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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
SOUTHERN PACIFIC, HAULs OIL.

It is a well-known fact that half of
I.the 40, 100000 shares of stock issued by
the Associated Oil Company stands in
the name of E. H. Hartman The oil
company was organized by a combina-
ton of Standard Oil and Southern Pa
ciflc men, and while Harrinan's name
stands opposite a tremendous block of
stock it is almost universally believed
that the real holder is the Southern
Pacific The tracks of the Southern
Pacific tap its big properties in the
Coalinga and Kern fields 1t recently
purchased a large oil acreage in San
Luis Obispo County, and its wells there
are being bored as close to the South
ern Pacific line as possible.
The independent oil men point to the
action of the Southern Pacific about six
months ago as conclusive evidence of
/ Its ownership of the Associated Oil
Company. At that time the independ-
ent wells were forced to close down be-
cause of the failure of the Southern
Pacific Company to provide cars in
which to carry away the oil To the
cry of the independent dealer Harri-
mans traffic managers would answer
no cars" Yet during this period when
the independent men suffered the
Southern Pacific cars were hauling the
Associated's oil into New Mexico and
Arizona.
MAY CLAIM PRIVATE VENTURE.
When the case is brought to the at
tention of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, as it undoubtedly will be
unless a sale is made before May /.
1908, the Southern Pacific will PROBABLY
point to the name of Hartman stand
ing opposite the 20.000,000 block. of
stock and say that the venture is
private one of its, president, the South
ern Pacific having no interest whatso-
ever in the Associated Oil Company
"The commission will undoubtedly
find that Harrinan's ownership of
stock in the Associated Oil is Illegal
according to the act to regulate COM
merce, said a prominent railroad at
ltorney yesterday. .Harimans owner
ship in the light of the actions of the
Southern Pacific prove beyond ques-
] tion of doubt that the railroad is the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-09-14
Sticks Thief With Hatpin.

When a man who said he was Joseph
Miller of 249S Second avenue, but who,
according to the police, has been known as
Felix Gross, burglar, was arraigned in
Harlem police court, in New York city,
the principal witness against him was
Mrs Morris Benach, pretty young wo-
man who captured him in her apartments
after be had beaten her husband down.
Jabbing a long hatpin into his flesh and
holding him by the bair, she had held this
man until the police came,
Ii was nothing, she commented as
she testified against the accused burglar.
The Benachs live with their children in
apartments at 20 West One Hundred and
Sixteenth street. The father and mother
took the children and a cousin, Miss Fan
uie Ruduick, to the park. They returned
sooner than they had expected, to find a
burglar in the house,
As Benach entered the intruder made
for him with jimmy and sent him reeling
to the hallway. The burglar then leaped
down the stairs. The children stood in
his way, aud he knocked them down with
his hard fists As he passed the children
Benaeh grappled with him, and the two
men rolled about the floor. At the same
time Miss Rudnick closed the apartment
house door and held it,
Benach was no match for the burglar,
who was soon on top of Benach, holding
him down. Then Mrs Benach joined in
the fight She fastened one hand in the
man hair and with the other she plunged
a hatpin so deep into his flesh that he
wri;hed and screamed.
When Policeman Fox came he and the
burglar had hand to hand tusslo, The
policeman overpowed the man and shaekled
his wrists.
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Long Horseback Ride of Elopers to
Marry.

RAPID CRY, 5. D.-An elopement
which necessitated drive across the
country through a sparsely settled region
of 100 miles in order to secure marriage
license, was part of the exciting experience
of Edward Stevenson and Miss Jessie
Ullery.
Miss Jessie, the pretty 1S-year-old
daughter Of well. known sheepman living
at Top Bar, fell victim to the charms of
young Stevenson, thrifty young rancher
living near by. The father and mother
of the girl objected to the marriage, chiefly
on account of her youth, and finally sent
her on a visit, thinking that the change of
scene would divert her mind She came
home apparently eontented to stay at the
ranch, nothing more was said OF young
Stevenson, and Mr. Ullery, care free, left
to take his wool to Pierre. While he was
gone the crisis came.
Letters had passed secretly between the
young people and Stevenson appeared
early one morning with two sturdy COW
ponies and carried the girl away from be-
meath the very eyes of her distracted
mother From sunup until late that night
they rode, traversing a distance of
100 miles before coming to the nearest set
tlement, where marriage license was Sc
cured and the ceremony performed.
Then Stevenson brother took them in
for few days while the parental wrath
(for Mr.. Ullery had returned home by
that time) cooled down. A family recon
ciliation followed and the young people will
continue to live. on the homestead within
sight of the big sheep ranch.
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Discount For Shortage.

A couple, evidently from an exceeding
" rural district, recently presented them
selves at the home of a Buffalo minister
and. announced that they wished to be
married. The would-be bride was of a
homeliness to cause one less pity for the
blind, but the groom seemed satisfied, and
as they possessed the necessary license the
minister proceeded with the ceremony.
How much dew that come to, parson?
the man inquired, bringing handful of
silver change from deep trousers pocket.
"Name yer regular figger that you charge
tn sweels. I'm a-goin' tn limit, by
jinks. y
"0h, have no regular charge, the
minister said; 'just give me what you
think it is worth.
The groom turned and eyed the bride
in a speculative manner,
shes a good gal, ef she amt much
on looks" he said, thoughtfully, "an'
I'll be gosh derned eff she amt wurth a
dollar an forty-fve centsr
He was about to hand over the silver,
when the lady caught his arm, and de-
Quoted the five cent piece from the sum.
wait, 81, she said. Take back
this nickel; you don't know it, but when
was child | chopped off two of my
toes with tn hatchet
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Cause For Alarm.

The late DIR. Boardman of Philadelphia
used torelate this on himself II preached
a funeral sermon at one time, and spoke
on the resurrection. | am sure | spoke
longer than was my custom.
The undertaken was man OF nervous
temperament, and the afternoon was going
he began to be anxious to be on the way
to the cemetery. He finally whispered to
one of my members Does your minister
always preach as long as that at funer-
al?
Well, said the brother, that is a
good sermon.
q Yes, said the undertaken, the ser
mon is all right, and l believe in the res
direction, but | am afraid if he does not
stop pretty soon l will not get this man
buried in time. -
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Labor in Poultry Keeping.

From the National Farmer and Stock Grower.
Labor is the creates factor in the rails
ing Of poultry. The one great stumbling
block in the way of numerous poultry en-
terprises being constantly started is the
failure to appreciate at the ontset the large
amount of labor that will be required. We
see on every hand the wrecks of poultry
raising ventures, and this has been the
cause of most of them. Novices do not
even dream of the vast amount of detail
work connected with the raising of large
number Of fowls, Many man has dreamed
about big poultry establishment that he
could build up as side issue. He has
tried the project and has come to grief.
He says that the lice got in, or the roup
struck the flock or he could not dispose of
the product at fair price, or he lost too
many chicks in the incubators and in the
brooders; but back of these apparent rea-
sons is the real reason--the lack of neces-
sary work.
Any maA that has for years cared for
several hundred fowls realizes how contin-
ually man must be about his business to
keep things in order. The amateur ex-
poets to see the business run itself, but
finds that he must run the business or it
will be costly venture for him. The
writer has in mind the business of man chat
had a thousand blooded fowls He had ad-
vertised widely and received great many
orders for fowls. He could well have made
that business paying one; he found anoth-
er that was more congenial and tried to
run both When the writer visited his
place, the long poultry houses had appar-
emily not been cleaned out for many weeks.
Dead fowls lay about under the roosts and
here and there was sick bird with roup
The fact was the labor required had been
used elsewhere, and not enough was left
to the poultry business to remove the dead
birds and segregate the roupy ones. 1t
was not surprising that this man shortly
after abandoned the poultry business.
\ man that wants to make success
out of poultry raising can do so without
much trouble, but he must provide large
amount of labor. Sometimes cheap labor
is as good as any, providing it is abundant
in quantity. Women make good laborers
for this kind of work, as they understand
how to keep things clean and take natur-
ally to methods of feeding.
How many fowls can one person take
care OFF, is question variously answered.
Some say that / 900 hens will take one
man time, but there are establishments
where one man takes care of more than
double that number The arrangements
for feeding and watering are, however, of
the best. BY arranging central room for
preparing all feed a great deal of time will
be saved in going back and forth between
the poultry houses.
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Taking no Chances.

A Glasgow steamer was laboring in a
heavy sea, the waves sometimes sweeping
her decks, but the officers had assured the
passengers that there was no danger, and
all seemed reasonably calm with the ex-
ception of one meek-appearing little man,
who, every few minutes, would approach
an officer, and anxiously inquire if he
thought the ship would fouader
mo, l tell you!'' one of them finally
exclaimed, with impatience. "What is
the matter with you? Look at those other
people-they are not scared to death. >
''0h, I'm not scared, the man re
Piled "but if the ship was going to foun-
der, wanted to know a little ahead of
time
"Oh, wanted to tell your friends good
by, and all that?'
"Well, not exactly" the man said,
hesitatingly; ''the fact is, my mother-in-
law is along with me, and if the ship was
quite sure to sink, | wanted TO say few
things to her.
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MO. 43n EQUITY

f.N-parte.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County. sit.
ting as Court Of Equity.
Ia the matter OF the trust estate Of Margaret
f. Smitb, Charles W. Grossart and Emma
s. Grossart his wife, Louis J. Ii. GroSsart
aud Caroline A Grossart, his wife, Annie
Grossart and Bertha Spengler and VIM. b.
Spenger, her husband; William l.. Rich
ards, trustee.
Ordered this 18th day OF August, in the
year nineteen hundred aud six, upon the
atoregoing petition agd affidavit. that the Cir
cult Court for Carroll County, sitting as =
Court of Equity, take jurisdiction in the trust
estate of Margaret E. Smith, Charles W
Grossart, ct al, and that said trustee settle
said trust estate under the supervision aud
control Of the said Circuit Court for Carroll
county, sitting as a Court of Equity; and it is
further ordered, that before be shall proceed
to discharge the trust reposed in him by said
deed, he shall execute bond to the State of
Maryland in the penalty of ten thousand dol
lars $4,000. 00). with a surety or surities to
be approved by this court or the clerk thereof;
and II is further ordered that the said William
L. Richards, trustee, as aforesaid, give the
usual notice to the creditors of the said John
smith, late of Carroll county, deceased. to
file their claims. properly authenticated. with
the clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county. on or before the 18th day of October,
next. by causing a copy Of this order to be
published in some newspaper IN Carroll
county, Maryland, once week for four sue
cessive weeks before the oath day OF Septem-
ber, next.
WIN. II. THOMAS.
True Copy,-Test:
aug244 At DAVID P SMELsER, Clerk.
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He Waded In Niagara.

Making their way out on shaky lad
der twenty five feet over the very brink o.
Niagara falls, Fireman Thomas Conroy anc
Patrolman Dennis Blake rescued a maj
who had attempted suicide and was about
to be swept over the edge to the lowel
level. The slightest slip would have meant
death for all three
The ladder, resting ON ledge of rock al
the river edge, was weighted down on the
shore end by twoscore men, while the in
trepid volunteers crawled slowly out II
where the would be suicide was clinging tc
ledge of rock ten feet from the roaring
abyss.
As they reached over TO seize him the
man in the water fought them, and the
struggle for life was witnessed With bated
breath by the spectators,
The man whose act called forth thi:
exhibition of bravery gave his name a:
Amos Schwertzer, although the police be
lleve him 10 be Amos Robinson of Toron.
to, He was well dressed and came from
st. Catherine 5. In his pockets was found
S5.45. He refused to make any state.
ment as to why he wanted to die wheI
locked up at police headquarters
Sehwertzer, or Robinson, was discovered
by some negroes in the river close to the
Prospect shore. The rushing water swirled
about him, and he seemed about to be
swept from his feet. He was wading out,
aud the men called to him TO return, but
instead he went out farther.
The men notified Policeman Blake, whC
brought long pole. With this he waded
out and thrust it toward Schwertzer, tell.
ing him to take hold Schwertzer did as
he was hidden, but instead of coming shore
pulled Blake out into the stream. Blake
held ON as long as he dared and finally east
the pole away and returned to shore
BY this time Sehwertzer had been cal .
ried from his footing and, with wild
despairiug cry, was swept toward the awful
abyss, 500 feet away. Just at the edge
he was hurled against Thunder ledge, and
this he seized In the bright moonlight
his face presented CHASTITY hue, while he
held on with the water dragging at him a.
though he had changed his mind as to the
value Of lite
BY this time the policeman had tele
{ phOned to FIRE headquarters, and fire
truck was sent to the scene, carrying an
extension ladder This was run out over
the ledge Slowly it was pushed over the
falls, and As it passed the balancing point
men sat upon it to keep it from falling into
the river.
Finally the forty foot ladder extended
its length into the stream. Fifteen feet
was Oh the shore side of the fulcrum, and
on this twoscore men were seated
Volunteers were then called for to 2,
out on the trembling ladder.
Policeman and fireman stepped forward
and with Blake in the fore they crawled
out on hands and knees till they hung sus-
pended directly over where Schwertzer was
fast slipping to death.
Fireman Conroy reached down and seized
the man by the collar The man fought
him, but Conroy would not let 90. Aided
by Blake, Conroy drew the struggling form
up from the torrent Thus IN air he wa:
carried to the shore, his rescuers being
greeted with a cheer
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His Choice.

There was nothing wild in the caller
manner so the lady at the employment
bureau desk was rather startled when he
told his wants
II wish to engage a cook, he observed.
Fancy or plain p she said.
Plain homely as sin, he replied.
''In fact, don't care whether she can
cook or not Any old thing that like a
cook viii do
Really, 7
"And if she drinks, smokes, or steals
silver, so much the better.
Goodness me ! What
Il specially desire that she is very
strong and in the habit of beating her en-
ployer with club,
Upon my word :
''In short | want rampant, athletic,
rip-r roaring terror, and | can promise good
wages
The lady at the desk was begging Cen
tral to connect her with the police depart
ment.
Hold on = explained the caller.
"Allow me to say that the domestic ] seek
will be in the employ of my wife $ mother. y
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The Gingercake man was lump of brown
dough
Till "A great rolling pin was run over him, so!
To fiatten him out. and he lay there so thin,
His bones almost popped through the holes ~
his skin;
Then they silted him over with -four aud spice,
Aud made him some eyes with two kernels OF
rice,
And took some dried curranls, the biggest and
best.
To make him some buttons for closing his
vest.
The Gingercakr man wabbled this way and
When they seeded "a raisiu and made him a
hat
That was stock on his head iu the jaun,iest
way,
For Gingereake man Is not made every day
They stack in some cloves for has ears; yes,
indeed
Aud made him some teeth out of caraway
seed,
And when he was finished they buttered 4
The biggest they had-for the Giogercake
man.
Then into the oven ,hey put him TO bake
Until h. was hard aud could stand aud not
break
His legs whsn he stood; and they set him to
cool
Until all the children should come home from
school.
And Oh, the delight aud the wonder and gIee,
When mother invited the children 10 see,
All ifcd with sugar and ont ot the pan,
The good naIgred face Of the tiinsgrrake man.
Bat alas and alas 'Tis a short life and sweet
Is The Giugprcake nau u'>-for ;hey ale of his
feet.
They broke II his arms with the hEugricst
rest,
And picked an the bu,,ons from out cf his
vest.
They uIbhlri his legs og and ale up hiS hat,
And everything edible went just like thai,
TIL ihr cloves and the kernels nl rice you may
scan
As an that Is lsit cg the Gingyrc,ke man
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This is TO give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters teslamen-
tary on the Personal Estate of
Z. BRADFORD Fl. GREENWOOD,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri-
Der, on or before the 24th day of March,
1897; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 2lst day of
August, 1906.
ELIZABETH JANE GREENWOOD.
aug "A At Executrix.
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TRUsTEE $ SALE
Valuable Real Estate



Ry VIRTUE " a decree. Of ,be CtrceH Cour,
for Carroll county. IN fguily. paced on Jt-
9Th aav Of September, 1905. in s. c-,u.e hrfsiH
Ei>lr Eslei.a Rsbos.5n Had other. atr i5',ia
uds and los Bfo~u aud rlier~ sre d,tsaa
auia, the undersigned. trustee, apI.araIsd by
said decree, ~l.i oii-T al Futir ..iy, un ihs
premises, ou
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2pib, Is,ss.
Al one !, clock, .. ta., ali that Vslaab.c Farm
Property containing
50 ACRES AND / ROOD oF LAND.
More or l,-ss. situated At The lais-riou oi The
public road leading tgnm the / h-.rss Pike,
aith the public road leading lfoi,i Aiarfiatis.
vale to Sykesyii.s aud adjoining iis.- proper
lies Of &esSrs. Frank Aerc.ruu. Wiliae.
Hobbies. John Baker and Thomas LInd.aY.
This property Is improved b. q TWO story i.lg
Wealberhoarded Dwelling. log
Stable, daiTy. cora house and
other necessary uutbuidiHg'. Il -
There is q never failing spung * zz.5sd5
of excellent water near the house. The .aud
i under q good state uf cultivation, sHa there
is a due proportion OF timber un lk. s.iar-.
This property is abon, Que halt ui.e f-up
Gorsuch Switch. on the Baltimore aui Obrr
Railroad. and IS about u miles iroaa Sykes,
Vile, aud offers good opportunity tor any
one seeking a small farm. VIM. n. Enns Is
now living ou the property.
Terms OF sale - One third cash ON ihr da,
of sale OF on the ratification thereof by %,
court: aud the residue 10 two equal paym5uJ:
Of one and two years from the day Ct sale; OF
all cash at the option OF the purchaser; The
credit payments 10 bear interest from the DAY
of sale and 70 be secured by the notes OF tht
purchaser, with approved security. bearing
interest frow the day ef sale.
WILLIAM NJ. BROWN, Trustee
| Bond Il Parke, Solicitors.
sepl7 Is Caleb 5. Hobbes. Auetioneer
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The Minister and the Gamekeeper

\ Scottish parish minister met the laird
gamekeeper one day and said to him, 81
say, Davidson, why is it never see you in
church2' "Well, sir, replied Davidson,
II don t want to hurt the attendance -
"Hurt the attendancel What do you
mean? asked the minister in surprise.
"Well, sir, you see, replied the game
keeper, 'there are about dozen men in
the parish that so to church when IN not
there and would go poaching if | went to
church. -
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll
Il County, Sitting as a Court of
Equity.
NO. 4s07 EQUITY.

NO. 4s07 EQUITY.
Mary c. Gilbert, Eva Z. Gilbert, Executrices
Of Edwin G. Gilbert, deceased, Mortgage,
VS.. Edmund Yingkng and Agnes Yinglug,
his wife, Mortgagors.
Ordered, this Both day of August, A. D.,
1906. by the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
sitting as a Court of Equity, that the sale of
the real estate made by Mary c. Gilbert and
Eva Z. Gilbert. Execuirces of Edwin 6.
Gilbert. deceased, Mortgage, under and by
virtue Of the power of sale contained in deed
of Mortgage from Edmund Yingling and wife
to a certain Edwin G. Gilbert, deceased, dated
the first day of April, 1885. and recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records Of
Carroll County, in Liber G.. A. NJ, No. y,
folio 122. &c, and duly reported to this Court
for its ratification be finally ratified and con.
frmed, unless canse to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 1st day OF October
next; provided copy of this order be pub
lshed in some newspaper published IN Car
roll County, Maryland, once week for three
successive weeks before the 24th day of Sep
tember, next.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
$579 90.
DAVID P. SMELSER, Clerk
True copy-Test:
augSI-St DAVID P. SMELsER, Clerk.
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PETITIONERS ROAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car.
roll county at their first meeting after the ex
piraiion OF thirty days from the date hereof,
10 locate, or cause 10 be located aud open a
public county road in Woolery's district in said
county, beginning for the said proposed road
at a point on the Deer Park road near East
view, and running on the old road through
the lands of the following persons, namely
George Wich, ID. ID. Byers, l.. w Caple, c.
Z. Zepp, Geo Beiker, Isaac Green, Mary l..
Herring, John 7. Brown and John f, NJ. Vogt,
TO intersect with the Westminster and Refs
terstown turnpike. at Miller's School House.
ISAAC GREEN. Jr.,
EMORY c. ZEPP,
aug 10 3. and II others.
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Cleaning Old Brass.

Old brass may be FURNISHED by scrub
bing with ammonia and brush, then rims
ing it off with pure water,