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The Rice belt journal., 1908-05-08
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He spurred his mare Sa'"Se'', .:nr 40 y
he shock of suHpisc,. and the SUNS 4
hat his neglected word brought h'i'' q
he had forgotten the girl-WlIIIS'oh u
.ljttle girl" with the grave eyeS~l"o
girl who was not 10 but 20 ana more y
the girl who had waited l"F i.,m, ,,'
whom he had sent on her IONS ,,'|, W."
alone, ioyously, as one free OF d o"'H III
that promised to be irksome-Ihc 5"'
who had brought the blood 10 HIS l'~s 60 81
vhon ashamed, he Mad gaiIopeo on u
to the spring-the girl VINO N"u ''o'l ',,o.
her door when mans curious I' ~ ~
had roved that way. How cou1o N0
forget? ..,
The little cayalcadc swept on Will, II
increased speed, following the ,e"u 81
Of the master. Soon the SCUM" ~. y.
enootjng was borne to them dlSll"o"'
throngh the quiet night, b
.1,,,n,. Cod hovs," c4fed LanSford' s
,',.' -, NC ,ours once more. "They
o'SS'''' ~ 49,, n,,r,rigad, Listen. God!
, What y n1ncI,y FIGHT. If they can only
: raM out,"
e '' - rnot ,oomcnt a tiny tongue OF
y o..,', ~ Ioo,ad nm away to the front
Q name 'N',l.>s l,a.,,i,,, ~ the darkness like
o' 5csoop 5cso 7,s.,.., ns&t Now there were two
5 " ,,-''. Dl''o',1 D,an snrcad, lcupcd heaven
,narI ~ mad ravol Laneiords heart
. sank like lead. lie 3t"'''>" rr,,
u. cced!n6 OLt'''''0, vo,,ll thov be
is :, tiroo These claim sh"ot!e9 D"''1
In,a rancr, And the girl, lie oo"o''p
I'd. nt hat she had sustained her S"",0
m lIo' .1,, ,'.' oood faht She had fought
at I;f.o man she must die like u NII''
,,.an1J no the outlaws rcosoninS' no
he h,1fo,ad she would die like d ''.'',
,er, u.ltI, ", .,,,t ,,oo,t Draycly-but something
nd, " 1,.taho1 ,' At his neart-suings with Ino
re- +hn,,rh+ Her big, solemn eyes O','l-1
ces- naok to him now as they had iooNeu !1
10 when she had lifted them " 'l,,, hl
o,ravoIv as he sat his morse 'A''0 ,,.a, W.,
nco' had said she had waited loI ILL., "
re" eho waiting now?
the SHe ""''''0 ,,;o, 70 the new in
, al The boys r@ltleu rbov t kaew no,
cad. petus glorlooSS' 1l;s hordv heart
sked what it meant ''nu n''oitomont t of it, an
thrilled TO Ime eN1.l, ,,o,,t from the mai
tra1 into the DINNER one leaoin7
, Wi1Iistoo's, without dimlnuIloh
NE5 snood Presently, the boss are" IL
\. 1,i+i, suddenness that Woulu Id
--'-1 .,arod havoc with the equilibrium"
TU"l loss seasoned horsemen than cow low, .
#I...l Thov followed with the precision d "
.#U. accord of trained cavalFymen. ~, ~
i"#.l and then could be seen DIacA' 81 81.
n.'.l +or figure patrolling the burning hu' m
..yM.l staad but hugging closely 'ne 90
HbII.l s1irt Of darkness, waiting lo'
s,.s, II, 5aH~od door to open.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
A POETS DIET.
Byron's Strenuous Efforts to Keep
Himself From Getting Fat.

Ryron's Strenuous Efforts to Keep
Himself From Getting Fat.
"You mention Browning's idea that
starvation was the cure for all the Ills
of the fesh-his own, at any rate"
says a correspondent. browning was
not the only poet with peculiar views
on the subject. One Of Byron's chief
fears was that of becoming fat, and to
avoid it he often resorted to extraor-
binary systems of diet. At Athens he
lived mainly on rice and vinegar and
water. Later he confined himself to
six biscuits a day and tea. In 1916 he
had so restricted his diet that he was
obliged to keep down hunger by chew
ing mastic and tobacco. Don Juan
was written on gin and water"
Byron, it has been pointed out, was
one of those foredoomed by their con-
stitutions to fairness in middle life,
whether they eat much or little. and
his victory over nature in this respect
for he succeeded in reducing himself
by these violent methods-has been
quoted as one Of the most remarkable
achievements of the human will, con-
sidering all the circumstances. 1t must
have been bitter to him to see such a
man as Beau Brummel, who ate and
drank freely and took no exercise, re-
tanning without an effort all the ele-
gance of figure that was his greatest
gift. No wonder Byron's was the po-
etry of gloom.-London News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
A Musical Spider.

The extraordinary musical sensitive
ness of spiders has several times been
proved. Every one has heard of Pei
lisson's spider. CONSIDER of the unfor-
tunate prisoner. it persisted because II
listened too closely to the captive's VIC
lin. The jailer saw it and crushed II
brutally. Gretry, the composer. speaks
of a favorite spider which descended
along its thread upon his piano as soon
as he played it. When giving recitals
at Brussels Rubinstein saw a large
spider issue from the floor Of the plat
form and listen to the music. He gave
three concerts at the same hall. an6
on each occasion the spider appeared
Paris Revue.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
POINTING THE BONE.
Queer Superstition of the Native
Blacks of Australia.

Queer Superstition of the Native
Blacks of Australia.
The native blacks of Australia are
stepped in superstition. A black fellow
will on no account go near the spot
where another black has been buried.
He has a deep rooted aversion to one
particular bird-the wagtail-because,
he says. ''him all day talk. talk along
a white Teller, tellum all about black
feller," and no opportunity is lost of
killing these little birds.
Many tribes "bury" their dead by
sticking them up into the forks of
trees and there leaving them till the
flesh has either dropped or been taken.
leaving the bones clean. These bones
are then taken down, the larger ones
buried and the smallest handed round
as keepsakes to those nearly related
to the deceased. Should one black fell
low wish the death of rival or enc
my he points the bone at him. This
means that he takes one of his late re-
lation's bones from his dilly bag and
points it, in the presence of witnesses
at the man he wishes to get rid of, all
the time pouring forth threats and
curses.
Strange as it may seem, the one
pointed at will often languish and
eventually die, perhaps in a month
perhaps in a year. for no sooner is the
bone pointed than he makes up his
mind to die, and there is no saving
him.-London Standard.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Fever and Met Clothes.

General Baden-Powell in his book,
Scouting For Boys" writes of the
dangers that come from wet garments
and of the best way to dry ones
clothes: "You will often get wet
through on service, and you will see
recruits remaining In their wet clothes
until they get dry again. No old
scout would do SO, as that Is the way
to catch fever and get Ill. When you
are wet take the first opportunity of
getting your wet clothes off and dry
ing them, even though you may not
have other clothes to put on. as hap
pened to me many time.
81 have sat naked under wagon
while my one suit Of clothes was dry
ing over a fire. The way to dry clothes
over q fire Is to make one of hot ashes
and then build small beehive shaped
cage of sticks over the fire and hang
your clothes over the cage. and they
will very quickly dry; also in hot
weather 1t is dangerous to sit In your
clothes when they have got wet from
perspiration.
"On the west coast Of Africa l al
ways carried a spare shirt hanging
down my back, with the sleeves tied
around my neck. So soon as halted
1 would take off the wet shirt l was
wearing and put on the dry, which
had been hanging out in the sun on my
back. BY this means never got fever
when almost every one else went down
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19

She waited beside the road until her
orother Joined her on his pony, and to-
gether they headed for the towA It
was long after luncheot hour before
the two returned, and Mrs. Morewood
was pacing the veranda In an agony of
apprehension.
She had no fears for Jack, but she
lamented that at times Jimmie's pony
had shown signs Of wildness, and the
two grooms were already securing the
country, while the mother was promis-
Ing herself that the boy should be at
tended on future rides.
Mr.. Norwood said nothing, but
there was white line about his lips
where they were pressed firmly togeth-
er to hold back the words of apprehen-
sion.
He was afraid for Jacqueline. and
when the children were seen turning
into the drive. followed by groom on
whose usually impressive face there APP
peared broad grin, Norwood gave a
sigh of relief.
Mrs. Norwood shrieked with horror
when they came closer and she was
able to see that Jimmies hair had been
cropped close to his head, while the
velvet suit had been replaced by a
stout corduroy. But as they slipped to
the ground Jack took the boys hand
and led him to his father
Dad" she said simply, here is your
son. am your daughter 1t has been
all wrong until now. I've never had a
sweetheart. and Jimmie's never had q
fight. We've come to the conclusion
that we have both been cheated out Of
what belongs to us, and we've changed
places"
She stopped to kiss her fathers
bearded face and whispered, "And
your daughter loves you more than
ever dad" Morewood clasped her to
his heart, for he understood the trans
formation even while his wife be-
walled her darling's lost curis.
That evening at the Country club
Jacqueline was the sensation Of the
dance as she entered with her hair
loosely waved instead Of tightly knot
ted. In her dress, too, there was sub
tie suggestion of femininity which
caused the men to gasp and tell them
selves that they had never before real
lied what a stunning girl Jacqueline
Morewo was.
you are radiant tonight" murmured
Minturn as he held out his hand for
her dance programme.
"I'm tired of being fathers boy" she
explained. 1--WE changed places with
Jimmie" and as Minturn calmly ap-
propriated three waltzes and returned
the programme she read in his eyes
approval Of the change.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
TIME AT THE POLES.
II Is Practically Any Hour of the Day
You Please.

You Please.
Those who are conversant with the
use of globes know that all the merid-
ians of longitude starting from the
equator converge toward and meet at
the poles. They know, too, that longi-
tude signifies time and that difference
of longitude is difference in time. They
know very well that when it is noon in
London it is about o'clock in the
morning in Boston, and that when it is
noon in San Francisco it is about a
quarter past in the afternoon in New
York
Now, as the meridian of London ex-
tends to the north pole, it necessarily
ensues that when it is noon in the Eng
lish capital it must also be noon at the
north pole. In similar manner when
it is noon at Boston, or in San Francis
co, or at Pekin, or any other place
situated in the northern hemisphere,
it follows that it must also be noon at
the pole, because all the meridians Of
those places unite at the north pole.
Therefore it is noon all day long at the
pole.
Thus there Is an entire absence Of
time at the pole. But it would be just
as correct to say that it is a place
where there is preponderance of
time, for it is practically any time Of
day during the whole twenty-four
hours or. indeed, through the year.
In fact, a resident at the north pole
could make it any time of day he
might choose to select. with the con-
seriousness that it would be the right
time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
HOLDING THE BABY.
Introducing Nice Point In Baby Car
rage Etiquette.


riase Etiquette.
."rhat fellow doesn't know the first
thing about the etiquette Of the baby
carriage" remarked one of a group
of men at Thirty-frst and Main streets.
The comment was made to all in a
general way. One of, the group, the
man with frayed collar and a look of
patient resignation, gazed anxiously at
a couple about to board a car. The
mother was sparring in a desperate
sort of way with one of those baby
carriages which shop statesmen can open
and close in minute and the users in
from five to thirty minutes.
Don't see anything wrong with
that" said the man with the frayed
collar Hes got to hold the baby
even if she does have to wrestle With
the carriage You don't think he ought
to hold the baby and take care Of the
carriage, too, do your
"Well, there's one thing sure" re-
Joined the objector-''the man doesn't
know a thing about baby carriage eti-
quette. What you want to do it this
If the baby weighs more than the car.
rage. it's the mans place to hold the
baby. If the carriage weighs more. he
should hand the baby to his wife,"
"Oh, piffiew interpolated the man
with the big black cigar. You're way
off. What he ought to do is to hand
the baby to his wife and the carriage
to the conductor. kansas City Star.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
rennvson,s Cure For shyness.

It is recorded in 'Tennyson's Life"
that he used to recommend to young
er brother the thought Of the stellar
spaces, swarming with consultations
and traversed by planets at ineffable
distances, as cure for shyness, and a
lady of my acquaintance used to en-
deavor as a girl to stay her failing
heart on the thought Of eternity at such
moments. 1t is all in vain. At the ur-
gent moment one cares very little
about the stellar motions or the dim
vistas Of futurity and very much in
deed about the cut of ones coat and
the glances of ones enemies, and the
doctrines of the church and the pros
poets of ultimate salvation are things
very light in the scales in comparison
with the pressing necessities of the
crisis and the desperate need to appear
wholly unconcerned!-Arthur @. Ben
son in Putnam's and Reader.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
THE MODERN HAT.
Its Serious Defects From the Hysienic
Point of View.

foint or view.
The size, the style and incidentally
the cost of women's hats, says a writer
in the Berliner Umschau, have taken
up so much of the time of the people
who make hats study that they have
not had a moment to devote to the
head covering of the sterner sex. Con-
sidered from the hygienic point of
view, little fault can be found with the
hats of our sisters, although some of
them, when viewed through the glass
of reason, are unthinkable. But mems
hats are faulty from the physicians
point of view, and a wider knowledge
of the defects of the modern hat would
add to the already large army of bare
headed men. In order to demonstrate
which hats should be avoided a per-
fectly healthy man was placed where
the rays of the sun could strike him di-
rectly. He wore while taking the sun
bath various kinds of hats for period
of fifteen minutes each. Every hat con-
tanned in the crown a thermometer.
and these recorded as follows: The one
in the panama hat II degrees, the straw
sailor 81, the silk hat SO, the felt hat
95 and the black hat and yachting cap
80 and 100 degrees respectively.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Tea liable Etiquette.

A hundred years or more ago there
was a quaint tea table etiquette. 1t
was considered a lack Of courtesy to
take much cream or sugar in ones tea.
Etiquette demanded that the tea should
be tasted from the spoon and that the
hostess should then inquire, "Is your
tea agreeableT Modern women would
be shocked by a fashionable lady of
those days who cooled her tea with her
breath, yet Young wrote of a certain
bewildering Lady Betty:
Her two red lips affected zephyrs blow
To cool the Bohea and inf1ame the beau.
While one white finger and thumb con-
spire
To lift the cup and make the world ad-
mira
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
A Terrific Tumble,

Most marvellous of all the stories of
great falls is the account of Charles
Woolcot's terrific tumble from height
of no less than 5000 feet 1t was in
Venezuela, and he was making para
chute descent. The parachute refused
to open till within 100 or 200 feet from
the ground Then it spread out sud-
denly and split. The unfortunate man
crushed both ankles and both knees.
broke his right thigh and hip, dislocat-
ed his spinal column and suffered other
injuries. Yet after year in hospital
he recovered sufficiently to write an
account Of what was probably the most
fearful accident mortal man ever sur
YiYed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Another Kind.

When Johnny Hobbs left his home
up among the New Hampshire hills to
visit his grandmother in Worcester.
Mass, he was cautioned by his mother
that he would find things in the city
strangely different from those at home.
Johnny arrived in the early after
noon, and long before tea time his
grandmother, who lived most simply,
told him to run out to the pantry and
get bowl of milk which she had left
there "for hungry boy"
A moment later she followed him
and, to her amazement, beheld her
grandson bravely at work on bowl
of spearmint tea which she had forget
fully put in the place where she had
told him to find the milk
"Why, child" she cried, Selling the
bowl from poor Johnny. don't you
know this isn't milk?"
IL knew it wasn't like Hillbury
milk" stammered Johnny, with fina
gulp, "but thought maybe it was the
kind folks had in Worcester"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
SAILING Clubs.

The first sailing club was probably
the Cork Harbor Water club, now
known as the Royal Cork Yacht club,
established in the year 172O. The YES
sells were small, and from that period
until early in the nineteenth century
yachting developed but slowly. In
1912 the Cowes Yacht club was found
ed with some fifty-fve yachtsmen.
Since that date yachting associations
have rapidly grown in numbers and
strength all over Europe and America
New York American.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
TaiIor's Advertisement, 1894.

This is to give Notice to all Gentle
men and others. That they may have
good Druggets, Sagathie and Duroy
Suits made we'll and fashionable. for
the first size Men at f3 los. suit and
the larger size at "a. Cloth Serge, COM
monty called by the Name Of German
Serge, suits for "a and "a los. Livery
suits for "a and "a los. Colored and
black Cloth suits for f5 and f5 los. At
the Two Golden Balls in great Hart
street. the upper end of Bow street.
Covent-Ga Also Horsemen's great
Coats to be sold ready made at 2Os.
each. Morning Gowns. Callimanco.
both sides, at 3Os. a piece, blue Cloak
bags ready made at 16s. each. blue
Rockers ready made. Superine black
Cloth at los. per Yard.-Fog's Journal.
1884.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
A Civ and It's Press.

In some respects a modern city re-
sembles a vast commercial house. In
commerce advertisement is the secret
Of success, and the most successful Co
adjutors Of the municipality in the de-
velopment and putting Of capital are
the newspapers. And here Berlin is
lacking. Her press is on hopelessly
low level, impoverished, without enter
prise, under the thumb Of the authori-
ties. In London, New York and Paris
the press has a voice in the running of
the city.-London Outlook.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Smiled Mercury.

Mercury spilled on table or floor is
somewhat hard to collect unless special
precautions are taken. owing to its
tendency to divide into small globules
which roll away at the slightest touch
If wet ring is made around the spilled
mercury by the aid Of wash bottle OF
other similar means, it will be found
that the globules Of mercury cannot
cross the ring. The mercury can then
be collected in a small shovel made
from a piece Of thin card or even an
ordinary envelope.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Enough to Keep Him Waiting

Enough to Keep Him Waiting.
II hate to have my husband find a
horseshoe"
"Why?"
"He always brings it home, nails 1t
up and then waits around for luck to
strike him"
"Weu?"
"And there never was such a mai
for finding horseshoes." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19

Darling" said a young husband,
"what would you do If should die?
Tell mew
"Please don't suggest such thing"
was the reply. "I can't bear the
thought Of stepfather for our little
bOyP'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
R.ee Of Life.

There wouldn't be SO very much fun
in living If there were not hurdle or
two to Jump over in this race Of life.
There always have been obstacles, and
there always will be, and it is of no
use to repine over them.-Manchester
Union.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Extremely Prosperous.

Mrs. Browns your husbands bust
ness growing? Mrs. Smith-Oh, dear,
yes! Why last week his receipts were
so large that he had to have receiver
appointed to take care Of themECleve-
land Leader.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
The Pursuit Of Pleasure.

We smile at the ignorance Of the saw
age who cuts down the tree in order to
reach it's fruits. But the fact is that a
blunder of this description is made by
every person who is overeager and
impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
SoueIched.

Prosperous Young Actor (returning
tired after a matinee and evening per-
Torrance of successful play)-Ah, dear
boys. l really think it's time all good
actors were in bed. Grumpy TRACE
dian Cooking up from his paper)-They
are.-Life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Our Neiuhbors,

Sunday School Teacher-Why did the
Lord command us to love our neigh
bors? Little Lola-Oh, guess 1t was
smother way Of telling us to love our
enemies. - New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
UnseIfsh.

She-George, is that one Of those CT
CARS / gave you on your birthday!
9e-No; I'm saving those for my
friends She-You dear, self sacrific-
ing, unselfish man!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
Expressive.

One morning when little Edna's
mamma came down to breakfast she
was so hoarse she could scarcely
speak.
"Oh, mamma" cried Edna, what a
sore voice you've gotp'-Chicago News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19
The Cruelty of Thouuhtlessness.

Most of the cruelty Of the world is
thoughtless cruelty. Very few people
would Intentionally add to another's
load or make his burden in life heavier
or his path rougher. Most Of the great
heart wounds are inflicted by thought
less thrusts, flung out often in a mo-
ment Of anger, when perhaps we were
too proud to apologize or to try to heal
the grievous wounds we had made.
Can anything be more cruel than to
discourage soul who is struggling to
do the best he can, to throw stumbling
blocks in the path Of those who are
trying to get on in the world against
great odds?
No life Is just the same after you
have once touched It WIN you leave
q ray Of hope or one of despair, fash
Of light or a somber cloud across some
dark life each day? Will you by
thoughtless cruelty deepen the shadow
which hangs over the life, or Will you
by kindness dispel it altogether? No
matter how you feel or what is dis
turbing your peace Of mind, never al
low yourself to send out a discourag-
ing, q cruel or an unkind word or
thought-Success Magazine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19

No man is nobler born than another
unless he is born with better abilities
and more amiable disposition Seneca.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19

When q man borrows trouble, the In
terest eats up the principal.-Kansas
City Star.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-19

No grand doer in this world can be
a copious speaker about his doings.-
Carlyle.