The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-19
CURRENT NEWS.

CURRENT NEWS.
The British Board of Trade reports
that that cOuntry's imports fri 1911
were worth E680,000,000, and exports
8 450,000,000.
"a single department store 1n New
York bought from the United States
Sub Treasury during the holiday sea-
son 100000 cents IT'D make change.
There are reports of secret negoti-
atoms between Italy and Turkey to
end the war Dispatches from Rome
say that these reports are "prema-
ture"
Juan Gaica, a farm labOrer, died
at Madrid, Spain, last week at the
age of 113 yers He had worked for
one employer 30 years and for anoth-
er rs years.
Senators Of the French republic
are elected by the people Elections
In 100 districts were held on Sunday
of this week. The result showed no
important change in the strength of
the various parties.
Some New York churches showed
practical religion by opening their
doors to homeless sufferers during
the bitter cold of last week. Many
Well-off families too, received suffer
ers into their homes.
1t La Sir Rider Haggard now. On
New Years day King George made
the famous novelist a baronet. Hag-
CARDS earlier books were his most
successful; among them She, King
Solomon's Mines ETC.
The Cuban government has select
CT the after turret OF the Maine, with
the guns i'm 1T, a. monument to be
set up at Havana. The U. S. Con-
gregs had given Cuba the choice of
parts. The topmast is To 20 to Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Spain seems threatened with de-
population There il a steady stream
Of emigration, mainly to South Ameri-
ca. Within two weeks eight thou
sand Spaniards have landed at BuenoS
Ayres alone. Steamers have to re-
5ect passengers, so great is the rush.
The manufacture OF artificial silk
has become q great industry In
France. A large factory is being
net I'D fri this country, near Chester,
Pa The artificial silk IL made from
wood pulp. 1t is SO perfect an imita-
ton that 1t Is difficult to tell II from
the real article
There is much talk OF former
President Roosevelt I'D possible can
didate for the Republican nomination
this year. TO all reporters who ask
him about it he says nothing and
chops wood, devoting himself to his
Ravorite pastime OF telling trees Oh
his estate at Oyster Bay.
Many years ago 80 American bank
CT named George Peabody left some
millions of dollars to aid education
I'm the South. It was the first of the
great gifts or that kind which have
now become SO common. Recently
the trustees of the fund decided to
use all that Ia left of it in founding
q college at Nashville, Tenn, to be
called the George Peabody College
for Teachers.
The new Woolworth building at
Broadway, Park Place and Barclay
Street, New York, il to be the tallest
building in the world, and the Hottest
structure ever erected by man ex-
cepting only the Eiffel Tower in Par
is The building will have fifty-five
stories above ground, will be $50
feet high, and will cost, with the
land on which it stands, twelve mill
lion dollars. MIR. WoolWorth made
his money in and 10 cent stores.
The worlds production of gold in
the year 1911 H. placed at $454 ,0O0,-
900 in the report OF the Director Of
the Mint, just issued. That is a
greater production than ever before,
but the rate OF increase Id less than
in some recent years.
The United States produced 96 mil
lions fri gold. California produced
the most, 20 millions; Colorado was
second with 10 millions, Nevada third
with rs millions, and Alaska produc-
ed TIC millions.