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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-17
News of the Week.

Taxes are so high in Greater New York
that many manufacturing establishments
are moving into New Jersey
Seven of the DUPONT powder mills, near
Wilmington, Delaware, were blown up on
the morning of the 9th instant. Five
men we're killed and eight injured. Houses
in the vicinity, including the Dupont man.
sion and the residence of Judge Bradford,
were wrecked.
The storm last week in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Texas was the most
disastrous for 21 years. It froze through
out these States. 1t showed all day to
within eighty miles of New Orleans, the
snow being from six to twelve inches deep
South of that city a cold sleet fell continu-
ally, with light furries of snow The
storm followed week of continuous rain
which had interrupted the harvesting-o -of
the crops. In north, Louisiana the cotton
still standing in the fields unpicked was
beaten by the storm, and it is thought that
little of it can be picked to advantage now.
The cane crop is in even worse condition
The weather has rendered it impossible to
cut or haul cane for a week past, and nearly
every sugar plantation in Louisiana has
been compelled to stop work, because the
supply of cane for grinding has run out.
This will lengthen the grinding season
three weeks or month, continuing it until
well in january. About half the cane is
still standing in the fields The buds have
been killed, and the cane is unfit for plant
ing, but will do, it is thought, for grind
ing, if there is no more rainy weather.
At Dallas, Texas, the storm was still on
Saturday night last. The east-bound
Cannon Bali train from California on
the Texas and Pacific, due at Dallas at
$50 p. m. yesterday, has not yet been
heard from, although thirty hours late.
1t is reported as snow bound several hun
dred miles west of Dallas A train to take
its place was made up at Fort Worth last
night, and another had to be sent out this
evening. The mercury is down to 16o
above zero at Dallas tonight.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-17
LUMBER,
SLATE.
COAL,

Mill Work Diamond Wall CEMENT
pasteng CULTURAL PLEMEN Vulcan Chilled PLOWS,
esodo
in
and ground Sole Carroll for the
bred and old reliable SCHUTTIER WAGONS the best farm
BINDERS MOWERS, RAKES BINDER
DEERING IDEAL BINDER the ghte
best constructed market today The only machine equipped with ball
roller shaft
of which
in the
Owego Champion WAGONS One WAGONS
Hoosie CORN
up complete Hay Field ROLLERS Riding Walking
Double and Triple Shovel PLOWS
ENGINES WIND STACKERS SAW MILLS
article Telephone Call No 58]
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An exchange pertinently remarks that,
''boys with hats on the back of their
heads, long hair hanging down over their
foreheads, cigarettes, obscene or profane
words constantly in their mouths, and ever
loafng on the streets are cheaper stuff
than old worn out Shoes nobody wants
them at any price. Men viii not employ
them and girls wiIl3 not marry them.
They are not worth their keeping to any
one and they win never be able to keep
themselves.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-17
Holiday PRICES.

HOLIDAY PRICES.
Now is the time to have your pictures made
for Christmas, they make the best present you
can give.
IL Pictures for ONE DOLLAR.
Special prices on large work will enlarge
pictures better for less money than house to
house peddlers.
Headquarters for AMATEURS.
| will finish your kodak work cheaper than
in the city and save you postage.
Sittings from 8 a. IN. to D. M. clear or
cloudy. BALDWIN'S STUDIO,
Westminster
Opposite Catholic Church. nov19 All
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He has a PRESENT for every child.

Pretty Handkerchiefs by the million,
every style, every price and every sort,
silk, linen OF lawn, many handsomely en-
broidered, others hemstitched, some with
initials and quite few perfectly plain.
Prices SC to $1.OO.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-11-10
TO REMAIN IN MANILA.
Admiral Desvey's Presence with His
Fleet Will Be Needed for Some
Time to Come.

Secretary Long said that Admiral
Dewey had not made application for
leave of absence and he would remain
at Manila as long as the situation de-
manded his presence there.
Admiral Dewey will not leave Manila
until the Philippine question has been
settled by the peace commissioners at
Paris. Everything is quiet at Manila
at the present time, but Aguinaldo
realizes that his representative at
Paris will not receive any recognition
at the hands of the peace commission,
He may be disposed to make trouble.
The administration has perfect conf
dence in Gen. Otis to handle the situa-
ton whatever it may be, but at tho
same time. it is the intention of Pres
ident Mckinley to keep Dewey there
for the moral effect his feet would
have if anything disquieting should
occur. In the event that Aguinaldo's
followers should become restless and
commit any overt acts, the desire to
interfere might manifest itself again
and his representatives may UNDER
take to cooperate with the insurgents
For these and other reasons Admiral
Dewey's presence at Manila is just as
necessary now as it was three months
ago. In addition to this, when the
Washington authorities intimated to
Dewey short time ago that his pres
ence here was desirable, he replied
that he had better remain at Manila,
Since then nothing las been said about
Admiral Dewey leaving his post.
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ALL DONE BY ONE WOMAN.
An Array of Needlework That Would
Fairly Brighten q Modern
HOusekeeper.

Mrs. NJ. A. Haggard is the name of
an industrious old lady who resides in
White Cloud. She is now approaching
her eighty-fourth birthday. Recently
she gave an interview to the local pa
per, from which we extract as follows:
when was SO years old neighbol
made light of my undertaking COM
mon log cabin quilt, and said would
never live to finish it. This was very
amusing to me, so I resolved to keep
list of my unnecessary needlework
from that date. Besides my common
sewing and housework-and I am a
great reader-this is list of work
done by me in the past 30 years: Scrap
quilts pieced, containing from 500 to
almost $4,000 separate pieces, 112;
quilted quilts, 30; embroidered bed
spreads, 10; embroidered pillow shams,
s; embroidered head rests, 6; embroid-
cred and tufted sofa cushions, Fl; en-
broidered doilies, g.; embroidered
splashers, 2; embroidered nightgown
sets, 6; knitted bedspreads, l; knitted
doilies, IS; knitted toilet sets, 6; knit
ted lamp mats, %; knitted hats, q;
knittededging, yards, SO; knitted pulse
warmers, pairs, 20; knitted chair
scarfs, 6; knitted shoulder capes, A;
knitted shawls, 1; knitted stockings.
pairs, III; knitted mi.tens, pairs, ~;
rag carpet, yards, 1875; rag rugs, ~.
am not through with my work yet.
Besides the above list, have q large
box Of embroidered things that have
done since my last. birthday, which
was In April, and I expect to do a great
deal more. kansas City Journal.
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ly or since, was marked by some spe-
cial feature, but was more or less cir
cumscribed in area. Thus in that Of
1722 the awful phenomenon of the
tidal wave was first noted. At Kings
ton, Jamaica, it outdid the storm,
sweeping clear above the palisades and
inundating Port Royal. Again in 1912
the accompaniment Of the earthquake
was experienced, and whilst the storm
was busy leveling the elastic struc-
lures specially prepared as refugees il
times of visitations from that other
West Indian scourge series of earth-
quakes rent and shattered the massive
stone hurricane refugees and buried
the terrified occupants in the ruins.
Fortunately lin certain sense) this
disaster was confined to Jamaica.
Within month series of. earth
quakes completed the destruction,
and owing to the American war timely
aid was not Forthcoming, which con-
tributed to making this one Of the
greatest disasters from which the is-
land has ever suffered.
But far and away the most terrible,
both in actual effects and in. area af.
fected, 81 all the elemen tai disturb
ances that have made havoc in the
sunny isles Of the Caribbean. was the
seven days'long cyclone-or, properly,
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only 300 lives were lost. But it is
known that at least 20, 900 of the island
crs were more or less injured and rem
Gered homeless.
These facts cannot fail to convey a
vivid idea of the details and a good
comprehension of the infinite force OF
the cyclone may be gathered from the
fact that Fort Charlotte, a massive
castle on promontory protecting the
city and port, was thrown into ruins.
The story from Barbados is even
more terrible. That island, which has
IN area OF but 100 square miles, is
practically fiat. It's so-called "hlls''
are little more than gentle undula-
lions, and are in no way calculated to
impose any shelter from winds. The
daily trade-wind searches out every
nook and granny; and the whole is
land is equally exposed to the cyclones
blighting blast. Fortunately it is out
of the normal area of these phenom-
ena, and hitherto at the worst has
felt but the outer edge, or ''tail," as it
is called. This was the case in 1875,
and even in 1850, when the track of the
storm passed obliquely, and but par
tally swept the island
1t is another story that has to be
told to-day. Unlike any other his
toric storm, this appears to have ad-
vanccd on Barbados, in the usual way,
done some slight damage and then
desolated st. Vincent, 100 miles to the
westward; then to have doubled on it's
tracks, returned to and completely
swept Barbados, and then proceeded
on it's regular route from St. Lucia
northward. r..
Every foot of the island was cult.
waited, making it practically garden.
Besides sugar cane it grew nothing
but ground provisions to supply it's
teen,ing population of 100000 souls.
The cyclone has left neither canes nor
provisions, nor yet habitat ions for
the people. Literally everything has
been swept away; the governor in tel
egraphing for help stating that at
least two-thrids of the population are
homeless and starving. The extent of
fatalities is not known, but in Bridge
town, which is also reduced to ruins,
nearly 200 persisted.
i.,- n D pnprrp~
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PART OF CITY AND BAY OF KINGS
TOWN. ST. VINCENT.

command the sympathetic attention
of the world at large.
The circumstance is therefore suf-
ficiently curious to excite some COM
ment that the very year that witnesses
the political advent of the "stars and
stripes" in the Caribbean should be
made memorable by what seems to
have been at the best the second most
destructive, if not the most fatal, in
the long series. I use the qualifying
word "seems" because, owing to the
break in cable communication, the
full details are not yet known, whilst
it must be some time before the ex-
tent of the shipping casualties are
facts to hand, through the always con-
servative channel of official dispat che>,
clearly indicate that the magnitude of
the disaster approximates that of the
overwhelming visitation of 1880.
This cyclone, originating in the
neighborhood of Trinidad, swept
northward and struck the islands of
St. Vincent and Barbados, literally
dem olishing everything in its path,
obliterat ting cultivation, running
towns: villages and all buildings and
burying hundreds of the inha bitants
in the debris. Thence it passed to the
next island of St. Lucia, where it also
wrought much damage; and, proceed
ing northward, it skirted Martinique
and Dominica, fell on Guadeloupe with
great severity and reached point
south of St. Kits, where it exhausted
itself at sea. For these general points
I am indebted to the United States
weather service, which has recently
established stations at various islands,
with headquarters at Jamaica. It
should be added that the head station
located the cyclone fully "a hours
ahead and sent out the necessary
warnings. Taken in connection with
American interests in the West Indies,
this fact is If invaluable significance.
Before going into details of the
present visitation, 1t may be we'll to
briefly review the hurricane history
of the West Indies. Taking them one
with another, it is no exaggerat ton to
say that hurricanes of one sort or an
other sweep the Caribbean sea every
year between July and October. At
least 200 have been mentioned in his
tory since colonization on a perma-
nent and systematic basis was COM
menced. Of these, however, not above
score have been found worthy of
the general historians special atten-
ton. They occurred in the following
years: 1874. rs, 80 and go; 1712, 20, '26,
80, 81 and SO; and during the present
century in 1912, '13, 10, '21 and 81.
Each one of these, and some half =
dozen others that took place previous
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JEWS AND GENTILES.
Both Took Partin the Dedication Of
. q ~.
a Washington Temple.
An Impressive Ceremony which
Taught . Great Lesson - The
Brotherhood Of Man No LONG,
ef Theory or T. ream.
Especial Washington letter..

Especial Washington Letter.1-
PRESIDENT Mckinley, as member of
congress, participated in the ceremo-
MES incident to the laying of the cor
ner stone Of a Hebrew temple in this
city. That temple has now been dedi-
Gated, and it is an edifice in which our
hebrew fellow-citizens take great
pride.
During the dedicatory exercises the
following letter was read:
MY Dear Sir: The very kind invitation
TO attend the dedicatory exercises of Tenn
PIE Beth Elohlm has been received. and
peg TO express to you my deep regret that
paonc outles and engagements will not
ADMIT OF an acceptance.
l well remember the Interesting cere-
monies incident to the laying Of the corner
stone OF the temple, in which had the
pleasure OF participating. Patriotic and
4oyaI In war and peace, its congregation
WILL l am sure, continue to exert great
influence for good in this community.
Assuring you of my appreciation Of your
courtesy, and with best wishes for the sue
cess OF the exercises, believe me, very sin
cerely yours. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
The great republic of the United
States of America is probably the only
government the civilized world whose
executive head would write letter 20
fraternal, kind and earnest to any in
dividual Hebrew, assembly. or congre-
cation of Hebrews. That race consti-
tutes not only "a peculiar people," but
a socially unfortunate people, The
Japhetic races have always been in
clined to ostracise the Jews socially,
while taking every advantage of the
wonderful abilities of the leading mem
bers of that race in the world of finance
and statecraft. In the United States
alone, of all countries, the Hebrew citi-
zens are accepted on terms of social
equality and always receive the consid-
GRAFTON which is due to them.
The magnificent Temple Beth Flo
him. which has recently been complet-
ed, was formally dedicated with clab-
crate and impressive ceremonies. In
cluded IN the assemblage were the lead
ing members of the faith of not only
this city, but also of other cities. Many
prominent Gentiles were also present,
representing both clerical and busint IS
circles, and a Christian minister, Rev.
B. A. DUNN, the assistant pastor of the
First Congregational church, pro-
nounced the benediction which dis
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means nobler ana more perfect men and.

means nooier ana more perfect men ana
The music furnished on this occa-
sion was prepared under the direction
of Prof. George w. Walther, who has
been the organist Of the Hebrew con-
gregation for fully quarter OF a cen.
fury. The new organ with four man
uals proved to be one of the finest ever
made by modern organ builders.
Moreover, the money raised for the
purpose of purchasing this splendid in
strument was gathered little by little
by Prof. Walther himself. He is re-
garded as one of the ablest musicians
of this capital city, and now that he
has at his disposal the finest organ
here. his instrument and nis playing
will take to the Hebrew temple hun
dreds of music-loving Gentiles.
Rabbi Stern, whose life work with
this congregation has been eminently
satisfactory to his people, delivered
a very eloquent address. After ex-
pressing his own qualification at this
elimination of united effort, he con-
cluded by saying:
ANU yous AEISuuSs VINO through coos
mercy have been preserved to witness this
glorious day. may indeed joyfully exclaim:
Il was glad when they said unto me let US
go into the house OF the Lord"
AS Jewish citizens of our nations capital
you have long felt the need of such a
sanctuary. And 1t is doubly to your credit
that what perhaps ought to have been at
tanned through the combined efforts of our
coreligiontsts Of the United States you have
accomplished single-handed, despite SEEM
1ngly insurmountable obstacles confront
Ing you. so that this. beautiful temple
stands to-day a monument to your Hber-
al1ty. self-sacrifice and harmonious COOPER
a1on, and by its erection you have en-
riched the architectural beauty of your
lovely capital city, a monument to your
pubic spiritedness and patriotism
Again, we are glad to-day to go into our
new place OF worship, as close neighbors to
our friends OF Calvary church, to continue
the pleasant relations that have existed
between us for 36 years. We recall with
pleasure that their worthy pastor at the
corner stone laying Of this temple invoked
Gods blessing upon us and our undertake
Ing, and that our congregation, while tenn
porarily without place of worship, dur
ing our great holidays year ago enjoyed
the hospitality of the Congregat ional
church. whose spiritual representative we
are glad to have with us to participate in
the exercises of this day.
May, then. the tall graceful spires Of the
Church of Calvary and the great white
towers of this temple dedicated to the re-
ligion of Sinai, piercing side by side the
sun-kissed skies, proclaim to coming gen.
erations the great truth of the fatherhood
of the God we all adore and the glorious
message Of human brotherhood and love,
exemp'ifying in silent eloquence the beau
tiful sentiment: Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity!''
Think of that! It is the utterance
Of Hebrew rabbi; man of the same
race and the same religion as was
Saul of Tarsus, who went about killing
Christians until he saw that great
light at Damascus. Is it not manifest
that the same great light which Saul
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saw has gradually been disseminating
itself throughout the world, until to.
day our Hebrew friends apprehend
and realize that in their hearts they
have really accepted the principles
laid down by Him who spake as never
man spake? Certainly the spirit of
Christianity breathes forth in the ut.
terances of the Hebrew rabbi, for he
places himself and his congregation in
the same religious class with the Bap.
fist and Congregational churches, say.
ing: Behold how good and how pleas
ant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity"
And that Hebrew congregation rev.
erently arose and listened to the in
vocation of Christian minister, who
dismissed them with the words: "May
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with us all, forever more. Amen"
SMITH D. FRY
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precedented fury from the west ern
end Of Jamaica eastward to Barba.
dos. between October 8 and 10. 1880.
In Jamaica an entire town (Sav-la-
MARY was ruined BY the storm and the
ruins swept away by a tidal wave.
Earthquakes accompanied the cy-
clones in their track, and in most OF
the islands CONGREGATIONS broke on,
amid the ruined towns. InMartiniqus
and Barbados the loss of life was most
appalling, the figures being respective
" 1000 and 1926. In both these is
lands and Jamaica fearful pestilence
followed that swept away thousands.
In St. Vincent the settlements were
entirely wiped out and the colonists
had to:commence de. novo.
Whilst this years storm covered at
least half the area of that of 1880, St.
Vincent and Barbados are the greatest
sufferers So far as known the loss
of life is not nearly so considerable,
being possibly Jess than one-tenth. On
the other hand, the material destruc-
ton is greatly in excess. St. Vincent
seems to have suffered just as COM
plete wipe out" whilst not nearly
so able to recuperate as she was cen
fury ago. Barbados has experienced
nolcss extensive disa ster, with which
the estimated losses in 1850, amount-
ing to over $6,5OO,OO0, can scarcely be
compared. -..
The cyclone made it's "land fall"
during the night between the 10th and
18th of September. Although one of
the most mountainous of the islands,
St. Vincent is-or, alas, was-highly
cultivated and pretty generally set.
tied, having population of $4,000, OF
whom about 5000 resided in the cap
ital Kingstown. According to the off,
cial report the hurricane made com.
plete breach of the island. The rem.
nants of forests that were old whel
Columbus came, and that survived
three centuries of colonization, pre-.
vious storms and even volcanic erup
ton (1S12), were swept away like stub
BILE. Massive buildings, like sugar es.
tate works, churches, forts and forti.
ficatiens, went into wreck and ruin
like SO many card houses. And OF
course almost every vestige of indus
trial enterprise went the same way.
Sugar was practically the only in
dustry. Already the colony was bank
rupt through the sugar crisis; and
now it has lost the remains of it's re-
sources without hope of recuperation.
This is general view of the disas.
ter. Details from the country dis.
tricts are lacking, but the fate of
Kingstown gives some idea of what ha p
pened. The city stood on the slopes
of background of separated noun
tains, divided and scanned by ghauts
(ravines), and whilst the cyclone tore
and rent and Frustrated the buildings
the encircl;ng heights collected the
cloudbursts and poured the waters in
whelming torrents over the ruins
sweeping them into the bay. In these
circumstances it is surprising that