The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-09-25


It is a compliment to the average
woman that she would rather ride In
the merry -go-round when attending the
state fair than spend her money view
ing the fearful carcass of some mall
formed or adipose biped in the dime
museum. Fact is it Is usually the men
who patronize this last type Of attrac-
ton
That many an important industry is
materially affected by popular whim
Is well illustrated in the enormous de-
cline in the bicycle business in the
past few years. While many machines
are used today, it is only by those who
find them time and money savers.
Folks seek their pleasure in other
channels.
Any man who owns Il quarter sec
ton of land unincumbered is abundant
ly able to invest in $1,000 automo-
bile, a good deal more so than many
town folk who own machines worth
twice as much. The pleasure which
the farmer and his family will gee out
of the car will be a large interest re-
turn on the money invested and the
cost of maintenance.
If you must let your chickens, Dig
and little, monopolize your neighbors'
front yards, back yards and sidewalks,
the least you can decently do when the
chickens have arrived at the stage
when they are worth anything to your
self or any one else-namely, the eat
ing stages to reward your much
tried neighbor with one of the said
pests for Sunday dinner.
If room is limited it hardly pays the
average person in setting out the first
apple trees to experiment with many
or fancy varieties. Choose some re-
liable variety which can be easily han
died, cultivate it to its best, and let
others do the experimenting. II is
hard to uproot a thriving tree, even
though it's fruit is worthless and falls
to the ground but to decay and be an
eyesore. -Ess'% 3 --: -:
Waiting for man to come to a meal
after 1t is ready to put on the table is
just as trying from the housewives
standpoint as it is for the man Of the
house to wait for a meal to be pre-
pared after the dinner hour has ar
rived. When either Of these situations
occurs there is need for patience and
forbearance, and this IS especially true
where the "being late" on either side
has not come to be habit.
A small central Iowa town is to be
one Of the first In the west to establish
a denatured alcohol plant under the
law recently passed by congress hav-
ing that end in view. Local citizens,
aided by outside capitalists. will
finance the enterprise. The plant is to
have q capacity Of 200 gallons daily
and will be ready for operation In a
few months. The products consumed
in the manufacture of the alcohol will
be grain. fruits and vegetables.
With September come the school
days again. and each parent has lit
tie missionary duty before him in help
ing his boys and girls to get into the
right groove-the right mood for the
work before him. A child's attitude
toward his school and hts teacher Is
Influenced nightly by what the par
ents think and talk at home. Even
though the fall work detans the boy
or girl at home for some days. let not
that be an excuse for thinking that
education is Of secondary Importance.
In spite Of rapidly decreasing tim
Der supply in this country the cut for
1907 as compiled by the officials of the
forest service was 40,OOOOO0OOO feet,
which exceeds by over per cent the
cut in 1905, up to that time the record
cut The report reveals the Interesting
fact that the southern states, particu-
lariy Texas. have come to the front in
lumber production. there being a mark
Gu USulIl0 Ill lhCth o&oISS
due to the exhaustion of the supply of
white pine, while the yellow pine Is
still plentiful in the southern states.
However much it may be desired. the
growing of present types of alfalfa in
the northern states is practically out Of
the question, this because of unfavor,
able moisture, temperature and posi-
bly, soil conditions Since this is true
the next best thing to take its place is
clover, mammoth and medium red for
the drier lands and alsike for the low
or lands. The service which the clo-
vers render as soil renovators Is iden-
teal with that performed by alfalfa
Glover seed is high in price, but the
best farmers realize that the benefit
derived from it is more than worth the
price.
The agriculturist who annually al
lows his corn fodder to go to waste
beyond what his stock get out Of the
bleached and tattered leaves during
the months following the husking Of
the crop is not living up to his agricul-
tural opportunities, and he needn't pre-
tend that he is. Probably cured corn
fodder Is second in feeding value only
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