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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
A Well Worn Sermon.

An important Aberdeenshire parish be-
ing vacant, it became the duty of the
Presbytery to supply the pulpit, and when,
among others, it fell to minister in close
proximity to oficiate, he took as text,
"Now, Jacob was a plain man, living in
tents" On the following Saturday
brother Presbyter, living at distance,
whose turn came next, put up at the manse
of him who had preached previously. Dis
covering that he had left his own intend
ed sermon at home, he begged his friend
for the loan of one, and was told, eff ye
open that drawer yell find plenty; just
help yourself Taking the first that ap-
peared he retired to another room, saying:
az m thinking this is gey nice bit SER
monte; I'll just read it over Next day,
to the astonishment of the congregation,
not only was the text of the previous Sun
day announced, but it was followed by the
well remembered sermon they had recently
listened to. Many were the whispered
remarks over the church, and when all was
over the astonished elders met the preacher
in the vestry. ats rather queer, sir
indeed, vera queer-that that's the very
sermon DR.. preached here last Sun
day" You don say SO, was the reply:
''nae wonder ye think it's strange; III
certainly tell my friend ABBOTT it.
But instead of returning to his friend $
manse, he rode home, and learning that
the domino of his own parish would preach
in the same church an the following Sun
day, he thought he would pay off the con-
gregation and elders fof having told him
he had Numbered. So, going to the school
house during the week, he said: 81 hear
you are to preach at - next Sundy, an
thocht ye wad be name the waur o a
sermon, for your ain are gey ken speckle,
and so l hae brocht We nice bit sermonie,
which ye can tax, if ye like So off
the dominic went, delighted to be so well
prepared. But, to the CONSERVATION of
the congregation, out came for the third
consecutive Sunday; CHOW, Jacob was a
plain man, dwelling in tents. - From all
sides arose murmurs, but when the now
familiar introduction followed, up rose the
brawny blacksmith, and crying: "Deil
take your plain man Jacob and his tent,
I'm ava hame, he banged out of the
door in rage.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
News of the Week.

Six men were killed by an explosion
Saturday at Bristol, Tenn.
Rural free delivery is established on
1000 routes and accommodates 100, 900
homes in the country.
A terrific electrical and rain storm did
great damage to railroad and other prop
erty in the vicinity Of Austin, Texas. on
Saturday.
Charles H. Cole, former president OF the
Globe National Bank of Boston, has been
sentenced to eight years imprisonment for
misappropriating funds.
About 5000 street car employees at
Berlin, Germany, are on strike. Strikers
smashed the windows Of cars and placed
cars across the tracks, stopping all traffic
William Woodson, negro convict in
the penitentiary at Richmond, Va, on
Saturday cut the throat of Ambrose Fere-
bee, another negro convict, causing death
within an hour.
Immigrants to the number of 3lO0
passed through the New York Barge office
last week. The Phenicia, now at sea and
due in few days, has 2O96 steerage pas
sengers from Hamburg.
This country last year exported more
meat products, leaving out sheep and NUT
ton. than all the rest Of the world COM
bined. The amount was nearly 5000,
900, 900, and the great crops Of Indian
corn are the foundation of the trade.
The committee on temperance of the
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
adopted resolutions severely arraigning At
torney General Griggs for his decision on
the anti-canteen law, and holding Presi-
dent Mckinley directly responsible for the
army canteen saloon.
The San Francisco Board has officially
declared plague to be prevalent among the
Chinese in that city, and have taken meas
ures to innoculate the residents of China
town with the Hoffkins prophylactic. The
Chinese are indignant, and propose to con-
test in the courts the right Of the authori
ties to compel them to submit and to quar-
antine their goods. 1t is claimed that
there have been six deaths from plague.
Roy Wilson White, Fellow of the Law
School and lecturer in the Collage of the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pa, was found late Saturday night welter
ing in his blood and unconscious, within
100 feet of the Powelton Avenue Station
for which place he had started to take
train for Germantown, where he resided.
Near him was found railroad bolt, COW
cred with blood. He died early Sunday
morning III the Presbyterian Hospital,
without having regained consciousness.
OF sixteen negroes arrested as suspects,
one, giving the name of Henry Ivory, was
identified by messenger boy employed at
the station as one of two men who had met
him near the scene of the murder and in
quired the way to Germantown Junction.
This was within few minutes Of the de-
parture of the train which White was to
have taken.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
The Silk Spinning Spider of MAZDA
Qaacar.


One of the most novel exhibits in the
Colonial section of the Paris Exposition
will be complete sci Of bed hangings
manufactured in Madagascar from the silk
obtained from the halabe, an enormous
spider that is found in great numbers in
certain districts of the island 1t was a
missionary, Father Cambous, who was the
first to conceive the idea that these insects
might be made to replace the silk-worm.
He succeeded without difficulty in obtain
ing sufficient quantity of silk to be of
practical use, but he did not pursue his
efforts beyond the purely experimental
stage. The matter has since been taken
up by M .Nogue, the head of the Antanana-
riva Technical School The results he has
already achieved show that the production
of spider silk should quickly become
highly important industry.
The chief problem to be solved was to
find practical process for extracting the
silk from the female spiders. NJ Nogue
has invented most ingenious appliance
for this purpose. 1t should be said that
the female halabe allows herself to be re-
lieved of her silken store with exemplary
docility, and this in spite of the fact that
she is distinguished for her ferocity; her
usual treatment of the males who pay her
court is to eat them, and she feasts with
out conjunction on weaker members Of
her own sex.
M. Nogue's apparatus consists OF a sort
of stocks, arranged to pin down on their
backs dozen spiders The spiders ac-
cept this Imprisonment with resignation,
and lie perfectly quiet while the silken
thread issuing from their bodies is rapidly
wound off on to reel by means of a clev
erly devised machine worked by han'i.
Each of the twelve spiders thus ''milked'
simultaneously yields from three to four
hundred yards of silk. As soon as spider
has yielded up all its silk it is replaced by
fresh insect and the work Of reeling off
the thread thus goes on with very slight
interruption. The spiders whose threads
have been exhausted are set free, and ten
days afterward they are again ready to un
dergo the operation The silk of the spi
ders, which is of the most extraordinary
brilliant golden color, is much finer than
that of the silk worm, but its power of re-
sistance is remarkable, and it can be woven
without the least difficulty.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

Edwin Wildman, ex-Viee Consul at
Hong Kong, contributes an article on "a
Reign of Terror in the Philippines to
Leslie's Weekly, of which the following IS
an abstract:
ssAlthough General Otis would have us
believe that the war in the Philippines is
over, learn from private sources OF in
formation of the highest authority that
there exists veritable reign of terror in
most parts of the archipelago within gun
shot from, our army posts. Either Cen
eral Otis il blind to the situation or is keep
ing the rea, facts from the American peo-
pie. Aguinaldos forces have scattered
into marauding bands, and, leaguing them
selves with the mountain Tulisanes and
Ladrones, terrorize the country and effectu-
ally check the cultivation of crops and the
sale of marketable products.
1.-THE few ports that have been opened
have shipped away what little supply they
contained, and the tons upon tons of hemp,
sugar and rice that are stored in the in
terror are beyond the reach of buyers.
The money paid for the thousands OF bales
of hemp shipped from garrisoned ports has
found its way into the insurgent Golfers,
and the revolutionary juntas at Hong Kong
and Singapore are making extensive pur-
chases of arms, preparatory to renewed
season of filibustering and general hostlitles
as soon as the RAINY season is over. Our
army are busy protecting their posts, while
the insurgents carry on their operations in
the interior and paralyze agriculture and
trade.
Scattered bands of armed insurgents
wage war against all who hesitate to ac-
knowledge the Aguinaldo Government,
and the inhabitants are in state Of terror
that prevents honest industry or open
alliance with American sovereignty. The
American troops make short work of these
robbers, but our garrisons are so far apart
and so few in numbers that they invariably
are obliged to fall back to seaport town
where they can get supplies from Manila,
for the insurgents have so thoroughly raw
aged the country that it is impossible to
supply even a small battalion with native
products.
''Ifwe ever hope to put an end to this
Indian warfare we must send additional
forces to the islands Our present corps
is totally inadequate to cope with the stu
alton and bring the war to close. The
islands, commercially or otherwise, will be
utterly useless until life and property are
made safe !"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
Outlook in Illinois.
From the st. Louis Republic.

There is SO bright Democratic promise
in the existing political situation in Illinois
that failure on the part of.the Democrat
ic managers in that State to take full ad-
vantage of an exceptional opportunity for
success will be inexcusable.
Republicans of German blood in Illinois
are not the only Americans who resent the
boots and jeers and derisive laughter with
which the Peoria Convention voted down
the pro-Boer resolution. They bitterly
deplore the un-American spirit which
caused such demonstration, and their
sympathy for their kinsmen in South Africa
is keen. But these sentiments are shared
by all Americans not yet surrendered to
the madness of imperialism, and they will
influence the vote of Illinois in November.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

Peach leaf curl is not beyond remedy,
and Mr.. Murrill, of the Cornell Station,
says the ''Elberta' need not be given up
because sensitive to it. The remedy is
spraying with Bordeaux. Used early and
with warm weather following, second
treatment the same season is not necessary
But if cold, wet weather follows the fall Of
the petals, second dose with excess of
lime should be given. For the first spray
ing the proportions are six pounds copper
sulphate, four pounds lime to fifty gallons
water. For the second, two pounds Of
each sulphate and lime to fifty gallons
water.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
The Color Line in the Census.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

rIom tlie AtiHlltA COiIstItution.
1t is to be regretted that in several coun-
ties in this State c6lored census enumera-
tons have been appointed, when white Re-
publicans could have been found to fill these
places.
1t is idle for those in authority, no mat
ter how strongly intrenched they may i'm
agine themselves, to shut their eyes to the
fact that between the races in the South
there is drawn line which neither govern
ment nor criticism can erase.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
Another Pension Scandal.
From the Indianapolis News.

Every private pension day in the House
''breaks the record these days. Yester-
day, in brief time, $50 bills were passed !.
With our extraordinary liberal pension laws
such statement is prima facie evidence of
abuse. 1t is hardly conceivable, except in
the rarest and most infrequent cases, that
any one fairly entitled to pension can fail
to get one through the regular channels.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
week days only.
To land Baltimore Passengers only.
lStops only when tagged.

On Sunday trains will leave Hilen Station at g IS
a. M and 2.35 p. m, Westminster Ills a. m. ali D
H., arriving at Union Bridge at ll.45 a. ~ and 45O
p. m. Leave Union Bridge at Gas Il. IN. and 4O5 D.
M, Westminster T.20a. IN. and 4.9i p. H.. arriving
at Hillen Station at 9.07 n. m and 6.15 p. IN.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania K. K. daily tx,
cept Sunday. )-Trains for Frederick leave Bruce.
VILE Ut SIS, 93a and 1910 a. m. and 53S and 6SJ
p. IN. Trims for Taneytowu Littlestown and
Columbia leave Brnceville at 9.47 a. M. and SIj
p. m.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg aud
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leaye
Baltimore, daily, except Sunday, at 7.22 a. IN and
3.S2 p. m. Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, excep.
Sunday at 10.l7 a. m.
Passengers for and from Cherry Run. Williams.
port, T. V. and intermediate points, from and fol
stations cast OF Haserstown, change at Hagerst0wn.
Orders for baggage calls can be left at Ticket
Office, No. Ill East Baltimore street, Baltimore
j. NJ. HOOD, General Manager
oct7 d. II. GaIswoLD. 6en'l. Passenger Agent
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
Working in Silence.

One of the impressive things about the
greatest engines is the silence with which
they do their work The same thing may
be observed in regard to the work of relig-
ious leaders or societies. Those which are
most powerful are very quiet.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

Tar and gasoline torches and election
lamps, anything with open fame lighted
in the orchard at night, will attract and
destroy many of the most troublesome fruit
pests. Open pitchers and pals partly filed
with sweetened water will prove catch traps
for those that fly by day.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

In Germany 1,O57, 93S acres were
seeded to sugar beets last year. The yield
was about eleven and aqusrter tons to the
acre, and the sugur results 1871 per cent.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
CLEAN SWEEP
Balance of our entire stock at prices you can
not afford to overlook.

4 NLEAN Sw EEH
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 half price.
Also lot of fine Wool Overshirts, former
price 100 to So. so, now S1.00. 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
Toe 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, OvercoaJ 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 frst-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.
ian29-tf A. M. ANDERS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
Another Pendulum State.
From the New York World.

Indiana, like New York, has swung from
one party to the other with the regularity
of pendulum. This is the record of the
last seven Presidential elections
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
A REIGN OF TERROR IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

Ex.Vice Consul Wildman Describes the Stu
ation--Army Holds What 1t Sits On
Money Realized from Sale of Hemp Used
to Buy Fresh Supplies.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Galvanized teicing 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 bee completely Knocked out of the
price of Nails.
Glass, Oils, Paints and Putty, Plastcring,
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, Nd.
Plumbing, Heating, Spouting, Tin Roofing
is our specially. feb 20
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

This year, In the regular succession, it is
again the turn of the Democrats to carry
Indiana, In straight fight upon living
issues they would certainly do it. There is
no State in the Union where the Porto
Rican policy of the Republicans in Con
gress evoked such bitter and lasting hos
tility in that party as in Indiana Presi-
dent Mckinley retrocession in civil service
reform has alienated from him the indepen-
dent vote which helped to give him the
State four years ago. The Nicely defalca-
ton scandal further discredits the Admin
istration.
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WESTERN MARYLAND RAT
w ROAD.
sd - a

CONNECTING WITH
P. & R. R. at Shippensburg and Gettysbp,s.
Norfolk & Western R. r. at Haperstorss
B. & o. Railroad at Hagerstown and Cher
Run; Penna. X. R. at Bruceyille ana
Hanover; p. w. Il B., N. C. and B. &p S
Railroads at Union Station, Baltimore. Ma
Schedule in effect October I, 1899.
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4 yoPARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

4 1OFArSINE NOTICE-
We, the undersigned, have this day formed
a copartnership under the firm name of Ref
snider & Grimes for the Practice of Law.
All business intrusted to us will receive
prompt and careful attention.
CHAS. I. REIFSNIDER, JR.,
E. o. GRIMES, JR.,
Dec. 81, 1899.
Office 232 East Main street,
dec23-tf Westminster. Nd
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13
The CeDtrr mr. FORMULATION,

HHonAns NSpnrls nalimnln,N snya TN
Thlrpgp Posi-, nllnl Tho pOnlnp ~ pOpu
nlion VIII bp found most ypnr 80 hp HI
ln1lnnn, close ~ The Illinois llnn, NJ \
n0lnl moi fNr removed from mo Iown
NJ NnoNnnps Vhp lnsl census shaved
The population center ~ hp bplWoon
Columbus md ana Cincinnati INC
lnnronsp IN The population ~ GoppglA,
TnSnN llr Indlnn VnfTllopy, 0klnhnmn,
New MpAlnn md Arlsonn during no
lasi ten Rnnrs Inns been sufficient, \ "
thought, ~ offset my lnolpnHn IN lhp
nprihWpsi nnl ~ possibly pull lle npll
Tor somewhat ~ Ihp snnIll ~ Ihn $50
parallel, Thp WNnlln mnlW Nv lh0nglI
- ~ N, me nnlghhorhpoa NJ SIM
dnsky, az
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13
peslEayInA Ihe p0ini,

Every one knows lbp man who N
notorious for 20 telling u story Nv 10
destroy Nv polnl, An English noble
man, Lord y. was n0lVd for bis sNp'
Gess IN thus running tho prosperity ~
a story, Tho author VI 'ColpetlDDs
and ItnGollpoliDns" exhibits q specimen
Of his lordshIp's peculiar mn,
Thirty ypIrs nRO TWO large houses
were bullt NJ Albert Gnln, London, the
sIze and cost Of which seemed llkoly 10
prohibit tenants from hiring Ihnm A
wng e"hrlstnned them Mlltn and Ilh'
rnllnr beennse they pAn mover bp
lnknn,"
Lord r. thought This M psmIlNpl
Joke and rnD round tho town snylny W
every friend hn moIl
~ shy, DO You know whit they emil
those houses NJ Albert lnipY They
eall lhnm Mnlln md Gibraltar bnppUsp
thny cnn mayer lpt them Isn't NV
fully goolW
some ono told Lord u, tho oll RID
die, 'Why was The elephant lhp Inst
animal 10 got into Tho npkY' ~ which
tle answer ~, 'boennso hp Ind 10 pnpk
his trnnk,n
Lord Y, asked the riddle ~ The nOSl
friend he met md gnyn ns tho answer,
NHeonnsp hp Ind " ppok hls poplmNn
teni;,N
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HE WASHED DiStAES s.


The Hs rd JOb One EDs Efnd All the
Way ~ Eupope,
The girls who I'm Y pnnlplainp1 W
various keys because ilips lNnJ dishes
to wash may be gInd lo npnr vt u
young nan who nnD look ~ the MAJ
ter through their eyes. WpDaps more
80. lie had shipped M hoy oD II en-
tie stenmpr FOR Europe lponnap le
wanted to snse Dk mtlpll ~ psssillp OH
his transportation. ana bEl The lpel ul
the story sounds better IA biz oNa
words
"Aboui 1870 IN the morning WINS
hastily dressed, for Tho FIRST nnd llsl
time Oh boDrI, for during HE resi- Ut
the voyage ! tOok pllrp UDi 10 unIrpss
IL seemed scarcely wDriD while ~
rived Oh deck ana found The sIpwnpl
waiting for tDn lie showed M mo
the pDntpy. Introduced me 10 PANS,
M the mDtpymnD WIS wlipu, md toll
mo TIM my cher duts during Tho yoy
age wonld be 10 whsD dishes
"Tberv WAS nlrpnby y lnpgp Pile ~
dirty dishes whiting 10 De wished, nnl
rolled np my sleeves, hSpd The Dpl
water md began 10 work Ind these
almost done when lnDlhpr nDl lDlgpt
lot vase brought IN from I'M JiDlD9
room, THIS proved 10 Dp the dnIly pro
grammp, 30 sOoDpp bDl Onp pin
wished ibnD others were brought ~
and was never donn dom lhlDk
eyer saw 10 mnny dishes before ~
my HE, and ! hope never SINH ngDlD
There were 80 pDsspngprs nbOnr1 M
sides tho mttlempn una ss mpNls
were served pneh dDy From IDp
dishes thai came out ~ bp wished,
think thnl eaob passenger must hnpp
used ~ lpnsl sIx plDlps ~ u NEAL
Detroit Free Press,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13

There Ia says n traveller, "a stock
snying which they have nj Queens
town, ireland, II II there the steamers
pick up the mails. which can leaye
Lofidan " hours later than The boats
40 Liverpool nnd oyertnkp them there,
Frequently, however. delays occur. and
then the passengers XII time by going
aHhore. aud the native IN always in
wait to sell them shillalahs nnd other
tbings, such M bog 0ak jeweiry, eniles,
etc. which nre supposedly indigenous
10 and characteristic of lrelnnd,
"some Of the shlllalnhs are wonder,
ful and awful 10 look upon and hnye
no possible place IN real life. their only
object being to take In the mwnr"
transatlantic traveller, ono | an W there
had a bend fully six inches Ia dinm
cter, with projecting knobs and roots
thlckly covering II, II was W heavy
that to lift II was m effort md 10 ear.
ry II amy distance without using n drny
IA physical lmposslbility, II was Il
murderous looking weapon, and n blow
from II on tho beDd would hive done
for any living thing, even Il lnpky from
Georgia.
"'Why,' asked IN my surprise,
'what on earth do you uso ibis forT
"'TbntT he reiolned, 'Arpnh, limits
whnt wa pny the rlnl With
"Tya got II yet."--Now York TrIb.
INT,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13
LOVE ON TIE FARM.


n Fothto WhfH on D HhdNli
And sort III ~ onion t"L.
''That's ne iui me-. ols rgad the sqmasA.
And al tre bpois tGtil Il red,
Go ANA. the uniuiL Weeping. cried,
Your ltlvo | Amui bei
The pumpkin De iuar lawful bride.
iou oHbtaiouitg with mo
But onward Still the tullur came
And laid down M her feet,
you canlitiower by amy name,
And II will smell IN wlipat.
And !, toe. am an early rose,
And Non rye come to se.
30 don't turn Mp yuui lovely nose.
But spinaehnt with E,ei'
~ do NOT carrot all 10 wed,
So 40. sil, " you plt nsr,"
The modest onion mreklt snid,
And leitunn, ltnp, have pplsi
Go tliinh that ypu have never seen
Myself OF stneIled my sigh,
Too long u maiden I have been
For tapors IA your eyer
"Ah. spnre q eussl" the luber PRAYED,
my ollerrysleJ bride yoill be,
You are the only Weeping maid
Tbats eurrDni h0w with tlet'
And Nv the willy iuhei spoke
He nn,iallt her BY surprise
And. giving her an aiiipl,oke,
Depoufpd her with his eyes,
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