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The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners, appoint
ed by virtue OF commission to them
issued by the County Commissioners Of
Carroll county, to locate or cause to be
located and opened q public road in said
county On the bed Of the extinct and
abandoned turnpike known as the Me-
chanicsville & Finlsturg Turnpike, be
ginning for the same at the june
ton Of said turnpike with the Mic
odemus road at Mechanicsville, for
merly Gambler F. O., and running thence
On tie bed of said abandoned Turnpike
along and through the lands of Geo. E.
Benson, S. Monroe, I. Flater, r. S.
Barnes, A. Prough, B. F. Gorsuch, R.
Poole, M. Barnes, VIM. D. Bush, Levi
Barnes, J. N Williams, J. Dutton, VIM.
Williams, D. Hawkins, VIM. Galway,
J. 7. Stocksdale, Mrs. Bowers, J. Get
ting, H. Crabster, J. Caple, M. Frazier,
M. Lester, James S. Stocksdale and G.
W. Horner, to the Baltimore & Reis-
terstown Turnpike at Finksburg.
All persons whom it may concern are
hereby notified that we will meet at the
point of beginning, at Mechanicsville, at
10 a. M, on Tuesday, December Is,
1908, to execute the trust reposed in US
by the aforesaid commission.
LESTER S. PATTERSON,
HORACE l.. SHIPLEY,
FRANK STOCKSDALE,
nov13 st Examiners.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
DEADLY POISONS.
One Whit of Pure Prussic Acid Is
Sufficient to Kill.

Sufficient to Kill.
The Giscoyerer of prussic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one Whit
Of his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell Of it is always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant it enters
the lungs as Il gas. The mixture OF
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 90 parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as if pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor, is so deadly that as much of it as
would adhere to the end of mo1stened
forefnger would instantly cause death
Cyanide of potassium has pleasant
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia if inhaled would
cause death almost as quickly as prus-
sic acid.
When carboy of nitric acid is bro
ken some one has to suffer. 1t will
buIH "Oou, eat lhIotSu HUI plates anu
destroy whatever it touches. Such an
accident once happened in an acid fac
tory. Every one ran away. leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting
fire to things. Soon it was seen that
the building would be destroyed and
hundreds of people thrown out Of
work, and four men volunteered to put
out the fire in the acfl room. They
succeeded and came out all right Five
hours later all were dead
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
She nodded. 81 had tor

She nodded. 81 had tor
"Why under compulsionT' There
was deep interest in his tone.
"You see, Peter Ray Is my brother
in-law's elder brother"
''You know him?" he asked.
''Not at all. l have never seen him,
but Bob says he is jolly grind, and
my sister says he is charming"
"See that squirrel" said the man,
suddenly changing the subject. sit is
a flying squirrel, and his antics are
worth watching. Squirrels are perfect
acrobats."
A long, white motor car crawled
down the road to the railroad station.
A man struggled Intellectually with the
speed levers.
"Four hours from the Eyrie, dar-
ling" murmured a white yelled vision
from the tonneau.
II can't help it, Lettie! l don't know
what's got into the machine! Elsie
will be starved to death after this long
wait. If Laidlaw isn't there she may
try to walk" groaned Bob Ray dis
mally.
'If Peter was only herew said Lettie
gently.
"Aye, Peter could make the blamed
thing go By Jove, Lettie, look there?'
He pointed ahead, where a huge log
was rolled beside the path.
On it sat man and girl deeply in
terested in watching the antics of a
squirrel in the pine tree overhead.
''Elsier' cried Mrs. Ray breathlessly.
"And Peter, as I'm a sinnerv' added
her husband, footing his horn gayly.
The pair on the log turned around
and then arose.
For the first time that day Elsie felt
embarrassed at the situation. She
could explain the fact that stranger
had accompanied her on the long walk,
but now to make it clear to conven-
tional Lettie that sitting upon the log
was a natural outcome of their friend
ly companionship?
Bob Ray saved her from Lettie's dis
pleasure.
"Peter, old, man." he shouted glee-
fully, forget all your old fsms' and 'ol-
ogles' and get down and tinker this
thing into shape! How is Elsie-tired,
eh?'
Elsie flushed and hesitated. Pro-
fessor Ray came nobly to her aid. 81
met Miss Lansing at the station. We
came up on the train together, you
know There was no conveyance, so
we walked. Glad you met us, though"
he added mendaciously.
When the automobile had been in
wardly soothed by the skillful hands
of the professor they whizzed smoothly
toward the Eyrie.
81 thought you and Peter had never
met, Elsie?" said her sister, with an in
terrogative glance.
"Why-yes-we-er faltered
Elsie. with a pleading glance at the
nearsighted blue eyes that peered at
her from the front seat
1--WE me- said the professor, whose
mental insight was without flaw, 1--WE
-er-met. Is not that sufficient?'
Lettie looked at her sisters conscious
face and at Peters betraying eyes.
II think that is sufficient" she said,
with a sage nod of her pretty head.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Liqht and Pain,

"Light is good for toothache," said
the doctor. Darkness is bad for it.
If you are toothache sufferer, haven't
you often noticed how the pain in your
jaw Increases when late at night you
turn off the lamp and try to sleep?
Light, you see, is good for the tooth
ache. There are a number of diseases
1t is good for-asthma, cold in the
head, earache. These diseases in the
dark all grow worse.
Darkness is good for a sick head
ache and for neuralgia and for nausea.
Haven't you noticed it? Light and
darkness-they are remedies recog-
nized at last, and today we prescribe
them the same as we do quinine or
nux."-New York Press.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Isle Of WIGHT,

The Isle of Wight inhabitants are
not alone in speaking of going to
England" when they leave their own
fragment of the kingdom. y patriotic
Cornishman also goes to England
when he crosses the Tamar. Similar
ly Inhabitants of the Balkan peninsula
talk OF going to Europe" when they
leave their own corner of the CONT
nent-in curious contrast With the peo
pie Of our own island. We regard our
selves as both of and in Europe" and
accordingly it is only ''the continent"
that we visit. The record in the
splendid isolation line is probably held
by that minister of the Cumbraes, in
the Clyde. who prayed for a blessing
upon ''the inhabitants of Great and
Little Cumbrae and the adjacent is
lands Of Great Britain and Ireland."-
London Graphic.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
A LIVE COAL TRICK.
Teaches Natural Law, Vet Has All the
Appearance of Magic.

Appearance of Magic.
No one would suppose that it IS pos
sible to hold glowing coal on piece
of linen or cotton without burning the
cloth, but that such can be done is easy
for any one to prove, and at the same
time the experiment teaches an impor-
tant natural law. Every child knows
that the telephone and telegraph wires
are made Of copper because that metal
is q good conductor of heat and elec-
tricity, which is only another form OF
heat If poker is heated in the IRE
you pick up a cloth to hold the outer
end, although it has not been III the
fire, because experience has taught you
that the heat is connected through the
metal from the fire to the outer end.
This experiment with the flaming
coal is based upon this principle and
the additional one that linen and cot
ton are poor conductors of heat. Take
globe of copper and draw Il piece OF
cloth tightly over it so that there is
not wrinkle at the top. If the linen
or cotton is closely woven the trick is
all the more certain. Then holding the
cloth tightly in place, you can safely
put glowing coal on top of the cloth,
and, while it burns fiercely, the cloth
will not even be scorched
The reason is that the great conduc-
tivity of the copper draws the heat of
the coal before it can burn the cloth.
Do not make this experiment with a
good handkerchief first, for if the cloth
is not tightly drawn it may burn, but
take some worthless piece of linen or
muslin, and after you are certain of
your experience you can astonish your
friends who do not know the secret
Washington Post
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
The Tower of Famine

The Tore della Fame, or Tower of
Famine. was noted for its grewsome
history. 1t once stood in Pisa. Italy
but there are now no traces of it.
Count Ugolino della Gherardscha,
whom Dante immortalized, was the
head of the Guelphs, and because OF
his tyranny and accredited attempts
to place his country in bondage he
was antagonized and finally conquered
by the chief of the Ghibellines. who
imprisoned him, with his two sons and
two grandsons. in this tower. the slow
method of starvation being employed
as the manner of their death. The
door of the tower was locked and the
keys thrown into the Arno.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
STREET LIGHTS.
How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.

How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Centary.
Lighting the streets Of large city
in olden times was a far different
thing from the Illumination of our
thoroughfares now. In 1861 the streets
of London were directed to be lighted
with candles or lanterns by every
householder fronting the main road
from nightfall to 8 o'clock, the hour of
going to bed.
In the last year of King Charles IFS
reign one Edward Hening obtained the
right to light the streets with lanterns
placed over every tenth door from 6
o'clock on moonless evenings until
midnight between October and April.
During the reign of Queen Anne in
July, 1850, Mr. Michael Coke intro
duced globular glass lamps with oil
burners instead of the former glim-
mering lanterns. In 1716 an act was
passed which enjoined every house
holder to furnish a light before his
door from to IL O'Clock at night, ex-
cept on evenings between the seventh
night Of each moon and the third after
it reached it's full.
In few years company was form
ed to light the street from 6 o'clock
till midnight, each householder who
paid poor rates being required to con-
tribute for this purpose 6 shillings a
year.
Gaslight, at it's introduction in the
beginning of the last century, present
ed such novel spectacle to the eyes
of foreign ambassadors that they were
vain enough to imagine that the bril-
liant lamps were part of general
illumination to celebrate their arrival
-HarDer'S
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
The HoIy Civ

Medina, the holy city, triumphed long
ago over all the rivals in various parts
of the world which bore the same
name, which means simply city"
Notable among them We're the old cap
ital of Malta and Medina Sidonia in
Spain. The Arabian city was original
ly known as Yathrib, but owes it's later
name. El-MeGina (the city or Medinat
Rasul Allah (the city of the apostle of
God) to the Koran. To good Moham-
medan there is only one city with a
big c."
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Learned by Experience.

always make it a point" said
the man with wart on his nose. a
couple of cross eyes and hair lip. but
otherwise possessing q perfectly good
race, Ito say polite and compliment
tary things to the ladies. 1t does me
no harm, and notice it always gives
them a lot of pleasure. My motto is
to scatter sunshine provided it costs
no money as journey along"
Il used to do that, toe" said the
man whose set of neglected whiskers
were calling plaintively for the lawn
mower. "but have been broken of
the habit. No more sunshine radiat-
ing from these quarters"
"And what cured you?" asked the
other.
"a couple Of breach of promise
Sl1itSo
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Ignorance of Our Customs.

What caused the hitch in the prog
ress OF the courtship of Miss Coynerox
by the duke? asks one interested
party.
HE got the idea that her father
didn't have any money" explained the
other.
But couldn't he look the matter
up?"
He thought he had. The trouble
was he looked at IT, tax duplicate just
after the old man had finished swear
ing off his assessment" Judge.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04

The following report was sent by a
subordinate inspector to his chief in
the telephone service. 1t concerned a
faulty house connection:
Found wire with no outside outside.
Put inside wire outside and outside in
side. Need more outside for inside
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
ConsoIed Her,

''Why do you wear that ridiculous
hat?' he growled
"Do you really think it ridiculous?''
she replied graciously "How lovely
of you! was afraid it wasn't quite
the STYLE
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
One Nav.

Child-Suppose called you a mean
old pig. What would happen? Gov
erness-I should tell your father, and
ne would punish you. Child-And if
/ only thought it. Governess No
harm so long as you don't say it.
Child-Then only think it.-Life.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Too Warm.

"And have you clothes for all eli
mates?"
Eyes; except the one my husband
mentions when he gets the bill."-Pick-
Mn-TTn
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Innocent.

Mrs. Knicker-How did you know
your husband was working down in
the office? Mrs. Youngbride-I tele
phoned. and central said. Busy
New York Sun.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
HORSES And MULES.

SO head of young Mules and Horses
at Littlestown, Pa, Tuesday, October
9th, 1903.
The undersigned will receive at his
Sale and Exchange Stables, Littlestown,
on the above date, so head of fine suck
ling and two year old Mules and Horses:
also fine sucking Horse Colts. Come
and see this stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
H. A. SPALDING,
OCT Is Littlestown, Pa.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
ROBES AND BLANKETS,

KODES AIND DLFINNEE >,
at the lowest possible price for dependable soods
we have ever shown, including the
MONTANA WIND and WATER PROOF ROBES
Assuming now that we handle the bulk ot thi,
class of business in Westminster are IN a posi-
ton to buy larger quantities than others n the
same line, which certainly nsures our patrons
larger assortment and better goods for less nloAey
than can be had elsewhere.
Blankets Csc. up. Also constantly on hand q
full and up-to-date stock of HARNESS. SAD
DLERY AND SPORTING GOODS. and all Horse
Appurtenances. Repairing done with dispatch
Our Travelling Outfit Department is complete.
Very Resptym J. W. SHLNi2S
Leading Cash Harness Emporium,
sept IS AS z. Main ST.. Westminster.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
= w 9 F .
In regard to Carriage Robes and
Horse Blankets.

Our 80 years experience in this department has
certainly taught Us how. when ard where 10 buy
We have the largest and best selected StOC., OF
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16
Concrete Belt Armor.

The use of REINFORCED concrete
aRmor on warships has recently been
suggested. An Italian engineer, Lor.
EMO d,Adda, has been led by the sue.
cess of concrete land Notifications,
as revealed in the Russian-Japanese
war, to construct armor plates OF re-
enforced concrete, covered with thin
plates OF steel, as q protection against
the immediate effects of the impact OF
shells. Concrete armor plates, even
when REINFORCED by stout and close
ly inlaid iron bars, must obviously
be much thicker than hardened steel
armor, but as the specific gravity
Of the material is only one-third that
OF steel the weight of the armor need
not be increased, while its cost may
be very greatly diminished. The sub
stftution of REINFORCED concrete for
steel armor on a first class lbattleshfp
would effect a considerable saving
The ~practicabilfty OF the substitution
will be decided by the result of ex'
periments, soon to be made, on the
effect Of shots on the REINFORCED
concrete Observation-Disclosures
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Ellenborough's Sarcasm.

There are few places that nave
given birth to more humor and wit
than the court room. Many have
heard OF the humor Of the famous
Lord Ellenborough.
One day q young member of the
bar rose to address the Court in q
grave criminal case. my unfortu-
nate client"-he began; repeated
it two of three times, and then
stopped short.
Go on. sir. go on!" said Ellenbor-
ough.. so far the Court Is with
you."-New York Tribune. -
The best gold pens are tipped with
an alloy of osmium and iridium.
Gold pens are alleged with silver to
about six~teen-karats flneness.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16
1.-THE Men Did the Work Faithfully

1.-THE Men Did the Work Faithfully"
You cannot set the world right, or
the times, but you can do something
for the truth, and all you can do will
certainly tell if the work you do is
for the Master, who gives you your
share. And so the burden of respon-
sibility is lifted.
This assurance makes peace, salts
faction and repose possible. even in
the partial work done upon earth. Go
to the man who Is carving a stone for
a building. Ask him where that
stone is going, to what part of the
temple, and how he is going to get it
into place, and what does he do? He
points you to- the builders plans.
This is only n stone OF many. So.
when men shall ask where Inc how
your little achievement is going into
Gods plan, point them to your Mas
ter. who keeps the plans, and then go
on doing you little service as faith
fully as ii the whole temple were
yours to build.-Phillips Brooks.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16
God Watches Us Lovingly.

The thought of Gods eye upon US
is usually looked upon as a thought
to strain and bride us in the hour of
temptation and carelessness; and SO
it is. But with our selfish love of
forbidden things we miss what is
meant not merely to restrain us, but
to be the greatest and most unfailing
of our comforts. The thought that
God sees us always is His great en-
couragement and help to His children
in doing right. His eye is not, the eye
OF a judge and ruler only, but of a
shepherd and father, the lover of the
souls of men, these poor souls Of ours
and Of our brethren. not sparing even
His own Son for them. We are being
watched by an eye of tenderness and
sympathy deeper and truer than ever
that of n man on earth for his sui
fering friend.-Church.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16
Why He Could Not Change.

The story is told of a Dutchman
who certainly needed the service o.
the far-famed Lady from Philadel
phia," il ever any one required bel
assistance.
He was assigned to a seat in the
coach which obliged him to ride back
ward through the Black Forest. Al
the first stopping place he asked thu
postmaster to give him another seat
saying it made him i'll to ride back
ward.
ASK the man opposite to change
with you" said the postmaster, grufly
but there IL nobody opposite =
me- complained tho Dutchman, 'st
I cannot ask him."-Youth's Compan
ion.
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WIFE WON.
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some men are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then
generous enough to give others the
benefit Of their experience.
A very. conservative Ills. man.
however. let his good wife md out
for herself what u blessing Postum Is
to those who are distressed in many
ways. by drinking coffee. The wife
writes:
mo slave in chains. 1t seemed to
me, was more helpless than !. q coffee
captive. Yet there were innumerable
warnings-waking from . troubled
sleep with a feeling of s~uffocation, at
times dizzy and out Of breath. attacks
of palpitation of the heart that fright
ened me.
Common sense, reason, and my
better judgment told mo that coffee
drinking was the trouble. At last my
nervous system was 20 disarranged
that my physician ordered nc more
coffee
He knew he was right and he
knew l knew it, too. cApitulated.
Prior to this our family had tried
Postum but disliked It. because. as
we learned later. 1t was not made
right.
Determined this time to give
Postum a fair trial. l prepared 1t &C.
cording to directions on the pkg
that Is, boiled it Is minutes after
boiling commenced. obtaining a darl
brown liquid with a rich. snapp,
favour similar to coffee. +a Wher
cream and sugar were added 1t wa,
not only good but delicious.
Noting It's beneficial effects In m,
the rest of the family adopted it-al
except my husband. who would no
admit that coffee hurt him. Severa
weeks elapsed during which l dranl
Postum two or three times a day
when. to my, surprise, my HUSBAND
said: have decided to drin]
Postum. Your Improvement is s.
-pparent-you have such fine color-
that I propose to give credit wher
credit rs edne. And now we ar
cofee-slaves no longer"
Name given by Postum Co., BATH
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road t
MELVILLE" IN pkgs. There's a Rea
son..
Ever read the above letter? A ne,
one appears from time to time. The
are genuine, true, and full Of huma
!. interest.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

Lest the fame Of a patriot be dim
med it should be explained, protests
the Louisville CourierJournal, that
when the author of a just published
history says that Lincoln, upon the
occasion of his inaugural address.
"was surrounded by a number of pres.
agents he means representatives o
the presz.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

a remarkable Recovery.
Mrs. Frank Stroebe, r. F. d.. ANU.
ton,. Wis, writes: II began using P..s
ma . few months ago, when nv M
and strength were all gone, and ~
nothing but q nervous wreck. con,,
not sleep, eat or rest properly, and ~.
no desire to live. Peruna made ma ,oor
at life in . different light, As I her,n y.
regain my lost strength. "
II c~ertainly think Peruna is witho..
, rival a. . tonic a1d strength bu,Id.o"
Pernna is sold by your local DIV,
glst. Buy a bottle today.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

Mrs. Compton, widow of a Wash
ingtonian, won a 100000 verdict
from the Wabash over rights Of way
in Ohio.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
the System
Take the Old Standard GRovE.s TASTE
LESS CHILL Tonic. You know what you
are taking. The formula is plainly printed
on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui-
nine and Iron in a tasteiess form, and the
most effectual form. Fol grown people
and children, SOC.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

What q Poultry Man Says About 20.
Mule Team Borax.
As / am In the poultry business, I
had ten white chicks to wash and
prepare for a show. I used -10-Mule
Team Soap for washing the birds.
and l can say from years Of exper-
fence washing white birds, eve be-
fore have l found a soap or Borax
that cleaned my birds SO fine and
easy. l had a great deal of comment
on my birds being so white. ]. A.
Dinwiddie. New Market. Tenn.
ALI dealers-h. 1 and 5 lb. cartons.
Sample and booklet. Sc. Pacific
Coast Borax Co.. New York.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

Mrs. Winsfow'sS Soothing syrupfor Ch1loron
ton, allays paine res wind collie, 25ca bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

Little dogs start the hare, but great
ones catch it.-Itlaian-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-16

Capudine Cures Indigestion Pains,
Belching. Sour Stomach, and Heartburn.
from whatever cause. It's Liquid. Effects
Immediately. Doctors prescribe it. l0c.,
25c.. and Soc. at drug stores.