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county
MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
OF CARROLL COUNTY.
OFFICE, WESTMINSTER, ND

OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY:
j. W. Herring, President, Westminster, Car
roll county.
Richard Manning, Secretary and Treasurer,
Westminster, Carroll county.
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Herring, Westminster, Carroll county.
Granville S. Haines, Union Bridge, Carroll
county.
David Prugh, Freedom, Carroll county. !.
Granville I. Herring, Sandyville, Carroll
county.
Charles B. Roberts, Westminster, Carroll
county.
Edwd. Lynch, Westminster, Carroll county.
David Fowble. Westminster, Carroll county
K. Manning, Westminster, Carroll county.
Alfred Zollickoffer, Uniontown, Carroll co.
L. K. Reindollar. Taneytown, Carroll county.
AGENTS.
John L. Diffenbaugh, Westminster, Carroll
county.
J. Oliver Wadlow, Freedom, Carroll county.
Z. NJ. Anderson, Mt. Airy, Carroll county.
Louis Dielman. New Windsor, Carroll CO.
John S. Repp, Union Bridge, Carroll county.
Alfred Zollckoffer, Uniontown, Carroll co.
Z. E. Reindollar, Taneytown, Carroll county.
j. w. Weani, Double Pipe Creek, Carroll
county.
William 81. Shower. Manchester, Carroll
county. =,
Granville T. Herring, sandyville. Carroll
W. U. Marker, Tyrone, Carroll county.
William A. Abbott, Hampstead, Carroll
county.
John Jones, Mechanicstown, Frederick Co.
o. A. Horner, Emmitsburg, Frederick
county. jams tt
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Tomatoes for Home Use.
From American cultivatOr.

From Amerlcan CuIuNatOf
Nv method of raising tomatoes for fam
ily use have found quite successful. The
first requisite is good strong. potted plants,
"a far advanced as to be ready to blossom.
Last wear some of them at planting time
had fruit set. I have the ground pre-
pared beforehand. making the hills about
four feet apart and working up the soil to
The deptb Of eight inches where the plants
are TO 90. find GOOD soil works as well
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Things to Forget.

II you would increase your happiness
and prolong your life, forget your neigh
boris faults. Forget the SANDER you have
heard. Forget the fault-fnding and give
"A little Thought to the cause that provoked.
it. Forget the peculiarities of your friends
and only remember the good points that
make you fond of them. Forget all
personal quarrels or history that you have
heard by accident; and which if repeated,
would seem thousand times worse than
they are Blot out, as far as possible, all
the disagreeable things of life-they will
come, but they only grow larger when you
remember them, and the constant thought
of the acts of meanness, or worse still,
malice, will only tend to make you more
familiar with them. 0bliterate every
thing disagreeable from yesterday, start
out with clean sheet for today and write
upon it, for sweet memorys sake, only
those things that are lovely and loveable.
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Road System in Charles County.
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
''The road reformers might well hold up
the system ofroad mending existing in Charles
county. Nd, as n model. 1t is thus outlined:
There are five road ''corps." Each corps has
u supervisor at an annual salary of $500, and
is provided with one tent, two horse carts,
one pair of good mules, ploughs, scoops,
shovels, picks, hoes and all other implements
necessary for the work The different corps
go upon the roads in May in their respective
districts (the fifth being under command of
the county commissioners and working under
their direct orders wherever emergency calls),
and remain at work upon the roads until about
the middle of November, when all the imple-
menis are returned to the county commission
ers and the teams sent to winter quarters
provided for them. Each supervisor is allow
ed to hire specified number Of men at 81
per day, and is required to make monthly
reports of expenses, &c, 10 the county com
missioners. One Of the most important fea
lures in the system is that each supervisor,
after throwing up and rounding the roadbed
and arranging proper drainage, is required to
put n sufficient quantity of gravel on the
roadbed to make it permanent. just now
the county commissioners. who are naturally
proud of their fine roads, are considering the
matter of prohibiting the hauling Of heavy
timber over them during the winter months,
much damage to highways having been caused
by the practice.
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The York (Pa.) Age says: "For some
time past persons residing in the vicinity of
been annoyed by receiving notices that their
property would be destroyed by FIRE. One OF
this number was Mr.. David Snyder, who lives
in the vicinity of Kreidlers mill, about one
mile east of New Paradise. Last summer
Mr.. Snyder received such notice, shortly
after whi.hhis house was burned, and some
time during the past winter he received an
other, which was followed by the destruction.
Of his barn. Since then he has erected new
Westinghouse, which is now also threatened
with destruction b the receipt Of similar
notice. Mr.. Snyder's loss each time was
quite heavy. as he carried little or nor insur-
ance We have been informed that persons
living near Dalastown have received notices
of the same character
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-15

The corn crop of the United States in 1892
was I,G28, 4G4, 600 bushels, Of which 626, S47,-
$40 bushels. or sS.5 per cent, remained as
stock on hand on March l, 1898. The
amount consumed in the country in which it
was grown. including the stock on hand, was
1851 1854, 600 bushels, or SO per cent. The
amount shipped abroad was 277,379, 400
bushels, or II per cent. Of the total crop
I,S45. 444, 72O bushels, or s2.6 per cent, was
merchantabe and commanded an average
price of 429 cents bushel, the total value
being $50, 999, 966. There were 2S3, 6l9, $50
bushels, or liza per cent, rated as unmer-
charitable, the average price being 2I.7 cents
a bushel, or an aggregate value of SIS, S44,-
5ll. The wheat crop was 5l5, 949, 900 bush
els. The stock on hand March !, 1898, was
1876, 20. 43O bushels, or 26.2 per cent of the
crop. The wheat consumed in the country,
including the stock on hand March l, was
221, 5l4 $40 bushels or 1873 per cent. The
wheat shipped abroad was 294, 434 500 bush
els or 81 per cent.
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On Sundays trains will leave Hillen Station at 9
a m. and go p. m, Westminster ll.l2 a. M and u
D. M, arriving at Union Bridge at nI1 a. N. al
4.5Op. m. Leaves Bruceville 6.l5 a. IN, and bHsl
Bridge at 6.S5 a. IN. and SIS p. m, Westminster II
a. M and 4.2S p. m, arriving at Hillen Stallion 4
80 a. IN. and 6.15 p. m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania Railroad, asil
except Sunday.-Trains for Frederick leave Ja9
ton at 40 and 1882 a. m and SOP p. m. Trains 6
Taneytown, Littlestown and York leave Jund@
at 9.5S a. IN. and 345 p. IN.
Through trains for Hanover and Gellysonig ID
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leaH
Baltimore daily, except Sunday, at ~ a. NJ o.
$50 p m. Through cars for Gettysburg and n6
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily ex'sf
Sunday at 1905 a. m.
Baltimore d Cumberland Valley r. R-lnn
leave Shippensburg at Cos a. m. log, and @hl
M; arriving at Cherry Run at $50 a. m; Nlllnl
sport $40 p. M; Hagerstown $40 p m. Leave "
ry Run SIS a. m. and sos p arriving Al ~
pensbuTg at SIS a. m, and S.45 p m.
Orders for baggage calls can be len al Ilas
Office, No. 205 Z. Baltimore street, baltimore
j. NJ. HOOD Genl. Manager
ocS B. H. GRIswoLD. Gen1. Passenger Agenl
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Applying Fertilizer to Corn Ground

From American Agrieulturist
S. harrington, Yates Co, n. Y. who al
ways has good corn crop, writes us that he
adheres to the following plan, and as it is
so simple, others should give it trial II
he desires to use the ashes, hen manure,
or commercial fertilizers, after blowing,
and previous to the lat narrowing, he
passes over the field with the fertilizer
drill, letting the teeth enter the soil to the
usual depth, thus distributing whatever
may be applied evenly over the entire
field. The final narrowing is then done,
the field marked out and planted in che
usual manner. This plan causes the corn
roots to send out feeders at once in all di-
rections. and no matter which way they
extend, the fertilizer is met with. This Is
far better than to apply the same amount
of fertilizer directly in, above, or about the
hill. Furthermore, the use Of the drill
produces almost the same results as one
narrowing, thus better preparing the seed
bed, point of no small importance.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-15

farm wagons were stalled in deep mud al
most in the shadow Of the magnificent
tweuty-milIion dollar Capitol at Albany,
while. as if TO show TO what ridiculous
ends the peryersity Of the human mind
will sometimes lead US, the good farmers
of Albany county were actually sending
kilograms to the Legislature, asking for the
adjournment Of committee hearing, be-
cause the roads of Albany county were too
bad to permit them TO get TO town in time
to oppose a bill which promised to make
them better
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9oetrp.
AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE.


mont look for the flaws as yon go through HE
Ana even when you find them,
IL is wise and Kind to be somewhat Lind
Aud look for the yirtne behind them
For The cloudIest night has hint OF light
somewhere in its shadows hiding;
Il il better by far 10 hunt for star.
Than the spots on the sun abiding
The current Of life runs ever away
To the bosom OF Gods great ocean.
Don't set your force 'gaiust the river : course
And think TO alter its motion.
Do,.t waste a curse on the universe
Remember, IL lived before you.
Don't butt at the storm with your puay form
But bend and let il go DER you
The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whims 10 The letter.
some things must go wrong your whole life long
And the sooner you knew It the better.
II is folly to fight with the Infinite.
And go under at last in the wrestI'.
The wiser man. shapes into Gods plan
As The water shapes into vessel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-15
TIE ExrRAvAaANcE OF MUD.

We have in the United States some
thing like 16,OO0,000 Of horses and mules
above the age of two years upon our farms,
apd at the moderate estimate Of 20 cents
as the cost Of feed aud care Of each Of
these animals, we see at glance that the
aggregate expense of maintaining them is
about 81 ,000,000 per day. If, by SINH
larry moderate estimate. we say that they
are kept in the stable in condition of en-
forced idleness by the deep mud of spring
and fall for period averaging 20 days in
each year, we may easily compute that the
loss in this respect alone, will amount to
$50, 000, 900 per year, sup sufficient TO
build 10000 miles of excellent highway.
OF course, considering the great variety Of
factors to be regarded, it is impossible by
mathematical formula to compute the loss
entailed on any community by the con.in-
ued liberation of these dirt roads in their
present condition ; but the error in the result
cfany computation is more likely to show a
loss smaller than actually exists, and in what
ever way the matter be regarded, it is GER
tain that with the imposed burden Of extra
help and extra drait-animals, loss Of time,
wear and tear Of wagons and harness, the
drawing of light loads, and the depreci-
ated value of iarm-lands, we are pursuing
a short sighted policy in permitting the
present system to continue. Besides the
actual loss, which a moments reflection
will serve to show, we are gaining nothing
and saving nothing in that great depart
ment of agricultural industry to which the
condition Of the dirt road is of such
marked importance.
BY dwellers in cities the actual condi-
ton of these country roads during the wet
season is scarcely known; while with farm
ers, to whom all roads are dirt roads, and
who have never seen nor Known Of high
way better than that which they have
used from boyhood, the dirt road is au
accepted fixture, which long habit and use
have impressed upon them as natural
and necessary adjunct to farm life. !.
In the spring Of 1891 in the State of
New York the country newspapers were
printing long editorial complaints Of the
hopeless condition Of the rural highways,
and the consequent paralysis Of country
trade, while commercial reports were pub
Iished from week 10 week III which bust
ness embarrassmcnss and failures were
charged directly 10 the impossible eondi-
lion, Il i IL. .,.,ilnfrp roads Half lnaded
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number of capitalists of northern New
York are about 10 establish big electric
plant on the upper Hudson. which is to be
damned for the purpos Of getting ample
water power The plan is to consolidate To-
cA interests into one big concern. and TO fur
,sish electric light 10 Saratoga. Fort Edward,
sandy Hill. Glens Falls: Lake George, aud
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-15
GPECIAL SALE
~ OF
Queensware, Housekeeping
Goods and Groceries
For the next thirty DAYS.

We have received our full Spring Stock
and are offering special drives wholesale and
retail on the following goods I'll crate Porce-
lain Ware, crate CoIored ware, 1cFate ends
Granite Ware; crate ends Porcelain Ware.
Special prices on Cutlery and Silverware,
Tubs, Buckets, DC.
Our drug department is stocked with fresh
goods; all brands of patent medicines We
are sole manufacturers of Grayson's Horse
and Cattle Powders.
f. 2. MILLER 4 co,
mar4ly Near depot, Westminster, Md.
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TO SAVE MONEY NE
SECURE BEST BARGAINS
In all Kinds OF
House = Furnishing = Goods,
Fins. or Cheap, Just call at
G. w. MORNINGSTAR'S.
SO West Main street,
Where You will find the largest and most
select line of
China = China = China,
Plain and Decorated.
The largest Assortment of Fancy Ornaments
in the City.
LAMPS--LAMPS- LAMPS,
Library, Hall, Piano, Banquet, Piitsburg,
Rochester and Banner.
WOODEN, WILLOW AND TlNWARE.
FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS.
Latest novelties in
Glassware, Silver-PlatedWare.
| call your attention to our Fancy and Staple
FRIES
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Eyaporated
Frn;is, Canned Goods of all kinds, Extracts.
Best Brands of FLOOR, Fancy Cakes and
Crackers.
CONFECTIONERY,
Best quality, at lowest prices. Raisins, Cur.
rants, Citron. Figs, Dates, Oranges, Lemons
Bananas, Malaga Grapes
A full line OF
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
We invite you to give us call and examine
/ our Stock We guarantee our prices as low as
the lowest Very respectfully.
G. w. M0RNINGSTAR,
No. 3S w. Main Street,
dec3I Westminster, Md.
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ITO ENRICH LAND and Grow all
Kinds of Good Crops use LeGore's
Improved Combination of Lime.
It will improve all soils. On barren
field without grass or manure it will grow a
good crop the FIRST year, by deep and proper
cultivation. Now is the time to bulk it.
Haul while the roads are solid. This com
bination beats bone and is today the cheapest
and most thorough improver to be had. 1t
takes the lead wherever introduced. For
further information and testimonials, address
J. w. LEGORE,
Woodsboro, Nd,
Exclusive Manufacturer of LeGore's I'm
proved Combination of Lime. oc29 6m&
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Gum arabic and gum tragacantI, IN
equal parts, dissolved in hos water, Is re-
puted to make the fnest and most conye-
MINT ,o,,.las,s, ,ro, .,.,, Laa, i, AZ. h.,,,o.,
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r w. SHUNK'S
HARNESS AND CARRIAGE
EMPORIUM.

Commencing today, we open the Summer
Season for '93, with the
Largest Stock and Lowest
Prices
of any House in Maryland, outside of Balti-
more. including handsome line of
HARNESS and SADDLERY, COLLARS,
WHIPS, FLY NETS, LAP BUSTERS,
TRUNKS, VALISES and UMBRELLAS,
SUCCESS COLLAR PADS, NAMES and
CHAINS; HORSE, CATTLE and PoUL-
TRY POWDERS, LEATHER, OILS, &c.
We have full line of
CARTS. SPINDLE WAGONS, BUGGIES,
DAYTONS, SURRIES, &C.,
always on hand, all of which we propose to
sell cheaper than ever, from the fact that We
are in a position to do it. We have been
here few years, but we certainly think that
we bought greater bargains this Spring than
ever before Don't be fooled on prices, for
we don't consider that we have any competi
ton whatever.
]. WALTER SKUNK,
mr25tf Westminster, Nd.
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rupture.

R,UPTURE.
BALTIMORE HERNIA INSTITUTE,
incorporated under the Laws Of Maryland
Absolute and positive cure of Rupture.
Home ofIice-Wilson Building, 30l North
Charles street, corner Saratoga. DIR. W. G.
Kloman, Surgeon. in charge.
This Company takes pleasure in notifying
the public that this new method of curing
Rupture is simple, harmless and perfectly
safe. A certain cure guaranteed without the
use, of knife, with no Inconvenience or deten-
tor from business. Consultations and exam
ination free. The fullest investigation, espe
cially of physicians, invited.
Directors. NJ. Littig, o. A. Kirkland,
H. W. Matthews, W. c. Kloman. NJ. D.,
Chas E. McCandliss, NJ. D., Chief Demon
strator.
DR.. T. X. Galloway will be at the Albion
Hotel, Westminster, every Saturday, from 10
NJ. to P. NJ, TO treat cases. janl4 oct
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nuR sAcRIFIcE SALE

OUR SACRIFICE SALE
As advertised was a
GREAT SUCCESS,
so much so that we have
determined TO keep mp
the SALE
at the same prices,
without regard to profit
Have finished re-
modelling the Store snd
upon examination find
We have too many
GOODS
for the space.
1t is like trying TO
put "a bushel INTO
peck.
Do you want
BARGAINS
BARGAINS
BARGAINS
IN
IN
~
FURNITURE,
FURNITURE,
FURNITURE,
For the
PARLOR,
BED ROOM,
DINING ROOM,
or any other Room in
the House.
IF so,
Don't Forget the
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
GOOD STYLES
AND
Low PRICES.
AARON sTRAUs,
Successor to
NJ. l.. STRAUS & SONS,
N. E. corner Howard
and Fayette Streets,
and corner Howard
and Marion Streets,
mr25y BALTIMORE, MI
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WEsTERN MD. RAILROAD.
CONNECTING WITH

CONNECTING WITH
II. &P. R. Z. at Shippensburg, Shepapd0..
Valley and B. & o. Railroads at Hass-
town; Pa. R. R. at Frederick JunrSi;a,'s
and P. W. & B., N. C. and B. L. P I'm
roads at Union Station, Baltimore, Nd.
MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS.
The Schedule taking effect Sunday, 0et0b..
I'd, 1892.
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All Orders Promptly Filled and
Work of Every Kind Warranted.
A large Stock of Light and Heavy
Harness.

s~FACTORY, Corner of Liberty and
George Streets, Westminster, Md, where
have just erected new and large Shops, giving
me better facilities than heretofore. A call
is solicited. may5.
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KAHN. SONS & cos.
OPENING SALE
SPRING GOODS
AsToNIsHINGLY
Low PRICES.

Our assortment of the
following line of Goods is
the most complete ever
offered. they being the
Latest Novelties of Europe
and America, purchased
direct from the Manufac-
turers by u.s.
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CHOICE GROCERIES

as can be found in our city.
CHOICE TEAS, CoFFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MoLAsSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, TO-
BACCoS. &C.
The best grades of Pat. Process and Family
Flour constantly on hand at bottom figures.
Will pay the highest prices for Wheat,
Corn, Rye, Oats, and all kinds of Country
Produce.
Agent for Latin & Rand's Blasting Pow
der, and .Iudson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing, &c.
FARMERS
Can be supplied with the best quality Of Cot
ton and Elaxseed Meal, Heavy Middlings,
Bran. &C., at lowest prices.
n,I26 4. .. GRIMES.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALI
MORE RAILROAD. BALTIMORE AND
POTOMAC RAILROAD. NORTHERN
CENTRAL RAILWAY.

The Schedule taking effect November %. 49,
sDaily. 2Daily. ex. Sunday. fDaily, ex saiuFa
Trims leave Calvert Station Baltimore as follow
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Having succeeded to the business of the
late firm of +. o. Grimes & Co., the under
signed selicits the patronage OF the hrm 5
former customers and the public generally.
R.. has as complete Il stock of
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for the space.
1t is like trying TO
put "a bushel INTO n
peck"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22


William Fl. Ashley has sold his grocery
business to George Dumas.
The Deavitt Brothers hope to develop
their soapstone quarries the coming summer.
Rev. w. K. Douglass preached two inter-
esting sermons at the Methodist church last
Sunday,
Charles s. Conant has bought the interest
OF the other parties in the old Methodist
church and is now sole owner.
Daniel p. Deavtt Of Moretown and Anna
Stone of Waterbury were married at the
Methodist parsonage last Wednesday even
ing.
Jacob Foss OF Duxbury has sold his home
place TO a gentleman from Waterbury Cen
ter but will remain there until the close OF
the present season.
The " old veteran" Henry G. Phillips, is
made happy by being granted pension,
with S3l back-pay and S8 per month. T.
! T. Farrell was his attorney,
The friends OF &c. #. Savage will bt
pleased TO learn that he is not going u
leave the place, as he has secured posi-
ton al baker in the asylum.
The funeral OF George Hills OF Duxbury
was held at his lata residence last Saturday
Mr.. Hills had reached the age OF seventy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-13

the sale. Taking from his pocket
several bills of large deneninstions,
he gave them to the contractor and
took his receipt in full. A staid old
steward of the church was an attent-
i've listener, and going up to Mr.
Gould, he said: Stranger, what are
you going to do with the claim ?
Mr.. Gould looked the man over IN
his calm way, saying: "What do you
wish to know for?' 4 am the stew
ard of this church being sold. All of
the members of the church except
myself are in church with the pastor
on their knees praying God to come
to our help and save our Sabbath
home
esMr. Gould said nothing, but tax
ing the receipted bill and Cancelled
lien that be held in his hand, he gave
them to the steward and turned on
his heel and walked to his train. The
steward entered the church now free
and told the people there on bended
knees what the Lord had done. I'm
mediately shout of joy and glad
ness went up spontaneously from
that congregation, the pastor giving
God the praise, the congregation
giving loud amens, the doxology be-
ing fervently sung.
"The congregation quickly gath
cred i. the street endeavoring to find
the stranger, who was such a good
Samaritan. They soon found out
that the little man was none other
than Jay Gould. His train had gone
and only cloud of dust on the far
away horizon indicated where the
little man was as his train sped tar
out upon the prairie.
"NIr. Gould has said that the let
ter he received from that congrega-
ton, signed by every ore, gave him
more pleasure than when lie made a
million"