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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-01-21
4 FINE FARM
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WEDNESDAY. ssA of FEBRUARY. 1899
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IS ACRES. MORE Or LESS.
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geusrs; teugla. gooi All yA- baiinss arr
nearly usa aad are 600 excellent condition.
A variety uf rkuicr frsH iu iali bearing
There In RAINING aaiur through the piaSr,
convenient 90 each Erid- iacrr is aluat .
acres iu timber. sod the remainder Is under a
hsgh state 81 cultivation. hAvIag been recently
heavily lnsea amt produces heavy crops
The taru is 6nrly located, lung be'~ecH teo
luam;y roads, Is q miles from lAmrii- Sta
i.oa 90 ihs Western Nary land Railroad. and
& convenient yn churches, schools, psstaiilcr,
m,si, and ,;ugr,
Aay person alsl.ps Goo examine lhr poop
eriy N,ai call 1u the executor, A. Eas, View,
one m53c from g.
Term, of >.sle-Ossr third ,ot the purchase
money 90 b.. paid ia cash 90 the executor aH
the sisg Of sale. oT ou the ratification thereof
bv lhe said Court one gh,yd in AZ months
and the remaining e-th,rsl ,n t~slve uioa'hs
from the DAY ol sale; ,br credit payments ts
b.. seeafssi by the bond, or ,lrSie bI!is o! the
g.arvbassr no purchasers, slih ,gthyisst -'-vu.
MIS-. .tts4ras iuycIr-; irIm the iyy uj -s..-..
WILLIAM y NlNGLlNti.
ENryutHs-
saa I&f. T. A. Gur,uch Aurtiapre~.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Installation of Omcers

The regular monthly meeting of State.
War and Navy Council, No POI, National
Union assembled Friday evening at Scottish
Kite Hall, and, after routine business the
9lheefs Ths for the ensuing term were Installed.
ne ceremony was performed by a cabinet
delegate, Mr. Henry Floyd. who was asl
sisted by Messrs. B. P. Mann and j. c.
burke, also delegates of the cabinet. ,ne
othcers installed are as follows: President
r. NJ. kennerly; vice president, ], d. Bid
dis; ex-president. DR.. o. H. Coumbe: sneak
er, ID. M. Hildreth; secretary, j. u. Torrev.
financial secretary, Douglass ZeveIv: treas =
urer, w. Fl. Doe; chaplain, r. e. Harvey.
usher, {. T. Miller; sergeant-at-arms W
II. Lewis: doorkeeper W. T. Leport: trus.
tees, H: w. Throckmorton Chas. j Ber
ner and w. T. Leport; medical examiner
DR.. o. Fl. Coumbe; delegates to cabinet n
< Morrison and j. w. Palmer; delegate to
National Union Immediate Relief Associa.
ton. ]. d. Torrey.
After the officers had been duly installed
remarks We're made by Delegates Henry
Floyd, b. P. Mann and J. c. Burke: also hy
President p. NJ Kennerly, Vice President
j. d. Biddis and others, which were ent
Enthusiastically received.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

presented plans and announced that they
would so change their tracks as to stop
these murders. for that is what they are.
At a hearing before the Senate committee
several years ago President Roberts of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company said that
grade crossings ought to be abolished, and
that his company was spending large sums
in doing that very thing elsewhere, but
never in the District. Why? Can any one
tell?
AT hearing before the House committee
as long ago as when Mr.. Barbour was
chairman, in 1855 1886, on behalf of the
citizens committee of 100, l suggested that
if the b. and p. would sink their tracks so
we could bridge over them it would be all
that was needed, to which Chairman Bar
bour replied that the president of the Penn
syivania company had offered of his own
accord to do that two years before. At the
close of that hearing the attorney and en-
gineer of the b. and 0. company, who were
present called Mr.. Church and myself to
one side and assured us that If the citizens
would induce Congress to enable them to
get alongside of the B. and p on the mall
we might designate any route the citizens,
wanted for their tracks. All they asked
was TO be put on par with the Pennsyl-
varna company. But when at the next ses-
sion we proposed to have that done, and to
have their tracks go far east as 18th
street east, bridge over the Benning road
and come through tunnel parallel with
that of the B. and P. not only did they
refuse but the Pennsylvania company in
go below Pennsylvania avenue by any
route! And thus the matter remains 10 this
day.
Suppose that Mexico or Canada were to
invade the United States and kill and man.
gle many of our citizens as have these
two roads since 1872 what would be .e
result? Why, Congress would not wait an
hour to declare war, There would be a
marshaling of troops and a "hurrylng to
and fro in hot haste indeed. Is it any less
criminal for these railroad companies to
continue this work of spoliation and mur-
der? Why, then. is not something down to
put a stop to it?
What Congress ought TO do is to compel
these two great companies to either build
a grand union passenger station, or two
separate ones near together, on or near the
avenue, where both they and the travelling
public could be best accommodated. and
abo.-sh all grade crossings within the city
The new station or stations should be
worthy OF, and an ornament to. the ma
uonal capital, similar to those of st. Louis
New York and others in European cities. as
Illustrated in The Star year or two since
Evening star., 1899-01-30
METHODIST PASTORS DEATH.
Rev. A. T.. Armstrong of Rockville
PASSES Away.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, January 80. 1899.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, January 80. 1899.
Rev. Alfred o. Armstrong. a well-known
minister of the Southern Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and for the past ten years
senior pastor Of the church In the Rock
vile circuit. died about l2:30 O'Clock yes
terday at the Methodist parsonage, this
town. Mr.. Armstrong had been Ill for
several months but was able TO attend TO
his various duties until about month ago,
when he took to his bed. About three
weeks ago his condition became critical,
and he continued lowering between life and
death until he passed away yesterday.
Death was caused by an affection of the
heart Deceased was forty-five years Of
age He leaves widow, formerly Miss
Ella Stanaker of Lewisburg. Va, and one
child, a daughter.
Mr. Armstrong was born in Franklin,
Pendleton county, w. Va. At the age Of
istry. and since his ordination has been
pastor of the churches in the following
circuits: Hilsdale and Greenbank, w. Va:
Covington, Stafford, Mount Crawford and
BerryVille Va. and Rockville, Md.
The funeral viii take place tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock. Services Will bo
held in the Methodist Church here.
Mrs. Katherine Ann Garrett, an aged
resident of this town, died about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter here. Mrs. Garrett was i'm her
eighty-first year, and death was caused by
a general break down incident TO old age.
She leaves three children, Miss Lucy and
Charles L. Garrett of this place and John
Wallace Garrett Of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Horse Killed. Wagon Destroyed.

horse attached to a mail wagon and
driven by George F. Hickey. a letter car
rier, was killed Saturday evening about s
o'clock. while crossing the Baltimore and
Potomac tracks at the intersection of Del
aware and Virginia avenues and z street
southwest. 1t is alleged that while the
gates were being lowered to allow. an en-
gine to pass Hickey urged his horse for
ward. The fireman of the engine is said to
have warned Hickey of his danger, but too
late to prevent the outfit from being struck
by the locomotive, which, it is said, was
moving very slowly at the time. Hickey
escaped injury and the mail was not dis
turbed, but the horse was killed. as stated,
and the wagon was broken to pieces
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Rockville Business Mer

Pursuant to call issued recently by
few enterprsing citizens about 6ftv asr-
uemen met at the court bouse in
Rockville Thursday evening Ie,+ars
were read from Messrs. W. s. Nc
kean, secretary Business Mems As
sociation of Washington, and o. r. Cros-
by, president of the Potomac Electric
deep interest in the projected Business
Mems Association. A committee of FIVE
was selected to draft a constitution This
Edward c.. Peter, Albert j. Almopey VIM
w. Welsh and Vim. Dorsey. met Friday
evening at the Montgomery House and pre-
pared a report for submission this evening
when officers will be chosen.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

If the long delay should res,,rt IN ,bo -.
complishment of such project the citizens
and the whole nation would rejoice hut if
We are to judge of the future by the past.
ever be done - "tii
But aside from such consideration if
must be apparent to all that sometime
ought TO be done at once in the wav nf
abolishing grade crossings. VI
January 27 1898 ~ '1'
Evening star., 1899-01-30
The Grade Crossings.
Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In the early part of the session The Star
announced that bills to abolish the grade
crossings would be put through and the
whole matter settled at this session. This
statement as | recall it, was in the nature
Of an interview with the chairman of the
District committee of the Senate, or based
on statements made by him. But a few
weeks of the session now remain, and as
yet no bill has been introduced.
According to statements in The Star,
Commissioner Wight was waiting for the
railroad companies to present bill, but
why the committees of Congress have taken
no action no one seems to know.
Even if bill should be introduced at this
late day there is no proba bility of its pas
sage. in view of the great national ques-
tions now pressing for action. In the
meantime the numbering and mangling of
citizens and the destruction of property
by the roads at the grade crossings con-
tinue in a constantly increasing ratio.
The District authorities furnished to the
late Senator Morrill, the number of killed
and injured down to the spring of 1898, and
II was embodied in speech made by him
at that time. To complete the record, the
committee on railroads of the East Wash
ingson Citizens Association. by the kind
ness of the police and health authorities,
have Obtained the number from 1872, in
elusive, TO January 26, 1899 and II is as fol-
lows:
Killed on the B. and o. railroad. 1890. To
injured by the same. Observation-Disclosures. 1a3
Killed on the B. and P.................. p. 100
Injured by the same. Observation-Disclosures. ~
Southern railroad, injured ............
c. and o.. killed and > injured. ....... 2
Chesapeake Bay railroad, injured. 80.
Total killed, itj; injured 362
Grand total killed and injured. 52s!
That is nearly twice many as were
killed in the late war,
OF those injured many We're most cruelty
mangled. some losing leg others both
legs. and, of course, were rendered help
less for life.
In addition to this. teams We're killed and
vehicles destroyed, while the loss TO the
railroad companies has been In the neigh
borhood of $500 600 first and last. All this
since 1872.
Fer twenty years the citizens have petit
toned. begged and pleaded for relief from
this terrible condition of affairs. but In
vain. Several times the companies have
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Petition Affecting Local Coal Co

Charles D. Norton & Co. of Philadelphia
have filed petition asking that the George
r. Sheriff Coal Company of this city be ad-
judged to be a bankrupt. The petitioners
declare that the Sheriff Coal Company is
indebted to them in the sum of 81 .110.25 for
coal furnished I he allegation is made that
the coal company is insolvent and recently
transferred all debts due it and all its per-
sonal property with intent to hinder, de-
Law or defraud its creditors"
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Pavilion for the Blind.

There will be readings in the Pavilion for
the Blind in the Library of Congress on
the following afternoons, from 2:3O to 800:
Monday, January 80, Miss Spofford: Tues
day, January 81, Miss Myrta Lura Mason
national song recital; Wednesday, Febru-
sry l, Miss Brown; Thursday, February 2,
Mrs. i. Q. Ball; Friday. February 8. Rev. l..
g. Wood; Saturday, February 4. Mr.. c. E.
Messer
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Wednesday Afternoon Lectures

Wednesday afternoon lectures are in
vogue at the Business High School. Last
week the address was made by Mr.. G. A.
Bracket of Alaska, who has Just finished
a wagon read over. the White Pass (the
Dead Horse TraiD from Skaguay to the
Yukon. This week Prof Davis, Will intro
duce DR.. w. A. Croffut,- who Will talk on
How to Build q Man"
Evening star., 1899-01-30

Plaid Taffetl Silks. In Scotch
effects, rich, brilliant shades
also some plain colored grounds
with large black satin bars:
choice patterns and fine Rm1
SSc. quality. CIearaUcea ~ w.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

AT the annual banquet of the
Hotel Association OF New York
at Delmonico's ON nth OF this
month the only domestic water
used was the WHITE ROCK
OZONATE LITHIA.
y. w. Burchell. Agent.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

Beware OF limitations OF our cele-
brated Mothers Bread.
Some unscrupulous bakers are try
ing to palm off an inferior bread for
our celebrated Mothers Bread.
None is genuine unless it has the
words. Mothers Bread, Just as
Mother made it," and Made bv
Corbys,' on every loaf.
Anything else is simply a counter
felt. and is much inferior in quality.
Our Bread is lust like cake. We use
cream, sugar and milk in our dough.
Mothers Bread is only made BY
Corby Brothers, 1885 Brightwood
avenue.
Ask your grocer for it. If he
doesn't keep it, drop us postal card
and one OF our wagons will serve
you. Telephone I44o.
Js21- 2g
Evening star., 1899-01-30

Fancy TaTeta Silks, in wide
stripes, pin stripes and broken
stripe designs; pretty for waists
ana excellent for liuings. Regu-
lar price. G9c. yard. 2n,
Clearance at......... OYSo
Evening star., 1899-01-30
The
expansion
treaty

treaty
has been signed. In our first
. advertisement in The Star this
year we told YOU our motto
for the present year is to be
. Forward
Anyhow"
1t would not do for such a
business to stand still-to
stand still would mean to
grow backward - this
would not be a Mertz idea.
We knew that when we
brought you the Mertz tail
oring at a price no greater
than you had been paying for
! the ready-made clothes that
Mertz tailoring was bound to
grow in favor-it has grown
. -steadily-sturdily-surelv.
You know how we started
walk in and see COS + street
. today, it is the size that 600
was when we started-fac
simile-oo6 is three times
larger than ooS TODAY. De
mands of our business made
us increase the size of goo F
. street-can't grow anv larger
there, must add ooS, giving
us just four times the space
. that we had when we started
needed room-should have
had it long ago.
. We're proud of our growth
why? We believe it to be
tacit endorsement BY
. YOU of the superiority of the
Mertz tailoring method over
. all others.
. There's more room for MS
to grow-and grow we will
. and must. We depend on
. you to help us grow-a sure
dependence we know from
. past experience.
Why shouldn't we grow,
. Prices right
. Cloths right
. Trimmings right
. Making right
. Fitting right
In fact-your idea of tail
oring is the Mertz idea-this
is your tailoring store.
. CNo prices today
: MertZ and MertZ
. 600 and 9OS r Street.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Innings.

Eytra-weight Sile-
sia, in Slate, Black
and high colors. Reg
ular price, Ices a
yard. Clear 60
ance Price. 80. ONs
Fancy Black Sile-
sia., very strong and
very desirable. Reg
ular price, 12lsc. u
sHce an; f1ics. ffSs!. 8Ac.
Near-silk. the cot
ton lining that looks
like silk. Black.
Slate and light col
ors. Clear Mmc
snce Price. =. WyNs
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Gard.

IART'S SOCIETY oRCHESTRA-MUsIC FUR
nished for Banquets. Receptions Parties, &c.
For terms aIply to E r HART Columbia Con-
servatory OF Mlstc. SU2 * IT. n jal1-1ms
Evening star., 1899-01-30

spliced heels, and warranted fast black
because they are Hermsdorf dyed. OR-
Worth soc. g potr, for. r.,........... SO@s
Evening star., 1899-01-30

Ladies' and Chill
dren's Fast Black
Seamless Hose. eN-
ira fine gauge, with
double heels and
toes, and cut very
long, Regular 12kc.
and 15c. vaules,
f. for choice &C..
I. a d / @ s Lisle
Thread Hose, Richie
lieu and Rembrandt
ribbed with high
Evening star., 1899-01-30

21la-inch Black Taffeta SILK,
{. j. Bonnet X CO.. make; pure
dye, rich luster and elegant value
for 81 Il yard. For
dresses d waists. IT,
Clearance at. u ONe
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Monday, January 80, 1899.

We have leased store Dos r street, sd-
Joining our present one.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

We have secured the lire that is most
Artistic-and selected The best gems in it.
md all rev designs.
The evening times., 1899-05-06
Two Curiou. Explanations.

Army beef is really too serious thing
for Jest. at least from the civilians point
OF view The American soldier with his
usual pluck and determination to make
the best of bad situation. made some fun
of 1t in camp, and he is privileged to jest
upon the subject as much as he likes; but
the civilian who supports the Government
that gave that beef to the soldiers should
be rather inclined to weep over it. How
ever. there are points in the report OF the
Court Of Enquiry which will provoke
grim and sardonic smile.
1t appears that the cause of all the
trouble was tropical heat.
The Chicago contractors had nothing to
do with 1t. The fact that the beef was
treated with chemicals is not considered at
all. Some OF it was several years old. hav-
ing been canned and stored for many sea-
sons. but that, as the song says. had moth
ing to do with the case. The whole trou
BILE was the Cuban climate. and as it can
not be proved that Alger was responsible
for that-he having had no control over
the island in past years-he is entirely ex-
onerated from blame in the matter. II
General Miles will see that the next war is
conducted in cool place-say in Nor
way. or Greenland. or somewhere about the
polar regions-Alger will promise that
there shall be no trouble. But il our SOL
diers will persist in fighting in tropical
climates they must expect to be fed on
spoiled food and embalmed beef. and
scraps swept up from the rubbish heaps OF
Chicago contractors and canned for the
special use OF the army.
Perhaps. in course OF time. 1t will be as
serted that the commanders who allowed
regimental bands to play .'Therell Be a
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" were
responsible for this heat. and should be
censured as well as General Miles.
There is only one other incident in the
history of the war that matches this. and
that is the explanation given last summer
Of the condition of the fever camps. 1t
was stated that the prevalence OF ma
laria typhoid and other diseases due to
lack CT water and to bad water. was not
caused by bad judgment in the selection Of
the camps, but to the common house fly,
which carried infection from one place to
another; and as the fly is notoriously un-
controllable creature, 1t was considered
that this was positive proof that the NOR
tality in these camps was not due to AL
gerism. If this kind of explanation is ac-
cepted by the country at large We shall go
on record as asserting that more soldiers
were killed by the temperature OF Cuba
and the common fly than by Spanish
bullets. Apparently. temperature and the
fly have no effect on the crews of our war
ships. We have had no complaints OF
spoiled meat from the navy. nor, even in
tropical climes. do sailors and marines
seem to die of malaria.
The evening times., 1899-05-06
The Queen a Publisher.
From London Apswers.)

(fr0m LONDON AnSwerS.)
1t seems a funny thing that the Queen is not
only a printer. publisher. and bookseller. but
will not allow anyone else to print and sell GER
tain books.
All charts used by mariners, for instance. are
printed and published exclusively by the Queen.
This is no doubt a very good thing for the mar
iners As it insures the strict accuracy of the
chart. Ordinance maps are also printed by the
crown alone. and in fact. it is the crown alone
that can afford the great expenditure incurred
in their construction. third publication which
the Queen jealously keeps to herself is the useful
monthly journal Of the Board Of Trade This is
or ought to be, very profitable speculation, as
1t is crowded with advertisements
Then, most strange Of all. is the fact that the
Queen, in company with Oxford and Cambridge
Universities, has the exclusive privilege OF print
ing, publishing, and selling the Bible. This may
be surprise to most people. but it Is a. fact.
Anyone, however, may publish Bible provided
he adds some annotations.
In the matter Of copyright the Queen has great
advantages over her subjects. Any ordinary per-
son publishing Q book has the exclusive right to
publish and sell 1t as long - he lives, and for
seven years after his DEATH for forty-two years
from the date Of arst publication. II that be q
longer term, but the Queen's copyright in any
thing her majesty publishes will last till ths
Day Of judgment.
The evening times., 1899-05-06

bolized the conviction of certain school
girls of romantic and impulsive DISPOSE
tion, that he is just too sweet for any
thing-except sugar. Or. II Mr.. Davis
feelings would have been hurt by that sug-
gestion, the Gibson girl might have been
reproduced on the cake. and this would
not have bsen Inappropriate. since the
stories of this author. have undoubtedly
been much nore popular than they would
have been II she Mad not appeared in the
character OF the heroine. In like, manner
one occasionally finds q play of no extra
ordinary merit borne triumphantly through
a brilliant career by the beauty and clever
ness Of the leading lady.
But instead of any OF these things, which
would have been really appropriate to a
wedding cake Jaggers was perched on it..
Even Gallagher would have been more in
keeping with a wedding, and had he been
there, would have been. doubtless. most
entertaining guest. But Jaggers! What
could an English messenger boy do to en-
tertain the guests at an American we'd
ding?
The evening times., 1899-05-06
A Shooting Princess.

(Rome Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette)
The Princess of Naples has retained since
leaving Montenegro the habit, learned
Of which she is passionately fond. and
which Is an accomplishment very rare
among Italian women. That she Ia an
adept was proved last year during her
journey In Northern Russia and Scandi-
navia, when she hunted reindeer. equaling
the most expert shots. In the magnificent
park Of Capd9 9di Monte at Naples. where
she lives, leucupying the same apartment
as did Ferdinand II. she has had targets
set up. at, lWhieh almost every morning
she shoots with her husband. far surpass-
ing him, although he is no mean shot.
Often the Princess rises very early for .
shooting expedition, in which she Is ac-
companied only by her lady-in-waiting.
Countess della Trinita. The other day re-
turning from one Of these excursions she
entered the elevator Of the Royal Palace
with her gun slung across her shoulder.
The Countess called her attention to the
ride being still loaded. remarkinE that in
80 narrow a place an accident might easily
happen. Princess Helene put the muzzle
out of the lift and shot her last cartridge.
producing such noise that the whole
people rushed to the spot to md the Prin-
cess laughing at the commotion she had
raised. 1t was at his wife's request that
the Prince Of Naples bought the Island Of
Monte Cristo. almost facing Pisa, which
he has turned into q hunting lodge and
park. after plans BY Princess Helene.