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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03
Took Kindly to the Water.

They tell this tory of the experience
of two Maine boys in trying to catch
a woodchuck:
They had tried quite number of
times to capture the animal, but .un-
successfully. At last they decided to
drown him out; so, procuring four
pals, each took two, and they carried
water for two solid hours and poured
In into the hole in the ground In which
the said chuck had taken up his abode.
Getting tired, they sat down. After
about half an hour the woodchuck
cautiously left the hole and deliberate
ly walked dowH to the brook and took
a long drink Of water and tlsan scoot-
ed. much to the disgust OF the two
boys.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03
ILOSINd-OUT SALE OF CORD
~ WOOD AND WOOD LOTS.

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1908,
on the premises of Robert Gist, in
Westminster District, Carroll county,
Md, adjoining the premises of George
A. Shipley and Ralph Reifsnider about
LIZ miles south of Westminster, on the
Washington Pike, will be sold 100
Cords Oak and Hickory Wood, also
wood lots. A credit of three months
will be given. Sale to commence at
/ o'clock p. M, on Wednesday, April
8,1908, when terms and conditions will
be made known by
mar27-2t A. M. KALBACH.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03

COunCy, MdryldIu.
Ry virtue of a writ of fieri facials is
sued out of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county,, at the suit of the. Manchester
Bank of Carroll county against the lands
and tenements of Elmer E. Chenowith
and Mary C. Chenowith, his wife, and
to me, the undersigned Sheriff of Car
roll county, directed, | have seized all
the right, title, interest, estate and de-
mand of the said Elmer E. Chenowith
and Mary C. Chenowith, in and to all
that farm containing 90s ACRES OF
LAND, more or less, situated in Carroll
county, Maryland, about 8 miles from
Sykesville, B. & o. Railway, on the
Shipley road, and adjoins the lands of
Samuel D. Shipley, William R. Blunt,
Herbert Devries and others. 1t is near
the Liberty road about II miles from
Baltimore and convenient to schools and
churches. This is fine property, well
watered, good buildings, consisting of
frame house, bank barn, blacksmith
shop, wagon shed, carriage house, dairy
and all necessary outbuildings. There
is upon it an orchard of good fruit, and
it is the same property which is de-
scribed in deed from George O. Cheno-
with and others to said Elmer E. Cheno-
with dated March %, 1906, and recorded
among the Land Records of Carroll
county, in Liber D. P. S., No. 1O3, folio
548, &c.
UAnd 1 hereby give notice that I will
sell the above described property az
public sale on MONDAY, THE SIXTH
DAY OF APRIL, 1908, at II o'clock, a.
m. at the Court House door in West
Minister, Md, to the highest bidder.
Terms of Sale: Cash.
]. BELT TOWNSHEND
mar 13ts Sheriff.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03
r IcNsE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
and bodies corporate or polite, to whom
it may concern, that they
MUST OBTAIN A LICENSE,
or renew the same on or before the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1908,
according to the provisions of the Code
of Public Laws Of the State of Mary
land. ]. BELT TOWNSHEND,
mar 273t Sheriff of Carroll County.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03

n few Yellow Pine Mantels that we
11will close out at bargain prices.
Many other bargains from
Smith & Reifsnider.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-23
The Poacher.

Copyright, 1NS, by American Press Asso-
 ciation.l
 A shot.
 Hello! You there! What are you doing here?'
 shooting pheasants. Isn't this for est public ground?"
 Public? No"
 The poacher looked fixedly on the other.
 Have you ever been told that you look like"-
 Look like whom?'
 -'the emperor?'
 "Yes. You are not the first who has told me that"
 "I have only seen his pictures, and those taken in uniform. If you were to be similarly dressed you might pass for his majesty without detection" Do you really think so?" 'I certainly do."
 "I wonder how it would feel to per senate the head of our great German fatherland. I think I should burst with pride. I have an idea What a joke it would be for me to go to the emperor's headquarters and pretend to be the emperor"
 I'll bet you a thousand thalers that unless you run up against the emper- or himself or some of the royal family
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-23

you can play emperor as long as you like"
 "I take the bet But first promise that you will not give me away"
 Il promise that But are you going to Berlin simply to enjoy the sensation of being emperor?'
 His majesty is not in Berlin"
 Where is he?"
 Follow me-"
 The two sportsmen, for such they were, moved away.
 'Who are youY asked the man who was to play emperor of the other.
 '1 am Heinrich Borngesser, Ger man American citizen. I have return ed to visit my father, who lives near here"
 Do you shoot anywhere you like in American"
 Pretty nearly. l live in Missouri. We can shoot anywhere there. Your name is"-
 Just now l am his majesty Elm perior William III. Don't think of me as any one else. You might betray me inadvertently"
 You are right. l will begin by ad- dressing you as your majesty Where are we going, your majesty?"
 'Ho, ho. Your majesty! Say it again! We are going to shooting lodge the emperor has some distance from here. He is hunting"
 They walked for half an hour when his majesty said: '"The shooting lodge is right up there. Don't be fright ened"
 Enlightened? Do you suppose an
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-23

American can be frightened at royal ty? Not 1. l consider myself as good as the emperor"
 ''The devil you do!'
 See here" said Mir. Borngesser anXiously, Pm not afraid of an en- peror, but l seriously object to skat- ing around with an impostor."
 "Oh, you do? Very well, if you are afraid. pay me the thousand thalers-"
 Not by long shot. Proceed"
 "The emperors impersonator led the way to the lodge, threw down his game bag in which there were two pheasants and said to courtiers who came up obsequiously.
 This is MT. Borngesser from Amer ica. He will be our guest for the day. Let all possible consideration be shown him."
 One took Mir. Borngessers gun, an- other his game bag (brimful of pheas- ants), and another offered him re- freshment. He looked very uneasy and as soon as an opportunity offered " "hASpNiCu lO iut lllpOSlOl.
 Suppose the emperor should sud denly appear"
 "In that case 1 would win my bet. It would prove that l could not play the sovereign without detection"
 Dinner was soon served, and the American sat down at table with "his majesty" and a small suit at the lodge.
 What do you do with poachers in Missouri?" asked "his majesty"
 There are no poachers, for there are no preserves"
 We jail them here As a German American citizen we are pleased to honor you, but as poacher you will have to spend q few months in pris- on."
 The American tried to laugh, but in stead he turned pale.
 "Then there will be a few more months punishment for leze majesty"
 "Leze majestyT
 Didn't you say awhile ago that you considered yourself as good as the emperor? What do you think of that, gentlemen? This resident of the far west in America considers himself as good as ourself."
 "So that's your game" said the American, firing up, "by pretending to be emperor to get me in here for blackmail'
 His majesty" burst with an un- controllable fit of laughter His suit looked dumfounded
 Count" said his majesty to one of those at the table, ''give MT. Born gesser a check for a thousand thalers. He bet me this morning that I could personate myself without detection While out after pheasants I found him shooting on the preserve with all the cOolness of an American. And he had the impudence to tell me that he con sidered himself as good as l." Mr. Borngesser was astonished. The trepidation he had felt at skating round with an impostor" vanished but in it's place came discomposure at hay ing been a poacher on the imperial preserve and having told the emperor tha. he was "as good as he" OSCAR COX.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-23
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Mrs. A. E. Shankle will take great pleasure in showing the la dies of Prescott and vicinity her superb stock of Fall and Winter Millinery, including the latest styles in dress and ready-to-wear hats.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
SILENT TOM MARTIN.
rimes-DispatchJ

He does not say much. bnt whor
hard work is to be done and things ir
general are to he shaped up. Senate,
lhomas Martin, of Virginia, is there.
ne was born in Albemarle county
SIXTY years ago. and has lived Their,
continuously ever since. Senator Mar.
TIN is product of the Virginia Mill,
tary School and the University of Vir.
ginla, a part of the time he was =
cadet at the military school was spent
VI the service of the Confederate
States during the Civil War. The am.
b'tion OF tho young man. a character.
istie which predominates the senator
displayed itself soon after he left the
University of Virginia. He began the
study Of law, with q course of private
reading at home, and was licensed m
practice in 1869.
He devoted himself closely 70 the
practice of his profession, and with the
exception of a few appolntive offices.
had never been a candidate for anv
polltitical office. State or national
until elected to the United States
Senate, Senstor Martins first election
was in 1888. and the ak years follow.
Ing March 4. 1898, when he took his
seat, were devoted to his State and
Before the expiration of his first
term a number Of candidates sprang
up to succeed him, prominently among
them Gov. Montague. The contest be-
fore the people was full of excitement.
and the various opposing candidates
were loud in their claims of victory.
Senator Martin did not say much.
but while the others were shouting he
was getting votes. with the result that
when it was all over and the smoke
had cleared away he had won in a
walk. There is less printed about Sen.
ator Martin than about almost anv
'ther public man, but he doesn't
ARE. He goes along in the same old
way. His important committees are
District of Columbia,
Claims and Naval Affairs. Washing.
on Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
his EARS STICK our.
ILunenburg Timos.l

Senator John c. Noel has been DO
sing as the advocate of pure politics
he led the fight on Judge Rhea for
the Corporation Commission. While
we agree with him that Rhea was not
q suitable man for the place, we never
had any great confidence in the purity
OF his motives. We believed then that
ne was playing politics. making war
on khea even ti.ccsh he deserved IL.
in order to help the Republicans.
But last week when the BLACKSTONE
matter was up in the legislature and
Judge Blackstone was deposed for inn
morality. this same Senstor Noel ac-
cnsed the Democrats OF putting Black
stone out because he had seen AT To
criticize Governor Swanson Black.
stone was convicted of immorality and
deposed because he was unworthy 70
wear the ermine. Noel professed 10
De SO soIicitious for the integrity of the
corporation Commission that he ran
the State to several thousand dollars,
expense IN trying to keep out a man
claimed by him 10 be unworthy. Now
the Democrats put q Democrat ont Of
the judgeship for. immoralitv and
Noei rises up to say that they do il
because blackstone" had criticised
swanson. Then It was. that notwith-
standing the Hons skin, the ass was
known by his long ears which stuck out.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
Y. r ROWE. OFFICE MANAGER
Friday. April 10, 1905.

cit is limited in political corners in
Richmond that certain erstwhile Demo
cratic leaders if disappointed in Stuart's
getting the nomination for Governor
will give sympathy to the Republicans
hereafter, in an effort to build up a
strong Republican party in the State. 4"
Virginia Citizen.
This is very grave insinuation to be
directed at ''erstwhile Democratic lead
ers' prominent in preference for one of
the aspirants for party honors. 1t in
wolves, if true, not only the political
loyalty but the political honor of those
atwhom aimed, and it particularizes
too closely to stop where it does. Who
are the men who are already meditat-
ing treachery if their candidate is not
endorsed by the party in an election to
be held twelve months hence? Having
said so much, whoever is responsible
for the hint in the Citizen ought to say
more.-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
The excerpt was taken from polit-
ical notes of Richmond, not from
our editorial columns. At the same
time, we find more than "hints"
right at our neighbours door. Sup
pose the Pilot inquiries in political
circles-Republioan, if necessary
right in Norfolk, and see what is in
the wind? The "hints" sent the
CITIZEN are over-shadowed by the
rumors and rumblings along this
line Just now in Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
NO BOSSES IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

1t is probably true that in the larger
cities the primary plan is preferable
and the majority of the Democrats de-
sire to retain it, but The Times-D;s-
patch makes grievous error when y
undertakes to gauge the sentiment of
Democrats throughout the State bv the
sentiment of the Richmond Democrats
and those of the most populous centres
There are no bosses in the couutrv die.
tricts. and if they are there thew can
control the primaries with az much
ease as they can a convention. becarse
only those Democrats whom the lead
ers see and urge to come to the nolIs
ever get there. - Fredericksbunp Ere.
Lance. rec
There was party machinery when Wa
mao the convention, and there IL at;iI
machinery. and the primary is in the
hands of the machine, too. What has.
been gained by the primary we ara nns
able to see. The men who foucht 10
hard for it went into power under tbs
old convention plan and got ont e ~
Herald. 'uiioik
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

The latest announcements from the
organs of 1.-The Tribe" is that the cut
and dried program for the Roanoke
Convention states Speaker Byrd as the
permanent presiding officer. -virginian-
Pilot.
Now, see here, dear Pilot, be good
for once along this line and drop
"the tribe" and "mschine" terms.
You. are too wise and patriotic not
to admit that organization is neoes-
sary aud that organization does not
always mean machine. All these
references TO Speaker Byrd, and "an-
nouncements", originated in Norfolk
from Republican, rs doubtless our
friend has learned by this time. Again
is "toting fair"when a newspaper
reporter hears the word "mschine"
cropped from some sorehead's mouth
Tor his paper to takeit up With q long
harangue about .'tne tribe" Senator
Martin so-snd-so" aud the like?
We ask This in all friendiiness if NJ
is doing az one would be done by?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

WILLIAM LYNCH, of Virginia.
this was in 1897, friends-was re-.
leased from tax-paying by the Legis-
lature at that period be having been
married four times and being the
father of thirty four living children,
II they we're all boys and paid their
poll tax when grown the State was o
gamer after all. But William-to
say nothing of Mira WiIliam-had a
hard time raisin' of 'em. Still, if
ne lived on the Rappahannock, be.
tween persimmons and fish, oysters
and crabssand the like, it probably
wasn't much of a job. Boys in those
golden days went barefoot anyway.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

Talking at the Virginia Hot Springs,
Mr.. Rockefeller says that the women
of the South are the most beautiful in
the world. So are the men, fortunately.
Norfolk Landmark.
Go long wild ye'! Who ever down
here posed as beautiful man? OF
course We Chat is the male end of
this shebang) could never be accused
of such aspirations. But a pretty
man! Whew! "Back ward, turn
backward"-and make us a pretty
boy once again. En-, Murray?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

1T one wants to know all the bad he
has done and good deal he never
thought ofdoing, it is said he should run
for Office. But some of US are permitted
to find it out in the quiet pursuit of our
every day duties as an humble private
citizen. The good that we do. should
there happen to be any. is communicated
reluctantly, perhaps, to others, but
never to us.-Urbanna Sentinel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

A PAIR of Pennsylvania fishermen
report that they bsited their hooks
with angle worms soaked 10 brandy
and that the fish bit so fast they
were unable to haul them up. AS
the worms were "soaked" in the
brandy, the burning question Is what
was done with the liquor afterwards?
The cousoling feature to anti.saioon-
ist is that the only fish that bit were
suckers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

EVEN sugar is set higher, and yet
sugar is sold in Berlin for about one
half the cost in this country. So
much for the blessed tariff. AS to
sugar. it is remarkable how the con.
sumption of that old time luxury
has advanced. In 1870 the con.
sumption of sugar per Individual in
this country was about 81 pounds.
1t is now not far from go pounds, or
double. Add even then we do not
count the glucose used, which is
probably more than the cousump o.
ton of sugar.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

MEAT of all kinds. saussges (not
classed as mesO aud sugar have
gone up. Even turnip salad is high
er than fortnight ago, and ia tough
and shows signs of seeding Bacon
has come down-most Of ours Lav.
ing been taken from the rafters of the
smoke house and "biled" with the
green's. What would a poor man dc
it there was not the prospect tina,
herring are to be cheaper!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

The terms childish, idiotic, dis
graceful, puerile, ssinine, foolish, are
such as are used daily in debate 10
the House of Representatives. So
much for example from the White
House end of the Avenue.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

GA fashion writer says clothing
should match the hair this year. "
So. sol some of us on first ap
pesrance would be "run in" by the
cops if we attempted to conform to
the fashion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

THAT valued contemporary, the
Mathews Journal, long under the
faciie pen of Leslie Garrett and the
astute management of Jno. j. Burke,
has been sold to H. Jeter Hsydon,
OF Urbanna. Joe Douglas will
manage the paper while Mr.. Hay
don continues on the road for HE
Biscuit house, in which he has made
such signal success. We are de-
lighted to know that these two Lam
caster boys, who served apprentice
ship on the VIRGINIA CITIZEN, have
struck out Tin one sense) into the
newspaper world on their own hook.
We are sure that they will make it
a go, as they both have the metal in
them for that, and the CITIZEN
wishes them all that should come
their way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

STAUNToN folks hsve q "Vesu.
vius" public school. Always in q
state of eruption We suppose, or per-
haps the school is attacked with
measles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

Parents who are uncertain an To the
aayisabiiity OF allowing their boys and
eiris 10 become members of school
s SeSrs' societies, or "frats." will be
and Girls Secret Societies. /" bv EIiis r.
Jones in the April Lippincott's.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

A WOMAN in Pennsylvania ia ex,
perimenting with hens. trying to get
yolkless egg. Some folks here are
wrestling with eggless hens.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10

The Baltimore Sun says that the
Denver Convention should be a de-
Lucrative body. "Should be-" but--p
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-10
PAID UP GAPITAL sl.oeO 600.
Your Money
Will Draw
) per cent Interest

and be subject to check whenever Won desire 1ssu 49,
National Bau if deposited with strong aud
managed nstltQon which under direct supervision
OF the United States government same as National RL
Facilities are unsurpassed for handling all classes of
anu Tue oest interest of the small depositor IL
looked after the same the large depositor
wills written for customers without charge Cores
pondence invited
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
JACKSON ON METROPOLITAN PLAN
Points Out Advantage Which Would Follow
Oriental Agreement.

Attorney General Jackson gave out statement
yesterday in which he pointed out the various ad-
vautages which would accrue to the Metropolitan
Trust Company Il the proposed agreement between
IL and the Oriental Bank should be consumnated.
This agreement provides for the Liquidation Of the
bank by the trust company.
''The phIlanthropic purpose animatng the Metro
poIitan Trust Company in entering into the con-
tract which has been approved by the court and
from which approval the Attorney General has ap-
eealed is made plain" said NJ. Jackson. by the
following extracts.
THE following extracts are the provisions or
the agreement which define the benefits the trust
company is to derive. such as the 100000 bonus.
the interest at per cent all morcy loaned the
Oriental the provision requiring the officials OF that
institution TO use their best endeavors 10 get its
depositors 10 transfer their TO the trust
company, and so forth.
Mr.. Jackson's statement continues
The Oriental Bank agrees to quit business and to
do all in its power transfer its accounts TO the
trust company therein differing from the Hamilton
and the Knickerbocker Trust Company, whlch nave
been permitted to reopen tor the purpose Oh Con-
tinuing business.
The Oriental Bank proposes to transfer all its
which is not transferable, and its office furniture
and fixtures. which the Metropolitan Trust COM
pany does need. ueing fully equipped, and IT'S
franchise which is of value and non-transIer-
able and leave itself entirely without any means
with which to do business.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
REORGANIZATION PLAN COMPLETE
Committee of the Sheffield Coal and Iro,
Company Agrees on New Corporation.

The reorganization committee of the Sheffield Coal
and Iron Company has completed It's plan and
agreement for the reorganization Of The company
and submitted it to the bondhoders and stock
holders 1t provides for the organization OF ne"
corporation under the of the Sheffield Iron
Co1,na7v to have an authorized issue Of S75o,dto
first mortgage twenty-year per cent gold ooho5'
s75oO00 per cent non-cumulative preferred STOCK
and 81 500 600 common stock
Unless otherwise determined By the committee
the cousunmation Of the plan is conditioned upon
reo-i7,rio1s for the amount of S5O0.0o0 The plan
proyides further that stockholders subscribing te
new money will receive bonds and preferred STOCK
at the same rate the present holders OF noIA
classes Of bonds (who come into the plan at tho
amount their bonds cost them) and they VIII al
the same time receive new common stock IN the
same proportion as their present stock holding Inc
bonds Of the company are to be taken In al the
amounts of the loans, and interest. for which they
were held as collateral