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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST &c, 1910
TIE SCHOOL DEBT.
WESTMINSTER, ND.

A recent Issue of the American
Sentinel contained an editorial which
vas devoted to whit 1t called The
County Debt" It was political
article filled with an attack upon the
Democratic party and orerfiowing
With deception. The occasion of this
editorial effusion Is stated to be the
fact that the School Commissioners
owe $22,060.00, and its non-payment
by the County inaniring whose debt
Is IL and how was It contracted ?
We do not think this question WAS
asked seriously: everyone knows the
School Commissioners of the county
owed about s25, 10000 in 1900 and that
AZ a business proposition they got
the County Commissioners 10 assume
this indebtedness. AS the county
could not afford to pay this money at
once. II was properly funded and
bonds issued. These bonds bear a
low rate of interest and mature one
a year and are being paid as they
come due. What else would yon
have
As to the original debt. 1t was no
doubt contracted in building school
houses. Vas this wrong Out Of
the amount set aside each year for
the School Commissioners. enough Is
retained 10 nav Two bonds and the
this is the law and Is 1t unjust But
you would have the county. because
II has a large balance 10 It's credit.
to pay these bonds. As You know this
balance Il not all In hand. but the
major part of 1t consists OF taxes
due. but not vet collected IL there
lore could not pay the bonds If II wish
ed to. but above all why should 1t pay
them? Don't you know that those IN
paid are not yet due?
But. to use a homely expression.
the milk in the eoeanuta lies not IN
the debt Of the School Commissioners
but In the fact thai the county, outside
of these bonds. oWes no money. and
credit for this condition Il due the
Democratic party. The following ex-
tract demonstrates tbs assertion.
The Yery fact fhGt debt Of $22.ooo
Is saddled ON the schools d the eoun=
y. instead of being wiped on entirely,
Is evidence of the position Of the Dem
oerats Of this county us regards any
increase IN the teachers. salaries.
Having the legislature pass a bill re-
qulring the School Commissioners 10
pay of The debt Has only a subter-
fuge TO fool some people
Now this debt vas not asaddled IN
the schools of the county but con
traeted b them and at their request
assumed by the county. The sad
ling" i any. was therefore on the
county. n view Of this sell known
fact we cannot see any subterfuge IN
the matter. Theat there Is and vas
none the Sentinel we'll knows. and Il
It not rather small to resort to deeep=
ton In an effort to play politics.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26
THEFARMER.

The true position of the farmer. and
his relation to the community In which
he lives. are not yery well under
stood. neither BY the farmer himself
nor b. the community.
Agriculture. as we all know, lies at
the very foundation. and is the basal
structure upon which all true hospi-
tally rests.
When the farmer Is prosperous,
the country Is prosperous, and where
agriculture is on the decline every
other interest goes down with Il
It IL said of Motherhood. The hand
that rocks the cradle rules the
world and It may be equally said
OF the farmer. The hand that tilIs
the sell feeds the world" When he
ceases to produce our breadatuffs,
we cease to I've. So that there is a
dignity and Importance about the yo-
cation of the farmer. that he does
not fully appreciate. That It means
hard work, is true. But work hard
and exactly as il mas be. Is BY no
means an unmlxed evil Indeed 1t is
great blessing.
There is no more beneficient pro-
vision of Providence. than that which
calls men 10 work
And this being the divine order. II
is best that 1t IL so.
Farmers, as rule. are not self
asserting. but are rather modest and
retiring.
There never has been a time when
the subject Of agriculture was more
discussed In our State than At pres
ent. The meetings Of farmers IN va
rious parts of the State. are doing
much good In eleyatlng to Its proper
place. the vocation Of the farmer.
We have in Carroll county some OF
the most intelligent and progressive
farmers In the State. Let them I'M
derstand thai their vocation stands
at the head Of the list Of useful EN-
ployment. and let our county boys
stick 10 the farm.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

been done.
Through tie activity OF women
sanaInrIa and hospitals for the treat
menl Of tuberculosis have been erect
cd travelling libraries have been cir.
lulated. posters. circulars and other
kinds Of literature have been dis
tribuIsd to tie number Of millions OF
pieces. thousands Of lectures have
been given. large sums of money have
been secured. hundreds IF NEEDY cases
have been helped; tuberculosis work
has been started In MAN. communities
where 10 movement nd existed the
millions OF women have learned the
dangers and methods of prevention
OF tuberculosis.
The work Of the women extends
from he drawing room of the rich TO
the homes of the poor. and embraces
all CLASSES, including the factory girl
and he millionaire. During The COM
Ing year a special campaign Of lee
lures 70 women will Be carried On In
oil parts OF the United States
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26
For Hand Painted MlIIInerY.

Boston. Mass.--Boslon Is about TO
adopt the hand painted hat fashion as
a remedy toward doing away with the
bird pIumaged covering.
The Audubon Society. which is
working on the project. recognizes
the adoption of the hand painted hat
as a lad for women always On the
lookout for something new to wear.
but the society Is striving to have the
fashion adopted In serious manner
and thus protect the birds.
Every wearer of hand painted hat
will be looked upon b the Audubon
Society as one Of its crusaders. The
hand painted headgear has already
several disciples In society.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26
Good norl on llIrf Roads.

The ordinary dirt f8ad Is not us
ually regarded as "a good road. but at
/ The same time the average dir road
can be wonderfully improved. when
II Il intelllgently handled The State
+ OF Iowa. for instance. haH no consider
able amount Of maeademized high.
Ways GeBeraiIyapeaking its roads are
+ the ordinary dirt fnaas. but Iowa
/ seems Ia haRa a better system of
working them than most OF the other
States
4 party OF automobile tourists. in
Dea Moines 4 few daya ago. spoke Of
the Iowa thofoughfarez IN the highest
terms Of praise The had Travelled
/ from Lima. Ohio. through Terre
Haufe. St Louis. Kansas city. Nlch-
!ta. Topeka, Colorado Springs. Denver
and Omaha. and theY asserted that
theY had made better time axsr the
Iowa roads than those of an other
Stale they had visited. One Of the
members of the party is quoted by
the Les Aoines Tribune a. saying
W. had heard much about the
roads in Iowa and expected great
deal Of them. but theY exceeded our
expectations We have often en-
countened fine stretches Of roads.
but never for the distances that we
find n this State. We have never
been afraid 10 leave the beaten
track. for We soon found that The high
WAYS were thoroughly dragged
throughout the State.
The credit for the work must be
given 10 the farmers 81 Iowa. They
seem To be more progressive than
those in other States through which
We have ridden. A tourist never
finds such evidences of perfect road
dragging rs are found here. In some
States We have driven through
stretches of roads where the mud was
up 70 the running boards Often we
have been forced to replace washed
out eulverta under such eUndi-
tionE Ye we're fortunate i we
nude thirty miles 4 day. After
such experiences. Il i decided re-
lieI u drive IN Iowa. The roads are
somewhat hIllY in places. but the
roadIeds are excellent II Il Hafe 10
say That they are he best IN the
Weat.s
II l. preanmable Ihaf Iowa has n
better plan Ihan the antiquaIed and
/ inefficient wafnlng-ili system which Is
still IN vogue In many parts Of the
country. Under that system there has
been no material Improvement Of the
roads In some localities In Kentucky
| for half century. I Ii encouraging
TO note thai many Of the Kentucky
counties are breakiueaNay from It, and
adopting methods Of road working
that are more bnsineas-llke and more
/ effective.
/ The example OF The progressive
Iowa farmers might sell be followed
in many communities in Kentucky
and elsewhere. II II L not feasible to
build permanent highways under ex-
listing conditions. II Il At least posi-
sible TO do something to make the
dirt roads passable .=-eourier=Journa
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

Everyone should. II They do not.
sympathlze with the Street Committee
of Westminster. IN its repair of Main
street So far It has met With nothing
but criticism and 4 series Of mlshapa.
Whether these unfortunate occurren-
ees are Intended 10 try their temper or
not Is . question. but thai they have
met with difficulties of trying sort
IS most true.
The first car Of tar Waa not up TO
specifications: the second had a bfok
Gu valve. and it owners would not
consent 10 1t being opened at their
risk; then the old street sprinkler
played out: and still the public do not
understand WHY tic streets are not
finished
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

The unfortunate mlahaps I'm the re-
pair Of Main street has subjected
many people 10 much inconvenience
Fortunately those moat injured have
periodically recognized the faei that
the few must suffer for the good Of all.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

Roosevelt l. not satisfied With hls
defeat in New York. This restless
man Nas never eontented with ; work
that vas not his own.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

Whf cannot interest be taken By
the public IN the building n state
Roadz9 II Il our money that's being
spent IN this county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26

There Is but one rule % follow in
dealing With public works. and that
Is the greatest GOOD to the greatest
number. You NAV be cursed by the
Ignorant IN pursuing 1t but the good
men vii IN the end praise YOU
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
QUITS TURKISH EMBASSY
OSCAR STRAUS WISHES TO RE-
TIRE AS AMBASSADOR.
President Taft and Secretary Knox
Declared Anxious to Retain Him
in Diplomatic Service.

Washington. Oscar s. Straus of
New York, ambassador to Turkey,
has informally submitted his res
ignation to President Taft MIR.
Straus has been the American diplo-
matte representative at Constantine
pie since May II, 1909. He is tired
of the diplomatic service, it is said,
and wishes to resume his residence
in this country. He Is now in this
country on leave of absence.
Mr.. Straus was secretary of com.
merce and labor in President Roose-
velt's administration. The president
and Secretary Knox, however, have
not accepted the resignation, and it is
still held in abeyance The diplomatic
post at Constantinople is important at
the present time, notably on account
of the fact that an application for a
$5O,000,000 railroad project in Asia
Minor has been filed by the Ottoman
American Development company, an
American concern. The granting Of
the concession was opposed by the
German ambassador at Constantinople
on the ground that the proposed rail-
road would injure German railroad en-
terprises in that region.
In spite Of the opposition of Ger
many, however, the Ottoman minister
of public works and council Of the
ministers has approved the proposed
concession, and 1t is now pending be-
fore the Turkish parliament.
| Several other important questions
are pending in the Orient, in which
Secretary Knox Is interested. Both
President Taft and Mr.. Knox are anx.
ious to retain Ambassador Straus in
the diplomatic service on account OF
his long diplomatic service there and
they may persuade him to remain in
the service and return to the post
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
AERoNAUTS WHO DESCENDED
OCT. 10, STRUGGLE SEVEN
DAYS IN WILDERNESS
LANDS NEAR CHlL0G0MA
Pilot Says They Planned to Sail to
Labrador Coast, But Storm Forced
Landing on Side of Unknown
Mountain--World's Records

Toronto, Canada.-Alan r. Haw-
ley and Augustus Post, pilot and
aid of the balloon America H., which
has been missing since it left st. Louis
October II in the international race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup,
landed Wednesday, the 10th, near
Lake Chiloeoma, at the source Of the
Peribonki river. 1856 miles from st.
Louis.
A telegram to this effect was re-
ceived from Hawley.
The telegram was sent from st
AMBROSE, a small settlement and the
first place reached with telegraphic
facilities 1t is thus shown that Haw
ley and Post have been struggling In
the wilderness for seven days, but
Hawley, in his dispatch, announced
that both he and Post are we'll
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
,HAYTIAN WARSHIP SINKS
Ten Generals Among Dead-comman-
ders Of Army Divisions In North
Hayti Drowned With Crew.

Port Au Prince, Hayti.-Seventy
men are dead and the Haytian gun
boat Libertie lies at the bottom of
the Atlantic ocean off Port de Paix
as the result of an explosion on board
OF the 80 persons on board the gun
boat only 20 were rescued.
The dead were either killed in the
explosion or drowned. Port de Paix
lies on promontory jutting into the
ocean, just south of Tortuga island
A storm was raging OF the coast
at the time of tho accident and those
who put off from the craft reached
shore with the greatest difficulty.
Among those who were drowned
were ten Haytian generals who were
on their way to take command of sew.
eral army divisions in the north.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
NEGRO RIOTS ARE FEARED
lahoma, They Threaten Election
Day Uprisings.

Guthrie, Okla.-Assistant Attorney
General William c. Reeves, who re-
turned from a tour of several days in
the eastern counties, instead of dis
counting the stories of dissatisfaction
among the negroes at their possible
disfranchisement November 8, by the
grandfather clause, says the matter
has a graver aspect than has yet been
presented to the public.
Governor Haskell has received sew
eral petitions from various county Of
ficers and towns, asking that he have
out the militia election day, and Ad.
jutant General Canton was here look
ing over his equipment.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04

We are beginning to hear stories
about mistakes in the census. Down
east an old maid, in a moment of irri-
tation, gave to the enumerator the
name, age and color of her tomcat,
and the cats description has gone to
Washington to be included in the CEN
sus alongside the Adamses and
Quincys. Out in Indiana sensitive
woman has hanged herself because she
misinformed the census man. as to
the company with which her husband
is connected. If every bit of misinfor-
nation which gets into the census
should lead to somebody's death. how
busy the undertakers would be! And
If Uncle Sam does include few tom
cats in his totals. nobody need com
plain except those who do not like
cats.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
GOVERNMENT BEGINS EDUCA.
TloNAL WORK IN THE VA.
RloUs ORE REGIONS.
MAY LOWER DEATH RATE
gen Helmets and First Aid Prac-
tice-Car and Instructor Ar
rives at Urbana (lll).

Washington, ID. CA life-saving
service for the rescue of miners in
time of disaster is about to be inaugu-
rated by the United States bureau of
mines. Six specially constructed cars
fully manned by corps of miners
trained in rescue work and equipped
with the latest rescue apparatus and
first aid to the injured appliances.
will within a few days be located in
the midst of the great coal districts in
different parts of the country. These
cars will be ready at a moments no
tice to procee6to the scene of dis
aster, where the rescue corps, in CO.
operation with the state mining Of
ficials. will do everything possible to
save entombed miners.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
WRONG IN THAT DIAGNOSIS
Physicians Method May Have Been
All Right, but Here He was
at Fault.

We are told that the latest sensa-
tion in the medical world Is the asser-
tion of a doctor that he is able. by
looking into patients eye, to make
an accurate diagnosis of the complaint
which the patient is suffering. But Is
this really as novel as it is supposed
to be? recollect hearing some time
ago of a doctor who said to patient
who was under examination: Il can
see by the appearance of your right
eye what is the matter with you. You
are suffering from liver"
"My right eyer" asked the patient.
"Yes," returned the doctor. 1T
shows me plainly that your liver is
out of order"
Excuse me, DOCTOR" said the pa
tient, apologetically. my right eyes
O glass one."
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04

The octopus is a creature of more
or less dreadful reputation. And now
a gentleman who modestly describes
himself as "a genius and an inventor"
comes forward in a letter to Major
General Wood, chief of staff of the
army, proposing to put the octopus
idea into effect as a method of destroy
ing an enemy's warships. He says he
can construct diving boat with
wings or extensions on the octopus
principle. In battle the boat would
dive under an spposing vessel, come
up underneath, wrap the wings around
the craft, octopus fashion, and then
sink again, carrying down the ship and
drowning all hands. 1t seems delight
fully, not to say tragically, simple.
But the probability is that the scheme
is much more likely to go up than
the invention is to take warships
down.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
GRANDFATHER Law VALID
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds
Statute Killing Votes Of Me-
groes and Indians.

Guthrie, Ok.-The Oklahoma su.
preme court handed down an opin-
ion, written by Associate Justice
r. L. Williams, upholding the con-
stitutionality of the grandfather clause
amendment voted August 21, and ap-
proving also as legal and not unusual
the peculiar form of the ballot.
The court goes deeply into the ques-
ton of abridgment of suffrage and
lists various restrictions in many
states.
1t declared that the Oklahoma
amendment has no application to race,
but puts an absolute educational re-
quirement upon all voters or descend
ants of voters who did not have or
exercise the right Of suffrage in 1866
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04

Statistics are always more or less
interesting and especially is this true
of those statistics based upon the fig
lures now being given out by census
lestimators and the government census
bureau, says the Manchester Union.
Aside from speculations as to the pos
sible growth of one municipality or
another, 1t is interesting to note the
status of the native-born American in
connection with the birth and death
rates and even a most casual investi-
gation will disclose figures little short
of alarming. According to the esti-
mates of competent authorities the
population of the United States should
he found this year to be in the vicini-
ty Of 90,000,000 souls. Deduct from
this the immense flood of immigration
which, since 1900, has closely approx.
mated 100000, and the increase in
population meanwhile to have been
something like 100000, as far as ma
tive-born Americans are concerned
This Is an increase of but six pei
cent. over the figures of the former
decade, as against 21 per cent. fol
that just preceding. Thus 1t is seer
that the rate Of internal increase has
fallen off fully fifty per cent.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
ATTACK ANTITRUST LAWS
Packers Become Aggressive and Set
Up Claim Missouri Statutes
Are Unconstitutional.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The meat
packing companies attcked by At
torney General Major for violations
of the antitrust law, withdrew their
demurrers pending in the supreme
court, and in two Of the suits Armor
G Co. and Hammond & Co. filed briefs
attacking the constitutionality Of the
antitrust laws of the state.
The companies allege, among other
things, that the state antitrust laws
violate the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution Of the United States,
wherein IL is provided that no state
shall deprive any person of life. lib
erty or property without due process
of law. avn
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
BALLooNIsTs SOUGHT TO
REACH COAST OF LABRADOR.

Chicoutimi, Quebec.-Thoroughl ia.
tigued and showing plentiful marks
of an arduous week Of struggling
through the dense wilderness Of
northern Canada, Messrs. Hawley
and Post, the Unsuitable aeronauts,
who, according to available data,
sailed the America II. nearly 70 miles
further than any other contestants in
the big balloon race for the Gordon
Bennett cup, arrived in Chicoutiml.
They had landed at 3:45 Wednesday
afternoon, October 10. 1,500 feet on
the surface of an unnamed mountain,
which, as nearly as they could reckon,
lies about So miles north of Chicou-
timi and about eight miles north Of
Lake Tschistigama.
Storm Forced Them to Land.
They had been involved ir snow
storm, which was ACCOMPANIED by a
change in the wind, to a more north
cr.v direction from that which, up till
! then, bade fair to carry them to the
tions compelled them to land, much
| against their wishes. Landing was
| effected easily and the balloon was
left in good condition.
Sanguinely they started to ge to
the nearest settlement. They were
uncommonly near the end of theil
provisions, but recounting the story ol
their experience, they made light oi
that feature. They had confidence
they said, in their ability to kill suffi
cient game to prevent starvation.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
IAN EASILY CONQUERED DISEASE,

When cholera was last In Europe,
nothing very definite had been learned
as to its real nature. 1t was still re-
garded as a contagious disease, which
was--and of any disease still is--the
same thing as confessing ignorance as
to how its infection passes from the
sick to the well, and against 1t there
could be used only general measures
of sanitation and isolation. Even
these we're enough to keep the raw
ages Of the epidemic. except In few
special centers of filth and ignorance,
within limits small indeed in compari-
son with the dreadful mortality that
used to follow the appearance OF
cholera anywhere Now the malady Is
among those most thoroughly under
stood, and though not much progress
has been made as to the curing of vic
tins once stricken, the infection agent
and the avenues of infection have
been found, and the latter can all be
be easily and effectively closed to any
'DOuy WIZ hHoWS anu Will use ""
simple measures of prevention. says
the New York Times. He who eats
and drinks nothing that has not been
subjected for some time, at least, to
the heat at which water boils-and
nothing that has been contaminated
between consumption and the applica
tion of the beat1-will not have the
cholera, even though people are dying
of it all around him.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04
SMALL CITIES GROW FAST
Census Returns Show They Average
Greater Increases Than Their
Larger Sisters.

Washington, D. C.-In addition to
the cities, the census recapitulatioh
bulletin gives the names of states for
which the census returns have been
published up to October 20. They
were Missouri, Rohde Island, Michi-
gan, New Mexico, Delaware, Vermont
and Massachusetts. The total popula-
tion for these seven states was 10,-
S9S,272, an increase of 14.9 per cent,
as against an increase of 1874 per cent
in the decade of 1890 to 1900.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-04

States, it was regarded as bid for
the negro vote, particularly in Massa-
chusetts.
Attorney General Wickersham up
set the plans at the White House. He
told reporters that not only had he
been ignored in the selection of Lewis,
but that he knew of no vacancy in
the department Of justice to which
Mr.. Lewis could be appointed.
The situation is mystifying to those
who have intimate relations with both
the White House and department OF
justice. Secretary Norton and other
persons authorized to speak for Presi
dent Taft will neither deny nor con
firm the story that Lewis Is to be
appointed.