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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Great Corn Huskinq.

For several years much interest has been
created on Woodland Farm" the home of
Mr. Joseph J. Brandenburg,. in Freedom dis
trict, by the large quantity of corn husked in q
single day. In 1902 Messrs. Frank J. and
William Brandenburg and Thomas Dixon
husked 45a barrels in liz hours. Very few
people believed it. In 1905 Frank j. Bran.
denburg and Lea West, colored, husked "a
barrels in IL hours and 25 minutes; still many
doubted This year, people for miles around
have been anxiousy waiting for results again,
as the boys had promised an honest days
work with best of proof, and on November Il,
the greatest quantity of corn probably ever
husked in the State by three men was husked.
The amount was COZ barrels in exactly liz
hours.
Byard Dorsey, of Berret: husked 1s3 barrels
Frank ]. Brandenburg and Lea West, colored,
of Woodland Farm, husked 204 barrels each.
Mr.. Frank w. Gosnell, a retired farmer Of
near this place, witnessed the measuring, and
no one is doubling any more.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Gambler Items.

NOVEMBER 21.-Mr. Albert H. Barnes, Of
brothers of the j. o. U. A. NJ. Lodge, o
Gambler. aud his neighbors and friends,
gathered together and husked out his corn and
hauled it in the crib. Those present were
Joshua Peeling, Jabes Barnes, John w
Barnes. John G. Hoffman, Morris Caple, Lev
Brewing. Tom Flater, James Bowers, Free
Staub, Hanson Barnes. VIM. C. Schwartz
Norris Uhler, Charlie Waters, Nick Barber
John Taylor, VIM. F. Huffman, Carl and
Raymond Bowers. Henry Little, Charlie
Staub, Lee Ward, Hershal and Clarence Ford
Cleve Peeling. Elvie Green, John Conway
Ben Haines. Herbert Gorsuch, Vinton Caple
German Jordon, Scott Lockard, Morgan Jor
don, Harrison Barnes. Mr.. Barnes appreciate
their kindness very much and wishes to thanl
all. Mr.. Barnes and son Roy have beer
seriously i'll with typhoid fever, but are abb,
to sit up at this writing. Or. s: n: Gorsuci
is attending them. Mr.. Joseph Ward. WHIT
has had the fever also, is able to be up an
about again.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
What Was Doing on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day was distinguished by re-
markably pleasant weather, but the citizens
were not in the humor of taking exercise and
travelling in the cool weather, so they stayed
close to the fire.
In the morning the church services were
largely attended, especially the Reformed
Church, where union service was held, after
which most of the citizens enjoyed sumptuous
dinner, with turkey as the main ornament, OF
some other fine centerpiece.
Special dinners were served at the hotels
and cafes, of which all did fair business
In the afternoon the sporting element made
their appearance at the Western Maryland
College to see the foot ball game between the
college and the Westminster team, expecting
to see good game, which they did, the
score being II to in the Colleges favor.
About 2 o'clock the young band, recently
organized, under the leadership of A. Bailey
Morelock, put in its appearance and enlivened
things at different points in the city. ThelI
music was all that could be expected, as they
all did well, and deserve the congratulations
of the public generally.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Personals.

Miss katherine Clabaugh, daughter of JUS
tice and Mrs. Harry M. Clabaugh, formerly of
this city, entertained at beautiful pink rose
| bud luncheon Monday at her home, in Wash
ington. The guests included Miss Ruth Tan
| ner. Miss Olga Converse. Miss Stockton, Miss
| Frances Goldsborough, Miss Murray, Miss
Alice Shepard, Miss Grace Allen, Miss Bur.
| rell, Miss Elsie Mclean, Miss Greedy and
Miss Barry.
Mrs. VIM. Bergman and daughter Miriam,
of Manchester, are spending week with her
father. John Bange, of Hanover, Pa.
Mrs. John Crapster and youngest daughter,
| of Taneytown, are guests of DIR. j. w. e..
| O'Neal, Gettysburg, Pa.
Mrs. Guy W. Steele, of this city attended
the beautifully arranged tea Wednesday after
noon at the Stafford Hotel, Baltimore, in
honor of Miss Louise Patterson.
| Mr. Denton Gehr, of this city, was an usher
at the Rerh-Kakel wedding, held at Grace
English Lutheran Church, Baltimore, on
Wednesday.
Mrs Harry Ditman and two children, of
Mountain View, spent Thanksgiving with
friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. C. Birely. Frederick,
have returned from visit to their daughter,
Mrs. j. Walter Getty, of New Windsor.
The following marriage licences were issued
at Frederick this week George w. CARRIER,
of West Falls, and Maggie Cordelia Farver, OF
Franklinville, Carroll Co.; Harry Roy Stone
sifer, of Keysville, and Mary Troxell, of near
Emmitlsburg; Ernest Walter Monkey, of near
Mt. Airy, and Mary Margaret Clay, of near
Kemptown.
Miss Ada Heintz, of Baltimore, spent this
week with Miss Margaret Himler, Fair Ground
Hill.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Joseph B. Boyle and Judge
James A. G. Bond, of this city, attended the
beautiful wedding of Miss Bertha McSherry,
of Frederick, and William Kurtz Wimsatt. Of
Washington, d. c., which took place at Fred
erick on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Harry R. Arnold, of Baltimore, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Lynch, East Main street.
Miss Anastasia Sinnott has returned home
from Baltimore, where she attended dance
given in her honor by the Misses Goulds, O
Baltimore.
Mr.. Charles II. Murray, of Baltimore, il
spending a few days with his cousin, Mr.
Joseph Shriver Herring, of Main street.
Mr.. Thomas A. Murray. Jr.. of Baltimore
is spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs
Frank z. Miller of Willis street.
Carroll Gorsuch, of Waynesboro, spen
Thanksgiving Day in this city.
Miss Mary Guither, of Piney Point, is {
guest Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X. Shaw, Bono
| street.
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Libertytown Items.

Nov. 2S.-Mrs. R. Frank Sappington, &C,
companied by Misses Angela and Helen Irun'
die, left Monday last for visit to Washing
ton, D. c.
Miss Eta Sweadner is noe convalescing
slowly.
There will be Christian Endeavor meeting
in the Methodist Protestant church next Sun.
day evening at Z o'clock. The subject will
be courage or Cowardice.' and the leader
Miss BeuIah Sweadner. -.
There will be preaching in the Methodist
Protestant church next Sunday morning al
7.30 o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. c. M. Gull
lum. -,
dist Episcopal church next Sunday at 1.S0 p.
M. and at 2. 80 there will be preaching by the
pastor. Rev. 0. G. Marriott.
Miss Fannie Yinglng, of Washington, D
c.. formerly of this place. has been on visit
to her sisters, the Misses Yingling.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Family Reunion.

The residence of DR.. j. W. Herring, of this
city, was the scene OF most interesting family
reunion on Thanksgiving day.
All the Doctors children and grandchild
rem, without single exception, were present
as follows: -,
DR.. Joseph T. Herring. wife and two child
rem, of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A
MURRAY and six children, of Baltimore, Mr.
Charles e. Herring, wife and two children ant
Mr.. Frank z. Miller, wife and daughter. al
of this city.
The day was most delightfully."- spent and NJ
one enjoyed the occasion more than DIR
Herring himself.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30


The public school teachers of the county
attended the institute this week. They were
really in a normal school learning how to
teach. The institute instructors are profes
sional and are experts in their lines of work.
Through the assistance of Miss Daisy Rod
rick and Miss Evelyn Rinker, Miss Belle Up
shur, of the State Normal School, was enabled
to give some real lessons in elementary work.
She had seven primary pupils present on the
stage and handled them in a way which was
full of suggestions, and which puts new life in
this part Of school work.
The institute was thought to be one of the
best Westminster has held. This is the week
when teachers learn how to teach.
Following is the program:
MONDAY, $50 A. M.
Opening Exercises,
Scripture Reading and Prayer
'Talks to Teachers, y. Prof. W. A. Garrison
Music.
The Public School and the Teacher, :,
Miss Leila E. Partridge
Music.
Address. DIR. Geo. W. Ward
MONDAY, 1902. NJ.
Address, VIM. R. Mcdaniel
Music.
Address, ......."...-.......Dr. Geo. w. Ward
Music.
The Public School and the Teacher,
Miss Leila E. Partridge.
TUESDAY, DAM.
Opening Exercises,
Scripture Reading and Prayer
The Public School and the Teacher,
Miss Leila E. Partridge
Music.
talks to Teachers, PROF. W. A. Garrison
Music.
Primary Work, ....."......Miss Belle Upshur
Music.
Teaching Arithmetic. Miss Ida l.. Tall
Address, ....................H. Crawford Bounds
TUESDAY, 1.30P. NJ.
English, Prof T. o. Gibson
Music.
Address, ................Dr. NJ. Bates Stephens
Music.
Primary Work, ....--.......Miss Belle Upshur
Music.
The Public School and the Teacher,
Miss Leila E. Partridge
WEDNESDAY, 9. A.. M.
Opening Exercises,
Scripture Reading and Prayer
| The Public School and the Teacher,
Miss Leila E. Partridge
Music.
Primary Work. Miss Belle Upshur
reaching Arltnmetlc, MISS Liud LIZ ldil
Music.
| Address, DIR. M. Bates Stephens
Address, Recommendation Biddle
| WEDNESDAY, 1.30P. M.
Primary Work, Miss Belle Upshur
| Music.
Teaching Arithmetic,.......Miss Ida l.. Tall
Music.
English. ............ Prof. T. O. Gibson
The Teacher and the Public School,
Miss Leila E. Partridge
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Tragedy at q wedding.

Z CHICAGO, November %. John JANA. q
Pole, was shot and instantly killed at / o'clock
in Mrs. F. Kominsky's saloon. A wedding
celebration was being held, with about 100
guests. When at l o'clock the police APP
pesred and ordered the saloon closed a row
ensued. Pistols we're drawn by both sides
and fusiliads followed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30

November 24-mercury IS at q. m. and
SO at D. M; clear. November 26-mercnry
32at a. m. and IS at 2 p. M; partly cloudy.
November 26--mercury IS at z q. N. and 81
at2 .. M; partly cloudy. November q,
mercury As at a. m. and Al at Up. M; cloudy
and binstery. November 2S-mercury SO at
q. m. and 40 at 2 p. m; cloudy. rain and
snow. November 29-mercnry n ct Q. m
and 3s at q p. M; clear. November 30
mercury 81 at q. m. and 81 ct p %;
cloudy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
Sale Register.

1ot,css of sales, for which bills are printed at
,hiS ofiee will be published under this head until
dav of sale for so cents. When bills are printed
elsewhere s1.OO will be charged. Terms cash.
saturday December Is, at z M good horses,
ggiow horse rake, horse power, drill, wagon, har-
row fodder cutter, etc. John Poise near Reese, on
Baltimore and Reisterstown turnpike.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30

A vintner draws certain quantity of wine
from full vessel that holds 256 gallons; then
filling the vessel with water, draws off the
same number of gallons as before, and so on
for four draughts, when there are only 81
gallons of pure wine left. How much wine
did he draw off each time?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30

The volumes of similar solids are to each
other as the cubes of their corresponding
dimensions.
The volume of the whole sphere is to
the volume of the part remaining after the
first has wound off her share as is to 2,
since each must wind off ] of the entire
volume.
3D. g.: r.
Rs=432
RIA
R='I144=5.A
6-5.24=.76 in., LIST winds off.
also s. :: 6a: Rs
R'-216
Rs=72
R=T72=4.15
5.24-4.15=1.O in., End winds off.
6-(.76+1.0s)=4.15 inches, Bird
winds off.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-30
PUBLIC EDUCATION..

l.; our education, character building should
have an important place. In recent years the
wrong idea. aim or motive has been TOO prom
inent in many of the schools. This motive
too prevalent is the spirit of autocracy and
commercialism; the idea that the living is
better than the life that craftsmanship is better
than character; that power is better than pur-
ity; that wealth is better than wisdom, al
though very high authority has affirmed that
wisdom is the principal thing.
The most pressing duty of educators today
is the duty binding upon the makers of curri-
cula and the leaders of scholastic thought to
sound the note of warning, and to hold up a
higher criterion in dominating incentive. We
must revise. correct, and reverse the inducing
motive, and create a new condition of cause
and sequence. We have not completed our
work of reform in education until we shall
have added higher incentive under which
mankind everywhere will be taught that the
life is better than the living; that character is
better than craftsmanship; that purity is better
than power, and that wisdom is better than
wealth.
/ have called attention to the fact that very
often in past civilizations, educationists have
been handicapped by some bias or motive less
than the highest. The idea-this higher mo.
tive that should be brought to the fronts
the moral element. The more inspiring in.
centive, that should outweigh all other and
less worthy motive, is the ethics of duty and
obligation.
This higher purpose as our aim and stand :
ard will bring in its train all things else con-
ducive to usefulness and power. Not only
will it teach our boys and girls TO be success.
full and efficient doors of things, but it will
lead to that purity of life and rectitude of con-
duct essential to entrance in the sanctum
sanctorum above. The only way to meet sue
cessfully an age of graft. an age of corruption,
and an age of insatiate lust for power, is to
train up in the public schools an army of boys
and girls of incorruptible integrity of charac-
ter.
We should watch, control and direct the
training of pupils until the millions who go
out from our discipline will be SO thoroughly
schooled in the practice of uprightness and
Justice, that each will imagine he carries a
banner Inscribed with truth. With business
creed thus inwrought in the youth of the pub
lie schools, our boys and girls will enter the
world with such devotion to duty that under
the inspiration of truth they will conquer or
die.
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Christmas Is Nearing, LET'S Get Ready.


Santa Claus has come
Christmas
Picture your with gifts
the
Everything nong
left dne in selecting these STOCKS
advantage the crush and compression usually
insepaa from &c
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-08
MADE PLEDGE AND HELD TO 1T.
Lincoln Always T%eetotaler, According
to National Advocate.

Lincoln Always Teetotaler, According
to National Advocate.
A Kentuckian by birth, rocked in the
rough cradle of poverty, in a little log
cabin, unchinked. upholstered, and
scantily furnished; trained in the uni
versity of necessity; attending school
twice in the neighborhood for a few
weeks at a time, being compelled to
walk four miles each way to do SO;
transplanted to Indiana to a home life
of poverty, a poverty SO great that the
family lacked protection from the rain
and cold. Out of such a childhood
grew the farmland, the rail-splitter,
the fiat-boatman, the captain Of the
Black Hawk war, the country mer-
chant, the country lawyer, the four
times elected legislator, the represen-
ttative in Congress and the war Prcsi-
dent.
Such in brief, says one, is the story
Of Abraham Lincoln, the great typical
American, as in him were found in a
pre-eminent degree the best features
Of our New World life-honesty and
simplicity and truthfulness.
When Lincoln was a boy almost
everybody drank, and temperance had
less advocates than at present. Among
those who were working for temper
ance in that early day was cold Uncle
John" as he was called, who gathered
the people together for meetings in
the rough log schoolhouses of the
sparsely settled communities in that
section. of the country. People came
out of curiosity, but he often found
little sympathy for his cause
One Observation-Disclosures night he
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-08
Whose Say-so is Best?

With nearly all medicines put up for
sale through druggists. one has to take
the makers say-so alone as to their cura-
tive value. OF course, such testimony is
accordingly is not to be given the same
credit as If written from disinterested
motives. DR.. Pierce's medicines, how
ever. form a single and therefore striking
exception to this rule. Their claims to
the confidence Of invalids does moi. rest
solely upon their makers say : 50 or
praise. Their ingredients are matters Of
separate bottle wrapper. Thus invalid
sufferers are taken into DR.. Pierce's full
confidence. Scores OF leading medical
men have written enough to ill volumes.
In praise OF the curative value of the
several ingredients entering into these
we'll known medicines.
ical lights as Prot, Finley Bllingwood. n. B..
OF Bennet Medical College. Chicago Prot.
Hale, 9f the same elss: Prot: JOIN N seud,
John King. n. D.. late Of. Cincinnati.. Ohio:
Or. Grover Coe. OF New York; DR.. Bartho-
low. OF Jefferson Medical College. OF Pa.
and scores of others equally eminent.
Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
the worst cases OF female weakness. prolap-
sus, anteversion and retroversion and c%orrects
disagreeable and weakening drains. some
times known as pelvic catarrh and a multi
tude OF other diseases peculiar to women.
Bear in mind. 1t Is not o patent nor even q
secret medicine. but the uFavorite Prescrip-
ton" OF q regularly educated physician. Of
large experience in the cure OF woman's
peculiar ailments. who frankly and confd-
ingly takes his patients into his full CON
fdence by telling them just what his uPre-
scription " is composed OF. OF no other medi-
cine put up for woman's special maladies
and sold through druggists. can it be said
that the maker is not afraid TO deal thus
frankly. openly and honorably. by letting
every patient using the same know exactly
what she Is taking.
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
ence is guarded as sacredly secret and
womaniy condolences are protected by
professional privacy. Address DR.. &. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, Ny.
How to preserves health and beauty is
told in DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. 1t is free. For a paper
covered copy send Dr.. R. V. Pierce, Buff
falo. N. Y. q one-cent stamps to cover
mailing only ; in cloth binding 81 stamps
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cur constipation.
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The observance of Lincoln's birth
day is evidently destined to become
universal with the American people.
II it is not yet SO general as the obser-
vance of Washington's birthday, that
is because Lincoln is still too near
for all to forget, as all have forgotten.
of Washington, that he was a party
leader as well as the savior Of his
country.
When the healing hand Of time shall
have, brought that forgetfulness, the
American people will celebrate the
birthday OF Lincoln with asmore init
mate affection, though not with great
er reverence or gratitude, than they
will that OF Washington.
The reasons for this distinction are
apparent when we remember that a
man Of Washington's character might
have been produced in some other
country-though he never NASHVILLE
q man of Lincoln's character obvious.
ly could not have been produced else
where than in the United States.
Recognition of this fact has led
, English historians to claim Washing
ton as a great Enelishman no less
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-08

made his plea, ending with an invita-
ton to come forward and sign the
pledge. There was only one who
moved, al the story goes. A tall and
far from handsome boy got to his feet
and came up the aisle. Even in that
rough audience he made an ungainly
appearance in his sadly %outgrown
clothes, coarse and too short in trous-
ers and sleeves. But a hush fell on
the rough men as that boy. with deter
mination in his face, stopped to write
the name abraham Lincoln on the
pledge.
The work of that night lives in his
tory. Lincoln always attributed much
of his success in live to his temper
nee principles, and years afterwards
when. as President Of the United
States, he had the pleasure OF enter
tanning "Old Uncle John" in the White
House, he said to him: II owe more to
you than to almost any n Of whom
Il can think. If / had not signed the
pledge with you in the days OF my
youthful temptation I should probably
have gone the way Of a majority of my
carly companions, who lived drunk
ards lives and now fill drunkards'
graves"
There was never any letting down
in Lincoln's principles whatever the
circumstances.
when I was a young man--Iong
ago-before the Sons Of Temperance,
as an organization, had an existence
I, in a humble way, made temperance
speeches, and l think I may say that
to this day I have never. by my ex-
ample, belied what / then said."-
National Advocate.
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FALL WHEAT RAISING IN
ALBERTA.
The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly
ltatI- lHer 1ncrAseiro

The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly
increasing.
1t is only a few short years since
the impression prevailed that a large
portion OF the Canadian West was un-
fiteed for agriculture. To such an
extent did this impression prevail
that districts larger than European
municipalities yer devoted solely to
ranching purposes, and A1ocks and
herds roamed the anges. But the
agriculturist was doing some hard
thinking, and gradually experiments
were made, slowly at first, but sure
ly later on. AS a result, to-day in
Southern Alberta, which was looked
upon as the "arid belt" large quanti-
ties of the finest winter wheat in the
world are now grown, and so Salts
fed are the farmers and buyers that
the industry has passed the expert
mental stage that elevators by the
score have been erected in the past
two years and others in course of
erection, to satisfy the demands that
will be made upon them in the near
future.
Manitoba mo. 1 Hard" Spring
wheat has achieved a worldwide
reputation, and there can be no ques-
ton that ere long mo. 1 Hard" win
ter wheat from Alberta will attain
similar repute. The great market for
this production will undoubtedly be
the Orient, and, with increased rail-
way facilities and the erection of ad-
ditional elevators and Touring mills,
a largely increased acreage will be
broken to winter wheat. The increase
of population in Southern Alberta in
the past year has been largely due
to settlers from the United States
who have brought in capital and en-.
terprise and who have been uniform
ly successful in their undertakings.
A few more such years of growth and
Turkey Red" winter wheat will
wave from Moose Jaw to the foothills.
Information regarding lands in the
Fall and Spring wheat belts may be
obtained of any Canadian Government
Agent.