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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10

him. The body, having been supported
by the attendant standing in the rear, did
not lunge forward in the same manner as
that of the first victim, but fell forward
and lodged on its shoulders in bowed po-
sition where it remained life-like and
CHASTITY until it was thrown into the coffin,
which was neither lined nor painted.
Mind you, this was a scene of human
ity, played by human beings, and the re-
subtitle for one-death for the other.
1t did not seem like justice to me. If
twas justice at all it was of a most puisne
character. 1t seemed more like the act Of
savage, still the Chinese can hardly be
classed as carnivorous This, however,
we will leave for the scientists to solve.
The above statement will hardly bear me
out in what | am about to relate, because
it savors so much of cannibalism.
The tremendous pother attending an
occasion of this kind is greatly augmented
by the absolute disregard the people have
for one another, and by the attempts Of
others to get near the corpse and sop bread
and coins in the warm life blood. They
saturate the bread thoroughly with the
blood and then lay it away to dry. When
dry they use it for medicine. They put a
certain portion of it into boiling water and
administer it to all those who emit blood
from the mouth. In this particular case
the man squatted beside the dead body
and held his package, by string, directly
against the stub end of the neck until it
was thoroughly soaked. Another brought
a string of verdantique coins and diligently
colored each of them in the blood These
are also used in cases of sickness, but not
in quite so barbarous manner. At least
they are not taken internally, but are
given 20 all sick people, who carry them in
their pockets, with the hope that they will
drive away the Sick Devil. . During
all this time | was as busy as [ could be
with my camera, and despite the inclement
weather, | succeeded in getting several
descriptive pictures, and | enclose them
herewith for your information and editica-
ton. They tell the whole story without
the use of words The crime was murder,
and, to my mind, murder was their aven-
ger. A. E. S.
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Smoothing the Way Of the Working
Girl.

The up-to-date employer has come to
realize that it is quite as important from a
business point of view to have well-pre-
served workman as a well-oiled machine,
and he carries an insurance fund for his
people just as he maintains a fund for
breakage and repairs on his engines. This
insurance fund for the bodies and minds Of
employees is now officially known as well
fare work. 1t means, first and foremost,
a provision for the physical comfort of the
man and woman who work in the shop; and
this means plenty of light and air, good
drainage, and pure water-supply. 1t
means, further, elevators and seats for
women workers, baths for the dirty, and
lunches for the hungry, 1t may mean,
later, picnics and balls, public lectures,
club houses, and cooking schools, but for
the present the demands of the body are
paramount
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10
A Boys Composition On Hens.

Here is boys funny essay on hens
which | have just come across
"Hens is curious animals. They don
have no nose, nor no teeth; nor no ears.
They swallow their vittles whole and chew
it in their crops inside of them. The out
side of hens is generally put into pliers
and feather busters. The inside of hen
Is sometimes filled up with marbles and
shirt buttons and SIGH. A hen is very
much smaller than good many other
animals, but they'll dig up more tomato
plants than anything that amt hen.
Hens is very useful to lay eggs for plum
pudding. like plum pudding. Hens
has got wings and can fly when they are
scarf. l cut my Uncle Williams hen $
neck off with Ratchet and it scarf her to
death. Hens sometimes make very fine
spring chickens
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10
NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners, appointed by
virtue of commission to them issued by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, to
locate or cause to be located and opened a
public road in said county, commencing at
the Nicodemus road at or near the Louisville
schoolhouse, and running thence in a south
westerly direction through the lands of L. Fl.
Geise; then on or near the line of division
between the land of L. s. Patterson and 81.
B. Gore; thence through the lands of Elmer
Wampler and the George W. Albaugh Real
Estate and Brokerage Company, or the land
of the heirs of Thomas Beasman, deceased,
to intersect public county road called Mine
road, leading from the Beasman road to the
Liberty road, at or near an old sawmill site.
All persons whom it may concern are hereby
notified that we will meet at the Louisville
Schoolhouse. at 9 a. M, on Wednesday, May
22nd, 1907, to execute the trust reposed in us
by the aforesaid commission.
ELI I. BENNETT,
JAMES J. KOHLER.
CHARLES l.. BRAUNING,
apr19 st Examiners.
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Kidding Of Ants.

Constant cultivation will, as a rule, dis
courage the presence of ants in garden.
But if this course does not avail, try a
treatment of carbon bi sulphide. Pour a
little of this into each nest of ants, closing
each opening after treatment by stepping
on it. The fumes will penetrate the nest
in every direction, killing both ants and
larvae, but it soon evaporates and so does
not injure the soil. Be careful, however,
not to breathe or ignite the carbon bi-sul-
phide fumes, and do not let the liquid come
in contact with vegetable and useful roots.
Do not uncork the bottle in house or in
a closed room
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It Rained Bugs and Frogs.

A shower of insects large in size and
greenish in color, together with very small
frogs, fairly covered the territory between
Kalamazoo and Battle Greek, Mich, re-
Gently.
The storm broke quickly in a cloudburst.
Frogs began falling slowly at first and in
creased in number until catch basins be-
came clogged with them. The bugs fol-
lowed the frogs.
Professors and students carried large
numbers of insects home for examination
Most of the bugs were dead when picked
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Farmers
Headquarters.

Our store has long been
known as Farmers Headquart.
ers. Make your business
engagements at our office; the
G. q P. and Maryland tele-
phones are at your service free
of charge. Your interests and
ours are identical-good crops
and good prices mean good
business for US. Our facilities
for serving you are second to
none in the State. We are
members of the Chamber of
Commerce, Baltimore, and the
National Hay Association and
are represented on the New
York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington Produce Exchanges.
We are in a position to handle
Farm Produce to the best ad.
vantage and at the least ex.
pense possible. Being in close
touch with the different mark
cts we ship to the point where
the demand exists and thereby
never crowd or overstock the
market, a great advantage to
the producer.
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Big Fire in Bremen.

BREMEN, May 4.-Fire which broke
out in the Free Zone warehouse here today
caused damage estimated at 81, 500, 900.
The Bremen fremen fought hard for many
hours. The flames were spread by high
southwest wind and some new wooden
buildings on the machine wharves also were
destroyed.
In the warehouse 20, 900 bales of cotton
were burned.
All the available river boats and fire en-
gines were called in to fight the flames and
had to work desperately to gain control
Nearly all the local fire insurance COM
panies were more or less hard hit.
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Lumber! Lumber

OF every description. We furnish every
fhinq that enters into the construction of
building. Our S25. 90 flooring is great
seller; great favorite with the carpenter,
and has the lumber trade guessing.
That So Single of ours (No. l
4x2O Cypress) is hard to keep on hand.
One car, 80, 900, already sold this month;
another car on the way.
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No. 1857.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of Comptroller of the Currency,


WASHINGTON. d. c., March 9Th. 1907.
WHEREAS, BY satisfactory evidence pre-
scented to the undersigned, it has been made
to appear that
The Sykesville National Bank, in the town
of Sykesville, in the County of Carroll, and
State Of Maryland, has complied with all the
provisions of the Statutes ofthe United States,
required to be complied with before an asso-
citation shall be authorized to commence the
business of Banking
Now. therefore, I, William B. Ridgely,
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby GER
lify that "The SykesvlIe National Bank in
the town of Sykesville, in the County of Car
ROLL and State of Maryland, is authorized to
commence the business of Banking as pro-
vided in Section Fifty Hundred and Six
ty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United
States. Conversion of the Sykesvile Bank Of
Carroll County.
In testimony whereof witness my
,@-, hand and seal of Office this Eighth
SEAL. day of March, 1907.
'-@' WIN. B. RIDGELY,
mar15 2m Comptroller of the Currency.
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Binder Irvine i!

We bought carload this year-we dia
this to save you money. Order eauY
before the supply is exhausted.
Standard Irvine 10c ID.
Manila Irvine 14c lb.
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Feeds! Feeds!
FeHiHzeH!

We are exclusive agents for q. ODER
6 Sons Standard Fertilizers and D.
B. Martins Abbafoir Products. We
have special bulletin on Fertilizer
will prove interesting and profitable to you,
send for same.
Soluble Bone and Potash for corn S14. 90
ton.
Potato Fertilizer 81 s. 90 and S24. 90 ton.
Rock KANT, Nitrate of Soda and
Muriate of Potash.
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g. STEELE,
DEALERS IN
Agricultural Implements and Machin-
cry, Field Seed, Wagons, Etc.,
CORNER GREEN AND LIBERTY STREETS,
wESTMINSTE MD.

We have made our contracts for 1907, and
as a starter will have on exhibition, for the
inspection of the farmers. the following
International Gasoline Engines and Manure
Spreaders, the simplest machines that are
made; Brown Wagons. Wizard and Oliver
Flows, Perry Wood Frame Harrows, Stee!
Lever Harrows. Black Hawk Check Row Corn
Planter, SharpIess Tubular Cream Separa,
tors, &c.
Many of these lines have been contracted
for in car lots, which allows 10 sell at close
prices, thereby benefitting the farmer.
Look US up when in need, as we can save
you money, and will take care of your ma
chimes after you have bought them.
Cloverseed is high in price, but we will
have some on hand at all times to accommo
date those who want it.
feb15 C. & p. Phone, Call 424
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Mail Orders !!

We make a speciality of mail orders.
We ship to any point in or out of the
State. All orders shipped same day as re-
ceived, either by mail, express or freight,
whichever is to the advantage of the pur-
chaser.
1--WE WANT YOUR TRADE"
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Farm Gates!

II foot Gate, dressed Cypress, we'll
made and bolted, $3.50 each; II foot
81. 90; IA foot $3.50; hinges included.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll coun.
ty will meet at their office, in Westminster,
every MONDAY in NAY, 1907, for the trans
action of business. By order,
FRANCIS L. HANN,
may 8 Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10

WE CARRY in stock forty patterns of
w Mouldings and Castings for you to select
from. Smith q Refsnider
J. s. MYERS. u. u. S. J. f. MYERS. ID. d. s.
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WE FORCE THE MARKET
Whenever POSSIBLE

We want at all times in
small or large quantities Wheat,
Corn, Hay and Straw, and will
give full market prices for
same. See Sykesville market
in this paper.
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SHOES, HATS AND
GENTS FURNISHINGS.

showing line and Oxford this season
have carried 25styk Dorothy Dodd Oxfods at S25O
and $500 In the cheaper Oxord have splendid line OF
c Kid Patent Leather Canvas and Gun Metal Oxfords from
We have the best assortment OF Mems
and Bows Shoes and Oxfords select from Carroll County
prices need Of good Stylish Hat this Is
place for it Always the best selection NeckWear
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs Suspenders Hosiery and Underwear
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
SHOOTS THE JUDGE
.LIrIcANT TRIED IN VAIN TO col.
LEcT a GAMBLING DEBT.
IN COURT FOR EIGHT YEARS
Judge BrsmmeIl, With Three Bullets
In Body, Is Still Alive
Had Lost HE Suit.

Laramie. wyo-William Lepper,
for thirty years a resident OF this
city. shot Judge Charles w. Brammell
htree times In the law office OF the
latter. then turning the revolver upon
himself, blew out his brains.
Judge BramnsNll IL still alive, but
has three bullet wounds in the head.
One shot shattered both bones OF the
lower jaw and another severed the
palate. He has chance for recovery,
but his advanced age is against him.
Lepper, who was an old man. has
been in constant litigation for the past
eight years over property in this city
which he lost title to by giving II as
security on a deal in stocks. He had
attempted TO regain the title through
the law, which refuses legal standing
to gambling debt.
He was in tho Office OF Judge Groes-
beck but a few minutes before the
tragedy Wednesday. and II Is now be.
lleved, with the object OF shooting
the jurist. but was elected. He had
been watched by the police for weeks.
Judge Brammell is one OF the leading
democratic politicians OF the state and
has held many important offices.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
BANDITS LOSE
PAY CAR PRIZE
PASSENGER TRAIN CAUGHT IN a
NOVEL TRAP SET FOR TREAS
uRE COACH.
TWO BRIDGES ARE BURNED
Hold.Up Men Flee, Leaving Fright.
ened Travellers In cul-de-sao-
The Strong Box ls
Saved.

Chicago, lll.-The boldest and
most picturesque attempt at a rail
way hold-up near Chicago has been re-
ported from Reynolds, Ind, near which
place Ave bandits were routed in an
EFFORT TO rob Panhandle pay train
carrying between $4,000 and $4,000
To accomplish their design the rob.
bers burned two railroad bridges
within two miles, planning to trap
the treasure train between the
streams. The bungled and impris.
oned a passenger train instead, and
when the pay train drew up later and
was stopped at the first bridge they
had lost their strategic position and
were repulsed by armed resistance.
When they found that they had halt.
ed a passenger train their nerve failed
them. and instead OF dynamiting the
train and shooting those who might
oppose them the hold-up men took to
the woods. Not passenger aboard
was molested.
Officials OF the road were staggered
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
FINISHED t,ooo.MILE WALK.
Dan o'Leary Walks One Mile an Hour
for 1000 Consecutive Hours.

Cincinnati-Dan O'Leary, the worlds
famous long-distance walker, finished
his l,OOO-mile walk at Norwood Inn
In this city. He has walked one mile
during each hour for 1000 consecutive
hours and. although he is nearly 65
years old. he at no time during this
test OF his strength has shown any
signs OF faltering.
This is one OF the most remarkable
walks Witnessed In America, and the
medical world has been intensely In
terested as to the outcome, II is said
that the International Tuberculosis
Association persuaded oLeary 10 at
tempt the walk and that he Is TO re-
ceive $1,000 for accomplishing the
feat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
TWENTY PERSONS ARE HURT.
Chicago Street Cars Collide at cross.
Ing; One Mans Condition Serious.

Chicago. Ill.-More than twenty
persons were injured In a street car
collision here Wednesday night. Due
to wet rails, a Madison street car ran
into a Western avenue car which was
crossing over Madison street. The eff.
forts OF the motorman 20 stop the car
were vain because Of the cars skid.
ded along the rails. Both cars
were deraIled. Many escaped injuries
by jumping.
When the cars met all the lights
were extinguished and the Western
avenue train was carried along toward
the curbing. Panic seized the passsn
gers and the screams OF the women
and children aroused residents in the
vicinity.
Robert ID. Smith, the most danger.
ously wounded, was caught between
cars and so severely injured that q
is believed he will die.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
DEATH LIST
IS APPALLING
LATEST REPORTS FROM GALA.
BRlA AND SICILY INTENSITY
STORY OF HORROR.
800 BODIES IN ONE TOWN
Search at Ferruzzano Has Not Been
Made over More Than Halt
Of lite Area-caused by
Volcanoes.

Rome-Latest reports indicate that
the disaster caused by earthquake
shocks In Sicily and Caldbrla Is
even greater than at first reported.
The dead will possibly be as many as
1000. while the property loss Is tire.
mendous.
The government has sent troops TO
dig in the ruins at Ferruzzano, where
many people. supposed to be alive, are
Imprisoned. Three hundred bodies
have been recovered thus far, and the
city has not been searched over more
than half Its area. The population was
1000. and because OF the panic which
scattered the survivors, II has been
impossible to learn how many escaped.
At Reggie and Messina, houses top.
pied over like piles OF blocks and
many people were buried.
Two walls OF the Cathedral at Ger.
ace collapsed. and a number OF build.
ings fell at Sinopoli. Brancelone is In
ruins, and a long line of dead bodies
has been arranged by the soldiers.
1t is possible that nearly half the
population OF Ferruzzano persisted.
Great cracks have appeared on the
surface OF the earth, running several
miles In length and hundreds OF feet
deep. Heat rises from some of them,
thus tracing the cause OF the earth.
quake to the volcanoes. which have
been muttering for some weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
VOTE DEAD MEN
TO WIN DUMA
RUSSIAN NOBILITY FEARS PRO.
oREssIvEs AND ENGINEERS
BIG ELECTION FRAUDS.
20 PER CENT ARE CORPSES
Many Of the Arlstoeraey Are Reaction.
aries Only on the Land Cues
tlon--May Vote for constitu-
tionai Democrats.

ST. Petersburg--ln every province
In Russia not only are living men be-
ing robbed of the votes they have y
legal right to. but dead men are being
Illegally included In the electoral reg
istration lists. The dead men are
being marshaled by the thousands for
the purpose OF supplying the de-
nciencies OF the electoral law Of last
July. That law was drawn up In the
calculation that no single progressive
candidate could possibly be returned
90 the new duma.
But lately II has become plain THAI
many mobiles are reactionaries only on
the land and local government !ques'
lions, and that they have no bias at
all against personal liberty, reformed
Justice, free speech and the other
blanks OF the progressive program.
They might vote. the government be-
gan 10 suspect, for the constitutions!
democrats. which the bureaucrats
hate and dread even more than they
hate and dread the avowed revolution
lists.
Clue from Last Election.
To avoid this peril, It was essential
20 fnd some magic more potent than
tho new electoral law. The last cleo
lions gave the clue. The government
pTovince OF Bessarabia was the one
Russian province which returned only
"Black Hundred" members to the sec
ond duma. II accomplished shat be-
cause the police ingeniously insert
ed in the electors list some $4,000
dead citizens. This system OF fraud
which worked so we'll in one province,
is now being applied by the govern
ment all over the empire.
The dead mems elections are pro-
ducing a good deal OF what the Ger.
mans call "gallows humor." In Kursk,
for instance, the police struck out
seventy living voters as dead. They
then forgot what they had done, and
imagining that the seventy were real
ly dead. reinstated them In the voting
lists. in the happy assurance that all
dead men vote for the government.
The governments calculation Is
that its re.enforcements from the
grave will destroy the last chance OF
an opposition victory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
BOY STARTS PRAIRIE FIRE.
WIlkln County, MInn, 10 Being Swept
by Destructive Blaze.

Sc. Paul. Nina special to the
Pioneer Press from GAINESVILLE. Mimi.
says that u prairie fire is raging In the
northeastern part of Wilkln county.
Minnesota. and that three farms have
already been wiped out. The damage
thus far is estimated at $4,000
The IRE was started on the farm of
Charles Funsdsoeck by boy playing
with matches. All the buildings on
that farm we're soon destroyed.
Thus far the progress of the FIRE has
not been checked, but farmers in the
vicinity are blowing up the country
in an attempt TO stop the flames.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
HELEN GOULD AT LEAVENwoRrH
Attends Dedication Services Of Army
Y. N. c. A. Building.

Leavenworth, Kas.-Miss Helen n.
Gould was present at the dedicatory
services Of the new army Y. NJ. C. A.
building at Fort Leayenworth. given to
the soldiers by Miss Gould.
Addresses were delivered by Brig.
Gen. c. Is. Hall. u. s. A. command.
ant OF the service schools at the post;
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon OF Topeka.
Kas.; William b. Miller. international
secretary Of the Army and Navy Y. NJ.
Q. A., and others. Miss Gould held a
reception for the enlisted men OF the
garrison. There was n brigade review
Of all the troops stationed here in
honor OF Miss Gould. after which she
visited the city Y. NJ. c. A.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
HEARST is ARRAIeNEp.
Detective Who Asked Question Of Pub
Usher lie Cut OF by Judge.

New York - William Randolph
Hearst. on a charge of criminal
libel. brought by William A. Chanlor,
was arraigned before Justice Wyatt
OF special sessions, who sat in cham.
bers. Mr.. Hearst was accompanied By
his lawyer. Assistant District Attor.
ney Garvan filed Mr.. Chambers com.
plant and then Detective Reardon OF
Mr.. Jerome's stan wanted to get Mr..
Hearst's pedigree. Hearst's attorney
said 1t was not necessary, and Justice
Wyatt felt the same way about II.
Justice Wyatt paroled Mr.. Hearst
In the custody OF his lawyer The
hearing was fixed for next Wednesday
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
JACK THE sTAssER" BUSY.
Louisville Young Women Attacked
While on Streets In Daylight.

Louisville. Ky.-"Jack the Stab
Der" seems to be at large in this
city. During the last two weeks two
prominent young women have been
his victims while walking along tho
street The latest is Miss Lois New
man. Az she was passing along Fourth
avenue late Thursday afternoon she
was stabbed in the right hip by gen.
teelappearing, well-dressed young
man. who proceeded on out the ave.
nue.. Miss Newman's screams brought
the assistance OF several pedestrians.
and she was carried into the office OF
q physician, where II was found abe
had received 4 cut one inch deep.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
pIrlaIbIes End Tournament.

st. Louis-With the completion OF
the dirigible balloon race ,and the
awarding of the prizes to the winners
Wednesday afternoon st. Louis great
balloon tournament conceded TO have
been the greatest in the history OF
aeronautics, came TO an end amid the
plaudits OF over 10000 people and the
strains OF martial music. President
L. ID. DOzier. members OF the st. Louis
Aero club and It's directors were re-
ceiving the unstInted praise OF the Wis
iting members of the Aero Club OF
America Wednesday over the splendid
success OF the event.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-31
VA Murdered and Robb.d.

Pittsburg-The body OF an unknown
man, an American, was found in a
dark court OF Wylie avenue saloon.
with several stab wounds above the
heart. The pockets of the mans cloth.
ing had been ransacked. Three 1tal.
tans and woman, whom the police
believe have some knowledge OF the
crime, are under arrest. The identity
OF the dead man has not been estab-
llshed.