The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-27
CURRENT NEWS.
FROM HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.
In the number of telephones ira pro
portion to population, Iowa, Nebras-
ka. Washington, Nevada and Cali
fornia lead the other states.
Henry r. Einstein has sold to
Frank "a. Munsey The New York Press
which will be the morning Bull
Moose" organ in the metropolis.
In Frankfort, Germany, household
waste III collected and burned in a
plant that provides steam to dynamos
that produce about 1000 horsepower.
Suicide has become so frequent in
the interior Of the Chicago Masonic
Temple that wire nets have been
stretched to protect people in the
rotunda from bodies falling from the
upper floors.
The price of beef cattle continues
To soar, and neither owners nor buy
ers have any idea as to the date In
the future when values will become
stationary" said ]. D. SAMSON, OF
Toyah, Tex, who f. stopping at the
New Howard, Baltimore
It is estimated that no less than
twenty thousand horses have died Of
cerebro-spinal meningitis in western
Kansas during the last month. The
Veterinary Department III the Kansas
Agricultural College has not been
able to check the plague.
William II. Schwartz, a Shamokin,
Pa, business man, missed a ferry
boat by several minutes recently. 10
meet an important engagement in
Shamokin he swan, fully dressed, one
in time to make train connections
with his home.
But Governor Wilson said Is is his
lucky number as he sat in seat No.
Is in a parlor car returning to Sea
Girt on Friday the 18th, with 10 let
tiers in hi name. IT. his 18th year
a. a professor at Princeton he was
elected the 18th president of the Uni
versity. Will he assume another
presidency in 10?
With the opening of the fall school
term, over 200 open air schools and
fresh air classes for tuberculosis,
and anaemic children, and also for
all children in certain rooms and
grades, will b. in operation in vari-
Gus parts OF the United States, &C
cording to a statement published by
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis. .f
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II. IT. Rippeon, G.. IT.. Rippeon, Roy
Rippeon and George Steele, OF near
New Market, Frederick county, cut
a bee tree on Thursday night and Sc
cured 30 pounds of honey. On Fri
day night they returned to the tree
and got fifty pounds more. The tree
was lined with comb six feet, from
the bottom Of the tree to the top of
the hole The honey was good and
light
Labor furnished by Superintendent
Samuel U. Gregg from among the in
sane patients at Montevue Hospital
and teams supplied by farmers OF the
Reighborhood have made a. excellent
road of a highway that a year ago
was comparatively poor and was dan
gerous in places. Most of the i'm
provement was made along the Thur
mont division of the Frederick Rail
road and il consisted of cutting down
entertainments, removing hills and
grading the road.
The White Star liner Britannia,
under construction at Belfast, will
contain complete inner skin" OF
heavy plating, extending more than
half the vessel, inclosing boilers, en-
gines and dynamos. Extra water
tight bulkheads will be carried I'D to
the bridge deck. She will be made
as nearly unsuitable as marine ar
chitects can make her. The Olympic,
sister of the Titanic, is to be altered
with view to making her the safest
ship in the world Not all the les
sons Of the Titanic disaster have been
lost
Under the personal supervision of
Governor and Mrs. GoldSborough, the
Government House at Annapolis has
been improved during the summer
and the Governor expects to re-oc-
eupy it again with his family this
week. The Governor has taken special
interest in the work. Tit il the first
time that any extensive improvements
have been made to the mansion since
it was occupied by Governor War
field. The entire house has been re-
painted on the inside. On the exter-
ior the woodwork has been painted
and the bricks pointed up. Old fur
niture still serviceable has been re
covered. Better heating and yentil-
ating facilities have been installed.
MIR. Robert Grain, whose untiring
and successful efforts in having the
Democratic National Convention, held
in Baltimore, were so highly appre-
ciated by his friends, that they rails
ed purse Of $2,381.50, with which
they proposed purchasing a hand
some testimonial. In a letter to the
committee, Mr.. Grain said that, while
testimonial of gold and silver would
BE- appreciated and treasured by his
family, a. precious heritage, he
would greatly prefer that the money
would be used to furnish summer
outings for children. His wishes
will be complied with, and the joy
given these little unfortunate ones"
will, a. ne says, add more to the
pleasure Of his family and self than
any article of silver or gold could.