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The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

fiber. Another point in favor or the
American process is that it will yield
25O pounds of fiber from 1000 pounds
of straw, while the foreign method
gives but TO In addition to this, the
new process saves the seed and the
shive, which is utilized in paper max
ing. while the tow is also byproduct
that is not lost. If the new method
does all that is claimed for it. it will
not only do much to put the manufac-
ture of linen on a business basis in
this country. but will revolutionize the
manufacture of linen abroad. How
ever, unless the method of growing
fax in this country is likewise revolu-
tionized-that is, put on basis where
there would not be rapid depletion OF
soil fertility-the new process would
in the long run mean no boon to the
AGRICULTURAL welfare of the country.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

Birds belong to the vertebrates, or
backboned animals. They are distin-
guished from the rest of the verte-
brates by the graceful outlines of their
bodies, by their clothing of feathers,
toothless jaws and the fore limbs. or
wings, being adapted to flying. Nature
has made many wonderful provisions
in the bird, especially in the formation
and arrangement of the bones. These
are compact and in many cases hollow,
thus combining lightness with strength.
The first bone Of the backbone Is so
freely jointed to the skull that birds
can turn their heads around and look
directly back.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
A COUNTY EXPERIMENT WORK.

A western Iowa county has taken
advantage of the state law which al
lows boards of supervisors to set aside
$500 annually for the purpose Of carry
ing on agricultural experimental work
at the county farm and this year, in
cooperation with and under the direc-
ton of the seed corn specialists of the
state experiment station, will set aside
a portion of the farm for thorough
testing of the different kinds of seed
corn which are being planted in the
community. The several points Of va
riety, yield, early maturity. prepara-
ton of SOIL fertilizers and cultivation
will be determined so far as possible
and the results summarized at the close
of the year for the especial benefit of
the farmers of the county and adjoin
ing counties where much the same con-
ditions prevail
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
A POOR GROCER.
&udubon's Lame Attempt to Succeed
as a Merchant.

e.udubonS Lame Attempt TO SuSsesS
as a Merchant.
1t is not generally remembered tnat
the worldwide reputation OF AuduDon
as q naturalist incidentally is due to
his failure to establish himself perma-
nently as a Missouri grocery merchant
and dealer in the best BRANDS or hen-
lucky whisky.
In 1910 he and Ferdinand RoZier OF
st. Genevieve loaded keel boat at
Louisville, KY, with $40 barrels OF
whisky and groceries and started down
the Ohio and Mississippi to ST. Gene
We've to open grocery store. Inc "Trip
was made during the winter. anu tne
streams were so full of ice that the
boat was drawn up against the bank
and winter quarters were estaDhshed
just below Cape Girardeau. When 81.
Genevieve was reached. after the open
ing of navigation, the firm OF Audi
bon & Rozier opened their store and
did a prosperous business. But the
business was done by Rozler, for Au-
dubon preferred the woods to the coun-
ter and devoted more of his time to
sketching and stuffing birds than he
did to marketing the 80 barrels OF
Kentucky bourbon or any other gro
ceries This led to a dissolution of the
partnership. On April II, 1911. Audu-
bon. convinced of his unfitness for
business, sold out to Rozier and took
up the work for which he was better
fitted than any one who had lived be-
fore or who has lived since and from
a fourth rate grocer became the great
ornithologist. The grocery business
which Audubon abandoned grew until
finally it "extended throughout all of
upper Louisiana" City Star.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
ADVANTAGES OF RAPE.

Where sheep. young stock or hogs
are to be fed during the fall and early
winter months there is probably no
method of producing fine lot of sue
culent and nutritious feed that is su-
perior to sowing rape seed in the corn
field the last time it is cultivated In
addition to the supply of feed which
is furnished, a point in favor of the
plan is that, covering the ground as it
does, the growing rape takes the place
of just so many weeds that would be
pretty sure to befoul the fields if the
rape were not there. There are a
whole lot of farmers who have not yet
got to the point where they appreciate
the benefits of rape. A few do SOW it
not only in the corn, but with their
oats and other small grain, as it guar
antees fall pasture for stock of the
kinds mentioned that can't be beat.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
What DispIeased Him.

Two hunters were making their way
across a lush meadow after a rain.
The ground was moist and soggy, but
their feet by quick stepping could be
prevented from sinking more than an
kle deep.
Suddenly the one in advance disap-
peared up to his neck in a narrow
stream that, owing to the luxuriant
growth on the bank, he had observed
only as he stepped into it. With Diff
Guilty he pulled himself out and began
wringing the water from his garments.
"Well, darn a country he remarked,
with feeling, where they set their
creeks up edgewise and hide 'em in the
grass."-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
MORE SEED.

A good many have experienced great
difficulty in getting a stand of alfalfa.
In some cases this seems to have been
partly the result of an improper prepa-
ration of the soil or lack Of sufficient
moisture at the time Of termination,
but quite as likely to the fact that in
authorities in the northern states rec
ommend the sowing of fifteen to eight
cen pounds per acre, it is common
practice in Nebraska and Kansas,
where this legume is extensively
grown, to SOW from twenty-five to thir-
ty pounds per acre.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
GUARD THE BIRDS.

From this time on through the sum-
mer the birds that nest about your
home will have the trials Of their life
In getting their fledgelings past the
point where they can use their wings
and keep out of the way Of the prowl-
ing cats. A real service can be rem
dered the birds by keeping sharp
lookout and throwing brickbats enough
at the feline tribe to give them to un-
derstand that at certain times and sea-
sons their proper place during daylight
hours is under the wood shed or barn.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
Dreamers.

There was never so much need for
real dreamers as there is today. The
business man, caring only for "his
beef, his beer and his pew in eternity"
will laugh scornfully and want to
know how his balance sheet would
appear did he give way to dreaming,
forgetting that his operations originat-
ed years ago in the vaguest visions;
also that happiness is not a necessary
compliment Of heavy cash box.-Lon-
don Acadomv
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

Dairymen received prices for their
butter product during the year 1907
which ranged from 4 to 5 cents per
pound higher than the prices received
during 1906. While this did not mean
a large sum for any Individual farmer,
it meant for all an additional income
of from $2O,OOO,OO to $25, 100000.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

A remarkable custom which has
been uninterruptedly in force for BOG
years Is yearly observed at Ideford, a
secluded parish q few miles from
Chudleigh. 1t is that Of picking up
aims from the donors tomb in the
churchyard. The rector and church
warden stand at one end Of the tomb.
upon the fat top Of which they place
coins. The recipients of the charity
come up one by one to the other end
of the tomb and pick up the money
London Standard.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

Recently published data relative to
the creameries of the United States
show that there are in the country
5000 such plants. OF this number 1,SOG
companies gre comparatively managed,
and its number seems to be steadily
increasing. Other figures compiled show
that patrons of the cooperative plants
realized from 2 to cents per pound
more for their butter fat than those
who shipped by express and sold to
large central plants.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

A Siberian landowner of the name
of Jovanovitch is said to be the larges
sheep owner in the world, having a
flock or focks numbering 1,75O,OO0
head. in the herding and care of which
he requires $4,000 sheep dogs.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
HEIzjv
HIS TURN CAME.
fhe Way the Liquor Man Got Ever
With the Bank Teller.

With the Bank Teller.
Many years ago there lived in Rut.
land, VT, two men who bore the same
name, which name we will call w. o.
Jones. One Of these men was a dap
per young bank teller; the other was
engaged in running cigar store with
q saloon attachment in the rear. This
was in the days of prohibition in Yer
mont. Every three or four weeks the
latter Jones would be hailed into the
police court and fined for liquor sell
ing, which was chronicled regularly in
the daily papers. The bank teller grew
nervous about 1t, and one morning this
announcement appeared: "W. o. Jones,
the popular young bank teller Of the
Rutland National bank, wishes it to be
understood that he is in no way con-
nected with the saloon keeper and
hopes their names may not be con-
founded"
Now, it transpired that few months
afterward this young teller failed to
appear one morning at his accustomed
window at the bank. Upon a hasty
examination it was found that SIS, 900
or more Of the funds Of the bank had
also disappeared The wires were
called into reQuisition Immediately,
and after a few days he was located
in Denver. It was the old story. He
was brought back, incarcerated. tried.
etc.
It was now the saloon keepers turn,
and this notice was duly published In
the same paper that issued the pre-.
vious one: 'W. O. Jones, the widely
known business man Of Merchants
row, wishes it to be understood that he
IL In no way connected with w. O.
Jones, the defaulting bank teller now
in jail, and hopes their names may moi
be Observation-Disclosures.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

One of the remarkable industrial de-
7velopments of the Pacific coast has
been that which has been noted in con-
nection with the salmon packing busi
ness. No salmon was packed for ex-
port until 1870, when there were two
small canneries on the Columbia river.
To-day there are twenty-three such es-
adjustments, fifteen on the Oregon
and eight on the Washington side of
the river. The present annual output
of the fish is 100000 cases, worth
50 80. 900
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

One of the largest grain checks ever
reported from the state of Washington
was for $45,364, paid to wheat raiser
of that state for $4,000 bushels of
wheat, the product of 1900 acre field.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

With a view to determining the cost
of filling silos in different sections of
the country the government last year
tabulated the experience of thirtyone
farmers and, after exhaustive inquiry
as to methods and details, found that
46 cents per ton, the maximum Sc,
while the average for the total number
was ca cents. ..---...
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The authorities in charge of the man.
agement of affairs at Chicago univer-
sity have lately decided to add a COM
pletely equipped dairy department to
the courses which they already offer.
This will include, besides thorough
courses of instruction, an up to date
dairy of pure bred Holstein cattle of
well known milking strains.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The state board Of agriculture esti-
mates the broom corn crop Of Kansas
at II, 15S,2O0 pounds as against 1O,715,-
615 pounds in 1906
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

AS result of the operation of pure
seed laws in force in several states,
houses doing business in such states
this year quoted virtually no prices on
good quality clover seed because they
were not in shape to guarantee to re-
tail buyers seed which in many cases
was shipped in from other states and
under no guarantee, there being no fed
eral pure seed law covering the sale of
such seed
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

There are many parents with good
sized family Of children who are so sit
uated that there is little chance of
their doing much for them financially.
but they should see to it. so far as lies
in their power, that the children are
allowed to make the most of the edu-
cational advantages which the COM
munity offers.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The report of the state entomologist
of Minnesota, who was requested to
make a thorough investigation of the
green bug damage of last year, is to
the effect that the actual damage done
by these bugs was very slight, but that
the scare was quite serious, resulting
in violent perturbations among specu-
lators on the board of trade.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan has done a COM
mendable work in engaging the serv-
ices of an expert of the United States
forest service for several weeks talks
to institutes in those portions of the
state where the tree planting gospel is
especially in need Of being proclaimed.
Besides this mode of instruction, it has
issued a pamphlet on tree culture for
study in all of the rural schools. Much
practical good should come from eff
forts directed along such sensible lines.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

WE know your wants in the coal lin.
w and will endeavor to supply them
Smith & Reifsnider.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
A CALLS SOLICITED AT
SHUNkS

A CALL is SOLICITED AT
SHONES
The Leader in Harness Specials
opens the season of 1908, with an up
to-date stock of goods, bought direct
from factory, in advance, at old
prices for spot cash and will be sold
on same terms. We name in part
HARNESS
of all grades, from fine Light Driving
Harness to the Heavy Farm Teams.
SADDLES AND BRIDLES,
Collars and Pads, Halters, Whips and
a full line of Fly Nets and Lap Dust
ers, Trunks, Suit Cases, Grips, Base
ball Goods, Dressing Oils, Soaps,
Leather, Hames and Chains and all
accessories found in a first-class Har-
ness establishment, with no advance
in price.
Repairing done with neatness and
dispatch.
We invite inspection. Respectfully,
]. w. SHUNK'S,
Open at night.
New Store, Bowers corner, 43 E. Main
street, Westminster, Md. mar27
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

AS showing the value of an accurate
testing of the milk yield and quality
of the dairy herd it is stated that be-
fore Colantha Tvs Johanna's milk was
tested she was valued at several hun
dred dollars. After making a scientific
test Of her milk her owners refused for
her an offer of $1,000, while one of
her bull calves sold for $4,000. 1t is
not likely that careful testing of the
cows of the average dairy herd is going
to develop any $11 200 prize COWS, but
it will at least enable the dairyman to
eliminate from his herd with dispatch
those that are not paying for their
keep.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
LOOK TO YOUR HEALTH
BLISS NATIVE HERBS,


The Great Blood Purifier, Kidnev
and Liver Regulator, Sure Cure 70,
Constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia
&C. 200 doses for $1.00. Mailed n
any address upon receipt of prices
Also
BLISS NATIVE OIL "a
for Burns, Cuts, Catarrh, &C., and
NATIVE BALSAM
for Coughs, Colds, &C., at 25 and 80
cents per bottle. Not sold in DRUG
Stores. Prepared exclusively by the
Alonzo o. Bliss Co., Washington, D. c.
H. B. GRAMMER. Agent,
Westminster, Md.
He refers, by permission, to the fol-
lowing persons who have used the Ma
tive Herbs, and testify to their efficacy
as a reliable family medicine.
Rev. P. II. Miller, H. Fl. Harbaugh,
Joel s. Fisher Mrs. VIM. F. Helm,
M. p. Campbell, Jacob F. Elgen.
John E. Eckenrode, Abram l. Gelman
Joseph S. Witter, Mrs. Rebecca Wagner
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Stoner, Carroll N. Lockard.
jan 3-ly
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The effect of thoroughbred sire in
the matter of improving the milk ca
pacity of dairy cows has lately been
given a practical demonstration at the
New York state dairy farm. A scrub
or common cow was taken which test
ed 22O pounds per year. Her calf, from
a thoroughbred dairy sire, showed
butter yield of 275 pounds of butter fat
per year, while two COWS of the fourth
generation gave 45O pounds of butter
each. These results would seem to
give a black eye to the forty dollar bull
theory held by some.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

The small boy about the home may
very easily make nesting place for
the wrens by taking a cigar box of
good depth Or good sized tin can. cut
ting hole about an inch in diameter
in one end and fastening it under the
caves of the shed or house or in the
crotch of tree. Pains should be taken
not to have the hole large enough SO
that the English sparrow can get in.
The wrens will not have any trouble
finding the nesting place, and the songs
they will sing through the summer
months, coupled with their tameness
and the fact that they are among the
best of insect destroyers, will more
than make up for the trouble one is
put to fixing them place to nest in.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
Rev. 7. H. Lewis, D. D., Ii. D., President.

TSE eek Garden" sold by Smith &
~ Reifsnider for cooking, steaming,
smithing and heating.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

A walk across a number Of pastures
in the locality where the writer lives
shows that even in the middle Of May,
when they ought to be at their best,
so far as rapidity and luxuriance Of
growth go, they are already badly
overpastured. This works injustice not
only to the pasture, but a double in
justice to the cows which depend en-
tirely upon the feed it furnishes for
sustenance and dairy utility. Doubt
less the conditions above noted are to
be found in sections all over the coun-
try. 1t is an easy matter to pace off
and get the dimensions and area Of q
pasture. If it is carrying cows or
horses at the rate of more than one tc
each acre it is overcrowded, and the
long headed owner will put his stock
where feed is more plentiful. He may
have to pay trife more for the next
pasture, but this will prove economy in
the long run.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

Perhaps the two greatest enemies of
the little chicks are dampness and lice,
the first bringing on roup and kindred
disorders and the second tending to
sap the system of the growing chick
and either killing it outright as q re-
suit or tending to make it susceptible
to the attack Of other ailments. While
the chicks cannot always be kept from
running out in the wet grass or being
I'm soaking rain, their coop or roosting
place should always be dry and warm.
AS for the lice, they may be fixed usu-
ally by rubbing good strong insect
powder through the feathers Of the
body and head, by rubbing lard on the
head and by putting coal oil in the
cracks and on the floor Of the coop
where the chickens roost. Often the
chicks may be supposed to be suffer-
ing from this or that ailment and look
generally dumpy, yet pest Of lice be
the real cause Of the trouble. A care
full examination Of the head and under
the wings Of each chick Will show
whether this is the case.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

With clover seed bringing the price
it did this year. in the neighborhood of
$14 per bushel. there was great temp
tation to aduterate it with harmful or
worthless weed or grass seed, while 1t
is quite certain that seed of question
able quality and vitality was shipped
from distant points to satisfy the ex-
traordinary demand for it. In illustra-
ton of this we have in mind the case
of several Mississippi valley farmers
who this year sowed clover seed that
was quite foul with grass seed native
or at least growing in Wyoming, which
would seem to be pretty conclusive ev-
idence that the seed came from this
latter region. Whether the seed is pos
sessed of good vitality and came from
plants which will be able to stand the
winters of the central northern states
is a question which it will take a year
or more to determine.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

A friend who recently seeded down
a piece of greensward bordering the
road has set it out to elm trees two or
three years old, about the size Of a
broomstick. While there is no ques-
tion that in time these little slips will
make nice trees, it is going to take
seven or eight years longer. and possi-
bly, ten. to get tree equal in size to
what he would have had in six years II
he had cut back the roots and branches
of trees three inches in diameter and
set them out The writer has a row Of
elm trees which were handled in this
manner nine years ago which today
run from ten to fifteen inches in diam
eter at the ground. While the ash,
blackberry, hard maple and box elder
may also be transplanted in this way,
none Of them recuperates as satisfac-
torily from a severe cutting back as do
the elms.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
New Sales Stable Opened

Having opened Sales Stable in the
rear of 92 West Main street, will have
@ at all times a number of first
class horses for sale or ex-
AAc change. Call and inspect stock
before purchasing.
E. H. COPPERSMITH,
aprN Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

An excellent method of treating po-
tatOes for the blight which is likely to
be serious menace to the crop in wet
seasons, is to take five pounds of cop
per sulphate and dissolve it in half a
barrel of water. To this should be
added five pounds of freshly slaked
lime diluted to half barrel in volume
in some other receptacle. 1t is usually
considered the more dilute the form
in which the two solutions are mixed
the better will be the quality of the re-
sultant bordeaux mixture This solu-
tion. which should be of a delicate,
light milky blue tint, is for the blight
only. If it is desired to swipe the
bugs at the same time, paris green
should be added, first carefully mixed
with water in a can at the rate of
about five ounces to barrel full of the
bordeaux mixture. The potato vines
should be sprayed for the blight at in
tervals of ten days so long as the pest
seems to persist.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-07-10

Mrs. B. f. Bonney entertained
very pleasantly at a Enchre COM
plimentary to Mrs. Heddons
Montgomery. The prize, box
of paper, was cut for by Mrs
B. B. Young and Mrs. Thos. II.
Snodgrass and won by Mrs. Young.
The consolation, a fan, was won
by Mrs. Snodgrass. The guests
were, Mrs. Heddons Montgom-
cry, Mrs. ]. T. Watson, Mrs.
Thos. Snodgrass, Mrs. Jane Will
cox, Mrs. Cleora Trimble, Mrs.
Dunbar Newell, Mrs. L. f. Slicer
and Mrs. A. Z. Green.
Improve your health by using
pure waters. SENECA FILTER
will make the foulest water pure
and free from germs. Guaranteed
to do the work and not to stop up
from use. Easily cleaned. Just
what everyone needs. At Baker
q Sea. $3.50 each.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-07-10
NOTICE.

PUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given
that the Democratic Executive Com
mittee OF the Tenth Judicial District,
composed Of the Parishes VI Conc0r-
dia and TeDsas, will meet at the court
fiouse in st. Joseph, La, at IL o'clock
M. on Wednesday the 18th day Of
July, 1908.
w. M. DAVIDSON, Secretary.