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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
Maryland Affairs.

Burglars are very industrious in 1Balti-
more county.
Catonsville, Baltimore county, is having
building BOOM
About % per cent. of the voters in
Kent county are purchasable.
Hagerstown is to have match factory.
II will employ about 65 hands.
Poolesville, Montgomery county, had
negro shooting match last Saturday night.
An oyster supper was in progress, fight
ensued, and several negroes were wounded.
Thomas Boyer, aged 30 years, who dis
appeared from his home and family at En-
mitsburg on August Is last, has been To-
Gated at New Oxford, Pa, where he is
employed in a hotel.
BY two boys lighting cigarettes the barn
ON Peter Eshleman's farm, Washington
county, together with 400 barrels of corn,
% tons of hay, fodder, implements, &c.
were burned. Loss 81, 500, partially in
sured.
Thomas Cooksey Ward, aged 106 years,
voted at Mechanicsville, ST. Mary's coun-
ty, at the last election. He was born No
vember 25, 1893 He said, ''I am near
ly 107 years old, have lived plain life.
and voted the straight Democratic ticket
at each election. .
Miss Ethalia Carbaugh, near Hagers-
town, had not spoken for four months on
account of nervous affection. The other
day, while climbing a fence with bucket
of water, she fell, and the freight, in con-
nection with the shock, was the means of
restoring her speech.
There is great scarcity of water in
Frederick county this fall, and the streams
and creeks are very low; many have gone
dry. The Monocacy river contains only
about one foot of water On the level and
is slowly falling. Many farmers are driv-
ing their stock some distance for waer,
while others are hauling it from the river.
A meteor, about the size of -four bar
rel, fell on the 7th instant about eight
miles west of Hancock. Two gunners gave
glowing description of it. They say it
was accompanied by a deafening roar Of
thunder and thousands of exploding leon
ids. 1t struck rocky cliff and caused the
mountain to quake. Thousands of bits of
meteoric iron were scattered all over the
neighborhood by the force of the explo-
sion
james K Salisbury, formerly one of
the leading merchants of Caroline county,
died at his home in Ridgely Monday morn
ing after week illness, aged 81 years.
In 1S49 he went to California via Cape
Horn and there engaged successfully in
mining and in business till 1857, when he
returned to Denton, Caroline county, his
birthplace and early home. There he en-
gagged in a general mercantile business,
moving to Ridgely in 1867 as the pioneer
merchant of that town He leaves .
widow and five children.
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THE MODEL WEEKLY STORE NEWS.
TEIE NEW F'IRNE-
Oerr Z Iamberd.
ST and $1.25 Dress Goods SIC.

We have secured from of New Yorks leading import
70 pieces OF the very newest and most fashionable Dress
Fabrics OF this black and half dozen stylish coors
these goods all so inches wide Hopsa and Chevot
Every yard worth 81 25 yard Very special SIC yard
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
NAs of the Week.


Philippi, West Virginia, had a S75, 600
fire on Saturday last, caused by a defective
fue.
Francis H. Garre, New York broker,
has failed; liabilities 81, 900, 900, assets
nothing.
The Paris Exposition closed last week.
There were so, 900, 900 visitors, and the
enterprise was splendid success.
Andrew Carnigie, the head of the iron
trust, has given SO, 900, 900 to endow a
polytechnic mechanical school in Pittsburg,
Pa.
Grant Bros, stock brokers, New York
city, failed last week 1t is said that two
confidence men worked them for $3.50. :
900.
At Niles, Ohio, on Tuesday 500 men
were thrown out of work by the closing
of the forge and plate mills department of
the American Sheet Steel Company mills.
The German National Bank, at New
port, KY, has been closed by the bank
examiners, and Frank NJ. Brown, the
bookkeeper, is missing; he is short about
5000, 900.
Seven persons were burned to death in
FIRE which consumed hotel, opera house
and barn in Oswaya, Pa, on Sunday.
Two of those who leaped from the windows
were seriously injured.
The murder of Louise Frost by Preston
Porter, colored, has stirred up race feeling
to such an extent that all negroes of bad
character have been warned to leave Elbert
and Lincoln counties, Colorado.
In Washington, D. c., five young men
are under arrest for blackmail. Isadore
Leavey, the leader of the gang, made a
confession, stating that they had been
working the game pro6tably for two or
three years.
Last week nearly 200 men employed at
the Rhode Island Locomotive Works De-
partment of the Inter national Water Pow
er Company, at Providence, were laid off.
A part of the plant is to be removed from
Providence.
Preston Porter, negro, 16 years old,
was burned at the stake by vigilance
committee at I.imon, COL, on the 10th
instant, for the outrage and murder of Louise
Frost, the eleven year-old daughter of
Richard W. Frost.
English papers publish details of the
recent Russian horrors in China, asserting
that about IL, 900 persons perished by the
sword, bullet or drowning by being driver
into the Amur river Women and chill
dren were among the victims.
About 400 clerks in the Census Bureal
at Washington will be dismissed by De
cember l, owing to the diminishing Of tn,
work. This will leave force of abou
5000 at that time, and the number will b
materially reduced at intervals.
Since the death of ex-mayor W. L
Strong and F. H Stott, last week, th
dry goods firm of w. L. Strong & Co, Q
New York city, have failed with liabilitie
of Sc, 600, 600. 1t is said that thei
financial condition hastened their death.
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sc TOweling for lac yard.

1000 yards this good Cotton Crash or Towelng will
be sold in ten yard cuts onyone length each customer
yards for 15cdid you buy anything cheap? Come
quick if you want any
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
HoIcE CERIEs
as can be found in our city.

as can be found IN our city.
CHOICE TEAS, C0F'FEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS CIGARS, To
BACC0, &C.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. VIII pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT, CORN, RYE. OATS. and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin II 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 FLAXSEED
MEAL, HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &c.
at lowest prices.
mar 26 4. O. GRIMES.
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A Remarkable Family.

John X. Scott, his wife, Rachel Scott,
and their eight sons, living on Raaring
Creek, in Randolph county West Virginia,
where the eight sons were born and raised,
form remarkable family, for size and
weight, the eight sons together tipping the
beam at little over ton. Mr.. Scott,
the father, who is over so years, weighs
$50 pounds. Mrs. Scott, aged so years,
weighs 200 pounds. Jefferson Scott, the
Oldest son, aged Sc years, weighs 250 lbs. !,
the next son, Charles, weighs 315 pounds,
Hugh weighs 315 pounds, James weighs
3l5 pounds, Oliver, aged 4s, weighs 315
pounds, Winfield weighs $50 pounds, John
J. weighs 260 pounds, Edward s., aged
AZ years, tue youngest son, weighs 326
pounds. The combined weight of the
family is 2,796 pounds. The youngest
son is carpenter and builder of ability,
and the inventor Of number Of patented
articles. The boys reside close to the old
homestead aud own large tracts of valuable
coal and timber land.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
Great Ribbon Sale.

100 yards fancy Satin Ribbons all pretty bright
Fancy Work or Hair Ribbons about half price
Lot AL pure silk and every shade inches wide
regular price Sc and 0c special price Sc yard
Lot 2-Same goods above, but in widths from to 4
inches WIDE fully worth 15c 20c in this sale only 1Oc
yard
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24

Easton, Pa, sends all tramps to jail for
twenty days and feeds them on bread and
water. Hobos will give that city wide
birth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24

5 N. Charles ST., BALTIMORE, MD.
PROGRESSIVE and np-to-daie in every
respect POSITIONS SECURED for Grad
STRUCTION in Bookkeeping, Penmanship,
Arithmetic. Shorthand Typewriting and
other subjects. INVESTIGATION solicited.
DAY SCHOOL now open. Students enter
at any time.
NIGHT SCHOOL October to April.
Tuition So per month.
ELEGANT CATALOGUE FREE.
E. Fl. NORMAN, President.
C. & P. Telephone 1893. sep1-12t
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DR. E. A. e. HITCHCOCK,
VETERINARY SURGEON,

Successor to DIR. C. s. Harstone.
Office and Stable lately occupied by DR..
Harstone, East Main street, Westminster,
Md. noa IL If
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u o. GRIMES,
IL. Successor to
E. o. GRIMES q CO.. AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT.
WESTMINSTER, MD.

Having succeeded TO the business of the
late firm of f. o. Grimes & Co., the under
signed solicits the patronage Of the firms
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete stock of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24

1t is always agreeable to have delicate
perfume in your room and this may be
easily accomplished by putting in shallow
vases here and there around your room
powdered orris root sprayed with water to
dampen it a little. This viii give your
room the odor Of fresh violets, if the pow
der is Of good quality, not too old when
bought, and changed frequently. The IN
expensive Japanese china bowls or bon
niese; make good receptacles, being
shallow and easily washed when new pow
der is put in
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
lSc Huckaback Towels I2ac.

Fifty dozen good size 1Sx36 Huc Towels all hemmed in
white red borders regular 8c EACH Our special price 23c
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A Relic of Barbarism.
From the New York Home Journal.

From the New York Home Journal.
The custom of the purchase of commits
sions in the army and navy, privateering,
the reckless loot of captured towns, and
other half-savage customs of medieval
ism, have been abolished, from army and
navy of modern times; yet one, the be-
stowal of bounty remains. Rear Admiral
Sampson has just been awarded SO, 335
and Real-Admiral Schley SO, 900, for their
share in the victory over the Spanish feet
at Santiago; and Admiral Dewey bank
account was swollen in similar manner
for his work at Manila. Why? Is the
work of naval officer in time of war a
private business speculation, or is this off :
Ger hived agent of the country? He re-
ceives education and his salary throughout
his professional career, from his country,
to do whatever work is required of him in
his own line. Why should he receive ad-
ditional pay to do his duty? Bounty money
simply makes his regular salary retaining
fee, subsidy; it makes naval engage
ment private buccaneering adventure.
An officer, under this absurd system, does
not 90 into naval battle as an army off :
Ger goes into battle, as member of the
judiciary undertakes his work or as any
Government official performs his. He is
merely a Government private, held in
check, under full pay, till the opportunity
comes. Then with ships belonging to the
Government, with education and experience
given him, he is allowed to fling himself
at the enemy with the incentive of private
gain to make him do what is already his
distinct and exclusive duty. Why should
not army officers receive a percentage.of
the loot of conquered territory, prosecuting
attorneys win a percentage of every claim
they win for Government and the analogy
is too absurd to continue. Bounty money
to officers in the modern navy of civilized
America is monstrous absurdity, an
anachronism and relic of the past
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-07
From the philadelphIa pa, Record.


Every intelligent American citizen
knows that the Federal Administration has
no more influence upon agricultural pro-
ductiveness than a hedgehog has upon the
courses of the heavenly bodies Never
theless since the more noisly illogical ele-
ment of the Republican party has insisted
that the Administration be given credit for
the recent fruitfulness of the soil they
should in common fairness hold themselves
in readiness to accept for the same high
power all responsibility for the present
failure of the wheat crop in the Dakotas
and in Minnesota. But they won do it
the rascals They'll turn blind eye that
way and swear you down that, though
God reigns, the Republican party is the
whole shooting match.
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saved by His Insanity.
From Youths Communion.

North American Indians Away treated
with great kindness the insane and the
feeble minded, believing that they would
be punished for any injury to persons SO
unfortunate. General Strong tells how
this belief of the Indians enabled Professor
Hayden, of the United States Geological
Survey, to escape from dangerous pre-
dicament.
One day, after having filed his saddle
bags and pockets with pieces of various
kinds of rock, the Professor found that he
had wandered far from his party, and
started in search of them. Seeing some
men on horseback, and supposing that they
were his friends, he rode toward them, but,
to his horror, discovered that they were
Indians.
Knowing that he was in the country of
hostiles, he turned his horse and attempted
to escape. But his saddlebags and every
pocket were full to Overlooking, as was also
the tin box, containing bugs and insects
which hung at his side. Thus handicapped
he made but poor Roadway. The Indians
soon overlook him, and in sign language
ordered him to dismount.
They proceeded at once to make an in
spection of his possessions. He had moth
ing with which to defend himself, his outfit
being pocketknife, hammer, chisel and
watch. These they took, and then began
to plunge their hands into his pockets,
bringing them out filed with the rock
specimens
Again and again they did this, until
pockets, pouch and saddlebags were all
emptied. As the pile of stones increased
upon the ground beside him the Indians
burst into loud laughter. Finally they
opened the tin box, and when they saw
nothing in that but bugs and other insects,
they quickly closed it, and, looking at one
another, and then very closely at Professor
Hayden, they touched their foreheads and
made the sign signifying crazy.
Then they gave back all his things, even
picking up the specimens and replacing
them carefully in his pockets, pouch and
saddle bags, and in the sign language told
him to mount his horse and go on.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-07
A Place of Death.

Under date of May 80, Secretary Root
submitted to the senate a report of Amer
lean casualties in the Philippines, from the
date of occupation to May "a, 1900. 1t
shows that 4S officers and COS enlisted men
were killed in action or died of wounds re-
ceived; % officers and 1, 1873 men died of
disease, and officers and n enlisted men
committed suicide, making total death
list of 20 officers and l ,774 enlisted men.
In the same period l2S officers and / 1886
enlisted men suffered wounds which did
not prove fatal. The number of troops in
the Philippines on April 80 last was 2, 1926
officers and 81, 272 enlisted men.
Three additional death rolls have been
sent to the war department from the front
since the filing of this report, with aggre-
gate casualties of 46.
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Just How Much the Sugar Trust
Has Piled Up Profits.
From the New York Journal.

rTon the new JouFHti
Arbitrary raise in the price of sugar,
due to the combine, 6-l0 of cent pei
pound.
Annual consumption of sugar in the
United States, 5000, 900, 900 pounds.
Increase in the profits of the refneries
annually, $50, 900, 900.
Loss to the refneries by the Trust-Ar-
buckle war, SIS, 100000
Which will all be got back in six months
Raise in wages of these refneries en-
ployes, because of increased prosperity, not
one cent.
Number Of persons thrown out Of en-
ployment through the combination, 5000.
Sugar barons annual tax on every man,
woman and child in the United States, 40
cents.
This is in addition to the regular more
or less legitimate profits previously made
by the trust
This table shows how the ubiquitous
Sugar Trust has raised the price of sugar
in little more than month six -tenths of
cent pound.
The increase will net the refiners $780,
600, 900 year. 1t will come from the
pockets of the people and go directly into
those of the Sugar barons.
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Market price.
The Boss-Ridden Convention.



The Convention was absolutely harmon
ious, and absolutely useless as an indica-
ton of public sentiment. No representa-
tive of anti-Administration sentiment on
any subject was given an opportunity even
to get himself Kissed by the subservient
lackeys of power. There was no more in
dependent freedom of speech than in an
assembly of Germans, Russians or Turks
Such National Convention was never be-
fore known in America. Twelve wears
ago it would have been the death of any
party submitting to it. Perhaps it will be
so now. 1t may be that there are yet some
sparks Of living independence in the Re-
publican party; that it is not a moribund
organization, composed wholly of dictators
and cravens There is more hope of the
nations purity and safety in the angriest
free fight of a party caucus or convention
such as Ben Butler and Fred. Williams
have given samples of in this vicinity, than
in such Convention as has been held this
week in Philadelphia, having regard to the
unrelieved acquiescence in the tyranny of
its control, and its emptiness of any gen
timely popular character.
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Dragging and Facts.

In view of the Republican pronuncia-
mento on the subject of prosperity, social
ed, it is at least curious to read in Dunn $
Reuiev of June 9th, that the ''failures in
May were not only the largest ever known
in that month since such records were
made, but for eighty months covered by
these returns only six have shown as large
liabilities "
1t is the fashion to talk prosperity and
any man who expresses doubt is looked
at suspiciously for fear he may have some
Interior motive in expressing the doubt.
We do not stop to think that to Republi-
can organs and Republican platforms have
evident Interior motives in asserting that
there is unexampled prosperity. That is
their cue, to talk big figures and claim
that it is all due to the Republican party.
Nobody can charge Dmn's ReUie,o with
trying to make the situation darker than it
is, for even this report concerning the
month of May is described as ''encourag-
ing. If Dunn's Recie,o ever varies from
the truth it is, as is well known, to make
things look as bright as possible; but no
one questions its statements of fact, and
when it states that the month of May this
year broke the record of failures for all the
months of May since records have been
kept, we have before us fact which re-
fuses to be ignored and which we respect
fully commend to those who are in the
habit of deriving their facts from political
organs or party platforms.
1t is peculiar sort of prosperity which
is characterized by an almost unprecedent-
ed record of failures We do not mean to
assert that we are having hard times. We
are not doing any calamity bowling. We
simply want to place some red hot Repub-
lican Dragging along side of some ice cold
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-07
Why Chinese Don't Like Americans

The Altoona pa. Tribune, stauneh
Republican organ, says:
1t is not surprising that there is bitter
feeling in China against foreigners, and
especially against Americans. 1t is a fact
that the Chinese are well educated, and
no one need imagine that they are in ignor-
ance of the sentiment in the United States
against them. They know that their
brethren who came here to earn their liv-
ing by honest labor were, in many in
stances, tortured and even murdered, and
they are by no means ignorant Of the pro-
visions of the disgraceful law by which we
vainly seek to keep them out of our coun-
try. 1t should not seem surprising that
they are of mind to keep their country
for Chinese use exclusively. They have
been taught the lesson of exclusion by
Christian nations.
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National Conventions.

As guide to recollection, the following
is record Of eighteen quadrennial nationa
conventions of the principal parties, giving
year, place of meeting and candidates
chosen, ever since these conventions be
came the scene of such nominations, sixty
eight years ago.
1932-Democratic Republican, Balti
more, Andrew jackson; National Repub
lican, Washington, D. G., Henry Clay.
1836-Democratic Baltimore, Martin
Van Buren,; Wing, Harrisburg, Pa,
William Henry Harrison.
1S4O-Democratic, Baltimore, Martin
Van Buren,; Wing, Harrisburg, Pa,
William Henry Harrison.
1S44-Democratic Baltimore, james
K. Polk; Wing, Baltimore, Henry Clay
94S-Democratic, Baltimore, Lewis
Cass; Wing, Philadelphia, Zachary Tay-
lor; Free-Soil, Buffalo, N. Y, Martin
Van Buren,.
democratic, Baltimore, Frank
lin Pierce; Wing, Baltimore, Winfield
Scott.
1856 Democratic, Cincinnati, o.,
James Buchanan; Republican, Philadel-
phia, John c. Fremont; American, Balti-
more, Willard Fillmore.
1S60-Independent Democratic, Balti-
more, Stephen A. Douglas; Democratic,
Charleston, s. c., John C. Breckenridge;
Republican, Chicago, Abraham Lincoln.
l864-Republican, Baltimore, Abra-
ham Lincoln; Democratic, Chicago, George
B. Mcclellan.
lS6S-Republican, Chicago, Ulysses S.
Grant; Democratic, New York, Horatio
Seymour.
1S72--Republican, Philadelphia, Ulysses
S. Grant; Democratic, Baltimore, Horace
Greeley.
1s76-Republican, Cincinnati, Ruth
erford B. Hayes; Democratic, ST. Louis,
Samuel J. Tilden
lSsO-Republican, Chicago, James A.
Garfield; Democratic, Cincinnati Win
field Scott Hancock
18S4-Republican, Chicago, james G.
Blaine; Democratic, Chicago, Grover
Cleveland.
l89S-Republican, Chicago, Benjamin
Harrison; Democratic, Chicago, Grover
Cleveland
lS92-Republican, Minneapolis, Mimi,
Benjamin Harrison; Democratic, Chicago,
Grover Cleveland.
1S96-Republican, st. Louis, William
Mckinley; Democratic, Chicago, William
Jennings Bryan.
l90O-Republican, Philadelphia, Will
liam Mckinley; Democratic, Kansas City,
William Jennings Bryan.
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Last week storms did much damage
throughout Southern Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky. Four persons were killed by
lightning on Friday.
Returns from the wheat prospect for this
year at the Indiana Statistician's office in
dictate that this years crop will be but 80
per cent. of the average.
William Lucas, alias bright Eyes, a
Washington negro, was arrested, charged
with the murder of james Blackston, also
colored, in Philadelphia, Pa, by cutting
his throat with a razor during a dispute
over 30 cents on Saturday night last.
Lizzie Digs, eolored, was held as an ac-
cessory after the fact.