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The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
DUBLEC SALE
Il OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

The subscriber, intending to move to
Westminster, will sell at public sale, at
his residence on the Uniontown Pike,
about 1 mile west of Westminster, on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1908,
at IL o'clock M, the following personal
property, to-wit Two good-zsv~
mich cows, one of them noweSTs2sl
fresh and the other expected to.zA=M
be fresh by the day of sale; one-horse
farm wagon, 1 surrey, phaeton, and a
lot of farming utensils, consisting of
single and double shovel plows, double
A harrow, 1-horse springtooth harrow,
corn drag, double tree, single trees,
jockey stick, log chains, cow chains, &c.
Also household articles, consisting Of
large settee, chairs, chunk stove, drum
and pipe, (having been used but one
season,) Davis swing churn, Skinner
butter worker, milk cans, cream cans
and many other articles not mentioned,
all Of which have been carefully used
and are in good serviceable condition.
Terms of Sale.-All sums of SIS and
under, cash; on all sums above S. a
credit of six months, with approved Sc
curity and bearing interest from the day
Of sale. Nothing to be removed until
settled for.
JOHN T. CASSELL.
]. Thsmas Roop, Auct. nov st
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
A COSTLY LESSON.

While the numerous fcrest fire.
which ragged in so man: states dnring
September and October are daploraMg
from almost every point Of view, it is
more than likely that they will serve
real mission in calling the attention
of the people of the country to the
immediate necessity of the inaucUra-
tion of radical and vigorous measures
for the protection and conservation of
the nations rapidly diminishing forest
resources, which will include not crlE
the planting of new areas to forest
trees, but the patrolling OF present ma
tional and state reserves in such man
ner as to prevent or at least greatly
decrease the enormous losses which
have resulted in the present year from
the one cause of forest fires. This les
son Of forest preservation is one that
we are very slow to learn as a people,
O costly experience such as we have
had the present yee being about the
only way 1t could be effectively i'm
pressed
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

The blue grass pasture is, one Ecc'
with another, one Of the most profit
Bile portions Of the average farm al
should be held in higher esteem. VIII
there is seldom enough manure to adc
quately fertilize the plow land OF the
farm, 1t would often be matter CT
real economy to scatter some fertilize,
on the pasture rather than to allow i:
to leech in the yards, and this hold
especially true at times of the ya2.
when the cultivated land is occupint.
with growing crops. Put on the pa
tufe In scant quantities, the ferttli2in
elements would be utilized Immediate
ly with real advantage TO the ofte1:
hungry pastures
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
Real Estate Sales.
MORTGAGES sbIr
OF
Valuable Leasehold Prop.r,
In Manchester, Carroll Conn.,,
Maryland. 'ulI

By virtue of the power Of sale ..
tanned in the mortgage deed NJ W. W.
liam N. Gettier and May Gettis. W. ~
wife, to Samuel L, Johns, dated T. y
ary 21, 1904, and recorded amon" ''uS ~
Real Estate Mortgage Records -
roll County, in Liber D.
49, folio n, etc, the urdorn; w
mortgage will offer at public s.Is
the premises, in Manchester Cs,,Ya
county, Maryland, on 'A
SATURDAY, DECEMBER stb ,o.,
at one O'Clock, p. m, all those r,,
able leasehold lots described &C :,
lows: ~
% All those lots known as -.
of lots Nos. Sc and 113 on the r,.t
Manchester, fronting Oh Main st,..
of said city, conveyed to Wm n r..
tier by deed of Olivia V. Yost and e.,
?. Yost, administrator, and imprOy.d
by a two and one-half story BRITT
DWELLING HOUSE. a stable and III
necessary outbuildings. This is ON.
Of the most desirable properties in
Manchester; and the residence is snD.
Piled with water, light and heat and
all modern Improvements.
These lots are subject to an animal
ground rent of ninety-six cents as an.
portioned by the owners of the leasa.
hold interest and ground rent
(2) All those four lots of land stu.
ated on Main street, in Manchester
and obtained from VIM. F. Warehima
and Chas. NJ. Masonheimer by Wn
n. Gettier, and known as lots Nos
10, 80, 107 and 1OS on the plat of Man
chester.
These lots are improved by larg
two and one-half story FRAME
BUILDING used for the manufactur
Of cigars and capable of accommodat
ing ninety workmen; by brick build
ing used for sweating house" for to
bacco; and by a woodshed. There
water on the premises. This prCr
erty was formerly used by Willial
n. Gettier for the manufacture of ci:
ars. These lots are subject 10 q
annual ground rent OF 81.
Terms of Sale:-One-third cash c
the day of sale or on the ratiticati(
thereof by the Court and the residl
in two equal payments of six al
twelve months, or all cash at the o
ton of the purchaser. The cree
payments to be secured by the not
of the purchaser with approved S
curity, bearing interest from the d
of sale.
SAMUEL L. JOHNS,
C. J. Delone, Mortgagee
Bond & Parke, solicitors. nov13
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
THE PARACHUTE.
Leonardo da Vinci Was the First One
to Suggest 1t.

Leonardo da vinci Was the First One
to Suggest It.
Credible accounts exist Of an English
Benedictine monk, Oliver of Maimes-
bury, in the eleventh century having
tried to fly by precipitating himself
from the height of tower with the
assistance Of wings attached to his
arms and his feet. 1t is said that, hav-
ing gone along little way, he fell and
broke his legs. He attributed his acct
dent to failure to provide his appara-
tus with tail, which would have help
ed preserve his equilibrium and made
his descent gentler one.
In the sixteenth century Leonardo da
Vinci first demonstrated that bird,
which is heavier than the air, sustains
itself, advances in the air, ''by render
ing the fluid denser where 1t passes
than where it does not pass" In order
to fly it has to fix its point Of support
on the air. Its wings in the descending
stroke exert a pressure from above
down, the reaction Of which from be-
low up forces the center Of gravity OF
iIs body to ascend at each instant to
the height at which the bird wishes to
maintain it. Some sketches which have
come down to us prove that Leonardo
occupied himself, like Oliver of Malmes-
bury, with giving man the power to fly
by the assistance Of wings suitably
fixed to the body.
We owe to Leonardo also the inven-
ton of the parachute, which he de-
scribed in the following terms: "If
man had pavilion each side of which
was fifteen braces wide and twelve
braces high he might cast himself from
any height whatever without fear OF
danger" 1t may be said, too, OF Leo
nardo da Vinci that he was the first to
suggest the idea Of the screw propeller.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

There have been found stored in til
earth vast and abundant supplies c.
rock phosphate, but no considerable
stores Of nitrogen. Nature has made
good for this seeming oversight b.?
charging the air with a wealth of II
trogen and giving US the legume CT
clover family, which IS endowed with
the power to draw these supplies CT
nitrogen from the air and deposit it in
the soil by means of their root sys-
tens
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Happy is the housewife who has
adopted that philosophy of life which
makes it possible for her to snap hol,
fingers at a little dust and devote SOM
Of her time to a few things that a::e
of a good deal more concern than
plain dirt, which doesn't spoil and sell
dom blows away. The above is not
to be construed as q justification for
slovenliness or filth, but to point to Q
fact which many we'll meaning women
often overlook
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
sTuFFiNG TOO MUCH.

The draft horse that has been T-cr'l-
ing hard all summer sometimes gets
stocked up and out Of condition when
the slack season arrives as result of
too little exercise and too much feed
ing. Much the same condition is apt to
prevail in the case Of the man of mid
die age who after many years of siren
uous outdoor life with the vigorous ap-
petite which this type of life has de-
veloped sells or rents his farm and
comes to town and has little to do be-
sides the light chores about the house
and sometimes not that. In both cases
the only safeguard IS material reduc-
tion in the bill Of fare and taki~g of q
good bit of exercise every day. ven II
1t is nothing more than walking.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Often a large per cent Of the heat
value Of fuel-particularly soft coal
is not realized because so much coal
is put on the fire that proper combus-
ton of the fuel and consumption of the
SCOT and gases does not take place.
The addition of much smaller amounts
Of fuel at somewhat more frequent in
tervals will tend to correct the diff
Guilty, resulting In a maximum heat
value from the fuel consumed.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

1t is remarkable in how short a tl->2E
d farm which has been kept in STATE
Of fertility ard productivity will Gcte
riorate under a slipshod managen2,l:
which is content with grain raisin
and selling and is too lazy to embar,
in stock raising and dairying. I'll.
process of soil depletion under IT,
above circumstances is as sure ::
death and taxes and merely a matter
of rapid subtraction.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

AS IS true in the natural world, tho
mind of the normal boy and girl a5-
hors a vacuum. 1t is on this account
that # they are not provided With
wholesome reading for their leisure
hours they will get hold Of that which
is worthless or pernicious. In this re-
spect parents have very great as wc!.
as a very plain responsibility and one
that they should by no means neglect.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

A fond hope is entertained by many
of the sterner sex that the time is not
far distant when the sensible womei
of America-and this includes a large
majority of them-will formulate and
publish an ultlmatum declaring their
freedom in the matter of headgear and
wearing apparel from the dictates CT
a batch of harebrained persons hold
ing forth in Paris. American men
decided two years ago that they wcuii.
not be bound by the presence or ab-
sence of creases in King Edward S
trousers
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Cement floors for stables and feed
sheds and where possible feed yards
have two important points in their
cleaned ard the manure which accu
lnulates does not lose any considera-
bic part Of its fertilizing value through
leeching, which is the case In tie az
craSe barn and feed lot. The initial
expense OF .the cement improvements
referred - is considerable, but il a
period cf years they would be more
than Paid fer in the saving made pos
si1le in the handling of the manures.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
\ SSIGNEE OF ASSIGNEE OF
"A MORTGAGEE SALE
OF
VALUABLE LITTLE FARM,
Near Alesia, Carroll County, Md:

By virtue of the power and author
ity contained in a mortgage dated
January 8, 1903, and duly recorded
among the Land Records of Carroll
County from a certain Henry E. Kress
to Susan Hoffacker and by various as
signments duly recorded transferred
to me the undersigned, l will offer at
public sale, on
SATURDAY, the 5th day DECEMBER,
1908, at o'clock, p. m, on the prem
ises, all that farm containing
Is ACRES and IO3 PERCHES of LAND
moro or less, situated on the public
This property is improved by a House,
stable and all necessary outbuildings,
mas orchard of fine fruit, good water
and is now occupied by William A.
Kneller; it is most conveniently To-
Gated as to railroads, stores and
schools, and it's sale will afford a rare
opportunity for any one desiring a
farm of it's size.
Terms Of Sale:-One-third cash on
day Of sale, one-third in six months
and one-third in twelve months, or all
cash at the option of the purchaser or
purchasers.
GUY ". STEELE,
Of af Mort
nov13-tS
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

There is little question that if I'll"
person who is occupied in indoor sec
entary pursuits devotes on hour to Wig
orous outdoor exercise he can get mci~
work out of the way in the remaining
working hours than if he should spend
the entire period in his tasks and take
no recreation. While the truth Of this
statement is generally recognized, it is
in all too many cases ignored.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

An Ohio inventor claims TO have g.
cured q product from everyday ski.
milk called omsite, which rolls as t.,
as paper and is even more pliable at
which is not affected in the least h.
the NEST intense heat. The new articl;
certainly has an interesting future be
fore it if the above claims and other
made for it are true
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Many an old orchard which has
come into a rundown and Improbable
condition through neglect may be con
siderably rejuvenated and put Oh i
paying basis by breaking UP the sod az
by a course Of systematic pruning and
spraying operations, with the appli@o-
ton Of sufficient fertilizers to equa.f-c
a depleted soil condition.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Some Of the overzealous promoters OF
beet sugar factory which has lately
been erected in northern Iowa have
had articles published to the effect that
the growing Of beets enriched rather
than impoverished the land. It would
be matter for congratulation If this
statement were only true, but the fact
Of the matter is 1t Is not. 1t is true
that beets do not pull on the fertility
of the soil quite as heavily as &C
onions, wheat or oats, this being due tc
the fact that, like corn, they draw their
sugar content largely from the air and
sunshine. But to assert that they en-
rich the soil, as do clovers, is entirely
erroneous and in the end will be of nc
advantage to the beet raising industry
A man not posted might be induced to
rrow beets because of the above claim
but his own experience with them
would in very short time disprove tie
lain.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

a prominent fruit grower and ap-ie
raiser tells us that he would rather
have the pigs clean up the windfalls
in his orchard than spray his trees If
he wanted to secure fruit free from
blemiSheS.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
Real Estate Sales.
FOR SALE.

The desirable home of the late Mich
olas D. Norris, at Eldersburg, this
county, 3 miles from Sykesville, about
20 Acres of Land fronting on the H..s
Liberty Road, and improvements. - sasEa
All in good condition.
Apply on the premises, or address
N. DORSEY NORRIS,
july 81 tt Roland Park, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

They say that goose will live to b
seventy years old, though just VIII!
this bird should be so long lived it |:
hard to see when the more useful hei
lays and cackles herself out inside oi
four or five years.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

The time honored controversy touch
ing the culinary skill of a fellows
mother and his new wife is largely,
though not always, traceable to the
fact that In the latter case a trihe OF
the edge has been worn off the small
boys appetite.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Those who took the pains to SOW
rape in their cornfelds early in Jul
now have a nice supply Of succule1t
green feed which will be relished b.
their stock we'll into the winter. The
sheep should not be allowed the run
of the rape field when the plants a"p
wet from rain or dew.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

While most vegetable products keei
best in low temperatures, squashcs
pumpkins and cucumbers are an ez-
ception, keeping longer Il the air is
somewhat warmer and drier.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

The old tabby cat is probably one OF
the best mouse exterminators to be
had, and yet many a housewife con-
siders it a HobsoE's choice as betWeel
the cat and the mice.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

In an experiment conducted by the
Michigan experiment station 1t was
found that the growing of cowpeas
added to the soil 139 pounds of nitro
gen per acre, while sofa beans added
112 pounds per acre. In either case the
nitrogen added was worth from 15 tc
20 cents per pound.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Fresh air is one of the most mex
pensive things at ones disposal, ye;
it is worth while remembering that
those who live much in it and breath
much of it are not only the best phys
ical, but moral types that the country
has
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

And at the same time and place, and
on the same terms, /, the undersigned,
as Executor of Franzina Barnes, de-
ceased, will also offer at public sale a
lot or parcel Of ground containing IL
Acres, Roods and 20 Square Perches
of Land, more or less, of which Fran
zina Barnes, late of Carroll county, Nd,
died seized and possessed, which lot or
parcel of ground adjoins the above de-
scribed land, and adjoins the land of Co.
lumbus Barnes and others, and is i'm
proved by Stable 20x36 feet; about 10
Acres is cleared and the remainder in
oak timber
6 Terms of sale same as above.
j. OLIVER WADLOW,
Executor of Franzina Barnes, deceased.
nov12 is
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

While an excellent feed for the mill,
cow, millet is too stiff and rich a fee,
for horses, having much the same ef
feet on them IS does clover, which
exceptionally rich In protein.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

There is none of the root crops whicl,
pull as heavily on the strength of th ;
soil as do onions. This means that un
less the soil on which they are grow!
is new and very rich the land should
be REINFORCED with barnyard manure
or commercial fertilizers after the cro.
has been grown one or two seasons.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Industrial education and labor on the
land carried on logically and intelli-
gently are the two great safeguards
against plutocracy and anarchy.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Spraying work done in the orchard
in an even greater degree than the
fertilizing Of land produces cumula-
tive effect-that is, an application Civ
en- one season produces a beneficial re-
suit covering a period Of several sue
ceeding years.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
EraukIin'sLivery

Having bought the entire Livery out,
fit of Benjamin Dorsey, and lmproveu
Ss same by adding some first,cl:aiss
horses and vehicles, would IKE
sk&-4A~ to serve you when team y.
any kind is wanted. Will board your
horses by the meal, day, week or monui
at n fair price. Give me trial.
JOS. L. FRANKLIN, PROP,
At the Old Thomson Stand,
dec13 If Westminster. MO
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
DUBLIC SALE
= OF
REAL ESTATE.
In Freedom District, Carroll Co., Md.

The undersigned, Executor of Elias
Barnes, late of Carroll county, Md,
deceased, will offer at public sale on the
premises. at l O'Clock p. M, on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9Th, 1908,
tract of land containing 80 ACRES,
more or less, of which the said Elias
Barnes died seized and possessed, sit
uated in Freedom district, Carroll coun-
ty, Md, near Dorsey's Cross Roads,
and adjoins the lands of VIM. Fenwith,
D. M. Shoemaker and others. About
18 of which is cleared and the balance
in timber. This property is improved
with eight-room dwelling, with out
buildings, an orchard of apple and other
fruit; spring near dwelling and running
water thereon, and is convenient to
churches and schools and is in a good
neighborhood.
Terms of Sale. e.-One-t third cash on day
of sale or on the ratification thereof; the
residue in two equal payments, the one
third PAYABLE in six months and the other
payable in IL months from day of sale;
credit payments to be secured by the
bonds or single bills of the purchaser or
purchasers, with sufficient security,
bearing interest from date, or all cash
at the option of the purchaser or pur-
chasers.
j. OLIVER WADLOW, Executor
of Elias Barnes, deceased.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Ine unloaded gun and tie gentle bu!:
are usually the causes of more mis-
chief than the other kind.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
s. M q - y 2 ~

DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN
another day without having arranged
with us to place monument in the last
resting place of your loved ones. Every
day you delay submits you to the un-
spoken reproach of those who note
The UNMARKED GRAVE.
If money matters have interteredl
with your intention to erect memorial
in your plot come and see us. We can
doubtless arrange that matter as satls-
factorily as we can the design and cost
of the stone
JOSEPH L. MATTHIAS,
Successor to John Beaver,
G.. & P. Phone TOR. Westminster, MO.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20


10 ACRES OF LAND,
and is improved with 2 Dwelling Houses. 1t will
be offered in two parcels of acres each. On the
first parcel is a Brick Dwelling =,
House, a good new barn. corn kZ6S-
house, hen house hog house and fss MA f5Sx-srss
other necessary outbuildings in ~ fflsl "a
good condition. Well of good GzEsz53..s7szE .ss:
water, with new iron pump The land is all till
able and in a high state of cultivation. and there
is an abundance of fruit of all kinds.
The otherparcel is improved with log weather
boarded and plastered dwelling house blacksmith
shop and other outbuildings with bored well,
good water, with iron pump. The land is also in
good cultivation and has lot of excellent fruit.
If not sold separately it will be offered whole
and sold to the best advantage.
Terms Of Sale.-One-third cash on the day of
sale, one-third in and one-thrd in II months, on
notes for deferred payments, with approved Sc
curity and bearing interest from day of SALE
Possession given April 1st 1909,
VIM. T. KINNEY.
J. Thos. Roop. Auctioneer nov 13 at
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

Pedros Estella, a Jersey COW owned
by the Missouri experiment station
completed in June last years test, il
which she produced 1922 pounds Of
butter. thus emitting her to the three
year-old butter record for the Jerse?
breed The cost of the feed for this
COW for the twelve months was $50
The receipts from butter sold were
$234.96 and $22.12 realized from the
sale of $3.50 pounds of skimmilk. The
above income was five times as large
as was received from the average Mis-
souri, COW, while the cost of Estella S
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
DUBLIC SALE
Z OF
NICE PROPERTY AT FENBY.

The subscriber will sell at Public Sale his prop
erty at Fenby, on the Westminster and Washing
ton Turnpike. miles from Westminster. adjoining
Friendship Schoolhouse grounds, on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER l, 19OS
at i o'clock p. m. This property contains
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

While the benefits to be derive;
from the growing of clover are quit.
generally recognized, it is worth Will.
now and then to express this benefit In
definite form. In a recent expert
ment conducted by the Michigan agri
cultural station 1t was found that whe,7
oats were sown following mixed
grasses without clover the yield was
thirty-six bushels per acre, while fol
lowing grasses sown with clover the,
gave a yield of forty-six bushels. In ;
like experiment with barley subst
tuted for oats the yields were respc0.
lively thirty-eight and forty-nin bus.
els per acre. A similar experimcni
conducted by the Alabama station
showed that following cowpeas th;
yield Of cotton was increased G9t
pounds per acre.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

The judicious use Of telephone in
the mere matter Of keeping oneself
posted as to the prices of stock and
produce will frequently in the course
of month or less pay for the cost of
the telephone service for the year
Besides this, there is the saving of
time in the matter Of sending word t
neighbors when extra help is needed
while in the case of fire or sickness
the benefit can hardly be estimated
In the larger social aspect the presence
Of phone in the hcme does much to
lessen the monctony and lonesomeness
which might otherwise exist.