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The age-herald., 1902-04-02
ONLY SIXTEEN KILLED.
Death List of Mine Accident In Ten.
 nessee Decreases.

Chattanooga Tenn, April 1.-The total number of killed in the explosion in the Nelson mine at Dayton. Tenn, will reach sixteen. Thirteen bodies have been re- covered and three more are known to be in the mine. It was discovered today that the mine Is on fire.
 The rescuing party distinctly felt the heat and were beaten back in their at- tempts to reach and recover the three re- mainins dead bodies in the mine It is not yet known how extensive the fire is or whether it will force the abandonment of the mine. coroner's inquest will be demanded by representatives of the min CTS to fix the responsibility for the dis aster.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
TUGS AND BARGES SOLD.
Property of Greene and Gaynor Put On
 Block to Satisfy Judgment.

tugs, three barges, two yawls, sundry pumps and machinery, the property of the Atlantic Contracting Company, other wise B. D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, were sold at auction today by the sheriff under order of the city court in suit brought by M. A. Connolly. formerly sec retary to Captain O. M. Carter. The sale realized less than $5000.
 Connolly sued for money due for col lecting evidence to be used by Greene and Gaynor in defending the suit against them for defrauding the government. The tugs and barges were knocked down to local purchasers.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
10000 MINERS STRIKE.
Threatened Trouble at Altoona Has
 Been Put In Motion.

Altoona, Pa.. April 1.-After mass meet ings of the Rochester and Pittsburg coal and iron companies miners today, the threatened strike was formally declared. effect of curtailing the employment of nearly as many more railroad men em- ployed by the Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg railroad company. whose freight traffic will be nearly paralyzed in conse- quence of the strike.
 It was decided that if General Manager l.. w. Robertson should attemtp to evict the strikers from their homes, many of which are owned by the company, the bumpers and track layers will at once be called out and the mine allowed to flood.
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UNITED STATES FOURTH.
Only Three Countries surpass Us In
 Population and Area.

Washington, April 1.-(Special.)-Final results of the twelfth census give the total population of the United States on June l, 1900 as S4,233.O6s, with a margin of error of possibly one million accounted for by the uncertainty regarding the population of Philippines.
 Three countries only have a greater number of inhabitants under their flags the Chinese. British and Russian empires.
 The total area of the United States, the term United States" including all insular and other possessions. is now 3690,S square miles, about one fourteenth of the entire land surface of the earth. The same three countries which exceed the United States in population also surpass 1t in erea.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
CONFEDERATE CLAIMS
 PUZZLE DEPARTMENT

Washington, April 1.-(SpecaD--The le- gal officers of the war department are perplexed over the recent act of Con- gross providing relief to ex-Confederate soldiers for losses sustained by them in and after the surrender at Appomattox. The claim was made that a number of Confederates lost their horses. sidearms, etc., through confiscaton by federal troops in violation of the terms of surren- der. Nearly four hundred of these claims filed as far back as 1867 are provided for under the law and must be paid through the quartermaster generals department of the army, How to decide who shall
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS.
In Missouri Republicans Were Defeat.
 ed In All Close Boxes.

St. Louis, April 1.-City elections were held in all the third-class cities of Mis- souri today. In the more important cit ies where political lines were closely drawn, as was the case in almost all of ing gains. In Springfield the Republi- cans seem to have made gains of im- portance. The more substantial Demo- cratic gains were made at Joplin, Jeffer- son City, Independence, Lebanon, Macon and Appleton City, while in smaller towns their gains were seldom broken The hercest fight was made at Joplin. Out of eleven councilmen voted for there the Democrats elected nine
 At Jefferson City and Lebanon the Re- publicans lost control of the council
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JONES' DEFEAT CONFIRMED.
Clarke Already Has Enough Votes to
 Insure Ills Nomination.

Little Rock, Ark, April 1.-With ten counties yet to report, official and unoffi- cial reports yield the following results on the United States Senatorship:
 James P. Clarke 69, James K. Jones 30; necessary to elect on joint ballot 67. These figures are deemed reliable and con- elusive.
 In the third Congressional district the contest is so close between Congressman Densmore and J. c. Floyd that the vote of Vanburen county is awaited in order to settle it. The Democratic State Con- vention will be held in Little Rock June f0
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Family Burned to Death.

Johnston, Pa. April 1.-N- ws has reacn- ed this city that Philip Mitchell and ms five children were burned to death to- night in their home in Prosser Hollow, secluded settlement about three mics from here. MT. Mitchell was carried 10 neiehbor,s house very seriously burned.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Move Town to Accommodate Railroad.

Guthrie. Okla, April 1.-The citizens of Marshall, Okla. today signed a contract with the Denver and Enid and Gulf Railroad Company to build through that city within four months and gave them a cash bonus of $25,000. The town will be moved half mile south to accommo- date the railroad. This is believed to be another Frisco move, building between Enid and Guthrie.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Republicans Win in Topeka.

Topeka. Kas.. April 1.-Republcans won in all the wards of this city at todays elections. This is understood as being a victory for the temperance people,
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Receipts and Expenditures.

Washington. April 1.-Receipts in March were s46,5Ol,4l3 ss against s49ssl. l25 for March, 1901. The expenditures were s3s,- ioe, 46. which leaves surplus for the month of s. 39S, ,g76.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Good for Delaware Democrats

Washington, April 1.-The Union Re- publicans in Delaware have rejected the compromise offered by the anti-Addicks forces, and 1t therefore seems probable that the State of Delaware will continue to remain unrepresented in the Senate Delaware Democrats expect to profit by the split in the Republican ranks in that State, and at the next election hope to send two Democrats to the Senate
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Birmingham Man Gets Patent.

Washington April 1.-tSpecial.)-A pat ent for a press for baling cotton or anal ogous materials was today issued to E. A. Werner of Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
Rose Aaaln Elected Mayor.

Milwaukee. Wis. April 1.--Mayor David S. Rose (DemocraD was today reelected with plurality close to 5000
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receive the money is what puzzles the au- thorities. Efforts will be made to find federal officers who knew something of the situation in Virginia just after the war.
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he conferred with Chairman Cannon of the appropriations committee and asked that if an appropriation bill for the Dan- ish purchase came in action it be deferred until MT. Grosvenor returned from a western trip and had an opport unity to go over the papers. On his return to the city Mir Grosvenor saw Secretary Hay in relation to the matter. It was the view of the Secretary of State that there was nothing in the charges of which cognizance should be taken.
 Hanna Gave Him Letter.
 Resuming his testimony MT Gron re- lated his connection with the Scandina- vian department of the National Republi- can convention in 1896, to which place, he said, Senator Hanna had appointed him. Later he said Senator Hanna gave him letter of recoIisnendatlon to the two Massachusetts sfnators' Messrs. Hoar and Lodge and the latter Tn turn joined in a letter recommending Gron to the President for appointment as min ister to Siam.
 MT. Gron said he was a Republican; had canvassed for that party in 1892 and lSs6 and in 1897 had been Candidate for the Danish mission.
 In reply to specific questions, he saio he knew of no senator or representative who had been bribed or whom any one had attempted to bribe. At the state Department he had only personally seen Mir. Kasson. i
 MT. Gron was then excused Chairman Dalzell announced that he had sum- moned Abner Mckinley, Col. Brown and Fisher Hansen and that they would ap- pear on Thursday.
The age-herald., 1902-04-02
GIRL STUDENT
 KILLS HERSELF
WAS REPRlMANDED BY TEACHER IN NASHVILLE SCHOOL, AND HER BODY IS FOUND IN POND OF WATER.

Nashville, April 1.-After being slight ly reprimanded by a teacher at Bel mont College, last Thursday morning, Miss Henrietta Ligon, student, disap- peared. Tonight her body was recovered from pond in the college yard. Miss Ligon was 15 years of age and daugh- ter of E. H. Ligon of Fulton, Ky, who has been here since Saturday anxiously searching for the missing girl.
 Heavy rains had raised the water in the pond to an unusual height. Today it began to recede leaving a notebook be- longing to Miss Ligon on the bank The work of dragging the pond was begun and the body finally recovered The repri- mand administered was regarded very lightly by the teachers, who held the young girl in high esteem.
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The Weather.

WEDNESDAY. CLOUDY T H [ R g. DAY; LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
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Is generally turned by the man who advertises and keeps his name and business before the people
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
Renovating Mems Clothes.

Men clothes are benefited as much by
careful attention as women's and show
the effect of neglect very quickly. To
prevent the coats from wrinkling, get few
hangers such as dry goods dealers use to
hang them on, and you will find them much
better than hooks or nails. This is an
economy in closet room also, for they can
be placed very close together.
The cloth of which men s suits are made
get dusty easily, and needs frequent brush
ing. Provide yourself with small cane
or whip, and beat them thoroughly, and
after this is done, lay the garments out
smoothly upon table and brush them.
You will need hard bristle brush for over
Goa ) and garments that are spotted with
m id, but soft brush is better for ordna
~ use. Be careful not to hit the buttons,
for that wears the edges and loosens them.
The garments should be perfectly dry be-
fore you begin; brush the collar first, then
keep brushing toward the bottom.
A good cleansing fluid for coat collars
and spots on clothing is almost indispens-
able. Obtain soap bark from druggist,
put handful in a vessel, and pour over it
in pint of boiling water. Let it stand
two hours, then strain and add table
spoonful of powdered borax, which dis
solves quickly, and it is ready for use.
Sponge the soiled places with this until
clean; then with clear water. Cover with
cloth that will leave no lint and press
dry. When you have finished, you will
find that the spots have entirely disap
peared. A little borax dissolved in strong
suds made of good soap and warm water
will cleanse woolen goods nicely.
IF the elbows of the sleeves and the
knees of the pants are stretched out of
shape, lay damp cloth on them and fold
them up an hour or two, then lay them on
the ironing board, smooth with the palm of
the hand and pull gently in every direction
until they lie fat Cover with cloth and
press with hot iron until dry. Sponging
and pressing the back of cloth coats will
remove the shiny appearance they often
acquire after wearing awhile If black
clock becomes rusty, dilute ink with an
equal quantity of water, and sponge the
garment with it. When the shoulders of
the coats are quite gray, use ink without
diluting it, rub it in well and press dry.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
A Husbands Hot Time.

Judge Fox, sitting in the Superior Court
in Salem, Mass, September l3, heard the
suit for divorce brought by Benjamin B.
Price, merchant of Salem against Mary
A. Price on the ground of cruelty.
Mr.. Price said his wife put water in LIS
shoes and he got cold from having to wear
wet shoes. He charges that she pu' swill
in his overcoat pocket; threw water over
him when he went downstairs. She put
pepper in his bed and he got it in his eyes
so badly that his eyes were injured, he al
leges, and he had never got over it.
For seven years he slept in the attic be-
cause his wife kept an iron bar eight inches
long in the room and he was afraid of her.
She took the bar and beat on his door with
it. At other times she pounded on the
walls, making a noise, and said the house
was haunted. He states that she threw a
loaf of brown bread at him. She wouldn' t
do his washing and he had washed his own
clothes at times.
For months at time his bed would not
be made; he mended his own stockings be-
cause she would not do it; she put grease
on his clothes.
She denied all of the above statements
made by the plaintiff. Price said he was
married 33 years ago and the trouble began
26 years ago.
Mrs. Price testified that her husband
was very abusive man; he had struck and
choked her.
Judge Fox dismissed the suit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
Winter Railroading in Alaska.
From the Scientific American

rEOm luc ocicutihC tinCilSau-
The labor in maintaining and open track
on the single Alaskan railroad is no slight
task. In the warmer months it is neces-
sary to guard against obstruction of the
line by avalanches Of rocks and gravel,
which are constantly falling from the sides
of the deep cuts through which the track
passes. In the season of frost the work
of keeping the track clear is trebly increas-
ed. From Skagway, the ever open port
on the Pacific, to the summit of the White
Pass, twenty -one miles distant, the road
ascends 2400 feet, over track that
winds around the PERCEPTIONS sides of the
mountains, through tunnels, and a long
series of deep cuts, at last emerging at the
summit of the divide, and continuing to
the terminus at the head of navigation on
the Yukon river.
Snow begins to fall on White Pass about
October l5, and continues with rare in
tervals until the 1st of May. The aver
age accumulation on the level is twenty
feet. Winds are violent and incessant
during the winter and the utmost effort is
required to keep the deep cuts free from
snow. Two large snow plows, continually
move back and forth on the track Rarely
train starts out during the winter that is
not preceded by one of these snow plows.
In January the thermometer sinks to go
degrees below, and then is the time when
the snowfall is greatest and the wind fer
cest Cuts are filed up and the track
obliterated. With two engines pushing
the centrifugal plow, the attack is made
upon the huge drifts, and, with the help
of all available shovelers, the track is
soon cleared The most dangerous season
on an Alaskan mountain railroad is not
when SHOWS are deepest, ort he frost most
intense, but in early spring, when thaws
begin, and SHOWS on the mountain sides
form avalanches, which, without warning,
slide down over the track and engulf it.
The utmost vigilance is then required, for
whistle of the locomotive has been known
to bring down thousands of tons Of closely
packed SNOW
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
Fine Screws in Watches.

The minuteness of some of the screws
made in a watch factory may be measured
by the statement that it takes nearly $50,
900 of a certain kind to weigh pound.
Under microscope they appear in their
true characler-perfectly finished bolts.
The pivot of the balance wheel is only one
-hundredths of an inch in diameter,
and the gauge with which pivots are classi
fed measures to the ten-thousandth part of
an inch. Each jewel hole into which a
pivot fits is about one fve-thousandth Of
an inch larger than the pivot to permit
sufficient play.
The finest screw for small sized watch
has thread of 260 to the inch, and
weighs one one hundred and thirty -thous-
andths of pound. Jewel slabs of sap
phire, ruby or garnet are first sawed into
slabs -fiftieth of an inch thick, and are
shellacked to plates so that they may be
surfaced. Then the individual jewels are
sawed or broken off, drilled through the
centre, and depression made in the con-
vex side for an oil cup. A pallet jewel
weighs one one hundred and fifty -thous-
andths of pound; roller jewel little
more than one two hundred and ffty-six-
thousandth. The largest round hairspring
studs four -hundredths of an inch in diam
eter and about nine -hundredths of an inch
in length.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
Beware Of High Chairs.

A young lady of small stature recently
tainted at dinner given in her honor. 1t
was then found that she had not been able
to touch either of her feet to the floor or her
back to the chair, and the restricted circula-
ton and prolonged discomfort had finally
overcome her An antiquarian traces the
present manila for high seats to the fact that
at old French cGurts sets of handsome fur
niture were ranged along the walls for
effect, but were never occupied. The
chairs and sofas actually used were much
lower. Furniture makers of today copy
the more snowy pieces and further enhance
their inutilith by spring cushions. The
dictum of famous cabinet maker Is that
in choosing chairs the knee of person
standing should come clear above the seat
he intends to occupy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
Gloves and Their Old world History.

1t has been decreed that the accessories,
more than the costume itself, proclaim the
true lady, and the wise woman, if she must
economize does so in connection with the
gown rather than the many small details of
her outfit. Gloves, more than anything
alse, are indicative of whatever degree of
refinement a woman may possess and, con-
sequently, they should have the greatest
care bestowed upon them. This idea that
the glove is an important badge of aris-
tocracy is not new one. When gloves
were first worn, which was sometime during
the eighth century, only people of high
rank could own them Royalty, the clergy
and the military, which comprised the aris-
tocracy of Europe, held an exclusive right
to these garments.
The church introduced the wearing of
gloves into part of the religious service, and
the Emperor Charlemagne gave the inhab-
itants of certain monastery the right to
hunt deer SO they might have skin for their
gloves. Gloves were first worn in France,
and, like great many other aristocrats,
'scame over with William the Conqueror,
during the Norman invasion of England.
AT that time the right to wear gloves be-
longed exclusively to men, and the articles
worn were generally most profusely deco
rated Perhaps it was thought that as
women did no hard work they did not need
this covering, as although they were orna-
mented, gloves were first worn for their
usefulness rather than for ornamentation.
Falconers were among the first to use them
as they were so useful as protection from
the talons of the hawk.
When buying gloves there are large
number of things to be considered. The
best and most durable kid is soft and elastic,
as the hard inelastic kind will nearly al
ways split or rip in a very short time
Black gloves are generally less elastic than
any other, and for this reason should al
ways be the very best procurable. Cheap
gloves are always dear, if such paradox
may be used, but if it is absolutely neces-.
sary that cheap articles be bought it is best
to get as light a shade as possible. Dark
dyes and colorings are more or less injurious
to the kid and, therefore, glove that has
only been colored slightly is more durable
Dressed kid is more durable than suede and
generally retains its freshness longer.
Gloves ripped at the fingers are inexcus
able. A seam should always be stitched
with thread to match the shade of the glove,
as soon as it rips, and this is one of the
places where the old adage about the
''stitch in time is particularly applicable.
A good way to mend tear is to buttonhole
stitch around the rough edges and draw
the solid edge thus formed together. This
will prevent the fraying and pulling which
is SO often the despair of the amateur glove
mender. The most graceful gloves have
long fingers; the short fingered glove gives
the hand stumpy appearance, which is
very ungraceful and entirely out of keep
ing with the long, slender effects popular
at present.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
PROCLAMATION.

Be it known and proclaimed, that the
months of September and October are hereby
set apart for those who wish TO wed, and to
the friends of those who wed | wish to say
that before purchasing presents it will pay you
to visit my store and look over the stock, see
if you cannot get something good and pretty
to gladden. the hearts of those who are about
to launch upon the matrimonial sea.
Be it further proclaimed, that my stock of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry of every kind, Sill
verware in Sterling and Good Plate, and
Novelties in Sterling Silver will be sold at a
small profit.
Be it further proclaimed, and it is a fact,
that / have the finest and best line OF BLANK
BOOKS in Ledgers, Day, Journals and
Records for the least money. The finest
and best line of WRITING PAPER by
pound or box at all prices. Inks, Erasers,
Mucilage, Pastes, Cards, Ink Stands, i'll fact
every thing you need in Stationery.
Be it known and further proclaimed. that
have agency for the celebrated WATERMAN
FOUNTAIN PEN and have nice assort-
ment on hand; also other makes. 10 the
Type Writers / wish to say, that have an as
sortment of paper TO meet their wants. ONION
Skin paper for making duplicates.
And be it further proclaimed that [ do
EXAMINE THE EYES and fit you properly
with GLASSES if you need them. A call
will convince you that the above proclama-
ton is true and will be carried out to the let
ter All goods bought of me will and must
be lust as represented Soliciting share OF
your patronage, | am respectfully yours,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
The Coming Man.
E-ou the I.ondon Globe.

Professor Brunor makes a startling pre-
diction as to human development. He
sees in the future man being in whom
strange transformations shall have taken
place; "a being in whom brain is master,
ruling body much larger than that of the
present man; body which has lost its float
ing ribs, its vermiform appendix and its little
toes, and in which many other changes
have taken place He believes the chest
and upper and lower limbs will be larger
and that the future man will be much
taller than this prototype of today.
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Call and see of Furniture carry, and
by getting you need in this line right here Furniture OF
every description and all prices suit the people, and good
values guaranteed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
stock Farm Ruined by the Mosquito.

A stock farm at Trembley, n. j., oc-
cupying 100 acres, has been abandoned
because the mosquitoes so harassed the
cattle that they ceased to give good milk,
and many of them died. It is at Trem-
bley that the largest brand Of the insect is
to be found.
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HERING'S DEPARTMENT STORES.
MILLINERY.
MILLINERY.
MILLINERY.

wish call the attention of the many friends OF Miss
Bessie Stone formerly with Derr Lamberd that she will have
charge my Millinery Department and is in New York
purchasing for the Fall Opening the date of which will
be announced week Look for the Date.
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NEW NECK WEAR.
NEW NECK WEAR.

have Just received fine line of Neckwear for Men and
Boys all new and stylish The patterns quiet and neat
colo but rich invite your inspection OF the fine as
sortment and judge for yourself