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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
The Farmers Load.

The products of the earth are the foun-
dation of wealth. What must ensue from
a policy which increases the cost of every
article the farmer buys takes away his la
Dor and destroys his foreign market? What
must be the consequence of putting all OF
the burden on the farmer
OF course, there is the sophistication
that the farmer is protected along with the
factory. The slightest investigation shows
that to be false The comparison of the
relative conditions of the farm and the
factory demonstrates the ridiculous absurd
ity Of the contention.
Hence the answer is Obvious. 1t can
not be mistaken. Agriculture is in con-
dition of decadence. If it be not rescued
from the policy of fostering the infant in
dustries' from the falsehoods Of protection.
ism it will 90 the way of the American
merchant marine. The shipping industry
was crippled and almost destroyed by pro-
lection, and farming is suffering from the
same political blight. 1t restricts industry
it has destroyed commerce. 1t will soor
be proposing county for farmers as q
subsidy, which the farmers themselves
must pay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Cigarette Set Woman On Fire.

With her hat and hair blazing fiercely,
Miss Margaret Mclaughlin became the
center of an excited crowd on Juniper
street, below Chestnut. Philadelphia. With
two friends, she was walking along the
street when suddenly her hat blazed up as
if by magic. With scream, she clutched
frantically at the headgear, but it was held
firmly in place with three stout hatpins.
A man among the spectators proved
stronger and wrenched the hat from its
fastenings, after which the friends beat out
the flames which were consuming the
young woman's hair. When it was all
over, Miss Mclaughlin was found to have
received painful burns of the face, besides
losing the greater part of the hair on one
side of her head
The police say that the accident was
caused by carelessness in throwing d cigar
ette out of one of the windows in the Hale
building. The fire of the cigarette, famed
by brisk breeze, easily ignited the flimsy
trimming of the hat.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
More Than Likely.

John Kendrick Bangs was discussing in
New York club case of plagiarism, says
the New York Tribune.
''The man admitted that plagiarism was
suspected of him, said Mr.. Bangs smiling.
''He almost admitted it was proved. He re
minded me of Yonkers boy I used to
know.
''This boy said to his chum one morn
ing:
"'I hid under the parlor sofa last night
to hear what young Softleigh would say to
my sister.
{" We'll, what did he say?' the other
boy asked.
&c He only talked religion and politics,
and he kicked me about thirty times on
the head
He knew you we're there, guess,
said the second boy.
i" IL m afraid he suspected it. > -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
SeagullS Attack q Man.

ADanish sailor had narrow escape from
meeting death from flock of seagulls.
His ship, the Flandri, from Cronstadt to
Copenhagen, was within fifty miles from
her destination when he was washed over
board by heavy sea. He was powerful
swimmer, and, divesting himself of his
clothing, he prepared to make stout battle
for his life. No sooner, however, had the
man got clear of his garments than great
flock of seagulls gathered around and began
fierce attack upon the intruder into their
quiet domain. whom they pecked at re-
morselessly with their beaks. For six
hours the man contrived to keep himself
ahoat, warding off his prosecutors as best
he could. one or two ships passing by with
out noticing him. When at last Rus
sian steamer took him on board his strength
was utterly exhausted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Tots Scalded In A Bathtub.

When Mrs. Emil Orlinsky of New York
started out to buy groceries she took her
baby, Ida, with her, but left Lena, four
years old, at home in charge Of her two
year-old brother Benjamin. To prevent
any accident Mrs. Orlinsky hid the matches
in the kitchen and put the children in the
bathroom, where she told them to play
until she returned.
Lena thought it would be great fun to
put her little brother in the bathtub, which
she did, climbing in after him. They
played around for awhile Then an idea
struck the little girl. Why not turn on
the water, as she had seen her mamma do?
She fingered with the faucet and finally
succeeded in turning the water on. 1t was
cold at first, and they splashed around in
their bare feet, with exclamations of de-
light. Unfortunately it was the hot water
faucet, and the water soon began to grow
hotter and hotter. Lena tloundered around
awhile and succeeded in climbing over the
tub to the floor. Her little legs were blis-
tered, and her brother was screaming with
pain.
Lena could not turn off the water, so
she ran upstairs to Mrs. Klein's fiat and
knocked on the door. When Mrs. Klein
came to the door she cried:
ooh, my legs are all burned up! just
lookr'
1t was at least two minutes afterward
that she explained that her little brother
was being burned up too. Benjamin
screams were now heard by Mrs. Klein,
and she rushed downstairs to the bathroom,
where she found the little fellows head
sticking just above the surface of the
scalding water. She snatched him out of
the tub and ran screaming into the hall
way. By this time the neighbors were
aroused, and Patrolman Foster summoned
an ambulance from Bellevue hospital, where
the child died an hour later.
Just as the ambulance was leaving the
mother arrived, and when she heard what
had happened she rent her clothes and
fell in faint
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16

eyes, young Mr.. Timmid admitted;
"I've always been bashful among the
girls"
"But why should you be p asked Miss
Yern, encouragingly.
81 cant help myself"
"Gracious = she exclaimed, pursuing up
her lips. .'If you don't help yourself,
how can you expect to get any p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Increased Value Of Farms.

The general rise in the value of farm
lands is attracting some notice in the news
paper world, the fact being generally ac-
cepted that values are much higher in the
country as whole. The general opinion
is that the upward spring in farm prices is
a normal growth, although stimulated in
some sections by speculation. So far as the
advance is normal, depending on better
profits to be obtained from the land, it is
thought that the better values can be main
tanned. Anything which should injure the
general market for farm products would,
of course, affect to some extent the value
of the land.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
The Sucking Colt.

There are several things which farmers
do which serve to undo the good things they
do. One is allowing the colt to follow the
mare to the field or to church or to town.
Keep the colt at home. Don't take the
mare away from home until the colt can
endure her absence for awhile. Then give
it box stall or small lot surrounded by a
good, substantial fence. Give it the
company of another colt or an older horse,
if possible, and give it something to eat as
soon as it will eat anything, which will be
before it is month DID,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Raise for Hard-ooal Miners.

HAzLEToN, Pa, November 1O.-The
wages of the anthracite miners for the
current month will be Z per cent. above
the $4. so basis. This is 8 per cent.
higher than the October wages and as high
as the rate ever was under the sliding scale.
Notice of the increase was received to-
day from United States Commissioner Of
Labor Charles P. Neill, who, under the
agreement between the operators and min
ers, computes the sliding-scale rate ever,
month.
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faru1 Melvs.
Pure Water On The Farm.

One of the essential conditions for good
health of the family is pure water supply.
The supply may come from well, spring
or stream. 1t matters little as to the
source of the water supply, provided it is
pure. Whatever the source may be, it
will require constant attention that it be
kept in a pure condition. Too often a
serious mistake is made when it is thought
that because a water supply may have been
pure at some time in the past history of
the farm that it will be pure for all the
future. The water supply may be the
cause of sickness in the family, yet not
suspected, because the water appears to
everyone to be pure. One often hears the
expression that water supply is an excel
lent one simply because it may not have an
unpleasant taste or smell. The spring may
be located near the barnyard and be very
impure water, yet have the appearance Of
good water, as far as taste and smell may
be concerned.
1t is very common experience for fam
lilies to have periods of sickness and sus-
pect every cause that may be possible ex-
cept the old well that has been used for
years. This is never suspected because
of its long service. In such cases, age
does not guarantee purity Of water. After
number of years of sickness the old well
may be cleaned, then the material that is
generally removed will explain many things
to those interested If the doctor had in
cluded as "a part of his visit to the family
an inspection and examination of the water
in the old we'll the information thus OBJ
tanned would have been of great benefit
The doctor, however, rarely considers this
as a part of his work, although it would
be much better for all concerned if such an
examination should be regarded in many
cases as part of the work that properly
belongs to the physician.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
A Natural Inquiry.

Moonlight Mike-So yer took everyt' ing
de blokie had2 Hat, coat, vest, pants,
shoes, underclothes, and e-glassts2 Did
he say anything2
Big Bill Hold-up-Not much; only
when ! began to pull off bis porous plaster
he asked me where ever learned to prac-
tice lawl
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Make the Stock Comfortable.

See to it that all barns, stables, sheds
and pens are put into good repair, and es
pecially that the roofs are made watertight
before the stock are housed for the winter.
1t is useless to bring stock out of the pas
lures and put them into cold, wet, drafty
buildings. They are better off out Of doors
than in such places, as they can exercise
to keep themselves in some degree of
warmth out Of doors, whilst in the build
ings they must perforce stand still and
shiver 1t is most Improbable use of
feed to give it to animals to merely make
heat in their bodies to keep them comfort
able. This is the first use to which it will
be applied if they are housed in cold, wet,
drafty buildings. Make the animals COM
Portable and the feed will then be used to
increase growth and fatness. Have all
the stables and sheds lime washed inside
and outside, unless they are painted out
side, which is better, as being more per-
manent. Lime is great sweetener Of the
air and destroyer of germs, and hundreds
of cases of disease would be avoided by its
more constant use. Cement floors should
take the place of all other kinds of floors
in barns, stables and sheds. Such floors
can be made by the ordinary labor Of the
farm at comparatively small cost, and will
pay for themselves over and over again in
a few years in the saving made in the ma
nure, which will have in it all the liquid
weddings of the stock, which are the most
valuable for crop production. A mixture
of one part cement and three parts clean
sand and rock laid three or four inches
thick on a well consolidated subsoil will
make a floor which will be strong enough
to carry all kinds of stock and will practically
last forever The National Department OF
Agriculture has recently issued Farmers
Bulletin on this subject, which every farmer
should have and study. 1t Bulletin 235.
Sand for If
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16

Irate employer: "Look here, only
engaged you yesterday morning, and you We
done nothing but sleep ever since r New
boy (drowsily): "That's what thought
you wished, sir, Here's your advertise
ment: /" 'Wanted-and Office boy, not
over sixteen; must sleep on the prem
ises. -
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gnetrp.
THE FISH THAT GOT AWAY.


Of all the sad. pathetic tales
In this great world today,
The saddest tales and words are these,
''My fish that got awayr'
Some fish had they perhaps been seen
In the garish light of day,
Would have weighed about two pounds and
"a half
But weighed twelve when they got away.
Sometimes we children or e'en babes
Whose lives were one gladstone day,
Caught sharks but then the trouble was
They always got away
The parties that 60 out to fish
And bring home sunfsh say,
"Oh, yes Why we caught piles of fish,
But-well they got away
I'm sure that no one e'er could know
The woe that's in this lay,
Unless they've had experience with
The fish that got away.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, in Maryland. letters of admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
JOSEPHUS BANKERT,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscribers, on or before the 26th day of
May, 1907; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 22d day of Octo-
Der, 1906.
CHARLOTTE BANKERT.
j. WESLEY BIGGS,
oct26-4t Administrators.
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John &. ECKENRODE. CHAs. E. EcKENRoDE.
John E. Eckenrode & Son,
MANUFACTURES AND DEAIEHsN
Buggies, Surveys, Stanhopes, Runabouts, Day.
tons, Traps, Stick Wagons, Deliverywagons,
Depot Wagons and all kinds of Vehicles.

NEW SHOPS new tools and better facilities for
ouick and rood work Special attention given to
repairing In all its branches.
mt on rubber tires at a very short notice at our
factory. We put on the celebrated Kelly, Goodyear
and diamond. ali high grade tires. All orders
i,romptly filed and work OF every kind warranted.
We have on hand complete stock OF HARNESS
and WHIPS of all kinds for light and heavy driv-
our stock of Vehicles and Harness before purchas-
ing. We can save y0u money.
JOHN E. ECKENRODE & SON,
Cor Liberty and George Sts.,
may2s Westminster, Md.
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DOYLE G. MAGEE. ...,,
TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of ad-
ministration on the Personal Estate of
LYDIA F. DAY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated. to the sub
scriber, on or before the End day of May,
1907: thew may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 29th day of
October, 1906.
WILLIAM E. CAIN,
nov2-4t Administrator.
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DUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE PROPERTY !

The undersigned will sell at Public Sale all
the following Real Estate. on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1906,
At o'clock sharp.
Mo- l. Five-acre tract of land, more
or less, located on the Littlestown Turnpike,
near the corporate limits, on the east side OF
said pike, Just beyond the property belonging
to James Stoner. This lot lays well and has
valuable sand bank on it, and is suitable for
building lots along the pike; high state OF
cultivation.
No. a.. House and Lot located on
Penn. Avenue, No. 14O, improved by
room frame house, also stable for or head
of horses; water convenient; size of lot 36 feet
fronting on Avenue, and 1913 feet deep to an
alley.
No. 8 and No. 4. Two fine Lots 10
Gated on Penn. Avenue, Nos. 146 and
148, one of which has 46 feet front on the
Avenue, and the other a corner lot, has a
frontage of 80 feet; both have depth of 1913
feet back to an alley. These two lots are
among the most desirable on the Avenue. and
all we'll located for building purposes.
No. g. A modern Brick House, No.
144 Penn. Avenue, with frontage OF 40
feet and 1913 feet deep, improved bya II room
well built brick house, with all modern con
venences, hot and cold bath. toilet and range
with modern appointments, such as porches.
bay windows, all necessary outbuildngs.
No. 6. Lot No. 142 Penn. Avenue,
adjoining the property above described, with
frontage of % feet on Avenue and 1913 feet
deep. -
No. z. House and Lot, No. 14O
Penn. Avenue, (known as the home prop
ertyl improved by modern II room brick
house, well built, heated with hot water, hot
and cold bath, toilet. range, with good ap'
poiutments and outbuildngs, with frontage
of "a feet by 1913 feet deep. One OF the best
and most substantial properties in Westmln
ster,. Nd.
No. g. "The Coggy Property" OF
about Five Acres, more or less, located
i'm The rear of Penn. Avenue, improved by SIX
room frame house, stable, hog pen and othel
outbuildipgs, This land is in high state o
cultivation and is suitable for poultry OF
trucking farm.
No. 9. One Lot of Four Acres, in
rear of home property on Penn. Avenue,
suitable for building or trucking, well drained
aud lays to the South.
All the Hbove property is in high state OF
cultivation aud first. class condition, and car
: .giye-good titles. ,,,o,
ito suit purchaser.
VIM. GROVE LAWYER.
CLARENCE M. LAWYER.
'Thos. A. Roop, Auct.
nct26 At w. Frank Thomas, Agent.
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If low prices and quality counts look at our
Dress Goods.

Do you know that you find here any worthy and
desirable goods that's made Do you know that
full and complete nes and do you know that you
here and Save money any hour Of the day and
any business day Of the week. Let us give you
proof
81 90 A inches wide Wool Batiste for 75c.
81 25 AZ inches wide Chiffon Wolfe for 81 co.
81 90 AZ inches wide English Mohair for..
75c A inches wide Panama for SOC.
81 25 So inches wide Broadcoath for 81 90.
65c 19 inches wide Black Tafea Silk
81 90 27 inches wide Black Tafeta Silk Toe
81 25 SO inches wide Peau de Sole for 81 co.
81 so 36 inches wide Tafeta Silk for ........S1 25.
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Heafherbi00m Skins.

New arrivals of these famous Skirts for their rustic and
here very pretty patterns So 90 quality $2 3d.
So so quality, 81 SO. Ask the Silk Skirt
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Blankets and COmfOrfabIes
AT less than we could buy them for today.

SOC 1O4 Grey Blankets par.............. .......39c
ST. 20 White or Grey Blankets 9oc
S3 so Double Bed White Wool Blankets with pink and
blue borders So. co.
S. 90 Double Bed White Red Wool Blankets So. 75
ST. % Double Bed Comfortables ....99c
81 90 Double Bed Cotton Filled Comforabes covered with
best quality figured French Satteen, for.. So. 49,
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thanksgiving Linen SdIe.
Regular 1Oc Huck Towels
Regular 35c Huck Towels. ..........25c
Regular SOC Linen Towels.
Regular 75c Linen Towels ...5Oc
Repuar al 25 Hemstitched Linen Scarfs 9Sc
Regular 75c Bleached Table Damask
Regular 81 25 Bleached Table Damask ST. co.
Napkins to match h.................S1 81 90 dozen up
In addition fine and staple Table Linen carry
nGcent line of Embroidered and Fancy Linens at in
teresting prices.
The Washington times., 1906-05-22

partment and has to examine with the
help of Dr. Glasscock all people COM
mitted to the asylum They thus. in
a year. examine perhaps 800 or more
patients His routine is 20 visit every
ward in his department once or twice a
day. and he visits the acute ward four
or five times a day
Witness could not recall any specific
complaints OF cruelty made TO him in
the year and a half that he has been
in charge Of the receiving department.
he could. however. remember two cases
Of neglect Of patients Tor waich he
had the attendants dismissed. These
cases were of a patient falling out OF
bed and breaking his hip and of an at-
tendant allowing patients to be un-
tidy during the night
He was sure that the rights Of pa
tients had always been conserved In
matters OF cruelty. the patiens is al
ways given the benefit oe the doubt
although this sometimes seems TO on
crate unjustIy on the attendant ac-
cuSed.
''rhe food" he said, 'is liberal and of
good quality. Eggs are frequently
served to the patients, also milk. We
use oleomargarine instead Of butter
We can become habituated 10 it and
ii is not so bad"
DR. Stack then asserted that the
bathing of patients is scrupulously at
tended to- He had never heard Of pa
Continued OF Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-05-22
STORY
UPHELD BY FACTS
AFTER TWO YEARS
Now Roberts viii Sue
the District for
Damages.

a mystery, which resulted in the resig-
nation OF Spencer Roberts, q policeman
baffed the police Of the Ninth pre-
cinct and bewildered the trial board Of
the police departments Tor many months
was cleared in the Police Court this
morning when William Wooden. CoIOred
was held for the grand jury. under 500
bond, on a charge Of stealing a revolver
from the District OF Columbia. At the
time that the theft was committed the
revolver was in the possession Of Po-
nceman Roberts.
On the sd OF December, 1904. Roberts
was patrolling his beat near Third and
L streets northeast. when he heard two
colored men cursing and swearing some
distance away He warned them that
ne would place them under arrest IL
they continued, but the result OF his
pains was a challenge to come and ar
rest them He attempted TO take both
men 10 the box: they asSailed their cap
tor. ana bore him TO the ground.
One of the men drew a razor from his
pocket and began TO slash the police
man, cutting his heavy OVerCOat and his
helmet 10 shreds. In an effort 20 shield
his face the policeman received a deep
cut across the left hand. the scar OF
which is yet plainly visible.
As the blueCoat attempted 10 draw his
revolver. Wooden snatched II from his
manu- anu HdSSllE II 10 MS COM pdlllOn
both made good their escape.
When he returned 10 the station house
and told his story Lieutenant Daley. re-
fused TO credit il. as no cOnfrma ton Of
his statements could be found Roberts
was tried on a charge growing out of
the episode, and was found guilty lie
resigned and went South.
Last December a revolver belonging
to the police force was pawned in 4
downtown shop Upon investigation ft
was found that the revolver was the
one which had been assigned to ROb-
erts. Investigation traced the revolv-
yer to the one W no pawned Il. William
Wooden. The colored man was arrest-
ed. but owing 10 the absence of Rob
Nts from this city It was impossible to
&Osecute him
Roberts returned 10 the city last Fri
day Wooden was rearrested and this
morning in the dock OF the Police Court
Roberts identified him as one Of the as
SailantS two years ago.
Roberts says that now that his story
has been proven without the slightest
doubt he will Immediately begin a sun
for damages against the District OF CO.
lumbia-