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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
CHAPTER %

AN ACT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SEC
TON TO ARTICLE 4 SECTION II or
THE CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL
LAWS. ENTITLED CHIMES AND PUN
ISHMENTS," TO Re KNOWN As SEC
TON 2IA OF SAID ARTICLE.
Section l. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland. That an additional sec
ton be added To Article -. Section II. OF the
Code OF Public General Laws, entitled Grimes
and Fuulshmeuts," 10 be known a. Section
7IA. to read as follows
2Is- ANY person or persons who shall enter
upop or cross over the land, premises OF pm
waite property of any person or persons IN this
State alter having been duly notified by the
ownrT or his agent not 81 20 do, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdesnrauog, and on con-
vicuon thereof before some JastscC OF the
Peace in the county or city where such ties
pass may have been committed lie hned by
said Justice OF the Peace not less than Que nor
more than ono hundred dollars and shall stand
committed 10 the iail uf county OF city until
such the and costs arc paid. provided, how
ever. that the person OF persons SO convicted
shall have the night &c appeal from the judg
nsent Of said Justice of the Peace to the CIR
emit Court Of the county OF ciiy where such
lTespass was committed at any time within ten
days after such judgment IS rendered, and
provided fErthcr. that nothing ~ this Act
shall bc construed 10 include within It's pro
visions the entry upon OF crossing over ANY
land where such eutTyDr crossing Is done, IN
der a bona fide claim Of night or ownership Of
said land. It being the intention OF this Act
only 10 prohihi; Wilial and wanton ,respass
apon the private lands Of Others
Approved March Is. 1000.
John WALTER SMITH.
Governor
John HUMMER
President Of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON
Speaker of the House Of Delegates,
We hereby certify, ! hat the Aioregoing IS a
correct copy OF an Ac, Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland. passed January Session lsno
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of the Senate.
b, l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates
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CHAPTER o-.

AhAPI TX 2oT-
AN ACT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SEC
TON TO ARTICLE Al. OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARY
LAND, TITLE "COSNEYANCING," TO
FOLLOW SECTION S., AND TO BE
DESIGNATED AS SECTION S5A.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General As
sembly OF Maryland. That a new section be
aud the same Is hereby added to Article 81. of
the Code of Public General Laws, title Gen
veyaneing" 10 follow Section SIS, and TO be
designated as Section SSA, and to read as fol-
lows:
SSA All rents reserved by leases or sub
leases of land hereafter made in this State
a longer period than fifteen years shall be
redeemabie at any time after expiration of
five wears from date of such lease or sub
leases, at the option of the tenant, after
notice of one month TO the landlord, for a sum
of money equal to the capitalization of the
rent reserved. al rate not exceeding six per
ceutum.
Section ?. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April S, 1900.
John WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
John HUMMER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing IS a
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session, 1900
ALFRED RITTER,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. l.. SMITH.
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CHAPTER "a.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS CHAPTER 400
OF THE ACTS OF 1895 OF THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND. EN-
TITLED AN "ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE
o. OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL
LAWS OF MARYLAND, TITLE TESLA
MENTARY LAW BY ADDING A NEW
SECTION THERETO, TO BE KNOWN
AS SECTION ago A
Section l. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter 49o Of
the Acts of 1898 of the General Assembly of
Maryland, entitled an "Act to amend Article
o. OF the Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land, title 'TestameutaTy Law by adding a
new section thereto, to be known as Section
200 A, !" be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as TO read as follows:
400 A. Whenever a sale OF real or leasehold
estate is made under the authority of the
Orphans Court, or under power contained in
a will and is reported to said court for its
the sale may be ratified by said
court at once, without the publication of an
order nisis provided all parties in interest are
sal inns, and their consent is given to such
immediate ratification.
Approved March 40 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
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CHATTER II

CHATTER -.
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 70 or THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS or
MARYLAND. TITLE "CHANCERY, #"
SUB TITLE PLEADING, PRACTICE
AND PROCESS, BY ADDING A NEW
SEA TlON THERETO. To BIZ KNOWN
As SECTION ISoB.
Section !. Be II enacted BY the General
Assembly of MARY land. That Article 10 OF the
Code OF Public General Laws Of Maryland,
title ''ChAncefy." subtitle "PleAdinEs, Prac.
tee and Process. be aud the same Is hereby
amended by adding new section thereto. 10
be known as Section IShB
Section lSoB 1t shall not he necessary for
the answer or any other plradings OF ccrpo-
ration to be under the corporate seal.
Approved March 30. 1890.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor
JOHN HUMMER
President of the Senate
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates
We hereby certify. That the afoTegoing Is a
correct copy OF an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session, 1900.
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of the Senate
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates.
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WITH AMENDMENTS. SECTION II6 OF
ARTICLE 10 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND d,
TITLE "CHANCERY." SUB-TIT L E,
PARTITION "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-.
bly 81 Maryland. passed January Session, I9nc.
ALFRED RITTER,
Secretary Of the Senate
r.. l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26

We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session, 1870.
ALFRED RITTER,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

Demonstrating the white mans
usurpation far less than the numerical
preponderance of the Chinese. So, in
order to protect themselves from I'M
expected assault, they constructed a
huge wall around their city-for China
is land of walls-and for time lived
in tolerable security.
Gradually. however, the Chinese,
realizing to some extent their power.
began a rival city adjoining the Tartar
fortress. They, too. built a wall, and,
as the Tartars did, whenever work
man died, his body was entombed
within the wall. In this manner, 1t
Is estimated, that one million human
beings found their last resting places
in the walls surrounding Pekin.
While the Chinese city is of much
interest, both from a sociological and
architectural viewpoint. yet the Tar
tar city is the more important, fol
within its precincts is tie Forbidden
or Purple City. where lives Kwane
Su. the unfortunately progressive mon
arch of the Chinese. The Forbidden
City is city Of night. for there thu
denizens of the palace Of the Son o.
Heaven awaken and begin their life
Little is known of the Forbidden
City, for within the memory Of maj
not half a dozen whites have entere,
it. All that Is known is that it con
tains the palaces of the Emperor, AM
what is perhaps more interesting, tn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

The area of China Is 4,21S,4oI EN-
rlIsh square miles. OF this terrr.ois
only 1.336,S41 miles belong TO On'."
proper. the remainder being tne ue
nendencies of Manchuria, Mongoiia'
ThIbet. Jungaria and East TurKestaI
Notwithstanding the relatively sinai
size of China proper, 1t contains ene
bulk of the population. having ooo'oVo'
600 inhabitants o1t of totai popu-
lation of the Kingdom of 4O2,oeo'V"'
The present Emperor of China belongs
tn the Manchu dynasty, which over
threw the native dynasty OF Ming II
the year 1914. AS the late emperor
died suddenly. he did not designate
a successor, as is the custom ia Onhna'
where there exists no law OF heredi-
tary succession. This Is one or the
causes of the trouble In China, owing to
the fact that the Empress Dowager
was able to obtain ascendency over
the young Emperor. so that on Sep
tember %, 1893, an imperial edict was
issued announcing that the Emperor
had resigned power to the Empress
Dovager. who has since retained the
direction of affairs and by her dislike
of foreigners has done much to foment
the troubles and has made 1t easy for
the Boxer movement to gain Roadway.
even IL she is not directly responsible
for the attack, as has been suggested
by those who have an intimate knowi-
edge of Chinese affairs. On January
"a, 1900, 1t was declared by decree
that the son of Prince Tuan should
succeed the present Emperor. This is
generally regarded as equivalent to
Kwang Su's deposition. The lively in.
terest which Prince Tuan is taking In
the attacks of foreigners is easily &C
counted for by his sons right to the
throne.
The government of the State Is based
upon the government of the family
The supreme direction of the Empire
is vested In the privy council or grand
council. The administration is under
the direction of a cabinet comprising
four members, two of Manchu ant
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

notified, so that no unholy eye might
rest upon the puny form and sallow
face Of Kwang Su. The entire route
to be traversed was curtained OF and
thousands Of soldiers line the so-called
streets, so that no Peeping Tom could
ply his trade. But despite all such
precautions, the well-known Oriental
propensity for money, exceptionally
strong in the Chinese, enabled foreign
ers to see Kwang Su at close range.
They beheld a shrinking. slight figure.
dressed plainly and utterly eclipsed
by the gorgeous apparel Of his retinue.
The rest Of Pekin is very much like
all Chinese eities-picturesquely con-
fusing and terribly dirty. Streets run
in the most bizarre fashion, totally OBJ
livious of their beginning and end,
aimlessly wandering from bad to
worse, fringed on both sides by novels
and palaces in confusion. Dogs and
pigs meander about, jostle equally Of
fensive beggars and unkempt children;
stuffy litters, suspended on long bam-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
TEA CLEANING PROCESS.

hoo poles and carried by coolies, make
life a burden; odors. concentrated De-
yond the power of descriptive writing
to portray, overwhelm the nostriis; the
effiuyia of ages of non-sanitation,
drawn heavenward by the torrid sun,
spreads disease; the chatter OF
thousand gutteral Mongols and Chi
nese is intermingled with the yelping
of the dogs, the squealing of the pigs.
the screaming of the children. and the
loud cries of the coolies-such Is Pc
kin.
OF course, there are parts In the out
living hills where the rich mandarins
and merchants live, where true Ori-
entail luxury can be found. There'
magnificent palace-like dwellings dot
the landscape, surrounded by idyllic
gardens. The art and imagination OF
the Chinese architect have found full
SCOPE for his talent, and as a result
these habitations are credit. externally
and internally-all save the sanitation
of which the Chinese are in blissfu
ignorance. Yet the wealthy Chinese
| has luxury, even though a coolie takes
the place of an electric fan to COO
his fevered brow.
Taken all in all, China and the chi
nese make an interesting study from
any viewpoint, but it is wrong to un
derestimate their brain power In suci
study, for they are far more advanced
than is generally conceded. Let Chin'
be civilized, and the world will wit
ness as great a metamorphosis as tina
which so astonished the world whel
Japan emerged from her chrysalis o
Middle Age conservatism and provin
cialism.
The mobiles in China, both male an
female, cultivate extremely long nail
on the thumb and all the fingers eS
cept the one nearest the thumb. Six
teen inches is considered good length
but those who manage to attain tn
length of seventeen or eighteen are re
garded with envious admiration
Probably the idea Of the impossible
| ity of doing any work with such Ion
nails upon the fingers may have give
them the fashionable reputation
Among the Siamese silver cases ar
worn upon the fingers to protect tn
long nails.
Although in bygone times Europea
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

The summit Of the Broken, or
Blocksberg, the highest Of tbs Hartz
mountains In Prussian Saxony, pre-
sents a singular optical phenomenon
eight or nine times during the year. 1t
Is usually seen at sunrise or sunset
and consists of gigantic projection OF
the observer, or observers, upon misty
clouds, which rise out Of the valley on
the side of the mountain opposite to
the sun. Sir Walter Scott wrote of It:
Among the various legends current IN
that wild country there is a favorite
one, which supposes the Hartz to be
haunted with a kind Of tutelar demon
in the shape of a wild man OF huge
stature, his head wreathed with oaf
leaves. and his middle cinctured Will
the same, wearing in his hand PIN
torn up by the roots. 1t Is certain tina
many profess to have seen such
form. traversing with huge strides, II
a line parallel to their own course, tn
opposite ridge of a mountain when al
vided from it by a narrow glen; and
indeed the fact of the apparition Is s.
generally admitted that modern skep
| ticism has only found refuge by ascrin
| ing It to optical deception"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
symbolic Characters In Chinese.

Man is represented by straight up
right stroke and two legs, a mountain
by three peaks, tree by strokes, rep
resenting branches, trunk, and roots, a
forest by trees, field by a square
divided into four parts, the sun by q
circle and dot in the centre. A door
by a picture Of double gate. An ar
row piercing a target becomes the
symbol for the middle. Two cash
with strings through the centre aptly
signify union. A mouth in a door
means to listen. A woman with a
broom expresses the Chinese idea of
wife, One woman under one roof
means peace, two women under one
roof means a quarrel, while one WON
an between two men, as can easily be
guessed, is symbol of anger.
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two of Chinese origin, besides two as
slstants from the great college. who
have to see that nothing Is done con-
trary to the civil and religious laws
of the Empire. These members are
called ministers of STATE. Under their
orders are seven boards Of govern
ment, each of which Is presided over
by a Manchu and Chinese. The
boards are: /, for civil appointments;
2, for revenues; 8, for rites and cere-
monies; A, for military affairs; 5, for
public works; 6, criminal Jurisdiction;
Z. admiralty board. Independent OF
the government, and theoretically
above the central administration. Is
the Board of Public Censors, which
consists of forty or fifty members I'M
der two presidents. They are privi-
legged to present any remonstrance to
the sovereign, and one of them must
be present at the meetings of each II
the Government boards. Each Of the
eighteen provinces is governed by a
governor-general, who is responsible
TO the Emperor for the entire admins
tration. political. judicial military
and physical. He is assisted by coun-
ell and other officials. Each province
IS subdivided into apartments. ruled
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
Lightning Expiodes n Gun.

The vicinity of Williamsport. Md,
was visited by the severest thunder
storm of the summer. Lightning
struck in several places and cut some
queer pranks. The tollgate house OIL
the pike, a half mile from this place
was struck by a bolt which followed
the chimney down through the house
striking a loaded gun standing in the
corner at the head Of the bed in which
Elmer Palmer, the tollgate keeper an(
his wife were asleep. The gun ex
ploded with terrific report. and wa:
shattered into fragments. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Palmer escaped unhurt.-Balti
more American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
Biggest Bears in the World.

The biggest bears in the world are
to be found on Kadiak Island, in the
Gulf Of Alaska, south of the great
shoulder of territory that stretches out
into the Pacific, and DIR. Frank Baker,
of the Smithsonian Institution, sent
Elwood Hofer, a well-known guide
and hunter of the Yellowstone Park,
to catch one or more of those great
monsters for the National Geological
Park. The Kadiak bears are of the
polar breed, perfectly white, with long
heavy fur. and at full growth are
twice as large as the ordinary black
near
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
A Substitute For Sheep.


According to the Santa Fe New
Mexican, the farmers in its neighbor-
hood find the raising Of Angora goats
every profitable" Several farmers in
Sierra County have shipped in herds
from Texas. One goat ranch at Lamy
has 5000 of the animals.
The fleece-mohair-of the angora,
it is noted, brings from twenty-five to
thirty-five cents pound. The present
consumption in the United States Is
100000 pounds per annum, of which
amount 100000 pounds are imported,
leaving the home supply little less
than half the total consumption. 1t
is added incidentally:
'The Angora goatskin is now used
also as fur robe. There is no domes-
tic animal that can supply this great
demand of the human family better
than the Angora goat, inasmuch as
the skins can be taken in such va
riety of stages. When the hair Is OF
one months growth it can hardly be
distinguished from the Astrakhan II
dyed black. 1t can be taken at an
earlier period Of growth and be made
to represent the polar or black bear
according to the character of the dye
used. Nearly all the buggy robes thai
are now sold as wild animal fur arc
goatskins dyed black. One of the mos
profitable uses that the Angora goat
skin is put to is in making trimming
which commands a price per yart
equivalent to SIS for a single hide
1t ought to be as profitable to raise
the animals throughout the South al
in the arid regions of New Mexico. The!
can be raised as easily and as cheapl!
as hogs and they are far more hardy
Charleston News and Courier.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
"poN COYOTE" OF THE PLAINS.
The American Wild Dog IL an Interest
ing Animal.

The American Wild Dog 10 an Interest,"
ing Animal.
One of the interesting and typical
animals Of the Far West is the Ameri-
can wild dog, lowland wolf or coyote,
CAMS latrans, it being known under
these and other titles. While a very
common animal, it is rarely well
figured In the books, and is made to
look more foxlike than wolfish. says
Professor C. F. Holder in the Scien-
tific American. The accompanying IL
lustration gives a correct idea OF
young male two-thirds grown. In
general appearance it resembles the
typical wolf, the fur being a dull yell
lowish gray, with dark, even black'
clouded spots; beneath it is sometimes
reddish and white.
While the coyote hunts singly in
towns or villages, he runs In packs IN
the open, and it is here that he DEM
onstrates his skill and cunning. A
friend of mine observed pack OF coy
otes on the edge of the desert manipu-
lating a jack rabbit. They swept
across the country in line, soon start
ing a hare, iAen formed in two parai-
lei lines about 200 feet apart. There
| was a regular plan of action. and none
of the coyotes seemed overexcited. but
when the hare was started they
| wheeled into columns like soldiers. the
leading coyote running at the top or
his speed. After a few moments he
dropped to the rear and a fresh coy
ote TOOK the lead, and this was kept
I'D until the hare was run down. the
chase was a silent one. This method
recalls the wild dogs Of Australia, OF
dingo.
The coyote is virtually a wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog
and dogs will often refuse to inJure
the female coyote. Huxley contends
that there Is no material difference
between the skull of coyote and thai
of n dog. and a cross between collie
and an Eskimo dog produces very
fair coyote as far as appearances go.
Seven or eight years ago Southern
and Central California abounded IL
coyotes, and the State Legislature
passed an anti-coyote act, putting
price upon his head or scalp. l hat
the temerity to oppose this, but tim
has shown the fallacy of killing al
the coyotes, and the act was repealed
My argument was that as the coyot
was the only enemy of the jack rabbi
and ground squirrel his destruction b,
wholesale would result in a vast in
crease of rabbits and squirrels. Tn
lack rabbit, a famous girdler o
Young trees and an all-around enem
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

A band of pilgrims left Scotland a
few days ago for Rome. At London
they were met by Bishop Chisholm of
Aberdeen, who used to be their leader,
In the absence of Archbishop Eyre of
Glasgow and Archbishop Macdonald OF
Edinburgh, who are both in Ill health.
The pilgrimage is in accordance with
a decree of the pope to the effect that
the holy year should be celebrated by
the visit of pilgrims
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03

ladies used to dress their hair In won
derful and elaborate ways, nowadays
it is worn much more simply coi1ed.
In China. however-that dark, mys-
terious land which is the worlds cen
tire of interest to-day-women still
dress their hair in the most elaborate
and fantastic manner.
The Pekin ladies glue their hair into
limitations of the magpie or jay bird,
or pile it high with gorgeous flowers,
and punches, loops and tassels of
pearls pendant from great gold bar,
which forms the 'hairpin."
The blue-blaok locks are parted in
curious zigzags, and the ornaments are
balanced from the hairpin on each
side of the head.-Scientifie American.
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sir George White, who has been
made G. G. v. o., has now no fewer
than five knighthoods. He is Sir
George White, G. c. B., K. c. B., G. 9.
8. l., G. c. /. E., G. C. v. o. Only two
other British subjects, not of the blood
royal, have five knighthoods. They are
the marquis of Dufferin and Lord Rob-
erts, and they have but four each.
without theihK. P.s. Among COM
moners, who cannot be K P.s. Sir
George White stands alone. Indeed,
no IL the only conmoner
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by projects, and each department into
districts, each under a separate ruler.
Each town and village also has its
governing body. and among the vari-
Gus rulers there is a regular graduation
In rank. each being responsible to his
Immediate superior. Political Office In
the general administration of the EN-
pire Is less sought after than the posi-
lion of viceroy or governor in the prov.
inccs, where there are opportunities OF
occurring wealth. The number Of for