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Remarkable Towns and Villages
From London Tit-BitS.

FROM LONDON 1l-BltS.
Scattered throughout the area Of Great
Britain are numerous towns and villages OF
curious character One large village
actually consists of old railway carriages,
even the little mission chapel being built
out of four large horse trucks. Another
village with population Of 100 and Il
ratable value of $4,000, has neither church,
chapel nor school, the only public edifice
being pillar letter box.
Villages with single inhabitant are not
unknown. At Skiddaw. in Cumberland,
there is il solitary householder, who cannot
vote because there is no overseer to pre-
pare a voters list, and no church or other
public building on which to publish one
while the only ratepayer in a certain rural
Northumberland parish has recently de-
clined to bear the expense of repairing a
road because he considers it quite good
enough for himself.
In the Isle of Ely there is little parish
which has been somewhat contemptuously
described as "a portion of land, with three
or four houses and perhaps twelve inhabi-
tants This place has no roads at all,
and is consequently, put to no expense in
keeping them in repair. As matter Of
fact there are no expenses of any kind
and no rates.
One of the most remarkable villages in
this country is Kempton, near Bedford,
which is seven miles long and extremely
Struggling To walk from one end of the
village to the other occupies two hours.
Sometimes whole villages will practically
disappear A little Shropshire village has
gradually sunk until now it is almost out of
sight 1t is built on a disused coal pit,
and the sinking goes on steadily every year.
Now and then tottering house is propped
up To keep it standing, but, in spite of all
precautions, buildings are constantly fall
ing to the ground, and in course of time
doubtless nothing will be left but few
bricks to mark the spot where village
once stood.
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The Wonderful Albatross.
From the Chicago Daily News.

From the Chicago Daily News.
The albatross has been the theme Of
poets and naturalists ever since the first one
dawned upon the sight of man. The
scientist has offered many theories for the
birds long-sustained power of fight, but
it remains as much of a mystery as ever.
An albatross will follow in a ships wake
for days, sailing steadily along with no
motions of the wings, silent and inscrutable
as fate. No other motions than an occa-
sional veer of the wings when the bird de-
sires to turn an angle is observed. Despite
the bird marvellous power of sailing along,
it is very hard for it to rise from the water.
The home of the albatross is in the anti
podes and the Auckland Islands. No
lighthouse rears its head here, and heavy
fogs and treacherous currents swirl about
the place The land is rough and noun
famous on the coast, but inland marvellous
flowers grow; wonderful asters, marguerites,
lilies and gentians, and here millions upon
millions of birds make their homes.
Among the coarse herbage the pure
white head of the albatross meets the eye.
The body is larger than that of the swan,
and its expanded wings measure II feet
from tip to tip. Its glory has departed,
for while nothing can be grander than its
flight over the ocean, nothing is more
ludicrous than its waddle on the land. Its
only sign of defence is to clap its beak in a
helpless manner, for it cannot use its wings.
The nest is pile of earth like child's
sand castle, and in the cup-shaped top the
albatross lays one egg. During the sixty
days the egg is Matching the mother does
not stir from the nest, for if she did the
seahawks would swoop down ON the egg
and destroyit it. The young bird is covered
with fluffy down, pure white in color and
silky as floss. The nesting is fed so as.
siduously that it becomes immensely fat
and rivals its parent in weight 1t is then
deserted by the parents, who wander over
the ocean, sometimes encircling the globe
before returning home.
The most remarkable thing in the history
of the albatross is that during the absence
of the parents the young nesting does not
receive mouthful of food. During the
whole time, sometimes four months, it lives
on the fat it has accumulated. In the
open nest on bleak hillside the young al
batross is exposed all winter to sharp winds
and the fiercest gales that ever rush across
the ocean, yet at the end of its fast the
young bird is lively and in good condition
The reason the parent birds go away is
not known Their desire for fight is a
mystery for it is not the same as the
migration of our Northern birds to the
South. When the parents return they
unceremoniously bundle out the nesting,
which has become slategray in color, and
set about repairing the nest. The young
bird still stays around, evincing in many
pretty ways its fondness for its parents, and
not till next year does it take its first fight.
to sea in company with its hard hearted
father and mother
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There staring me in the face, was:

SeilSeS. Iuorc SIdIIIlS LlS III IIlS ldCC, WIS.
Blackfriar
Ohphant..
Songbird.
The paper dropped from my nerveless
hands and fell back in my chair with
gasp.
My position was saved as if by mira
Gle
At s o clock went to the Norfolk
hotel to meet Dick Hampton, and found
him with face as long as the proverbial
fiddle
Jack, you lucky dog-but it $ always
the way-a man spends the best part of
his days studying horses, and thinks he's
found Il good thing, when up comes
greenhorn that can tell horse from
hayseed spots an outsider and wins a for
tune.
''Well, look here, Dick, you needn'
erudge it to me. If Blackfriar had lost,
| would have been a bankrupt tomorrow.
When can | get the money!?
'Good heavens. man, you don't mean
to say that all your luck was OH that horse?
Well. some people ride forlorn hope and
get home. while others get thrown over
the rails rs to the money, can give
you my check tonight and settle with the
b00kmaker tomorrow.
And as soon as the bank opened in the
morning | paid f3, 400 into my account,
and forwarded IL check to my broker to
cover nv week S losses.
From that day the market rose steadily,
and Il fortnight later cleared out with Il
snug little E20, 600.
Some six months after was leaving my
office to GO home to my little house at
Richmond. where my dear wife was await
ing me- The evening was raw and chill,
with driving rain. Passing beneath the
light Of street lamp, a man accosted me
and begged for aims.
1t was the man who had sold me the
post dated paper.
Full Of curiosity, took him into pub
lie house near at hand, and, having ordered
some refreshment, | turned to him.
DO You remember, asked, selling
me, six months ago, IL post dated paper
giving the winner Of the International 2
''Perhaps | did. " he answered. II We
sold lots Of them.
Explain.
We'll you see, sir it is this way
There are lot of fools in this world-and
there is no fool like sporting fool y
man can be persuaded to back anything in
race ! had friend who had print
ing press and hit upon the idea of print
ing Il paper to resemble The Evening
Moon, dating it day in advance and fill
ing in the sporting column with few out
side horses at long prices. Then l haunted
the hotels and drinking bars until | spotted
my man, got into conversation with him,
put on a mysterious air and generally fin
ished up with disposing Of copy for half
a sOverei On.
But how did you come to place Black
friar as the winner of the International p
Pure luck, sir, pure luck. [ knew no
more about the horse than babe unborn. >
Giving the man a sovereign departed,
rejecting upon the strange fortunes that
befall a man in this life and blessing the
lucky chance that led me to purchase
post dated paper.
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Letters that Killed.
From the sandusky (ohio) Register.

From the Sandusky (Ohio) Register.
Away back in the fifties the Wings in
this district nominated Judge E. B. Sad
ler for Congress. The Democrats nomi-
mated Gen. Lindsey. The indications
pointed to the election of Judge Sadler,
but suddenly in moment the tide turned
against him. He wrote letter in regard
to the American party of that day, COM
monty called the Know Nothings, the pub
lication of which put an end to his Con-
gressional ambitions In the next cam
paign General Lindsey was renominated
by the Democrats and John Sherman was
nominated by the Wings. There was
every reason to believe when the nomi-
nations were made that the General would
win again. Suddenly letter he had writ
ten was circulated all over the district, and
that was an end to the General s political
ambition. He had written the letter to
one of his political supporters, stating that
he had quantity of seed corn for distri-
button among the farmers of his district,
and he spelled the words 's-e-d-e-k-o-r "
He was ridiculed out of reelection.
Thus, it may be said that one unwise let
ter killed Judge Sadler and bad spelling
by General Lindsey sent John Sherman to
Congress
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THE TRADE PALACE,
DRESS GOODS.

As an extra inducement to visitors in our
Dress Goods Department we have fixed the
prices at one half the former price.
$l.00 goods for Soc; 75c goods for 37!c.;
SOC goods for 25c.; and 25c goods for l2!!e.
We put on sale abeut 20 pieces of plain
double width Cashmere. regular price 25c,
special 134c.
% pieces double width Plaids and Checks,
splendid for Children's Dresses and Waists,
at 129c.
Double width all Wool Imperial Serges,
in all colors, at 25c.
45 inch all wool fine French Serges. in all
the latest fall colorings, would be cheap ut 15c,
49c
IS inch Novelty Cloth, newest designs in
Silk and Wool mixtures, 90c would be cheap,
special soc.
The new Moscovne, one of the leaders OF
fashion, in all the new shades for tailor made
Dresses, Csc.
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WHY ARE WE SICK?
HEALTH OF BODY IS PEACE OF MIND
AND WITHIN REACH OF MANY
NOW SUFFERING.

Disease, like the storm, gives unmistakable
signs of its approach. AT first the threatened
patient experiences slight discomfort. This
is followed with pain to a greater or less eX
tent, and other symptoms follow i'll rapid sue
cession. 1t is in this condition of the system
that Jones' Great Blood and nerve Remedies
will be found all potent. The administration,
either internally or externally, as the seat of
pain indicates, will arrest the progress of the
threatened diseases and quick ly relieve the
patient from all pain or discomfort.
If people, on the first indication of uneasi-
ness or pain, either slight or severe, would
take dose of Jones Great Blood and Nerve
Tonic, rs the symptoms may require, not one
in thousand would ever be troubled with
serious sickness. The natural remedies for
the diseases of man are to be found in the
vegetable kingdom. Health is that state in
which all the different functions of life are
performed in a regular and efficient manner,
and the removal of any distractions to their
ordinary action is the true field OF medicine.
Jones Great Blood and Nerve Tonic, being
purely vegetable, cleanses the bowels and
purifes the blood, and by removing all I'M
proper accumulations and local irritations,
secures a sound aud healthy activity through
out the frame.
Jones' Great Blood and Nerve Remedies
LOT loTty years nave Deen Tue siduudiu he Il
cines of thousands of families. Millions of
people have used them with increasing conf
dence and success. The fame of these medi
cines has spread far and wide, till they have
become household words all over the world.
! The prudent mariner carries them on his long
and hazardous voyages; the settler in new
| lands finds them his best friends, while among
the family stores of the rich and the poor of
all nations they form a conspicuous compo-
nent. These remedies are for sale at the
Office of Jones' Great Blood and Nerve Tonic
| Co., No. A West Main Street. Westminster,
Nd. Our agents will in the near future call
to see you and introduce our remedies more
thoroughly. Hoping you will give them
cordial welcome, we remain respectfully
yours,
JONES & CO.,
febl2 If Buffalo, N. Y.
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goetrp.
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OFF FOR THE KLONDYKE.

OFF FOS The KIONDYkE
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
You must wake and call ME carly,
Call me early, mother dear;
AT a quarter after nine the ship
Is advertised to clear
Eleven days I've stood it off
And tried to keep it down;
But I'll be goshed if l remain
The only man in town.
My temperature is going up,
The fever's in my veins:
The gold cure is the thing l need,
I'll take it in large grains.
Quite long enough I've walked the hill
To save the cable fare;
Too long the grindstone's done its worst
My nose won't stand the wear.
The frozen North is getting warm
With nuggets thick as ties
A man now has a chance TO win
4 fortune ere he dies.
I've pan and shovel, lots of grub
Warm clothing, rubber boots;
So wake and call me early
When the Klondyke steamer toots.
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Mrs Olga Demorest, living at Grove
City, twelve miles from Columbus, Ohio,
on the 4th instant, took the life of her f.
year-old son, Arden, with razor, and was
about to murder her husband, who was too
i'll to resist, when a servant girl, alarmed
the neighbors and the insane woman was
oyerpowsred.
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When fatirons become rough or sOiletl
put a little fine salt on paper and rub them
back and forth over it. Put little beesH
wax between two pieces of cloth and keeI'
near the ironing table IF the irons GET
coated with scorchea starch rubbing them
over the cloth win usually remove l.
When ironing starched goods rub the mons
over i bit Of sandpaper before returning
them to the stove
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SILKS.

SILKS.
There may be other stores that can buy
silks for as little as this store does, but there
are none that are willing TO sell them at such
a small profit as we do.
S1.00 Brocaded Satin DncheSSc. newest
patterns, for Shirts and Dresses. at G2!c.
We have made special low prices on all our
ready made Skirts, Cape> and Goats. Com
forts and Blankets. Domestics. Ladies' and
Gents, Underwear. Lace Curtains and Dra-
peries. Innings, etc.
This is an occasion that few can resist, for
what woman is not interested IN her new fall
Dress aud Wrap. new shades of gloves, danny
Trimmings. The Trade Palace Sale tells
ofthese aud every detail of ladys costume
We give trade coupons with every sale.
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TWO WAYS

wv WAAO
OF GETTING GLASSES; ONE To GO
TO A FIRST CLASS OPTICIAN, HAVE
YOUR EYES PROPERLY TESTED AND
GET WHAT YOU NEED-THE OTHER
TO GO TO A MERCHANT WHO KEEPS
SPECTACLES, MAKE "a GRAB IN
THE BAG AS 1T WE'RE, GET \ PAIR
THAT DON'T FIT YOU ALTHOUGH
II MAY SEEM so FOR THE MOMENT)
RUN THE RISK OF running YOUR
EYE SIGHT ENTIRELY-AND ALL
FOR A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN EN-
PENsE.
IF YOU NEED THE SER.
VICES OF A GOOD OPTICIAN,
WE CAN SERVE YOU WELL
AND CHEAPLY.
A. H. WENTZ,
Jeweler and Optician,
feb19 Westminster, Nd.
THE TRADE PALACE,
o37 and $50 w. Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD,
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BABYLON BUILDING,


-
ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN FOR INSPECTION
ALL THE FASHIONABLE WEAVEs DRESS GOODS.
CONCEPTIONS
ALL THE DAINTY STYLES
together uy the
yofwav~a nd wHsrugeOf fehn. Her h
Chitsu
Cepmsv vdm~p HOnep
25c &c., 5oc &c. 75c eoc
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d aLro ui
gbhrea otwonedbe $500 yard
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muda has nee been dOwnm are here
printed 1nHasn e class BpdT
nd high grade 75c
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in hpdp heksha Fine nsa"
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feb12 If
OLEAN SWEEP!

|CIEAN SWEEP
Balance of our entire stock at prices you can
not afford to overlook.
Great bargains in Underwear, at prices that
will compel you to buy. Less than halfprice.
Also lot of fine Wool Overshirts, former
price $500 to So. so, now S1.OO. Also large
line of Gloves at all prices, reduced to less
than half price. In Neckwear we can open
your eyes in prices. Fifty cent goods from
Zoe up-good goods and good styles. They
must be sold. The balance of our stock of
Hats at less than half price-some frst-class
styles. Our greatest offer is in our
Suit, Overcoat and
Pants Department.
We have some splendid things to show you;
and will sell them at half price, and, if desir-
ed, will make up to order in first-class style,
fit guaranteed or no sale. A dollar saved is
dollar made. Call and examine our stock
and we are confident we can save you money
and please you, at the old stand, No. "a West
Main street, Westminster, Md.
jan29-tf A. M. ANDERS.
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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 testa-
mentary on the Personal Estate of
ABSALOM ANDERSON.
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated. to the sub
scriber, on or before the 26th day of Septem-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 21st day of
February, 1898.
ERNEST NJ. ANDERSON,
feb26 At Executor.
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TOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, in Maryland, letters testament
tary on the Personal Estate of
ANDREW WOODWARD,
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 September, 1898
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day O
February, 1898.
MARTIN H. WOODWARD.
feb19 At Executor.
TAS. A. C. BOND,
e ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY.
Opposite CITY HOTEL,
oo.27 WESTMINSTER, MD.
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FRESH GROCERIES

We take pleasure IN announcing to the pub
lie that we have opened Il full line Of
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of all kinds. China and Glassware of all
kinds at prices that defy competition. Tin
ware and Woodenware of every description
Flour, Syrups, Teas, Coffees, Extracts, Cakes,
Crackers. Candies. &c. Patent Medicines
We take Country Produce in exchange or for
cash. We ask a call and inspection of our
stock, believing we can save you money.
Orders solicited and goods delivered to you
promptly.
noyl3 1y STEPHAN BROTHERS
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AN
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters testa-
mentary on the Personal Estate of
EMELINE l.. GILLISS,
late of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber, on or before the 18th day of Septem
her, 1898; they may otherwise by law be ex
cluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 2lst day of
February, 1898.
ELIAS o. GRIMES,
feb 26 1t Executor.
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NEW STOCK! LOW PRICES !!
~ At THE
STAND FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY
GEO. W. MORNINGSTAR. CORNER
OF MAIN AND JOHN STREETS,
WESTMINSTER, MD.
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SMITH & REIFSNIDER,
HEADQUARTERS FOR
LUMBER. COAL AND SLATE.

We pees everything the Building Coal or Slate line
%rpecaity.
- A full line of SASH DOORS BLINDS and GENERAL MILL
WORK has recently added and the future will complete stock OF
the county Agents Ruberod Felt Roofing and "Un
Versal Building Paper
[W M Phone No 1877 Westminster, Md.
LEFFERT THE LEARTE s GG n TIE ann LIQUOR BUSINESS
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l8 brands of Whe kinds Brande Brandie and RUNS for
% Gins and Wines all grades Behms celebrated Baltimore Beer best
e"ed grade dt and bottles Porter and Ale draugh
beats All and First Pick leading brands of Cigars best for the pncen the county
Largest line of Smoking Chewing Tobacco in the buy for cash and sell
@ cash. therefore goods way price All ask is trial know
you will back
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LEFFERrs DoUBLE Stores
oct ls and7 E. st. opposite Depot, WESTMINSTER, MD.
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HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

The plum curculio beetles may
be easily Jared from the trees
in the morning. Spread sheets beneath
the trees to catch them.
Apples keep splendidly in pits, and
we always thought that pitting them
gave them better flavor. Pit them as
you would potatoes.
We know cellars and root cellars in
which the old roots are now >rotting
and sprouting. We hope that you are
not the party to permit it.
There is not much money for the
average farmer in growing small
fruit, but he should grow enough of
all kinds for family consumption.
White grapes are not as popular as
colored grapes because they do not
look as nice. It is always 50 with
fruit. The best colored sells best.
d Rigid pruning of evergreens every
year has a tendency to destroy their
vigor. We mean the pruning and
trimming to give them certain shape.
The Bartlett pear, we think, is the
best pear ever grown; and il you can
put into cold storage until the glut in
the market is over, you can get a good
price for it. i5s' .sas
You should know each fruit tree
intimately SO that you can know what
it needs in the way Of thinning or
pruning. Study your trees as you do
or ought to study your individual an
tmals Western Plpwman. ':9 90.
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KEEPING BUTTER COOL.
A Plan That Works Well on Dairy
Farms Not Provided with
an Ice House.

Here is good plan for keeping but
ter cool in summer, says the Indiana
Farmer: In the middle of your cellar
floor dig hole or vault 3A feet deep
and 3h feet square. Wall it up with
brick laid in lime mortar and cement
and floor it with soft brick. Lay a
frame of good hard wood in mortar
upon the top of this vault. Hinge to
the frame a trapdoor of plank two
inches thick, making it fit smoothly
over the top. Then after the cream is
separated and cooled put it down in
the vault to ripen. Butter may be kept
there in the agreeable GOODNESS also.
If you have no separator, put the
cream into your vault so soon as you
have skinned it, there to cool and
ripen. Once or twice week clear out
the vault and wash it thoroughly to
prevent it's getting moldy. Pour cold
water upon the soft brick of the floor.
They will absorbit and cool the air.
This is very successful way to keep
milk, butter aud cream cool in hot
weather on farms where there is no
ioo