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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01

az Mamhulo once produced weekly n.
much rs 600 ounces. This at the rate OF
SO AN ounce would be $50 0lo worth ~ gold
per week These mines were worked by
the Indians before the Spaniards came,
and ,Iater on bys the spaniards and by an
English syndicate. l understand the En-
Fish could not get the natives Co Coz
operate with them and that their mining
WAS Tor this reason unsuccessful IL ~
said. in fact, that none OF the attempts
bg foreigners nj mining IN the Philippines
have paid Foreman, VINO il one of tho
best authorities. estimates that H,aa-eo
Sas teen spent N vain experiments Of one
Kind and another. and that 80 far Moth
Ing has been made.
That thore Is gold IN many places. how
ever there ~ no doubt When the Slan-
iards first took possession II the islands
vfter the discovery by Ferdinand magellan
they sent home great quantities Of u IN
ihe shape OF gold bracelets. chains and
ornaments Two ~ their ships worc cap
turod ~ Sir Francs Drake ana the haoty
was SO great, II f. said that DRAKE tltted
ont his vessels with sllken sails end silk
ropes and thus sailed into lunden.
The mining now being aone by the fa.
tives d of the raaest character, They use
wooden bowls TO wash the sold from tho
gravel They pound the larger pieces ~
gold-hearing rock Co Pieces en anYils ana
then grind them TO dust between mill
stones, the stones being pulled around by
water hunslnes In the few mines ~
I.tson the water Is taken Out by hand ~
the natives. who PASS s. up from one to
another IN buckets ~ palm leaves Each
bucket holds about two gallons aud ~
takes hundreds 81 natives 20 make ne
human chain which thus drains mine
hesitate 90 advise Americans ta COINS
out here TO prospect As far present
Indications go f II All gamble and tho
man who comes risks everything The
nei3 may. however. soon develop into Dna
Gf great possibilities JWai nois nothing IN
tbo interior tAu tr d9Ia from lark -
ranfs ara facilities Tor Eeiiinn machinery
insa tha mountains There ere sonsa
placer res apa neaf be sea. hai u ihrrs
afe quarts veins they nfe probably ~ the
mountains some distance hHKk from the
coast 81 would for Tho present a1 least,
he isRt Tor men 90 90 ga companies ~ a
dsgrn or more weil armed and ready ~
fght Ira eomts nlea they eii 30 si8e "a
90 almost whcfe. and oln easily main
faia themaelvez both aEainai the savnges
au4 the lRdEanes ~ Fiiniue bandits.
They wii nnt TIRE climate ~ the ranant-
rims healihfui ana ffarlug rms fhe raHn-
try. in winter at feast delightful ots
for travelling ara prospcstinK
! ann rot scr rfepared % write ~ iha
coai ree0urces here. There are. ( hm fsti4
'srga beds - eoai pu many - the phHlb-
F4nes and fhnt t4th Anthracite fhH htfa-
f8iuuHF This detasite cElEi ehiraF 9n tba
islands whiaA are nearest fhe raat bit
thefe hra ala3 eTl5ennsS ~ rnal neaF Ram
fe.anEa. t1 fhe nf s9aih.
CART Batehfier saw many indiet iaars ~
caaref AMI FsTar tgidabees 20 uftftsean
in the rnsafan valley Ths %tN3t9a end
gN8rro}es frequently ehaa sEe fnfas p
isn1. snftmary stH cfhff minerals hai n
ls impossible ta aef tsen 90 Hay uhefs
feg fH3 taem 7re 'rs1 usually carries
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Carpenter
talks Hbcut

pyrixhted, 1850, by Frank G.. Carpenter.
Manila, Feb. IA, 1900
VISITED one Of the biggest sawmills
o. the Philippines today IL Is
owned by a Chinese. and Chinese
labmers we're turning the great
logs into boards The Posig river,
which the mill stands. was lined with
~ Other sawmllls above and below
ne busily working. and the scratch,
rstch o. iae saw as Il cut through the
ra wood could be everywhere heard.
Ach ~wmil had scores OF men employed.
N III scenes IN ail OF them were far
rrFehi from anything you VIII find In
y United States In the first place. the
h hal Been harSscd IN the forests. some
sing tsen Strengthened by chipping All
rre N the heaviest OF hardwood, and all
u rrain and color which would have
sdc them exceedingly valuable could
|ey have been sold IN cur country, The
|psi s,nasrfsl thing about the mill was
absolute lack Of machinery. II was an
nenae building covering almost an acre.
na consisting Of merely a roof and the
iss which upheld It The floor was the
nth and there were no walls at the
hes
Tas logs we're placed upon trestles about
bah W from the ground az your waist,
al each log four haif-naked Chinese
sEs saving away With pencil they
ffsea Of the With OF board from the
q 'hs log and then AZ each end began
ppi rtpss-cnt saws across IL. The log
sof'tnniRlly on the trestlcs. and the
AFal% q The saws were So arranged at
Shi angles With the hiHdea that by pull
y ssfm hack and forth the men could
~ s'f'p q board on the log The two
" men were saving toward each
aef nxnalng az the opposite ends Of
es AMI carefully watching the lines
NY net In the center They then
- : seean4 mark ami went on To saw
~ hsst boerd Such work requires
tfsiai watchins 90 saw straight. and a
~ Tine % cut a single board but II IL
- Eay that an thc Mmaer used ln
" ei'g 81 UNe0 p.nplp Is mad. The
80 also done hy hand. and 40 are
y, ass q woed making operations.
800 was tal1 iu tire Cultcd states
Vefe eerc 10 tho Philippines rose
sss mine feet ir diameter and that
w q The Manila paeupau railroad
+ nae q mahogany. was Inclined
f taT Statement Now that 1 am
~ ground I doubt them no iauerr
ehearh mahogany hete TO- fur
lat railroad ACROSS tho -anti-
: ~ 'ee Vatletict of hardwood are
TVS mat g uine- foot rosewood
Nvsia nai surprise mo- { talked Yea
RW 90 army ocl cr who taa ttsV-
sfasiFe'y IN che mahogany forests
| NfRt indies and Central Awrlca
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to Heavy an As
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01

FRANK O. CARPENTER
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
News of the Week.

Mrs. Felicity Pickard died at Plymouth,
Massachusetts,, March %, aged 103 years
9 months 16 days.
The Columbia Theatre in Chicago was
burned Friday of last week, the loss aggre-
eating about $3.50, 600.
German emigration last year was %,
740, an increase of 1900. OF the total
number, | 9, 900 went to the United States.
About 100 weavers of the Faulkner
Mills of American Woolen Company at
Lowell, Mass, have struck on account of
the firm refusal to grant them the desired
scale of wages The firm offered them ad
vantages under premium list, which would
give 81. so month or upwards for each
weaver who could earn S32 The weavers
say it is impossible to earn more than S2S
per month under the present conditions.
The Gettysburg (Pa) Compiler, of
last week says William Biggs, Joseph
Matthews, William Evans and Richard
/ Thomas, eolored people of town, presented
themselves before the Borough School
Board at its last meeting to request the
admission of the eolored children to the
public schools. They took the position
that the present school for the eolored
children should be closed entirely and the
scholars admitted to all of the schools with
the white children The Board took the
matter into consideration after full dis
cussion and explanation of the situation to
| their petitioners.
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Special Instructions for Preparing
Bordeaux Mixture.
BY Charles q. Townsend. State rAtholosist

BY Charles o Townsend State Pathologist
For One Barrel of Bordeaux Mixture
/ Place pounds Of Copper sulphate
(Bluestone) crystals in a coarse bag aud
suspend in tub or earthen vessel contain
ing 25 gallons Of water, until the crystals
are dissolved.
, In second tub place 6 pounds Of
good stone lime, slake and dilute to %
gallons.
3. Now pour the two solutions at the
same time into barrel or into the spray
pump and stir vigorously to insure thorough
mixing
NorE The solutions should be poured
through seiye containing about 80 meshes
to the inch, in order to remove any parti-
cles that might clog the nozzle
To Make Stock solution of Bordeaux
Mixture.
I Place 80 pounds Of copper sulphate
{ BIuesione) crystals in coarse bag and
suspend in a barrel containing 80 gallons
of water until all Is dissolved.
b In a second barrel slake 80 pounds
good stone lime and dilute to so gallons.
d To make barrel of Bordeaux mix
ture from stock solution, stir - and 81
thoroughly. dip gallons from each and
place in separate barrels and add water
enough to make - gallons in each and mix
as directed in g.
!. The stock solutions viii keep almost
indefinitely but the Bordeaux mixture
should be used as soon as possible after II
Is prepared.
: Bordeaux mixture Is preventive and
not ; cure for fungus diseases, it should
therefore be applied early, adding 4 ounces
Of Paris green to each 40 10 80 gallons tC
kill insects
Q Bordeaux mixture viii prevent apple
rust and scab, fruit rots, blight of toma-
toes, potatoes, rust of celery and in short
all Of the fungus diseases that begin on the
surface Of plants above ground. 1t should
not be used on peach or plum, as it is liable
to iuiure the foliage
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
Cost of Militarism.


IL will be the duty OF the national Dem
ocracy in the approaching campaign to keep
clearly before the people the significance
of the Republican endeavor to blind the
American public as far as possible to the
enormously increased cost of the army.
This tricky policy of the imperialists is
exposed in the Republican framing of an
appropriation bill many millions of dollars
below the authoritative estimates of the
amount necessary to maintain the army for
the next fiscal year.
As vet, however, it Is not possible to an
imperialist Administration to held back
from the people those details of government
which they have right to know The
army budget for last year reached total
of Sl1S, goo, 600, exceeding the appropri-
alton by s3S, 600, 000 The appropriation
for this year is SIP, 900, 000 which is
| SIG. 900, 600 less than the estimates, and
it is believed that the final cost will reach
a total of $40, 600, 600 Contrasted with
the ante Mckinley figures, ranging from
S23. 600, 600 to S25, 900, 600 for the an
nual cost of the army, these figures are
somewhat startling.
\ biz standing army is confessed
menace to a republic. Its cost Is tre-
mepdous tax upon the people. American
voters are not so helpless as the people OF
Europe, crushed almost to earth by the
burden of militarism. 1t will be the fault
of these voters if they consent to assume
such burden. The European policy Of
militarism and taxation for militarism has
no excuse for existence in this country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
Fall of q Mountain Peak.

\ remarkable natural phenomenon has
followed the recent series OF earthquakes
that shook the southern end of California,
One Of the giant spurs of San Jacinto peak
has fallen, with its millions of tons of earth
and rocks, into tine valley beneath, and
where the valley was Is now a yawnins
abyss. Seemingly the valley has sunk
hundreds Of feet into 4 subterranean cavern.
This peak was 4, 600 feet above the sea
level
The debris of the peak lies partly on the
valley, side miles southeast Of Sar
.Iaciuto. 1t is tumbled mass of earth,
600 acres OF trees and rocks, with immense
creyasses aud streaks running Zigzag in al
directions There are jammed peaks oI
sandstone where hills were torn asunder
there are slanting precipices.
In other places are great funnel shapec
holes. where the soil was sucked into the
interior Of the earth, and creyasses scarcely
six feet across whose depth the eye cannot
] tathOm
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
Special Instructions for Treating
Trees Infested with San Jose Scale.
By Willis G. johnson. state Entomologist

By Willis G. johnson. State Entomologst.
The following Circulars have been sent
out by the Maryland State Horticultural
Department, Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, College Park, Md
l. If the tree is badly infested, and too
far gone to save by a system of treatment,
grub it up by the roots, trim and pile wood
and brush where it stood, do not burn wood
or brush, at least. until after mid summer.
Nature has some natural enemies at work
upon the scale and these little friends must
not be burned If brush is piled, the
scales ALL die in a few days, the little
friends escape and concentrate their attacks
upon other trees where the scale exists,
and where it has been over looked. Scale
cannot possibly live upon a twig or piece
of wood cut before May 5. 1t spreads
only when the young appear, which is be-
tween June 10th and the late fall. have
seen young crawling on trees, during open
warm weather as late as Dec. 10; but such
late individuals could not possibly survive
the winter, as it would be practically i'm
| lbS>lDic lpI iHtln Jo cover tHeulStlNtS WIN
the scale-like covering.
= If the tree is only moderately infested
prune ii as much as possible, saving every
branch and twig, and piling them in some
place in or near the orchard
,. Then spray peach and plum with a
20 per cent. mixture of kerosene and water
aud pear and apple with % per cent. mix
ture Spray thoroughly using combina-
alton Kerosene and water sprayer if posi-
/ bic
1 If you have an ordinary sprayer you
can use whale oil soap in water at the rate
Of ; pounds to gallon, before the buds
open Use good grade of caustie potash
whale oil soap, and apply when warm.
5 Crude petroleum can be used also,
and should be applied before the buds open
At all times keep close watch on your
orchard aud if a tree looks suspicious send
/ me a twig by mail without delay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
Charity Giving in New York

FROM New York sun
The real charity in this city Is known
ouly 60 the men who handle the fund, Of
the various charity societies, said an agent
of one Of them I'VE have on our lists
people who send Us checks every year for
amounts ranging from $500 up to 81, 500,
and If should mention their names YOU
would probably not recognize them. For in
stance. there are two sisters who send Us
81 600 each every year We never hear
Of them except when they send their con
tnbutions. During biz storm of last
winter each of them sent a check for an
additional $500. They have been send
ing this society money for years, and as
sumo that they contribute to other similar
societies. There are hundreds of others
in New York who voluntarily send the
regularly organized charities money and
who shuu all credit for their generosity
In fact if their name were made public
any more eonspicuously than in our annual
reports. they would seek some other chan
mel for their charity. Unfortunately for
our society and Others like it, the demands
for help have been just as numerous this
winter as last, but the weather has been
mild and our donations have been compar-
atively small A little bitter cold weather
would have greatly helped the charity so
cielies. 1t would have stirred up wealthy
people to give more literally. There are
a good many people in New York whose
every gilt becomes known, but as rule
their donations are not rs large as those
made by people whose names are never
known in connection with charities. 1t
took the public long time to discover that
| Cornelius Vanderbilt gave many thousands
each year to worthy poor aside from his
public donations. The organized charities
knew it, and they knew also how cautious
Mr.. Vanderbilt was in distributing this
money. His agents investigated each
case and the recipients themselves did not
know whom to thank for the help. 1t is
indiscriminate giving that hampers the or
ganized charities and does more harm than
good. -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
LESS the Tariff"
From the Washington star.

The proposition propounded last Satur-
day in the House by Chairman Payne, OF
the Ways and Means Committee, in his
dissertation upon the Sugar Trust is likely
to spring into popularity as a brain teaser
According to his acknowledgment, the
Sugar Trust buys its raw materials abroad
from the planters at the prevailing market
rates, less the tariff imposed at Amer
lean ports. The trust can do this because
it controls the American market, and no
planter can possibly sell a pound of raw
sugar here save to the trust. Thus the
trust is able to dictate its own terms to the
foreign seller, as it is later able to dictate
them to the domestic purchaser of the re-
fined sugar. Now, it is marked feature
of the sugar trade that the trust has never
failed to fix its retail price by adding to-
sether the cost of the raw sugar, the cost
of refining, the normal profit and the do
nestle tariff tax. The last named item has
always been justified by the trust as repre-
senting one of the burdens it is forced to
carry, which it is, of course, always willing
to pass along to the consumer, there being
no competition Thus, as the case stands,
the Sugar Trust profits doubly by the tariff
on raw sugars, getting the material abroad
for a lower rate in proportion as the tariff
is increased, and selling it at home for a
higher rate in the same proportion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
Hundred Thousand Dollars in Fowls

From the New Orleans Picayune.
1t may prove matter of surprise to
some that Mississippi has 100000
poultry farm. Here is the proof 1.-The
second largest poultry farm in the United
States says the Bay Waveland Com
mercial Pamphlet, is located fifteen miles
from Bay St Louis; 5000 laying hens ply
their avocation, 1900 ducks and as many
turkeys are a portion of the enterprise.
Twenty to thirty 900 and 500 egg incuba-
tors are in constant use. This alone de
monstrates the success of the poultry enter
prise. Commenting, the Sea Coast Echo
says ''When the pamphlet in question
was being prepared it was rule to make
no exaggerations, and no statement that
could not be fully substantiated upon in
vestigation. The poultry farm located at
Bryant's, $, on the Louisville and Nashville
line, was established some few years ago
at cost of $1,000 1t is one Of the
greatest and most interesting poultry farms
found anywhere. Imagine place where
eggs are gathered daily by wheelbarrows
full -
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II o. GRIMES,
Lie Successor to
f. o. GRIMES q co, AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT,
WESTMINSTER. MD.

Having succeeded to the business of the
late firm of +. .. Grimes 4 Co. the under
signed solieits the patronage of the firm S
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete stock of
DICE GROCE RIES
as can be found In our city.
CHOICE TEAS, C0FFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS M0LASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, TO-
BACCO, &C.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. Win pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT, CORN, RYE, OATS. and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin Il Rand's Blasting Pow
der, and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing. &c. Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality of COTTON and FIAXSEED
MEAL, HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &c.
at lowest prices.
mar 26 T.. o. GRIMES.
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s1eo, 900 Paid For a Horse.

Flying Fox, the greatest horse of the
century, was sold recently with the rest of
the late Duke of Westminster S string of
race horses at London, England. The
purchaser was Edmond Blanc, the French
horse owner who paid the price of 81 900
guineas (about sl96, OO0) for the great
racer This is the highest price ever paid
for race horse. Flying Fox is a year
old colt
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
FLYING TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT.
Record Breaking Run of Train
Carrying a Carnegie Director from
California to Pennsylvania.

DENVER, COL, March 29.-With a
special train rushing across the continent,
the Santa Fe is trying to break all its
records in order that A. r. Peacock, one
Of the directors of the Carnegie Steel
Company, may arrive at Pittsburg in time
to attend the annual meeting of the direc-
tors at noon on Saturday The train left
Los Angeles at 10 o clock on Tuesday
night, and passed through La Junta at
80 last night, making the run of 1856
miles in twenty-four and one-half hours,
and on to Dodge City, Kan, 203 miles, in
1872 minutes. The next squirt was to New
ton, distance of 167 miles, which was
made in 163 minutes, making over 20
miles an hour in spurts on the run where
the conditions favored such speed.
KANSAS CRY, March 29.-The Santa
Fe special train reached Argentine, sub
urb of Kansas City, ten minutes before
noon today, and at 1908 pulled out for
Chicago. The actual running time be
tween Dodge City and Emporia, Kansas,
24l miles, deducting stops for water and
fuel, was 242 minutes. The run from La
.Iunta, Col, to Emporia, 443 miles, was
made in 444 minutes, actual running time.
PrTTsBURG, March 30-A R. Pea
cock. Vice President and General Sales
Agent of the Carnegie Steel Company, who
made record breaking run across the
continent, arrived tonight, making the
journey from Los Angeles to this city,
273l miles, in seventy-fve hours and four
minutes. The cost of the train was over
| So, 600 per day
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
DRIVATE SALE


The undersigned. agent, has for sale Iks
following described properties
Dwelling house. No. i3, un Liberty e.
street, Westminster; frame, p..rt hrick .EEkksz.
and par, weatheFl4oanied; 3 rooms i,ni VIDE
hall ou ~ floor; g rooms and bath room UH
2i floor; c-l.ars under whole hulding; Sas and
water; well arranged u every respect
Lot No. A. Liberty street: good new ly
built stable iu rear on allcy.
Three lois on Fair Ground containing from
> to . acres each; NOW ia grass; viii bee Sold
separately or jointly AS desired.
Also farm Of So acres, short distance from
the city of Westminster; improvements are
large brick house. stable aud other oathul'd
ingS This land Is at good quality and -
good condition; well watrred, &c. Will sell
ii ia whole or any part of it desired. There
are several tine building sites upon u.
Terms to suit
f. LYNCH. Agent.
sept 80 It Westminster Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07
What Bachelor" Means.

Few words have more curious defini-
ton than bachelor Originally it meant
students who had taken their degree.
Successful students were crowned with
laurel berries, the Latin for which is bac-
calaureus. These students were not al
lowed to marry, for fear the duties of hus-
band and father should interfere with then
literary pursuits So finally "baecalau
reate, or bachelor, got its present signi6-
canoe.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07

Theodore Reynolds, who was reputed
to be worth almost $40, 600, 600 and was
the owner of " oolen mills and third largest
stakeholder of the Boston and Albany
Railroad, died last week near Boston, aged
81 years.
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BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.

The undersigned offers for sale two fine
building lots, Nos. 81 aud %, Lynch's Ad-
dition to Westminster, on Liberty street ex-
tended, fronting go feet on Liberty street,
running back 173 feet. For terms and par
tieulars apply to
REUBEN F. HENRY,
Gosnel p. O., Carroll CO., Nd,
mar17 7-4t% or to the Advocate Office.
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The Mountville, Lancaster county, Pa,
Agricultural Works were burned March
20; loss S75, 900.