The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-07
NEWS.

CURRENT NEWS.
FROM HERE. THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.
the Supreme Court? Senator Gore
of Oklahoma has introduced into
Congress bill increasing the number
from nine.
Claims for more than 100000
damages have been filed, on account
of loss of life and property in the
Titanic disaster.
The parcel post seems sure to be-
come great success. About one mill
ion packages are mailed each day.
Should there be eleven Justices in
A Kansas City minister says the best
time to be married is right after the
Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
1t probably Is for timid couples desir-
GUS Of avoiding a crowd.
The annual dead letter sale brought
the government over $4,000. The
conscience fund, does not increase at
the same rate, which seems to show
that the carelessness of the public Is
far ahead of their moral sense.
President Taft has been presented
with silver box containing reso-
lutions of regard from different sec
lions of the South in recognition of
his complimentary references TO the
South in a speech before the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The left hind leg OF the right hand
horse of two horse team was severe
leg of the right hand horse vas
caught in the right hand rail of the
left hand track of a & o. r. r. cross
ing.
Dimples are the latest fad In Paris
society-if you have not been given
any by Dame Nature you can buy
them to order from Paris Specialists
permanent dlmples or dimples that
Will last only few days, and for one
cheek or both as may please your
fancy.
Mrs. A. S. Chapman OF the Green
witch Observatory is counting the
stars. lie has counted fifty million
and has not finished. Ills method Is
counting by averages. From 206
photographs of sections of the sky
and the aid of powerful microscope
he hopes to count the countless.
st. Louis has model mother who
takes girls into her household and
trains them In housekeeping RECON-
plishments for five years as wives for
her SONS. Three of the latter IRE
now being fed on excellent dinners
and are correspondinglY happy The
new plan is not as attractive as
loves young romance, but practically
Ii seems to wear better
The Bell Telephone Company Of
Pennsylvania has made plans of It's
own to defeat Cupid. An alarming
number of hello girls are leaving
the service to get married after few
years service. Just when they have be
come experienced operators So now
the Company gives anniversary pres
NAbo III AEAih nIhfE hllfl lHH sfhIn BIT
vice So, from J to 10 years service
$50 annually. from 10 years on 100
annually.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.. delares
that man. and not woman. IL reapon-
sible for the organized commercial
social evil in this country. that men
get the profit and the profit Is large"
The Bureau of Social Hygiene has
been established and Ii supported BY
Mr., Rockefeller and other phIIan-
throplsts with the purpose OF attack
ing and alleYiating the conditions
which form the greatest single men
ace TO the perpetuatlon Of the human
race
A Doctors trust" has been formed
In Hafre de Grace. so the citizens
claim. because Of the fact that the six
local physicians have entered into a
compact. fixing prices for day aud
night calls, in some caass about IN
per cent. higher than the former
prices. There Is strong intimation
that one or more 'scabh doctors RIll
be Imported to try TO break the COM
bine. but the medicos say their old
prices we're too low and he new ones
are right. and they will stand pat
More diamOndbaCk terFapin have
been taken from Talbot county. Nd.
waters during the present winter than
for many years. Some watermen
contend that terrapin are more pIen-
tiful than they have been for a long
time On account OF the absence of
seine-hauling In those waters As
is well known. the diamondback ter
rapin buries himself In the mud as
soon as the first frost comes In the
fall. usually at the headRater of some
river or creek or In the marshes along
the shore, there To remain until the
approach OF warm weather. Many
old Yatermen assert thai the terrapln
emerged from their muddy beds dur
Ing the fine weather following Christ
mas and, being nnmbed by the eold
which quickly followed. we're unable
to regain their winter home Because
OF this they were easily picked up by
the drag"
The Adams County Independent Of
last week etntains the following:
I'VE, as an editor, are frequently
compelled to record criticisms be
cause Of the faet that our readers de
maud it-nOt hapausn aur inrIiua