soft,
light sand drifts in immense clouds, COM
pletely obscuring all objects around further
than ten feet away. 1t is worse than snow
in many resperts. 1t not only covers up
the road or trail in a short time, but it
changes the general features of the land
scape permanently. People get lost in the
sandstorms, and often, when the storm
subsidies, the landscape is so altered that
they are bewildered and puzzled in trying to
locate their homes The sand may not be
as freezing cold as the snow, but It is far
more injurious 1t cuts and grinds the
face as it strikes it, and performs about
the same operation as a sandblast. Men
who have been lost out in the furious sand
storms, and members of the life saving
patrol, have returned home at night with
their faces lacerated and discolOred so that
they resembled raw beef. Even the glass
windows of the houses are so ground by
the flying sand that they have to be re-
placed often by new ones. After one
heavy storm it is almost impossible to see
through the glass. People now shut the
blinds of the houses facing the wind during
sandstorms in order to save the glass. No
man can long face the sand clouds and
endure the pain
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
The Way to Talk.

There is story of an old farmer whose
little boy came to him one morning and
said, Father, the old black sheep has
brought pair of twin lambs >
Good that is the most profitable sheep
[ ever owned
But, father one Of the lambs is dead.
'.All right, my son, the other will do
better.
But both of them are dead
Its just as well; the old sheep will get
fat now
But father, the old sheep is dead,
too.
Il am glad Of it; she was troublesome
old thing, always the ringleader Of the
flock.
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A SONG OF COMING CHRISTMAS.

JMia Teresa BHleG in v y. Sun.
Oh, softly sweet, oh, softly sweet, an angel
band on high
Held harmonies divinely rare through the
heaven-lit sky;
Touching tuneful harps of gold to sound most
dulcet strains,
And mingling their pure voices Ger Judea' $
silent plains.
Wondrously. oh. wondrously. they told of the
Lily Maid
And her Babe, the Lord of Hosts, in lowly
manager laid;
And stars leaned low with ecstasy round the
singing throng,
Affirming sleeping earth with loves everlast-
ing song.
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Asked the Boy Too Much.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
\ boy had been up for an examination
in Scripture, had failed utterly, and the
relations between him and the examiner
had become somewhat strained. The later
asked him if there were any text in the
whole Bible he could quote. He pondered
and then repeated "And Judas went
out and hanged himself.
is there any other verse you know in
the Bible p the examiner asked.
eyes. Go thou and do likewise. y
There was solemn pause and the pro-
ceedinos terminated
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The Proper Tune.
From Tit-BitS.

From Tit-BitS.
This story is told Of an eccentric Hastings
parson. One day, on visiting the belfry,
he found a whitewasher whistling dance
tune as he worked The parson reproved
him sharply for choosing such music for
such place. Beg your pardon, sir, "
said the man, but | forgot where | was, .
and then to show he was sorry he started
whistling the ''Old Hundredth. His
hand, however, kept time with the music,
and so the ''Old Hundredth made the
whitewash brush 90 wonderfully slow.
ooh, get back to your dance tune, - the
old parson shouted, ''or the job Il never be
dnna -
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He Recovered.

A small boy, when requested to run on
some errands, insisted that he was feeling
unwel The family doctor, happened to
call, felt the boys pulse and looked at his
tongue, and then said to the mother,
''You had better make good strong mus
tard plaster The boy looked depressed
and left the room. "When shall | apply
the plaster p asked the mother 'Don't
apply it at all, - replied the doctor
''He'll get well before that stage of treat
ment is reached
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The Chappie.
From New York Truth.

From New York Truth.
His ma bequeathed him money,
A title came from pa,
His wardrobe came from Paris,
His cane from Malac-ca,
From Persia came his cigarette.
His brains have not arrived as yet.
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Mr.. Gladstone, dining with the witty
Irish priest, Father Healey, said 81
have recently come from Rome, where [
saw the offer of plenary indulgence for
fifty francs Now what authority has your
church to forgive my sins for fifty francs ?
Father Healey, with twinkling eyes, re-
piled, II think any church that will for
give your sins, Mr. Gladstone, for fifty
francs, is letting you off very cheaply.o
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
CHRISTMAS BELLS.

Merrily ring the Christmas Bells;
Every heart with rapture swells;
Round the world with JOY proclaim
Redemption in the Savior's name.
Youth and age alike will say
Christ was born on Christmas Day.
Herald him We glittering throng,
Rend the morning light with song;
In Judea's land babe is born,
Sent to conquer all that mourn.
Trusting in the promise given,
Marching on our way to Heaven,
All of earth in gladness sing,
Songs of praise to Heavens King.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, in Maryland, letters of admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
WILLIAM SIX,
late of Carroll county. deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned To exhibit the same, with the vouchers
THEORETICALLY authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 10Th day of June, 1898;
they NAV otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
November 1897.
URIAH SIN,
nov20 At Administrator.
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Recruit-Hov ye a pair av wornout
shoes We kin sell me?
Dealer-What on earth do you want
them for?
Recruit Shure, Oh must HOY them.
The drill sargent SEE Oh must march wid
me toes out
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-11
MO. 1868 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
S. Franklin Hale Assignee, VS.. Edward
Brown and wife.
Ordered this I'd day of December, A. d.,
1897, that the account of the auditor
filed in this cause be finally ratified and CON
firmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the Goth day of December.
inst provided a copy Of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the last named
day in some newspaper published in Carroll
county. -
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA. Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
decd 2ts JAS. H. BILLINGsLEA, Clerk.
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Good morning my dear child Is your
mamma at home asked the pastor.
Willie-Yes, sir, she 5 at home; but | m
afraid the consolation of religion will be
thrown away on her today, sir
Dear me, and why so?
She's having trouble with her jelly, sir.
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MO. 5000 EQUITY.
EX-PARTE.

EX-PARTE.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County in
Equity.
In the matter of the Trust Estate of the In
dian Garden Manufacturing Company of
Union Bridge, Carroll county, Maryland,
Ia Corporation duly incorporated under the
laws of the State of Maryland
Edward O. Weant, Trustee, VS.. The Indian Gar
den Manufacturing Company Of Union
Bridge, Carroll county, Maryland,( a Cor
poration duly incorporated under the Laws
of the State of Maryland.)
Ordered on the foregoing Petition this 18th
day of November, in the year 1897, that the
Circuit Court for Carroll county, sitting in
Equity, taking jurisdiction of the trust estate
of the Indian Garden Manufacturing Com
pany of Union Bridge, Carroll county, Mary
land, "a Corporation duly Incorporated under
the laws of the State of Maryland, and that
said Trustee settle said trust estate under the
supervision and control of the said Circuit
Court for Carroll cuunty in Equity. And it
is further ordered that Edward 0. Weant, the
Trustee in the above cause named. give notice
to the creditors Of the said The Indian Gar.
den Manufacturing Company OF Union
Bridge, Carroll county, Maryland, who were
such prior to the 10th day of November,
A. D. 1897, the date of the Deed of Trust, to
file their claims properly authenticated with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county, on or before the 9th day of January,
A. D. 1898, by causing a copy Of this order
to be inserted in some newspaper published
in Carroll county, Maryland, once a week for
four successive weeks before the 9th day Of
December. next.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.
True copy-Test:
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
nov 20 At
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don holler so, baby, said little Bess
to her infant brother eff you do, you II
grow up to be holler- chested, and that
awful thing to be.
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MRS. L. 1. w. KENT will receive
vi orders for "Club Chow Chow at No.
l0s Mt Royal Avenue, West, Baltimore, Md.
octl6 2m
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aSyHighest Cash Prices paid for Grain,
Longberry specially.
nov14 If DAVID ROOP & son.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

The members of the Mutual Fire Insurance
COMPANY of Carroll County are requested to
meet at their office, in Westminster, on
MONDAY, the goth day of DECEMBER,
1897, for the purpose of electing Ten Directors
to serve one year. The election will take
place between the hours of 10 o'clock, a H.,
and - m. By order,
RICHARD MANNING,
decd 81 Secretary.
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THE SUNDAY SUN

is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the
world.
Price DC. copy. BY mail, 81 Il year.
Address THE Sun, New York.
nov ~ If
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WAKEFIELD ROLLER MILLS

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Manufacture and keep constantly on hand,
FLOUR, FEED, HOMINY, MEAL AND
CHOP OF ALL KINDS.