The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-08
News of the Week.

The United States pays nearly 81. 900, 600
a day TO foreign ships for carrying its products.
There are many signs of great commercial
development in the western islands of Alaska.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Denver, Lancas-
ter county, Pa, and the schools have been
closed.
The first threShing machine was recently set
up in Damascus. |, is a steam thresher from
Indiana.
James Callahan an Iowa millionaire. has
left $40 600 to found home for :he wives Of
drunkards.
At ST. Augustine. Fla. is the only mill ia
the world that gets IFS power direct from an
artesian we'll
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Muudis, of Winters.
town, Pa, celebrated the 5Olh anniversary of
their marriage on September 30. They have
10 children living,
Charles +, Wright. United States Secret
Service agent. captured man who gave his
name as Marian Roberts near Falling SPRING,
W. Va. on the charge Of passing cou:. 'erieit
coins.
A. Adams, Mass. October -, while Right
Rev. Thomas d. Beaver, Roman Catholic
Bishop, Of Springfield, was laying The corner
stone OF st. Stauislaus' Polish Church IN the
afternoon a floor collapsed, rreciPia'iug $50
persons into the basement. Thrty-seven per
sons were so injured as to require medical
treatment. OF this number the injuries of Ii
are serious and in one case may prove fatal.
Peter Lsngdorf arrived in Philadelphia, las,
week on a steamer from Liverpool. Ian
/ dori Is a native OF Finland. Is feet I inch
/ tall, and on the way over gave some Femarha
bic tea,s of strength He ou,pu,led ten men
Ju q tug ol-war. lifted ten weighing over 1900
youRds broke ten inch cham across his
knees. bound an inch and .a-quarter chain
around his breast, took deep breath and
broke the chain. After b-iug examined. &c,
I he leii for S;eelio1 Pa. where he bad secured
work, seemingly guminiiui Of his teais OF
strength.
According io pTe,3Us estimates the New
4 York city Board Of Education Niii require ia
The usiE hoThood OF S2f 500 90 for next year
I This vIil be an increase ct between $500,
I go ard s. Oog. eco over the estimate for thf,
wear. aud wiii exceed the appropriation for
this year by $4.ouO.uOO The heavy increase
iu The bgdgsi for next wear Is due primarily TO
The remarkable growth 90 the school system
and 60 the rrtssughmrut made necessary 10y
toe msAgrr appropriation TOR tbgs year Even
sHE schools. VACATION schools and Fairgrounds
and general supervision each contribute 80 the
. general increase.
Floods have joae an immense amauo. nt
damage ia N-w Mckee. Half Of the team oi
Wafruus s-as DESTROYED au8 TO .rsst - persons
ssry irnuued. and $4,000 damage tu prop
rrty. Reports from Oh. Blr G-Sate Valley,
above and below Albuquerque. sh0N that ' l.
rrsrr and l.o4 IsHfes sr~r washed Asay. and
sewers. hundred families are bumetcSs- The
river s~unr t1 ths ess', eos rew ehEn
uri AND pszrFi a 'arvvnt fhupgh The 'wa
,a4ut Ne i3ess N@rr lost, Iu tar-la. p sub
orb gf Aihaqurrga-. ~ houses Nere destroyed.
/ The tamser ag IL. Ca-ia.ss ard Alameda,
+ Harth ri Albuquerque. ss.I sunuHt Go srssrsl
. hsadsei 'taasa1i dollars
uaa feature If s-r sraz'b g shs ate raslr.
E Aatr ba.sr~-s ss taa demand Or large Poacfe-
I Last w~FS Do was aaHa4ng-l thal H.ap $50
gr. a Nra J ars merchant. hsl f14rt has" 2
a gaary isr slau1 $50 f1- whlgb Be pays aa
. snua4i rr.zsgm 81 g. 80 Nr S.rEr. hiss
Fas~U tbls i=-acF b. = p-alrct.aH ir Hs business
900 event ut be 5~sla and al an las=,1a-H-
I Aurus iha heas..y fasarvI msr ~ faas Dfy
/ arr John Z % ErsrSs $50. tsg- tsraszr ".
I Eaa3rrbsit. s. uuo tson as4 James e.. 60. gate,
I tbs haukeF. s.. 5ao.u" Daring the Grf b.,
4 months I'D Is1t our at ihr .arEr enmpanrr-
stsHr8 ia % applicants yiaar s..3E1. 5sst H' 1H
saraass so average 1t atsut si2i. ifia ias aash.