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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

Circular No. 21, United States de.
partment of agriculture, states that
one Of the reforms needed IN rural life
Is the Improvement Of country schools.
or. rather, the establishing OF real
schools for the country. Many leading
educators believe that the country
school has yet to be conceived and es-
tablished. II has been said with great
force that 1.-THE existing country schools
are but poorly equipped city schools
located IN the country"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, Nj ut Is with pleasure
that / add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce Others to avail themselves Of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

Not much in the way Of egg produc-
ton can be expected from the hens
which stand on one foot most MI day
and at night load their crops up on a
big feed Of corn. They VIII do best n
they nre made to scratch for all the
grain they get. with plenty OF milk
and now and then a hot mash Of 20.
tntoeE, onions and meat scraps as
sort OF change. A feed OF parebed
corn Is all right for the hens 10 go TO
roost on. but II should be fed some
what sparingly.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

The national horticultural congress
held in Council Bluffs, Ia, the middle
Of December and held In an audito-
rum which the eBierpFising citizens
OF that plncc had taken special pains
10 complete for the occasion was a
rare treat 10 all visitors who were IN.
,erested In any phase Of horticulture.
Tho exhibits Of fruits, vegetables and
nuts and products derived fresn them
both In variety md quality were
among the finest which t.zve ever
been shown IN the history Of Amer
lean horticulture. Especially striking
were the exhibits Of apples from
Washington. Oregon. Idaho. Michigan.
New York and Iowa and the fruit md
nut exhibit OF Maryland In quarters
adjoining the horticultural han were
displayed machinery and tools espe.
ciaIly suited to the cultivation Of or
eharis and tho care Of trees, as well
as many types OF spraying machinery
In practical operation. Another In.
structive feature consisted of lectures
by experts on variety OF subjects
pertaining 10 horticulture. pians are
already being laid for next years
meeting. which Is 10 be held IN tha
same place ana at about the same
time OF year.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22
EpWARD A. HARRIs.

late Of Carroll county. deceased. Al
persons having claims against The de-
ceased are hereby warned 10 exhibit the
sanne, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, 10 the subscriber, d, OF
before the 18th day Of August, 1909;
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
January, 1909.
EDWARD REYNOLDS.
Jan rs Il Executor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

The directors OF many country
school might perform n real service for
the boys and girls In the district II
they would next spring take It upon
themselves to set out a few native
shade trees In the school yard, and pos.
Bibly two or three ornamental shrubs
like the SNOWFALL, syringa or lilac. II
the school yard is fat as q pancake
and bleak as a desert and the interior
Of the school building presents none
too attractive an appearance, 1t is not
to be wondered at IL the youngsters Of
the locality have no particular banker
Ing for school and why. II much the
same conditions prevail at home, they
light out for the big cities as soon as
they can. II viii take little time, a
little pains and possible little money
to make some OF the improvements
suggested. but the boys and girls nre
worth It II they are worth anything at
all. and we are firmly Of the opinion
that they are, Tf the directors hem
and haw at this the teacher and the
older boys might take 1t In hand.
We noted an appropriate instance Of
agricultural prosperity the other day
IN a trip through the COUNTRY. The
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

The neglected orchard, uncultivated,
unpruned and for convenience allowed
to serve as calf pasture or hog lot.
is about as Improbable tract Of land
as Is TO be found on the whole farm.
II its condition Is as described. It
would be more profitable to grub out
the trees, pillow up the grass and de-
vote the tract to the growing of some
other crop.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

Bulletin No. 1876 Of the Ohio expert.
ment station takes mp a discussion Of
the interesting ns well as practical
question Of the relative salue OF corn
and oats Ms feed for work horses.
While the general impression among
farmers aud hoFsemen Is TINT oats arc
distinctly superior TO corn as an ex-
elusive ration. Il was found in tho
course Of feeding experiments covering
n period Of forty-elght weeks that the
corn fed horses endured hard work In
hot weather without discomfort. and
neither were they lazy nor sluggish.
Neither did the oat fed horses show
increased spirit or endurance. During
the test the ronghaHc was mixed tim.
othy and clover Where both feeds
are al hand mixed ration Of oats
and corn Is recommended ms the hest
md most satisfactory ration.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

There is no ration which can be fed
to stock which has been found to pro-
duce a pound Of gain n flesh 80 quick
ly and cheaply as corn and alfalfa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

A number OF the boys and girls who
may be readers Of these notes and
who may have been led to suppose
from remarks OF their elders that the
school system and teaching Of an early
day were superior TO those Of the pres.
ent will be interested In q test which
was recently made with pupils of the
Springfield (Mass) schools. A set Of
spelling and arithmetic examination
papers which were prepared for pu-
pills OF the schools I'm 1s40 were given
to class Of ninth grade pupils In
1905, In spelling 40.G per cent OF tho
early day pupils spelled the list cor.
rectly. while in 1906 51.2 per cent did
so. In the arithmetic examination
1914 Of the former class OF pupils
solved the problems correctly. while
with the latter pupils ESQ per cent
succeeded IN doing so.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

This Is to give notice that the sub.
acribcr has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, In Maryland,
letters testamentary on the Personal
Estate of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

We have 10 mind iRdy fPlend who
must have solved the philosophy Of n
happy. helpful life. for. though phys.
ical lniirmlty confines her closely 20
hcr home. deprIving her Of much Of
the sunshine. freedom mud enjoyment
OF those well and strong. yet . giaprc
at her face or n word from her IL
always a source of Encouragement.
good cheer and inspiration. There
radlates from her life. though seem.
inEly limited and circunscritesi. sun.
shine and spirit o. content t4at put
20 shame scores who come within the
sphere ~ her influence. making her
life most useful and the service she
renders most wholesome and helpful
She h one Of great company OF shut.
ins who. Instead Of allowing decrcpi.
tude or disease 20 dwarf and blight
the graces Of sweet character. have
by care and patience developed them
until they deserve the name Of true
benofactors Of their fellow women.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

II would he well worth while for
every farmer who plans to do thing
to write the Minnesota experiment sta
ton for bulletin No. 10, recently Is.
sued, In which hundred pages are de-
voted TO an exhaustive and practical
discussion OF the subject OF thing, In
Guiding among other things analysis Of
soils. open ditch construction. cost OF
tile and hauling and distributing Of II
and trenchIng by hand or machinery.
OF course tillng under conditions ex-
listing IN Minnesota Is given special
attention. but many general principles
are stated and conclusions drawn
which would be valuable I'm any sec
ton Of the country. Residents of the
state may secure the bulletin In ques-
tion by writing to the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station at st. Paul. while
residents OF other states would doubt
less be able to secure 1t by sending o
small amount in stamps to cover cost
OF printing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

owner OF nicely located rarm nan
evidently worked hard and succeeded
well. Evidence Of the prosperity
which had attended the efforts Of him
self and his good wife were noticeable
In a new, big red barn, fresh painted,
for the comfortable and proper hous-
Ing Of the live stock, while in an at
tractive location near by. surrounded
by a grove Of trees, n new house, com.
modious and well arranged. was In the
course Of erection. This was as 1t
should be- Too often farm improve
ments stop with the barn aud hogpens,
the cramped and ineonvcnient house Of
early days continuing In use for years
after 1t should huvc been torn down
and replaced by something better.
An Arkansas man Is certainly en-
titled to the blue ribbon, a belt or
medal or something OF the kind for
having hit upon n most effective meth.
cd Of keeping his wife from going
through his pockets at night after be
Ind gone 10 sleep. Suspecting that
she had been up TO this questionable
practice, he caught good sized bull
frog, which he concealed In ons OF his
trousers pockets. Along IN the night
he was reused from his slumbers by
an unenrthly scream, which froze his
blood and cAEsed his baIr to rise. Ills
spouse had got hands on the cold. wet
frog instead Of the coveted coin. with
out stopping to make further toilet
she rushed from the house Into the big
woods, and II was only with greatest
difficulty that she could be persuaded
TO return.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22

DEACH Bottom and Bangor Slate
a kept in stock by Smith & Reifsni-
der.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30

Experimental ammunition has
been made by the ordnance depart
men. OF the army for tests at Wash
ingtOE, d. o.. with q view To
ascertaining IL 1t Is advisable to
adopt a heavier projectile for the
musket. The ammunition has been
sent to the Springfield arm0ry and
the school of musketry for the filings.
The present bullet weighs $50 grains.
The experimental ammunition in
cludes bullets weighing $50 grains,
ITO grains, $50 grains and 100 grains.
1t is appreciated t..at the heavier
bullets will be subject to less devia-
tiOn on account Of wind influences.
On the other hand, with the present
powder charge, which gives pressure
OF 52,0 pounds per square inch, the
heavier the bullet the greater will be
the arc OF fight. The lighter bullet.
therefore, has flatter trajectory and
a greater danger area. II the weight
Of the bullet is changed great
amount of work will be involved in
readJusting gun sights and comput ting
new range tables.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
cNnSerNAtaOn

The First National III, =,
congress OF the United States ".
held 10 the Auditorium of the A.Yf
P exposition, Seattle, Wash, Angus,
26, q and %, 1909. Arrangements
for the congress are being perfected
under the auspices Of the Washing
ton conservation association, an or
ganizatl0n comprising several hun
dred prominent citizens of the state
II promises to be the greatest gather
ing of cOnservationists since the
famous White House conference of
governors. at Washington, D. c.,
when former President Theodore
Roosevelt launched the campaign for
conserving and utilizing the natural
resources of our country.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
Compulsory Attendance.

Moscow Post:-Parents of children
between the ages of 8 and Is are re-
minded OF the provisions OF the new
state school law which compels at
tendance during the entire year was
not enforced and there was provision
making exceptions Ia the case Of
children residing over three miles
from the nearest schoolhouse. This
provision no longer exists.
The new law came into effect last
month. 1t raises the age limit from
IA to IS, excepting that over "A years
child need not attend school Wht
has completed the eighth grade OF
may be eligible to enter high school
whose help is necessary for the child''
or its parents support" or in cases
where it is shown that 1t is for tn
best interests of the child to be re-
lieyed from the rule,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
Idaho Building Criticised.

Lewiston Teller: "The Idaho
building at the Seattle fair was closed
last Sunday, and for two hours a
stream of people endeavored to gain
admlttance to the building. All
other state buildings were open to
the public Oh that day, but the Idaho
building remained closed" said a
prominent business man OF Lewiston
'Iuly 2l on his return from the Seattle
Npositiou.
''There Is something certainly
wrong with the management of the
, Idaho interests at the exposition, he
tsaid, "and it is a shame and disgrace
3 the state the way the affairs are
1ing conducted. l felt so disgusted
3ter waiting for two hours to gain
ymittance to the building that ]
Ehld hardly restrain my feelings ia
WI matter. 1t must be embarrassing
A many lQanO VlSlCOrS VINO 20 TO the
osition and find such fiat fzzle
Vthe Idaho section.
.}Such complaints as these coming
~ the actual residents of the state
=. haho are sufficient to Justify ar
s.estigatlon into the management
the Idaho exhibit at the fair an(
1termine where the blame lies. A
ymber Of Lewiston people who hav'
vt returned from the exposition re
~ the same conditions, and 1t l.
y probable that Idaho will receive
1re notoriety for what IL has no
4 Jan publicity for what it has.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
RESERVATION INFORMATION
Will Draw Out Envelopes at the
Rate of 100 a Day.

| s~ - ~SV - ANys
Three important questions in
volved in the reservation land
drawings are answered in the fol-
lowing information:
Notices Of time and place Of
making entry will be mailed to the
successful persons. If any person
becomes satisfied at any time that
ne will not make entry under the
number assigned to him he should
at once inform the register and re-
ceiver of the land Office Of that
fact. If any person who has been
assigned number emitting him
to make entry fails to appear when
the number assigned him is reached
ms right to enter will be passed
until all other applicants assigned
tor that day have been disposed Of
when he will be afforded another
opportunity to make entry that
day, failing in which he will be
deemed to have abandoned his
right to make entry prior to Sep
tember I, 1910. Persons holding
numbers from to 50 inclusive
must present their applications to
make entry at the land office at
which they are entitled to make
entry between 9 a. m. and 4:3o D.
m. on April /, 1910, in the numer-
ical order in which their numbers
were assigned to them; the appli-
cations OF persons holding numbers
from 81 to 100 must be similarly
presented on April q; 1910; OF per-
sons holding numbers from IoI TO
200 on April 4; and SO on from day
to day at the rate of 100 a day,
Sundays and legal holidays ex-
cepted, until all persons who have
been notified to appear and make
entry have been given an oppor-
tunity to do SO.
A successful applicant has the
right to cut his land into townsite
lots only after he gets patent but
until he does he must comply with
the homestead laws and could not
ALLEVIATE.
II an unmarried girl files on land
and then marries she will not forfeit
her right to the land but will ex-
haust her husbands right to make
land entry.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
A Balloon Ascent Into the Oceans Of
Air, Where Silence Reians.

You are floating softly upward
into great blue ocean of air, fresh,
sweet, exhilarating. Swiftly the
earth sinks away beneath you, bowl
ing up around the horizon line till
it seems like the mouth of an enor-
nous. crater. The noisy shouts of
"Bon voyagew die away in a faint,
wavering strain, and soon you are in
the midst of original silence. Not
sound is heard save the quick tick
ing of the bsyograph.
The earth changes into great,
strange map. Tall buildings look
like pepper boxes and then are lost
in the general squatness. Cities and
villages become mere diffused out
lines Of ground plots. Fences change
into tiny, evanescent lines. Roads
look like pale yellow ribbons and
rivers like silver cracks in the
earth's surface.
Over there is a thin white streak
of smoke weaving its length over
,, the green vista. A train is rushing
along. Suddenly it is gone, swal-
lowed up, it would seem, in that
strange looking earth. But, no. 1t
has merely plunged into a tunnel
beneath towering mountain, the
very presence of which is lost to the
balloonist's eye.
Now you pass above the clouds
and into dazzling sunlight. The
white billows beneath, with the
shadow of the car upon them, look
like great trackless fields of snow
So realistic is the scene it seems as
if you could put on snowshoes and
walk away.
You are on a new planet now
reused with wonderful exhilara
ton. Beautiful rainbow effects ere
ate a veritable fairyland all about
you. Suddenly faint, weird musi,
of sweetest cadence strikes the eal
and is gone as swiftly as it came
That is seme; great, jarring nois'
from the. earth or the hetcrogene
Gus roar of big city merged int
measured vibrations Of harmony an,
waited up to your new world b,
some upspringing current Of air.
Leo Stevens in New York Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
BIG CIRCUS AT SPOKANE
Ringling Brothers to Exhibit There
on August 9th.


ltingling Brothers Worlds Creates
Show is to visit Spokane on Angus
3, coming this season with new
laurels won at Madison Sonar,
Garden 10 New York because Of tn,
unprecedented excellence OF their per.
Iormances. 1t Is in all respects thu
very best circus that was ever organ
lied, and the two performances tina,
Will be given in Spokane will be given
exactly as they were presented 10
Manhattan. not the slightest change
having been made since the season
opened there.
There are no less than seven sensa.
lions on the program, any one of
which is great enough to give circus
distinction. There are the wonder.
ful SchuMann horses which waltz on
their hind legs, drink from glasses and
roll each other around in huge beer
barrels; elephants that use the tele.
phone, oonverSing with each other
over the wire from one end of the
main tent to the other; the thrilling
double somersaultiny automobile act,
performed by a young French girl;
Roblidello, the Mexican wire wizard:
the wonderful Lorch family of aero.
bats and 100 other great. t..aets that are
new to America,
This will be the only opportunity
for the people Of Rathdrum and
vicinity to see Ringing Brothers
circus, and probably qeyer again will
such an array of Huropesn talent be
seen under one management, as the
expense of giving such program is
almost beyond belief.
The parade viii ha gEen at 10
O'CLOCK ip the morning and it is an
entirely new spectacle, Some of its
features are Camels, Zebhs, Deer,
Elephants and Llamas diven in
teams like horses and harusssed to
ornate tableaux. The parade will be
three miles long. The menfeerie.
too, is wonderful affar, greatly en-
larged and filed with strange s1eci.
mems of the animal world. At lhe
head of the menagerie is Darwin, khe
missing link, which lives 10 a Iainih
ture house with windows, electric
lights, hot water heater. chairs and
tables. Darwin eats With knife
and fork, drinks from bottle and
Shaves himself.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
TO SAVE THE WATER
Council Restricts Sprinkling
to 8 Hours a Day.
The CEMENT SIDEWALKS
TO Be Put In by City If Property
Owners Refuse. i

] At the regular meeting of the
council Monday evening, resolu
ton was adopted fixing the hour.
for sprinkling lawns at from ? tc
O'Clock in the evening, making
three hours each day for sprink.
ling. Violation of the resolution
will incur penalty of having the
water shut off, and fee of So. 50
will be charged for having it turned
on again. The marshal is to be
instructed to attend to the enforce
ment of the resolution.
The chairman was instructed to
notify the marshal to enforce the
ordinance requiring peddlers to
pay a license of IS. 90 per day.
Chairman w. A. Hart was
authorized to visit Fairbanks &
Morse Company in Spokane, ac-
companied by Mr.. c. E. Bobo and
make satisfactory arrangements for
testing the well, and also to arrange
for exchanging the pump now
owned by the city for new material.
1t is estimated that the material
and work for testing the we'll will
amount to slightly over 5000. The
value of the pump, which is
practically new, is about $275.
Concerning the cement side
walks, the clerk was instructed to
give 80 days notice to all the
property owners affected to COM
mence the sidewalks construction,
said notices to be given as soon as
the ordinance goes into effect. If
the notice is not complied with in
the 80 days the village is to pro-
ceed to have the walks put in and
charge the cost to the property.
The water rent of the Mountain
VieT hotel was ordered changed
back to IS per month.
The clerk read financial report
for the fiscal year ending July I,
1909, showing receipts of $4oo7. &c
and expenditures Of $6863. 3.52, and
total net debt of $12,857.42.
The statement was ordered pub.
lished.
A letter from the county assessor
was read stating that the valuation
of Rathdrum for 1908 was abou
$I45, 900, and that it would b,
about $125,ooo for 1909 if th'
railroad assessment is not changed
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-30
Income Tax Bill Passed.

The overwhelming vote. by whicl
the income tax amendment to tn
constitution Of the United States
passed the house Of representatives, (,
vote OF 3l7 against IA. shows hov
strong a hold the principle of thi
tax has upon the people.
The millionaire senator's, ant
others Of like character, claim tha
people who have no incomes are very
anxious to have a tax placed on those
who have incomes. 1t Is wei
known fact that those who have
large property interests, are q greater
expense to the government and yet
more favors therefrom than those
who have small property interests,
and 1t is only just and right that
large and moderate sized incomes,
should pay an income tax as proper
and just means of bearing their share
OF the burden Of supporting the
government.
The proposition to amend the
constitution Of the United States
enabling congress to tax incomes was
proposed by President Taft himself,
and be is giving his personal atten-
tion to the matter, which means that
this matter having passed the house
and senate by the requisite two.
thirds vote will be ratified by three.
fourths Of the states of the Union,
when 1t becomes part OF our consti.
tuition, as provided. This is one OF
the greatest victories that the people
have ever won and the credit for the
same is largely and almost wholly
due to the wisdom, patriotism and
ho0esty of President Taft.
The present tariff bill embodies a
provision taxing the net incomes of
corporations two percent that are
earning $4,000 and over, but as a
general income tax has been declared
unconstitutional by the supreme
court OF the United States, it is now
necessary to amend that immortal
document iu order that Congress may
levy such Washington Letter,