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GStops only to land passengers from points west OF
Union Bridge.
The Owl Week DAYS and Sunday.

Leave Hllen Ills p M Union IL 20, Pa. ave. 1l.24
Fulton ll.27. Walbrook ll.3O, Arlington ll37, MI
Pikesville 11.47, Greenwood Has, Owngs Mills,
lis, Glyndon 1909 Emory Grove, Glen Falls
T. &c. Finksburg l2.1S, Carrolon 1870, Westminster
Il 49, Avondale 12.52, New Windsor LOB, Linwood
ITO ar. Union Bridge LI5. Leave Union Bridge
$50 a. H. Linwood 434, New Windsor 4.$9, Avon
dale AS, Westminster 455 Carrollton 5.1, Finks-
burg SIS, Glen Falls 5.3l Emory Grove, Glyn-
don SAP, Owngs Mills 5.5S, Pikesyille Cos, Sud
brook Park 6.C6, Howardville Cos, Mt Hope 6.l2,
Arlington 6.l6, Walbrook 6.H Fulton CPS Pa. ave,
go, Union 6.55, ar. Hillen $40.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division icave
baltimore daily except Sunday, at 200 Il. M and
315 D. N. Through cars for Gettysburg ana Inter-
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, except
sunday, at 940 81. m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania R, K. DAILY ex-
cept Sunday. )-Trains for Frederick leave l,.uce-
vile at S3S, $50 and 1910 Il. and 500 ami $50
D. m. Trains for 1ancytown, LlttleSi"wn &hG
Columbia leave BruceTile 9.47 Il. III. AMI $40 /. m
Trains leave Frederick for Baltimore us a. M,
300 and 4.55 p. m. Trains leave Hanover for Co
lumba 556, $40 and 1916 a. and 2.25 and 435 p.
M for LitleStown at S40a. m and $50 and 9O2 p. III.
Connections at Cherry Run, W. Va.-B. 4 0.
passenger trains leave Cherry Run, as follows:
Cincinnati, St. LOUIS and Louisville Express, daily,
at 1249 p. IN. Chicago Express at ll.55 p. m
East bound trains arrive at Cherry Run at 400 CAB
Il. m. and 5.42 p. M
From Hagerstown to Hancock, sos a. m, u. 02and
$50 p. m. Leave Hancock, $40, $40 a. M and 5l5
p. M.
On Sunday trains will leave Hillen Station at 90
q. m. and 2.30 p m, Westminster 1l.15a. m. ana
AIS p M, arriving at Union Bridge at II As a. M
and $50 p. M Leave Union Bridge at 6.lO ana
$50 a. IN. and 4.05 pm, Westminster 6.55 and $50
a. M, AS and 10 p M, arriving at Hilen Station
at $50 and 1925 a. m. and els and 7.25 p: m;
F. NJ. HOWELL,
General Passenger Agent.
B. II. GRIswoLD. Gen'l. Traffic Manager. oct2l
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

,soansion Church-Suuday services-7.30 a. m.
r,aiT Communion; 10. 80 a. m Morning Prayer, Lit
anvand Sermon: 430 p. m, Evening PTayer ana
any ,mre. 8 n M Service and Sermon in Chapel.
Rev Frank NJ. Gibson, Phi. d., Rector.
c,Iom Lutheran Charge-At Benjam1n's-Sunday
oobooI MT / D. m. Preaching at p m: Catechise
sunday at / 80 D. m. st. Johns lLester's) Sun
~ nv school AT 9 a. m. Preaching at 10 a. m:
Gay soi'o r. w. Doty, Pastor
Carroll Charge Reformed Church-Divine service
- Raniamin's at 10 a. m. Y. Z. ). &. L. at p M
Seryice at pleasant: Valley at 2 p. IN.
SCI wv James B. Stonesifer Pastor.
Ct Paups Reformed Church.-Sunday school at
a S0s m Divine service at 1870 a. M. Evening
service at 715 p M ,,, p.
Grace Lutheran Church.-Prayer meeting Wednes-
dovet 20 D. m. Sunday School ut a.. m. Divine
sorvice at 1880 a. m. and $50 p m. Y. T. ). Z: T.
at 6 45 p m. r. ii. mlller' u ~ r"s'oi'
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev L. F. Warner,
nd : 20 D. M Y. P. s. C. E. at $50 p. m. Sunday
School el5 a. m. Mid week Service in the lecture
r"nm wednesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
tooN L. F. Warner, Pastor.
Centenary NJ. E. Church.-sunday School at 9;15
m Preaching at 80 a. m. and 7.30 p IN. Ep-
worth League at Gas p. m
Of John's Church-Sundays-Low Mass at us
I'd High Mass at 10 a. M During the week-Mass
at 7 q. m 'ooepn H. 'oo'!' $50
eormed Church, silver Run, is 10 g. m. every SUD-
dev Sunday School at O'Clock. Preaching every
two weeks at7.S0 p. m.
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Immense Apple Shipments.

WINCHESTER, VA, December s.
Agent Bentz, of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, says that during the apple season
closing 60, $50 barrels of apples were shipp-
ed from this point.
Nearly as many more were shipped from
stations in the apple belt on that road be-
tween here and Martinsburg, W. Va. In
the Lower Shenandoah Valley, between
Winchester and Woodstock, on tie Balti.
more and Ohio railroad, more than 1OO,-
900 barrels were shipped, according to re,
ports received from that section. These
apples brought from So to SO barrel, and
the most were exported to England and
other European markets. 1t is said that
more than 10, 900 barrels are in cold stor.
age here.
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Young Won an Champion Cornhusk-
er of Iowa.

WEBSTER CITY, IA, December Miss
Alice Iseminger has won the cornhuskng
championship of Iowa by husking 100 bushels
of corn in nine hours. She also has won a
new piano and promise of an opportunity to
90 to Chicago and obtain the complete edu-
cation she has long coveted. Miss Iseminger
is Is years of age and the daughter of NJ. b.
Iseminger, farmer residing near Manila
She knows how to handle a fractions horse
and is fond of outdoor life.
This fall Miss Iseninger told her father that
she could husk more corn than her brothers.
He told her that if she could he would buy her
a new piano. A test was made and Miss lsem-
niger soon outdistanced her brothers. and then
told her father she intended to win the Hawk
eye cornhusking championship. She asked
her father and mother if she were successful
she might go TO school. Her father accepted
the proposition, and now the young woman
will soon he pursuing her higher education.
Her record of 1870 bushels was made at
straight hu>king from sunrise to sunset, with
an hour for dinner
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Report Of The Secretary Of Agriculture.
Value of Farm Products Reach Stu
pendous Figures.

The annual report of the Secretary of
Agriculture has been made public.
The Secretary says that it is in the highest
degree gratifying to present evidence OF the
Unprecedented prosperity which has IN recent
wears rewarded the diligence of the farmer and
the efforts of his department. A year OF I'M
equaled prosperity has been added to the most
remarkable series of similar years that has
come to the farmers of this country. Farm
crops have never before been harvested at
such a high general level of production and
value. Corn has reached its highest produc
ton. over 2,7OO, 600, 900 bushels, of total
estimated vaiue of 81 PIG 900, 900. Hay comes
second. with value of $605. 100000. Cotton
is expected TO yield 1915, 100000. The short
wheat crop of last year is followed by one OF
6S4, 600, 900 bushels, and its value, S525, OOO,-
900. overtops the highest value ever before
reached.
While only one crop-corn-reached its
highest production this year, four crops
corn, hay, wheat and rice-reached their high
est value.
Cow and Hen Produce Il Billion
No crop but corn produces the income that
the dairy cow does. The estimate ofthe value
of dairy products for 1905 reaches $780, OO,-
600. The farmers hen completes for prece-
dence with wheat, poultry products aggregat-
ing nall DllllOH uOlIhlo III Naiu0'
'And yet" says the Secretary, 1.-THE story
is not DONE The wealth production on
farms in 1905 has reached the highest amount
ever attained by the farmer of this or any ny
other country, "a stupendous aggregate OF
results of brain and muscle and machine,
amounting in value to AS, 600, 900, an ex-
cess over last year OF $3.50, 600. The
wealth produced on farms in 1903 exceeds
that of 1904 by 4 per cent, that OF 1903 by
per cent, and that shown by the census hg-
ures for 1899 by Sc per cent. Should there
be no relapse from his present position as a
wealth producer, three years hence the farmer
will find that the farming element about 80
per cent. Of the population, has produced an
amount of wealth within 10 years equal to
one half of the entire national wealth produced
in three centuries.
The value of horses and mules on farms ex-
ceeded last winter $l,452, 000,0 coo. Mich
COWS are advancing in numbers and are worth
S4S2, 900, 900. The value Of all other cattle
is estimated at $685., 900, 900. Sheep are de.
cining i'll number and total value, while swine
maintain their previous position, and are val
ued at over 1888, 100000 In the aggregate,
the value of farm animals of all sorts has ln-
creased over that given i'll the census OF 1900
by 8 per cent.
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Kansas Big Corn Crop.

TOPEKA, KAN, December 3.-The
corn crop in Brown county was so heavy
that Miss Emma Cushman last Monday
dismissed her school, near Powhatan, for
10 days, and in speech to the children
urged them to return home and help in
saving the crop. Girls as well as the boys
went into the fields, and Miss Cushman
herself donned pair of husking gloves.
The children of four other schools will dc
the same thing this week.
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PICKLE FOR BEEF OR PORK.
An Old And Well Tested Recipe For
Keeping The Meat.
From Good Housekeeping.


The following pickle the writer has used
for a number of years with the best results:
Six gallons of water; nine pounds OF salt;
two pounds of brown sugar; three ounces
of saltpeter and one quart OF molasses.
Boil all together, skimming off the sedl-
ment. When boiled set aside to COOL
When cool pour over the meat. The pickle
should cover the meat fully two inches
Pack the large pieces, such as hams and
shoulders, in the bottom of cask; then the
smaller pieces, the middlings, should be
packed on top of the larger pieces. The
iowls and middings should be kept in brine
two weeks; medium sized shoulders and
hams three weeks; large shoulders and
hams four weeks. IF the meat is kept too
long in the brine it will be hard.
To prepare the pork or beef for the
pickle, rub each piece with fine table salt;
place on clean table or boards, skin down,
pack it without salt, except what may stick
to it after rubbing. Let it remain two days
in bulk, then pack it in clean sweet barrels,
pour the brine over the meat when cold; ;
place weight on the meat to keep it under
the brine. By dry sailing the meat the
blood is drawn out of it. No smoke should
be made in the house when the meat is in
the brine, as the meat in the brine will
absorb the smoke, which would injure its
flavor The brine should be tested before
using. Brine properly made will float an
egg. The old rule is when the egg shows
dry spot the size of quarter of dollar
the brine is of proper strength.
TO CURE WITH DRY SALT.
To 500 pounds hams or shoulders put
one and half pecks of fine salt, one and
three, quarter pounds of saltpeter, one quart
of molasses, one quart Of hickory ashes and
one teaspoonful of red pepper. Mix all
together upon a sailing table, rub each
ham we'll the skin side, and then the
flesh side; rub the salt in the hook well,
then pack the meat, skin side down, in the
tub. Cover each layer with the mixture.
The large pieces should remain in salt six
weeks; the medium sized pieces four weeks !;
the small pieces two weeks.
MAKING SAUSAGE.
Grind the meat twice, removing all
stringy pieces. To seven pounds of fat
meat add II pounds of lean meat. To
this quantity put six tablespoonfuls of sage,
SIX of fine salt, three of savory and three
of fine ground pepper. Mix it well with
the hands. Some prefer thyme to sage.
Two tablespoonful of fine ground ginger is
said to improve the meat. The meat may
be cased in thin muslin sacks, hung up
and smoked, Or it may be partially cooked
and packed in stone jars. Cover the top
of jars with hot lard; see that no cracks
are in the lard after it cools; if there are
any fill with the melted lard to keep out
the air Cover with clean muslin cloth
and two thicknesses of clean white paper
and set in the ice house or cool, dry cellar.
This meat will keep all summer.
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Maryland affairs.

In Allegany county the conslab!es have been
ordered to kill 1000 unlicensed dogs.
The Lutheran church in Frederick cele-
brated its 5Orh dedication anniversary on De-
cember 2.
On December 2, Mrs. Anna Reed, aged 20
years. was attacked by a ram III Il held, IN
Washington county, and killed.
At the recent term of the circuit court for
Washington county II prisoners were sent TO
the Penitentiary and the House of Correction.
The Georges Creek Coal Company has
given the miners in its employ an increase OF
S cents per ton. The wages at the rate OF
65 cents per ton.
The congregation of the Methodist Protest
ant Church. of Cumberland, had a mortgage
bonfire last Sunday, "A pald-up mortgage OF
SIS, 200, which lifted the entire church debt,
was burned.
j. l.. Gale, of Kent county, has exhibited
in Chestertown his giant corn. The stalks
bear five and six ears while the grain is nearly
double the size of ordinary corn He grew
10 barrels from IA ears.
By the arrest Of Harry A. Gage. of FL Paso,
Texas, in Baltimore, last week, postal lnspec'
tors believe they have captured the man who
has been raising money orders in nearly every
large city of the East and Middle West.
A trial closed last week in Easton (removed
from Kent county, over piece of land valued
at So. Is, that cost over 5000 to try, and the
title to it is not clear yet. In all probability
the Court of Appeals will have to settle it.
An effort is to be made to have IA naval
station at Drum Point Calvert county, estab
lished by the present congress. The water
in this land locked harbor runs from SO to
$50 feet, and the whole navy can anchor there
at ease.
At an early hour on November 20 incendi
aries attempted to destroy the newspaper plan
of the Frosiburg Herald, owned by J. j
Robinson, whose Homecoming plant des
troyed by fire several weeks ago. since which
time both papers, the Homecoming Star ant
the Frosthurg Herald, have been issued irou
the Herald Office.
VIM. T. Warburtou, of Elkton, Cecil cOun
ty, who early in the year purchased the Gil
pin Falls property, has erected first class
electric plant and now furnishes Elkton
North East and intermediate places with ligh
and power. The falls has head and fail o.
100 feet. All the machinery. both hydraulic
and electrical, is of the most modern type and
up to date in every detail.
At Cumberland, on November %, Stewart
McCleary, of Donora. Pa, and Jennie Kath
crime Henderson. of Boston, Pa, applied fol
marriage license. The young lady was
of age, but the young man was not. and was
an orphan. Under cur marriage law minor
must have the permission of parents or guard
ian, therefore the license could not be issued
McCleary made statement to Harry Don.
nelly. an attorney, who had himself appointed
guardian, who gave his consent, the couple
were married and went on their way rejoicing.
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News of the Week.

In York county, Pa, an average of So 600
cigar boxes are made daily. In Hanover
1000 are made daily.
The barn and stables of J. j. Woodward, of
Southampton county, Virginia, were burned
November 26, together with II mules and
10000 bushels Of peanuts. Loss ST, 500.
AS church choir singer Mrs. Frederick B.
Bushnell, of Dennisville, n. j., is believed to
hold the record. At IS years Of age she is
still member of the choir of the Methodist
Church.
President Roosevelt has removed from
Office William S. Leib, Assistant United States
Treasurer of Philadelphia, for constant and
persistent violation of the civil service law
while in office"
The Oldest clergyman in England is Rev.
John Edward Kempe, who has been in holy
orders for Y years, being now 50 years of age
He has been chaplain in ordinary to King
Edward since 1901.
Wallace w. White, druggist of Richford
VT, and his son and daughter have been ar
rested on the charge of manslaughter. They
had sold wood alcohol, which caused the death
of several of their customers.
The Hanover pa. Produce Co. shipped
to New York by express Saturday before
Thanksgiving day two carloads of turkeys
one car from Hanover and another from
Gettysburg. Each contained about 10, coo
pounds.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Woolf, of Utah, who has
died at the age of 81 left 10 children, 81
grandchildren, 1S9 great grandchildren and %
great great grandchildren all BOB living
descendants. Fifty -four Of her descendants
are dead
One of the most curious orders given IN The
British Navy is ''All hands black faces, IL
supply of pigment for the purpose being car,
red by each warship. When night surprise
is intended it is not only the vessels that are
made as little visible as possible, even the faces
of the men must be blackened.
Frank Gladfeler, aged Is years. of Jacob.
bus, York county, was ground to mass of
jelly on Friday night of last week by train
or trains on the Northern Central Railroad.
He attended a spelling entertainment at
Stine's schoolhouse, near Seven Valley went
home by the Seven Valley route, and it is
supposed he sat down on the ties 10 rest, fell
asleep and was killed. His body was found
on Saturday morning by men going to the
early milk train. Another account says he
had been drinking heavily before and after
the spelling match.
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Within Is years the importation of canned,
dried and preserved fruits into France has
doubled. California pears, plums, apricots
and peaches are found in every grocery store
and dried fruits of every variety, OF better
tbronghout France generally.
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And unless cause to the contrary be shown
in writing on or before the 18th day OF Decem.
Der, 1905. the assignment applied for will be
granted, provided the said applicant complies
with the requirements Of Chapter 6, Acts OF
1894, requisite thereto.
DAVID p. SMELSER,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
deco It
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Many man who would make a first
rate candle is making grand fizzle as an
arc light.
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James H.Cassell
The Jeweler and Optician,
Westminster, Md.
Nd. Phone. dec2
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Baltimore Nd. now sells for l cent, and can be had
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Its Washington and New York bureauSare among
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CALL AND GET OUR PRICES

Raisns
4c Granued Pulverized and Loaf &c h.
Flour Sack barrels.
Thumb IA
pandS FREE with Gust-o
LeafT
AL-W alter Chocolate,
bestC &c. 3 Boxes Sawyer's Blue SC.
Resloo eCofee in Westminster h.
Box Of Prices Toilet Soap for 25c
Gallo of White Coal Oil for 6Oc
Chop Wheat Sheed
Cracked Corn Oyster Shells Bone and
Coarse and Rock Salt
Hagers lmanac English or German, &C.
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MARYLAND Rat.
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be
CONNECTING WITH

CONNECTING WITH
P. & r. r. at Shippensburg and Gettysbpro.
Norfolk & Western r. r. at Hagerstow1,,
B. & 0. Railroad at Hagerstown and Cherrv
Run; Penna. r. K. at Bruceyille ana
Hanover; P. W. & b., N. c. and B. &P
Railroads at Union Station, Baltimore. Ma
Schedule in effect Sunday, October Is, 1905
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4 PPLICATION FOR ASSIGN
N MENT OF HOTEL
LICENSE.

WESTMINSTER, MD, December l, 1905.
| hereby give notice that the following per-
son has filed in the Office of the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for Carroll county
AN APPLICATION FOR ASSIGNMENT
OF HOTEL, LICENSE
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Andrew j. Tawney. applicant for transfer OF
Hotel Liquor License from Harry I. Stone,
No. 1877 E. Main street, Westminster, Md.
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Represents the following Companies
Royal Fire Insurance Co. Of Liverpool.
Continental Fire Insurance Company of
New York.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society of
England.
Employers Accident Liability Assurance
Corporation Limited of London.
No Notes. No Assessments.
jan 27v
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Come early. have your choice laid aside, and
avoid the rush. The prices will be the same
December as December "a.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-03-09
rs All WING THE POISONER2
Stanford's Employ for 20 Years
In Suspected.

San Francisco, March, A dispatch
from Honlulu says that Miss Bertha
Berner, who was Mrs. Stanford's sec
rotary has named All Wing, Chinese
cook who has been employed at Mrs.
Stanford's home for over 20 years, as
the person whom she suspects Of plac-
Ing the strychnine in the bicarbonate
Of soda. All Wing, with the other serv-
ants in the employ Of Mrs. Stanford,
Is now confined in the Stanford man
sion on California street by private
detectives under orders, 1t is said, Of
the personal attorney of Mrs. Stan
ford. They are not allowed to leave
the house and a Waterman is on guard
ut the gate day and night with orders
to prohibit all persons from approach
ing the dwelling.
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SAYS IT WILL BE THOROUGH.
COmInissiOner Garfield Promises
Interesting Results from the
Standard OIL investigation.

Washington. March 6.-Commission'
err James r. Garfield. of the bureau OF
corporations, has instituted rigid in
vestigation of the operations of the oil
industry in Kansas and congruous
states. The report of Commissioner
Garfield will be made directly to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Whether 1t will be
made public will lie within the dis
erection of the chief executive. Depend
ing on the facts developed 1t may be
turned over to the department OF JUS
tice for such action as the attorney
general may deem proper.
Commissioner Garfield said that
nothing would be left undone by his
bureau TO develop the facts regarding
the operation of the oil trust in Kan
sas, as well as in other states. II Is
not the purpose Of Commissioner Gar
field to confine the inquiry to Kansas.
1t will not be circumscribed by state
or geographical lines. 1t is the inten-
ton of the commissioner to make the
investigation as exhaustive as the reso-
luton of Representative Campbell con-
templates, the purpose being to de-
velop all the facts regarding the oper.
atoms of the oil trust.