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The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A MUFF BED.
Surprise of a Man Who Thought i
Had to Do With Sleep.

surprise or a man VINO InouSnt IL
Had to Do With Sleep.
A man who saw on a sign the words
'muff beds" and imagined that muff
bed must be something to sleep in, a
brother or cousin or other more or
less distant relative of the sleeping
bag, such as explorers carry with
them, found upon inquiry that his i'm
agination had carried him very far
from the truth; that the muff bed is
in fact not a bed at all, but is the
trade name for the inner part of a
muff, the body of the muffin short
the part you put your hands in.
The muff bed consists of a double
walled bag made in cylindrical or 9th.
er shape, according to the style OF
muff, and then stuffed with down, the
quality and quantity of the down de,
pending on the character of the muff.
The making of muff beds is bust.
ness by itself Some of them are sold
to the furriers in the simplest form
just the bed or bag stuffed with down
the furrier putting in the silk or satin
lining when he puts on the fur. 9th
ers are made with the silk or satin in
ner lining attached, to be finished uE
when the fur is put on. There is al
least one concern in New York that
makes a speciality of muff beds and
turns out many thousands of them an
nually.-New York Sun.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
MIR. CROSBY'S WARNING.
People Must Be Patient And Not EX-
pect Great Results at Once.

Chief Engineer Crosby utters
word of warning against the idea
that the proposed new roads Will De
built in day, or a month, or even two
or three years.
Few movements are larger than
this one," says Mr.. Crosby. "Conse-
quent slowness at the start must De
expected, but increased momentum
may be looked for constantly, and
finally the results will be all that can
be desired if people will but be pa
tient and persist along this line.
Massachusetts has been at Work
over 10 years. In the first five years
less than 80 miles of road were built.
To be sure, such conditions were
slightly different Some of the hard
est roads to build were built first, and
precedents and results of experiment
were not as plentiful now and we may
confidently expect for faster progress
with us in Maryland. At the end OF the
tenth year in Massachusetts, how
ever, $50 miles of modern road had
been built by the state, and a more
than equal amount had been COM
pleted by the counties. These county
additions to the state results were
state roads, and were practically as
good, but they never would have been
built, nor could the counties have
known how to build them, had not
the state first furnished the examples
to show the value of proper planning
and work, and during their construc-
ton show how to do the actual work.
The experience has been the same
in every other state; the only differ
ence has been that progress has been
more rapid in the states that have
started since New Jersey and Massa-
chusetts. These states have had the
benefit of the experiments made by
their predecessors. We must not
give the others too much of start,
however. A much longer delay in
getting off would have put us out of
the race. Now we may, however,
hope before many years to be up in
the bunch.
THE residents of the counties in
Maryland in suggesting routes for
state roads should consider questions
broadly. There are, say $4,000 miles
of public roads in Maryland. The ma
cadamizing of all of them is inadvis-
able, even if it were physically or
financially possible. But there are in
each county certain social and busi-
ness centers. The connection of these
centers with each other and the
larger centers of one county with the
larger ones.of another county will be
all that is necessary. In other words,
in building these modern roads
system should be properly planned at
the start, and then adhered to-"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
Wanted a Rebate.

In a rural community in one of the
middle states dwelt a man who made
a VOW in 1856 that he would wear his
hair and beard untrimmed until John
G. Fremont should be elected president
of the United States. He kept that
VOW for forty years, at the end OF
which time he had nearly half bushel
of hair on his head and face. Then
coming to the conclusion, toward which
his mind had been gradually working
for a long time, that General Fremonts
death in the interval had practically
absolved him from his VOW, he decided
to have his hair cut and his beard
shaved off clean. On his next visit tc
the county seat he went to a barber
shop and was soon relieved of the h1r
suite burden he had carried for foul
decades.
GLOW much?" he asked.
'Have to charge you half dollar
for that job," said the barber, looking
at the mass that lay on the floor.
''Half dollarw he gasped. Don't
get anything for the hair?"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

growing and herds of sheep and cattle
feeding where but short time before
the desert stretched as bare and bar
rem as board floor. Under the terms
of the Carey act the fund provided by
the government for the prosecution OF
these irrigation projects is revolving.
that is. the public land is sold. to the
settlers. After the completion of the
irrigation works the sum expended on
the project is returned to the govern
ment by the settlers in ten annual
equal installments. AS fast as it is
paid back the money is devoted to the
completion of other projects, and so
on until all are completed. The water
rights are perpetual and are held with
the title of the land. A commendable
feature about the plan is the fact that
the purchase of land is restricted to
limited number of acres, which tends
to do away with speculation entirely
and encourages the location of bona
fide home seekers. Wherever water
has been turned on in these irrigating
systems the soil has shown remarka-
Bile productivity. The Truckee-Carson
project is but one of several which
promise to transform millions of acres
of bleak and arid lands throughout
the mountain and Pacific slope states
into verita BILE garden spots.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
HAS THE RIGHT IDEA.

One level headed young fellow with
whom we were talking not long since
in reply to a question why he was this
year working less land than last year
said that he had learned something
from the experience of his father, who,
with his wife and all of the children
of an age to help, was always head
over heels in work. Our friend stated
that the hired man problem was a Sc
rious one-not only the getting of any
man at all. but the getting man
whom a fellow cared to keep after he
had hired him. With a quarter section
farm he estimated that he could get
along with the help he could hire by
the day, while if he rented more land
he would have to hire a man for the
whole season and find something for
him to do during that time. Working
the smaller farm, he figured that, while
there would not be so many bushels of
grain to thrash and so much corn to
husk, there would also be less work
and worry and a good deal less to pay
out for expenses of one kind and an
other
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A VALUABLE WOOD LOT.

The United States government has
recently come into possession of very
valuable tract of land, 295 acres of
redwood timber located in Redwood
canyon, near San Francisco, the gift of
a public spirited resident of that local
ity. 1t seems that the gentleman was
without heirs, and, fearing that if his
property were disposed of according to
the usual process of law, this tract of
timber might fall into the hands of
lumber sharks, he made deed of gift
of it to the government. with the I'M
derstanding that it is to be kept intact
under the supervision of the forest
service. This is one of the few plots of
virgin redwood timber in the country,
and the officials of the department are
delighted at having it placed under
their charge
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

AN ISLAND OF QUIET.
Yes Going Downtown In Madeira Is a
Exciting Event.

Yet Going Downtown In Madeira Is an
Exciting Event.
Madeira is populated, yet is one of
the quietest as we'll as one of the most
beautiful places in the world. Al
though the roads are paved with round
beach stones, there is nothing to re-
mind one of the fact, because, as Da-
vid G. Fairchild, agricultural explorer
Of the department Of agriculture, ex-
plains in the National Geographic
Magazine, there are no horses or jolt
ing wheels.
All vehicles in Madeira are on run
ners. If you 60 calling it is in a bull
lock sledge with canopy top and COM
Portable seats. If you move a bank
safe or a steam boiler it Is carried on
''stone boat" or sledge of poles, and
you may have to get forty oxen to pull
it. If you are in villa on the hillside
and want to get downtown you take a
running car and slide down over the
cobblestones.
Two strong men, each holding a
guide rope, pull your car over a bag
Of grease to grease the runners and
then give you running shove and
jump each on runner behind as the
car shoots down at a breakneck pace
over the cobblestones.
The men yell, hens and dogs scam
per, foot passengers cling close to the
wall of the narrow street, the runners
get hot and fill the air with odor of
burning wood as you shoot round sharp
corners, down the busy thoroughfare,
past gorgeous masses Of Towering
creepers which hang over the walls of
the private villas that border your
road
But, oh, the change when you get to
the bottom! You are obliged either to
walk or take CAIRO, drawn by slow
moving bullocks, squeaking and slip
ping over the stones.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
4 PUBLICATIONS. FOR LIQUOR LII
"A CENSES.

The following are the names of the
persons who have applied for Ii
cense to sell spirituous and fermentea
liquors in Carroll County, State OF
Maryland, under the provisions OF an
Act of the General Assembly of Mary
land, passed at January Session, 19VS:
Henry Thiele, in the village of Sykes
vile, Carroll county, Md, opposite
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot.
Elias Mummert, assignment from
Geo F. Rabenstine known as the
Washington House, on the East side
of Main street, in Manchester, Car
roll county.
and unless cause to the contrary be
shown in writing on or before the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1908, the licenses
applied for will be issued, provided the
said applicants comply with the re.
quirements of the Acts of Assembly OF
Maryland, 1908, requisite thereto.
DAVID P. SMELSER,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
County. june 6 2t
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
ReceiverShip Fees.

New York lawyers are aghast. The
best thing going is going away from
them. Gov. Hughes drove through
the New York Legislature bill author
izing the State Superintendent OF
Banking to settle the business OF
failed banks. Under this the Home
Bank, of Brooklyn, has just reopened
after forty-two days of suspension at
a cost OF $666 for the liquidator, moth
ing for lawyers and $119O.SO for other
expenses. The receivers and their
lawyers want 100000 for liquidating
the Knickerbocker Trust Company;
$4,000 each was paid for liquidating
the Borough Bank, of Brooklyn, and
the Williamsburg Trust Company, and
s25,O was demanded for ten days
spent in settling the affairs of the
Oriental Bank Council for receiver
of a big financial institution has been
one of the great prizes of the Bar,
and now deputies of the Superintend-
ent of Banking are going to wind up
failed banks without any help from
lawyers.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
HORSE STANDARDS RAISED.

One very noticeable fact in connec-
ton with the horses of the middle
west. where special pains is taken in
the raising of the heavier types, is the
marked improvement in the character
of the draft horses that are brought in
and offered for sale at the small coun-
try towns. For the past fifteen years
and more thoroughbred sires of very
good general traits have been used and
the character of the horses raised
materially graded up, with the result
that it is today no uncommon thing for
a we'll matched team Of high grade
Shires or Percherons to fetch from $400
to $500,
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
FOR SALE!
A VALUABLE
Howard County Farm.

AS Executor of the late Geo. P. Long,
| offer at private sale the valuable farm
recently occupied by the deceased known
as Pleasant Breeze, located in the 4th
District of Howard county, on the
Woodbine Pike about half mile from
Lisbon and one mile from Woodbine
Station on the B. & O. R. R., in a de-
lightful and healthy neighborhood, with
rural mail delivery, telephone, and near
to schools and churches. The farm
consists of rs ACRES, more or less.
Well watered, good fencing GOOD
HOUSE and necessary outbuildings.
Plenty of fruit, and water at the door of
the house.
Terms to suit.
BELDEN d. PATRICK,
Executor,
may 20 3m Lisbon, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

A beautiful set of teeth is absolutely
essential to pretty smile. Did you
ever notice that people with poor teeth
never laugh? You need not be without
a set of regular natural appearing teeth.
In these days of cheap, but artistic and
scientific dentistry it is your own
fault if you are not possessed of teeth
that beautify your smiles. Visit DR..
Selby's Dental Parlors and learn the
economy of beautiful teeth. Bridge
and Crown Work, Gold, Silver and
Amalgum filling. Full sets of teeth
made. Broken plates repaired and
made good as new. Painless extracting.
Charges always moderate.
DR.. w. J. SELBY,
SO East Main Street,
Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A LONG-LIyED TERRAPlN.
In the Absence of Fish Stories, Ihls
Is Not So Bad.

laurel. DEL, June 7.-While stroll
ing through his peach orchard yester-
day Orion c. Michael renewed ae-
ouaintance with a terrapin which ne
first met in 1876. When boy IN ina.
year Michael carved his initials ano
1876" on the she'll OF a turtle ana
released it. Twenty years after"arG
he again came across the terrapln anu
added 1896 to TIE previous marx
ings and a second time set the reptile
free.
The third meeting took place at a
point not more than 500 feet from the
SPOT where he found it in 1896. HIS
initials and the figures still were leg
ible. Michael added the third date
to his old friends shell and again gave
him his liberty. He is wondering
where the turtle has spent the inter
vening years and when they will meet
again.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
TO KILL NETTlES,

While the common nettle does not
prove a pest in cultivated fields, it is
at times entirely too aggressive in
pasture lot or on the border Of grain
fields or garden. This is due to the
fact that the nettle belongs to the class
Of root stalks-that is, multiplies by
root underground as we'll as by seed.
1t follows that the only way to eradi-
cate the plant is to smother it out or
dig it out OF the ground, root and all.
If the latter method is followed, the
roots should all be taken from the
ground and hung on the fence or dried
and burned
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
LEGAL Advertisements
I'm the Circuit Court for Carroll COun-
i ty, Sitting as Court of Equity.
NO. 44O9 EQUITY.

NO. 44O9 EQUITY.
BENJAMIN F. Grouse, Assignee of Mort
gagee, VS.. Howard w. Cromer,
Mortgagor.
Ordered this 5th day Of June, A. D.,
1908, that the account of the Special
Auditor filed in this cause be finally
ratified and confirmed, unless cause tc
the contrary thereof be shown on OF
before the 22nd day Of June inst; pro-
vided copy of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some newspaper
published in Carroll county.
DAVID P. SMELSER, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
iune 5 2t DAVID P. SMELSER, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters testamentary on the Personal
Estate of
HANNAH SHIPLEY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 22d day of December,
1908; they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
May, 1908. -
JESSE NICODEMUS,
may % at Executor.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
The Actor and the Critic.

One of the near comedians who al
ways affect to be entirely careless OF
newspaper criticism recently struck
from his list of bowling acquaintance
a critic noted for his candor. The
player met the writer and a friend
while crossing a park square and ex
changed a few words of greeting and
as he passed on heard this converse
ton:
''Who was that?''
"Oh, that is L., the actor!"
'He does not look much like an actor
off the stage"
''Still less when he's on the stage,
returned the critic.-Argonaut.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

The productive capacity of certain
types of humanity seems to be on a
par with the virility and fecundity of
certain kinds of weeds. Not being able
to perform a useful mission in life, the
natural instinct of self perpetuation
seems to be allowed full sway.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters of administration on the Personal
Estate of
HENRY F. SHIPLEY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on OF
before the 22d day of December, 1908;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
May, 1908.
ANNIE J. SHIPLEY,
NAV % 4t Administrators.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Since cultivation is given growing
crops not only for the purpose of de-
stroying weeds, but for the stirring OF
the soil so as to facilitate a proper cir
culation of moisture in the soil and
radiation of heat, pains should be
taken to cultivate growing things
whenever possible shortly after heavy
rains, so as to prevent the earth from
baking and thus interfering with the
processes above referred to.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Oftentimes the fact that the butter
comes hard is due to the COW not get
ting the salt she needs. Once a week
is hardly often enough to salt the COW
that is giving a generous flow of milk.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

When the family cow is giving a
good supply of milk she should be
given free access to all the salt she
wants. This will keep her in good con-
dition, satisfying her physical needs
and keeping her capacity to digest and
assimilate the food she eats at maxi
mum.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
HENRY F. SHIPLEY,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county, in Maryland,
letters of Administration on the Personal
Estate of
RACHAEL A. MENCHEY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 10Th day of December, 1908;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 25th day of
May, 1908.
WESLEY SMITH,
NAV 294t Administrator.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

In many cities boards of health have
been passing ordinances requiring that
all cows whose milk is peddled to
customers within the city limits shall
be given the tuberculin test to detect
the presense Of tuberculosis. In some
towns so large per cent of cows are
being found infected with the disease.
with the accompanying decrease of
those whose milk is fit for use that
8 to 10 cents a quart. The populace
will probably demur at this advance in
price. yet most of them would pay it
rather than consume milk laden with
tuberculosis bacilli.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
may 29 a
GPECIAL NOTICE.

Under law passed by the last Legislature, all
Undertakers, and assistants, engaged in the pro-
fession in Frederick County, are required to be
to the State Board of Undertakers before July
1st 1908.
Any person failing to register with the State
Board and obtaining license will be subject to the
penalties of the Act.
The Board has prepared blank forms of applica-
ton, and will mail the same upon request.
By order of the board.
GEORGE w. MOWEN, President.
H. H. HoUSMAN, JR.. Secretary,
may Is st 215 Park Avenue Baltimore, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Contrary to the opinion which may
be at first quite naturally held by some
of the little folks who may now and
then glance at these notes, peanuts,
instead of growing on trees and bushes,
as do most other varieties of nuts.
grow, like potatoes. beneath the sur
face of the ground. When ripe they
are pulled, washed and dried. being
put in large sacks for shipment to the
home grocer, who has to roast them
before the small boy gets them in five
cent sacks.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

The good wife has more grounds for
a kick on an empty wood box or water
pail than the man of the house has on
an empty salt cellar or pepper shaker.
Moreover, it is quite likely to be the
fellow who neglects the wood box who
is most exacting when it comes to the
table service
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
His Weak Point,

The Stage Manager - He can play
drunken parts" better than any man
on the stage. The Business Manager
Yes, but he's too fond Of rehearsing.
Illustrated Bits.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

1nasmuch as the curculio, which
damages plums and apples, does its
work by stinging the immature fruit
rather than by biting it. an ordinary
spray like bordeaux is only partially
effective Such treatment should be
supplemented by jarring and cultiva-
ton of the trees during the months of
July and August.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

A recent report is to the effect that
peanuts are found growing wild
throughout Nigeria and that immense
quantities could be grown for export
AS it is, due to lack of enterprise on the
part Of the people, not enough of the
COOLERS are grown to supply the home
demand for them as food
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

AS showing the way the federal gov
ernment should and often does coop
crate with the several states in the
work of ascertaining the causes Of
plant and animal diseases or holding
in check the ravages Of insect pests it
is matter of interest to note that the
University of Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station has lately entered
into an agreement with the bureau of
entomology Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture to carry on
cooperative work in the matter of
studying the problems relative to the
eradication of the insect and fungous
diseases which affect the cranberry
crop more disastrously each year. An
experiment station has been opened at
Cranmoor, where data will be gather
ed and published in pamphlet form for
the benefit of the cranberry growers
Of Wisconsin and other states
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Cabbage, tomato and young plants of
.pther kinds will be much stockier and
more vigorous if they are transplanted
several times before being set in per-
manent bed, The process of trans
planting seems to develop an excep-
tGonally strong root system, which en-
abIes the plant to make vigorous
growth when it is finally set out
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Fortune brings in some boats tina
are not ed.-Shakespeare.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

Kerosene poured on the top of a bur
dock may kill it. but a better way is to
run spade through the root about
three inches below the surface.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

The large sized tiles which have been
used quite extensively in years past
for culvert purposes throughout many
of the northern states have proved a de-
cided disappointment in that they have
been cracked as a result Of allowing
water to stand in them and freeze. A
substitute which is being used quite
extensively is heavy galvanized iron
piping quite heavily corrugated, which
adds many fold to it's strength. Being
thickly galvanized, it does not rust
readily. while it is so tough and strong
that small quantity of water freezing
in it does not seem to injure it.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

TSE eek Garden" sold by Smith &
~ Reifsnider for cooking, steaming,
smithing and heating.