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stun. called penelope canvas. is first
basted over the material as a guide.
The colored stitches are made through
its squares, and its separate linen
threads are pulled out when tho work
is completed. The only correct way 10
cross-stitch is the working In OF tho
under stitch in one direction and tho
crossing Of every top stitch in the other
direction.
On only a few materials OF a canvas.
scrim or basket weave. and perchance
Il linen or burlap OF unusual evenness.
can the work be done without this pencil
ope canvas. cross-s,itching is quite AS
dependent upon the design as any other
Of the enbroideries. II may be just
plain monotonous or else positively fas-
cinating IN the way the pattern de-
velops.
The growuup as we'll as the child vii.
be interested in the bib with the
dachshund border. These dogs are COM
Evening star., 1909-05-23

ROSS-STITCHING - "one or
those absurdly easy things" SO
~ we are assured. that even the
smallest child can do" Yet one rarely
sees an entirely satisfactory piece OF
this old-t!me fancy work. a perfect ex-
preston OF the real art OF cross-stitch-
ing. II you will resurrect some sampler
done in parti-colored yarns by far-off
grand dame when almost in her baby
hood. but under the watchful eye OF
quaint mother OF the olden times. you
will find. contrary to your expectation.
that even they did not know how. The
cross is seldom made so that each and
every top stitch slants but one way and
the same way. There Is an intangible
method in cross-stitching that produces
the perfect piece of work. just as there
Is in knitting: no second person can
take it up and continue exactly as it
was begun.
It Is generally known that q coarse
Evening star., 1909-05-23

perched on their red fence is not all OK
the fine work on this little article. The
hemstitching on this linen huckaback
Is no finer than the hand-done hem
about the neck, and even the tapes are
finished at the ends.
Perhaps child's bib is the most SIM
pie OF all the garments on which this
work may be shown. but it serves quite
as well as any other to prove the why's
and Wherefores Of nice ss-stitching.
Evening star., 1909-05-23
A Rage for R affia

"<fiE raffia parasol, with its beaded
handle, was the forerunner of va
- rious articles and oddities in this
grass" which was at first considered
suitable only for mats and baskets.
Shopping or kerchiet bags of raffia come
next upon the fashionable scene. They
are made with handles of a twisted cord
of the same material or of silk, and are
lined with white satin. Some among
them are fringed. while others are made
UP in much the same way as the newest
leather and linen bags. They are
usually made to fasten to the belt,
which is raffia, and most attractive. It
is woven three inches wide and Of
stitch or weave that resembles the gar
ter stitch in knitting. These belts.
which are sufficiently elastic 10 fit the
figure. are clasped with large oval
buckles covered with raffia and studded
with colored beads.
There Is a raffia material row made
which is handled by various upholstery
departments. and usually sold in curtain
lengths. finished with knotted fringe. II
Is summery and suitable for hot
weather hanglngs and porch furnish
ings. This material Is manufactured in
stripes made Of the natural colored
raffia and then dyed. The colors that
have dyed most successfully are very
dull blue black and an Indian red. This
present love for raffia as a material will
no doubt bring about its revival as
hat materls Indeed, one fashion
writer speaks of 1t as familiarly as IL
Ii were leghorn and her reference was
10 materials for the exquisite hat"
The baby bonnet is mentioned as having
been lately made OF raff1a in an open
weave resembling the Tuscan braid. le
is perfectly possible. since all OF these
bonnets are silk lined.
Evening star., 1909-05-23
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Evening star., 1909-05-23
How to Apply the Design

THERE are two ways to apply
this design to the material
upon which you wish to work it.
If your material is sheer-such
as handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste
and the like-the simplest method
is to lay the material over the de-
sign, and, with well-pointed pencil,
draw over each line.
Ii your material is heavy, secure
piece of transfer or impression
paper. Lay Il. face down. upon this;
then draw over. each line of the
paper design with hard pencil or
the point of steel knitting needle.
Upon lifting the pattern and trans
fer paper you viii find neat and
accurate impression of the design
upon your material.
There are two points to observe
in this simple process, if you would
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The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
How to Save the Manure.

The greatest conservation OF the
farm manure can be accomplished
through daily hauling of manure to
the fields. This method allows prac-
tjcally no loss from teaching, and IN
most eases is also an advantage IN
handling the manure. Manure should
be spread uniformly over the field, not
piled in small heaps, as that method
is wasteful of fertiliZing materials.
Where it is absolutely necessary to
store manure, it should be kept under
cover, if possible, where it will be free
from heavy rain and melting snow,
which cause excessive teaching if the
manure is not properly piled. A COW
cred manure shed, with tight concrete
floor, is desirable when daily hauling
cannot be practiced.
Manure can be piled, however, so
that there will be small loss of fer
tility. The piles should be placed on
tight board floor Crxon a bottom OF
puddled clay, and should be made with
perpendicular sides, che top of the pile
sloping toward the middle so that the
manure will be kept moist. Piles
should be deep enough so that the
heaviest rains or SHOWS will not wet
clear through to the bottom and thus
result in teaching. The important
point is to keep the manure constant
ly wet, since fire fanging or heating,
which causes serious loss, occurs only
in dry manure.
Where phosphate fertilizers are to
be applied to the soil, they may. be
mixed with manure at the rate of one
pound of rock phosphate or floats per
day for each animal. This should be
sprinkled in the manure cutters, so as
to be thoroughly mixed with the ma
nure as it is hauled out.
Farmers need to be cautioned gen.
orally against the use of wood ashes
and lime with manure The ashes and
lime produce an alkaline condition, re-
sulting in the loss OF the ammonia
which carries off the nitrogen. This
point has not been sufficiently empha-
sized, and many well-meaning farmers
have used ashes and lime with manure
to disadvantage. The lime and ashes,
if needed by the soil, should be put on
in other years than those in which
farm manure is applied.
On light soils, where coarse manure
is likely to make the soil still lighter,
rotted manures should be used. Ma
nure may be rotted Dy putting it into
proper piles under sheds and keeping
it always moist. If feed cutter is
available, it should be used to cut the
itter as the manure may be handled
easier and its absorbing power will
be increased.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
MAN AND TWENTY ACRES.

A bulletin lately put out by the de-
partment at Washington tells OF a
farmer of Pawnee county, Neb., who
has made an unusual success in the
farming of a very unpromising twen-
ty acre tract. The owner came from
Switzerland ten years ago. worked out
until he saved $275. when he bought
the tract in question for $3.50 an
acre, and it was conceded to be the
poorest land in the neighboahood, COW
cred with brush and small trees. he
cleaned it up and developed it along
intensive lines until today he has it
all paid for. a neat house on 1t, with
stone basement barn and other out
buildings, and has been offered $2.o0O
for it. He has lately made three
pleasure trips to Colorado and spent
three months Of last year in Switzer-
land. His annual net revenue from
this small tract averages $1,000. The
methods which the owner follows are
of especial interest. The land is kept
busy from spring until fall. At the
last cultivation Of potatoes corn is
planted. between the rows. In this
way full crop of potatoes is secured
and d fair crop of corn. AS high as
200 bushels of potatoes and seventy
five bushels of corn to the acre have
been grown in this way. The corn
usually has to be hoed once, but the
potato vines so nearly cover the ground
that not much working Of the corn Is
required. By the time the corn needs
the ground the potatoes are ripe. while
the corn is in the shock before it is
time to dig the potatoes. Sometimes
part of the potato patches are sown
with millet or sorghum before the last
cultivation, this making good crop
of feed and not hurting the potatoes.
The onion patches also grow corn ana
melons. In the orchard, which COM
prises eight acres. small fruits. pota-
toes and truck are raised. The farm
is situated seven miles from town OF
250O people, and the reader will see
at a glance that this must mean low
prices and heavy expense in hauling.
What he might do with the same tract
or one of ten acres located within two
miles of a city of $4,000 it would not
be difficult to forecast. In speaking
of his work the owner says: Il think
I have found IL remedy for hard times.
Any man can pick up ten or twenty
acres. On ten acres he can make
living; on twenty acres he can get
rich. can't understand why man
will live in a city and work for wages
that do not give him fair living when
he can walk out hundred miles or so
and get farm like mine and be inde-
pendent"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
Economy in Winter Feeding.

One of the important fall problems
in farm management is how to make
best use of the feeds produced on the
farm. This depends upon several fac
tors, among which may be mentioned
the class of animals to be fed, the kind
and quality of feeds available, the
prices of homegrown and commercial
feeds, and the distance from market.
If the feeder has plenty of clover,
alfalfa, and ensilage or roots for
roughage, with corn, barley, oats, or
similar feeds to constitute his grain
ration, the feeding problem is compar-
atively simple With these materials
one can furnish variety, succulence,
ash ingredients and proper proportion
of digestible nutrients at least as
cheap, and probably cheaper, than
when one is obliged to use commercial
feeding stuffs. Where one or more of
these important factors is lacking, it
is then well to consider the purchase
of some of the commercial feeds. 1t
has been shown by experiments, for
instance, that hogs fed on corn will
make much better gains if fed a small
quantity of meat scraps or tankage.
The results of experiments also
show that the hogs gain enough more
not only to pay for the extra feed, but
frequently to increase the efficiency
of the corn by ten cents or more per
bushel.
On the other hand, it is possible to
be wasteful in feeding, especially with
grain. A case in point is that of a
Wisconsin farmer who had been ac-
customed to feeding large amount of
grain with timothy, millet, corn stover,
etc. After being successful in raising
a large crop of alfalfa, a much better
hay than he had previously fed, he
substituted this for his roughage and
continued to feed the same amount of
grain. On being advised to gradually
reduce the grain ration and note re-
suits, he was able to cut his grain bill
one-half, without reducing his milk
yield, and saved $500 on his winters
feed bill.
The feeder should figure carefully
on what feeds he needs to purchase to
supplement properly those he has
grown, and from those available Sc
lect the ones that meet his require
ments most economically. He may
then purchase commercial feeds at
such times and in such quantities as
to pay the lowest prices, thus adding
materially to his net profits.
University of Wisconsin. D. Fl. Otis.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
NKORTGAGEE'S SALE
N1 OF VALUABLE
TRACT OF LAND
partly in Carroll county and
partly In Howard county, cOntain-
ing very valuable deposits of FeId-
spar and Mica, comprising about
Seventy Seven2Acres of Land.

By virtue Of the power and author
ity contained in mortgage from
Walter F. Patterson, Sr., and wife, and
Walter f. Patterson, Jr., and wife, to
Octavius DeVries and Eliza J. DeVries,
his, wife, bearing date June 25, 1906,
and recorded among the Real Estate
Mortgage Records of Carroll county,
State of Maryland, in Liber D. P. S.,
No. SO, folio 139, &C., and also record
ed among the Land Records of How
ard county in Liber w. w. L. c., No.
80, folio 346, &C.. the undersigned, the
attorney named in said mortgage, de-
fault having been made in the terms
of said mortgage, will offer for sale
by public auction, on the premises at
Henryton Station, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL 1910,
at p. M, all those several tracts OF
land situated partly in Carroll county
and partly in Howard county, in the
State of Maryland, containing in the
aggregate the quantity Of -4Eq
SEVENTY SEVEN ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, and particularly de-
scribed as to metes and bounds, in the
Deed from the said Octavius DeVrles
and Eliza J. DeVries, his wife, to the
said Walter F. Patterson, Sr., and
Walter F. Patterson, Jr., bearing date
June 25, 1906, and recorded among the
Land Records of Carroll county and
Howard county aforesaid, Immediately
prior to the recording of said mort
gage.
This property is situated at and near
Henryton Station, on both sides OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
about twenty-seven acres of the same
are located in Carroll county and the
remaining fifty acres in Howard coun-
ty. These tracts of land contain
very large deposit of FeIdspar of the
finest grade, which was worked for
two years by the said mortgagors un-
der lease, and also contains a great
deposit of Mica with the feldspar.
The improvements consist of one
double frame house and two single
frame tenant houses in fair condition.
Terms of Sale-One-third in casn,
end the balance in one and two years
from the day of sale, all payments to
bear interest from the day of sale and
70 be secured tc the satisfaction OF the
undersigned. A deposit of $25O.OO
will be required of the purchasers at
the time Of sale.
For further particulars apply to
Octavius DeVries, Henryton, Maryland,
or the undersigned,
GEORGE r. GATHER.
Attorney named in mortgage, Ill N.
Charles street, Baltimore, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
A PRESSING QUESTION.

If reports which are being circulated
in different sections of the corn belt
are to be credited the cold snap Of
Oct. IL and 13, which damaged the
apple crop from Colorado eastward
and as far south as central Missouri
and ruined hundreds Of thousands of
bushels of potatoes in the Dakotas. in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. very seri-
ously impaired the vitality of much of
the corn still in the field at the time.
In some counties III the corn belt it is
stated by those in position to know
that it is doubtful if there was a
bushel of sound seed corn left after
the freeze. If this is the case here and
there it is quite likely that like dam
age has been done over considerable
area Of the corn belt in which the
freeze referred to was heavy. 1t goes
without saying. too. that if such DAM
age has been done the best time to de-
termine it's extent is now and not
three or four months hence. 1t is
dead sure that seed corn which is
worthless now is not going to i'm
prove any as the winter advances. The
advantage of early testing will be that
If there are a few fields in which the
corn was sufficiently dried out to es-
cape damage the owner can gather at
once from these seed for himself and
his neighbors who may be unfortu-
nate. 1t is quite likely that there will
be foreign orders to, fill if a fellows
corn tests o. K Seed of good type
and strong vitality will be a prime
essential in the growing of next years
crop. and the securing of a supply of
it is matter that should be looked
into at once
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
ELECTRIC GIANTS FOR MOUNTAIN
TRAINS.
New Locomotives Used in Hauling
Cars Through Mile Cascade Tunnel.


Giant electric locomotives are now
shutting trains back and Iorth
through the two-mile tunnel, OF the
Great Northern Trunk line Railroad,
which pierces the cascade Mountains
about 100 miles east OF Seattle
The mammoth locomotives were
built by the General Electric company
OF Schenectady, n. Y, weigh z5O,UUo
pounds each, oeyelop more tnan z,Ooo
continuous morse power and are ca.
pable of delivering a traction eforI Oh
$4,000 pounds.
The use of electric locomotives en-
tirely eliminates the dangerous smoke
and gases which frequently oyerpoW-
cred engine drivers and tra1nmen, I'M
periled the lives of passengers ano
greatly delayed traffic. The Dig elec-
tries are capable of hauling the neav-
lest trains, steam locomotives ana alli
up the steep grades, which were I'M
possible for the steam locomotives eX-
cept those of the very largest klnd.
The electrical equipment represents
the best practice and the very latesl
development OF electrical engineering
The Wenatchee River has been mar
messed about thirty miles south OF the
tunnel, where 1900 electric horse
power is generated by the falling
water.
The largest pipe line in the North
west carries the water from the dam
to the power house, two miles below
| two hundred and ten feet nearer Lne
sea level, where the great turbines
change the energy into electricity
which is transmitted at $4,000 volts
| to the tunnel.
One of the uniqus FEATURES OF this
installation is fact that on the de-
scending grade the motors will be-
come generators and return electrical
energy to the line to assist other
trains climbing the hill on the other
side of the tunnel. This is the first
time this feature has been successful-
ly applied to railroad work in Amer
I ica
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

tnem $4 through the middlenlan. The
sales agent after making careful
survey of the market allots so many
acres to each member of the assoeia-
tion, taking into account in this last
years output. In marketing the crop
all the onions are mixed together and
then sorted by efficient inspectors, who
also take special pains to see that they
are carefully packed. While the grow
ers all receive the same price for their
onions, they are held in duty bound
to raise those of the best possible
quality.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
GERMANY ON OUR LEVEL.
Herr Opel Says the Fatherland is no
Longer Second IndustriaIIy.

Special Cable to the New York Times.
Berlin, Dec. 11.-Some interesting
impressions of the Overwhelming
automobile life" in New York and of
industrial America are given by Will
helm Opel, one of Germany's most
prominent motor-car manufacturers,
who has just returned from a trip to
the United States.
Herr Opel asserts the Europeans
have no conception of the magnitude
of automobile traffic in New York,
which is rapidly driving horses into
oblivion. The disappearance of horses
is gradually ridding Gotham of flies,
which are deserting the atmosphere of
benzine, grease, and oil for more
nourishing climes.
my chief impression of Industrial
America says Herr Opel, was,
mighty as she is, she was no longer
ahead of Germany When I came
back from the States in 1903 I realized
how hopelessly behind Germany was.
During the Intervening sixteen years,
however, we have caught up all along
the line. Things. are no longer done
in America on any bigger scale than
here. Our Industrial business sys-
TENS are on; the same high level.
Although automobilfng has reached
the highest imaginable development in
New York and: other great cities. Herr
Opel found America poorly provided
| with the good roads and magnificent
| highways which make the Fatherland
| the motorists paradise. He says good
roads are nom existent in the United
/ States except im spots and for short
] distances.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

Pasteurization or sterilization of
milk simply means the heating of 1t to
temperature of 1870 degrees f., which
kills any bacterial life it may contain.
No complicated apparatus is required,
but just the application of enough
heat to do the business.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

The department of agriculture at
Washington has issued bulletin to
the farmers Of the middle west, espe-
cially to those in Minnesota. Iowa.
Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas. on
chinch bugs, warning them that an
other outbreak of this bug pest Is
likely to occur during 1910 and also
suggesting that they make application
for the bulletin. which will be sent
free from Washington on application.
During the past half century the dam
age done by this insect has been esti-
mated at $6O.O0OOOO. In 1871 the
north central states suffered loss of
over $30,OOO,O0O. There was another
serious outbreak in 1902, but in the
interval following there has been little
or no damage from them. Chinch
bugs hibernate in old corn shocks, lit
ter and dead leaves. and the burning
of this stuff at once is urged. The
common quail is a voracious feeder
on chinch bugs, and farmers are urged
to protect the bird in every way pos
sible. The bulletin referred to tells
Of several methods of combating the
nest.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
TRUTEEEs' SALE
Il OF A
DESIRABLE PROPERTY !!
In the Village of Tyrone, in Car
roll County. State of Maryland.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county, in equity,
passed in cause No. 4499 Equity,
wherein Jacob H. Marquet, ct al, are
plaintiffs and John F. Marquet, ct al,
are defendadnts, the undersigned
Trustees will offer at public sale, on
the premises, below described, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1910,
at 1 o'clock p. M, all the real estate
of which Frederick Marquart died
seized and possessed, situate on the
Plank Road, leading from Westn1ins-
ter to Taneytown, in the village of
Tyrone, in Carroll county, Nd, ad-
joining the lands of Joseph FormwaIt
and William Formwalt, containing
25 ACRES, ROOD AND PERCH
of land, more or less, and is improved
with a 21a story LOG HOUSE, bank
barn and all other necessary outbuild-
ings. This property is we'll located,
and will make desirable home for
the purchaser.
Terms of Sale.-One-thir cash on
the day of sale. or on the ratification OF
said sale by the Courc, and the resi-
due in two equal payments of one ana
two years from the day Of sale; or all
cash at the option of the purchaser;
credit payments to be bear interest
from the day Of sale and to be secured
by notes of purchaser, with approved
security.
IVAN L. HOFF.
BENJAMIN f. GROUSE,
Trustees.
Ivan L. Hen, Attorney.
Elias N Davis, Auctioneer
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

The rapid increase in land values
must inevitably compel the adoption
of a type of agriculture which will
yield a corresponding interest return
on the increased valuation. He is
level headed tiller of the soil who, re-
alizing this fact, adopts the more in
tensive methods and secures the IN
creased returns on relatively low
land valuation.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
FOR SALE.

The desirable home of the late Mich
olas D.. Norris. at Eldersburg, this
county, miles from SykesviIle, about
20 Acres of Land fronting on the szzs
Liberty Road, and improvements. -H=sH
Ali in good condition
Apply on the premises, or address
N. DORSEY NORRIS.
july 81 IF Roland Park, Md
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

Miilet which has been cut before the
seed developed and is bright and clean
makes fair roughage for horses. II
the seed has developed it should not
be fed to them at all.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

A fact that the eastern and central
farmer should realize fully when he
leaves a section of abundant rainfall
for the semiarid sections Of the west
is that there must be a radical change
in depth of blowing. methods Of culti-
vation. ETC. Instead Of three or four.
he should plow the land in the new
country to depth Of six or seven
inches, while his aim in the surface
cultivation of the soil must not be. as
in the humid section. to accelerate the
evaporation of the moisture from the
soil, but by the creation of fine dust
mulch to reduce this evaporation to
the minimum. The application Of the
old and familiar methods to the new
conditions can only result in grievous
disappointment.