The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-22
CURRENT NEWS.
FROM HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.


King George, OF England, has taken
out patent for cook-stove arrange
ment designed to save time and coal.
In Chicago one may ride 28 miles
for five cents on the street cars, or, by
using a transfer, prolong the ride to
30 miles.
Rare orchids are now sent from
the Philippines to Europe, and are
becoming a profitable export. q ship
ment of 1,50O last week brought $10,-
600.
The Countess of Warwick, a lady of
the English nobility, has arrived In
this country for the purpose of lee
turing ia favor OF Socialism and votes
Tor women
Tit IL rumored that a sleeping volcano
lies under the Panama Canal and
threatens it, safety. Steam and
smoke are escaping from number
of small openings.
Telegraph poles of reinforced con-
crete are now used in New Zealanu.
tn Chicago. poles of reinforced con-
crete, of artistic design, are used for
electric lights along the boulevards.
Possibly the first aeroplane wedding
is that which took place at Avlgnon,
France The groom flew 10 tne
church and after the ceremony flew
with his bride to Nice to pass the
honeymoon.
After making careful investigation,
consulting Republican leaders i'm ev-
cry State, the New York Herald m
convinced that President Taft will be
renominated on the first ballot at Chi
cago In June.
In the Republican convention there
will be 1,O76 delegates, and $50 will
be necessary to a choice. In the DEM
ocratic convention there will b. T.
O92 delegates, and 728 will be neces-
sary to a choice.
The new government Of China ~
sounding American and European
bankers to- see if it can raise huge
loan, amounting to $300,000,000, to be
used for putting China or "a modern
basis" and developing her resources"
I'd To last month the total excava
ton of earth and rock in the Panama
Canal was 16O,591,180 cubic yards,
leaving 34,732,199 cubic yards, a. es-
timated, yet to be taken out. OF the
concrete work, KS per cent has been
done.
The fact has been made public that
MIR. Andrew Carnegie, who il now
strongly in favor of Mr.. Taft against
Mr. Roosevelt, contributed at least
$4,000 toward the expenses OF Mr..
Roosevelt'sl African hunt. Tit il said
that the total expenses were $4,000,
contributed by 30 men.
Piano-playing by machinery il now
common. 1t is almost perfect sue
cess. And now somebody has invent
ed a machine which performs the
more difficult feat Of playing the vio-
lin. This machine is, more Of a sue
cess than piano-players were when
they were first invented.
The English coal strike has spread
30 that it il now almost worldwide.
All Europe il short of coal, and prices
are going up in the United States, and
there il some danger of a strike here.
1t Great Britain 100000 miners are
on strike, and the miners of Prussia
have decided to join them.
Italy is using forty aeroplanes in
it, war against Turkey. They are
regarded as a success, and many more
are soon to be added to the fleet"
Dropping explosives from them has
not been very successful, but the'planes
are useful in spying out the position
of the enemy. The Turks are dis
pleased, and little superstitious
about this new style or warfare.
Maryland bankers have been eau
toned to be on the lookout for a par
ticularly we'll executed counterfeit $1
silver certificate which has made it's
appearance i'm the Eastern cities. lit
was first discovered in New York
when many bogus notes were accepted
by skilled paying tellers in some of
the banks The counterfeit il thought
to have been made in or near New
York