The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-31

More than one-third of the 212 bill
lion pounds Of coffee annually enter
ing the international commerce OF the
world is consumed in ten United
States.
First steps have been taken for the
erection of hospital for the insane
on the Eastern Shore-the third OF
it's kind in the state. Its cost will be
100000.
A terrapfn found in ROckbridge
county, va, bears cut i'm the shell the fol
lowing: I'LL. Dora Grant and Nellie :.
Day, July, 1922" That terrapin IL in
it, nineties.
Chairman Mack says: "It A. 10y
belief that ait least three times a.
many people will come to Baltimore
al ever before attended national
convention"
THE hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world"-but in these adj
vanced times an electric device has
been invented to rock the cradle,
thereby giving free hand in ruling
the world.
Woman's Suffrage received some
what of a Jolt" in London Wednes-
day when Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst,
the recognized leader Of the cause in
that country, was found guilty by a
jury On charge OF malicious de-
struction OFF property and sentenced
to serve nine months in jail.
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June week at Annapolis will this
year be- greater occasion than
usual, there will be sixteen battle
ships, including four German war
ships, in the line, which il the great
est number ever assembled In that
vicinity. The entire week is a pro-
gram of drills, exercises and social
gayety.
The historic Eutaw House, Balti-
more and Eutaw streets, Baltimore,
a hotel of national reputation and
official headquarters of Maryland
Democracy, was swept by fire and
water in a spectacular blaze, which
was discovered few minutes before
o'clock Saturday evening In the
basement
Liberty, Frederick county, claims
the honor OFF being the first to per-
petuate the memory of those who
persisted O. the Titanic. The memo
rial, a handsome monument repre-
senting Calvary, was erected by
members Of st. Peters Catholic
church, Rv. Samuel J. Kavanaugh,
pastor, in St Peters Cemetery.
Dancing, card playing, theatre go
ing and other forms of secular
amusements are still among the list
of Methodist Episcopal "thou-shalt-
nots," for the General Conference, in
session at Minneapolis on Saturday,
refused to raise the ban. BY vote
of 446 to 369 the famous paragraph
26O, known Familiarity az the amuse-
ment paragraph, remains intact in
the church discipline.
Roosevelt's campaign manager
says that id would b. crime To Tt
Taft have another nomination and
Taft's manager says that if Roose-
welt il elected the country will 20 to
the bow vows. SO no matter which
one the Republicans nominate the
Democrats will have plenty Of cam
paign scrapnel to throw into the
enemy's camp, manufactured by their
own warriors.
That President Taft has not held
up his prestige abroad by participant
ing in the primary fight is indicated
by the following abstract from the
Pail Mall Gazette, leading London
newspaper: The blow to the Presi-
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tai one and completes the tragedy Of
the judicial mind in demagogic poll
tics The sooner it il retired from
the dog fight the better"
The people of Frederick will raise
a fund Of $4,000 for monument to
the memory of Barbara Frietchie
whose remains have been buried in
the old Reformed Cemetery for near
ly f1fty-fve years. 1t is proposed to
place the body in a lot in beautiful
Mt Olivet Cemetery not far from the
monument to Francis Scott Key. The
reinterment with appropriate cere-
mony, will take place next fall.
A most interesting competition
will be held in Paris on June End in
order to demonstrate whether man
can fly without the aid of a motor.
1t may be that propeller can be
driven by pedaling, or some form Of
cycle fitted with planes. a prize Of
$4,000 il to be awarded to the first
person to fly 33 feet with his own
power, and a prize OF $4,000 to the
one who can fly the seven miles be
tween Paris and Versailles BY man
power.
Mrs. Madeline Force Aston, widow
of John Jacob Aston, victim Of the
Titanic disaster, will wear white as
mourning for her husband. Her
gowns will be of white crepe and the
finest lusterless silks and louisines.
The color used as outward evidence
of mourningi varies-in China it is
white; in Vienna, red; in Persia,
brown; many Orientals use yellow;
purple is used in royal and official
mourning, while the Turks use violet
or purple.
Am Absent Minded Professor.