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The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
The Fortieth Birthday of the Post Card

The first post cards were issued IN
Austria on October 1st, 1869. Tne
idea had already been suggested, but
not adopted, at the fifth German pos
tai congress, in 1855. It's adoption in
Austria appears to be due to an article
published in 1869 by Prof. Emanuel
Hermann of Vienna, who is sometimes
called the inventor of the post caro-.
In 1870 post cards were issued by the
North German Postal Union, Bavaria,
England and Switzerland. The Ger
man cards were printed without the
impression of stamp until 1872, IN
which year also the first return post
cards were issued, in Germany. AT
the postal congress which met at
Berne in 1874, and at which 22 coun-
tries were represented, the inter-
national post card of the value OF lO
pfennings, 121s centimes, penny, or
2 cents was adopted. The post card
soon became popular and it's use ex-
tended to other countries. Post cards
are now issued in great numbers by
% governments. In Germany alone
more than $500 million post cards are
used annually.
The private picture post card, which
has attained such amazing popularity
within the last decade, is nearly as old
as the government post card. 1t is
also of German invention and it owes
it's origin to the Franco-Prussian war.
On July 18th, 1870, the first illustrated
post card bearing the picture of gun
ner, was placed on sale by Schwartz,
in OIdenburg. The manufacture OF
picture cards was afterward taken up
by Brandt in Dresden. The industry,
which is still carried on chiefly in
Germany, has developed to gigantic
proportions. Although many of the
cards are striking examples of bad
taste and vulgarity it cannot be denied
that the best of the so-called art cards
and the reproductions of famous paint
ings and statutes have extended the
love for the beautiful and that the
landscape views have given to many
persons some idea of the beauties of
their own and foreign lands of which
they would otherwise have remained
in MISUNDERSTANDING American
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

John Cassell, of Philadelphia, is
spending Christmas with his brothers.
]. Frank Diffenda1 is spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. Mary
DiffendaI, Liberty street.
Mrs. VIM A Leister, of Baltimore,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. r. w.
Doty, Pennsylvania avenue.
Mrs. Frank Johns, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is spending some time with her
father, Geo. r. Gehr, Bond street.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Diffendal, of
Gassaway, w. Va, are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Diffendals mother,
Mrs. Robert Myerly, John street
Charles Gardner, of this city, is
spending the holidays with his par
ents, at Syracuse, N. I. Mrs. Gardner
is visiting her daughter in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. F. Redding and
daughter Esther, of Hanover, Pa,
spent a few days the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs Milton A. Sullivan, West
Main street.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Case of Too Much Ham.

One morning not long ago there
tripped up to butcher stall in Bal
timore market dainty little thing out
for her first marketing.
"My husband bought a couple of nice
hams from you not long ago. she an
nounced.
"Yes'm,' said the smiling butcher;
81 remember well. Fine hams, weren't
they ?''
"They were delicious said the
young wife. 'Have you any more like
them ~
Lots" responded the butcher, in
dicating a row of hams in the rear of
the stall.
The young thing surveyed the hams
thoughtfully. Are you sure" she
finally asked, that they're from the
same pig as that from which my hus-
band bought ?"
"Yes'm," answered the butcher with
out so much as culver of an eyelid.
Then you may send me three more
of them" she said.-Pittsburg Post.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
The FacetiOus Traveller.
How did you like Pittsburg %

''How did you like Pittsburg %
''It scots me-
do you think Boston is a great
city ?''
'It has been"
did you find Philadelphia the place
of sleep they say it is ?''
Not for me. Everybody else snored
so loud 1 couldn't"
'Is Washington good place to live
in %
Capital"
How did you find Chicago %
Didn't have to. 1t was there when
arrived"
How were the mountains back of
Denver ?'
Rocky,
How did they treat you in New
Orleans ?"
''All the time"
well I'm glad to see you're back" !"
How does it look %
''How does what look %
MY back. I've never seen it."
1t was then that the assault took
place, but the court on hearing the
evidence decided that it was justif1-
able.-Judge.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
A Prodigy's Poetry.

The 10-year-old daughter of an a
tist believes that she is destined
fill a great place in literature, ar
all her spare moments are devoted
writing poetry about every conceiv;
BILE subject. Recently she attende
her first church wedding and so fille
with inspiration was she that she III
mediately began to write poem d
scriptive of the event. A few da.
afterward, when her mother was FL
pertaining friends, the youthful pro-
igy asked permission to read her poe|
before the guests. Her mother d
mored her with not a little seer
nride. Stanza by stanza the poel
progressed until the young lady racI
ed the point where the description
the bridesmaids was set forth The
one of her couplets read thus
"Some had pug noses and some q
Roman,
And each wore blue ribbon aboI
her abdomen. The Wasp.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
HENRY's UNCLE.
Varying Attitude Of Miss Stubbles
Under Sad Conditions.

"Then am to understand that this
is your final answer, Miss Stubbles q
My final answer
Nothing can move you %
Nothing
'Then my life will be a lonely one,
and my fate harsh one, for my uncle
with whom live just died and left
me-
THAT fact somewhat alters the case,
Henry l cannot be harsh to one who
has sustained such recent bereaye-
ment. If could believe that you are
sincere
Sincere ? Oh, Miss Stubbles !"
you have certainly made an inn
preston on my heart. Give me time
to think of it !"
How long ?''
after all, why think of it? Henry,
I am yours !"
"Oh, Genevieve -
do not squeeze me so hard, Henry.
Your poor uncle ! Was he long i'll p
Three days"
1T is too bad You say he left
you ~
Yes; he has left me !" ssa.
How much p a eaa
How much I? I said he had left me.
He had nothing else to leave. j am
alone in the world now, homeless, PEN
ni1ess; but with you by my side
why, she's tainted !"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
He Explained.

At a school one day teacher, hav-
ing asked most of his pupils the dlf-
ference between an island and PENN
sula without receiving a satisfactory
answer, came to the last boy.
81 can explain it, SIR said the
bright youth. First get two glasses.
Fill one with water and the other
with milk Then catch fly and place
it in the glass of water. That ny is
an island, because he is entirely sur
rounded. by water. But now place the
1y in the glass of milk, and it will be
a peninsula, because it is nearly sur
rounded by water.
The boy went to the top of the class.
Veterinary Review.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
BUSY DAY FOR ASSASSINS.
Three Political Murders i'm Countries
Far Apart.

A remarkable series of political
assassinations of personages high in
Office was reported from widely sepa-
rated points throughout the world
Wednesday. J8
In Seoul, Korea, the Prime Minister
of the Korean Cabinet, vi Wan Yon,
was stabbed to death as an apparent
result of the intense reeIlng in Korea
against Japanese influence.
In ST.. Petersburg the chief of the
secret police, Colonel Karpoff, was
blown to pieces by the explosion of
bomb, supposedly thrown by an
anarchist. a3a
At Bombay, British India, the chief
magistrate of Mask, Arthur M. T.
Jackson, was assassinated by a ma
tive for revenge ana presumably as
a part of the seditious movement
against British official authority
In each of the countries the govern
ing authority is menaced by a dang
erous element directed against the
existing regime. 80.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
blizzard in Arizona.

Albuquerque, N. M, December %.
storms continue in New Mexico
and Arizona and cold weather rec
ords have been broken. Three feet
of snow is reported in the vicinity OF
Flagstaff. Ariz., and the blizzard has
extended to the Mexican border. Mag
dalena. N. M, $50 miles south of here,
renorts 21 below zero yesterday and
snow foot deep, with the storm still
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Impertinent.

Member of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union-"Did you write
this notice of my lecture on the Demon
Rum ~
Editor-"Yes, madam
Member of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union would
like to know what you mean by say
ing, The lecturer was evidently full
of her subject Judge.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
TIME TABLE.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.

West bound trains arrive in this
city at $50, $50 and 1902 a. M; 4.20
$40 and 7.50 p. m.
East-bound trains arrive 5.12, 7.12
and 9.15 a. M, 1.35, 4.15 and 6.10 p. m.
Sundays: West-5.20, 1902 and
11.3O a. M, 4.20 and $40 p. m. East
6.42 and 915 a. M, 4.15 and 6.10 p. m.
The owl will run Saturday nights
only, leaving Baltimore at 1130 p. M,
arriving at Westminster at 1 a. m.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Sale Register.

February 21st at II a. m, Z work horses, all
Good drives and well bred, colt. cows hogs, bug
ey. surry, binder, mower. and all farming imple-
ments, in good order. also household and kitchen
Reese P. O., and 31a miles south of Westminster.
r N Davis, Auctioneer.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
The Crank.

"You say there is nearly always
something broke about your automo-
lille p
yUusly. oa
what is it as rule "
Washington Star.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

Passerby-Here, boy, your dog has
bitten me on the ankle.
Dog owner Well, that's as high as
he could reach. You wouldn't expect
a little pup like him to bite your neck,
would yer ?--Pearson's Weekly. -
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
The Usual Things.

at saw. Elsa what are you going to
serve for desert 2?
SSs.nh the usual things-cakes, candy,
.nd opera singers; then ices, liquors
,and professional soloists; afterward
;sr,,;f I coffee and poets. "-Fiegende
B1atteref. -
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

The date on the label on your paper
shows the time to which your sub
scription is paid.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
A SOci0lOgist.

He's 3 sociologist, isn't he p
IT should say he is. He can enter
tain a whole room full of company
Free Press.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
PERSONAL MENTION

persons who contemplate going away. or have
same. will please send the names to this officej
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

''Then / am to understand that this
is your final answer, Miss Stubbles ?''
My final answer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
WHY POLICY
WASCHAN.|GED
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR BALL
NIGER WRITES LETTER TO
SEATTLE PAPER GIVING HIS
REASONS FOR WITHDRAWING
OF PUBLIC LANDS.

SEATTLE, July 20.--Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger, who has been
represented in newspaper and maga-
zine articles as having reversed the
the matter of withdrawal from sale
or entry of public lands containing
power sites has written a letter to
the Seattle Times in which he sets
forth what he has done. Mr.. Ball
niger says:
''The facts in connection with the
Withdrawals are substantially as fol-
lows: Upon discovering that large
ares of land had been withdrawn
through the reclamation service
without any specific knowledge of the
water power facilities, these lands
aggregating many thousands of acres
of agricultural and other lands, with
drawn under blanket system which
yas based on slight field knowledge
of the existence of power sites and
with no funds in the reclamation
bureau or any information sufficient
to permit further investigation, / de-
termlneQ upon CrduSleIIiH6 IHio WIN
to the geological survey, which bu-
reau possessed the data to make
temporary Withdrawals of water
power sites sufficient to include all
Withdrawals that in any way affected
power sites upon domain for the
purpose of making reccommenda-
tions to congress for additional leg
islation. Restoration were made OF
the former Withdrawals and immed1-
ately after the geological survey fur
nished the department data under
which all available sites within the
former withdrals were secured,
together with large additional ter
ritory containing valuable water
power sites.
"The area originally withdrawn
under the blanket Withdrawals ap-
proximated 100000 acres. Under
data furnished by geological survey
the acreage necessary to be Withdrawn
did not exceed 100000 acres, show
ing the wisdom of the course pursu-
ed of not withdrawing any more
land than were necessary for the pur-
pose" -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
Leaders Expect Some Diff
ficnlty In a Sufficient
Number of Votes to
Pass the Modified Bill
REPUBLICAN CONFEREES ARE
INVITED TO DINE WITH PRES
IDENT TAFT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE THIS EVENING

WASHINGTON July 20-Ditficulty
Is expected by the leaders of the
house and senate in getting sufficient
votes to carry through the modified
bill of the president. Free raw ma
terial was augmented today through
development of serious differences IN
the conference room over large
number of important schedules that
had not been discussed by conference.
The conference has gwen its atten-
tion almost entirely to the dutiable
list leaving 1t to the leaders of both
houses and the president to de
termine the course of action with re-
gard to the free raw material con
troversy. The conference adjourned
until tomorrow in order that the con-
ferees may have more time to look
into the questions involved in the
consideration of questions that are
unsettled Wide differences of opinion
were encountered in todays delibera
tions and but little progress was
made.
All the republicans members of
the tariff conference committee have
been invited by President Taft to
take dinner with him Wednesday
night at the White House. 1t is
assumed that the president expects
to be ready to report progress In
getting votes for the abolition or re
duction of duties on raw materials.
When Speaker Cannon left Senator
Aldrich's room tonight he said the
conferees must frame the program
for passing the conference report and
that the representatives would haye
to assume responsibility for their
actions. This remark was under
stood to signify that binding rule
could not be looked for to carry an
unpopular report through the. house.
There was no indication OF lack
of understanding between the leaders
of the senate and house. The speaker
talked freely with the newspaper men
about every subject except that which
they desired to hear him discuss.
Senator Aldrich left the office build
ing with Senator Crane to consider
the possibility of putting through the
senate a conference report providing
for free iron ore and free oil and
reduced duties on coal, lumber and
hides.
Many of the progressive come from
states interested in cattle raising and
they oppose free hides, or even a re-
duction in the duty. Other insurgents
notably Senators Bristow and Cum
Minis, who are not particularly inter
ested in the question of free hides.
iron, oil or coal, expressed the
opinion that the president should
CONTINUED on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
NOT GUILTY
SAYS JURY
ELLA GINGLES ACQUITTED ON
CHARGE OF THEFT BUT NO
CREDENCE GIVEN .WHITE
SLAVE" STORY.

CHICAGO, July 20.-Ella Gingles
was cleared tonight from the charge
of stealing lace, but the story she
told on the witness stand Of being a
"white slave victim was denounced
as utterly untrue by the jury tnar
freed her.
The verdict said:
eve. the jury, find the defendant
not guilty, and we further find that
the charges made against Miss Agnes
Barette were unfounded and un-
true"
The basis of the defense made by
the Gingles girl, who. was on trial
for stealing lace from Mis- Barette,
was that Miss Barette and others had
attacked and mistreated her twice
last winter and shat the object was
an attempt to sell her to an unnamed
man in French Lick Springs. Ind.
"Now, be good girl, Ella. Go
back to your home in Ireland and be
a good girl" was the advice given
the defendant by Juror Thomas
Mackey, as she shook hands with
him after the verdict had been read.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
WEAK LAWS
THE CAUSE
CARDINAL GIBBONS DECLARES
STATUTES PERMIT TOO FREE
SEVERANCE OF MARRIAGE
BONDS-PRELATE ANSWERS
CRITICISM. a.

BALTIMORE, July 2O.-Replying
to former Supreme Justice Henry b.
Brown, who told the members of the
Maryland bar association, at Old
Point Comfort last week, that much
of divorce evil was due to reckless
ness of clergymen, Cardinal Gibbons
today rather ascribed the trouble to
too lax laws which render it easy to
annul the matrimonial bond. The
cardinal also objected to the reported
reference by Justice Brown to the
Saviour as an "Idealist." After ex-
pressing his high esteem for the for
mer justice, both as a citizen and a
jurist, the cardinal said:
'In a recent convention of law
yers held at Old Point Comfort, JUS
tice Brown, while referring to my
self in kind and courteous language,
had taken exception to my views on
divorce and remarriage. He is re-
ported to have referred to the Foun-
der of the Christian religion as an
Idealist,' whose sentiments, while
suitable to less favorable times and
circumstances, are not adapted to
this enlightened age.
"The learned jurist will permit me
to say that the teachings OF Christ
have been the basis of all ChristiAa
legislation for nearly 1000 years ana
continue to be the light and guide q
hundreds of millions of souls. We
are indebted to this Divine legAator
for the Christian civilization that
rules the destinies of Europe, North
and South America, Australia and
large portions of Asia and Africa,
Neither Solon nor Lycurgus, nor
Justinian, nor Napoleon, nor any
other trainers of laws ever exerted
1.-THE of the isfluence which the
Gospel of Christ exercises on the
human race. And there is no subject
CONTINUED on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
Colored PugiIist Wires Acceptance Of Original Of
fer and Preparations for the Big Fistic Encoun-
Ter are Now Going Forward 2 Enthusiastic
Meeting Last Night, Financial Matters Arranged
COMMITTEE WITH CoMPIlETE CHARGE OF ALL
ARRANGEMENTS APPOINTED, CONSISTING TEX HALL
~. McGILI. @. p. STEVENS, FRANK NEvIN,
caIAs JOHNSON AND ARTHUR t~-

Tex Hall yesterday morning re-
ceived a telegram from San Lang
ford, the colored pugilist, stating
that the original terms of the local
fight promoters would be accepted.
This message set at rest the many
rdfhors which have been going the
rounds of the press for the last ten
days.
There has been on time since
the articles were signed by Willis
Britt, manager for Ketchel, that Hall
has lost confidence in the Boston
fighter and when the press was pub
fishing articles about the men hav-
ing arranged to fight at other places,
he always maintained that the acti-
cles had no merit and that the great
est fstic event of late years would be
pulled off in the district on Labor
day. One feature of the message re-
ceived yesterday morning, was that
it was signed by Langford and not
by his manager, who in the past has
transacted all business for the color
ed man and who at all. times signed
his own name and not that Of Lang
ford.
When the wire was received from
angford yesterday morning, Mr..
hll Immediately wired Willis Britt
and Otto Floto, notifying them Of
the acceptance and late yesterday af-
ternoon the following dispatch was
reviewed from Ketchel's manager:
San Francisco, July 20.
Tex Hall, Ely Nevada.
r--4 -. = srraf
him to sign. Am starting good story
over wires tonight.
Signed, WILLIS BRITT.
There is no question but what Britt
will keep the fight before the public
in such a manner that it will give the
district the greatest publicity, which
means much to those interested in
its welfare. Goldfield reaped har-
vest from the advertising it received
from the Gans-Nelson fight and there
is absolutely no reason why a dis
trict, with the wonderful recources
possessed by this, should not be at
least equally benefited. During the
last ten days there has not been a
paper in the country which has not
had something to say about the pro-
posed fight and many of them have
given considerable space to the min
ing properties of the district, all of
which is the very best kind of k6-
vertising.
A meeting was held last evening
by those interested in the financing
of the big fight and an executive COM
mittee of seven was appointed. Those
appointed were: Arthur Smith, Jo-
seph E. Stevens, Charles Johnson,
w. N. McGill, G. P. Castle and Frank
Nevin. Word is expected from Lang
ford today, stating the time of his
departure from Boston and if it is
received a meeting of the executive
committee will be held this evening
and a number of subcommittee will
be appointed. AS soon as these have
been appointed, active preparations
will be commenced and 1t is reason
able to expect that everything will be
in first class shape for the big event
on Labor day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
sECURED. THEIR DEAD.

MELILLA, July 20. - Genera
Merina, commandant Of the, Spanish
forces in Morocco, was in the thick.
est of the struggle here last Satur-
day afternoon encouraging his men
who fought heroically. Capt. Guilloch
and Major Roya were killed while
defending battery in the fight. The
Moors bore off several bodies with
the intent of burying them but the
Spanish made sortie and recaptured
the bodies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
BIG FIRE IN HOUSTON

HOUSTON, Tex, July 20.-Fire
early today in the wards of the Hous-
ton Belt and Terminal company; de-
stroyed the yard office, tool house,
oil house, oil tank, one passenger
locomotive, ten box cars and two
freight locomotives. The fire started
while John Woods, a negro fireman,
was filling a tank with OIL The
explosion that followed burned
Woods SO seriously that he may die
The loss u estimated at $4,000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
FUNERAL is DELAYED.

VAREZE, Lombardy, July 90
Arrangements for the funeral of Don
Carlos of Bourbon. pretender to the
Spanish throne, who died here last
Sunday has been delayed as the per-
mission of Emperor Francis Joseph
to bury the body at Trieste has not
yet been received.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
REQUIsITIONs REFUSED.

SACRAMENTO, j July 20.-Gov-
ernor Gillette refused today to honor
acquisitions from Kansas for the re-
turn to that state of David Woods
and Joseph Sanford, both charged
with murder and at present in San
Diego. The refusal was based on
the ground that the verdict of the
Kansas coroner's jury, was not suf-
ficient under the laws of this state.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
MANNER OF REFERRING TO
FOREIGNERS CONDEMNED


mining
working
and did ndustrials
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.

LANGENDELER, Prussia, July 20.
Sixteen miners were killed by an
explosion of fire damp in mine at
Mansfield today. Many other work
men were taken from the mine un-
conscious.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
CHAIRMAN PAYNE MAY NOT
SIGN MAJORITY REPORT

WASHINGTON excellent authority toda.
committee
bill had refused proposition that he ha
simply because tn
majority had voted for It, 1t
apparently conference committee
propositions before the conference
favor OF the presidents -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
NEW OPEN GOLF CHAMPION AND CLOSEST RIVAL.

has the honor of furnishing the national golf mmnn for the coming
The Manor Golf
hitherto hardly better known than the club itself George Sargent He
finished
recod of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-21
KING WILL TAKE BRIDE.

LISBON, July 20.-King Manuel
is to make trip abroad in the
autumn and it is Understood here
that the visit is to be arranged for
his marriage with Princess Alex
andria, daughter of the Duke of Fife