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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22

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.s.fy as,ss.r.l wealth agtlaeg dne- % -as- s.. ela
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Ire business, .sscrItsI .a SIS CHARTER. uol,si c,.r
faatl9ss engaged ia au honest ul.lars-. Viii nud
li Is ,ls.ar 4IsauLazc iosi .a l.e enactment ni
sara ,seal,g.su 4s IS ll PROTEST .trln from Ihc IAN
i,..rys,I s.1g8m aAjgs, Uiss bs tsoush, upon them
ty tla-- garf-arAgiu1, aAieh enter iHs political
a,ya..
The Esp4aealt paris uas I-r,',irutly re!ass'i o.
camply ais5 tas urscag Feiassl ~ thc Interstate
,asasa-se Commission l3g such au enlargement 81
.te scope OF sar iuIeotsIe eummercv ias Hs wI,
enable tHa commission a r,ltza ihc uupv, Aru,lseii
by Il, creation Use uym5susIic party Is piedSci
.a legislation FblcIt will empower the comniSs pu
81 prrls,g asia, iHua.- asst communities ;ruu' dis
c-imluaIiuH ami tbc puaisc at large from u"II,t
anil u.Et.r r-xHs sg-,TllliaH u4tss.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
William N. Keefer's
GROCERY AND FEED STORE.

Cracker T. s. iuc yazni
White Feb aa3 Ns.krr,-'
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So A Sa-sg, G4C pound
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Har> Bsuua ~azaF, 5ts u1aa1
FEED DEPARTMENT eaaslzfs ar Nd
Z fHe., Bran. Cara Chop. Mixed Chop. Corn,
% sE.. Ser~ra.uss. Wh-a; and Cracked tuzH.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
II o. GRIMES,
Ls Successor 10
E. o. GRIMES a CO, AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT.
WESTMINSTER, MD.
L o. GRIMES
WESTMINSTER. ND.

Having. suecrried lo the business Of she
late firm Of r =. Grimes 4 Co. the under-
signed solieits the patronage Of the arm
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete "A stock or
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
BRYAN'O LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.

LINCOLN. NEB., Sept 1.-THE letter of Hon. Vim
J. BRYAN accepting the Democratic nomination for
President of the United States is made public here
today. II follows:
"Hpa. J1mc< D. Richardson. Chairman and Others Of
the NotHcui9u CJulliq,s efhc Democratic National
tuHrlEtJoH.
"Geutlcinen-In ccptiug the nomination tend
cred by you on behalf of the Dcmocrat tic party beg
70 assure you Of my apprc citation Of the great honor
rnna.r.,., upon me 10y 'hc delegates in CONVENTION
->>,In'.. and by t.c .ut'rS no gave instruction
Jp ine delegates am sc'>ih,c of The responsible
Ties which rc>t upon the chief Magistrate of great
u nation uI realize the ftr-ryUehug effect Of the
questions VOWED in the present contest.
'Iu my letter OF acceptance OF 1896 made the
following pledge:
80 deeply ann / impressed With the magnitude
ng the power vc>J, by the Constitution IN The chef
-. .,utivc of the nation and with the enormous M
ducncc which hr wiei for the benefit OF injury
ut The people that wish 10 enter ne "Hte "
elected. Tree from amy personal urNltr vNrch the
desire tr prove worthy % the tuuH4 hFC ol tuA
eruusryuvu. Human Judgment is IA iihl' enough
WbyH uuhia>t-. hs selfish considerations and, lu
urirr ,l1t may not be tcmptci 60 use tilr rttron
age of the r4Cg tu ad vance amy T., >oUal uuIu"u.
[ hereby announce. with aIl the emphasis which
woul> can express, my fixed determination not
UUlgr amy circumstances 90 h' e candidate for re
election H ease tny> campaign results u my election
Further reflection and observation ronstnsin me
90 renew this plcisc
The platform adopted a, Kansas city commands
my S'rliHi and unqualified approval. Il courage
ou-iy meets the issues uoy bgtor, the country and
states clearly anI without ambiguity the Iarty's
posi ion an every question considered Adopted
o., a convention which assembled on the anuiyer-
S,5y of the signing OF thc Declaration Of IudcTen
deuce if b5talhcI The spirit of csndor, iudepeu-
acnga amt patriotism which characterized those
who al PHiiaa- phia tn l-76 rramul gated The creed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
CHOICE GROCERIES


as can De iUund In our cltY.
CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES. SIRt PS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES. CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS. CIGARS. To-
BACCO. &c.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly ou hand al
bottom figures viii pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT. CORN. RYE. OATS. aud all
kinds Of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin 4 Rand Blasting Pow
der, aud Judson's Dynamite Cor stump blast
iug &c. Farmers can be- supplied with the
best quality OF COTTON and FLANSEED
MEAL. HEAVY MDDIINGS. BRAN. Sc.
at lowest prices.
mar % T. o. GRIMES.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
GPECIAL n, OTICE.
~

Galvanized frIclng Wire At prices that have
never been kno'sn in the trade.
Lead and OIL SO cheap that anyone can al
ford to paint this season.
Ice j. plenty. We have large stock of the
best make OF Freezers and RetrigeratOrs.
Don't you need Gasoline or OIL Stove for
summer cooking? We have them; they are
cheap.
Door and Window Screens of various STYLES.
full line Of ffrst-claSs Cooking Stoves and
Ranges, OF long established reputation, at
reduced prices.
call vii soon convince you that the bot
tom has beet completely knocked out OF the
price of Ma Is.
Glass, Oils. Paints and Putty, Plastering,
Hair and Cement, and in fact everything IN
the Building Hardware line can toe found, as
well as low prices, at the old established stand
of
GILBERT & GEHR,
Corner Main aud Liberty streets,
Westminster, Md.
Plumbing, Heating, Spouting, Tin Roofing
is our specially. feb 70
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
CHINESE ENcLysIoS

The chinese Exclusion act has proven an ad-
vantage o. tue country amt d., continuance aud
strict enforcement as we'll extension 20 other
similar races, arc impeuatiyciy necessary The
Asialc & 80 essentially dIaerent from tie American
that be csuuul b. A>smilaiei with oar population.
and H. therefore uot desirable as q permanent
citizen. It's prosenoe a. a temporary iaboser, pre-
Ssfsing MS national identity aud maintaining
f11rssa scale II wages aud living, nust ever prove
an uIa-tiCe 10 American producers As welI as a
f-srt-.gall source Of irritation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22

The platform syl.srst-s tHe aemzud contained in
the ynleaeg pftit,Eu fer an American financial
system uiaIg by the American people tor them
selves. The purI,.s,e ui such system 3, 10 ,estorv
s,aI maintain a uimvtallsc level OF prices and .u
o-Irr Intf ghefv may he no uncertainty as 20 .he
method Of restoring hinetau.sm the Specific drciA
ration iu l4yo- uffre, and unlimited coinage AZ the
rxi,iu. ratio % ld "a independent ut the action
uf fothrr utttuH>. Is rgpsLtei
"lu I~ss the Republican party recognized the
necessity Tor anrtli..sn by PiedsiuE the party 90
an earnest effort 20 sccurc au International agree
meut iar lhe free coinage uf silver aui the frysi
dent Immediately after his Inauguration, by au-
thorily oI Congress appointed commission com
u>I ~ it,tItiEt.S citizens Co visit Europe and
solicit foreign ald Secretary Hay. IN letter writ
ten 10 Iart AJcuhuIn in November, ls9>. and
ancrusrt published iu England declared that at
that tiulr she President and q majority of his Cab
net still believed iu the great desimbii.ty "i an
intrrua louaI agreement for The gcslonton OF the
double stautlr,l bur that It diI not Seem uppur,
tune To reopen the uegutia tious just theu.
The financial laN enacted less than year ago
cpuuiusa "a concluding section declaring that the
measure was not intended Io stand ia the way Of
the restoration of bime alli,n whenever It could
d.. done by cooperation "a other nations. The
platform submitted To the last Republican conyeii-
ton with the Endorsement Of the Administration
again suggested The poss Utilities ofSecurug foreign
aiJ la restoring silver.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22

70 sarua. too strongly emphasize the Importance
aT ls.- platform recommendation uf tac establish
nl,.as Il Department 81 Labor, IS ith member "i
DE cabinet al l., heal when uc remcm arr nna
important Position the hborcr dlis ia our eo"uo-
mic .eia and political fabric il j. hari 90 conceive
Of valid objection bsng made 90 this recognition
20 hts servICvs Agriculture Is aivraty represented
in the Frystl.aI's Official household. iae Army "nd
Navy have their rupr,se utatlyes there, the state
isslasrluleut with rs consular service, snt the
rs,.,>lfy DEPARTMENT, with It's clasc conuec. ion
with a.a aa4!r.. keep the Executive iu ioneh
wilh tha business and commercial interests.
,s,r4net Officer truIy representative OF the wage
earning class woali D. OF Invaluable aid, uct only
@, the sailsfs bus 90 The President
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
AccusEs EEruHIIcANs oF sHFTING.

"Now The Republican party for the first time
openly Ibanduus its advocacy OF the double stand
ard aud ildorscs the monetary system which II has
so often and su emPhaIicIlly condemned The
Democratic party on the contrary, rem ,ius the
slradEl>, advocate of the gold aud silver coinage Of
the Constitution, aud Is not willing that other ma
tious shah determine for Us the time and manner
Of restoring silver to lis ancient place standard
money.
The rBto iG 10 is not ont the rItio now exist
ing between all The gold and silver dollars IN cir
culation in this country, ptio which even the
Republican Administration hss not attempted to
change, but il is the only ratio advocated 10y those
who are seeking to reopen the miuts. Whether
the senate now hostile to bimetalliSm, can be
changed during this campaign or the campaign OF
1872 clu only be determined after the votes are
counted, but neither the present nor the future
political complexion of Congress has prevented
or should prevent announcement of the party's
position upon this subject in uuequivOcal terms.
NEW CURRENCY BILL.
"Thc currency bill which received the sanction
Of the Executive and the Republican members OF
the House and senate. justities the warning given
by the Democratic party III ls9G. 1t was then pre-
dicted that the Republican party would attempt to
retire tine greeubacks although the party and its
leaders studiously concealed their intentions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22

1.-The time is ripe for systematic and extended
effort to reclaim the arid lands and fit them for
actual settlers. The last agricultural report est-
mates that homes can thus be provided for many
millions of people. The impounding and use of the
waters which wasted in the spring would pe0-
Pile the Western States with thrifty intelligent and
industrious citizens, and these would furnish a
valuable market for all the products of the factories
A small percentage of the money spent in war of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22

The recognition contained in both the Democrat
and Republican platforms of the right of the Cubans
to independence removes the general principle in
voved from the domain of partisan politics II is
proper however to consider whether the accom-
plishment of this purpose be safely intrusted to
the Republican party after it has yielded to the
aurements of the Colonial idea, and abandoned its
earlier htth in the natural and inalienable rights
nf man
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
rEnRroRIEs Fon srArEHoop.

Arizona New Mexico and oklahoma have long
been ready to a> sumo the responsibilities and enjoy
the privileges Of statehood, and it will be pleas
ure as well as "a duty, 10 carry out the platform
pledge concerning them
"Therc will be a popular acquiescence in the de-
mtnd for home rule, and territorial form Of gov
ernment in Alaska and Porto Rico. Both are enti
tied to local sclfgovemment and representation in
Congress
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
DEMOVAL OF
MATTHEW'S g. MYERS

10 the new store No. ~ +. Main street. ~
ceuiy purchased by them. ~herr 'acy ~''
cauy oa
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

crew they looked compared TO the gem
OF Britian's army. Boys stood side by
side with old men, lads braced themselves
shoulder 70 shoulder with men in their
manhood's prime, ragged boards fell on
still more ragged shirt fronts. But there
we're manly hearts behind those ragged
garments-hearts that beat high with love
Of home and country-hearts that seldom
quailed IN the hour OF peril. Their rifles
lay in hands steady and strong The Boer
was face to face with the Brlton; the
numbers lay on the side OF the Boer, but
the bayonet was with the Briton.
Throw UP your hands and surrender"
the language was English. but the accent
WAC Dutch; moment an awful second OF
time, the rife barrels cleaned coldly TO-
wards that little group OF men. who stood
their ground as pine trees stand on their
mountain sides IN Bonnie Scotland. Then
out on the African air rnng a voice proud
clear, ana high as a clarion note: Fix
bayonets. Gordonsv Like lightning the
strong han6s gr pped the ready steel. the
blyonets went home to the barrels as the
Fps OF lover 10 lover Rifles spoke from
the Boer lines. and the men reeled apace
from the British and fell, and lay where
they fell. Again that voice with che
Scottish burr on every note: Charge!
Gordonsl Charger and the dauntiess
seotchman rushed on at the head of his
hery few. The Beers heart Is brave
heart, ana he who calls them towards lies.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

front. and he never forgets that the pen
is an index of a higher state of civiliza-
ton than the sword.
The mistake made by the adherents of
the young Emperor. kwang Hsu, was in
entirely disregarding the army, poor as
that body is. If Kwang Hsu had first
surrounded himself with a bodyguard that
would have protected him from the Gu
nuchs of the palace and the Empress
Dowaeer, he might have carried out his
magnificent reforms to d successful end.
And never in the history of China did
so magnificent a beginning come 10 such
a lomentable and pitiable end. That a
young man raised from infancy in a pal
ace prison with two old conservative wo-
men as his chief advisers and associates.
should break away from all the mossback
official customs and musty traditions,
both OF his own ancestry and that of
the people he governed. and set himself
TO study the Christians Bible Western
science in all its branches, including
mathematics. chemistry, physics, medi-
cine, history, and even the English Ian
guage, is evidence enough that KwanE
Hsu is not a "weakllng," as some of
the papers represent him to be, but q
character which, when the true history
of China is written, will shine either as
the first martyr for liberty and reform,
or the Constantine Charlemagne, or
Cromwell or the Orient.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

MS residence at Ten Tsin. it made more
aadVancement and improvement than IN
ueI any other regime He established a
"a ulcal college and dispensa,y. DO Tor
men ana women, and a university which
/ no" uncer the management of Mr.. G
Kenny, and is one Il the best manar-
ca government sclo Is In the ennle IL
nOe the otst of all, and is, PERHAPS On as
u IA oasis as any Ct thlm. The STU
uents IN all these government schools re-
ooiNe assistance from the government 10
'le extent of from five to ten ounces of
st-'tr month, according TO their rank
In Ptkin there are three large educa.Ion-
al ISLtUu, ms, the PeRin Imperial Tni-
Selsl'N the kin (Method 81 Unlver ity
anu the lung Wen Kuan. or Imperial Col
lege' The Pekin Imperial University.
winch is presided over by Dr.. w. A. p
Martin is w>N equipped with teachers
ana apparatus, and has fair number Of
stuueh's, tut | was told by one of its
most prominent men two days before I
lelt FeKin that it may be closed because
OF me intense anti-Goreign sentiment that
prevails among its stud nts. This senti-
ment Is the result of the anti-fore en- al
Ntude OF the present government. 1t IS
wen known that when The university was
op M by the authority of the Emperor
three years ago there was pres pect OF
haFins 1000 10 / 800 students Of the ibar-
al type, and the brightest young men OF
me empire. AS it is the institution has
only about $50 students, aud they follow
ke lot of sheep those whom the great
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

vicecoy, Chang Chin Tung, calls "the old
mcssback leaders Of the conservative
par y"
The Picking University is at the Meth
odist Mission where all The mi 81 ma les
Of the city have been gathered and wher
they have been defended by the male mem
bers CT the missions, he gallant marines
and the $50 students of the college. In
harmony with this mission there is
girls high school, in which there are 100
students, and also church, which seats
1000 people-the largest auditorium, per
haps. in China. Que of the twenty-oig 1t
graduates of this school one has been dec
Grated by the Emperor, by the Queen OF
England and by the Car of Russia-Dr.
Y. x. Tsao. the physician to Chang Yum
huan. delegate to the queens Jubilee
and twenty others have T. ed re i'ious
(Christiam work on sala les Of from one
third 10 one-tenth what they could get IN
business,
The Tung Wen Huan, or Imperial COL
lege is under the auspices Of the imperial
Chinese customs 1t was under the SUPER
intendence of DR.. Ma tin for many years
and has done a great work, many OF us
graduates now being connected with the
Chinese diplomatic service and with the
Legations and consulates of different coun-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

New York, June 2s.-There is probably
90 country in the world that has. and ha
always had. 60 many and such large m
Fietngs as the empire OF China. NATURALLY
. people of peace. they are yet a people
OF war--no. not of war, but OF family
squabbles, for their uprisings, exceps in
extreme cases, do not rise to the dignity
OF war.
When there is a strong Emperor at the
head of the government they are peace
full, but when. as in the present instance
there Is woman on the throne the
who,e empire Is turned into quarrelsome
harem, with the Empress Dowager in the
character Of the domineering mother-in-
law, making trouble for the whole
world
AT such a time rioting even on a large
scale may be precipitated by the most
trivial causes.
\ Typical Riot In PeIsin.
Let me describe an experience through
which my wife. ana / passed. My wife,
who Is a physician, was going In sedan
chair to see sick woman. l followed
on donkey to escort her. Just as we
were passing through the east gate of
Pekin q company of soldiers came out Of
- side street and started the same way
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

through the neck into the liver. Ths'l
thought OF the row of comrades In thu
graves beside the Modder. and they gavs
the Beers the "haymaker's lift." and toss
ed the dead body behind them. Thel
thought OF gallant Wauchope riddled witt
lead. and they sent the cold steel, with II
horrible crash, through skull and brain
leaving the face thing 10 make fiend
shudder. They thought OF Scotland, ans
they sent the wild slogan of their cls,
re-echoing through the gullies OF the Al
rican hills, until their comrades far ava,
along the line, hearing Il. turned to on
another, saying. God help the Beers thb
hour; our Jocks are into EN- with tn
bayonet." But when they turned 10 gath
er up those who had fallen. then the.
found that he whose lion soul had polntc,
them the crimson path to duty was 4
lead them no more. The noble heart tina
beat so true to honor's highest notes wa
not stilied. but a bullet missing the braii
had closed his eyes for ever 10 God
sunlight, leaving him 70 go through III
In darkness, and they mourned for him a.
they had mourned for noble, white-soula,
Wauchope, whose prototype he was. Thel
knew that many O long, long year wouis
roll away before their eyes would res
upon his like again In camp or bloody
fed. But II gladdened their stern war
rior hearts to know that the last sigh
he ever gazed upon was Scotland sweepinS
on her foes.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

but never before had they faced so grin
n charge never before had they seen
torrent of steel advancing on their line
In front of a tornado Of flesh and blood
On rushed the Scots, on over fallen com
rades, on over rocks and clefts on 10 en-
ranks OF the foe, and onward throug
them. sweeping them down as have seer
wild horses sweep through Acid OF ripen
ing corn. The bayonets Kissed as the
crashed through breastbone and back
bone. Vainiy the Boer dubbed his rid
and smote back. As well might the viii
goat strike with puny hoofs when tn
tiger springs. Nothing could stay TIL
fury of that desperate rush : Do you snee
az the Beers? Then sneer at half thl
armies of Europe. for never yet hav
Scotland's sons been driven back .whsi
once they reached a foe to smite. How
do they charge. these bare-legged soma o
Scotia? Go, ask the hills OF Afghanistan
and II there be tongues within them. thet
will tell you that they sweep like host
from hell
Ask in sneering Paris. and the red rec
ords of Waterloo will give you answer
Ask In st. Petersburg. and from Sebasto
pol your answer will come. They though
OF the dreary morning hours of Magersfon
tein, and they smote the steel downward
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

head. The Spartan boy wore a ltue
coat ss he dragged his rude wagon at
play, and other Grecian lads wore sim
pie slips. much like their elders. Than,
during the long interval that elapsed Gus
toms changed. and In the Middle Ages
far more care was devoted to the clothing
Of little girls and boys. There was a
constant approach from that time on TO
the garb Of the grown folks, until, with
the adoption OF the Rocco style. the
boy was as deliberately dressed as his
father. in wig and silks and satins. The
little girl to-day Is a very elaborately
clothed individual. and shows what a
long step she had advanced from her little
Israeitish cousin in the distant past.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
p psia, The most frequent cause Of which

p psia, The most frequent cause Of which
Is too cat an accumulation Of gas in the
sys' EN-. may know which foods to avo. d
In craer TO escape its terrors.
Although the ca ing OF nuts is increas-
ing daily, they are most in1ig ible for
those persons inclined to be dysp ptlc on
account Of tnCir tr, m en- Gus gas en- rat
log property. Or. Nj Ter takes nu as he
stand I'd 81 ilg the grea est amou Mt OF
gas, or l0) per cent. The filing made OF
bread crumbs and onions. with which
roast fowls are stuffed. ranks next as an
indigsstible food. Corn and its products
are at 20 produce great quanti los OF gas.
and carrots are only slightly mere dig sti-
bic. Raw cabbage Is about equal to car
rots, and Tread, when fresh. is little less
deletericus 10 delicate stomachs. Even
raw milk produces m r. gas than cauli-
flower, and tomatoes are more gestible
Tran oniors, though spinach is most dises-
tible Of oil vegetables frlm this point
Of view. Roasted or broiled meat pro-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

p. p. p wonderful medicine: It gives
an appetite; Il invigorates and strength
ems P. p. p. cures rheumatism and all
pains In she side. back and shoulders.
knees, hips. wrists and joints. p. p. p.
cures syphilis in all It's various stages,
old ulcers, sores and kidney complaint. p.
=. p. cures catarrah. eczema, erysipelas,
all skin diseases and mercurlal poisoning.
r. p. p. cures dyspepsia. chronic female
complaints and broken-down constitution
and loss OF manhood. p. p. p. the best
blood purifier Of the age, has made more
permanent cures than all other blood rem
edles Lippman Bros. sole proprietors.
Savannah, Ga.-ad