The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-19
News of the Week.


Amethysts of great beauty of color come
from Tesanty Greek, Macon county, N. c.
The first Mormon temple ever erected in
Europe has just been completed in Stockholm.
Severe storms prevailed the latter part of
last week in the North Sea- Much damage
was done to shipping and many lives were lost.
Greenwich, Ind, boasts of having one of
the strangest freaks in the country. 1t is a
tree growing sturdily on the top of its court
house tower.
James Bellows McGregor, of Worthwhile n.
H., who recently celebrated his 109rd birth
day, is believed to be the Oldest Mason in the
United States.
The steamer Coptic, which arrived at San
Francisco last Saturday, from the Orient
brought s., 900, 900 worth of raw silk and over
100000 in gold.
There are "A, 900 hotels in the United States,
representing an invested capital of over &c.,
100000. These establishments employ
$500, 900 persons.
Five women at Washington, D. c., are still
drawing pensions as widows of soldiers who
served in the War of the Revolution, which
ended 100 years ago.
The import of Swedish butter into England
during the first six months of 1904 amounted
in value to 81, 74S, 643, against 81, $685. 600 dur
ing the same period last year.
Two million bricks will be used in the new
Rockefeller building in Cleveland; 10000
square feet of glass will be put into windows,
and the steel will cost $4,000.
Exclusive of agricultural workers there are
over 100000 laboring men in the United
States Nearly 100000 of the number are
members of labor organizations.
Rev. b. S. Brunson of Lafayette, Iowa, has
been preaching for 65 years. He is hale and
hearty, although over 80 years of age, and
continues to preach long and vigorous sermon.
A woman in Oakland, Cal. got divorce
because, at every full of the moon. her hus
band would sit up in bed aud howl, occasion
ally beating her and pulling her hair for
change.
On November u, in Chicago. ILL.,. Herman
Haase, charged with embezzling funds from
the Corn Exchange National Bank, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced TO the penitentiary
for SIX years.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is pre-
pairing TO handle increased traffic. Works Of
improvement, temporarily suspended, have
been taken up and orders have been placed
for more cars and locomotives
Jacob H. Plain, ex cashier Of the German
American National Bank. of Aurora. ILLINOIS,
November L, pleaded guilty to embezzling
$4,000 of the bank funds and was sentenced
to FIVE years in the penitentiary.
When W. Murray Crane, now United States
Senator from Massachusetts was l. years old,
he left the public schools 10 take place IN the
paper mill of his father, beginning At the low
est place-ihat of ragpicker.
There are 252, 436 miles Of ocean cable in
operation today and ouly 3S,T97 miles are
owned by governments. The British cables,
which connect London with all parts of the
world, have total mileage of l54. 600.
Five Japanese. the advance guard of col
ouy of forty or fifty families have arrived n
San Francisco, the way 20 Dade. Fla.
where they intend to cultivate g. 600 acres,
raising silk, cotton. tobacco and pineaPples.
Mrs. johanna Wood. mother of II children.
was the only candidate for constable IN Hugo.
Col The Republicans nominated her. and
the Democrats decided they could NOT put az
a better candidate, SO they indorsed her nom
ination.
Residents Of Paonia, Colorado, claim that
the largest apple IN the world WAS raised Ia
that district this year. II is OF the Wolf River
variety, and weighs ST ounces. line large
strawberries were picked Ia Pannia the third
week in October.
The sugar beet campaign is now on 10
Northeastern Colorado, aud aboHi 100000
tons of beeiS will be- sliced al the Fort Collins
factory alone this fall The beet crop this
year will bring nearly $500. 900 20 the farmers
in the Fort Collins district.
After walking from Terre Haute, Indiana,
to Knoxville, Tenn. aud deSpairing Of sue
cess, I. +. LEROY. tramp. Was offered and
accepted Sl64 600 for a one fourth interest 10
patent to tn the ends Of steel rails together.
The New York Central Railroad is the pur
chaser.
Two hundred thousand head Of lambs will
be fed on peas IN the San Luis Valley, Col,
the coming winter. An immense acreage OF
peas has been grown aud the crop will b. fed,
without harvesting, TO lambs, which will be
sent into the valley from Northern New Mex
leo and Utah.
At Cleveland. Ohio. last Saturday Charles
II. Carleton. alias C. c. Lawrence, and Geo.
Harris alias f. g. Edwards, both Of Boston.
were each sentenced 10 four and half vear>
in the Stale Penitentiary and fined $500. ia
the United States District Court, for using he
mails TO defraud.
The development o. the dairy industry in ih,
United States is scarcely realized By basiueSs
men. In 1898 The butter haul over the Min.
neapolis aud S.. Louis railroad WIS 400, OOG
pounds. Las, year II was nearly 10000
the gain coming wholly from developments OF
creameries along that railroad
The largest dam 10 the State Of Colorado is
being constructed for the Cascade reservoir Va
the San Juan country. The wall viii be l05
feet 10 height aud the water stored will reach
a depth Of 100 feet. The dam viii store g..
OIL 600 600 cubic feet OF waller. OF 500, coo, 600
feet less than the famous CheeSman dam, which
stores Denver's water supply.
This wear ,O69. 600 harvesting machines
were sold in the United States, and OF this
number 225, 900 we're binders. They went 70
every wheat producing country in the world,
for the snn never sets on American farm INA
chimes But most Of them are being used ia
the United States. Oar agricultural expan
sion has followed the path OF farm machines