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The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
MARYLAND NEWS.

The storm damage In Baltimore
IL estimated nt 81 900 900.
An unknown man held up William
Lcltz, Of HagerRtown. and relieved
him OF "a cents on Sunday.
Joe Cans, colored. lightweight
champion prize fighter. was refused
a hotel license 10 sell liquor
The new residence OF w. u. Cut.
shall. Of Woodsboro, was destroyed
by fire Sunday This Is the second
house TO burn for Mr.. Cutshall In 10
months.
Charles Iseminter. Of Hngerstown
about Sc years old. consnmptive.
Monday night shot and killed his wife.
Alma lseminter. and Julius MontAn.
and then sent n bullet Into his own
brain
John r. WeHman. for 81 years stage
manager at the Academy OF Music.
Baltimore. died Saturday night from
a complication OF diseases at st.
Joseph's Hospital. where he had been
III for several weeks.
Mrs. Jane Graham, "a years old. Of
Barton, Allegnny county. committed
suicide al her home Sunday morning
by shooting herself IN The forehead
with her husbands revolver
patrclmnn Thomas n. worihington
and Mrs. Margheretta Schimpf, were
electrocuted in Baltimore on Thurs.
day last by coming In contact with
live electric wires which were thrown
down In the street by the storm.
Joseph n. Janer OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
charged with felonlously assaulting
Catherine Loerch, aged ~ years, also
of Brooklyn. in Baltimore. was con-
hcted and sentenced to 21 years In the
penitentiaTy at TowBon yesterday.
Elmer Kann, OF Greenoastie, was
found dead Saturday near Mount
Holly with a long scar on the left
side OF his face II Is said he left
home with about 5000 In his pockets.
When his body was found there was
no money on his person.
In mad endeayor TO obtain pos
session OF their child, Tina, Charles
zacharda. 3s years old, shot aad kill
ed his wife. Augusta, at her home.
1910 Alicoanna street. Baltimore
Tuesday about 730 o'clock in the
morning
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
THE PREVALENCE OF CRIME.

Crime of an outrageous character
has been holding high carnival in our
state within the past week. A jeal-
Gus husband at Hagerstown shot and
instantly killed his wife. from whom
he had been separated and the man
with whom she was living, and then
blew out his own brains.
A few days ago young man at Mt
Washington, near Baltimore. shot
and killed a young lady to whom he
was engaged to be married, and is
now held for court upon the charge
OF murder.
On Tuesday night last In Baltimore
city, q Bohemian. inflamed with jeal-
ousy, and with handy pistol. shot
and killed his wife, who was at the
time In bed with her two little chill
dren And 30 slomst every days pa
per brings some addition 10 the hor-
rid record
First one crime and then another;
the pistol and then the murder.
In nearly every instance Of such
killings. the party committing the act
was violating the law by carrying
concealed weapons. II is we'll known
that In Maryland there is a stringent
law upon this subject. and II Is the
duty of our sworn officers TO see that
II is enforced.
In view Of the many cases Of kill
ing our daily papers record and which
grow out of the pernicious habit Of
carrying pistols. there should be a
public sentiment aroused that will
make our peace officers take notice
and bestir themselves.
That there are numbers Of persons
in our various communities who carry
concealed weapons there can be no
doubt But when did you hear of any
body being arrested for this offence?
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
s,OOO,OOO Acres for Settlers.

Washington. March BY order of
the Interior department about 3.000.-
600 acres OF land In the counties
along the eastern border Of Wyoming
are to be thrown open at once to
homesteaders, who will be allowed to
to take either 100 or 800 acres. The
land cannot be irrigated and will be
or use, therefore, only for dry farm
Ing. Those who take the full 800
acre entries must make an attempt to
cultivate the land, while those who go
on the smaller holdings will not be
compelled by the law to do so. The
throwing open of this land is some-
what in the nature OF an experiment
to see what can be done with such
land.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12

a SOW and pigs" at the furnaces. also
as gigantic broom to sweep both the
large and small pieces OF iron, and in
numerous other ways.
Half a dozen kegs Of nails may be
seen travelling through the air, held
by magnetic lines of force despite the
wooden covering of the kegs. Even
two or three men are sometimes lifted
from the ground, their feet resting on
a metal sheet which is firmly held by
the magnet
The fiat style Of magnet is available
for picking up metal sheets, from two
to six at a time. one under the other,
the number depending upon their
thickness. These may be dropped by
the magnet one at time at the desire
OF the operator. provided he is clever
In adjusting the switch precisely the
right intervals.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
MAN SHOOTS SWEETHEART.
Takes Her TO walk in Lonely Spot
and Kills Her.

Baltimore, March 9.---Joseph J.
Mueller shot and killed his fiancee,
Miss Regina Reed. about $50 o'clock
last night. The first story told by
Mueller was that he was attacked by
highwayman who robbed him OF
his money and then attempted to take
a necklace from Miss Reed, who re-
sisted and was shot. After being
questioned by detectives, Mueller ad-
mitted that he killed the girl, but said
that 1t was an accident; that he saw
a shadow and supposed he was being
attacked by robber. The detectives
say it is a case OF deliberate murder.
The couple we're TO be married the
14th of next month.
Some weeks ago Mueller created
quite sensation by claiming TO have
been made violently iii by eating pois-
oned candy. He showed a letter pur-
porting to have been written by a wo-
man, warning him against MiSs Reed.
The detectives say now there was no
truth In the candy story, and that he
was laying the foundation at that
time for the murder OF yesterday. with
the evident intention OF claiming that
II was committed by enemies Of the
couple.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12

The Good Roads Commission at it's
meeting yesterday in Baltimore came
TO no conclusion as TO the roads for
the counties Of Western Maryland. The
commission decided that. before maxi
ing final selection of routes, Il would
be better for the members to go over
the different roads, and this they will
do, starting next Monday In an auto
mobile, and will spend that day and
Tuesday in inspecting the roads OF
Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery and
Washington. A decision will probably
be reached next week.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 70, 1909
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

A meet.rg of the stockholders of
the Democratic Advocate Company
will be held in the Advocate office,
Westminster, on Tuesday, March is,
between the hours of and 3 O'Clock,
p. m, for the purpose of electing a
board of directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction OF any
other business that may come before
the meeting.
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA,
President.
Westminster, Feb. &c, 1909.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
WORK FOR THE MAGNET.
How It's Lifting Powera Have Been
Developed.

The magnet that boys of yesterday
used for toy today as men they are
employing as a useful instruments in
their workshops. Within the. last few
years, particularly, as w. Frank Nc
Clure points out, II ig being adapted
to handle many shapes OF metal, all
forms of iron and steel, from iron
dust to scraps. or small junk to
weights OF 10000 pounds In fact,
the worlds largest magnet will lift
aR much as $4,000 pounds.
The magnet Is employed TO break up
imperfect castings, to hold sheets OF
metal In position while they are being
riyited in the building of ships, to lift
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
Ruth Bryan Lenrltt Free.

Lincoln, Neb., March 9.---Ruth Bryan
lleavitt, eldest daughter OF william
j. Bryan, was this afternoon granted
a divorce from w. III. Leavitt.
Mrs. Leavitt and her mother appear
ed In the court OF Judge Cornish, and
both alleged that Leavitt had not con-
tributed to the support OF his wife.
There was no defense. Mrs. Leavitt
was granted the custody OF the two
children.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12

The Republicans have been claiming
that Governor Crothers was lukewarm
on the suffrage amendment, but OF
course there was never any ground for
such claims. In Fridays Sun the Gov
ernor has long article In which he
comes out unqualifiedly for the
amendment We will publish the in
terview in full in our next issue.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
ThGDemOCratlC Advocate
WESTMINSTER, MD.

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The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
Railways in China

Chinese cities object so strongly to
additional openings being made In
their walls that the new railways are
compelled to build their stations Just
outside. Neither railways nor trains
can enter the cities.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12

Harrisburg, Pa, March 9.--what Is
known as the Fair Local Option bill
was defeated on second reading to-
night In the House of Representatives
by vote Of 1877 to 66.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12

The new life-saving gun, adopted
by the federal revenue cutter service,
has thrown line 1860 feet.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN GOODS.

We have decided 10 this department a much lower
basis and you all realize the fact that what advcr
tse do For your consideration you few items
that may interest you.
Good size Tin Wash Boiler worth Toe new price f9c
SOC Flour Bins hold 25 pounds -four 39c.
75c Enamced Dish Pans. 49c
5Oc Ham Boilers, 39c
9Sc Ironing Board. 79c
l5c 81 Fancy Table Oil Cloth lie yard.
soc Chamber Pals, 39c
29c Window Shades, Die.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
THE HONEYMOON PARADE.
Wedding Custom In One Town Whs"
the Train 10 Late.

Wedding Custom In One Town Whsn
the Train 10 Late.
A small city. which need not be To-
Gated More particularly than that 1t ID
somewhere east Of Boston, has its own
peculiar way of speeding the newly
married on their honeymoon.
For one thing. every one goes to the
station to see the couple depart. This
Is done in many small places. The
showering Of rice or confetti and the
throwing of the old shoe take place.
not at the home Of the bride, but at the
station. To that extera the city re-
ferred to Is not unusual
But In this city train schedules fire.
quently go awry, and when they do
the unusual happens. The wedding, of
course. has been celebrated on time.
and the reception has taken as much
time as such things usually take. The
departure from the brides home is
made in due season to catch the train
If it is on time
The wedding guests rush to the sta
ton. where all other inhabitants hav-
ing nothing better to do have assem-
bed already. 1t is free show which
no one would miss.
The carriage bearing the newly mar
ried pair is drawn by white horses and
decorated with white ribbons. Custom
demands this, and no one has yet had
the temerity to do otherwise.
The carriage arrives at the station.
and 1t is learned that the train is SO
many minutes or so many hours late.
Usually the measure is in hours.
The carriage doesn't wait. 1t goes
parading. 1t drives around and around
a prescribed route. from every point Of
which the driver can get due notice Of
the approach Of the train.
The crowd remains patiently at the
station. Other curious persons station
themselves at points along the route
just to see the wedding coach pass.
Sometimes two or three carriages.
drawn by white horses and decorated
in white. swing steadily around this
hymeneal circuit 1t seems like an
endless procession. It is not unsual
for wedding pair TO spend the first
five hours OF their honeymoon just rid
ing round and round waiting for the
train.
When the screech OF the locomotive
finally is heard the driver continues to
swing up to the platform just as the
train comes to stop. Then the bride
and bridegroom make a mad rush for
their car amid a shower of rice and
confetti and old shoes. The honeymoon
parade Is over.-Exchange.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
THE REAL BoWERY.
Swiftly Passing, II Has Never Been
Wholly Revealed.

Swiftly Passing, Il Has Never Been
Wholly Revealed.
The real Bowery has never been
written up. and probably 1t never will
be. because 1t is swiftly passing. Hun
dreds Of attempts have been made by
those who have not even penetrated
the surface Of its reserve. Its heart
and soul-for the Bowery has both. as
the writer's. 1t is a Sargasso sea lit
tered with derelicts of all worlds. drift
ing back and forth with the endless
ebb and flow of the tide. while all
about them Is the ceaseless activity Of
commerce, of development, moving
onward and upward despite the cease
less cross current, which no literary
mariner, cruising IN these uncharted
waters. can understand.
Those who know 1t best and have
some skill in writing as well as some
understanding are SO overwhelmed by
its endless complications. Its infinity
Of contradictions. its astonishing good
ness and its frightful depravity. the
battling mystery of its wonderful hu-
manness and its fantastic mystery.
that they do not dare attempt to write
even what they know. Only one man
in all literature could have interpreted
the Bowery-and Balzac is dead.
Most of us know the Bowery through
fugitive newspaper sketches and fear
some lurid melodramas. The sketches
present certain phases more or less In
telligently. but the melodramas are
weird burlesques. unworthy even Of
being scoffed at, so far as any consid-
Grafton Of truth is concerned. But
these cheap melodramas. endlessly re-
peated. have built up fiction that has
come to be accepted as the reality
Everybody's Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
EXPERT PLAYERS.
Four Ladies and an Interesting At
tempt at Whist.

The following conversation was over
heard by a waiter at a ladies' club.
The man was able to use his knowl-
edge of shorthand to take notes, hav-
ing once been a reporter:
Jane" said Maria. lit is your lead"
"Why, no." answered Jane; ''it is
Ida's"
NO" spoke up Ida; at is not my
lead. Susan dealt the cards"
"Why, then, 1t must be my lead.''
said Maria. "Whats trumps?"
"Heartsw shouted three young voices
in unison.
"Well. there is my lead" said Maria.
playing the deuce Of clubs.
But you must lead trump card.
my DEAR" cried Jane.
"Yes, and lead the biggest trump
you have in your hand" put in Ida.
James partner.
"well. then. here Is the queen o.
hearts," said Maria.
"Oh. you mean thing, your exclaim-
ed Jane. "That takes my king"
But will take the trick, for I have
the ace" said Ida.
"But," remarked Susan. "that is the
ace Of diamonds"
$50 It is" said Ida. "well, here IL
the four Of hearts"
1--WE got the ace of hearts," purred
Susan. "Does that take the trick?"
"Of course 1t does" answered Jane.
"No, 1t doesn't" said Ida. "a cour,
card always takes another card"
"Oh. let's stop playing!" cried Maria
wearily. Its no fun when there are
no men to tell you how to play
Pearson's Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15

1t is best to pront by the madness Of
others. rs.-PliEy.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
FooIino tn. poa..

In n certain part Of Scotland, ac-
cording to Dean Ramsey, the shep-
herds used to take their collies with
them to church. The dogs behaved
well during the sermon, but began to
be restless during the last psalm and
saluted the final blessing with joyful
barlks. In one church the ccngrega-
tion resolved to stop this unseemly
detail. so when n strange minister was
about to pronounce the blessing all re-
mained seated instead Of rising. as he
expected. He hesitated and paused
till an old shepherd cried: "Say awa',
sir! We're a. sittin' to cheat the
dowgsw
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Notice Of Sheriff's Sale.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That by virtue
OF nm execution to me directed from the County
Court OF Delta County, state Of Colorado
dated December 22nd 1908, in certain cause
wherein Wilson Is Stockham and Albert II.
stockham, sole surviving partners of the Co.
partnership of r. +. Hunt 4 Company are
plnintins, and Bert Lowe Ia Defendant, snid
execution being In fnvor of Plnintins and
agninst Defendant. / have on this 2srd da,
Monday the 18th day OF january. A. ID. 1909,
nt the hour OF ten o'clock A. NJ, at the
South front door Of the Court House Of the
Town Of Delta, County of Delta and State OF
Colorado. seIl Mt public auction said property.
or so much thereof ms may be necessary 20
satisfy said execution and costs OF sale. 10
the highest and best bidder for cash, which
said property is situated in the County. OF
follows, to-wIt: The entire interest in the
Reservoir. being situate on the dralnngc VI
the East Branch OF Surfacc Creek, South Of
the Park Reservoir, and the sworn statement
and plat whereof was filed for record In the
ONCE Of the County Clerk and Recorder Of
said Delta County y on the 2iSt day Of
Dated Dated at e Della. Colorado this 2srd day Of
G. g. GIBBS,
sheriff
First pub. Dec. esth, 1908, last pub Jan. Is, 1900
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Samuel w. Weeks.
Plnintiu,

You are hereby required to appear in action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff
in the District Court Of Delta Comfy. Stnte OF
Colorado, and answer the complaint therein
served within this County; or, II served out OF
this County, or by publication. within thirty
days after the service hereof. exclusive Of the
day of service. judgment by default Will be
taken against you according to the prayer oil the
complaint. And " a copy OF the complaint in
the above entitled nction bc not served with this
summons. IL the service hereof he rnnde out
Of this State. then ten days additional To the
time bereinbeforc specified for appearance and
answer will he allowed before tho taking OF
Judgment by default as aforesaid:
The said action is brought to obtain n partition
of the following described land, bitches and
wnter rights, being in the County OF Dcltn. and
State OF Colorado now owned by Plaintiff and
mon. Plaintiff being the owner OF an undivided
u interest therein, and defendant an undivided
u interest therein. Snid premises being described
as follows. to wit: The Northeast Quarter o.
West of the 9Th Principal Meridian, containing
100 ncres. more less. together with nll bitches
and water righta, used In the irrigation Of raid
land as will more fully appear from the com.
plant in raid action to which reference is here
mnde A copy of which IL hereto attached.
And you hereby notified that IL you fail to
appear. and to answer the snd complaint ~
above required. the said plaintiff viii cause your
and will apply TO shid Court for the relief prayed
for in PHI 1 Ms Complaint.
Given IN Ter my hand and seal, rs sttor-
ney for Plaintiff Mt my oifite mt ID ,ltn.
in said County. this 9th dny OF De-
cembcr, A. ID. 1905.
CSEAL) MIILARD FAIRi.AMB,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First pub. Jan. l. 1900. Last pub. Jan. 10th. 1909
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
What the Sailor Will Do to Obtain
4horo Leave.

What the Sailor Will Do to Obtain
8here Leave.
Az illustrating how men respond and
adjust themselves to reward, or, what
comes to the same thing, the maximum
satisfaction for given amount Of ef-
fort. two instances that came under
my observation while in the navy are
very interesting. One cruise was made
on a vessel whose executive officer was
in most respects a very able man.
Discipline in general was admirable
In arranging for shore leave Of the
enlisted men. however. he managed SO
to arrange matters, strange as It may
seem. that 1t was possible for a man
in an inferior conduct grade to get
more liberty than one of the best be-
haved men. This was of course en-
tirely unnatural and came about from
n combination of two separate systems.
The reason was that naval regulations
compelled the giving of at least a GER
tain amount of shore leave to men in
the second grade. while the system he
was using actually allowed less to a
man in the first grade The result was
that in short time the bulk of the
men were in the second conduct grade
where they could get the most liberty.
At later date. on another ship. the
executive officer was an extremely
able man. who had studied this ques-
tion more carefully and was a great
believer in making 1t worth while for
the men to behave themselves and
keep in high conduct grade. He so
arranged matters that II any man be-
haved himself sufficiently well and
did all his work with high efficiency
he could have an unusual amount Of
liberty. The result was that this ship
had more than half Its crew In what
is known as the especial first class"
far and away the largest percentage
that ever came under my observation.
Walter NJ. Mcfarland In Engineer
ing Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Banks.

1t was in the City of Brotherly Love
that the first bank was established Il.
1881. 1t was incorporated by congress-
under the name of 1.-The President, d.
rectors and Company Of the Bank oZ
North America" Three years later the
second bank In the country was opened
in Boston and called the Massachu-
setts bank.
In the same year the Bank Of New
York was founded.
The first United States bank wa,
founded in 1875 and the second is
1916. in which year the first savingS
banks were established, one In Phila-
delphia, the other in Boston.-Scrap
Book.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
InadvisabIe.

During snowstorm on the Highlapt 4
railway train was held up for al
hour or two. The guard. checrv
Scot, passed along the carriages trying
to keep up the spirits Of the passe.-
gers. An old gentleman angrily con-.
planned that II the train didn't go on
he would "die of cold"
''Tak' my advice an no dae that"
replied the guard. MIN y, we
charge shillin' mile for corpses."-
Dundee Advertiser.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
ar.akf..tina wjth Whittier.

The was n foreign painter who used
to breakfast Mt Chelsea, and when
Mr. Carr asked him II he had been
there lately he replied: "Oh. no; not
now so much. He ask me leetle
while ago to breakfast, and ! go. My
cab fare, two shilling, 'arf crown. ]
arrive, very nice. Goldfish In bowl,
very pretty. But breakfast-one egg.
one toast-no more! oh, no. My cab
fare. two shilihg. 'nrf crown. For
me no morer--I.ondon Telegraph.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Sour Milk.

The milk was not Of the desired
sweetness one morning, and little El.
mer pushed his glass away after tai.
ing sip.
whats the matter with the mill.
ElmerT' asked his mother.
81 guess the mikman has been feed
ing his COW on pickles." was the re-
ply.-Exchange.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Tho Duel.

CASTOR burst like a whirlwind u
upon his friend Alphonse. "will you
be my witnessY he cried.
"Going to fight?"
"No; going to get married"
Alphonse after n pause inquired,
"Can't you apologize zeT'-Argonaut.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
Two Iraaediea.

To a woman there are two TRACE
dies. One is not getting the man she
loves; the other is getting him. The
first is resignation. the second disillu.
sion.-New York Herald.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-15
win . strjro.

'Do you trust your husband i'm
plicitlyw
"What question: Why, Of course
do-to certain extent"-Clevelant
Leader.