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The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
Where Idleness Is Taught.

With the coming of the apartment hotel
has come problem. Its insidious effect
upon the women who occupy it is alarming.
They become mentally, morally and phys
ically aabby.
The principal reason for the develop
ment Of the apartment hotel is that life,
daily life, everyday life, might be made
easy for the mistress of the home. 1t has
been. In the apartment hotel she has alb
solutely nothing to do, and we all know
who provides mischief for idle hands and
idle minds.
The number of women thus liberated
from the degrading drudgery'' of homely,
plain duties is constantly and steadily in
creasing. The result Of the freedom is a
vast crowd of women overdeveloped as to
hips and busts, who spend their days in
dressing, in speeding at mad pace in mo-
tor cars, in gambling at the bridge table,
or in many other exciting advertisements
which cause false stimulation. Delineator.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
Men Desire Appreciation.

There never yet lived man, dull or
brilliant, failure Or success, who did
not appreciate the fattery of having girl
with him who is giving the crowd the i'm
preston that she is having tip-top time.
1t somehow says to the world that your
partner is most attractive; that you couldn't
be dull when you are with him |
Men, young and old, are childlike in
wanting to be appreciated, says the Delin-
Gator. But, you may say to this, II don't
want these men to think 1 care for them.
They are conceited enough as it tis." Learn
this social lesson in answer to that objec-
ton: 1t is only when you single out one
man to be cordial and nice to that you run
the risk of his thinking that you care for
him. When you are nice to all your
friends alike, believe me, no man is such
goose that he will take your cordiality to
him as meaning anything significant. IF
he does presume, teach him a smart little
lesson in humility, but don't make an en-
emy of him.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
No Wasted Words.

A. J. Ulrich, traffic manager of the
Keystone Telephone Company Of Philadel-
phia. has removed the word ''please'' from
the vocabulary of his exchange girls. They
will hereafter say "Ring off" instead Of
''Please ring off, " "Call again instead
of "Please call again. and SO on.
1.-The word please, - Mr.. Ulrich ex-
planned to reporter, "was used in our
telephone business 9OO,OOO times day.
Allowing half second for its utterance,
that meant daily waste Of 125 hours.
Why shouldn't all those hours be saved
saved for some better use?
"You know" Mr.. Ulrich went on, II
believe in few words. Wasted, superfuous
words mean spoiled effects. What, for
instance, could have been more telling,
more effective, than the note containing not
a single superfuous or wasted word that
man once wrote to his physician :?
This note ran:
"Dear Doctor-I had few words with
my wife last evening. Send me bottle
of lotion"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
THE LAST WITNESS.
He Caused a Commotion in Suit
in Chancery.

1t was suit in chancery, and there was
a great gathering of deceased family,
quarreling, as relatives will, over the divi-
sion of the spoils. The lawyers engaged
chuckled, for the suit seemed likely to be
prolonged and complicated.
There were many lawyers, too, and the
judge marveled at the immensity of the
deceased man $ family as lawyer after law
yer rose in rapid succession, introducing
themselves with the usual formula, "And
I, my lord, am for the nephews Cor nieces
or fifteenth cousin removed, as the case
may beg of the deceased The procession
seemed interminable, but at last it came to
an end. Then a small voice was heard
timidly saying from the back of the court,
''May be allowed to speak, my lord p
There was dead silence as his lordship ad
justed his spectacles and asked rather de-
jectedly, "Who are you p
The answer was, to say the least, unex-
pected. 81 am the deceased, my lord, !"
said the modest voice from the back of the
court. That ended the action.
Quite Unknown to his relatives the de-
ceased had turned up from the wilds of
Rhodesia. Obviously man of humor, he
must have taken delight in watching how
s'the best laid schemes of mice and men
gang aft agley. English Paper.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
DRIVER ANTS.
The Way These Ferocious Little In
sects Defy the Freshets.

There are certain ants that show won.
derful intelligence, and the s'driver ants
not only build boats but launch them, too.
Only these boats are formed of their own
bodies.
They are called "drivers' because of
their ferocity. Nothing can stand before
the attacks of these little creatures. Large
pythons have been killed by them in sin
gle night, while chickens, lizards and other
animals in Western Africa flee from them
in terror. To protect themselves from the
heat they erect arches, under which nu-,
merous armies of them pass in safety.
Sometimes the arch is made of grass and
earth and is gummed together by some
secretion, and again it is formed by the
bodies of the larger ants, which hold them
selves together by their strong nippers
while the workers pass under them.
At certain times of the year .freshets
overflow the country inhabited by the
"drivers, and it is then that these ants
go to sea. The rain comes suddenly, and
the walls of their houses are broken in by
the flood; but instead of coming to the sur
face in scattered hundreds and being swept
on to destruction, out Of the ruins rises a
black ball that rides safely on the water
and drifts away.
At the first warning of danger the little
creatures run together and form solid
body of ants, the weaker in the center.
Often this ball is larger than common
cricket ball, and in this way they float
about until they lodge against some tree,
upon the branches of which they are soon
safe and sound. Pearson Weekly.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
Improving the Breed.

Shortly after new administration took
hold of well known Southern railroad
number of claims were preferred against
the company on account of horses and
cattle being killed along the line in Ken
lucky. To make matters worse, it appear
ed that every animal killed, however worth
less it may have been before the accident,
invariably figured in the claims subsequent
ly presented as being of the best blood in
Kentucky. One day in conversation with
one of the roads attorneys the president
became very much excited in referring to
the situation. "Do you know" he ex7
claimed, bringing down his fist on the desk
by way of emphasis, 81 have reached
the conclusion that nothing in Kentucky
SO improves live stock as crossing it with a
locomotive -
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
A BARGAIN OF LOVE
BY AUSTIN MAITLAND


"What do you think you will gain if he
does not come ?" she asked.
GAN the happiness in life, he ans
wered.
care you sure that you are thinking
only of me p
''No-nearly all for myself You will
think of yourself when you give me your
answer
'tThen I will consent, she said, Hand"
she placed her hand in his-sI hope
that he will not come r.
1t was 20 minutes to IL, and she felt
her heart beating with each stroke of the
clock that stood in the hail. He had not
come yet, and all her newly found love
was yearning that he might not come at
al, or be late in coming.
She Kas sitting in thessam alesze, aba.
with another partner, whose conversation
she could barely pay attention to. And
then in one moment all life seemed sus-
pended in her body-a. cold chill pene-
trated her very bones. The bell at the
front door had pealed across the music
that was throbbing in the ballroom. 1t
could be no one but he at such an hour.
She watched the door narrowly, in the
fear Of anxiety, as the butler went to open
it. There was a rush of cold air, and she
shivered-partly it seemed with anticipa-
ton.
Then she turned away as figure that
she dared not look at came into the warmth
of the hall.
"Aren't you well p her partner asked,
and almost before she could answer him
she heard her fathers voice speaking and
she turned her face away.
"Tll 60 and get you some tea," her
partner said anxiously, and before she
could tell him not to mind about it he had
left her. Still she did not look round
until she heard her father say as he reach
ed the alcove and stood outside the curtain,
"God bless you, my boy And then
the shadow of familiar figure fell on her
eyes.
1t was Cyril Foster.
"Then it wasn't he p she cried, a new
happiness in her voice.
eyes, it was," he said, ''but he knew
that under another name only could he
hope to make you love him. Let's call
the bargain settled.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
FEAR OF THE FOREST.
The Feeling That Comes When One
Finds Himself Lost

One must be independent to enjoy the
vast freedom of the woods, mighty and
protecting, yet unfettering, gathering myr-
lads of living things in safety within their
shelter. 1t is wonderful experience
and familiarity cannot lessen the wonder of
ito choose some unfrequented trail that
the forest has half reclaimed and follow it
for time, then suddenly to stop and listen.
The underbrush, the trees, the broken
thread of path, which had seemed only to
echo our footsteps and frame human form,
now in our silence give forth all the voices
of the woods, elusive, intermittent, but
alive-life everywhere, whispering warning
Of an interloper who may have come for
evil or for good, and one feels without see
ing myriad eyes upon him.
Have you ever been afraid in the woods
Not that mysterious awe of the first twi-
lights that all know who have camped,
when the silence is absolute, when shad-
ows have swallowed up the distance and
the light has almost faded from the sky,
when one feels dimly the vast, latent power
of nature around him with which some
time or other he must struggle and conquer
or be crushed. This fear of the forest was
different. 1 was alone and lost. I had
taken false trail at some unblazed turn
and of sudden realized the truth. For a
long moment I could think of nothing, see
nothing, hear nothing. only be conscious of
the fact of my utter helplessness. I felt
the heart-deadening panic Of the trapped
animal, wanting to run against my barriers
on every side. Only moment, I say, and
then my reason was alert to solve the prob
lem of return. But the mental experience
left vivid impression, and can under
stand the despair of the really lost, wan
dering aimlessly in endless circles. es.-Outing
Magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
What Troubled Him.

A well-known Albanian has wife with
a sharp tongue, according to the Georgian.
Jones had come home about Q in the
morning rather the worse off for few
highballs. As soon as he opened the doc,
his wife, who was waiting for him in the
accustomed place at the top of the stairs.
where she could watch his uncertain as.
cent, started upbraiding him for his con-
duct.
Jones went to bed, and when be was
almost asleep could hear her still scoldinp
him numerically. He dropped off ia
sleep and awoke after couple of hours,
only to hear his wife remark
II hope all the women don't have "a
put up With such conduct as this. ("
Annie, said Jones, are you talking
again or yet e
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
Novel Medicine Chest.

When sickness occurs in the country it
means, unless medicines are in the house.
that doctor must be sent for, and in many
cases it will be hours before he can arrive.
Every woman should have small chest.
provided with at least 10 to rs cents
worth of the following medicines, which
often will relieve and cure what might other
wise necessitate doctors visit Sirup of
ipecac, castor oil, bicarbonate of soda, sweet
spirits of inter, arnica, witchhazel, sweet
oil, olive oil, icorice compound, camphor,
vaseline, paregoric, mustard, small roll of
antiseptic cotton.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters testament
tary on the Personal Estate of
TOBIAS H. ECKENRODE,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri-
1908; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
January, 1908.
JOHN II. DIFFENDAL,
janl7 1t Executor
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31

P. S.-Notice is also given that the stated
meeting of the present Board will be held at
81 o'clock. p. M. on the same day, at which
time a full report of the operations of the
company for the past year will be given to the
lotholders. JOHN j. REESE,
Jan II 3t Secretary.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
FrankIin's Livery

Having bought the entire Livery outfit of
Benjamin Dorsey, and improved same by
N adding some first class horses and
e. vehicles, would like to serve you
A0Gwheu team of any kind is wanted.
Will board your horses by the meal, day,
week or month at fair price. Give me a
trial. JOS. l.. FRANKLIN, PRoP.,
At the Old Thomson Stand.
dec13 If Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
A Good Answer.

In public school examination an eccen-
fric examiner demanded sWhat views
would King Alfred take of universal suf-
frage and printed books if he were living
now?' The ingenious pupil wrote in an
swer, IF King Alfred were alive he would
be too old to take any interest in nanv.
thing. London Telegraph.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
4 NNUAL ELECTION.
Office Westminster Cemetery Company,

Office Westminster Cemetery Company,
Westminster. Md, January II, 1908. !
Notice is hereby given to the Lotholders of
the Westminster Cemetery Company, that the
annual election for a President and Board of
Six Managers of said Company, to serve for
the ensuing year, will be held at the First
National Bank of Westminster, on TUES
DAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1908,
between the hours of and o'clock
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
TO CREDITORS.

IN
This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters tesla
mentary on the Personal Estate of
EMANUEL ZEPP,
late of Carroll county, deceased. III persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber, on or before the 18th day of August,
1908; they may otherwise by law be ex.
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 18th day of
January, 1908.
NELSON ZEPP,
DANIEL ZEPP,
ian17 At Executors.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-01-31
TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland. letters of admin
istration on the Personal Estate of
MARIAH T. HARTSOCK,
late of Carroll county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri-
ber, on or before the 24th day of August, 1908;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this Goth day of
SAVILLA C. SELLMAN,
janM 4t Administrators.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court of Carroll
county, in Maryland, letters of administration
on the Personal Estate of
JOHN 81. BITTLE,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated. to the subscrib.
er. on or before the oath day of August,
1908; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
January. 1908.
MARY E. BITTLE.
ian24 At Administrative.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17
THE "HEREDITY" HUMBUG

Two eminent Dutch scientists, with the cooperation of
more than 5000 Dutch physicians have been making a
statistical study of heredty and have just published their
report in which they declare that while mental and pys
cal qualities are largely Inherited generally from the
father the moral tendencies not communicated at ALL
They find little transmission of nervous troubles any
other diseases
More alurng lies and selfdefusions have been hung
that heredity'' than any other perhaps in
all the lexicon of specous soplisry
Heredity easy way of accounting for wrong ten
denotes that appeals rressby to certain classes of
scenfc experts does to criminals drunkards and
loafers.
Quacks gain repue for profundty by holding forth
'the laws of heredity they mysterious ukases
issued from behind natures veil, which few under
stand and none resist
Nneenths of it ALL according to the Dutch DOCTORS is
mere tommyrot
Every man, if he be at ALL is master Of his own
conduct Yes; he master too of his own thought pu-
poses ideals and everything of high Importance in the
makeup Of his character and the control of his life.
10 one OF Americas greatest actors transmitted by
his father double tendency for the stage and the
other for the bottle. The cultivated the first and
pressed the second, and achieved worldwide fame Ac-
cordng to the commonly accepted notions concerning
heredy he should have reversed the order and gone
the gutter.
The who gets ahead in life is usually content to
take the credit to himself
But the who goes to the devil always accuses
body else of having CREASED the way.
This not denying that there force in heredty
and more in early environment and training, but it is
force that except in instances may be
rightly directed.
And out of inherited faults often bloom great virtues
The belief that you have weak spot is to especially
guard yourself therea that the with the right
stuff in him will obey.
There is nothing in the world that is tyrannical
yet more tractabe, than the human will.
Your will is either your best friend your worst
enemy By cultivation you make it whichever you
choose.
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THE THIRD DEGREE
Copyright, 1905, by G.. w. Dillingham;
BY CHARLES ROSS JACKSON

filled with lilies and dark water
growths.
Cakes staggered occasionally
but Jane and Hallen seized and
steadied him. Beware! Don't
step too near the bank" cried
Jane. that yellow sand is treach
erous."
The pond narrowed. and the
wooded land became sparse. The
three saw ahead the green blue
waters of Billion sea. and heard
the splashing Of the heavy ripples
as they came, foam-crested, on tc
the beautiful beach.
There! Look" Jane pointed as
she spoke. Mirandon was just en-
tering the skiff which had been
drawn up on the beach and which
he had evidently launched. He
was taking his seat to row across
the pond, or rather the sea, as was
its name-to row the mile and a
half to the dense woods beyond, tc
the sandy, pine country to the
south and to-freedcm.
A cracking roar and Hallen's
weapon spoken quick, instan
taneous staccatO. The bullet
crashed near the hand of the Grim
inal, and with a cry of bafled rage
Mirandon saw that the oar was
splintered and useless, for the wea
pou that Hallen carried wasa heavy
service revolver and had done Its
duty well.
The boat. no longer under con.
tyol, swung slowly around in the
wind and grounded. The criminal!
seeing his desperate strait, fired
his last shot at the figure of Cakes
as it advanced rapidly toward him
The shot seemed to be without eff
feet. however. and Mirandcu
jumped, wading to land.
Cakes closed in on him. With one
useless arm dangling at his side
his other wound tightly around Mi
randon's neck, the two fell to the
sands in deadly but unequal en-
brace.
Suddenly Mirandon arose. There
was a knife in his hand; but al
this moment Hallen, with a cry o.
fury. WAS upon him. The two mer
struggled as only two such Hercu
lean fellows could-first to thf
right. then to the left, then dowr
to the waters edge In a furious
awe-inspiring fight for life.
Hallen. the smaller man by far
was, however. . worthy match fol
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the great criminal-but for only a
moment was the fight allowed to
progress so evenly. AS Hallen
| brought his revolver-still grasped
in his hand--heavily against the
neck of Mirandon the latter stag
gered away, then recovering, he
wheeled suddenly, and raising his
knife, started to swing it down into
the breast of his enemy.
But Cakes, evidently wounded
again, had dragged himself to his
revolver, which he had been forced
to drop in the struggle. AS the
criminal swept his arm down for
the blow that meant death to Hal
len, a shot rang out, and the uplift'
ed hand, shattered and limp, re-
leased the knife, which fell gleam'
Ing to the sands.
There was a shrek from Jane, a
hubbub of voices, and next moment
Troop and Chief Thomas, the dis
| trict attorney and others, appeared
running toward the lighting trio
With a lunge forward Hallen closed
in again; but the voice of Cakes
rang forth calm, supreme:
"He Is wounded. Don't kill-cap
ture alive"
The crimina, ducked, darted past
Hallen's awful. lunging rush and
seeing escape impossible in one di
rection, turned and ran along the
beach to where an arm of the lily
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17
A Sermon
on Canning

The Modern Gamer is the
Housewife-The time has
gone by when one has to de-
pend on the canned goods
that are bought from the
groceryman; they are good
and thoroughly sanitary but
when home grown eatables
can be canned at home the
average housewife will prefer
these goods. BY using the
Economy Fruit Jar all this is
possible. Any article that
you want on your table the
year round can be made
available, so why not have
your fresh vegetables and
your delicious fruit put up so
that when the winter comes
you can enjoy the luxuries of
the summer, and too, if you
put up your roast turkey,
venison and game of all kind
In the winter you can have
them to eat in the summer.
BY using Economy Jars every
housekeeper is her own can
ner and being so she is as
sured of clean, wholesome
food and luxuries and also a
great saving to the pocket
book.
You can buy Fruit Jars at
these prices:
Pint size, a dozen. -. $500
Quart size, a dozen. 80. .$1.35
2 quart size, dozen. .$1.65
On sale in the Crockery
Department on the 4th floor.
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Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing

suits $3.50;
free; quick Ladies
method Suits made order All
Tailoring 12 Washington
ST, Spokane Bldg.
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CHAPTER VIII
(COntinued)

Looking around, the two recog-
nized the giant Hallen, with Troop
and Roger.
up the HILL" was the answer.
Cakes, leaving Roger kneeling by
the side of Theodore, darted on
ahead OF Hallen in the direction in
dicated. He turned at the top and
pointing along the path questioned
sharply, Where does 1t go?"
Roger turned to his sister for an
swer. She, alone Of all, knew these
woods. by heart.
Awakening to the importance of
the moment, she sprang up and
waving her hand to Cakes, cried:
ITO the beach al Billion sea. He
is trying to reach an old boat
there; he is trying to row across;
its the only way"
Then she dropped to her knees,
and seeing the moving eyelids of
her lover, realized that life was
returning.
Selling Roger by the hand, she
fairly shouted. stay here with
him, brother-stay. must go.
They do not know the way" and
kissing the face of Theodore, she
arose and her clear voice carried
far ahead to Cakes, who was dash
ing into the woods.
Stop. wait for me-the road is
dangerous-the marsh"
The two men advanced ahead
OF her, tramping the leaves and
pushing aside the boughs in haste,
making way for her as she indi-
Gated the way Here and there
they cav evidences of the passage
of Mirandon; broken twigs, leaves
crushed or the ground-and up
turned earth--evidence of a
heavy tread. Through it all the
two men kept tense outlook,
their weapons held firmly in hand.
their bearing cautious. The face
of Cakes was stern with the
strength Of great, overwhelming
desire. but once In awhile Hallen
saw his chief vince, as his wound
ed arm crashed against a bough,
or was Jared by the pace they
were going. and he wondered at
the endurance, the relentless. IN
hesitating courage of the man.
Jane guided them along The
woods were on one side Of tho
path, shallow pool on the otAer,