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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-24
BENNETT & CO..
LUMBER,

SASH DOORS BLINDS and all kinds of Mill Work Diamond Wall CEMENT
for pasteng. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Vulcan Chilled PLOWS
the best ow earth These Pow sold their
anee field The only Pow made that
will stick hard and ground Sole Carroll for the cee
bed and old reliable SCHUTTLER WAGONS the best farm Wagon the
world Deerng Co.'S BINDERS MOWERS RAKES BINDER
TWNE OIL The DEERING IDEAL BINDER the Hghte and
best constructed Binder the market The machine equipped with ball
and roller bearings ball and roller bearings axle shaft and crank
shaft Deeng jone platform erng reel Deeng Binder attachment
and the Dng balance double butt dur, all of which make the perfect
and efficient Binder in the world Come and before buying
and Owego GRAIN DRILLS Champion WAGONS Oehse WAGONS
Steel and Wood Frame HARROWS r CORN HAY FORKS
complete Hay TEDDERS Field ROLLERS Walking CUI
NATORS Single Double and Triple Shovel PIOWS
ENGINES, THRASIERS WIND STACKERS
guaranteed sold Telephone Call No.
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T1AKE NOTICE.
Intending to reduce my stock | will offer
immense values for Cash, so that you will save
Big Money by calling on me before making
your purchases.
All persons indebted to me will please settle
at once as | want to close my Books. Very
Respectfully,
J.. w. SKUNK,
nov19 3mos Westminster, Nd.
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Bath Towels 25c to 81. 25
GLOVES--Fine Gloves.

We have them in Dogskin, good, substan-
tial winter Gloves, that we warrant-the $l.25
sort-but as we bought them at really great
bargain, you shall have the same good for
The English Suede Gloves $125.
FoWne's Craven Tan Gloves $1.50.
Perrin Freres & Gle, which really the best
Kid Gloves made, 81 -. Sl.50 and s..
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MO. 3646 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, Sit
ting as Court of Equity.
John Demoss and others VS.. James 5. Warren
and others.
Ordered this 9th day Of December, A. d.,
1898, by the Circuit court for Carroll county,
sitting as a Court of Equity, that the sale of
the real estate mentioned in these proceedings,
made and reported by Ozello B. Smith, Trus-
tee, appointed by a decree Of this Court to
make said sale, be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 9th day of January, next;
provided copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Carroll county,
once a week in each of three successive weeks
before the 2nd day of January, next.
The report states the amount of the sale to
be 81 10000.
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
declO st JAS. H. BIILINGsIEA, Clerk.
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Oehm's Acme Hall.
MEMS AND BOYS HOLIDAY
GIFTS.
Substantial. useful, attractive things the mer
and boys will like and appreciate.
Hints at Random from Our Smoking
and House Jackets.

We show the very latest novelties in these
Jackets, and give price range that goes from
splendid ones at S3.95 up to the finest of Vi
go, Middleton & Co. IS London made Jackets
at S25.
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T UMBER AND CORD WOOD
IL AT PUBLIC SALE.
ON FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3Oth, 1898,

On the premises of GEO. W. OWINGS,
Westminster District, Carroll county, Md,
about 81 miles southwest of Westminster, on
the Washington Road, will be sold at public
sale, As, 900 feet of Oak and Chestnut Boards,
Plank and Scantling, 65 Cords of Oak and
Rock Oak Wood, 45 Cords of Oak Slab
Wood, Fence Posts, Chips, Saw Dust, etc.
Also uncut Wood, Tree Tops, &C., in lots to
suit purchasers.
credit of three months will be given.
Sale to commence at l O'Clock, p. NJ, on
Friday, December Both, 1898, when terms
and conditions will be made known by
dec II ct A. NJ. KALBACH.
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The woman with pretty rings cannot Be
persuaded to wear gloves.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-24

Oehm's Acme Hall,
Baltimore and Charles streets,
BALTIMORE, MD.
decl7 All Car Lines Pass Our Door.
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CHRISTMAS SUSPENDERS soc. Put up
in separate boxes, up to those with Silver
Buckles at So the pair.
SATCHELS and SUITS CASES Finest
leather, 50. to 50.
MEMS PYJAMAS. 9sc, Sl.l7 up to
S4. SO suit.
MACKINTOSHES. For Men, Women
and Children.
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS. Men's-from
Sl.25 to So. so.
Mail orders PROMPTLY filled
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When you're in Baltimore, make Oehm's
Acme Hall your Headquarters, Ladies Wait
ing, Retiring and Writing Rooms; Mems
Smoking and Waiting Rooms Free, no matter
whether you're a customer or not; meet your
friends at Oehm's. Parcels checked free,
and every accommodation and comfort is cor
diallv extended to you
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Pure Silk They're such inexpensive
Mufflers. presents, yet so very accept
able that half dozen, for as many gifts, i:
what many people buy. 81, 81 so to $4.
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Fur
Gloves

Fur Great Big Warm Gloves, with
Gloves. long gauntets, for wintery
weather, and other sOrts-to the short driv-
ing gloves-all the good furs are here repre-.
sented, So SO to S18 the pair
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The next day sun had not mounted
very high, we may be sure, before Harry
Martyr had found an opportunity of slip
ping across the fields to confide his wond-
rous good luck to Fanny Stewart He
had hardly finished the recital before Mrs
Olney, the worthy housekeeper at Mel
worth Place, dropped in shawled and bon
neted for general gossiping tour
"Well, she exclaimed, depositing her
portly form in an ample rocking chair,
Twas there ever anything 50 singular as
Mr.. Melworth's arriving yesterday and
remaining only long enough to look over
some papers before he must hurry off again
to foreign parts.
Mr. Melworth exclaimed Fanny.
"Was he tall and slender, with keer
blue eyes and white hair, and did he weal
fur wrapper p
"Of course-that $ his description ex
actly But why do you ask p
''We have discovered our good geniu
only too late to thank him {? said Fanny
with clasped hands and bsamiug eyes
F! turning to her lover . You are sure h
is gone, Mrs. Olney q
''Yes, sure He took the early stag
coach to be on time for today oceai
steamer !
Vanished like the bene6cent spirit 0
one of our fairy tales, Fanny, said Har.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

derived from national Ranks to the crea-
tion OF sinking fund. from which de-
T'ositors would be paid losses through
the failure Of national banks. A bank
ers' committee sent cut an inquiry 20
representative bankers IN every state.
asking their opinion. and, OF those re-
spending, % were in favor OF the plan
and 50 opposed 10 IT. There does not
seem to be any reason why there should
be any opposition; the effect Of this
would be To make a national bank abso-
lutely safe, and deposits would be made
with them for purposes OF security
alone
Ex-conptrolier Eckels made an esti-
mate that during the thirty-four years
Of existence of national banks the total
losses had been. To depositors. about
Szo,ooo.e co. During that time the aver
age annual deposits in national banks.
as reported BY the comptroller OF the
treasury. has been 81 .551 SIC. ase. A tax
the same period levied on that total
would have yielded SIS. oS7. 500. or 81. 0s7.-
GOO over after paying all losses.
The moral advantage. and the advan-
tages TO the commercial community. OF
bank which was absolutely safe
against loss, would be greater even
than is represented by the figures. There
would never be run; consequently,
there could never be a panic: and mill
IONS OF dollars hidden away would so
into the banks for circulation. 1t would
do away to a great extent with the ne
cessity for a postal savings bank.
OF the responses there were nine from
Eastern states in favor and thirteen
against. Six Middle states gave forty
two in favor. thirteen against; thirteen
Southern states fifty for and thirteen
against: ter Western states gave III in
favor and only fifty against, while the
remaining Pacific coast states and ter
ritories stood thirty-three for and six
against.
The danger probably would be that
bank managers, not having the fear Of
assessments on bank stock before them
in case Of failure, might unconsciously
become more reckless, but this could be
obviated by enforcing the law as to such
obligations strictly before permitting
any deficiency TO be taken out of the
guarantee fund
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

As there seems IL bc no probability 4
the passage Of any measure for the re-
fcsr1 of the currency which involves the
retirement az grserhacks. the attention
Of congress win probably be directed 10
the enactment % new bank Law. IN
his message % congress the president
suggested the reduction of capital nee
essary for national banks g So ds}e, the
ohiec; being 70 afford banking facilities
in smaller places lie also suggested
the issre q notes % the rav value ~
the bonds which Is only an act 81 JUS
tlce. AMI ne proposed to reduce tie tax
II one-haf per ceat These measures
would have tendency to increase The
number os national banks and - iT-
auee many state hanks t. become na-
tional banks. Thus Increasing the guar
antesd note circulation
1t has been proposed also bat nos ty
the administration. u devote the lax
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

ihree steamers. all filed TO their capac-
ny with passengers and freight. left the
eHy yesterday for Alaska. In al. they
carried nearly i.oes persons. During the
current week a total OF eight steamers
VIII have left. with something like 1850
hionaihers aboard. The rush TO the north
mas not only begun, bat il is we'll under
way. IL the volume of traffic for the next
four or five months continues as heavy
as II is now all expectations viii have
been realized The record for the present.
week demonstrates beyond all manner of
question that Seattle viii be the starting
point OF more persons for Alaska and the
klondike than all other points combined.
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fire escape agitation is now due In
Spokane.
- -. -
We fail to discover the usual after-tak-
ing smile about Mr.. Hills announcement
that he voted for Bryan.
y. - =.
A Dawson woman makes S6,oo0 or s7,oe0
year selling bread at 81 per loaf. Daw
sons the place for the dough.
~. -. y.
A Nevada grand jury has refused TO in
dict Il gang of lynchers. Here is a valu-
able pointer TO certain gentlemen in Coll
fax.
-. -. ~
We have not observed that Senator Tel
Ter Is very enthusiastic over his eloquent
colleagues proposition to raise the limit
10 - TO /.
-. y. p
1t Is to be presumed that after due time
the exRev. c. o. Brown will endeavor TO
keep up public interest In his case by re-
tracing his confession.
-. =. r.
One more Oregon man has secured a fat
office. 1t would require considerable ar
gument to convince him that Mckinley
prosperity is only kloadike dream.
- - -.
The suspicion is growing in Victoria and
Vancouver that the Ottawa government is
not lying awake nights troubling over
what they think OF the Klondike situation.
- ~ r.
The Eastern newspapers are disposed 10
grow facetious because. In the course OF
lovely address. our own James Hamilton
Lewis referred to the .biood-bieached
bones of our ancestors Perhaps this
was only another way of saying they Were
Luetgerted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

The Victoria Coionist tries TO sneak out
of a very small hole in it's statement that
IL had not wholly misrepresented the sit
uation 10 mining licenses. but had SIM
ply declared that it was possible to OBJ
tain them nowhere ION the Coast except
at Victoria. Vancouver and Nanaimo.
Here is what The Colonist said January
Is in the course of an editorial entitled
The New Regulations:
This new regulation VIII make IL al
most compulsory upon persons going north
TO call at either this city or Vancouver
TO obtain their licenses and must COM
piciely revolutioniZe travel"
This is simply deliberate fabrication.
not qualified in any manner by other
statements or explana tions that certic-
icates could be obtained elsewhere on the
Pacific coast than at these two places.
Miners certificates can be secured at
skasuay, from an Inspector of police who
was making his temporary headquarters
there at last accounts: from the inspect
or AT Lake Tagish, or from The inspector
and the gold commissioner at Dawson
No person going To the Klondiks, need
give himself uneasness about miners GER
tifcates.
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the Free Silver Republicans. he viii find
the real forces in the Democratic party
banded together to secure for them
selves all those spells which Mr.. Bryan
is now ternptingly dangling before the
eyes Of the allies
II did not occur to Mr. Bryan that for
the time he was playing the role Of that
smooth-tongued gentleman who invited
the most notable character In history
to the top Of mountain ard pointed
to the good things Of the world which
he offered to give II that important per
sonaiity would bow down and worship
him. Mr.. Bryan is as imposent to give
out those spells as was the individual
TO whom, with ali respect to both of
them, We have incidentally compared
him
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27
SEATTLE, THURSDAY, JAN. ~.


The Philadelphia Ledger, which IL .
Republican newspaper for principle,
takes what we consider to be rather
pessimistic view Of the situation. II
says that just now there is some cause
for the supposition that the Republican
party 10 disintegrating. Ia several inn
portant states. II says, notably in New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. the party
Is so rent by internal dissensions. fac
ton contending against faction. as TO
afford little hope of their complete re-
the near future
There IL no dissension in the ranks Of
the Republicans over any question of
principle There is difference of opin-
ION as to the means to be adopted; but
comparison OF views. deliberation in
thought and unity Of purpose toward a
common end, viii bring them together.
If 1t remains 20 do a right thing, right
way will be found to do il.
others. there are men who use 1t chiefly
10 further their own ends. Sordid poll
ties Is the cause of all the contentionz
TO which the Ledger refers. A broad
distinction should always be made, be-
cause IL always exists. between the
principlesnf party and the selfish inter-
holding proportion OF Republicans is a
very small one. although IL makes the
most noise and quarrels most vehement
~. No party which Is based upon
sound principle will disintegrate in con-
sequence of the chickering's of few of
It's membership. Not until Republican
ism loses its vitality as an active force
in the national welfare Is there any fear
OF its disintegration.
The defeat of the Republican party in
New York was due TO the rivalry of two
factions and their determination 10 Sc
cure supremacy. 1t was disheartenIng
for time 10 see n great party split in
two and permit minority tn overcome
both. but it will result in publication.
reunion and victory in the future. Some
times parties become powerful and AFRO
CANT and as a result, suffer temporary
defeat. but the principles underlying
them, II near tn the heart of the people
viii survive those checks and revive
under new leadership anu more pro-
pitious conditions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

Richard Croker's new Democratic club
has attempted 10 give public evidefse Of
is deecncy b. passage OF tAe following
resolutions:
That following the example Of all tep-
utAhla citizens ard clubs. We exclude from
the rooms and strike from the rewspe per
list Of ihe Democratic club she New York
World an immoral and defamatory sheet.
published En- this city In both morning
and evening "a lions. for the reason thai
such publications axe unat Ter pace in
any abode og resort OF sslf-respcctiug
people"
Il Is rot possible 10 take issue with the
statements II fh5s resolution. bu, ING
motive foc its adoption Is wei UNDER
stood. u WAS me World that first raised
the sgsa5 Unanswered question about
Croker; where pld He Get It?' II is
tgst rs sivtGcus as Croker.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

William Jennings Bryan has placed
the Peoples party in subordinate po-
sition for the campaign OF 1900 At So
cret meeting held in Chicago recently
the particulars OF which are just begin
ming 10 leak out. MI Bryan laid down
the policy he intends To follow. II was
ret until about 1 o'clock IN the morning.
after considerable talking had been
done. that Mr.. Bryan expressed his
Views.
1T may be-" sid Mr.. Bryan. I'VE win
be strong enough 10 win without any
outside help. Nevertheless prefer IN win
with the Popuiists on one side and the
Free Silver Republicans on the other"
The Democratic party Is 10 be the cir
Gus and the popuiists and Free silver
Republicans are 20 be- the side shows.
This was heartily applauaed by the
Democrats. and when AR. Bryan had
given Them time TO realize the import q.
his words he went on. lie said that II
he was nominated for the presidency.
as he expected ;o lse and n he won. he
intended To give the PopuIlst and Free
Silver Republican allies a share of the
spolls This made senator Stewart. of
Nevada, smile arpgoHiagiy and Prose-
cutting Attorney Tas Tor who IS a popu-
list; to0A q To elean himself and nodded
axsrwt E,ts san.s s,f+a y,as ss.-,,s-sY.r sss-s
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10 Portland ana San Francisco: but II
has evidently been without besis. TIE
Portland Alaska lire has raised the rates
10 correspond 10 the Puget sound ard
British Columbia figure: ard IT transplres
thai the Pacific Coast Steamship Con-
psry and the Pacific Steam Whaling
company. operating frors San Francisco.
Fave jcifssd in placing the passenger fares
10 Dyea ard Saaguay al So fer cabin ami
ssi Tor storage. Freight rates have ua-
aergone e rroporEionate increase The
he~ schedules ere therefore general all
along the Coast. The outcome of the
-AiasEa transportation problem is not IN
certain The enormous number OF YES
SEES IN the business inssrres keen compe-
tiuon- Ii II Is discovered BY the steam
snip companies that their action has re-
suited in decreasing the volume of traffic,
ana that they are not getting full COM
PIGMENTS OF PASSENGERS and freight, rates
WIZ come down az cree.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

The appointment of Al oregon nan 10
the .nte nal revenue coliectorship a. one
ser Washington ana Alaska dislrases Of
any claims applicants from this state
made far che ef'1ee. II S. IN be supposed
that 20 objection can be made 10 Mr..
punos- bui j. wo4ld ap9ear thai seleo-
;.on g ether tran an o-eSon man might
appropriately have been r'ade. Ever since
tire dictatorship was established the ln-
eumheaSs have heea ;ak~a frona among
Oregon applicants. Washington Is rot
les an Important pay; OF tho district
thaa our aesaho--. au3 "a ees.alo,y looks
a. Z d.scrnfln4s'lef, haa ooen uraetloea-
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NOTABLE. PEOPLE.

There is young woman in Salisbury
Cove. Nd. who rejoices IN the name of
FOSSIL Young,
DR.. John Henry Barrows. president of
the worlds parliament OF religion does
not consider the religion Of the Hndcos
a definite system.
Mr.. Kipllng /; is said. owes his strange
water IN Staffordshire. near which his
father and mother first met.
Frank NJ Eddy. preventative from
Minnesota. is the first member OF congress
bern In that state. He Is Il years old and
supplements his congressional duties by
school
Tariini. the great ylol.nist. composed
the Devils Sonata under the Inspiration
Of dream. He fancled the dcYil invited
him 10 a trial OF skill upon his own iuStru-
ment. and woke with .he music Of the
sonata ringing In hts ears. He at once
traced IL on paper.
Prof. Gushing has just made an exaui-
nation OF the Pine Island keys In Florida
and discovered the remains u villages and
numerous relies of ancient lake dwellers
whose racial af3nities are still unknown
Judging from their steel and copper i'm
piemeafs or weapons. their pottets masks
and modes OF sepuitgre. they appear 10 be
akin 10 the ancient Mexican people.
II is a popular idea that the heavier the
brain L. toe higher are the intellectual Dos
slblities OF its possessor. Sir William Tur-
ner now says that a heavy brain is no IN
diea ZION 81 intellectual eTninence. TIE av
erage weight Of the European brain is
from 81 70 q ounces. yet ont OF 81 NAL e
lGnaties taken without selection from post
morten records rad brains ranging lrom
" 10 = ounces. The brains Of female ll-
Mates oul OF - exceeded ~ ounces. n IL.
moreover. "a vell-anGwn fact that epiiep-
ties usually have large brains
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

The quesfion--if there ever was a ques-
tion--of the admittance of soldiers to the
Northwest territory, has been settled by
the announcement of Minister OF the In
terror Sifton that the military relief ex-
petition can go in without payment Of
DUTY on stores and equipments. 1t Is to
be expected that the Canadian jingo press
viii view with great alarm the impending
invasion OF Canadian soil b. as many as
sixty soldiers. This would appear to US
very small force to make conquest of
so extended I territory. But. of course,
We do not look at the thing with British
eyes. They have tested the quality Of
our soldiers
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o TEupoRa! o uogEs:

When Phyllis IN some ccuYtly &a@ce
THREADS ;"s Ter mystic gisze~
Her rsci attire may well entrance
4he eye mar OF her gazeS.
In shiInmer.aE folds Of stately grace
II fails. o. outward sselS
In h.i3o~s fsckess with foam cf lace.
Admired Of 5saas and btI9es.
Whsp PayGls riding forts would fare.
Ike D&Aa 80 she chase
No Dian win aer m1SAr cenHare
fo~ perfect FORM ard face.
btr sn8p~}y robe with modes SRI.
Generals WuGle yet Il tells
80 Wstrhsrs grace. dear ts tns heart
0f nQGEted beaax and Relies.
When PHYLLIS on Rep wheel Wosli 20
Alas What slgnt IS thtse
j. Ia CAV sT11ssE sma5f or no.
AXE Is macf. aT3ssS
THat with . gay. 2aHs0t az.
Nairs g-ss4s2 az2axf Cn-u2eS
SIC - Yes EoysA-saF P8E.iss fsir-
IL gnTa ef ~ sa1. Be, oellss'
Maud IayIe- IL The Century.