The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-01
News of the Week.

Fire at Nashville, Tenn, last Sunday des
troyed property valued at 1925, goo.
Father Joseph NJ Caruana has spent AZ
years among the Indian tribes of the North
west.
Mrs. Carrie Bragg Graves, daughter Of the
famous Confederate leader, died in New York
June 25.
The rush OF tourists for Europe from New
York last and this week has broken all previ-
Gus records.
Italy can boast of having more standard
gauge electric railways than any other couu-
try in Europe.
The recent exposure Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society has hal bad effect on the
investing public.
An express train near Beaver. Pa, on sun
day. colliied with 200 pound woman and
was nearly wrecked.
The village of vicksburg. Mich, is bank.
rupt as the result of the closing Of the Vicks-
burg Exchange Bank.
Nine men constitute a jury in Mexico, aud
a majority gives the verdict II the Jury Is
unanimous there is no appeal.
A shortage amounting to SIG. 600 has been
discovered in the accounts of the cashier Of
the Vigo County (Ind. National Bank.
At Lewistowu, Pa. last Monday, Ellwood
Canon killed himself in his cell after being
convicted of murder in the first degree.
At La Moure, n D.. June 26, Mrs. Evigne
Reilly gave birth to three girls and a boy
The little ones are perfect aud well. Mrs.
Reilly, who is "a years old, is now the mother
of 10 children.
In Japan ships are loaded with coal By
women and girls; but the work Is made com
paratively easy by putting the coal in small
baskets which are passed on from one end Of
line to the other
Dunkards from Eastern States have bought
1900 acres Of farming land ia Glenn county,
California. and viii settle there with their
families. The land will be divided into 40
and 50 acre tracts.
Texas has pa counties. 1t Is the largest
State in the Union, having an area Of PCS, 80
square miles. Its greatest length from north
to south is about 500 miles and its greatest
breadth about 75G miles.
A machine has recently been invented and
viii be tested soon BY a bank in Philadelphia
for counting coins. IL can be adjusted as 10
speed so as to count and wrap up so. 900 coins
an hour, doing the work Of abou, 10 clerks
-Four men we're killed when the three upper
stories Of an apartment house in l26ih street.
New York, between Broadway and Riverside
Drive, were blown down in a terrific thunder
storm last Monday. A score Of persons we're
injured.
At Raytown, Mass, last Monday, an officer
of the Hemane Society made woman. weigh
ing ever 200 pounds, pat another horse to
pillow instead OF using her husband. The man
weighs l25 pounds aud was doing the best he
could to keep up with the horse.
One Of the most interesting items in con.
neetion with the meat imports is that Of dead
rabbits. In England rabbits are an article OF
food OF much greater extent than IN the United
States. Rabbits are cheap and are consider
ed 10 be both nutritious and digesiibe.
John Wanamaker, Of Philadelphia, Pa.
has given the international Young Mems
Christian Association 500, 900 to be used IN
constructing Christian Association buildings
10 heather cities. The gift will be used 10
erect buildings in Kioto. Japan; Picking.
China, and Seoul, Korea.
The aged and infirm men Of New Orleans
will get between $500, 600 and $500, 600 for a
home BY the win Of Mrs. Leila Banner DIVER.
who died last week. Mrs. Dryer left her
property to her husband and a home for aged
and infrm men. The death Of the husband
few weeks before his wife makes the entire
fortune. except some special legacies. avail
able for the establishment of the proposed
home.
A house Of twine forms part Of the display
made in the Palace Of Manufactures al the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. at Portland.
Oregon, by rope firm. The house is as large
as small cottage, and is composed entirely
oftwine balls and hemp. The roofis matched
with hemp, and hemp curtains hang over the
windows. The structure IS surrounded by
lawn made Of rops, and rope fence COM
pletes the design.
On July IL the entire city Of Dayton, Ohio.
10000 population, will unite IN welcoming
John II. Patterson, its leading manufacturer.
on his return from years trip around the
world. Shops and stores will be closed and
representatives of all classes will march in a
parade, meeting Mr.. Patterson on his arrival.
A beautiful loving cup, the gift of Dayton's
citizens, will be presented 10 Mr.. Patterson,
the pioneer Of welfare work in the industries.
The day will be made public holiday unique
in municipal history, as the tribute of whole
community to the worth of private citizen.
AT York, Pa, on June %, there were fled
in the recorders Office deeds transfe rring
thousands of acres of land on both sides of
the Susquehanna River, from Shank Ferry
to point in Peach Bottom. The transfer
was made by Carey T. Hutchinson of New
York, to Alexis 7. Bartlett and Ross A
Mackey, both of New York. Messrs. Bart
lett and Mackey represent the company which
is interested in the building of power plants
along the Susquehanna River The land
embraces every strategic point for 10 miles up
and down the river, and includes McCal's
Ferry site, where power plant is to be built.
a half dozen or more islands were included in
the big land deal