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The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
CHILDREN's DAY.
Exercises at N. r. Church Of More
Than Usual Interest.

The Children's Day Missionary SER
vice at the Methodist Protestant
Church, this city, last Sunday night,
was one of the most pleasing services
ever held In the church. The order
of service used was compiled by Rev
DIR. It. G. Klein, corresponding secre-
ia of the Foreign Mission Board Of
the Methodist Protestant Church, for
number of years missionary In Ja-
pan, and well known In this city.
After the Introductory service twelve
girls, who had been In waiting in the
yestibule of the church, half of them
clothed In pink and half in white, each
carrying a crescent Of pink or white
roses, and garlanded with roses OF
ths same colors, entered the church,
four in each Of the three aisles, bear
ing above their heads the rose cres-
cents, and advanced TO the pulpit
platform with song, and there with
graceful movement Of the floral cres-
cents gave a beautiful rose drill
The children who took part In the ex-
ercise, In which they were trained By
Mrs. T.. Oliver Grimes. Jr., were
Dorothy Mcdaniel, Elizabeth Lewis.
Emily Zepp, Margaret Gehr, Gertrude
Gehr, Edna Brlghtwell. Anna Derr
Eta Corbin Margaret Herring, Kath-
arine Miller, Irene Eckenrode aud
Ora Turtle.
George Mathef conducted the iirs,
responsive missionary reading Elt-
inge Reifsnider recited The Critics,
ing Seed" the children Of the pri.
mary department Of the Sunday school
sang a beautiful motion song, entitled
In Our Fathers Care" and little Yir.
gninla Waddell recited very sweetly
The Little STANDARD Bearer" DR.. ]
W. Herring, superintendent Of the
school. read greeting from Rev DR.
r. II. Lewis, president OF the General
Conference OF the Methodist Protcst.
| ant Church, A group Of boys sans
THE Boy aud the Bird" and a second
/ responsive reading was conducted By
DR.. Jas. +. Shreeye, Jr During this
exercises the school sang a number
of beautiful selections, and the ser,
vice concluded with the presentation
Of missionary offerings by represen
/ tativos Of the various eiaRses. aa tht
school sang hymn to the tune On
ward, Christian Soldier"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Queer Eclipse o. s.,.

Prof John A, Brashear, of Alleahe-
ny, Pa, In signed statement, gives
notice TO the public that on June IA
next there will be an eclipse OF the
sun unlike any other eclipse within
the knowledge OF man.
In part, Prof. Brashear saws.
The eclipse will be OF very inter-
esting character from the fact that for
few seconds ii will be an annuIar
eclipse, then change to a total eclipse.
then back to an annular eclipse for
the second time. The writer cannot
find record Of such an occurrences M
any history Of astronomy, although wa
have records Of annular eclipseg far
400 years and OF total eclipses for
thousands OF years The ecliDse as 4
partial phase OF greater or lesser mag
nitude will sweep over the North
American continent from the north.
decreasing in size as II passes down
through Canada and the States.
The central line OF totaIify com-
mences southeast OF Tomsk, in Siheri-
an Russia, courses only few miles
south OF the north pole OF the earth.
ana skirts the east coast or Greenland.
where tetality ends near sunset n
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

After the practical experience with
Western Maryland roads which Con-
gresham Weeks will get on his auto
mobile trip To this city. by way dl
Gettysburg. he Is very likely to warm
up to the Lincoln Way" idea as a
fitting memorial TO the great liberator.
Such an historic highway between
the Capitol and the celebrated bat
tlefield would accidentally establish
a favorite automobile route 90 the
South, since Pennsylvania. already
moving for good roads. will before long
take care Of that part OF the journey
between Philadelphia and Gettysburg.
Al least II can be said for the Lincoln
Way project that II lends itself to
preaent-day needs. as well as doing
honor In somewhat original manner
TO one for whom something out OF
the ordinary In the form Of memorials
is distinctly sought---Boston Tran
sript Of May 20. M
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
AdrrrtlsInr The Tnnn.

The Oakland board pf Tradn have
had printed for general diatrabution
sone small slips for enclosing In let
ierS of business man and the public
generally. telling of the advantages OF
our town as summer resort aud OF
the many advantages We offer for To-
cation Of small industries In Oakland.
ThsHe slips may be bad by application
to Samuel Lawfon, Secretary of the
Board nf Trade They are calculated
20 do much for our town In bringing
II 70 the notice OF those IN quest OF a
healthfln summer home or thOae seek
ing CHEAP and desirable locattuns for
small Industries. Get some Of them
and man them TO your distant friends.
Another gentleman. who has locome
enthused with Oakland as a health re-
sort and good location for investment
OF idle capital, has had his stationery
printed with similar matter Cm hiH
envelopes and letter heads. an OF
which ia calculated 10 be of vast kene-
~ 10 our sown.---Garrett Journal
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
TREES AND LIGHTNING.
Open Fleid the Safest Place EIms
and Oaks Most Often hit.

About the most dangerous place TO
seek shelter Ia a thunderstorm w un-
der an oak or elm tree. an waA proved
again by the experience Of n dozen
persons In Prospect Park. Brooklyn.
only a short time ago. This fact has
long been known 10 scientists, but
many persons are killed every year by
lightning because Of the lack or dis
regard OF this knowledge
The total annual loss Of life by
lightning Is not known. for complete
statistics on the subject have never
been kept. A few years ago the
United States Weather Bureau at
tempted s0tnethins of ths kind In A
tentative way It's experts figpred out
the average number Of persons kill
ed by lightning yearly In the United
States AS 3i2, But this was not com
plcte From several states in the
Union the weather bureau received
no reports,
This reports received did show that
Of all that lightning killed only a few
we're struck In the open field. Most
uf the killed and injured, II was
found had sought shelter from thun-
dorgtorms, under trees. In doorways
of barns or near chimneya.
While no record Of the kinds OF
trees most often struck by lightning
has ever been kept In the United
States the Lightning Rod Conference
held In England In 1881 reported that
In the United Kingdom the trees most
often struck we're the elm, oak. ash
and poplar II also said that the
beech. birch and maple we're seldom
touched by lightning
For q period OF eleven years in the
Principally of Lippe- Detmoid exhaus.
/ tive records were kept Of all trees
struck BY lightning These showed
that trees standing near water seem
ed 10 be the most likely to be hit and
gave this table OF comparative dan.
ger; Oaks. 100: eims. "a; pines, 33;
firB. 10. Or trees In general, 81;
beecheE. by far the safest OF all forest
trees. New York Sun.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
NOW FOR BAT AND BALL
THE MUTES TOMORROW and FRED.
ERICE ON WEDNESDAY
4 Game Every Day During EnCamp-
mcnt Week

me home team is fortunate In that
II nad no games scheduled for the
past ten days, as IL has been a period
OF incessant rain. Now that fair
weather Is In sight, interest in base
Dali VIII be quickened, and the fans
viii be all the more eager to witness
contest because OF their enforced
abstinence. A little sunshine win
drive away the gloom produced IN
the long spell OF rain, and the enthrs.
siasts will be hungry for an opnoy-
tnnity to use their lungs.
Tomorrow. Saturday, the Westnin-
ster club will play the Mutes. OF Fred
eflck. Ihls Is strong team, and our
boys VIII have to play 70 win.
wednesday, June 16, we cross bats
again with the Frederick team. This
game is expected to draw a large
crowd because Frederick is out for
revenge for It's defeat on The opening
day, and as our boys are determined
70 repeat the dose they gave them ON
that occasion, II is certain that the
contest Will be exciting.
The Westminster club viii have an
opportunity to iill It's treasury TO over
flowing during the encampment OF the
soldiers in this city. Arrangements
should be made 10 play a game every
day gf the seven days In which the
soldiers will be here. Besides the
1000 soldiers, there will be hundreds
OF visitors each day. and a majority
OF these win be only too glad OF n
chance 10 witness a ball game. There
ought To be no difficulty In getting
| games with frst-class clubs for that
week. The soldiers will undoubtedly
have a number OF good players i'm
their ranks, and games might be ar
ranged with them. As most OF the
residents and visitors will probably
visit the encampment In the after
moons To witness the parades and
maneuvers, the ball games could be
4 played In the morning.
The Frederick baseball team has
lost three OF its best players-Far-
reli' Qulnlan and Chunk Farrell was
released because OF dispute with
the captain, Quinlan quit out OF
sympathy with Farrell, and Chunk
says he was not paid as much as
promised
jenkins, who pitched for westnin-
ster last year. would like TO get back
on the stan
i In i0-innlng game at Mt. Airy last
4 Saturday the home team beat Fred.
erick 4 to 3, The feature of the game
was the batting OF steigewalt.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Orphans Court.

Monday, June THE last will and
testament OF Mandilia Yingling. de-
ceased. admitted to probate and let
ters testamentary thereon was grant
ed to john Yingling who received Or
der to notify creditors.
George T. Mering. administrator d.
b. n. C. l. a. OF William MerIng, de-
ceased, returned inventory OF money,
and settled his first and iinal account.
Joseph p. WelnOsky, executor OF
Barbara E. Welnosky, deceased. set
tied his first and final account
Villianna y. Mehring executrix OF
George A. Mehring, deceased, settled
her first and final account
w. Frank Thomas, guardian OF John
Bennett ward, settled his first and
final account.
Tuesday June S--Joshua w. Her
ing. executor Of William Struth, de-
ceased, returned inventory OF money
and report Of sale OF stocks, and set
tied his first and final account.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
The HYDER FAMILY
INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF ONE OF
THE FIRST SETTLERS OF UNIONTOWN
Homestead Contains Many Relics a
Hundred Years Old
For the Democratic Advocate.

For the Democratic Advocate,
Miss Ella Beaur Uniontown, Nd,
has rosebush In her garden, the orig
lnal slip OF which was planted there
in 1911, (9S years ago) BY Miss Els
grandmother. G. Delaplaine Hyder who
brought 1t from her fathers home
u is the hundred-leaf or Provence
rose, the perfume OF which so nearly
resembles the famous altar Of roses.
John Hyder built the house In which
Miss r. resides Ia 1911 t9s years agoJ.
He was law-writeF In English and
German, this father being from Ans
pHchl also surveyor and postmaster
at Uuiontown, from 1915 TO his death
In 1897. The FIRST Postoffce Record,
still here, says the Office commenced
business November Is. 1918.
There are in the house, parchments
with seal. lft4. course book. 1863 :.
local road maps, made by J. H.. let
ters from Missouri Territory. 1913,
copies. In German. made by j ~ Of
letters he wrote 10 Germany &c
G. Delaplalne Hyder's ancestors
we're Hugucnots, There Is, in tho
{ house, o photo. copy OF the original
oil portrait of Nicholas Deiaplaine. a
dignitary of France. died 1896. aged
( I0f. The traditional history Of the
/ family goes back To the crusaders.
I and the shores of the blue Mediter-
Fauenn and The waters of the Rhouo.
I whore their ancestors had rich pos
( sesni0na in the rhiRalric days OF
France. but lost their estates IN civic
/ aud religious revolutions
a niece OF g. d. Hyder, Miss Della.
4 plalne, married Mr. MeteRIfe. whose
/ mother VAS CSook he owned
the farm. half mile from Union.
town. that Mr. FuruwSit got
4 oi Mr.. Babylon Another niece
I Of &. ID. Hyder. Miss DeIapialne
Naa the tifst wife Of Washington cla.
haugh. His second aife, Miss Evans
was mother of Judge Ciahaugh, oi thu
District Supreme Court A nephew ol
G. - Hydcr, j Deiapiainr. married
Mlaa Charlton. frat eouala Of Frank
Key. Of rStar-apanRled Banner" fame
In the Hydcr house. there IL china
plate 100 years old. also a tall coffee
pot 100. oak beutwood armchair 100.
water color painting made BY a niece
/ of G. ~ Hydar al f.lditr. MOruyiar
School. an Easter egg. 1896. ga years
old elegantly marked IN a fora
design, BY a friend Of the Iam.ly, Al
the Same school Made By the HYdal
family. there Ia n shopping baIf, 1890
embroidered With Hman beads on an,
Tnnalin siRo framed tapestries. 1850.
scrap book. folio 27x1a. 1850. viii
may iine engravinEs There are puf
tieTvH, and window draperses of Ois
shHNls OF silk. and ot Iine wool. &c.
In the Hyder cerDetery lug. Uniwn
town. covered with vlnea. locaiI,
known as ground myrtle. a inxurian
evergreen. there are wen preserves
and symmetrical bna bushes. plang
ed BY @. y. Hyder. 90 years agu:
pyramidal nrbor vitas. 30 years old
? FyThmldal box trees, 20 yeaTK, nj
symmetrical and well preserved With
in few feet of the lot. are twin ccd
arr. IguiDerus YirgiuiaaA, over a
years
Ia the Hydsr house. tinluntown
there are also Iilea Of wsatmlnsts
newspapers. ~ the early dffInA. con
tanning contributions 81 diffaren
rnguibcra Of the family.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Rats Aboard Shin.

The executive officer and his col
leagues were talking of the old say
ing that rats desert sinking ship.
Rats play an important part in a
seaman's life" said one of the off,
GERS. NO submarine would put to
sea without a cage of white mice.
you see, they detect In a minute II
the air is not pure. Noxious gases
mean their death, and when they be-
gin to show signs of exhaustion or
spsams the men know that the oxygen
is being used up or that carbonic acid
is in the air.
You see, II a leakage of any kind
in the mechanism or gasoline tanks
occurs this gas is noticeable to the
mice and 1t can at once be stopped,
but II they wait till the men no-
ticed 1t the crew would be suffocated
before they could get the boat up 70
the air"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
YaccIne PHYSICIANS.

The county commissioners this week
appointed the following vaccine ply
sicians for the several districts OF the
county for the term Of one genr.
No i.---Dr. +. w. Sizes. Tanegtown.
No 2--Dr. Carleton Bates, Frizeli-
burg.
No s.-Dr J. S. Marshall. silver
Run.
No 4.--Dr. r. r. Wells. Gambler.
No. 5.--Dr. ID. u. Sprncher, Sykes
Vile
No s.--Dr J. II. Sherman. Man
chester.
No. 7.-Dr. c. n Foutz. wesenin-
ster
No. s.-Dr. II. F. Richards. Iaamp-
stead.
No. s--Dr. A. T. cronk. raysors-
vile.
No. 1O.-Dr. c. II. Diiier. Detnnr
No. 11.-Dr. G. H. Brown. Sos.
Windsor.
No. 12.-Dr James Watts. Uuton
Bridge.
No. ls-Dr. w. e. Carver. MI. Airy.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
visit Of PouItrymen.

A delegation of chicken fanciera
from Union Mills. Md. stopped over
in Hanover Wednesday. before and
after visiting the Hoke Poultry Yards
at Spring Grove.
The gentlemen are all weIi-known
In Hanover and after driving from
Union Mills to Idttlestown. continued
their Journey by trolley to Hanover
and from this place to Spring Grove.
For some OF them Il was their first
trip over both trolley reads.
The party was composed OF Ira @.
Lawyer, DR. George L. Wetzei, Eph-
rain J. Yingling, Benjamin Kemper,
Edgar G. Yingling, Albert j. Bemiiler,
Luther Mackey and Sterling &. Law
yeF.~-Ianoyer Record.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

Col w. Scott Roberts. veteran
newspaper man and a prominent citi-
zen. died at his home In Centreyille
Tuesday morning OF cirrhosis OF the
liver. after u lingering Illness. aged
n years. He had been IN declining
health for year or more. Early this
year he entered philadelphia hos
pital for treatment and for q time
seemed 70 be greatly improved but
recently d sudden change occurred
death on Tuesday being the result
Colonel Roberts VAS reared on hiH
fathers farm and graduated from the
Maryland Military Academy. at Ok
ford. Talbot eouty, In 1883. In De-
cenber Of that year he went 60 Fred
erick, where he took ~ the study oi
law In the Office OF Joseph N Palmer,
and In 1862 was admitted 10 the bar,
Thinking Westminster offered a better
field for young lawyer. hr came to
this city and began the practice Of
law During his residence IN this
city Cot Roberts edited and published
the Western Maryland Democrat.
which afterward became the Demo
cratic Advocate fie was also captain
of the Smallwood inft, n military com
pany organized before the war. which
wax disarmed when hogtiiitiea began
because of the Southern eympathies
Of It's BIDmbers ln May 1864. he re.
turned 10 his native county. whore he
had since resided. Here he establish.
cd the eentarville Record. and soon
became one of the beNt-known county
editors IN the state lie was a atgouR
and Vigorous writer. and took n pfuffi-
incDl part Ia public affairs. Hs was
fluent and graceful speaker. man
Of genial nature and obliginE dispo.
sition, and had many warm friends IN
every part OF Maryland.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
DIR. @. w. Ward Resigns.

DR.. George w. Ward has resigned
as principal OF the State Normal
School, and his resignation was ac-
cepted yesterday by the State Board
OF Education. Miss Sarah e. Rich
mond who for the last 20 years had
been vice-prlncipal of the school. was
elected principal, being the first wo-
man TO head the institution
Although 1t is said that Dr. Ward
resigned to engage in business, It ia
known that for several years there
has been friction between him and
some members Of the faculty Of the
school, and also that on several oc-
casions he opposed the policies laid
down by the board.
DR.. Ward was forerly a professor
at Western Maryland College. and is
M4i known In this city.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
X. Of p. Decornte Grnres.

The Knights OF Pythias decorated
the graves OF deceased members last
Sunday. Services we're first held in
their rooms In the Davis building, at
which about 60 members we're present
and a number of visitors. The SER
vices were opened with prayer by
Rev G. s. Slagle. after which there
was music by the Westminster Or
chestra and singing by quartet.
After an address by Sir Knight Guy
W. Steele, the members and friends
marched to the cemeteries, one dele
CATION visiting Krider's and the other
going to Westminster Cemetery where
masses OF flowers were placed upon
the graves of former knights.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
BIggs.

The funeral Of Lester BiEga. late
OF iiarriabnrR, was held on TuaadAy.
June 3. NJ HlKgs Chapel near this city
was employed as an aasembler by the
American Union Telephone Company.
As he gaR about 20 begin work Satur-
day morning he dropped his tools and
sank to the iioOr dead Death Has
the result OF heart disease
The pallbeareFs were VIM Bigh,
Abrnm lsister. Carroll Little and
Robert Lease. The flowers that came
with the remains cost SG5. James 81
Stoner. funeral director
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Indian PhiIosonhv.

Quanah Parker, a Comanche chief.
recently visited an Ice plant in an Ok
lahoma town. He was much interest
ed In everything pertaining to the
plant. After he had been shown
throughout the building. he remarked:
White man smart. White man
heap smart White man smarter than
God. God make Ice In winter; white
man make ice III summer
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Bnri.

Mrs. John Lynard. Of Porter'a Sid
ing. Pa. died on Saturday last OF a
complexities, Of diseases, aged 90
years, thnnths and days. She Is
survived w her husband and the fol-
lowing sisters. Mrs. Michael Bril-
hart, hampstead: Mira William
koontz, this city: Mrs. Fletcher Baby
lon, Wakefield. Mrs. Maria Brilliant,
New Windsor: Mrs. Joshua Smith,
this city.
Funeral took place on Tuesday
morning at Meshes church. near Port
ere Siding. Interment Ia the Gene
terry adjoining church.
She was a daughter OF the late
Joseph Hoover. sof Wakefield
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
WEDDING BELLS.
EngIar-Miner.

Saturday, June 8, at noon. d. Roger
Englar, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. David
Englar, Jr.. Of Medford. and Miss
Ethel Miller daughter Of Mr.. l.. v.
Miller. OF Baltimore.
The ceremony was performed at
the brides home, 222 u. 23rd street.
Baltimore, by Rev. d. {. Allison. pas
tor OF st, Michaels and All Angels r.
y. Church. Mr. Englar was attended
by N. J. Harrington, Of New York city.
The bride was given away by her
brother DR.. Thatcher iiiiar. Tnuy
left for trip TO philadelphia and the
north. WIN live In New York city.
where Mr.. Englar Ia engaged In the
practice of law.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Art OF Eating.

Eating Is not merely an enjoyment.
an art that must be acquired by in
telligent patience. The man who at
midGle age has not discovered what
and how much is suitable for him has
not finished his education. Health.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
Taking No chances.

You always speak kindly to your
wife ?" said the prying friend
Always" answered Mr. Meekton.
Il never think OF giving Henrietta a
harsh word"
Because you believe In ruling by
gentleneas 7"
No Because self-preservation is
the firat law OF nature
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

Mrs. Lola Curry, wife of Andrew J
Curry, of Newport News. Va, died al
the residence OF Miss Lou Harbangh
Liberty street, on Saturday evening
OF heart trouble. The remains were
shipped on Monday to Leesburg, Va,
for burial. Services were conducted
by DR.. Warfleld on Sunday evening
f. G. Sharrer, funeral director.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

Sarah Jane Tanner, OF Sandyyille,
died yesterday, aged Sc years. She
was daughter Of the late Jacob
Tanner Funeral services will take
place tomorrow at Sandymount
church, r. G. Sharrer funeral dlTec-
tor,
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

Estimates place the amount Of capt.
tai value Of British Investments In
india at $2.S50 ,O00, 900,
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11

largest Paper in Carroll County, /
0ne-fhird more reading matter
than any other paper.
Oniy Democratic paper in county.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-19
Woman Wireless Operator on the
Pacific.

Mrs. r. Fl. Tucker of Washington is
wireless operator on the Pacific coast.
She is in charge of the United Wire
less instruments aboard the steamship
indianapolis, plying on Puget sound
between Seattle and Tacoma. She is
rather delicate in physique and has
been married only a short time. Her
husband is also a wireless telegraph
operator. There is a wireless romance
connected with her eourtship and mar
Rage, but the little woman is not dis
posed to talk much about that She
u an enthusiast in her work. She Is
also an expert with the Morse and
continental codes, and there is little
going on In the air Of the section
where she lives that she doesn't know
something about. Her husband is in
charge Of the United Wireless station
AZ Tacoma, and that is the city where
they make their home. Mrs. Tucker
makes four trips daily between Seat
ue and Tacoma, spending her nights
u home. She has been in charge Of
several wireless stations on the Pa
cine coast and has always been found
competent to send and transmit aero
Erams as well as to keep the instru-
ments In good working order.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-19
immune From Arrest.

In Washington. in the capital Of the
nation, there, reside 200 men who, with
their households, have absolute immu-
nifty from the laws Of the land. even
though they commit crimes Of the flrst
degree. They may shoot down the
man who Injuries them; they may, IL
they see fit, paint the equestrian statue
Of General Phil Sheridan a vivid pea
greens, yet the hands of Uncle Sam
must be kept from their shoulders, and
woe unto the unterrihed policeman or
other servant Of the law who under
takes to bring them to justice once
they have declared their official con-
nections. These men who are so cloth
ed In immunity are the members Of
the diplomatic corps. and their shield
is international law. It is provided In
the laws OF nations that they must
answer before the tribunals Of their
own countries for the oftenses they
commit here inSWashington. but that
they shall not be tried by any court Of
the United Observation-Disclosures Star.