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Why Not a Leap Year.

The year 1896 was leap year, and the next
one will be 1904, eight years later, says the
New York Sun. This is on account of the
ingenious device for maintaining, as nearly as
can be, concordance between the civil or
Gregorian calendar and the solar or astron-
omical calendar. Everybody knows that the
time required for the earth to make a revolu-
ton around the sun is the true solar year. 1t
is easy to see why men, in their ordinary af-
fairs, do not give the year its exact solar time
value, but employ the civil calendar they
have devised instead the solar calendar The
length of the solar year, expressed precisely,
is 1856. 242216 days, or little less than 1861
days. 1t is obvious that in the business af-
fairs of life it would be very inconvenient to
use time division called year containing so
many days and fraction of a day. For or
binary purposes the year must be counted as
so many days. The ordinary year is, there
fore counted as 365 days, which is nearly a
fourth of day shorter than true year.
OF course this time difference between the
solar and the civil year must be accounted for
sooner or later, and, when it is convenient so
to do, the true and the artificial year must be
brought into concordance as nearly as pos
sible. The common civil year is too short by
.242216 of day. In four years this amounts
to .968S64 of a day, and so both in the Julian
anu OTcSOIldH CdlciuilrS Ute ldSt Vi lHlS perlOQ
of four years is made leap year, or in other
words day is added to it, making 366 days
in that year. But not quite day was requir.
ed to bring the civil and solar year into con,
cordance. The mean civil year, thus fixed
is a little too long, and in the course of a
period of 400 years the civil calendar thus gains
3.1136 days. So another balance is struck
between the true and artificial calendars by
the suppression of the intercalary days in the
years 100, 1900 and 1900, which otherwise
would be leap years. The suppression of leap
year in 1900, leaves gap between the two
calendars since the adoption of the Gregorian
calendar of only about one-ninth of a day,
which is the balance on account with which
to begin the next adjustment. But the addi-
ton of the intercalary day every four years
and the suppression of that day in the las.
year of every three out of four centuries bal
ances the years so far that the error amounts
to only one day in 1926 years.
The year 1000 will end the cycle of four
centuries and win be a leap year. Then OPP
ems the next cycle, and in the years 2lOO,
1900 and 2300 the intercalary days will be
suppressed while the year 2400 will be leap
year. 1t should be mentioned that 1900 will
be leap year, after all, in those nations of
eastern Europe and Asia which still use the
Julian calendar.
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every evening the sublime picture of chill
dren porting from one to two hours over
lessons for the next day. And while the
lesson is to the child exactly what the
business problem is to the man, we warn
men of mature growth against the very
thing which we allow children to do
What a superbly consistently people we
are, to be sure
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Some one told Twentieth Kansas boy
that mosquitoes would never come into the
neighborhood of a dog, so he captured one
of the ours running about the town and
took him to bed. As result, the dog
filed the bed so full of fleas that he hash t
been able to get nd of them yet, and he
is sleeping out under banana tree.
"Mosquitoes are bad enough, the Lord
knows he says, ''but they are an ice
cream festival compared to Philippine
flea. .
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t week days only.
To land Baltimore Passengers only.
eStops only when tagged.
Sunday Trains.

On Sunday trains will leave Hillen Station at 9.$5
a. m. and 2-35 p. M, Westminster Ills IN. All p
M, arriving at Union Bridge at ll45 a. IN. and $50
p. m. Leave Union Bridge at 645 a. IN. and 4.05 ?.
m, Westminster 40 a. M. and 43i p. m, arriving
at Hillen Station at 9.07 a IN and 6.15 p m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania K. H. daily ex-
cePt Sunday. )-Trains for Frederick leave Bruce
vile at S.3S, OBS and 1910 M and 5.3S and $50
p. m. Trains for Taneytown, Littestown and
Columbia leave Bruceville at 947 a. M. and S45
p. m.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg end
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore daily, except Sunday, ut I'D a. m. and
3S2 p m. Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, exceps
Sunday, at 10.I7 a. m.
Passengers for and from Cherry Run. Williams
port P. V. and Intermediate points, from and fol
Orders for haousloe calls can he left al Ticket
Office, No. Ill East Baltimore street, Baltimore
J. NJ. HOOD, General Manager.
oct7 b. Ii. GRIswoLD. Gen'l. Passenger Agent
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pRIvATE SALE.

DRIvATE SALE.
The undersigned, agent, has for sale the
following described properties '''
Dwelling house, No. 4s, on Liberty, ss-s
street, Westminster; frame, part brick 5S5
and part weastherboarded; rooms and wide
"a oal !. on list floor; rooms and bath room on
water; well arranged in every respect SO a'1
Lot No. Al, Liberty street: good nawlv
built stable in rear on alley.
Three lots on Fair Ground CONTAINING fron,
to n acres each; now in grass; will Re soid
separately or jointly as desired. 'o''
Also farm Of So acres. short distance from
the city of Westminster; Improvements ars
large brick house, stable and eibcr o.S,,; ase
ings; This land is of good quality 1 and n
good conditions well watered, &c. viii i'll sal II
tin whole or any part of it desired. There ,,s
are several fine building sites upon Il e's
Terms TO suit.
oo.e =. LYNCH, Agent,
sept Sou Westminster, Nd.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPEClAL NOTICE.
Galvanized Fencing Wire at prices that have
never been known in the trade.
Lead and Oil so cheap that anyone can af-
ford to paint this season.
Ice is plenty. We have large stock of the
best make of Freezers and Refrigerators.
Don't you need Gasoline or Oil Stove for
summer cooking? We have them; they are
cheap.
Door and Window Screens of various styles.
A full line of first-class Cooking Stoves and
Ranges, of long established reputation, at
reduced prices.
A call will soon convince you that the bot
tom has been completely knocked out of the
price of Nails
Glass, Oils, Paints and Putty, Plastering,
Hair and Cement, and in fact everything in
the Building Hardware line can be found, as
well as low prices, at the old established stand
Of
GILBERT & GEHR,
Corner Main and Liberty streets.
Westminster, Md.
Plumbing, Heating, Spouting, Tin Roofing
is our specially. feb 20
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1900 THE 1906
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1900


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1he Mississippi river was frozen over on
Monday last at St Louis for the first time in
many years.
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At Boston, Mass, on Monday there was
severe snow storm almost equalling blizzard.
Business was nearly suspended.
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ENINE FARM FOR RENT, for a
II term of one to five years, in Carroll
County, Maryland, situated about 20 miles
from Baltimore and A miles from Sykesville,
B. & o. K. R. 1t is farm of 2OS Acres, is
well watered and has about rs Acres of mead
ow land. Large barracks and barns in good
condition. Fruit. This farm is well adapted
for the milk business and presents rare oppor-
tunities for any one desiring to handle stock.
For terms and further particulars, address
GUY W. STEELE, Atty,
dec-30-3t Westminster, Md.
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THE SUNDAY HERALD.

Baltimore's Favorite Newspaper and Model Home
Journal, &c. 40 and A Pages Leads in Circulation,
Leads In Merit, Leads in Popularity. Single Copy,
For Mail Subscription.
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DAVID E. WALSH,
~ ATTORNEY-AT-L
Office It's East Main Street, Westminster, Nd.
Prompt attention given to all business
~ Collections Specially. nov IL '9s
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THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Fayette and St. Paul streets,
jane II Baltimore, Md.
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EOR RENT, Spring Mills Station, on W.
u Md. R. R., IL miles from Westminster.
Nd. Fine stand for store, &C. Apply 10
THEODORE G. ST0NER,
jan-6-2t* on the Premises
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D~FACTORY, Corner of Liberty and
George Streets, Westminster, Nd, where
have just erected new and large Shops, giving
me better facilities than heretofore. A call
is solicited. mays
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Before giving bond call and see the under
signed for rates, or for further information
apply to
~ JOHN M. ROBERTS, Agent,
mar1S tt Westminster, Md.
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absolutely values less because one-tenth of it
is not absorbed, and the child is physically
injured. The MONDAY meal is hastily
eaten for fear of ''tardy'' marks, or to
make time for recess in the playground.
The child goes back to another two hours
in the schoolroom when his mind has lost
its freshness, and is given another dose Of
the examining system, and of the bad air,
which in the average schoolroom is enough
to sicken any one who enters it from the
street.
Special system of ''marks,' which
amount to prizes, are started, serving only
to over stimulate the preternaturally bright
child, who needs relaxation most of all,
and to discourage the child who happen.
to be below the average of intelligence.
1t is examining, examining, examining
A certain amount of aground must be
gone over as it is usually called
Whether the child is physically able t.
work the ground does not enter into
the question.
And we do not stop even there
The poor children are compelled to carry
home pile of books to study, usually aftel
supper, and just before going to bed
And that is about the most barbarous part
of the whole system
We are constantly admonishing business
men that they must not continue theil
work after nightfall. Physicians warn
men of this, and wives echo the warning
to their husbands. Burning the candle
at both ends has killed almost as many
men as liquor, say investigators. No one
will dispute the assertion. Men of COM
mon sense know that night work after a
day of business is vitality injurious. Yet
in their own homes is presented almost
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Patent Medicines, Horse and Cattle Powders,
&C. fine assortment of STATIONERY.
s1Physicians orders promptly . hl5ed .a ana
pounded. marl1 tt
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24

market. Invented. organized and nam.
Gu III less than ten hours and bound to
pay dividends of 80 per cent. NV dear
NAM
Look here now!' exclaimed tho chi.
aopoulst as he pounded on the table.
We come for my dollar! Don't try TO
SUN me, but come down with the
cashw
ana the company had only been
named when | thought of you for the
poSltlOn or secretary" mused the ma
Jor without seeming to have heard the
indignant protest You were a man
VINO had trusted me. When others de-
manded cash down, you gave me a
snow. My heart swelled as | thought
OF this. and | set the salary at $4,000
year, payable quarterly in advance.
snail | draw you a check for the first
quarter?'
The chiropodist looked at the major
us If wondering if he had met n crazv
man.
Il said $4,000 year, but if that is
not enough-if you feel that you ought
to have $2O,O0O-speak right up.
want you to be perfectly satisfied. YOU
know. Will $4,000 a year be enough?'
What about my dollarY'
The tablets will be go. They can't
help but be. Let us walk out in the
hall while | tell you that the public
can't get enough of veal outlets in their
present form. They are always eager
Tor more. They want the taste of cut
lets In their mouths as they go about
their daily routine Fifteen cents a
box In order to compete with potash
loZenges. but a profit of 10 cents on
every box! Take the sales at 10000.
900 boxes year. and what do you
get? You want stock. You want at
least''-
Not a blamed cents worth! | want
my dollarr'
lat least $4,000 worth of stock.
You shall have it. You have paid me
81 to secure it, and don't you worry. 1t
will be made in your name. and later
on Excuse me-"
The major stepped into his office and
shut the door.
Here. what's this?" called the Chi
| rOpodiSt
The major locked the door.
Look here. you old deadbeat!
want that dollarv'
The major sat down at his desk and
lighted the stub end of cigar.
You come out of that and pay this
bill. or I'll bust the dCOr down! shout
ed the creditor as he gave two or three
kicks.
The major calmly puffed away ant
gazed out of the window. and the loOl
on his face would have reminded be
holder of buckwheat cakes and mo
laSseS.
Then I'll lay for you out here ant
punch your old head! Do you hea
me?
The major did not hear. He was per
fecting the organization of the Yea
Outlet Tablet company and wondering
whether the Canadian general agenc
should be placed in Toronto or Quebec
NJ. QUAD.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
The wfnkehest RIt of Sen.

Nine out of ten travellers would tell In
ouirers that the toughest piece OF wa
ter is that cruel stretch in the English
channel, and nine out of ten travellers
would say what was not true. AS
matter of fact. the wickedest bit OF
sea" Is not in the Dover strait. or In
Yachting, for example. from st. Jean
de Luiz up to Pauillac, or across the
Mediterranean trace" from Cadiz to
Tapgier, nor is it in rounding Cape
Horn. where there is what sailors call
q "true" sea. The "wickedest sea" is
encountered in rounding the Cape OF
Good Hope for the eastern ports oil
Cape Colony.-Shipping World.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
GRAND LODGE, |. 0. 0. F.
Prosperous Year With the Order and Stands
First Among the Fraternites.

At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of New York [. o. o. F., in Roches
ter the report of Grand Master Borst
shows a busy as we'll as prosperous
year in the order. 1t declares that
statisticians now record Odd Fellow
ship as being the first in numbers and
wealth of all the great fraternities in
the world. The amount paid for be-
nevolent purposes during the year
ended December 31st, 1899, was $911,
97S.2S. Sick benefits numbering, "a,
IA have been paid, 4O3 widows re-
ieved, AS brothers buried, and 423
brothers wives buried; total receipts
during the year, 1854, ,316.71; total dis
bursements, $619, 1885, 10; balance in
the treasury, $35, i91, 81.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
The Higher the Purpose the Rarer
the Achievement.

The Higher the Purpose the Rarer
the Achievement.
If by success we mean the full ac
complishment Of an end. the actual
reaping of harvest of results. then it
is undoubtedly true that the higher
and nobler the purpose the rarer will
be the success. If we aim to relieve a
mans hunger. we can quickly succeed
In the easy task. but If we aim to in
spire him with desire to earn his own
bread the work is more difficult and
the success far more problematical.
If we would restrain a thief from rob-
berry. the prison bars and locks insure
success. but if we would make an hon
est man Of him our task is complex
one, and success may be afar off. We
undertake to teach a child to read. If
with requisite effort we follow up our
| task, we are successful, but If we as
pire to raise the educational standard
of our community how arduous the
task, how uncertain the result, how
| questionable the success!
The low man sees a little thing to do.
| Sees II and does tt:
The high man. with a great thing to pursue
Dies ere he knows It.
Is his life. then, failure? No; LET
us never imagine that any high pur-
pose. any noble thought, any generous
emotion, any earnest effort, is ever lost
We may never witness its growth, we
may not live to gather its fruit or even
to see its blossoms, but we may safely
trust that somewhere and at some
time the harvest will be abundant. ahc
success, long hidden, shall become ap
parent.-P Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
BRYAN RIOTS.
His Followers Make Practical DEM
OnHtratiOns of His Doctrines.

His Followers Make Practical DEM
OnHtratiOns of His Doctrines.
The last stage of the Bryanite De
mocracy's campaign has degenerated
into a mere demonstration of riotous
lawlessness. Mr.. Bryan himself set
the example to his followers when he
began about month ago to deliberate
ly misrepresent the facts in regard to
the employment of the United States
army. He informed the public in sew
eral addresses that the Republicans
proposed to employ a large standing
army for the purpose of intimidating
and cOercing the voters and for subju-
eating the wage earners of the coun-
try, compelling them to obey the
wishes of the rich corporations who
employ them and preventing strikes
by the point of the bayOnet In sub
sequent speeches he sought to inflame
the poor against the rich by artful ap-
peals to their envy and other bad pas
siOns, and stated that the Republican
party's policy was such as to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer and
that the Republican party cared only
for the rich people.
Excited by such talk as this from
Mr.. Bryan and some of the other lead
ers close to him in the management of
the Democratic campaign the Demo-
cratic rank and file have been guilty of
various violent and lawless actions,
and the tendency in that direction on
their part is increasing at an alarming
rate.
AT Victor, Colo, short time ago, Gov
ernor Roosevelt and his company of
Republican speakers were assaulted by
a gang of Democratic miners with
clubs and other weapons. Governor
Roosevelt and several others were
struck and considerably injured.
At Chicago Governor Roosevelt was
shamefully assaulted and abused with
vile language by another gang of Bry-
antics in front of a church where he
had just attended service on Sunday
morning. and in the same city Senator
! Hannd was making a speech to large
audience when some sympathiZers
with Bryan threw a large piece of ice
at the speaker and just missed his
head. Again. in Chicago. a few even
ings later a Republican procession
was mObbed by a gang of Bryanites
who threw rotten eggs, stones and 9th
er missiles at the marchers and severe
ly injured several of them.
In New York city Republican meet
ings have frequently been interrupted
by similar assaults. and Mr.. Odell, the
Republican candidate for governor OF
New York, while listening to a sere
made on the balcony of his hotel. wa;
publicly insulted by the Democrats
who turned their dazzling searchligh
and Bryan notices full upon him.
Commenting on these proceedings
Senator Scott of West Virginia said re
Gently: "Thp Bryanlte Democracy ha
adopted this policy of disorder ant
lawless violence because in it remain
their only chance. Their argument
have long since been rddled through
and through, and their only remaining
resource is literally to raise the dew
of riot and mob law in the community
hoping by that means to terrOriZe til
peaceable and respectable citizens an
in this way to carry New York city an
state and Chicago and Illinois. Thi
ominous danger the citizens must pr'
pare against"
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.
Pithy Sayings From Our Popular Wash
ingtOn Correspondent.

If immense registration counts any
thing, the popular vote will be largely
in excess of '96, when it was larger
than ever before.
1t will be dangerous to refuse loan
if the example of the Pa. coal miner,
who shot his friend full of holes for
refusing him loan should be gener-
ally followed.
The New York Herald's advice to
the politIclans-stop talking and let
the people think-was good enough to
be followed, but it will not be.
The Panama Canal Company put out
pretty stiff bluff when it announced
that the canal would be completed re i.
gardless of the recommendation of the
U. S. Isthmian Canal Commits
sion, which it is generally believed will
favor the Nicaragua route.
Noise was lacking in the early days
of the campaign, but there is en- 1ugh
now to please the most exacting and it
is likely to increase.
To judge by some of the things said
about Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison
there are men who think that "abuse
them" is the proper answer to "What
shall we do with our Presidents. "
Mr.. Bryan's opponents are recalling
the fact that no Presidential candidate
who took the stump was ever elected.
If there is a man in the country who
isn't thoroughly conversant with the
campaign issues he must be either
deaf, blind or in solitary confinement
The immense registration indicates
that voters can be greatly interested
and not make much fuss.
The man who tries to study out the
Chinese puzzle is in danger of wind
ing up in padded cell.
Postal card polls and other method
of ascertaining how cities will vot
are interesting in their way but wis
men will not back them with thei
J money.
According to the metropolitan press
Richard Croker, Jr., is the howlinges
; swell of the bowling swells of Cornel
University, with his country seat, hi
, $4,000 bell dogs, string of bloode
hories and forty suits of clothes. Ho
, much time will these playthings leav
! the young man to study.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
r,auA. ~ Tine

Old Med-well. old man. how'd you
aleen last night? Follow my advice
sbout counting upF
New Med-Yes. indeed; counted up
to $4,000. -
Old Med--Bullyl And then you fell
asleep, eh?
New Med-Guess not; 1t was morn
inc nv that time, and l had to get up.
-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
What's Your Face Worth?

What's Your Face Worth?
Sometimes a fortune, but never, if
you have sallow complexion, iaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin, all signs of Liver
Trouble. But DIR. Kings New Life
Pills give Clear Skin Rosy Checks,
Rich Complexion. Only % cents at
Benton n. Weldon's drug store, (suc-
cessor to Jas. p. Hoffecker,) Smyrna,
and T. L. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
White Shirts,

for men, all sizes, long or
short fronts, made of best
quality muslin and fine
linen fronts, laundried and
ready for use. A clearing
out sale of ST ones for SOC.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-24
THE GRAND SCHEMER,
A STROKE OF GENIUS THAT PUTS MIL.
LIONS BEHIND HIM.
Major CrOfOOt Strikes Good Thing and Divides
or Protests that He is Willing to Divide,
With His ChlrOpOdist.
Copyright. 1900. by C. B. Lewis.1

copyright. 1900 by c. B. Lewisl
1t was the chiropodist from the floor
above the majors office. and he passed
the door two or three times before
knocking, as if to get up his courage.
"COme in!' called the major in a
bland and CHEEKY voice. Come right
in! By George, but what a coincidence
what a coincidence Not a minute
ago l sat down to write you a note
asking you to step down here. There
is surely such thing as mental teleg-
raphy."
You have owed me 81 for the last
four months" stiffiy replied the chirop-
odist as he lugged out a bill.
"Just so-exactly-just sog' smiled
the major as he rubbed his hands to-
gether. Yes. sir. about four months