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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29
REMARKS

E. Fl. ALBAUGH,
Clerk.
REMARKS
The State tax rate for the year 1903 remaina
the same as last year, 16 cents on the ono
hundred dollars. The County tax rate Tor
1908 Is % cents on the one hundred dollars, al
increase of cents on the one hundred dollars
worth of property. This increase could not
be evaded by the Commissioners, it being OBJ
ligatory upon the Commissioners by the Acts
Of the General Assembly of Maryland of tho
1908 session. to provide more funds for tho
building of New Schoolhouses, and to provide
more funds for general school purposes. Tho
total Increased appropriation under the law
for New SchoolhOuses and for general school
purposes amounted to S2i, 10000, more thaa
has been provided in the past for schools and
building purposes The increased rate 60
provide S2l 10000 more for school and build
Ing purposes on this years basis is fraction
over cents on each one hundred jollara-
worth Of property, but the Commissioners by
careful management were able to curtaij
expenses in other directions, hence It can bo
seen that had the appropriation for schoo'
purposes and building remained the same az
raised cents could have been made . Cenip
less on the one hundred dollars than asst year.
During the past year the Board has beea
compelled to refloor many of the bridges
throughout the County, the flooring having
been down for a number OF years have rotted
out, and especially the larger bridges over
Monocacy river, and while the Board haB 70
10 )red many Of them, there remains many
more that will have to be rehooret IuCinG
the next year.
Another item of extra expense that dai TO
be met was replacing number or Bridges
and extra repairs to roads. caused by several
freshets in the early spring, all OF which Wac
beyond the control OF the Commissioners
There is still pending in the Courts ths quee
ton of improving about a mile of road under
the Shoemaker Act, near KemptoWu, MO-.
which If the Board is not upheld by the Cont
will cost over $40 100000 to build, and will havo
to be levied for next year.
The Board submits its record ami acts TO
the taxpayers of the County, believing it will
meet with their hearty approval, and thsG
the affairs of the County have been attnlnis'
tered in an economical and business way 10
the best interests Of the taxpayers. Respect
fully submitted,
WIN. II. HOG ARTH. President
L. II. BOwLCS, isnG
II. NJ. KEFAUyER
L. G. DINTERMAN
j. STEWART AMMAN
Test:
EUGENE H. ALBAUGH
Clerk
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29

Inquest on the Body of Frederick Alvey,
who came to his death by shooting him
self in the left side with suicidal in
tent Mar. 18th in District Not.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29

Inouisitton on the b ody OF Walter L Frazier
who came to his death by pistol shot.
inflicted by himself while temporarily
insaue on the 18th day of Septem-
1907
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
AWFUL FLOOD IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
FORTY PEOPLE DROWNED IN AND
NEAR COLUMBIA.
BIG TERRITORY DEVASTATED.
Millions of Dollars Worth of Property
Have Been Destroyed - Water
is Highest Known Since
in August, 184o.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 26.--
This city and vicinity are in the throes
of the most disastrous flood ever
known. The water is the highesl re
corded since in August, 1910, and the
destruction Of life and property is un
paralelled.
At least forty people are known tc
have been drowned and several million
dollars worth of property destroyed
Reports coming in from surrounding
territory bring accounts OF terrible
suffering and destruction.
Nineteen of the dead lost their lives
when the Camden toll bridge collaps
ed and hurled them into the raging
torrent of the Congaree river. The
Saluda and Broad rivers meet just
above the city, forming the Congaree
river. Both streams are exceedingly
swollen and the combined torrents
make an irresistible flood.
Thousands of people along the river
and on the lowlands have been rem
dered homeless, and 1t is likely outside
help will be needed by the city to care
for the unfortunate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
READY TO LEAVE SYDNEY
sATTLEsHIPs ABOUT TO DEPART
FOR MELBOURNE.
Residents of Parran1atta Present u.
Illuminated Address to sperry-
Flasship,s Silver Missina,

sydney, Aug, 2e;z-Rear Admiral
Sperry commanderss sfhs American
fleet, and the other admirals returned
on board the ships Wednesday Ar.
rangements are now being completed
for the departure for Melbourne early
Thursday morning. The British
cruisers Powerful and Challenger
sailed Wednesday morning for Mel
bourne
One hundred of the officers and men
made an excursion Wednesday to
Parramatta for the purpose Of receiv.
ing an illuminated address which the
residents desired to present to Ad,
miral Sperry. They remained there
for some time, enjoying a view of the
district and the points of historical
interest
After the recent reception on board
the battleship Connecticut, 1t was
found that large number of the
spoons and forks, inscribed with the
name of the flagship, were missing.
They were probably taken as me,
mentoes, but the officers, accustomed
to such things, charitably suggested
that they were eaten with the ices
and cakes.
Four hundred American officers and
men were entertained Tuesday on an
excursion to the Illawarra district.
Lake Illawarra, so miles from Sydney,
was visited, and the excursionists
were given an opportunity to see the
delightful rural surroundings and the
rich coal territory.
Another party of 900 were enter
tanned at a public picnic in the great
national park, which lies II miles
from Sydney, contains $4,000 acres
and is noted for it's beautiful scenery,
typical of Australia.
At the agricultural show grounds
hundreds of officers and men and
great crowds from Sydney, headed by
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, the lieu
tenant governor, attended a gymkhana
of distinctly Australian sports.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
KILLEEN HAS RESIGNED.
General Foreman of the Iowa Central
Shops Quits Job.

Marshalltown, Ia, Aug 26.-The ak
has already begun to fall in the me-
chanical department of the Iowa Cen
trail, as Is usually expected with the
installation of a new master mechanic.
John F. Killeen, general foreman of
the Central shops, resigned today, and
the resignation of other under officials
is expected. Killeen gives the unsat-
isfactory conditions under which he
has had to work since the strike began
as the caussef his retirement.
The Petess9s lsas sall sfsontraetine
company, which has had charge Of
feeding the strike breakers on the
company property, is preparing to
move out. Now that the men have
been promised protection upon leav-
ing the company property they will
seek board and lodging in other places.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
BEACON METHooIsTs.
Quarterly Conference Finds Church
in Fine Shape.

Beacon, Aug. 26.-The Fourth
Quarterly Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Circuit was held at
the M. Il. church Tuesday, August 20
at $3.50 a M, DR.. John M. McClelland
Presiding Elder of the Oskaloosa
District. presiding. Mr. John f.
Jones was elected recording stewart
and Mr.. George II. Sowden was elect
ed district steward. The reports OF
the various NJ f. Sunday schools in
the circuit showed the following
average attendances:
Beacon-12 teachers and S5 schol
ars.
Givin-5 teachers and 40 scholars
Riyerside-4 teachers and 20 schol
ars.
The reports of all the Sunday
schools were good. The Epworth
League Chapter at Beacon has mem
bership of SO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
ART NEEDS A COVER
T. C. LEGoE, OF WHAT CHEER,
SAYS STATE FAIR ExHlBI-
TIoN is TOO NUDE.

Des Moines, Aug. 26-High art In
|schina painting or the art expression
OF the woman from divine in cold pig
Raies Of flesl,-eolors ensthe background
of glazed porcelain, has stirred up {
tremendous art war in the fine arts
building of the state fair.
T. c. Legoe, of What Cheer, super
intendent of the fine arts building, is
the Anthony Comstock, and Miss Eli
zabeth Sheets, a Des Moines china
artist, is the offending; art china ex
hib'tor
Because of the lack of the historical
fig leaf and drapery illusions on Miss
Sheets women figures on coffee urns
brush and comb trays, powder boxes
and the what nots of a woman's dres
ser, Mr.. Legoe he's had the entry tick
cts ungainly balanced over the most
offending and fragrant shaming nudity
of the female figures. This is what
caused the war. Miss Sheets protested
that the beauty of the outline should not
be marred by any cardboard fence Of
ouNl q lidhNoillli. IlCi NCtbi anu WI
uble protests have been met by cold
stare of refusal she says and she has
no other alternative but to submit tc
the judges.
The Lady on The Rug.
The most offending of Miss Sheets
art pieces is the nude figure of a wo
man reclining on rug ana painted
on a brush and comb tray. The pic
ture is named by its artist After the
Bath" and depicts the woman as com
ing from a bath which has left he,
sleepy and she has thrown nerseli
down on the rug to rest with tired
abandonment without even the QUITE,
drapery of bath towel and no mint oi
any wearing apparel to prevent hel
catching cold.
1t is this picture that has shocked
the refined sensibilities of the ar
superintendent: Although meant fol
brush and comb tray it has become q
receiving card tray at the fair for al
the loose entry cards and left over pa
per slips from the superintendent
Office and art is obscured.
To protect the innocence of the boys
and girls Mr.. Legoe takes the pos
ton that the high art is too nude and
suggestive to have public place al
the state fair and winning all of the
entry prizes, the offending pieces are
carefully walled around IN the china
exhibit cases by entry cards.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
LOOT pOSTOFFICE or $4,000
BANDITS BOLD DYNAMITE SAFE
AT WAUKEGAN, ILL.
Neat Job Done by Expert Cracksmen
Chicago Police Are Put on
Robbers Trail.

Waukegan. Ill.. Aug. 26.--Dynamit-
ers descended on the Waukegan post.
once ara m a specfacuiaf'fafd carried
off everything of value the place con
tanned. Forcing open the safe they
found plumber worth $4,000 in postage
stamps and cash. They sawed their
way into the office through a stair
way, the top of which rested on the
ceiling, and dropped IL feet to the
floor. The way in which the safe had
been opened mystified the postmaster,
Charles G.. Watrous, when he arrived,
Dynamite had been used, but the locks
had been turned as neatly as IL the
burglars knew the combination.
A fresh supply of stamps had just
been received by the postmaster and
the police are working on the theory
that the daring robbery was COM
mitted by some one who had knowl.
edge of this fact.
A widespread man hunt was begun
at once following the discovery of the
robbery. The Chicago police and the
marshals of all the north shore towns
were notified. Postmaster Watrous
prepared to make out list including
as nearly as possible the amount and
denominations of the stolen stamps.
and this was used ia an effort to trace
the robbers.
Owing to the number of foreigners
at work in the vicinity the Waukegan
postoffice does comparatively large
money-transfer business and is ac-
customed to keep considerable bal
ance on hand. The receipts from all
sources average $4,000 a year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
AT THE STATE FAIR
SIXTY THOUSAND PEOPLE ON
GROUND YESTERDAY k.AkES
WORLDS RECORD.

Special to Daily Herald.
Des Moines, Aug. 25.-The Iowa
state fair of 1908 is already a world
beater. 1t is the most stupendous sue
cess in the Fair line that has been
recorded in the western states. Tues
day was a record breaking day in
point Of attendance, upwards of 60,0OO
persons being in attendance, with 10,
900 or more soldiers and thousands
Of Children The capacity of the laal
grounds vas w pft T6 IRE rgsf. q -
Today is agricultural Day" and
Secretary Wilson is here to meet
representatives of various organiza
tions interested in the development OF
agriculture. The program continues
this evening and until Friday night
The big stock parade in the race
track will be early Friday afternoon
when all the prize winning horses and
cattle will go on display. Friday even
ing a double and combination show
will be given in the Pavilion, the vau.
deyille attractions of the amphithea-
u z JOlhlllt3 Win lut StIli lOA
the stock show to make one great clos
ing night show.
Third Day Race Record.
Three-year-old and under, 2:25 Pace
100000.
1. Earl, Jr., first, Chas. n.
Cameron, La Crosse, Ill.,. 1
2. Mona Belle. second, c.
G. Thomas, Waterloo. -. 20
8. Silk Rocker, third, H.
P. Dunfee, Shenandoah. 3
4. Golden Rex, S. S. Rine
hart, Knoxville. ....... 4 4
Time 2:17A; 2:45A.
The Commercial Club-$1 900.
/. Miss Mabel R., first, w.
B. Southinck, Friend, Neb 5 l 2
2. Irwin s., second, II. II.
Smith, David City, Neb.. l :
8. Red Lander, third, }. II.
Harrison, Oskaloosa. -. s Z A 3
4. Capt. Aubrey, fourth,
King Hill Stock Farm, st.
Joseph, Mo. ....,....... 2 Z s
2:1S Pace-S500.v0.
l. Roger Mills, first, w. J.
Gam, Madison, Wis, -. l
2. Queen of the West, seco-
ond, Bird Smith, York,
Neb. ..... ....... 3 L "a
8. Red Coxcomb, third, Al
len Bros, Marion, -a..... z 2 3
4. Ottawa Boy, fourth, C.
H. Sampson, Topeka, Kas. 2 6 s 3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
MuscATINE DROUGHT oI Err.
Saloons Open After Long Period Of
Time.

Muscatine, Ia, Aug. 26.-The great
est drought" ever known in Musca-
tine came to an end yesterday when
saloons owned by Robert Welch and
Otto Seidlitz opened after being clos
ed since Jan. l. At both places hun
dreds crowded about the doors be-
fore they swung open. The battle
against the bottle has not ended, for
the mulct petition VIII be taken to
the district court and if the decision
there is unfavorable it will be brought
to the supreme court by the Law En-
forcement league in an effort to de-
feat it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
STATE PARTIES PICK OFFICIALS
West Heads Republican Body and
Boeschenstein Democratic.

Springfield, H., Aug. 26.-At meet
ings of the Republican and Democratic
state central committees here Tues
day the following officers were elected:
observation-disclosures, Roy o
West, Chicago; secretary, Edward st
Clair, La Sale; treasurer, B. A. Eek
hart, Chicago.
Democratic - Chairman, Charles
Boeschenstein, Edwardsyille; first
vice.chairman, A. w. Charles, Carmi;
second vice-chairman, Thomas Scully
Chicago; secretary, George F. Cook
Aiedo; treasurer, Earnest Hoover
Baylorville.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
BOTH WANT DIVORCE.
Seventeen-Year.oId Bride Tires Of Un.
Gle Husband.

Ottumwa, Aug. 26.-Claiming that
she was inveigled into marrying her
own uncle, Laura M. huff, aged II
years, filed suit in the Wapello county
district court for annulment of her
marriage. Coincident with the filing
of her petition, another was filed by
her husband, Robert G. Huff, asking
for divorce on the charge of deser-
ton. Mrs. Huff alleges that she was
married to Huff in Keokuk on June
5, 1907.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
Safety Razors Cause Suicide.

st. Louis, Aug. 26.-With one OF his
own razors. w. G. Conlee, a market
street barber. committed suicide Tues
day by cutting his throat Conlee had
been despondent for some time owing
to the falling off of his business. which
he ascribed to the use of safety razors
by former customers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
PRESIDENT TAKES A TRIP.
Goes to Jordanville, N. ", for Dedi
cation Of a Library.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The
president, Mrs Roosevelt. Miss Ethel
Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt left
Oyster Bay on the yacht Sylph at
$50 p. M, Tuesday, for Jordanville,
N. Y, where the president will attend
the dedication Of public library
erected in honor of the mother OF
Douglas Robinson, the presidents
brother-in-law. Gov. Magoon OF
Cuba accompanied the president to
New York city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
Elrc pamaae s1oo. GOO.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 26.-Damage ap-
proximately 100000 was caused by a
fire which started Tuesday in the coal
chutes of the Omaha wagon works, at
East Omaha, The building was filled
with wood and much infiammable ma
terial and it was but few minutes
before it was completely enveloped in
flames.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
LYNcHING NEAR LOUISVILLE.
Negro Accused Of Murder Is Hanged
and Shot.

Louisville, Ca, Aug. 26.-Vance Will
liams, the negro who is alleged to
have murdered r. G. Brown at his
home few nights ago, was found
Tuesday hanging from the limb of an
oak tree one mile from town, on the
Warrenton road, near the pauper
farm. with three bullet holes in his
breast.
So quietly were the plans carried out
that people living within hundred
yards of the scene knew nothing of it
until Tuesday morning. Williams,
after his capture, was confined in the
Bibb county Jail, and just how he was
secured from there is not known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
President Indorses Jenkins.

Chippewa Falls. Wis, Aug. ga
message was received here from Presi-
dent Roosevelt advocating the re-
nomination and reelection of Con-
gressman John ]. Jenkins from the
Eleventh district. Mr.. Jenkins oppo-
nent in the primary campaign is l. l..
Lenroot.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
Press Humorlsts In Convention,

Denver, Aug. 25.-The American
Press Humorists' associations sixth
annual convention opened here Mon
day and will be in session throughout
the week. Wednesday night the hui
morists viii give an entertainment at
local theater for the benefit of the
plll Nye monument fund.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
"Affinity" Earle Arrested.

Middletown, N. Y. Aug. 26.-Ferdi-
nand P. Earle, the artist of affinity"
fame, was arrested at his home near
Monroe Tuesday, charged with assault
in the second degree, alleged to have
been committed on his wife on or
about August IS, IL days after the
birth of their child. Earle pleaded
guilty and was held to await the ac-
ton of the grand Jury.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
Three Hurt in Panic.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 25.-Three per-
sons were badly hurt, one woman
probably fatally, while several others
were terribly bruised in a panic on
swiftly moving street car which
caught fire Monday. A fuse blew out
with heavy report and smoke began
pouring up through the floor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
leaves LARGE Sum to Charity

Minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 26.-Sum-
ner T Mcknight, Minneapolis capital
ist, who recently died, leaves $56,O00
OF his estate to charity in the will filed
for probate. The estate is valued at
$4,000 and the bequests are to or
ganizations in Minneapolis and rela.
tiyes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
pauahters Of Liberty Meet.

Saginaw, Mich, Aug, 26.-The
Daughters of Liberty opened their ma
tional convention here Tuesday after
noon with 200 delegates present from
all parts of the country, National
Councillor J, p, Potter Of Clayton, N.
j., presiding.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
Col. J. T. Mercer Is Dead

Ypsilanti, Mich, Aug. 26.-Col. John
T. Mercer is dead at his home in this
city at the age of 72 years. He served
in the civil war and in the capacity of
paymaster had the honor of paying off
two men who eventually became presi-
dents, William Mckinley and Ruther-
ford y, HAYES.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Iowa Central Employe Falls From
Train at Abbott.

Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. z6.-Ray-
mond P. Ward, aged 23. son of Rev.
A. G. Ward, pastor of the Methodist
church OF Union, was killed at 1870
this morning by falling from train
at Abbott. He was employed by the
the Iowa Central as brakeman and
lived here.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
Guarantee for National Bank Depositors

publish editorials and other
can
the government
Republican
% 1907.
of national bank
president
represented the
the Republic
convincing logic Republican
with the financial Of his
the committee Of the
OF
the nation Mr.
bill containing deposit
Treasury
Horace authorities finance
Mr. which advised
Mr. drich has considered the
the United States
congress which
bill
financial
committee
Republican candidate for vice pres
member potent factors
written during that period
of beginning
sensible
permanently.
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20

posts held by banks
and that the stood ready make good
depositors resulting from the failure of national
confidence would be felt in deposits in national bank In
the of deacaon crash there would be the bank
for nobody would about his deposits The result of the
posed tax would undoubtedly in circulation quite $2000000
of sight The banking and business feeling about
tor elastic scheme which would allow the putting
circulation of just that much extra money"
currency
withdrawal
authorities
public holidays
expedient of
clearing certificates
equitable
n a their capital
still
hundreds millions dollars
Of the panic
would cheerfufy
immediate
would times
compe suggested
editorial contemporary which
that the proposed
to be overwhel
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
RESPONSIBILITY

N THE first Sunday of the school
year 1t is right that we should give
some thought to the subject of the
regard to the children of the nation.
Much has been said as to its economic
relation, and gradually our civilization
may reach a point where 1t realizes
that the success Of the old Mosaic law
of Judaism was due to its recognition
of the fact that obedience to morality
and ethics as well as to ordinary law
is binding upon nations which would
be permanently successful, and that 1t
is righteousness which in every sense
of the word EXALTETH.
This lesson should never be forgotten
in the United States, which enjoyed
and enjoys an immense advantage over
any other nation that ever existed.
Early Americans, greatly daring, pio-
neered a continent and conquered a
wilderness, but civilization had been
already pioneered for the early Ameri-
cans, and, American social life was
even from it's beginning 1.-THE heir of all
the ages" and the product of civiliza-
lions which had bought dearly the ex-
periences which America received for
the taking.
On this Sunday many happy children
are talking about the beginning of the
school year and making plans for the
study which will fit them to take their
places In the world.
Read your Bible, and you will find
it abounds in references to children and
child life.' 1T Is not meet to take the
children's bread and to cast it to dogs"
Take heed that no man deceive you.
Suffer the little children to
come unto me. and forbid them not;
for of such is the kingdom of God"
And what should be most impressive
of all in nation leavened by Chris
tianity Is the denunciation of those
who injure the little ones. Christianity
enjoins care of children.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
SAVINGS

A S A RESULT of Republican poll
n cies there has been an enormous
~ decrease in the nations savings.
The money put aside for rainy day
has disappeared. Careful citizens who
had refralned from spending all they
made had enough for an ordinary rainy
day, but not for deluge. Reports of
savings banks in the great industrial
and commercial centers of the country
tell a woeful story of distress and de-
privation. In New York alone the num-
Der of accounts opened for the year
ending July i was nearly $4,000 less
than In the year before, while the num-
Der of accounts closed was nearly 3d.
900 more.
The net loss OF savings deposits in
New York was about $65,0O0.0OO. This
big sum represents the industry and
frugality of the average citizen"
Apart altogether from other considera-
lions think of the moral effect Of Re-
publican misrule! 1t stands to reason
that many of these New Workers who
after years Of hard work and scraping
and saving were reduced to penury
by the collapse of fictitious Republi-
can prosperity" are now asking,
whats the use? Why be saving? Why
be frugal and why be industrious when
the Countrywide government-doesn not
back us in our efforts and refuses to
give real protection to American in
dustrial workers2"
The greatest lesson that thousands
of impoverished voters all over the
country have learned and one that
should be iterated and reiterated from
every platform and in every honest
newspaper during this campaign is
High tariff Is not social protection"