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The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

A beautiful set of teeth is absolutely
essential to pretty smile. Did you
ever notice that people with poor teeth
never laugh? You need not be without
a set of regular natural appearing teeth.
In these days of cheap, but artistic and
scientific dentistry it is your own
fault if you are not possessed of teeth
that beautify your smiles. Visit DR..
Selby's Dental Parlors and learn the
economy of beautiful teeth. Bridge
and Crown Work, Gold, Silver and
Amalgum filling. Full sets of teeth
made. Broken plates repaired and
made good as new. Painless extracting
Charges always moderate.
DR.. w. J. SELBY,
SO East Main Street,
Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
DIVIDEND NO. Is.

Westminster Deposit and Trust Co., |
Westminster, Md, June A, 1908. !
The President and Directors of the
Company have this day declared semi
annual Dividend of
THREE PER CENT.
an an extra Dividend Of
ONE PER CENT.
upon the Capital Stock of the Company,
clear of all taxes, payable June 80,
1908. Stock Books close June 20, 1908,
reopen July l, 1908.
GEORGE M. PARKE,
June 5 1t Treasurer.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

We notice that the Republican con-
gressional committee offers $3.50 for
the best article, not exceeding 1000
words, on the subject: "Why the
Republican party should be successful
next November" Because Theodore
Roosevelt and an army of off1ce-hold-
ers would be heart-broken If 1t weren't.
Please send the money by registered
letter.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1908,

at II o'clock, a. M, all the following
valuable real estate, lying and being
in the town of Westminster, Carroll
county, Maryland, viz:
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
YN the Circuit Court for Carroll COun-
l. ty, Sitting as a Court of Equity.

NO. 44O9 EQUITY.
BENJAMIN F. Grouse, Assignee of Mort
gagee, VS.. Howard w. Cromer,
Mortgagor.
Ordered this 5th day of June, A. D.,
1908, that the account of the Special
Auditor filed in this cause be finally
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 22nd day of June inst; pro-
vided copy of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some newspaper
published in Carroll county.
DAVID P. SMELSER, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
iune 5 ct DAVID P. SMELsER, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
Underbuy and Undersell,

These are two of our watch words. To sell cheap
one must buy cheap. That is why we are constantly
searching the market for specials Of every kind that are
underprice The interesting thing about it is find
them. Hardly day but some new item is put our
counters below regular price, We tell of just few of
the newest here. Visit often and watch up these
specials It pays.
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OXFORD GRADUATE
WANTS A JOB NOW
British Nobleman in Cincin.
natl Has But IS Cents
and Is Hungry.

CINCINNATI, Sept. ST want work,
work OF any kind. Larbsrt is my
name mayor. Charles E Kicourse Lam
bart, oxford graduate. lieutenant in
her majesty's service during the Boer
war, cousin OF the Earl of Cayan and
but let that pass. nave Is cents and
am without a friend"
With these words a man claiming 10
be the scion Of a titled British family,
who was once worth $4,000 who acted
as best man at the Duke Of Manches-
ter's wedding, walked into the Office OF
the mayor Of Cincinnati and asked thar
some one get him Job 50 he VIII not
starve
Pm not out 10 fleece anyone he
said Il don't want charity, / want
work. Give me place washing dishes
Ten years ago 1 had 1000 horses-but let
that pass also. Ny people turned me
tried acting and 1 came TO America ]
tried act, did juvenile parts, until the
show went broke. Now I'm here with
. dime and nickel and my room rent
a. due. I answered an advertisement
Tor a dish washer and found twelve
mel ahead Of me at O'Clock in the
morning
LambaTt said he would not pawn his
clothes and dress less extensively
Drop them and / become a tramp
like thousands Of others. With them, ]
can make what you Americans call a
front No, I'll hold 10 them till the
last
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ODDS AND ENDS

According 10 the police the latset fad
Of New York thieves is 10 ride around
On cabs. trying doors and exporting
Railways in search Of victims
Masonic Ladge. No. 4. Of Fredericks-
burg, Va, which made George Wash
ington a Mason, and has among its val
liable relies he records, wen preserved.
showing when he was entered, passed
and raised. Conceived the idea Of build
ing a Masonic temple in that city as a
memorial 10 shington the Mason,
the funds 10 be raised by appealing TO
the subordinate lodges in the United
States for contributions toward that
object. and already 5000 has been re-
ceived.
Chinese mothers at Shanghai are suf-
dcieuty intelligent 10 eagerly submit
their infants 10 vaccination and Ia con-
sequence smallpox has diminished in
that city almost To the vanishing point
Count Carl Won MOIke, the Danish
minister 10 italy. whose wife was Cor
nelia Van Rensselaer, ThayeT, daughter
Of Nathaniel Thayer. Of Boston, will
succeed n. BruE, the Danish minister,
at Washington, in the autumn.
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BANK IS CLOSED
BY TROLLER
Cosmopolitan National of
Pittsburg Fails to Open
Its Doors.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 5.-The Cos
mopolitan National Eank, Sixth and Lib
erty avenues, was closed this morning
at O'Clock, by order Of the Comptroller
of the Currency
Robert Lyons, receiver OF the Ale
gheny National Bank, was appointed
receiver Of the Cosmopolitan Bank
Federal officials, Ia charge OF the clos
ed bank, refuse absolutely 10 throw any
light on the reasons leading 10 the step.
further than to declare positively that
the institution has been found 10 be in
solvent.
pficers Indignant
The bank officials are Indignant de-
claring that the step is uncaIed for. It
is claimed that As per cent of all their
deposits. exclusive of State and Gov
eminent funds are available in cash
and now on call i'm the banks vaults.
The first intimation OF any trouble was
sheet Of paper pasted on the glass
door az the corner of Sixth and Liberty
avenues, which read.
Closed. by order OF the Comptroller
of the Currencv.
John B. Cunningham, examiner in
charge"
Cashiers Statement.
In regard to the banks financial con-
dltion, Cashier Richardson stated that
the liabilities in round numbers are
about $i0o.000.090. and that its assets are
ia excellent condition. The deposit az
gregate in round figures 500 90 and
there is Sl00egJ each of Government and
state funds, eacn covered by bonds
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A HOBO'S SARCASM.

Your regular professional tramp
has a sharp tongue. and is not slow TO
use it when occasion arises. says the
San Francisco Chronicle
A farmers wife had CURLY refused
the usual request for a nights lodging
from a gentleman Of this fraternity.
"WelI, then. ma am" said the tramp.
would you mind II I slept in that big
meadow there behind your baTn?"
No" said the woman. in a mag
unanimous tone, you may sleep there if
you like
zone Thing more, ma am said thu
tramp, before / say goodnight. VIII
YOU please have me called at 4 sharp
I want TO catch a cattle train to mar
ket d"
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fit received, send us One Dollar II
not. keep your money. We take
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GROCERY GOSSIP.

II don't know about ,his candidate"
What's wrong"
what's wrongs"
Hes campaigning in a 1907 model
touring car
"Ah, he's after the Old-fashi0ned
voters A 1875 model would look like
putting on airs. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-09-05
BEVERIDGE'S KEYNOTES.

This is a campaign Of candidates
even more than platforms.
The instantaneous statesman
writes no sound laws, works no last
ing reform. Aladdin rears none but
imaginary palaces.
The modern tariff is a maximum
and minimum tariff.
We Republicans propose to keep
up with the times
The fundamental labor problem
is the problem OF labor and pay.
Will the election of Mr.. Bryan
or Mr.. TAFT best help the fast i'm
proving business of the country?
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Senator Beveridge Reiterates
Well Known Views on Tar
if for Revenue Only.
Declares That the Real Labor
Question Is the Problem
of Work and Pay.

that viii give US advantages in its mar
kets. The Republican idea Is to meet
other commercial ions with their own
weapons.
such a tariff viii sell abroad many
head OF live stock. barrels OF -four
manufactured articles. where one now
IS sold. This increase IN trade means
new employment for the laborers. new
markets for the farmer. Prosperity de-
Ponds on trade and trade depends on
markets.
The Real Labor Question.
Every labor law we lave passel and
viii pass is a part Of that web of in
dustriaI questions which we call the la
Dor problem. But after all. the funda-
mental labor problem is the problem
Of employment and pay Work and
wages are the foundations of labor s
weil-being. without which an labor leg
islatlOu is the giving of a stone instead
OF bread. More American Workingmen
own their own homes taud those homes
have more comforts) than the working
men of England, Germany. Japan.
France combined flaG any political
economist been told twenty-five years
ago that carpenters, miners and steel
workers ever would be paid the Ameri-
can wages of the present day, he would
have sCOned
Am TINS has come during Republican
administrations We plan 10 continue
and increase It.
Recovery From the Panic.
We are quickly recovering from the
briefest panic I'm our history. Let work
ingmen contrast that panic with ihe one
that occurred under the last Democratic
Administration and then answer this
question for themselves: VIII the eles-
tion OF Mr. Bryan or Mr.. Taft best help
the rapidly improving business OF the
country
A nation without power is a nation
Had our navy been as large IN lSgS
as 10 is today Spais would not have
gone to war and Cuba would have been
freed by diplomacy. yet the actual cash
built two navies as great a. the one
We have today and maintained them Tor
score Of years.
Surrenders Monroe Doctrine.
Mr.. Bryan and the opposition are
against any navy except "a protect our
coasts. But with such a navy what be-
comes Of the Monroe Doctrine? The
Monroe Doctrine is not sanctioned By
international law-it rests on the
strength of our navy alone.
This is a campaign OF candidates even
more than of platform.
Mr.. Bryan never has handled a single
foreign problem. He has governed no
Philippines, regeneraLed no cuba, built
no canal. avoided no alien danger, saw
ed us from nc threatened peril
Mr. Taft has done all
In domestic affairs Mr.. Bryan has
written not one law. administered not
a single department, advised no Presi-
deut-While lecJuriug all He is r.
preacher OF righteousness. but not an
administrator of affairs. He never con-
( Quoted rhe government of a city. a
county. a state or nation. William
H. Taft has been judge on the bench,
governor of a people, administrator Of
DEPARTMENT.
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etc. on FREE
TRIAL CaH
in plain box.
Test 1t
thoroughly,
and then if
you are fully
satisfied and
more than
The Washington times., 1908-09-05
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Must Get Publicity.

The line of progress lies not in arbi-
trary action bat In securing suitable
publicity and supervision. and by ac-
curate definition of wrongs, and the in
Fiction of proper punishment. The pro-
cesses Of justice may be slower and
more lab0rious; but If we desert the
The Washington times., 1908-09-05
Governor Harris Speech.

Continued on Ninth Page.)
The Washington times., 1908-09-05
Men Like Bryan Needed.

Men Like Bryan Needed.
Let no man denounca Mr.. Bryan. Such
men are necessary 10 human progress.
Always such men have been the voice
of a protest. but never the statesman
Of a cause Always they have been the
urgers Of reform, but never the doors
of the work
Mr.. bryan is an Aaron. but not a
Moses; a Henry, but not a Washington;
a Wendell Phillips, but not an Abra-
ham Lincoln He is the storm of uQ-
rest which clears the atmosphere, but
not the trade winds that carry TO port
the treiEnted ships OF people hope
The poets dream Of an undiscovered
Utopia has cheered g all; but the Pill
gsims, actually lano'ng on Plymouth
Rock planted the real tree OF liberty,
beneath whose real shade we rest and
by whose real fruits we live.
Taft Has Wisdom
William H. Taft is Of the Pilgrim
stuff-his is the wisdom that makes tie
ideal vision a living fact.
And not once on all his voyages has
the reckoning he has made been wrong
not once has a single horoscope that
Mr.. Bryan has cast been right.
We dare not trifie with our future;
Humanity with all its fears,
with all its hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathIess on our fate
When the great commander who has
guided our ship Of state through storms
Of opposition and amid the rocks OF
hatred straight for the port OF our high
er hopes and our larger liberties. volun-
tarily steps from the bridge and deliv-
ers to us his high commission, let us
hand il TO the ablest officer aboard
and safely make the harbOT of our
hearts desire
Governor Harris Speech.
Governor Harris said In part:
congratulate the Republicans OF
| this country and of this State on the
favorable auspices under which they
are entering upon another campaign.
The signs Of the times are equally
good. geographically as well as every
other Wy. for our national ticket
headed by the favorite son of Ohio Re
publican teams in which Ohio and New
York favoTites We're mated have always
won. Look at their uabroken record
one that covers over thirty years.
In 1876 we won with Hayes Of OhiC
fC1urfuuad on Ninth
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ne Iarlh.

Of the work that remains. the first is
to revise the tariff. The tariff we shall
make will protect American industries,
and also open foreign markets TO Amer
lean products. A strsight-out revenue
tariff is ancient; a single protective
tariff is out of date-we Republicans
propose TO keep up with the times. AS
straight-out revenue tariff gives
everything away 10 foreign nations and
gets nothing in return % a straight out
protective tariff gives nothing away and
gets nothing In return The modern
tariff is a maximum and minimum tariff
"a high tariff to be applied to any ma
ton that will not give US advantages
in its markets, and a lower tariff, still
protective, to be granted to any nation
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Revision Of the Tanff.

Both parties demand a revision Of the
tariff. But they diner i'm the principle
and aim of such revision. The Repub-
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kSSSsSSS D :.

LITTLE GIRLS AND THE TEDDY BEAR.
Mullen and C0reIlis Three Remarks Una
Clayton and Company. The EinsCns. Dc
HayeI and Sidney ''Quebecs Centenary
CeleDr ton Next Week-NiIIiam Rock and
Maude Fulton. The Galusb0r0 Girl. Neon
nell. s mpsan g. Co susr-Fr
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CHAPTER XVIII.

An Argument and an Arrival.
TO Grafton. waiting tensely as the
ateps climbed upward. the seconds
dragged wonderfully.
His only means Of defense stood
ready for instant service. but he had
no intention Of putting it into use
until peaceful means had failed. The
person. or persons who were coming
might even now prove alnenabls to
reason and argume2t-if so. fl was
better than cracking their skulls.
The sound reached his landing, and
quick steps crossed the Intervening
space Through The shattered PANEL,
an evil face Ieered az Grafton.
Keuyonvllle's millionaire reeoiled in
voluntarily before the snake eyes and
the blue-biack jaw; but he caught
himself and steRDed forward again.
Are you the owner Of this placer"
well II I am, a e think IN givin'
you che right 70 smash her ~ in lit
tie piecese'
Are you?"
no. Get back there, and"
Grafton 8 temper was rising.
81 want that door opened at once"
''Yeah?"
Eyes. Get the ke~ and unlock it
unless you're looking Tor future trou-
BILE"
"oh. I guess we amt worryin' much
about trouble.
Go 70 work and unlock it, then
And guess we amt goin to do
no unlocl1in'. neither"
Unless Won do. nay man" said
Grafton, crisply. there's a warm
time coming for you and the people
who keep this den"
81 guess they'll stand it,"
Grafton biz his lips he seemed to be
making little headwa4- as concerned
his release.
Gomez he said. more sharply.
We've had enough nonsense as It is.
Get that door open or III smash the
rest Of It downla
The other merely smiled.
Are you going fIT the key7P
Me-
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other guards. in all probability, await
ing him In the corridor Should he
succeed in opening the door. a disas-
trous prospect would very likely con
front him--a blow or a shot that would
relieve him from active business for
more than a day or two.
But GraftOns seven millions which
now hung in the balance had not been
amassed By shrinking from disastrous
prospects, indeed. his habit had been
to approach whatever seemed most
threatening. and to vanquish it. He
was not going to reform his habits
now.
If they had locked him IN, II they
had guarded the adder. at least Il vas
possible % make a din such as would
be heard beyond the himsy walls.
What good that would do was some
what pr0blematic, but certainly he
would hardly harm himself more than
by accepting the situation compia-
Gently.
First. the doorl If he got that
down without fight, he would sally
.orth and create such turmoil as
even this disreputabIe hole had not
heard in decade. He walked quick
~ over and raped on the panels.
'T..ey were too solid to go down even
before his hard fist
he turned 20 the aged bedstead. with
It's heavy foot-posts. A wrench or
two, and he had hurled mattress and
bedding to the floor. and twisted the
post loose from the frame. He
Weighted 1t. and swung II about his
head IN tentative fashion. and he
smiled. Short of firearms. It was as
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toms legs was thrust out and found a
rung Of the ladder. He gripped the
casing OF the window. and prepaI ed to
descend to the bottom.
And then e voice reach him.
Hey! Git back thereg'
''pll get back when I'm ready
Then you're ready now-see?''
Something so assured lurked in the
tone that Grafton paused and glanced
downward.
The man OF the blue shirt was be-
meath him, and revolver IN his hand
pointed straight upward!
I've bseu sitting here to wait for
you. mister" his guard announced.
you git back. or you may come down
ouicker'n you think"
But"
you git backi'
The man did not look like the sert &c
person who would hesitate le@g at
murder, more particularly in the
closed court. Grafton. gritSing his
teeth, obeyed the injunction.
His guard pocketed the pistol. and
Feseated himself upon the empty key.
So that means OF escape was cut OF!
The plot was very plain no1g. He had
been securely trapped-fouilY, but very
efficiently. Whether by his own volt
ton 81 not, Grafton seemed IN q fair
way to complying with colson's re-
quest that he remain IN Chicago for 4
day or two.
Almost bewIdered, he perched on the
edge of broken chair TO reconsider.
They had him fast; that was certsin.
If a guard had been stationed even at
the foot Of the FIRE escape. there were
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good a weapon as the heart OF man
could desire.
Standing a yazd or so away. he
swung his cluD, and brought IL do7gn
against the door. A splintering crash
ensued. but the wood iIeld. He step
ped back and whirled Il about his
head once morei once more brought It
down upon the old woodwork
This time he MAGE a distinct i'm
preston a long, Jagged crack aD-
peared in the upper half OF the bar
rier.
Good! " Grafton rested the club
against his knees. and drew back his
sleeves for a better grip. Next time,
by thunder! tho door comes down or
the old club snashes!''
He drew breath and raised his bat
tering ram again. Stepping away
once more. he gFipped 1t a~mly, and
swung 1t about-once. twice. thrice.
Then ne hurled it forward. with every
ounce of his own weight behind the
stroke.
with q thud that brought plaster
from the ceiling above. tho bed post
went squarely through the upper
panels That one was settled. Graf
ton dre[ back his club and smiled
slightly Two OF three more like the
last, aid he would have the thing
deWn. hinges ana all-and then.
He raised his weapon agaln-but he
lowered It before the blow could fan.
Outside on the rickety stairs or the
dark hallway. steps ware approaching
rapidly. He caught the sound Of an
cry grunting: the steps reached the
stairway to the third floor. and hur-
ried up still.
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THE SYNOPSIS.

Ishn Grafton has mortgaged his entire
fortune to back q traction company pro
NOTED by George Colson. Al midnight
fAw days before the settlement IL is dis
CO red that thu papers showing the CON-
pany's indebtedness 70 Grafton have dis
appeared from his ofIice. Detective Bur
lsigh Is Immediately summoned. ana from
various clues concludes that The package.
SEALED and addressed IN ons OF the frm'
envelope. hss bssn dropped down the mail
chute by ths thief, and Is lying IN the
general box on thu lower floor.
Grafton n6TsuadeB Brady, q politician, TO
secure tho pass-ksy from the postmaster
and open tho box. His hand is almost on
tbs letter when Brady reads the address,
and pretending 20 Be overcome with moral
scruples. replaces the letter in the box
Subsequent events point TO BrEdyis hav-
ing some personal interest IN the envelope,
and a similar one. addressed BY JennlsOn.
0raftOns secretary Is found IN Brady
waste basket Jennison. however. when
questioned. appears entirely innocent and
gives a satisfactory explanation
Grafton az last resolves 20 trust himself
70 Cols0ns honor, but hnds, when he sealEs
an appoln trnsut with him. that the man has
utterly disappeared Shortly after he re-
csivas a telegram 70 meet Colson in chi
cage. This he does. ColsOn appears IN
usual IN hia behavior and takes Grafton TO
q hotel, Whsre no begs him TO remain until
after the day OF settlement. giving no rea-
son. Grafton refuses. A queer drowsiness
comes over him. and he wahenE the next
morning to the knowledge that he has been
drugged.
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Grafton grasped his weapon and
stood back with a sigh. almost OF re-
lief AT last he was TO have a tangi-
Die remedy.
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CHAPTER XVII (Con't'd).

Copyright 1907. BY Prank A. Munsos CO..
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February %. 1908